Readers are provided with a practical insight into how to analyze policies and policy-making in the EU. Using case studies to deepen readers' understanding, this book examines the various stages of the policy process - from the moment the issue reaches the agenda through to drafting, implementation and evaluation.

Focuses on social science research methods. This title contains a section on planning a research project that includes chapters on the need for social science research in conservation, defining a research topic, methodology, and sampling. It also focuses on practical issues in carrying out fieldwork with local communities.

Conducting Research in Conservation is the first textbook on social science research methods written specifically for use in the expanding and increasingly multidisciplinar...

Confidence is good, but to be in control is better! Our journey to write a general introduction to control and feedback started with the realisation that in our chosen field of study the proponents have taken little time to project the main ideas outside the community of the initiated. We are constantly - minded of the fact that there is no general awareness of control engineering, or c- trol technology, despite its ubiquity when we try to introduce ourselves as control engineers. Invariably ...

Power Electronics is intended to be an introductory text in power electronics, primarily for the undergraduate electrical engineering student. The text is written for some flexibility in the order of the topics. Much of the text includes computer simulation using PSpice as a supplement to analytical circuit solution techniques.

Contemporary sport could not function without the involvement of voluntary organizations, from local grass-roots clubs to international agencies such as the International Olympic Committee. Management of this sector continues to undergo profound change, largely in response to the challenges of professionalization and increasing expectations in terms of transparency, accountability and ethical behaviour. This book fills a significant gap in the literature on sport management by setting out the...

D’un petit village de pêcheurs à la grande ville que nous connaissons, Paris… c’est tout une histoire ! Parfois agitée ou dramatique et à d’autres moments plus souriante ou même glorieuse.

Tu retrouveras dans cet album les grands événements qui ont marqué le destin de la capitale et découvriras la manière dont y vivaient ceux qui t’ont précédé. Bon voyage dans le temps !

Pascal Varejka est journaliste et historien. Il a notamment publié chez Parigramme Paris, une histo...

Germany, 1914-1933: Politics, Society and Culture takes a fresh and critical look at a crucial period in German history. Rather than starting with the traditional date of 1918, the book begins with the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, and argues that this was a pivotal turning point in shaping the future successes and failures of the Weimar Republic. Combining traditional political narrative with new insights provided by social and cultural history, the book reconsiders such key quest...

The first two editions of Concise Chemical Thermodynamics proved to be a very popular introduction to a subject many undergraduate students perceive to be difficult due to the underlying mathematics. With its concise explanations and clear examples, the text has for the past 40 years clarified for countless students one of the most complicated branches of science. Following in the tradition of its predecessors, this Third Edition continues to offer a practical, example-based exploration of a ...

Dreimal Deutsch ist eine wertvolle und sehr abwechslungsreich gestaltete Informationsquelle für Deutschlernende ab Mitte der Grundstufe.

In diesem Lesebuch zur Landeskunde der D-A-CH-Länder stehen das Alltagsleben und die Kultur im deutschsprachigen Raum im Mittelpunkt. Kurze informative Texte zu Themen wie Sport, Feste und Bräuche, Essgewohnheiten, Wirtschaft und Geschichte, lebendige Fotos und ein leserfreundliches Layout runden das Produkt ab.

Das Buch enthält eine Audio-CD mit allen H...

Presents a problem-solving approach to addressing designers' needs and focuses on process. This title deals with the capabilities and limitations of the medium in question and discusses the tradeoffs and challenges of design in a commercial environment.