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  • Manufacturing in the New Urban Economy

    by Willem van Winden, Leo van den Berg, Luis Carvalho, Erwin van Tuijl ...
    Series series Regions and Cities
    In large cities in developed countries, the share of manufacotruing has declined drastically in the last decades and the share of service has grown as many manufacturing firms have closed or moved to lower-cost locations. The process of deindustrialization is often seen as part of the inevitable shift towards a knowledge based economy and urban economies come to rely on research and development, ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

  • The Victorians: A Botanical Perspective

    Volume 1

    Edited by Luís Manuel Mendonça de Carvalho ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The Victorians: A Botanical Perspective, Volume 1 offers a unique re-evaluation of the Victorian Age and presents a new historiography based on plants. It examines the use of gutta-percha in the development of electrical measurements; provides a detailed history of cocoa and the forced labor in the São Tomé and Príncipe Islands; explores the beauty, imagination, and order of William and May Morris ... Read more

    $152.99 USD

  • National and Transnational Elite Influences on Education

    A Comparative Perspective on Shaping and Justifying Reforms

    Edited by Romuald Normand, Lejf Moos, Luís Miguel Carvalho ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This collection focuses on transformations in the governance of education, paying attention to the trans-nationalisation of educational policies and the emergence of new actors in education. It focuses on the knowledge and instruments of government that shape education systems at different scales of governance. The book is a contribution to this field of research, focusing on the new roles and ... Read more

    $152.09 USD

  • Creating Knowledge Locations in Cities

    Innovation and Integration Challenges

    by Willem van Winden, Luis de Carvalho, Erwin van Tuijl, Jeroen van Haaren, Leo van den Berg ...
    Series series Regions and Cities
    Based on a clear and comprehensive literature review, this book contains an analysis of five knowledge locations in Europe and one in South Korea. The case studies in the book cover several European countries (Ireland, Finland, Germany, Spain, The Netherlands). The cases are well grounded in the different contexts that these national settings provide, which allows comparisons between them. ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Delivering Sustainable Competitiveness

    Revisiting the organising capacity of cities

    Edited by Luís Carvalho, Leo van den Berg, Hazem Galal, Peter Teunisse ...
    Series series EURICUR Series (European Institute for Comparative Urban Research)
    Global trends such as climate change, digitalisation, enhanced concepts of democracy and the consequences of the 2008 financial crisis are changing the playing field of cities across the world. Urban development objectives are shifting away from being purely concerned with wealth creation and competitiveness, to increasingly combining social and environmental dimensions. In this context, how can ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Education Policies and the Restructuring of the Educational Profession

    Global and Comparative Perspectives

    Edited by Romuald Normand, Min Liu, Luís Miguel Carvalho, Dalila Andrade Oliveira, Louis LeVasseur ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    The book analyzes worldwide changes in school organization and the teaching profession, and how the profession has been impacted by education policies that promote assessments and accountability. It also identifies some shifts in professional positions, statuses and profiles, and characterizes the impact and contextualization of professional standards that shape teaching practices and the ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • Information Security and Privacy in Smart Devices: Tools, Methods, and Applications

    Edited by Carlos Rabadão, Leonel Santos, Rogério Luís de Carvalho Costa ...
    In recent years, smart devices have become commonplace in our daily lives. On the internet of things (IoT), these devices powered new intelligent services. Their application enabled the rise of intelligent cities, smart agriculture, and Industry 4.0. However, smart devices collect and share large amounts of data, including the habits and preferences of their users. Cybersecurity incidents in ... Read more

    $238.49 USD

  • Raw Milk

    Balance Between Hazards and Benefits

    Edited by Antonio Fernandes De Carvalho, Luis Augusto Nero ...
    Raw Milk: Balance Between Hazards and Benefits provides an in-depth nutritional and safety analysis of raw milk. This high-quality reference is comprised of contributions from global researchers highly specialized in the field. The book is divided into five sections that address the characteristics of raw milk, production guidelines and concerns, the benefits and hazards of raw milk, and the ... Read more

    $202.49 USD

  • New Frontiers in Statistics and Data Science

    SPE2023, Guimarães, Portugal, October 11-14

    Edited by Lígia Henriques-Rodrigues, Raquel Menezes, Luís Meira Machado, Susana Faria, Miguel de Carvalho ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This volume showcases a collection of thirty-two peer-reviewed articles presented at the XXVI Congress of the Portuguese Statistical Society (2023). It covers a wide range of cutting-edge topics in both theoretical and applied statistics. Each contribution highlights the latest advancements and research in the field, offering valuable insights and innovative methodologies for researchers and ... Read more

    $224.09 USD

  • Practical Work in Science Education in the Digital Era

    Challenges and Opportunities

    Edited by Laurinda Leite, Luís Dourado, Ana S. Afonso, Sofia Morgado, Luísa Carvalho ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This Open Access volume presents a comprehensive and updated vision of practical work, aligned with 21st-century digital challenges and competency demands. It explores a wide range of issues related to both physical and digital practical work, highlighting the strengths and limitations of various approaches. The book emphasizes that digital practical work should complement, not replace, physical ... Read more

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  • Energy and Civilization

    A History

    by Vaclav Smil ...
    **A BILL GATES “BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR”A comprehensive account of how energy has shaped 10,000 years of human history, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today’s fossil fuel–driven civilization.**Energy is the only universal currency; it is necessary for getting anything done. The conversion of energy on Earth ranges from terra-forming forces of plate tectonics to cumulative erosive ... Read more

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  • Education Policies in the 21st Century

    Comparative Perspectives

    Edited by Birol Akgün, Yusuf Alpaydın ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This open access book explores the agenda of education policies in the 21st century. In the first part of the book, education is handled from a historical and political framework, and the effects of the change of states and policies on education are examined. In the second part, the effects of changes in the economy on education policies and economies’ demands from educational institutions are ... Read more

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