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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.
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A Giant Below (Hardcover)
Danny P Anderson; Illustrated by Aaron Herrera
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The changing face of infrastructure facilities management worldwide
is characterised by high demand for investments in renewal and
maintenance, governmental budget constraints and innovations in
information systems. The authors highlight the growing demand for
accurate, complete and continuous disclosure of information related
to management activities, expenditures, stock availability and
shadow prices. This study discusses how infrastructure facilities,
commonly considered as a public good, have been traditionally
funded by the public sector but that the efficiency of this
approach has come into question at the same time as the ability of
governments to leverage funds for new facilities and for
maintenance and rehabilitation of existing ones has decreased.
These factors, they argue, have led to increasing interest in
private sector participation in financing, building and operating
public infrastructure. The main purpose of this book is to: *
present recent theoretical and practical advances as well as new
concepts and paradigms in infrastructure systems * provide a
state-of-the-art overview of current research * stimulate new
research and innovative thinking on the interface between
infrastructure measurement and management. The book, written by
numerous experts in the field, will appeal to national and regional
infrastructure ministries and agencies, companies engaged in
infrastructure financing, construction, management and maintenance
as well as students at graduate level and above and researchers in
civil engineering, infrastructure planning and infrastructure
economics and management.
The transformation of the world economy from a system of nations
trading materials-intensive goods to a system of seamless global
networks for information-intensive goods and services has created
the need for a comprehensive restructuring of transportation and
communications activities. The contributors - transportation and
communications analysts from Japan and the United States - address
this restructuring from a variety of perspectives ranging from
theoretical treatments of the role of information in the economy to
applications of communications technologies for the collection of
travel data. The authors transcend traditional methods of
transportation and communication analysis in order to address
emerging issues that are not well represented by the prevailing
cost-benefit framework. Many draw from advances in social sciences,
such as game theory, that recognize the interdependence of human
decision making. New ways of assessing the economic benefit of
infrastructure and the evolving role of institutions in the
information economy are demonstrated, along with novel approaches
to analyzing human mobility and interaction in a knowledge-rich
environment. By moving beyond traditional forms of analysis that
were better suited to an earlier time, the chapters in this book
provide a wealth of insights for policy formulation in the
globalized knowledge economy. This comprehensive volume will be of
great value to regional scientists and economic geographers, as
well as civil engineers, economists, and analysts interested in
transportation and communications.
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Chosen Nation (Hardcover)
Braden P. Anderson
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R1,323
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The research review discusses important papers in the Economics of
Advertising since the Millennium. It covers embellishments of
established theories, newer theories, and empirical testing of
both. Topics include informative, persuasive, and comparative
advertising, content analysis, targeting, information congestion,
signalling, and information disclosure. Scholars of marketing and
economics will find here both a back-drop and recent advances.
"The State Economic Handbook" is a new annual reference book
profiling the economy, demography, political environment, and
business climates for each of the 50 states. This information,
gathered from a variety of sources and clearly presented in one
volume, will be of great value to researchers, businesses, news
media, and government agencies.
"The State Economic Handbook" is a new annual reference book
profiling the economy, demography, political environment, and
business climates for each of the 50 states. This information,
gathered from a variety of sources and clearly presented in one
volume, will be of great value to researchers, businesses, news
media, and government agencies.
This collection of essays explores the co-implication of violence
and performance in a range of geopolitical locations. It addresses
the problem of local/global violence through the optic of
performance studies, examining the constitutive role of violence,
and the more global concerns about how violence is performed in the
modern world.
Molecular Sieves- Science and Technology will cover, in a comprehensive manner, the science and technology of zeolites and all related microporous and mesoporous materials. Authored by renowned experts, the contributions will be grouped together topically in such a way that each volume of the book series will be dealing with a specific sub-field. Volume 3 deals with the most widely employed techniques for the post-synthesis modificaton of molecular sieves. Among the topics covered in considerable detail are ion exchange, both in the more conventional variant in aqueous suspension and in the solid-state variant, the various methods for dealumination of zeolites, and the techniques for introducing metallic, ionic, oxidic and sulfidic clusters into the cages and channels of microporous materials.
This collection of original research chapters by international
scholars addresses the complementary roles of transportation and
knowledge and their spatial manifestations in modern urban and
regional economies. The featured studies employ the most current
and sophisticated technologies, while the authors add a strong
element of practical application and policy implications in each
chapter. The book is organized into four major themes. The first is
infrastructure and economic growth, addressing the historical and
contemporary economic impacts of rail, highway and transit
infrastructure. The second theme, models for transportation
planning and policy, includes methods for optimal toll setting and
the effect of transport costs on interregional trade. The third
theme, which is the spatial structure of cities, examines processes
that drive and arise from urban form, including personal
interaction, shopping, commuting and residential location. The
fourth theme is transformations in the knowledge economy, including
growing income inequality and the role of knowledge in urban
dynamics. This book will be of interest to the research communities
in urban and regional economics and planning, regional science,
transportation studies and the knowledge economy. With its emphasis
on practical aspects, it will also be of interest to the policy
community. Contributors include: B. Anderson, A.E. Andersson, C.
Burke, Z. Chen, K.E. Haynes, B. Johansson, K. Kobayashi, A. Koike,
Y. Konishi, T. Laitila, W.W. Ling Lo, M. Lundgren, H. Maoh, K.
Matsushima, S.-i. Mun, Y. Nishiyama, Y. Ohira, M. Okumura, M.
Olsson, M. Onishi, T. Otazawa, G. Ray, K. Sato, S. Segi, J-e.
Sung,Y. Wan, H. Westlund, H. Yamaguchi, A. Zhang
Handbook of Media Economics provides valuable information on a
unique field that has its own theories, evidence, and policies.
Understanding the media is important for society, and while new
technologies are altering the media, they are also affecting our
understanding of their economics. Chapters span the large scope of
media economics, simultaneously offering in-depth analysis of
particular topics, including the economics of why media are
important, how media work (including financing sources,
institutional settings, and regulation), what determines media
content (including media bias), and the effects of new
technologies. The volumes provide a powerful introduction for those
interested in starting research in media economics.
Borders are critical to the development and survival of modern
states, offer security against external threats, and mark public
policy and identity difference. At the same time, borders, and
borderlands, are places where people, ideas, and economic goods
meet and intermingle. The United States-Canada border demonstrates
all of the characteristics of modern borders, and epitomises the
debates that surround them. This book examines the development of
the US-Canada border, provides a detailed analysis of its current
operation, and concludes with an evaluation of the border's future.
The central objective is to examine how the border functions in
practice, presenting a series of case studies on its operation.
This book will be of interest to scholars of North American
integration and border studies, and to policy practitioners, who
will be particularly interested in the case studies and what they
say about the impact of border reform.
With a combined population larger than that of the EU or NAFTA,
economic integration of the ASEAN states will have a massive impact
on both the Asian and global economies. This book examines the
ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and its opportunities and
challenges. It looks at the impacts of economic integration, trade
structure and economic interlinkage among these countries through
case studies. The book also utilizes theories to further examine
areas such as trade, cross-border infrastructure, border
management, and the regional development in terms of trade
liberalization and foreign labor. This book also provides insight
and analysis to developing policies for "ASEAN Connectivity". Given
the challenges faced and huge potential impacts of the AEC's
cross-border project, this book will be of interest to policy
makers, business leaders and researchers in the ASEAN region and
throughout the world.
First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor and
Francis, an informa company.
In The Pianist's Craft 2, pianist and scholar Richard P. Anderson
gathers together a new collection of essays by renowned performing
artists and teachers and discusses the preparation, pedagogy, and
performance of selected works by an entirely different set of
composers whose works are standard in the piano literature. In this
volume, readers will find an invaluable collection of contributions
on C.P.E. Bach, Antonio Soler, Felix Mendelssohn, Gabriel Faure,
Erno Dohnanyi, Francis Poulenc, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Dmitri
Kabalevsky, Alberto Ginastera, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber,
Olivier Messiaen, and John Cage. The contributors-all nationally
and internationally recognized as performing artists, teachers,
recording artists, and clinicians-write thoughtfully about the
composers whose work they have studied and played for years. Each
author addresses issues unique to an individual composer, examining
questions of phrasing, tempo, articulation, dynamics, rhythm,
color, gesture, lyricism, instrumentation, and genre. Valuable
insight is provided into teaching, performing, and preparing these
great works-information otherwise available only in conferences,
master classes, and private lessons. This collection, with more
than 250 musical illustrations, is intended for teachers and
students of the intermediate and advanced levels of piano,
instructors and performers at the university level, and those who
love piano and piano music.
Every year, there are over 1.6 million violent deaths worldwide,
making violence one of the leading public health issues of our
time. And with the 20th century just behind us, it's hard to forget
that 191 million people lost their lives directly or indirectly
through conflict. This collection of engaging case studies on
violence and violent deaths reveals how violence is reconstructed
from skeletal and contextual information. By sharing the complex
methodologies for gleaning scientific data from human remains and
the context they are found in, and complementary perspectives for
examining violence from both past and contemporary societies,
bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology prove to be fundamentally
inseparable. This book provides a model for training forensic
anthropologists and bioarchaeologists, not just in the fundamentals
of excavation and skeletal analysis, but in all subfields of
anthropology, to broaden their theoretical and practical approach
to dealing with everyday violence.
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