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1. Understanding tourist transport: concepts and methods of analysis 2.The analysis, use and provision of tourist transport 3. Managing tourist transport provision 4. The Future Transport and Tourism provides a much-needed account of the key issues which transport providers, decision makers, managers and tourists face in the use, operation and management of tourist transport. It addresses all the key issues affecting transport and tourism in the new millennium, including: *Policy changes such as greater privatisation, low cost airlines and growth in the Asia-Pacific air market *The enhanced role of the car *The effect of crises on travel, safety and security Transport and Tourism provides a clear understanding of this shared relationship, examining what is meant by a tourist transport system and how the needs of the traveller are incorporated into management systems. The book includes updated case studies such as the Orient Express, coach tourism in National Parks and low cost airlines. It also includes website references which enable students to access key data sources.
Toerisme --- Vervoer --- spoorwegen --- luchtvaart --- luchthavens --- goedkope luchtvaartmaatschappijen --- casestudies --- transport --- toerisme --- 379.852 --- toerisme - diverse transportmiddelen --- Vervoer. --- transport. --- Transport. --- Tourism --- Transportation --- Public transportation --- Transport --- Transportation, Primitive --- Transportation companies --- Transportation industry --- Locomotion --- Commerce --- Communication and traffic --- Storage and moving trade --- Holiday industry --- Operators, Tour (Industry) --- Tour operators (Industry) --- Tourism industry --- Tourism operators (Industry) --- Tourist industry --- Tourist trade --- Tourist traffic --- Travel industry --- Visitor industry --- Service industries --- National tourism organizations --- Travel --- Economic aspects
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In hun internationale megasellers Freakonomics en SuperFreakonomics toonden Levitt en Dubner aan dat alledaagse problemen vaak opgelost kunnen worden door gedrag dat tegen elke normale intuïtie indruist. In Think like a freak wordt onze gangbare wijze van denken opnieuw op zijn kop gezet en leert de lezer geleerd te denken als een freak, een zonderling, en waarom dat nuttig is. Levitt en Dubner analyseren de beslissingen die we nemen, de plannen die we maken, de moraal die we erop nahouden, en ze tonen aan dat hun inzichten kunnen worden toegepast in ons dagelijks leven, waardoor we slimmere en betere besluiten nemen. Het boek bevat een gereedschapskist met instrumenten voor beter leven en denken. Zo leren we wat de voordelen zijn van iets op te geven in plaats van door te zetten en hoe we succesvol kunnen zijn in iets waar we geen talent voor hebben.Bron : http://www.bol.com
Cognitive psychology --- creativity --- thinking --- Denken --- Economie --- Marketing --- Trends --- Trendwatching --- Creatief denken --- Kritisch denken --- Trend --- Financiewezen --- cognitieve psychologie
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CHRONIC DISEASES AND HEALTH CARE: New Patterns of Diabetes, Arthritis, Osteoporosis, Fibromyalgia, Low Back Pain, Cardiovascular Disease, and Cancer. Twenty-?ve million Americans are victims of chronic disease, and approximately two-thirds of all deaths each year are due to cardiovascular disease (including stroke), cancer, and diabetes. This book evaluates new trends in epidemiology, health care costs, risk factors, treatment and rehabilitation outcomes, stress and coping strategies, social support, disability, patient education, and self-management for seven prevalent chronic diseases. Case studies from a clinical psychologist's private practice and the research literature are used to clarify the issues underlying chronic diseases and health care. There are many questions still to be addressed in the ?eld of chronic disease and health care. What is the prevalence of chronic diseases? What are the health care costs associated with these c- ditions? What are the major risk factors and health care disparities that contribute to the development of chronic diseases? How have these risk factors and health care disparities changed over time? What impact do chronic diseases have on disability, quality of life, and health care disparities? How do individuals cope with the stresses of chronic diseases? What are the most effective forms of social support? What are the most effective treatments and v vi PREFACE rehabilitation programs for chronic diseases? How can patient education and self-management activities be improved to help patients and their families better understand and treat their conditions? Chapter One analyzes the latest trends in the epidemiology of
Hygiene. Public health. Protection --- gezondheidszorg --- osteoporose --- pijn --- artritis
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Numerical Optimization presents a comprehensive and up-to-date description of the most effective methods in continuous optimization. It responds to the growing interest in optimization in engineering, science, and business by focusing on the methods that are best suited to practical problems. For this new edition the book has been thoroughly updated throughout. There are new chapters on nonlinear interior methods and derivative-free methods for optimization, both of which are used widely in practice and the focus of much current research. Because of the emphasis on practical methods, as well as the extensive illustrations and exercises, the book is accessible to a wide audience. It can be used as a graduate text in engineering, operations research, mathematics, computer science, and business. It also serves as a handbook for researchers and practitioners in the field. The authors have strived to produce a text that is pleasant to read, informative, and rigorous - one that reveals both the beautiful nature of the discipline and its practical side.
Computer. Automation --- automatisering --- systeemtheorie --- operationeel onderzoek --- informatica --- Operational research. Game theory --- Engineering sciences. Technology --- speltheorie --- systeembeheer --- wiskunde --- kansrekening --- Mathematical optimization. --- Mathematical optimization --- 519.65 --- 519.853 --- 681.3*G13 --- 681.3*G16 --- 681.3*G16 Optimization: constrained optimization; gradient methods; integer programming; least squares methods; linear programming; nonlinear programming (Numericalanalysis) --- Optimization: constrained optimization; gradient methods; integer programming; least squares methods; linear programming; nonlinear programming (Numericalanalysis) --- 519.853 Nonlinear programming. Relaxation methods --- Nonlinear programming. Relaxation methods --- 519.65 Approximation. Interpolation --- Approximation. Interpolation --- Optimization (Mathematics) --- Optimization techniques --- Optimization theory --- Systems optimization --- Mathematical analysis --- Maxima and minima --- Operations research --- Simulation methods --- System analysis --- Numerical linear algebra: conditioning; determinants; eigenvalues and eigenvectors; error analysis; linear systems; matrix inversion; pseudoinverses; singular value decomposition; sparse, structured, and very large systems (direct and iterative methods) --- Basic Sciences. Mathematics --- Numerical Mathematics.
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Scanning transmission electron microscopy has become a mainstream technique for imaging and analysis at atomic resolution and sensitivity, and the editors of this book are widely credited with bringing the field to its present popularity. Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy: Imaging and Analysis provides a comprehensive explanation of the theory and practice of STEM from introductory to advanced levels, covering the history of the field, the instrument, image formation and scattering theory, as well as practical aspects of imaging and analysis. The authors present examples of the use of combined imaging and spectroscopy for solving materials problems in a variety of fields, including condensed matter physics, materials science, catalysis, and nanoscience. Therefore this is a comprehensive reference for those working in applied fields wishing to use the technique, for graduate students learning microscopy for the first time, and for specialists in other fields of microscopy.
Quantum mechanics. Quantumfield theory --- Statistical physics --- Electronics and optics of solids --- Experimental solid state physics --- Solid state physics --- Matter physics --- Biological microscopy --- Materials sciences --- Electrical engineering --- elektronenmicroscopie --- EMI (electromagnetic interference) --- vaste stof --- materiaalkennis --- materie (fysica) --- biologische technieken --- quantummechanica --- nanotechniek --- microscopie --- transistoren --- halfgeleiders
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At 15.4 percent of the population, Latinos are the largest minority group in the United States. They are a growing presence in all sectors of the economy, play an increasingly important role in government and politics, and are influential across a wide range of cultural domains. Despite the growing attention paid to Latinos in recent years, this population is characterized by relatively low socio-economic status, and Latinos frequently rank behind the majority white population and other minority groups when it comes to education, finances, and employment. This book contributes to the understanding of these issues by addressing a comprehensive range of topics on Latino economic incorporation, outcomes, and impact over an individual's lifetime. The volume starts with the foundational issue of education, and then moves to immigrant integration and adjustment, Latino and immigrant earnings, the economic impact of Latinos, and inter-generational incorporation and long-term integration issues. The contributions provide wide-ranging perspectives on the key factors that determine whether Latinos will be able to achieve their economic potential. The substantial individual, national, and international implications of these studies make this book of interest to scholars and policy-makers alike, particularly those concerned with the issues of education, immigration, employment, and earnings. The rapid and continuing growth of the Hispanic population ensures that the debate over social policy in the next few decades will increasingly focus on how best to alleviate the economic and social problems facing this population and perhaps encourage rapid assimilation. The studies in the volume edited by David Leal and Stephen Trejo provide an excellent foundation for this discussion. The conceptual issues and findings in these papers are sure to be valuable to both policy makers and researchers. George Borjas, Robert W. Scrivner Professor of Economics and Social Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Latinos and the Economy provides a truly authoritative but accessible compilation of first-rate scholarship on Hispanic incorporation, educational and political gains, and ongoing economic and cultural impacts. It is must reading' for anyone concerned about the future, especially as America moves inexorably towards becoming a majority-minority society by mid-century. Daniel T. Lichter, Ferris Family Professor, Department of Policy Analysis and Management Cornell University This is the volume to read for anyone interested in current American immigration issues or the role of Hispanics in the U.S. economy. Daniel S. Hamermesh, Killam Professor of Economics, University of Texas at Austin
Economic sociology --- Politics --- Labour economics --- politieke wetenschappen --- economie --- sociale economie
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As the availability of fossils fuels becomes more limited, the negative impact of their consumption becomes an increasingly relevant factor in our choices with regards to primary energy sources. The exponentially increasing demand for energy is reflected in the mass generation of by-products and waste flows which characterize current society's development and use of fossil sources. The potential for recoverable material and energy in these ever-increasing refuse flows is huge, even after the separation of hazardous constituent elements, allowing safe and sustainable further exploitation of an otherwise 'wasted' resource. Fuel Cells in the Waste-to-Energy Chain explores the concept of waste-to-energy through a 5 step process which reflects the stages during the transformation of refuse flows to a valuable commodity such as clean energy. By providing selected, integrated alternatives to the current centralized, wasteful, fossil-fuel based infrastructure, Fuel Cells in the Waste-to-Energy Chain explores how the concept of waste-to-energy can be constructed and developed into a realistic solution. The entire spectrum of current and future energy problems is illuminated through the explanation of the operational, integration and marketing implications of high efficiency technological solutions using the real context of developed regions such as Europe. Up-to-date reviews are provided on the status of technology and demonstration, implementation and marketing perspectives. The detailed technological information and insight gathered from over twenty years of experience in the field makes Fuel Cells in the Waste-to-Energy Chain a valuable resource for all engineers and researchers in the fields of energy supply systems and waste conversion, as well as providing a key reference for discussions by policy makers, marketing experts and industry developers working in energy supply and waste management.
Relation between energy and economics --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Engineering sciences. Technology --- brandstofcellen --- duurzame energie --- energie-economie --- hernieuwbare energie --- BIT (biochemische ingenieurstechnieken) --- ingenieurswetenschappen --- afval
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The book gives a streamlined introduction to quantum mechanics while describing the basic mathematical structures underpinning this discipline. Starting with an overview of key physical experiments illustrating the origin of the physical foundations, the book proceeds with a description of the basic notions of quantum mechanics and their mathematical content. It then makes its way to topics of current interest, specifically those in which mathematics plays an important role. The more advanced topics presented include many-body systems, modern perturbation theory, path integrals, the theory of resonances, quantum statistics, mean-field theory, second quantization, the theory of radiation (non-relativistic quantum electrodynamics), and the renormalization group. With different selections of chapters, the book can serve as a text for an introductory, intermediate, or advanced course in quantum mechanics. The last four chapters could also serve as an introductory course in quantum field theory.
Functional analysis --- Mathematical physics --- Quantum mechanics. Quantumfield theory --- quantumfysica --- theoretische fysica --- functies (wiskunde)
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