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  • The Foreign Language Classroom

    Bridging Theory and Practice

    Series series Source Books on Education
    Written from the practical viewpoint of language educators, these essays address classroom applications of second-language theory that respond to a broad spectrum of needs of foreign-language instructors. In addition to the commonly taught French and Spanish, it offers commentary on the teaching of Arabic, Greek, Hungarian, and Japanese. Topics include grammar; task variation and repair; the ... Read more

    $54.99 USD $36.99 USD

  • 1000 Best Homebuying Secrets

    by Michael Flynn ...
    Series Book 0 - 1000 Best
    Navigate the homebuying process with ease!Let real estate pro Michael Flynn show you the ropes-Learn the lingo. CMA, MLS, FSBO, PMI--find out what it all means!-Know what to look for when choosing a neighborhood-Find out what features will attract buyers when it's time to resell-Your credit score--things you should know and what to do about it-Find out what loan arrangement is right for you-House ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Law and the City

    Law and the City offers a lateral, critical and often unexpected description of some of the most important cities in the world, including Moscow, Istanbul, Berlin, Singapore, Athens, Mexico City, Toronto, Sydney, Johannesburg: each one from a distinctive legal perspective.An invaluable 'guide' to adopting a different approach to the city and its history, culture and everyday experience, Law and ... Read more

    $69.99 USD

  • Growing Cooler: The Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change

    Based on a comprehensive study review by leading urban planning researchers, this investigative document demonstrates how urban development is both a key contributor to climate change and an essential factor in combating it—by reducing vehicle greenhouse gas emissions. ... Read more

    $40.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Resort Development

    Series series Development Handbook series
    Packed with photos and site plans, this practical how-to-guide for developing resorts-such as hotels, timeshares, and second-home, retirement, and planned communities-provides an inside look at the challenges faced and lessons learned by actual practitioners in the industry. ... Read more

    $89.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Keepers of the Castle

    Real Estate Executives on Leadership and Management

    Examining what has always been America's largest industry, this helpful handbook analyzes the recent transformation of real estate investment and identifies the leadership attributes necessary for executives and board chairs as they guide their businesses through profound change. ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • ¿Cómo pueden ser más inteligentes las ciudades?

    ¿Cómo pueden ser más inteligentes las ciudades? ofrece al lector una breve selección de estudios de caso representativos de los contenidos de la especialización Ciudades más inteligentes y ciudadanía, del programa Ciudad y Urbanismo de la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya.Tratamos los grandes temas relacionados con la ciudad transformaciones y estrategias urbanas, gobierno, innovación en la gestión ... Read more

    $12.75 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Investigando convicções morais: o que pensa a população do Rio de Janeiro sobre os direitos humanos

    Este livro apresenta os resultados de mais uma das pesquisas empíricas desenvolvidas pelo Grupo de Pesquisa Direitos Humanos, Poder Judiciário e Sociedade (DHPJS) vinculado à Faculdade de Direito da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). Contou com o financiamento da FAPERJ por meio de Edital de Apoio a Grupos de Pesquisas Emergentes do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Enquanto as pesquisas ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Eminent Domain Revolt:

    Changing Perceptions a New Constitutional Epoch

    by John Ryskamp ...
    Ryskamp provides an up-to-the-minute report on the law and politics of eminent domain after the Supreme Court's (in)famous Kelo v. New London decision of June of 2005. All the states are just beginning to debate reforming their eminent domain laws, and there is nothing whatsoever on the market which would give them a clue as to how to frame the debate. Legislators are bewildered as to how to ... Read more

    $23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Legally Victimising National Monuments

    Role of Parliament, Union Government & Supreme Court

    Can Parliament and the Union Government deprive Indians of their cultural heritage right to monuments? How has this deprivation been achieved by using the legislative process? Has the judicial culture of the Supreme Court been able to return to Indians this cultural heritage right? Can nationally important monuments be protected in a contrary political economy? How to retrieve and restore to ... Read more

    $6.00 USD

  • ¿Cómo pueden ser más inclusivas las ciudades?

    ¿Cómo pueden ser más inclusivas las ciudades? ofrece al lector una breve selección de estudios de caso representativos de los contenidos de la especialización Políticas públicas y derecho a la ciudad del Programa Ciudad y Urbanismo de la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. La consolidación de las regiones y grandes ciudades como espacios socioeconómicos significativos, expuestos a las altas presiones ... Read more

    $12.93 USD

  • Violation of Human Rights In India

    by J.K. Chopra ...
    Violations of Human Rights in India discuss a historical fact that human rights recognize the essential worth of a human being, it is also a reality that the cult of terrorism strikes at the very root of human rights of innocent people. ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Rights of Passage

    Sidewalks and the Regulation of Public Flow

    Series series Social Justice
    Rights of Passage: Sidewalks and the Regulation of Public Flow documents a powerful and under-researched form of urban governance that focuses on pedestrian flow. This logic, which Nicholas Blomley terms 'pedestrianism', values public space not in terms of its aesthetic merits, or its success in promoting public citizenship and democracy. Rather, the function of the sidewalk is understood to be ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • Cooperative edilizie

    Il volume affronta con taglio operativo la disciplina fiscale, contabile e civilistica delle cooperative edilizie, e costituisce un valido supporto per i professionisti e per coloro che operano nel settore.La struttura dell’opera segue l’ordine consequenziale della vita di una cooperativa; si parte dall’analisi della sua costituzione, con particolare attenzione:alla scelta della tipologia (a ... Read more

    $30.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sustainability in European Transport Policy

    The construction of the European Economic Communities in 1950 primarily set out to build an integrated economic zone in which national borders were, to a large extent, overcome. The ability of persons and goods to move freely within the economic zone was seminal in the realisation of economic integration. Underlying this, and therefore an implied necessity for European growth, an effective ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • The Essential Guide To Flatsharing, 2nd Edition

    For sharers, lodgers and everyone renting out a room

    Whether you're looking for a flatshare or renting out a room The Essential Guide to Flatsharing has everything you need to know.If you're: * Renting out a spare room. * All about taking in a lodger; drawing contracts; the tax and financial issues; necessary preparation; advertising your room; and much more. * Looking for a flatshare. * Where to look; how to pick the best flatmates; how to keep ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • People Wasn't Made to Burn

    A True Story of Housing, Race, and Murder in Chicago

    by Joe Allen ...
    This story of a grief-stricken man’s murder of a landlord is “nothing less than a reinvention of the true crime genre” (The Nation).In 1947, James Hickman shot and killed the landlord he believed was responsible for a tragic fire that took the lives of four of his children on Chicago’s West Side. But a vibrant defense campaign, exposing the working poverty and racism that led to his crime, helped ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Housing Law and Policy

    by David Cowan ...
    Series series Law in Context
    An innovative and timely guide to housing law that integrates the disciplines of law and public policy so that readers see how the subject fits together – both the letter of the law and the way it is practised. The innovative three-part structure covers all the topics of a typical Housing Law module and it is written in a clear and conversational style, with a wide range of source material to show ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Race, Housing and Community

    Perspectives on Policy and Practice

    by Harris Beider ...
    This book provides an important new contribution to debates around housing policy and its impact on community cohesion.There has never been a more prescient time to discuss these concepts: the book provides an interpretation of housing, race and community cohesion in a highly politicized and fluid policy context. It is designed to initiate discussion and debate but this should not be esoteric and ... Read more

    $99.00 USD

  • As Cidades brasileiras e o patrimônio cultural da humanidade

    A obra é um estudo inédito sobre a Convenção Relativa à Proteção do Patrimônio Mundial, Cultural e Natural, de 1972, cuja originalidade é reconhecida, inclusive, pela Unesco, organização que lidera a cooperação internacional pela preservação do patrimônio cultural e natural da humanidade. O livro de Fernando Fernandes da Silva identifica com maestria a estrutura, o funcionamento e os mecanismos da ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Le contentieux des dommages de construction

    Analyse et stratégie

    Series series Blanche BTP
    Au travers des données factuelles et juridiques tirées du dossier pour être soumises à l'analyse - ouvrage, dommage, réception et autres événements, délais, contrat - l'auteur traite de la responsabilité des constructeurs. Dans un second temps, il étudie la mise au point du recours et sa mise en oeuvre judiciaire.Avocat spécialisé dans le domaine de la construction, Jean-Louis Sablon s'est attaché ... Read more

    $38.82 USD

  • Challenges of the Housing Economy

    An International Perspective

    Series Book 60 - Real Estate Issues
    This timely book addresses key challenges faced by policy makers and the house-building industry in a post-credit crunch world. It examines the implications for households, the housing market, the economy, as well as for government's policy choices.Challenges of the Housing Economy: an international perspective brings together experts from around the world to examine recent housing market trends. ... Read more

    $99.00 USD

  • A Practical Approach to Planning Law

    Series series A Practical Approach
    Despite repeated attempts in recent years to simplify the planning system, planning law has continued to be so complex that practitioners and students alike have found it difficult to disentangle the issues and principles involved. The twelfth edition of this popular and accessible book aims to remove the mystery which planning law has for so many people. A Practical Approach to Planning Law ... Read more

    $98.99 USD

  • The Property Rights of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons

    Beyond Restitution

    by Anneke Smit ...
    The Property Rights of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: Beyond Restitution pursues a rigorous examination of the various ways in which the protection of housing and property rights can contribute to durable solutions to displacement. ... Read more

    $64.99 USD