Maria Bargh, "Environmental Politics and Policy in Aotearoa New Zealand"
English | ISBN: 1869409523 | 2022 | 408 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
An undergraduate textbook situating environmental politics and policy in the unique institutional, cultural, and resource context of Aotearoa.
Energy Productivity and Economic Growth: Experiences of the Japanese Industries, 1955-2019
English | 2023 | ISBN: 9811964939 | 379 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 35 MB
Energy costs in the economy amount to only a few percent of gross domestic product, but their importance to economic growth is much greater than their apparent number. Energy is used in almost all production and consumption activities, and energy price changes induce significant spillover effects throughout the economic system. More importantly, stable and affordable access to energy is a critical factor in determining the rate of capital accumulation in a domestic economy and, hence, labor productivity growth. The expansion of production per hour worked is achieved by using more and higher quality capital, which requires more energy to operate. This book aims to provide robust observational facts on energy productivity improvement (EPI) and to analyze the mechanisms of EPI achieved in Japan's economic growth from 1955 to 2019.Linking the productivity account with energy statistics enables us to attempt not only to develop a better indicator of energy productivity but also to evaluate the EPI with other significant changes in the production process, such as capital productivity, labor productivity, and even the overall efficiency measured in terms of total factor productivity.This book is a valuable resource for researchers and policymakers seeking to understand the role of energy throughout the economy and for economic planners seeking to ensure the efficient use of energy now and into the future.
Emerging Trends in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering: Select Proceedings of ICETMIE 2022
English | 2023 | ISBN: 9811969442 | 1755 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 248 MB
The book presents the select proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging Trends in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (ICETMIE 2022). It covers the latest trends in the area of mechanical engineering. The broad topics covered in the book are engineering design, industrial and production engineering, Industry 4.0, energy and process engineering, mechatronics, control and robotics, material science, and automotive engineering. The book is useful for students, researchers, and professionals working in the various areas of mechanical engineering.
Embrace: In pursuit of happiness through Artificial Intelligence by Prabash Galagedara
English | July 22nd, 2022 | ISBN: 1922691631 | 210 pages | True EPUB | 3.17 MB
Today, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being implemented at a fast pace in almost every area of our lives.
Electric Vehicles and Renewable Generation: Power System Operation and Planning Under Uncertainty
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031090780 | 588 Pages | PDF (True) | 9 MB
Power System Operation and Planning under Uncertainty provides the mathematical models and tools needed to plan and operate future power systems. It discusses the challenging task of the integration of a high penetration of renewable energies and electric vehicles within existing power systems.
Early Soft Error Reliability Assessment of Convolutional Neural Networks Executing on Resource-Constrained IoT Edge Devices
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031185986 | 236 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 43 MB
This book describes an extensive and consistent soft error assessment of convolutional neural network (CNN) models from different domains through more than 14.8 million fault injections, considering different precision bit-width configurations, optimization parameters, and processor models. The authors also evaluate the relative performance, memory utilization, and soft error reliability trade-offs analysis of different CNN models considering a compiler-based technique w.r.t. traditional redundancy approaches.
EU External Migration Policies in an Era of Global Mobilities: Intersecting Policy Universes By Sergio Carrera, Leonhard den Hertog, Marion Panizzon, Dora Kostakopoulou
2018 | 416 Pages | ISBN: 9004354220 | PDF | 3 MB
This collection examines the evolving European Union legal-institutional and policy frameworks for governing migration, borders and asylum post-2015/16. It is the first study on why and how the 'intersectionality' across policy areas and actors affects democratic rule of law and the mobility, livelihood and human rights of refugees and immigrants.
Prakhar Gupta, Mudit Yadav, "Don't Shut Up : How To Talk So The World Listens"
English |ASIN : B0BFRJ68KM | 2022 | 274 pages | PDF | 2 MB
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Doing Dramaturgy: Thinking Through Practice
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031083024 | 274 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 10 MB
This book explores how doing dramaturgy is informed by today's highly diverse field of theatre, dance and performance. It does so in dialogue with fourteen performances and their makers, tracing the thinking-through-practice that underlies these creations. The first part of the book looks at how dramaturgs participate in practices of thinking-making and introduces a dramaturgical mode of looking at performances and the processes in which they are created. The second part of the book discusses the performances and creative processes of Manuela Infante, Julian Hetzel, Ivo van Hove, Anouk van Dijk, Falk Richter, Milo Rau, Kris Verdonck, Death Centre, Hotel Modern, Jr.cE.sA.r , Emio Greco and Pieter C. Scholten, Dries Verhoeven, the LGB Society of Mind, Sanja Mitrović, and Amanda Piña. Showing how ways of making and ways of doing dramaturgy mutually inform each other, this book is an essential resource for students and others aspiring to develop their own dramaturgical practice.
Disability and International Development: A Guide for Students and Practitioners By David Cobley
2018 | 214 Pages | ISBN: 1138631906 | PDF | 2 MB
Despite growing evidence of a close and complex relationship between disability and poverty, development policy, planning and programming has often failed to take full account of the concerns of disabled people. However, following the 2006 UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the post-2015 sustainable development agenda, which promises to 'leave no one behind', there have been increasing calls from governments and development agencies for disability to be mainstreamed into all development planning. Disability and International Development provides a comprehensive overview of key themes in the field of disability and development, including issues around identity, poverty, disability rights, education, health, livelihoods, disaster recovery and approaches to researching disability. The book engages with relevant theory and draws on existing literature in the field, as well as the author's own research and teaching experience, to explore key issues using a range of examples taken from around the world. Written in an accessible and engaging style to suit both students and practitioners, the book also includes a wide range of reflection exercises, discussion questions and further reading suggestions, making it the perfect introduction to disability and international development.