The Arctic Basin
The authors describe in The Russian North Pole Drifting Stations for the first time the history of establishing drifting ...
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The Contingent Nature of Life : Bioethics and Limits of Human Existence
This volume explores the different ways in which the contingency of life, and especially human life, is relevant for ethical ...
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The Demography of Disasters Impacts for Population and Place
This book provides worldwide examples demonstrating the importance of the interplay between demography and disasters in ...
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The Dynamics of Complex Urban Systems
The present book outlines a conceptual framework for modelling and forecasting the dynamics of both growth-limited cities ...
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The Etruscans and the History of Dentistry : The Golden Smile through the Ages / Marshall J. Becker, Jean MacIntosh Turfa
Offers a study of the construction and use of gold dental appliances in ancient Etruscan culture, and their place within ...
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The European Labour Market
This book brings together up-to-date findings on the regional dimensions of European labour markets. It provides a conceptual ...
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The Hackable City : Digital Media and Collaborative City-Making in the Network Society
This book presents a number of the latest academic insights into new collaborative modes of city making that are firmly rooted ...
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The Life and Afterlife of Gay Neighborhoods Renaissance and Resurgence
This book examines the significance of gay neighborhoods (or ‘gayborhoods’) from critical periods of formation during ...
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The Moon
The book stresses that the envisioned "Planet Moon Project" will link the technological and cultural expertise of humanity ...
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The Post-Socialist City
This book focuses on the spatial transformations in the most dynamically evolving urban areas of post-socialist Central and ...
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The Socio-Economic Causes and Consequences of Desertification in Central Asia
This book contains a selection of papers presented at the Advanced Research Workshop on ‘The Socio-economic causes and ...
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The Territorial Future of the City
The volume brings together contributions by leading scholars and young academics with experience in the urban potential of ...
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The Theory and Practice of Revenue Management
It unifies the field, drawing from industry sources as well as relevant research from disparate disciplines, as well as documenting ...
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Theory of Copper Oxide Superconductors
This is an advanced textbook for graduate students and researchers wishing to learn about high temperature superconductivity ...
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Tibetan houses vernacular architecture of the Himalayas and environs / Anna Woźniak; Peter Herrle
Analyses 21 traditional houses in the region that respond in diverse ways to the specifics of their location and local climate. ...
Lire la suiteTowards Resilient Organizations and Societies : A Cross-Sectoral and Multi-Disciplinary Perspective
This book brings together scholars in the fields of management, public policy, regional studies, and organization theory ...
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Transdisciplinary Challenges in Landscape Ecology and Restoration Ecology - An Anthology
A collection of widely dispersed major publications on theoretical and practical Mediterranean, global environmental and ...
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Transformation and Development Studies in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Member States
This book features various studies on democratization, transformation, political and economic development, and security ...
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Understanding Cities: Method in Urban Design / Alexander R. Cuthbert
Creates the vital link between urban design theory and praxis and opens the required methodological gateway to a new and ...
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United Nations Peace Operations in a Changing Global Order
This volume explores how UN peace operations are adapting to four trends in the changing global order: the rebalancing of ...
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