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This accessible new textbook offers a straightforward introduction to doing spatial statistics in the context of unique considerations that apply with geographic data. Grounded in real world examples, it shows you how to extend traditional statistical methods for use with spatial data.

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This is the essential teaching theory and practice text for primary Mathematics that takes a focused look at the practical aspects of teaching.

Bursting with tools for analysing texts and structuring critical reviews, this book builds the reader's skills and confidence with critical reading and writing.

This invaluable manual from world-renowned expert Johnny Saldana illuminates the process of qualitative coding and provides clear, insightful guidance for qualitative researchers at all levels.

Through a combination of social theory, polemic and close attention to empirical detail, author Nigel Thrift demonstrates how and why cities cause mass animal death and hasten the destruction of the planet. The book then attempts to set out how 'we' can navigate out of the current situation and towards a world in which cities no longer act as killers but become aligned with the lives of other beings.