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Science, Philosophy and Physical Geography
2nd Edition
This accessible and engaging text explores the relationship between philosophy, science and physical geography. It addresses an imbalance that exists in opinion, teaching and to a lesser extent research, between a philosophically enriched human geography and a perceived philosophically empty...
To Be Published June 17th 2013 by Routledge
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Guidelines on Depression in Older People
Practising the Evidence
Depression is the most prevalent mental health disorder in later life, affecting 1 in 10 older people. It can have devastating effects on quality of life and is associated with an increased mortality, poorer recovery from physical illness, longer hospital stays and greater health care costs. Yet of...
Published March 21st 2013 by CRC Press
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British Prime Ministers From Balfour to Brown
The origins of the post of Prime Minister can be traced back to the eighteenth century when Sir Robert Walpole became the monarch’s principal minister. From the dawn of the twentieth century to the early years of the twenty-first, however, both the power and the significance of the role have been...
Published March 13th 2013 by Routledge
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Social Tourism
Perspectives and Potential
Social tourism refers to facilitating access to tourism for low income groups and/or the use of tourism as a regeneration and economic stimulation strategy. Although social tourism has its roots in the early 20th Century and is still a major component of the tourism sector in a range of countries,...
Published November 28th 2012 by Routledge
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Iran (RLE Iran D)
The Illusion of Power
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Iran
The sudden increase of oil prices in 1973 meant that the foreign revenues of Iran quadrupled in just over two months. As the first OPEC member to begin disbursing this extra revenue on a significant scale, Iran offers the first complete example of the social, economic and political problems this...
Published February 27th 2011 by Routledge
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Sustainability Assessment
Criteria and Processes
Sustainability assessment is now emerging as a more transparent, comprehensive, integrated and far-sighted approach to decision making. Its basic demand is that all significant undertakings must make a positive contribution to sustainability. To apply this test, decision makers need criteria based...
Published September 2nd 2005 by Routledge
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Science, Philosophy and Physical Geography
This accessible and engaging text explores the relationship between philosophy, science and physical geography. It addresses an imbalance that exists in opinion, teaching and to a lesser extent research, between a philosophically enriched human geography and a perceived philosophically ignorant...
Published December 8th 2004 by Routledge
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Introducing Social Geographies
`Introducing Social Geographies' is a major new text offering a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to this important area of human geography. It presents a broad overview of social geography, clearly outlining the key theoretical and political positions, and making extensive use of examples...
Published August 30th 2001 by Routledge
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Drugs, Enzymes and Receptors of the Renin-Angiotensin System
Celebrating a Century of Discovery
Since 1898, when Tigerstadt and Bergman first extracted renin from rabbit kidney, the reninrugs, Enzymes and Receptors of the Renin is designed to highlight molecular and clinical approaches to understanding the reninChapter topics have been specifically chosen to cover selected contemporary,...
Published February 22nd 2000 by CRC Press
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Biographical Dictionary of British Prime Ministers
The Biographical Dictionary of British Prime Ministers is a wide-ranging, comprehensive guide to the political lives of Britain's prime ministers from Sir Robert Walpole to Tony Blair. Written by some of the leading authorities on British politics this authoritative dictionary provides essential...
Published August 5th 1998 by Routledge