By 2020, about 63 percent of the population of West Africa will live in cities. WIth most African countries decentralizing, there is critical need to help local governments become financially sound,
Drawing on the author's own long and successful career and those of many of her colleagues, this book covers various things, also explaining complex and esoteric subjects. It includes exercises, as we
Your dog is an important member of your family, Dr. Quixi Sontang’s new approach to train your dog based on dog psychology will help you manage problem behavior and create positive solutions. Creatin
For elementary and secondary teachers, counselors, librarians, and media specialists, Karnes (gifted studies, U. of Southern Mississippi) and Stephens (education, Duke U.) provide a guide that explain
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What is meant by attributing texts to Moses in the Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Judaism? The answer depends not only on the history of texts but also on the history of concepts of textuality. This b
Better water management will be crucial if we are to meet many of the key challenges of this century - feeding the world's growing population and reducing poverty, meeting water and sanitation needs,
This study focuses on the recent transformation of the urban fringe in East Asia, drawing on examples from China, Vietnam and the Philippines. It identifies the key dimensions of the land conversion p
