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Humanitarian Logistics and Sustainability
This contributed volume combines conceptual and strategic research articles dealing with the "why" and "to what end" of sustainable operations in humanitarian logistics, as well as operational research contributions regarding the "how" from the United Nations as well as from researchers and organizations from different countries (Germany, Australia, Singapore, Netherlands, Italy, Denmark, Jorda…
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- 978-3-319-15454-1
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- VIII, 260
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- 338.7 HUM
eCommerce and the Effects of Technology on Taxation Could VAT be the eTax So…
This book focuses on the impact of technology on taxation and deals with the broad effect of technology on diverse taxation systems. It addresses the highly relevant eTax issue and argues that while VAT may not be the ultimate solution with regard to taxing electronic commerce, it can be demonstrated to be the most effective solution to date. The book analyzes the application and the effective…
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- 978-3-319-15449-7
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- 1
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The New Arctic
“The New Arctic” highlights how, and in what parts, the natural and political system is being transformed. We’re talking about a region where demography, culture, and political and economic systems are increasingly diverse, although many common interests and aspects remain; and with the new Arctic now firmly placed in a global context. Settlements range from small, predominantly indigenou…
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- 978-3-319-17602-4
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- XXII, 352
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The Neuroscientific Basis of Successful Design
The term “design” today encompasses attributes of artifacts that go beyond their intended functions, imbuing them with new meanings. Those meanings are deeply related to the emotions perceived by the users. This book investigates the findings deriving from the neurosciences that are relevant to design. Drawing upon up-to-date neuroscientific knowledge, the authors define what an emotion is,…
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- 978-3-319-02801-9
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- XIV, 108
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- SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
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The Importance of Being Monogamous Marriage and Nation Building in Western C…
Sarah Carter reveals the pioneering efforts of the government, legal, and religious authorities to impose the “one man, one woman” model of marriage upon Mormons and Aboriginal people in Western Canada. This lucidly written, richly researched book revises what we know about marriage and the gendered politics of late 19th century reform, shifts our understanding of Aboriginal history during …
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- 9780888644909.01
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- 399 pages
From Turtle Island to Gaza
With a sure voice, Groulx, an Anishnaabe writer, artistically weaves together the experiences of Indigenous peoples in settler Canada with those of the people of Palestine, revealing a shared understanding of colonial pasts and presents.
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- 9781771992619.01
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- Mingling Voices
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- 5 x 7.5, 68 pages
An Ethnohistorian in Rupert’s Land Unfinished Conversations
In 1670, the ancient homeland of the Cree and Ojibwe people of Hudson Bay became known to the English entrepreneurs of the Hudson’s Bay Company as Rupert’s Land, after the founder and absentee landlord, Prince Rupert. For four decades, Jennifer S. H. Brown has examined the complex relationships that developed among the newcomers and the Algonquian communities—who hosted and tolerated the …
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- 9781771991711.01
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- 6 x 9, 368 pages
ZEMCH: Toward the Delivery of Zero Energy Mass Custom Homes
In this book, leading international experts explore the emerging concept of the zero energy mass custom home (ZEMCH) – designed to meet the need for social, economic, and environmental sustainability – and provide all of the knowledge required for the delivery of zero energy mass customized housing and community developments in developed and developing countries. The coverage is wide rangin…
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- 978-3-319-31967-4
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Xwelíqwiya The Life of a Stó:lō Matriarch
Xwelíqwiya is the life story of Rena Point Bolton, a Stó:lō matriarch, artist, and craftswoman. Proceeding by way of conversational vignettes, the beginning chapters recount Point Bolton’s early years on the banks of the Fraser River during the Depression. While at the time the Stó:lō, or Xwélmexw, as they call themselves today, kept secret their ways of life to avoid persecution by the…
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- 9781927356562.01
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- Our Lives: Diary, Memoir, and Letters
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- 312 pages
An Introduction to Continuous-Time Stochastic Processes: Theory, Models, and …
This textbook, now in its third edition, offers a rigorous and self-contained introduction to the theory of continuous-time stochastic processes, stochastic integrals, and stochastic differential equations. Expertly balancing theory and applications, the work features concrete examples of modeling real-world problems from biology, medicine, industrial applications, finance, and insurance using …
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-1-4939-2757-9
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- XVI, 482
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- Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and Technology
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- 519 CAP i
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