Manual of Digital Earth

This open access book offers a summary of the development of Digital Earth over the past twenty years. By reviewing the initial vision of Digital Earth, the evolution of that vision, the relevant key technologies, and the role of Digital Earth in helping people respond to global challenges, this publication reveals how and why Digital Earth is becoming vital for acquiring, processing, analysing…

Real-time Linked Dataspaces : Enabling Data Ecosystems for Intelligent Systems

This open access book explores the dataspace paradigm as a best-effort approach to data management within data ecosystems. It establishes the theoretical foundations and principles of real-time linked dataspaces as a data platform for intelligent systems. The book introduces a set of specialized best-effort techniques and models to enable loose administrative proximity and semantic integration …

Building an Inclusive, Green and Low-Carbon Economy

The China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) was founded in 1992 as a high-level international advisory body with the approval of the Government of China. Along with rapid economic and social progress, the Council has witnessed and taken part in China's historic shifts in its development philosophy and model. The CCICED has played a unique role in cham…

The Future of Software Quality Assurance

This open access book, published to mark the 15th anniversary of the International Software Quality Institute (iSQI), is intended to raise the profile of software testers and their profession. It gathers contributions by respected software testing experts in order to highlight the state of the art as well as future challenges and trends. In addition, it covers current and emerging technologies …

Building an Inclusive, Green and Low-Carbon Economy: CCICED Annual Policy Rep…

The China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) was founded in 1992 as a high-level international advisory body with the approval of the Government of China. Along with rapid economic and social progress, the Council has witnessed and taken part in China's historic shifts in its development philosophy and model. The CCICED has played a unique role in cham…

Grundsätze ordnungsmäßiger Bilanzierung von Kundenbeziehungen nach GoB im …

In diesem Open-Access-Buch erfolgt eine normative Auseinandersetzung mit der Bilanzierung von immateriellen Vermögensgegenständen nach HGB im Vergleich zu der Bilanzierung immaterieller Vermögenswerte nach IFRS. Der Schwerpunkt der Analyse wird auf unterschiedlich ausgestaltete Kundenbeziehungen gelegt und gleichzeitig aktuelle Sachverhalte, bspw. die bilanzielle Behandlung von Kryptowährun…

Circularity Assessment: Macro to Nano

This open access book attempts to provide a perspective on the circularity assessment at different levels of the systemic hierarchy and advocates better resource management for a sustainable future. It demonstrates how relevant circularity indicators are used for quantifying the extent of circularity of each level. Illustrative case studies that discuss the process of quantitatively interpretin…

Oxygen Isotopes of Inorganic Phosphate in Environmental Samples

Phosphorus (P) fertilizers are known to increase crop productivity; however, when applied in excess, it can cause serious environment pollution. Monitoring P pollution in natural environments using stable isotopes has been difficult because P has only one stable isotope (31P) making the use of P stable isotope tracing not an option. Radioactive P isotopes (32P and 33P) have been used but it…

Green Recovery with Resilience and High Quality Development

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1

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978-981-19-9470-8

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XXXIII, 625

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Agricultural Implications of Fukushima Nuclear Accident (IV)

This open access book presents the findings from on-site research into radioactive cesium contamination in various agricultural systems affected by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident in March 2011. This fourth volume in the series reports on studies undertaken at contaminated sites such as farmland and forests, focusing on soil, water, mountain, agricultural products, and animal…