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Equipment Leasing is a practical reference for financial managers who need background information, and an understanding of how leasing can be utilized as a cost-effective means of equipment financing-especially under the new tax law in the United States. It explores various types of leases, including single investor leases, leveraged leases, tax requirements for true leasesand lease-buy economic analysis.This invaluable resource includes the b...

Operation and Maintenance is aimed primarily at urban engineers and planners. It presents different strategies for managing O&M, and considers how these can be applied to produce detailed plans for improved operation and maintenance at the neighbourhood, Ward and Municipal levels.

From Action Plans to Implementation is aimed primarily at urban engineers. It provides guidance on taking local action plans forward to the stage of implementing service improvements at the field level, including administrative procedures for technical and financial approval and the different options for procurement and contracting.

Working with Partners is aimed primarily at policymakers but is also of direct relevance to urban engineers and planners. It reviews the roles of different stakeholders in service provision, including government, civil society and external agencies. A number of common constraints are identified and possible ways of addressing them are outlined.

This book brings together the findings of a case study from Karachi, Pakistan. The aim of the project was to identify problems and possibilities in transport provision for poor urban settlements. The book takes the reader through the history of transport and the present situation in the city. A thorough analysis is then used to draw a set of recommendations. The report is clearly set out, illustrated and provides plenty of numerical data to su...

This study provides a number of indicators for use in assessing solid waste collection schemes. The approach integrates the perspectives of the different parties involved from the users to the contractors, the municipality to the NGO. It draws from a detailed case study of Khulna city in Bangladesh. The study provides useful material for those working in this area of civil engineering.

This document presents the findings from Project R6857 Performance Monitoring of Infrastructure Procurement for Urban Low Income Communities carried out by the authors as part of the Knowledge and Research Programme, Infrastructure and Urban Development Department, Department for International Development (DFID) of the British Government. The purpose of this project is to develop a framework and tools for the appraisal, monitoring and evaluati...

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These field notes present the findings of a focused research project into the 'actual processes of change in low-income countries' carried out as a part of the Knowledge and Research Programme (KAR) of the Department for International Development (DFID), UK. The project (R7143) aims to build capacities of government and non-government organisations in primary collection of solid waste. These field notes are written for organisations and indivi...

This is a history of the Old Poor Law in Scotland, which existed from 1574 to 1845. It is also a history of the poor and of the experience of poverty. In describing how Scottish society's less fortunate members were dealt with the author is able to reveal much about the values of that society and the links and barriers between the classes. This richly woven narrative of events, ideas, and individuals has been constructed largely from the autho...

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This sequel to "The White Order" tells of the education of White Chaos wizard Cerryl and his rise to power in the magicians' guild of Fairhaven. This is a portrayal of the growth and change of character and of the strengths and weaknesses of an age-old civilization held together by the power of magic.

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Action Planning Guidelines: Parts 3a, 3b and 3c is aimed primarily at senior local programme managers, including urban engineers and planners. It proposes a framework for action planning to develop local neighbourhood plans and area service plans for networked infrastructure which focuses on the importance of linking these together through a process of consensus building.

The first full book on MAD Magazine's star cartoonist's career, filled with rare and exemplary Wally Wood artwork, reveals him as an all-time top humor and science-fiction comic book artist. MAD associate publisher Joe Orlando addresses Wood's humor. Star Wars artist Al Williamson discusses Wood's science-fiction work. Bonus feature: interview with Wally Wood himself.

Wallace Wood's Fireball XL-5, Mars Attacks, MAD, Daredevil designs and more

Guiding Principles is aimed primarily at policymakers but is also of direct relevance to urban engineers and planners. It presents an overview of principles and offers guidance for the development of an action planning approach to improve services for the urban poor within a policy context which supports administrative decentralisation and involvement of users in the planning process.

Technical Guidelines: Parts 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e and 4f is aimed primarily at urban engineers and planners. It provides a range of different tools for detailed planning and guidelines for design. The tools cover different technical options for service improvements to urban poor areas, including 'handy tips' for construction and maintenance.

Hyperides was ranked in antiquity as second in greatness only to Demosthenes amongst the Ten Attic Orators. His execution in 322 BC for opposition to Macedonian rule left Dinarchus as the last of the Ten to survive.

This volume examines the works by Protestant dramatists of the 18th century. The author reveals the complex alliances and fissures of Anglo-Irish society during the age of the Penal Laws.