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While the topic of sustainability in textile manufacture has been
the subject of considerable research, much of this is limited to a
focus on materials and practices and their ecological impact.
Padovani and Whittaker offer a unique exploration of the textile
industry in Europe from the perspective of social sustainability,
shifting the focus from the materiality of textile production to
the industry's relationships with the communities from which the
products originate. Featuring six in-depth case studies from design
entrepreneurs, artisans and textile businesses around Europe, from
Harris Tweed in Scotland to luxury woollen mills in Italy,
Sustainability and the Social Fabric explores how new centres of
textile manufacturing have emerged from the economic decline in
2008, responding creatively and producing socially inclusive
approaches to textile production. Case studies each represent a
different approach to social sustainability and are supported by
interviews with industry leaders and comparisons to the global
textile industry. Demonstrating how some companies are rebuilding
the local social fabric to encourage consumer participation through
education, enterprise, health and wellbeing, the book suggests
innovative business models that are economically successful and
also, in turn, support wider societal issues. Essential reading for
students of textiles, fashion, design and related subjects, this
book will demonstrate how a business ecosystem that focuses on
inclusive growth and social innovation can lead to sustained mutual
benefit for textile industries and their local communities.
This book examines the impact of the "Big Five" technology
companies - Apple, Alphabet/Google, Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft
- on journalism and the media industries. It looks at the current
role of algorithms and artificial intelligence in curating how we
consume media and their increasing influence on the production of
the news. Exploring the changes that the technology industry and
automation have made in the past decade to the production,
distribution and consumption of news globally, the book considers
what happens to journalism once it is produced and enters the media
ecosystems of the internet tech giants - and the impact of social
media and AI on such things as fake news in the post-truth age. The
audience for this book are students and researchers working in the
field of digital media, and journalism studies or media studies
more generally. It will also be useful to those who are looking for
extended case studies of the role taken by tech giants such as
Facebook and Google in the fake news scandal, or the role of Jeff
Bezos in transforming The Washington Post. The Open Access version
of this book, available at https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351013758,
has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non
Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
This book examines the impact of the "Big Five" technology
companies - Apple, Alphabet/Google, Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft
- on journalism and the media industries. It looks at the current
role of algorithms and artificial intelligence in curating how we
consume media and their increasing influence on the production of
the news. Exploring the changes that the technology industry and
automation have made in the past decade to the production,
distribution and consumption of news globally, the book considers
what happens to journalism once it is produced and enters the media
ecosystems of the internet tech giants - and the impact of social
media and AI on such things as fake news in the post-truth age. The
audience for this book are students and researchers working in the
field of digital media, and journalism studies or media studies
more generally. It will also be useful to those who are looking for
extended case studies of the role taken by tech giants such as
Facebook and Google in the fake news scandal, or the role of Jeff
Bezos in transforming The Washington Post. The Open Access version
of this book, available at https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351013758,
has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non
Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
While the topic of sustainability in textile manufacture has been
the subject of considerable research, much of this is limited to a
focus on materials and practices and their ecological impact.
Padovani and Whittaker offer a unique exploration of the textile
industry in Europe from the perspective of social sustainability,
shifting the focus from the materiality of textile production to
the industry's relationships with the communities from which the
products originate. Featuring six in-depth case studies from design
entrepreneurs, artisans and textile businesses around Europe, from
Harris Tweed in Scotland to luxury woollen mills in Italy,
Sustainability and the Social Fabric explores how new centres of
textile manufacturing have emerged from the economic decline in
2008, responding creatively and producing socially inclusive
approaches to textile production. Case studies each represent a
different approach to social sustainability and are supported by
interviews with industry leaders and comparisons to the global
textile industry. Demonstrating how some companies are rebuilding
the local social fabric to encourage consumer participation through
education, enterprise, health and wellbeing, the book suggests
innovative business models that are economically successful and
also, in turn, support wider societal issues.
At the age of 23, Paul walks into a psychiatrist's office believing
he is either a God, or a King. He leaves with a diagnosis of
bi-polar manic depression, and facing a life-changing decision:
take the pill and live, or don't take the pill and die. Challenging
perceptions of what it is to live with mental illness, Gods &
Kings is a bracingly honest and darkly funny real-life tale,
expressing what it is to live a life ruled by mental illness. This
special edition also contains a range of materials from the
National Centre of Mental Health, covering diagnoses and issues
raised in the play.
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