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Clan-Albin: A National Tale by Christian Isobel Johnstone

Christian Isobel Johnstone’s Clan-Albin: A National Tale was published in 1815 less than a year after Walter Scott’s Waverley; or ‘tis Sixty Years Since enthralled readers and initiated a craze for Scottish novels. Both as a novelist and as editor of Tait’s Edinburgh Magazine from 1834 to 1846 Johnstone was a powerful figure in Romantic Edinburgh’s literary scene. But her works and her reputation have long been overshadowed by Scott’s. In Clan-Albin Johnstone engages with themes on British imperial expansion metropolitan England’s economic and political relationships with the Celtic peripheries and the role of women in public life. This rare novel alongside extensive editorial commentary will be of much interest to students of British Literature. | Clan-Albin: A National Tale by Christian Isobel Johnstone

GBP 220.00

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Routledge Handbook of Cultural Landscape Practice

Cultural landscapes which in the field of heritage studies and practice relates to caring for and safeguarding heritage landscapes is a concept embedded in contemporary conservation. Heritage conservation has shifted from an historical focus on buildings city centres and archaeological sites to encompass progressively more diverse forms of heritage and increasingly larger geographic areas embracing both rural and urban landscapes. While the origin of the idea of cultural landscapes can be traced to the late-19th century Euro-American scholarship it came to global attention after 1992 following its adoption as a category of ‘site’ by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. Today cultural landscape practice has become increasingly complex given the expansion of the values and meanings of heritage the influence of environmental challenges such as human induced climate change technological advancements and the need to better understand and interpret human connections to place and landscapes. The aim of this handbook is to strike a balance between theory and practice which we see as inseparable while also seeking to achieve a geographical spread disciplinary diversity and perspectives and a mix of authors from academic practitioner management and community backgrounds. | Routledge Handbook of Cultural Landscape Practice

GBP 190.00

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Elliptic Operators Topology and Asymptotic Methods

Ten years after publication of the popular first edition of this volume the index theorem continues to stand as a central result of modern mathematics-one of the most important foci for the interaction of topology geometry and analysis. Retaining its concise presentation but offering streamlined analyses and expanded coverage of important examples and applications Elliptic Operators Topology and Asymptotic Methods Second Edition introduces the ideas surrounding the heat equation proof of the Atiyah-Singer index theorem. The author builds towards proof of the Lefschetz formula and the full index theorem with four chapters of geometry five chapters of analysis and four chapters of topology. The topics addressed include Hodge theory Weyl's theorem on the distribution of the eigenvalues of the Laplacian the asymptotic expansion for the heat kernel and the index theorem for Dirac-type operators using Getzler's direct method. As a dessert the final two chapters offer discussion of Witten's analytic approach to the Morse inequalities and the L2-index theorem of Atiyah for Galois coverings. The text assumes some background in differential geometry and functional analysis. With the partial differential equation theory developed within the text and the exercises in each chapter Elliptic Operators Topology and Asymptotic Methods becomes the ideal vehicle for self-study or coursework. Mathematicians researchers and physicists working with index theory or supersymmetry will find it a concise but wide-ranging introduction to this important and intriguing field.

GBP 180.00

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Routledge Handbook of Latin America and the Environment

The Routledge Handbook of Latin America and the Environment provides an in-depth and accessible analysis and theorization of environmental issues in the region. It will help readers make connections between Latin American and other regions’ perspectives experiences and environmental concerns. Latin America has seen an acceleration of environmental degradation due to the expansion of resource extraction and urban areas. This Handbook addresses Latin America not only as an object of study but also as a region with a long and profound history of critical thinking on these themes. Furthermore the Handbook departs from most treatments on the topic by studying the environment as a social issue inextricably linked to politics economy and culture. The Handbook will be an invaluable resource for those wanting not only to understand the issues but also to engage with ideas about environmental politics and social-ecological transformation. The Handbook covers a broad range of topics organized according to three areas: physical geography ecology and crucial environmental problems of the region. These are key theoretical and methodological issues used to understand Latin America’s ecosocial contexts and institutional and grassroots practices related to more just and ecologically sustainable worlds. The Handbook will set a research agenda for the near future and provide comprehensive research on most subregions relative to environmental transformations challenges struggles and political processes. It stands as a fresh and much needed state of the art introduction for researchers scholars post-graduates and academic audiences on Latin American contributions to theorization empirical research and environmental practices.

GBP 190.00

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Drugs of Natural Origin A Treatise of Pharmacognosy Seventh Edition

Drugs of Natural Origin is a unique multidisciplinary book suitable for undergraduate and graduate students and teachers in the area of natural product science but also as a complementary book for disciplines like medicinal chemistry biochemistry and pharmacology. The book can also serve society as a scientific source for the understanding of a sustainable use of natural products in the development of new drugs scientifically based herbal remedies and environmentally friendly biomolecules. During evolution molecules have been developed for specific functions in nature. These bioactive substances have a potential as new drug candidates in drug development but also as pharmacological tools intermediates or templates for synthesis of drugs. This book deals with terrestrial and marine bioactive substances of plant microbial or animal origin. The occurrence biosynthesis isolation chemistry and medical use are described together with basic research strategies. An increased understanding of the medical importance of bioactive natural products has developed in society. Since the publication of the sixth edition six years ago considerable progress has been achieved in the study of biosynthetic pathways mainly based on gene technology. The revolution in high-throughput sequencing technology has given an increasing access to microbial genome sequences which opens up new possibilities in the discovery of novel bioactive natural products. This development is reflected in a substantial revision and expansion of the book but also removal of some sections containing products remotely associated with drugs. The new book also contains description of novel drugs marketed since the publication of the previous edition especially in the field of diabetes cancer and infection. | Drugs of Natural Origin A Treatise of Pharmacognosy Seventh Edition

GBP 180.00

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Heating and Cooling with Ground-Source Heat Pumps in Moderate and Cold Climates Two-Volume Set

Heating and Cooling with Ground-Source Heat Pumps in Moderate and Cold Climates Two-Volume Set focuses on the use of very low-temperature geothermal energy for heating and cooling residential institutional and industrial buildings and aims to increase the design community’s awareness and knowledge of the benefits design and installation requirements of commercial/institutional building ground-source heat pumps (GSHP). This set helps readers assess applicability select a GSHP system type and estimate building thermal load to ensure proper size for ground-source subsystems appropriate brine and groundwater flow rates and apt design of building closed-loops with distributed or central geothermal heat pumps. The first volume addresses fundamentals and design principles of vertical and horizontal indirect and direct expansion closed-loop as well as ground- and surface-water ground-source heat pump systems. It explains the thermodynamic aspects of mechanical and thermochemical compression cycles of geothermal heat pumps as well as the energetic economic and environmental aspects associated with the use of ground-source heat pump systems for heating and cooling residential and commercial/institutional buildings in moderate and cold climates. The second volume focuses on applications and cases studies of ground-source heat pumps in moderate and cold climates. It details technical aspects as well as the most common and uncommon application fields of basic system configurations. The principles of system integrations and applications in moderate and cold climates are also presented each followed by case studies. This comprehensive work is aimed at designers of HVAC systems as well as geological mechanical and chemical engineers implementing environmentally-friendly heating and cooling technologies for buildings.

GBP 250.00

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Principles of Risk Analysis Decision Making Under Uncertainty

In every decision problem there are things we know and things we do not know. Risk analysis science uses the best available evidence to assess what we know while it is carefully intentional in the way it addresses the importance of the things we do not know in the evaluation of decision choices and decision outcomes. The field of risk analysis science continues to expand and grow and the second edition of Principles of Risk Analysis: Decision Making Under Uncertainty responds to this evolution with several significant changes. The language has been updated and expanded throughout the text and the book features several new areas of expansion including five new chapters. The book’s simple and straightforward style—based on the author’s decades of experience as a risk analyst trainer and educator—strips away the mysterious aura that often accompanies risk analysis. Features: Details the tasks of risk management risk assessment and risk communication in a straightforward conceptual manner Provides sufficient detail to empower professionals in any discipline to become risk practitioners Expands the risk management emphasis with a new chapter to serve private industry and a growing public sector interest in the growing practice of enterprise risk management Describes dozens of quantitative and qualitative risk assessment tools in a new chapter Practical guidance and ideas for using risk science to improve decisions and their outcomes is found in a new chapter on decision making under uncertainty Practical methods for helping risk professionals to tell their risk story are the focus of a new chapter Features an expanded set of examples of the risk process that demonstrate the growing applications of risk analysis As before this book continues to appeal to professionals who want to learn and apply risk science in their own professions as well as students preparing for professional careers. This book remains a discipline free guide to the principles of risk analysis that is accessible to all interested practitioners. Files used in the creation of this book and additional exercises as well as a free student version of Palisade Corporation’s Decision Tools Suite software are available with the purchase of this book. A less detailed introduction to the risk analysis science tasks of risk management risk assessment and risk communication is found in Primer of Risk Analysis: Decision Making Under Uncertainty Second Edition ISBN: 978-1-138-31228-9. | Principles of Risk Analysis Decision Making Under Uncertainty

GBP 200.00

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Animation: A World History The Complete Set

A continuation of 1994’s groundbreaking Cartoons Giannalberto Bendazzi’s three-volume Animation: A World History is the largest deepest most comprehensive text of its kind based on the idea that animation is an art form that deserves its own place in scholarship. Bendazzi delves beyond just Disney offering readers glimpses into the animation of Russia Africa Latin America and other often-neglected areas and introducing over fifty previously undiscovered artists. Full of first-hand never before investigated and elsewhere unavailable information Animation: A World History encompasses the history of animation production on every continent over the span of three centuries. Features include: Over 200 high quality head shots and film stills to add visual reference to your research Detailed information on hundreds of never-before researched animators and films Coverage of animation from more than 90 countries and every major region of the world Chronological and geographical organization for quick access to the information you’re looking for Volume I traces the roots and predecessors of modern animation the history behind Émile Cohl's Fantasmagorie and twenty years of silent animated films. Encompassing the formative years of the art form through its Golden Age this book accounts for animation history through 1950 and covers everything from well-known classics like Steamboat Willie to animation in Egypt and Nazi Germany. Volume II delves into the decades following the Golden Age an uncertain time when television series were overshadowing feature films art was heavily influenced by the Cold War and new technologies began to emerge that threatened the traditional methods of animation. Take part in the turmoil of the 1950s through 90s as American animation began to lose its momentum and the advent of television created a global interest in the art form. Volume III catches you up to speed on the state of animation from 1991 to present. Although characterized by such trends as economic globalization the expansion of television series emerging markets in countries like China and India and the consolidation of elitist auteur animation the story of contemporary animation is still open to interpretation. With an abundance of first-hand research and topics ranging from Nickelodeon and Pixar to modern Estonian animation this book is the most complete record of modern animation on the market. | Animation: A World History The Complete Set

GBP 350.00

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Aviation Design and Innovation

In order to facilitate the safe efficient and cost effective exchange of passengers and cargo between ground and sky airports require the provision of adequate runways aircraft manoeuvring areas cargo sheds and passenger processing facilities. Airports are capital intensive facilities and planning errors which result in the over or under-provision of capacity are both costly and problematic to rectify and so understanding the optimal configuration of passenger terminals is paramount. Of course the design of passenger terminal buildings is influenced not only by levels of demand the commercial requirements of airlines and tenant companies the availability of investment funds and political influence but also by the aircraft that will be using the facility both now and in the future. Indeed the introduction of the first generation of passenger jets in the 1950s and higher-capacity wide-bodied aircraft in the late 1960s required not only the expansion of gate areas and passenger processing facilities but also the introduction of new technologies such as the travelator the baggage reclaim carousel and the airbridge. The introduction of the A380 ‘Super Jumbo’ into revenue passenger service in 2007 similarly demanded a reconfiguration of the airports it serves and practitioners need to be cognisant of the options for accommodating a new generation of large aircraft. While large aircraft generally require a lengthy turn around period between flights and the extensive provision of expensive fixed ground support infrastructure low cost carriers pursue a business model based on very short turnarounds and minimal use of airport infrastructure assets such as airbridges. One of the main challenges facing airport operators is how to accommodate the diverse and dynamic requirements of different operators and these issues are addressed in this Volume. Traditionally aircraft were made and manufactured by small companies within one country but as costs have increased and technology has become more sophisticated a relatively small number of manufacturers which are supported by international supply chains have come to dominate the commercial aircraft market. Originally all aviation jet fuels were derived from crude oil. However concerns about future oil supply and energy security combined with the need to improve aviation’s environmental performance and sustainability has driven the development of alternative fuel sources. However the development and adoption of alternative aviation fuels is not straightforward and the Volume examines the opportunities and challenges of widespread biofuel adoption in terms of production capacity emissions reductions cost and commercial viability. The final essays in this Volume address business model innovation in the airline and airport sector and include considerations of the future evolution of low cost carriers the potential for airline-airport alliances and the development of multi-airport multinational operating companies. | Aviation Design and Innovation

GBP 210.00

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