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This unique book illustrates that in order to address the growing
urgency of issues around environmental and resource limits, it is
clear that we need to develop effective policies to promote durable
changes in behavior and transform how we view, and consume, goods
and services. It suggests that in order to develop effective
policies in this area, it is necessary to move beyond a narrow
understanding of 'how individuals behave', and to incorporate a
more nuanced approach that encompasses behavioral influences in
different societies, contexts and settings.The editors draw
together analyses and case studies from across the globe and from
multi-disciplinary perspectives in order to offer a broad-based
psychological, sociological and economic understanding of consumer
behavior. The expert contributors, from both academic and
practitioner backgrounds discuss in detail the barriers, challenges
and opportunities that face governments in relation to policy and
actions at local, national and supranational levels. This
fascinating book will prove a thought-provoking read for academics,
researchers and students in the fields of environmental studies -
particularly sustainability - and public policy. Practitioners and
policy makers concerned with achieving sustainable lifestyles will
find this book an invaluable reference tool. Contributors: W.
Abrahamse, C. Ashton-Graham, S.C. Bhattacharyya, M. Brugidou, R.
Clift, J. de Groot, S. Emmert, A. Farsang, S. Fudge, I.
Garabuau-Moussaoui, C. Hicks, A. High-Pippert, S.M. Hoffman, M.
Kuhndt, H. Luiten, E. Manzini, S. Milne, P. Newman, L. Reisch, E.
Sto, P. Strandbakken, Y. Strengers, M. van de Lindt, W. Wehrmeyer
This book is a compendium of the proceedings of the International
Conference on Big-Data and Cloud Computing. The papers discuss the
recent advances in the areas of big data analytics, data analytics
in cloud, smart cities and grid, etc. This volume primarily focuses
on the application of knowledge which promotes ideas for solving
problems of the society through cutting-edge big-data technologies.
The essays featured in this proceeding provide novel ideas that
contribute for the growth of world class research and development.
It will be useful to researchers in the area of advanced
engineering sciences.
This book is a compendium of the proceedings of the International
Conference on Big-Data and Cloud Computing. The papers discuss the
recent advances in the areas of big data analytics, data analytics
in cloud, smart cities and grid, etc. This volume primarily focuses
on the application of knowledge which promotes ideas for solving
problems of the society through cutting-edge big-data technologies.
The essays featured in this proceeding provide novel ideas that
contribute for the growth of world class research and development.
It will be useful to researchers in the area of advanced
engineering sciences.
This book provides a written record of the synergy that already
exists among the research communities and represents a solid
framework in the advancement of big data and cloud computing
disciplines from which new interaction will result in the future.
This book is a compendium of the International Conference on Big
Data and Cloud Computing (ICBDCC 2021). It includes recent advances
in big data analytics, cloud computing, the Internet of nano
things, cloud security, data analytics in the cloud, smart cities
and grids, etc. This book primarily focuses on the application of
knowledge that promotes ideas for solving the problems of society
through cutting-edge technologies. The articles featured in this
book provide novel ideas that contribute to the growth of
world-class research and development. The contents of this book are
of interest to researchers and professionals alike.
Systems Simulation and Modelling for Cloud Computing and Big Data
Applications provides readers with the most current approaches to
solving problems through the use of models and simulations,
presenting SSM based approaches to performance testing and
benchmarking that offer significant advantages. For example,
multiple big data and cloud application developers and researchers
can perform tests in a controllable and repeatable manner. Inspired
by the need to analyze the performance of different big data
processing and cloud frameworks, researchers have introduced
several benchmarks, including BigDataBench, BigBench, HiBench,
PigMix, CloudSuite and GridMix, which are all covered in this book.
Despite the substantial progress, the research community still
needs a holistic, comprehensive big data SSM to use in almost every
scientific and engineering discipline involving multidisciplinary
research. SSM develops frameworks that are applicable across
disciplines to develop benchmarking tools that are useful in
solutions development.
The use of interventional endoscopy of the biliary and pancreatic
ducts has increased dramatically in recent years. Although
choledocholithiasis is the most common reason for endoscopic
treatment, other indications include pancreatolithiasis,
cholangitis, biliary pancreatitis, papillary stenosis, sphincter of
Oddi dysfunction, and benign or malignant ductal strictures. The
Guest Editor has assembled an issue full of expert authors to
present state-of-the art information biliary and pancreatic
endoscopy procedures and techniques.
The No-Nonsense Guide to Global Media explores the diversity of
world media, from the corporate to the independent. It introduces
readers to the political economy of the major media - film,
television, radio, recording, publishing and the internet - looking
at the concentration of ownership and the convergence of
technologies and media functions. While examining the dominant
media Peter Steven emphasizes the diversity of local media
production and media audiences around the world. He encourages us
to question how the media reflects society: are we passive
recipients, or do we have a part in constructing the world?
Nicholas Halls is a night shift lorry loader from Southend on sea
until an experiment in another country changes him. Out of work and
with a new found talent for shapeshifting Nicholas decides to rob a
few banks, after all if he looks like you who'll get caught for the
crime Or so you'd think, watched by a British military agency
Nicholas Halls is recruited by MI5 as the ultimate spy and sent out
into the field after only two months training. After a successful
first mission the American FBI request his unique talents and
abilities to help them catch a serial killer who's terrorising LA.
Werewolves, vampires, demons and other animals chase and fight
across LA before Nicholas discovers a conspiracy so terrifying it
would affect everyone on the planet. First he's the hunter now he's
the hunted as he fights to escape America and stop the events that
could bring about armageddon.
More werewolves, more vampires, an ever increasing body count, and
more shapeshifters in the explosive, all action, sequel to Anyone.
Nicholas Halls meets new shapeshifting friends as he's chased
across America, Canada and Alaska in his quest to stop a secret
government agency from destroying the world we live in. Can the
newly formed group of ShapeShifters avoid the special forces
ambushes and still find the time to rob a few banks along the way?
Recognizing Canada's long-held reputation for producing
high-quality media--from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and
National Film Board documentaries to children's programming--this
study reveals how recent funding cuts, commercial media
concentration, and a sour political environment have been steadily
eroding this notoriety. The book examines developments in film,
television, the internet, and newspapers, demonstrating how the
quality of Canada's news and entertainment media is steadily
declining, becoming increasingly restricted, and gradually losing
its diversity. The discussion emphasizes that living in the shadow
of the United States makes the country particularly vulnerable, but
Canada still produces distinctive and popular work that receives
critical international acclaim despite it. Exploring all things
related to Canadian media content, this argument contends that the
country's people must reclaim the media from elite interests in
order to ensure its democratic future.
A reevaluation of the history of biological systematics that
discusses the formative years of the so-called natural system of
classification in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Shows
how classifications came to be treated as conventions; systematic
practice was not linked to clearly articulated theory; there was
general confusion over the "shape" of nature; botany, elements of
natural history, and systematics were conflated; and systematics
took a position near the bottom of the hierarchy of sciences.
This collection of the best articles from the first ten years of
Jump Cut magazine form a broad and accessible introduction to
socialist/feminist analysis of cinema. The articles focus on five
important areas of cinema: Hollywood, North American documentary,
third world cinema, feminist theory and practice, and gay and
lesbian cinema. This book is of interest to film students,
teachers, scholars, and also anyone interested in progressive
innovative film and film criticism.
In "Brink of Reality," Peter Steven examines the convergence of
video-art and social-issue documentary, from the 1940s to the
present. No other book has explored contemporary Canadian
documentary so thoroughly, or provided as broad a view of the state
of the art in the 1990s.
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