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Education for Sustaining Peace through Historical Memory
‘This is a necessary exercise in deconstruction and reconstruction that challenges conventional and critical approaches to peace education. Schultze-Kraft’s new book is an impressive piece of synthesis, a personal manifesto married to a rigorous interrogation of the theoretical literature. It pushes boundaries enhancing the sustaining peace agenda. As such it deserves the critical attention…
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- 9783030936549
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- xi; 119; ill.
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- 327.1 EDU M
Civil and environmental engineering for the sustainable development goals :em…
This open access volume collects emerging issues in Environmental and Civil Engineering, originating from outstanding doctoral dissertations discussed at Politecnico di Milano in 2021. The advanced innovative insights provided are presented with reference to the relevant sustainable development goals (SDGs), hoping that scientists, technicians and decision makers will find them as a valid suppo…
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- 9783030995935
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- IX, 108p ; ill
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- 628 CIV
Sustainable mobility for island destinations
This open access book presents the findings of the CIVITAS DESTINATIONS project regarding the link between mobility and tourism in urban areas and the complications tourist destinations face in becoming more sustainable. It integrates the tourist mobility needs and the associated fluctuation impacts in the design of mobility solutions in order to enforce the accessibility, attractiveness, effic…
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- 9783030737153
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- ix; 147p; ill.
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- 388.4 SUS T
Environment and post-Soviet transformation in Kazakhstans Aral Sea region :se…
The Aral Sea is well known for its devastating regression over the second half of the twentieth century, and for its recent partial restoration. Environment and Post-Soviet Transformation in Kazakhstan’s Aral Sea Region is the first book to explore what these monumental changes have meant to those living on the sea’s shores. Following the fluctuating fortunes of the pre-Soviet, Soviet an…
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- 9781800080331
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- xx, 288p.; ill.
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- 304.209587 ENV w
Sustainable enterprise value creation :implementing stakeholder capitalism th…
This Open Access book provides a practical guide to the creation of sustainable enterprise value and implementation of the principles of stakeholder capitalism for corporate boards and management teams. The authors argue that business leadership is on the threshold of a new era driven by major shifts in technology, society, political economy and climate change. They set this transition in inter…
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- 9783030935603
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- xvii, 289p. : ill.
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- 338.927 SAM s
Sustainable energy access for communities :rethinking the energy agenda for c…
This open access book examines the transition to sustainable energy systems in emerging cities. Experts from around the world present case studies from different countries and discuss efforts were needed for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The authors look into the issue of environment vs. economics and discuss the question of whether the energy transition goa…
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- 9783030684105
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- xxiv, 170p. : ill.
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- 333.794 SUS s
Formalizing the Shadow Economy in Serbia:Policy Measures and Growth Effects
This report presents the results and recommendations of a comprehensive study of the shadow economy in Serbia prepared by the Foundation for the Advancement of Economics for the USAID Business Enabling Project (BEP). The report is based on the results of an analysis of the relevant statistical data, information obtained from the Survey on Conditions for Doing Business carried out on a sample of…
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- 9783319134376
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- 179p. : ill
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- 338.94971 FOR f
Climate of the middle
his Open Access book presents a multidisciplinary perspective to increase our understanding of climate policies that are rooted in the natural moral inclinations of people, families and firms. Which policies prevent a widening gap between higher and lower educated people? Which policy instruments are there, and how could they be used? What is the role of free entrepreneurship?
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- 9783030853228
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- ix; 71 PG; ill.
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- 363.73874 CLI c
Creative tourism in smaller communities:place, culture, and local representation
Tourists are travelling the world in greater numbers than ever before, seeking immersive cultural experiences. This massive rise of tourism has raised issues of social and cultural sustainability in the world’s global cities. At the same time, smaller cities and rural communities struggling with increasing urbanization and the loss of traditional industries could benefit from increased touris…
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- 9781773851891
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- 318 p. :ill
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- 910 KAT c
Youth suicide prevention and intervention
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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- SpringerCham
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- xvi; 169; ill.
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- 362.280835 YOU y
The impact challenge :reframing sustainability for businesses
This book explores the role of businesses in delivering positive societal and financial outcomes as they seek to bridge the gap between short-term organizational behaviors and long-range sustainability commitments. By addressing the inevitable data challenges associated with the strategic integration of a sustainability mindset, it enables faster adoption of social, environmental and governance…
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- 9781003212225
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- xi; 162 pg.: ill.
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- 302.35 ALE t
Social Enterprise in Asia :Theory, Models and Practice
In the absence of a widely accepted and common definition of social enterprise (SE), a large research project, the ""International Comparative Social Enterprise Models"" (ICSEM) Project, was carried out over a five-year period; it involved more than 200 researchers from 55 countries and relied on bottom-up approaches to capture the SE phenomenon. This strategy made it possible to take into acco…
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- 9780429265761
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- xii, 392 p. : ill
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- 658.408095 SOC s
Digital personalization in early childhood :impact on childhood
This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Digital personalization is an emerging interdisciplinary research field, with application to a variety of areas including design, education and publication industry. This book focuses on children’s education and literacy resources, which have undergone importan…
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- 9781474290814
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- 224p
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- 371.394 NAT n
Social Enterprise in Asia :Theory, Models and Practice
In the absence of a widely accepted and common definition of social enterprise (SE), a large research project, the ""International Comparative Social Enterprise Models"" (ICSEM) Project, was carried out over a five-year period; it involved more than 200 researchers from 55 countries and relied on bottom-up approaches to capture the SE phenomenon. This strategy made it possible to take into acco…
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- 9780429265761
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- xii, 392 p. : ill
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- 658.408095 SOC s
How creativity is changing China
This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. The question Professor Li Wuwei investigates is not 'whether' creativity is changing China - but 'how' creativity is changing China. The outcome will have a profound impact on how China develops and its economic role in the world. Creative industries maintain and…
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- 9781849666572
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- xxviii; 160 pg; ill.
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- 330.95106 WUW
How creativity is changing China
This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. The question Professor Li Wuwei investigates is not 'whether' creativity is changing China - but 'how' creativity is changing China. The outcome will have a profound impact on how China develops and its economic role in the world. Creative industries maintain and…
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- 9781849666572
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- xxviii; 160 pg; ill.
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- 330.95106 WUW
Public innovation and digital transformation
Public innovation and digitalization are reshaping organizations and society in various ways and within multiple fields, as innovations are essential in transforming our world and addressing global sustainability and development challenges. This book addresses the fascinating relationship of these two contemporary topics and explores the role of digital transformation in promoting public innova…
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- 9781000686371
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- xvii, 210p.
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- 352.3802854678 PUB p
Learning for a better future :perspectives on higher education, cities, busin…
Various international scholars and associates of the PASCAL (Place, Social Capital and Learning Regions) International Observatory (Africa hub), under the auspices of the Centre for Local Economic Development (CENLED) based at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), have contributed chapters in this scholarly book. The book aims to demonstrate how a combination of globalisation, pandemics and the …
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- 9781928523994
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- Iv, 287p.; ill.
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- 338.90091724 LEA l
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