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Ukraine gained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. In
the decades between the end of the cold war and the crisis of 2014,
the country suffered a large decline in agricultural and industrial
production, plunging economic indicators into a sharp decline and
leading to large-scale poverty and hardship. This collection by
leading scholars from the region explores the various crises
affecting Ukraine since independence. Valuable crisis management
research is made available from both Russian and Ukrainian sources
and the on-going crisis in Ukraine put in context and analysed.
This accessible volume interacts with many disciplines including
political science, security studies, crisis management and
communication studies; and should prove useful to both students and
researchers.
This study discusses salient trends demonstrated by contemporary
warfare of these first years of the 21st century. The authors
reinforce previous notions of Fourth Generation Warfare, but most
importantly explore the workings of new components and how these
have modified the theory and practice of warfare beyond the basic
divisions of conventional and unconventional warfare as witnessed
in the preceding century. Throughout history there has been a close
interaction between politics, communication and armed conflict and
a main line of investigation of this book is to track changes that
are presumed to have occurred in the way and manner in which armed
conflicts are waged. Using cogent examples drawn variously from
conflicts of the Arab Spring, the Islamic State and Russian
adventurism in South Ossetia, Crimea and Eastern Ukraine, the
authors demonstrate the application of Information Warfare, the
practice of Hybrid Warfare, and offensive use of diplomacy,
communications, economics and international law to obtain political
and military advantages against the status quo states of the
international community. The authors combine a theoretical
framework with concrete empirical examples in order to create a
better understanding and comprehension of the current events and
processes that shape the character of contemporary armed conflicts
and how they are informed and perceived in a highly mediatised and
politicised world.
Bringing together an interdisciplinary team of scholars, this book
illustrates how and why cities are comprised by a mosaic of
vulnerable human and ecological communities. Case studies ranging
across various international settings reveal how 'urban
vulnerabilities' is an effective metaphor and analytic lens for
advancing political ecological theories on the relationships
between cities, nature and development. Contributions expand upon
conceptions of vulnerability as a static condition and instead
present vulnerability as a phenomenon that is produced through
complex and contentious planning histories, and which may, in turn,
be politicized, exploited and-in some instances-contested.
Expanding upon snapshot vulnerability assessments, this volume
articulates vulnerability as a process that is marked by the
accumulation of risk over time and the transference of risk across
space and populations. Moving beyond notions of vulnerability as a
singular, case studies demonstrate that social and ecological
vulnerabilities are deeply integrated and, as such, are irreducible
to one or the other. This volume also highlights how the production
of vulnerabilities is frequently achieved through integrated and
mutually reinforcing economic development and environmentally
driven agendas. This collection thus suggests that
vulnerability-and also forms of resilience-are implicated in
efforts to plan for and manage sustainable cities. This book
provides timely and provocative perspectives on a wide range of
urban issues including: park management, gentrification, suburban
expansion, sustainability planning, local organic food systems,
hazards management, climate change activism and north-south flows
of urban environmental externalities. Collectively, these works
reveal the complexities of urban vulnerabilities-related to scalar
interactions, accumulation and transfer of risk, politicization and
governance, and capacity for resistance-and in doing so, provide
readers with coherent, robust and well-theorized analysis of the
politics and production of urban vulnerabilities.
Ukraine gained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. In
the decades between the end of the cold war and the crisis of 2014,
the country suffered a large decline in agricultural and industrial
production, plunging economic indicators into a sharp decline and
leading to large-scale poverty and hardship. This collection by
leading scholars from the region explores the various crises
affecting Ukraine since independence. Valuable crisis management
research is made available from both Russian and Ukrainian sources
and the on-going crisis in Ukraine put in context and analysed.
This accessible volume interacts with many disciplines including
political science, security studies, crisis management and
communication studies; and should prove useful to both students and
researchers.
This study discusses salient trends demonstrated by contemporary
warfare of these first years of the 21st century. The authors
reinforce previous notions of Fourth Generation Warfare, but most
importantly explore the workings of new components and how these
have modified the theory and practice of warfare beyond the basic
divisions of conventional and unconventional warfare as witnessed
in the preceding century. Throughout history there has been a close
interaction between politics, communication and armed conflict and
a main line of investigation of this book is to track changes that
are presumed to have occurred in the way and manner in which armed
conflicts are waged. Using cogent examples drawn variously from
conflicts of the Arab Spring, the Islamic State and Russian
adventurism in South Ossetia, Crimea and Eastern Ukraine, the
authors demonstrate the application of Information Warfare, the
practice of Hybrid Warfare, and offensive use of diplomacy,
communications, economics and international law to obtain political
and military advantages against the status quo states of the
international community. The authors combine a theoretical
framework with concrete empirical examples in order to create a
better understanding and comprehension of the current events and
processes that shape the character of contemporary armed conflicts
and how they are informed and perceived in a highly mediatised and
politicised world.
Bringing together an interdisciplinary team of scholars, this book
illustrates how and why cities are comprised by a mosaic of
vulnerable human and ecological communities. Case studies ranging
across various international settings reveal how 'urban
vulnerabilities' is an effective metaphor and analytic lens for
advancing political ecological theories on the relationships
between cities, nature and development. Contributions expand upon
conceptions of vulnerability as a static condition and instead
present vulnerability as a phenomenon that is produced through
complex and contentious planning histories, and which may, in turn,
be politicized, exploited and-in some instances-contested.
Expanding upon snapshot vulnerability assessments, this volume
articulates vulnerability as a process that is marked by the
accumulation of risk over time and the transference of risk across
space and populations. Moving beyond notions of vulnerability as a
singular, case studies demonstrate that social and ecological
vulnerabilities are deeply integrated and, as such, are irreducible
to one or the other. This volume also highlights how the production
of vulnerabilities is frequently achieved through integrated and
mutually reinforcing economic development and environmentally
driven agendas. This collection thus suggests that
vulnerability-and also forms of resilience-are implicated in
efforts to plan for and manage sustainable cities. This book
provides timely and provocative perspectives on a wide range of
urban issues including: park management, gentrification, suburban
expansion, sustainability planning, local organic food systems,
hazards management, climate change activism and north-south flows
of urban environmental externalities. Collectively, these works
reveal the complexities of urban vulnerabilities-related to scalar
interactions, accumulation and transfer of risk, politicization and
governance, and capacity for resistance-and in doing so, provide
readers with coherent, robust and well-theorized analysis of the
politics and production of urban vulnerabilities.
The search for speed has become the latest initiative in the
pursuit of competitive advantage. This book equips the practising
manager with the tools and techniques needed to utilise the
philosophy of Time Compression. The authors explain how Time
Compression can accelerate strategic change. They apply the
principles of Time Compression to production and manufacturing
systems as well as the human aspects of a business to gain
competitive advantage. With detailed examples from companies that
have used Time Compression, such as the Rover Group, Coats Viyella,
British Airways, Lucas Industries, Short Brothers, British Steel
and Massey Ferguson, the authors contend that Time Compression can
be used to gain strategic advantages in virtually all businesses.
The search for speed has become the latest initiative in the
pursuit of competitive advantage. This book equips the practising
manager with the tools and techniques needed to utilise the
philosophy of Time Compression. The authors explain how Time
Compression can accelerate strategic change. They apply the
principles of Time Compression to production and manufacturing
systems as well as the human aspects of a business to gain
competitive advantage. With detailed examples from companies that
have used Time Compression, such as the Rover Group, Coats Viyella,
British Airways, Lucas Industries, Short Brothers, British Steel
and Massey Ferguson, the authors contend that Time Compression can
be used to gain strategic advantages in virtually all businesses.
Recognising that all depression is different - from how severe it
is and what the symptoms are to how long it lasts - this book
explains what causes depression, how to recognise depression, and
how to make decisions about treatment. Integrating pharmacologic
and psychotherapeutic approaches, it emphasises self-care
strategies that help sufferers of depression develop confidence in
their ability to manage depression on a daily basis and achieve
balance in their mood and everyday life, reducing the chance of
recurrence. Featuring real people's advice on managing depression
using simple techniques, this new edition includes updated
information on medications for depression and expanded chapters on
exercise and relaxation techniques.
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