Urban regions are confronted with huge sustainability challenges. Their future depends to a large extent on our ability to promote sustainable urban development. However, sustainability challenges in cities are inherently complex and need integrated, multidisciplinary solutions. This textbook on Smart Sustainable Cities responds to that challenge by capturing theories, methods and tools relevant for researching smart sustainable cities and developing solutions for sustainability challenges w...

Dit cursusboek werd ontwikkeld voor gebruik in de studierichting Datacommunicatie en Netwerkinstallaties in alle schoolnetten van het Vlaamse secundair onderwijs. Toch vindt dit boek een veel ruimere verspreiding: het sluit immers ook perfect aan bij het programma van bepaalde opleidingsonderdelen in sommige opleidingen het volwassenenonderwijs. Ook in Nederland vindt dit boek zijn weg in het MBO-onderwijs. Dit boek behandelt de technische aspecten van computernetwerken. Alles werd in een zo ...

Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management presents a broad introduction to the field of operations in a practical and application-oriented manner. Through detailed behind-the-scenes perspectives on the production of goods and services—from music concerts to e-commerce package delivery, manufacturing an aircraft to 3D printed stakes—this text offers an inside view that helps students gain a true understanding of how operations work within an organization.

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Horngren's Financial and Managerial Accounting, The Financial Chapters presents the core content of principles of accounting courses in a fresh format designed to help you succeed. The text's pedagogy and content use leading methods in teaching critical foundational and emerging topics in the field of accounting, all tested in class by the authors themselves.

With this in mind, the 8th Edition continues its focus on readability and student comprehension. Added emphasis on data analytics and g...

Starting Out with Python® introduces programming concepts and problem-solving skills using Tony Gaddis' accessible approach. Written for novice programmers, Gaddis uses easy-to-understand language to introduce concepts. Control structures are explained, then classes and GUI applications. Every chapter includes clear and easy-to-read code listings, practical real-world examples, focused explanations and an abundance of exercises. As you progress through the text, you'll learn to recognize how...

Accounting and Finance for Non-Specialists 13th edition provides an excellent foundation for your future career in business, as it covers techniques widely used in financial accounting, management accounting, and financial management. Easy-to-read and use, the book is also filled with up-to-date examples of real-life financial issues.

From your studies to your career, reflection and reflective writing is a key skill for personal and professional development. However, reflective writing requires a different approach to essays or reports – it can be difficult to know how to accomplish it. Written in a supportive and inclusive tone, The Student's Guide to Reflective Writing is an ideal resource for anyone faced with reflective writing assignments.

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If ever there was a time for love and nurture it is now. Love and Nurture approaches are intertwined and impossible to focus on in isolation. This practical book for Early Years students and practitioners includes real-life case studies and practical examples alongside academic underpinning and essential theory.

It supports students to understand and explore the need for and importance of Love and Nurture in early years practice. The book focuses on key child developmental factors including b...