Public Policy Analysis, the most widely cited book on the subject, provides students with a comprehensive methodology of policy analysis. It starts from the premise that policy analysis is an applied social science discipline designed for solving practical problems facing public and nonprofit organizations. This thoroughly revised sixth edition contains a number of important updates: Each chapter includes an all-new "big ideas" case study in policy analysis to stimulate student interest in ti...

Systematische boomcontrole is de laatste jaren een steeds belangrijker rol gaan spelen in het boombeheer. Bij een juiste uitvoering hiervan blijft de eigenaar op de hoogte van veranderingen in conditie en structuur én voldoet hij aan de zorgplicht.

In de nieuwe derde druk is vooral hoofdstuk 2 Boomcontrole ingrijpend herzien. De informatie over de SIA-methode is flink uitgebreid en mede door deze uitbreiding kunnen met name oude, dikke, holle bomen nog serieuzer worden beoordeeld, voordat de...

In dit deel Arbeidsrecht worden de hoofdlijnen van het arbeidsrecht beschreven.

Voor wie?

Dit boek (titel) is bestemd voor alle belangstellenden, maar is op de eerste plaats afgestemd op alle studenten binnen het vakgebied (titel in kleine letters) in hun rechtenstudie aan de universiteit of hbo.

Ook voor juristen, zoals advocaten en notarissen, is dit een bruikbaar praktisch boek.

Waarom?

Snel, slim en effectief voorbereid op je tentamen en colleges.

In heldere taal een overzichtelijke en c...

Individual Differences and Personality, Third Edition provides a comprehensive overview of research on personality. The book begins with the main approaches to the study of personality, basic principles of personality measurement, the concept of personality traits, and the major dimensions of personality variation. Further chapters review personality change and stability, biological causal mechanisms, genetic and environmental influences and evolutionary adaptive function.

Personality disorde...

Lifestyle Medicine: Lifestyle, the Environment and Preventive Medicine in Health and Disease, Third Edition, is an adjunct approach to health practice that seeks to deal with the more complex modern determinants of chronic diseases—primarily lifestyle and the environments driving such lifestyles—in contrast to the microbial ‘causes’ of infectious disease. Our lifestyle choices have a profound effect on our health. As we live longer, one thing is clear: many of us will spend time livin...

Learn how to safely sedate your dental patients and help control their anxiety with Sedation: A Guide to Patient Management, 6th Edition. Written by sedation expert Stanley Malamed, DDS, this concise guide combines essential theory with "how-to" technical instruction to help you master basic techniques in dental sedation and anxiety control. This new sixth edition also incorporates the latest guidelines from the ADA and the American Society of Anesthesiologists, along with vivid images of the...

Now is the time for conservation science—a mission-oriented scientific enterprise that seeks to protect nature, including Earth’s animals, plants, and ecosystems, in the face of unprecedented human demands upon the planet. Conservation scientists apply principles from ecology, population genetics, economics, political science, and other natural and social sciences to manage and preserve nature. The focus of this textbook is first and foremost on protecting nature and especially Earth’s ...

Written by leading experts in the field, this book offers an introduction to recent developments in port and hinterland strategies, operations and related specializations. The book begins with a broad overview of port definitions, concepts and the role of ports in global supply chains, and an examination of strategic topics such as port management, governance, performance, hinterlands and the port-city relationship. The second part of the book examines operational aspects of maritime, port an...

Lineaire Algebra met uitwerkingen is een boek voor de tweedegraads lerarenopleiding wiskunde. De eerste helft van het boek concentreert zich op Vectormeetkunde. In de tweede helft komen essentiële begrippen als lineaire combinatie, basis, lineaire afbeelding, kern, beeldruimte en inverse aan bod. Alle deze, vaak abstracte begrippen worden vanaf het eerste hoofdstuk glashelder uitgelegd, en aan de hand van een groot aantal goedgekozen voorbeelden gedemonstreerd. De bijna 200 volledig uitgewer...

Strategic management has traditionally concerned itself with delivering objectives based on an assessment of resources and the market environment. However, there are many actors considered outside the firm that inevitably shape the dynamics within the market. Nonmarket strategies entail social, political, and legal arrangements that reinforce or enable market strategies, providing a comprehensive approach to improving performance and gaining a competitive advantage.

This book introduces nonma...