Visiting Asian Cities

The Archaeology of South Asian Cities

Urbanism in the Indian subcontinent occurred in three distinct time periods in which cultural cohesion over large regions is archaeologically demonstrated through the architecture and artifacts of social, ritual, and economic activity. In the Indus (2500– 1900 B.C.) and Early Historic (3rd century B.C. to 4th century A.D.) periods, cities were not necessarily tied to political territories or gu...

Emergency medical services key performance measurement in Asian cities

BACKGROUND One of the key principles in the recommended standards is that emergency medical service (EMS) providers should continuously monitor the quality and safety of their services. This requires service providers to implement performance monitoring using appropriate and relevant measures including key performance indicators. In Asia, EMS systems are at different developmental phases and ma...

Arianna: a GPS-WiFi enabled multimedia guide for tourists visiting art cities

Arianna is a PDA based guide for tourists visiting cities. First goal of the project is to transform cities in open-air museums in which tourists can get reliable information, in the moment they prefer and in the best format technology can allow today at acceptable prices. Second goal is to reach the first via a commercially viable venture, in which requirements of paying tourists are systemati...

Regional trends, issues and practices in urban poverty reduction Social Protection in Asian Cities Regional Trends, Issues and Practices in Urban Poverty Reduction Social Protection in Asian Cities

Health Visiting

This is a textbook for Health Visitor students and is intended to cover the new syllabus of the Royal Sanitary Institute. The author makes it quite clear that she is not attempting to deal with subjects on which specialist books arc available, but merely to give students a reference book to help them in their work. The various social services arc described and much of the book is taken up with ...