Human-Nature Interactions

This edited volume aims to widen the discussion about the diversity of human-nature relationships and valuation methods and to stimulate new perspective that are needed to build a more sustainable future, especially in face of ongoing socio-environmental changes. Conceptual and empirical approaches, including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methodologies have been used to highlight the imp…

Schoolteachers and the Nordic model : comparative and historical perspectives

Guru Sekolah dan Model Nordik meneliti kekhasan budaya profesi guru Nordik dan pelatihan guru dibandingkan dengan contoh-contoh dari Eropa dan Amerika Utara. Buku ini mengeksplorasi konsep 'budaya guru' ini sebagai berbagai dimensi identitas profesional, pola rekrutmen, status sosial, nilai, dan pengetahuan guru. Buku ini mempertimbangkan bagaimana latar belakang sosial budaya guru Nordik dan p…

The politics of knowledge in inclusive development and innovation

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„Beyond the Wall”: Game of Thrones aus interdisziplinärer Perspektive

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Deep Neural Networks and Data for Automated Driving

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Biodiversity-Health-Sustainability Nexus in Socio-Ecological Production Lands…

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Altern als Zukunft – eine Studie der VolkswagenStiftung

Deutschland altert – aber was heißt das? Ist das schlimm? Und kann eine Gesellschaft überhaupt als Ganzes altern? In einer Zusammenführung von psychologischen, gerontologischen und soziologischen Erkenntnissen eröffnet dieses Open Access Buch einen bislang einzigartigen, vielseitigen und realistischen Blick auf das Phänomen des Alters und den Prozess des Alterns. Schwerpunkte des Projekt…

Resourceful Civil Society

This open access book examines how civil society organizations in Poland, Russia, and Sweden (re)act to transformations of opportunities and limitations in access to various forms of resources. The volume’s contributions discuss the constraints associated with different types of resources as well as organizations’ capacities to generate resources—or compensate for their lack—as they neg…

Environmental change in South-East Asia: people, politics and sustainable dev…

Environmental Change in South-East Asia brings together scholars, journalists, consultants and NGO activists to explore the interaction of people, politics and ecology. Ostensibly "green" activities - plantation forestry, eco-tourism, hydro-electricity - are revealed as guises used by elites to promote their own political and economic interests. Highlighting fatal flaws in presently exclusive …

Forest Radioecology in Fukushima

This is an open access book that provides holistic information on the radioactive contamination of forests. Topics are highly interdisciplinary, ranging from the dynamics of radioactive cesium in forest ecosystems to the radiation protection or the socio-economic aspects of radiation effects. It is designed to help people understand the radioactive contamination in forests and provide hints of …