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Tourism and Conservation-based Development in the Periphery : Lessons from Pa…
This open access book applies a social ecological systems (SES) lens to conservation-based development in Patagonia, bringing together authors with historical, contemporary, and future-oriented perspectives in order to increase understanding of the social and environmental implications of nature-based tourism and other forms of conservation-based territorial development. By focusing on Patagoni…
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- 9783031380488
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- XXXIV, 468 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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Energy Demand Challenges in Europe : Implications for policy, planning and pr…
This open access book examines the role of citizens in sustainable energy transitions across Europe. It explores energy problem framing, policy approaches and practical responses to the challenge of securing clean, affordable and sustainable energy for all citizens, focusing on households as the main unit of analysis. The book revolves around ten contributions that each summarise national trend…
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- 9783030203399
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- XV, 157 hlm,: ill, lamp; 21 cm
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Development and Characterization of a Dispersion-Encoded Method for Low-Coher…
This work discusses an extension to conventional low-coherence interferometry by the introduction of dispersion-encoding. The extension facilitates the measurement of surface height profiles with sub-nm resolution. The selection of a dispersive element for encoding allows for tuning of the axial measurement range and resolution of the setup. The approach is theoretically designed and imple…
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- 9783658359263
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- XXIII, 163
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Built on Value: The Huawei Philosophy of Finance Management
This book presents the concept of value as the central component to success and longevity of the global ICT industry player, Huawei. It provides examples of how Huawei focuses on customers to pursue sustainable and profitable growth rather than focusing on capital market valuation which is a familiar scenario among Western companies. It is the business departments that are the creators of valu…
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- 9789811375071
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- XXXVI, 456 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Youth Suicide Prevention and Intervention : Best Practices and Policy Implica…
This open access book focuses on the public health crisis of youth suicide and provides a review of current research and prevention practices. It addresses important topics, including suicide epidemiology, suicide risk detection in school and medical settings, critical cultural considerations, and approaches to lethal means safety. This book offers cutting-edge research on emerging discoveries …
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- 978-3-031-06127-1
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- XVI, 169
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- Advances in Child and Family Policy and Practice (ACFPP)
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Achieving the Paris Climate Agreement Goals : Global and Regional 100% Renewa…
This open access book presents detailed pathways to achieve 100% renewable energy by 2050, globally and across ten geographical regions. Based on state-of-the-art scenario modelling, it provides the vital missing link between renewable energy targets and the measures needed to achieve them. Bringing together the latest research in climate science, renewable energy technology, employment and res…
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- 9783030058432
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- LIX, 491 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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Development, Sexual Cultural Practices and HIV/AIDS in Africa
This open access book introduces the theoretical frameworks and academic debates concerning sexual cultural practices and HIV/AIDS in Africa. It shows how these frameworks have been applied in a practical sense in Africa to investigate sexual cultural practices and their link with HIV/AIDS. The author provides an overview of both the field of study and the methods used during fieldwork. Finally…
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- 9783030041199
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- XVII, 205 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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The European Landing Obligation: Reducing Discards in Complex, Multi-Species …
This open access book provides a comprehensive examination of the European Landing Obligation policy from many relevant perspectives. It includes evaluations of its impacts at economical, socio-cultural, ecological and institutional levels. It also discusses the feasibility and benefits of several potential mitigation strategies. The book was timely published, exactly at the time where the Land…
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- 9783030033088
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- XIX, 431 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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Rethinking Productivity in Software Engineering
Get the most out of this foundational reference and improve the productivity of your software teams. This open access book collects the wisdom of the 2017 "Dagstuhl" seminar on productivity in software engineering, a meeting of community leaders, who came together with the goal of rethinking traditional definitions and measures of productivity. The results of their work, Rethinking Productivity…
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- 9781484242216
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- XXVIII, 310 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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Financing Clean Energy Access in Sub-Saharan Africa : Risk Mitigation Strateg…
This open access book analyses barriers and challenges associated with the financing of clean energy access in sub-Saharan Africa. By considering various economic, financial, political, environmental and social factors, it explores the consequences of energy poverty across the region and maps the real and perceived investment risks for potential capital providers, both domestic and internationa…
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- 978-3-030-75829-5
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- XIII, 197
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- SpringerBriefs in Energy (BRIEFSENERGY)
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- 338 MIC f
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