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    Introduction to Hydrogeology, Second Edition: Unesco-IHE Delft Lecture Note Series

    J.C. Nonner

    Covering all major fields of hydrogeology, this clearly illustrated text provides an excellent introduction to the vitally important subject of groundwater, and is suitable for both students and professionals in…

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    Books Across Borders: UNESCO and the Politics of Postwar Cultural Reconstruction, 1945-1951

    Miriam Intrator

    Books Across Borders: UNESCO and the Politics of Postwar Cultural Reconstruction, 1945-1951 is a history of the emotional, ideological, informational, and technical power and meaning of books and libraries in…

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    From the Labyrinth of the World to the Paradise of the Heart: Science and Humanism in UNESCO’s Approach to Globalization

    Vincenzo Pavone

    Science and Humanism in UNESCO’s Approach to Globalization studies the influence of scientific humanism on the emergence and development of UNESCO’s original approach to globalization. It also studies the role…

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    Strategy and Performance of Water Supply and Sanitation Providers: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

    Marco Schouten

    Analyzes the effects of neo-liberal institutional changes on the strategies and performances of water providers. This book concludes that neo-liberal institutional changes matter for the strategies of water providers, but…

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    Strategy and Performance of Water Supply and Sanitation Providers: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

    Marco Schouten

    Analyzes the effects of neo-liberal institutional changes on the strategies and performances of water providers. This book concludes that neo-liberal institutional changes matter for the strategies of water providers, but…

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    Integrated Urban Water Management: Arid and Semi-Arid Regions: UNESCO-IHP

    Examining integrated management of water resources in urban settings, this book focuses on issues specific to arid and semi-arid regions. It provides an overview of the various aspects of IUWM…

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    Integrated Urban Water Management: Arid and Semi-Arid Regions: UNESCO-IHP

    Examining integrated management of water resources in urban settings, this book focuses on issues specific to arid and semi-arid regions. It provides an overview of the various aspects of IUWM…

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    The Politics of Cultural Development: Trade, cultural policy and the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity

    Ben Garner

    This book examines the historical and political significance of contemporary attempts to redefine culture’s place in international trade and its role in international development policy, as well as the implications…

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    The Politics of Cultural Development: Trade, cultural policy and the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity

    Ben Garner

    This book examines the historical and political significance of contemporary attempts to redefine culture’s place in international trade and its role in international development policy, as well as the implications…

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    Sundarban Mangrove Wetland (A UNESCO World Heritage Site): A Comprehensive Global Treatise

    Santosh Kumar Sarkar (Professor, Marine and Estuarine Ecology, Department of Marine Science, University of Calcutta, India)

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    Making Intangible Heritage: El Condor Pasa and Other Stories from UNESCO

    Valdimar Hafstein

    From the cultural space of the Jemaa el-Fna marketplace in Marrakech to the Ise Shrine in Japan, Making Intangible Heritage considers both the positive and the troubling outcomes of safeguarding…

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    The 1970 UNESCO and 1995 UNIDROIT Conventions on Stolen or Illegally Transferred Cultural Property

    The illicit traffic in cultural objects is a grave concern to the general public and international community. The resulting cultural damage fuels debates on how best to regulate the trade…

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    Re Shaping Cultural Policies: Advancing Culture for Development

    United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO

    Analyses progress achieved in implementing the 2005 Convention since the first Global Report was published in 2015. Grounded in the analysis of the Quadrennial Periodic Reports, this report examines how…

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    Oman - The Islamic Democratic Tradition

    Hussein Ghubash (UNESCO, Paris, France)

    Oman is the inheritor of a unique political tradition, and has a special place in the Arab Islamic world. Hussein Ghubash’s well-researched book takes the reader on an historical voyage…

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    Oman - The Islamic Democratic Tradition

    Hussein Ghubash (UNESCO, Paris, France)

    Oman is the inheritor of a unique political tradition, and has a special place in the Arab Islamic world. Hussein Ghubash’s well-researched book takes the reader on an historical voyage…

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    Global Education Monitoring Report 2019: Migration, Displacement and Education - Building Bridges, not Walls

    United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO

    Examines the education impact of migration and displacement across all population movements: within and across borders, voluntary and forced, for employment and education. This publication also reviews progress on education…

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    Das Besucherzentrum Welterbe Regensburg: Vermittlungsstrategien einer UNESCO-Welterbestadt

    Scenography of a visitor center

    The Old Town of Regensburg is an outstanding example of a medieval German trading city, and was awarded World Heritage status by UNESCO in 2007…

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    UNESCO Documents General Conference, Executive Board: 2005-2007

    This CD-ROM contains documents of UNESCO’s governing bodies published from end 2003 to end 2005. There are 2,324 documents in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, and Chinese. They were extracted…

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    Unesco-Welterbe Auf Nationaler Ebene: Verpflichtungen Und Herausforderungen: Am Beispiel Oesterreichs

    Mona Mairitsch

    Im Mittelpunkt steht die rechtliche Bindungswirkung des UNESCO Welterbe-UEbereinkommens. Die Autorin stellt die den Vertragsstaaten erwachsenden Rechte und Pflichten dar und pruft konkret, ob eine Pflicht zum nationalen Schutz besteht…

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    United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO): Creating Norms for a Complex World

    J.P. Singh

    Traces the history of UNESCO from its foundational idealism to its stature as the preeminent international organization for science, education, and culture. This book provides an overview of the organization…

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    Data Requirements for Integrated Urban Water Management: Urban Water Series - UNESCO-IHP

    Integrated urban water management relies on data allowing us to analyse, understand and predict the behaviour of the individual water cycle components and their interactions. This volume describes principles for…

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    The Resilience Approach to Climate Adaptation Applied for Flood Risk: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

    Berry Gersonius

    The uncertainties associated with the process of making decisions for water infrastructure investments can be significant. This book provides practical experience with two different assessment methods, examining the procedures, benefits…

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    Water Loss Management: Tools and Methods for Developing Countries: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

    Harrison E. Mutikanga

    Water losses occur in all water distribution systems worldwide and high levels are indicative of poor governance and poor physical condition of the system. Water losses vary from 3% of…

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    An Approach towards Generic Coastal Geomorphological Modelling with Applications: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

    Qinghua Ye

    This thesis presents the development a generic morphological model for both structured and unstructured grid. An online coupling model frame is set up by modularizing a proven 3d hydrodynamic module…

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    Risk and Uncertainty Analysis for Sustainable Urban Water Systems: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

    Krishna Bahadur Khatri

    A combination of future change pressures - including unprecedented growth in population, urbanization, socio-economic, and climate change - are imposing new stresses on the earth’s resources and society’s ability to…

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    Private Sector Involvement in Urban Solid Waste Collection: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

    Sampson Oduro-Kwarteng

    “It is really encouraging to see that such a book has been published … No one can deny that Open University students - and all other interested parties - are…

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    Pattern Recognition for Reliability Assessment of Water Distribution Networks: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

    N. Trifunovic

    This study investigates the patterns that describe reliability of water distribution networks focusing to the node connectivity, energy balance, and economics of construction, operation and maintenance. A number of measures…

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    Membership in the United Nations and Its Specialized Agencies: Analysis with Select Coverage of UNESCO and the IMF

    Since the United Nations (U.N.) was established in 1945, the U.S. government, including many Members of Congress, has maintained an ongoing interest in the criteria and process for membership in…

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    Bauen fur die Weltgemeinschaft: Die CIAM und das UNESCO-Gebaude in Paris

    Katrin Schwarz

    Mit einem spektakularen Bauprojekt wollte die UNESCO in den 1950er Jahren der Idee internationaler Voelkerverstandigung durch Kultur Ausdruck verleihen. Fur dessen Realisierung wandte sie sich an die fuhrenden Vertreter moderner…

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    Naturschutz in Russland: Mit einer UEbersicht uber Naturschutzgebiete und UNESCO Weltnaturerbe-Gebiete

    Thomas Tennhardt

    Inhaltsangabe: Gang der Untersuchung: Mit der vorliegenden Arbeit wird erstmals eine umfassende und aktuelle Darstellung zum Naturschutz in Russland gegeben. Der Schwerpunkt wird dabei auf die Zusammenstellung von aktuellen Informationen…

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    Enhanced stabilisation of municipal solid waste in bioreactor landfills: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

    Roberto Valencia Vazquez

    Municipal solid waste entombed in landfills will produce pollution in the form of landfill gas and leachate when the barriers fail in the long term. This book focuses on achieving…

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    Private Sector Involvement in Urban Solid Waste Collection: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

    Sampson Oduro-Kwarteng

    Private Sector Involvement in Urban Solid Waste Collection: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

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    Analysis and Control of Flows in Pressurized Hydraulic Networks: PhD, UNESCO-IHE Institute, Delft

    Rakesh Kumar Gupta

    Analysis, design and flow control problems in hydraulic systems can best be dealt with by network synthesis. This approach aims to directly determine design variables in order to achieve a…

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    Adsorptive Removal of Manganese, Arsenic and Iron from Groundwater: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

    Richard Buamah

    This book covers batch and pilot experiments and modeling on manganese adsorption equilibrium and kinetics using iron-oxide coated sand (IOCS), Aquamandix and other media. Effect of manganese and iron loading…

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    Adsorptive Removal of Manganese, Arsenic and Iron from Groundwater: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

    Richard Buamah

    Covers batch and pilot experiments and modeling on manganese adsorption equilibrium and kinetics using iron-oxide coated sand (IOCS), Aquamandix and other media. This book studies effect of manganese and iron…

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    Analysis and Control of Flows in Pressurized Hydraulic Networks: PhD, UNESCO-IHE Institute, Delft

    Rakesh Kumar Gupta

    Analysis, design and flow control problems in hydraulic systems can best be dealt with by network synthesis. This approach aims to directly determine design variables in order to achieve a…

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    Sustainable Management After Irrigation System Transfer: PhD: UNESCO-IHE Institute, Delft

    Norberto Urrutia Cobo

    Historically, economic crises have triggered the global policy of transferring the management of irrigation systems to water users associations. This has variously resulted in either an improvement or deterioration in…

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    Sustainable Management After Irrigation System Transfer: PhD: UNESCO-IHE Institute, Delft

    Norberto Urrutia Cobo

    Historically, economic crises have triggered the global policy of transferring the management of irrigation systems to water users associations. This has variously resulted in either an improvement or deterioration in…

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    Pattern Recognition for Reliability Assessment of Water Distribution Networks: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

    N. Trifunovic

    This study investigates the patterns that describe reliability of water distribution networks focusing to the node connectivity, energy balance, and economics of construction, operation and maintenance. A number of measures…

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    The Economics of Sustainable Urban Water Management: the Case of Beijing: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

    Xiao Liang

    Rapid population growth, limited water availability, climate variability and environmental pollution together cause a significant challenge to provide sufficient water to urban residents in a sustainable and effective way. Advanced…

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    Data Requirements for Integrated Urban Water Management: Urban Water Series - UNESCO-IHP

    Integrated urban water management relies on data allowing us to analyze, understand and predict the behavior of the individual water cycle components and their interactions. This title is geared towards…

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    Statement on Race: An Extended Discussion in Plain Language of the UNESCO Statement by Experts on Race Problems

    The Late Ashley Montagu

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    Statement on Race: An Extended Discussion in Plain Language of the UNESCO Statement by Experts on Race Problems

    The Late Ashley Montagu

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    The Economics of Sustainable Urban Water Management: the Case of Beijing: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

    Xiao Liang

    Rapid population growth, limited water availability, climate variability and environmental pollution together cause a significant challenge to provide sufficient water to urban residents in a sustainable and effective way. Advanced…

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    Enhanced stabilisation of municipal solid waste in bioreactor landfills: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

    Roberto Valencia Vazquez

    Municipal solid waste entombed in landfills will produce pollution in the form of landfill gas and leachate when the barriers fail in the long term. This book focuses on achieving…

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    Aquatic Habitats in Sustainable Urban Water Management: Urban Water Series - UNESCO-IHP

    Aims at improving the understanding of aquatic habitats, related ecosystem goods and services, and conservation and sustainable use - with a special focus on their integration into urban water management.

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    Aquatic Habitats in Sustainable Urban Water Management: Urban Water Series - UNESCO-IHP

    Aquatic habitats supply a wide range of vital ecosystem benefits to cities and their inhabitants. This title aims at improving our understanding of aquatic habitats, related ecosystem goods and services…

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    Sustainable Irrigation Development in the White Volta sub-Basin: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

    Eric Antwi Ofosu

    Sub-Saharan Africa has an irrigation potential of about 42 million hectares of which only 17% is developed. Despite several investments in irrigation the growth is slow. This study aims at…

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