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iCity. Transformative Research for the Livable, Intelligent, and Sustainable …
This open access book presents the exciting research results of the BMBF funded project iCity carried out at University of Applied Science Stuttgart to help cities to become more liveable, intelligent and sustainable, to become a LIScity. The research has been pursued with industry partners and NGOs from 2017 to 2020. A LIScity is increasingly digitally networked, uses resources efficiently, an…
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- 978-3-030-92096-8
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- XLI, 371
Geflüchtete in ländlichen Regionen Deutschlands
Die Open-Access-Publikation präsentiert umfangreiche empirische Analysen zu Halte- und Bleibeorientierung Geflüchteter und richtet den Blick dabei besonders auf die Situation der ländlichen Regionen Deutschlands. Migrations- und Integrationsforschung in Deutschland war bislang überwiegend auf Großstädte ausgerichtet. Durch den vermehrten Zuzug geflüchteter Menschen seit 2014 sehen s…
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- 978-3-658-36689-6
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- Studien zur Migrations- und Integrationspolitik
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- XVIII, 265
Geflüchtete in ländlichen Regionen Deutschlands
Die Open-Access-Publikation präsentiert umfangreiche empirische Analysen zu Halte- und Bleibeorientierung Geflüchteter und richtet den Blick dabei besonders auf die Situation der ländlichen Regionen Deutschlands.
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- 978-3-658-36689-6
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- Studien zur Migrations- und Integrationspolitik
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- XVIII, 265
Resistance Behavior to National eHealth Implementation Programs
This monograph discusses challenges faced during the implementation of national eHealth programs. In particular, it analyzes the causes of stakeholders’ reluctance to adopt these technologies by drawing on user resistance theory and context specific variables. Taking the example of the introduction of the electronic health card (Elektronische Gesundheitskarte – eGK) technology in Germany, t…
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- 978-3-319-17828-8
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- 353.6
The government machine :a revolutionary history of the computer
"In The Government Machine Jon Agar traces the mechanization of government work in the United Kingdom from the nineteenth to the early twenty-first century. He argues that this transformation has been tied to the rise of "expert movements," groups whose authority has rested on their expertise. The deployment of machines was an attempt to gain control over state action - a revolutionary move.Aga…
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- 9780262266857
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- 1 online resource (viii, 554 pages) : illustrations
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- History of Computing
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Data action :using data for public good
"Data Action will offer a model for reading, collecting, visualizing, and putting data to work on civic change. Using arresting graphics and influential case studies, as well as incorporating cultural and historical context, Data Action presents a helpful corrective to standard practice. Historically, data has been used and manipulated to make policy decisions without input from the general pub…
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- 0262359146
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Public sector economics and the need for reforms
Theoretically and empirically informed studies on the role and efficiency of the public sector, public wage and employment policy, privatization, tax policy, and fiscal sustainability.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262332361
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Connecting democracy :online consultation and the flow of political communica…
From the publisher. The global explosion of online activity is steadily transforming the relationship between government and the public. The first wave of change, "e-government," enlisted the Internet to improve management and the delivery of services. More recently, "e-democracy" has aimed to enhance democracy itself using digital information and communication technology. One notable example o…
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- 9780262298803
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- 1 online resource (ix, 423 pages)
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Civic Media: Technology, Design, Practice
Examinations of civic engagement in digital culture--the technologies, designs, and practices that support connection through common purpose in civic, political, and social life. Countless people around the world harness the affordances of digital media to enable democratic participation, coordinate disaster relief, campaign for policy change, and strengthen local advocacy groups. The world wat…
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- 9780262334242
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- 1 online resource (xii, 648 pages) :illustrations
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Cryptographic city :decoding the smart metropolis
"Coyne examines urban living through the frame of cryptography, diving into the technologies, instruments, and processes of hiding information, messages, things, spaces, places, and people within cities"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262374828
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