Study Abroad 2006-2007


Book Description

Study Abroad 2006-2007 contains some 2,900 entries concerning post-secondary education and training in all academic and professional fields in countries throughout the world. Key features include information on: Study opportunities and financial assistance available to students wishing to study in a foreign country; National systems of higher education; Open and distance learning (ODL) opportunities; Validation of foreign qualifications; How to search for quality institutions of higher education including warnings about bogus institutions. This is a trilingual edition: French/English/Spanish.







Major Companies of Europe 2003


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This directory is part of a six-volume set that provides data on over 36,000 European companies. Covering Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland, it provides information such as: address, phone and fax numbers, e-mail and Web addresses, listings of a company's activities, parents, subsidiaries and agents, brands and trademarks and financial information for 2001 and 2002.




The North American Mosaic


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The North American Mosaic has four overarching features. First, it is, to the extent feasible, based on comparable information on the status and trends of major indicators of the state of the environment in Canada,Mexico, and the United States. Second, the report confirms that these three countries together make up an incredibly complex, dynamic, and interconnected ecosystem in which humans play a dominant and decisive role. Third, the report raises important and sometimes disquieting questions concerning the sustainability of some current trends. Finally, the report is a reminder that our economic, social, and physical well-being are utterly dependent on the life-sustaining services provided by nature. This report emphasizes the importance of developing mutually compatible economic, social, and environmental goals and policies across the three-country region.




Industrial Chemical Exposure


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The bestselling resource on industrial chemical assessment just got better. A practical guide to biological monitoring for industrial chemical exposure assessment, the THIRD EDITION of INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL EXPOSURE: GUIDELINES FOR BIOLOGICAL MONITORING has been completely revised to include the latest developments in the field. In addition to an update of each chapter, major revisions have been made to take into consideration new information available since the publication of the second edition. SEE WHAT'S NEW IN THE THIRD EDITION: Major changes to the sections on lead, benzene, trichloroethylene, and dimethylformamide Fourteen completely new topics: bromine, molybdenum, perchlorate, platinum, n-heptane, ethene, 1,3-butadiene trimethylbenzene, naphthalene, terpenes, acrylamide, pesticides, tetrahydrofuran, methyl tertiarybutyl ether, n-nitrosodiethylamine Discussion of the metabolic fate of chemicals Increased information on the threshold of adverse effects levels Development of biological monitoring methods for assessing the internal dose of additional chemicals This authoritative book summarizes what is known about biological monitoring for inorganic, organic and organometallic substances. It provides a summary table with practical recommendations, giving you quick and easy access to the data. With INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL EXPOSURE: GUIDELINES FOR BIOLOGICAL MONITORING you will understand the objectives of biological monitoring, the types of biological monitoring methods, their advantages and limitations, as well as practical aspects that must be considered before initiating a biological monitoring program.




Risk Management: 10 Principles


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In the same way as the 4Ps of marketing are a fundamental principle of business theory, this book puts forward the 10Ps of Risk Management as a consistent and comprehensive approach to the subject. The 10Ps of Risk Management offers a holistic approach, bringing together all elements of risk management for managers, safety and environmental consultants, business advisers and students on occupational health and safety and environmental studies courses.







Global Environmental Constitutionalism


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Reflecting a global trend, scores of countries have affirmed that their citizens are entitled to healthy air, water, and land and that their constitution should guarantee certain environmental rights. This book examines the increasing recognition that the environment is a proper subject for protection in constitutional texts and for vindication by constitutional courts. This phenomenon, which the authors call environmental constitutionalism, represents the confluence of constitutional law, international law, human rights, and environmental law. National apex and constitutional courts are exhibiting a growing interest in environmental rights, and as courts become more aware of what their peers are doing, this momentum is likely to increase. This book explains why such provisions came into being, how they are expressed, and the extent to which they have been, and might be, enforced judicially. It is a singular resource for evaluating the content of and hope for constitutional environmental rights.




Gestión de la Prevención de Riesgos Laborales


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En el pasado las empresas han utilizado modelos de gestión como el Control Total de Perdidas o el modelo DuPont para gestionar la seguridad en el trabajo. Sin embargo a partir del éxito de las normas ISO 9000, las empresas empezaron a demandar modelos de carácter internacional, fácilmente integrables con ésta. Al no desarrollarse una norma ISO 18000, han proliferado normas y modelos para todo el mundo (UNE 81900-EX, Guía BS 8800, AS/NZS 4804, VPP, Directrices de la UE, JISHA, etc.). Para terminar con esta situación se han publicado las Directrices de la OIT para la gestión de la seguridad y salud en el trabajo y la especificación técnica OHSAS 18001 con el propósito de facilitar la integración con los sistemas de gestión de la calidad (ISO 9001) y del medio ambiente (ISO 14001). En este libro se presentan los principales modelos, normas, guías y directrices comentados anteriormente, analizando sus características, ventajas e inconvenientes. Por tanto este documento puede suponer una excelente herramienta de orientación para aquellos profesionales y consultores que se encuentran implicados en el proceso de integración del sistema de gestión de la prevención de riesgos laborales a partir de al certificación de sus sistemas de calidad o el medio ambiente, así como para aquellos estudiantes de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales y de Auditorías de los sistemas de Prevención. INDICE: La gestión de la prevención de riesgos laborales. Los modelos tradicionales: el control total de pérdidas y el modelo Dupont. Normas, guías y modelos antecedentes de la OSHAS 18001 y las directrices de la OIT. La especificación técnica OSHAS 18001 y las directrices de la OIT. Los sistemas integrados de gestión: Gestión de la calidad total y gestión de la seguridad total. Vocabulario Inglés-Español de gestión de la prevención de riesgos laborales.




Glosario Del Banco Mundial


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This edition of the World Bank has been revised and expanded by the Terminology Unit in the Languages Services Division of the World Bank in collaboration with the English, Spanish, and French Translation Sections. The Glossary is intended to assist the Bank's translators and interpreters, other Bank staff using French and Spanish in their work, and free-lance translator's and interpreters employed by the Bank. For this reason, the Glossary contains not only financial and economic terminology and terms relating to the Bank's procedures and practices, but also terms that frequently occur in Bank documents, and others for which the Bank has a preferred equivalent. Although many of these terms, relating to such fields as agriculture, education, energy, housing, law, technology, and transportation, could be found in other sources, they have been assembled here for ease of reference. A list of acronyms occurring frequently in Bank texts (the terms to which they refer being found in the Glossary) and a list of international, regional, and national organizations will be found at the end of the Glossary.