This Open Access book provides a comprehensive review of the rapidly developing esport phenomenon by examining one of its contemporary flagship titles, Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment 2016), through three central themes and from a rich variety of research methods and perspectives. As a game with more than 40 million individual players, an annual international World Cup, and a franchised profe…
This open access book provides an overview of the progress in landslide research and technology and is part of a book series of the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL). It gives an overview of recent progress in landslide research and technology for practical applications and the benefit for the society contributing to understanding and reducing landslide disaster risk.
This open access book provides an overview of the progress in landslide research and technology and is part of a book series of the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL). The book provides a common platform for the publication of recent progress in landslide research and technology for practical applications and the benefit for the society contributing to the Kyoto Landslide Commitment 2…
This open access book is a biography of Joseph L. Pawsey. It examines not only his life but the birth and growth of the field of radio astronomy and the state of science itself in twentieth century Australia. The book explains how an isolated continent with limited resources grew to be one of the leaders in the study of radio astronomy and the design of instruments to do so. Pawsey made a n…
Buku ini secara langsung membantu para pengambil keputusan dan agen perubahan di perusahaan, LSM, dan badan pemerintah menjadi lebih ahli dalam perubahan kolaboratif yang transformatif dalam mewujudkan SDG. Buku pegangan praktisi ini menerjemahkan pendekatan kolaborasi yang sistemik dan menyegarkan ke dalam pekerjaan dan manajemen sehari-hari. Buku ini menghubungkan praktik kolaborasi multi-pem…
This open access book provides an overview of the work undertaken within the FiberEUse project, which developed solutions enhancing the profitability of composite recycling and reuse in value-added products, with a cross-sectorial approach. Glass and carbon fiber reinforced polymers, or composites, are increasingly used as structural materials in many manufacturing sectors like transport, const…
This book provides the first compact knowledge base on diversity & inclusion (D&I) targets in the UK screen industries. Drawing on new, in-depth industry research and progressive theoretical voices, the book will help readers understand what D&I targets are and what they could be in the future. The book explains different types of D&I targets, how D&I targets are currently used and how they …
This open access book explores the relevance of the concept of technology assessment (TA) on an international and global level. Technologies play a key role in addressing global challenges such as climate change, population aging, digitization, and health. At the same time, their use increases the need for coordinated action and governance at the global level in the field of science, technology…
Buku ini adalah biografi politik pertama Aung San Suu Kyi yang mencakup tahun-tahunnya sebagai oposisi dan semua tahun kekuasaannya sejak 2016 dan seterusnya. Buku ini menawarkan interpretasi baru tentang Aung San Suu Kyi dengan menyajikan laporan yang berimbang dan menyeluruh tentang kebijakan Suu Kyi. Dalam 30 tahun terakhir, belum ada seorang pun dalam politik global yang telah bangkit begit…
This book presents a comprehensive analysis of China’s imbalanced sex ratio at birth and marriage market, and the implications of these phenomena for population development and families. China’s persistently high sex ratio at birth (SRB) since the early 1980s has led to serious gender imbalance and male marriage squeeze. After examining the quality of existing data on SRB, the authors pr…