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This study analyzes the spatial-temporal pattern and processes of
China's energy-related carbon emissions. Based on extensive
quantitative analysis, it outlines the character and trajectory of
China's energy-related carbon emissions during the period
1995-2010, examining the distribution pattern of China's carbon
emissions from regional and sectoral perspectives and revealing the
driving factors of China's soaring emission increase. Further, the
book investigates the supply chain carbon emissions (the carbon
footprints) of China's industrial sectors. Anthropogenic climate
change is one of the most serious challenges currently facing
humankind. China is the world's largest developing country, top
primary energy consumer and carbon emitter. Achieving both economic
growth and environmental conservation is the country's twofold
challenge. Understanding the status, features and driving forces of
China's energy-related carbon emissions is a critical aspect of
attaining global sustainability. This work, for the first time,
presents both key findings on and a systematic evaluation of
China's carbon emissions from energy consumption. The results have
important implications for global carbon budgets and burden-sharing
with regard to climate change mitigation. The book will be of great
interest to readers around the world, as it addresses a topic of
truly global significance.
This study analyzes the spatial-temporal pattern and processes of
China's energy-related carbon emissions. Based on extensive
quantitative analysis, it outlines the character and trajectory of
China's energy-related carbon emissions during the period
1995-2010, examining the distribution pattern of China's carbon
emissions from regional and sectoral perspectives and revealing the
driving factors of China's soaring emission increase. Further, the
book investigates the supply chain carbon emissions (the carbon
footprints) of China's industrial sectors. Anthropogenic climate
change is one of the most serious challenges currently facing
humankind. China is the world's largest developing country, top
primary energy consumer and carbon emitter. Achieving both economic
growth and environmental conservation is the country's twofold
challenge. Understanding the status, features and driving forces of
China's energy-related carbon emissions is a critical aspect of
attaining global sustainability. This work, for the first time,
presents both key findings on and a systematic evaluation of
China's carbon emissions from energy consumption. The results have
important implications for global carbon budgets and burden-sharing
with regard to climate change mitigation. The book will be of great
interest to readers around the world, as it addresses a topic of
truly global significance.
The evolution of technology has set the stage for the rapid growth
of the video Web: broadband Internet access is ubiquitous, and
streaming media protocols, systems, and encoding standards are
mature. In addition to Web video delivery, users can easily
contribute content captured on low cost camera phones and other
consumer products. The media and entertainment industry no longer
views these developments as a threat to their established business
practices, but as an opportunity to provide services for more
viewers in a wider range of consumption contexts. The emergence of
IPTV and mobile video services offers unprecedented access to an
ever growing number of broadcast channels and provides the
flexibility to deliver new, more personalized video services.
Highly capable portable media players allow us to take this
personalized content with us, and to consume it even in places
where the network does not reach. Video search engines enable users
to take advantage of these emerging video resources for a wide
variety of applications including entertainment, education and
communications. However, the task of information extr- tion from
video for retrieval applications is challenging, providing opp-
tunities for innovation. This book aims to first describe the
current state of video search engine technology and second to
inform those with the req- site technical skills of the
opportunities to contribute to the development of this field.
Today's Web search engines have greatly improved the accessibility
and therefore the value of the Web.
The evolution of technology has set the stage for the rapid growth
of the video Web: broadband Internet access is ubiquitous, and
streaming media protocols, systems, and encoding standards are
mature. In addition to Web video delivery, users can easily
contribute content captured on low cost camera phones and other
consumer products. The media and entertainment industry no longer
views these developments as a threat to their established business
practices, but as an opportunity to provide services for more
viewers in a wider range of consumption contexts. The emergence of
IPTV and mobile video services offers unprecedented access to an
ever growing number of broadcast channels and provides the
flexibility to deliver new, more personalized video services.
Highly capable portable media players allow us to take this
personalized content with us, and to consume it even in places
where the network does not reach. Video search engines enable users
to take advantage of these emerging video resources for a wide
variety of applications including entertainment, education and
communications. However, the task of information extr- tion from
video for retrieval applications is challenging, providing opp-
tunities for innovation. This book aims to first describe the
current state of video search engine technology and second to
inform those with the req- site technical skills of the
opportunities to contribute to the development of this field.
Today's Web search engines have greatly improved the accessibility
and therefore the value of the Web.
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