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Taming the Big Green Elephant : Setting in Motion the Transformation Towards …
In this open access publication it is shown, that sustainable low carbon development is a transformative process that constitutes the shifting from the initially chosen or taken pathway to another pathway as goals have been re-visited and revised to enable the system to adapt to changes. However, shifting entails transition costs that are accrued through the effects of lock-ins that have framed…
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- 978-3-658-31821-5
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- XXVII, 400
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- Globale Gesellschaft und internationale Beziehungen (GGIB)
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Sliding Base Structures: Analysis and Design
This open access book is an efficient and economic approach for mitigating the seismic damage of low-rise buildings. This book presents various aspects of SB structures, including their fundamentals, dynamic analysis procedures, seismic response characteristics, design methods, and practical applications. It contains a comprehensive study on the influence of various structural and ground motion…
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- 9789819951079
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- IX, 104
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Photonic Neural Networks with Spatiotemporal Dynamics: Paradigms of Computing…
This open access book presents an overview of recent advances in photonic neural networks with spatiotemporal dynamics. The computing and implementation paradigms presented in this book are outcomes of interdisciplinary studies by collaborative researchers from the three fields of nonlinear mathematical science, information photonics, and integrated systems engineering. This book offers novel m…
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- 978-981-99-5072-0
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- VIII, 278
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Media-Related Out-of-School Contact with English in Germany and Switzerland: …
This open access book aimes to close a critical research gap in understanding how frequently German-speaking adolescents come into contact with the English language through various media channels, such as television, books, or the internet, and how this contact influences learners’ English competences. In addition, this research project explores the effect of family background and gender on…
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- 9783658424084
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- XIV, 214
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Using Social Theory in Higher Education
This open access book offers a unique and refreshing view on working with social theory in higher education. Using engaging first-person accounts coupled with critical intellectual analysis, the authors demonstrate how theory is grappled with as part of an ongoing practice rather than a momentary disembodied encounter. In a structure that creates a space for relational dialogue, each chapter is…
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- 9783031398179
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- XIV, 284
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Guide to Qualitative Research in Parliaments: Experiences and Practices
This open access book is a hands-on guide on doing qualitative research in parliaments, exploring achievements and drawbacks for all. From early-career scholars looking for an ‘in’ to start their research to senior academics interested in methodological details, the book offers a novel approach to discussing qualitative methodologies. It presents unique insights based on a large-scale quali…
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- 9783031398087
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- XVII, 149
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The Palgrave Handbook of South–South Migration and Inequality
This open access handbook examines the phenomenon of South-South migration and its relationship to inequality in the Global South, where at least a third of all international migration takes place. Drawing on contributions from nearly 70 leading migration scholars, mainly from the Global South, the handbook challenges dominant conceptualisations of migration, offering new perspectives and insig…
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- 9783031398148
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- XXXVIII, 749
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Reconstructions of Gender and Information Technology: Women Doing IT for Them…
This open access book explores what makes women decide to pursue a career in male-dominated fields such as information technology (IT). It reveals how women experience gendered stereotypes but also how they bypass, negotiate, and challenge such stereotypes, reconstructing gender-technology relations in the process. Using the example of Norway to illuminate this challenge in Western countries, t…
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- 9789819951871
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- XV, 133
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Quantifying Climate Risk and Building Resilience in the UK
This open access book draws together key research from the UK Climate Resilience programme. It focuses on topics central to the programme’s research agenda, including improved characterisation and quantification of climate risks, enhanced understanding of the management of climate risks, and the development and delivery of climate services. Key chapters address the challenges inherent to unde…
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- 9783031397295
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- XXIV, 221
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Data Parallel C++: Programming Accelerated Systems Using C++ and SYCL
"This book, now in is second edition, is the premier resource to learn SYCL 2020 and is the ONLY book you need to become part of this community." Erik Lindahl, GROMACS and Stockholm University Learn how to accelerate C++ programs using data parallelism and SYCL. This open access book enables C++ programmers to be at the forefront of this exciting and important development that is help…
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- 9781484296912
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- XXX, 630
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