Dit is de elfde druk van het handboek over asfalt in wegenbouw en waterbouw. De vorige editie is van 2000. Dit boek gaat in op alle aspecten van asfalt in de weg- en waterbouw. Samensteller Christ van Gurp bespreekt onder meer de voorbereiding van de grondstoffen, het ontwerp van asfaltconstructies en de kwaliteitsborging. Twee bijlagen gaan nader in op testmethoden voor bitumen en voor asfalt. Ook bevat dit boek een overzicht van aanvullende publicaties die verband houden met asfalt in wegen...

In dat boek onderzoeken we hoe politiek en openbaar bestuur veranderen. In de afgelopen 20 jaar zijn tal van bedrijfstakken radicaal veranderd als gevolg van de huidige industriële revolutie. Het is dus ook niet meer dan logisch dat de politiek gaat veranderen. De vraag is niet of, maar hoe dat gebeurt. Elke beslissing, ooit genomen, is een interpretatie van beschikbare feiten. Door digitalisering en technologisering zijn er nu zoveel feiten dat we het big data noemen. Politici moeten die da...

Ott and Longnecker's AN INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS AND DATA ANALYSIS, Seventh Edition, provides a broad overview of statistical methods for advanced undergraduate and graduate students from a variety of disciplines who have little or no prior course work in statistics. The authors teach students to solve problems encountered in research projects, to make decisions based on data in general settings both within and beyond the university setting, and to become critical readers of statis...

"The best one-volume history of the United States ever written" (Joseph J. Ellis), now updated to cover the Obama and Trump presidencies

In America, Empire of Liberty, prizewinning historian David Reynolds offers a single-volume account spanning the entire course of US history, from 1776 to today. He demonstrates how tensions between empire and liberty have often been resolved by faith. Both evangelical Protestantism and the larger belief in the nation's righteousness, he explains, have energ...

'Jennifer Makumbi is a genius storyteller.' Reni Eddo-LodgeAn intoxicating mix of Ugandan folklore and modern feminism, from a multi-award-winning authorAs Kirabo enters her teens, questions begin to gnaw at her – questions which the adults in her life will do anything to ignore. Where is the mother she has never known? And why would she choose to leave her daughter behind? Inquisitive, headstrong, and unwilling to take no for an answer, Kirabo sets out to find the truth for herself. Her se...

Widely recognized as the definitive text in pediatric cardiology, Moss and Adams' Heart Disease in Infants, Children, and Adolescents provides the authoritative, state-of-the-art information you need when caring for young patients with heart disease. The editorial team, led by Dr. Robert Shaddy, from Children's Hospital Los Angeles and the University of Southern California, ensures that you are kept fully up to date with recent advances in this complex and fast-changing field. This award-winn...

Kansenongelijkheid kan grote maatschappelijke effecten hebben. Dit boek werpt een ander licht op verschillen in kansen. In vijf hoofdstukken ontrafelt auteur Karim Amghar hoe kansenongelijkheid werkt, hoe het ontstaat, welke gevolgen het heeft en wat we eraan moeten doen.

Hoor mij, zie mij! werpt een ander licht op verschillen in kansen. In vijf hoofdstukken ontrafelt auteur Karim Amghar hoe kansenongelijkheid werkt, hoe het ontstaat, welke gevolgen het heeft en wat we eraan moeten doen. Bij ...

Completely updated, with a new approach to most comprehensively cover the new 2014 syllabus and including a special focus on the new concept-based learning requirement. Every topic is covered in depth, plus full assessment support drives high achievement and TOK links aligns learning to the IB philosophy.

A Prescription for Healthy Living: A Guide to Lifestyle Medicine takes an evidence-based approach to health promotion and disease prevention. Medical doctors, healthcare professionals and research scientists from a variety of backgrounds provide informed advice on how to encourage patients to take charge of their health and future. This book addresses the impact that socioeconomic and environmental factors have on the health of a population and explores the psychology of health-related behavi...

The Story of English is the extraordinary tale of the origins and development of the English language. Two thousand years ago English was confined to a handful of savage tribes on the shores of north-west Europe; More widely scattered, written and spoken than any other language in history, English has become a global phenomenon.