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This book presents a unique collection of contributions from some of the foremost scholars in the field of risk and reliability analysis. Combining the most advanced analysis techniques with practical applications, it is one of the most comprehensive and up-to-date books available on risk-based engineering.All the fundamental concepts needed to conduct risk and reliability assessments are covered in detail, providing readers with a sound under...

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Modern Times was the last of the silent films by the great director and pantomime Charlie Chaplin. As the giant machinery of the industrial society that was coming to dominate the agricultural plains of America and the workshops of Europe begins to grind the hapless "little tramp." There are differences, of course. Chaplin's times, especially those of Modern Times in the midst of the Great Depression, rising nationalism, racism and ultimately ...

The time is now, a few years after the former Soviet Union became democratic and friendly with the whole world. The military exercises on the American soil would mark the new beginning in the East-West relations. That is when the anti-Western coalition led by the FSB (successor of the KGB) is planning to attack taking the world over by force. The new war, as a chess game, unfolds with masterful moves of the FSB General Konev and folds in with ...

The harrowing story of one Indigenous child's experience in Canada's residential schools Named the fourth most important "Book of the Year" by the National Post and voted "One Book/One Province" in Saskatchewan, The Education of Augie Merasty launched on the front page of The Globe and Mail to become a national bestseller.Publishers Weekly called the book "historically significant, " and The Toronto Star recommended it as a must read for "any ...

This Handbook approaches sustainable development in higher education from an integrated perspective, addressing the dearth of publications on the subject. It offers a unique overview of what universities around the world are doing to implement sustainable development (i.e. via curriculum innovation, research, activities, or practical projects) and how their efforts relate to education for sustainable development at the university level.The Han...

Dieses Buch vermittelt technisch-wirtschaftliches Knowhow über die Energiewirtschaft für die tägliche Praxis in Beruf und Studium. Das Themenspektrum ist breit angelegt und umfasst die gesamte Kette der Energieerzeugung und -bereitstellung von der rationellen Gewinnung, Umwandlung und Verteilung bis hin zu einer effizienten Anwendung von Energieformen.  Neben den technisch-wirtschaftlichen werden auch die legislativen Zusammenhänge hervorgehob...

According to Carl J. Couch, the history of human society is one of successive, sometimes overlapping, information technologies used to process the various symbolic representations that inform social contexts.

Die Flüchtlingssituation im Herbst 2015 war der Ausgangspunkt für die stark diskutierte Ausstellung Making Heimat. Germany, Arrival Country im Deutschen Pavillon auf der 15. Architekturbiennale 2016 in Venedig. Der Flüchtlingsbautenatlas erweitert die Betrachtungen über die deutschen Ankunftsstädte aus dem ersten Band. Welche Rolle spielen Architekten und Stadtplaner bei der Umsetzung von nachhaltigen Lösungen für die Unterbringung der Neuankö...

Poka City Blues is a period drama and family saga that takes place in the small town of Loachapoka, Alabama. Sedelia, a witty and tenacious woman, recounts her days of growing up and living in what is known to most locals as Poka City. While living in Poka City, Sedelia endures a number of ill-fated mishaps, but through it all she remains indomitable. In this emotional and heart-rending story inspired by real life events, Sedelia bravely shows...

As this book is the first book worldwide in the "sustainable" management of luxury area, it highlights key aspects in the sustainable management of luxury based on presentations using different approaches, whether reflexive, empirical, hands-on or applied theory and cases.