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This timely book provides readers with a detailed comparative
survey of tenure innovation and diversification in Europe.
Alternative and intermediate tenures, i.e., housing options beyond
tenancy and homeownership, are examined as remedies to address the
growing European housing crisis. Starting with an introduction to
national housing systems and their development, contributions from
experienced legal academics explain the potential of alternative
and intermediate tenures used in individual countries. Divided into
groups reflecting not only geographical vicinity, but also roughly
similar types of welfare states, the book examines 14 jurisdictions
all over Europe. Taken together, the national models constitute
what can be labelled a European acquis of housing options. The
final comparative evaluation focuses on selecting best practice
models, potentially capable of being transferred to, and used
beneficially in, other countries. Addressing the European Housing
Crisis will be of great interest for academics in European law,
property law and public administration and management. It will also
be a key resource for policy makers and experts associated with
political institutions, civil society and housing associations,
both at European and national levels.
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Temples of Luxury
Susanne Schmid, Lise Sanders
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R6,008
Discovery Miles 60 080
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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This two volume collection of British primary sources examines
luxury institutions such as hotels, department stores, shopping
arcades, libraries, museums, and performance spaces in the long
nineteenth century. This period was marked not only by an increase
of individual consumerism but also by the institutionalisation of
opulent, often purpose-built spaces of consumption such as the
much-admired new grand hotels, supposedly an American invention,
and department stores, modelled on the French grands magasins,
which, through their architecture and interior decoration alone,
were veritable temples of luxury. At the same time, museums and big
libraries advanced to becoming secular spaces in which cultural
meaning was negotiated. Newly-built performance spaces, pleasure
palaces, were important venues for enjoying one's spare time. These
spaces were tied to the experience of leisure (no longer a
prerogative of the upper classes) and thus to modernity. This two
volume edition seeks to explore a fascinating but hitherto often
neglected side of the British nineteenth century by bringing
together a collection of annotated primary texts and visual
material documenting these "temples of luxury" as they were seen by
their contemporaries.
The loss of a home can lead to major violations of a person's
dignity and human rights. Yet, evictions take place everyday in all
countries across Europe. This book provides a comparative
assessment of human rights, administrative, procedural and public
policy norms, in the context of eviction, across a number of
European jurisdictions. Through this comparison the book exposes
the emergence of consistent, Europe-wide standards and norms. With
contributions from experts across Europe, the chapters provide an
assessment of eviction procedures in 11 jurisdictions, including
Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Each chapter examines a number of factors relating to evictions in
the respective jurisdiction, such as, the human rights and legal
framework, nature and extent of evictions taking place, risk
factors leading to evictions and relevant best practice guidance.
All together, this book will make a significant contribution to the
understanding of the similarities and differences between eviction
policies across European states. As the first work of it?s kind to
provide an in-depth comparison of eviction policies across Europe,
Loss of Homes and Evictions Across Europe will be of great interest
to those who are researching European housing law and human rights
law and policy. Housing law and public policy makers, and those
working within associated European institutions, will also find the
data and accompanying analysis invaluable for informing their work.
Contributors include: E. Bargelli, W. Borysiak, P. Decker, G.
Donadio, R.M. Garcia, M.F. Hrast, C. Hunter, P. Kenna, S.
Nasarre-Aznar, S. Nikolic, N. Pleace, C.U. Schmid, P. Sparkes, N.
Teller, D. Vermeir, J. Verstraete, M. Vols
Tenancy law has developed in all EU member states for decades, or
even centuries, but constitutes a widely blank space in comparative
and European law. This book fills an important gap in the
literature by considering the diverse and complex panorama of
housing policies, markets and their legal regulation across Europe.
Expert contributors argue that while unification is neither
politically desired nor opportune, a European recommendation of
best practices including draft rules and default contracts
implementing a regulatory equilibrium would be a rewarding step
forward. Despite the lack of EU legislation, policies and
legislation in areas ranging from anti-poverty, energy, and tax to
consumer law and human rights have generated important, though
largely unnoticed, collateral effects on the field. This book opens
by presenting a representative picture of the social, economic and
legal embeddedness of this sector in Western, Central and Eastern
Europe. Contributions then deal more narrowly with the legal
regulation of different jurisdictions? tenancy contracts. Tenancy
Law and Housing Policy in Europe makes a significant contribution
to our understanding of issues in tenancy and housing that will be
welcomed by academics and advanced students in law across Europe.
Contributors include: S.N. Aznar, E. Bargelli, R. Bianchi, M.
Drofenik, M.O. Garcia, M. Habdas, M.E.A. Haffner, J. Hegedus, V.
Horvath, A. Hussar, M. Jordan, J. Juul-Sandberg, A. Klopp, I. Kull,
S. Meznar, H.S. Moreno, P. Norberg, G. Panek, E.M. Roig, C.U.
Schmid, K. Xerri
(Guitar Method). The Hal Leonard Guitar Method is designed for
anyone just learning to play acoustic or electric guitar. It is
based on years of teaching guitar students of all ages, and it also
reflects some of the best guitar teaching ideas from around the
world. Book 1 includes tuning; playing position; musical symbols;
notes in first position; C, G, G7, D, D7, A7, and Em chords;
rhythms through eighth notes; strumming and picking; over 80 great
songs, riffs, and examples.
Presents an overview of China’s efforts in cleaning up the
environment, restoring ecosystems, and decarbonizing the economy.
Contains a short history of the Chinese environment, efforts for
the remediation of air and water, ecosystem restoration, emerging
measures for decarbonization, and megatrends that contribute to
environmental protection.
In a world where our lives and daily rhythms are becoming
increasingly demanding, being able to implement effective
techniques to downregulate our stress levels is essential to
maintaining a healthy mind and body. The most significant component
of the parasympathetic nervous system, which regulates our ability
to "rest and digest," the vagus nerve is an information
superhighway transmitting information between the brain and the
heart, the gut, the immune system, and many organs. By stimulating
the vagus nerve, you can work with your parasympathetic nervous
system to reduce stress and anxiety, regulate digestion and
appetite, moderate heart rate and blood pressure, and balance
systems throughout the body. Backed up by the latest scientific
research, this book will guide you through more than 100 effective
exercises to naturally and gently stimulate your vagus nerve and in
turn help manage anxiety, depression, inflammation, sleep, and
digestive disorders. The simple techniques include a variety of
balance, hearing, sight, breathing, and touch exercises. By
improving the quality of stimulation the vagus nerve receives,
these neuroeffective exercises enable the brain-gut and brain-heart
axes to function more predictably and effectively, providing a
solid foundation for mental health, physical resilience, and
self-healing. With this comprehensive and accessible guide to
natural vagus nerve stimulation, anyone can apply these powerful
self-help techniques and experience a more balanced and resilient
mind and body.
Very small particles are able to show astonishing properties. For
example, gold atoms can be combined like strings of pearls, while
nanoparticles can form one-, two- and three-dimensional layers.
These assemblies can be used, for instance, as semiconductors, but
other electronic as well as optical properties are possible.
An introduction to the booming field of "nanoworld" or
"nanoscience," from fundamental principles to their use in novel
applications.
With its clear structure and comprehensive coverage, backed by
numerous examples from recent literature, this is a prime reference
for chemists and materials scientists working with and developing
nanoparticle systems.
A bestselling title in its second edition. A must-have reference
for chemists and materials scientists.
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Dashboard Design
Michael Burch, Marco Schmid
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R3,020
Discovery Miles 30 200
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Ships in 9 - 15 working days
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Interactive visualization and visual analytics tools have been
designed and developed in the past and will be developed in the
future as well. In each application domain in which data is
measured, generated, and recorded we see a potential candidate for
an interactive visualization tool with the goal to find insights
and knowledge in the data. This knowledge can be found either
visually by humans’ interventions or algorithmically by the
machine, in the best case by applying both concepts in combination
as in visual analytics. One of the easiest ways to get an
interactive visualization tool running is by means of dashboards,
typically implemented as webpages that can run in a web browser and
are accessible online, creating some kind of web-based solution.
This book describes ways to design and implement dashboards based
on the programming language Python, the graphics library Plotly,
and Dash. The readers can use the provided dashboard codes as a
starting point and extend the functionality and features on their
desire. Technical topics discussed in the book include: Design in
visualization Interaction principles in information visualization
User interface design Linking Python, Dash, and Plotly Coding in
Python Dashboard examples with Python code.
Learning About Language is an exciting and ambitious series of
introductions to fundamental topics in language, linguistics and
related areas. The books are designed for students of linguistics
and those who are studying language as part of a wider course.
Cognitive Linguistics explores the idea that language reflects our
experience of the world. It shows that our ability to use language
is closely related to other cognitive abilities such as
categorization, perception, memory and attention allocation.
Concepts and mental images expressed and evoked by linguistic means
are linked by conceptual metaphors and metonymies and merged into
more comprehensive cognitive and cultural models, frames or
scenarios. It is only against this background that human
communication makes sense. After 25 years of intensive research,
cognitive-linguistic thinking now holds a firm place both in the
wider linguistic and the cognitive-science communities. An
Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics carefully explains the
central concepts of categorizaA tion, of prototype and gestalt
perception, of basic level and conceptual hierarchies, of figure
and ground, and of metaphor and metonymy, for which an innovative
description is provided. It also brings together issues such as
iconicity, lexical change, grammaticalization and language teaching
that have profited considerably from being put on a cognitive
basis. The second edition of this popular introduction provides a
comprehensive and accessible up-to-date overview of Cognitive
Linguistics: Clarifies the basic notions supported by new evidence
and examples for their application in language learning Discusses
major recent developments in the field: the increasing attention
paid to metonymies, Construction Grammar, Conceptual Blending and
its role in online-processing. Explores links with neighbouring
fields like Relevance Theory Uses many diagrams and illustrations
to make the theoretical argument more tangible Includes extended
exercises Provides substantial updated suggestions for further
reading.
Specifically focusing on fluid film, hydrodynamic, and
elastohydrodynamic lubrication, this edition studies the most
important principles of fluid film lubrication for the correct
design of bearings, gears, and rolling operations, and for the
prevention of friction and wear in engineering designs. It explains
various theories, procedures, and equations for improved solutions
to machining challenges. Providing more than 1120 display equations
and an introductory section in each chapter, Fundamentals of Fluid
Film Lubrication, Second Edition facilitates the analysis of any
machine element that uses fluid film lubrication and strengthens
understanding of critical design concepts.
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Sagen? Um diese Fragen realistisch beantworten zu kAnnen, musst du
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beantwortet es folgende Fragen: Wie denken Computer? Wie lernen
Computer? Wie spielen Computer? Wie kannst du mit Computern
sprechen? KAnnen Computer fA1/4hlen? Wenn du schon ein bisschen
programmieren kannst, wird das alles noch spannender durch die
Beispielprogramme in Python, die das Buch enthAlt und mit denen du
eigene Experimente zu KA1/4nstlicher Intelligenz machen kannst. Ran
an die Tasten! Bestens geeignet fA1/4r Kinder und Jugendliche ab 12
Jahre.
Menschen in ihrer letzten Lebensphase begleiten Alle beruflich
Pflegenden und ehrenamtlich Begleitenden von schwerstkranken und
sterbenden Menschen und deren Zugehörigen finden in diesem Buch
die notwendigen Kenntnisse zu Themen und Fragestellungen rund um
Sterben, Tod und Trauer: Prophylaxen, Therapien, Schmerzlinderung
Kommunikation und Ethik Psychosoziale Betreuung Gesetzliche
Grundlagen und Hinweise zur Finanzierung durch die Krankenkassen
Besondere Situationen bei Kindern, Menschen im Wachkoma, mit
geistigen Behinderungen und Demenz Psychosoziale Begleitung von
Sterbenden und ihren Angehörigen Palliative Sedierung
Besonderheiten im Sterben von Männern Palliative Care für
Menschen am Rande der Gesellschaft Vom Wunsch zu Sterben und der
Verantwortung der Betreuenden Suizidassistenz Existenzielle
Verzweiflung Haltung im palliativen Kontext Akupressur,
Hypnotherapie, Musiktherapie, Kunsttherapie, Trauer Die 7. Auflage
ist komplett überarbeitet und aktualisiert.
This volume examines the hotel experience of Anglo-American
travelers in the nineteenth century from the viewpoint of literary
and cultural studies as well as spatiality theory. Focusing on the
social and imaginary space of the hotel in fiction, periodicals,
diaries, and travel accounts, the essays shed new light on
nineteenth-century notions of travel writing. Analyzing the liminal
space of the hotel affords a new way of understanding the freedoms
and restrictions felt by travelers from different social classes
and nations. As an environment that forced travelers to reimagine
themselves or their cultural backgrounds, the hotel could provide
exhilarating moments of self-discovery or dangerous feelings of
alienation. It could prove liberating to the tourist seeking an
escape from prescribed gender roles or social class constructs. The
book addresses changing notions of nationality, social class, and
gender in a variety of expansive or oppressive hotel milieu: in the
private space of the hotel room and in the public spaces (foyers,
parlors, dining areas). Sections address topics including
nationalism and imperialism; the mundane vs. the supernatural;
comfort and capitalist excess; assignations, trysts, and memorable
encounters in hotels; and women's travels. The book also offers a
brief history of inns and hotels of the time period, emphasizing
how hotels play a large role in literary texts, where they
frequently reflect order and disorder in a personal and/or national
context. This collection will appeal to scholars in literature,
travel writing, history, cultural studies, and transnational
studies, and to those with interest in travel and tourism,
hospitality, and domesticity.
This volume explores institutions such as department stores, other
shopping venues like drapers, as well as specialist stores that
sell "luxury items". The violume also includes material on the
Crystal Palace and other big "colonial" exhibitions, shopping
arcades, bazaars, and planned shopping venues that did not
materialise.
This volume examines hotels, inns, restaurants, and travelling on
luxurious trains and ships. The volume also explores social
rituals, consumer culture, and issues of class and gender as well
as the institutions of travelling for health, education, or any
other purpose.
This major new Handbook synthesises more than two decades of
scholarly research, and provides a comprehensive overview of the
field of terrorism studies. The content of the Handbook is based on
the responses to a questionnaire by nearly 100 experts from more
than 20 countries as well as the specific expertise and experience
of the volume editor and the various contributors. Together, they
guide the reader through the voluminous literature on terrorism,
and propose a new consensus definition of terrorism, based on an
extensive review of existing conceptualisations. The work also
features a large collection of typologies and surveys a wide range
of theories of terrorism. Additional chapters survey terrorist
databases and provide a guide to available resources on terrorism
in libraries and on the Internet. It also includes the most
comprehensive World Directory of Extremist, Terrorist and other
Organizations associated with Guerrilla Warfare, Political
Violence, Protest and Organized- and Cyber-Crime. The Routledge
Handbook of Terrorism Research will be an essential work of
reference for students and researchers of terrorism and political
violence, security studies, criminology, political science and
international relations, and of great interest to policymakers and
professionals in the field of counter-terrorism.
The essays in this collection explore the idea that discursive
norms—the norms governing our thought and talk—are profoundly
social. Not only do these norms govern and structure our social
interactions, but they are sustained by a variety of social and
institutional structures. The chapters are divided into three
thematic sections. The first offers historical perspectives on
discursive norms, including a chapter by Robert Brandom on the way
Hegel transformed Kant’s normativist approach to representation
by adding both a social and a historicist dimension to it. Section
II features four chapters that examine the sociality of normativity
from within a broadly naturalistic framework. The third and final
section focuses on the social dimension of linguistic phenomena
such as online speech acts, oppressive speech, and assertions. The
Social Institution of Discursive Norms will be of interest to
scholars and advanced students working in philosophy of language,
philosophy of mind, and social philosophy.
The first systematic overview of this key technique since the early
1990s, this authoritative reference is the only handbook available
to include all recent developments. The author draws on his
wide-ranging experience in both academia and industry to
systematically cover all types of enzyme immobilization methods,
such as adsorption-based and covalent immobilization, as well as
enzyme entrapment and encapsulation. Throughout, a careful review
of materials and techniques for the generation of functional
immobilized enzymes benefits both developers and users of
carrier-bound enzymes.
A must for biotechnologists, biochemists and preparative chemists
using enzymes in their daily work.
The Economy as Process of Valuation sheds new light on the
potential benefits of concept and theory formation along dynamic
and evolutionary lines for understanding economic processes. The
emphasis is on aspects of the economy as a process of valuation
rather than as a mechanistic result of transcendental forces
yielding unique determinate results.The book begins by examining
instrumentalism and the process of valuation, arguing that to
choose involves the process of valuation. It then focuses on
Coases's work on institutions and considers the implications for a
variety of subjects including the theory of the firm and the theory
and policy of externalities - all aspects of the economy as a
process of valuation. This is followed by analyses of the concepts
of coercion and cost in economics, with special reference to one
agent's interest being another agent's cost. Each elicits key
aspects of analysis, valuation and the complexities and conflictual
nature of valuation processes and structures. Finally, Kenneth
Boulding's work on 'The Image' is examined, arguing that
definitions of reality and values derive, in part from language.
Improve your organization's performance for the well-being of your
clients! Organizational and Structural Dilemmas in Nonprofit Human
Service Organizations explores the common pitfalls that plague
nonprofit human service organizations and cause them to fail in
their missions. In this book, leading scholars analyze and evaluate
the inherent difficulties that impede effectiveness in these
organizations. With this wide-ranging body of knowledge, research
findings, and information, you will be able to identify key areas
in your organization that may become troublesome at a later date
and prevent them from deteriorating. This valuable tool also
includes advice and suggestions for repairing detrimental
situations that have already occurred or are taking place. The book
supplies solutions for repairing or preventing any permanent damage
to your organization's structure, value, or reputation.
Organizational and Structural Dilemmas in Nonprofit Human Service
Organizations will help you set successful long-term strategies for
your organization, despite changes in laws, programs, and public
sentiment. With this book, you will learn more about: the changing
identity of federated community service organizations the role of
congregations as social service providers volunteer and paid staff
relations the implications of welfare-to-work programs the cycles
of public sentiment as expressed through the media the issue of
nonprofit executive misbehavior the preferences of social work
graduates for employment in various sectors of the welfare economy
such as for-profit as opposed to nonprofit the differences between
for-profit and nonprofit organizations
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Bourbon 101 (Hardcover)
Albert W. A. Schmid
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R752
R606
Discovery Miles 6 060
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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The rumors are true; there are more barrels of bourbon than there
are people in Kentucky. In fact, statistics tell us there are
nearly two barrels of aging bourbon for every Bluegrass State
citizen. With a population of nearly 4.5 million and each barrel
yielding close to 200 bottles, it's safe to say the average
Kentuckian doesn't have to look far for a bottle of amber gold.
While Kentucky may be known as bourbon's home base, for bourbon
lovers everywhere, the act of drinking bourbon is about more than
just its acquisition. It is a lore and an experience, but most of
all it is a legacy. As people across the United States and the
world begin to wake up to the allure of Kentucky's state beverage,
bourbon is having its moment - the act of coveting, collecting and
savoring bottles is now a worthy passion to pursue. With budding
enthusiasts clamoring to know more about this American-born
creation, finding an entry point into the history and culture of
the spirit is a task not easily undertaken. Bourbon 101 offers a
distinctive and introductory approach to learning about the world
of bourbon. Award-winning author Albert W. A. Schmid takes students
through a crash-course in all-things bourbon including its history,
production, and enduring cultural identity. Schmid introduces new
enthusiasts to the lexicon of bourbon and provides a starting point
for those wanting to develop their palate and find the bourbon that
best suits their own taste. Told through the lens of Schmid's own
experiences and interactions with experts in the bourbon world, the
book is as much a handbook as it is a love letter to a beverage
that has left an indelible impression on those who've dared to take
the first sip.
Transitional Labour Markets (TLM) - defined as legitimate,
negotiated and politically supported sets of various employment
options in critical events over the life course - are an essential
ingredient of modern full employment strategies. After assessing
the European Employment Strategy, this book offers a detailed
comparative analysis of employment performance for selected
European member states and the United States. It suggests that
successful employment systems arise from a new paradigm of
flexibility and security ('flexicurity') the balance of which
varies according to countries' institutional paths. Whilst there is
no 'best practice', TLM theory does provide normative and
analytical principles that can be generalised for various
institutional settings. This book also provides good practice
examples for managing critical transitions over the life course -
from education to employment, from one job to another, from
unemployment to employment, from private activities to gainful work
and from employment to retirement - and develops the contours for
extending unemployment insurance to work-life insurance. With a
fresh and new approach to the question of full employment in modern
society, this book will appeal to academic scholars interested in
labour market and employment policies, and policy decision makers
at local, regional, national and European level.
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