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Recommender Systems: Legal and Ethical Issues
This open access contributed volume examines the ethical and legal foundations of (future) policies on recommender systems and offers a transdisciplinary approach to tackle important issues related to their development, use and integration into online eco-systems. This volume scrutinizes the values driving automated recommendations - what is important for an individual receiving the recommendat…
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- 978-3-031-34804-4
- Collation
- VI, 222
- Series Title
- The International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology (ELTE, volume 40)
- Call Number
- 340 REC
Migration, Gender and Social Justice : Perspectives on Human Insecurity
This book is the product of a collaborative effort involving partners from Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America who were funded by the International Development Research Centre Programme on Women and Migration (2006-2011). The International Institute of Social Studies at Erasmus University Rotterdam spearheaded a project intended to distill and refine the research findings, connecting them to…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-642-28012-2
- Collation
- XII, 408
- Series Title
- Hexagon Series on Human and Environmental Security and Peace (HSHES, volume 9)
- Call Number
- 305 MIG
Sustainable Development in the Jordan Valley : Final Report of the Regional N…
This book summarizes the NGO Master Plan that provides a comprehensive program to rehabilitate the Lower Jordan River and its tributaries in Jordan, Israel and Palestine. It is a regional and civil society effort designed to promote the restoration of the valley’s environmental and ecological values within a realistic financial and economic framework. The plan identifies 127 specific regional…
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- 978-3-319-30036-8
- Collation
- XLII, 239
- Series Title
- Hexagon Series on Human and Environmental Security and Peace (HSHES, volume 13)
- Call Number
- 338.1 KOO s
Ambisonics : A Practical 3D Audio Theory for Recording, Studio Production, So…
This open access book provides a concise explanation of the fundamentals and background of the surround sound recording and playback technology Ambisonics. It equips readers with the psychoacoustical, signal processing, acoustical, and mathematical knowledge needed to understand the inner workings of modern processing utilities, special equipment for recording, manipulation, and reproduction in…
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- 978-3-030-17207-7
- Collation
- XIV, 210
- Series Title
- Springer Topics in Signal Processing (STSP, volume 19)
- Call Number
- 714 ZOT a
Mobilities of Knowledge
This collection of essays examines how spatial mobilities of people and practices, technologies and objects, knowledge and ideas have shaped the production, circulation, and transfer of knowledge in different historical and geographical contexts. Targeting an interdisciplinary audience, Mobilities of Knowledge combines detailed empirical analyses with innovative conceptual approaches. The first…
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- 978-3-319-44654-7
- Collation
- X, 303
- Series Title
- Knowledge and Space (KNAS, volume 10)
- Call Number
- 334 MOB
Designing Sustainable Technologies, Products and Policies : From Science to I…
This open access book provides insight into the implementation of Life Cycle approaches along the entire business value chain, supporting environmental, social and economic sustainability related to the development of industrial technologies, products, services and policies; and the development and management of smart agricultural systems, smart mobility systems, urban infrastructures and energ…
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- 1
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- 978-3-319-66981-6
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- XIV, 520
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 628 DES
Renewing Local Planning to Face Climate Change in the Tropics
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book aims to inspire decision makers and practitioners to change their approach to climate planning in the tropics through the application of modern technologies for characterizing local climate and tracking vulnerability and risk, and using decision-making tools. Drawing on 16 case studies conducted mainly in the Caribbean, Central Am…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-59096-7
- Collation
- XVI, 372
- Series Title
- Green Energy and Technology (GREEN)
- Call Number
- 333 REN
Resilient Urban Futures
This open access book addresses the way in which urban and urbanizing regions profoundly impact and are impacted by climate change. The editors and authors show why cities must wage simultaneous battles to curb global climate change trends while adapting and transforming to address local climate impacts. This book addresses how cities develop anticipatory and long-range planning capacities for …
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-030-63131-4
- Collation
- oer.unej.ac.id
- Series Title
- The Urban Book Series
- Call Number
- 307
Emerging Threats of Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology : Addressing Security…
Synthetic biology is a field of biotechnology that is rapidly growing in various applications, such as in medicine, environmental sustainability, and energy production. However these technologies also have unforeseen risks and applications to humans and the environment. This open access book presents discussions on risks and mitigation strategies for these technologies including biosecurity, …
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-94-024-2086-9
- Collation
- XV, 225
- Series Title
- NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security (NAPSC)
- Call Number
- 333 EME
Urban Informatics
This open access book is the first to systematically introduce the principles of urban informatics and its application to every aspect of the city that involves its functioning, control, management, and future planning. It introduces new models and tools being developed to understand and implement these technologies that enable cities to function more efficiently – to become ‘smart’ and â…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-981-15-8983-6
- Collation
- oer.unej.ac.id
- Series Title
- The Urban Book Series
- Call Number
- 004
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