From parks and libraries to pubs and schools, social infrastructures are the everyday places that bring people together, support community life, and foster connection. As interest in the concept grows, this timely and accessible edited collection offers a comprehensive overview of social infrastructure—its origins, development, and practical impact.Packed with innovative case studies from the UK, Europe, Australia, and the US, it highlights how these shared spaces can shape urban l...

Christian é um importante agente imobiliário que guia um Porsche e mora numa vivenda de luxo. No dia em que fecha um negócio de milhões, não consegue sentir a satisfação que esperava e pergunta-se, pela primeira vez, se o dinheiro, a ambição e o sucesso estarão mesmo na origem da felicidade.Nessa altura começa a receber umas misteriosas mensagens anónimas que o levam a empreender uma viagem física e espiritual a uma montanha belíssima, sempre acompanhado de Joshua, o gato ruivo que ...

Na véspera do seu décimo oitavo aniversário, Aaron Corbet é assombrado por um pesadelo. Aaron encontra-se num cenário negro, caótico e violento, envergando uma armadura, no centro de um conflito sangrento. Consegue ouvir o som das armas a chocarem, os gritos dos que são atingidos e os gemidos dos moribundos, e um outro som que não consegue identificar. Mas, quando olha para cima, percebe, ao ver centenas de guerreiros em armadura a descer do céu em direção ao campo de batalha. É o som de b...

A scientific and historical study of crops and their age-old relationship with human civilizationThe cultivation and harvesting of crops have been at the heart of human culture and development for thousands of years. As we have grown from hunter-gatherers into agrarian societies and industrial economies, our ongoing relationship with the plants that feed us and support our manufacturing has also evolved. So too, of course, have those plants themselves, with the com...

Åren 1947 1967 förändrades Sverige i snabb takt. Den tekniska utvecklingen och den ekonomiska tillväxten saknade motstycke och lade grunden inte bara för ett ojämförligt välstånd utan också för djupa sociala och kulturella förskjutningar. Allt som hade tagits för givet utmanades. Radikalism fick ett egenvärde. Avantgardet blev mainstream.Med texter av bland andra Yvonne Hirdman, Kalle Lind, Birgitta Holm.

Åren 1968 1988 förändrades de sociala mönster som präglat Sverige sedan generationer. Allt ifrågasattes i världens modernaste land. Nya uttrycksformer, nya friheter och nya sätt att leva utvecklades.Men utvecklingsoptimismen utmanades av återkommande kriser.Individen ställdes allt mer i centrum. Kollektivismen började lösas upp.

Hur sätter du upp ett möte? Hur inkluderar och involverar du? Hur använder du teknik på ett bra sätt? Hur kan du tänka strategiskt och praktiskt för att mötet ska hjälpa er verksamhet framåt och ge er ett roligare jobb på köpet?Den här boken ger dig 12 talares och moderatorer tips och tankar om hur du får till bra möten. Allt från stora events och konferenser till mindre internmöten och workshops. Varje talare har sitt eget kapitel och tillsammans bildar de ett heltäckande pussel som du ko...

Ronald Reagan declares the Soviet Union an Evil Empire. The Apple Macintosh personal computer makes its debut. Michael Jackson's Thriller dominates the charts. And Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics capture the NBA championship over the Los Angeles Lakers. It was 1984, and for the NBA and the nation, the year was full of milestone moments.In Dynasty Restored, Thomas J. Whalen explores this dramatic season. The NBA had been struggling, seen as a minor sports league ...

Asa Gray's "The Elements of Botany, For Beginners and For Schools" serves as a foundational text, illuminating the intricate field of botany with clarity and elegance. Published in the mid-19th century, this work blends accessible prose with a systematic approach to plant sciences, addressing the fundamentals of botanical classification, structure, and physiology. Gray employs pedagogical strategies designed for young learners and school curricula, making complex concepts approachable whil...

As a board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA), you work with a wide range of clients, particularly those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Some of these clients may not be verbal at all on one end of the spectrum, while some may have very advanced language skills on the other. For these clients and their families, you need a flexible and adaptable therapeutic framework to ensure the best behavior outcomes. Drawn from relational frame theory (RFT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) ...

Explore the growing problem of soil salinity and sodicity and its impact on the environment, profitability, the human population, and soil resilienceIn Salinity and Sodicity: A Global Challenge to Food Security, Environmental Quality, and Soil Resilience, a team of distinguished educators delivers an expert discussion of salinity and sodicity management. This book is designed to improve the problem-solving capabilities of students, soil health professional...

Nic drömmer om att få bli en mäktig Manifestor som sin pappa. Men när Nics pappa blir oskyldigt anklagad för brott måste hon lära sig att hantera magin på egen hand och hon måste göra det fort.Den utvalda är första delen i mellanåldersserien Nic Blake. Äventyr, humor och spänning, inspirerad av afrikansk-amerikansk folklore, av succéförfattaren till The Hate U Give.Angie Thomas är född 1988 i Jackson, Mississippi. Hon har varit rappare och...