Poly Land

Author : Ershi Qi,Jiang Shen,Runliang Dou
Publisher : Springer
Page : 888 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789462391772

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Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management 2015 by Ershi Qi,Jiang Shen,Runliang Dou Pdf

Being the premier forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of Industrial Engineering, IEEM 2015 aims to provide a high-level international forum for experts, scholars and entrepreneurs at home and abroad to present the recent advances, new techniques and applications face and face, to promote discussion and interaction among academics, researchers and professionals to promote the developments and applications of the related theories and technologies in universities and enterprises, and to establish business or research relations to find global partners for future collaboration in the field of Industrial Engineering. All the goals of the international conference are to fulfill the mission of the series conference which is to review, exchange, summarize and promote the latest achievements in the field of industrial engineering and engineering management over the past year, and to propose prospects and vision for the further development. This volume is the second of the two proceedings volumes from this conference.

Author : Jonathan Raban
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307798442

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Bad Land by Jonathan Raban Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • Startlingly observed, beautifully written, this book is a contemporary classic of the American West. • "As good a book as I have read about rural America in a very long time." —The New York Times Book Review In 1909 maps still identified eastern Montana as the Great American Desert. But in that year Congress, lobbied heavily by railroad companies, offered 320-acre tracts of land to anyone bold or foolish enough to stake a claim to them. Drawn by shamelessly inventive brochures, countless homesteaders—many of them immigrants—went west to make their fortunes. Most failed. In Bad Land, Jonathan Raban travels through the unforgiving country that was the scene of their dreams and undoing, and makes their story come miraculously alive. In towns named Terry, Calypso, and Ismay (which changed its name to Joe, Montana, in an effort to attract football fans), and in the landscape in between, Raban unearths a vanished episode of American history, with its own ruins, its own heroes and heroines, its own hopeful myths and bitter memories.

Author : Steven Lawry,Rebecca McLain,Margaret Rugadya,Gina Alvarado,Tasha Heidenrich
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000907780

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Land Tenure Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa by Steven Lawry,Rebecca McLain,Margaret Rugadya,Gina Alvarado,Tasha Heidenrich Pdf

This book examines the impacts of land tenure reform interventions implemented in Benin, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe. Since 2000, many African countries have introduced programs aimed at providing smallholder farmers with low-cost certificates for land held under customary tenure. Yet there are many contending views and debates on the impact of these land policies and this book reveals how tenure security, agricultural productivity, and social inclusion were affected by the interventions. It analyses the results of carefully selected, authoritative studies on interventions in Benin, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe and applies a realist synthesis methodology to explore the socio-political and economic contexts. Drawing on these results, the book argues that inadequate attention paid to the core characteristics of rural social systems obscures the benefits of customary tenure while overlooking the scope for reforms to reduce the gaps in social status among members of customary communities. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of land management and use, land and property law, tenure security, agrarian studies, political economy, and sustainable development. It will also appeal to development professionals and policymakers involved in land governance and land policy in Africa. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Author : James C. Mulvenon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781315500393

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Soldiers of Fortune: The Rise and Fall of the Chinese Military-Business Complex, 1978-1998 by James C. Mulvenon Pdf

In 1978, faced with the pressure to modernize and a declining budget, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) reluctantly agreed to join China's economic reform drive, expanding its internal economy to market-oriented civilian production. This work examines PLA's role in the economy up to 1998.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 980 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119900541

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The Encyclopædia Britannica by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1096 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MSU:31293036420259

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The Encyclopaedia Britannica by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 980 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Research
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131056991

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Graduate Studies by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 752 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1902
Category : English fiction
ISBN : IND:30000093231243

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Pearson's Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : James K. Beggan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781666907841

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How Our Love of Dogs Creates Social Conflict by James K. Beggan Pdf

For the last twenty-thousand years, dogs and people have shared a unique bond in the animal kingdom. In How Our Love of Dogs Creates Social Conflict, James K. Beggan uses symbolic interaction to examine the meaning that dogs have for people as friends and family members. Although many animal rights advocates express dismay over the subordinate status ownership implies, the author argues that ownership creates a powerful psychological connection that makes it easier for people to imbue dogs with humanlike characteristics. Beggan outlines how dogs’ sensitivity to inequity, in combination with a high degree of cognitive capacity, makes it possible for dogs to be active agents in creating conflict between people. The author's analysis of social conflict between people over their dogs connects to profound philosophical concepts about the nature of mind, the relationship between humans and animals, and the moral responsibility human beings have to dogs and other animals.

Author : Chris A. Kiesling
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2024-04-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493442881

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Discipleship for Every Stage of Life by Chris A. Kiesling Pdf

The field of lifespan development in psychology has much to offer those engaged in making disciples, and Chris Kiesling brings those insights to bear in this volume. He appropriates the most useful observations from this discipline in light of biblical teaching. Drawing on more than twenty-five years of experience teaching faith development topics in academic and local church settings, Kiesling assembles a toolkit for those in ministry that will help them think comprehensively about discipleship at every stage of life. Taking into account physical, cognitive, emotional, and social aspects of human development from infancy through older adulthood, Kiesling guides readers in making practical use of these insights in their churches and educational settings. In addition, dedicated text boxes in each chapter offer specific advice and suggestions. Pastors, ministry leaders, and educators will benefit from this treatment, which brings cutting-edge findings from the social sciences into dialogue with Scripture, theology, and practical ministry.

Author : M. Edel
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136461309

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Urban and Regional Economics by M. Edel Pdf

This title discusses the treatment of urban and regional issues by Marx, Engels and other early Marxists, and examines recent controversies in these areas.

Author : Richard J. Arnott
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134352890

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Regional and Urban Economics Parts 1 & 2 by Richard J. Arnott Pdf

A collection of the first section of the "Fundamentals of Pure and Applied Economics" series, "Regional and Urban Economics: Parts One and Two" is an encyclopaedia containing eight titles: This volume highlights original contributions in regional and urban economics, concentrating mainly on urban economic theory. The contributions focus on the treatment of space in economic theory. Drawing on the body of literature developed by Von Thunen, Christaller and Losch, these chapters explore empirical, theoretical and applied aspects of urban and regional economics which can be divided into the following areas: Location Theory, "Jean Jaskold Gabszewicz, Jacques-Francois Thisse, Masahisa Fujita "and" Urs Schwiezer" Urban Public Finance, "David E. Wildasin" Urban Dynamics and Urban Externalities, "Takahiro Miyao "and" Yoshitsugu" "Kanemoto" Systems of Cities and Facility Location,

Author : M. Marchetti,V. Rivas
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9058093441

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Geomorphology and Environmental Impact Assessment by M. Marchetti,V. Rivas Pdf

This volume focuses on the close relationship between geomorphology and environmental impact assessment, and provides a wide-ranging overview of this topic. It includes several case studies covering a variety of environmental impacts derived from human activities (quarrying, communication infrastructure etc.) on different geomorphologic components (landforms, soil, landscapes etc.) and environments (glacial, fluvial, coastal etc.) The case studies presented offer a methodological guide from the most traditional geomorphological approaches through to the use of spatial data analysis and GIS tools and techniques. Environmental Impact Assessment is a relatively new scientific branch in which a wide variety of specialists are increasingly becoming involved. This volume will be of interest to geomorphologists, biologists, geographers, architects and engineers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1867
Category : English literature
ISBN : UOM:39015013164192

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The Edinburgh Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : David Evered,Maeve O'Connor
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780470513330

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Silicon Biochemistry by David Evered,Maeve O'Connor Pdf

The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range of topics across biology, chemistry and medicine assembled to present papers and discuss results. The Novartis Foundation, originally known as the Ciba Foundation, is well known to scientists and clinicians around the world.