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Routledge Digital Communication for Agricultural and Rural Development
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Agricultural Dilemma
Book SynopsisThe Agricultural Dilemma questions everything we think we know about the current state of agriculture and how to, or perhaps more importantly how not to, feed a world with a growing population. This book is about the three fundamental forms of agriculture: Malthusian (expansion), industrialization (external-input-dependent), and intensification (labor-based). The best way to understand the three agricultures, and how we tend to get it wrong, is to consider what drives their growth. The book provides a thoughtful, critical analysis that upends entrenched misconceptions such as that we are running out of land for food production and that our only hope is the development of new agricultural technologies. The book contains engaging and enlightening vignettes and short histories, with case studies drawn from across the globe to bring to life this important debate and dilemma. The book concludes by arguing there is a viable alternative to industrial agriculture which will Trade Review"In his provocative new book Glenn Davis Stone insists that a critical 'modern dilemma is how we misunderstand agriculture'. More than this, he argues that too many luminary analysts – Malthus, Borlaug, Ehrlich – have gotten too many things precisely backwards. Most centrally, the runaway train is not a burgeoning population but an industrial agriculture committed to overproduction. Persuasively illuminating the need to unlearn a variety of agricultural truisms, he shows how a just and regenerative 'Third Agriculture' is being sustained and recreated by peasant farmers and neo-agrarians around the world." Jack Kloppenburg, Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA and author of First the Seed: The Political Economy of Plant Biotechnology, 1492-2000"Stone combines scholarly precision and compelling prose to shatter the received wisdom that industrial agriculture—patented seeds, mined and synthesized agrichemicals—can ever 'feed the world,' or ever has. An essential book." Tom Philpott, author of Perilous Bounty"In a magnificent synthesis of anthropology, economics, history and politics, Glenn Davis Stone has traced the arc of why consistently bad questions are being asked of the food system, and consistently bad answers so reliably delivered. In lucid prose, Stone offers a tour of the most important literature, and figures, shaping debates about hunger in the past two centuries. If we are wise, we’ll understand why they are poor guides to feeding the planet in the 21st century. And if that happens, it’ll be in no small part because of this instant classic, by a scholar writing at the height of his powers." Raj Patel, Research Professor, University of Texas, USA and author of Stuffed and Starved"With his deft mix of meticulous research and engaging storytelling, Stone reveals how agribusiness has invoked the ghost of Thomas Malthus to impose its technology-obsessed vision of an industrialized agriculture, from Iowa to India to Africa. In the process, he unearths so many deeply rooted myths that we begin again to see our way forward." Timothy A. Wise, author of Eating Tomorrow: Agribusiness, Family Farmers, and the Battle for the Future of Food"Stone’s book is a thoughtful and stinging indictment of the unexamined logics that underlie industrial agriculture. It is a welcome rebuke to the monotonous excuses of big ag, framed in a clear and beautiful reassessment of Malthus. Historians and policymakers will find plenty to chew on here." Deborah Fitzgerald, Professor, MIT, USA"Stone’s new book challenges one of the cherished myths that Western know-how saved the Global South from famine by revolutionizing agriculture in countries like Mexico and India. What that myth obscures is the devastating impact of those policies on small farmers across the globe. The so-called Green Revolution in wheat production, for example, depended on state-subsidized inputs most small farmers could not afford. Big Ag was a myth both capitalists and Marxists promulgated, and it meant that millions of 'peasant' farmers were sacrificed on the altars of industrial agriculture. But as Stone shows in his new analysis of the 'Third Agriculture,' small farms change and evolve." Tom Sheridan, Professor, University of Arizona, USA and author of Where the Dove Calls: The Political Ecology of a Peasant Corporate Community in Northwestern Mexico"Glenn Stone brings a much-needed critical perspective to the many halos surrounding practices of industrial agriculture. Bringing an anthropologist’s eye to new materials and circumstances, Stone challenges core assumptions and theories of demographers and scientists to point towards possible alternatives." Prakash Kumar, Associate Professor, Pennsylvania State University, USA"In typically forthright style, Stone effectively dismantles the copious mythology that has built up around the Green Revolution project, both past and present. The book marks a must-read contribution for those concerned with the future of global agricultural policymaking." Marcus Taylor, Head of Department of Global Development Studies, Queen’s University, Canada"Stone’s writing is clear, concise, and engaging. He synthesizes an impressive range of critical scholarship, interspersed with his own fascinating research findings... This book would make an excellent supplementary text in a graduate or upper-level undergraduate food systems course. In addition, it should be read by every scholar and activist working on challenging the false premise that increasing yields are the sine qua non of food system change."Philip H. Howard, Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community DevelopmentTable of ContentsPreface Chapter 1: Three Agricultures Chapter 2: Population Malthus Chapter 3: Industrial Agriculture Chapter 4: Fertilizer and the “Natural Grounds” Chapter 5: Heroes of the Harvest Chapter 6 : The Green Revolution and Industrializing Developing World Farms Chapter 7: The Third Agriculture Epilogue References Index
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Taylor & Francis An Introduction to Environment Society and
Book SynopsisThis timely and innovative book delves into the complex interplay of human activities and natural limits in generating todayâs sustainability challenges. By contrasting the pressures of growing populations with ecological footprints associated with consumption, the volume navigates the contested terrain where human societies generate environmental impacts.Adorned with illustrative figures, examples and case studies throughout, this book presents insightful analysis of ecological, economic, technological, and social justice responses to the challenges faced by human civilization, including land degradation, climate change, pollution, and overexploitation of natural resources. Many of these issues are wicked problems, characterized by incomplete information, multiple stakeholders, and contested approaches to addressing them. In simple terms, sustainability issues are an interplay between population growth and rising consumption, which are placing impossible demands on finite resources. Potential solutions to the crisis are split between green growth approaches that emphasize technology and institutional capacity to guide economic growth in more sustainable ways, and degrowth approaches that call for a fundamental rethinking of the way we structure society and generate value. This book emerged from a student seminar where undergraduate and graduate students highlighted sustainability topics of concern, helped consider their framing, and then assisted with co-writing several of the chapters. The volume encourages readers to consider structural questions that underpin sustainability dilemmas, and begins with four theoretical frameworks for understanding sustainability issues: ideas from the natural sciences, the population/consumption debate, economic frameworks, and ethical approaches. It then uses a systems approach to apply these theoretical ideas to complex global systems such as the atmosphere, oceans, and agriculture.This volume will be of pivotal interest to students, scholars and academics in the fields of environmental studies, environment and society, human geography and environmental geography, as well as those with an interest in these areas more generally.
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CRC Press An Introduction to Geosynthetic Engineering
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Taylor & Francis Ltd New Aspects of Quantity Surveying Practice
Book SynopsisThe construction industry is undergoing great change particularly with the introduction of digital technologies and the increasing emphasis on sustainability and ethical practice. The fifth edition of New Aspects of Quantity Surveying Practice introduces and discusses these changes and their impact on the industry. The book champions the adaptability and flexibility of the quantity surveyor, whilst covering the hot topics which have emerged since the previous edition's publication, including: A new chapter on the impact of digital construction Sustainable construction Procurement trends Ethics and ethical practice The RICS Futures (2020) publicationThe book is essential reading for all quantity surveying students, teachers and professionals. It is particularly suited to undergraduate professional skills courses and non-cognate postgraduate students looking for an up to date understanding of the industry and the role.Table of Contents1. The story so far . . . 2. The challenging future landscape for the industry and the quantity surveyor. 3. Procurement 4. Digital construction and the quantity surveyor 5. Ethics and the quantity surveyor 6. Delivering added value
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Taylor & Francis Detroit
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Telepresence Actual and Virtual
Book SynopsisTelepresence: Actual and Virtual explores the history of telepresence from the 1948 developments of masterslave manipulation, through to current telepresence technology used in space, undersea, surgery and telemedicine, operations in nuclear and other hazardous environments, policing and surveillance, agriculture, construction, mining, warehousing, education, amusement, social media, and other contexts. It also describes the various operator hand and body controls and the corresponding telerobotic actuation of robotic hands, arms, and locomotion. This book reviews the sensing and control technology, its history and likely future, and discusses the many research and policy issues that are raised. The book also takes up key questions relating to social and ethical issues, given that a person's mechanical reach is becoming unlimited, enabling one to perform mischievous or harmful acts without identification, and what that portends for future developments in telepresence, includi
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CRC Press Herbal Treatment of Anxiety
Book SynopsisHerbal Treatment of Anxiety: Clinical Studies in Western, Chinese and Ayurvedic Traditions explains the nature and types of anxiety, its neurobiology, the pathophysiology that exacerbates and perpetuates it, and the psychopharmacology of the chemical agents that relieve its manifestations. Throughout the text are discussions of Western, Chinese and Ayurvedic herbal treatments that have been clinically shown to be effective in relieving anxiety. The book also features a scientific discussion of the use of herbs and essential oils in aromatherapy and the mechanisms by which they may work. The book concludes by providing bases upon which herbs can be chosen to treat the anxiety of patients according to their individual needs.Additional features include: Examines the increasingly popular subject of the use of herbs as a natural alternative treatment and provides a much-needed scientific basis for treatments often considered as merely folk medicine. Discusses the psychoactive phytochemicals contained in herbs. Includes a chapter discussing the nature and mechanisms of action of adaptogens. Adds to the armamentarium of anxiolytics for providers who have become reluctant to prescribe benzodiazepines as treatment of anxiety, particularly in the context of the opiate crisis. Gives an introduction to herbal treatments of traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine. Offers practical advice on initiating and managing herbal treatments. Herbal Treatment of Anxiety is a valuable reference for psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, primary care providers, naturopathic doctors and therapists interested in the most current scientific information on the effects of herbal treatments of anxiety disorders.
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Routledge Coordinate Systems of the World
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CRC Press Biomass in the Bioeconomy
Book SynopsisBiomass is the physical basis of the bioeconomy, the renewable segment of the circular economy, and as a CO2-neutral part of the carbon cycle, biomass is an efficient carbon sink. Demand for biomass is increasing worldwide because of its advantages in replacing fossil-based materials and fuels, which presents the challenge of reconciling this increased demand with the sustainable management of ecosystems, including forests and crops. This reference book discusses the role of biomass in the bioeconomy and focuses on the European Union and the United States, the first two regions to develop a bioeconomy strategy with an obvious effect on the bioeconomy developments in the rest of the world. Significant developments in other areas of the world are addressed.Features: Provides strategies for optimal use of biomass in the bioeconomy Defines and details sources, production, and chemical composition of biomass Describes conversion, uses
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Taylor & Francis Promoting Sustainable Innovation and the Circular
Book SynopsisThe book explores the role of public market actors in sustainable and circular economy innovation and financing.The shift to a circular economy requires active innovation, alongside radical changes in law, finance and policy considerations, since regulation is often tightly connected with the assumption of a linear model of consumption. Finance is crucial in creating sustainable and circular economy markets and innovations: public finance is important from the perspective of seeing the state as an engine for promoting sustainable innovations, but private funds are also required. Legislative initiatives for promoting repairs have been proposed or adopted in the EU, US and in Australia, representing remarkable steps forward but still leaving many obstacles without legislative intervention. This book examines circular economy regulation and policy on a comprehensive, general level, as well as assessing the regulatory possibilities of promoting the right to repair. Promotion of c
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CRC Press Maritime Accidents and Environmental Pollution The XPress Pearl Disaster
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CRC Press Fluid Mechanics
Book SynopsisFluid Mechanics: A Problem-Solving Approach provides a clear distinction between integral formulation and the different formulation of conservation law. Including a detailed discussion on pipe flow correlations, entrance length correlations, and plotting of Moody diagram, the book works through the comprehensive coverage of fluid mechanics with a gradual introduction of theory in a straightforward, practical approach. The book includes numerous end-of-chapter problems to enhance student understanding and different solving approaches. It features coverage of nanofluids and chapters on jets, waves in ocean and rivers, boundary layer separation, and Thwaites integral method, which are not typically covered in an introductory course.Features Provides a comprehensive treatment of fluid mechanics from the basic concepts to in-depth application problems. Covers waves and tsunamis. Offers two diTable of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Pressure and Stationary Fluid. 3. Kinematics of Fluid Particle. 4. Conservation Laws. 5. Dimensional Analysis and Similitude. 6. The Integral Analysis. 7. Inviscid Flow. 8. Laminar Flows. 9. Introduction to Turbulent Flows. 10. Viscous Flow through Conduits. 11. External Boundary Layer Flows. 12. Free Shear Flows. 13. Wakes and Separated Flows. 14. Waves and Tsunamis. 15. Channel Flow. 16. Compressible Flows. 17. Turbomachinery.
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CRC Press Advanced Design of Pile Foundations Under Lateral Loading
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Taylor & Francis Nutrition for Sport Exercise and Performance
Book SynopsisNutrition for Sport, Exercise, and Performance offers a clear, practical, and accessible guide to building a comprehensive understanding of sport and exercise nutrition from leading experts in nutrition and exercise science. Nutrition before, during, and after training or a sporting event can improve the comfort, energy, and performance of athletes of all levels, from elite to recreational, as well as providing long-term health benefits. As such, nutrition is a key element of an athlete's health and performance strategy, whether competing recreationally or at an elite level.Split into three parts, this new and revised edition of Nutrition for Sport, Exercise, and Performance provides an evidence-based introduction to nutrition for sport, exercise, and performance. Part I focusses on nutrition and sport science by explaining key principles underpinning sports nutrition science, including energy systems, exercise physiology and metabolism, and the
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CRC Press What Every Engineer Should Know About Python
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing with
Book SynopsisThis new textbook on remote sensing and digital image processing of natural resources includes numerous, practical problem-solving exercises and applications of sensors and satellite systems using remote sensing data collection resources, and emphasizes the free and open-source platform R. It explains basic concepts of remote sensing and multidisciplinary applications using R language and R packages, by engaging students in learning theory through hands-on, real-life projects. All chapters are structured with learning objectives, computation, questions, solved exercises, resources, and research suggestions.Features Explains the theory of passive and active remote sensing and its applications in water, soil, vegetation, and atmosphere. Covers data analysis in the free and open-source R platform, which makes remote sensing accessible to anyone with a computer. Includes case studies from different environments with free software algoriTable of Contents1. Introduction to Remote Sensing with R 2. Remote Sensing of Electromagnetic Radiation 3. Remote Sensing Sensors and Satellite Systems 4. Remote Sensing of Vegetation 5. Remote Sensing of Water 6. Remote Sensing of Soils, Rocks, and Geomorphology 7. Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere 8. Scientific Applications of Remote Sensing and Digital Processing for Project Design 9. Visual Interpretation and Enhancement of Remote Sensing Images 10. Unsupervised Classification of Remote Sensing Images 11. Supervised Classification of Remote Sensing Images 12. Uncertainty and Accuracy Analysis in Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing 13. Scientific Applications of Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing to Elaborate Articles
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Other Side of Safety
Book SynopsisThe problem with the way the safety industry functions is three-fold: (1) the dysfunctional relationship between business and safety leaders, (2) the practice of Results-Based Safety, and (3) the creation of a false reality. This book presents an insightful and practical approach to how you can move your safety program from Results-Based to Behavior-Based Safety. The move involves understanding what motivates behavior, utilization of consequences, practicing the seven steps of performance coaching, creating accurate safety campaigns, and defining evidence of a healthy Behavior-Based Safety programthis is the other side of safety.. The text:Defines the four major motivations, explains how they work, and how safety leaders can use the right motivation for the right person to help them practice safe behavior Explains how to maximize the impact of reinforcement consequences and minimize punitive consequences in a way thaTable of ContentsForward Introduction Part 1: The Problems with the Way Safety Functions Chapter 1: Ineffective Leadership Between Business and Safety Leaders 1.1 The Focus of Business Leaders and Safety Leaders Are Not Aligned1.2 Leading with Authority is Dangerous Leadership 1.3 The Lack of Diversity in Personality Types of Leaders Chapter 2: Practicing Results Based Safety (RBS)2.1 Good Intensions Are Not Science 2.2 Using Lagging Indicators is the Wrong Premise for Problem Solving 2.3 Pursuing Results is Results Based Safety Chapter 3: Creating A False Reality Part 2: Applying the Science of Behavior Chapter 4: What Motivates Behavior4.1 Extrinsic Motivation4.2 Identified Motivation4.3 Intrinsic Motivation4.4 Introjection Motivation4.5 Emotional Intelligence Chapter 5: Focusing on the Utilization of Consequences5.1 Maximizing the Impact of Reinforcements (Pr, Nr, Re)5.2 Minimizing the Impact of Punitives (Pu/Pe/Ex)5.3 Clarification of Terms Chapter 6: Practicing Performance Coaching6.1 Performance Coaching vs. Development Coaching6.2 The Seven Steps of Performance Coaching Conversations6.3 Demonstrating Fluency of the Seven Steps of Performance Coaching6.4 Practicing Frequency of Reinforcement to Shape Behavior to Habit Strength Chapter 7: Safety Campaigns Should Be Safe Behavior Campaigns Chapter 8: Evidence of Healthy Behavior Based Safety Program8.1 Locus of Control8.2 Self-Esteem8.3 Self-Efficacy8.4 Self-Actualization8.5 Full Functioning Individuals and Teams8.6 Perceptual Schematic Part 3: Structuring the Culture for Functional Safety Chapter 9: Designing the Safety Culture on Purpose9.1 Establishing Safety Culture Leadership9.2 Leadership Styles9.3 Leadership Practices9.4 Leadership Influence Chapter 10: Establishing Safety Culture Infrastructure10.1 Mechanistic or Organic Culture10.2 Impact of Cultural Phenomena10.3 Linking Requirements with Goals10.4 Integrating Expectations with Achievement Chapter 11: Create a Fully Functioning Safety Culture 11.1 Alignment of Corporate and Safety Culture11.2 Creating Leading Indicators Conclusion References
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Cybersecurity of Discrete Event Systems
Book SynopsisThis book describes analysis and control against smart cyberattacks in discrete event systems (DES). This is the first technical DES book to provide a thorough introduction to smart cyberattacks on supervisory control systems modelled by regular languages or finite-state automata and possible resilient defence methods against smart cyberattacks.Smart attacks cannot be detected by the supervisor until an irreversible process toward ensured damage occurs. An attack may be conducted either in the observation channel (i.e., the supervisorâs input of the supervisor) or in the command channel (i.e., the supervisorâs output) or both simultaneously. Therefore, defence strategies against these attacks are urgently needed. Rong Su provides a comprehensive overview of the latest theories and includes empirical examples to illustrate concepts and methods. By centering on what information is available and how such information is used, the readers are provided with methods to evaluate the cyber vulnerability of a given system and design a resilient supervisor against relevant smart attacks. This book comprises two sections. Firstly, Su introduces the required concepts and techniques related to DES and supervisory control. Then he introduces different types of smart attacks that intercept and manipulate information in sensor and command channels in a standard closed-loop control system. Secondly, he presents resilient defence strategies against relevant types of attacks.By focusing on a conceptual introduction and systematic analysis, this book provides a solid theoretical foundation for future exploration by researchers and graduate students who are interested in cybersecurity research, not necessarily limited to those in the DES community. To illustrate the practical relevance of this research, realistic examples are used throughout this book. Readers are recommended to have a background in formal language theory.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Sustainable Housing in a Circular Economy
Book SynopsisThis book relates circular economy principles to housing design and construction and highlights how those principles can result in both monetary savings, positive environmental impact, and socio-ecological change.Chapters focus on three key circular economy principles and apply them to architectural construction and design, namely rethinking of the end-of-use phase of a building and the potential of design-for-disassembly; the role of digitization and data standardization in fostering evidence-based circular economy design decision-making; and presenting space as a resource to conserve, via exploration of the sharing economy and flexibility principles. Beyond waste management and material cycles, this book provides a holistic understanding of the opportunities across the building life cycle that can allow for sustainable and affordable circular housing. With case studies from 13 different countries, including but not limited to the Hammarby SjÃstad district in Sweden, the Cir
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Taylor & Francis A Toolkit for Effective Everyday Activism
Book SynopsisThis book examines how everyday activists can enhance their effectiveness.Leanne Kelly and Alison Rogers unpack theories from the social sciences to help find meaning, explain these feelings of inertia, and provide strategies to overcome them. Through lessons learned over their careers as evaluators in non-profit organisations, Kelly and Rogers provide tools and strategies for measuring, improving, and sharing the effectiveness of planet-saving activities. They draw upon interviews with everyday people who are contributing to change in their homes, community groups, workplaces, and social settings to understand how they motivate and encourage others. The book concludes with a realistic look at individual expectations and focuses on how to prioritise self-care to ensure that activists can keep contributing in a way that maintains their wellbeing and balance.A Toolkit for Effective Everyday Activism empowers people to use theory, research, and practical tools to l
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Monuments of Westminster Abbey
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain
Book SynopsisThis book takes as its starting point the need to improve sustainability performance across the triple bottom line and reach global sustainable development goals. As such, it places sustainability at the heart of developing and explaining relevant theory, concepts and models in operations and supply chain management. Whereas previous textbooks on operations and supply chain management have focused on augmenting existing models of operations and supply chain management by simply adding on selected sustainability issues, this textbook places sustainability at the heart of operations and supply chain management. Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management consolidates the tools, concepts and methods of operations and supply chain management relevant for reaching sustainable development goals. This book includes not only descriptions of the theories and models but also practical cases based on the most recent developments in different industry sectors, including useTable of Contents01 IntroductionPart I Sustainable products02 Sustainable product designCase: Sustainable product design at Ambu A/SPart II Sustainability and operations03 Sustainable production04 Lean management05 ServitizationCase: Sustainable energy production with Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor (BWSC)Part III Sustainability and supply chains06 Collaborative supply chains07 Sustainable procurement08 Sustainable transport and logistics09 Reverse supply chainsCircular economy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Low Carbon Transition in Emerging Economies
Book SynopsisMany emerging economies are on the front line of the devastating impacts of global warming such as desertification and extreme weather events, but, for historical and political reasons, they follow ambitious growth targets with seemingly little concern for climate change and environmental degradation. Focusing on the case of Turkey, this book investigates the economic impacts of possible climate change policies to help meet the required mitigation targets and transition to a low carbon economy. In order to reach net-zero targets by 2050 in compliance with the Paris Agreement, Turkey must introduce policies that promote low carbon investments, green jobs and low carbon employment more broadly. This book explores the empirical evidence on the effectiveness of a carbon pricing mechanism by developing an econometric vector autoregression (VAR) model to analyse key data sets. This time series analysis provides insights on a macro level, dealing with aggregate data in which the role and compTable of Contents1 Introduction 2 The Concept of Transition to Low Carbon Economy 3 Macroeconomics of the Environmental Policy in Turkey 4 Empirical Analysis 5 Conclusions Appendices
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C&h/CRC Press Principles and Practices of CadCAM
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Taylor & Francis Intellectual Property and Development
Book SynopsisThe legal protection of geographical indications (GIs) is characterised by a variety of approaches which translates the many objectives attached to them. These range from protection of the consumers and producersâ interests against unfair competition practices, to territorial development, to preservation of cultural heritage and natural resources. Looking beyond formal legal protection for GIs, this book seeks to re-draw attention to what happens in the real world by exploring the opportunities and constraints which influence whether regional product branding initiatives are successful. It asks: what makes GIs work in practice and does the type of legal protection matter? To answer these questions, this book takes a comparative case study approach and draws upon empirical data collected from 12 GI initiatives in two countries, France and Vietnam. In doing so, this book not only provides new insights and perspectives to the ongoing international legal dispute over GIs, it also
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CRC Press Building and Facilities Maintenance Management
Book SynopsisBuilding and Facilities Maintenance Management: An Innovative Operational Approach is a new introductory textbook aimed at students who are studying building maintenance and asset management for the first time as part of their undergraduate or foundation course. The book plugs a gap in the current curriculum and literature which must now seek to educate emerging professionals about the significance of the operational phase of a built assetâs lifecycle, if the challenges of the day are to be met head on.Each chapter is supported by seminar questions and formative assessment tasks to allow the learner to assess their own progress through the text and covers: The nature and importance of building maintenance for the successful strategic operation of an estate contracting and procurement of maintenance works risk assessment in maintenance management surveying for common maintenance issues and defects the relationship between
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Taylor & Francis Towards a Critique of Architectureâs
Book SynopsisPursuing historical analogies between nineteenth-century theories and the current practices captivated by digital reproducibility, this book offers a critical take on architectureâs contemporaneity through four essays: tectonics, materiality, cladding, and labor.Fundamental to this proposition is the historicity of Gottfried Semperâs theorization of architecture amidst the outpouring of new materials and construction techniques during the 1850s. Starting with Semperâs differentiation between theatricalization and the tectonic of theatricality, this book examines thematic essential to architectureâs self-representation. Even though the title of this book recalls the Semperian Four Elements of Architecture, its argument encapsulates a unique historico-theoretical project probing the tectonic of theatricality beyond Semper. The invisible tie between technique and labor is the cord running through the four subjects covered in this book. In exploring these subjects from the theoreTable of Contents0. Introduction 1. On Tectonics 2. On Materiality 3.On Cladding 4.On Labour 5 Afterword
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Taylor & Francis Towards a Critique of Architectureâs
Book SynopsisPursuing historical analogies between nineteenth-century theories and the current practices captivated by digital reproducibility, this book offers a critical take on architectureâs contemporaneity through four essays: tectonics, materiality, cladding, and labor.Fundamental to this proposition is the historicity of Gottfried Semperâs theorization of architecture amidst the outpouring of new materials and construction techniques during the 1850s. Starting with Semperâs differentiation between theatricalization and the tectonic of theatricality, this book examines thematic essential to architectureâs self-representation. Even though the title of this book recalls the Semperian Four Elements of Architecture, its argument encapsulates a unique historico-theoretical project probing the tectonic of theatricality beyond Semper. The invisible tie between technique and labor is the cord running through the four subjects covered in this book. In exploring these subjects from the theore
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CRC Press Heavy Equipment Operation and Maintenance Manual
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Trends in Renewable Energies Offshore
Book SynopsisRenewable energy resources offshore are a growing contributor to the total energy production in a growing number of countries. As a result the interest in the topic is increasing. Trends in Renewable Energies Offshore includes the papers presented at the 5th International Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore (RENEW 2022, Lisbon, Portugal, 8-10 November 2022), and covers recent developments and experiences gained in concept development, design and operation of such devices. The scope of the contributions is broad, covering all aspects of renewable energies offshore activities, including: Resource assessment Tidal Energy Wave Energy Wind Energy Solar Energy Renewable Energy Devices Multiuse Platforms Maintenance planning Materials and structural design Trends in Renewable Energies Offshore will be of interest to academics and professionals involved or interested in applications of renewabTable of Contents• Resource assessment • Wind Energy • Wave Energy • Tidal Energy • Ocean Energy Devices • Multiuse Platforms • PTO design • Grid connection • Economic assessment • Materials and structural design • Installation planning • Maintenance planning
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Taylor & Francis Fashion Upcycling and Memory
Book SynopsisFashion, Upcycling, and Memory questions practices and explores its profound connection to memory and sustainability. Through a practice-based researcher lens, the research examines the intricate interplay between upcycling and memory, unveiling assemblages of concepts, objects, and values that inspire action.This book takes readers on a journey through the multidimensional relationship between individuals and clothing. It delves into the disposal of garments and the transformative aspirations embedded within the fashion industry. Employing the unique research methodology known as A/r/t/ography, which merges artistic practice, rigorous research, and educational development, this book unearths the dynamic interplay between upcycling and memory.The author unravels the intricate web of connections within upcycling through diverse practices, methods, and insightful interviews. By critically questioning established norms and scrutinizing the actions of fashion designTrade Review"We have been led to believe fashion is a means to squander resources for vanity. But as Odabaşı shows, fashion is not a cemetery for discarded time, but a reservoir of revitalized imagination. Opening the wardrobe to deep study, Odabaşı proposes a series of sagacious systems to rethink upcycling and ask: What kind of history do we want fashion to write?”Dr. Otto von Busch, Professor, Parsons School of Design at The New School, USATable of Contents1. Sustainable fashion: The memory of fashion; 2. Memory and A/r/tography; 3. Fashion; 4. Fashion and memory; 5. The assemblage of sustainable fashion: Upcycling; 6. Sustainable fashion education: Lessons from the past experiences; 7. Alive fashion from the periphery
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Robot Souls
Book SynopsisTwo of the biggest design problems in Artificial Intelligenceare how to build robots that behave in line with human values and how to stop them ever going rogue. One under-explored solution to these alignment and control problems might be to examine how these are already addressed in the design of humans.Looking closely at the human blueprint, it contains a suite of capacities that are so clumsy they have generally been kept away from AI. It was assumed that robots with features like emotions and intuition, that made mistakes and looked for meaning and purpose, would not workas well as robots without this kind of code. But on considering why all these irrational properties are there, it seems that they emerge from the source code of soul. Because it is actually this junk' code that makes us human and promotes the kind of reciprocal altruism that keeps humanity alive and thriving.Robot Souls looks at developments in AI and reviews the emergence of ideas of consciTrade Review"Many people have a sense of unease about the direction in which AI is taking us. This is more than a worry about losing jobs or online content, although these are symptoms. This is a sense that something more fundamental is wrong—that the way programmers and designers understand ‘intelligence’ is itself awry.With her extraordinary ability to bridge the arts and sciences, Eve Poole not only diagnoses what is wrong, but offers an entirely novel suggestion about how to put it right. Rather than throwing up her hands in horror, Poole offers a way out of the nightmare: stop stripping out all that makes us most human—like emotions and mistakes—and put our ‘junk code’ into the programming. If it has been good enough for human survival, it is good enough for AI.Robot Souls is a brilliant book that wears its breadth of learning lightly and makes a complex subject seem simply. It is funny, readable, and important. It upends the fundamental presuppositions of AI and puts the enterprise on a new, more human, foundation."Linda Woodhead, F.D.Maurice Professor King’s College London, UK"In Robot Souls, Eve Poole advances what is a provocative—even heretical—idea: our AIs and robots not only can have souls; we need them to have souls. In developing this groundbreaking proposal, Poole not only provides a much-needed critical examination of human exceptionalism but uses this opportunity to develop an innovative conceptualization of soul as the messy but necessary “junk code” of consciousness. More than a report concerning the current and future state-of-the-art, this remarkable and thoroughly engaging book is a soul-searching meditation on the nature of the soul, the significance it has had for our own self-image as human beings, and the fact that we now are and must learn to be responsible for the souls of those artifacts that have been created in our image."David J. Gunkel, Northern Illinois University, USA"What does it mean that humans are endowed with souls? Could souls be the markers of our distinctiveness from intelligent machines, or might robots also acquire them? These questions are critical in the context of the ongoing artificial intelligence revolution, and Eve Poole's 'Robot Souls' engages them directly and skillfully at the interface between science and religion. Her 'junk code' proposal represents a bold and exciting hypothesis, making us rethink what we deem most important about being human."Marius Dorobantu, the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the NetherlandsTable of Contents1. What is AI? 1.1. Is AI Conscious? 1.2. Robots 1.3. Inventing AI 1.4. Deep Learning 1.5. Reinforcement Learning 1.6. Bayesian AI 1.7. The Turing Test 2. How Should We Relate to AI? 2.1. How Should We Treat AI? 2.2. Regulation 2.3. Legal Status 2.4. Audit 2.5. Asimov 2.0 3. Will AI Replace Us? 3.1. Our Obsolescence Problem 3.2. The 12 Dooms 3.3. Distinctiveness 3.4 Materialism 3.5 Free Will and the Rule of Law 4. What Is Consciousness? 4.1. Mind 4.2. Consciousness 4.3. Qualia 5. How Do We Know? 5.1. How We Know Things 5.2. Thinking Styles 5.3 Types of Intelligence 6. The Soul 6.1. History of the Soul 6.2. Mapping Soul to Consciousness 7. Junk Code 7.1 Junk Code? 7.2. Emotions 7.3. Mistakes 7.4. Storytelling 7.5. Sixth Sense 7.6. Uncertainty 7.7. Free Will 7.8. Meaning 7.9. Community 8. Cultivating Soul 8.1. Cultivating Junk Code 8.2. Emotions 8.3. Mistakes 8.4. Storytelling 8.5. Sixth Sense 8.6. Uncertainty 8.7. Free Will 8.8. Meaning 9. Programming in Humanity 9.1. Why Bother? 9.2. Parenting 9.3. Gender 9.4 Coding Soul? 9.5. Emotions 9.6. Mistakes 9.7. Storytelling 9.8. Sixth Sense 9.9. Uncertainty 9.10. Free Will 9.11. Meaning 9.12. Robot Manifesto 10. Eucatastrophe 10.1. Changing Our Minds 10.2. Happily Ever After? Appendix. Glossary. References. Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management
Book SynopsisUnderstanding of the dynamics of plant nutrients in the soil provides scientific basis for efficient nutrient management. Soil organic matter not only provides the nutrients required by the crop but also improve the biological and physical properties of the soil. This book collects and discusses information on production and management of organic manures, biofertilizers, integrated nutrient management in cropping systems and nutrient management in problematic soils.Print and electronic editions not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bhutan).Table of Contents1. Soil Fertility and Productivity-Concepts and Factors 2. Nutrient availability in Soil and Crop Response 3. Soil Organic Matter- Role, Dynamics and Management 4. Nitrogen: Role, Dynamics and Management 5. Phosphorus: Role, Dynamics and Management 6. Potassium: Role, Dynamics and Management 7. Calcium, Magnesium and Sulphur-Role, Dynamics and Management 8. Micronutrients and Beneficial Elements– Role, Dynamics and Mnaagement 9. Organic Manures-Production and Enrichment 10. Green Manures and Crop Residues- Production and Management 11. Biofertilizers- Role and Management 12. Integrated Nutrient Management in Cropping Systems 13. Soil and Fertilizer Management and Economics of Fertilizer Use 14. Nutrient Management in Problem Soils
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Designing Interactions with Robots
Book SynopsisDeveloping robots to interact with humans is a complex interdisciplinary effort. While engineering and social science perspectives on designing human-robot interactions are readily available, the body of knowledge and practices related to design, specifically interaction design, often remain tacit. Designing Interactions with Robots fills an important resource gap in the human-robot interaction (HRI) community, and acts as a guide to navigating design-specific methods, tools, and techniques.With contributions from the field''s leading experts and rising pioneers, this collection presents state of the art knowledge and a range of design methods, tools, and techniques, which cover the various phases of an HRI project. This book is accessible to an interdisciplinary audience, and does not assume any design knowledge. It provides actionable resources whose efficacy have been tested and proven in existing research.This manual is essential for HRI design studen
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Lean Smart Digital Supply Chain
Book SynopsisTechnology plays a key role in enabling Lean and Agile Supply Chain operations. For example, connecting to suppliers in real-time facilitates re-supplying parts and materials for a just-in-time production environment. But choosing the wrong technology can create waste in terms of the time, effort, and money spent evaluating, selecting, implementing, and using it.Furthermore, Lean has been traditionally thought of as a pen and pencil technique as they were mostly confined to a single facility. As a consequence, while there are many books written on Lean Manufacturing, Lean Office and to a lesser degree, Lean Global Supply Chain, most if not all barely discuss the role and impact of technology in process improvement, and there aren't many books that combine the topics of a Lean and Agile Supply Chain and Technology (Smart and otherwise) in this way.This book makes the case that technology is a key enabler of a Lean Supply Chain and is unique in that it links Lean and Agile thinking with
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Technology Applied
Book SynopsisTechnology love it or hate it is a critical component for nearly every modern business.To the business leader or aspiring business leader, the world of technology may sometimes appear to be confusing and obscure. The language and nuance of software, systems, and IT projects is often a barrier to effective communication between different parts of an enterprise at just the time when it's most needed during a technology-enabled project that is seeking to deliver business benefit.This book sets out, in clear non-technical language and with practical real-world examples, the essential background to different aspects of information technology (hardware, software, data, and interfaces); their latest manifestations, such as artificial intelligence and blockchain; and how they all combine into a technology project.Most importantly, this book helps you, the business leader, understand the people behind the technology, appreciate their perspective and their motivations,
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Taylor & Francis Ltd A Public Sector Journey to Operational Excellence
Book SynopsisThis book examines the power of linking Lean government operations and purposeful public policy. When Lean process improvement principles and techniques entered the public sector after decades of proven effectiveness in private industry, it brought the same transformative potential.Trade ReviewAt a time when an increasing number of Americans are seeing the pursuit of happiness as nothing more than a pipedream, we need to rethink how our government goes about the people's work. Kate McGovern's book makes a compelling and timely case for taking what the business world has learned from applying lean principles to how we address our most complex social problems. John M. Bernard, Author, Government That Works, The Results Revolution in the States With real-life examples and drawing on her experience, Kate McGovern demonstrates how lean can transform government. She shows us what’s possible and offers proven roadmaps to success. This is a must-read for any government entity that wants to improve how it serves the public. Tony Rodriquez, President, Daniel Penn Associates LLC Table of ContentsSection I. The Foundation of Continuous Improvement and Operational Maturity, 1. Introduction to Lean and Continuous Improvement, 2. The Three Stages of Maturity in State Government, 3. The Kaizen Concept, 4. Lean Management, 5. Theory and Practice, Section II. Leaning Government Operations, 6. Breaking Bad Bureaucracy, 7. The Goldilocks Standard for Lean Regulation, 8. Moving to Results-Based State Government, 9. A Model for CI in State Government, Section III. Leaning Government Policy, 10. The Three Ps: Politics, Policy Making, and Public Administrators, 11. A Case Study of Unlean Public Policy: U.S. Health Care, 12. Applying CI to Public Administration, 13. Lean Policy Development, Section IV. A Lean Future State, 14. Leaning Government Operations, 15. Continuous Improvement for Thriving Communities, 16. Diffusion of Lean Culture and Level Three Government
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CRC Press Artificial Intelligence for Cognitive Modeling
Book SynopsisThis book is written in a clear and thorough way to cover both the traditional and modern uses of artificial intelligence and soft computing. It gives an in-depth look at mathematical models, algorithms, and real-world problems that are hard to solve in MATLAB. The book is intended to provide a broad and in-depth understanding of fuzzy logic controllers, genetic algorithms, neural networks, and hybrid techniques such as ANFIS and the GA-ANN model.Features: A detailed description of basic intelligent techniques (fuzzy logic, genetic algorithm and neural network using MATLAB) A detailed description of the hybrid intelligent technique called the adaptive fuzzy inference technique (ANFIS) Formulation of the nonlinear model like analysis of ANOVA and response surface methodology Variety of solved problems on ANOVA and RSM Case studies of above mentioned intelligent techniques on the different process control systems This book can be used as a handbook and a guide for students of all engineering disciplines, operational research areas, computer applications, and for various professionals who work in the optimization area.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Feeling Climate Change
Book SynopsisExamining the social response to the mounting impacts of climate change, Feeling Climate Change illuminates what the pathways from emotions to social change look likeand how they workso we can recognize and inform our collective attempts to avert further climate catastrophe.Debra J. Davidson engages with how our actions are governed by a complex of rules, norms, and predispositions, central among which operates our emotionality, to assess individual and collective responses to the climate crisis, applying a critical and constructive analysis of human social prospects for confronting the climate emergency in manners that minimize the damage and perhaps even enhance the prospects for meaningful collective living.Providing a crucial understanding of our emotionality and its role in individual behaviour, collective action, and ultimately in social change, this book offers researchers, policymakers, and citizens essential insights into our personal and collective res
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Project Management in Extreme Situations
Book SynopsisThe growing complexity of projects today, as well as the uncertainty inherent in innovative projects, is making obsolete traditional project management practices and procedures, which are based on the notion that much about a project is known at its start. The current high level of change and complexity confronting organizational leaders and managers requires a new approach to projects so they can be managed flexibly to embrace and exploit change. What once used to be considered extreme uncertainty is now the norm, and managing planned projects is being replaced by managing projects as they evolve. Successfully managing projects in extreme situations, such as polar and military expeditions, shows how to manage successfully projects in today's turbulent environment. Executed under the harshest and most unpredictable conditions, these projects are great sources for learning about how to manage unexpected and unforeseen situations as they occur. This book presents multTable of ContentsForeword. Introduction: Blowing Hot and Cold on Project Management. A Polar Expedition Project and Project Management. Ambidexterity as a Project Leader Competency: A Comparative Case Study of Two Polar Expeditions. Mobilization and Sensibility on Polar Expeditions: More than Mere Motivation. Mobilizing Social Networks beyond Project Team Boundaries: The Case of Polar Expeditions. A Methodology for Investigating the "Actual" Course of a Project: The Case of a Polar Expedition. A Traditional Cree Expedition on the Ancestral Lands of the Neeposh Family of Northern Québec. Borrowing Concepts from Expedition Travel to Stimulate Alternative Tourism. The Project Front End: Financial Guidance Based on Risk. Lessons Learned from Sports Climbing: Some Disrespectful Discourse on Project Planning. Managing Extreme Situations in Fire and Rescue Organizations: The Complexity in Implementing Feedback. Coordination Practices in Extreme Situations: Lessons from the Military. Developing Collective Competence in Extreme Project Teams: The French Special Forces Case. Situated Teams: Dropping Tools on Mount Everest. Planning Risk and Cool Heads: Survival Conditions Required for Managing Projects. Flexibility and Rigidity in Planning a Program: The Case of the Montreal Metro Renovation Project. Project Manager: Specialist or Generalist? Project Management and the Unknown. Control and Flexibility: Which Balance Do We Mean? Conclusion. Epilog. Afterword: Looking for the Ordinary in the Extraordinary! Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Advanced Risk Analysis in Engineering Enterprise
Book SynopsisSince the emerging discipline of engineering enterprise systems extends traditional systems engineering to develop webs of systems and systems-of-systems, the engineering management and management science communities need new approaches for analyzing and managing risk in engineering enterprise systems. Advanced Risk Analysis in Engineering Enterprise Systems presents innovative methods to address these needs.With a focus on engineering management, the book explains how to represent, model, and measure risk in large-scale, complex systems that are engineered to function in enterprise-wide environments. Along with an analytical framework and computational model, the authors introduce new protocols: the risk co-relationship (RCR) index and the functional dependency network analysis (FDNA) approach. These protocols capture dependency risks and risk co-relationships that may exist in an enterprise. MovinTrade Review"The book develops several topics in risk analysis, including models and measurement of engineering risks, capability portfolio risk analysis and management, functional dependency network analysis, and extreme-event theory. Several chapters present some tools from applied probability and statistics … A reader with main interest in statistics may find in these chapters several ideas about the use of specific statistical tools in applied engineering. Questions and exercises are provided in each chapter to help the reader understand the main topics."—Fabrizio Durante, International Statistical Review, 2014"…excellent references … appropriate for risk engineers or quality professionals wishing to gain a comprehensive understanding of the engineering or mathematics behind advanced risk analysis. … I would certainly recommend this book to anyone working in high-risk, complex environments, such as nuclear, aerospace or explosives."—Paul Naysmith, Quality World"The book is a decidedly unique and rigorous treatment of selected topics in engineering systems risk analysis and management. The narrative is notably modern and clear. The mathematical formalism is comprehensive and advanced while remaining accessible for those involved in engineering complex systems. This is foremost a book of exciting and innovative ideas for the field, exceeding what might easily have been a rote assembly of worn methods or re-introduction of the works of others. It will be of long-standing appeal to practitioners engaged in the analysis of risk in engineering enterprise systems. The book will also appeal to scholars and researchers who will benefit from the advanced and fresh thinking it offers readers. The book will improve the systems engineering community’s ability to address enterprise design risk assessment and management across a system’s lifecycle."—Professor James Lambert, Associate Director, Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems, University of VirginiaTable of ContentsEngineering Risk Management. Perspectives on Theories of Systems and Risk. Foundations of Risk and Decision Theory. A Risk Analysis Framework in Engineering Enterprise Systems. An Index to Measure Risk Co-Relationships. Functional Dependency Network Analysis. A Decision-Theoretic Algorithm for Ranking Risk Criticality. A Model for Measuring Risk in Engineering Enterprise Systems. Random Processes and Queuing Theory. Extreme Event Theory. Prioritization Systems in Highly Networked Environments. Risks of Extreme Events in Complex Queuing Systems. Appendix. References. Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Essentials of Sustainability for Business
Book SynopsisEssentials of Sustainability for Business teaches the core principles of sustainability in a concise format for those new to issues at the intersection of sustainability and business. The book plots a path through the contradictions and confusions in the debates about sustainability, to get to the heart of why it matters, how to respond, and where it leads.The book is structured around three parts in order to assess the context, the goals, and the applications of sustainable business. The first part provides the foundation for understanding the core issues in sustainable business including, the history of sustainability, the sustainable development goals, corporate social responsibility, responding to climate change and delivering resilient sustainability. The second part offers a framework for sustainability analysis, which cuts through the complexity of multiple overlapping issues providing application to real life practice of policy makers and businesses. The final Table of ContentsTable of contentsPreface1. Introduction2. History of Sustainability3. Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)4. Corporate responsibility5. Responding to Climate Change6. Preventing Biodiversity Loss7. Resources8. Pollution9. Delivering resilient sustainability10. The Practitioner11. Perspectives12. Timescale13. Lenses14. Vision Building15. Key Success Factors16. Sustainable Business Models17. The Sustainability Imperative18. Agreements, Treaties and Regulations19. Trade20. Resilient economics21. Employment22. Manufacturing23. Agriculture24. Energy25. City Design26. ConclusionsAppendix 1 Exercise Feedback
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Psychology of Insider Risk
Book SynopsisClinical psychologist and former intelligence officer Eric D. Shaw brings over 30 years of psychological consultation experience to the national security community, corporate investigations and law enforcement to this work on insider risk. After a career in counterterrorism, Dr. Shaw spent the last 20 years concentrating on insidersemployees who commit espionage, sabotage, intellectual property theft, present risks of harm to self and others, and other workplace risks, especially those influenced by mental health conditions.Dr. Shaw is the author of the Critical Pathway to Insider Risk (CPIR) which addresses the characteristics, experiences and connections at-risk employees bring to our organizations, the stressors that trigger higher levels of risk, the concerning behaviors that signal this risk has increased and the action or inaction by organizations that escalate insider risk. The CPIR also examines what these employees look like when they have broken bad and the personalTable of ContentsIntroduction.Chapter 1: Three Cases, Three Roles.Chapter 2: Overview of The Critical Pathway to Insider Risk (CPIR) Framework.Chapter 3: Special Drivers Down the Pathway—Disgruntlement, Personality and Problematic Organizational Responses.Chapter 4: Investigative Tools—the CPIR Risk Score.Chapter 5: Psycholinguistic Tools.Chapter 6: Case Study of Cyber Extortion and Mass Destruction Violence Risk.Chapter 7: Putting Together the CPIR and Psycholinguistics—Corporate Leaks and Erotomania.Chapter 8: Detecting Dangerous Extremism Versus Conspiracy Beliefs.Chapter 9: Reflections, Summary and Challenges.Additional References.Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd A Global Humanities Approach to the United
Book SynopsisThis edited textbook explores the 17 UN SDGs through 12 works from the humanities, including films, novels, and photographic collections. It provides students with the knowledge and understanding of how the humanities engage in broader social, political, economic, and environmental dialogue, offering a global perspective that crosses national and continental borders.The book takes students through the UN SDGs from a theoretical perspective through to practical applications, first through specific global humanities examples and then through students' own final projects and reflections. Centered around three major themes of planet, people, and prosperity, the textbook encourages students to explore and apply the Goals using a place-based, culturally rooted approach while simultaneously acknowledging and understanding their global importance. The text's examples range from documentary and feature film to photography and literature, including Wang Jiuliang's Plastic China,Trade Review"This engaging collection reveals the vital links between the humanities and the SDG framework. An integrative humanities perspective calls attention to the work of global artists, writers, and texts underrepresented in studies of environment, climate, and sustainability. Foregrounding the 2030 Agenda, the book centers on the themes of Planet, People, and Prosperity. Through an exploration of science fiction, photography, documentary film, and other genres, this highly accessible collection brings the global humanities into generative dialogue with education for sustainable development."John C. Ryan, Adjunct Associate Professor at Southern Cross University, Australia, and Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the Nulungu Institute, Notre Dame University, AustraliaTable of ContentsIntroduction: A Global Humanities Approach to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Part 1: Planet: Relating Global Humanities Texts to UN SDGs 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, and 15 1. Aya Hanabusa’s Holy Island: Nuclear Power and Political Resistance in Iwaishima, Japan 2. Barbara Dombrowski’s Photographs and Art Installations of People and Landscapes: Tropic Ice: Dialog Between Places Affected by Climate Change 3. Fabrice Monteiro’s The Prophecy: Trash Art Photography Protests Trashing the Planet 4. Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn’s Cowspiracy: Animal Agriculture and the “Sustainability Secret” Part 2: People: Relating Global Humanities Texts to UN SDGs 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 5. Fernando Contreras Castro’s Única Looking at the Sea: Marginalization, Community, and Politics from a Garbage Dump 6. Agnès Varda’s The Gleaners and I: From Waste to Wonder—A Cinematic Odyssey on Food Loss and Gleaning 7. Agustina Bazterrica’s Tender is the Flesh: Devouring Each Other in Consumerist Society 8. Kief Davidson and Pedro Kos’s Bending the Arc: Public Health Pioneers Fight for Universal Health Equity Part 3: Prosperity: Relating Global Humanities Texts to UN SDGs 8, 9, 10, 11, and 16 9. Arvind Adiga’s The White Tiger: Stagnation or Social Mobility in Modern India 10. Ivan Sanjinés, Nicolás Ipamo and Alejandro Noza’s Cry of the Forest: Sustainable Development and the Indigenous Communities of Bolivia 11. Hao Jingfang’s “Folding Beijing”: Unequal Time and Space in a Dystopian City 12. Wang Jiuliang’s Plastic China: Unveiling the Façade of Prosperity Conclusion: Think Global, Act Local: Partnerships and Projects (SDG 17)
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Teaching Climate Science in the Elementary
Book SynopsisDiscover new ways to help elementary students engage with and understand the world around them through place-based, hope-filled learning about the causes, impacts, and responses to climate change. This book features foundational climate concepts, easily implementable activity plans, and inspiring examples of student engagement. Each chapter begins with a short vignette pulled from the author's considerable teaching experience in engaging students in concepts of climate change and climate justice, followed by content-focused sections and recommendations for student activities and projects. The author provides stories of hope-filled action to invite teachers to look for and reflect on similar narratives in their own communities. Sample units of study for grades K-5 show teachers how key ideas from each chapter come together into an instructional plan that incorporates the three dimensions of NGSS and can fit into the broader outline of their school year. This resource is an accessibleTable of Contents1. Do Little Kids Really Need to Be Thinking About Climate Change? 2. Interconnectedness. 3. The Carbon Cycle: Exploring Systems Through Story. 4. Getting To Know Trees and Forest Systems. 5. The Ocean As A Global System. 6. Cities: Human and Natural Systems Working Together. 7. The Food We Eat And The Food We Waste. 8. (Sustainable) Energy. 9. When Harm Comes to Our Communities: Teaching and Learning in the Presence of Natural and Human Disasters. 10. Toward a Pedagogy of Hope-Filled Action
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Taylor & Francis Understanding Silviculture Technology
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CRC Press Data Science and Machine Learning
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