e fast pace of digitalization has become increasingly important in academic life. Digitalization as the ubiquious use of computers and smart devices nearly anywhere, the use of internet as well as the algorithmic and technical processes of and the creating, sharing, storing and altering text, pictures and other data, has become a foundational part of living, studying and researching.
Building on concepts from Science & Technology Studies, Simon David Hirsbrunner investigates practices and infrastructures of computer modeling and science communication in climate impact research. The book characterizes how scientists calculate future climate risks in computer models and scenarios, but also how they circulate their insights and make them accessible and comprehensible to others…
Taking South Africa as an important case study of the challenges of structural transformation, the book offers a new micro-meso level framework and evidence linking country-specific and global dynamics of change, with a focus on the current challenges and opportunities faced by middle-income countries. Detailed analyses of industry groupings and interests in South Africa reveal the complex set …