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Climate change has become one of the most important global issues of our time, with far-reaching natural, socio- economic, and political effects. To address climate change and development issues from the perspective of evaluation, an international conference was held in Alexandria, Egypt. This book distills the essence of that conference.

Quarks, Leptons and The Big Bang, Third Edition, is a clear, readable and self-contained introduction to particle physics and related areas of cosmology. It bridges the gap between non-technical popular accounts and textbooks for advanced students. The book concentrates on presenting the subject from the modern perspective of quarks, leptons and the forces between them. This book will appeal to students, teachers and general science readers interested in fundamental ideas of modern physics. This edition brings the book completely up to date by including advances in particle physics and cosmology, such as the discovery of the Higgs boson, the LIGO gravitational wave discovery and the WMAP and PLANCK results.

This book provides a comprehensive coverage of the planning, design, construction and maintenance of roads in developing countries. It focuses largely on rural roads which provide important links from villages and farms to markets and offer the public access to health, education and other essential services.

"In this mixed narrative/reference format book, the author presents a narrative discussion of her Teacher Decision Making Framework in Part I before taking a closer look at how this model applies to readers across three guided reading text level bands - making - in Parts II, III, and IV, respectively. After applying the framework to specific learners, goals, and texts in each band, she offers a set of Decision Guides teachers can use as reference points to plan lessons and prepare for in the moment decisions around three specific instructional areas: Word Solving, Fluency and Expression, and Comprehension"--

This book outlines the strategies used in the investigation, characterization, management, and restoration /remediation for various contaminated sites. It draws on real-world examples to illustrate remediation techniques and discusses their applicability. This new edition adds twelve new chapters, and is expanded throughout.

Recent developments in policy evaluation have focused on new notions of process and use or, notably, "influence

A social and historical study of jokes from the principal English-speaking countries. It makes detailed comparisons between the humour of specific pairs of nations and ethnic and regional groups to achieve an appreciation of the unique characteristics of the humour of each nation or group.

Presents important ways to understanding the power and complexity of the forces in the lives of children that impact their literacy learning.

Aims to bring to the forefront linguistic, demographic, sociocultural, workforce, familial, academic, and other issues surrounding the development of bilingualism and biliteracy by adults in the US. This book critically analyzes the assumptions that normalize monolingual and mono-literate approaches to adult education.

This volume provides a directory of electronic media archives in the USA and Canada. Covering both private and institutional collections, the book is organized by state and city with indexes to provide the reader with the subject and location of specific topics of interest.

This book explores the influence of collaborative relationships among dual career couples on innovation and productivity. It proposes a new definition of egalitarianism.

This work describes the drive for empire as part of a larger ideological whole, one both expressing and aggravating a crisis of democracy. This ideology is about far more than America's role in the world - it encompasses an elaborate view of human nature and society.

Looks into how, why, and when people pursue those things in life that they desire, the things they do to make their existence attractive, worth living. This book synthesizes three main forms of leisure (serious, casual, and project-based) showing their distinctive features, similarities, and interrelationships.

The rapid loss of tropical forests has been a global concern since the 1980s and has prompted a variety of international initiatives. This work offers insights into the global/national interactions relating to forest conservation and development, along with lessons for future strategies.

Designed to help educators to define, select, and defend realistic educational practices that include and serve well their English language learning student populations. This volume is intended for educational administrators, all educators who have a keen interest in school reform at the classroom, school, or district level.

Throughout history political, religious and other single-issue lobbying groups have attempted to curtail social research projects. In this text, Morton Hunt examines their influence and ability to stifle research from a non-partis an standpoint.

Traces the careers of thirteen women and men who have presided over a total of twenty universities at a time of change and uncertainty, when opportunities for achievement and potential for failure made their role uncommonly challenging, and success called for considerable determination, integrity, foresight, skill, and courage.