Total Transition

Author : Sandeep Pai,Savannah Carr-Wilson
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781771602495

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Total Transition by Sandeep Pai,Savannah Carr-Wilson Pdf

Follow the journey of a Canadian and Indian couple, Savannah and Sandeep, as they travel the world to capture the human side of one of the biggest energy transitions of our times - the global shift from fossil fuels to renewables. In this exciting and provocative new book, readers are taken into the homes of the coal miners who live and work in Jharia, a town in India that has been on fire for the past 100 years due to poor coal mining practices. Life in Jharia is a version of Dante's inferno - 700,000 people live in the most unimaginable conditions. Yet even though residents of Jharia say they are dying slowly every day, they also say they'll never leave. Almost 11,000 kilometres away, in the Canadian oil sands, workers and indigenous people similarly describe their complex relationship with the industry that employs them. Although fossil fuel extraction is harming the environment and impacting people's way of life in the oil sands region, a much-needed shift to renewable energy could also leave communities without their livelihoods. Written in the form of a travelogue, Total Transition provides a whirlwind look at the global growth of renewable energy - highlighting exciting developments in solar and wind energy in Canada, India, Africa and Europe, and discussing hurdles standing in the way of a total transition. Energy experts and leaders of innovative renewable energy projects share hope and optimism about the future of fossil fuel workers and their communities in an increasingly renewable world.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Families
ISBN : UCR:31210023559154

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Individuals and Families in Transition by Anonim Pdf

Author : Maria Vodenska
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-22
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781527526518

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Hospitality and Tourism in Transition in Central and Eastern Europe by Maria Vodenska Pdf

This book is the result of the joint efforts of hospitality and tourism academicians of eleven countries in Central and Eastern Europe – all of them members of La Fondation pour la Formation Hôtelière based in Switzerland, which for more than twenty years has supported the development and the evolution of hospitality and tourism education in thirty nine educational institutions across Central and Eastern Europe. The book analyses hospitality and tourism development in various countries in the period of transition (1990-2015). Its main advantage is that the research is conducted by native hospitality and tourism researchers and specialists from each country. The volume will appeal to a large audience of lecturers, researchers, and students in hospitality and tourism both across Europe and worldwide, as well as to all people interested in Central and Eastern European countries’ general development and its specifics during the transition period.

Author : Brian Atkin,Adrian Brooks
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118655474

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Total Facility Management by Brian Atkin,Adrian Brooks Pdf

The importance of effective facility management in enabling organizations to function efficiently is widely recognized. The fourth edition of Total Facility Management offers a comprehensive treatment of what facility management means to owners, operators, tenants, facility managers and professional advisors, as well as containing advice on how facilities can be better managed from a number of perspectives. It consolidates current best practice, defines and develops emergent areas and offers a pathway for the future development of facility management. The facility management body of knowledge now benefits from the publication of several national and international standards, none of which were available when earlier editions of the book were published. The opportunity has been taken to modify the structure and content of this new edition to align it with these standards to provide readers and their organizations with a comprehensive treatment of the subject. Greater emphasis has been given to facility planning, especially the briefing stage in the design of a new or refurbished facility; design for operability; stakeholder management; outsourcing; procurement; transition; performance management; environmental management; sustainability; maintenance management; information management and building information modelling (BIM). Throughout the book, the links between facility management practice and the organisation’s business objectives are emphasised. Readers worldwide will find this fourth edition a valuable and thought-provoking blend of the principles and practice of facility management.

Author : Jasim Ahmed
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781118935712

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Glass Transition and Phase Transitions in Food and Biological Materials by Jasim Ahmed Pdf

Glass and State Transitions in Food and Biological Materials describes how glass transition has been applied to food micro-structure, food processing, product development, storage studies, packaging development and other areas. This book has been structured so that readers can initially grasp the basic principles and instrumentation, before moving through the various applications. In summary, the book will provide the “missing link” between food science and material science/polymer engineering. This will allow food scientists to better understand the concept and applications of thermal properties.

Author : Alexandros L. Zografos
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118753569

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From Biosynthesis to Total Synthesis by Alexandros L. Zografos Pdf

Focusing on biosynthesis, this book provides readers with approaches and methodologies for modern organic synthesis. By discussing major biosynthetic pathways and their chemical reactions, transformations, and natural products applications; it links biosynthetic mechanisms and more efficient total synthesis. • Describes four major biosynthetic pathways (acetate, mevalonate, shikimic acid, and mixed pathways and alkaloids) and their related mechanisms • Covers reactions, tactics, and strategies for chemical transformations, linking biosynthetic processes and total synthesis • Includes strategies for optimal synthetic plans and introduces a modern molecular approach to natural product synthesis and applications • Acts as a key reference for industry and academic readers looking to advance knowledge in classical total synthesis, organic synthesis, and future directions in the field

Author : Michel Rueher
Publisher : Springer
Page : 899 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-22
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783319449531

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Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming by Michel Rueher Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed conference proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming, CP 2016, held in Toulouse, France, in September 2016. The 63 revised regular papers presented together with 4 short papers and the abstracts of 4 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 157 submissions. The scope of CP 2016 includes all aspects of computing with constraints, including theory, algorithms, environments, languages, models, systems, and applications such as decision making, resource allocation, scheduling, configuration, and planning. The papers are grouped into the following tracks: technical track; application track; computational sustainability track; CP and biology track; music track; preference, social choice, and optimization track; testing and verification track; and journal-first and sister conferences track.

Author : Salah S. Al-Majeed,Chih-Lin Hu,Dhinaharan Nagamalai
Publisher : Springer
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-11
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642211539

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Advances in Wireless, Mobile Networks and Applications by Salah S. Al-Majeed,Chih-Lin Hu,Dhinaharan Nagamalai Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Wireless, Mobile Networks and Applications, WiMoA 2011, and the First International Conference on Computer Science, Engineering and Applications, ICCSEA 2011, held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in May 2011. The book is organized as a collection of papers from WiMoA 2011 and ICCSEA 2011. The 8 revised full papers presented in the WiMoA 2011 part were carefully reviewed and selected from 63 submissions. The 20 revised full papers presented in the ICCSEA 2011 part were carefully reviewed and selected from 110 submissions.

Author : Michael A Stroscio,Mitra Dutta
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2003-09-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789814486552

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Advanced Semiconductor Heterostructures: Novel Devices, Potential Device Applications And Basic Properties by Michael A Stroscio,Mitra Dutta Pdf

This volume provides valuable summaries on many aspects of advanced semiconductor heterostructures and highlights the great variety of semiconductor heterostructures that has emerged since their original conception. As exemplified by the chapters in this book, recent progress on advanced semiconductor heterostructures spans a truly remarkable range of scientific fields with an associated diversity of applications. Some of these applications will undoubtedly revolutionize critically important facets of modern technology. At the heart of these advances is the ability to design and control the properties of semiconductor devices on the nanoscale. As an example, the intersubband lasers discussed in this book have a broad range of previously unobtainable characteristics and associated applications as a result of the nanoscale dimensional control of the underlying semiconductor heterostructures. As this book illustrates, an astounding variety of heterostructures can be fabricated with current technology; the potentially widespread use of layered quantum dots fabricated with nanoscale precision in biological applications opens up exciting advances in medicine. In addition, many more excellent examples of the remarkable impact being made through the use of semiconductor heterostructures are given. The summaries in this volume provide timely insights into what we know now about selected areas of advanced semiconductor heterostructures and also provide foundations for further developments.

Author : Mario I. Bléjer,Marko Skreb
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Europe, Central
ISBN : 0262025051

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Transition by Mario I. Bléjer,Marko Skreb Pdf

A comparative analysis of eleven transition economies.

Author : Jacqueline O'Reilly,Janine Leschke,Renate Ortlieb,Martin Seeleib-Kaiser,Paola Villa
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780190864804

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Youth Labor in Transition by Jacqueline O'Reilly,Janine Leschke,Renate Ortlieb,Martin Seeleib-Kaiser,Paola Villa Pdf

Exacerbated by the Great Recession, youth transitions to employment and adulthood have become increasingly protracted, precarious, and differentiated by gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. Youth Labor in Transition examines young people's integration into employment, alongside the decisions and consequences of migrating to find work and later returning home. The authors identify key policy challenges for the future related to NEETS, overeducation, self-employment, and ethnic differences in outcomes. This illustrates the need to encompass a wider understanding of youth employment and job insecurity by including an analysis of economic production and how it relates to social reproduction of labor if policy intervention is to be effective. The mapping and extensive analysis in this book are the result of a 3½-year, European Union-funded research project (Strategic Transitions for Youth Labour in Europe, or STYLE; http://www.style-research.eu) coordinated by Jacqueline O'Reilly. With an overall budget of just under 5 million euros and involving 25 research partners; an international advisory network and local advisory boards of employers, unions, and policymakers; and non-governmental organizations from more than 20 European countries, STYLE is one of the largest European Commission-funded research projects to exist on this topic. Consequently, this book will appeal to an array of audiences, including academic and policy researchers in sociology, political science, economics, management studies, and more particular labor market and social policy; policy communities; and bachelor's- and master's-level students in courses on European studies or any of the aforementioned subject areas.

Author : Elena Borin,Mara Cerquetti,Marta Crispí,Judith Urbano
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783031141218

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Cultural Leadership in Transition Tourism by Elena Borin,Mara Cerquetti,Marta Crispí,Judith Urbano Pdf

Cultural tourism has proved to be a significant source of economic development for cultural destinations, but it has also emerged as a sometimes potentially controversial and unsustainable phenomenon. The recent pandemic has also pointed out that we need different models of development of tourism, that include a more balanced approach to cultural components in cities and rural areas. Calls have been made on the need to design more sustainable models of tourism development for cultural destinations, conceiving tourism as a means to increasing the quality of life and generating economic opportunities in cities and regions by involving their communities and stakeholders. This book presents an in-depth analysis of the transition towards more sustainable models of cultural tourism development. Starting from the ongoing debate on cultural ecosystems, the book explores the potential key role of cultural and creative organizations as leaders of change. Including theoretical contributions, quantitative and qualitative analyses and international case studies, the book explores the role of cultural actors as leaders and their potential as drivers of culture-led innovation for tourism in cities and regions.

Author : A.I. Potekaev,A.M. Glezer,V.V. Kulagin,M.D. Starostenkov,A.A. Klopot
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000329766

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Structure and Properties of Intermetallics in Pre-Transitional Low-Stability States by A.I. Potekaev,A.M. Glezer,V.V. Kulagin,M.D. Starostenkov,A.A. Klopot Pdf

This book is dedicated to the fundamental physical aspects of stability, the influence of structural defects on the properties and structural phase transformations of BCC alloys. The authors present patterns that occur in the structural-phase states of functional alloys with low stability or instability under thermal cycling effects. Structural-phase transformations and the physical laws governing the influence of the thermomechanical effect on the properties of alloys are examined to advance development of technological processes for processing functional materials. Features: Studies the correlation between structural phase states and changes in the physico-mechanical properties of intermetallic compounds Explores the influence of thermomechanical cycling on the properties of functional alloys Details low-stability pretransition states in alloys

Author : Minnesota
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1674 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Law
ISBN : MINN:31951D02218967J

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Minnesota Statutes by Minnesota Pdf

Author : Engineering Institute of Canada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Civil engineering
ISBN : UIUC:30112062303919

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Transactions by Engineering Institute of Canada Pdf