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- questions how bureaucracies conceive of and consequently interact
with nature, and suggests that our managed public landscapes are
neither entirely managed nor entirely wild - questions which kinds
of human influence, conceived of in the widest possible sense, will
produce ideal environments for future generations, and who gets to
choose - draws on the author's experience as an objective scholar
and over 10 years working as a practitioner in federal land
management agencies - will be of great interest to students and
scholars of natural resource management, policy and politics, and
professionals working in environmental management roles as well as
policymakers involved public policy and administration.
- questions how bureaucracies conceive of and consequently interact
with nature, and suggests that our managed public landscapes are
neither entirely managed nor entirely wild - questions which kinds
of human influence, conceived of in the widest possible sense, will
produce ideal environments for future generations, and who gets to
choose - draws on the author's experience as an objective scholar
and over 10 years working as a practitioner in federal land
management agencies - will be of great interest to students and
scholars of natural resource management, policy and politics, and
professionals working in environmental management roles as well as
policymakers involved public policy and administration.
Through a curated selection of quotations, images and interviews,
Filmmakers on Film reveals what matters most to the masters.
Discover how the giants of filmmaking - from Sofia Coppola to Agnes
Varda - developed their distinctive visual styles, the core ideas
that underpin their practice and, most importantly, what their
films mean to you.
The Activated Sludge (AS) Process is old technology but is still
widely adopted worldwide for its convenience and simplicity: an
impressive number (many hundred of thousands) of this kind of
system are in operation. Occasionally, problems such as bulking and
foaming occur, causing regulation violations and large investment
is often required immediately to control them. For this reason, an
intense research effort has been made during the last few decades
to face these problems, and this report details the work undertaken
by the IWA Specialist Group on Activated Sludge Population
Dynamics. This Scientific and Technical Report describes the main
reasons fslyuor the growth of the different filamentous
microorganisms in activated sludge, and the biological molecular
tools available today for the identification of the main biomass
components. The wide range of experiences around the world is
documented and the methods to avoid the proliferation of these
organisms are presented and critically reviewed. Activated Sludge
Separation Problems consists of seven chapters, presenting
up-to-date technical and scientific aspects of these processes.
Scientific and Technical Report No. 16
Anaerobic/aerobic (AnA) and completely aerobic (CA)
laboratory-scale sequencing batch reactors operating on an acetate-
and casamino acids-based synthetic wastewater were used to
investigate the suitability of the AnA process for treating
nutrient?deficient wastewaters in plants that have stringent
effluent nutrient requirements. Of particular interest is the case
where phosphorus (P)-deficient wastewaters with highly variable
influent COD loading are being treated to meet both effluent TSS
and P limits. At a 4 d mean cell residence time, AnA activated
sludge had an approx. 20% lower P requirement than CA activated
sludge. The difference between the end-of-aerobic cycle
polyhydroxyalkanoate and carbohydrate contents of the sludges
indicated that the AnAsludge used more influent carbon than the CA
sludge for synthesis of non-P-containing storage products. The
nitrogen requirements of AnA sludge were similar to those of the CA
sludge. The AnA and CA SBRs were subjected to three different
transient influent COD loading patterns that simulated (#1) daily
COD Loading fluctuations, (#2) low weekend COD loading, and (#3)
extended low COD loading periods. During the Loading Pattern #1
experiment, the average effluent soluble P concentrations for the
AnA and CA SBRs were 0.4 and 1.0 mgP/L respectively, and complete
removal of influent acetate was observed. During the Loading
Pattern #2 experiment, the average effluent soluble P
concentrations for the AnA and CA SBRs were 0.3 and 0.9 mgP/L
respectively, but effluent acetate was detected during the first
high COD loading cycle following the low weekend COD loading
period. During the Loading Pattern #3 experiment, the VSS content
of both reactors dropped sharply, effluent acetate breakthrough
occurred, and effluent P concentrations exceeding 1 mgP/L were
detected in both the AnA and CA SBRs. Based on these findings, the
AnA process has potential as a technologically and economically
superior alternative for wastewater treatment plants treating
P-deficient wastewasters to meet stringent effluent TSS and P
limits. This publication can also be purchased and downloaded via
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This set gathers together key writings which chart the formative
years of insurance and reviews important stages in the history of
the subject from contemporary perspectives.
This set gathers together key writings which chart the formative
years of insurance and reviews important stages in the history of
the subject from contemporary perspectives.
This set gathers together key writings which chart the formative
years of insurance and reviews important stages in the history of
the subject from contemporary perspectives.
This set gathers together key writings which chart the formative
years of insurance and reviews important stages in the history of
the subject from contemporary perspectives.
The most common activated sludge operating problems causing poor
plant performance are related to solids separation. Especially
common are bulking and foaming. Without a proper scientific
foundation to support the efforts of wastewater treatment plant
management, many attempts to thwart bulking and foaming have
failed. Manual on Solving Activated Sludge Bulking, Foaming, and
Other Solids Separation Problems provides the critical scientific
and practical underpinnings needed to understand and combat these
problems. The third edition of this flagship text is a
comprehensive, concise guide to the microbiological and technical
aspects of controlling all types of solid separation problems. The
scientific theory is applied to real-world scenarios, greatly
increasing the number of real-world examples of successful control
methods. New information is also included on filamentous organism
growth and its application in the control of sludge bulking and
foaming. Now plant operators, regulators and wastewater engineers
have a complete guide for battling these formidable design and
operating problems.
Do your performance measures seek primarily to detect and control
undesirable activities, rather than sharing and rewarding
productive behaviour? Every organisation needs to measure its
performance and that of the people it employs; David Jenkins shows
you how to make more productive use of such measures. For measures
to be accurate and reliable there are fundamental rules that need
to be applied. Ignoring or misapplying them undermines performance
and impedes the achievement of the corporate goal. For any
enterprise, data must be available across the whole spectrum of
activity in which it is engaged. The quality of that information
will depend on the way it is measured. In some commercial
organisations data is regularly gathered at local level. Instead of
being used at this point, it is often fed into a corporate
information system which, having recycled it, issues the result in
a form that does not always meet needs. In Measuring Performance,
David Jenkins examines the more traditional measures of performance
and highlights their shortcomings as well as assessing the merits
of the alternative approaches that are currently available. The
book concludes with a step-by-step guide to reviewing the
effectiveness of your organisation's existing systems for measuring
performance and identifying ways of improving them.
This set gathers together key writings which chart the formative
years of insurance and reviews important stages in the history of
the subject from contemporary perspectives.
This set gathers together key writings which chart the formative
years of insurance and reviews important stages in the history of
the subject from contemporary perspectives.
This set gathers together key writings which chart the formative
years of insurance and reviews important stages in the history of
the subject from contemporary perspectives.
This set gathers together key writings which chart the formative
years of insurance and reviews important stages in the history of
the subject from contemporary perspectives.
This set gathers together key writings which chart the formative
years of insurance and reviews important stages in the history of
the subject from contemporary perspectives.
One of the greatest treasures in the archives of the Welsh
Industrial and Maritime Museum is the Hansen Collection, consisting
of over 4500 negatives of shipping taken at Cardiff Docks between
1920 and 1975. Lars Peter Hansen, a native of Copenhagen, settled
in Cardiff in 1891 and he and his third son Leslie established a
photographic business in the docks; taking pictures of ships for
sale to seamen and shipowners was an important part of their
business. Following the retirement of Leslie Hansen in 1975, the
museum purchased the negative collection. Its historical value
cannot be overstated and this album is intended as a tribute to the
Hansens, who through their work have bequeathed to Wales a
pictorial record of shipping activity at the nation's premier port.
Human Papillomavirus: Proving and Using a Viral Cause for Cancer
presents a steady and massive accumulation of evidence about the
role of HPV and prevention of HPV-induced cancer, along with the
role and personal commitment of many scientists of different
backgrounds in establishing global relevance. This exercise
involved years of personal commitment to proving or disproving an
idea that aroused initial skepticism, and that still has difficult
implications for some. It remains one of the big successes of
medicine that exploited both established medical science dating
back to the nineteenth century and new molecular genetic science
during a time of transition in medicine.
From 1875 to the present day, the Cardiff and Bristol Channel
Incorporated Shipowners' Association has been the representative
body for shipowners in Cardiff and other Bristol Channel ports.
This study looks at some of the most representative periods in its
history: the reaction of the Association to the proposal to build
new docks in Barry in the 1880s, the Seaman's Strike in 1911, and
the schism which split the Association in 1912-14. David Jenkins
also reveals that a barrage across the estuary of the rivers Taff
and Ely was first proposed as early as 1920. Nothing came of that
proposal, but in 1929 a similar scheme was once more under
consideration, comprising a dam with two locks across the tidal
channel, between Penarth Head and Queen Alexandra lock.
Covering a wide range of structural elements and related defects,
this collection of twenty concrete bridge strengthening and repair
case studies showcases solutions to real problems encountered in
the field and the processes by which those solutions were
developed. Drawing on a lifetime of experience Atkins consultant
Iain Kennedy Reid provides insight into methods of investigation
and diagnosis of problems relating to beams, slabs, columns and
panel walls, as well as how to apply demand-led research to these
problems in a practical way.
"The Strange Death of Architectural Criticism" is a collection of
100 essays and articles by Martin Pawley, one of the most important
and entertaining voices in postwar architectural criticism. Pawley
studied architecture at the Oxford School of Architecture, the
Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Paris and the
Architectural Association in London, before embarking on a
distinguished career as a writer, teacher, critic and broadcaster.A
former editor of "Building Design", Pawley was later architecture
critic of "The Guardian" and "The Observer" and has contributed to
"The Architects' Journal", "RIBA Journal" and "Blueprint" amongst
other publications.Spanning Pawley's 40 year career, "The Strange
Death of Architectural Criticism" is a celebration of his
remarkable body of work. Beginning with his AA diploma thesis "The
Time House", the book includes writings on contemporary design,
iconic buildings and some of the most important issues facing
modern architecture as well as interviews with architects including
Norman Foster, Buckminster Fuller, Leon Krier and Zaha Hadid. By
turns poignant, coruscating, controversial and humorous - but
always original and insightful - this book is a reminder of how
exhilarating architectural writing at its best can be.
The sixth volume in a monumental survey of the works of Norman
Foster focuses on the years 1996 2009 and projects towards an
exciting future of continued architectural excellence. Winner of
the Pritzker Prize and the Praemium Imperiale, Norman Foster is one
of the most innovative and forwardthinking architects at work
today. This volume features more than 1,000 plans, sketches, and
photographs of some of Foster's most renowned projects, including
London's new Wembley Stadium, Germany's Dresden Station, and
Beijing's new international airport. These and other important
structures, along with lighting systems, furniture collections, and
memorials, reveal the enormous range of Foster + Partners' work. In
addition to offering insights into individual projects, this volume
contextualizes Foster's work, identifying themes and connections,
discussing influences and inspirations, and invoking a host of
historical, cultural, and architectural references. A final chapter
looks forward to forthcoming projects, further detailing a
momentous career highlighted by creativity, innovation, and
achievement.
Essential in the everyday lives of all societies for providing protection and warmth, textiles also fulfill social, cultural, military, legal, and symbolic functions and have played a key role in the economic activity of societies from ancient times. This magnificent two-volume study brings together the leading experts on textiles from eight countries, ensuring authoritative coverage of the production and uses of textiles in western societies from the earliest times to the present day. With contributions from archaeologists, economic and social historians, historians of fashion and the history of dress, and museum curators, no other book offers the breadth of coverage of this one, in terms of time period, subject matter, or approach. The book's range and accessibility will ensure that it is a key reference for specialists and non-specialists alike. David Jenkins is Senior Lecturer in Economic History in the Department of Economics and Related Studies at the University of York. He is also Governor and Company Secretary of the Pasold Research Fund, which promotes research and publication in the history of textiles in the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Jenkins has a special interest in the wool textile industry, where his major contribution is (with the late K.G. Ponting) The British Wool Textile Industry, 1880-1914 (Ashgate Publishing Company, 1982). For several years Jenkins was a member of Council and Honorary Secretary of the Economic History Society and is a member of the Editorial Board of Textile History.
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