Understanding urban ecosystems: a new frontier for science and education

editors, Alan R. Berkowitz, Charles H. Nilon, Karen S. Hollweg.

Strategy in transition

The bursting of the 'dotcom bubble' and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, have brought into question received wisdom about strategy. This volume reviews the lessons to be learnt from these events, and proposes that, as a result, strategy in the twenty-first century will have to develop along new lines. Comprising a series of outstanding contributions by experts in the field, the coll…

Complex deterrence : strategy in the global age

As the costs of a preemptive foreign policy in Iraq have become clear, strategies such as containment and deterrence have been gaining currency among policy makers. This comprehensive book offers an agenda for the contemporary practice of deterrence--especially as it applies to nuclear weapons--in an increasingly heterogeneous global and political setting. Moving beyond the precepts of traditio…

The balance of power in world history

The balance of power is one of the most influential ideas in international relations, yet it has never been systemically and comprehensively examined in pre-modern or non-European contexts. This book redresses this imbalance.

Abstracts 19th International Congress of Nutrition “Annals of Nutrition & M…

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9783805592048

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PRO-029

Earthquakes and tsunamis: civil engineering disaster mitigation activities : …

Earthquakes and tsunamis are two major natural disasters, causing enormous life and material losses over the entire world, especially in the developing countries that are not well prepared. Since earthquakes and tsunamis are natural phenomena that cannot be prevented, a series of measures need to be taken to minimize the losses. Disaster mitigation covers a wide variety of activities involving …

Functional food and health

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9780841269828

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xv, 514 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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ACS symposium series ; 935

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[ITP-LIB-64]

The emergence of entrepreneurship policy: governance, start-up, and growth in…

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0521826772

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x, 297 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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[POL-LIB-95]