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Institutions Policy and Outputs for Acidification The Case of Hungary

Institutions Policy and Outputs for Acidification The Case of Hungary

Published in 1998 this is an analysis of the impact in Hungary of environmental policy following the Convention of Long Range Trans-boundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP) of the Economic Commission of Europe. The book focuses on central research issues but also analyzes environmental institutions and policy in Hungary more generally. It treats related themes such as the emerging role of the new autonomous local governments the impact of privatization on acidification and environmental issues in Hungary and offers coverage of the influence of NGO's in democratic Hungary. | Institutions Policy and Outputs for Acidification The Case of Hungary

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Policymaking for Critical Infrastructure A Case Study on Strategic Interventions in Public Safety Telecommunications

Policymaking for Critical Infrastructure A Case Study on Strategic Interventions in Public Safety Telecommunications

Originally published in 2005. By weaving together three distinct fields - public policy technology studies and management of critical infrastructure - this volume shows how public policy can help to improve the management of large technical systems. A much-needed analytical framework based on approaches drawn from established work in science and technology studies is applied to a case study of the development of a new public safety service for mobile telephones. This example of emerging growth and change in critical infrastructure allows Gordon Gow to identify current problem areas and to refine a more general set of strategies aimed at improving public policy processes in the management of technology. The work also discusses a range of contemporary issues in telecom policy and regulation such as public consultation technical standards network unbundling and interconnection. This insightful work provides observations and recommendations for policy makers regulators industry and consumer groups alike furthering the improved coordination of efforts across these domains of interest. | Policymaking for Critical Infrastructure A Case Study on Strategic Interventions in Public Safety Telecommunications

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Using Economic Incentives to Regulate Toxic Substances

Using Economic Incentives to Regulate Toxic Substances

Using case studies the authors evaluate the potential attractiveness of incentive-based policies for the regulation of four specific toxic substances: chlorinated solvents formaldehyde cadmium and brominated flame retardants. Originally published in 1992 the authors provide a compelling demonstration of the role of case studies in determining the appropriate regulatory approach for the specific toxic substances. This is a valuable title for students concerned with environmental issues and policy making. | Using Economic Incentives to Regulate Toxic Substances

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Information Resources and Technology Transfer Management in Developing Countries

Information Resources and Technology Transfer Management in Developing Countries

Originally published in 1997 this book puts information management in the context of technology transfer industrialization and national development. As well as showing the necessity for the efficient use of information resources the book also examines the costs of poor information management in undermining negotiation the preparation of contingencies and the ability to let go of 'dead projects'. The book includes case studies of two technology transfer projects in Kenya are included. | Information Resources and Technology Transfer Management in Developing Countries

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Outdoor Play for Healthy Little Minds Practical Ideas to Promote Children’s Wellbeing in the Early Years

Outdoor Play for Healthy Little Minds Practical Ideas to Promote Children’s Wellbeing in the Early Years

This essential resource is designed to help busy early years practitioners to support the mental health of young children through outdoor play. Promoting social and emotional wellbeing in childhood has never been more important and outdoor play is a crucial tool to build resilience develop healthy relationships and boost self-esteem. Using relatable case studies that demonstrate achievable change the book is full of practical advice and strategies for exploring nature in both natural and man-made landscapes and includes guidance on how to co-create inviting play spheres with children. Each chapter provides: Adaptable and cost-effective activities designed to help children feel more confident and connected to the world around them. Case studies and reflective opportunities to prompt practitioners to consider and develop their own practice. An accessible and engaging format with links to theorists risk assessment and individual schemas. Outdoor play allows young children to explore who they are and what they can do. It supports them as they learn to think critically take risks and form a true sense of belonging with their peers and with the wider community. This is an indispensable resource for practising and trainee early years practitioners Reception teachers and childminders as they facilitate outdoor play in their early years setting. | Outdoor Play for Healthy Little Minds Practical Ideas to Promote Children’s Wellbeing in the Early Years

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Closing the Vocabulary Gap

Closing the Vocabulary Gap

As teachers grapple with the challenge of a new bigger and more challenging school curriculum at every key stage and phase success can feel beyond our reach. But what if there were 50 000 small solutions to help us bridge that gap? In Closing the Vocabulary Gap the author explores the increased demands of an academic curriculum and how closing the vocabulary gap between our ‘word poor’ and ‘word rich’ students could prove the vital difference between school failure and success. This must-read book presents the case for teacher-led efforts to develop students' vocabulary and provides practical solutions for teachers across the curriculum incorporating easy-to-use tools resources and classroom activities.

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Reform in Europe Breaking the Barriers in Government

Reform in Europe Breaking the Barriers in Government

One of the most prevailing myths within the social sciences is the difficulty of achieving reform. Governments are either unwilling to push for reform or if they are willing they are unable to do so. This volume illustrates that reform can and does happen and therefore need not by mythologized. Through carefully selected case studies the contributions to this volume illustrate reform in several policy sectors and countries to include the smoking bans in Ireland public housing in the Netherlands and asylum procedures in Germany. Designed to enhance our understanding of the reform process this volume is highly suited to the fields of public administration and policy. | Reform in Europe Breaking the Barriers in Government

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Poverty and the Critical Security Agenda

Poverty and the Critical Security Agenda

Poverty and the Critical Security Agenda argues that poverty should be a central concern of security studies and critiques existing methodological approaches to poverty and 'well-being'. Using the Philippines as a case study this book is critical of approaches to poverty that portray the poor as passive objects as opposed to dynamic actors. With this in mind the relationship between poverty and democracy as a means to facilitating human security is central. Poverty acts as a major behavioural force in international relations not least for the state and therefore merits increased visibility within the research agenda. This text is highly relevant for courses on international relations methodology and critical theory development studies security studies and international political economy.

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The Psychology of Exercise

The Psychology of Exercise

Why should we exercise? When should we exercise? Why don’t we exercise? The Psychology of Exercise separates fact from fiction delving into key theories ideas and the impact of life stages on when why and how we exercise. It explores the barriers and motivators to exercise for children teenagers adults and retirees as well as for those living with a chronic health condition. It shows how when we personalise activity programmes exercise becomes a life-affirming life-lengthening habit. Using real-life case studies from those who work with exercisers at all levels The Psychology of Exercise shows us the huge value that comes from exercising in every stage of our lives.

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Single-Session Coaching and One-At-A-Time Coaching Distinctive Features

Single-Session Coaching and One-At-A-Time Coaching Distinctive Features

In Single-Session Coaching and One-At-A-Time Coaching: Distinctive Features Windy Dryden presents a clear and accessible overview of the theory and practice of Single-Session Coaching and One-At-A-Time Coaching (SSC/OAATC). Presented in the highly accessible Distinctive Features format Dryden explores how these approaches allow coaches and clients to tackle problems and find solutions quickly and flexibly. Single-Session Coaching and One-At-A-Time Coaching is split in two parts providing a complete understanding of both the theory and practice of SSC/OAATC as well as clearly examining key topics including the foundations of SSC/OAATC what makes a good SSC/OAATC coach and coachee common misconceptions preparing for and structuring a session and considering significant coachee variables. It explains key terminology such as the difference between Problem-Focused and Development-Focused SSC/OAATC and portrays these differences in useful case studies to show the benefits of each for individual clients. Finally it concludes with details on following up with the coachee including key questions to ask. With case studies throughout this approach can be applied in various clinical settings such as primary care and non-clinical settings such as voluntary sectors and is ideal for time-limited scenarios in comparison to other more time-consuming coaching methods. This will be an invaluable tool for coaches in practice and in training as well as for academics and students of coaching. | Single-Session Coaching and One-At-A-Time Coaching Distinctive Features

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Revitalising Communities in a Globalising World

Revitalising Communities in a Globalising World

Revitalising Communities in a Globalising World explores the opportunities and constraints that the dynamics of globalisation present for human development in a range of different countries and situations. Arguing that globalisation is currently a system of organising social relations along neoliberal lines this timely volume examines practical examples of how people respond to significant social changes in their communities. The idea of communities is deconstructed to show that globalisation has collapsed the boundaries of time space and place in ways that have exacerbated inequalities at the same time giving rise to unparalleled riches for some. The book encompasses a number of case studies that speak to policymakers practitioners educators and students interested in studying globalisation and making the most of its potential for change.

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The Feldenkrais Method for Executive Coaches Managers and Business Leaders Moving in All Directions

The Feldenkrais Method for Executive Coaches Managers and Business Leaders Moving in All Directions

In this fascinating and practical book Garet Newell and Simon Paul Ogden show how the Feldenkrais Method can be used by coaches and managers as a resource to improve both the performance of individuals and the health and wellbeing of the people they work with. The Feldenkrais Method is based on sound mechanical and neurological principles that are easily accessible through simple practical lessons. Through its emphasis on experiential learning The Feldenkrais Method for Executive Coaches Managers and Business Leaders offers a means to improve many aspects of everyday working life: from sitting and walking more comfortably improving interpersonal relations developing personal impact and presence to performing a highly developed skill more efficiently. By exploring patterns of everyday movement the method encourages the discovery of new possibilities and choices providing a remarkable approach for expanding potential. Although widely recognised within the performing arts and sports as a method for improving skills performance and recovery from injury the Feldenkrais Method is not as widely known outside these arenas yet the principles and practice behind it are equally applicable to the workplace. Using case studies the book highlights common issues that coaches and managers are frequently asked to deal with. Each case and the impact it has in the workplace is explored from the perspective of the Feldenkrais Method. Included at the end of each chapter there is a practical Awareness Through Movement lesson that addresses some of the themes raised. The Feldenkrais Method for Executive Coaches Managers and Business Leaders provides an invaluable resource for professionals interested in both learning and development and health and wellbeing in the workplace. It will also appeal to counsellors and therapists interested in somatic approaches. | The Feldenkrais Method for Executive Coaches Managers and Business Leaders Moving in All Directions

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Subcultures: The Basics

Subcultures: The Basics

Subcultures: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introduction to subcultures in a global context. This fully revised new edition adds new case studies and an additional chapter on the digital lives of subculturists as well as reflections on the relationships between subcultures and globalisation and the resurgence of the far-right. Blending theory and practice this text examines a varied range of subcultures including hip hop graffiti writing heavy metal punk gamers burlesque parkour riot grrrl straight edge roller derby steampunk b-boying/b-girling body modification and skateboarding. Subcultures: The Basics answers the key questions posed by those new to the subject including: What is a subculture? What are the significant theories of subculture? How do subcultures emerge who participates and why? How do subcultural identities interact with other aspects of self such as social class race gender and sexual identity? What is the relationship between deviance resistance and the ‘mainstream’? How have both progressive and reactionary subculturists contributed to social change? How does society react to different subcultures? How have subcultures spread around the world? In what ways do digital technologies and social media influence subcultures? What happens when subculturists age? Tracing the history and development of subcultural theory to the present day this text is essential reading for all those studying subcultures in the contexts of sociology cultural studies history media studies anthropology musicology and criminology. It pushes the field forward with cutting-edge theories of resistance and social change place and space critical race and queer studies virtual participation and ageing and participation across the life course. Key terms and concepts are highlighted throughout the text whilst each chapter includes boxed case studies and signposts students to further reading and resources.

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Medium Secure Psychiatric Provision in the Private Sector

Medium Secure Psychiatric Provision in the Private Sector

First published in 1998 this volume assesses issues of privatisation and mental health provision in the Medium Secure Psychiatric Care sector including case studies on two regional secure units and Stockton Hall Psychiatric Hospital between 1989 and 1992. It emerged at the end of a period of Conservative Party dominance of almost two decades in which privatisation had been at the forefront of discussion and focused on the midpoint of that era. Despite this privatisation of psychiatric care had received little discussion. Here Katrina R. Moss discusses the role of private medical care in the UK healthcare landscape with focus on the meaning of privatisation attitudes towards privatising the criminal justice system along with relevant legal and medical issues related to regulation by the Mental Health Act 1983. | Medium Secure Psychiatric Provision in the Private Sector

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Power and Gender in European Rural Development

Power and Gender in European Rural Development

Since the early 1990s new public and private actors emphasizing issues such as landscape nature environment and food safety have challenged EU rural development policies. This book looks at this innovative framework and in particular the impacts of the interactions between established interests and newcomers in local power relations. Specific attention has been given to the gendered nature of these processes. Case studies from throughout Western Europe analyze local rural power relations and present overviews of the significance of rural gender relations. The book demonstrates that traditional and new forms of social organization in rural areas create new forms of political participation. Changing forms of social capital and political participation not only influence the relation between state and civil society but also male-female relationships. The book argues that the dynamics of these gendered power relations produce competing discourses which can often hinder policy making and implementation. | Power and Gender in European Rural Development

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Resources Booms and Macroeconomic Adjustments in Developing Countries

Resources Booms and Macroeconomic Adjustments in Developing Countries

Chowdhury addresses fundamental issues of policy management in resource-based developing countries by providing an extension of the existing 'Dutch Disease' theory and its applications to the developing country context. The impact of resources booms is of paramount importance for the developing economies. To date the analytical and empirical investigations of these issues have not been available. Essentially this study will fill this gap. The book investigates the macroeconomic impact of a resources boom and the long-term growth implications of related policy choices with reference to Papua New Guinea. Like many other primary commodity exporting developing economies Papua New Guinea experienced several short-lived export booms over the past two and a half decades providing a fascinating case study of potential gains from resources booms and the accompanying complex problems of policy management. This study also incorporates a comparative study of resources boom and policy management issues between Papua New Guinea Indonesia and Nigeria. | Resources Booms and Macroeconomic Adjustments in Developing Countries

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Integrating CBT and Third Wave Therapies Distinctive Features

Integrating CBT and Third Wave Therapies Distinctive Features

Integrating CBT and Third Wave Therapies offers a thought-through approach to integrating evidence-based therapies. It provides help for all of us who are developing or have expertise in a variety of evidence-based approaches. The theoretical part of the book briefly reviews four therapies namely: CBT DBT ACT and CFT. The authors identify core processes of change and examine how each therapy contributes to each core process helping in the integration of all four. The text considers the influence of early adversity on later mental wellbeing the theoretical underpinnings of mindfulness behaviour analysis reliving and re-scripting and dissociation. Theory and practice chapters are illustrated using case vignettes. The book will be useful for therapists to structure sessions with clients. It demonstrates how to follow a theoretical approach and offers a therapeutic structure for integrated clinical work. It will be useful in reflective practice and supervision and for students learning about a variety of therapeutic approaches. | Integrating CBT and Third Wave Therapies Distinctive Features

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Digital Religion: The Basics

Digital Religion: The Basics

Digital Religion: The Basics explores how digital media and internet platforms are transforming religious practice in a digital age and the impact this has had on religious culture in contemporary society. Through exploring six defining characteristics of how religion is acted out online including multisite reality convergence practice networked community storied identity shifting authority and experiential authenticity the book considers how digital religion both shapes and is influenced by religion offline. Questions asked include: How is religion being performed and reimagined through digital media and cultures? In what ways do the practices of religion online merge or correspond with shifts in perspective taking place in offline religious practice? How do the key findings of religion online reflect broader social cultural and structural practices observed within mobile networked society? With case studies and further readings Digital Religion: The Basics is a must-read for students wanting to come to grips with how religion is changing and experienced through digital media.

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Parenting Kids With OCD A Guide to Understanding and Supporting Your Child With OCD

Parenting Kids With OCD A Guide to Understanding and Supporting Your Child With OCD

Parenting Kids With OCD provides parents with a comprehensive understanding of obsessive-compulsive disorder its symptoms types and presentation in children and teens. The treatment of OCD is explained and guidelines on how to both find appropriate help and best support one's child are provided. Family accommodation is the rule not the exception when it comes to childhood OCD; yet higher accommodating is associated with a worsening of the child's symptoms and greater levels of familial stress. Parents who have awareness of how they can positively or negatively impact their child's OCD can benefit their child's outcome. Case examples are included to illustrate the child's experience with OCD and what effective treatment looks like. OCD worsens when there is increased stress for the child; therefore stress management is an essential component for improvement. Parents will learn how to manage stress in themselves and encourage effective stress management for their children. | Parenting Kids With OCD A Guide to Understanding and Supporting Your Child With OCD

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Attachment Theory The Basics

Attachment Theory The Basics

This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to key concepts of attachment theory from the work of its founder John Bowlby to the most recent research within the field. The first part of the book gives readers a clear understanding of attachment theory during infancy childhood adolescence adulthood and in bereavement. The second part of the book illustrates how attachment theory can be used to inform clinical interventions with children in different contexts adults and within wider health social and educational systems. Using case examples throughout the authors provide the reader with a practical understanding of the clinical applications of attachment theory across the lifespan and in varying health social care and educational systems. Attachment theory is one of the most important lifespan development theories and is relevant to students and practitioners from a wide range of disciplines including medicine nursing psychology child development mental health and applied social sciences. | Attachment Theory The Basics

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The Little Book of Reflective Practice A Practical Guide to the Early Years

The Little Book of Reflective Practice A Practical Guide to the Early Years

The Little Book of Reflective Practice is bursting with big ideas which will encourage you to be curious reflective and courageous in your professional learning journey. It introduces the key reflective theories alongside case studies from educators to show how these can be applied to improve practice. The journey from being to thriving is set out in several chapters each providing different themes which will encourage you to capture your reflections record your learning and development and apply theories of reflection to your professional practice. Full of practical guidance activities and questions to prompt reflective thinking the chapters cover: getting started how to write reflectively creating spaces to be reflective using reflective practice to set targets for your learning and professional development Spaces for capturing your reflective thoughts and reflective activities are provided througout alongside sections where you may wish to stop and engage in deeper thinking. This book will be invaluable reading for early years practitioners tutors and early years students on level 3 courses and Foundation Degrees. | The Little Book of Reflective Practice A Practical Guide to the Early Years

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Benjamin Britten and Montagu Slater's Peter Grimes

Benjamin Britten and Montagu Slater's Peter Grimes

‘Who can turn skies back and begin again?’ -Peter This book contends that Peter Grimes widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential operas of the 20th century is also one of the British theatre’s finest ‘lost’ plays. Seeking to liberate Britten and Slater’s work from the blinkered traditions of theatre and opera criticism Sam Kinchin-Smith poses two questions: If an opera was created like a play and can be staged as a play is it a play? If a portion of its success and influence is the product of this newly identified theatrical engine is it then a great play? The answers involve Wagner and W. G. Sebald George Crabbe and Complicité Akenfield and Twin Peaks. Challenging long-established narratives of post-war theatre history this book makes a compelling case for why practitioners and scholars of performance ought to pay more attention to Britten and Slater’s achievement – a milestone of unconventional English modernism – and perhaps to other operatic masterpieces too. | Benjamin Britten and Montagu Slater's Peter Grimes

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Survival: February - March 2023

Survival: February - March 2023

Survival the IISS’s bimonthly journal challenges conventional wisdom and brings fresh often controversial perspectives on strategic issues of the moment. In this issue: Hans Binnendijk and David C. Gompert assess that Sino-US talks on nuclear stability should start with a nuclear no-first-use declaration Irene Mia argues that fiscal constraints might prevent new leftist governments in Latin America from implementing their policy pledges Agnieszka Gehringer makes the case that the EU will benefit in the longer term from reducing its economic dependency on China Jean-Yves Haine observes that the Ukraine crisis may be more dangerous than the Cuban Missile Crisis insofar as Vladimir Putin considers Ukraine strategically crucial to Russia Cesare Merlini believes that the legacies of Henry Kissinger and Jean Monnet may help us to understand current trends in global affairs And six more thought-provoking pieces as well as our regular Book Reviews and Noteworthy column. Editor: Dr Dana Allin Managing Editor: Jonathan Stevenson Associate Editor: Carolyn West Editorial Assistant: Charlie Zawadzki | Survival: February - March 2023

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Becoming a Digital Parent A Practical Guide to Help Families Navigate Technology

Becoming a Digital Parent A Practical Guide to Help Families Navigate Technology

Becoming a Digital Parent is a practical readable guide that will help all parents have confidence to successfully navigate technology with their children. It accessibly presents evidence-based guidance to offer an overview of the digital landscape empowering parents to embrace opportunities whilst keeping children responsible and safe online. Covering a range of topics including developmental stages screen time bed time gaming digital identities and helpful parenting apps and resources Carrie Rogers-Whitehead explores the challenges and opportunities involved in parenting in the digital age. With advice for parents of babies through to teenagers each chapter includes an explanation of the latest research interviews with parents and experts and helpful case studies gathered by the author during her extensive experience of working directly with parents and children. This book will show parents how to communicate better with their children create a family technology plan put in place intervention strategies when things happen and take advantage of the benefits technology can afford us. Becoming a Digital Parent is ideal for all parents looking to effectively navigate the technological world and the range of professionals who work with them. | Becoming a Digital Parent A Practical Guide to Help Families Navigate Technology

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