De vijfde druk van Basisboek Bouwkunde is grondig vernieuwd. Basisboek Bouwkunde behandelt helder en toegankelijk alle bouwfasen, vanaf het ontwerp tot en met de oplevering, in theorie en praktijk, met volledige integratie van constructieleer en technologie.

Met duidelijke foto’s en 2D- en 3D-tekeningen maakt Basisboek Bouwkunde het gehele bouwproces snel inzichtelijk. Wat zijn belangrijke basisbegrippen en constructies? Welke basiskennis heb je nodig om andere vakken binnen Bouwkunde te ku...

Ship Construction, Seventh Edition, offers guidance for ship design and shipbuilding from start to finish. It provides an overview of current shipyard techniques, safety in shipyard practice, materials and strengths, welding and cutting, and ship structure, along with computer-aided design and manufacture, international regulations for ship types, new materials, and fabrication technologies.

This Element takes stock of the current state of the global climate change regime, illuminating scope for policymaking and mobilizing collective action through networked governance at all scales, from the sub-national to the highest global level of political assembly.

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En 2021, les Français sont désormais bien entrés dans le XXIe siècle. À quoi ressemble aujourd’hui notre société ? Les discriminations face à l’emploi s’atténuent-elles pour les enfants de l’immigration ? Quels sont les bastions qui restent à conquérir pour les « petites-filles du baby-boom » ? Quels sont les nouveaux visages de la délinquance, et le sentiment d’insécurité est-il rationnel ? Qu...

n 1918 debuteerde Nescio (pseudoniem van J.H.F. Grönloh) in boekvorm met de drie verhalen De uitvreter, Titaantjes en Dichtertje. Tijdens zijn leven werden deze verhalen slechts enkele malen herdrukt, de laatste keer samen met het in 1946 verschenen Mene Tekel, maar inmiddels behoren deze vertellingen met de zo eigen relativerende en melancholieke kijk op idealen, hoge verwachtingen en wereldbestormers tot het mooiste uit de schatkamer van de Nederlandse literatuur. Een levensgeschiedenis in...

This new edition of Risk Management: Concepts and Guidance supplies a look at risk in light of current information, yet remains grounded in the history of risk practice. Taking a holistic approach, it examines risk as a blend of environmental, programmatic, and situational concerns. Supplying comprehensive coverage of risk management tools, practices, and protocols, the book presents powerful techniques that can enhance organizational risk identification, assessment, and management—all with...

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.

Atkins' Physical Chemistry is widely acknowledged by both students and lecturers around the globe to be the textbook of choice for studying physical chemistry. Now in its twelfth edition, the text has been enhanced with additional learning features, and the writing style has been refreshed to resonate with the modern student.

How to Turn a Place Around is a user-friendly, common sense guide for everyone from community residents to mayors on how to create successful places. The ideas presented in this book reflect over 40 years of Project for Public Spaces experience helping people understand and improve their public spaces. The book illustrates a community-based, place-oriented process organized around eleven basic principles for creating successful public spaces, as well as methods that anyone can use to evaluate...

“This is perhaps the best book on negotiating ever written. Roger’s powerful, practical principles will save or make you a fortune in the months and years ahead.” —Brian Tracy, author, Eat That Frog! and Million Dollar Habits

“This is the one negotiating book that really opened my eyes and gave me practical tools I could use immediately.” —Timothy Ferriss, bestselling author of The 4-Hour Work Week

“A fast, entertaining read that should be required reading for anyone who deals...