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Industry 4.0 for SMEs : challenges, opportunities and requirements
This open access book explores the concept of Industry 4.0, which presents a considerable challenge for the production and service sectors. While digitization initiatives are usually integrated into the central corporate strategy of larger companies, smaller firms often have problems putting Industry 4.0 paradigms into practice. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) possess neither the huma…
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- 9783030254254
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- xxxv, 412p. : ill.
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- 338.04 IND i
Spationomy : spatial exploration of economic data and methods of interdiscipl…
This open access book is based on "Spationomy – Spatial Exploration of Economic Data", an interdisciplinary and international project in the frame of ERASMUS+ funded by the European Union. The project aims to exchange interdisciplinary knowledge in the fields of economics and geomatics. For the newly introduced courses, interdisciplinary learning materials have been developed by a team of…
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- 9783030266264
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- viii, 325p. : ill.
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- 330.9 SPA s
Social statistics and nthnic diversity: cross-national perspectives in classi…
This open access book examines the question of collecting and disseminating data on ethnicity and race in order to describe characteristics of ethnic and racial groups, identify factors of social and economic integration and implement policies to redress discrimination. It offers a global perspective on the issue by looking at race and ethnicity in a wide variety of historical, country-specific…
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- 9783319200958
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- 2015
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- 304.60727 SIM s
Framing in sustainability science : theoretical and practical approaches
This open access book offers both conceptual and empirical descriptions of how to “frame” sustainability challenges. It defines “framing” in the context of sustainability science as the process of identifying subjects, setting boundaries, and defining problems. The chapters are grouped into two sections: a conceptual section and a case section. The conceptual section introduces readers …
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- 9789811390616
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- viii, 196p. : ill.
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- 338.927 FRA f
Theories of social capital
Tracing the evolution of social capital since his highly acclaimed contribution of 2001 (Social Capital Versus Social Theory), Ben Fine consolidates his position as the world's leading critic of the concept. Fine forcibly demonstrates how social capital has expanded across the social sciences only by degrading the different disciplines and topics that it touches: a McDonaldisation of social the…
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- 9781849644426
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- 302 FIN t
European variations as a key to cooperation
This Open Access book offers a novel view on the benefits of a lasting variation between the member states in the EU. In order to bring together thirty very different European states and their citizens, the EU will have to offer more scope for variation. Unlike the existing differentiation by means of opt-outs and deviations, variation is not a concession intended to resolve impasses in negotia…
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- 9783030328931
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- xx, 177p. : ill.
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- 337.142 EUR e
Globalisation and poverty : channels and policy responses
The consequences of globalization for the world's poor are uncertain and fierce rhetoric is dividing its supporters and detractors. The channels of effect of essentially macroeconomic shocks on the microeconomic position of individuals and households in poor countries are many and various. This book addresses three core issues: 1) what are the main channels of effect? 2) what are the lessons…
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- 9780203088333
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- xviii, 232p. : ill.
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- 339.46091724 GLO g
Culture and development in a globalizing world : geographies, actors, and par…
Using recent research on development projects around the world, this book argues that culture has become an explicit tool and framework for development discourse and practice. Providing a theoretical and empirically informed critique, this informative book includes conceptual overviews and case studies on topics such as: development for indigenous people natural resource management …
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- 9780203641019
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- xiv, 280p. : ill.
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- 306.3091724 CUL c
Bioenergy crops for ecosystem health and sustainability
The growing of crops for bioenergy has been subject to much recent criticism, as taking away land which could be used for food production or biodiversity conservation. This book challenges some commonly-held ideas about biofuels, bioenergy and energy cropping, particularly that energy crops pose an inherent threat to ecosystems, which must be mitigated. The book recognises that certain energ…
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- 9781315733784
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- xi, 205p. : ill.
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- 333.9539 BAU b
Faith-based organizations in development discourses and practice
Exploring faith-based organizations (FBOs) in current developmental discourses and practice, this book presents a selection of empirical in-depth case-studies of Christian FBOs and assesses the vital role credited to FBOs in current discourses on development. Examining the engagement of FBOs with contemporary politics of development, the contributions stress the agency of FBOs in diverse con…
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- 9780429351211
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- ix, 168p. : ill.
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- 361.75091724 FAI f
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