01626oam 2200241z- 450 991015773380332120230913112557.01-63477-363-2(CKB)3710000001002162(BIP)058592766(EXLCZ)99371000000100216220210505c2017uuuu -u- -engVolley BallsDreamspinner Press1 online resource (123 p.) A Balls to the Wall RomanceA double dose of alpha male might be better than one.Despite just getting out of an abusive relationship with an asshole alpha, David Underwood's wandering glance lands on two hot members of the Australian volleyball team on Laguna Beach and gets him harassed again. Still, when the delicious Gareth Marshall proves his interest by coming out to his team, David succumbs to his attraction. But Gareth's volleyball partner, Edge, who's equally hot, makes the lovers' lives miserable.For Gareth, a lifetime of hiding his orientation--and his attraction--from his best friend, Edge, as well as everyone else around him, adds up to hurt and frustration. David's the first man to ever compete with Edge for Gareth's passion. But Edge has secrets of his own, and David's ex-lover will never be happy without David under his fist. With everything stacked against him, can a gay Laguna man find happiness with an alpha male-or two?A "pumped up" version of the Volley Balls story, twice as long as the original.FictionLain Tara1435471BOOK9910157733803321Volley Balls3594454UNINA04242nam 2200541 450 991079748400332120221215203045.01-78040-760-2(CKB)3710000000449242(EBL)3425860(MiAaPQ)EBC3425860(Au-PeEL)EBL3425860(CaPaEBR)ebr11080168(OCoLC)921843440(NjHacI)993710000000449242(EXLCZ)99371000000044924220150804h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierWater and cities ensuring sustainable futures /Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentParis, [France] :OECD,2015.©20151 online resource (180 p.)OECD Studies on Water,2224-5081Description based upon print version of record.1-78040-759-9 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Foreword""; ""Table of contents""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Executive summary""; ""Chapter 1: A framework for city-level water management""; ""Introduction""; ""Water-related risks to cities in OECD countries""; ""Ageing infrastructure""; ""Institutional changes affecting urban water governance""; ""A framework for urban water management""; ""Clustering cities and policy responses to water management""; ""Annex 1.A1: Two city typologies relevant to water management""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2: Financing urban water management""; ""Introduction""""Financing constraints in cities in OECD countries""""Options to minimise costs""; ""Water tariffs contribute to water resource management""; ""Diversified revenue streams""; ""A role for private investors""; ""Annex 2.A1: Financing urban water management in Korea""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3: Supporting the diffusion of innovative pathways for urban water management""; ""Introduction""; ""Opportunities for disruptive technical innovations""; ""The benefits of non-technical innovations""; ""Barriers to the diffusion of innovation for urban water management""""Overcoming barriers to innovative urban water management""""References""; ""Chapter 4: Urban-rural co-operation for water management""; ""Introduction""; ""Managing competition between urban and rural areas to access water""; ""Mitigating flood risks in urban areas""; ""Water quality standards and PES""; ""Implementation issues""; ""References""; ""Chapter 5: Governance for urban water management""; ""Preliminary remark""; ""Governance challenges to urban water management""; ""Governance arrangements for urban water management""""Annex 5.A1: Characterisation of respondents to the OECD Survey on urban water governance""""Annex 5.A2: Regulators who responded to the OECD survey on the Governance of Water Regulators""; ""Annex 5.A3: Typology of regulatory functions for WSS""; ""References""; ""Glossary""Annotation This report focuses on the urban water management challenges facing cities across OECD countries, and explores both national and local policy responses with respect to water-risk exposure, the state of urban infrastructures and dynamics, and institutional and governance architectures. The analyses focus on four mutually dependent dimensions - finance, innovation, urban-rural co-operation and governance - and proposes a solutions-oriented typology based on urban characteristics. The report underlines that sustainable urban water management will depend on collaboration across different tiers of government working together with local initiatives and stakeholders.OECD studies on water.Water utilitiesOECD countriesManagementWater-supplyOECD countriesManagementWater utilitiesManagement.Water-supplyManagement.363.610683MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910797484003321Water and cities3799282UNINA