Risk, Language, and Power: The Nanotechnology Environmental Policy Case (Morris Jeffery T.)(Pevná vazba)

Risk, Language, and Power: The Nanotechnology Environmental Policy Case (Morris Jeffery T.)(Pevná vazba)

Risk, Language, and Power explores discourse around the environmental risks of nanotechnology, making the case that the dominance in risk discourse of regulatory science is a limiting policy debate on environmental risks, and that specific initiatives should be undertaken to broaden debate not just

Environmental Nanotechnology: Volume 2 (Dasgupta Nandita)(Pevná vazba)

This is the second volume on Environmental Nanotechnology. The first chapter discusses the synthesis of nanomaterial and mainly the green synthesis of inorganic nanomaterials. Furthermore, a comperative discussion about resistive and capacitive measurement of nano-based biosensor is reviewed and

Risk Communication: A Handbook for Communicating Environmental, Safety, and Health Risks (McMakin Andrea H.)(Pevná vazba)

THE ESSENTIAL HANDBOOK FOR EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATING ENVIRONMENTAL, SAFETY, AND HEALTH RISKS, FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED Now in its sixth edition, Risk Communication has proven to be a valuable resource for people who are tasked with the responsibility of understanding how to apply the most current

The Environmental Case: Translating Values Into Policy (Layzer Judith A.)(Paperback)

Answers to environmental issues are not black and white. Debates around policy are often among those with fundamentally different values, and the way that problems and solutions are defined plays a central role in shaping how those values are translated into policy. The Environmental Case captures

Language Policy and Political Economy: English in a Global Context (Ricento Thomas)(Pevná vazba)

This volume articulates a new framework for language policy research that explores the connections between language policy and political economy. The chapters are united in their focus on English, a language that has enjoyed a reputation as a 'global language' over the course of the last century

Platform Power and Policy in Transforming Television Markets (Evens Tom)(Pevná vazba)

1. Introduction: Planet Of The Platforms.- 2. From Local Utility To Global Commodity, Case Liberty Global: All Along The Value Chain.- 3. Game Of Screens, Case Netflix: Turning Data Into Content.- 4. Power To The Platforms, Case Hulu: Partners In Crime.- 5. The Retransmission Swamp, Case Fox

Bear Came Along (Morris Richard T.)(Pevná vazba)

A cheerful and action-packed adventure about the importance of friendship and community from a successful author and illustrator duo! Once there was a river flowing through a forest. The river didn't know it was capable of adventures until a big bear came along. But adventures aren't any fun by

Mathematical Methods in the Earth and Environmental Sciences (Burd Adrian)(Pevná vazba)

The Earth and environmental sciences are becoming progressively more quantitative due to the increased use of mathematical models and new data analysis techniques. This accessible introduction presents an overview of the mathematical methods essential for understanding Earth processes, providing an

Textbook of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Murty B. S.)(Pevná vazba)

It covers the entire spectrum of nanoscience and technology: introduction, terminology, historical perspectives of this domain of science, unique and widely differing properties, advances in the various synthesis, consolidation and characterization techniques, applications of nanoscience and

Safe Enough?: A History of Nuclear Power and Accident Risk (Wellock Thomas R.)(Pevná vazba)

Since the dawn of the Atomic Age, nuclear experts have labored to imagine the unimaginable and prevent it. They confronted a deceptively simple question: when is a reactor 'safe enough' to adequately protect the public from catastrophe? Some experts sought a deceptively simple answer: an estimate

Emerging Trends in Indigenous Language Media, Communication, Gender, and Health (Oyesomi Kehinde Opeyemi)(Pevná vazba)

Provides sustainable policy trajectory measures for indigenous language media and health advocacy. This book will provide a better global understanding of the significance indigenous language still has in modern society. It highlights a range of topics, including digitalization, sustainability, and

The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity (Ord Toby)(Pevná vazba)

Strategic Risk Management: Designing Portfolios and Managing Risk (Harvey Campbell R.)(Pevná vazba)

A fresh approach to managing risk in the most challenging market conditionsStrategic Risk Management presents an innovative approach to portfolio design. Often the risk management function is a series of tripwires that are activated after the portfolio is already in trouble. Strategic Risk

Language Unlimited: The Science Behind Our Most Creative Power (Adger David)(Pevná vazba)

All humans, but no other species, have the capacity to create and understand language. It provides structure to our thoughts, allowing us to plan, communicate, and create new ideas, without limit. Yet we have only finite experiences, and our languages have finite stores of words. Where does our

Postures: Body Language in Art (Morris Desmond)(Pevná vazba)

Every time an artist portrays a human subject, a decision has to be made about the posture of the figure. Will they be standing, sitting, or reclining? Smiling, screaming, or weeping?Never before given such dedicated attention, Postures argues that the gestures portrayed in a work of art can

Size Really Does Matter: The Nanotechnology Revolution (Durkan Colm)(Pevná vazba)

'The text is lightly written but, underneath the entertaining gloss of anecdote and personal detail, this is actually an intensely serious and carefully constructed book, aimed at informing the educated public about science in general and nanotechnology in particular. It is attractively produced,

Environmental Law Handbook (Ewing Kevin A.)(Pevná vazba)

Now in its 24th edition, the Environmental Law Handbook gives readers a comprehensive and up-to-date look at the major environmental laws affecting U.S. businesses and organizations. Written and compiled by the country's leading environmental law firms, it provides the comprehensive and reliable

Field Guide to Supergraphics - Graphics in the Urban Environment (Adams Sean)(Pevná vazba)

Award-winning designer Sean Adams presents over 100 case studies of environmental graphics and murals from around the

The Practice of Lending: A Guide to Credit Analysis and Credit Risk (Yhip Terence M.)(Pevná vazba)

Provides a comprehensive guide to assessing creditworthiness, quantifying and rating credit risk, and modelling default likelihood​Presents both principles and practical applications aimed at beginners in their credit careersCovers a cross-section of industries including service, commercial real

Language of Birds - the novel inspired by the Lord Lucan affair (Dawson Jill)(Pevná vazba)

A hypnotic and thought-provoking novel inspired by the sensational Lord Lucan case, by the Orange Prize-shortlisted author of Fred &

Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress (Baldacchino Christine)(Pevná vazba)

Morris is a little boy who loves using his imagination. But most of all, Morris loves his classroom's dress-up center and its tangerine dress. Morris is a little boy who loves using his imagination. He dreams about having space adventures, paints beautiful pictures and sings the loudest during

Morris Minor Traveller: The Complete Companion (Newell Ray)(Pevná vazba)

For more than half a century the Morris Minor Traveller has been a familiar feature of rural and small-town Britain. Unpretentious, uncomplaining, half-timbered in an age of sleek pressed steel, Travellers were to be seen everywhere, laden with schoolchildren, dogs, jumble for the jumble sale,

The Police: Every Little Thing: The Adventures of Sting, Stewart and Andy (Stafford Caroline)(Pevná vazba)

Indigenous Language Acquisition, Maintenance, and Loss and Current Language Policies (Okamura Toru)(Pevná vazba)

Presents research on the diverse policies, influences, and frameworks of indigenous languages in various regions of the world. The book discusses the maintenance, attrition, or loss of indigenous languages; language status in society; language policies; and the grammatical characteristics of