Bøger af Brisbane

Uses the sociology of Basil Bernstein and the philosophy of critical realism as complementary modes of theorising to extend and develop social realist arguments about the role of knowledge in curriculum, and to elaborate social realism's critique of constructivism, technical-instrumentalism and neo-conservatism.

Human resource management is a core element of any service, but especially so in public service organizations, whose employees are often their most valuable resource. This book offers research on HRM in the public sector. It covers the relationship between HRM and organizational performance, and managing cultural change and the work-life balance.

Profiling national and international social inclusion agendas, this book examines the fit between the charity law framework and the needs of the socially marginalized in leading common law nations - the US, England and Wales, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. It examines the concepts of philanthropy, inclusion, alienation and justice.

This comprehensive book deals with motion estimation for autonomous systems from a biological, algorithmic and digital perspective. An algorithm, which is based on the optical flow constraint equation, is described in detail.

Approaches to Water Sensitive Urban Design: Potential, Design, Ecological Health, Economics, Policies and Community Perceptions covers all aspects on the implementation of sustainable storm water systems for urban and suburban areas whether they are labeled as WSUD, Low Impact Development (LID), Green Infrastructure (GI), Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) or the Sponge City Concept. These systems and approaches are becoming an integral part of developing water sensitive cities as they are considered very capable solutions in addressing issues relating to urbanization, climate change and heat island impacts in dealing with storm water issues. The book is based on research conducted in Australia and around the world, bringing in perspectives in an ecosystems approach, a water quality approach, and a sewer based approach to stormwater, all of which are uniquely covered in this single resource.Presents a holistic examination of the current knowledge on WSUD and storm water, including water quality, hydrology, social impacts, economic impacts, ecosystem health, and implementation guidelinesIncludes additional global approaches to WSUD, including SUDS, LID, GI and the Sponge City ConceptCovers the different perspectives from Australia (ecosystem based), the USA (water quality based) and Europe (sewer based)Addresses storm water management during the civil construction stage when much of the ecological damage can be done