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During the past three decades of rapid industrial growth, China has suffered from devastating environmental degradation. Most scholarly and popular publications have painted a rather pessimistic picture about the worrisome trend. Yet a somewhat more optimistic view has emerged in the past decade given...

This book is devoted to an idea of a second round of codification of certain new rules for treaty interpretation. Currently, treaty interpretation is guided by Articles 31 through 33 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT). The fundamental rule is that a treaty shall be interpreted...

This is the first book to present a systematic review of applications of the Haar wavelet method for solving Calculus and Structural Mechanics problems. Haar wavelet-based solutions for a wide range of problems, such as various differential and integral equations, fractional equations, optimal control...

The consideration of ethics in social research has gained increasing prominence in the past few years, particularly research which seeks to inform public policy. This important and unique book provides a thorough examination of the issues relating to research ethics in planning for an international...

These volumes provide a series of informative interviews with school/teacher librarians practicing in different parts of the world. The 2-volume set showcases the resilience, creativity, and best practices from successful school librarians from Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and North and South...

This book is a reflection on the complexity of educational change in China through the lens of a senior academic who has occupied many diverse roles in the academe, from political worker to dean of faculty. It narrates his journey through different layers of historical, societal, and institutional...

This book is the outcome of the CSIRO/UNIDO workshop in wastewater treatment. The papers presented at the workshop and published in this book provide an insight into the characteristics and applicability of the various methods used to treat water and wastewater as well as examples of both the theory...

How can today’s educators teach academic content to students with moderate and severe developmental disabilities—while helping all students meet Common Core State Standards? This text has answers for K-12 teachers, straight from 37 experts in special and general education. A followup...

Title first published in 2003. Much has been written about the problems minorities encounter in Western European and North American cities. This insightful volume acknowledges the deep-rooted nature of inequalities and discrimination, but seeks ways of ameliorating and eradicating them from positive stories of minority involvement in regeneration.

A vos balais et que ça brille ! La poussière s'accumule, vos affaires s'entassent, la salle de bains, le linge, les draps sont sales et l'énergie vous manque ? L'idée de brandir votre savon, de laver la vaisselle, de saisir votre aspirateur vous épuise ? N'ayez crainte ! Une Maison...

Inghilterra, 1818. Per salvare l’onore della famiglia, Lady Isabel Langley non ha scelta: deve incontrare il diavolo in persona. Così, nel bel mezzo di una tempesta, giunge alle porte di Thornswood Hall dove propone al marchese di Killerney, Aiden Danvers, dissoluto e privo di scrupoli, uno scellerato...

Un animo femminile davvero sensibile e profondo pervade la penna di quest'Autrice. I due racconti qui presentati, Lavanda e La via della speranza, si differenziano l’uno dall’altra, discostandosi per genere e ambientazione, ma smuovono fortemente la coscienza di un lettore attento. La scrittrice...

À Massilia, Léo Lodanum, le questeur privé, est là quand les centurions sèchent. Ala Vacumjtepus doute de son mari et les doutes ça s'éclaire. Léo doit mériter ses sesterces et faire la lumière sur cette affaire mais voilà, le faisceau de preuves va l'emmener bien plus loin qu'il ne croit....

Voilà Léo et Tonton partis à la recherche de l'héritier du créateur des boutiques La Farigoule provençale, connues dans le monde entier et d'une cardiologue de la Timone, originaire d'Afrique du Nord, dont la réputation n'est plus à faire. Forcément, ça offre des pistes tous azimuts... Et si tout ça se finissait comme dans une rave ?!!