1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462378703321

Titolo

International perspectives on contemporary democracy [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Peter F. Nardulli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2008

ISBN

1-283-58319-4

9786613895646

0-252-09196-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (282 p.)

Collana

Democracy, free enterprise, and the rule of law

Altri autori (Persone)

NardulliPeter F

Disciplina

321.8

Soggetti

Democracy

Democratization - International cooperation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""front cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1. International Perspectives on Democracy in the Twenty-first Century""; ""I. Democratization on the Frontiers of the Third Wave""; ""2. Democratization in the Twenty-first Century: The Prospects for the Global Diffusion of Democracy""; ""3. Is Democracy Contagious? Diffusion and the Dynamics of Regime Transition""; ""4. A Fourth Wave? The Role of International Actors in Democratization""; ""5. ""Western Institutions"" and ""Universal Values"": Barriers to the Adoption of Democracy""

""II. Globalization and Democracy""""6. Issues, Information Flows, and Cognitive Capacities: Democratic Citizenship in a Global Era""; ""7. Globaliztion, the Decline of Civic Commitments, and the Future of Democracy""; ""8. Globalization, Sovereignty, and Democracy: The Role of International Organizations in a Globalizing World""; ""9. Democracy and Markets in the Twenty-first Century: An Agenda""; ""10. Economic Globalization and Democracy""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""; ""back cover""



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910954611503321

Autore

Staff AWWA

Titolo

Water Transmission And Distribution Student Workbook

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Denver, : American Water Works Association, 2010

ISBN

1-61300-120-7

Edizione

[4th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (135 p.)

Disciplina

628.1/44

Soggetti

Water -- Distribution

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: Using Your Student Workbook""; ""Introduction to Water Distribution Systems""; ""Pipe Systems and Piping""; ""Water Storage""; ""Pumping Stations and Pumps""; ""Hydraulics of Water Distribution Systems""; ""Valves""; ""Fire Hydrants""; ""Motors and Engines""; ""Instrumentation and Control""; ""Water Meters""; ""Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection Control""; ""Water Main Installation""; ""Backfilling, Main Testing, and Installation Safety""; ""System Operations""; ""Water Services""; ""Information Management""

""System Security and Emergency Response""""Public Relations""

Sommario/riassunto

Student workbook for Water Transmission and Distribution textbook (ISBN 9781583217818) provides assignments, review questions, and a convenient method of keeping organized notes of important points as the text is reviewed. It is designed for use in either classroom or independent study.