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Following from a public symposium entitled 'Trusting the Clergy?' this volume includes the viewpoints of influential people in the Catholic Church in America, including Archbishop Harry J. Flynn, Bishop Howard Hubbard, and Father Donald B. Cozzens.

A monograph published simultaneously as Science and Technology Libraries, Vol. 23, Nos. 2/3. A collection of selected entries to the Special Libraries Association Leadership and management Division's 2003 International Papaer Competition for special librarians in developing countries.

Gives you the advantage of finding out everything you want to know about cosmetic surgery, from the comfort and privacy of your own home. A comprehensive resource guides you throught the mountains of information on the Internet.

Offers an easy way for students, academics, journalists, policymakers, and the public to learn about a diverse range of policy issues affecting the environment, energy, transportation, and public health.

Enrolling over 30 million acres, the US Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is the largest conservation program in the United States. This title explores the role of information in the policy cycle as it relates to the CRP, as well as the role of information, including 'hidden information,' in the design and implementation of regulatory policy.

Today, most of the 2,800 tranquil acres that make up Wye Island are managed by the Maryland Park Service. However, from 1973 to 1974, the island was the site of a raging controversy. Combining history, journalism, character sketches, and sharp sociological insight, the author presents the conflict over Wye Island in its multiple dimensions.

Presents national environmental, or 'green' accounting as it has developed in Europe and other parts of the world. This book introduces the various methods developed through the United Nations Statistical Department and other international organizations. It presents a history and introduction to national income accounting.

The remarkably rich natural environment of Malaysia attracts the interest of both industry and the environmental community. This title analyzes major natural resource and environmental policy issues in the country during the 1970s and 1980s - a period of profound socioeconomic change and the emergence of serious problems with pollution.

Focuses on the scientific and intellectual resources to construct a risk analysis framework for improving food safety. This title provides a common starting point for discussions about how to construct this framework. It provides an overview of the ways in which food safety law and administration affect priority setting.

A guide to Alaska's recent past and to contemporary local and national debates over the future of public lands and resources. It examines the campaign to preserve wild Alaska through the creation of a vast system of parks and wildlife refuges. It traces disputes over resources alongside the politics of the Alaska statehood movement.

Confirming that much of the debate in the selected policies centers on the equity or fairness of the initial allocation of property rights, the author applies the theories of John Locke, Morris Cohen, and others to build a framework for identifying the competing norms of equity in play.

Defines the environmental imagination as the attempt to secure 'a sense of freedom, permanence, and authenticity through communion with nature'. This book reconstructs the environmental imagination from public commentary, legislative records, and other documents. It sheds light on the ways that ideals unify and divide the environmental movement.

Encompasses the fields of environmental science, occupational health and safety, and preventive medicine. This volume contains 16,000 terms that reflect the steady evolution of this multi-disciplinary field, including over 8500 terms related to epidemiology, equipment and environmental control, hazardous chemicals, and environmental resources.

Presents a comprehensive overview of fundamental optical properties of III-nitride semiconductors. This book begins with time-resolved studies of semiconductors and moves on to the emphasis on time-resolved photoluminescence of nitride materials and device technology and focuses on Raman studies and properties of III Nitrides.

Written by experts in the field, this textbook examines the principles and applications of techniques used in monitoring pesticide disposition following application, and in the assessment of human exposure.

Divided into three parts, this book presents information and clinical material in a range of topics to support psychologically informed treatment of individuals who are HIV-positive. Each chapter proposes techniques and methods to address different concerns encountered by this population.

Explains to various levels of scientists how to evaluate job offers and understand employment contracts, how to predict the positive and negative effects that institutional characteristics can have on upon a career, and how to avoid and deal with problems that interfere with careers.

Provides an overview of the history, philosophy, theory and practice of social group work and action in the promotion of societal change. It shows practitioners how to use their skills effectively to achieve social change.

Explores the political influence religious groups wield in the US, focusing on the issue of personal privacy rights. The author discusses perspectives of religious fundamentalists and examines how religious and political control affects the life of women, lesbians and gay men.

Aims to aid the planning and implementation of activities and to stimulate interest and support for recreation programmes among the growing number of older adults with developmental disabilities. The book is intended for human service professionals working in this area.