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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Danielle Williams, skydiver and founder of the online community
Melanin Base Camp, profiles dozens of adventurers pushing the
boundaries of inclusion and equity in the outdoors. These
compelling narratives include a mother whose love of hiking led her
to found a nonprofit to expose BIPOC children to the wonders of the
outdoors and a mountain biker who, despite at first dealing with
unwelcome glances and hostility on trails, went on to become a
blogger who writes about justice and diversity in natural spaces.
Also included is a guide to outdoor allyship that explores
sometimes challenging topics to help all of us create a more
inclusive community, whether you bike, climb, hike, or paddle. Join
us as we work together to increase representation and opportunities
for people of color in outdoor adventure sports.
New York City has the largest council-sponsored Participatory
Budgeting (PB) processes in North America. From its inception in
Brazil, PB was a process that empowered the least-advantaged
members of the community by providing a way to propose budget
allocations through voting. This book reports on a
multi-methodological study of New York City's participatory
budgeting (PB) process from the perspective of a city resident over
time. A participatory budgeting slogan purports that the initiative
offers "real power" and "real money" to constituents at a local
level. To critically examine such top-down assertions, and
different than much that has been written about PB, this book
researches and navigates its events the way a member of the
community would see it. The study reveals a lack of transparency,
manipulation by city agencies, the favorable treatment of insider
proposed projects, and a failure to reveal the basis of project
costs. It also finds that there is no singular participatory
budgeting project in New York City. Instead, there are numerous
participatory budget projects, as many as there are council members
who engage in the practice. This book provides a ground-level view
of these limitations and recommends substantial reform.
This Handbook is a comprehensive anthology of up-to-date chapters
contributed by current researchers in budget forecasting. Editors
Daniel Williams and Thad Calabrese had previously found substantial
deficiencies in public budgeting forecast literature with current
research failing to address such matters as practices related to
forecasting expenditure factors, the consequences of forecast bias,
or empirical examination of the effectiveness of many deterministic
methods actually used by many governments. This volume
comprehensively addresses the state of knowledge about budget
forecasting for practitioners, academics, and students and serves
as a comprehensive resource for instruction alongside serving as a
reference book for those engaged in budget forecasting practice.
This Handbook is a comprehensive anthology of up-to-date chapters
contributed by current researchers in budget forecasting. Editors
Daniel Williams and Thad Calabrese had previously found substantial
deficiencies in public budgeting forecast literature with current
research failing to address such matters as practices related to
forecasting expenditure factors, the consequences of forecast bias,
or empirical examination of the effectiveness of many deterministic
methods actually used by many governments. This volume
comprehensively addresses the state of knowledge about budget
forecasting for practitioners, academics, and students and serves
as a comprehensive resource for instruction alongside serving as a
reference book for those engaged in budget forecasting practice.
The first real look at the Canadian West "Harmon's Journal"--the
first published English-language journal written in B.C.-is a
lively, engaging story that, unlike other early journals, captures
the rough-and-tumble life of a fur trader and explorer in the
western Canada of 200 years ago. Harmon's descriptions of the
cultures and customs of the people he met provide important
observations of various First Nations almost before they were
touched by European culture. He also details activities of the
traders and explorers with whom he exchanged letters--such notable
personalities as David Thompson, Simon Fraser and John Stuart.
Harmon writes with honesty and often raw emotion in his accounts of
his travels and adventures, and his reflections are often profound.
"Harmon's Journal" is the authentic 1957 edition of the journal
edited by esteemed historian William Kaye Lamb.
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