Assessment, Protection, Repair and Strengthening
Most concrete structures provide satisfactory performance over many decades but a significant number experience premature deterioration and require repair, especially in aggressive environments. Existing structures represents not only a huge economic investment that cannot easily be replaced, but...
To Be Published April 29th 2014 by IHS BRE Press
A Grammar and Workbook, 2nd Edition
Series: Grammar Workbooks
Basic Cantonese: A Grammar and Workbook introduces the essentials of Cantonese grammar in a straightforward and systematic way. Each of the 28 units deals with a grammatical topic and provides associated exercises, designed to put grammar into a communicative context. Special attention is paid to...
To Be Published April 29th 2014 by Routledge
A Contemporary Synthesis of History and Philosophy in Science Education - 20th Anniversary Edition
Science Teaching explains why it is essential for teachers know something about the history and philosophy of science and to include these topics in classroom science instruction. The history and philosophy of science play important roles in many of the issues that science educators need to address...
To Be Published February 14th 2014 by Routledge
This book addresses the ways in which colonial histories, nationalist impulses and forces of globalization shape equity and access to education in Southeast Asia. Although increasingly identified as a regional grouping (ASEAN), Malaysia, Indonesia, Burma, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines are...
To Be Published January 31st 2014 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Communication Series
Strategic Social Media provides an essential tool for contemporary public relations, tying new technologies and strategies of social media use to foundational PR values. Introducing readers to various social media channels available for use in PR campaigns, the text also provides a theoretical...
To Be Published December 31st 2013 by Routledge
The left realist approach to criminology has changed significantly over the past twenty years and continues to make an important contribution to the theoretical study of crime, as well as issues such as crime prevention, policing, prisons, and community safety. As one of the pioneers of realist...
To Be Published December 14th 2013 by Routledge
First published in 1997...
To Be Published September 29th 2013 by Routledge
This document aims to provide a basic understanding of the complex set of phenomena governing durability and long-term performance of concrete structures and how this forms a basis for service-life design. While consideration is given to concrete as a material, the focus is on the behaviour of the...
To Be Published August 30th 2013 by IHS BRE Press
The Changing Audit Process in Britain from the Nineteenth Century to the Present Day
The rise of the British accountancy profession from the late nineteenth century to the present day, and the world-wide success of its accountancy firms, were to a large extent based on the growth of the audit function. This book explores the history of the audit process in Britain, demonstrating...
Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge