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Alongside climate change and inequality one of the biggest
challenges facing the world today paradoxically arises from one of
the greatest achievements of the twentieth century. For the first
time in human history, thanks to advances in medical science and
public health, the majority of people will live into their 70s and
80s and there are more people alive aged over 60 than under 5.
Rather than celebrating this extraordinary achievement, however, we
see an ageing society as a threat, we worry about a growing care
burden and the challenges of financing these longer lives, we fear
a shrinking economy and a society riven by intergenerational
conflict. These concerns are all entirely legitimate if we don't
make urgent and major reforms to every aspect of society and the
economy. The Longevity Imperative provides a roadmap for these
changes. It argues that we have the potential to tackle these
issues to create a healthier, happier and more productive society
in the future. In part 1, Scott outlines the health and demographic
trends which have brought us to this point, establishes the key
myths and misunderstandings which have clouded our approach so far,
and identifies the key issues which need to be addressed. Part 2
outlines the longevity agenda and focuses on the science of living
longer and healthier and the transformations needed for our health
systems, economy and personal finances to be able to sustain these
changes. The final part looks at the social, political and
philosophical issues around delivering an evergreen society.
Die wêreld van die Bybel lyk dikwels vir moderne lesers vaag en vreemd.
Die geïllustreerde Bybelhandboek bied aan lesers ’n volledige prentjie
van die leefwêreld van die Bybel. Dit gee nie net feite nie, maar
ontsluit ’n lewendige wêreld vol konteks, geskiedenis en
interessanthede.
Een manier om die Bybel te ontdek is om die antieke wêreld te bestudeer
– sy kulture, gebruike en geskiedenis. Die geïllustreerde Bybelhandboek
is ’n waardevolle gids wat lesers sal help om die Bybel en die wêreld
waarin dit geskryf is beter te verstaan.
Die geïllustreerde Bybelhandboek bied die nuutste Bybelnavorsing in ’n
formaat wat maklik leesbaar en verstaanbaar is. Die Bybel word boek vir
boek ontsluit met honderde volkleur-illustrasies, kaarte en foto’s.
Daar is meer as 100 indiepte-artikels oor ’n verskeidenheid Bybelse
onderwerpe. Lesers sal ontdek hoe elke deel van die Bybel by die res
van die Bybel inpas en dit toelig.
Geen naslaan-rak sal volledig wees sonder hierdie handboek vir die
Bybel nie.
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.
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.
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Clarity (Hardcover)
J Scott Coatsworth
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R992
Discovery Miles 9 920
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Cultural tourism, domestic and international, is comprised of
travel that takes people out of their usual environments and
focuses on activities that are related to the cultural aspects of
an area. Rapid progress in technology, especially the advancement
of mobile applications, has changed various aspects of travel,
especially in areas such as transportation. Cultural Tourism in the
Wake of Web Innovation: Emerging Research and Opportunities is an
essential scholarly book that examines revolutionary changes taking
place in the field of cultural tourism that are a result of the
applications of web-based and other information technologies
including Web 2.0 innovations, locational technologies, and digital
imaging. It features a wide range of topics such as economic
development, mobile applications, and green development, and is
intended for use by hotel management, travel agents, event
organizers and planners, airline managers, academicians,
researchers, students, and professionals in the tourism and
hospitality industry.
'This book, although relatively short, is a tour de force. The book
is elegantly written, offering a persuasive narrative in which the
arguments and the prose flow smoothly from one theme to another.
The reader is pulled along various lines of argument running
parallel, but ultimately these are brought back together in a
concluding synthesis. This is a superb book. I know of no other
recent volume with a similar broad scope, internal cohesion, and
argumentative rigour, as well as persuasive writing style. I
strongly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in global
economic transformations and the expanded role of global city
regions.' - Larry S. Bourne, Canadian Studies in Population This
innovative volume offers an in-depth analysis of the many ways in
which new forms of capitalism in the 21st century are affecting and
altering the processes of urbanization. Beginning with the recent
history of capitalism and urbanization and moving into a thorough
and complex discussion of the modern city, this book outlines the
dynamics of what the author calls the third wave of urbanization,
characterized by global capitalism s increasing turn to forms of
production revolving around technology-intensive artifacts,
financial services, and creative commodities such as film, music,
and fashion. The author explores how this shift toward a cognitive
and cultural economy has caused dramatic changes in the modern
economic landscape in general and in the form and function of world
cities in particular. Armed with cutting-edge research and decades
of expertise, Allen J. Scott breaks new ground in identifying and
explaining how the cities of the past are being reshaped into a
complex system of global economic spaces marked by intense
relationships of competition and cooperation. Professors and
students in areas such as geography, urban planning, sociology, and
economics will find much to admire in this pioneering volume, as
will journalists, policy-makers, and other professionals with an
interest in urban studies.
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