The essays selected for this volume focus on issues that arise when attempting to design, review and undertake research involving human participants who are... Læs mere
This collection of key scholarly articles addresses the international dynamics of emergency policy and practice and provides a critical perspective on the challenges that globalisation presents to policymakers under crisis conditions.
The essays selected for this volume provide a comprehensive overview of the philosophical, ethical, historical, legal and practical issues in the diverse field of emergency law. The volume reveals legislative trends in the field.
Emergencies are extreme events which threaten to cause massive disruption to society and negatively affect the physical and psychological well-being of its members. They raise important practical and theoretical questions about how we should treat each other in times of 'crisis'.
Earthscan Expert Guide to efficienct energy management in idustry, including how to conduct an energy audit, plan and monitor a verification strategy and make an energy saving campaign successful.
Offers a different dimension to realist theories about world politics. This title questions both the theoretical and empirical foundations of much of traditional... Læs mere
Focusing on environmental taxation in practice, this volume collects key contributions on a range of topics, including comparisons of environmental taxation schemes in different countries, political economy issues and key aspects of concrete implementation.
Deals with the potential for and primary challenges to the development of rights as instruments for safeguarding the planet's life-support capacities and features proposals and... Læs mere
Exploring a range of poverty experiences - socioeconomic, moral and spiritual, this collection explores both the assumptions... Læs mere
Environmental Engineering IV assesses the state of scientific research in various areas of environmental engineering, evaluates organizational, technical and technological... Læs mere
The oldest and most renowned Dutch university, Leiden was an attractive... Læs mere