Renowned experts share recent breakthroughs in civil engineering, offering fresh insights on key challenges facing modern society. Focusing on sustainability and efficiency, each chapter will spark new ideas and pave the way for a brighter, more sustainable future for us all.
Empowering the Underserved
This book explores the pivotal role of “Bridge People”—bilingual, bicultural individuals who connect underserved communities to healthcare and social support. Discover how these vital links combat social isolation, reduce service gaps, and empower individuals.
This book questions the relevance of travel writing in a flagrantly unequal world. It examines how acclaimed writers like V.S. Naipaul and Amitav Ghosh engage with the socio-political realities of post-independence India, revealing the interplay of travel, politics, and history.
A guide to two Additional Basic Qualification (ABQ) courses for Ontario teachers: Senior English and Special Education. This book covers curriculum, strategies for behavioural exceptionalities, Individual Education Plans (IEPs), lesson plans, case studies, and helpful rubrics.
This book explores the critical role of gender in the agricultural sector, examining the challenges women face. It advocates for inclusive, gender-sensitive policies that empower women, promote equity, and ensure sustainable development and food security.
In the Cold War, Enrico Mattei’s National Hydrocarbons Board (ENI) defied the “Seven Sisters” oil powers. ENI presented itself as a ‘Special Agent’ of decolonization, offering a new model to developing nations and seeing Sicily as a central bridge across the Mediterranean.
Police records from 18th-century Paris lay bare the intimate tragedies behind hundreds of suicides. Through suicide notes and witness accounts, these dossiers reveal not only private despair but a society’s shifting view of self-destruction—from a crime to a sign of insanity.
This book explores how the art of relationships in Historic Urban Environments holds precious knowledge for a coherent urban future. It shows how ordinary buildings and spaces shaped great masterpieces and can inspire the designing of our everyday living spaces.
When Matter Became Mind
This book examines two of the greatest mysteries in science and philosophy: the origin of the universe and the nature of human consciousness. The author invites you to ponder the deep question “Why is there something rather than nothing?” and discover a new cosmic perspective.
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) helps patients reclaim their quality of life. This portable book summarises the practical application of CBT, helping dental practitioners use it to treat patient issues like dental fears, orofacial pain, and other psychosomatic disorders.
Human Rights in Everyday Life in India
This work uses field-based examples from India to show how human rights discourse is a double-edged sword. While oppressors manipulate the rights paradigm to justify oppression, the oppressed leverage the same language to contest marginalization and assert their dignity.
Daniel-François-Esprit Auber
Once a giant of 19th-century French opera, Daniel Auber partnered with librettist Eugène Scribe for his first enduring success, Le Maçon. In this thrilling rescue opera, a Parisian mason is abducted and must become a hero to save the innocent.
Daniel-François-Esprit Auber
Auber was one of the most successful French opera composers of the 19th century. His opéra-comique Zanetta, with librettist Eugène Scribe, is a tale of courtly intrigue where a nobleman’s fake courtship of a gardener’s daughter leads to true love.
Emerging Trends in Green Chemical Technologies
Explore innovations in green chemistry and technology, from biomass utilization and AI to energy storage and waste recycling. Written by experts, this book offers practical solutions to the challenges of building a sustainable chemical industry.
The Evolution of Housing
This study traces the evolution of housing law amid economic and political change. Examining social and private housing across the UK, with a focus on Scotland, it argues that housing law is essentially reformist and concludes with solutions to contemporary housing problems.
Pyrometers are calibrated for blackbodies (BB), but real objects radiate differently, causing measurement errors. This book proposes original correction methods that account for an object’s radiation spectrum and its temperature dependence to increase the accuracy of pyrometry.
Witchcraft, Superstition and Rationality
This book explores the impact of witchcraft-related violence in India, interrogating the intersection of gender, caste, and power. It reveals how superstition is weaponized as a tool of oppression and examines anti-superstition laws, activism, and the need for cultural change.
A comprehensive guide for teachers, parents, and anyone interested in children’s literature. Combining theory with practice, it offers practical strategies to inspire reading and creative writing. Includes supplementary audio of nursery rhymes, poems, and fables.
D. H. Lawrence Then and Now
In 26 short, alphabetically arranged chapters, this jargon-free book explores the strange, often offensive ideas that accompanied D. H. Lawrence’s genius. It offers a surprising new portrait that will intrigue even those who know his work well.