ilość książek w kategorii: 765
New Realities: ENERGY SECURITY IN THE 2010s AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE U.S. MILITARY
ISBN: 9781320954235 / Angielski / Miękka / 378 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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70,75 zł |
Environmentalism Gone Mad
ISBN: 9781941071922 / Angielski / Miękka / 640 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dr. Alan Carlin is an economist and physical scientist with degrees from Caltech and MIT and publications in both economics and climate/energy, who became actively involved in the environmental movement in the 1960s. This led to an almost 39 year career as a manager and senior analyst at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In the mid-2000s he began researching the claims by the environmental movement and the UN that the release of carbon dioxide by modern civilization will lead to catastrophic global warming. This book is an account of his personal journey of discovery. In...
Dr. Alan Carlin is an economist and physical scientist with degrees from Caltech and MIT and publications in both economics and climate/energy, who be...
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170,46 zł |
Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development
ISBN: 9781472580757 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Continuation along current development pathways is not sustainable. Available technology and production practices and the consumption patterns of modern societies are leading to global warming and ecological destruction. Business as usual is not an option. There is an urgent need to find a new development paradigm that ensures environmental sustainability while managing to provide, now and in the future, a decent livelihood for all of humankind. In Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development, experts in the area provide a variety of insights about the technical... Continuation along current development pathways is not sustainable. Available technology and production practices and the consumption patterns of m... |
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515,71 zł |
Responsible Research and Innovation in Industry: The Case for Corporate Responsibility Tools
ISBN: 9783319216928 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Responsible research and innovation (RRI) is a governance framework promoted by influential policy makers such as the European Commission and academics from the fields of science and technology studies and management. This book is the first text to serve industry. Inspired by existing Corporate Responsibility standards and principles, it offers a selection of tools that can assist practitioners in implementing RRI in business and industry. Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) is integrative. It is a convergence of Technology Assessment (TA) and Ethics, including corporate... Responsible research and innovation (RRI) is a governance framework promoted by influential policy makers such as the European Commission and acade... |
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211,53 zł |
The Next Pandemic: On the Front Lines Against Humankind's Gravest Dangers
ISBN: 9781610395915 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An inside account of the fight to contain the world's deadliest diseases--and the panic and corruption that make them worse Throughout history, humankind's biggest killers have been infectious diseases: the Black Death, the Spanish Flu, and AIDS alone account for over one hundred million deaths. We ignore this reality most of the time, but when a new threat--Ebola, SARS, Zika--seems imminent, we send our best and bravest doctors to contain it. People like Dr. Ali S. Khan. In his long career as a public health first responder--protected by a thin mask from infected patients,...
An inside account of the fight to contain the world's deadliest diseases--and the panic and corruption that make them worse Throughout hist...
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211,10 zł |
Preparing the Workforce for Digital Curation
ISBN: 9780309296946 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The massive increase in digital information in the last decade has created new requirements for institutional and technological structures and workforce skills. Preparing the Workforce for Digital Curation focuses on education and training needs to meet the demands for access to and meaningful use of digital information, now and in the future. This study identifies the various practices and spectrum of skill sets that comprise digital curation, looking in particular at human versus automated tasks. Additionally, the report examines the possible career path demands and options for... The massive increase in digital information in the last decade has created new requirements for institutional and technological structures and work... |
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157,43 zł |
Technology, Culture, and Public Policy: Critical Lessons from Finland
ISBN: 9781482223446 / Angielski / Twarda / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In a relatively short time, Finland has transformed a society of approximately 5.3 million people into one of the most educated and technologically sophisticated in the world, while maintaining relative political stability and an enviable quality of life among its people. In all comparative measures of international achievement, Finland ranks at the top among the world s most literate and wealthiest countries. How did Finland do it, and what can other countries learn from the Finnish example? This book presents an energized and informative look at Finland s cultural and developmental... In a relatively short time, Finland has transformed a society of approximately 5.3 million people into one of the most educated and technologically... |
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464,09 zł |
An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Physical Measurement Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2015
ISBN: 9780309439367 / Angielski / Miękka / 74 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is dedicated to three fundamental and complementary tasks: (1) increase the accuracy of our knowledge of the physical parameters that are the foundation of our technology-driven society; (2) disseminate technologies by which these physical parameters can be accessed in a standardized way by the stakeholders; and (3) conduct research at both fundamental and applied levels to provide knowledge that may eventually lead to advances in measurement approaches and standards. This report assesses... The Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is dedicated to three fundamental and comple... |
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157,43 zł |
The Power Brokers: The Struggle to Shape and Control the Electric Power Industry
ISBN: 9780262529785 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For more than a century, the interplay between private, investor-owned electric utilities and government regulators has shaped the electric power industry in the United States. Provision of an essential service to largely dependent consumers invited government oversight and ever more sophisticated market intervention. The industry has sought to manage, co-opt, and profit from government regulation. In The Power Brokers, Jeremiah Lambert maps this complex interaction from the late nineteenth century to the present day. Lambert's narrative focuses on seven important industry... For more than a century, the interplay between private, investor-owned electric utilities and government regulators has shaped the electric power i... |
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233,86 zł |
Global Crisis and Sustainability Technologies
ISBN: 9789813142299 / Angielski / Twarda / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Global Crisis and Sustainability Technologies is a nontechnical introduction and overview of the current 'politico-engineering' — politically initiated engineering — intended for an international relationship. The book focuses specifically on technologies for crisis and societal sustainability in response to natural disasters, infectious diseases, enormous accidents, terrorist or criminal incidents, war or territorial invasions, elimination of toxic materials, and renewable energy, as well as risk management.The case studies cited draw from the author's experience in the United...
Global Crisis and Sustainability Technologies is a nontechnical introduction and overview of the current 'politico-engineering' — politically i...
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288,79 zł |
Global Crisis and Sustainability Technologies
ISBN: 9789813143722 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Global Crisis and Sustainability Technologies is a nontechnical introduction and overview of the current 'politico-engineering' — politically initiated engineering — intended for an international relationship. The book focuses specifically on technologies for crisis and societal sustainability in response to natural disasters, infectious diseases, enormous accidents, terrorist or criminal incidents, war or territorial invasions, elimination of toxic materials, and renewable energy, as well as risk management.The case studies cited draw from the author's experience in the United...
Global Crisis and Sustainability Technologies is a nontechnical introduction and overview of the current 'politico-engineering' — politically i...
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165,03 zł |
Not a Scientist: How Politicians Mistake, Misrepresent, and Utterly Mangle Science
ISBN: 9780393353327 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Butter-Up and Undercut. The Certain Uncertainty. The Straight-Up Fabrication. Dave Levitan dismantles all of these deceptive arguments, and many more, in this probing and hilarious examination of the ways our elected officials attack scientific findings that conflict with their political agendas. The next time you hear a politician say, "Well, I'm not a scientist, but...," you'll be ready. The Butter-Up and Undercut. The Certain Uncertainty. The Straight-Up Fabrication. Dave Levitan dismantles all of these deceptive arguments, and man... |
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64,82 zł |
The Discovery of the Future - A Discourse Delivered at the Royal Institution
ISBN: 9781473333246 / Angielski / Miękka / 38 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The Discovery of the Future" is a philosophical lecture by H. G. Wells first delivered to the Royal Institution on January 24, 1902. Within it, Wells explores the 'knowability' of the future and the question of what is to come after man. This fascinating and thought-provoking lecture constitutes a must-read for fans of Wells' work, and it would make for a worthy addition collections of allied literature. Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946) was a prolific English writer who wrote in a variety of genres, including the novel, politics, history, and social commentary. Today, he is perhaps best...
"The Discovery of the Future" is a philosophical lecture by H. G. Wells first delivered to the Royal Institution on January 24, 1902. Within it, Wells...
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59,12 zł |
Eisenhower at the Dawn of the Space Age: Sputnik, Rockets, and Helping Hands
ISBN: 9781498528146 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Historians have established a norm whereby President Eisenhower's actions in relation to the dawn of the space age are judged solely as a response to the Soviet launch of the Sputnik satellite, and are indicative of a passive, negative presidency. His low-key actions are seen merely as a prelude to the US triumph in space which is largely bookended first by President Kennedy's man-to-the-moon pledge in 1961, and finally by Neil Armstrong's moon landing eight years later. This book presents an alternative view of the development of space policy during Eisenhower's administration, assessing the...
Historians have established a norm whereby President Eisenhower's actions in relation to the dawn of the space age are judged solely as a response to ...
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515,71 zł |
Southeast Missouri from Swampland to Farmland: The Transformation of the Lowlands
ISBN: 9780786479955 / Angielski / Miękka / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At the beginning of the twentieth century, swamps hosting immense timber resources covered much of Missouri's Bootheel. With drainage, farms replaced cut-over land and mid-western farmers moved to southeast Missouri. The book chronicles the development of this unique region in the context of its geology, history, and sociology.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, swamps hosting immense timber resources covered much of Missouri's Bootheel. With drainage, farms replaced ...
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176,68 zł |
Network Sovereignty: Building the Internet Across Indian Country
ISBN: 9780295741819 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 2012, the United Nations General Assembly determined that affordable Internet access is a human right, critical to citizen participation in democratic governments. Given the significance of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to social and political life, many U.S. tribes and Native organizations have created their own projects, from streaming radio to building networks to telecommunications advocacy. In Network Sovereignty, Marisa Duarte examines these ICT projects to explore the significance of information flows and information systems to Native sovereignty, and... In 2012, the United Nations General Assembly determined that affordable Internet access is a human right, critical to citizen participation in demo... |
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484,76 zł |
Network Sovereignty: Building the Internet Across Indian Country
ISBN: 9780295741826 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 2012, the United Nations General Assembly determined that affordable Internet access is a human right, critical to citizen participation in democratic governments. Given the significance of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to social and political life, many U.S. tribes and Native organizations have created their own projects, from streaming radio to building networks to telecommunications advocacy. In Network Sovereignty, Marisa Duarte examines these ICT projects to explore the significance of information flows and information systems to Native sovereignty, and... In 2012, the United Nations General Assembly determined that affordable Internet access is a human right, critical to citizen participation in demo... |
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134,03 zł |
United Nations Unlocked: The Missing Link the UN Needs to Tackle Global Terrorism and the Coming Tech Tsunami
ISBN: 9780692812358 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The United Nations is a unique socio-political technology with a pivotal role in global peace and security. However, having evolved from the vestiges of World War II, the UN is in urgent need of an upgrade if it is to remain relevant and capable of providing meaningful engagement in the 21st-century. While most of us think that significant change is difficult, Dr. Smith believes this one false assumption often prevents us from making the changes we most urgently need. In this book, she outlines a 3D model that utilizes her research into and development of... The United Nations is a unique socio-political technology with a pivotal role in global peace and security. However, having evolved fro... |
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81,23 zł |
What Is a Public Education and Why We Need It: A Philosophical Inquiry Into Self-Development, Cultural Commitment, and Public Engagement
ISBN: 9781498517249 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book brings the idea of a public-defined in part as the quality of communication among strangers-back into focus. The benefits of doing this are many, but perhaps the most important are to adjust our understanding of what is good teaching and to widen our understanding of what counts as central to the educational process.
This book brings the idea of a public-defined in part as the quality of communication among strangers-back into focus. The benefits of doing this are ...
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211,71 zł |
Basic and Applied Research: The Language of Science Policy in the Twentieth Century
ISBN: 9781785338106 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Basic and Applied Research traces the conceptual history of the distinction between basic and applied research to its origins in nineteenth-century Europe, explores its role in different ideological contexts after World War II, and ultimately provides valuable insights into present-day EU research policy.
Basic and Applied Research traces the conceptual history of the distinction between basic and applied research to its origins in nineteenth-century Eu...
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510,55 zł |