Understanding Turbulent Systems = Progress in Particle Dynamics Modeling

This open access book provides a thorough introduction to modeling turbulent, dispersed, two-phase flows. It explains the physical phenomena and governing laws at play, followed by a clear and systematic overview of the statistical tools used to develop simplified or coarse-grained models. With a pedagogical approach, the book uses practical examples to explain complex physical processes and…

Compliance and Initiative in the Production of Safety

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The Québec-United States Relationship = Political, Security, Economic, Envir…

Québec’s engagement with the United States is the most significant and consequential point of interaction amongst all its international activities. This new, edited book volume seeks to explore the many ways in which Quebec engages with the United States, including political exchange, border issues, trade, business and investment, transportation, immigration, cultural links and identity, th…

The Ndebele, Frank Oates, and Knowledge Production in the 1870s = Encounters …

This open access book addresses a question fundamental to the histories of empire and Africa: at the point of the colonial encounter, how was knowledge made? How did different communities, with little or no prior contact, construct meaning about one another? Amidst huge changes in the politics and economics of a continent, on the cusp of almost complete colonization at the hands of European pow…

Signature Pedagogies for Professions in Arts and Design; Issues, Methods, Con…

Buku akses terbuka ini mengamati lanskap dinamis penelitian pendidikan seni dan desain profesional, memeriksa konsep dan isu yang penting melalui lensa pedagogi tanda tangan sebagai kerangka analitis. Profesi seni dan desain yang dibahas dalam buku ini adalah: musik, tari, teater, desain fesyen, desain dan media, serta seni rupa. Bab-bab dalam buku ini menyajikan kombinasi catatan reflektif, an…

Resilience and Food Security in a Food Systems Context

This open access book compiles a series of chapters written by internationally recognized experts known for their in-depth but critical views on questions of resilience and food security. The book assesses rigorously and critically the contribution of the concept of resilience in advancing our understanding and ability to design and implement development interventions in relation to food securi…

Large-Scale Land Acquisitions : Focus on South-East Asia

Large-scale land acquisitions, or ‘land grabbing’, has become a key research topic among scholars interested in agrarian change, development, and the environment. The term ‘land acquisitions’ refers to a highly contested process in terms of governance and impacts on livelihoods and human rights. This book focuses on South-East Asia. A series of thematic and in-depth case studies put ‘…

The Spectre of Capital: Idea and Reality

What is money? What is capital? The Spectre of Capital tackles such fundamental questions at a deep philosophical level. It argues that the modern world is ruled by a ‘spectre’, the spectre of capital. This insight is rooted in an original combination of the ideas of Marx and Hegel. It presents the most sophisticated argument to date for ‘the homology thesis’, namely that the order of H…

Evaluation of Vocational Rehabilitation Services: Return on Investment (VR-RO…

This open book presents the latest advances in models and data for evaluating the efficacy of vocational rehabilitation (VR) services provided to individuals with disabilities. For the first time, the VR-ROI (return on investment) model is used to simultaneously compare short- and long-term labor market outcomes across multiple state agencies and four distinct disability groups. For each disab…

Funding International Development Organizations : AIIB Yearbook of Internatio…

Financing development requires access to financial resources. The AIIB Yearbook of International Law Volume 4 explores the role of international organizations in the development of local capital markets, their legal status under public international law and selected domestic jurisdictions, as well as innovations in resource mobilization and organizational structures. The volume collects insight…