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The Geography of Transport Systems

By: Jean-Paul Rodrigue,Claude Comtois,Brian Slack

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The Geography of Transport Systems

By: Jean-Paul Rodrigue,Claude Comtois,Brian Slack

Mobility is fundamental to economic and social activities such as commuting, manufacturing, or supplying energy. Each movement has an origin, a potential set of intermediate locations, a destination, and a nature which is linked with geographical attributes. Transport systems composed of infrastructures, modes and terminals are so embedded in the socio-economic life of individuals, institutions and corporations that they are often invisible to the consumer. This is paradoxical as the perceived invisibility of transportation is derived from its efficiency. Understanding how mobility is linked with geography is main the purpose of this book. The third edition of The Geography of Transport Systems has been revised and updated to provide an overview of the spatial aspects of transportation. This text provides greater discussion of security, energy, green logistics, as well as new and updated case studies, a revised content structure, and new figures. Each chapter covers a specific conceptual dimension including networks, modes, terminals, freight transportation, urban transportation and environmental impacts. A final chapter contains core methodologies linked with transport geography such as accessibility, spatial interactions, graph theory and Geographic Information Systems for transportation (GIS-T). This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the field, with a broad overview of its concepts, methods, and areas of application. The accompanying website for this text contains a useful additional material, including digital maps, PowerPoint slides, databases, and links to further reading and websites. The website can be accessed at: http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans This text is an essential resource for undergraduates studying transport geography, as well as those interest in economic and urban geography, transport planning and engineering.

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1136777326

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The Geography of Transport Systems

By: Claude Comtois,Brian Slack

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The Geography of Transport Systems

By: Claude Comtois,Brian Slack

Covering methodologies linked with transport geography, and addressing networks, modes terminals, international and urban transportation, and environmental impacts, this key book provides a comprehensive introduction to this important field.

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1134015089

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Ultrashort Laser Pulse Phenomena

By: Jean-Claude Diels,Wolfgang Rudolph

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Ultrashort Laser Pulse Phenomena

By: Jean-Claude Diels,Wolfgang Rudolph

Ultrashort Laser Pulse Phenomena, Second Edition serves as an introduction to the phenomena of ultra short laser pulses and describes how this technology can be used to examine problems in areas such as electromagnetism, optics, and quantum mechanics. Ultrashort Laser Pulse Phenomena combines theoretical backgrounds and experimental techniques and will serve as a manual on designing and constructing femtosecond ("faster than electronics") systems or experiments from scratch. Beyond the simple optical system, the various sources of ultrashort pulses are presented, again with emphasis on the basic concepts and how they apply to the design of particular sources (dye lasers, solid state lasers, semiconductor lasers, fiber lasers, and sources based on frequency conversion). - Provides an easy to follow guide through "faster than electronics" probing and detection methods - THE manual on designing and constructing femtosecond systems and experiments - Discusses essential technology for applications in micro-machining, femtochemistry, and medical imaging

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675

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Elsevier

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0080466400

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Jean Cocteau

A Life

By: Claude Arnaud

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Jean Cocteau

A Life

By: Claude Arnaud

This passionate and monumental biography reassesses the life and legacy of one of the most significant cultural figures of the twentieth century Unevenly respected, easily hated, almost always suspected of being inferior to his reputation, Jean Cocteau has often been thought of as a jack-of-all-trades, master of none. In this landmark biography, Claude Arnaud thoroughly contests this characterization, as he celebrates Cocteau’s “fragile genius—a combination almost unlivable in art” but in his case so fertile. Arnaud narrates the life of this legendary French novelist, poet, playwright, director, filmmaker, and designer who, as a young man, pretended to be a sort of a god, but who died as a humble and exhausted craftsman. His moving and compassionate account examines the nature of Cocteau’s chameleon-like genius, his romantic attachments, his controversial politics, and his intimate involvement with many of the century’s leading artistic lights, including Picasso, Proust, Hemingway, Stravinsky, and Tennessee Williams. Already published to great critical acclaim in France, Arnaud’s penetrating and deeply researched work reveals a uniquely gifted artist while offering a magnificent cultural history of the twentieth century.

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Yale University Press

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0300182163

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9780300182163

Group CBT for Psychosis

A Guidebook for Clinicians

By: Tania Lecomte,Claude Leclerc,Til Wykes

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Group CBT for Psychosis

A Guidebook for Clinicians

By: Tania Lecomte,Claude Leclerc,Til Wykes

Psychosis implies an alteration of one's reality, with specific beliefs and sensory experiences that affect one's judgment and capacity to function socially. Previously, medication alone was believed to attenuate or eliminate psychotic symptoms; however, more than two decades of empirical evidence now support the use of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for psychosis, including group CBT for psychosis. Group CBT for Psychosis offers the first published group therapy module of its kind and is suitable for a broad range of mental health professionals. Group therapy for people with psychosis is often recommended given its cost-efficiency and indirect benefits such as improved social skills and social support, yet delivery of this group intervention necessitates specialized skills and knowledge not typically included as part of most clinical training programs. This book offers thorough descriptions of relevant techniques, clinical vignettes, and worksheets for use in group sessions. Individual chapters focus on the basics of CBT for psychosis, essential elements of group therapy, explaining the CBT model in a group context, techniques for various symptoms, measuring change, common obstacles to group CBT for psychosis, and much more. Group CBT for Psychosis will be a valuable resource for psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, and graduate students in these fields. Professors and supervisors teaching clinical skills, such as how to run groups or how to conduct CBT in groups with people with psychotic disorders, will also find this book very useful.

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Oxford University Press

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019939153X

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University Governance in Canada

Navigating Complexity

By: Julia Eastman,Glen A. Jones,Claude Trottier,Olivier Bégin-Caouette

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University Governance in Canada

Navigating Complexity

By: Julia Eastman,Glen A. Jones,Claude Trottier,Olivier Bégin-Caouette

Universities play essential roles in Canadian society. The internal and external governance of these complex institutions faces ever-evolving challenges within a rapidly shifting international context. Written by a national team of scholars, University Governance in Canada asks how institutional decisions are made and who is behind these choices. By exploring the historical evolution and regional contexts of Canadian universities, as well as current trends, the book gives readers deep insight into how these institutions are governed. The authors explore the tensions between academic governance, external and internal stakeholder expectations, and societal demands as they relate to higher education and research in Canada. Comprising a case study of six major universities, the book examines the dynamics of governance at the institutional, provincial, federal, and international levels and reveals how Canadian universities make decisions and how well they are equipped to meet current and future opportunities and challenges. Canadians invest a lot of money, time, hope, and expectations in their universities. University Governance in Canada gives policy-makers, scholars, governors, leaders at all levels, faculty, staff, students, and citizens at large knowledge and tools that will help ensure the country’s universities excel in their missions and deliver fully on these investments.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0228012740

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9780228012740

Lasers

The Power and Precision of Light

By: Jean-Claude Diels,Ladan Arissian

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Lasers

The Power and Precision of Light

By: Jean-Claude Diels,Ladan Arissian

Lasers" are active ingredients of our modern life, but they are inconspicuous as they often go unnoticed. This intuitive introductory guide will tell you all you want to know about laser technologies in very diverse fields from nuclear and particle physics to medicine, astronomy and ultra-precise metrology. The book is coherently focused on fundamentals, and is aimed to stimulate intuition about present and future applications, while unveiling the halo of myths around lasers. Written by reputable laser experts who think that science should be entertaining, this useful reference relies on simple analogies and illustrations rather than complex mathematics, and will be suitable for students and end-users of laser technologies, including novices. Voted a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2012

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John Wiley & Sons

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3527410392

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The Firefly Visual Dictionary

By: Jean-Claude Corbeil,Ariane Archambault

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The Firefly Visual Dictionary

By: Jean-Claude Corbeil,Ariane Archambault

With more than 6,000 color illustrations--each one labeled in detail--this unparalleled reference shows what other dictionaries can only describe, from the parts of the honeybee to the parts of a bulldozer.

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Firefly Books

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1552975851

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The Geography of Transport Systems

By: Jean-Paul Rodrigue,Claude Comtois,Brian Slack

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The Geography of Transport Systems

By: Jean-Paul Rodrigue,Claude Comtois,Brian Slack

Mobility is fundamental to economic and social activities, including commuting, manufacturing, or supplying energy. This book focuses on understanding how mobility is linked with geography. It links spatial constraints and attributes with the origin, destination, extent, nature and purpose of movements.

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Routledge

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1134257783

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Integrating Seaports and Trade Corridors

By: Dr Peter Hall,Mr Brian Slack,Mr Robert J McCalla,Professor Claude Comtois

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Integrating Seaports and Trade Corridors

By: Dr Peter Hall,Mr Brian Slack,Mr Robert J McCalla,Professor Claude Comtois

Seaport gateways and the corridors which connect them to widely dispersed hinterlands are of vital and essential importance to international trade and the world economy. Distributing goods to ultimate land destinations or bringing the goods to seaports from inland origins is organizationally complex involving multiple actors. This book furthers understanding about how this movement is organized, the role of ports acting as gateways and the actions of corridor players. A key question that confronts the shipping and port industries, as well as public authorities, is how to increase the benefits of maritime trade to the companies and institutions directly involved as well as the port city-regions where the transfers take place? This question is being posed in the midst of a global economic recession and trade downturn, and in the context of contemporary policy frameworks whose goals are to generate economic benefits and efficiencies rather than to maximize traffic volumes. This book puts into perspective the reality, opportunities and challenges facing seaport gateways and corridors now and in the future.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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140948890X

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Creating Colette: From baroness to woman of letters, 1912-1954

By: Claude Francis,Fernande Gontier

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Creating Colette: From baroness to woman of letters, 1912-1954

By: Claude Francis,Fernande Gontier

Colette left the stage and focused on her writing, working as theater critic and literary editor for Le Matin. For the next fourteen years she traveled in circles where European diplomacy was made. She still had affairs with men and women -- including one with her adolescent stepson Bertrand de Jouvenel -- but conducted herself less flamboyantly, and by the time her second marriage ended in 1925, she had established herself as France's leading woman of letters.

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1883642914

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