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The Challenge of Environmental Management in Urban Areas

By: Adrian Atkinson,Julio D. Dávila,Michael Mattingly

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The Challenge of Environmental Management in Urban Areas

By: Adrian Atkinson,Julio D. Dávila,Michael Mattingly

First published in 1999, this volume features contributors specialising in urban planning and examines the challenges of environmental planning in urban areas, focusing on policy, management, organisation and policy. A collection of ground-breaking and thought-provoking papers, they are written by some of the most distinguished, internationally known names in the field of urban sustainability. The authors go beyond debates about approach and policy options to look at what is taking place. The experience of urban environmental management is presented from several countries in Africa, Latin America, Europe and Asia. They examine over twenty case studies in contributing to existing knowledge of environmental management practice in urban areas, emphasising the issue in both Northern and Southern countries in relation to growing awareness in the North and rapid city growth in the South. While containing critical analyses, the emphasis is placed on achievements and promising developments of vital importance to local administrators, policy-makers, town planners, academics, environmentalists and students alike.

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Routledge

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0429798954

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9780429798955

As If Jesus Walked on Earth

Cardenismo, Sonora, and the Mexican Revolution

By: Adrian A. Bantjes

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As If Jesus Walked on Earth

Cardenismo, Sonora, and the Mexican Revolution

By: Adrian A. Bantjes

Yet many Latin Americanists believe that the popularity of this controversial figure has clouded understanding of Mexico's history. This sweeping and detailed study debunks many of the established interpretations of Cardenismo and sheds new light on the historical process that created Mexico's postrevolutionary political culture.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0842027513

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9780842027519

Playing America's Game

Baseball, Latinos, and the Color Line

By: Adrian Burgos

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Playing America's Game

Baseball, Latinos, and the Color Line

By: Adrian Burgos

Adrian Burgos is one of best young historians currently working the baseball beat. This is essential reading, not just for baseball aficionados, but anyone interested in the history of American race and ethnic relations."—Jules Tygiel, author of Extra Bases: Reflections on Jackie Robinson, Race, and Baseball History "Playing America's Game is a terrific addition to the growing literature in Latino history. It is the most comprehensive and nuanced treatment of Latinos and professional baseball."—Vicki L.Ruiz, author of From Out of the Shadows: Mexican Women in Twentieth-Century America

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Univ of California Press

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0520251431

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9780520251434

Designing Exoskeletons

By: Luis Adrian Zuñiga-Aviles,Giorgio Mackenzie Cruz-Martinez

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Designing Exoskeletons

By: Luis Adrian Zuñiga-Aviles,Giorgio Mackenzie Cruz-Martinez

Designing Exoskeletons focuses on developing exoskeletons, following the lifecycle of an exoskeleton from design to manufacture. It demonstrates how modern technologies can be used at every stage of the process, such as design methodologies, CAD/CAE/CAM software, rapid prototyping, test benches, materials, heat and surface treatments, and manufacturing processes. Several case studies are presented to provide detailed considerations on developing specific topics. Exoskeletons are designed to provide work-power, rehabilitation, and assistive training to sports and military applications. Beginning with a review of the history of exoskeletons from ancient to modern times, the book builds on this by mapping out recent innovations and state-of-the-art technologies that utilize advanced exoskeleton design. Presenting a comprehensive guide to computer design tools used by bioengineers, the book demonstrates the capabilities of modern software at all stages of the process, looking at computer-aided design, manufacturing, and engineering. It also details the materials used to create exoskeletons, notably steels, engineering polymers, composites, and emerging materials. Manufacturing processes, both conventional and unconventional are discussed—for example, casting, powder metallurgy, additive manufacturing, and heat and surface treatments. This book is essential reading for those in the field of exoskeletons, such as designers, workers in research and development, engineering and design students, and those interested in robotics applied to medical devices.

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355

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CRC Press

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1003825184

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9781003825180

Illicit Drugs

Use and Control

By: Adrian Barton

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Illicit Drugs

Use and Control

By: Adrian Barton

Drawing information from a wide-range of sources, Adrian Barton illuminates the complex nature and broad impact illicit drug use has, and provides an overview of the contemporary state of the drug 'scene'.

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196

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Psychology Press

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0415281717

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9780415281713

The Great Disruption

How Business is Coping with Turbulent Times

By: The Economist,Adrian Wooldridge

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The Great Disruption

How Business is Coping with Turbulent Times

By: The Economist,Adrian Wooldridge

The Great Disruption is a collection drawn from Adrian Wooldridge's influential Schumpeter columns in The Economist addressing the causes and profound consequences of the unprecedented disruption of business over the past five years. The Great Disruption has many causes. The internet is spreading faster than any previous technology. Emerging markets are challenging the west's dominance of innovation as well as manufacturing. Clever management techniques such as "frugal innovation" are forcing companies to rethink pricing. Robots are advancing from the factory floor into the service sector. But these developments are all combining together to shake business life -- and indeed life in general -- to its foundations. The Great Disruption is producing a new class of winners, many of whom are still unfamiliar: Asian has more female billionaires and CEOs than Europe, for example. It is also producing a growing class of losers: old-fashioned universities that want to continue to operate in the world of talk and chalk; companies that refuse to acknowledge that competition is now at warp speed; and business people who think that we still live in the world of company man. It is forcing everybody to adapt or die: workers realize that they will have to jump from job to job -- and indeed from career to career -- and institutions realize that they need to remain adaptable and flexible. The Great Disruption is all the more testing because it coincides with the Great Stagnation. The financial crisis has not only reduced most people's living standards in the west. It has also revealed that the boom years of 2000-20007 were built on credit: individuals and governments were borrowing money to pay for lifestyles that no longer had any real justification. Employees are having to cope with unprecedented change at a time when they are also seeing their incomes flat or declining. Companies are having to respond to revolutionary innovations even as they are seeing their overall markets contract. We are all having to run faster in order to stay in the same place. This book begins with a long introduction explaining the thesis of the book and setting it in a broad historical context. It will also introduce readers to Joseph Schumpeter and explain why his ideas about creative destruction are particularly valuable today.

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The Economist

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1610395085

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9781610395083

Central American Avant-Garde Narrative: Literary Innovation and Cultural Change (1926-1936)

By: Adrian Taylor Kane

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Central American Avant-Garde Narrative: Literary Innovation and Cultural Change (1926-1936)

By: Adrian Taylor Kane

This book is in the Cambria Studies in Latin American Literatures and Cultures Series (General editor: Román de la Campa, University of Pennsylvania). "Central American Avant-Garde Narrative is an exemplary work of literary criticism that re-envisions the canon of Central American literature and is destined to set a new standard for ethical, comprehensive research. Specialists and students, after reading this work, will have a clear understanding as to why prose fiction by certain lesser-known writers (Max Jiménez, Flavio Herrera and Rogelio Sinán) from this region needs to be rescued from oblivion and, concomitantly, why stories and novels by one of Hispanic America's most accomplished authors (Miguel Ángel Asturias) should be reexamined with an innovative, interdisciplinary perspective. It also elucidates very effectively the aesthetic divergences of literary works of the Latin American and European avant-garde. Most importantly, readers will appreciate the author's carefully crafted definitions of the basic terminology (positivism, modernismo, Surrealism, etc.) necessary for analyzing Central American avant-garde narrative and for coming to a fuller understanding (the best I have ever read!) of how and why Vanguardists rejected positivism's racist, oligarchical values and incorporated surrealist techniques (in the case of Asturias) 'as a form of cultural exploration and continued resistance to the effects of colonialism' necessary 'to conjure complex realities of Guatemalan culture', especially with regard to this country's indigenous population." - Steven White, Lewis Professor of Modern Languages, St. Lawrence University; and editor of El consumo de lo que somos: muestra de poesía ecológica hispánica contemporánea "This is the first book study on Vanguardia narrative of Central America in the early twentieth century, and an important addition to Latin American scholarship. Literary production in the 1920s is greatly overlooked due to international fanfare around the "Boom" of the 1960s, but in fact, avant-garde novelists influenced writers throughout the twentieth century. The chapters are very readable, and the introduction is an excellent critical guide for those unacquainted with this era." - Elizabeth Coonrod Martínez, Professor and Director, Center for Latino Research, Depaul University; and author of Before the Boom: Latin American Revolutionary Novels of the 1920s

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Cambria Press

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1604978856

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9781604978858

Cowboy Barbecue: Fire & Smoke from the Original Texas Vaqueros

By: Adrian Davila

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Cowboy Barbecue: Fire & Smoke from the Original Texas Vaqueros

By: Adrian Davila

Turn up the heat with 75 recipes from a master of true Texas barbecue Long before the first smoker was lit or sauce was ladled, barbecue was born with a Latin twist. The Texas tradition of cattle ranching has its origins in the vaqueros of the Iberian Peninsula who brought their herds to the New World. It was a nomadic life demanding open- fire and underground cooking. In Cowboy Barbecue, chef and restaurateur Adrian Davila celebrates traditions of Latin America and Texas, taking inspiration from the vaquero lifestyle and his own family history. For three generations, Davila’s BBQ in Seguin, Texas, has infused classic brisket, ribs, and sausage with Latin flavors. Davila goes beyond standard grilling in this guide, offering techniques for smoking, cooking directly on the embers, underground, on a spit, and more. Recipes include: Mesquite Brisket Vaquero Chili con Carne Smoked Pulled Pork Fire-Roasted Tomato, Onion, and Serrano Salsa

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The Countryman Press

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1682681432

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9781682681435

Diagnosis and Therapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Status Quo and a Glimpse at the Future, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

By: Adrian Reuben

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Diagnosis and Therapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Status Quo and a Glimpse at the Future, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

By: Adrian Reuben

Dr. Adrian Reuben updates one of the most highly requested topics in liver disease by inviting highly distinguished authors to address the important aspects of diagnosis and treatment of hepatocelluar carcinoma. State-of-the-art issues are addressed, including the role of oncogenic viruses, molecular and genetic guidelines, and screening and staging. Dr. Reuben, himself, concludes the issue with an important article on an agorithmic approach to diagnosis and treatment: Resect, Ablate, Replace or Intoxicate?

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1455704652

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9781455704651

Sourcing Start-up Success

Towards a Model of Successful Intercultural Transfer and Adaption

By: Adrian Rößler

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Sourcing Start-up Success

Towards a Model of Successful Intercultural Transfer and Adaption

By: Adrian Rößler

Inhaltsangabe:Introduction: What are the common denominators of big buzzing brands such as Google, Facebook, Groupon, Twitter, PayPal, YouTube, or LinkedIn? First of all, they are all web-based to a large extent. Google allows you to search the web. Facebook and LinkedIn lets you connect to your friends or business contacts online. Twitter allows you to absorb and share information in an unprecedented manner. PayPal facilitates millions of payment processes on the web. YouTube is the largest resource of videos online, and Groupon allows people to team up via the web and strike deals with high discounts for local services. Second, they are all relatively young compared to companies such as Microsoft, Dell, or Apple. In fact, Google and PayPal are the seniors with 13 years, while Groupon has not even celebrated its third birthday. Third, these companies have established a global presence through the impact of the lightning fast development of the Internet and effects of globalization. With Twitter as the only exception, they are pulling in millions and millions of revenue and are valued at several billion dollars. Start-ups are an important factor contributing to economic growth. They create new jobs, new or improved services and products and thus enhance general welfare. Since Birch concluded in 1979 that small firms create more new jobs than large firms, several research streams have started to examine this phenomenon. However, every year probably thousands of newly created ventures fail to cope with the challenges that are characteristic of the start-up environment. In fact, research has shown that more than half of newly founded ventures fail within two years. Hence, a strong interest of both practitioners and research scholars has been to identify success factors and shed more light on the ecosystem of start-ups and the processes that still largely take place in a black box. The approaches and results that link certain characteristics or actions to success vary widely in their theoretical background as well as the impact and practical relevance generated. Recently, the worldwide financial and economic crisis has given rise to a renewed call for more entrepreneurship and support for start-up and innovation culture. In the wake of the crisis, opinion leaders, public policy, and media have started to look again at entrepreneurial activity and start-ups as a promising provider of growth. Also web-based start-ups that had lost their reputation [...]

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diplom.de

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3842820070

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9783842820074

The Curator's Handbook: Museums, Commercial Galleries, Independent Spaces

By: Adrian George

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The Curator's Handbook: Museums, Commercial Galleries, Independent Spaces

By: Adrian George

An updated edition of this essential practical handbook for all those involved in or studying the dynamic field of curating. From pitching your ideas and writing loan requests to working with artists, lenders, and art handlers; from writing interpretation material to installing and promoting your exhibition, The Curator's Handbook is the most clear and complete guide yet to the art and practice of curating. An introduction maps the history of curating from its origins in the seventeenth century to the multifarious roles of the curator today: tastemaker, custodian, interpreter, educator, facilitator, and organizer. Adrian George then guides the reader, across thirteen chapters, through the process of curating an exhibition. Each step is described in valuable detail and clear, informative language by this experienced curator, whose text pinpoints the keys to success (as well as which pitfalls to avoid). With advice and tips from a renowned cast of international museum directors and curators—including Daniel Birnbaum, Aric Chen, Elizabeth Ann Macgregor, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Jennifer Russell, and Nicholas Serota—this new edition, updated to reflect on current concerns in the art world and the latest recommended best practices, is the essential handbook for all students, museum, and gallery professionals, and established or aspiring curators.

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Thames & Hudson

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0500780269

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9780500780268

Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Adults and Children, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

By: Adrian Reuben

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Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Adults and Children, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

By: Adrian Reuben

Dr. Reuben provides a timely update to the topic of HCC, which was last covered in 2011. The highly respected authors in his issue address advances in imaging for diagnosis, surgical resection and liver transplantation, and local and systemic therapy. The breadth of the topic is covered, with articles devoted to histopathology, classification and staging, and screening and detection.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323393411

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9780323393416

The Challenge of Environmental Management in Urban Areas

By: Adrian Atkinson,Julio D. Dávila,Michael Mattingly

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The Challenge of Environmental Management in Urban Areas

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The Challenge of Environmental Management in Urban Areas

The Challenge of Environmental Management in Urban Areas

As If Jesus Walked on Earth

As If Jesus Walked on Earth

Playing America's Game

Playing America's Game

Designing Exoskeletons

Designing Exoskeletons

Illicit Drugs

Illicit Drugs

The Great Disruption

The Great Disruption

Central American Avant-Garde Narrative: Literary Innovation and Cultural Change (1926-1936)

Central American Avant-Garde Narrative: Literary Innovation and Cultural Change (1926-1936)

Cowboy Barbecue: Fire & Smoke from the Original Texas Vaqueros

Cowboy Barbecue: Fire & Smoke from the Original Texas Vaqueros

Diagnosis and Therapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Status Quo and a Glimpse at the Future, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

Diagnosis and Therapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Status Quo and a Glimpse at the Future, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

Sourcing Start-up Success

Sourcing Start-up Success

The Curator's Handbook: Museums, Commercial Galleries, Independent Spaces

The Curator's Handbook: Museums, Commercial Galleries, Independent Spaces

Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Adults and Children, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Adults and Children, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

The Challenge of Environmental Management in Urban Areas

The Challenge of Environmental Management in Urban Areas

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