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Construction Contract Administration for Project Owners

Construction Contract Administration for Project Owners

Construction Contract Administration for Project Owners is aimed at public and private owners of real estate and construction projects. The book is intended to assist owners in their contractual dealings with their designers and their contractors. Most owners are not primarily in the business of designing and building facilities. The fact that their primary business is not design and construction places them at a disadvantage when negotiating drafting and administering design agreements and construction contracts because their designers and contractors use these documents every day. This book is intended to assist owners to redress this imbalance by equipping owners to draft and administer contracts so as to protect their interests. The book is aimed at owner personnel with all levels of knowledge in the business of managing projects. It can serve as a comprehensive introduction to drafting and administering design agreements and construction contracts for beginners. For intermediate level personnel it can serve as a manual to be read to enhance the reader’s skills in this area. For the sophisticated project management professional it can serve as a resource to be consulted in connection with very specific issues as they arise on a project.

GBP 84.99
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The Psychology of Dog Ownership

The Psychology of Dog Ownership

What are the benefits of owning a dog on health and well-being? Why does a problem dog behave as it does and how can owners deal with unwanted behaviour? How do dogs communicate with humans and each other? The Psychology of Dog Ownership explores the nature of our unique relationship with dogs and its effect on our mental and physical welfare. The book uses psychological learning theory to examine dog behaviour and highlights the importance of determining between typical dog behaviour and behaviour disorders that need treatment. Focusing on how dog owners can communicate effectively with their pets and always with the dogsbest interests in mind The Psychology of Dog Ownership enhances our understanding of the modern human-canine bond and shows how important and enjoyable this relationship can be.

GBP 12.99
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A Nation of Home Owners

A Nation of Home Owners

Originally published in 1990 and re-issued in 2020 with an updated Preface this book shows how the UK has become a nation of home owners and the effect it has had on people’s lives the impact which it has had on British society and the implications for those who have hitherto been excluded. The book briefly charts the history of the growth of owner-occupation in Britain and considers the evidence on the popularity of owning as opposed to renting. The question of whether and how owner occupiers accumulate wealth from their housing is discussed and the evidence on the political implications of the growth of owner-occupation examined. The influence of buying a house on the way that home is experienced is analysed and the sociological implications in regard to the analysis of social inequalities in Britain discussed. The research for the book was based on in-depth interviews with home-owners and tenants in Burnley Derby and Slough.

GBP 29.99
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Fire Safety Law A Practical Guide for Leaseholders Building-Owners and Conveyancers

Fire Safety Law A Practical Guide for Leaseholders Building-Owners and Conveyancers

Fire Safety Law provides building-owners managers individual leaseholders mortgage-lenders landlords and anyone involved in the purchase or sale of a flat situated within a multi-occupied block with practical yet comprehensive and well-researched information regarding the subject of fire safety and the associated responsibilities obligations and rights. V. Charles Ward addresses in practical legal terms the responsibilities on building-owners to ensure that buildings are fire-safe for people who are living working or visiting those buildings and explains what protections are available to leaseholders faced with the costs of making their buildings fire-safe. The book begins with a summary of the lessons which have come from the Grenfell Inquiry before providing a practical overview of current fire-safety legislation relating to residential and commercial buildings. This legislative overview will include not only the 2005 Fire Safety Order as updated by the 2021 Fire Safety Act and the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 but will also include associated and emerging legislation and official guidance in relation to fire safety including gas and electrical safety regulation as well as the Building Safety Act 2022. The book will then pull apart a typical long-residential lease within a high-rise block to identify who is directly responsible for fire safety and explain how the costs of making good the fire-risk from defective cladding might be shared out between the ground-landlord and individual residential leaseholders. Having assessed the legal situation as regards existing high-rise leaseholders the book then addresses the additional ‘due diligence’ required by prospective purchasers of individual high-rise flats as well as estate agents mortgage lenders landlords and conveyancing lawyers to ensure that what they will be buying or lending money on is ‘fire-safe’ and that any associated costs are fully accounted for. | Fire Safety Law A Practical Guide for Leaseholders Building-Owners and Conveyancers

GBP 36.99
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Canine-Assisted Interventions A Comprehensive Guide to Credentialing Therapy Dog Teams

Canine-Assisted Interventions A Comprehensive Guide to Credentialing Therapy Dog Teams

Covering principles of therapy dog team training assessment skills and ongoing monitoring Canine-Assisted Interventions provides guidance on the most evidence-based methods for therapy dog team welfare training and assessment. The authors offer a linear approach to understanding all aspects of the screening assessment and selection of dog-handler teams by exploring the journey of dog therapy teams from assessment of canines and handlers to the importance of ongoing monitoring recredentialing and retirement. In addition to reviewing key findings within the field of human-animal interactions each chapter emphasizes skills on both the human and dog ends of the leash and makes recommendations for research-informed best practices. To support readers the book culminates with checklists and training resources to serve as a quick reference for readers. This book will be of great interest for practitioners in-service professionals and researchers in the fields of canine-assisted interventions and counseling. | Canine-Assisted Interventions A Comprehensive Guide to Credentialing Therapy Dog Teams

GBP 34.99
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Environmental Justice in the Anthropocene From (Un)Just Presents to Just Futures

Environmental Justice in the Anthropocene From (Un)Just Presents to Just Futures

Through various international case studies presented by both practitioners and scholars Environmental Justice in the Anthropocene explores how an environmental justice approach is necessary for reflections on inequality in the Anthropocene and for forging societal transitions toward a more just and sustainable future. Environmental justice is a central component of sustainability politics during the Anthropocene – the current geological age in which human activity is the dominant influence on climate and the environment. Every aspect of sustainability politics requires a close analysis of equity implications including problematizing the notion that humans as a collective are equally responsible for ushering in this new epoch. Environmental justice provides us with the tools to critically investigate the drivers and characteristics of this era and the debates over the inequitable outcomes of the Anthropocene for historically marginalized peoples. The contributors to this volume focus on a critical approach to power and issues of environmental injustice across time space and context drawing from twelve national contexts: Austria Bangladesh Chile China India Nicaragua Hungary Mexico Brazil Sweden Tanzania and the United States. Beyond highlighting injustices the volume highlights forward-facing efforts at building just transitions with a goal of identifying practical steps to connect theory and movement and envision an environmentally and ecologically just future. This interdisciplinary work will be of great interest to students scholars and practitioners focused on conservation environmental politics and governance environmental and earth sciences environmental sociology environment and planning environmental justice and global sustainability and governance. It will also be of interest to social and environmental justice advocates and activists. | Environmental Justice in the Anthropocene From (Un)Just Presents to Just Futures

GBP 35.99
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Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat A Color Handbook

Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat A Color Handbook

The field of infectious diseases in veterinary medicine is both rewarding and challenging and this book offers small animal veterinarians a lifeline by balancing relevant background guidance and optimizing efficiency. It provides a pathway for clinicians through this complex field by highlighting the most clinically relevant aspects of a wide range of diseases and granting them consideration for placement on dog and cat differential lists. Organized according to a system-based structure all the major clinically affected systems are covered along with a catch-all multisystem chapter for infectious diseases that escape easy classification. The book is clinically oriented based on experience underpinned by published research data. Pathogen-specific information enables rational choice of diagnostics therapy and prognostication for a complete list of small animal infectious diseases that includes bacterial viral parasitic/protozoal and fungal pathogens. This concise reference guide will be an invaluable tool for clinicians as they develop their understanding of and ability to communicate about infectious diseases of the dog and cat. Key features:Provides a clinically oriented quick reference guide Includes all major small animal infectious diseasesContains over 300 superb color illustrations | Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat A Color Handbook

GBP 44.99
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Social Entrepreneurship for Development A business model

Social Entrepreneurship for Development A business model

This book presents a fresh approach to poverty alleviation by bridging the fields of international development and social entrepreneurship. The authors present a six-step model for developing an IP business positioning strategy that allows developing country producers to position themselves better as owners of retail brands in foreign market countries. Readers will learn how producers can control the supply chain including distribution to retail stores. Focusing on Africa and least developed countries (LDCs) the authors demonstrate methods of utilizing intellectual property tools producer ownership market positioning and branding for lucrative outcomes. Extensive research provides readers with a thorough understanding of what it means to work smarter in a developing business while a rich set of international cases offers insight into the practical applications of brand positioning trademarks and licenses. With a dozen online workbooks to outline methodology skills tools and case studies Social Entrepreneurship for Development will be a valuable resource for any student of social entrepreneurship or international development. | Social Entrepreneurship for Development A business model

GBP 56.99
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Pet Photography 101 Tips for taking better photos of your dog or cat

Pet Photography 101 Tips for taking better photos of your dog or cat

Selected Tips and Photographs From Pet Photography 101 by Andrew Darlow: Tip #1 Should you buy a DSLR or a high-end Point and Shoot (a. k. a. a compact camera) to photograph your pets and other family members? What about a camera that can do both stills and video? Andrew gives an overview of what's out there and how to find just the right camera (or cameras) for you and your family. He also covers tips for taking better photos with your camera phone/smartphone. Tip #24 Learn how to find inexpensive yet powerful handheld reflectors around the house in your local hardware store or at another retailer and find out what specific light stands and accessories you can use to hold them in place. Also learn techniques for using the sun as a lightbulb in the sky. Tip #49 Valuable tips for getting your pets to stand still so that you can get great photographs of them (this is the pet photography question Andrew is most frequently asked!). Other suggestions in this tip include ways to get your pets moving around in interesting ways for better still photos or video clips. Tip #83 This tip covers an important yet often overlooked topic-organizing your photos. Andrew introduces the process and links to an online step-by-step tutorial with downloadable folders for keeping your images organized (whether you use Mac or Windows). Tip #99 This tip covers the reasons why continuous-tone photo prints from a photo lab or retail store are a great option. It also includes additional resources including a link to a 4 x 6-inch calibration file on the companion site to help make sure you are getting proper color density and sharpness. The book's companion site: www. PhotoPetTips. com contains additional links tips and information as well as free excerpts-including all of Chapter 2 as a free downloadable PDF. | Pet Photography 101 Tips for taking better photos of your dog or cat

GBP 175.00
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COVID-19 and Entrepreneurship Challenges and Opportunities for Small Business

COVID-19 and Entrepreneurship Challenges and Opportunities for Small Business

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic small businesses are especially vulnerable. This is one of the first books that explicitly examines the linkage between crisis and entrepreneurship with a specific focus on small businesses. The book adopts a holistic approach and outlines strategies that small business owners can utilize as well as business opportunities that are available in these new market conditions. It also provides a comparative analysis of the current and future market conditions to enable a better understanding of how institutional structures can facilitate or hinder growth. The book also goes on to explain why and how creativity and innovation can help to mitigate the impact of such a crisis on business and highlights why business continuity is especially crucial to family-owned businesses. This timely publication will help to guide small business owners and entrepreneurs to maintain business continuity and build up their resilience in a challenging business climate. | COVID-19 and Entrepreneurship Challenges and Opportunities for Small Business

GBP 36.99
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Don't Feed the Dog Targeting the d Sound

Don't Feed the Dog Targeting the d Sound

Speech Bubbles 1 is the first set in an exciting new series of picture books designed to be used by Speech Language Therapists/Pathologists parents/caregivers and teachers with children who have delayed or disordered speech sound development children receiving speech therapy or by those wanting to provide sound awareness activities for their children. The set includes eleven picture books that each target a different speech sound within the story. The set is also accompanied by a user guide with notes for professionals and caregivers alike. Eleven different speech sounds have been chosen that are early developing sounds or sounds commonly targeted in speech language therapy. With titles such as Who Bit My Tail? Crocodiles Can’t Climb Trees and Ben the Bubble Bear the stories are light and engaging with colourful and fun pictures on every page to keep the child interested. Perfect not just for therapy but also for encouraging early sound awareness and development Speech Bubbles 1 will create the perfect relaxed learning and practice environment for children beginning their journey into phonological awareness speech sounds and their positions in words. | Don't Feed the Dog Targeting the d Sound

GBP 11.99
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Parental Vigilant Care A Guide for Clinicians and Caretakers

Parental Vigilant Care A Guide for Clinicians and Caretakers

This volume presents the concept of vigilant care as a protective and non-intrusive parental attitude to risky behaviors of children and adolescents. The effective component in vigilant care is not control but parental presence. Vigilant care is a flexible attitude in which parents shift between levels of open attention focused attention and protective action according to the alarm signals they detect. The author presents a detailed theoretical empirical and clinical rationale for the model that deals with potentially problematic parental attitudes or parent-child processes such as overparenting psychological control disregard of legitimate personal domains or of the child's need for self-determination parent-child mutual distancing and escalation. | Parental Vigilant Care A Guide for Clinicians and Caretakers

GBP 24.99
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Guns on the Internet Online Gun Communities First Amendment Protections and the Search for Common Ground on Gun Control

Guns on the Internet Online Gun Communities First Amendment Protections and the Search for Common Ground on Gun Control

Gun rights and control are well-trodden subjects with prior work supporting the right of citizens to own firearms discussing the failure of gun control efforts or warning about or exhorting citizen gun ownership among other things. Although social media in their many forms have only come to dominate modern U. S. life during the past decade there has been little academic exploration of gun owner communities on the Internet and social media. How do gun owners use social media? How do they meet other gun owners online? What do they talk about as relates to guns? With a massive and well-organized collection of support material Guns on the Internet faces these questions with an unbiased approach that seeks a foundation for mutual understanding. Also available as an audiobook. | Guns on the Internet Online Gun Communities First Amendment Protections and the Search for Common Ground on Gun Control

GBP 42.99
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The Dog in the Dickensian Imagination

The Dog in the Dickensian Imagination

Fascinated by them unable to ignore them and imaginatively stimulated by them Charles Dickens was an acute and unsentimental reporter on the dogs he kept and encountered during a time when they were a burgeoning part of the nineteenth-century urban and domestic scene. As dogs inhabited Dickens’s city so too did they populate his fiction journalism and letters. In the first book-length work of criticism on Dickens’s relationship to canines Beryl Gray shows that dogs real and invented were intrinsic to Dickens’s vision and experience of London and to his representations of its life. Gray draws on an array of reminiscences by Dickens’s friends family and fellow writers and also situates her book within the context of nineteenth-century attitudes towards dogs as revealed in the periodical press newspapers and institutional archives. Integral to her study is her analysis of Dickens’s texts in relationship to their illustrations by George Cruikshank and Hablot Knight Browne and to portraiture by late eighteenth- and nineteenth-century artists like Thomas Gainsborough and Edwin Landseer. The Dog in the Dickensian Imagination will not only enlighten readers and critics of Dickens and those interested in his life but will serve as an important resource for scholars interested in the Victorian city the treatment of animals in literature and art and attitudes towards animals in nineteenth-century Britain.

GBP 38.99
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Sustainable Collective Housing Policy and Practice for Multi-family Dwellings

Sustainable Collective Housing Policy and Practice for Multi-family Dwellings

Housing stocks provide much more than just shelter. Energy suppliers pension fund managers and public transit providers are but a few of the many stakeholders that have a regulated interest in the non-shelter goods and services offered by housing. Such stakeholders and their activities are traditionally addressed on a sectoral basis yet regulations that are designed to apply to one often have unintended effects on another effects that may produce negative pressure on the housing stock – and the wider built environment – in terms of sustainability. Sustainable Collective Housing presents a new and comprehensive approach to the study of the regulations pertaining to housing: the institutional regimes framework. By considering the housing stock as a resource this framework enables the ensemble of public policies property rights and contracts that govern all shelter and non-shelter uses of housing to be identified analyzed and evaluated. Using examples from Switzerland Germany and Spain this book describes the regulatory conditions that must be in place before housing sustainability issues can be effectively tackled. The book will provide policy-makers housing stock owners and other stakeholders with the knowledge and tools to make rational and legitimate decisions regarding housing sustainability. | Sustainable Collective Housing Policy and Practice for Multi-family Dwellings

GBP 48.99
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Women's Informal Associations In Developing Countries Catalysts For Change?

Women's Informal Associations In Developing Countries Catalysts For Change?

Informal associations among women in developing countries constitute an important source of vitality and integrity for women. This book evaluates the impact of development programs on women’s informal associations and sharpens our understanding of them. The participation of women in development via their informal networks presents a dilemma insofar | Women's Informal Associations In Developing Countries Catalysts For Change?

GBP 39.99
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A Director's Method for Film and Television

A Director's Method for Film and Television

A Director’s Method for Film and Television (1992) presents the ‘cinematic language’ approach to directing for film and television directors. It shows how the viewer perceives the nuances of the various pictures used to tell the story and how movement within the frame creates drama and development. It outlines the techniques necessary to maximize each and every shot and create professional results. | A Director's Method for Film and Television

GBP 90.00
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