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Closing Rice Yield Gaps in Asia: Innovations, Scaling, and Policies for Envir…
This open access book contributes not only to the scientific literature on sustainable agricultural development and in particular rice agriculture but also is highly valuable to assist practitioners, projects, and policymakers due to its sections on reducing carbon footprint, agricultural innovations, and lessons learned from a multi-country/multi-stages development project. The scope of the …
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- 9783031379475
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- XXVII, 259
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Nuclear Law
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) plays a unique role in the development and implementation of international nuclear law. This chapter contains a short examination of the regime of nuclear law and its four pillars, namely safety, security, safeguards and civil liability for nuclear damage. It examines how we got to where we are and where we can take the global debate, taking int…
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- 9789462654952
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- VIII, 333
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„Beyond the Wall”: Game of Thrones aus interdisziplinärer Perspektive
Fictional dialogue contains evidence about the conversational and rhetorical strategies that contribute to characterisation and plot development. Through their words, fictional characters not only create their identities, but also express the set of values they are meant to represent, since dialogues are constructed following the conventions of the community that produces and forms the aud…
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- 9783658361457
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- XIV, 287
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From Decoding Turbulence to Unveiling the Fingerprint of Climate Change
This book brings together how we, friends, colleagues, and co-workers, see the scientist Klaus Hasselmann. We have tried to assess the legacy of his work, oceanography, climate science, economy, and physics. The original momentum for this project came from Ola M. Johannessen. Hans von Storch designed the concept of the book, supervised the composition, and holds the overall-reponsibility o…
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- 9783030917166
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- XI, 315
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The Vortex and The Jet
Air museums around the world are displays of the manifestations of the many ideas that went into making it possible for a person to take to the air. The earliest desires to do so are recorded in mythology, the human imagination, and envy of what birds can do. Icarus and Leonardo da Vinci dreamed of flying but, alas, their efforts were not successful. Balloons lifted people into the air usin…
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- 9789811680281
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- XV, 175
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The Psychosocial Reality of Digital Travel
When physical travel to a specific place is prohibited or otherwise difficult or impossible, digital travel provides a promising alternative. The technology to do this is now widely available and many people have the possibility to meet with others digitally, and thus alleviate the social effects of physical isolation. Digital travel can also be source of pleasure and entertainment, and ma…
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- 9783030912727
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- XI, 152
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Digital Towns
The European Union’s (EU) ‘Digital Society’ is the latest in a long line of ‘revolutions’, ‘ages’ and societal forms proposed by policymakers, academics and industry for over ffty years (Martin, 2008; Lynn et al., 2018). Critics note that it is at best inaccurate and at worst incorrect to describe society as digital or of technological origin, and is not by and large subje…
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- 9783030912475
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- XXV, 213
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Aviation Noise Impact Management
Aviation is a key sector for the European Union’s economy, promoting a safe means of transport and connectivity within the Union and globally. Despite the signifi- cant progress made in the reduction of CO2, non-CO2 and noise emissions due to technological and operational advancements, aviation is still faced with big challenges regarding the reduction of its ecological impact, mainly due…
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- 9783030911942
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- XVI, 321
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Zero Distance
Writing in The New York Times during the midst of the Covid-19 crisis, Thomas Friedman said that, from the time the Coronavirus appeared onward, “There is the world B.C.—Before Corona—and the world A.C.—After Corona.” This is definitely an After Corona book, and I am certain there will be many others. Most thinking people recognize the Covid-19 crisis as a turning point in our hu…
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- 9789811678493
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- XXXIII, 268
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Craftspeople and Designer Makers in the Contemporary Creative Economy
This open access book explores the experience of working as a craftsperson or designer maker in the contemporary creative economy. The authors utilise evidence from the only major empirical study to explore the skills required and the challenges facing contemporary makers in an increasingly crowded marketplace. Drawing upon 180 interviews with peak organisations, established and emerging makers…
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- 9783030449797
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- XV, 259 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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