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The Chemical Century Molecular Manipulation and Its Impact on the 20th Century

The Chemical Century Molecular Manipulation and Its Impact on the 20th Century

This fascinating new volume provides a comprehensive yet concise overview of the chemical aspects of some of the major innovations and changes that occurred during the 20th century relating chemical structures and properties to real-life applications. Developed for a course taught by the author for several years at UVA the author covers the important and consequential developments in chemistry and explains their everyday real-life applications. These include such topics as consumer products fossil fuel use polymers agriculture food production nutrition explosives and drugs. The section Molecular Biology and Its Applications includes examples of the application of biotechnology and genetic engineering. | The Chemical Century Molecular Manipulation and Its Impact on the 20th Century

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E-Systems for the 21st Century Concept Developments and Applications Volume 2: E-Learning E-Maintenance E-Portfolio E-System and E-Voting

E-Systems for the 21st Century Concept Developments and Applications Volume 2: E-Learning E-Maintenance E-Portfolio E-System and E-Voting

E-based systems and computer networks are becoming standard practice across all sectors including health engineering business education security and citizen interaction with local and national government. With contributions from researchers and practitioners from around the world this two-volume book discusses and reports on new and important developments in the field of e-systems covering a wide range of current issues in the design engineering and adoption of e-systems. | E-Systems for the 21st Century Concept Developments and Applications Volume 2: E-Learning E-Maintenance E-Portfolio E-System and E-Voting

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Sustainable Viticulture The Vines and Wines of Burgundy

Sustainable Viticulture The Vines and Wines of Burgundy

Written by an expert of the ins and outs of viticulture in Burgundy and many other areas of the world this new volume showcases the wine-growing culture of Burgundy. Sustainable Viticulture: The Vines and Wines of Burgundy covers the rich history and culture of the wine growing tradition of the region. The author who has worked as a viticulturist in Burgundy Switzerland Germany California Australia New Zealand and South Africa tells the epic story of Burgundy a 2000-year adventure with its ups and downs. The oldest vineyard discovered by archaeologists dates back to the first century A. D. By the third century Burgundy wines were already famous in the Roman Empire. Burgundy was a powerful state in the 15th century which was also a golden age for its viticulture. The book covers:the red and white cultivars that are to be found in Burgundythe Appellations Contrôlées system the tasks the wine grower performs during the yearthe social life of wine growersthe scourges the wine grower fearshow religion has played at part in the history of viticulturethe factors that contributed to making Burgundy wines famouswhat new challenges growers are facing todayIn this entertaining and informative book the author’s approach to viticulture reconciles the present the past and the future. The volume will appeal to wine buffs as much as it does to readers who wish to learn about viticulture. It's a serious book that doesn't take itself seriously. | Sustainable Viticulture The Vines and Wines of Burgundy

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The Future of Organizations Workplace Issues and Practices

The Future of Organizations Workplace Issues and Practices

This volume provides valuable insights into how organizations are changing and evolving and how human resource personnel employers and employees are reacting to these emerging workplace transitions. Today’s successful organizations must be learning organizations in that they must keep abreast and change with the new workplace dynamics. The volume explores the new and future challenges and opportunities for employees and employers particularly in reference to service organizations in the 21st century. It explores many of the new trends in conjunction with a focus on work-life balance globalization redefining leadership contingent work force stress management telecommuting work force diversity ergonomics life satisfaction/subjective well-being and more. | The Future of Organizations Workplace Issues and Practices

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Human Resource Management Issues Challenges and Opportunities

Human Resource Management Issues Challenges and Opportunities

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. Human resource management is the strategic approach to management of an organization’s most valuable asset—its people. It covers the recruitment management and direction of people who work for the organization and deals with employee compensation and benefits hiring and training performance management organization development safety and wellness and organizational communication. Human Resource Management: Issues Challenges and Opportunities covers a broad array of topics on human resources management including new emphasis on corporate social commitment management practices that are essential for retaining effective professionals financial rewards to stimulate longer workforce participation entrepreneurial leadership examination of leadership styles in different countries dealing with organizational change teamwork and employee resistance integrating human resources aspects with corporate goals and more. This book provides an interesting group of chapters that shed light on a variety of international human resources management styles and practices. The competitive nature of twenty-first-century global commerce requires that businesses be managed strategically by managers who are knowledgeable in the principles of the field. The efficient nonexploitive use of human resources is essential to building successful businesses around the world. | Human Resource Management Issues Challenges and Opportunities

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Conservation Tourism and Identity of Contemporary Community Art A Case Study of Felipe Seade’s Mural Allegory to Work”

Conservation Tourism and Identity of Contemporary Community Art A Case Study of Felipe Seade’s Mural Allegory to Work”

This unique volume aims to promote new models of sustainable management in the field of contemporary mural art. Cultural heritage has become an essential tool for society stressing the necessity to properly conserve cultural resources in order to maintain a socially economically and environmentally sustainable development. In this book the mural Allegory to Work by the artist Felipe Seade located in Uruguay is used as a case study. The work of Felipe Seade a prominent political mural artist of the twentieth century reflects the influence of Mexican heritage and the socio-political themes of that time which were commonly used by the Social Realism art movement. The authors look at the mural—and its restoration—through the lens of tourism globalization and new interest in cultural heritage. The book demonstrates that the restoration should be aware that the perspective of the protagonists must be incorporated in the intervention process. This first-of-its-kind volume brings together historical ethnographic tourism and scientific research that leads to a sustainable project from the point of view of identity economy politics and society. This volume with over 50 color illustrations and many black and white photos will be valuable for college and research libraries undergraduate and graduate students researchers and professors in the field of cultural heritage and art as well as those involved in community-based research. | Conservation Tourism and Identity of Contemporary Community Art A Case Study of Felipe Seade’s Mural Allegory to Work”

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Employees and Employers in Service Organizations Emerging Challenges and Opportunities

Employees and Employers in Service Organizations Emerging Challenges and Opportunities

With the increasing globalization and fast-paced technological advances in business today service organizations must to respond to the changing business dynamic between employers and employees. The service industry has metamorphosed into a revolution not only in United States but in developed and developing countries also. Highly industrialized countries have become ‘service economies’ at least when measured in terms of share of the workforce employed in service industries. This new book Employees and Employers in Service Organizations: Emerging Challenges and Opportunities the first volume in the 21st Century Business Management book series provides an in-depth exploration of recent concepts and trends in business management in the service industries. It looks at the changing expectations and loyalties of young workers and others and the challenges and opportunities presented for service employers. The book considers theory and research findings providing a plethora of practical implications and applications for these new workplace behavior dynamics. Exploring the different perspectives and concepts from the book’s researchers and authors Employees and Employers in Service Organizations: Emerging Challenges and Opportunities cover themes such as• work-life balance• spirituality in the workplace• emerging positive psychology concepts such as psychological capital knowledge management and mindfulness• expectations motivation and behavior of different generations such as Generation YThis informative volume will be valuable for faculty teaching courses in management and self-improvement for leaders and executives as well as for those in service industries. | Employees and Employers in Service Organizations Emerging Challenges and Opportunities

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Urban Ecology Strategies for Green Infrastructure and Land Use

Urban Ecology Strategies for Green Infrastructure and Land Use

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. With increasing global urbanization the environments and ecologies of cities are often perceived to suffer. While pollution and destruction of green space and species may occur cities also remain part of natural systems. Cities provide natural processes necessary for survival for humans and other living organisms in urban areas. Urban ecology elucidates some of these processes and sheds light on their importance to healthy fulfilling urban livelihoods. Urban Ecology: Strategies for Green Infrastructure and Land Use provides background on issues relating to urban ecology and urban natural processes. The first section covers the types values and recognition of ecosystem services provided by natural processes in urban areas. The second section details the importance and potential of green spaces in urban areas. The third section focuses on biodiversity traits of cities and the ways in which urbanization affects biodiversity indicators. Finally the fourth section covers some of the tools and approaches available for urban planners and designers concerned with improving or maintaining urban environments and the services they provide. This easily accessible reference volume offers a comprehensive guide to this rapidly growing field. Case studies and up-to-date research provide urban planners with new options for creating cities that will meet the demands of the twenty-first century. Also appropriate for graduate students who are preparing for careers related to urban planning this compendium captures and integrates the current work being done in this vitally important field. | Urban Ecology Strategies for Green Infrastructure and Land Use

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