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In this groundbreaking book, Tom Wolff spells out six proven principles for creating collaborative solutions for healthy communities. The Power of Collaborative Solutions addresses contemporary social problems by helping people of diverse circumstances and backgrounds work together to solve community challenges. Filled with clear principles, illustrative stories, and practical tools, this book shows how to make lasting change really happen. Praise for The Power of Collaborative Solutions "This is a truly transformative book and a must-read. Tom Wolff crafts a path to change that is at once v

Our helping systems are failing us and we have serious problems with traditional community problem-solving methods that are ineffective and create pain, waste, and dysfunction in our communities. In this groundbreaking book, the author spells out his real-world-tested key principles for creating collaborative solutions that build healthy communities. Collaborative Solutions is a practical book that addresses how to solve contemporary social problems by bringing people of diverse circumstances and backgrounds together in working to solve community challenges. Filled with stories and tools, it s.

Zehn Frauen aus Georgien erzählen in neun Interviews ihre Lebens- und Familiengeschichte. In Ausschnitten spiegeln sich darin mehr als hundert Jahre Geschichte und Gesellschaftdieses kleinen uralten Kulturlandeszwischen Kaukasus und Schwarzem Meer. Die Zeit unter der Herrschaft des russischen Zarenreichs, die Re- pressionen der Stalinzeit, Bürger- und Sezessionskriege, Hunger und Not in der jüngsten Geschichte, die Vielfalt der Kulturen des Landes, die patriarchalischen Prägungen in den Geschlechterbeziehungen wie auch die Veränderungen dieses Werte- gefüges erhalten in den individuellen Schicksalen ein konkretes Gesicht.

"Management and conservation of aquatic ecosystems require in-depth knowledge and understanding of the ecosystem functions, of the approaches for resource assessment and management, and of the socioeconomic context. This book helps the reader navigate through these complex issues by combining and integrating the knowledge of the different research disciplines involved. The nine book chapters cover fundamentals of ecology, the description of aquatic ecosystems, a review of aquatic resources and their use, threats, modeling tools, approaches for coastal planning, the law of the sea, as well as principles of biostatistics and guidelines on how to communicate science. The book is meant as a 'back ground reader' for students and professionals working in the field of tropical coastal research and management."--Publisher's description

Ratgeber für Studierende, die ein Studium oder einen Studienaustausch im englischsprachigen Ausland (GB und Nordirland, Irland, Kanada, USA, Australien, Neuseeland oder Hongkong) planen. Kenntnisreicher Überblick, für den die Autorin zahlreiche Interviews mit Betroffenen geführt hat, deren Erfahrungsberichte einen Grossteil des Ratgebers ausmachen. Daneben gibt es Informationen über das jeweilige Land und dessen Studiensystem, Tipps zur Studienfinanzierung und eine Menge praktischer Hinweise zur Erledigung von Formalitäten und zur Organisation des Alltags. Nützliche Adressen und ein Glossar im Anhang runden den Band ab. (ekz)

"Noble conceptions of politics in eighteenth-century Sweden (ca 1740–1790) is a study of how the Swedish nobility articulated its political ideals, self-images and loyalties during the Age of Liberty and under the rule of Gustav III. This book takes a close look at the aristocracy's understanding of a free constitution and at the nobility's complex relationship with the monarchy. Central themes are the old notion of mixed government, classical republican conceptions of liberty and patriotism, as well as noble thoughts on the rights and duties of the citizen, including the right to rebellion against an unrighteous ruler. The study is a conceptual analysis of public and private political statements made by members of the nobility, such as Diet speeches and personal correspondence. The book contributes to the large body of research on estate-based identities and the transformation of political language in the second half of the eighteenth century by connecting Swedish political ideals and concepts to their European context."