This book analyses the strategies used by public authorities to expand the UK aviation industry in relation to growing political opposition and the negative impact of flying on local communities and climate change.Its genealogical investigations show how governmental practices and technologies designed to depoliticise aviation and expand airports have generally failed to constitute an effective political will to counter community resistance and environmental protest. Criticising th...

The massive expansion of global aviation, its insatiable demand for airport capacity and its growing contribution to carbon emissions make it a critical societal problem. Alongside traditional concerns about noise and air pollution, airport politics has been connected to the problems of climate change and peak oil. Yet it is still thought to be a driver of economic growth and connectivity in an increasingly mobile world.The politics of airport expansion in the United Kingdom provid...

This book presents the findings of a major Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) project into urban austerity governance in eight cities across the world (Athens, Baltimore, Barcelona, Melbourne, Dublin, Leicester, Montréal and Nantes). It offers comparative reflections on the myriad experiences of collaborative governance and its limitations.An international collaborative from across the social sciences, the book discusses ways that citizens, activists and local states colla...

Accessible, up-to-date and comprehensive, this is an essential introduction to the French political system. Featuring detailed analysis of the most important debates and controversies concerning French politics today, the expert authors conclude that study of this subject is being transformed in response to a changing global, European and domestic environment. Includes coverage of: * the relationship between president and prime minister * voting behaviour * European integration * the chang...

My many psychology clients have asked me what goes on in my profession, and what I, and their past therapists really think. I write from the perspective of a professionally trained listener/helper, every day communing with patients who struggle with very personal issues. Along the way, I grapple with difficult topics--politics, homosexuality and gay rights, sex, religion, abortion. I cover the foibles of insurance and money. My clients also worry about what therapists think about them. I'm...

Forty years in clinical psychology private practice brings a depth and perspective. I've seen it all. One of the most underrated conditions in the human psyche is ambivalence. We all experience it, in small ways, like whether to change lanes on the freeway, or buy an off-brand of cereal. When ambivalence strikes, anxiety comes along. Menu indecision often paralyzes diners. Some can't decide which shirt to buy in the store. Ambivalence is not considered serious enough to be a clinical syndr...

Guilt symptoms vary but usually include an uneasy feeling, accompanied by anxiety. Anxiety signals underlying conflicts, which might not be within your awareness, hence the difficulty resolving the ambivalence.Yes, guilt is a form of ambivalence--a more painful form than other common forms (procrastination and forgiveness). It is tougher to tackle than procrastination-related ambivalence, but usually not as deep or difficult as a third common form--forgivenes. Resolving ambivalence...

Here's what's in it:Lots of vignettes--snippets of what people describe as mood fits, or mood episodes. These are little stories, primarily about depression or Bipolar disorder--the two BIG ones that are also the most common.Statistics--how many people have mood disorders? Which ones?Definitions: Ever wonder what's the difference between emotion, feeling, mood and affect?What's normal? I have a scale, my way of thinking about moods based on over three decades o...

I have been a practicing psychologist in an outpatient setting for over thirty-two years. I run into the same issues and problems almost every day--addictions, anxiety, assertiveness, anger problems, divorce, weight management, parenting, children and teenager's behaviors, mood disorders, relationships, self-esteem, guilt, forgiveness, procrastination and ADHD/learning disabilities. This ebook is about the first subject. In it, I take you through the steps I go through to diagnose and trea...

I start by describing the four primary elements of self-esteem, or Powers as I call them. They are: Basic Worth, Competence, Ego Strength and Self-Acceptance. Kids are in the process of forming each of these, starting with the First Power and then building. Kids get the information they need to put together their self-esteem from their family-of-origin, normally, or in the case of divorcing parents, their "families"-of-origin. Depending upon when the divorce occurs, there is an impact to a...

The symptoms vary but usually include waiting until the last minute, setting appointments too late, filing taxes at midnight on April 15th, driving the car into the ground before changing the oil and getting used to the mess in the house because cleaning can wait until tomorrow. Are there dishes still in the sink from three days ago? How about that laundry?These are all the warning signs of procrastination. Some are more dramatic and harmful, like not completing the project on time...

I've been a practicing psychologist in an outpatient setting for over twenty-seven years.It turns out assertiveness can be taught to almost everyone, which is what I do in the office. I've taught it to children as young as two. Older adults can learn new tricks, too, including this one. I've taught assertiveness to schizophrenics. I even got a Brazilian teenager to learn it without me being able to speak Portuguese (I taught him non-verbally). Anyone can learn to be assertive....