Islamic arms and armor in the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Alexander, David G.

Recent advances in financial engineering 2012 :˜bproceedings of the International Workshop on Finance2012, the University of Tokyo, Japan, 30-31 October 2012 / œceditors Akihiko Ta...

Optimizing regional development through transformative urbanization

Table of Contents: “…Drivers of urban development in terms of education based on digital technologies -- The role of urban green spaces in the transformation of community ecosystem in developing countries -- Metropolitan councils : an emerging paradigm for urban, regional planning and development in Zimbabwe -- Infrastructure, city-region development and Africa's territorial spaces : gauteng as the exemplar -- Transformative urbanization through public-private partnership in Abuja, Nigeria -- Cities, knowledge flows and the new commons : developing knowledge city-regions -- Model of benchmarking for development of firm's competitive adantage to improve economic growth in cities -- Urban green spaces for sustainable community development : a strategic management approach -- Methods used to increase urban economic growth through optimizations firms' cost control strategy -- Theoretical and technological perspectives on development of information monitoring system for solving complex problems -- Regional economic growth and open innovation platforms : emerging trends and new opportunities…”

Handbook of air pollution prevention and control

Table of Contents: “…Monitoring and modelling the trends of primary and secondary air pollution precursors: the case of the state of Kuwait -- Assessment of health effects related to the use of biomass fuel and indoor air pollution in Kopkokqon sub-location, Bomet Country, Kenya -- Effectiveness of an indoor air pollution (IAP) intervention on reducing IAP and improving women's health status in rural areas of Gansu Province, China -- Analysis of a recent biofilter model for toluene biodegradation -- Concentration of heavy metals in respirable dust in Jos Metropolitan Area, Nigeria -- Infiltration of black carbon particles from residential woodsmoke into nearby homes -- The long-term impacts of air pollution control policy: historical links between municipal actions and industrial energy efficiency in Kawasaki City, Japan -- Fine particulate matter air pollution and blood pressure: the modifying role of psychosocial stress…”

Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya negotiating urban space in Malaysia by King, Ross

The rise of middle classes in Southeast Asia by Shiraishi, Takashi, Pasuk Phongpaichit

Water governance in cities