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Building Smart, Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure in
Developing Countries contains the papers presented at the
International Conference on Development and Investment in
Infrastructure (DII-2022). The contributions cover a wide range of
topics related to infrastructure issues on the African continent:
Sustainable Infrastructure Development Smart Infrastructure and
Cities Quality and Resilient Infrastructure Education, Empowerment,
Gender Equity, Wellness and Development Environmental and Waste
Management/Facilities & Real-Estate Management Infrastructure,
Investment and Finance- Trends and Forecasts Infrastructure: Shock
Events, Procurement, Project Management, Health & Safety
Infrastructure: Economic, Social/Environmental Sustainability
Digital Innovation and transition in the built environment Building
Smart, Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure in Developing
Countries evaluates innovations, empowerment, growth and
sustainable development of infrastructure development in Africa,
and aims at administrators, academics, and professionals.
As water availability, management and conservation become global
challenges, there is now wide consensus that historical knowledge
can provide crucial information to address present crises, offering
unique opportunities to appreciate the solutions and mechanisms
societies have developed over time to deal with water in all its
forms, from rainfall to groundwater. This unique collection
explores how ancient water systems relate to present ideas of
resilience and sustainability and can inform future strategy.
Through an investigation of historic water management systems,
along with the responses to, and impact of, various water-driven
catastrophes, contributors to this volume present tenable solutions
for the long-term use of water resources in different parts of the
world. The discussion is not limited to issues of the past, seeking
instead to address the resonance and legacy of water histories in
the present and future. Water and Society from Ancient Times to the
Present speaks to an archaeological and non-archaeological
scholarly audience and will be a useful primary reference text for
researchers and graduate students from a variety of disciplinary
backgrounds including archaeology, anthropology, history, ecology,
geography, geology, architecture and development studies.
The sustainable management of waste water should aim at pollution
prevention and reduction first, followed by resource recovery and
reuse. This work shows that substantial water quality improvements
could be achieved through a so-called 3-Step Strategic Approach.
The frameworks developed in this research for managing water
on-site and at centralized and de-centralized levels can be used in
re-designing current systems or designing new systems that make
optimal use of wastewater components whilst minimising pollution.
Bringing together contributions from a team of international
scholars, this pioneering book applies theories and approaches from
linguistics, such as discourse analysis and pragmatics, to analyse
the media and online political discourses of both conflict and
peace processes. By analysing case studies as globally diverse as
Germany, the USA, Nigeria, Iraq, Korea and Libya, and across a
range of genres such as TV news channels, online reporting and
traditional newspapers, the chapters collectively show how news
discourse can be powerful in mobilizing public support for war or
violence, or for conflict resolution, through the linguistic
representation of certain groups. It explores the consequences of
this 'framing' effect, and shows how peace journalism can be
achieved through a non-violent approach to reporting conflict. It
will therefore serve as an essential resource for students,
scholars and experts in media and communication studies, conflict
and peace studies, international relations, linguistics and
political science.
Innovative study of state politics, identity and buildings that
sheds new light on the links between the material and the
ideational realms of contemporary life in Africa. Buildings shape
politics in the ways they define communities, enable economic
activity, reflect political ideas, and impact state-society
relations. They are materially and symbolically interwoven with the
everyday lives of elites and citizens, as well global flows of
money, goods, and contracts. Yet, to date, there has been no
research that explicitly connects debates about Africa's domestic
and international politics with the study of architecture. This
innovative book fills this gap, providing a new and compelling
reading of the politics of identity in sub-Saharan Africa through
an examination of some of its most significant buildings. Using
case studies from nine countries across sub-Saharan Africa, this
volume reveals how they are commissioned and built, how they enable
elites to project power, and how they form a basis for popular
conceptions of the state. Exploring a diverse range of buildings
including parliaments, airports, prisons, ministries, regional
institutions, libraries, universities, shopping malls, public
housing, cathedrals and palaces, the contributors suggest a
innovative perspective on African politics, identity and urban
development. This book will be a compelling reference for scholars
and students of African politics, development studies and city life
in its elaboration of and challenges to established concepts and
arguments about the relationship between material objects and
political ideas. This book is available as Open Access under the
Creative Commons license CC-BY-NC-ND.
This book presents state-of-the-art information concerning
properties and processes involved in glass melts. Based upon
contributions by renowned authors and scientists working with glass
melt systems, Properties of Glass-Forming Melts is an excellent
compilation of the current knowledge on property data, mechanisms,
measurement techniques, and structure-related properties of
glass-forming. The authors provide in-depth analyses of such topics
as glass-melt density, thermal expansion, heat conductivity, and
chemical activities. Each chapter combines fundamental concepts
with a compilation of recent and reliable data that is essential in
the modeling of glass melting, fining, conditioning, and forming.
The book first discusses the glass-forming melts, thermodynamics,
transport properties, and redox effects of glass. This provides a
sound basis to the analysis of important properties of glass melts
such as viscosity, surface tension, density, and heat capacity as
well as more generalized subjects of heat transfer and gas
solubility. A chapter on electrical properties provides a solid
foundation for understanding glass melting via direct Joule heating
of the melt. The examination of the corrosive nature of molten
glasses will be of great interest to tank designers and operators.
This unique handbook concludes with an overview of nuclear waste
vitrification, a growing discipline that relies on current data and
encourages research in glass melts. This book is an ideal starting
place for future-generation glass scientists and an effective
reference for scientists who require data on the behavior of
viscous melts and for glass technologists who apply mathematical
models simulating the meltingand forming processes. Properties of
Glass-Forming Melts offers a one-of-a-kind and valuable source of
reliable data and insight by those with firsthand knowledge and
experiences in this field.
Resilience has become a very topical issue transcending many
spheres and sectors of sustainable urban development. This book
presents a resilience framework for sustainable cities and towns in
Africa. The rise in informal settlements is due to the urban
planning practices in most African cities that rarely reflect the
realities of urban life and environment for urban development.
Aspects of places, people and process are central to the concept of
urban resilience and sustainable urban growth. It stems from the
observation that urban vulnerability is on the increase in Zimbabwe
and beyond. In history, disasters have adversely affected nations
across the world, inflicting wide ranging losses on one hand while
on the other hand creating development opportunities for urban
communities. Cooperation in disaster management is a strategy for
minimising losses and uplifting the affected urban settlements. The
significance of urban planning and design in the growth and
development of sustainable urban centres is well documented.
Urbanisation has brought with it challenges that most developing
countries such as Zimbabwe are not equipped to handle. This has
been accompanied by problems such as overpopulation, overcrowding,
shortages of resources and the growth of slum settlements. There
need is to seriously consider urban planning and design in order to
come up with contemporary designs that are resilient to current
urban challenges. There are major gaps in urban resilience building
for instance in Harare and the local authority needs to prioritise
investment in resilient urban infrastructure.
The Development of English Building Construction was originally
published in 1916. Its author, C. F. Innocent, had an great passion
for his subject and an extensive knowledge of English architecture.
He wrote this volume as a reaction to the predominant position of
ecclesiastical buildings in other works on English construction
history, wishing instead to give precedence to the small but
significant works of architecture that constitute a true history of
English construction. Innocent's work focuses on cruck-framed homes
and farm buildings, as well as stone and cob-walled dwellings.
There is also a discussion of traditional roofing techniques and
the cultural and linguistic significance of English architecture
through the ages. Innocent's points are well evidenced, eloquently
argued and supported by a series of intriguing black and white
illustrations. This book will continue to fascinate and invigorate
any reader with an interest in English construction history,
whether passing or professional.
This volume provides new insights into the distinctive
contributions that community archaeology and heritage make to the
decolonization of archaeological practice. Using innovative
approaches, the contributors explore important initiatives which
have protected and revitalized local heritage, initiatives that
involved archaeologists as co-producers rather than leaders. These
case studies underline the need completely reshape archaeological
practice, engaging local and indigenous communities in regular
dialogue and recognizing their distinctive needs, in order to break
away from the top-down power relationships that have previously
characterized archaeology in Africa. Community Archaeology and
Heritage in Africa reflects a determined effort to change how
archaeology is taught to future generations. Through
community-based participatory approaches, archaeologists and
heritage professionals can benefit from shared resources and local
knowledge; and by sharing decision-making with members of local
communities, archaeological inquiry can enhance their way of life,
ameliorate their human rights concerns, and meet their daily needs
to build better futures. Exchanging traditional power structures
for research design and implementation, the examples outlined in
this volume demonstrate the discipline's exciting capacity to move
forward to achieve its potential as a broader, more accessible, and
more inclusive field.
As water availability, management and conservation become global
challenges, there is now wide consensus that historical knowledge
can provide crucial information to address present crises, offering
unique opportunities to appreciate the solutions and mechanisms
societies have developed over time to deal with water in all its
forms, from rainfall to groundwater. This unique collection
explores how ancient water systems relate to present ideas of
resilience and sustainability and can inform future strategy.
Through an investigation of historic water management systems,
along with the responses to, and impact of, various water-driven
catastrophes, contributors to this volume present tenable solutions
for the long-term use of water resources in different parts of the
world. The discussion is not limited to issues of the past, seeking
instead to address the resonance and legacy of water histories in
the present and future. Water and Society from Ancient Times to the
Present speaks to an archaeological and non-archaeological
scholarly audience and will be a useful primary reference text for
researchers and graduate students from a variety of disciplinary
backgrounds including archaeology, anthropology, history, ecology,
geography, geology, architecture and development studies.
The Lower !Garib, or Orange River, flows through the historical
Namaqualand and since 1990 has formed the international border
between Namibia and South Africa. The contributors to this volume
focus on this hardly discussed stretch of the Orange River to
understand the region's social history, geography, and economy.
This book brings together scholars from Namibia, South Africa, and
overseas, as well as the knowledge and analysis from people living
in the region. In concise chapters and short portraits, they
discuss the region's past and present from a variety of
perspectives.
The hard-working people at innocent spend their days blending
all kinds of delicious ingredients to create smoothies and juices
that taste good and do you good. These are their secret
recipes.
This book contains fancy juices, healthy smoothies for kids,
some posh stuff and tons of classic innocent smoothies, as well as
recipes from proper foodies like that nice Jamie Oliver. Stuffed
full of helpful advice on how to get your five a day, how to wreck
a juicer, how to play monkey tennis and perhaps most importantly
how to make innocent smoothies, the innocent smoothie recipe book
is a vital tome for any kitchen shelf."
This volume provides new insights into the distinctive
contributions that community archaeology and heritage make to the
decolonization of archaeological practice. Using innovative
approaches, the contributors explore important initiatives which
have protected and revitalized local heritage, initiatives that
involved archaeologists as co-producers rather than leaders. These
case studies underline the need completely reshape archaeological
practice, engaging local and indigenous communities in regular
dialogue and recognizing their distinctive needs, in order to break
away from the top-down power relationships that have previously
characterized archaeology in Africa. Community Archaeology and
Heritage in Africa reflects a determined effort to change how
archaeology is taught to future generations. Through
community-based participatory approaches, archaeologists and
heritage professionals can benefit from shared resources and local
knowledge; and by sharing decision-making with members of local
communities, archaeological inquiry can enhance their way of life,
ameliorate their human rights concerns, and meet their daily needs
to build better futures. Exchanging traditional power structures
for research design and implementation, the examples outlined in
this volume demonstrate the discipline's exciting capacity to move
forward to achieve its potential as a broader, more accessible, and
more inclusive field.
The growing amount of false and misleading information on the
internet has generated new concerns and quests for research
regarding the study of deception and deception detection.
Innovative methods that involve catching these fraudulent scams are
constantly being perfected, but more material addressing these
concerns is needed. The Handbook of Research on Deception, Fake
News, and Misinformation Online provides broad perspectives,
practices, and case studies on online deception. It also offers
deception-detection methods on how to address the challenges of the
various aspects of deceptive online communication and cyber fraud.
While highlighting topics such as behavior analysis, cyber
terrorism, and network security, this publication explores various
aspects of deceptive behavior and deceptive communication on social
media, as well as new methods examining the concepts of fake news
and misinformation, character assassination, and political
deception. This book is ideally designed for academicians,
students, researchers, media specialists, and professionals
involved in media and communications, cyber security, psychology,
forensic linguistics, and information technology.
Bible Missals are manuscripts that integrate liturgical prayers for
the Mass with the scriptural texts of the Latin Vulgate. Long
overlooked by scholars, Bible Missals offer important evidence for
the development of the medieval liturgy and the liturgical use of
scripture by medieval Christians. This monograph is the first
comprehensive analysis of the codicology and contents of Bible
Missals. Mostly produced in the first half of the 13th century by
professional book makers in centers like Paris and Oxford, these
hybrid manuscripts were customized for secular, monastic, and
mendicant patrons. This monograph focuses on Dominican Bible
Missals, the largest group within the repertoire, providing
detailed codicological descriptions of each manuscript and
analyzing their texts for the Order of Mass and selected liturgical
formularies, including prayers for the feast of St. Dominic. For
medieval Christians, the words and events of scripture were
continually called to mind and reenacted in the sacramental rites
of the Mass. Bible Missals provide important material evidence for
this interplay between word and sacrament.
This book brings forth debates on the production and eradication of
poverty from experiences in the global South. It collects a set of
innovative articles concentrating on the way in which poverty, as a
social process, has been tackled by popular movements and the
governments of various states across the globe. Providing new
insights into the limitations of traditional strategies to confront
poverty, it highlights how social organizations are working to
transform the livelihoods of people through bottom-up struggle and
more participatory approaches rather than passively waiting for
top-down solutions.
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