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 Ann Marie F. Murnaghan, "Children, Nature, Cities" English | ISBN: 1472453174 | 2016 | 224 pages | EPUB | 1466 KB Why does the way we think about urban children and urban nature matter? This volume explores how dichotomies between nature/culture, rural/urban, and child/adult have structured our understandings about the place of children and nature in the city. By placing children and youth at the center of re-theorising the city as a socio-natural space, the book illustrates how children and youth's relations to and with nature can change adultist perspectives and help create more ecologically and socially just cities. As a key contribution to children's studies, the book engages and enlivens debates in urban political ecology and urban theory, which have not yet treated age as an important axis of difference. With examples from ten localities, the chapters in this volume ask how we can subvert both romanticized and modernist conceptualizations of nature and childhood that conflate innocence and purity with children and nature; the volume asks what happens when we re-invent urban natures with children's needs and perspectives in mind.  Dali L. Yang, "Child and Youth Well-being in China " English | ISBN: 0367086131 | 2018 | 156 pages | EPUB | 1403 KB The true measure of any society is how it treats its children, who are in turn that society's future. Making use of data from the longitudinal Chinese Family Panel Studies survey, the authors of this timely study provide a multi-faceted description and analysis of China's younger generations. They assess the economic, physical, and social-emotional well-being as well as the cognitive performance and educational attainment of China's children and youth. They pay special attention to the significance of family and community contexts, including the impact of parental absence on millions of left-behind children.  Tom Tresser, "Chicago Is Not Broke. Funding the City We Deserve Ed 2" English | ISBN: 1365109771 | 2016 | 95 pages | EPUB | 2 MB The mayor says Chicago is broke. So do the think tanks, newspapers and academia. But, what if we were NOT broke? This book contains short articles by noted Chicago civic experts and activists outlining ways to save and generate major, sustainable, progressive revenues to make Chicago work for everyone. We seek to move our civic narrative from one of scarcity and "There's nothing for you"; to one of abundance and civic possibility. We give you a general introduction to the Chicago budget then lay out three large buckets of civic funds: (1) Money that is stolen from us - money we should NOT have spent, nor continue TO spend, (2) Money that is hidden from us. We KNOW they are collecting the funds - we just can't FIND them, and (3) Money we SHOULD be collecting but are not. We conclude with a provocative chapter on "What next?"; - how to act together to get the city we all deserve. Don't live in Chicago - this book is STILL for you as the ideas we outline here can be applied to any city.
 Off the Hook Mamma, Amy-May Ogilvie, "Chibigurumis Crochet Amigurumi Pattern: Customizable Chibi style Amigurumi Character Patterns" English | 2022 | ASIN: B09ZTH86DG | EPUB | pages: 120 | 0.7 mb This pattern has been Tried and Tested and was designed by myself and is an Off the Hook Mamma Original pattern for a Chibi style Amigurumi Crochet Pattern that is customizable and included lots of bonus content!
 Chess Games of Legends: 20 Legendary Grandmaster Games Narrated, Illustrated, and Analyzed by Cory Klein English | February 5, 2018 | ISBN: 1985047543 | 228 pages | EPUB | 21 Mb A Trip Through Chess History  Chaotic Dynamics : Fractals, Tilings, and Substitutions by Geoffrey R. Goodson English | 2017 | ISBN: 1107112672 | 416 Pages | True PDF | 11.5 MB  Alpaslan Özerdem, "Challenging Post-conflict Environments " English | ISBN: 1138274003 | 2016 | 296 pages | EPUB | 2 MB Crossing disciplinary boundaries, this volume by Ã-zerdem and Roberts conceptualizes the challenges of developing sustainable agriculture in post-conflict environments as well as identifying the policies and practical solutions to achieve sustainable agricultural production which is central to the survival of humanity. Without sustainable agriculture, populations remain vulnerable increasing the likelihood of a return to conflict. Therefore, sustainable agriculture is central to effective post-conflict recovery that provides human security as well as stability and rule of law. Unique in combining a comprehensive and comparative understanding of sustainable agriculture challenges in post-conflict environments, there is originality in the interdisciplinary nature of the book. Interdisciplinary often means bringing together a political scientist and a sociologist, but in this case it means bringing together natural and social scientists, as well as those with practical experience in development and agricultural contexts. By adopting a holistic multi-disciplinary approach which identifies key themes and case studies, this book sets the scene for the debate surrounding sustainable agriculture in post-conflict environments. Seeing 'fixing' agriculture as more than merely a technical matter, the volume focuses on this critical post-conflict challenge with social, political and cultural characteristics and consequences as well as the obvious economic ones.
 Challenges In Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials and Processes in Conventional and Multifunctional Materials, Volume 2: Proceedings of the 2013 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics By J. A. W. van Dommelen, A. Sedighiamiri (auth.), Bonnie Antoun, H. Jerry Qi, Richard Hall, G P Tandon, Hongbing Lu, Charles Lu, Jevan Furmanski, Alireza Amirkhizi (eds.) 2014 | 185 Pages | ISBN: 331900851X | PDF | 8 MB Challenges in Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials and Processes in Conventional and Multifunctional Materials, Volume 2: Proceedings of the 2013 SEM Annual Conference& Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the second volume of eight from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of Experimental Mechanics, including papers in the following general technical research areas: Metallic, Polymeric and Composite MaterialsEffects of Extreme Environments including Radiation Resistance, Damage, and AgingChallenges in Time-dependent Behavior Modeling of Low, Moderate and High Strain RatesEffects of Frequency and Hysteretic HeatingEffects of Inhomogeneities on the Time-Dependent BehaviorComposite, Hybrid and Multifunctional Materials Challenges in Time-dependent Behavior Modeling Viscoelastoplasticity and DamageEffects of Interfaces and Interphases on the Time-Dependent BehaviorEnvironmental and Reactive Property Change Effects on Thermomechanical and Multifunctional BehaviorsModeling and Characterization of Fabrication Processes of Conventional and Multifunctional MaterialsTime-dependent and Small-scale Effects in Micro/Nano-scale TestingTime-dependent Processes in Biomaterials  Jason M. Gibson, "Ceremony Men: Making Ethnography and the Return of the Strehlow Collection " English | ISBN: 1438478550 | 2020 | 318 pages | EPUB | 5 MB Rethinks the role of Indigenous and non-Indigenous interactions in the production of ethnographic museum collections.  Maya Angelou, "Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer" English | 2006 | ISBN: 1400066107, 1844086151 | EPUB | pages: 128 | 1.6 mb Grace, dignity, and eloquence have long been hallmarks of Maya Angelou's poetry. Her measured verses have stirred our souls, energized our minds, and healed our hearts. Whether offering hope in the darkest of nights or expressing sincere joy at the extraordinariness of the everyday, Maya Angelou has served as our common voice. |
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