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Sustainable development goal 3 : health and well-being of ageing in Hong Kong
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to develop a better and sustainable future for the world, and the goals are part of an action plan to address poverty, hunger, health, gender equity and various pressing world issues. One of these goals looks at health and wellness. Ageing populations have become a crucial issue worldwide, and this short monograph explores ageing and how the consequences…
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- 9781003220169
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- x + 74 p
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- 338.95125
Transformation literacy : pathways to regenerative civilizations
This open access book brings science and practice together and inspires a global movement towards co-creating regenerative civilizations that work for 100% of humanity and the Earth as a whole. With its conceptual foundation of the concept of transformation literacy it enhances the knowledge and capacity of decision-makers, change agents and institutional actors to steward transformations effec…
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- 9783030932541
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- XIV, 350
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- 303.4
Using evidence in policy and practice : lessons from Africa
This book asks how governments in Africa can use evidence to improve their policies and programmes, and ultimately, to achieve positive change for their citizens. Looking at different evidence sources across a range of contexts, the book brings policy makers and researchers together to uncover what does and doesn’t work and why. Case studies are drawn from five countries and the ECOWAS (west …
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- 9781003007043
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- xxvi + 254 p
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- 320.6096
The Idea of Infancy in Nineteenth-Century British Poetry : Romanticism, Subje…
This book radically refigures the conceptual and formal significance of childhood in nineteenth-century English poetry. By theorizing infancy as a poetics as well as a space of continual beginning, Ruderman shows how it allowed poets access to inchoate, uncanny, and mutable forms of subjectivity and art. While recent historicist studies have documented the "freshness of experience" childhood co…
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- 9781317276487
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- 288 halaman
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- 800 RUD i
Interpreting Chekhov
The author’s contention is that Chekhov’s plays have often been misinterpreted by scholars and directors, particularly through their failure to adequately balance the comic and tragic elements inherent in these works. Through a close examination of the form and content of Chekhov’s dramas, the author shows how deeply pessimistic or overly optimistic interpretations fail to sufficiently ac…
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- 9781920942687
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- 800 BOR i
Self-Directed Learning Research : An Imperative For Transforming The Educatio…
This book will benefit specialists in the field of the education sciences. It represents significant progress in knowledge production. Self-directed learning has become increasingly important, not only for education in South Africa but also for education sciences in the international arena. This is a result of the changing education landscape, caused by the demands of the 21st century as well a…
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- 9781928396017
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- 332 halaman
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- 370 OOS s
Shaping Higher Education with Students : Ways to connect Research and Teaching
Forging closer links between university research and teaching has become an important way to enhance the quality of higher education across the world. As student engagement takes centre stage in academic life, how can academics and university leaders engage with their students to connect research and teaching more effectively? In this highly accessible book, the contributors show how students a…
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- 9781787351110
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- 346 halaman
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Indian agriculture towards 2030 : pathways for enhancing farmers' income, nut…
This open access book brings together varying perspectives for transformational change needed in India’s agriculture and allied sectors. Stressing the need of thinking for a post-Green Revolution future, the book promotes approaching this change through eight broad areas, indicating the policy shifts needed to meet the challenges for the coming decade (2021-2030). The book comprises of ten…
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- 9789811907630
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- XV, 311
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- 338.1854
Transformational Change for People and the Planet : Evaluating Environment an…
This Open Access book deals with the pressing question of how to achieve transformational change that reconciles development with environmental sustainability. It particularly focuses on the role of evaluation in finding sustainable solutions. Environment and development are closely interlinked, as are human health and ecosystem health. The pandemic that began in 2020 demonstrated in no uncerta…
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- 9783030788537
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- XIX, 289
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- 304.2
Sustainable energy access for communities : rethinking the energy agenda for …
This open access book examines the transition to sustainable energy systems in emerging cities. Experts from around the world present case studies from different countries and discuss efforts were needed for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The authors look into the issue of environment vs. economics and discuss the question of whether the energy transition goa…
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- 9783030684105
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- xxiv, 170p. : ill.
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- 333.794
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