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Environmental Control, Monitoring And Modeling
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The Open University of Hong Kong

We start by defining air pollution and examining the main sources of air pollution. We then classify air pollutants according to origin, chemical composition, state of matter, and area of impact; and examine the effects of air pollution, particularly the immediate health affects. We conclude by explaining Hong Kong's Air Pollution Index.

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Product Environmental, Health and Safety Standards
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The Open University of Hong Kong

This module provides you with the foundational knowledge you need to understand what 'products' are, and how they can be classified, designed, produced and disposed of in ways that best preserve and promote the integrity of the environment, and of human health and safety. This module should take you about six hours to complete, including the time you will need to complete the activities and se…

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Quantitative Models for Financial Risk
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The Open University of Hong Kong

In recent decades, the fields of financial mathematics and financial risk evaluation have undergone explosive development. Financial mathematics, broadly defined, is a class of applied mathematics devoted to modelling and analysing financial markets, and to aiding the management of financial resources. We focus on the analysis of financial derivatives; in particular, options for pricing and …

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Palgrave Studies in Disability and International Development
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MITRA, Sophie

This open access book introduces the human development model to define disability and map its links with health and wellbeing, based on Sen’s capability approach. The author uses panel survey data with internationally comparable questions on disability for Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda. It presents evidence on the prevalence of disability and its strong and consistent association with…

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Knowledge in the Age of Digital Capitalism: An Introduction to Cognitive Mate…
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ZUKERFELD, Mariano

Knowledge in the Age of Digital Capitalism proposes a new critical theory concerning the functioning of capitalism and how we consider knowledge and information. This ambitious book systematically and lucidly introduces contemporary phenomena into the framework of cognitive materialism to address some of the great themes of the social sciences: knowledge, exploitation and social class in an acc…

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Landscape Urbanism and Green Infrastructure
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Thomas Panagopoulos

This volume examines the applicability of landscape urbanism theory in contemporary landscape architecture practice by bringing together ecology and architecture in the built environment. Using participatory planning of green infrastructure and application of nature-based solutions to address urban challenges, landscape urbanism seeks to reintroduce critical connections between natural and urba…

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