Having a loader in the front and a bucket in the back makes the backhoe a particularly versatile construction vehicle. Readers will discover the backhoe’s English origins and other facts about these iconic machines. A great pick for bilingual readers.

Kids can expand their knowledge about forklift drivers and how forklifts work with this introductory title. They’ll learn the purpose of counterweights and discover what a telescopic forklift is. Great for bilingual readers, as well as Spanish-speakers learning English and English-speakers learning Spanish.

Big tracks and blades make these earth-moving machines instantly recognizable. Introduce readers to the parts of a bulldozer, including the three blade types these big machines use. This volume features short, simple text in standard Latin American Spanish and English.

Informative text in standard Latin American Spanish and English explains how cement mixers are used to make and transport concrete. What concrete is and how it is used are also explained. Perfect for kids who are curious about how buildings, bridges, and other structures are built.

Massive cranes strike awe in children and adults alike. Readers will learn to identify the basic parts of a crane. They will also be introduced to several crane varieties. The roles of crane operators and signalmen are explained, too. The large-type text is in both standard Latin American Spanish and English.

This work analyzes and compares the legal framework for foreign investments in the mining sector in Australia, South Africa and Colombia. The admission of foreign investments, corporate structure requirements, ownership of minerals and mineral rights, mining licenses, land access, performance requirements, distribution of profits and the tax regime, repatriation of profits, national and international dispute resolution mechanisms and the question of the Social License to Operate (SLO) / Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policies are discussed in detail. The work concludes with an outlook on the future regulation of foreign mining investments and finally suggests the development of an International Mining Investment Law.

Text and color illustrations provide information about outer space, the planets, the stars, and the people who study them.

El helicóptero, cuyo método de vuelo fue considerado por Leonardo da Vinci en el siglo 16, se ha transformado en un medio de transporte muy popular para cubrir distancias cortas, debido a su maniobrabilidad y capacidad para aterrizar en áreas pequeñas. Los helicópteros han sido ampliamente adoptados por los militares desde que aparecieron durante la guerra de Corea. En la guerra de Vietnam se convirtieron en la plataforma preferida para transportar tropas y evacuar heridos. Este interesante y entretenido libro ûpublicado en edición bilingüe inglés y españolû está especialmente dirigido a los pequeños lectores entre cuatro y ocho años. Con un lenguaje claro, directo y muy fácil de comprender presenta información básica acerca de los modernos helicópteros militares. El libro incluye glosario, índice, sugerencias de lecturas adicionales y sitios de Internet relacionados con el tema.

Disputes and dispossession of property rights in the mining sector are causes of injustice, violence, and forced resettlement around the world. This comprehensive volume examines mining, particularly what is often called ‘Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining’, from a perspective of governance and rights. It focuses on rights to land, natural resources, and other forms of material ‘property’. Many projects, policies, and laws targeting artisanal and small-scale mining are embedded in problematic conceptual and institutional frameworks that implicitly stigmatise and discipline artisanal and small-scale miners. This collection takes a critical look at notions of property to destabilise some of these frameworks. The chapters in this book are notable for their recognition of the agency of artisanal miners and ‘local communities’ within the uneven hierarchies in which they are embedded, and their acknowledgement of the difficulties of state regulation of such a complex set of issues. The authors use a variety of theoretical tools, engaging with political economy, political ecology, classical economic theory, and socio-cultural concepts derived from ethnographic methods. This book includes insightful case studies from Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Mongolia, South Africa, and Zambia, and is an important resource for academics, development practitioners, and policy-makers. It was originally published online as a special issue of Third World Thematics.