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Spanish Politics - Omar G. Encarnacion - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Spanish Politics - Omar G. Encarnacion - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Since the demise of the Franco dictatorship in 1977 Spain has emerged as one of the worlds most successful new democracies. But what accounts for the remarkable process of democratization in Spain, a country infamous for its long history of civil wars, military coups and ethnic conflicts? In this book, Omar Encarnación shows how a post-transition settlement, anchored on inter-party consensus and collaboration, made possible Spain''s smooth transition from authoritarian to democratic rule, a string of stable governments from the Center, Left and Right, a modern and competitive economy, and a new national multi-cultural identity. Each chapter in the book is devoted to a different aspect of the post-transition settlement, from its origins in the political traumas of Spanish history, to its implications for the evolution of the party system, the state, civil society and the economy, and finally, the consequences of its deterioration under the socialist administration of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Controversial policies such as same-sex marriages, negotiations with the Basque terrorist organization ETA, expanded powers to regional governments, and accountability for human rights abuses committed during the Spanish Civil War and the Franco regime, explain the widespread claim that Zapatero has shattered the political status quo of the post-Franco era. This book will be essential reading for students and scholars of contemporary Spanish politics and comparative democratization.

DKK 526.00
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A Practical Guide to the NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract - Michael Rowlinson - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

A Practical Guide to the NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract - Michael Rowlinson - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Provides construction industry professionals with a practical and detailed guide to the NEC4 contract The NEC contract takes a collaborative, project management based approach to construction projects, which is very different to the other standard forms of construction contract. This new edition of the book covers all changes in the 4th Edition of the Engineering and Construction Contract, issued in June 2017, and will provide practical guidance to help users transitioning from NEC3 to NEC4. Inside A Practical Guide to the NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract, readers will find chapters on the background of the NECECC; contract data and other documents; the‘spirit of mutual trust’; all of the individuals involved in the process (eg: project managers, clients, supervisors, subcontractors, etc.); communication issues, early warnings and other matters; quality management; titles; dealing with timing; payment processes; cost components; compensation procedures and assessments; dealing with terminations; dispute resolution; completing the contract and more. A practical guide to the application of the procedures contained in the newly issued NEC4 Engineering and Construction ContractProvides detailed guidance on the use of the agreement, which is claimed to offer increased flexibility, improved clarity and greater ease of useWritten specifically for people actually using and administering the NEC contractsFeatures 3 appendixes covering tables of clause numbers, case law and statutes; employer’s, project manager’s, supervisor’s, contractor’s and adjudicator’s actions; and communication forms and their uses. First launched in 1993, the NEC has become one of the UK's leading standard forms of contract for major construction and civil engineering projects, making A Practical Guide to the NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract a must-have resource for any contractor using the latest version of this contract.

DKK 866.00
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...or Worse - J Lacan - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

...or Worse - J Lacan - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

"A chance meeting of a sewing machine and an umbrella. The impossible face-off between a whale and a polar bear. One was devised by Lautréamont; the other punctuated by Freud. Both are memorable. Why so? They certainly tickle something in us. Lacan says what it is. It's about man and woman. There is neither accord nor harmony between man and woman. There’s no programme, nothing has been predetermined: every move is a shot in the dark, which in modal logic is called contingency. There's no way out of it. Why is it so inexorable, that is, so necessary? It really has to be reckoned that this stems from an impossibility. Hence the theorem: 'There is no sexual relation.' The formula has become famous. In the place of what thereby punctures a hole in the real, there is a plethora of luring and enchanting images, and there are discourses that prescribe what this relation must be. These discourses are mere semblance, the artifice of which psychoanalysis has made apparent to all. In the twenty-first century, this is beyond dispute. Who still believes that marriage has a natural foundation? Since it's a fact of culture, one devotes oneself to inventing. One cobbles together different constructions from whatever one can. It may be better ... or worse. 'There is Oneness.' At the heart of the present Seminar, this aphorism, which hitherto went unnoticed, complements the 'there is no' of sexual relation, stating what there is. It should be heard as One-all-alone. Alone in jouissance (which is fundamentally auto-erotic) and alone in significance (outside any semantics). Here begins Lacan's late teaching. Everything he has already taught you is here, and yet everything is new, overhauled, topsy-turvy. Lacan had taught the primacy of the Other in the order of truth and the order of desire. Here he teaches the primacy of the One in its real dimension. He rejects the Two of sexual relation and that of signifying articulation. He rejects the Big Other, the fulcrum of the dialectic of the subject, disputing its existence, which he consigns to fiction. He depreciates desire and promotes jouissance. He rejects Being, which is mere semblance. Henology, the doctrine of the One, here outclasses ontology, the theory of Being. What about the symbolic order? Nothing more than the reiteration of the One in the real. Hence the abandoning of graphs and topological surfaces in favour of knots made of rings of string, each of which is an unlinked One. Recall that Seminar XVIII sighed for a discourse that would not be semblance. Well, with Seminar XIX, we have an attempt at a discourse that would take its point of departure in the real. The radical thought of modern Uni-dividualism."—Jacques-Alain Miller

DKK 193.00
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Sustainable Sediment Management in Regulated Rivers - - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Sustainable Sediment Management in Regulated Rivers - - Bog - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - Plusbog.dk

A unique feature of this book is that it deals with sustainable management of river sediments by explicitly incorporating sediment management in the planning, design and operation of dams, both to extend reservoir life and to minimize downstream impacts of sediment starvation. This book takes a river system perspective first, explaining how dams (and other anthropic actions such as aggregate mining) disrupt continuity of sediment transport, the consequences of that disruption, and opportunities to sustainably manage sediments, especially by passing sediments through or around dams. The book also addresses the likely consequences of climate change on reservoir operation and sediment supply and transport. It is not the first book about reservoir sediment management, nor the most comprehensive. Rather, it has more emphasis on geomorphic and ecological processes in the larger fluvial system, emphasizes the fact that sustainable sediment management techniques could be applied much more widely than they are now, and it offers guidance as to when different techniques are applicable. It also explicitly critiques the conventional economics used in dam planning, and proposes alternative formulations that explicitly account for intergenerational equity as it relates to natural river systems and infrastructure (Annandale 2013). What the Book Covers The book begins with an overview of river basin processes, including sediment transport, and effects of changed sediment supply (chapters 1-3). Chapter 4 covers upstream sediment management approaches such as check dams and soil conservation. Chapters 5-7 summarize sustainable sediment management in (and around/through) reservoirs. Chapter 8 explores sediment management in dam removals, usually the biggest issue in such projects. Chapter 9 provides a long-term perspective and explores the economics of managing reservoir capacity. Chapter 10 presents a set of case studies that compellingly illustrate the issues involved and opportunities to enhance sustainability, and Chapter 11 presents policy recommendations. The book will include simple, effective diagrams explaining fluvial geomorphic processes, human alterations, and sustainable sediment management techniques. Two examples are presented here. Figure 1, first published in Kondolf (1994), shows the zones of erosion, transport, and deposition of the ideal fluvial system as described by Schumm (1977), but with the addition of the analogy of a conveyor belt to emphasize that, viewed in geologic time, sediment is inevitably moving downstream through the zone of transport, and disruptions to this movement will have consequences. This figure has been reproduced and modified in subsequent publications by numerous authors. Figure 2, first published in Kondolf and Piégay (2010), depicts a fluvial system debouching on the coast and the effect of various anthropic actions on sediment production, transport, and deposition, and consequences for channel and coastal landforms. Contents1. Introduction (10pp)- continuity of fluxes through rivers: water, sediment, nutrients, biota- role of sediment in river systems- reservoirs and sustainable water supply and hydropower- influence of climate change 2. Rivers, basins, and sediment processes (25pp)- Basin, idealized zones of erosion, transport, & deposition- coarse vs fine sediments- bedload vs suspended, bed material load vs washload- channel form and process, vegetation- sediment supply to coasts & deltas- role of sediments in fluvial ecology 3. Changes in Sediment Supply (25pp)- mapping of sediment yield- effects of land use change (eg road construction, depopulation of rural areas)- effects of dams, `transparent’ vs `black hole’ reservoirs - effects of sand and gravel mining- anticipated effects of climate change 5. Reservoir Sedimentation Management (40pp) - Upstream sediment supply management approaches- Routing - Sediment Removal - Efficiency of management strategies6. Sediment management and environmental consequences downstream of dams (40pp)- impact of dams on sediment budgets for rivers downstream of dams- ecological considerations related to sediment downstream of the dam. - remedial measures to offset downstream impacts- impacts of reservoir flushing- impacts of dredging (sediment discharge into the river vs. upland discharge)- impacts of reservoir sluicing flows - impacts of bypassing flows below reservoirs - coastal impacts and mitigation- impacts of reservoirs vs. other stressors (instream aggregate mining, flood channels, river training, elimination of floodplain storage, etc.) 7. Managing sediment through multiple reservoirs (10pp)- sediment management for dams in series- sediment management for dams in parallel- the concept of dam cascades as a strategy to minimize overall impacts 8. Sediment management during dam removal (15pp)- principles, techniques- case study: Elwha and Glines Canyon Dams, Elwha River - case study: San Clemente Dam, Carmel River 9. Planning and

DKK 804.00
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