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  • GEOMAR Catalogue / E-Books  (18)
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  • 1
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    Sustainable Economic Development : Fostering the United Nations Goals (2024)
    Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore | Singapore : Imprint: Springer
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Technology ; Environmental economics. ; Development economics. ; Renewable energy sources.
    Description / Table of Contents: Institutional Quality, ICT Infrastructure, Transportation and Sustainable Development: The Case of Lower-Income Countries -- Does globalization promote green growth? Empirical evidence from Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development countries -- The causal relationship between globalization and income inequality in the world: Towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals -- Examining the long and short run asymmetric effects of climate change on food security in Tunisia -- Neoliberalism, Climate Risks, and Resilience-Building in the Caribbean -- A fuzzy approach to assessing progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals: Using Choquet Integral aggregation -- Underlying the Impact of Economic, Social, and Governance Adaptation on Poverty Reduction under the Shadow of External Financial Inflows – Panel estimation from the Sub-Saharan Region.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(V, 179 p. 38 illus., 36 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    ISBN: 9789819737673
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-3767-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-3767-3
    Language: English
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    New Urban Agenda in Zimbabwe : Built Environment Sciences and Practices (2024)
    Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore | Singapore : Imprint: Springer
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Urban policy. ; Urban economics. ; Geography. ; Regional economics. ; Spatial economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: The Built Environment in the Context of the New Urban Agenda: An Overview -- The Built Environment as a Value Chain Process.-The Biophysical Environment: Key Ingredient in Shaping the Built Environment -- Geoinformatics and Land Surveying Steering the New Urban Agenda in Zimbabwe -- Spatial Planning Steering the New Urban Agenda in Zimbabwe -- Construction and Civil Engineering Steering the New Urban Agenda in Zimbabwe -- The Role of architecture in implementing the New Urban Agenda -- Sustainable Urban Mobility and the New Urban Agenda in Zimbabwe -- Quantity Surveying Steering the New Urban Agenda in Zimbabwe -- A review of the contribution of the real estate sector towards the attainment of the New Urban Agenda in Zimbabwe -- Institutions, Laws and Governance Structures for Developing and Managing the Built Environment: Elephant in the Room for Advancing the New Urban Agenda -- Climate Resilience and the New Urban Agenda in Zimbabwe: The Role of the Built Environment Disciplines and Practice -- The New Urban Agenda in Zimbabwe: Policy and the Future .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(X, 217 p. 15 illus., 10 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    ISBN: 9789819731992
    Series Statement: Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-3199-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-3199-2
    Language: English
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    The Evolution of Knowledge : Scientific Theories for a Sustainable Society (2024)
    Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore | Singapore : Imprint: Springer
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    Keywords: Philosophy of mind. ; Science ; Social sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. The Evolutionary Nature of Knowledge -- 2. Scientific Theories are Intellectual Constructs -- 3. Knowledge and Employability: The Futility of Rote Education -- 4. Evolving AI Raises Human Concern -- 5. Vulnerabilities of the Patent System.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXI, 154 p. 29 illus., 20 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    ISBN: 9789819993468
    Series Statement: Science for Sustainable Societies
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-9346-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-9346-8
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    Thermodynamics and Equilibria in Earth System Sciences : an Introduction (2024)
    Cham : Springer
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    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (91 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9783031534072
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences Series
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=31323969
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    Threats to Our Ocean Heritage : Potentially Polluting Wrecks (2024)
    Cham : Springer
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    Description / Table of Contents: Intro -- Foreword -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Potentially Polluting Wrecks: An Introduction -- 1.1 Overview -- 1.2 RUST, RULET, and the Potentially Polluting Wrecks Study -- 1.3 Site Assessment and Pollution Risk Remediation -- 1.4 Protecting Our Ocean Heritage -- References -- Chapter 2: Potentially Polluting Wrecks and the Legal Duty to Protect Our Ocean Heritage -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Initial Evolution of a Duty to Protect Our Ocean Heritage -- 2.2.1 1972 Stockholm Declaration -- 2.2.2 The World Heritage Convention Integrating the Conservation of Cultural and Natural Heritage -- 2.3 The 1982 Law of the Sea Convention: The General Legal Framework for Managing PPWs -- 2.3.1 General Provisions on the Duty to Protect the Marine Environment and PPWs -- 2.3.2 Articles Protecting Cultural Heritage Found at Sea (303) and in the Area (149) -- 2.4 Maritime Law Conventions and the Ocean Heritage: The IMO Endeavours -- 2.4.1 Natural Disasters by Human Activities -- 2.4.2 Cultural Disasters by Human Greed -- 2.4.3 The Wreck Removal Convention -- 2.5 A New Approach to Ocean Heritage -- 2.5.1 The Precautionary Approach as a Guide to Manage PPWs as UCH -- 2.5.2 2001 Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage -- 2.5.3 The Question of PPWs Which Are Both UCH and Warships or Other States Vessels -- 2.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Environmental Impact and Modeling of Petroleum Spills -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Background -- 3.3 Previous Work -- 3.4 Released Oil -- 3.5 Computational Spill Models -- 3.6 Acute Biological Effects -- 3.7 Seasonal Considerations -- 3.8 Validation Studies -- 3.9 Stochastic Assessments -- 3.10 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4: Corrosion Processes of Steel-Hulled Potentially Polluting Wrecks -- 4.1 Overview -- 4.2 Corrosion Types in Shipwrecks.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (164 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9783031579608
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Archaeology Series
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=31361019
    Language: English
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    The Semantics of Development in Asia : Exploring 'Untranslatable' Ideas Through Japan (2024)
    Singapore : Springer
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    Description / Table of Contents: Intro -- Acknowledgment -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- Development: Which Ideas Now? -- 1 Sources of Development Ideas -- 2 How Did We Leave Behind Our Own Development Ideas? -- 3 Why Japan Matters -- 4 Overview of the Book -- Notes -- References -- Doboku: Changes in the Social Evaluation of Infrastructure Development in Japan -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Emergence of Doboku -- 3 The Lack of a Philosophy of "Doboku" -- 4 Negative Images of "Doboku" -- 5 Attempts to Establish a Philosophy of "Doboku" -- 6 Conclusion: "Doboku" Redeemed -- References -- Kaizen: Why is It so Difficult to Understand? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 What is Kaizen?-Continuous Operational Improvements Through a Bottom-Up, Hands-On, Participatory Approach -- 3 Why Has Kaizen Become a Vital Development Policy in Recent Years? -- 4 The Difficulty of Translating Kaizen -- 4.1 Can Kaizen Be Implemented Outside Japan? -- 4.2 Why Did These Differences in Content Arise? -- 4.3 The Distinctiveness of Japan's System of Business Management -- 4.4 The Context-Specific Nature of Kaizen -- 4.5 Criticisms of Kaizen -- 5 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Genba-Shugi: Understanding Through a Hands-On Approach -- 1 What Gave Rise to Genba-Shugi? -- 2 The Discovery of "Japanese-Style" Engineers and Companies in Manufacturing -- 3 The Emphasis on Japanese Uniqueness -- 4 JICA's Pursuit of Autonomy -- 5 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Asianism: Continuity and Divergence in Japan's Foreign and International Cooperation Policy -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Alliance-Style Asianism and Japan-China Cooperation -- 3 Leadership-Style Asianism and the Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere -- 4 Reparations and the Commencement of Japanese ODA -- 5 The Bandung Conference and South-South Cooperation -- 6 The Fukuda Doctrine and Assistance for ASEAN.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (250 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9789819712151
    Series Statement: The University of Tokyo Studies on Asia Series
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    Human Rights Politics : An Introduction (2024)
    Cham : Springer
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    Description / Table of Contents: Intro -- Foreword by Dr. Michaela Lissowsky, Director, Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, Human Rights Hub -- Preface: Why This Book? -- Acknowledgment -- Contents -- About the Author -- Chapter 1: Human Rights and Human Rights Politics -- 1.1 What Are Human Rights? -- 1.2 The Political Nature of Human Rights -- 1.3 What Is Human Rights Politics? A Conceptual Approach -- 1.4 The Study of Human Rights and Human Rights Politics -- References -- Chapter 2: Civil Society Engagement -- 2.1 Human Rights Empowerment -- 2.2 Non-Governmental Human Rights Organisations -- 2.3 Social (Protest) Movements -- 2.4 References to Social Movement Research -- 2.4.1 Discontent as a Motive -- 2.4.2 Mobilisation of Resources -- 2.4.3 Framing Processes -- 2.4.4 Political Opportunities and Processes -- 2.4.5 Protests and Protest Repertoire -- 2.4.6 Repression and Repertoire of Repression -- 2.4.7 The Power of Emotions -- 2.4.8 Take Cultural Contexts Into Account! -- 2.4.9 Do Not Forget the Socio-Economic Context! -- 2.4.10 The Ecological Context -- References -- Chapter 3: State Domestic Human Rights Politics: The Implementation of Human Rights at Home -- 3.1 State Obligations -- 3.2 Comprehensive Legal Recognition -- 3.3 Ambitious State Human Rights Policy -- 3.4 A Variety of Topics -- 3.5 The Actor Landscape -- 3.6 References to Theoretical Approaches -- 3.6.1 The Policy Cycle -- 3.6.1.1 Problem Perception and Agenda Setting -- 3.6.1.2 The Policy Formulation -- 3.6.1.3 The Implementation and Enforcement of the Policy -- 3.6.1.4 The Policy Evaluation -- 3.6.2 The Party Difference Approach (Partisan Theory) -- 3.6.3 Advocacy Coalitions -- 3.6.4 Policy Learning, Lesson Drawing and Policy Transfer -- References -- Chapter 4: State Human Rights Foreign Policy: Protecting Human Rights Abroad -- 4.1 Extraterritorial State Obligations.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (189 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9783031570261
    Series Statement: Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Rights Series v.12
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    Vietnamese Language, Education and Change in and Outside Vietnam (2024)
    Singapore : Springer
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    Description / Table of Contents: Intro -- Praise for Vietnamese Language, Education and Change In and Outside Vietnam -- Contents -- 1 Foregrounding Vietnamese Language, Education, and Change in and Outside Vietnam -- Setting the Scene -- The Conceptual Edge and Significance -- References -- Part I Vietnamese Language Education and Language Issues in Diverse Contexts -- 2 Literacy Education in Vietnamese Schooling System -- Introduction -- Literacy Education in Vietnam: A Brief History -- The Revolutionary State and Its Literacy Education Campaign (1945-1989) -- The Đổi Mới Spirit and Reformation Processes of Literacy Education in Contemporary Vietnam -- Central Control Model of Literacy Education in Contemporary Vietnam -- Achievements and Shortages -- Emerging Changes and Challenges for the Literacy Education in Vietnam -- Reformation to Be Continued: The General Education Curriculum and Its New Phase of Literacy Education -- Critical Changes in Teaching Methods -- Methods of Teaching Reading -- Methods of Teaching Writing -- Methods of Teaching Speaking and Listening -- Critical Changes in Assessment and Evaluation -- Concluding Discussion: Toward Global Standards and Inter-connected Settings -- References -- 3 Institutional Transformation for Internationalization: The Making of National Language Program in Higher Education in Contemporary Vietnam -- Introduction -- An Overview of the Education Programs Vietnamese for Foreigners -- Before 1945-The Spread of Religion by the West and the Domination of French in Vietnam -- The Period of the Two Governments, North and South Vietnam: 1945-1975 -- From Period of Reunification to Doi Moi: 1976-1990, the Period of Country Reconstruction After War -- The Context of Doi Moi and Governmental Policies Toward HEI's Vietnamese Language Education -- Institutional Transformation and Internationalization of National Language Program at HE.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (299 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9789819990931
    Series Statement: Global Vietnam: Across Time, Space and Community Series
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=31361085
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    Elusive Phenomena, Unwieldy Things : Historical Perspectives on Experimental Control (2024)
    Cham : Springer
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    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (313 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9783031529542
    Series Statement: Archimedes Series v.71
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=31323967
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    Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Higher Plants : Fundamentals and Applications (2024)
    Singapore : Springer
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    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (352 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9789819982202
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=31281948
    DDC: 579.517852
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