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Climate Risk in Africa
This open access book highlights the complexities around making adaptation decisions and building resilience in the face of climate risk. It is based on experiences in sub-Saharan Africa through the Future Climate For Africa (FCFA) applied research programme. It begins by dealing with underlying principles and structures designed to facilitate effective engagement about climate risk, including …
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- 9783030611606
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The Future European Energy System
This open access book analyzes the transition toward a low-carbon energy system in Europe under the aspects of flexibility and technological progress. By covering the main energy sectors – including the industry, residential, tertiary and transport sector as well as the heating and electricity sector – the analysis assesses flexibility requirements in a cross-sectoral energy system with hig…
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- 9783030609146
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Linked Democracy : Foundations, Tools, and Applications
This open access book shows the factors linking information flow, social intelligence, rights management and modelling with epistemic democracy, offering licensed linked data along with information about the rights involved. This model of democracy for the web of data brings new challenges for the social organisation of knowledge, collective innovation, and the coordination of actions. Licensed…
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- 978-3-030-13363-4
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- XV, 130
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- SpringerBriefs in Law (BRIEFSLAW)
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Implementation of EU Readmission Agreements : Identity Determination Dilemmas…
By examining the implementation dynamics of EU Readmission Agreements (EURAs), this book addresses the practical reasons why irregular immigrants cannot be expelled. EURAs are one of the vital legal instruments framing EU external migration law with regard to the expulsion of irregular immigrants, yet their implementation has met with various obstacles. Above all, the process of determining an …
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- 978-3-319-42505-4
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- XVII, 83
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- SpringerBriefs in Law (BRIEFSLAW)
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Ethics and Civil Drones : European Policies and Proposals for the Industry
This open access book disseminates some of the results of the European H2020 AiRT Project (Technology transfer of RPAs for the creative industry). In particular, it presents findings related to mitigating safety and security concerns when civil drones are piloted by the service sector (mainly, the creative industry). European policies regarding drones generally focus on outdoor drones, but they…
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- 978-3-319-71087-7
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- X, 92
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- SpringerBriefs in Law (BRIEFSLAW)
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Big Data in Context : Legal, Social and Technological Insights
This book sheds new light on a selection of big data scenarios from an interdisciplinary perspective. It features legal, sociological and economic approaches to fundamental big data topics such as privacy, data quality and the ECJ’s Safe Harbor decision on the one hand, and practical applications such as smart cars, wearables and web tracking on the other. Addressing the interests of research…
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- 978-3-319-62461-7
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- XII, 120
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- SpringerBriefs in Law (BRIEFSLAW)
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Advanced Digital Auditing : Theory and Practice of Auditing Complex Informati…
This open access book discusses the most modern approach to auditing complex digital systems and technologies. It combines proven auditing approaches, advanced programming techniques and complex application areas, and covers the latest findings on theory and practice in this rapidly developing field. Especially for those who want to learn more about novel approaches to testing complex informati…
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- 978-3-031-11089-4
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- XIV, 256
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e-Science: Open, Social and Virtual Technology for Research Collaboration
This open access book shows the breadth and various facets of e-Science, while also illustrating their shared core. Changes in scientific work are driven by the shift to grid-based worlds, the use of information and communication systems, and the existential infrastructure, which includes global collaboration. In this context, the book addresses emerging issues such as open access, collaborati…
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- 978-3-030-66262-2
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- XII, 185
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- Progress in IS (PROIS)
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Narrative Ethics in Public Health: The Value of Stories
This Open Access book illustrates the power of stories to illuminate ethical concerns that arise in public health. It complements epidemiological or surveillance evidence, and reveals stakeholder perspectives crucial for public health practitioners to develop effective and ethical public health interventions. Because it relies on the natural and universal appeal of stories, the book also serves…
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- 978-3-030-92080-7
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- XIX, 238
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- Public Health Ethics Analysis (PHES, volume 7)
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Research Ethics in Epidemics and Pandemics: A Casebook
This open access casebook addresses complex and important ethical challenges arising when health-related research in conducted in the context of epidemics and pandemics. This book provides contextually-rich real-world case studies illustrating research ethics issues encountered by researchers, ethics reviewers and regulators around the globe during the COVID-19 pandemic. The accompanying commen…
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- 978-3-031-41804-4
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- LIII, 204
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- Public Health Ethics Analysis (PHES, volume 8)
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