Collaboration between government agencies, an old joke goes, is an unnatural act committed by nonconsenting adults. Eugene Bardach argues that today's opinion climate favoring more results-oriented government makes collaboration a lot more natural--though it is still far from easy. In this book, Bardach diagnoses the difficulties, explains how they are sometimes overcome, and offers practical ideas for public managers, advocates, and others interested in developing interagency collaborative n...

Success in today's globalized business environment requires deep knowledge of varied areas, and the willingness to engage in commerce not just across geographic areas, but cross-culturally and environmentally as well. Doing Business in Latin America offers an in-depth look at a complex region, integrating practitioners’ and scholars’ ideas to examine business conducted in Latin America through the lens of international business and globalization. The book introduces, discusses, and explai...

Measures taken by states in the name of countering terrorism constantly give rise to new international legal issues. Helen Duffy brings the law to life via detailed case studies which show what the war on terror means in practice for affected individuals and for the rule of law more broadly.

International Law continues to provide a user friendly text. It sets out clearly and concisely basic principles and provides analysis of international procedures. In this new edition the authors have introduced certain structural changes in the presentation of material. This is designed to reflect the changes in the subject matter of contemporary international law and current teaching methodologies. Developments in the law of armed conflict and international criminal law are considered in a n...

Tomorrow's nanoscientist will have a truly interdisciplinary and nano-centric education, rather than, for example, a degree in chemistry with a specialization in nanoscience. For this to happen, the field needs a truly focused and dedicated textbook. This full-color masterwork is such a textbook.

It introduces the nanoscale along with the societal impacts of nanoscience, then presents an overview of characterization and fabrication methods. The authors systematically discuss the chemistry, ph...

Investments, global warming and crossing the road – risk is a factor embedded in our everyday lives but do we really understand what it means, how it is quantified and how decisions are made? In six chapters Ben Ale explains the concepts, methods and procedures for risk analysis and in doing so provides an introductory understanding of risk perception, assessment and management. Aided by over seventy illustrations, the author casts light on the often overlooked basics of this fascinati...

Designed for advanced undergraduate or first-year graduate courses in semiconductor or microelectronic fabrication, Fabrication Engineering at the Micro- and Nanoscale, Fourth Edition, covers the entire basic unit processes used to fabricate integrated circuits and other devices.

Gain a comprehensive understanding of essential operations management principles with this easy to read introduction to the subject "This textbook provides valuable insight into the essentials of directing, designing, delivering and developing operations. For the times we live in, the addition of 'responsible operations' at the end of each chapter makes the book an essential text for any operations management course." Dr Philip Davies, Associate Professor of Operations Management Henley Busin...

De enige complete inleiding in het vakgebied Ruimtelijke Ordening en Planologie voor het hbo;

stimuleert studenten om zelf na te denken over omgevingsvraagstukken;

bevat veel casussen, opdrachten en oefeningen.

Basisboek Ruimtelijke Ordening en Planologie gaat over onze leefomgeving en hoe deze tot stand komt en tot stand gekomen is. Het boek geeft uitleg over de veel voorkomende typen ruimtegebruik in verschillende omgevingsgebieden en is bedoeld als inleiding op het vakgebied. De belangrijk...