American Reference Books Annual

American Reference Books Annual

Author: Bohdan S. Wynar

Publisher:

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 836

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1970- issued in 2 vols.: v. 1, General reference, social sciences, history, economics, business; v. 2, Fine arts, humanities, science and engineering.


Resúmenes de documentos sobre recursos hídricos

Resúmenes de documentos sobre recursos hídricos

Author: United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. Natural Resources and Energy Division

Publisher: Santiago de Chile : Naciones Unidas, Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe, División de Recursos Naturales y Energía : Centro Latinoamericano de Documentación Económica y Social

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 312

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Labour Rights as Human Rights

Labour Rights as Human Rights

Author: Philip Alston

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13:

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Are efforts to protect workers' rights compatible with the forces of globalization? How can minimum standards designed to protect labor rights be implemented in a world in which national labor law is more and more at the mercy of international forces beyond its control? The contributors to this volume argue that international agreements and institutions are of central importance if labor rights are to be protected in a globalized economy, exploring some of the options that are open to governments, civil society, and the labor movement in the years ahead.


Faecal Sludge Management

Faecal Sludge Management

Author: Linda Strande

Publisher: IWA Publishing

Published: 2014-08-15

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 1780404735

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It is estimated that literally billions of residents in urban and peri-urban areas of Africa, Asia, and Latin America are served by onsite sanitation systems (e.g. various types of latrines and septic tanks). Until recently, the management of faecal sludge from these onsite systems has been grossly neglected, partially as a result of them being considered temporary solutions until sewer-based systems could be implemented. However, the perception of onsite or decentralized sanitation technologies for urban areas is gradually changing, and is increasingly being considered as long-term, sustainable options in urban areas, especially in low- and middle-income countries that lack sewer infrastructures. This is the first book dedicated to faecal sludge management. It compiles the current state of knowledge of the rapidly evolving field of faecal sludge management, and presents an integrated approach that includes technology, management, and planning based on Sandecs 20 years of experience in the field. Faecal Sludge Management: Systems Approach for Implementation and Operation addresses the organization of the entire faecal sludge management service chain, from the collection and transport of sludge, and the current state of knowledge of treatment options, to the final end use or disposal of treated sludge. The book also presents important factors to consider when evaluating and upscaling new treatment technology options. The book is designed for undergraduate and graduate students, and engineers and practitioners in the field who have some basic knowledge of environmental and/or wastewater engineering.


The Gardens of the Gnostics: Bustān Al-'Ārifīn

The Gardens of the Gnostics: Bustān Al-'Ārifīn

Author: YAY AB SHARAF. AN-NAWAW

Publisher: Diwan Press

Published: 2018-11-17

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9781908892621

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Imam an-Nawawi's work on classical tasawwuf based on the Qur'an, the Sunnah and explicating sound hadith, most of them from his own collection of Forty, as well as many quotes from the great awliyā' and people of knowledge.


Conceptual Basis, Formalisations and Parameterization of the Stics Crop Model

Conceptual Basis, Formalisations and Parameterization of the Stics Crop Model

Author: Nadine Brisson

Publisher: Editions Quae

Published: 2009-01-19

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 2759201694

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The STICS crop model has been developed since 1996 at INRA in collaboration with other research and technical institutes. The model syntheses, illustrates and concretizes an important part of the French agronomic knowledge as a point of view on the field and cropping systems working. The formalisations of the STICS crop model presented in this book can be considered as references used in the framework of crop sciences. The book arrangement relies on the way the model designs the crop-soil system functioning, each chapter being devoted to a set of important functions such as growth initiation, yield onset, water uptake, transformation of organic matter etc. One chapter deals with the cropping system and long term simulations and the final chapter is about the involvement of the user in terms of option choices and parameterization. If this book is mainly intended for scientists who use the STICS model, it can also be useful for agronomists, crop modellers, students and technicians looking for elementary formalizations of the crop-soil system functioning.


How to Design Wastewater Systems for Local Conditions in Developing Countries

How to Design Wastewater Systems for Local Conditions in Developing Countries

Author: David M. Robbins

Publisher: IWA Publishing

Published: 2014-03-15

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 178040476X

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This is a practical handbook providing a step-by-step approach to the techniques used for characterizing wastewater sources and investigating sites where collection, treatment and reuse/disposal technologies will be installed. It is intended to help enable local implementation of on-site and decentralized wastewater management system (DWMS)for wide scale use in development settings. How to Design Wastewater Systems for Local Conditions in Developing Countries helps local service providers and regulatory officials make informed decisions through the use of tools, checklists and case studies. It includes a link to a web based community of on-site and decentralized wastewater professionals, which contains related tools and case studies. This handbook serves as a reference for training classes, certification programs, and higher education programs in civil and sanitary engineering. There is an increasing interest on the part of local government officials and private sector service providers to implement wastewater treatment systems to solve sanitation problems. The model presented in this handbook promotes activities that first generate data related to source and site conditions that represent critical inputs, and then applies this information to the technology selection process. Matching the most appropriate technologies to the specific needs of the wastewater project is the key that leads to long term sustainability. How to Design Wastewater Systems for Local Conditions in Developing Countries is an invaluable resource for public sector decision makers and private sector service providers in developing countries. It is also a useful text for students at engineering colleges in developing countries interested in taking a class that teaches the methods of decentralized wastewater management system (DWMS) development.


The Cambridge Companion to Stravinsky

The Cambridge Companion to Stravinsky

Author: Jonathan Cross

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2003-07-24

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 9780521663779

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Stravinsky's work spanned the major part of the twentieth century and engaged with nearly all its principal compositional developments. This Companion reflects the breadth of Stravinsky's achievement and influence in essays by leading international scholars on a wide range of topics. It is divided into three parts dealing with the contexts within which Stravinsky worked (Russian, modernist and compositional), with his key compositions (Russian, neoclassical and serial), and with the reception of his ideas (through performance, analysis and criticism). The volume concludes with an interview with the leading Dutch composer Louis Andriessen and a major re-evaluation of 'Stravinsky and Us' by Richard Taruskin.