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This insightful Handbook brings together the practical guidance of
over 50 international practitioners in sustainable tourism.
Applying strong research design principles it provides a workable
and rational toolkit for investigating practical challenges while
accounting for modest timeframes and resources. Expert contributors
illustrate how to undertake environmental, socio-cultural and
economic assessments that establish the feasibility of new tourism
ventures and ascertain their impact over time. Chapters cover
fundamentals including how to conduct feasibility studies and
business plans, and address key topics such as visitor management
and overcrowding. Offering how-to tools and step-by-step guidance,
this Handbook combines academic insight with extensive professional
experience to outline the best practices for an array of tasks to
inform sustainable tourism planning, development and operation.
Incorporating concrete solutions employed in numerous contexts,
this Handbook is crucial reading for practitioners of sustainable
tourism and agencies commissioning sustainable tourism assignments
who are in need of innovative methods and up-to-date guidance in
the field. It will also benefit tourism scholars, particularly
those investigating practical methodologies for creating
sustainable tourism experiences.
Unique and timely, this Research Handbook on Luxury Branding
explores and takes stock of the current body of knowledge on luxury
branding, as well as offering direction for future research and
management in the field. Featuring contributions from an
international team of top-level researchers, this Handbook offers
analysis and discussion of the profound changes that are affecting
the luxury industry, and that will continue to shape its future.
Chapters consider the socioeconomic, psychological, technological
and political shifts in consumers' desires, practices and purchases
of luxury products, taking a multi-method, cross-disciplinary
approach that offers both offers concrete research avenues and
outlines future management challenges. This comprehensive Handbook
will be critical reading for students of marketing, branding and
advertising looking for an overview of the field of luxury branding
research, as well as proving useful to scholars both as a reference
tool and to help generate their own research ideas. It will also
provide practical guidance to managers of luxury brands.
Contributors include: F. Bardhi, A. Basu Monga, L.S. Beitelspacher,
R. Belk, S. Crener, S. Czellar, D. Dahlhoff, D. Dubois, G.M.
Eckhardt, D. Goor, D. Grewal, H. Hagtvedt, K. Hung, A. Keinan, R.V.
Kozinets, G. Laurent, L. Malar, F. Morhart, M. Pandelaere, V.M.
Patrick, A.L. Roggeveen, E. Samsioe, B. Schmitt, E. Schweiger, L.J.
Shrum, A.T. Stephen, D.K. Tse, L.M. Visconti, Y. Wang, K. Wilcox,
J.L. Zaichkowsky, J. Zhang
This timely Research Handbook examines the dynamic and
interdependent relationship between law and diplomacy in the
contemporary international system. Through accounts of the actual
practice of international law and diplomacy, it provides insights
into how international law and relations operate and examines the
complex relationship. An impressive selection of contributors
provides analyses of bilateral and multilateral diplomacy in
international law making, interpretation, and adjudication. These
accounts include examinations of legal diplomacy, reforms within
international organisations, judicial diplomacy, and the role of
non-state actors - including NGOs and corporations - in the
international system. Chapters consist of case studies of treaty
negotiations, multilateral legal reform, and the resolution of
disputes under formal and informal international legal mechanisms.
This Handbook also assesses the relative roles of lawyers,
diplomats and lawyer-diplomats within the international system, and
the ethical framework for their professional conduct. This Handbook
will be helpful to advanced undergraduate, graduate, and law
students, as well as researchers, practitioners, and policy makers
interested in multilateralism, diplomacy, international law,
international organisations, civil society, and the ethics of law
and diplomacy.
Improve your wellbeing every day through the practice of astrology,
and find guidance and inspiration through the symbolic movement of
the celestial bodies. Astrology affects you every day, not
just when it’s the season of your star sign (although this is
your most powerful time to shine!). Divided into the 12 zodiac
signs and detailing every major astrological event, follow the
planets and zodiac signs as they shift throughout the year, and
learn how to live your best life in every sign, from earthy
Capricorn through to fiery Sagittarius season. With everything you
need in one handy guide, this is a great resource, whether you’re
a beginner, new to astrology, or are a practicing astrologer.
Discover more about planetary movements such as mercury in
retrograde, and explore what it means, how to use it to your
advantage, and what to focus on. Allow this almanac to guide you as
it tells you, based on the movement of the skies, when the optimal
time is to manifest new beginnings, when to perform a ritual for
money-making, and how to use astrology as a tool for self-care.
With mantras, advice, and wellbeing tips for each of the
zodiac signs, this guide to astrological self-care and living is
perfect for every star sign.
Written by a plethora of expert contributors from a range of
institutions, the Handbook of Technology Transfer provides an
engaging deep-dive review of technology transfer as a complex and
dynamic process, applying different mechanisms characterising
activities in a variety of countries. The Handbook takes a fresh
look at how technology transfer comprises at least four dimensions:
the underlying mechanism of transferring knowledge; the role of
individuals that trigger the transfer; the role of institutions
where the transfer takes place, and lastly the role of governments
and politics. Split into four distinct parts, this insightful
Handbook fully examines each of these dimensions and the roles that
each of them play in technology transfer, highlighting university
institutions in Europe and North America in particular.
Forward-thinking, it also delves into future innovation
implementation in emerging economies where resources are limited,
and the challenges faced as a result. This enlightening Handbook
will be an excellent resource for scholars of business management,
economics and information technology. It will also be of great
interest to policy-makers of innovation and entrepreneurship given
its in-depth look at technology transfer and innovation.
This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of how water,
energy and food are interconnected, comprising a coherent system:
the nexus. It considers the interlinkages between natural
resources, governance processes seeking coherence among water,
energy and food policies, and the adoption of transdisciplinary
approaches in the field. With contributions covering a broad range
of disciplinary perspectives and cross-cutting themes, the Handbook
has a well-balanced mix of conceptual chapters and empirical
studies. It includes a state-of-the-art analysis of the concepts
and experiences in implementing the nexus in different policy
environments, providing examples of successful integrated
decision-making across the domains of water, energy and food.
Offering a global perspective on water, energy and food security,
the Handbook contains insights into achieving both national
development goals and the Sustainable Development Goals. Chapters
further highlight how to understand the concepts of the nexus in
practice, impacts of the nexus in governance, policy and business,
and methods and tools to strengthen the nexus. Interdisciplinary
and thorough, this Handbook will be critical reading for
environmental management, public policy and human geography
scholars. It will also be a useful tool for policymakers looking
for successful examples of policy coherence towards an integrated
management of water, energy and food resources.
This Research Handbook inspires a new vision of contracts, with
practical illustrations of how they should be designed, rather than
just drafted. The contributors offer a proactive approach, merged
with innovative design, to show how contracts can be both
user-friendly and legally functional. This ground-breaking work
goes beyond the initial drafting and formation of contracts to
cover implementation and integration with business infrastructure -
including digital processes. Drawing on a multi-disciplinary
perspective, it highlights all aspects of the contract lifecycle,
using both theoretical and practical scenarios. As well as improved
design and communication, the Handbook takes a creative view of the
role of emerging technologies, including AI, and how they can
increase contract functionality and visualisation. The goals are
simplification, clarity about rights and obligations, and the
prevention of unnecessary legal problems. Providing an up-to-date
analysis of current trends in contract design thinking and
practice, this Handbook will be an excellent resource for contract
and legal professionals, scholars and practitioners. Entrepreneurs,
procurement and sales managers, information designers and
technologists will also find the forward-thinking, human-centred
approach in this book illuminating and informative.
The ideal gift for all amateur and seasoned astronomers. “This is
a great guide to the night sky at a great price”Astronomy Now
“A handy and straightforward guide.” British Astronomical
Association's 'Journal' “an ideal Christmas stocking-filler”
The Observatory From the UK’s Number One Astronomy publisher,
this is the bestselling stargazing handbook to the planets, stars
and constellations visible from the northern hemisphere. With 6
pages for each month covering January–December 2024. This
practical guide is an easy introduction to astronomy and a useful
reference for seasoned stargazers. Designed for Britain and Ireland
but usable anywhere in the world between 40°N and 60°N, covering
most of Europe, southern Canada and the northern United States.
Advice on where to start looking and a map of dark sky sites to
avoid light pollution. Charts for the circumpolar and seasonal
constellations. Easy-to-use star charts for each month with
descriptions of objects and events to look for in 2024. Positions
of the moon, visible planets and eclipses. Includes a section on
comets and a detailed map of the moon. Now in three editions:
Britain and Ireland; North America; Southern Hemisphere. Written
and illustrated by astronomical experts, Storm Dunlop and Wil
Tirion, and approved by the astronomers of the Royal Observatory
Greenwich.
The Handbook of Multi-Level Climate Actions emphasizes the need for
significant climate action by every capable person on the planet at
multiple levels of human experience and society. This includes
individuals/households, formal and informal groups,
organizations/communities, from local to global, and all levels of
businesses, governments, and nonprofit organizations. It highlights
the many ways that our species can meet the climate crisis and how
entities at every level of human experience are, could be, and
should be developing and implementing climate solutions, including
those advancing energy efficiency, renewable energy utilization,
and nature’s ability to sequester carbon. Nearly two dozen
knowledgeable, caring, and active authors, representing both
academics and practitioners, from multiple countries and
disciplines, have risen to the challenge of attempting to motivate
as many people as possible to take whatever actions they can as
urgently as possible, to ensure that future generations of both
humans and non-humans on this planet will have a sustainable
climate that meets their on-going needs. This Handbook is an
important work for scholars and practitioners working in the realm
of environmental and climate issues, sustainability and CSR. It
provides a comprehensive exploration of the current global
situation, while also inspiring immediate action and forward
thinking.
This Research Handbook highlights the importance of women as agents
of change, acknowledging women entrepreneurs' efforts and
supporting their value-creation activities. With important
implications for policymaking, contributing authors direct
attention to and provide evidence for the positive contribution of
women entrepreneurs to the economy, regardless of their businesses'
size and formal status. Challenging the underperformance hypothesis
associated with women entrepreneurs, chapters present evidence that
women do not underperform in their businesses, but that they add
value even in constrained environments. This intends to shift the
focus of research from questions like 'what do entrepreneurs do?'
to 'how do they do it?', focusing on the unique ways in which each
woman entrepreneur creates value, and 'for whom do they do it?',
looking at the multiple value outcomes women entrepreneurs create
and the beneficiaries of that value. With a global perspective on
women's entrepreneurship and their value creation, this Research
Handbook will be vital reading for researchers of entrepreneurship,
as well as government agencies and policymakers interested in
promoting entrepreneurial activity.
The Elgar Encyclopedia of Law and Data Science represents a
comprehensive mapping of the field. Comprising over 60 entries, it
features contributions from eminent global scholars, drawing on
expertise from multiple disciplines, including law and data
science, economics, computer engineering, physics, biomedical
engineering and history, philosophy, neuro-engineering, political
science, and geo-informatics. This Encyclopedia brings together
jurists, computer scientists, and data analysts to uncover the
challenges, opportunities, and fault lines that arise as these
groups are increasingly thrown together by expanding attempts to
regulate and adapt to a data-driven world. It explains the concepts
and tools at the crossroads of the many disciplines involved in
data science and law, bridging scientific and applied domains.
Entries span algorithmic fairness, consent, data protection,
ethics, healthcare, machine learning, patents, surveillance,
transparency and vulnerability. Comprehensive yet accessible, this
Encyclopedia will be an indispensable resource for scholars of law,
data science, artificial intelligence and law and technology. It
also contains practical implications for a manifold of users: from
domain experts to policy makers, from businesses to practitioners.
Key Features: The first Encyclopedic coverage of the field of Law
and Data Science Over 60 entries Entries organized alphabetically
for ease of reference Full analytical index Interrelated
multidisciplinary perspectives Unique accessibility for
non-experts.
In this original and thought-provoking Research Handbook, an
international and interdisciplinary group of scholars, artists,
lawyers, judges, and writers offer a range of perspectives on
rethinking law by means of literary concepts. Presenting a
comprehensive introduction to jurisliterary themes, it destabilises
the traditional hierarchy that places law before literature and
exposes the literary nature of the legal. Chapters explore multiple
genres and modes, from travel reviews to graphic novels, from
poetics to ghost-writing, from cartography to speculative fiction.
Working with diverse methods and areas of inquiry, including
enstrangement, colonial entanglements, blockchain narratives,
transing and transgression of many kinds, matterphor, aesthetics
and epistemology, this Research Handbook provides a systematic
application of literary approaches to the reading of law. Scholars
and students of jurisprudence, and those in the humanities with an
interest in law and literature, will find this ground-breaking
Research Handbook an indispensable guide. It also offers insight to
international legal scholars looking for materialist accounts of
law, as well as those interested in contemporary challenges to the
rule of law.
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