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China’s Urban Construction Land Development

The State, Market, and Peasantry in Action

By: Tao Liu

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China’s Urban Construction Land Development

The State, Market, and Peasantry in Action

By: Tao Liu

This book examines the nature and internal dynamics of China’s urban construction land (UCL) development, drawing insights from the recently developed theory of regional political ecology. Based on the author’s original research, it identifies two different types of UCL development in China, namely top-down, formal development in the legal and regulated domain, and spontaneous and informal, bottom-up development in the semi-legal, poorly regulated gray domain. Presenting a systematic analysis and comparison, it reveals a scale and speed of informal land development no less significant than that of formal land development, although informal land development tends to be scattered, pervasive, difficult to track, and largely overlooked in research and policy formation. Contrary to the popular perception of the peasantry as passive victims of land development, this book uncovers an intriguing dynamic in which the peasantry has played an increasingly (pro)active role in developing their rural land for urban uses in informal markets. Further, based on an investigation of UCL development in Beijing and Shenzhen, it shows an interesting trajectory in which the uneven growth and utilization of UCL are contingent upon the various developmental milieus in different places. China’s land institutions, based on an urban–rural dual land system, are not conducive to the ultimate goal of saving and efficiently utilizing land. Accordingly, an urban–rural integrated land market and management system is highly advisable. The theoretical and empirical enquiry presented challenges the perceived notion of China’s UCL development as the outcome of market demand and state supply. Further, it argues for an inclusive treatment of the informality that has characterized urbanization in many developing countries, and for a reassessment of the role played by the peasantry in land-based urbanization.

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Springer Nature

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9811505659

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9789811505652

Town and Country in China

Identity and Perception

By: David Faure,Tao Tao Liu

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Town and Country in China

Identity and Perception

By: David Faure,Tao Tao Liu

The transformation in Chinese social theory in the twentieth century placed the rural-urban divide at the centre of individual identity. In 1500, such distinctions were insignificant and it was the emergence of political reforms in the early 1920s and 1930s which separated cities and towns as agents of social change and encouraged a perception of rural backwardness. This interdisciplinary collection traces the development and distinctions between urban and rural life and the effect on the Chinese sense of identity from the sixteenth century to the present day. It provides a daunting example of the influence that political ideology may exert on an individual's sense of place.

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1137070013

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Unity and Diversity

Local Cultures and Identities in China

By: Tao Tao Liu,David Faure

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Unity and Diversity

Local Cultures and Identities in China

By: Tao Tao Liu,David Faure

This book examines the evolution of the local identity in China from historical times to the present day. It traces the expression of local identity in religion and myth, in the construction of the provincial character, in the growth of cities, in literature, in economic development and in the expansion of the Chinese state. It argues that the growth of a local identity was part and parcel of the evolution of a national character. But, it notes also that the transforming of the local identity with the extension of the state has often come with a sense of nostalgia, a yearning for a world that has perhaps never been.

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Hong Kong University Press

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9622094023

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9789622094024

The Chinese Myths

A Guide to the Gods and Legends

By: Tao Tao Liu

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The Chinese Myths

A Guide to the Gods and Legends

By: Tao Tao Liu

This is a concise and entertaining guide to the complex tradition of Chinese mythology. While many around the world are familiar with some aspects of Chinese myth through Chinese New Year festivities or the classic adventures of the Monkey King in Journey to the West few outside of China understand the richness of Chinese mythology, influenced by Daoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. Offering much more than any competing overview of Chinese mythology, The Chinese Myths not only retells the ancient stories but also considers their place within the patterns of Chinese religions, culture and history. Tao Tao Liu introduces us to an intriguing cast of gods, goddesses, dragons and monks, including: the ancient hero, Yi the Archer, who shot suns out of the sky to save humanity from a drought; Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy and Compassion, to whom there are temples dedicated all over East Asia; and Madame White Snake, a water snake spirit in the guise of a mysterious widow, her story adapted into countless films and operas. This book is for anyone interested in China, as knowing its myths allows readers to understand and appreciate its culture in a new light.

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Thames & Hudson

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0500777675

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9780500777671

Guidance, Navigation, and Control for Spacecraft Rendezvous and Docking: Theory and Methods

By: Yongchun Xie,Changqing Chen,Tao Liu,Min Wang

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Guidance, Navigation, and Control for Spacecraft Rendezvous and Docking: Theory and Methods

By: Yongchun Xie,Changqing Chen,Tao Liu,Min Wang

This book focuses on the theory and design methods for guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) in the context of spacecraft rendezvous and docking (RVD). The position and attitude dynamics and kinematics equations for RVD are presented systematically in accordance with several different coordinate systems, including elliptical orbital frame, and recommendations are supplied on which of these equations to use in different phases of RVD. The book subsequently explains the basic principles and relative navigation algorithms of RVD sensors such as GNSS, radar, and camera-type RVD sensors. It also provides guidance algorithms and schemes for different phases of RVD, including the latest research advances in rapid RVD. In turn, the book presents a detailed introduction to intelligent adaptive control and proposes corresponding theoretical approaches to thruster configuration and control allocation for RVD. Emphasis is placed on the design method of active and passive trajectory protection in different phases of RVD, and on the safety design of the RVD mission as a whole. For purposes of verification, the Shenzhou spacecraft’s in-orbit flight mission is introduced as well. All issues addressed are described and explained from basic principles to detailed engineering methods and examples, providing aerospace engineers and students both a basic understanding of, and numerous practical engineering methods for, GNC system design in RVD.

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Springer Nature

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9811569908

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9789811569906

Industrial Process Identification and Control Design

Step-test and Relay-experiment-based Methods

By: Tao Liu,Furong Gao

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Industrial Process Identification and Control Design

Step-test and Relay-experiment-based Methods

By: Tao Liu,Furong Gao

Industrial Process Identification and Control Design is devoted to advanced identification and control methods for the operation of continuous-time processes both with and without time delay, in industrial and chemical engineering practice. The simple and practical step- or relay-feedback test is employed when applying the proposed identification techniques, which are classified in terms of common industrial process type: open-loop stable; integrating; and unstable, respectively. Correspondingly, control system design and tuning models that follow are presented for single-input-single-output processes. Furthermore, new two-degree-of-freedom control strategies and cascade control system design methods are explored with reference to independently-improving, set-point tracking and load disturbance rejection. Decoupling, multi-loop, and decentralized control techniques for the operation of multiple-input-multiple-output processes are also detailed. Perfect tracking of a desire output trajectory is realized using iterative learning control in uncertain industrial batch processes. All the proposed methods are presented in an easy-to-follow style, illustrated by examples and practical applications. This book will be valuable for researchers in system identification and control theory, and will also be of interest to graduate control students from process, chemical, and electrical engineering backgrounds and to practising control engineers in the process industry.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0857299778

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9780857299772

Intelligent Vibration Control in Civil Engineering Structures

By: Zhao-Dong Xu,Ying-Qing Guo,Jun-Tao Zhu,Fei-Hong Xu

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Intelligent Vibration Control in Civil Engineering Structures

By: Zhao-Dong Xu,Ying-Qing Guo,Jun-Tao Zhu,Fei-Hong Xu

Intelligent Vibration Control in Civil Engineering Structures provides readers with an all-encompassing view of the theoretical studies, design methods, real-world implementations, and applications relevant to the topic The book focuses on design and property tests on different intelligent control devices, innovative control strategies, analysis examples for structures with intelligent control devices, and designs and tests for intelligent controllers. - Focuses on the principles, methods, and applications of intelligent vibration control in civil engineering - Covers intelligent control, including active and semi-active control - Includes comprehensive contents, such as design and properties of different intelligent control devices, control strategies, and dynamic analysis, intelligent controller design, numerical examples, and experimental data

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Academic Press

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0124055117

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Smart Energy

From Fire Making to the Post-Carbon World

By: Jianping Liu,Shaoqiang Chen,Tao Liu

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Smart Energy

From Fire Making to the Post-Carbon World

By: Jianping Liu,Shaoqiang Chen,Tao Liu

Smart Energy: From Fire Making to the Post-Carbon World first traces the history of mankind's discovery and use of energy. It then reviews contemporary issues such as global warming, environmental deterioration, depletion of carbon energy sources, and energy disputes. Next, it evaluates technical innovations, system change, and international cooperation. Then, it tackles how civilization will evolve in light of meeting future energy needs, how Smart Energy will meet these needs, and defines the global mission. It ends with a summary of China’s vision of a Smart Energy future. This is required reading for everyone concerned about energy, environment, economy, human survival, and development .

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CRC Press

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1315349795

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9781315349794

Visions of Sukhavati

Shan-tao's Commentary on the Kuan wu-liang-shou-Fo ching

By: Julian F. Pas,Shan-Tao-Ta-Shih

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Visions of Sukhavati

Shan-tao's Commentary on the Kuan wu-liang-shou-Fo ching

By: Julian F. Pas,Shan-Tao-Ta-Shih

One of the masters of Pure Land Buddhism shows how to have a vision of the Land Sukhavati and its Lord by using the sutra as a manual of visualization.

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SUNY Press

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0791425207

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9780791425206

F# for C# Developers

By: Tao Liu

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F# for C# Developers

By: Tao Liu

Extend your C# skills to F#—and create data-rich computational and parallel software components faster and more efficiently. Focusing on F# 3.0 and Microsoft Visual Studio 2012, you’ll learn how to exploit F# features to solve both computationally-complex problems as well as everyday programming tasks. Topics include: C# and F# data structures; F# for functional, object-oriented, and imperative programming; design patterns; type providers; and portable support for Windows 8. You’ll examine real-world applications, including Windows 8-style HTML5 and JavaScript apps, along with cloud and service apps. You’ll write your own type provider. And you’ll see how to expand F# computation power to high-performance GPU computing.

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Pearson Education

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0735670226

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9780735670228

First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2013

By: Tao Le,Vikas Bhushan

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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2013

By: Tao Le,Vikas Bhushan

THE WORLD'S BESTSELLING MEDICAL REVIEW BOOK--WITH MORE THAN 1,200 FREQUENTLY TESTED FACTS AND MNEMONICS Conveniently organized by organ system and general principles 125+ color clinical photographs integrated throughout the text Hundreds of full-color illustrations clarify essential concepts and improve retention Rapid-review section for last-minute cramming Detailed test-taking strategies to help you maximize your study time Hundreds of student-recommended USMLE Step 1 review resources Advice from students who aced the 2012 exam 1200+ frequently tested facts and mnemonics Hundreds of high-yield color images and diagrams throughout Student ratings of more than 300 review products

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0071802339

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Book's by Tao Tao Liu

China’s Urban Construction Land Development

China’s Urban Construction Land Development

Town and Country in China

Town and Country in China

Unity and Diversity

Unity and Diversity

The Chinese Myths

The Chinese Myths

Guidance, Navigation, and Control for Spacecraft Rendezvous and Docking: Theory and Methods

Guidance, Navigation, and Control for Spacecraft Rendezvous and Docking: Theory and Methods

Industrial Process Identification and Control Design

Industrial Process Identification and Control Design

Intelligent Vibration Control in Civil Engineering Structures

Intelligent Vibration Control in Civil Engineering Structures

Smart Energy

Smart Energy

Visions of Sukhavati

Visions of Sukhavati

F# for C# Developers

F# for C# Developers

First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2013

First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2013

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