In How to Build a Global City**, Michele Acuto considers the rise of a new generation of so-called global cities—Singapore, Sydney, and Dubai—and the power that this concept had in their ascent, in order to analyze the general relationship between global city theory and its urban public policy practice.**The global city is often invoked in theory and practice as an ideal model of development and a logic of internationalization for cities t...

This book illustrates the importance of global cities for world politics and highlights the diplomatic connections between cities and global governance.While there is a growing body of literature concerned with explaining the transformations of the international order, little theorisation has taken into account the key metropolises of our time as elements of these revolutions. The volume seeks to fill this gap by demonstrating how global cities have a pervasive agency in contempora...

This accessible guide provides a stimulating analysis of the governance of the night-time economy in cities for practitioners and newcomers alike.Drawing on a wide range of case studies of after dark activity in cities around the world, it reviews labour, environmental services, healthcare, the role of leaders including night mayors, managers and commissioners, and the influence of both public and private sectors.Offering invaluable insights for the future of night-time gov...

The #1 English-language bestseller in China--the book that is shaping China's planning and policy for the future.A "gray rhino" is a highly probable, high impact yet all-too-often neglected threat: kin to both the elephant in the room and the improbable and unforeseeable black swan. Gray rhinos are not random surprises, but occur after a series of warnings and visible evidence. The bursting of the housing bubble in 2008, the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrin...

Riccardo sta vivendo in funzione del prossimo giovedì. È il giorno del verdetto: la dottoressa Fontaneto stabilirà se potrà continuare a vedere sua figlia oppure no. Cercando di sopravvivere all'attesa, si distrae stendendosi ossessivamente strati di crema Nivea sulle mani, andando in palestra, lavorando come osservatore calcistico, dimostrando all'attuale compagna che ha smesso di drogarsi, andando a nuotare, provando persino a ricominciare a fumare.Sembra una premessa disperata, ...

La experiencia del duelo después de una pérdida es una reacción humana universal y normal. De tal suerte, la mayoría de las personas se recuperan de la muerte de sus seres queridos sin gran problema. Sin embargo, las evidencias científicas muestran prevalencia de 7 a 20% de duelos que llegan a complicarse. En el duelo complicado, la evitación del dolor que genera la pérdida lleva al sufrimiento y puede resultar en la pérdida de todo lo que es amado y quedó vivo después de la muerte.

The war taught her to fight. The children taught her to hope...Inspired by real acts of bravery and resistance, The Schoolteacher of Saint Michel is a heartrending and deeply moving story of one woman's courage and sacrifice during World War II, from the USA Today bestselling author of The Missing Piece of Nancy Moon.This exquisitely beautiful novel is perfect for...

The Schoolteacher of Saint Michel is a heartrending and deeply moving story of love and hope in World War II from the USA Today bestselling author of The Missing Pieces of Nancy Moon.The war taught her to fight. The children taught her to hope...Inspired by real acts of bravery and resistance, The Schoolteacher of Saint Michel is a heartrending and deeply moving s...

The EU Artificial Intelligence Act is the first regulation of its kind in the world, creating a new legal regime amid the rapidly evolving landscape of AI. This book provides an article-by-article commentary on the Act, offering a singular, cohesive perspective on its complex provisions. The analysis covers the final legislative text, as well as the relevant implementing acts and emerging soft law, which will provide insight into the Act's practical application and regulatory implications....

Explorer la notion de sujet en Égypte nécessite de comprendre l’esprit de cette civilisation. L’originalité de l’Égypte se découvre dans la croyance d’une vie éternelle, active et bienheureuse, qui se mérite pendant la vie terrestre. Dans d’autres civilisations, la vie après la mort est représentée comme végétative ; une vie terne et triste dans les enfers, comme Agamemnon l’explique à Ulysse venu le visiter. La morale reste donc élémentaire.

Ce volume réunit seize contributions, dont la moitié en anglais et l'autre moitié en français, issues d'un colloque international qui s'est tenu à l'université de Fribourg, Suisse en mars 2008. Les participants ont soumis à une approche pluridisciplinaire la notion de donation dans le monde byzantin, en la suivant depuis l'antiquité tardive, où elle est dans la continuité, mais aussi en rupture avec l'évergétisme antique, jusqu'aux derniers siècles de l'empire byzantin. Aussi bien les monu...

A Corinthe, en mai 57 après Jésus-Christ, de nombreux athlètes convergent de toutes les contrées de l'Empire romain pour disputer les jeux. Néméens. Acté, une jeune Corinthienne, s'éprend d'un des concurrents, le Romain Lucius, qui remporte les trois épreuves des jeux. Elle, le suit à Rome, et découvre qu'il n'est autre que l'empereur Néron. Les horreurs et les crimes qui jalonnent le règne du tyran poussent Acté à se réfugier auprès des chrétiens, dans les catacombes. Là, elle rencontre l...