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This book redefines modern Indian literature from a cosmopolitan comparative perspective inclusive of literature in English from India and the diaspora, in native languages, and works by non-Indians. Its aesthetic approach of modern classics as well as popular, regional or minority texts treats Indianness as a world model in construction.

In this book, the role of nanobiotechnology in food which includes quality control and safety through nanosensors and biosensors, targeted delivery of nutrients, controlled release of nutrients, proteins, antioxidants, and ¿avors through encapsulation and enzymatic reactions for food forti¿cation of fat-soluble compounds is discussed.

This book aims at providing a fundamental grasp of graphene-based materials (GAMs) concerning their adsorption process. The effect of diverse process parameters, including pH, temp., agitation, competing ions, etc., on the adsorption performance of GAMs as well as their recent and relevant applications in biomedical fields, are discussed.

This timely and innovative book explores the dynamics of inter-island/island-island tourism - also known as archipelago tourism - on the cusp of the post-pandemic epoch.

This book addresses the lack of an accounting and reporting system for financial sustainability. Consequently, the primary aim of this book is to develop a novel accounting and reporting system for measuring and reporting long-term financial sustainability in the public sector.

An anthology of meditative essays from Atmos Editor-in-Chief Willow Defebaugh alongside immersive photography of ecosystems around the world, The Overview: Meditations on Nature for a World in Transition is a pathway for reconnecting with nature through reverence, balance, evolution, and healing.

Exploring Kristina Ollek's marine and coastal ecological interest, the publication "Filter Feeders, Double Binds & Other Blooms" invites us to think with her four year long working process, based on research and personal observations around anthropocentric influences on marine ecology. Focusing on the North Sea and its filter feeders: blue mussels, oysters and the expanding jellyfish population; as well as on the Baltic Sea and its cyanobacteria, blue green algal blooms and dead zones. The publication includes a letter correspondence between Kristina Õllek and curator Angeliki Tzortzakaki, as well a collaborative visual essay by Kristina Õllek, Angeliki Tzortzakaki and Kert Viiart, and an essay by theorist Jeff Diamanti. The publication includes a wide range of exhibition views from her three recent solo exhibitions at Draakon Gallery (Tallinn), A Tale of A Tub (Rotterdam) and ISSP gallery (Riga).

Under the semblance of normalcy Aukje Koks' works unite art and spectator in a split dimensionality; her paintings and sculptures make us aware of the perspective from which we view things. In Ways of Being these images are being shown in tandem with informal, prosaic reports in which friends, critics and curators attribute a relationship to this reality. _x000D__x000D_This book creates an awareness for the relationship between the image and its perception. It surfaces the commonality of visual categorical mistakes* and thus creates an ethical space for parallel perspectives. Very playful and tangible with the art as a thing among things, Koks stands up for a free parallelism. _x000D_

The 'political voice' is the subject of the second volume of Sonic Urbanism publications. This volume explores the political voice as a particular sonic phenomenon, asking how and where it is possible to have a 'voice' in urban politics, the relationship between material and metaphorical readings of political speech, and how voices can be amplified or silenced in cities. Responses explored vocal contestations and noisy citizenship, technologies that transmit or transform voices, and the ways that sound art and experimental music stage collective voicings. Contributors:John Bingham-Hall/ Fabien Cante/ Grégoire Chelkoff/ Ella Finer/ Tom Gooch/ Eleni Ikoniadou/ Kareem Al Kabbani and Tom Western/ Alexandra Lacroix/ Duncan MacLeod/ Gascia Ouzounian/ Jonathan Packham/ Saskia Sassen/ Eric de Visscher.

Following our first colloquium, 'Crafting a Sonic Urbanism', which took place at the MSH Paris Nord in September 2018, we are excited to present a publication on Sonic Urbanism. Edited by &beyond, it invites participants to share essays on sonic communities, urban composition, acoustic architectures, phonographic methods, and public performance projects. Contributors:Sara Adhitya/ Nathan Belval/ John Bingham-Hall/ Caroline Claus/ Burak Pak/ Alexandra Lacroix/ Marta Gentilucci/ Frédéric Mathevet/ Sharon Phelan/ Richard Sennett/ Justinien Tribillon.

What happens on the journey from toilet to treated sewage effluent?

The term rewilding has become part of the common vernacular and with it has come a lot of misunderstanding and even misuse. This is an informed insight into the challenges and possible solutions, showing what can be achieved by individuals.

A highly personal account of time spent in nature and the life-affirming benefits it brings. An introduction to the main habitats found in Galloway and its wildlife.

An accessible, but in-depth, study of the relationships that exist between two of our favourite things, trees and birds. Discover this complex partnership and marvel at the wonders of Nature.

A collection of traditional folk tales, including history, folklore and nature observations about the coasts and seas of England

Details sustainable supply chain management through computational and multicriteria decision-making analyses, exploring it in the context of transportation and electricity generation. Discusses soft computing methods, sustainability management forecast, detrimental effects of mines, difficulties in mining sector and possible solutions.

Details insects and their impact on the ecosystem. Covers topics on insects like their role in environmental pollution, use in sustainable agricultural services, etc. Also covers insects as environmental indicators, effect of pesticides on insect diversity, strategies to control insects, medical and forensic importance of insects, etc.

Details insects and their impact on ecosystem, describing their free ecosystem services. Covers topics on insects like their role in environmental pollution and sustainable agriculture, applications of insects and their products etc. Looks at integrated management strategies for pests, diversity patterns of biogeographic zones and more.

Looks at insects and their many free ecosystem services. Vol 1 focuses on diversity patterns of biogeographic zones and how they maintain ecological diversity. Vol 2 covers the effect of pesticides on insect diversity, their medical and forensic importance, new insect species, the role of insects in agriculture, etc.

Discusses the combination of both engineering and science of biological processes from wastewater treatment to tissue engineering. It offers experimental and theoretical solutions for environmental pollution, new frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology and use of biotechnology and bio-based routes to sustainable composites.

Anthropocene is a beautifully illustrated narrative by artist Alice Bartholomew which explores the current geological period, a time in which human activities have permanently impacted the environment to establish a distinct, geographical change. Volcanoes signify both the creation of Earth and its possible destruction. Anthropocene follows the aftermath of one particular explosion and tells an alternative narrative of human evolution. Inspired by the Greek philosopher Anaximander, this book explores the idea that humans evolved inside fish. Enclosed inside their bellies until the fish exploded, humans then left the sea and ventured upon the dry land.

In "Issue Five, Climate Realities and Responses," we reflect on the biggest design challenge of all: the climate crisis and its compounding reverberations. The perils of a changing climate are not approaching-they are here, and, in the words of contributor Rania Ghosn, "whole worlds have already ended, sometimes multiple times over." Yet there is so much left to fight for if we can come together to rethink the systems that connect us both to our planet and to one another, and if we can face that a stable, habitable climate on earth is no longer the presumed backdrop for our imaginations. On our cover, we honor marine biologist, policy expert, and writer Ayana Elizabeth Johnson who, in an interview with guest editor Mark Chambers, helps us picture and commit to a climate future in which survival is not only possible, but an enticing invitation to which we are all called to respond.

In this book, Joanna Rak explores sources of civil disorder in one of the pandemic-ridden regions of the European Union, the post-communist states. Supported by systematic empirical evidence of protest policing in the region, Rak delves into conditions of civil disorder in each state to test the hypotheses and offer an explanation.

This book examines the theoretical, historical, and practical dimensions of how a city operates internationally. It explores the various approaches of the contentious term 'city diplomacy', its impact and follows examples throughout history, the origins of city diplomacy.