Museology and heritage studies

Reflecting on the relationship between artists and their audiences, this book examines how artists have presented themselves publicly through interviews and sought to establish a critical voice for themselves.

We are witnessing an unprecedented global outbreak of COVID-19, which has been devastating in its consequences.

This book provides a comprehensive account of asymmetric linkage in the trilogy of environment, development and sustainability and its impact on society.

This book uses the concept of the region to introduce traditional Chinese villages in ten typical areas.

This book is a collection of policy briefs produced from research presented at the 16th Conference on Urban Health in Xiamen, China, November 4-8, 2019, under the theme "e;People Oriented Urbanisation: Transforming Cities for Health and Well-Being"e;, co-organized by the Urban Health and Wellbeing (UHWB) programme of the International Science Council (ISC).

This book provides insights on innovative strategies to build resilient food systems in the wake of challenges posed by climate change.

This book presents recent research on ancient Silk Road wall paintings, providing an up-to-date analysis of their coloring materials and techniques, and of developments in efforts to preserve them.

Some geographic regions around the globe that are rich in terms of modern agriculture technologies, face a dilemma when it comes to storing excess produce, such as grains and even seasonal fruits and vegetable.

Over the last few decades, unprecedented global population growth has led to increased demand for food and shelter.

This novel and informative book discusses the various aspects of seafood quality.

This book mainly focuses on advances made over the past 10 years regarding the exposure, metabolism, transformation, toxicity, molecular mechanism and biomarkers for emerging chemicals in humans.

Resveratrol is a structurally simple, grape-derived polyphenol with seemingly boundless biological activities.

Epigenetics is emerging as an important factor in risk of diseases of global importance including obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer.

This book takes a very practical approach to presenting a readable source of radiation protection material for anyone working in the areas of radiological and health sciences.

The proceeding is a collection of research papers presented at the 2nd International Colloquium on Sports Science, Exercise, Engineering and Technology (ICoSSEET2015), a conference dedicated to address the challenges in the areas of sports science, exercise, sports engineering and technology including other areas of sports, thereby presenting a consolidated view to the interested researchers in the aforesaid fields.

This book pursues a multidisciplinary approach in order to evaluate the socio-ecological dimensions of infectious diseases in Southeast Asia.

The proceeding is a collection of research papers presented at the International Colloquium on Sports Science, Exercise, Engineering and Technology (ICoSSEET2014), a conference dedicated to address the challenges in the areas of sports science, exercise, sports engineering and technology including other areas of sports, thereby presenting a consolidated view to the interested researchers in the aforesaid fields.

The book reviews and reports the recent progress and knowledge on the specific impact of current and projected urban overheating as well as of the urban mitigation technologies on mortality and morbidity and urban vulnerability.

This is the first book to systematically study the Hepu Han Tombs.

This book provides an overview of bidirectional communication between gut-microbiome-brain, pathways, nutrients, and metabolites that are involved in microbiota gut-brain axis (MGBA) interactions.

This book mainly focuses on the roles of engraved symbols and ornamentation in Liangzhu culture.

The book comprehensively reviews the role of nutrition in psychiatric disorders.

The book focuses on the key contemporary issue of Climate change, constructing the narrative from traditions' of Urbanism through its Axiology and Epistemology.

This book introduces important reflections on understanding the meaning of cultural-religious heritage in an international context and their relationship with issues of sustainability at the local community level.

This book presents the background and context of an urban health issue, research findings, and recommendations for policy/decision-makers and action-takers.

This book provides a broad overview of the chemicals in food that have the potential to induce adverse health effects.

This book focuses on the study of chemical dust suppression in mine dust pollution control by means of theories, experiments, computer simulation, and case application, aiming at providing chemical dust suppression solutions for mining worksites.

This book deals with the general principles, policy instruments, sustainability of supply chain, and business of health-care waste (HCW) management including inputs on exercise in immune health defense against COVID 19.

This book discusses the various aspects of the health and nutritional benefits of the wonder grains, small millets.

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This book details the state-of-the-art methodological advances for delineating the toxicology and working mechanisms of nanomaterials, microplastics, fine aerosol particulates (PM2.

This book provides the latest research on the role of nutrients in the prevention and treatment of neurological disorders.

The human microbiome refers to the complete microorganisms inhabiting the human body sites including skin, ear, nose, oral cavity, the genital, gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts, and body fluids such as breast milk, saliva, and urine.

This book covers the research fields in biodiversity conservation, the Belt and Road eco-environmental cooperation, China's five-year plan for eco-environmental protection, sustainable development goals assessment, and human health loss assessment.

The book is the collection of the latest research results from Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning in environmental policy and reform during the past years, mainly related to ecological compensation, the emission trading, the environment audit, carbon tax, environment friendly city, environmental health, economic policy in medical waste, scattered coal treatment subsidies, environmental policy efficiency analysis, environmental industry statistics, environmental performance evaluation, green fiscal and taxation policy, etc.

This book, the third in the series Behavior of Radionuclides in the Environment, is dedicated to Fukushima.

"e;This book uses Caenorhabditis elegans as model animal to introduce the toxicity induction of toxicants at environmentally relevant concentrations under different conditions.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of international cultural heritage law from the perspectives of non-state actors (NSAs).

This book outlines the latest research in Fanshan by the archaeologist, a man-made hathpace cemetery, on which is located the inner city of Liangzhu historical site at northwest area.

This book comprehensively reviews the relationship between micronutrients and brain in health and diseases.

This thought-provoking book examines how the accumulated knowledge on past and present environmental issues and risks within Japan can be applied in order to help deliver the transformation to a sustainable and well-being society.

This book is the first comprehensive work on Chinese covered bridges study, covering fields of human geography, historical buildings, and transportation.

This book highlights the challenges and opportunities of (re)constructing a sustainable rural community on the outskirts of the urban community.

This book provides extensive information on craftsmen-built houses in China.

The book discusses up-to-date and detailed information about the nutritional quality of forage in the biodiversity-rich Himalayan region and their potential in livestock feeding.

This book addresses questions about theories of heritage, its methodologies of research, and where its boundaries lie with tourism, urban development, post-disaster recovery, collective identities, memory, or conflict.

This transdisciplinary edited book explores new developments and perspectives on global Vietnam, touching on aspects of history, identity, transnational mobilities, heritage, belonging, civil society, linguistics, education, ethnicity, and worship practices.

This book reframes commemoration through distinctly geographical lenses, locating it within experiential and digital worlds.

Eating locally and developing an urban-rural food continuum is a rapidly evolving movement.

This book focuses on the cohering elements across various texts and traditions of India.