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Contaminated land policy is a key concern of governments and policy
makers across the globe, yet discussion has traditionally focused
on the particular experience of the United States. This major new
book develops a framework for assessing laws and regulations
regarding contaminated land and polluted properties, their clean up
and reuse, and the assignment of costs and responsibilities for
reclamation.In Contaminated Land, the authors, a European and two
Americans, lay out a framework for cross- national comparisons of
policy contexts as well as ways of examining the outcomes of
different approaches to contaminated land and systematically
compare approaches to this issue in both the EU and US. The use of
this framework leads to a reassessment of specific policies, such
as the polluter pays principle, which may be more successful in the
EU than it has been in the US, and subsidiarity which, while
problematic in Europe, may hold promise in a US application.
Specific issues discussed include the nature and extent of the
contaminated land problem, legal implications, regulation in the
US, the 1980 Comprehensive Environmental Liability, Compensation
and Reclamation Act, European experience and EU environmental
policy, integrated comparative analysis and some lessons for the
future. Contaminated Land offers valuable insights on policy
responses to the problem of badly polluted land from the
perspectives of planning, economics and sociology. In particular,
this volume offers frameworks for comparison of different national
settings to help determine the preferred and most promising
approaches to contaminated land in any social, economic and legal
policy context.
Witnessing comes in as many forms as the trauma that gives birth to
it. The Holocaust, undeniably one of the greatest traumatic events
in recent human history, still resonates into the twenty-first
century. The echoes that haunt those who survived continue to reach
their children and others who did not share the experience
directly. In what ways is this massive trauma processed and
understood, both for survivors and future generations? The answer,
as deftly illustrated by Nancy Goodman and Marilyn Meyers, lies in
the power of witnessing: the act of acknowledging that trauma took
place, coupled with the desire to share that knowledge with others
to build a space in which to reveal, confront, and symbolize it. As
the contributors to this book demonstrate, testimonial writing and
memoir, artwork, poetry, documentary, theater, and even the simple
recollection of a memory are ways that honor and serve as forms of
witnessing. Each chapter is a fusion of narrative and metaphor that
exists as evidence of the living mind that emerges amid the dead
spaces produced by mass trauma, creating a revelatory,
transformational space for the terror of knowing and the
possibility for affirmation of hope, courage, and endurance in the
face of almost unspeakable evil. Additionally, the power of
witnessing is extended from the Holocaust to contemporary instances
of mass trauma and to psychoanalytic treatments, proving its
efficacy in the dyadic relationship of everyday practice for both
patient and analyst. The Holocaust is not an easy subject to
approach, but the intimate and personal stories included here add
up to an act of witnessing in and of itself, combining the past and
the present and placing the trauma in the realm of knowing,
sharing, and understanding. Contributors: Harriet Basseches, Elsa
Blum, Bridget Conley-Zilkic, Paula Ellman, Susan Elmendorf, George
Halasz, Geoffrey Hartman, Renee Hartman, Elaine Neumann
Kulp-Shabad, Dori Laub, Clemens Loew, Gail Humphries Mardirosian,
Margit Meissner, Henri Parens, Arlene Kramer Richards, Arnold
Richards, Sophia Richman, Katalin Roth, Nina Shapiro-Perl, Myra
Sklarew, Ervin Staub.
Witnessing comes in as many forms as the trauma that gives birth to
it. The Holocaust, undeniably one of the greatest traumatic events
in recent human history, still resonates into the twenty-first
century. The echoes that haunt those who survived continue to reach
their children and others who did not share the experience
directly. In what ways is this massive trauma processed and
understood, both for survivors and future generations? The answer,
as deftly illustrated by Nancy Goodman and Marilyn Meyers, lies in
the power of witnessing: the act of acknowledging that trauma took
place, coupled with the desire to share that knowledge with others
to build a space in which to reveal, confront, and symbolize it. As
the contributors to this book demonstrate, testimonial writing and
memoir, artwork, poetry, documentary, theater, and even the simple
recollection of a memory are ways that honor and serve as forms of
witnessing. Each chapter is a fusion of narrative and metaphor that
exists as evidence of the living mind that emerges amid the dead
spaces produced by mass trauma, creating a revelatory,
transformational space for the terror of knowing and the
possibility for affirmation of hope, courage, and endurance in the
face of almost unspeakable evil. Additionally, the power of
witnessing is extended from the Holocaust to contemporary instances
of mass trauma and to psychoanalytic treatments, proving its
efficacy in the dyadic relationship of everyday practice for both
patient and analyst. The Holocaust is not an easy subject to
approach, but the intimate and personal stories included here add
up to an act of witnessing in and of itself, combining the past and
the present and placing the trauma in the realm of knowing,
sharing, and understanding. Contributors: Harriet Basseches, Elsa
Blum, Bridget Conley-Zilkic, Paula Ellman, Susan Elmendorf, George
Halasz, Geoffrey Hartman, Renee Hartman, Elaine Neumann
Kulp-Shabad, Dori Laub, Clemens Loew, Gail Humphries Mardirosian,
Margit Meissner, Henri Parens, Arlene Kramer Richards, Arnold
Richards, Sophia Richman, Katalin Roth, Nina Shapiro-Perl, Myra
Sklarew, Ervin Staub.
At a level accessible to the educated lay reader, this book
describes the changes human activities have produced in the global
environment from 300 years ago to the present day. It offers a
comprehensive and authoritative inventory of human impact in its
varied forms - on the oceans, atmosphere, and climate - ranging
from long-standing alterations to new and surprising ones that have
emerged in recent years, from environmental disasters to success
stories of environmental management, and false alarms. This
balanced, non-polemical survey will interest all those concerned
about the environment and the likely fate of the planet.
The Earth as Transformed by Human Action is the culmination of a
mammoth undertaking involving the examination of the toll our
continual strides forward, technical and social, take on our world.
The purpose of such a study is to document the changes in the
biosphere that have taken place over the last 300 years, to
contrast global patterns of change to those appearing on a regional
level, and to explain the major human forces that have driven these
changes. The first section deals strictly with the major human
forces of the past 300 years and the second is a detailed account
of the transformations of the global environment wrought by human
action. The final section examines a range of perspectives and
theories that purport to explain human actions with regard to the
biosphere.
"Globalization" and "Identity" are an explosive combination,
demonstrated by recent outbursts of communalist violence in many
parts of the world. Their varying articulations highlight the
paradox that accelerating global flows of goods, persons and images
go together with determined efforts towards closure, emphasis on
cultural difference and fixing of identities. This collection
explores this paradox of a flowa and a closurea through a series of
detailed case studies in comparative perspective.
Leonard B. Meyer's writings on the theory, history, perception, and
aesthetics of music have inspired and provoked generations of
readers. "The Spheres of Music" makes available a selection of his
most important essays (originally published between 1974 and 1998).
Gathering them together in one volume not only enables the essays
to "converse" with and illuminate each other, but also allows Meyer
to revise, recant, and comment on the ideas they present.
With the same sensitive insight and searching intelligence he has
exhibited throughout his career, Meyer transcends the boundaries
that so often separate fields of inquiry. "The Spheres of Music"
joins music theory to history, history to culture, culture to
aesthetics, aesthetics to psychology, and psychology back to
theory. In so doing, the book highlights the complex
interrelationships at the heart of the creation, comprehension, and
history of music. Diverse and adventurous, "The Spheres of Music"
presents an intriguing and impressive collection of Meyer's work.
"Ever since the publication of his "Emotion and Meaning in Music" .
. . I have considered Leonard B. Meyer one of the keenest thinkers
about music among us."--Winthrop Sargeant, "The New Yorker"
In this influential book on the subject of rhythm, the authors
develop a theoretical framework based essentially on a Gestalt
approach, viewing rhythmic experience in terms of pattern
perception or groupings. Musical examples of increasing complexity
are used to provide training in the analysis, performance, and
writing of rhythm, with exercises for the student's own work.
"This is a path-breaking work, important alike to music students
and teachers, but it will make profitable reading for performers,
too."--"New York Times Book Review"
"When at some future time theories of rhythm . . . are . . . as
well understood, and as much discussed as theories of harmony and
counterpoint . . . they will rest in no small measure on the
foundations laid by Cooper and Meyer in this provocative
dissertation on the rhythmic structure of music."--"Notes"
." . . . a significant, courageous and, on the whole, successful
attempt to deal with a very controversial and neglected subject.
Certainly no one who takes the time to read it will emerge from the
experience unchanged or unmoved."--"Journal of Music Theory"
The late GROSVENOR W. COOPER, author of "Learning to Listen," was
professor of music at the University of California at Santa Cruz.
Altogether it is a book that should be required reading for any
student of music, be he composer, performer, or theorist. It clears
the air of many confused notions . . . and lays the groundwork for
exhaustive study of the basic problem of music theory and
aesthetics, the relationship between pattern and meaning.--David
Kraehenbuehl, Journal of Music Theory This is the best study of its
kind to have come to the attention of this reviewer.--Jules
Wolffers, The Christian Science Monitor
It is not too much to say that his approach provides a basis for
the meaningful discussion of emotion and meaning in all art.--David
P. McAllester, American Anthropologist
A book which should be read by all who want deeper insights into
music listening, performing, and composing.--Marcus G. Raskin,
Chicago Review
This book pulls together major critiques of contemporary attempts
to explain nature-society relations in an environmentally
deterministic way. After defining key terms, it reviews the history
of environmental determinism's rise and fall within geography in
the early twentieth century. It discusses the key reasons for the
doctrine's rejection and presents alternative, non-deterministic
frameworks developed within geography for analyzing the roles
played by the environment in human affairs. The authors examine the
rise in recent decades of neo-deterministic approaches to such
issues as the demarcation of regions, the causes of civilizational
collapse in prehistory, today's globally uneven patterns of human
well-being, and the consequences of human-induced climate change.
In each case, the authors draw on the insights and approaches of
geography, the academic discipline most conversant with the
interactions of society and environment, to challenge the
widespread acceptance that such approaches have won. The book will
appeal to those working on human-environmental research,
international development and global policy initiatives.
This book is devoted to the exploration of environmental
Prometheanism, the belief that human beings can and should master
nature and remake it for the better. Meyer considers, among others,
the question of why Prometheanism today is usually found on the
political right while environmentalism is on the left. Chapters
examine the works of leading Promethean thinkers of nineteenth and
early and mid-twentieth century Britain, France, America, and
Russia and how they tied their beliefs about the earth to a
progressive, left-wing politics. Meyer reconstructs the logic of
this "progressive Prometheanism" and the reasons it has vanished
from the intellectual scene today. The Progressive Environmental
Prometheans broadens the reader's understanding of the history of
the ideas behind Prometheanism. This book appeals to anyone with an
interest in environmental politics, environmental history, global
history, geography and Anthropocene studies.
This book pulls together major critiques of contemporary attempts
to explain nature-society relations in an environmentally
deterministic way. After defining key terms, it reviews the history
of environmental determinism's rise and fall within geography in
the early twentieth century. It discusses the key reasons for the
doctrine's rejection and presents alternative, non-deterministic
frameworks developed within geography for analyzing the roles
played by the environment in human affairs. The authors examine the
rise in recent decades of neo-deterministic approaches to such
issues as the demarcation of regions, the causes of civilizational
collapse in prehistory, today's globally uneven patterns of human
well-being, and the consequences of human-induced climate change.
In each case, the authors draw on the insights and approaches of
geography, the academic discipline most conversant with the
interactions of society and environment, to challenge the
widespread acceptance that such approaches have won. The book will
appeal to those working on human-environmental research,
international development and global policy initiatives.
This book is devoted to the exploration of environmental
Prometheanism, the belief that human beings can and should master
nature and remake it for the better. Meyer considers, among others,
the question of why Prometheanism today is usually found on the
political right while environmentalism is on the left. Chapters
examine the works of leading Promethean thinkers of nineteenth and
early and mid-twentieth century Britain, France, America, and
Russia and how they tied their beliefs about the earth to a
progressive, left-wing politics. Meyer reconstructs the logic of
this "progressive Prometheanism" and the reasons it has vanished
from the intellectual scene today. The Progressive Environmental
Prometheans broadens the reader's understanding of the history of
the ideas behind Prometheanism. This book appeals to anyone with an
interest in environmental politics, environmental history, global
history, geography and Anthropocene studies.
With ever increasing computational resources and improvements in
algorithms, new opportunities are emerging for lattice gauge theory
to address key questions in strongly interacting systems, such as
nuclear matter.
Calculations today use dynamical gauge-field ensembles with
degenerate light up/down quarks and the strange quark and it is
possible now to consider including charm-quark degrees of freedom
in the QCD vacuum. Pion masses and other sources of systematic
error, such as finite-volume and discretization effects, are
beginning to be quantified systematically. Altogether, an era of
precision calculation has begun and many new observables will be
calculated at the new computational facilities.
The aim of this set of lectures is to provide graduate students
with a grounding in the application of lattice gauge theory methods
to strongly interacting systems and in particular to nuclear
physics.A wide variety of topics are covered, including continuum
field theory, lattice discretizations, hadron spectroscopy and
structure, many-body systems, together with more topical lectures
in nuclear physics aimed a providing a broad phenomenological
background. Exercises to encourage hands-on experience with
parallel computing and data analysis are included."
Many American cities are now fiscally and economically stronger
than they have been in years. However, the task of revitalizing
America's cities remains unfinished, as does the challenge of
pursuing sustainable development across metro areas and balancing
the need for new growth with smart reinvestments in already
developed urban areas. Returning urban brownfields to productive
community use is a central aspect of both aims. Towards this end,
the Department is a principal partner in the Administration's
initiative to help communities clean up and sustainably redevelop
brownfields -- a priority for State and local elected officials.
Our tools include a new Brownfields Economic Development Initiative
(BEDI) to specifically address brownfields redevelopment needs,
participating in the Administration's Showcase Communities
Initiative, providing technical assistance to State and local
governments, and streamlining community development regulations to
make them "friendly" to brownfields redevelopment. Expanding our
knowledge base and developing new tools is a vital part of our
commitment. Consequently, the Office of Policy Development and
Research has initiated an active brownfields research and
development program. The purpose of our brownfields R&D work is
to better understand how brownfields become barriers to
revitalization of America's distressed communities and to develop
ways to overcome or eliminate those barriers.
American forces entered a seemingly dangerous and very foreign
world following the surrender of Japan. A nation-building mission
unlike any other previously in U.S. history ensued. Insight into
Japanese sentiment and ways of conducting business would be
paramount to the success of General Douglas MacArthur in
demilitarizing and democratizing Japan. Two complementary but rival
organizations within MacArthur's Supreme Commander for the Allied
Powers (SCAP) staff were created and charged with understanding
Japanese thought patterns and culture to assist with successful
reform. The Research and Analysis Branch (R&A), subordinate to
the Civil Intelligence Section (CIS), was responsible for turning
out quality anecdotal intelligence analysis. It produced weekly
"Occupational Trends" reports critical to monitoring Japanese
sentiment on issues of seminal importance to demilitarization, such
as Japanese popular opinion concerning the maintenance of the
Emperor.
Originally published in 1972, this is a volume in the "Smithsonian
Annals of Flight" series.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) administers directly, or in
conjunction with other federal agencies, programs that provide
benefits and other services to veterans and their spouses,
dependants and beneficiaries. This book outlines a selection of
benefits for service members, including Dependency and Indemnity
Compensation (DIC) for survivors of certain service members and
veterans; healthcare for dependants and survivors of veterans;
benefits for service-connected disabilities; project HERO
implementation; health care and benefits for veterans exposed to
agent orange and veterans life insurance programs.
Global warming is a serious threat to the stability of world
climate and to economic prosperity in some regions. The book offers
a theoretical analysis which focuses on double dividend issues.
Moreover, the ecological tax reform in Germany and the options of
modern energy policy are described and evaluated. The volume
presents innovative model simulations and analyzes, in the context
of the model, the benefits of a modified tax reform, based on a
Schumpeterian approach. Finally, implications for the European
Union and other countries are discussed.
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