Building with timber

A model for the timber trade in the Roman Empire must distinguish between fuel wood (often in the form of charcoal) and timber used for building and making things. It must also coh...

This series of Designers' Guides to the Eurocodes providescomprehensive guidance in the form of design aids, indicationsfor the most convenient design procedures and workedexamples...

State building and democratization in Africa rarely attract the attention they deserve. Few have grappled with the relationship between state building (nation-building) and democra...

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This chapter describes adolescent development within the context of capacity building, reviews the global adolescent capacity-building initiatives, and provides a link between deve...

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