In this Very Short Introduction, Stephen Smith shows how the field of environmental economics looks at how economic activity and policy can affect the environment in which we live. The book discusses environmental issues including pollution control, reducing environmental damage, global climate change policies, questions about how we should balance environmental and economic considerations, and what form government policies should take. In recent years, Smith reveals, many economists have argued for greater use of incentives such as pollution charges and emissions trading rather than more traditional direct regulation of polluters. Including many illustrative case studies, this book offers an illuminating introduction to an exciting field of economics.

About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.

Gain the skills required to dive into the fundamentals of the RISC-V instruction set architecture. This book explains the basics of code optimization, as well as how to interoperate with C and Python code, thus providing the starting points for your own projects as you develop a working knowledge of assembly language for various RISC-V processors.

The RISC-V processor is the new open-source CPU that is quickly gaining popularity and this book serves as an introduction to assembly language programming for the processor in either 32- or 64-bit mode. You'll see how to write assembly language programs for several single board computers, including the Starfive Visionfive 2 and the Espressif ESP32-C3 32-bit RISC-V microcontroller. The book also covers running RISC-V Linux with the QEMU emulator on and Intel/AMD based PC or laptop and all the tools required to do so.

Moving on, you'll examine the basics of the RISC-V hardware architecture, all the groups of RISC-V assembly language instructions and understand how data is stored in the computer's memory. In addition, you'll learn how to interface to hardware such as GPIO ports. With RISC-V Assembly Language Programming you'll develop enough background to use the official RISC-V reference documentation for your own projects.

What You'll Learn

• Program basic RISC-V Assembly Language
• See how data is represented and stored in a RISC-V based computer
• Make operating system calls from Assembly Language and include other software libraries in projects
• Interface to various hardware devices
• Comprehend code containing Assembly Language
• Reverse engineer and hack code
• Use the official RISC-V reference documentation

Who This Book Is For

Those who have already learned to program in a higher-level language like Python, Java, C# or even C and now wish to learn Assembly Language programming.

Delight in the magical adventures of Little Baron Trump Read about his famous ancestor, the Armless Knight. Find out what happens to his father, the Elder Baron Trump, when he ascends the Mountains of the Moon and travels through the Land of the Melodious Sneezers Little Baron Trump and his wonderful dog Bulger triumph over the terror at No Man's Port and find themselves in the Land of the Wind Eaters overcoming danger everywhere they travel, with a little luck, and a lot of courage and brainpower Ingersoll Lockwood's 1889 adventure for young and old adults, alike, is brought to light for a new generation with delightful illustrations by Stephen Smith that capture the spirit of the classic children's books of yesteryear

Learn to program the Raspberry Pi Pico's dual ARM Cortex M0+ CPUs in Assembly Language. The Pico contains a customer System on a Chip (SoC) called the RP2040, making it the Foundation's first entry into the low-cost microcontroller market. The RP2040 contains a wealth of coprocessors for performing arithmetic as well as performing specialized I/O functionality. This book will show you how these CPUs work from a low level, easy-to-learn perspective.
There are eight new Programmable I/O (PIO) coprocessors that have their own specialized Assembly Language supporting a wide variety of interface protocols. You'll explore these protocols and write programs or functions in Assembly Language and interface to all the various bundled hardware interfaces. Then go beyond working on your own board and projects to contribute to the official RP2040 SDK. Finally, you'll take your DIY hardware projects to the next level of performance and functionality withmore advanced programming skills.

What You'll Learn

• Read and understand the Assembly Language code that is part of the Pico's SDK
  
• Integrate Assembly Language and C code together into one program
  
• Interface to available options for DIY electronics and IoT projects
  

Who This Book Is For
Makers who have already worked with microcontrollers, such as the Arduino or Pico, programming in C or Python. Those interested in going deeper and learning how these devices work at a lower level, by learning Assembly Language.

Taxation is crucial to the functioning of the modern state. Tax revenues pay for public services - roads, the courts, defence, welfare assistance to the poor and elderly, and in many countries much of health care and education too. More than one third of national income in the industrialized (OECD) countries is on average taken in taxation. Taxes affect individuals in many ways. Taxes paid on income and spending directly reduce taxpayer disposable income, taxpayers face the hassle of tax returns and making payments, and they may be anxious about the possibility of investigation and enforcement action. People also adapt their activities in various ways to reduce the impact of taxation - putting money into tax-free savings accounts, or making shopping trips to other countries where taxes are lower.

Taxation is therefore central to politics and public debate. Politicians that make reckless campaign promises about taxation then have to live with the uncomfortable consequences if elected. Businesses lobby for tax breaks that they claim will create jobs and prosperity.

In this Very Short Introduction Stephen Smith shows how taxes have real effects on citizens and the economy that tax policy-makers have to balance. Although tax policy will always be a highly political issue, he argues that public decisions about taxation would be improved by a better understanding of the role of taxation, and of the nature and effects of different taxes.

ABOUT THE SERIES:
The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Mastering ARM hardware architecture opens a world of programming for nearly all phones and tablets including the iPhone/iPad and most Android phones. It's also the heart of many single board computers like the Raspberry Pi. Gain the skills required to dive into the fundamentals of the ARM hardware architecture with this book and start your own projects while you develop a working knowledge of assembly language for the ARM 64-bit processor.

You'll review assembly language programming for the ARM Processor in 64-bit mode and write programs for a number of single board computers, including the Nvidia Jetson Nano and the Raspberry Pi (running 64-bit Linux). The book also discusses how to target assembly language programs for Apple iPhones and iPads along with 64-Bit ARM based Android phones and tablets. It covers all the tools you require, the basics of the ARM hardware architecture, all the groups of ARM 64-Bit Assembly instructions, and how data is stored in the computer's memory. In addition, interface apps to hardware such as the Raspberry Pi's GPIO ports. The book covers code optimization, as well as how to inter-operate with C and Python code. Readers will develop enough background to use the official ARM reference documentation for their own projects.

With Programming with 64-Bit ARM Assembly Language as your guide you'll study how to read, reverse engineer and hack machine code, then be able to apply these new skills to study code examples and take control of both your ARM devices' hardware and software.
What You'll Learn

• Make operating system calls from assembly language and include other software libraries in your projects
  
• Interface apps to hardware devices such as the Raspberry Pi GPIO ports
  
• Reverse engineer and hack code
  
• Use the official ARM reference documentation for your own projects
  

Who This Book Is For
Software developers who have already learned to program in a higher-level language like Python, Java, C#, or even C and now wish to learn Assembly programming.

Aimed at the advanced student of Japanese, this book teaches both the format that crime articles take in Japanese newspapers as well as the vocabulary. Taught by way of 29 crime articles, with both original Japanese and English translations, the book offers real-world reading practice as well as an insight into the world of crime in contemporary Japan.

Key vocabulary from the articles is repeated at the end of each translation and also in a glossary at the back, making it easier for students to memorise the kanji, hiragana reading & English translation.

Come on a journey with veteran firearms officer, Stephen Smith as he goes behind the scenes of the Met's Specialist Firearms Unit, CO19.

This book covers events from the controversial shooting of Azelle Rodney in 2005 and Mark Duggan in 2011, right up to the outrageous terrorists attacks on Westminster, London Bridge and Borough Market.

Stephen Smith, through his unique access to CO19, has managed to put together hundreds of detailed photographs along with text that goes a long way to explain why it is necessary to have such an elite firearms unit on standby 24/7 in London.

This comprehensive volume will bring you right up-to date with the training, operations, equipment and mindset of these courageous individuals who put their lives on the line on a daily basis to keep the capital safe.

London's Armed Police is a must have for anyone with an interest in modern policing or police firearms matters.

The hunts shared in this book are real, nothing made up. True life experiences sometimes shared with family and friends, or sometimes alone. For many years, I have enjoyed reading westerns imagining what it must have been like and visualizing the events happening as if I was there. That's what I want to portray: what it was like as if you were there with me. In reading, I was never a fan of filler material; I always wanted the writer to get to the action. That's what I am hoping to do in writing these accounts: things that actually happened. The good, the bad, and sideways. What worked, what didn't, and sometimes the little bit unusual. So load your shotgun, or nock an arrow, try to get comfortable, sit still, and let's hunt Did you hear the gobble? He's over there

The hunts shared in this book are real, nothing made up. True life experiences sometimes shared with family and friends, or sometimes alone. For many years, I have enjoyed reading westerns imagining what it must have been like and visualizing the events happening as if I was there. That's what I want to portray: what it was like as if you were there with me. In reading, I was never a fan of filler material; I always wanted the writer to get to the action. That's what I am hoping to do in writing these accounts: things that actually happened. The good, the bad, and sideways. What worked, what didn't, and sometimes the little bit unusual. So load your shotgun, or nock an arrow, try to get comfortable, sit still, and let's hunt Did you hear the gobble? He's over there

This book seeks to share a Christian response to the challenges of ageing and arose from the 2018 academic conference, 'Embracing Life and Gathering Wisdom: Theological, Pastoral, and Clinical Insights into Human Flourishing at the End of Life'. In 12 chapters, the authors focus on the four themes of practical application, theological understanding, spiritual care, and historical insight.

Part 1: The Practice of Caring for the Ageing; Part 2: The Theology of Ageing; Part 3: Holistic & Spiritual Care for the Ageing; Part 4: Ageing in Literature.

Gain all the skills required to dive into the fundamentals of the Raspberry Pi hardware architecture and how data is stored in the Pi's memory. This book provides you with working starting points for your own projects while you develop a working knowledge of Assembly language programming on the Raspberry Pi.
You'll learn how to interface to the Pi's hardware including accessing the GPIO ports. The book will cover the basics of code optimization as well as how to inter-operate with C and Python code, so you'll develop enough background to use the official ARM reference documentation for further projects.

With Raspberry Pi Assembly Language Programming as your guide you'll study how to read and reverse engineer machine code and then then apply those new skills to study code examples and take control of your Pi's hardware and software both.

What You'll Learn

• Program basic ARM 32-Bit Assembly Language
  
• Interface with the various hardware devices on the Raspberry Pi
  
• Comprehend code containing Assembly language
  
• Use the official ARM reference documentation
  

Who This Book Is For

Coders who have already learned to program in a higher-level language like Python, Java, C#, or C and now wish to learn Assembly programming.

From the harrowing situation of migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean in rubber dinghies to the crisis on the US-Mexico border, mass migration is one of the most urgent issues facing our societies today. At the same time, viable solutions seem ever more remote, with the increasing polarization of public attitudes and political positions.

In this book, Stephen Smith focuses on 'young Africa' - 40 per cent of its population are under fifteen - anda dramatic demographic shift. Today, 510 million people live inside EU borders, and 1.25 billion people in Africa. In 2050, 450 million Europeans will face 2.5 billion Africans - five times their number. The demographics are implacable. The scramble for Europe will become as inexorable as the 'scramble for Africa' was at the end of the nineteenth century, when 275 million people lived north and only 100 million lived south of the Mediterranean. Then it was all about raw materials and national pride, now it is about young Africans seeking a better life on the Old Continent, the island of prosperity within their reach. If Africa's migratory patterns follow the historic precedents set by other less developed parts of the world, in thirty years a quarter of Europe's population will beAfro-Europeans. Addressingthe question of how Europe cancope with an influx of this magnitude, Smith argues for a path between the two extremes of today's debate. He advocatesmigratory policies of 'good neighbourhood' equidistant from guilt-ridden self-denial and nativist egoism.

This sobering analysis of the migration challenges we now face will be essential reading for anyone concerned with the great social and political questions of our time.

From the harrowing situation of migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean in rubber dinghies to the crisis on the US-Mexico border, mass migration is one of the most urgent issues facing our societies today. At the same time, viable solutions seem ever more remote, with the increasing polarization of public attitudes and political positions.

In this book, Stephen Smith focuses on 'young Africa' - 40 per cent of its population are under fifteen - anda dramatic demographic shift. Today, 510 million people live inside EU borders, and 1.25 billion people in Africa. In 2050, 450 million Europeans will face 2.5 billion Africans - five times their number. The demographics are implacable. The scramble for Europe will become as inexorable as the 'scramble for Africa' was at the end of the nineteenth century, when 275 million people lived north and only 100 million lived south of the Mediterranean. Then it was all about raw materials and national pride, now it is about young Africans seeking a better life on the Old Continent, the island of prosperity within their reach. If Africa's migratory patterns follow the historic precedents set by other less developed parts of the world, in thirty years a quarter of Europe's population will beAfro-Europeans. Addressingthe question of how Europe cancope with an influx of this magnitude, Smith argues for a path between the two extremes of today's debate. He advocatesmigratory policies of 'good neighbourhood' equidistant from guilt-ridden self-denial and nativist egoism.

This sobering analysis of the migration challenges we now face will be essential reading for anyone concerned with the great social and political questions of our time.

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Within the pages of The Birmingham Free Press Readers, you will discover a treasure trove of captivating narratives that unveil the wondrous tapestry of our intriguing world. Each story is a carefully crafted window into the realm of human achievement, scientific exploration, and the extraordinary lives of remarkable individuals. These articles are a testament to the tireless dedication of our staff and their unrelenting pursuit of stories that inspire, inform, and entertain. Whether it's delving into the mysteries of the cosmos or uncovering the untold histories of our own communities, The Birmingham Free Press serves as your trusted companion on a journey through the fascinating tapestry of our world.

On August 15, 1942, the 82nd Airborne became the US Army's first airborne division. Commanded by Major General Matthew B. Ridgway, they trained exhaustively for their new role, which involved parachuting from C-47s and insertion by Waco CG-4A gliders.

In April 1943 the 82nd was shipped overseas to Casablanca, North Africa, and on July 9 made its first combat drop as part of Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily. A second operation--night parachute drops onto the Salerno beachhead on September 13 and 14--provided more experience, and in December, the bulk of the division left for the United Kingdom and training for D-Day.

Reorganized with two new parachute infantry regiments, the 507th and the 508th, joining the 505th, the division dropped onto the Cotentin peninsula between Ste-M re- glise and Carentan on the night of June 5-6, in a mission codenamed Boston. Their glider-borne component, the 325th GIR, arrived the next day. Widely dispersed on landing, the division overcame its problems and strong German defenses to take the important town of Ste-M re- glise. Further intense action along the Merderet River ensured that the Utah beachhead wasn't compromised, and subsequently, the division fought on losing 5,245 troopers killed, wounded, or missing. When withdrawn after 33 days of action, the division could be satisfied it had performed heroically and helped establish the Allied forces' foothold in France.

The Past & Present Series reconstructs historical battles by using photography, juxtaposing modern views with those of the past together with concise explanatory text. It shows how much infrastructure has remained and how much such as outfits, uniforms, and ephemera has changed, providing a coherent link between now and then.

The Handbook of Surgical Operations is a comprehensive guide to surgical procedures written by Stephen Smith and first published in 1863. The book covers a wide range of surgical operations, including amputations, hernia repairs, and the removal of tumors. It also includes detailed instructions on surgical techniques, such as the use of sutures and the management of bleeding during surgery.The handbook is organized into sections based on the part of the body being operated on, with each section providing a detailed description of the relevant anatomy, the indications for surgery, and the steps involved in the surgical procedure. The book also includes illustrations and diagrams to help readers visualize the procedures.In addition to the technical aspects of surgery, the handbook also covers important topics such as patient preparation, anesthesia, and post-operative care. The book provides guidance on how to manage complications that may arise during surgery, as well as tips for preventing infections and promoting healing.Despite being over 150 years old, the Handbook of Surgical Operations remains a valuable resource for medical professionals and students interested in the history of surgery and the evolution of surgical techniques.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Born Bad is an accessible and lighthearted picture book that cleverly introduces young readers to issues surrounding identity and transformation through humor and surprising animal facts.

''Smouha has an elegant hand and Smith equally elegant art''.
-- School Library Journal

''A fun story emerges with lessons for kids and fun for read-aloud parents''. -- Midwest Book Review

''This is a colourful tale with powerful messages that can be discussed by both young and old readers''. Ibby UK

Wolf wasn't happy being Wolf. When he looked in the mirror he looked BAD. And when he looked bad, he felt bad, and when he felt bad, he acted bad. Wolf wants to change but he's not sure how. He goes on a journey, meeting members of the animal kingdom that experience change; a caterpillar, chameleon, salamander and seal, to name a few. With their help he undergoes a magnificent transition...