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Planning Practice Critical Perspectives from the UK

Planning Practice Critical Perspectives from the UK

Planning Practice: Critical Perspectives from the UK provides the only comprehensive overview of contemporary planning practice in the UK. Drawing on contributions from leading researchers in the field it examines the tools contexts and outcomes of planning practice. Part I examines planning processes and tools and the extent to which theory and practice diverge covering plan-making Development Management planning gain public engagement and place-making. Part II examines the changing contexts within which planning practice takes place including privatisation and deregulation devolution and multi-level governance increased ethnic and social diversity growing environmental concerns and the changing nature of commercial real estate. Part III focuses on how planning practice produces outcomes for the built environment in relation to housing infrastructure economic progress public transport and regeneration. The book considers what it means to be a reflective practitioner in the modern planning system the constraints and opportunities that planners face in their daily work and the ethical and political challenges they must confront. | Planning Practice Critical Perspectives from the UK

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Abortion in the USA and the UK

Abortion in the USA and the UK

Recent years have revealed the different experiences of abortion in the UK and the USA. The United States has a higher abortion rate accompanied by a higher political profile for the issue. In fact one of George W. Bush's first acts in 2001 was to ban American funding for overseas organizations carrying out abortions. The USA has also experienced a higher degree of abortion-related violence with several people linked to abortion services being targeted and even killed. Compelling and enlightening in its approach this invigorating volume compares the two countries' abortion laws and outlines the distinctions. The usually conservative American society has a much more liberal abortion law than the United Kingdom whose female citizens can obtain an abortion relatively easily although in fact they do not have the right to choose. This stimulating volume examines the comparative positions taken by each country and makes important suggestions for the future. | Abortion in the USA and the UK

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Regulating Open Banking Comparative Analysis of the EU the UK and Taiwan

Regulating Open Banking Comparative Analysis of the EU the UK and Taiwan

FinTech transformations have brought changes to the global financial markets and merit the attention of financial regulators across jurisdictions. This book is one of the first ones of its kind to look at open banking (OB). It examines regulatory approaches to OB by taking a broad view of comparative legal systems and through perspectives of transaction costs public choice and institutional design. The book looks at the legal implications by engaging in a two-tiered comparative analysis: comparing between compulsory and voluntary approaches to OB policies and comparing the legal systems between the West (i. e. the EU and the UK) and an Asian economy (i. e. Taiwan). | Regulating Open Banking Comparative Analysis of the EU the UK and Taiwan

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Banking and Finance Case studies in the development of the UK financial sector

Banking and Finance Case studies in the development of the UK financial sector

This shortform book presents key peer-reviewed research selected by expert series editors and contextualised by new analysis from each author on how the specific field addressed has evolved. The book features contributions on the development of banking regulation in Scotland the role of commercial banking on the functioning of the British corporate economy the impact of British monetary policy on small firm growth and the politics of corporate governance. Of interest to business and economic historians this shortform book also provides analysis that will be valuable reading across the social sciences | Banking and Finance Case studies in the development of the UK financial sector

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Reappraising State-Owned Enterprise A Comparison of the UK and Italy

Reappraising State-Owned Enterprise A Comparison of the UK and Italy

After a quarter century of almost general condemnation and rebuttal of the entire nationalization experience it appears that there are second thoughts about governmental direct intervention in the economy. Reappraising State-Owned Enterprise deals with a topic often undervalued in the past decade but which now with the crisis of 2008-2009 calls for greater attention: the direct intervention of the State as Entrepreneur. The collection of essays in this volume – prepared by some of the leading authorities in the field – offers a contribution to this debate by providing a balanced assessment of two of the most relevant experiences of mixed economies the United Kingdom and Italy. In this respect a comparison between these two countries is very much appropriate since in both nations the State played an important role as Entrepreneur starting in the early 20th century. In Great Britain and Italy the heyday of the State as Entrepreneur was in the years right after WWII when it was used as a tool for promoting a modern society in which citizens acquired a stronger sense of belonging to their nations. The UK and Italy saw the State take on a too-pervasive role in the 70s; the two nations responded in different ways. In the 1980s Great Britain embarked on a harsh process of privatizations while Italians struggled on until finally submitting to privatizations in their nation in the following decade. The deep crisis of the final years of the 21st century forced both nations to reconsider State interventions as an appropriate tool in order to protect the wellbeing of the national economy. | Reappraising State-Owned Enterprise A Comparison of the UK and Italy

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Developing Age-Friendly Communities in the UK Re-creating Places and Spaces

Developing Age-Friendly Communities in the UK Re-creating Places and Spaces

The ageing population is a global societal issue. Policymakers planners and the public third and private sectors must rethink how the built environment and services are delivered to meet the needs of a changing demographic. This is the first book to systematically review the evolution development and progress of age-friendly thinking in the UK with a primary focus on the real-world experiences of the people leading place-based initiatives. The book presents the findings of the first in-depth national study of age-friendly programme leaders in the UK completed in 2021 and provides insights into the development of age-friendly communities the formative influences from a social policy perspective the management challenges and the progress towards achieving age-friendly goals. Using primary interview data and narrative analysis the experiences of working with age-friendly programmes in different organisational forms are explored. The book promotes a greater understanding of what it means to become an age-friendly community in practice how the programmes have different development pathways and what influences different outcomes. Embellished with detailed narratives from practitioners informative tables and diagrams and figures throughout the book carefully gathers the voices of a diverse range of decision-makers and leaders associated with the age-friendly movement and provides unique insights on the drivers of change in specific localities. This is a must-read for anyone involved in ageing research or ageing policy and practice as it provides an insightful look into the real world of embedding this community development model in different localities to make a difference to the lives of older people. Topical themes include how these agendas connect with other issues such as dementia-friendly programmes and the work of the third sector as well as the growing challenge of what it means to be ‘friendly’ as a community and place and whether ‘friendly’ is becoming an over-used term in relation to place identity. The book has national and global interest for all communities engaged in age-friendly activity offering exemplars of best practice achievements in transforming local communities and views on the meaning of ageing as well as the age-friendly lens as an approach that champions the world through the eyes of older people. It offers a thought-provoking read for anyone with an interest in this expanding area of ageing irrespective of disciplinary focus. | Developing Age-Friendly Communities in the UK Re-creating Places and Spaces

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The Routledge Handbook on the International Dimension of Brexit

The Routledge Handbook on the International Dimension of Brexit

This handbook provides comprehensive and expert analysis of the impact of the Brexit process and the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on existing and future EU–UK relations within the context of both EU and international law. Examining the wider international law implications it additionally assesses the complex legal consequences of Brexit for both the EU and the UK in their dealings with third states and other international organizations. With contributions from renowned specialists in the field of EU external action each chapter will analyse specific policy areas to address key challenges arising from the Brexit process for the EU and the UK and propose solutions to overcome these problems. The handbook aims to fill a gap in research by assessing the consequences of Brexit under EU external relations law and international law. As such it is hoped it will set the research agenda for coming years on the international dimension of Brexit. The Routledge Handbook on the International Dimension of Brexit is an authoritative and essential reference text for scholars and students of international and European/EU law and policy EU politics and British Politics and Brexit as well as of key relevance to legal practitioners involved in Brexit governments policy-makers civil society organizations think tanks practitioners national parliaments and the Court of Justice.

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The Business of Networks Inter-Firm Interaction Institutional Policy and the TEC Experiment

The Business of Networks Inter-Firm Interaction Institutional Policy and the TEC Experiment

This title was first published in 2000: The first book which brings together and interprets both the theoretical concepts associated with the study of networks in the business world and the policy applications being applied to the practical building and development of such networks. It maps the changes in the culture of economic development policy that occurred in the UK during the 1990s incorporating a detailed assessment of the contribution that the Training and Enterprise Councils made to business support policies. The book is published at a time when network and cluster building has risen to the top of economic development agendas not only in UK but in many countries throughout the world. It offers the most detailed insight so far available into the structure motivations and processes involved in developing business networks through institutional intervention. The book is relevant to anyone with an interest in business policy and theory. | The Business of Networks Inter-Firm Interaction Institutional Policy and the TEC Experiment

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Public Consultation and Community Involvement in Planning A twenty-first century guide

Public Consultation and Community Involvement in Planning A twenty-first century guide

Public Consultation and Community Involvement in Planning is the definitive introduction to public consultation for developers students and planners. The past decade has seen a complete transformation in consultation and community relations in the UK from increased requirements to consult to the introduction of neighbourhood planning and a revolution in online communication. Public Consultation and Community Involvement in Planning takes readers through consultation from the basics right through to emerging trends to demonstrate how a successful consultation process can benefit both the developers and the local community. The book begins with a definition of consultation and community involvement and an explanation of their role within the development process before going on to clarify the legal ethical practical and ideological concerns to be addressed by the consultation process. Consultation strategy is explored step by step and social media and online consultation is explored in detail. This is the first comprehensive guide to modern public consultation within the UK development sector and will be essential reading for developers students and planners. | Public Consultation and Community Involvement in Planning A twenty-first century guide

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The Routledge Handbook of British Politics and Society

The Routledge Handbook of British Politics and Society

The Routledge Handbook of British Politics and Society conducts a rigorous innovative and distinctive analysis of the relationship between British politics and society emphasizing that the UK is now far from a monolithic and unshifting entity. Examining the subject matter with unrivalled breadth and depth it highlights and interrogates key contemporary debates on the future of the UK the nature of 'Britishness' and the merits of multiculturalism as well as contemporary criticisms of traditional institutions and the nature of representative democracy itself. Including contributions from key authors in their respective fields who bring their authority to bear on the task of outlining the current state of the art in British Studies the book provides a fresh examination of the contrasts and the continuities across the whole field of British Politics and Society while setting out agendas for future research. The Routledge Handbook of British Politics and Society will be essential reading and an authoritative reference for scholars students researchers and practitioners involved in and actively concerned about research on British politics society and culture.

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Education and Research in Public Administration in Africa

Education and Research in Public Administration in Africa

Originally published in 1974 this book is a valuable contribution to the literature about the African context of public administration. The application of research to public administration and the communication of research findings are discussed in depth. All aspects of the subject are presented: non-university based non-academic institutes as well as undergraduate and post-graduate programmes. The book concludes with some non-African comparisons from Australia France the USA and UK. | Education and Research in Public Administration in Africa

GBP 80.00
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British Nuclear Weapons and the Test Ban 1954–1973 Britain the United States Weapons Policies and Nuclear Testing: Tensions and Contradictions

British Nuclear Weapons and the Test Ban 1954–1973 Britain the United States Weapons Policies and Nuclear Testing: Tensions and Contradictions

In 1962 Dean Acheson famously described Britain as having lost an Empire but not yet found a role. Perhaps nowhere is this more apparent than in the realms of nuclear weapons. An increasingly marginal world power successive post-war British governments felt that an independent nuclear deterrent was essential if the country was to remain at the top table of world diplomacy. Focusing on a key twenty-year period this study explores Britain's role in efforts to bring about a nuclear test ban treaty between 1954 and 1973. Taking a broadly chronological approach it examines the nature of defence planning the scientific goals that nuclear tests were designed to secure Anglo-American relationships the efficacy of British diplomacy and its contribution to arms control and disarmament. A key theme of the study is to show how the UK managed to balance the conflicting pressures created by its determination to remain a credible nuclear power whilst wanting to pursue disarmament objectives and how these pressures shifted over the period in question. Based on a wealth of primary sources this book opens up the largely ignored subject of the impact of arms control on the UK nuclear weapons programme. Its appraisal of the relationship between the requirements and developments of the UK nuclear weapons programme against international and domestic pressures for a test ban treaty will be of interest to anyone studying post-war British defence and foreign policy history of science arms control disarmament and non-proliferation and international relations. It also provides important background information on current events involving nuclear proliferation and disarmament. | British Nuclear Weapons and the Test Ban 1954–1973 Britain the United States Weapons Policies and Nuclear Testing: Tensions and Contradictions

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Childhood Citizenship Governance and Policy The politics of becoming adult

Childhood Citizenship Governance and Policy The politics of becoming adult

Debates about children’s rights not only concern those things that children have a right to have and to do but also our broader social and political community and the moral and political status of the child within it. This book examines children’s rights and citizenship in the USA UK and Australia and analyses the policy law and sociology that govern the transition from childhood to adulthood. By examining existing debates on childhood citizenship the author pursues the claim that childhood is the most heavily governed period of a liberal individual’s life and argues that childhood is an intensely monitored period that involves a ‘politics of becoming adult’. Drawing upon case studies from the USA the UK and Australia this concept is used to critically analyse debates and policy concerning children’s citizenship criminality and sexuality. In doing so the book seeks to uncover what informs and limits how we think about talk about and govern children’s rights in liberal societies. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of political science governance social policy ethics politics of childhood and public policy. | Childhood Citizenship Governance and Policy The politics of becoming adult

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Construction Conflict Management and Resolution

Construction Conflict Management and Resolution

This book brings together over 40 papers presented at the 1992 International Construction Conflict Management & Resolution Conference held in Manchester UK. Six themes are covered including alternative dispute resolution conflict management claims procedures litigation and arbitration international construction and education and the future. With papers from arbitrators architects barristers civil engineers chartered surveyors and solicitors this book represents the first multi-disciplinary body of knowledge on Construction Conflict and will act as a unique source of reference for both legal and construction professionals. | Construction Conflict Management and Resolution

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A History of Forensic Science British beginnings in the twentieth century

A History of Forensic Science British beginnings in the twentieth century

How and when did forensic science originate in the UK? This question demands our attention because our understanding of present-day forensic science is vastly enriched through gaining an appreciation of what went before. A History of Forensic Science is the first book to consider the wide spectrum of influences which went into creating the discipline in Britain in the first part of the twentieth century. This book offers a history of the development of forensic sciences centred on the UK but with consideration of continental and colonial influences from around 1880 to approximately 1940. This period was central to the formation of a separate discipline of forensic science with a distinct professional identity and this book charts the strategies of the new forensic scientists to gain an authoritative voice in the courtroom and to forge a professional identity in the space between forensic medicine scientific policing and independent expert witnessing. In so doing it improves our understanding of how forensic science developed as it did. This book is essential reading for academics and students engaged in the study of criminology the history of forensic science science and technology studies and the history of policing. | A History of Forensic Science British beginnings in the twentieth century

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The Housing Design Handbook A Guide to Good Practice

The Housing Design Handbook A Guide to Good Practice

Everyone deserves a decent and affordable home a truth (almost) universally acknowledged. But housing in the UK has been in a state of crisis for decades with too few homes built too often of dubious quality and costing too much to buy rent or inhabit. It doesn’t have to be like this. Bringing together a wealth of experience from a wide range of housing experts this completely revised edition of The Housing Design Handbook provides an authoritative comprehensive and systematic guide to best practice in what is perhaps the most contentious and complex field of architectural design. This book sets out design principles for all the essential components of successful housing design – including placemaking typologies and density internal and external space privacy security tenure and community engagement – illustrated with case studies of schemes by architecture practices working across the UK and continental Europe. Written by David Levitt and Jo McCafferty – two recognised authorities in the field – and with contributions from more than twenty other leading practitioners The Housing Design Handbook is an essential reference for professionals and students in architecture and design as well as for government bodies housing associations and other agencies involved in housing. | The Housing Design Handbook A Guide to Good Practice

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Adaptive Architecture Changing Parameters and Practice

Adaptive Architecture Changing Parameters and Practice

The constant in architecture's evolution is change. Adaptive Architecture explores structures or environments that accommodate multiple functions at the same time sequentially or at periodically recurring events. It demonstrates how changing technological economic ecological and social conditions have altered the playing field for architecture from the design of single purpose structures to the design of interacting systems of synergistically interdependent distributed buildings. Including contributors from the US UK Japan Australia Germany and South Africa the essays are woven into a five-part framework which provides a broad and unique treatment of this important and timely issue. | Adaptive Architecture Changing Parameters and Practice

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Fundraising Management Analysis Planning and Practice

Fundraising Management Analysis Planning and Practice

Applying the principles of marketing to nonprofit organisations and the fundraising sector is vital for the modern fundraiser who wants to increase profitability and diversify their fundraising efforts in this challenging industry. This comprehensive how-to guide provides a thorough grounding in the principles underpinning professional practices and critically examines the key issues in fundraising policy planning and implementation. This new edition of Fundraising Management builds on the successful previous editions by including an integrated theoretical framework to help fundraisers develop a critical and reflective approach to their practice. Also new to this edition are how-tos on budgeting and making a strong and compelling case for investment two vital core skills as well as comprehensive coverage of digital fundraising and fundraising through social media. The new edition also accounts for recent changes in the fundraising environment notably in the UK the introduction of a new fundraising regulator and new thinking on professional ethics. Combining scholarly analysis with practical real-life examples Fundraising Management has been endorsed by the Chartered Institute of Fundraising and is mapped to the Certificate and Diploma in Fundraising making it the definitive guide to best practice both in the UK and globally. This is a clear problem-solving guide that no fundraising student or professional should be without. | Fundraising Management Analysis Planning and Practice

GBP 59.99
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Introduction To Environmental Impact Assessment

Introduction To Environmental Impact Assessment

A comprehensive clearly structured and readable overview of the subject Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment has established itself as the leading introduction to EIA worldwide. This fifth edition is a major update reflecting many significant changes in EIA procedures process practice and prospects over the last decade. In particular it includes: a much more international dimension drawing on EIA activities worldwide; an up-to-date coverage of the revised EU EIA Directive and its implementation; the associated update of contemporary UK procedures and practice; best practice on evolving methods in the EIA process; a rich array of UK and many international case studies; a new coverage of emerging EIA impact topics including equality/deprivation; culture; resettlement; climate change; ecosystem services; and risk resilience and cumulative impacts; an appraisal of some next steps in the EIA process including a more effective and proportionate EIA; the impact of technological change; the changing interpretation of the project; project implementation monitoring and adaptive management; and moves towards a more integrated impact assessment. Together these topics act as a kind of action list for future EIA; the development of SEA legislation and practice in the UK EU and worldwide; and a set of appendices containing key legislation and an EIS review framework. It is also makes full use of colour illustrations and chapter questions for discussion. Written by two authors with extensive research training and consultancy experience of EIA this book brings together the most up-to-date information from many sources. Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment 5th Edition provides a complete and critical introductory text that also supports further studies. Students in undergraduate and postgraduate planning programmes will find it essential as a course text as will students of environmental management/policy environmental sciences/studies geography and built environment. Key stakeholders involved in assessment activities – planners developers community groups pressure groups and decision-makers in government and business – will also welcome this latest edition as a very effective means of getting to grips with the many facets of this important and evolving subject that affects a widening range of development projects.

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A2 Communication and Culture The Essential Introduction

A2 Communication and Culture The Essential Introduction

A2 Communication and Culture: The Essential Introduction features over 100 colour images contemporary case studies and examples. The authors introduce students to the skills of reading communication texts and understanding the link between communication and culture as well as taking students through the tasks expected of them to pass the AQA exam. The book is supplemented with a website at www. alevelcommculture. co. uk featuring additional activities and resources. Areas covered include: theoretical approaches key concepts spaces and places fictions objects of desire cultural sites: intersections the A2 examination communication and culture in practice: A2 coursework A2 coursework samples. | A2 Communication and Culture The Essential Introduction

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Sewerage and Sewage as an Environmental Health Issue

Sewerage and Sewage as an Environmental Health Issue

This book examines the increasingly prevalent issues around sewerage and sewage and explores what environmental health practitioners (EHPs) can contribute to addressing this issue and what further action is required. The book sets out an analysis of the contents of raw sewage including what should not be flushed away explaining that householders who flush non-flushable products into the sewerage system contribute to the problem (and also give the water and sewerage companies an excuse). The work explains the terminology used and will also examine the legal issues that have arisen from failure of the UK sewerage system to operate or be operated as intended to protect public health. The operation of the privatised water and sewerage companies in England and Wales and the regulatory system to which they are supposedly subject is scrutinised along with an examination of what EHOs/EHPs can do to address the problems that lead to sewage from homes and businesses polluting the environment. The book considers what has been called regulatory failure what reforms and investments are needed and what EHPs can do to bring pressure on other agencies and policy makers to ensure that untreated sewage does not end up polluting to environment. This book is essential reading for all environmental health practitioners but also anyone keen to learn more about the issues surrounding the increasingly volatile UK sewage system and the companies and institution involved in its operation and governance. | Sewerage and Sewage as an Environmental Health Issue

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Music Festivals and the Politics of Participation

Music Festivals and the Politics of Participation

The spread of UK music festivals has exploded since 2000. In this major contribution to cultural studies the lid is lifted on the contemporary festival scene. Gone are the days of a handful of formulaic large events dominating the market place. Across the country hundreds of ’boutique’ gatherings have popped up drawing hundreds of thousands of festival-goers into the fields. Why has this happened? What has led to this change? In her richly detailed study industry insider Dr Roxy Robinson uncovers the dynamics that have led to the formation and evolution of the modern festival scene. Tracing the history of the culture as far back as the fifties this book examines the tensions between authenticity and commerce as festivals grew into a widespread professionalized industry. Setting the scene as a fragmented yet highly competitive market Music Festivals and the Politics of Participation examines the emergence of key trends with a focus on surrealist production and popular theatricality. For the first time the transatlantic relationship between British promoters and the social experiment-come-festival Burning Man is documented uncovering its role in promoting a politics of participation that has dramatically altered the festival experience. Taking an in-depth approach to examining key events including the fastest growing independent music festival in recent years (Hampshire’s BoomTown Fair) the UK market is shown to have produced a scene that champions co-production and the democratization of festival space. This is a vital text for anyone interested in British culture.

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HVAC Control Systems Modelling Analysis and Design

HVAC Control Systems Modelling Analysis and Design

This important new book bridges the gap between works on classical control and process control and those dealing with HVAC control at a more elementary level which generally adopt a qualitative and descriptive control. Both advanced level students and specialist practitioners will welcome the in-depth analytical treatment of the subject presented in this volume. Of particular significance are the current developments in adaptive control robust control artificial neural networks and fuzzy logic systems all of which are given a thorough analytical treatment in the book. First book to provide an analytical treatment of subjectCovers all new developments in HVAC control systemsLooks at systems both in the UK and abroad | HVAC Control Systems Modelling Analysis and Design

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