In this controversial and confronting work written by Phagos A. Hoshigaoka, the reader will be given the knife to pierce through the veils of what precisely divides mankind from the gods and what will aid the one who aspires, to initiate and to set foot on the Dark Path of Sovereignty, even when he finds himself in the most difficult and confusing of circumstances. The author comes with a Noesis that will defy your limitations, challenges the Status Quo and put your Sense of Reality and Aspir...

This Liber Amicorum was composed in honor of our dear colleague and former Dean of University College Tilburg, Prof. Dr. Alkeline van Lenning, who took emeritus status in March 2023 after an academic career of over forty years at Tilburg University. Alkeline van Lenning was professor of multi-disciplinary education and has expertise in the field of character education, interdisciplinary teaching in higher education, feminist theory, and gender. Close colleagues and friends were invited to sha...

Een triest einde, of moedige herstart?

Driehonderdduizend jaar geleden ging de homo sapiens zelflerend aan de slag, eerst in stamverband en later in meer omvattende sociale en culturele verbanden: een veelbelovende groei van collectieve kennis en competentie in balans met de planeet die miljarden jaren eerder ook zelflerend begon aan haar streven naar stabiliteit en balans in de stellaire context.

AI-systemen en ‘AI-agents’ halen vergelijkbaar lerend hun slimheid uit die collectieve mens...

This book covers the many renewables technologies implemented worldwide by harnessing sustainable resources, mitigating pollution and climate change, and providing cost effective services. It supports multi-disciplinary master's degrees in science and engineering, and specialist modules at undergraduate level.

Now in its fourth edition, Geographies of Development: An Introduction to Development Studies remains a core, balanced and comprehensive introductory textbook for students of Development Studies, Development Geography and related fields. This clear and concise text encourages critical engagement by integrating theory alongside practice and related key topics throughout. It demonstrates informatively that ideas concerning development have been many and varied and highly contested - varying fro...

More than any other book for the introductory human geography course, Contemporary Human Geography shows what geographers actually do—how they conduct research, develop new insights, teach us about the world from a geographer’s perspective, and apply their skills in a wide range of academic and professional pursuits.

Contemporary Human Geography is now supported in Achieve, Macmillan’s new online learning platform. Achieve is the culmination of years of development work put toward creat...

An accessible, practical guide for anyone involved in local regeneration on effective partnership development, fundraising, and project management, containing illustrations of key points by cartoonist Kipper Williams.

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.

Considering the possibility of a "political geography of surveillance", this book provides readers with a critical exploration of the interplay between surveillance and space

Het succes van bedrijven zoals McDonalds en IKEA wordt vaak gezien als het definitieve bewijs van de groeiende mondiale eenvormigheid. Mensen maken zich zorgen over deze toenemende uniformiteit van de wereld. Gebieden verliezen hun eigenheid; steden en regio's gaan steeds meer op elkaar lijken. Maar wie goed om zich heen kijkt, ziet ook het omgekeerde. Mondiaal opererende multinationals verbinden hun productnamen bijvoorbeeld graag aan historische regios, ICT-bedrijven vestigen zich in region...