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A lively and stimulating resource for all 1st year students of
human geography, this introductory Reader comprises key published
writings from the main fields of human geography. Because the
subject is both broad and necessarily only loosely defined, a
principal aim of this book is to present a view of the subject
which is theoretically informed and yet recognises that any view is
partial, contingent and subject to change.
The extracts selected are accessible and raise issues of method and
theory as well as fact. The editors have chosen articles that not
only represent main currents in the present flow of academic
geography but which are also responsive to developments outside of
the discipline. Their selection contains a mixture of established
and recent writings and each section features a contextualizing
introduction and detailed suggestions for further reading.
Despite the substantial output of revisionist scholarship over the
last decade reappraising the performance of the British Army on the
Western Front during the First World War, there still remains a
stubborn perception that its commanders were incompetent,
inflexible and unimaginative. Whilst much ink has been spilled
vilifying or defending individual commanders, or looking for
overarching trends and 'learning curves', this is the first work to
examine systematically the vertical nature of command - that is the
transmission of plans from the high-command down through the rank
structure to the front line. Through such an investigation, a much
more rounded measure of the effectiveness of British commanders can
be gained; one moves the argument beyond the overly simplistic
'casualties to ground gained' equation that is usually offered. The
Battle of Fromelles (19-20 July 1916) was selected as the case
study as it was relatively small in scale, in the right period, and
retains sufficient primary sources available to sustain the
analysis. It also witnessed the first time Australian forces were
used in offensive operations on the Western Front, and thus looms
large in wider Commonwealth perceptions of 'Bumbling British
Generals'. The book follows the progress of the battle plan from
its inception in the strategic designs of the supreme commander
down through the various intermediate level commands at operational
and tactical headquarters until it became the orders that sent the
infantry forward into the attack. In so doing it provides a unique
insight into the strengths and weaknesses of British command
structure, allowing a much more scholarly judgement of its overall
effectiveness.
This book introduces the reader to the many lines of thought in the
literature on economic geography and ties these various aspects
together within the concept of the economy. The book focusses on
the dynamic and integrated nature of economies at different scales
and levels of development. Emphasis is laid on the processes at
work within economies. The authors discuss the concept of the
economy, helping both to clarify the nature of economic activity
and to reveal the importance and sources of economic power as the
underlying means of control in economies. They also demonstrate
that the operation of an economy and the distribution of economic
power are critical influences on many other, apparently
non-economic, aspects of human existence.
The book discusses whether the assumptions that support the concept
of 'Military Revolution' are relevant to the Portuguese case or, if
there are other interpretation models that can be used, thereby
offering the reader a variety of perspectives that contribute to
the debate over the applicability of the Military Revolution
concept to Portugal and its empire during the early modern period
Takes a global perspective, which will be a useful approach for
students who are increasingly having to look at subjects globally.
The only book to look in depth at the concept of Military
Revolution regarding Portugal and its empire, an obvious lacuna
since Portugals priority in European overseas expansion coincided
with the period where the effects of MR were allegedly felt most
intensely.
The book discusses whether the assumptions that support the concept
of 'Military Revolution' are relevant to the Portuguese case or, if
there are other interpretation models that can be used, thereby
offering the reader a variety of perspectives that contribute to
the debate over the applicability of the Military Revolution
concept to Portugal and its empire during the early modern period
Takes a global perspective, which will be a useful approach for
students who are increasingly having to look at subjects globally.
The only book to look in depth at the concept of Military
Revolution regarding Portugal and its empire, an obvious lacuna
since Portugals priority in European overseas expansion coincided
with the period where the effects of MR were allegedly felt most
intensely.
Despite the substantial output of revisionist scholarship over the
last decade reappraising the performance of the British Army on the
Western Front during the First World War, there still remains a
stubborn perception that its commanders were incompetent,
inflexible and unimaginative. Whilst much ink has been spilled
vilifying or defending individual commanders, or looking for
overarching trends and 'learning curves', this is the first work to
examine systematically the vertical nature of command - that is the
transmission of plans from the high-command down through the rank
structure to the front line. Through such an investigation, a much
more rounded measure of the effectiveness of British commanders can
be gained; one moves the argument beyond the overly simplistic
'casualties to ground gained' equation that is usually offered. The
Battle of Fromelles (19-20 July 1916) was selected as the case
study as it was relatively small in scale, in the right period, and
retains sufficient primary sources available to sustain the
analysis. It also witnessed the first time Australian forces were
used in offensive operations on the Western Front, and thus looms
large in wider Commonwealth perceptions of 'Bumbling British
Generals'. The book follows the progress of the battle plan from
its inception in the strategic designs of the supreme commander
down through the various intermediate level commands at operational
and tactical headquarters until it became the orders that sent the
infantry forward into the attack. In so doing it provides a unique
insight into the strengths and weaknesses of British command
structure, allowing a much more scholarly judgement of its overall
effectiveness.
This book introduces the reader to the many lines of thought in the
literature on economic geography and to tie these various aspects
together within the concept of the economy. The book focusses on
the dynamic and integrated nature of economies at different scales
and levels of development. Emphasis is laid on the processes at
work within economies. The authors discuss the concept of the
economy, helping both to clarify the nature of economic activity
and to reveal the importance and sources of economic power as the
underlying means of control in economies. They also demonstrate
that the operation of an economy and the distribution of economic
power are critical influences on many other, apparently
non-economic, aspects of human existence.
Setting out to explore the intersections of economy and geography,
this book brings together contributions from the world's top
economic geographers. Over forty contributors draw upon
contemporary theory and experience to explore the cultural and
social constitution of economic geographies, processes of
globalisation and new forms of political regulation and practice.
Although focusing upon 'new' economic geography, the book also
illustrates the many connections with previous scholarship as
scholars seek to reconstruct the traditions of political economy to
understand the contemporary world. Highlighting and illustrating
contemporary developments, the book opens up discussion about the
implications of the complex geographies involved. In pointing to
new directions of research and debate, this major statement in
state of the art economic geography demonstrates the central
relevance of economic geography not only in understanding the
trajectories of change but in proposing alternatives.
Setting out to explore the intersections of economy and geography,
this book brings together contributions from the world's top
economic geographers.Over forty contributors draw upon contemporary
theory and experience to explore the cultural and social
constitution of economic geographies, processes of globalisation
and new forms of political regulation and practice. Although
focusing upon 'new' economic geography, the book also illustrates
the many connections with previous scholarship as scholars seek to
reconstruct the traditions of political economy to understand the
contemporary world.Highlighting and illustrating contemporary
developments, the book opens up discussion about the implications
of the complex geographies involved. In pointing to new directions
of research and debate, this major statement in state of the art
economic geography demonstrates the central relevance of economic
geography not only in understanding the trajectories of change but
in proposing alternatives.
There is nothing more devastating to baseless opinions than good
numbers. Air Contaminants, Ventilation, and Industrial Hygiene
Economics: The Practitioner's Toolbox and Desktop Handbook helps
you obtain "good numbers" on your quest to squash shabby opinions
with sound advice. It details real-world applications of good
numbers to foster improvements in industrial hygiene, preventing
inhalation toxicity and promoting better environmental air quality.
Divided into four parts, the book includes: Tips on preparing for
the board certification examinations for Certified Industrial
Hygienist (CIH), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified
Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), and Diplomate of the American
Board of Toxicology (DABT) 726 solved problems in industrial
hygiene, ventilation, occupational-environmental toxicology,
occupational health risk management, and chemical safety
engineering 154 economic persuasion techniques based on actual case
studies to help feather one's career bed and assist installation of
industrial hygiene control methods Tips and guiding principles for
professional career development This book provides industrial
hygienists with a reference containing the equations, conversions,
and formulas they encounter in their day-to-day duties. A study aid
to those taking the certification exams (CIH, CSP, CHMM, and DABT),
it also includes business economic case studies demonstrating how
to preserve your clients' financial resources, promote industrial
hygiene, foster worksite safety, learn the financial ropes of
business economics, and help control your clients' potential
adverse environmental impact and, in so doing, greatly enhance
career progress.
This edited book presents scientific results of the 20th IEEE/ACIS
International Summer Semi-Virtual Conference on Computer and
Information Science (ICIS 2021) held on June 23-25, 2021 in
Shanghai, China. The aim of this conference was to bring together
researchers and scientists, businessmen and entrepreneurs,
teachers, engineers, computer users, and students to discuss the
numerous fields of computer science and to share their experiences
and exchange new ideas and information in a meaningful way.
Research results about all aspects (theory, applications and tools)
of computer and information science, and to discuss the practical
challenges encountered along the way and the solutions adopted to
solve them. The conference organizers selected the best papers from
those papers accepted for presentation at the conference. The
papers were chosen based on review scores submitted by members of
the program committee and underwent further rigorous rounds of
review. From this second round of review, 13 of the conference's
most promising papers are then published in this Springer (SCI)
book and not the conference proceedings. We impatiently await the
important contributions that we know these authors will bring to
the field of computer and information science.
This book presents the outcomes of the 5th ACIS International
Conference on Computational Science/Intelligence & Applied
Informatics (CSII 2018), which was held on July 10-12, 2018 in
Yonago, Japan. The aim of the conference was to bring together
researchers and scientists, businesspeople and entrepreneurs,
teachers, engineers, computer users, and students to discuss the
various fields of computer science, to share their experiences, and
to exchange new ideas and information in a meaningful way. All
aspects (theory, applications and tools) of computer and
information science, the practical challenges encountered along the
way, and the solutions adopted to solve them are all explored here.
The conference organizers selected the best papers from among those
accepted for presentation. The papers were chosen on the basis of
review scores submitted by members of the program committee and
subsequently underwent further rigorous review. Following this
second round of review, 13 of the conference's most promising
papers were selected for this Springer (SCI) book. We eagerly await
the important contributions that we know these authors will make to
the field of computer and information science.
This book presents scientific results of the 22nd ACIS
International Fall Virtual Conference on Software Engineering,
Artificial Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed
Computing (SNPD2021-Fall) which was held on November 24-26, 2021,
at Taichung, Taiwan. The aim of this conference was to bring
together researchers and scientists, businessmen and entrepreneurs,
teachers, engineers, computer users, and students to discuss the
numerous fields of computer science and to share their experiences
and exchange new ideas and information in a meaningful way.
Research results about all aspects (theory, applications and tools)
of computer and information science, and to discuss the practical
challenges encountered along the way and the solutions adopted to
solve them. The conference organizers selected the best papers from
those papers accepted for presentation at the conference. The
papers were chosen based on review scores submitted by members of
the program committee and underwent further rigorous rounds of
review. From this second round of review, 13 of most promising
papers are then published in this Springer (SCI) book and not the
conference proceedings. We impatiently await the important
contributions that we know these authors will bring to the field of
computer and information science.
This edited book presents scientific results of the 20th IEEE/ACIS
International Summer Semi-Virtual Conference on Computer and
Information Science (ICIS 2021) held on June 23-25, 2021 in
Shanghai, China. The aim of this conference was to bring together
researchers and scientists, businessmen and entrepreneurs,
teachers, engineers, computer users, and students to discuss the
numerous fields of computer science and to share their experiences
and exchange new ideas and information in a meaningful way.
Research results about all aspects (theory, applications and tools)
of computer and information science, and to discuss the practical
challenges encountered along the way and the solutions adopted to
solve them. The conference organizers selected the best papers from
those papers accepted for presentation at the conference. The
papers were chosen based on review scores submitted by members of
the program committee and underwent further rigorous rounds of
review. From this second round of review, 13 of the conference's
most promising papers are then published in this Springer (SCI)
book and not the conference proceedings. We impatiently await the
important contributions that we know these authors will bring to
the field of computer and information science.
This edited book presents scientific results of the 21st ACIS
International Winter Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial
Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing
(SNPD2021-Winter) which was held on January 28-30, at Ho Chi Minh
City, Vietnam. The aim of this conference was to bring together
researchers and scientists, businessmen and entrepreneurs,
teachers, engineers, computer users, and students to discuss the
numerous fields of computer science and to share their experiences
and exchange new ideas and information in a meaningful way and
research results about all aspects (theory, applications, and
tools) of computer and information science, and to discuss the
practical challenges encountered along the way and the solutions
adopted to solve them. The conference organizers selected the best
papers from those papers accepted for presentation at the
conference. The papers were chosen based on review scores submitted
by members of the program committee and underwent further rigorous
rounds of review. From this second round of review, 18 of most
promising papers are then published in this Springer (SCI) book and
not the conference proceedings. We impatiently await the important
contributions that we know these authors will bring to the field of
computer and information science.
This edited book presents scientific results of the International
Semi-Virtual Workshop on Data Science and Digital Transformation in
the Fourth Industrial Revolution (DSDT 2020) which was held on
October 15, 2020, at Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea. The aim of
this workshop was to bring together researchers and scientists,
businessmen and entrepreneurs, teachers, engineers, computer users,
and students to discuss the numerous fields of computer science and
to share their experiences and exchange new ideas and information
in a meaningful way. Research results about all aspects (theory,
applications and tools) of computer and information science, and to
discuss the practical challenges encountered along the way and the
solutions adopted to solve them. The workshop organizers selected
the best papers from those papers accepted for presentation at the
workshop. The papers were chosen based on review scores submitted
by members of the program committee and underwent further rigorous
rounds of review. From this second round of review, 17 of the
conference's most promising papers are then published in this
Springer (SCI) book and not the conference proceedings. We
impatiently await the important contributions that we know these
authors will bring to the field of computer and information
science.
This edited book presents scientific results of the International
Semi-Virtual Workshop on Software Engineering in IoT, Big data,
Cloud and Mobile Computing (SE-ICBM 2020) which was held on October
15, 2020, at Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea. The aim of this
workshop was to bring together researchers and scientists,
businessmen and entrepreneurs, teachers, engineers, computer users,
and students to discuss the numerous fields of computer science and
to share their experiences and exchange new ideas and information
in a meaningful way. Research results about all aspects (theory,
applications and tools) of computer and information science, and to
discuss the practical challenges encountered along the way and the
solutions adopted to solve them. The workshop organizers selected
the best papers from those papers accepted for presentation at the
workshop. The papers were chosen based on review scores submitted
by members of the program committee and underwent further rigorous
rounds of review. From this second round of review, 17 of the
conference's most promising papers are then published in this
Springer (SCI) book and not the conference proceedings. We
impatiently await the important contributions that we know these
authors will bring to the field of computer and information
science.
This edited book presents scientific results of the 21st ACIS
International Winter Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial
Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing
(SNPD2021-Winter) which was held on January 28-30, at Ho Chi Minh
City, Vietnam. The aim of this conference was to bring together
researchers and scientists, businessmen and entrepreneurs,
teachers, engineers, computer users, and students to discuss the
numerous fields of computer science and to share their experiences
and exchange new ideas and information in a meaningful way and
research results about all aspects (theory, applications, and
tools) of computer and information science, and to discuss the
practical challenges encountered along the way and the solutions
adopted to solve them. The conference organizers selected the best
papers from those papers accepted for presentation at the
conference. The papers were chosen based on review scores submitted
by members of the program committee and underwent further rigorous
rounds of review. From this second round of review, 18 of most
promising papers are then published in this Springer (SCI) book and
not the conference proceedings. We impatiently await the important
contributions that we know these authors will bring to the field of
computer and information science.
This edited book presents scientific results of the International
Semi-Virtual Workshop on Data Science and Digital Transformation in
the Fourth Industrial Revolution (DSDT 2020) which was held on
October 15, 2020, at Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea. The aim of
this workshop was to bring together researchers and scientists,
businessmen and entrepreneurs, teachers, engineers, computer users,
and students to discuss the numerous fields of computer science and
to share their experiences and exchange new ideas and information
in a meaningful way. Research results about all aspects (theory,
applications and tools) of computer and information science, and to
discuss the practical challenges encountered along the way and the
solutions adopted to solve them. The workshop organizers selected
the best papers from those papers accepted for presentation at the
workshop. The papers were chosen based on review scores submitted
by members of the program committee and underwent further rigorous
rounds of review. From this second round of review, 17 of the
conference's most promising papers are then published in this
Springer (SCI) book and not the conference proceedings. We
impatiently await the important contributions that we know these
authors will bring to the field of computer and information
science.
This edited book presents the scientific outcomes of the 17th
International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial
Intelligence Research, Management and Applications (SERA 2019) held
on May 29-31, 2019 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The aim of the conference
was to bring together researchers and scientists, businessmen and
entrepreneurs, teachers, engineers, computer users and students to
discuss the numerous fields of computer science and to share their
experiences and exchange new ideas and information in a meaningful
way. This book includes 13 of the conference's most promising
papers featuring recent research in software engineering,
management and applications
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