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11. Massive Misuse of Fresh Water: Why isn’t the Problem Being Addressed?

    We are pleased to present a new Earthscan from Routledge blog post: written by Arjen Y. Hoekstra, author of new book The Water Footprint of Modern Consumer Society.
    
    With a new entry every fortnight, blog posts written by various Earthscan from Routledge authors will be displayed both on the Routledge website and on our Facebook page here. Each post within Facebook will be open to comments so please feel free to voice your thoughts!

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    Landscape Catalog 2013

    Welcome to the 2013 Landscape Catalog, showcasing our new and key backlist titles in landscape architecture, garden design, environmental planning and beyond. It’s another great year for Routledge Landscape, with exciting new books publishing across the list. Some particular highlights include:

    - Guidelines for Landscape Visual Impact Assessment, 3rd edition which is filled with essential good practice information for assessing the impact of designs
    - Place Attachment – a textbook exploring our emotional bonds to locations
    - British Gardens as the third in our series of books on international garden history
    - Landscape Architect’s Pocket Book, 2nd edition – an indispensable handy resource for landscape architects in the field.

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    New series: Key Debates in the History of Philosophy

    Lost in the usual introductions and primers to the great philosophers are the complexities and range of competing interpretations that result from close readings of the primary texts. Unlike other undergraduate introductions in this field, Key Debates in the History of Philosophy lead students back to the classic works so that they may better understand what's at stake in these competing viewpoints. Each volume in the series contains 10 to 15 interpretive issues, or sections, with two chapters included in each section. The first chapter is a re-printed well known journal article or book chapter. The second chapter either takes to task or builds upon the argument in the first article and is written by a different scholar especially for the volume. The result is a new kind of introduction–one that enables students to understand philosophy's history as a still-living debate. 

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    Now Available! Arguing About Human Nature: Contemporary Debates

    Arguing About Human Nature covers recent debates–arising from biology, philosophy, psychology, and physical anthropology–that together systematically examine what it means to be human. Thirty-five essays were selected to offer competing perspectives on 12 different topics related to human nature. This book is designed to introduce students to some of the most important arguments on the subject generated by scientific research and philosophical reflection.
     

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    The New Books in Mental Health January-April 2013 online catalog is now available!

    This online catalog is filled with the latest mental health books from Routledge, Guilford Press and Psychology Press.

    A few publishing highlights can be seen below. For a full list of books, simply click on the subject area you are interested in on the left hand side of your screen.  

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    Standing Conference of University Drama Departments (SCUDD)

    22-23 March | University of Wolverhampton, UK

    SCUDD represents the interests of Drama, Theatre and Performing Arts in the Higher Education sector in the UK. All delegates attending the SCUDD Conference will receive a 20% discount off key Routledge titles by using discount code SCUDD13.

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    Recently Reviewed: Legitimating Television

    “As a teaching tool, Newman and Levine's engaging and clear style make Legitimating Television suitable for both the graduate and undergraduate classroom, especially as a counterpoint to popular or scholarly sources that regard the increased cultural status of contemporary television in a more favorable light.”
    - Melanie E. S. Kohnen, New York University
    
    Read the complete review here.

18. The Rise and Rise of Utility-Scale Solar Power by Philip Wolfe

    We are pleased to present a new Earthscan from Routledge blog post: The Rise and Rise of Utility-Scale Solar Power. The changing shape of this dynamic market is reviewed by Philip Wolfe, author of Solar Photovoltaic Projects in the Mainstream Power Market.

    With a new entry every fortnight, blog posts written by various Earthscan from Routledge authors will be displayed both on the Routledge website and on our Facebook page here. Each post within Facebook will be open to comments so please feel free to voice your thoughts!

19. 

    Author Bruce Ecker on the coming breakthrough in the mental health field

    Author Bruce Ecker sees the use of memory reconsolidation by psychotherapists as the revolution that will change the face of the mental health field. Read Bruce's article here!

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    Planning and Real Estate Catalog 2013

    Welcome to the 2013 Property and Real Estate Catalog!

    This year promises to be our biggest yet and we have a number of exciting books publishing on our ever expanding list. Highlights include a new full color edition of The Construction of Houses, the Centenary edition of Parry's Valuation and Investment Tables, and an exciting new addition to the list, Feasibility Studies for Property Development. We are always looking for new projects and new people to work with and would love to hear feedback from our readers, customers and authors so please don't hesitate to get in touch.

    Ed Needle, Associate Editor, Property and Real Estate