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1. Half a Century of Municipal Decline

   1935-1985

   Edited by Martin Louglin, M. David Gelfand, Ken Young

   Local government passed unscathed through the political and economic upheavals which followed the Great Depression. Contemporary commentators had every reason to look forward to continued growth and expansion in the role of local government, which was seen as the main vehicle for the social...

   Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge
2. Land Use Intensification

   Effects on Agriculture, Biodiversity, and Ecological Processes

   Edited by David Lindenmayer, Saul Cunningham, Andrew Young

   Series: Advances in Agroecology

   By 2050, the global population of humans is predicted to increase by 35%. Approximately 70 % more food may be required, and this will take place against a backdrop of 15-40% land degradation. This book examines land use intensification and biodiversity conservation and its impacts. It also...

   Published July 25th 2012 by CRC Press
3. Managing Local Governments

   Designing Management Control Systems that Deliver Value

   By Emanuele Padovani, David W. Young

   Series: Routledge Masters in Public Management

   Local Government is an area where management skills are tested to the extreme. With political considerations evident both locally and nationally, managing resources can be complex and subject to change. This book introduces new concepts and new ways of doing business that can greatly enhance the...

   Published December 19th 2011 by Routledge
4. Schema Therapy

   Distinctive Features

   By Eshkol Rafaeli, David P. Bernstein, Jeffrey Young

   Series: CBT Distinctive Features

   Schema Therapy combines proven cognitive behavioral therapy techniques with elements of interpersonal, experiential, and psychodynamic therapies in order to help people with long-term mental health problems including personality disorders and chronic depression. Schema Therapy suggests that many...

   Published September 2nd 2010 by Routledge
5. Pharmaceutical Product Development

   In Vitro-In Vivo Correlation

   Edited by Chilukuri Dakshina Murthy, Gangadhar Sunkara, David Young

   Series: Drugs and the Pharmaceutical Sciences

   During the last two decades, the pharmaceutical industry has been under pressure to reduce development costs and the time needed to bring drugs to market in order to maximize return on investment and bring treatments to patients sooner. To meet these ends, pharmaceutical scientists working in the...

   Published February 11th 2007 by CRC Press
6. Mediating International Crises

   By Victor Asal, David Quinn, Jonathan Wilkenfeld, Kathleen Young

   Series: Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics

   This new book shows how international crises are dangerous episodes that can be destabilizing not only to the actors directly involved but also to the entire international system. Recognizing the primacy of crises as defining moments in international relations, scholars and policy makers...

   Published April 5th 2006 by Routledge
7. How to Direct a Musical

   By David Young

   How to Direct a Musical is a lively and practical guide to the seemingly overwhelming task of directing a musical. David Young brings to this handbook his extensive experience as a director of over 100 productions and more than 250 workshops in the US, China, Senegal and Brazil. Young takes a...

   Published April 4th 1995 by Routledge
8. Landscape Ecology And Geographical Information Systems

   Edited by R Haines-Young, David R. Green, S. H. Cousins

   The landscape we see and live in is an important part or our everyday lives, be they urban or rural. Environmental concern has grown in recent years, as a result of public awareness of the detrimental impact industry, transport and tourism can have on the ecosystem. This book examines the role of...

   Published March 30th 1994 by CRC Press
9. Introducing English Grammar

   By David J. Young

   Introducing English Grammar provides a basic grounding in English grammar, without going into too much detail or theory, and will lay the foundation for further grammatical studies. David Young presents English grammar in a coherent and lively way. He dispels the popular notion among students that...

   Published July 8th 1984 by Routledge