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![Spatial-economic metamorphosis of a nebula city [electronic resource] : Schiphol and the Schiphol region during the 20th century / Abderrahman El Makhloufi.](http://syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780203084397/SC.GIF&client=sjose "Spatial-economic metamorphosis of a nebula city [electronic resource] : Schiphol and the Schiphol region during the 20th century / Abderrahman El Makhloufi.")
![The fire next door [electronic resource] : Mexico's drug violence and the danger to America / Ted Galen Carpenter.](http://syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=1937184552/SC.GIF&client=sjose "The fire next door [electronic resource] : Mexico's drug violence and the danger to America / Ted Galen Carpenter.")
![Harbin to Hanoi [electronic resource] : the colonial built environment in Asia, 1840 to 1940 / edited by Laura Victoir and Victor Zatsepine.](http://syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9789882203891/SC.GIF&client=sjose "Harbin to Hanoi [electronic resource] : the colonial built environment in Asia, 1840 to 1940 / edited by Laura Victoir and Victor Zatsepine.")
![Resilience and urban risk management [electronic resource] : proceedings of the conference 'How the concept of resilience is able to improve urban risk management? : a temporal and a spatial analysis', Paris, France, 3-4 November 2011 / editors, Damien Serre, Bruno Barroca, Richard Laganier.](http://syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780203072820/SC.GIF&client=sjose "Resilience and urban risk management [electronic resource] : proceedings of the conference 'How the concept of resilience is able to improve urban risk management? : a temporal and a spatial analysis', Paris, France, 3-4 November 2011 / editors, Damien Serre, Bruno Barroca, Richard Laganier.")
![Post-disaster reconstruction and change [electronic resource] : communities' perspectives / edited by Jennifer E. Duyne Barenstein, Esther Leemann.](http://syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9781439888179/SC.GIF&client=sjose "Post-disaster reconstruction and change [electronic resource] : communities' perspectives / edited by Jennifer E. Duyne Barenstein, Esther Leemann.")
![Learning the city [electronic resource] : knowledge and translocal assemblage / Colin McFarlane.](/files/icon_library/materials_notavailable.gif "Learning the city [electronic resource] : knowledge and translocal assemblage / Colin McFarlane."){kind=icon}
Learning the city [electronic resource] : knowledge and translocal assemblage / Colin McFarlane.
"Learning the City critically examines the relationship between knowledge, learning, and urbanism. It argues both for the centrality of learning for political strategies and for a resurgence of learning that represents a critical opportunity to develop a progressive international urbanism. The author combines the result of his fieldwork conducted in Mumbai and other regions with a synthesis of the most current theoretical research on knowledge, space, and materiality to show how learning should be viewed as central to the production and politics of cities. In doing so, he deploys the analytic of assemblage to explain the complex processes through which knowledge and learning enable and limit various forms of urbanism. This groundbreaking work examines learning as a practice, explores learning as tactics, and reveals how learning is intrinsic to the shape of political imaginaries, strategies, and contestations. A critical discussion of the types of learning environments that may facilitate more socially just urbanisms is also included. Provocative, timely, and fraught with scholarly rigor, Learning the City offers invaluable insights into the role of learning in urban developmental studies"-- Provided by publisher.
"Learning the City critically examines the relationship between knowledge, learning, and urbanism. It argues both for the centrality of learning for political strategies and for a resurgence of learning that represents a critical opportunity to develop a progressive international urbanism. The author combines the result of his fieldwork conducted in Mumbai and other regions with a synthesis of the most current theoretical research on knowledge, space, and materiality to show how learning should be viewed as central to the production and politics of cities. In doing so, he deploys the analytic of assemblage to explain the complex processes through which knowledge and learning enable and limit various forms of urbanism. This groundbreaking work examines learning as a practice, explores learning as tactics, and reveals how learning is intrinsic to the shape of political imaginaries, strategies, and contestations. A critical discussion of the types of learning environments that may facilitate more socially just urbanisms is also included. Provocative, timely, and fraught with scholarly rigor, Learning the City offers invaluable insights into the role of learning in urban developmental studies"-- Provided by publisher.
Body work in health and social care [electronic resource] : critical themes, new agendas / edited by Julia Twigg ... [et al.].
"Body work is paid work undertaken on the bodies of others. Although it forms a central part of health and social care, its study has often been obscured or neglected. This volume is the first to directly address the concept, exploring the multiple ways in which body work features in health and social care and analyzing the meanings of this work for both those employed to do it and those on whose bodies they work. With contributions from the top international scholars in the field, the book draws on perspectives from across the medical, therapeutic, and care fields. Using a variety of methodological approaches, from life history analysis to ethnographic studies and first person accounts, this book highlights the embodiment of health and social care and the contribution of this emphasis to new directions in sociology. "-- Provided by publisher.
"Body work is paid work undertaken on the bodies of others. Although it forms a central part of health and social care, its study has often been obscured or neglected. This volume is the first to directly address the concept, exploring the multiple ways in which body work features in health and social care and analyzing the meanings of this work for both those employed to do it and those on whose bodies they work. With contributions from the top international scholars in the field, the book draws on perspectives from across the medical, therapeutic, and care fields. Using a variety of methodological approaches, from life history analysis to ethnographic studies and first person accounts, this book highlights the embodiment of health and social care and the contribution of this emphasis to new directions in sociology. "-- Provided by publisher.
Disaster operations and decision making [electronic resource] / Roger C. Huder.
"This book focuses on crisis decision making and the creation of the systems and procedures needed to carry out those decisions. Based on years of research, experience in the civilian emergency management sector, and the adaptation of specific military procedures to civilian needs, it assists the reader in honing decision making, team building, and operational skills and knowledge to respond to natural and manmade disasters. With information on current technology and lessons learned, the book also emphasizes the integration of state-of-the-art crisis decision making procedures and emergency disaster operations"-- Provided by publisher.
"This book focuses on crisis decision making and the creation of the systems and procedures needed to carry out those decisions. Based on years of research, experience in the civilian emergency management sector, and the adaptation of specific military procedures to civilian needs, it assists the reader in honing decision making, team building, and operational skills and knowledge to respond to natural and manmade disasters. With information on current technology and lessons learned, the book also emphasizes the integration of state-of-the-art crisis decision making procedures and emergency disaster operations"-- Provided by publisher.
Mastering story, community and influence [electronic resource] : how to use social media to become a socialeader / Jay Oatway.
"How to craft social media messaging that will engage your audience and make you a leader in your field From celebrated social media authority Jay Oatway, Tell It Well takes a different approach to social media by focusing on the message rather than the media itself. The book shows you how to use your innate ability to share stories and turn it into a powerful and influential skill in the social media universe. You'll build the kind of online relationships and influence that will boost your impact, influence, and career. You'll not only establish online influence for your business and yourself, but also learn to future-proof you own career. Based on timeless storytelling fundamentals rather than current social media fads, Tell It Well shows you how to develop narratives that will build social currency for success today and tomorrow"-- Provided by publisher.
"How to craft social media messaging that will engage your audience and make you a leader in your field From celebrated social media authority Jay Oatway, Tell It Well takes a different approach to social media by focusing on the message rather than the media itself. The book shows you how to use your innate ability to share stories and turn it into a powerful and influential skill in the social media universe. You'll build the kind of online relationships and influence that will boost your impact, influence, and career. You'll not only establish online influence for your business and yourself, but also learn to future-proof you own career. Based on timeless storytelling fundamentals rather than current social media fads, Tell It Well shows you how to develop narratives that will build social currency for success today and tomorrow"-- Provided by publisher.
Human behavior in the social environment [electronic resource] : theories for social work practice / Bruce A. Thyer, Catherine N. Dulmus, Karen M. Sowers.
"Human Behavior in the Social Environment (HBSE) is a critical course for social work students because it introduces them to the very specific person-in-environment, biopsychosocial perspective that sets social work apart from other helping professions. Authored by the foremost scholars in the field, this book takes a theoretical approach to human behavior in the social environment and covers all the major theories--from cognitive behavioral to family systems to psychosocial. Aligned with social work accreditation standards (EPAS), this book provides social work students with thorough coverage of human behavior at every level of interaction"-- Provided by publisher.
"Human Behavior in the Social Environment (HBSE) is a critical course for social work students because it introduces them to the very specific person-in-environment, biopsychosocial perspective that sets social work apart from other helping professions. Authored by the foremost scholars in the field, this book takes a theoretical approach to human behavior in the social environment and covers all the major theories--from cognitive behavioral to family systems to psychosocial. Aligned with social work accreditation standards (EPAS), this book provides social work students with thorough coverage of human behavior at every level of interaction"-- Provided by publisher.
![The Handbook of Global Media Research [electronic resource].](http://syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9781118255292/SC.GIF&client=sjose "The Handbook of Global Media Research [electronic resource].")
The Handbook of Global Media Research [electronic resource].
Bringing together the perspectives of more than 40 internationally acclaimed authors, The Handbook of Global Media Research explores competing methodologies in the dynamic field of transnational media and communications, providing valuable insight into research practice in a globalized media landscape.Provides a framework for the critical debate of comparative media researchPosits transnational media research as reflective of advanced globalization processes, and explores its roles and responsibilities Articulates the key themes and competing methodological app
Bringing together the perspectives of more than 40 internationally acclaimed authors, The Handbook of Global Media Research explores competing methodologies in the dynamic field of transnational media and communications, providing valuable insight into research practice in a globalized media landscape.Provides a framework for the critical debate of comparative media researchPosits transnational media research as reflective of advanced globalization processes, and explores its roles and responsibilities Articulates the key themes and competing methodological app
![Institutional and social innovation for sustainable urban development [electronic resource] / edited by Harald A. Mieg and Klaus Töpfer.](http://syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=1136225609/SC.GIF&client=sjose "Institutional and social innovation for sustainable urban development [electronic resource] / edited by Harald A. Mieg and Klaus Töpfer.")
![Reframing disability and quality of life [electronic resource] : a global perspective / Narelle Warren, Lenore Manderson, editors.](http://syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9789400730182/SC.GIF&client=sjose "Reframing disability and quality of life [electronic resource] : a global perspective / Narelle Warren, Lenore Manderson, editors.")
Aging & older adulthood [electronic resource] / Joan T. Erber.
"The third edition of this essential text has been updated and expanded with new material that reflects the most recent developments in the field, and explores our current understanding of a broad range of topics related to aging and older adulthood. -Fresh edition includes updated content such as revised case histories and reworked material on key concepts and research applications -Retains the winning format of the second edition, with chapter contents framed by individual histories -Dual models add cohesiveness to the presentation of theory -Thematic structure facilitates reader comprehension -Instructor resources provided online upon publication at www.wiley.com/go/erber"-- Provided by publisher.
"The third edition of this essential text has been updated and expanded with new material that reflects the most recent developments in the field, and explores our current understanding of a broad range of topics related to aging and older adulthood. -Fresh edition includes updated content such as revised case histories and reworked material on key concepts and research applications -Retains the winning format of the second edition, with chapter contents framed by individual histories -Dual models add cohesiveness to the presentation of theory -Thematic structure facilitates reader comprehension -Instructor resources provided online upon publication at www.wiley.com/go/erber"-- Provided by publisher.
![Encyclopedia of Case Study Research [electronic resource].](http://syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9781452265728/SC.GIF&client=sjose "Encyclopedia of Case Study Research [electronic resource].")
Encyclopedia of Case Study Research [electronic resource].
This is the authoritative reference work in the field. An interdisciplinary set, it investigates the extensive history, design and methods of case study research.
This is the authoritative reference work in the field. An interdisciplinary set, it investigates the extensive history, design and methods of case study research.
![War in international society [electronic resource] / Lacy Pejcinovic.](http://syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=1135629005/SC.GIF&client=sjose "War in international society [electronic resource] / Lacy Pejcinovic.")
![Age and identity in eighteenth-century England [electronic resource] / by Helen Yallop.](http://syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=1781440336/SC.GIF&client=sjose "Age and identity in eighteenth-century England [electronic resource] / by Helen Yallop.")
![Introducing Just Sustainabilities [electronic resource] : Policy, Planning, and Practice](http://syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9781780324074/SC.GIF&client=sjose "Introducing Just Sustainabilities [electronic resource] : Policy, Planning, and Practice")
Introducing Just Sustainabilities [electronic resource] : Policy, Planning, and Practice
This unique and insightful text offers an exploration of the origins and subsequent development of the concept of just sustainability. It discusses key topics, such as food justice, the democratization of our streets, social inclusion, and alternative economic models, with a specific focus on solutions-oriented policy and planning initiatives that specifically address issues of equity and justice within the context of developing sustainable communities.
This unique and insightful text offers an exploration of the origins and subsequent development of the concept of just sustainability. It discusses key topics, such as food justice, the democratization of our streets, social inclusion, and alternative economic models, with a specific focus on solutions-oriented policy and planning initiatives that specifically address issues of equity and justice within the context of developing sustainable communities.
![Gender history across epistemologies [electronic resource] / edited by Donna R. Gabaccia and Mary Jo Maynes.](http://syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=1118508238/SC.GIF&client=sjose "Gender history across epistemologies [electronic resource] / edited by Donna R. Gabaccia and Mary Jo Maynes.")