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"This book outlines the fundamental characteristics that are evident in the creation of built form and illustrates how they determine the experience of resultant places. It consolidates the key criteria that need to be taken into consideration in the development of built form or urban spaces. While not a design manual for architects, it does provide a coherent overview of the principles that underpin design, and by consideration and illustration of each of the individual elements, an integrated understanding of both the principles and the perception of design is developed. The designer can then apply or discard these principles in the development of urban designs, with a solid understanding the implications of the decisions they make"--

Rupert Lewis traces how Garvey's Jamaican formation shaped his life and thought and how he combated the British colonial authorities as well as fought deep-rooted self-doubt and self-rejection among Jamaican black people. Garvey's much neglected political and cultural work at the local level is discussed as part of his project to stimulate self-determination in Africa and its diaspora.

A grass-roots perspective -- The fieldwork area -- Roots of Japanese religiosity -- Finding one's way -- Growing up -- House and car -- Work -- Leisure -- Times of crisis -- Death -- Shifting worldviews

A Changing Climate for Science -- Preface: An Apprenticeship -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- 1 The Want of Any Name -- Glossary -- References -- 2 Neither Necessary Nor Sufficient -- The Science Is Never Settled -- What Caused This? -- Adding a Little Bit of Speed -- Causes and Origins -- Note -- Glossary -- References -- 3 The Pseudo in Our Science -- Knowledge from Climate Models -- Tools of Discovery -- Science or Pseudo-Science? -- A Spectrum of Knowledge -- Note -- Glossary -- References -- 4 A Tribe of Scientists -- Science in Practice -- A Circuit Breaker -- Methodological Hygiene -- Confronting Our Mess -- Remaking Methods -- Notes -- Glossary -- References -- 5 The Nature Peepers -- An Ungoverned Murmuration -- Becoming Science -- Big Business -- As a Retired Engineer -- Notes -- Glossary -- References -- 6 Into the Hinterland -- A Diversity of Practices -- An Exclamation Mark -- A Shifting Contract -- Threshold Moments -- Notes -- Glossary -- References -- 7 Blue Skies and Other Shades -- This Study Will Solve Everything -- Satisfying the Mums and Dads -- A Case Study -- 50 Shades of Science -- The Problem with Problems -- Notes -- Glossary -- References -- 8 An Invitation to the Challenge -- A Scientist Who Isn't a Scientist -- A Changing Role for Science -- A Commitment to Science -- An Invitation to the Challenge -- Notes -- Glossary -- References -- Index

Direct democracy institutions & the threat of tyranny -- Direct democracy & the diffusion of anti-minority policies -- A representational filter? the passage of anti-minority policy proposals -- The flip side; direct democracy & pro-minority policies -- Conclusion

This book conclusively demonstrates that direct democracy-institutions like the ballot initiative and the referendum-endangers the rights of minorities and perpetuates a tyranny of the majority. While advocates of direct democracy advocate that these institutions protect citizens from corrupt lawmakers beholden to special interests, Daniel Lewis's thorough investigation shows how such mass participation exposes minority groups to negative policy outcomes favored by only a slim majority of voters. Some would argue that greater democratic responsiveness is a positive outcome, but without the.

The defence and security industry is an extremely dynamic environment, influenced by policy and world events. Whilst it often needs to respond to rapid change, there is a dichotomy in that capital programs take years to come to fruition. Many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are involved in both of these short and long-term aspects of acquisition, thus creating strategic challenges. Though there has been much research around ambidexterity and SMEs, there has been very little in the fluid domain of defence and security supply-side SMEs. This study aims to investigate this gap in research. The investigation collected primary qualitative data through the use of semi-structured interviews, with research participants constituting the leadership functions of eighteen businesses that deliver either directly to the defence and security governmental departments, or into the supply chain. Findings indicate that within a shrinking defence sector, successful SMEs are operating in an ambidextrous fashion, often utilising the industrial partners of the industry trade organisations. Also, outside that of grand strategic change, Government policy has a limited impact on the SMEs in this sector. With scarce resources, the leadership of businesses see the competing needs of resource and finances as a major tension point. These two competing needs can be defined as exploration and exploitation respectively, and can be situated within an ambidextrous construct. Critically, successful businesses operate in a ambidextrous zone where there is constant iterative adjustment between both exploration and exploitation. This thesis advances the thought leadership in SME strategy, particularly around the key indigenous industry of defence and security, thereby adjusting the understanding of the definition of ambidexterity. This study contributes to the current literature, through the development of an alternative and responsive conceptual dynamic model of a growing business, theorising that ambidexterity functions change as SMEs ...