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The Geography of Urban Transportation

The Geography of Urban Transportation

A comprehensive update the fourth edition of this leading text features numerous chapters by new authors addressing the latest trends and topics in the field. The book presents the foundational concepts and methodological tools that readers need in order to engage with today's pressing urban transportation policy issues. Coverage encompasses passenger and freight dynamics in the American metropolis; the local and regional transportation planning process; and questions related to public transit land use social equity and environmental justice energy consumption air pollution transportation finance sustainability and more. Among the student-friendly features are special-topic boxes delving into key issues and 87 instructive figures including eight color plates. New to This Edition *Extensively revised coverage of information and communication technologies urban freight travel behaviors and regional transportation planning. *Engaging discussions of current topics: smartphone travel tracking Uber car and bike sharing food deserts biofuels and more. *Heightened focus on climate change. *Reflects over a decade of policy changes technological advances and emergent ideas and findings in the field. *Most of the figures and special-topic boxes are new. | The Geography of Urban Transportation

GBP 62.99
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Motivational Interviewing in Social Work Practice Second Edition

Motivational Interviewing in Social Work Practice Second Edition

The definitive text on motivational interviewing (MI) written by and for social workers has now been updated and expanded with 60% new material including a revised conceptual framework cutting-edge applications and enhanced pedagogical features. Melinda Hohman and her associates demonstrate what MI looks like in action how it transforms conversations with clients and how to integrate it into social work practice in a wide range of settings. Extensive new case examples and annotated sample dialogues bring the concepts to life helping readers build their own repertoires of MI skills. The book also summarizes the research base for MI and shares expert recommendations for teaching training and professional development. New to This Edition *Expanded and restructured around the current four-process model of MI (engaging focusing evoking and planning). *Content is explicitly linked to the Council on Social Work Education's Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) and the Grand Challenges for Social Work. *Chapter on MI through the lens of critical race theory. *Chapter on innovative applications in the areas of trauma food insecurity and environmental justice. *Additional pedagogical features-"Voices from the Field" boxes written by social workers in a variety of roles and end-of-chapter reflection questions. This book is in the Applications of Motivational Interviewing series edited by Stephen Rollnick William R. Miller and Theresa B. Moyers. | Motivational Interviewing in Social Work Practice Second Edition

GBP 29.99
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Health and Medical Geography

Health and Medical Geography

Why are rainfall carcinogens and primary care physicians distributed unevenly over space? The fourth edition of the leading text in the field has been updated and reorganized to cover the latest developments in disease ecology and health promotion across the globe. The book accessibly introduces the core questions and perspectives of health and medical geography and presents cutting-edge techniques of mapping and spatial analysis. It explores the intersecting genetic ecological behavioral cultural and socioeconomic processes that underlie patterns of health and disease in particular places including how new diseases and epidemics emerge. Geographic dimensions of health care access and service provision are addressed. More than 100 figures include 16 color plates; most are available as PowerPoint slides at the companion website. New to This Edition: *Chapters on the political ecology of health; emerging infectious diseases and landscape genetics; food diet and nutrition; and urban health. *Coverage of Middle East respiratory syndrome Ebola and Zika; impacts on health of global climate change; contaminated water crises in economically developed countries including in Flint Michigan; China's rapid industrial growth; and other timely topics. *Updated throughout with current data and concepts plus advances in GIS. Pedagogical Features: *End-of-chapter review questions and suggestions for further reading. *Section Introductions that describe each chapter. *Quick Reviews-within-chapter recaps of key concepts. *Bold-faced key terms and an end-of-book glossary.

GBP 58.99
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Handbook of Obesity Treatment

Handbook of Obesity Treatment

The leading clinical reference work in the field-now significantly revised with 85% new material-this handbook gives practitioners and students a comprehensive understanding of the causes consequences and management of adult and childhood obesity. In concise extensively referenced chapters from preeminent authorities the Handbook presents foundational knowledge and reviews evidence-based psychosocial and lifestyle interventions as well as pharmacological and surgical treatments. It provides guidelines for conducting psychosocial and medical assessments and for developing individualized treatment plans. The effects of obesity-and of weight loss-on physical and psychological well-being are reviewed as are strategies for helping patients maintain their weight loss. New to This Edition *Many new authors and topics; extensively revised and expanded with over 15 years of research and clinical advances including breakthroughs in understanding the biological regulation of appetite and body weight. *Section on contributors to obesity with new chapters on food choices physical activity sleep and psychosocial and environmental factors. *Chapters on novel treatments for adults-acceptance and commitment therapy motivational interviewing digitally based interventions behavioral economics community-based programs and nonsurgical devices. *Chapters on novel treatments for children and adolescents-school-based preventive interventions family-based behavioral weight loss treatment and bariatric surgery. *Chapters on the gut microbiome the emerging field of obesity medicine reimbursement for weight loss therapies and managing co-occurring eating disorders and obesity. | Handbook of Obesity Treatment

GBP 49.99
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The DBT Solution for Emotional Eating A Proven Program to Break the Cycle of Bingeing and Out-of-Control Eating

The DBT Solution for Emotional Eating A Proven Program to Break the Cycle of Bingeing and Out-of-Control Eating

Eating can be a source of great pleasure-or deep distress. If you've picked up this book chances are you're looking for tools to transform your relationship with food. Grounded in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) this motivating guide offers a powerful pathway to change. Drs. Debra L. Safer Sarah Adler and Philip C. Masson have translated their proven state-of-the-art treatment into a compassionate self-help resource for anyone struggling with bingeing and other types of "stress eating. " You will learn to: *Identify your emotional triggers. *Cope with painful or uncomfortable feelings in new and healthier ways. *Gain awareness of urges and cravings without acting on them. *Break free from self-judgment and other traps. *Practice specially tailored mindfulness techniques. *Make meaningful behavior changes one doable step at a time. Vivid examples and stories help you build each DBT skill. Carefully crafted practical tools (you can download and print additional copies as needed) let you track your progress and fit the program to your own needs. Finally freedom from out-of-control eating-and a happier future-are in sight. Mental health professionals see also the related treatment manual Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Binge Eating and Bulimia by Debra L. Safer Christy F. Telch and Eunice Y. Chen. | The DBT Solution for Emotional Eating A Proven Program to Break the Cycle of Bingeing and Out-of-Control Eating

GBP 16.99
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