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1 Monteiro, Stephen
The Fabric of interface : mobile media, design, and
gender / Stephen Monteiro.-- Cambridge: The MIT Press,
2017.
x, 191p. , 24cm.
ISBN : 9780262037006.
004.16 MON 146810
In this book, the author argues that our everyday digital
practice has taken on traits common to textile and
needlecraft culture. Our smart phones and tablets use
some of the same skills-manual dexterity, pattern making,
and linking-required by the handloom, the needlepoint
hoop, and the lap-sized quilting frame. Monteiro goes on
to argue that the capacity of textile metaphors to
describe computing (weaving code, threaded discussions,
zipped files, software patches, switch fabrics)
represents deeper connections between digital
communication and what has been called -home craft- or
-women-s work.-
** Mobile computing , User interfaces (Computer systems)
Gender identity |
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2 Meyer-Galow, Erhard
Business ethics 3.0 : the new integral ethics from the
perspective of a CEO / Erhard Meyer-Galow.-- Berlin: De
Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2018.
xiv, 231 p. , 24 cm.
ISBN : 9783110572285.
174.4 MEY 146706
Business Ethics 3.0, by Erhard Meyer-Galow provides a
much needed beacon of light to a segment of our society
that seem to be sinking deeper and deeper into darkness.
The term "business ethics", once an important topic
within the business community, has slowly descended
through the fog of profitable ends justifying
unprincipled means to become nothing more than a self-
contradictory oxymoron -- especially among large
international corporations. In Business Ethics 3.0,
Erhard Meyer-Galow has taken a fresh approach that
appeals to individual personal growth rather than the
usual proffering of academic arguments that are not
implementable in the real world of relentless
Machiavellian competition. Only through raising and
improving individual awareness and responsibility can
real long-term change have a chance of developing.
** Business ethics , Executives--Conduct of life ,
Industrial management
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SOCIAL INTERACTION |
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3 Hutchinson, David R
Great groups : creating and leading effective groups /
David R Hutchinson.-- Los Angeles: Sage Publications,
2017.
xxiii, 296p. , 24cm.
ISBN : 9781452268347.
302.14 HUT 146772
This book serves as a foundational text to creating and
leading groups. Designed primarily for the beginning
group worker from any of the helping professions, the
book also acts as a valuable resource for those with more
group experience.
** Small groups--Psychological aspects , Group relations
training |
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SOCIAL PROCESSES |
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4 Reese, Byron
The Fourth age : smart robots, conscious computers, and
the future of humanity / Byron Reese.-- New York: Atria
International, 2018.
xi, 320p. , 23cm.
ISBN : 9781501191626.
303.4834 REE 146811
An assessment of the revolutionary potential of
artificial intelligence and robotics traces how
technology arrived at this point and how artificial life,
machine consciousness, extreme prosperity, and
technological warfare will be hotly debated issues of the
near future.
** Artificial intelligence -- Forecasting , Artificial
intelligence -- Social aspects , Robotics -- Forecasting
5 Jandt, Fred E
Conflict and communication / Fred E Jandt.-- Los Angeles:
Sage publications, 2017.
xiii, 258p. , 23cm.
ISBN : 9781506308272.
303.69 JAN 145130, 146767
This book introduces students to important theories, key
concepts, and essential research in the study of
conflict, along with practical skills for managing
conflict in their daily lives. The author illustrates
how effective communication can be used to manage
conflict in relationships and within organizational and
group contexts.
** Conflict management - Study and teaching , Negotiation
in business |
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COMMUNITIES |
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6 Roberts, Peter (ed)
Urban regeneration / Peter W Roberts, Hugh Sykes and
Rachel Granger.--2nd ed.-- Los Angeles: Sage Publications
, 2017.
xv, 344p. , 25cm.
ISBN : 9781446252628.
307.3416 ROB 146798
Providing students and practitioners with a detailed
overview of the key theoretical and applied issues, this
book is a comprehensive and integrated primer on
regeneration. The various chapters: review the history
and context of urban regeneration, consider funding
implications, look at environmental, social and community
issues, as well as employment, education and training,
focus on managing urban regeneration, consider land use
issues, and discuss monitoring and evaluation. The book
concludes with a comparative analysis, with examples from
America and Europe, and a discussion of future trends.
The book represents the first systematic overview of
urban regeneration in one volume and is set to become the
standard reference.
** Urban renewal , Urban policy , City planning
7 Bystrom, Kerry
South and north : contemporary urban orientations / Kerry
Bystrom, Ashleigh Harris and Andrew J Webber.-- London:
Routledge, 2018.
xvii, 257p. , 22cm.
ISBN : 9781138363533.
307.76 BYS 146805
This book explores urban life and realities in the cities
of the global South and North. Through literature, film
and other forms of media that constitute shared social
imaginaries, the essays in the volume interrogate the
modes of production that make up the fabric of urban
spaces and the lives of their inhabitants. They also
rethink practices that engender -cityness- in diverse but
increasingly interlinked conglomerations.
** Public spaces, Urban policy, Urban geography |
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POLITICAL SCEINCE |
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8 Bekkers, Victor
Public policy in action : perspectives on the policy
process / Victor Bekkers, Menno Fenger and Peter
Scholten,.-- Northampton: Edward Elgar, 2017.
viii, 342p., 25 cm.
ISBN : 9781781004609.
320.6 BEK 146514
This comprehensive textbook explores the policy process
from a multitude of perspectives, including rationalism,
culturalism, institutionalism and from a political point
of view. This allows students to discover key concepts
from the policy science literature and gain a deeper
understanding of how public policy is discussed
academically and shaped empirically. Public Policy in
Action gives a detailed breakdown of all stages of the
policy process by discussing the emergence of policy
problems affecting the agenda, the formulation of policy
alternatives, the decision-making process, the
implementation of policies and the progression to
evaluation, learning and policy change. The authors also
outline the sets of factors which influence the steps of
the policy process internally and externally.
** Political planning
9 McGovern, Stephen J (ed)
Urban politics : a reader / Stephen J McGovern.-- Los
Angeles: CQ Press, 2017.
xv, 550p. , 24cm.
ISBN : 9781506311197.
320.850973 MAC 146776
This book is a collection of classic and contemporary
readings by respected scholars, as well as politicians,
journalists, and activists, enabling readers to hear
multiple voices explain how and why politics in American
cities works. This book provides an understanding of how
cities are governed, nurturing thoughtful discussion and
debate.
** Metropolitan government -- United States , Municipal
government -- United States ,
10 Lei, Ya-Wen
The Contentious public sphere : law, media, and
authoritarian rule in China / Ya-Wen Lei.-- Princeton:
Princeton University Press, 2018.
xvii, 284p. , 24cm.
ISBN : 9780691166865.
320.951 LEI 146809
This book shows how the Chinese state drew on law,
the media, and the Internet to further an authoritarian
project of modernization, but in so doing, inadvertently
created a nationwide public sphere in China--one the
state must now endeavor to control. Lei examines the
influence this unruly sphere has had on Chinese politics
and the ways that the state has responded. She also shows
that the development of the public sphere in China has
provided an unprecedented forum for citizens to influence
the public agenda, demand accountability from the
government, and organize around the concepts of law and
rights. She demonstrates how citizens came to understand
themselves as legal subjects, how legal and media
professionals began to collaborate in unexpected ways,
and how existing conditions of political and economic
fragmentation created unintended opportunities for
political critique, particularly with the rise of the
Internet.
** China -- Politics and government -- 21st century ,
Mass media -- China -- History -- 21st century , Mass
media policy -- China -- History -- 21st century
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ECONOMICS |
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11 Seddighi, H R
Econometrics : a practical approach / H R Seddighi, A V
Katos and K A Lawler.-- London: Routledge, 2008.
xii,396p.,26cm.
ISBN : 9780415156455.
330.015195 SED 146757
** Econometrics
12 Baddeley, Michelle
Behavioural economics and finance / Michelle Baddeley.--
London: Routledge, 2013.
xvi, 305p. 24cm.
ISBN : 9780415614788.
330.019 BAD 137513, 146760
This book introduces the reader to some of the key
concepts and insights from this rich, inter-disciplinary
approach to real-world decision-making.
** Economics -- Psychological aspects, Finance --
Psychological aspects.
13 Roy, Tirthankar
The Economy of South Asia : from 1950 to the present. /
Tirthankar Roy.-- New York: Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
2017.
xv, 351p. , 21cm.
(Palgrave studies in economic history).
ISBN : 9783319547190.
330.954 ROY 146702
This book explores the historical roots of rapid economic
growth in South Asia, with reference to politics,
markets, resources, and the world economy. Roy posits
that, after an initial slow period of growth between 1950
and the 1980s, the region has been growing rapidly and
fast catching up with the world on average levels of
living. Why did this turnaround happen? Does it matter?
Is it sustainable? The author answers these questions by
drawing connections, comparisons, and parallels between
the five large countries in the region: India, Pakistan,
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. It shows why, despite
differences in political experience between these
countries, similarities in resources and markets could
produce similar trajectories.
** Urban economics , South Asia--Economic conditions--
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FINANCIAL ECONOMICS |
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14 Harrison, Tina (ed)
The Routledge companion to financial services management
/ Tina Harrison and Hooman Estelami.-- London: Routledge,
2015.
xxx, 576p. , 25cm.
ISBN : 9780415829144.
332.10688 HAR 146803
This book reflects the development and maturation of the
research domain, and pulls together, in a single volume,
the current state of thinking and debate. The events
associated with the financial crisis have highlighted
that there is a need for banks and other financial
institutions to understand how to rebuild trust and
confidence, improve relationships and derive value from
the marketing process.
** Financial services industry -- Marketing , Financial
institutions -- Marketing , Bank marketing
15 Patterson, Scott
Dark pools : the rise of A.I. trading machines and the
looming threat to Wall Street / Scott Patterson.-- London
: Random House Business Books, 2012.
x, 354p. , 24cm.
ISBN : 9781847940988.
332.64028563 PAT 146890
Dark Pools is the peace, revealing, and profoundly
chilling tale of how global markets have been hijacked by
trading robots - many so self-directed that humans can-t
predict what they-ll do next. It-s the story of the
blisteringly intelligent computer programmers behind the
rise of these -bots-.
** Electronic trading of securities, Artificial
intelligence, Online stockbrokers
16 Witzany, Jiri
Credit risk management: pricing, measurement, and
modeling / Jiri Witzany.-- New York: Springer Berlin
Heidelberg, 2017.
xi,256p. 25cm.
ISBN : 9783319497990.
332.7 WIT 146533
This book introduces to basic and advanced methods for
credit risk management. It covers classical debt
instruments and modern financial markets products. The
author describes not only standard rating and scoring
methods like.
** Credit--Mathematical models , Credit scoring systems
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PUBLIC FINANCE |
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17 Ulbrich, Holley H
Public finance in theory and practice / Holley H Ulbrich.
--2nd ed.-- Oxon: Routledge, 2011.
xviii, 365p. 25cm.
ISBN : 9780415585972.
336 ULB 146761
The book has been substantially reorganized to put more
emphasis on public expenditure. Expanded treatment of
public goods includes common property resources and
congestible or club goods. Expanded discussion of
budgeting and cost-benefit analysis provides some
practical application of the theory. Updated discussions
of social security, public education and health care
address these three major contemporary public finance
issues.
** Finance, Public.
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18 Smith, Melanie (ed)
The Routledge handbook of cultural tourism / MelaniE
Smith and Greg Richards.-- New York: Routledge, 2013.
xxviii, 416p. , 26cm.
ISBN : 9780415523516.
338.4791 SMI 146804
This book explores and critically evaluates the debates
and controversies in this field of Tourism. It brings
together leading specialists from a range of disciplinary
backgrounds and geographical regions, to provide state-of
the-art theoretical reflection and empirical research on
this significant stream of tourism and its future
direction.
** Heritage tourism -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
19 Young, Warren
Real business cycle models in economics / Warren Young.--
London: Routledge, 2016.
xv, 184p. , 23cm.
(Routledge studies in the history of economics , 160).
ISBN : 9781138674509.
338.542015195 YOU 146764
The purpose of this book is to describe the intellectual
process by which Real Business Cycle models were
developed. The approach taken focuses on the core
elements in the development of RBC models: (i) building
blocks, (ii) catalysts, and (iii) meta-syntheses. This is
done by detailed examination of all available unpublished
variorum drafts of the key papers in the RBC story, so as
to determine the origins of the ideas.
** Business cycles , Business cycles -- Mathematical
models ,
20 Harrington, Joseph Emmett
The Theory of collusion and competition policy / Joseph
Emmett Harrington.-- Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2017.
x,133p. , 22cm.
ISBN : 9780262036931.
338.604801 HAR 146013, 146815
This book reviews the theoretical research on unlawful
collusion, with a focus on two issues: the impact of
competition law and enforcement on whether, how long, and
how much firms collude, and the optimal design of
competition law and enforcement. It begins by discussing
general issues that arise when models of collusion take
into account competition law and enforcement. It goes on
to consider game-theoretic models that encompass the
probability of detection and penalties incurred when
convicted, and examines how these policy instruments
affect the frequency of cartels, cartel duration, cartel
participation, and collusive prices. The book then
considers the design of competition law and enforcement,
examining such topics as the formula for penalties and
leniency programs. The book concludes with suggested
future lines of inquiry into illegal collusion.
** Price fixing , Trade regulation , Antitrust law--
Economic aspects , Competition , Industrial policy
21 Corbridge, Stuart (ed)
Development studies : a reader / Stuart Corbridge.--
London: Routledge, 2016.
xix, 475p. , 24cm.
ISBN : 9780340614525.
338.9 COR 146756
This book brings together an exciting set of readings on
the nature of contemporary development issues. Using as
its organizing theme the -development debate- itself,
this reader focuses on six main topic areas: theories and
models of development, agricultural change and rural
development, survival strategies and the weapons of the
weak, industrialization and urbanization, the global
political economy, and new directions in development
studies, including democratization, environmental
sustainability, and citizenship.
** Development economics, Developing countries --
Economic conditions
22 Veltmeyer, Henry (ed)
The Critical development studies handbook : tools for
change / Henry Veltmeyer.-- London: Pluto Press, 2011.
xii, 306p. , 24cm.
ISBN : 9780745331232.
338.91 VEL 146802
This handbook provides a clear and accessible
introduction to the groundbreaking and interdisciplinary
new field of critical development studies. Each short
chapter is written by a well-known specialist and
provides a succinct discussion of central issues in the
field. It provides a critical perspective informed by a
belief in the need for substantive change and for
genuine, lasting progress in international development.
** Economic development -- International cooperation --
Philosophy , Sustainable development -- Philosophy ,
Development economics.
23 Redclift, Michael (ed)
Routledge international handbook of sustainable
development / Michael Redclift and Delyse Springett.--
London: Routledge, 2015.
xxii,447p.,26cm.
ISBN : 9780415838429.
338.927 RED 146801
This book gives a comprehensive, international and
cutting edge overview of Sustainable Development. It
integrates the key imperatives of sustainable
development, namely institutional, environmental, social
and economic, and calls for greater participation, social
cohesion, justice and democracy as well as limited
throughput of materials and energy. The nature of
sustainable development and the book-s theorization of
the concept underline the need for interdisciplinary in
the discourse as exemplified in each chapter of this
volume. The book employs a critical framework that
problematizes the concept of sustainable development and
the struggle between discursively and control that has
characterized the debate. It provides original
contributions from international experts coming from a
variety of disciplines and regions, including the Global
South.
** Sustainable development |
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24 Drennan, Lynn T
Risk and crisis management in the public sector / Lynn T
Drennan, Allan McConnell and Alastair Stark.--2nd ed.--
New York: Routledge, 2015.
xxi, 263p. , 24cm.
ISBN : 9780415739696.
352.379 DRE 146765
Linking theory and practice, this book aims at equipping
public managers and those studying public management with
the necessary knowledge and skills to manage risk, and
effectively deal with crises. It covers events and
incidents such as: natural catastrophes, terrorist
attacks corporate failures, and more.
** Policy sciences , Crisis management , Risk management |
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OTHER SOCIAL PROBLEMS and SERVICES |
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25 Raimi, Daniel
The Fracking debate : the risks, benefits, and
uncertainties of the shale revolution / Daniel Raimi.--
New York: Columbia University Press, 2018.
x, 262p. ,24cm.
ISBN : 9780231184861.
363.1196223383 RAI 146812
This book gives a balanced and accessible view of oil and
gas development, clearly and thoroughly explaining the
key issues surrounding the shale revolution. It directly
addresses the most common questions and concerns
associated with franking, including: What is franking?
Does fracking pollute the water supply? Will fracking
make the United States energy independent? Does fracking
cause earthquakes? How is fracking regulated? Is fracking
good for the economy? The author highlights stories of
the people and communities affected by the shale
revolution, for better and for worse. Provides the
evidence and context that have so frequently been missing
from the national discussion of the future of oil and gas
production, offering readers the tools to make sense of
this critical issue.
** Hydraulic fracturing -- Environmental aspects -- Risk
assessment , Hydraulic fracturing -- Social aspects. |
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INSURANCE |
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26 Bolance, Catalina
Quantitative operational risk models / Catalina Bolance
and others.-- Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2012.
xxv, 210p. 24cm.
ISBN : 9781439895924.
368.001 BOL 136076, 146762
Using real-life examples from the banking and insurance
industries, Quantitative Operational Risk Models details
how internal data can be improved based on external
information of various kinds. Using a simple and
intuitive methodology based on classical transformation
methods, the book includes real-life examples of the
combination of internal data and external information.
** Risk management , Operational risk ,
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SPORTS,GAMES and ENTERTAINMENT |
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27 Tzioumakis, Yannis (ed)
The Routledge companion to cinema and politics T / Yannis
Tzioumakis and Claire Molloy.-- London: Routledge, 2016.
ISBN : 9780415717397.
791.436581 TZI 146534
The Routledge Companion to Cinema and Politics brings
together forty essays by leading film scholars and
filmmakers in order to discuss the complex relationship
between cinema and politics. This collection covers a
broad range of topics, including: third cinema, cinema
after 9/11, eco-activism, human rights, independent
Chinese documentary, film festivals, manifestoes, film
policies, film as a response to the post-2008 financial
crisis, Soviet propaganda, the impact of neoliberalism on
cinema, and many others. It foregrounds the key debates,
concepts, approaches and case studies that critique and
explain the complex relationship between politics and
cinema, discussing films from around the world and
including examples from film history as well as
contemporary cinema.
** Motion pictures--Political aspects
28 Poundstone, William
Fortune-s formula : the untold story of the scientific
betting system that beat the casinos and Wall Street /
William Poundstone.-- New York: Hill and Wang, 2006.
x,386p. , 24cm.
ISBN : 9780809045990.
795.015192 POU 146887
This book traces how the Kelly formula sparked
controversy even as it made fortunes at racetracks,
casinos, and trading desks. It reveals the dark side of
this alluring scheme, which is founded on exploiting an
insider-s edge.
** Shannon, Claude Elwood, -- 1916-2001 , Gambling ,
Gambling -- History
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LITERATURE,RHETORIC and CRITICISM |
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29 Hamalainen, Nora
Literature and moral theory / Nora Hamalainen.-- New York
: Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.
viii, 242p. , 24cm.
ISBN : 9781501333187.
809.93353 HAM 146799
This book investigates how literature, in the past 30
years, has been used as a means for transforming the
Anglo American moral philosophical landscape, which until
recently was dominated by certain ways of "doing theory".
It illuminates the unity of the overall agenda of the
ethics/literature discussion in Anglo-American moral
philosophy today, the affinities and differences between
the separate strands discernible in the discussion, and
the relationship of the ethics/literature discussion to
other (complexly overlapping) trends in late-20th century
Anglo-American moral philosophy: neo-Aristotelians,
post Wittgenstein an ethics, particularism and anti-
theory.
** Literature and morals , Narration (Rhetoric) -- Moral
and ethical aspects , American fiction -- History and
criticism
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ENGLISH and OLD ENGLISH LITERATURES |
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30 Chaudhuri, Rosinka
A History of Indian poetry in English / Rosinka Chaudhuri
-- New York: Cambridge University Press, 2016.
xvii, 468p.,24 cm.
ISBN : 9781107078949.
821.009954 CHA 146693
A History of Indian Poetry in English explores the
genealogy of Anglophone verse in India from its
nineteenth century origins to the present day. Beginning
with an extensive introduction that charts important
theoretical contributions to the field, this History
includes extensive essays that illuminate the legacy of
English in Indian poetry. Organized thematically, these
essays survey the multilayered verse of such diverse
poets as Henry Louis Vivian Derozio, Rabindranath Tagore,
Ezekiel Moraes, Kamala Das, and Melanie Silgardo. Written
by a host of leading scholars, this History also devotes
special attention to the lasting significance of
imperialism and diaspora in Indian poetry. This book is
of pivotal importance to the development of Indian poetry
in English and will serve as an invaluable reference for
specialists and students alike.
** Anglo-Indian poetry , Indic poetry , literature--
History and criticism |
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WORLD HISTORY |
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31 Global issues : selections from CQ researcher.--2017
edition.-- Thousand Oaks: CQ Press, 2018.
xviii,408p.,23cm.
ISBN : 9781506368757.
909.83 GLO 146771
This book offers an in-depth and nuanced look at a wide
range of today-s most pressing issues. The 2017 edition
of this annual reader looks at topics such as defeating
the Islamic State, the Obama legacy, privacy and the
Internet, fighting cancer, and arctic development. Each
chapter identifies the key players, explores what-s at
stake, and offers the background and analysis necessary
to understand how past and current developments impact
the future of each global issue.
** World politics -- 21st century , World politics ,
Social history -- 21st century , Radicalism -- 21st
century , Environmental management -- 21st century ,
Human rights -- 21st century
32 Global issues : selections from CQ researcher.--2016
edition.-- Thousand Oaks: CQ Press, 2017.
xviii,416p.,23cm.
ISBN : 9781506343624.
909.83 GLO 146770
This book offers an in-depth and nuanced look at a wide
range of today-s most pressing issues. The 2017 edition
of this annual reader looks at topics such as defeating
the Islamic State, the Obama legacy, privacy and the
Internet, fighting cancer, and arctic development. Each
chapter identifies the key players, explores what-s at
stake, and offers necessary background and analysis so
students understand how past and current developments
impact the future of each issue.
** World politics -- 21st century , World politics ,
Social history -- 21st century , Radicalism -- 21st
century , Environmental management -- 21st century ,
Human rights -- 21st century |
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33 Hall, C Michael (ed)
The Routledge handbook of tourism and sustainability /
Colin Michael Hall, Stefan Gossling and Daniel Scott.--
London: Routledge, 2015.
xvii, 529p. , 25cm.
ISBN : 9780415662482.
910.684 HAL 146800
This book provides a systematic guide to the current
state of knowledge on this area. It is interdisciplinary
in coverage and international in scope through its
authorship and content. The volume commences with an
assessment of tourism-s global environmental, e.g.
climate, emissions, energy use, biodiversity, water use,
land use, and socio-economic effects, e.g. economic
impacts, employment and livelihoods, culture. This then
provides the context for the following sections that
describe the main theoretical frameworks and constructs
that inform tourism and sustainability, management tools
and approaches, and the approaches used in different
tourism and travel industry sectors. The book concludes
by examining emerging and future concerns in tourism and
sustainability such as peak-oil, post-carbon tourism,
green economy and transition tourism.
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