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This groundbreaking text provides an overview and assessment of green criminology as well as a call to action. Green Criminology draws attention to the ways in which the political-economic organizatio
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This book is an attempt to acknowledge the discipline ‘wetland science’ and to consolidate research findings, reviews and synthesis articles on different aspects of the wetlands in South Asia. The boo
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This two-volume set, composed of 63 chapters, gathers the latest work on theory, application, and methods of community psychology, looking at both traditional and contemporary topics. International
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In the debate over how best to manage public administration and welfare institutions, there exists a great tension between calls to control and calls to generate change.Public Management in Transition
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This book studies the reactions by external actors, including the European Union, to the events unfolding in the Arab world beginning in December 2010. In particular, contributors look at external act
Technology has dramatically changed the way in which knowledge is shared within and outside of traditional classroom settings. The application of fuzzy logic to new forms of technology-centered educat
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Green polymer chemistry is a very active area of research that has attracted the attention of the scientific community and the public at large. Developments in this area are stimulated by health and e
Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering contains the proceedings of the 8th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering (NUMGE 2014, Delft, The Netherlands, 18-20 June 2
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From simple cases such as hook and latch attachments found in Velcro to articulated-wing flying vehicles, biology often has been used to inspire many creative design ideas. The scientific challenge no
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This unique book provides an in-depth look as such topics asthe transition to college, assistive technology, andcurricula for the learning disabled. It is of interest to awide range of service provid
Researchers in pediatrics and psychology bridge the gap between neuropsychological evaluation and intervention for children with emotional and behavior disorders. The models they present adopt an inte
This volume celebrates the contributions of Dr. Eugene Gaffney to the study of turtles, through a diverse and complementary collection of papers that showcases the latest research on one of the most i
Recent legislative battles over healthcare reform, the federal budget, and other prominent issues have given rise to widespread demands for the abolition or reform of the filibuster in the US Senate.
Intended for nurses who would like to know more about the development of the computerized information systems on which they have become so dependent, Nursing and Computers: An Anthology is a wide-ran
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This conference brought together world experts to discuss recent advances and discoveries in the science and technology of narrow gap systems. While a variety of novel narrow gap systems have been in
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