For the first time in half a century, real transformative innovations are coming to our world of passenger transportation. The convergence of new shared mobility services with automated and electric vehicles promises to significantly reshape our lives and communities for the better—or for the worse.The dream scenario could bring huge public and private benefits, including more transportation choices, greater affordability and accessibility, and healthier, more livable cities, along...

This book explores the phenomenon of suicide tourism. As more countries legally permit assisted suicide and do not necessarily bar the participation of non-residents, suicide tourism is becoming a larger and more complex global issue. The book sets out the parameters for future debate by first contextualizing the practice and identifying its treatment under international and domestic law. It then analyses the ethical ramifications, weighing up where the state's responsibilities lie, and ad...

Recent advances in medical technology have provided healthcare staff with the possibility of maintaining the life of a brain-dead pregnant woman on life-support in order to achieve successful delivery of the foetus. Management of Post-Mortem Pregnancy examines the legal and ethical difficulties surrounding such post-mortem management. Offering practical guidance based on a combined analysis of similar situations that affect pregnant women's lifestyle and physical condition and of the legal...

In Future Drive, Daniel Sperling addresses the adverse energy and environmental consequences of increased travel, and analyzes current initiatives to suggest strategies for creating a more environmentally benign system of transportation. Groundbreaking proposals are constructed around the idea of electric propulsion as the key to a sustainable transportation and energy system. Other essential elements include the ideas that:improving technology holds more promise tha...

At present, there are roughly a billion motor vehicles in the world. Within twenty years, the number will double to 2 billion, largely a consequence of China's and India's explosive growth. Given that greenhouse gases are already creating havoc with our climate and that violent conflict in oil-rich nations is on the rise, does this mean that matters will only get worse? Or are there hopeful signs that effective, realistic solutions can be found? In Two Billion Cars, transportatio...

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing global society. The debate over what to do is confounded by the uncertain relationship between increasing greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, and the impact of those changes on nature and human civilization. Driving Climate Change will provide professionals and students alike with the latest information regarding greenhouse emissions while presenting the most up-to-date techniques for reducing these emissions. It will investi...

Today there are over a billion vehicles in the world, and within twenty years, the number will double, largely a consequence of China's and India's explosive growth. Given that greenhouse gases are already creating havoc with our climate and that violent conflict in unstable oil-rich nations is on the rise, will matters only get worse? Or are there hopeful signs that effective, realistic solutions can be found? Blending a concise history of cars and their impact on the world, leading trans...

This book is about Austin's experience living with schizophrenia, from Edmonton, Canada to Ardross Castle in Scotland and back.

A central goal of transportation is the delivery of safe and efficient services with minimal environmental impact. In practice, though, human mobility has flourished while nature has suffered. Awareness of the environmental impacts of roads is increasing, yet information remains scarce for those interested in studying, understanding, or minimizing the ecological effects of roads and vehicles.Road Ecology addresses that shortcoming by elevating previously localized and frag...

"Kapital is’ Muss": Geschichten, Gedichte, Gedanken und Poetry Slam Texte zu den Themen Armut, Reichtum und Kapitalismus von 24 Autor*innen - herausgegeben von Michael Jakob und Elias Raatz.Der Kapitalismus scheint zum unstillbar gefräßigen Raubtier entartet, das uns und sich selbst langsam auffrisst. In "Kapital is’ Muss" sind kluge, wütende, zärtliche und messerscharfe Stimmen versammelt, die sich alle auf ihre ganz eigene Weise mit Armut, Reichtum und den absurd...

«Non siamo soli a scrivere il libro della nostra vita.»Milano, 2014. Julia, giovane e brillante stilista tedesca, sta per affrontare la sfilata che potrebbe finalmente coronare i suoi sogni. Ma, proprio mentre guarda al futuro, il passato torna a cercarla nei panni di uno sconosciuto che sostiene di essere suo nonno. Dice di essere il padre di quel padre che lei ha sempre creduto morto, e le mostra la foto di una ragazza che potrebbe essere Julia stessa, tanto le somiglia,...

Bei der im Alter besonders bedeutsamen Multidimensionalität psychischer Störungen wird die Patientenversorgung durch die Zusammenarbeit einer Reihe von Berufsgruppen gewährleistet: Ärzte, Psychologen, Pflegekräfte, Ergo-, Physio- oder Künstlerische Therapeuten, Sozialarbeiter u.v.m. Deren Kompetenzen müssen in gut abgestimmter Teamarbeit zusammengeführt werden. Dies setzt eine gemeinsame Sprache und die Kenntnis der Konzepte der jeweils anderen Professionen voraus. Unter dieser Zielsetzung...