Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Innovative Solutions in Hy…

This open access book is compilation of selected papers from 2nd International Conference on Innovative Solutions in Hydropower Engineering and Civil Engineering (HECE 2022). The work focuses on novel techniques for topics in hydropower and sustainable development, maximizing and communicating the multiple benefits of hydro, the food-water-energy nexus approach, synergy among the renewables, ma…

BUiD Doctoral Research Conference 2022

This open access book presents selected contributions on a wide range of scientific and technological areas originating from the BUiD Doctoral Research Conference (BDRC 2022). It discusses the following topics: project management, macroeconomic factors, Fourth Industrial Revolution, agility, multiculturalism, diversity, inclusion, leadership, language, discourse analysis, curriculum, critical t…

Advances in Frontier Research on Engineering Structures

This is an open access book. This book focuses on the research of advanced structures and anti-seismic in civil engineering. It features the most cutting-edge research directions and achievements related to civil and structural engineering. Subjects in this book include: ·Engineering Structure and Seismic Resistance ·Structural Mechanics Analysis ·Components and Materials ·Structural Se…

Proceedings of PIANC Smart Rivers 2022

This book is a compilation of selected papers from the 10th PIANC Smart Rivers Conference (Smart Rivers 2022). The work focuses on novel techniques for inland waterways and navigation structures. The contents make valuable contributions to academic researchers, engineers in the industry, and regulators of aviation authorities. As well, readers will encounter new ideas for realizing Green Waterw…

IEA International Civic and Citizenship Education Study 2022 Assessment Frame…

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Studierendenmigration und Entwicklung

Wie tragen internationale Studierende und Alumni zur Entwicklung in ihren Herkunftsländern bei? Ist der Entwicklungseffekt am größten, wenn Studierende direkt nach Beendigung ihres Studiums wieder in ihre Herkunftsländer zurückkehren und sich dort vor Ort engagieren oder können sie die Entwicklung ihres Herkunftslandes auch unterstützen, wenn sie nach dem Studium im Ausland bleiben und s…

Designing Data Spaces

The role data plays in enterprises is changing as the digital transformation in many sectors gains speed. New business opportunities through data-driven innovation emerge from data sharing in ecosystems. In ecosystems, the interest of the individual must be brought into alignment with the interest of the ecosystem. Trust between participants, data interoperability, and data sovereignty are …

Education to Build Back Better

This chapter examines the Multi-Skill Foundation Course (MSFC), a vocational course conceived by grassroots NGO Vigyan Ashram, and further developed, replicated, and scaled up by Lend-A-Hand India (LAHI) since 2005. In collaboration with the State Government of Maharashtra, the course has been recognized under the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF)) and adopted by more than 600…

Guidebook to Carbon Neutrality in China

How to deal with carbon emissions—a rare externality that spans a large time frame and geographical scope—is a difficult task for the world. This task is particularly challenging for China, mainly in that the country must coordinate dual objectives, including existing economic growth targets and the newly added carbon neutrality goal. Over the past 40 years of reform and opening up, Chi…

Hizmet in Transitions

Primary research for this book and its companion volume was conducted during 2017–2020. Bearing in mind the pressures upon those associated with Hizmet not only in Turkey, but also beyond it, and which for some interviewees have ranged from loss of employment, expropriation of property and funds through to imprisonment; the need to undertake irregular and sometimes dangerous migratio…