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Understanding the 'human operator' is a central concern of both ergonomists and sport and exercise scientists. This cutting-edge collection of international research papers explores the interface between physical, cognitive and occupational ergonomics and sport and exercise science, illuminating our understanding of 'human factors' at work and at play. Drawing on a wide diversity of disciplines, including applied anatomy, biomechanics, physiology, engineering, psychology and design, the book explores themes of central importance within contemporary ergonomics and sport and exercise...

Immigration policy in the United States, Europe, and the Commonwealth went under the microscope after the terror attacks of 9/11 and the subsequent events in London, Madrid, and elsewhere. We have since seen major changes in the bureaucracies that regulate immigration--but have those institutional dynamics led to significant changes in the way borders are controlled, the numbers of immigrants allowed to enter, or national asylum policies? This book examines a broad range of issues and cases in order to better understand if, how, and why immigration policies and practices have changed in...

In both the UK and the US there is a sense of dissatisfaction and pessimism about the state of urban environments, particularly with the quality of everyday public spaces. Explanations for this have emphasized the poor quality of design that characterizes many new public spaces; spaces that are dominated by parking, roads infrastructure, introspective buildings, a lack of enclosure and a poor sense of place, and which in different ways for different groups are too often exclusionary.

Yet many well designed public spaces have also experienced decline and neglect, as the...

Mit diesem Realienband findet die Wanderbuhnen-Edition im Rahmen der Ausgaben Deutscher Literatur nach mehr als 35 Jahren ihren Abschluss, nachdem Manfred Brauneck 1970-75 die wichtigsten Druckausgaben des 17. Jahrhunderts in den ersten vier Banden neu zusammengestellt und Alfred Noe 1999 reprasentative Handschriften, erganzt durch ein Beispiel fur die typische Ableitung der Spieltexte aus italienischen Libretti der Hofoper, herausgegeben hat. Damit blieben nur noch die Dokumentation aller Texte bezuglich ihrer Herkunft und der Zeilenkommentar zu leisten, was nun im vorliegenden Band...