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Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful
introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and
law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to
be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of
the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject
areas. Insightful and original in its approach, this Advanced
Introduction to Urban Transport Planning provides a fresh look at
cost-efficiency and casts the craft of transport planning in new
light, allowing engineers and urban planners to understand the
benefits of breaking mobility-centric systems that favour cars and
prioritising multi-modal transport systems that promote access. It
features in-depth analysis of traditional methods and how these are
changing due to new technologies, financial constraints and
evolving environmental trends. Key features include: Discussion of
advantages of urban areas in terms of transport service provision
Clear distillation of priorities for a new era of transport
planning Concise coverage of predominant concepts and theories
Application for both urban planners and engineers Future oriented,
cost-effective strategy. This Advanced Introduction will be
invaluable for students of urban planning, transport geography,
environmental studies, urban studies and civil engineering. It will
also provide a useful update for urban planners, elected officials
and civil engineers alike.
This book examines women's participation in social, economic and
political development in West Africa. The book looks at women from
the premise of being active agents in the development processes
within their communities, thereby subverting the dominate narrative
of women as passive recipients of development.
This timely book provides a thought-provoking discussion of issues
that influence voter registration and turnout in contemporary
America. Elections not only determine who will fill an office; they
have a lot to say about how the democratic process works—or
doesn't work—in 21st-century America. This fascinating book sheds
light on that question by focusing on factors that currently shape
elections and political participation in the United States. It
covers issues that are consistently in the media, such as
gerrymandering; voter ID; and rules pertaining to when, where, and
how Americans register and vote. But it also goes beyond the
obvious to consider issues that are often overlooked—civic
education and engagement, citizen apathy, and political alienation,
for example. The volume begins with an introduction to elections
that includes a discussion of the history of voting in the United
States. Each subsequent chapter covers a different topic relative
to registration and voting. It addresses matters of education as
well as socialization, mobilization, and the legal and political
structures that shape U.S. political participation. Ideal for
readers who may be considering such concerns for the first time,
the work will foster an understanding of why political
participation is important and of the causes and consequences of
non-voting.
Stephen A. King and Roger Davis Gatchet examine how Mississippi
confronts its history of racial violence and injustice through
civil rights tourism. Mississippi’s civil rights memorials
include a vast constellation of sites and experiences—from the
humble Fannie Lou Hamer Museum in Ruleville to the expansive
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson—where the state’s
collective memories of the movement are enshrined, constructed, and
contested. Rather than chronicle the history of the Mississippi
Movement, the authors explore the museums, monuments, memorials,
interpretive centers, homes, and historical markers marketed to
heritage tourists in the state. Terror and Truth: Civil Rights
Tourism and the Mississippi Movement is the first book to examine
critically and unflinchingly Mississippi’s civil rights tourism
industry. Combining rhetorical analysis, onsite fieldwork, and
interviews with museum directors, local civil rights entrepreneurs,
historians, and movement veterans, the authors address important
questions of memory and the Mississippi Movement. How is
Mississippi, a poor, racially divided state with a long history of
systemic racial oppression and white supremacy, actively packaging
its civil rights history for tourists? Whose stories are told? And
what perspectives are marginalized in telling those stories? The
ascendency of civil rights memorialization in Mississippi comes at
a time when the nation is reckoning with its racial past, as
evidenced by the Black Lives Matter movement, Mississippi’s
adoption of a new state flag, the conviction of former members of
the Ku Klux Klan, and the removal of Confederate monuments
throughout the South. Terror and Truth directly engages this
national conversation.
Based on the author's experience leading equity-focused technical
assistance centers, this book details approaches to partnering with
educators and other stakeholders to eliminate racial
disproportionality in special education. Because of its historical
and current relevance as an indicator of systemic oppression,
Thorius centers disproportionality as a crucial issue to be
addressed through technical assistance partnerships. For these
partnerships to be successful, technical assistance providers must:
(1) support partners in engaging with systemic and individual
oppressions that contribute to inequities at the intersections of
racism and ableism, and (2) introduce partners to resources that
mediate learning about, and development of, locally relevant
solutions that abolish racism and ableism in tandem. Equity
Expansive Technical Assistance for Schools provides a
research-based framework for conducting technical assistance,
including vignettes and facilitation guides that educational
leaders can use to address disproportionality in special education
within their local contexts. Book Features: Detailed protocols for
professional dialogue toward eliminating racial disproportionality
in special education. Expanded definitions and descriptions of
disproportionality as an issue of ableism, as well as racism.
Real-life examples of technical assistance and professional
development partnership activities that improve conditions leading
to, and outcomes of, disproportionality.
In "I'm Feeling the Blues Right Now: Blues Tourism and the
Mississippi Delta," Stephen A. King reveals the strategies used by
blues promoters and organizers in Mississippi, both African
American and white, local and state, to attract the attention of
tourists. In the process, he reveals how promotional materials
portray the Delta's blues culture and its musicians. Those involved
in selling the blues in Mississippi work to promote the music while
often conveniently forgetting the state's historical record of
racial and economic injustice. King's research includes numerous
interviews with blues musicians and promoters, chambers of
commerce, local and regional tourism entities, and members of the
Mississippi Blues Commission.
This book is the first critical account of Mississippi's blues
tourism industry. From the late 1970s until 2000, Mississippi's
blues tourism industry was fragmented, decentralized, and
localized, as each community competed for tourist dollars. By
2003-2004, with the creation of the Mississippi Blues Commission,
the promotion of the blues became more centralized as state
government played an increasing role in promoting Mississippi's
blues heritage. Blues tourism has the potential to generate new
revenue in one of the poorest states in the country, repair the
state's public image, and serve as a vehicle for racial
reconciliation.
Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful
introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and
law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to
be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of
the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject
areas. Insightful and original in its approach, this Advanced
Introduction to Urban Transport Planning provides a fresh look at
cost-efficiency and casts the craft of transport planning in new
light, allowing engineers and urban planners to understand the
benefits of breaking mobility-centric systems that favour cars and
prioritising multi-modal transport systems that promote access. It
features in-depth analysis of traditional methods and how these are
changing due to new technologies, financial constraints and
evolving environmental trends. Key features include: Discussion of
advantages of urban areas in terms of transport service provision
Clear distillation of priorities for a new era of transport
planning Concise coverage of predominant concepts and theories
Application for both urban planners and engineers Future oriented,
cost-effective strategy. This Advanced Introduction will be
invaluable for students of urban planning, transport geography,
environmental studies, urban studies and civil engineering. It will
also provide a useful update for urban planners, elected officials
and civil engineers alike.
Award-winning author Amy Sarig King takes on censorship and
intolerance in a novel she was born to write. When Mac first opens
his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds
some words blacked out, he thinks it must be a mistake. But then
when he and his friends discover what the missing words are, he's
outraged. Someone in his school is trying to prevent kids from
reading the full story. But who? Even though his unreliable dad
tells him to not get so emotional about a book (or anything else),
Mac has been raised by his mom and grandad to call out things that
are wrong. He and his friends head to the principal's office to
protest the censorship... but her response doesn't take them
seriously. So many adults want Mac to keep his words to himself.
Mac's about to see the power of letting them out. In Attack of the
Black Rectangles, acclaimed author Amy Sarig King shows all the
ways truth can be hard... but still worth fighting for.
As the American election administration landscape changes as a
result of major court cases, national and state legislation,
changes in professionalism, and the evolution of equipment and
security, so must the work of on-the-ground practitioners change.
This Open Access title presents a series of case studies designed
to highlight practical responses to these changes from the
national, state, and local levels. This book is designed to be a
companion piece to The Future of Election Administration, which
surveys these critical dimensions of elections from the
perspectives of the most forward-thinking practitioner, policy,
advocacy, and research experts and leaders in these areas today.
Drawing upon principles of professionalism and the practical work
that is required to administer elections as part of the complex
systems, this book lifts up the voices and experiences of
practitioners from around the country to describe, analyze, and
anticipate the key areas of election administration systems on
which students, researchers, advocates, policy makers, and
practitioners should focus. Together, these books add to the
emerging body of literature that is part of the election sciences
community with an emphasis on the practical aspects of
administration.
Through primary sources, this volume examines the history,
evolution, and major contemporary controversies associated with
voting rights in the United States, devoting particular attention
to demographic groups including women, young people, people of
color, and poor people. Voting is often described as the central
pillar of American democracy. Yet at various points in the history
of the United States, the franchise was kept away from people
without landholdings, women, black people, and young members of the
armed forces who were nonetheless deemed old enough to risk their
lives in the defense of their nation. Even today, many observers
contend that the right to vote is being eroded by a pernicious
combination of political and social factors. This work uses primary
sources, in concert with broad, context-setting historical
overviews and an illuminating introduction to each document, to
examine the full scope and importance of the struggle for voting
rights in America. Coverage ranges from major historical landmarks
such as women's suffrage, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the
heavily contested Bush-Gore presidential election of 2000 to
documents that examine current controversies about alleged voter
suppression, claims of voter fraud, Russian interference in
American elections, and the impact of Supreme Court decisions past
and present on the constitutional right to vote. Includes essential
and illuminating primary sources on the past, present, and future
of voting in America Reflects the perspectives of activists,
journalists, and ordinary Americans as well as presidents,
senators, and Supreme Court justices Provides context for
understanding the impact of each featured document in informative
headnotes Offers authoritative overviews of historical eras in
which major changes to voting took place
This volume provides a state-of-the-art snapshot of language and
education research and demonstrates ways in which local and global
processes are intertwined with language learning, use, and
policies. Reflecting but also expanding on Nancy Hornberger’s
ground-breaking contributions to educational linguistics, this book
brings together leading international scholars. Chapters present
new research and cutting-edge syntheses addressing current
theoretical and methodological issues in researching equity,
access, and multilingual education. Organized around three central
themes --- bilingual education and bilingualism, the continua of
biliteracy, and policy and planning for linguistic diversity in
education --- the volume reflects the holistic and dynamic
perspective on language (in) education that is the hallmark of
educational linguistics as a field.
In the last three decades, the field of endangered and minority
languages has evolved rapidly, moving from the initial dire
warnings of linguists to a swift increase in the number of
organizations, funding programs, and community-based efforts
dedicated to documentation, maintenance, and revitalization.
"Sustaining Linguistic Diversity" brings together cutting-edge
theoretical and empirical work from leading researchers and
practitioners in the field. Together, these contributions provide a
state-of-the-art overview of current work in defining, documenting,
and developing the world's smaller languages and language
varieties.The book begins by grappling with how we define
endangerment - how languages and language varieties are best
classified, what the implications of such classifications are, and
who should have the final say in making them. The contributors then
turn to the documentation and description of endangered languages
and focus on best practices, methods and goals in documentation,
and on current field reports from around the globe. The latter part
of the book analyzes current practices in developing endangered
languages and dialects and particular language revitalization
efforts and outcomes in specific locations. Concluding with
critical calls from leading researchers in the field to consider
the human lives at stake, "Sustaining Linguistic Diversity" reminds
scholars, researchers, practitioners, and educators that linguistic
diversity can only be sustained in a world where diversity in all
its forms is valued.
In recent years, the use of illegal substances has increased,
particularly 'designer' drugs which have rapidly become part of
youth culture. The need for all involved in drug control to have up
to date information about the subject has never been greater. This
book helps meet this need by providing a chemical background to the
legal controls on drugs of abuse. Although focussed on the UK, some
of the provisions of the Misuse of Drugs Act derive from
international treaties; the discussion of technical aspects is
therefore of wider relevance. Apart from the Act itself, the book
also deals with certain aspects of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations.
There is detailed coverage of 'designer drugs' and the generic
legislation that was introduced to tackle them. The more recent
addition of 35 'Ecstasy'-like substances is covered in depth. The
significance to the legislation of terms such as salt, base,
stereoisomer, ester, ether, derivative, homologue and isotope are
described, and the text is supplemented by 23 Tables and over 80
chemical structures. There are eleven Appendices covering topics
such as precursor chemicals, related legislation, stated cases,
sentencing guidelines and the chemical characteristics of
commonly-abused drugs. Up-to-date lists of controlled drugs, with
cross references to their status in UN treaties, are provided and a
number of pending and other possible changes to the Act are
included together with a guide to nomenclature and synonyms.
Although primarily aimed at forensic scientists, this book will be
of great benefit to all bodies concerned with drug control,
including the police, customs officers, lawyers and government
departments.
This volume of 12 studies, mainly published during the past 15
years, begins with an overview of the Islamic astronomy covering
not only sophisticated mathematical astronomy and instrumentation
but also simple folk astronomy, and the ways in which astronomy was
used in the service of religion. It continues with discussions of
the importance of Islamic instruments and scientific manuscript
illustrations. Three studies deal with the regional schools that
developed in Islamic astronomy, in this case, Egypt and the
Maghrib. Another focuses on a curious astrological table for
calculating the length of life of any individual. The notion of the
world centred on the sacred Kaaba in Mecca inspired both
astronomers and proponents of folk astronomy to propose methods for
finding the qibla, or sacred direction towards the Kaaba; their
activities are surveyed here. The interaction between the
mathematical and folk traditions in astronomy is then illustrated
by an 11th-century text on the qibla in Transoxania. The last three
studies deal with an account of the geodetic measurements sponsored
by the Caliph al-Ma'mA"n in the 9th century; a world-map in the
tradition of the 11th-century polymath al-BA (R)rA"nA (R), alas
corrupted by careless copying; and a table of geographical
coordinates from 15th-century Egypt.
The first complete edition of the works of Robert Browning with
variant readings and annotations contains: 1. The entire contents
of the first editions of Browning's work; 2. All prefaces and
dedications which Browning wrote for his own works and for those of
Elizabeth Barrett Browning and others; 3. The two prose essays: The
Essay on Chatterton and The Essay on Shelley; 4. The front matter
and tables of contents of each of the collected editions (1849,
1863, 1865, 1868, 1888-1889) which Browning himself saw through the
press; 5 Poems by Browning published during his lifetime but not
collected by him; 9. Poems not published during Browning's lifetime
which have come to light since his death; 7. John Forster's Thomas
Wentworth, Earl of Strafford to which Browning contributed
significantly, though to what precise extent has not been
determined. The edition provides a full apparatus, including
variant readings and annotations.
Current day terrorism is increasingly motivated by body count, and more often than not is religiously or ethnically motivated. While politically motivated terrorism tends to limit the amount of violence in order to ensure that it does not impact supporters' sympathy for the cause, today's nihilistic terrorism is more simply focused on massive death and the destruction of property. Based on this, it seems very likely that future terrorists will use nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons rather than traditional explosives or firearms. As these attacks increasingly occur within the borders of the United States, the emergency responder will be the first line of defense.
Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Terrorism: Emergency Response and Public Protection provides emergency responders with guidance on:
· The types of weapons of mass destruction that could be used in a terrorist attack · Mechanisms by which terrorists could disperse various types of nuclear, chemical, or biological agents · The types of conventional explosives that terrorists could use to disperse these agents · The routes by which one may be exposed to these weapons · The types of health hazards that may result from exposure to these weapons · How safety professionals can minimize exposure to these weapons · Potential medical treatment options for those exposed to these weapons · How to best increase one's chances of surviving a nuclear explosion · Emergency preparedness measures for a variety of settings · How to prioritize injuries · How to decontaminate personnel prior to medical treatment · Radiation exposure guidelines · Training guidelines
In addition to concise but comprehensive coverage of various types of weapons of mass destruction, the authors give you sound advice and simple actions that can reduce risks and avoid panic in the event of a terrorist attack. They present guidelines for minimizing further danger to human life after an attack.
Environmental Noise Pollution, Second Edition, addresses the key
debates surrounding environmental noise pollution, its modelling
and mitigation using examples from across the globe. Environmental
noise pollution is now an established concern in environmental and
public policy and is considered one of the most important
environmental stressors affecting public health throughout the
world. Thoroughly revised, this new edition includes updated global
case studies as well as new chapters on 'soundscapes and noise
mapping' and 'environmental noise and technology'. This book
examines environmental noise pollution, its health implications,
noise modelling, the role of strategic noise mapping for problem
assessment, major sources of environmental noise pollution, noise
mitigation approaches, and related procedural and policy
implications. Drawing on the authors' considerable research
expertise in the area, the book is a fully updated resource on this
major environmental stressor that crosses disciplinary, policy and
national boundaries.
Based on a wide variety of previously unstudied sources, these
articles explain how science was applied to three aspects of
Islamic ritual in the Middle Ages: the regulation of the lunar
calendar; the organisation of the times of the five daily prayers;
and the determination of the sacred direction (qibla) towards the
Kaaba in Mecca. Simple procedures of folk astronomy were used by
the scholars of religious law who determined popular practice; more
complicated mathematical methods were provided by the scientists -
and this proved a powerful incentive for the development of
scientific analysis and research. Some of these procedures were to
have far-reaching consequences. For example, the astronomical
alignment of the Kaaba - known to various medieval writers, but
long forgotten - led to the adoption of similar alignments for the
qibla, and the final articles show how these were calculated,
whether from astronomical observation or geographical computation,
and their impact on the orientation of religious and secular
architecture across the Islamic world. C'est A partir d'une grande
diversite de sources inexplorees que ces articles expliquent
comment la science avait ete appliquee a trois aspects du rituel
islamique au Moyen Age: la regulation du calendrier lunaire;
l'organisation des heures assignees aux cinq prieres quotidiennes;
et l'etablissement de la direction sacree (qibla) vers la Kaaba de
la Mecque. Des procedes simples d'astronomie populaire etaient
utilises par les erudits en droit religieux qui decidaient de la
pratique populaire; des methodes mathematiques plus complexes
etaient offertes par les hommes de science - ce qui, en effet,
s'avera Atre une motivation puissante dans le developpement de
l'analyse et de la recherche scientifique. Certains de ces procedes
eurent des consequences d'une grande portee par la suite.
L'alignement astronomique de la Kaaba - pour ne reprendre qu'un
exemple connu
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From Michael L. Printz Award winner A.S. King and an all-star team
of contributors including Anna-Marie McLemore and Jason
Reynolds, an anthology of stories about remarkable people and their
strange and surprising collections. From David Levithan’s story
about a non-binary kid collecting pieces of other people’s
collections to Jenny Torres Sanchez's tale of a girl
gathering types of fire while trying not to get
burned to G. Neri's piece about 1970's skaters seeking
opportunities to go vertical—anything can be collected and in the
hands of these award-winning and bestselling authors, any
collection can tell a story. Nine of the best YA novelists
working today have written fiction based on a prompt from
Printz-winner A.S. King (who also contributes a story) and
the result is itself an extraordinary collection.
"Environmental Noise Pollution: Noise Mapping, Public Health and
Policy" addresses the key debates surrounding environmental noise
pollution with a particular focus on the European Union.
Environmental noise pollution is an emerging public policy and
environmental concern and is considered to be one of the most
important environmental stressors affecting public health
throughout the world.
This book examines environmental noise pollution, its health
implications, the role of strategic noise mapping for problem
assessment, major sources of environmental noise pollution, noise
mitigation approaches, and related procedural and policy
implications. Drawing on the authors' considerable research
expertise in the area, the book is the first coherent work on this
major environmental stressor, a new benchmark reference across
disciplinary, policy and national boundaries.
Highlights recent developments in the policy arena with particular
focus on developments in the EU within the context of the European
Noise DirectiveExplores the lessons emerging from nations within
the EU and other jurisdictions attempting to legislate and mitigate
against the harmful effects of noise pollutionCovers the core
theoretical concepts and principles surrounding the mechanics of
noise pollution as well as the evidence-base linking noise with
public health concerns
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