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This fully revised second edition reflects the great expansion in urban ecology research, action and teaching since 2015. Urban ecology provides an understanding of urban ecosystems and uses nature-based techniques to enhance habitats and alleviate poor environmental conditions.

This fully revised second edition reflects the great expansion in urban ecology research, action and teaching since 2015. Urban ecology provides an understanding of urban ecosystems and uses nature-based techniques to enhance habitats and alleviate poor environmental conditions.

From the highest majestic snow-capped mountains on Earth, to the deepest fiery depths of its core...

What on Earth happened to Thump? From the highest majestic snow capped mountains on Earth, to the deepest fiery depths of Earth's core!How on Earth did this happen and where on Earth did that Greek Mythology lesson just come from?

The house in which I was born (20A Lordship Road), had only been occupied by my future family for a few months before my birth. Coming from the London suburbs, they settled in the green-belt area of Cheshunt in Hertfordshire. Unlike the other two-storey houses in our street which were parallel to the road, ours, at three storeys, was not only bigger than all the others, it also faced at right angles to them and parallel with Cheshunt Great Hou...

With a terminal global war about to eliminate the human species, a group of NASA-led pioneers leave Earth on a four-year journey to try and inhabit Proxima B - rotating around our nearest star-neighbour, Proxima Centauri - captained by the happy-go-lucky Jamie Fraser, together with Anna, his attractive West Indian second-in-command and co-pilot, Petra, a New Zealand Maori. On-board is Michael, a young innovative astrophysicist specialising in ...

Covers the important elements of paediatric anaesthesia in a concise, structured manner, providing invaluable information for established and aspiring practitioners.

Spad's Hollow: Cataclysmic Clown is the first issue in an ongoing horror/comedy series. This issue introduces a sadistic man in a clown costume who torments an unsuspecting teen and his friends.

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Pflegende sind täglich mit herausfordernden Verhaltensweisen von Menschen mit Demenz konfrontiert, welche die Lebensqualität von Angehörigen, Pflegenden und Betroffenen selbst beeinträchtigt. Herausfordernde Verhaltensweisen zeigen sich u.a. als Apathie, Agitiertheit, Aggression, Kotschmieren, Urinieren, Schlaf-Wach-Rhythmus-Umkehr, Schreien und Rufen oder Bewegungsunruhe. Um mit ihnen angemessen umgehen zu können, muss man sie verstehen. Das ...

This practical book teaches the communication skills healthcare staff need in their daily interactions with people with dementia. It sets out the authors' CAIT (Communication and Interaction Training) framework and features chapters on appropriate touch, communication with people with late stage dementia and recent national guidelines and research.

Ian James is fellow in French at Downing College, Cambridge. He is author of The New French Philosophy, Paul Virilio, and The Fragmentary Demand: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Jean-Luc Nancy.

Ian James is fellow in French at Downing College, Cambridge. He is author of The New French Philosophy, Paul Virilio, and The Fragmentary Demand: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Jean-Luc Nancy.

In the late 1970s, Detective Ian James had quickly risen through the ranks of the London Metropolitan Police. After ten years, he relocated North to Cleveland where he continued in the role of a detective running informants on the Regional Crime Squad and National Crime Squad to infiltrate the underworld. Drugs and gun were on his watch.Then, a chance meeting with an old friend changed his life forever. Would he like to be part of a team of ju...

Urban Ecology: An Introduction seeks to open the reader¿s mind and eyes to the way in which nature permeates everyday urban living, and how it has to be understood, cared for, and managed to make our towns and cities healthier places in which to live and more resilient to environmental and other changes. The authors examine how contact with nature can improve our health, the air we breathe, the waters we use and our enjoyment of parks and gard...

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Exploring Virilio's main textsfrom their political and historical contexts, and case studies from contemporary culture and media in order to explain his philosophical concepts, Ian James introduces the key themes in Virlio's work.

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Recent revisions of the Newcastle Challenging Behaviour Model have prompted the second edition of this guide to assessing and treating a range of behaviours when caring for older people with dementia. New material includes the use of physical restraint during personal care, lies and deception, end of life issues, and racism towards care staff.

This book examines the issues troubling today¿s schools. The authors evaluate case studies and offer evidence-based solutions that can transform the classroom. Insightful and topical, with contributors worldwide, this is a manifesto for change that nobody involved in schools can ignore.