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09/14
Juha
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The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records (Hardcover) by Ashley Kahn bookshelves: currently-reading, history, music |
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08/17
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Inventing Japan: 1853-1964 (Modern Library Chronicles) by Ian Buruma bookshelves: currently-reading, history, japan, politics, social-science |
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07/26
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Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World (Global Century Series) by J. R. McNeill bookshelves: currently-reading, environment, history |
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Africa (Hardcover) by Richard Dowden bookshelves: to-read |
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Development as Freedom (Paperback) by Amartya K. Sen bookshelves: international-development, politics, social-science |
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read in January, 2004
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My Secret History (Paperback) by Paul Theroux bookshelves: africa, fiction |
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recommended for: people liking an interesting story and Africa
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Small World (Paperback) by David Lodge bookshelves: fiction, humour-satire |
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recommended for: those, especially academics, on the conference circuit
read in January, 1995 |
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World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability (Paperback) by Amy Chua bookshelves: international-development, politics, social-science |
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recommended for: people interested in international politics.
read in April, 2004 |
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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Paperback) by Dava Sobel bookshelves: history |
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recommended to Juha by:
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recommended for: those interested in history of science read in February, 2007 |
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The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific (Paperback) by J. Maarten Troost bookshelves: humour-satire, international-development, islands, travel |
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recommended for: those enjoying a good travel story as well as people into international development.
read in August, 2008 
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"The author moved to the island of Tarawa in the Pacific nation of Kiribati together with his wife who was sent there by an NGO. His ambition and only job was to write a novel. Instead, he wrote this fine book based on the experience of living on a ti...more
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The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records (Hardcover) by Ashley Kahn bookshelves: currently-reading, history, music |
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Night Train (Hardcover) by Martin Amis bookshelves: fiction, thriller-mystery |
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recommended for: people who enjoy mysteries of the noir variety.
read in September, 2008
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"This mystery caught my attention on the bookshelf of one of my favorite neighborhood cafes here in Brooklyn. I started reading it over a glass of wine and had to take it home to finish (I'll return it today). It starts as a police procedural, then tu...more
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Sea of Poppies (Paperback) by Amitav Ghosh bookshelves: to-read |
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Juha's favorite quotes
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."
— Albert Einstein
— Albert Einstein
Juha's writing
Water for Urban Areas: Challenges and Perspectives (Juha I. Uitto & Asit K. Biswas, eds.) (Professional & Technical)
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updated 08/19/2008 11:36AM
description:
For the first time in history, half of the world’s population is living in cities. By the year 2025, it is estimated that more than two-thirds will be urban dwellers. While the fastest growth of cities is taking place in the developing world, urbanization is a global phenomenon, closely related to environmental issues. The rapid growth of urban centres will place tremendous stress on the environment and pose formidable problems of social and institutional change, infrastructure development, and pollution control. In Water for Urban Areas, leading experts from four continents offer unique insights into varied issues of urban water management.
Published by United Nations University Press, 1999
Enhancing Participation and Governance in Water Resources Management: Conventional Approaches and Information Technology (Libor Jansky & Juha I. Uitto, eds.) (Professional & Technical)
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updated 08/19/2008 06:47AM
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This book aims to further global understanding of approaches and techniques for applying public participation to improve water resources management. The United Nations estimates that more than 2 billion people in over 40 countries are negatively affected by water shortages. Increasing demand for water has been identified as one of four major factors that will threaten human and ecological health over the next generation. As public health, development, economy and nature suffer, ensuring access to clean water is rising towards the top of government agendas.
Published by United Nations University Press, 2006.
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