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An important reference book both now and post 1992. It gives a
clear introduction to the industrial property market in Europe and
provides the information needed to understand each country's system
of planning and property development.
This is a book for the Single Market Economy (SEM) and for the real
estate professionals operating within it. With the rapidly
increasing harmonization within Europe there is a need for the
development of expertise in the handling of different national
systems and the non-tariff barriers they present. This guide is
designed to help professionals to develop this expertise. It offers
more than a dictionary of specialist and technical terminology;
there is a supplementary section giving longer translations of
particularly tricky terms where more detailed information is
needed. There are also sections on the real estate and planning
systems in the different European countries, government and
planning hierarchies and real estate associations throughout
Europe. None of these are intended to be definitive guides, but
simply highlight the key questions the real estate professional
needs to be aware of and goes on to provide sources for further
reading.
This book sets out in a comparative framework the operation of the
industrial property market in seven major West European economies:
Germany, Spain, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Sweden and Great
Britain. The object of the book is to provide for the practitioner
and the student of real estate and property development a practical
introduction to the complexities of the market in each of the
countries. Each chapter is written by experts from the country
concerned and covers planning and property rules and regulations,
procedures and the roles of agents and participators in the
process. Illustrative case studies are used extensively and advice
is provided on further reading. The book is directed at the needs
of property professionals, investors, planning and development
consultants and aims to answer their pressing questions on how to
make the most of the opportunities offered by the single European
market.
In this provocative history, James B. Wood challenges the received
wisdom that Japan's defeat in the Pacific was historically
inevitable. He argues instead that it was only when the Japanese
military prematurely abandoned its original sound strategic plan-to
secure the resources Japan needed and establish a viable defensible
perimeter for the Empire-that the Allies were able to regain the
initiative and lock Japanese forces into a war of attrition they
were not prepared to fight. The book persuasively shows how the
Japanese army and navy had both the opportunity and the capability
to have fought a different and more successful war in the Pacific
that could have influenced the course and outcome of World War II.
It is therefore a study both of Japanese defeat and of what was
needed to achieve a potential Japanese victory, or at the very
least, to avoid total ruin. Wood's argument does not depend on
signal individual historical events or dramatic accidents. Instead
it examines how familiar events could have become more complicated
or problematic under different, but nevertheless historically
possible, conditions due to changes in the complex interaction of
strategic and operational factors over time. Wood concludes that
fighting a different war was well within the capacities of imperial
Japan. He underscores the fact that the enormous task of achieving
total military victory over Japan would have been even more
difficult, perhaps too difficult, if the Japanese had waged a
different war and the Allies had not fought as skillfully as they
did. If Japan had traveled that alternate military road, the
outcome of the Pacific War could have differed significantly from
that we know so well-and, perhaps a little too complacently,
accept.
The visually arresting and often misunderstood octopus has long
captured popular imagination. With an alien appearance and an
uncanny intellect, this exceptional sea creature has inspired fear
in famous lore and legends - from the giant octopus attack in
"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" to Ursula the sea witch in "The
Little Mermaid." Yet its true nature is more wondrous still. After
decades of research, the authors reveal a sensitive, curious, and
playful animal with remarkable intelligence, an ability to defend
itself with camouflage and jet propulsion, an intricate nervous
system, and advanced problem-solving abilities.
In this beautifully photographed book, three leading marine
biologists bring readers face to face with these amazingly complex
animals that have fascinated scientists for decades. From the
molluscan ancestry of today s octopus to its ingenious anatomy,
amazing mating and predatory behaviors, and other-worldly
relatives, the authors take readers through the astounding life
cycle, uncovering the details of distinctive octopus personalities.
With personal narratives, underwater research, stunning closeup
photography, and thoughtful guidance for keeping octopuses in
captivity, "Octopus" is the first comprehensive natural history of
this smart denizen of the sea.
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Maintaining a building is expensive: it costs many times more to
run a building than to build it, yet maintenance is often accorded
a low priority. "Building Maintenance" covers the technical aspects
of maintenance for undergraduate students on built environment
courses, particularly building surveying and facilities management.
It addresses the major questions regarding maintenance activities
and shows that maintenance should be considered seriously at the
design stage. Extensive case studies illustrate what can go wrong,
how to put matters right and how to get it right first time.
This volume provides a comprehensive multidisciplinary and
multinational view of attachment theory as it applies to family
systems, and family systems theory as it extends attachment theory.
Explores if and how attachment theory can be truly systemic, and
what a systemic attachment theory would entail
Addresses potential clinical implications and applications of
attachment and family systems theories
Raises cultural challenges to integrative theoretical development
Challenges developmental and family systems scientists and
practitioners to begin an active exchange
This insightful collection of essays details the political life of
one of the most prominent and gifted American statesmen of the
twentieth century. From his early training in international law to
his five terms in the US Senate, J. William Fulbright (1905--1995)
had a profound influence on US foreign policy, and his vision for
mutual understanding shaped the extraordinary exchange program
bearing his name. As a senator for Arkansas for thirty years and
the longest serving chair of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, Fulbright was one of the most influential figures of
United States politics. His criticism of US involvement in Vietnam
exemplified his belief in the effective management of international
norms by international organizations -- including the United
Nations, which was the subject of his first bill in Congress. Yet
alongside his commitments to liberal internationalism and
multilateral governance, Fulbright was a southern politician who
embraced the interests of the region's conservative white
population. This juxtaposition of biased and broad-minded
objectives shows a divide at the center of Fulbright's vision,
which still has consequences for America's global policies today.
This multidimensional volume covers Fulbright's development as a
national and global voice on foreign relations, as he wrestled with
the political controversies of the US South during the civil rights
movement, worked with and challenged executive power, and shaped
the Fulbright program for educational exchange.
This reprint of Bernard Wood's best-selling 2-volume encyclopedia
is now available as a single-volume paperback. It is ideal for grad
students and individual researchers wanting to purchase their own
desk copy of this comprehensive work. This comprehensive A to Z
encyclopedia provides extensive coverage of important scientific
terms related to improving our understanding of how we evolved.
Specifically, the 5,000 entries cover evidence and methods used to
investigate the relationships among the living great apes, evidence
about what makes the behavior of modern humans distinctive, and
evidence about the evolutionary history of that distinctiveness, as
well as information about modern methods used to trace the recent
evolutionary history of modern human populations. This text
provides a resource for everyone studying the emergence of Homo
sapiens. Visit the companion site www.woodhumanevolution.com to
browse additional references and updates from this comprehensive
encyclopedia.
Not so long ago, all a student studying human evolution needed was
a familiarity with the relatively sparse fossil record and what
limited information there was about the context of the sites, a
basic knowledge of gross anatomy and archeology, and an
understanding of simple analytical methods. Times have changed. The
fossil record has grown exponentially, imaging techniques have
advanced dramatically, quantitative methods have burgeoned, and
molecular biology has revolutionized our understanding of genetics,
evolutionary history, and development. Added to this are advances
in the archeological, biological, and earth sciences that help
interpret the context of the fossil evidence and reconstruct
behavior. But presently there is nowhere students of human
evolution cna easily find out about topics as disparate as
ameloblast, Coopers Cave, daily secretion rate, the effect
hypothesis, homeobox genes, insolation, phylogenetically
independent contrasts, quantitative trait locus, semicircular
canals, and tephrostratigraphy. The Wiley Blackwell Student
Dictionary of Human Evolution contains upwards of 2500 entries, all
drafted with an eye on the student user. It is an indispensable
source for those studying human evolution.
Reconstructing the collective experience of an entire provincial
nobility over a period of more than two centuries, James Wood finds
current theories about the early modernFrench nobility inadequate.
Concentrating on socio-economic structures and changes, he analyzes
the composition and way of life of all the nobles--poor and
prosperous, obscure and notable--who lived in the election of
Bayeux between the mid-fifteenth and mid-seventeenth centuries.
Combining a regional historical perspective with the methods of
quantitative social history, Professor Wood demonstrates the
broader significance of his findings for general historical
interpretations of the nobility and of early modern France as well.
Originally published in 1980. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the
latest print-on-demand technology to again make available
previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of
Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original
texts of these important books while presenting them in durable
paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy
Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage
found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University
Press since its founding in 1905.
This comprehensive A to Z encyclopedia provides extensive coverage
of important scientific terms related to improving our
understanding of how we evolved. Specifically, the 5,000 entries in
this two-volume set cover evidence and methods used to investigate
the relationships among the living great apes, evidence about what
makes the behavior of modern humans distinctive, and evidence about
the evolutionary history of that distinctiveness, as well as
information about modern methods used to trace the recent
evolutionary history of modern human populations. This text
provides a resource for everyone studying the emergence of "Homo
sapiens."Visit the companion site www.woodhumanevolution.com to
browse additional references and updates from this comprehensive
encyclopedia.
Reconstructing the collective experience of an entire provincial
nobility over a period of more than two centuries, James Wood finds
current theories about the early modernFrench nobility inadequate.
Concentrating on socio-economic structures and changes, he analyzes
the composition and way of life of all the nobles--poor and
prosperous, obscure and notable--who lived in the election of
Bayeux between the mid-fifteenth and mid-seventeenth centuries.
Combining a regional historical perspective with the methods of
quantitative social history, Professor Wood demonstrates the
broader significance of his findings for general historical
interpretations of the nobility and of early modern France as
well.
Originally published in 1980.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand
technology to again make available previously out-of-print books
from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press.
These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these
important books while presenting them in durable paperback
editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly
increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the
thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since
its founding in 1905.
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