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The era of globalization allows for more connectivity between
nations and cultures. This increase in international association
gives citizens more availability to take advantage of opportunities
in other nations, such as medical assistance and accompanying
services. Current Issues and Emerging Trends in Medical Tourism
focuses on the emerging phenomena of international travel by
patients in search of improved healthcare services and treatment,
wellness programs, and complementary recreational activities.
Including extensive coverage and case studies focusing on patient
mobility and new opportunities for health services across borders,
this authoritative reference source is essential to the needs of
healthcare providers, nonprofit organizations, students, and
medical professionals seeking relevant research on the relationship
between global travel and access to healthcare. This publication
features innovative, research-based chapters spanning the spectrum
of medical travel issues including, but not limited to, customer
perceptions, ethical considerations, reproductive medicine, social
media use, family caregivers, organ transplants, human trafficking,
and surrogacy concerns.
The Internet and other technological developments are now playing
increasing roles in the management of knowledge within consumer
health behavior and the delivery of health services. Biomedical
Knowledge Management: Infrastructures and Processes for E-Health
Systems provides multidisciplinary best practices and experiences
in knowledge management relevant to the healthcare industry. A
useful reference for field researchers, academicians, and
healthcare practitioners, this Handbook of Research presents an
in-depth examination of common approaches to shared problems in the
management of knowledge within e-health services.
Tourism is one of the leading industries worldwide. The magnitude
of growth in tourism will bring both opportunities and problems to
source and destination markets in years to come, especially in the
internal and external exchange of information in the industry.
""Information and Communication Technologies in Support of the
Tourism Industry"" examines the process of transformation as it
relates to the tourism industry, and the changes to that industry
from modern electronic communications. ""Information and
Communication Technologies in Support of the Tourism Industry""
covers not only geographically supportive technologies in
communication, but also in terms of culture, economics, marketing,
social, and regional issues. In-depth analyses range from the use
of the Internet to supply information to the emerging patterns of
tourist decision making and investments.
In forming the Royal Air Force on 1 April 1918, Britain created the
world’s first independent air service. Britain entered the First
World War with less than 200 ill-assorted flying machines divided
between the army and the navy, but by the end of the war the RAF
mustered almost 300,000 personnel and 22, 000 aircraft. Originally
published in 1986, more than 65 years after the event, the decision
to form the RAF remained poorly understood and Malcolm Cooper
presented the first detailed modern analysis of its creation,
shedding new light on the process by which Britain entered the air
age. Set against the background of the build-up of air power during
the First World War, the book explains how deepening political
concern at failures in home air defence, public demands for
retaliatory air action against Germany, problems of mobilization
and expansion in the aircraft industry, and disagreements between
the existing army and navy air services combined to create the
conditions for an independent air force. The author argues that the
pressures of war were insufficient to give real substance to the
RAF’s independence and that its failure to escape from its
wartime role as an ancillary service was also of crucial
significance in the evolution of British air strategy in later
years. Based on an extensive study of official documents and
private papers and amply illustrated with contemporary photographs,
this title will prove invaluable in understanding both strategic
thinking in the Great War and the early development of a form of
warfare which dominated military and naval operations in the
twentieth century.
The changing patterns of Japanese tourism and the views of the
Japanese tourist since the Meiji Restoration, in 1868, are given an
in-depth historical, geographical, economic and social analysis in
this book. As well as providing a case study for the purpose of
investigating the changing face of global tourism from the 19th to
the 21st Century, this account of Japanese tourism explores both
domestic social relations and international geographical, political
and economic relations, especially in the northeast Asian context.
Socio-cultural and geographical analysis form the research
framework for the book, in three ways: first, there is an emphasis
on scale as tourism phenomena and their implications are discussed
both in a global context and at the national, regional and local
levels; second, the discussion is informed by primary data sources
such as censuses and surveys; and third, the incorporation of
fieldwork and case studies adds concreteness to the overall picture
of Japanese tourism. This book is a significant addition to an area
of study currently under-represented in the literature.
The changing patterns of Japanese tourism and the views of the
Japanese tourist since the Meiji Restoration, in 1868, are given an
in-depth historical, geographical, economic and social analysis in
this book. As well as providing a case study for the purpose of
investigating the changing face of global tourism from the 19th to
the 21st Century, this account of Japanese tourism explores both
domestic social relations and international geographical, political
and economic relations, especially in the northeast Asian context.
Socio-cultural and geographical analysis form the research
framework for the book, in three ways: first, there is an emphasis
on scale as tourism phenomena and their implications are discussed
both in a global context and at the national, regional and local
levels; second, the discussion is informed by primary data sources
such as censuses and surveys; and third, the incorporation of
fieldwork and case studies adds concreteness to the overall picture
of Japanese tourism. This book is a significant addition to an area
of study currently under-represented in the literature.
Rivers and their watersheds constitute some of the most dynamic and
complex landscapes. Rivers have sustained human communities, and
human societies have utilized and altered river flows in a number
of ways for millennia. However, the level of human impact on
rivers, and on watershed environments, has become acute during the
last hundred years or so. This book brings together empirical
research and theoretical perspectives on the changing conditions of
a range of river basin environments in the contemporary world,
including the history and culture of local societies living in
these river basins. It provides theoretical insights on the
patterns and nature of the interaction between rivers and their use
by human communities. The chapters are written from a variety of
positions, including environmental science, hydrology, human
ecology, urban studies, water management, historical geography,
cultural anthropology and tourism studies. The case studies span
different geographical regions, providing valuable insight on the
multifaceted interactions between rivers and our societies, and on
the changing riverscapes in different parts of the world. Specific
detailed examples are included from Australia, Brazil, France,
India, Iran, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, UK
and USA.
Geothermal springs constitute a major tourism resource, providing
spectacular settings, recreation facilities, a recognised value in
treatments beneficial for health and wellness, a sense of heritage
and adventure, and links with the natural environment. Health and
wellness tourism accounts for a significant proportion of the
world's tourism consumption, with components ranging from hot
spring bathing for leisure and recreation, through mineral water
use in health treatments under the supervision of highly
specialised medical professionals, to water treatments in the
wellness and beauty therapy sector and the use of mineral water for
drinking purposes. This makes it an economically and socially
important area of tourism demanding in-depth analysis. This book
explores health and wellness tourism from a range of perspectives
including usage, heritage, management, technology, environmental
and cultural features, and marketing.
Geothermal springs constitute a major tourism resource, providing
spectacular settings, recreation facilities, a recognised value in
treatments beneficial for health and wellness, a sense of heritage
and adventure, and links with the natural environment. Health and
wellness tourism accounts for a significant proportion of the
world’s tourism consumption, with components ranging from hot
spring bathing for leisure and recreation, through mineral water
use in health treatments under the supervision of highly
specialised medical professionals, to water treatments in the
wellness and beauty therapy sector and the use of mineral water for
drinking purposes. This makes it an economically and socially
important area of tourism demanding in-depth analysis. This book
explores health and wellness tourism from a range of perspectives
including usage, heritage, management, technology, environmental
and cultural features, and marketing.
In forming the Royal Air Force on 1 April 1918, Britain created the
world's first independent air service. Britain entered the First
World War with less than 200 ill-assorted flying machines divided
between the army and the navy, but by the end of the war the RAF
mustered almost 300,000 personnel and 22, 000 aircraft. Originally
published in 1986, more than 65 years after the event, the decision
to form the RAF remained poorly understood and Malcolm Cooper
presented the first detailed modern analysis of its creation,
shedding new light on the process by which Britain entered the air
age. Set against the background of the build-up of air power during
the First World War, the book explains how deepening political
concern at failures in home air defence, public demands for
retaliatory air action against Germany, problems of mobilization
and expansion in the aircraft industry, and disagreements between
the existing army and navy air services combined to create the
conditions for an independent air force. The author argues that the
pressures of war were insufficient to give real substance to the
RAF's independence and that its failure to escape from its wartime
role as an ancillary service was also of crucial significance in
the evolution of British air strategy in later years. Based on an
extensive study of official documents and private papers and amply
illustrated with contemporary photographs, this title will prove
invaluable in understanding both strategic thinking in the Great
War and the early development of a form of warfare which dominated
military and naval operations in the twentieth century.
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Managing Archaeology (Paperback, New)
John Carman; Introduction by Clive Gamble; Edited by Malcolm Cooper, Anthony Firth, David Wheatley
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R1,537
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Effective management is becoming increasingly important in all
aspects of archaeology. Archaeologists must manage the artefacts
thay deal with, their funding, ancient sites, as well as the
practice of archaeology itself. Managing Archaeology is a collecton
of outstanding papers from experts involved in these many areas.
The contributors focus on the principles and practice of management
in the 1990s, covering such crucial aeas as the management of
contract and field archaeology, heritage management, marketing, law
and information technology. The resulting volume is important and
informative reading for archaeologists and heritage managers, as
well as planners, policy makers and environmental consultants.
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Managing Archaeology (Hardcover)
John Carman; Introduction by Clive Gamble; Edited by Malcolm Cooper, Anthony Firth, David Wheatley
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R3,990
Discovery Miles 39 900
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'This book is a character study for the future of British Archaeology as it seeks to define its role for the coming millennium.' - New Scientist
'Managing archaeology will undoubtedly emerge as a milestone in archaeological literature and will prove particularly valuable for those already on the professional career ladder.' - Antiquity
'It presents a broad view of the inner mechanisms of contemporary British Archaeology and its preoccupations and will be of interest to those working within the profession as well as providing useful insights for those less formally involved.' - Archaeological Journal
'This book is essential reading for all those involved in the practice of archaeology.' - International Journal of Heritage Studies
'Anyone interested in the process of archaeology will find something to interest them in this multi-authored volume ... This is an important volume because it raises many of the issues which archaeologists think about but do not necessarily talk about.' - Tim Schadla-Hall, The Archaeologist
'What emerges from this volume is a clear understanding that archaeology is now both a discipline, a scholarly academic undertaking, and a profession, a service provided to others for a consideration, not always monetary in nature.' - Historical Archaeology
There are over 1300 active volcanoes worldwide and many more
dormant or extinct. Some are developed as tourist destinations;
others are not, but have great potential. Mount Fuji in Japan
attracts over 100 million visitors per year and has immense
cultural and spiritual significance, while a number of volcanic
areas in national parks, for example Teide in Spain, Yellowstone in
the US, Vesuvius in Italy and Tongariro in New Zealand, attract
between one to four million tourists each year. In the last decade
the designation of nearly 50 geoparks around the world has
highlighted their potential for tourism development. This book
provides the first global review and assessment of the sustainable
use of active and dormant volcanic and geothermal environments for
geotourism. The volcano-based tourism sector is further augmented
through a closely linked range of geothermal resources and
attractions, such as geysers and hot springs, which are discussed
in detail throughout individual chapters covering all key volcanic
and geothermal regions around the world. It is shown that volcano
and geothermal tourism is a subsection of nature-based geotourism
and incorporates a variety of other tourism categories such as
adventure tourism, extreme tourism, ecotourism, green tourism,
educational tourism, and hot spring tourism. This comprehensive
book covers the most important issues of this growing tourism
sector whilst incorporating relevant global research, making it an
essential resource for all in the field. Includes colour plates.
There are over 1300 active volcanoes worldwide and many more
dormant or extinct. Some are developed as tourist destinations;
others are not, but have great potential. Mount Fuji in Japan
attracts over 100 million visitors per year and has immense
cultural and spiritual significance, while a number of volcanic
areas in national parks, for example Teide in Spain, Yellowstone in
the US, Vesuvius in Italy and Tongariro in New Zealand, attract
between one to four million tourists each year. In the last decade
the designation of nearly 50 geoparks around the world has
highlighted their potential for tourism development. This book
provides the first global review and assessment of the sustainable
use of active and dormant volcanic and geothermal environments for
geotourism. The volcano-based tourism sector is further augmented
through a closely linked range of geothermal resources and
attractions, such as geysers and hot springs, which are discussed
in detail throughout individual chapters covering all key volcanic
and geothermal regions around the world. It is shown that volcano
and geothermal tourism is a subsection of nature-based geotourism
and incorporates a variety of other tourism categories such as
adventure tourism, extreme tourism, ecotourism, green tourism,
educational tourism, and hot spring tourism. This comprehensive
book covers the most important issues of this growing tourism
sector whilst incorporating relevant global research, making it an
essential resource for all in the field. Includes colour plates.
This new book tells the story of the Ocean class of standard cargo
ships, their design, building and careers, and the author places
them firmly in the context of the battle of the Atlantic which was
raging at the time of the first launchings. They entered the
vanguard of the Allied shipping effort at a time when the German
U-boat threat was at its most dangerous, and British shipping
resources were stretched to the limit. They were deployed in the
North Atlantic, on the long supply routes around Africa to the
Middle East, in the Russian convoys, in operations in support of
the invasions of North Africa and Italy and the land campaigns
which followed, in the D-Day landings and later amphibious
operations on the south coast of France. Finally, some of the class
joined an invasion force making its way towards Malaya when Japan
surrendered in August 1945\. The Oceans paid a heavy price for
these accomplishments, one third of the class being lost to
torpedoes, bombs or mines in places as far apart as the Florida
coast, the Norwegian Sea, the Bay of Algiers and the Gulf of Oman.
While these achievements alone would merit an important place in
histories of the war at sea, the impact of the Oceans stretched far
beyond the direct contribution of the ships themselves. The yards
where they were built also served as models for a series of new
American shipyards, designed to mass produce cargo vessels with
such speed and in such volume as to completely reverse the
mathematics of attrition, which had run so badly against the Allies
into 1942\. Even more important, the Oceans' blueprints were used
as the basis for the American Liberty ship, the 2,700-strong fleet
which finally tilted the balance of the war at sea decisively in
the Allies' favour and went on to underpin the post-war renewal of
the world merchant fleet. This comprehensive new history, based on
extensive archival research and lavishly illustrated with
contemporary photographs, restores the Oceans to their rightful
place in history. The ships' design antecedents are explained, and
their ordering, financing and construction analysed in full.
Wartime operations are covered in depth, by theatre and with full
details of war losses and other casualties. The book concludes with
an assessment of their subsequent peacetime careers and a
comparison to other war-built designs. This is a model history of a
highly significant class of ship.
Rivers and their watersheds constitute some of the most dynamic and
complex landscapes. Rivers have sustained human communities, and
human societies have utilized and altered river flows in a number
of ways for millennia. However, the level of human impact on
rivers, and on watershed environments, has become acute during the
last hundred years or so. This book brings together empirical
research and theoretical perspectives on the changing conditions of
a range of river basin environments in the contemporary world,
including the history and culture of local societies living in
these river basins. It provides theoretical insights on the
patterns and nature of the interaction between rivers and their use
by human communities. The chapters are written from a variety of
positions, including environmental science, hydrology, human
ecology, urban studies, water management, historical geography,
cultural anthropology and tourism studies. The case studies span
different geographical regions, providing valuable insight on the
multifaceted interactions between rivers and our societies, and on
the changing riverscapes in different parts of the world. Specific
detailed examples are included from Australia, Brazil, France,
India, Iran, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, UK
and USA.
Jenkins Shire Line of 1860 and McGregor and Gows Glen Line of 1867
were early operators of steamers in the highly competitive trades
to China. Both become part of the Royal Mail Group, from whose
collapse they were rescued by Holts. The resulting GLENEARN class
had a magnificent war record, and spawned the Blue Funnel A class.
Over 150 owned and managed ships featured.
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X-Ray Compton Scattering (Hardcover, New)
Malcolm Cooper, Peter Mijnarends, Nobuhiro Shiotani, Nobuhiko Sakai, Arun Bansil
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R8,618
R4,934
Discovery Miles 49 340
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With the development of potent x-ray sources at many synchrotron
laboratories worldwide, Compton scattering has become a standard
tool for studying electron densities in materials. This book
provides condensed matter and materials physicists with an
authoritative, up-to-date, and very accessible account of the
Compton scattering method, leading to a fundamental understanding
of the electrical and magnetic properties of solid materials. The
spectrum of Compton scattered x-rays is particularly sensitive to
this behavior and thus can be used as a direct probe and to test
the predictions of theory. The current generation of synchrotron
facilities allows this method to be readily exploited to study the
ground state electron density in both elements and in complex
compounds. It is important that those working in related fields, as
well as the increasing number directly using the Compton method,
have a comprehensive assessment of what is now possible and how to
achieve it, in addition to a full understanding of its theoretical
basis. This monograph is unique and timely, since little of what is
described, was practicable a decade ago. The development of
synchrotron radiation facilities has ensured that the technique
described here will remain a powerful probe of electron charge and
spin density for many years to come.
One of London's most successful tramp ship operators, in business
from 1887 to 1979. Particularly successful at playing the market,
and buying and selling ships at the right time. Harrisons' fleet
was rebuilt in the 1930s, but suffered grievous war losses, which
are fully documented. A depleted post-war fleet included two bulk
carriers and managed coasters. Few tramp ship companies have been
as well documented.
Friends of St. Nicholas' Church, Thames Ditton are pleased to have
commissioned and present this book, 'We will remember them',
authored by church member and military historian, Malcolm Cooper,
as part of the centenary anniversary of Armistice Day. Malcolm has
worked tirelessly, meticulously researching those who came from
Thames Ditton to fight in World War One, and ultimately give their
lives as part of the war effort. Through Malcolm's endeavors, we
can understand the breadth of the sacrifice that the one hundred
and seven men and one woman made, the circumstances in which they
fought and fell, and something of their background and upbringing.
The accounts are insightful, often moving, and allow us to consider
the debt of gratitude that we owe. Every year we gather on
Remembrance Sunday, either in church, or at the War Memorial on
Giggs Hill Green, to say 'we will remember them'. Thanks to
Malcolm's efforts, we can now remember them with greater clarity
and understanding. The sacrifice of all those who died can be seen
and made sense of in the light of Jesus Christ. It was his supreme
sacrifice on the cross for us all that conquered death, and opened
up the way for us to know eternal life and peace. Let us also
remember and give thanks to Him. Rev. Andrew Cowie, Vicar, St.
Nicholas' Church, Thames Ditton.
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