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The essentials of the systematic and scientific study of human
social behavior, groups and society. Extremely easy to access,
study by, and reference for students in college courses or students
of the world around them.
This study focuses in detail on the environmental
compliance/competitiveness relationship with respect to the
regulation of packaging waste. An important and innovative feature
of the study is its emphasis on backward and forward linkages. An
entire supply chain is considered: packaging manufacturers and
suppliers, food processors and the food retail sector, to study the
competitive effects of environmental standards on manufacturing
companies and the vertical links and supply responses. A variety of
regulatory regimes is represented by including within the study
companies from Germany, Italy, the Republic of Ireland and the
United Kingdom. While it is of note that the relatively strong
regulation in Germany has indeed had effects on company behaviour,
there is no evidence that environmental regulations hindered
companies from achieving competitive performance.Analyses consider:
the response of individual firms to different levels of regulation;
the cost of compliance; impact on employment; the influence of the
supply chain on environmental and competitive performance; the
importance of firm size and ownership; and the impact of regulation
on competitiveness, and firm competitiveness on the efficiency of
adjustment to regulation.
In Pulling Back the Curtain on Qualitative Research, the authors
maintain that for sociologists the entire world is a laboratory.
Seldom do they attend social gatherings without observing people
and their interaction in a systematic and intellectually curious
way. Regular trips to the grocery store, church services, and
engagement with social media all open the door to sociological
questioning and encourage forms of empirical observation and data
collection. Here, in this practical and in-depth guide to
conducting qualitative sociological field research, the authors
offer step-by-step guidance to the processes of choosing a research
question and forming research objectives; gaining entry to research
settings; and reporting and analyzing findings. Each chapter
features a past research assignment, wherein the authors draw
attention to important ethical considerations and extract the many
lessons, quirks, and unanticipated findings they experienced along
the way that readers should prepare for and apply while conducting
their own qualitative fieldwork. Over the span of several field
studies, this book offers readers a behind-the-scenes look at some
tested and trusted qualitative methodologies. Designed to be a
guide for undergraduate and graduate level students, its real-life
meditations would make a meaningful addition to anyone serious
about conducting sociological research.
In Pulling Back the Curtain on Qualitative Research, the authors
maintain that for sociologists the entire world is a laboratory.
Seldom do they attend social gatherings without observing people
and their interaction in a systematic and intellectually curious
way. Regular trips to the grocery store, church services, and
engagement with social media all open the door to sociological
questioning and encourage forms of empirical observation and data
collection. Here, in this practical and in-depth guide to
conducting qualitative sociological field research, the authors
offer step-by-step guidance to the processes of choosing a research
question and forming research objectives; gaining entry to research
settings; and reporting and analyzing findings. Each chapter
features a past research assignment, wherein the authors draw
attention to important ethical considerations and extract the many
lessons, quirks, and unanticipated findings they experienced along
the way that readers should prepare for and apply while conducting
their own qualitative fieldwork. Over the span of several field
studies, this book offers readers a behind-the-scenes look at some
tested and trusted qualitative methodologies. Designed to be a
guide for undergraduate and graduate level students, its real-life
meditations would make a meaningful addition to anyone serious
about conducting sociological research.
This book provides an introduction to human visual perception
suitable for readers studying or working in the fields of computer
graphics and visualization, cognitive science, and visual
neuroscience. It focuses on how computer graphics images are
generated, rather than solely on the organization of the visual
system itself; therefore, the text provides a more direct tie
between image generation and the resulting perceptual phenomena. It
covers such topics as the perception of material properties,
illumination, the perception of pictorial space, image statistics,
perception and action, and spatial cognition.
This new volume argues that globalization is not a new and exotic
phenomenon. Instead it emphasizes that globalization is something
that has been with us as long as there have been people who are
both interdependent and aware of that fact.
Contemporary concerns about globalization are hard to avoid.
Growing interdependence benefits some and marginalizes others.
History is often described from a local perspective, making events
seem particularistic and disconnected, rather than being enmeshed
in a much larger network of interdependent events. Studying
globalization from the vantage point of long-term global history
permits theoretical and empirical investigation allowing the
contributors to this volume to assess the extent of ongoing
transformations and to compare them to earlier iterations. With
this historical advantage, the extent of ongoing changes - which
previously appeared unprecedented - can be contrasted to similar
episodes in the past.
This interdisciplinary volume includes chapters written by
historians, sociologists and political scientists. It will appeal
to anyone interested in globalization and its origins.
Globalization and Global History argues that globalization is not
an exotic and new phenomenon. Instead it emphasises that
globalization is something that has been with us as long as there
have been people who are both interdependent and aware of that
fact. Studying globalization from the vantage point of long-term
global history permits theoretical and empirical investigation,
allowing the authors collected to assess the extent of ongoing
transformations and to compare them to earlier iterations. With
this historical advantage, the extent of ongoing changes - which
previously appeared unprecedented - can be contrasted to similar
episodes in the past. The book is divided into three sections. The
first focuses on how globalization has been written about from a
historical perspective. The second part advances three different
takes on how best to view globalization from a very long-term
stance. The final section continues this interpretative thread by
examining more narrow aspects of globalization processes, ranging
from incorporation processes to systemic disruptions. This
interdisciplinary volume includes chapters written by historians,
sociologists and political scientists.
The Emergence of the Global Political Economy challenges the
assumption that the international political economy is a recent
phenomenon. Instead this volume asserts that the current global
political economy began to take shape around 1500 and that some of
today's key processes were already perceivable several hundred
years ago.
The book explains the interdependence between long-term economic
growth, global political leadership and global war and how this
interdependence has evolved over the last 500 years, and includes
discussion of:
*the ascendence of Western Europe and the significance of the 1490s
*the military superiority thesis
*sequences of leadership and of challenge to the global political
economy
*the importance of commodities from sugar and cloth to slaves and
bullion
*the Anglo-American rivalry until the First World War.
The Emergence of the Global Political Economy challenges the assumption that the international political economy is a recent phenomenon. Instead this volume asserts that the current global political economy began to take shape around 1500 and that some of today's key processes were already perceivable several hundred years ago. The book explains the interdependence between long-term economic growth, global political leadership and global war and how this interdependence has evolved over the last 500 years, and includes discussion of: *the ascendence of Western Europe and the significance of the 1490s *the military superiority thesis *sequences of leadership and of challenge to the global political economy *the importance of commodities from sugar and cloth to slaves and bullion *the Anglo-American rivalry until the First World War.
"This book introduces human visual perception to readers studying
or working in the field of computer graphics, though it may also be
of use to perceptual psychologists using computer graphics to
generate experimental stimuli, directly investigating the
perceptual effectiveness of some aspect of computer graphics, or
interested in perceptual topics relevant to the information content
of images but not included in most standard vision science
references. The book can be used either as a text for an advanced
undergraduate or graduate course or as an overview of perception
for those active as researchers or developers in computer graphics
or related fields"--
Since the publication of the first edition in 2000, Sustainable
Landscape Construction has helped to spur a movement towards
resilient outdoor environments, in the U.S. and throughout the
world. The third edition has been updated to include important
recent developments in this landscape revolution. It remains
essential reading for everyone with an interest in "green" design
of outdoor spaces and infrastructures. Like its predecessors, the
new edition of Sustainable Landscape Construction is organized
around principles, recognizing that built environments, and our
work in them, pose both pragmatic and ethical challenges. Each
chapter focuses on one overarching site goal, such as "Pave Less,"
"Heal Injured Sites," and "Consider Origin and Fate of Materials."
These principles of land sustainability are clearly articulated and
developed through specific examples of more than 100 projects from
around the world, reflecting both traditions and recent
innovations. Expanded coverage of industry trends toward
performance monitoring, and of lessons from project failures, form
an important enhancement in this edition. New content also details
the necessity to plan adaptively, not just preventively, for the
realities of changing climate and intensifying weather. Some of the
trends covered will shift how landscape architects and contractors
will do business in challenging years ahead: to survive, many
professionals and clients will focus on restoration projects,
motivated by ecosystem services and social justice, and funded by
innovative methods. Sustainable Landscape Construction is part of
the canon of landscape construction texts, and with this update,
remains a visionary, one of a kind reference for professionals and
students.
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