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1. Managing Sport Finance

   By Robert Wilson

   All good managers working in sport need to have a clear understanding of the principles of finance and accounting. Whether working in the private, public or voluntary sectors, a firm grasp of the basic concepts and techniques of financial management is essential if a manager is to make effective...

   Published March 20th 2011 by Routledge
2. Finance for Sport and Leisure Managers

   An Introduction

   By Robert Wilson, John Joyce

   Sport and leisure managers need to understand the financial side of their industry to offer the most cost-effective facilities and to make sound business decisions. However, to the non-expert the language and practice of finance is often bewildering and perceived as complicated, difficult and...

   Published October 11th 2007 by Routledge
3. Control and Automation of Electrical Power Distribution Systems

   By James Northcote-Green, Robert G. Wilson

   Edited by James Northcote-Green, Robert G. Wilson

   Implementing the automation of electric distribution networks, from simple remote control to the application of software-based decision tools, requires many considerations, such as assessing costs, selecting the control infrastructure type and automation level, deciding on the ambition level, and...

   Published September 21st 2006 by CRC Press
4. Science, Philosophy and Physical Geography

   By Robert Inkpen, Robert Inkpen, Graham Wilson

   This accessible and engaging text explores the relationship between philosophy, science and physical geography. It addresses an imbalance that exists in opinion, teaching and to a lesser extent research, between a philosophically enriched human geography and a perceived philosophically ignorant...

   Published December 8th 2004 by Routledge
5. New Public Administration in Britain

   3rd Edition

   By John Greenwood, Robert Pyper, David Wilson

   First published in 1984 this book has established itself as the leading text in British public administration. The third edition builds on the previous edition's success to bring the considerable changes and very latest developments in the field.This edition includes:* a new chapter on the...

   Published September 12th 2001 by Routledge
6. Institutions, Ecosystems, and Sustainability

   Edited by Robert Costanza, Bobbi Low, Elinor Ostrom, James Wilson

   Series: Ecological Economics

   In the latter part of the 20th century, humans are doing a particularly poor job of managing natural resources in a sustainable way over the long term. Institutions, Ecosystems, and Sustainability focuses on long-term, sustainable natural resource management practices at the local, national, and...

   Published December 20th 2000 by CRC Press
7. Hong Kong Management and Labour

   Change and Continuity

   Edited by Andy W. Chan, Wilson W. S. Chow, Patricia Fosh, Ed Snape, Robert Westwood

   Series: Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Business

   Hong Kong Management and Labour argues, in a series of previously unpublished, completely up-to-date contributions, that economic and social change has been ongoing in Hong Kong for many years, and political change is perhaps less important for labour and management in the region. This book is...

   Published December 22nd 1999 by Routledge
8. Astronomy Through the Ages

   The Story Of The Human Attempt To Understand The Universe

   By Sir Robert Wilson

   From an historical perspective, this text presents an entirely non- mathematical introduction to astronomy from the first endeavours of the ancients to the current developments in research enabled by cutting edge technological advances. Free of mathematics and complex graphs, the book nevertheless...

   Published August 21st 1997 by CRC Press