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The volume of comparative research on housing has expanded very significantly during the last two decades, but there is no up-to-date single volume book that deals with the distinct problems that arise from comparative housing research - from its spatial fixity, its dual role as a consumption and investment good, and as the "wobbly pillar" of th

This book examines Gandhi's idea of Swaraj as an alternative to the modern concept of political authority. It also introduces the readers with Gandhi's ideas of moral interconnectedness and empathetic pluralism.

This book provides a comprehensive and most recent discussion of breakthroughs on additive manufacturing for plastic materials recycling to boost a circular economy. It offers new ideas of combining/hybridizing processing methods that work as a source of information for manufacturers in making new and strategic product development plans.

This volume looks into the ways Indian Ocean routes shaped the culture and contours of early modern India. IT shows how these and other historical processes saw India rebuilt and reshaped during late medieval times after a long age of relative 'stagnation', 'isolation' and 'backwardness'.Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sel

This Research Companion brings together leading experts from around the world to map the contours of the relationship between planning and culture and to present these inextricably linked concepts and issues together in one place. By examining significant trends in varying national and international contexts, the contributors scrutinise the theorie

Satellite imagery and data are widely used in public health surveillance to provide early warning of disease outbreaks and for averting pandemics. Convergence of these technologies began in the 1970s and has gained wide acceptance in the 21st Century. This book is written jointly by experts in both the health and Earth-science technologies. Each

Continuing the thematic strand of the successful and proven British Library '100 Maps' series. This new volume traces the fully international history of railways from their beginnings in the north-west of England through to the inter-continental lines of today.

These lecture notes on selected topics in numerical methods for hyperbolic equations are from renowned academics in both theoretical and applied fields, and include contributions on nonlinear hyperbolic conservation laws; first-order schemes for the Euler equations; high-order accuracy: monotonicity and non-linear methods; high-order schemes f

The battle of Actium waged in 31 BC and the annexation of Egypt in 30 BC to the Roman Empire opened up avenues for increased commercial contact between the Roman Empire, South Asia in general and India in particular and the port of Muziris was the premier trading post of India. In this volume, eminent international scholars from the USA, Sw

Geoinformation provides complete coverage of remote sensing, digital photogrammetry, and GIS. This second edition features new and updated information on web-based image viewing with Google Earth; aerial platforms; existing digital photogrammetric software systems, including Intergraph image station, Autodesk, Oracle Spatial, and m

This book explores recent developments in the use of advanced nanomaterials (ANMs) for water treatment and remediation. In-depth reaction mechanisms in water treatment technologies including adsorption, catalysis, and membrane filtration for water purification using ANMs are discussed in detail.

This book uses three communities - the Kaingaing, the Kukama and the Guarani peoples - as case studies to reveal patterns of anti-Indigenous behaviours among governments and private organisations, which in turn limit progress towards achieving the SDGs.

A first-class narrative writer blends his unique cartographic and topographic understanding of the key ports of early seaborne commerce.

This book examines the impacts of land tenure reform interventions implemented in Benin, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe.

This book contributes to the body of knowledge on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from the African perspective. The book also demystifies some of the misconceptions that children with ASD are a curse and punishment from God or gods.

This book collects and discusses information on production and management of organic manures, biofertilizers, integrated nutrient management in cropping systems and nutrient management in problematic soils.

This book takes into account the climate change adaptation, mitigation practices, and policy frameworks for promotion of sustainable livestock and poultry production.

This book 'Extremophiles: General and Plant Biomass Based Biorefinery' explores the potential of extremophiles in industries and biomass based biorefinery. This volume is an integrated source of literature for the scientists, engineers, academicians, and students working in the area of extremophiles, microbial technology and biorefinery.

This book combines state-of-the-art numerical and experimental techniques applied to water to understand its puzzling properties. Covering multiple length- and time- scales, thermodynamics and working conditions, this book reports a compelling collection from leading scientists in the field of water and water systems.

This book assesses the transition from New Labour's 'Spatial Planning' approach to the Coalition Government's preferred 'Localism' approach. This collection contains chapters looking at the planning system overall with a focus on factors such as sustainability and planning, new approaches to infrastructure planning, and the critical interface be

The Minds of Peace Experiment is a small-scale Israeli-Palestinian public negotiating congress. The book intends to provoke critical and fruitful discussion among those who are interested in negotiation, diplomacy and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.This book was published as a special issue of Israel Affairs.

Our Human Shores explores living in the Anthropocene, the ecological disasters life faces, and the barriers and inequality society faces in trying to create a better and livable world.Our Human Shores is an exploration into how language is rooted within the Anthropocene — and how poetry shapes meaning-making, faith in people and institutions, and death through lyricism, experiment, and ecopoetics. Using a phrase from John Keats’ “Bright Star” sonnet, Our Human Shores explores a tautology of thresholds and shores to remake our world, our experience of nature, and our relationship with climate, creation, and humankind’s existential place in a world staring down the apocalypse.Our Human Shores is a speculative work that will guide humanity through extinction.