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This edited collection on international commercial and investment disputes in, and with, India examines past and present landmark legislative and regulatory reforms initiated by the Indian government, including the 2015 new Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) model, the 2015 amendments to the 1996 Arbitration Act and others.

This book represents a realistic critical overview of the state of affairs of sustainable innovations, offering an accessible and comprehensive diagnostic point of reference for both the academic and practitioner worlds.

Ecofeminist Science Fiction explores the origins of human-caused environmental change in the twin oppressions of women and of nature, driven by patriarchal power and ideologies.

This prestigious work offers students, researchers and practitioners a survey of the state of financial geography including emerging and cutting edge areas and produce a comprehensive, up to date and definitive work of reference that can be cited as an authoritative source on the burgeoning subject of financial geography.

This handbook provides the most comprehensive examination of Asian cities - developed and developing, large and small - and their urban development.

By covering a range of perspectives across economic, social and moral life, the book will shed light on the problems and possible solutions to sustainable development and the triple bottom line of people, planet and profit, under the umbrella of morals and divine law.

This books focuses on the role of civilians as perpetrators of exterminatory violence and on those elements within settler colonial situations that promoted mass violence on their part.

This book explores recent developments, constraints and opportunities relating to the advancement of sexual and reproductive health and rights in Africa.

The education of young people is context bound. This edited volume explores the contexts that characterise South and South East Asia and their influence on social studies education.

This edited volume extends ecological approaches to curriculum theory by recognizing and building on the contributions of the late Chet A. Bowers to curriculum and ecological studies globally.

Provides a concise overview of the values of protected areas. This title examines a range of values that are maintained in protected areas, including food, water and materials; health; tourism; cultural and spiritual values; and buffering capacity against climate change and natural disasters.

Andy had almost got over the trauma he`d encountered not so long back; so, all he wanted was a more settled life with Lizzie. But surprises lurked in the strangest of places. Soon they, her whole family, and some friends too, were all caught up in perplexing mysteries, nocturnal adventures, dangerous ruins, and long historical shadows. Yes, shadows that threatened so much that had naturally enough been just taken for granted. So, like throwing a stone in the pond, the ripples from this engulfed whole communities, questions about the true legality of land ownership and even a senior politician's integrity.Amongst it all, however, the ancient wisdom about harmony with nature was rediscovered and an icon was miraculously reinstated to celebrate it.

Far from your ordinary survival or preparations manual, Bravo Alpha Elevens seeks to educate you in the material that means the difference between life and death. If you want to know how to armor your home, evade an enemy force, hide amongst the world of spies, and survive catastrophe happily, this is the book for you. An experienced combat veteran and long-time survivalist takes you through years of experience and training to assure that you're truly ready to face the realities of a world changing event. You'll learn everything form preparedness, useful training, armoring your dwellings, counter-surveillance, counter-elicitation, espionage, sabotage, and all-out guerrilla warfare.

Darf man Menschen zu einer Impfung nötigen?Ende 2022 lief die einrichtungsbezogene Corona-Impfpflicht stillschweigend aus. Bereits bei der Verabschiedung des Gesetzes im Dezember 2021 war klar, dass die COVID-Impfung nicht vor Ansteckung schützt. Zu Beginn der Pandemie noch für selbstlosen Einsatz gefeiert, wurde nun ausgegrenzt und gemobbt, wer zweifelte: Ärztinnen und Ärzte, Pflegerinnen und Pfleger sowie weitere Fachkräfte im Gesundheitswesen standen vor der Qual der Wahl, sich gegen ihren Willen und mit nur bedingt zugelassenen Präparaten impfen zu lassen oder den Beruf quittieren bzw. in eine andere Branche wechseln zu müssen.In diesem Buch schildern 320 Betroffene ihre Sorgen, Ängste, Existenznöte und auf welch drastische Weise die bevorstehende Impfpflicht ihr Leben verändert hat. Ein zeitgeschichtliches Dokument und ein eindringlicher Appell zu Umkehr, Aufarbeitung und Wiedergutmachung.www.individuelle-impfentscheidung.de

"Plants, borders, and various horticultural paraphernalia make surprisingly frequent appearances in mystery plots. In this wide-ranging survey of classic and contemporary murder fiction, Marta looks at the detectives, motives, methods, opportunities, and writers that have used the garden as their point of departure. The result is a diverting and eye-opening study that deepens our appreciation of the great crime fiction writers while illuminating the close link between murder mysteries and the world of gardening"--

If you want to know your ichthyosaur from your iguanodon, and your belemnites from your brachiopods, strap in for this whirlwind tour of the highlights of palaeontologyLife as we know it now has a long history, buried beneath the ground. Palaeontology is the science of fossilized animals and plants, using discoveries of ancient lifeforms to uncover secrets of the past. From giant dinosaurs, to ammonites, to the first ever humans, explore the greatest findings in palaeontology in this pocket-sized introduction.The Little Book of Palaeontology includes:The key palaeontological discoveries over the past 400 years, including the dinosaur found complete with intricate scales, and the largest fossil ever uncoveredProfiles of influential palaeontologists such as Jack Horner, Dong Zhiming and Mary AnningWhat we have learnt about the lives of ancient creatures and how they became extinctThe big questions about the prehistoric world that palaeontologists are trying to answer todayThis illuminating little book will introduce you to the key thinkers, themes and theories you need to know to understand how life evolved. Look through this window to the past and learn about our prehistoric ancestors and the creatures of a bygone age.

This volume introduces the general concepts and processes used in terrestrial ecosystems. An excellent resource for basic knowledge on soils and landscapes, it presents all new coverage of habitat conservation and planning, landscape epidemiology and vector-borne disease, land-use and land-cover changes, and renewable energy.

This volume introduces the general concepts and processes used in terrestrial ecosystems. New in this edition are discussions on climate change and its impacts on vegetation, forests, soil microbiology along with decision support systems, biodiversity conservation, gross and net primary production, and land surface phenology with modeling methods.

This volume introduces concepts and processes used in atmospheric science. As an excellent resource for finding basic knowledge on air systems, this new edition discusses climate change effects on polar regions and climatology, aerosols monitoring and mapping, ocean circulation, greenhouse gases, Greenland ice sheet, and more.

This volume introduces concepts and processes used in coastal and marine ecosystems management. As an excellent resource for finding basic knowledge on coastal erosion and shoreline change, and natural disasters, this new edition discusses sea level rise, renewable energy, fishery resource economics, costal remote sensing, and more.