by Professor Poul Harremoes Environmental engineering has been a discipline dominated by empirical approaches to engineering. Historically speaking, the development of urban drainage structures was very successful on the basis of pure empiricism. Just think of the impressive structures built by the Romans long before the discipline of hydraulics came into being. The fact is that the Romans did not know much about the theories of hydraulics, which were discovered as late as the mid-1800s. However, with the Renaissance came a new era. Astronomy (Galileos) and basic physics (Newton) started the...

A new book written by Pat Davies
The famous author of "Steps" "To Follow" describes in her new book the early rehabilitation of the patient who has sustained a traumatic brain injury or a lesion of equal severity due to some other cause. Illustrated with some 600 photographs of actual patients, the broad spectrum of treatment, ranging from the intensive care unit to the re-education of walking, is presented in detail. The recommended treatment programme advocated here has been used successfully for many years. Chapters are included on perceptual disturbances; positioning, moving and...

The 10th edition of a library classic, British Political Facts records the who, the what and when of British political life from 1900 to the present day. Thoroughly researched and updated, this reliable and unique work is a treasure trove of information for scholars and politicos alike.