This open access book explores epistemic justice in mental healthcare, bringing together perspectives from psychologists, psychiatrists, philosophers, activists, and lived experience researchers. Through eight chapters, authors identify threats to the agency of people who hear voices, experience depression, have psychotic symptoms, live with dementia, are diagnosed with personality disorders, a…
This open access book describes the complex dynamics that coevolve in cities and from cities, to inform agendas for urban research and urban policy with a view to future city missions. It provides a suite of research-informed chapters on urban pathways that are early signals and visions for how future cities can be shaped and transformed as well as chapters from policy, industry and intermediar…
This open access book first introduces the explosive characteristics of combustible gas in the process industrial device, and then introduces the influence law of structural effect on gas explosion characteristics and deflagration to detonation process, and finally introduces the suppression mechanism and protection technology of gas explosion. This book takes the process industrial gas explosi…
As the marketing landscape continues to evolve, posing fresh challenges for both academics and practitioners, this book explores contemporary marketing issues, trends, challenges, and opportunities. Featuring papers presented at the first annual International Conference on Advanced Marketing Practice (ICOAMP) held in Almería, Spain in 2024, this open access book covers a broad range of topics …
In diesem Open-Access-Buch wird das Zusammenspiel von Demokratie, Digitalisierung und Partizipation untersucht und hinterfragt, wie das Internet als Plattform zur politischen Mobilisierung dienen kann. Die Digitalisierung hat neue Wege eröffnet, politische Entscheidungen zu beeinflussen und die Bürger:innenbeteiligung zu fördern. Durch die Entwicklung eines Anreizmodells wird analysiert, wel…
This open access book examines how the adoption of Design Thinking (DT) can support public organisations in overcoming some of the current barriers in e-participation. Scholars have discussed the adoption of technology to strengthen public engagement through e-participation, streamline and enhance the relationship between government and society, and improve accessibility and effectiveness. Howe…
This is an open access book. It gathers revised and selected contributions to the 7th Dementia Lab Conference, D-Lab 2025, held on March 13–14, 2025, in Aveiro, Portugal, reporting on innovative research aimed at improving the lives of people with dementia, their loved ones, and their caregivers. This edition addresses the theme of ethics + aesthetics in design. Ethics emphasize justice, advo…
Volume akses terbuka ini didasarkan pada lokakarya 'Carnap Awal dalam Konteks' yang berlangsung di Konstanz pada tahun 2017 dan melihat filosofi Rudolf Carnap, yang didokumentasikan dalam buku harian yang baru saja dirilis, dari kombinasi perspektif sejarah, budaya, dan filosofis. Ini memungkinkan evaluasi lebih lanjut terhadap buku harian tersebut dan menelusuri hubungan-hubungan baru yang dit…
Buku akses terbuka ini menyajikan generasi baru alat bantu keputusan multi-kriteria, multi-pemangku kepentingan, yang disebut "kompas institusional". Berdasarkan data nyata, kompas ini memberi tahu kita arah kualitas apa yang kita tuju sebagai institusi, wilayah, sistem, atau organisasi. Kualitas tidak dipilih dari kualitas skalar biasa: baik, netral, dan buruk. Sebaliknya, itu adalah kualitas …
SpringerBrief 'Open Access' ini menyediakan pengetahuan dasar untuk merancang sistem otonom dan asinkron serta menjelaskan aspek-aspek pengguna yang relevan dengan perancangan sistem ini, memperkenalkan prinsip-prinsip desain berpusat pada pengguna, dan mempersiapkan pembaca untuk bacaan yang lebih maju dan spesifik. Ini memberikan konteks dan implikasi untuk pilihan desain yang dibuat selama p…