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GISDATA Series eBook Series

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  • GIS Diffusion

    The Adoption And Use Of Geographical Information Systems In Local Government in Europe

    Edited by I. Masser, Heather Campbell, Massimo Craglia ...
    Series series GISDATA Series
    This third book in the GISDATA series focuses on the widespread use of geographical information systems GIS in European local government. The editors include a wide range of applications carried out by different professional groups, and offer the opportunity of studying the extent to which diffusion of innovations like GIS are sensitive to national issues such as cultural context, institutional ... Read more

    $99.99 USD

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  • Human Resource Management for the Hospitality and Tourism Industries

    by Dennis Nickson ...
    Please note: this title will publish in January 2012.This textbook explores the policies and practices employed in the management of people working in the tourism, hospitality and events industries.It considers the nature of these industries and the varied approaches that organizations take with the handling of matters such as recruitment, health and welfare and remuneration. This book is enriched ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • Understanding E-Government

    Information Systems in Public Administration

    by Vincent Homburg ...
    Governments these days often boast about the efficiency of their electronic systems. Information communication technologies (ICTs) apparently allow public service to become cheaper, faster and more democratic. E-government has become another buzzword, the shining future of the public realm. Critics claim, however, that ICTs’ potential for democratic renewal is hampered by ancient assumptions of ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Managing Geographic Information Systems

    by Nancy J. Obermeyer, Phd, Jeffrey K. Pinto, PhD ...
    Now in a fully revised and expanded second edition, this widely adopted text and practical reference addresses all aspects of developing and using geographic information systems (GIS) within an organization. Coverage includes the role of the GIS professional, how geographic information fits into broader management information systems, the use of GIS in strategic planning, and ways to navigate the ... Read more

    $73.79 USD

  • The Logic of Connective Action

    Digital Media and the Personalization of Contentious Politics

    by W. Lance Bennett, Alexandra Segerberg ...
    Series series Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics
    The Logic of Connective Action explains the rise of a personalized digitally networked politics in which diverse individuals address the common problems of our times such as economic fairness and climate change. Rich case studies from the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany illustrate a theoretical framework for understanding how large-scale connective action is coordinated. In many of ... Read more

    $31.19 USD

  • E-government in Europe

    Re-booting the State

    Edited by Paul G. Nixon, Vassiliki N. Koutrakou ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in European Politics
    This book traces the development of e-government and its applications across Europe, exploring the effects of information and communication technology (ICTs) upon political action and processes.Explores a range of concepts and topics underpinning e-government in Europe:the degree to which e-government translates into genuine reform of government and public administrationthe dual role of the EU as ... Read more

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  • Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Distance Education and e-Learning

    Models, Policies and Research

    by Insung Jung, Colin Latchem ...
    Series series Open and Flexible Learning Series
    Quality assurance (QA) in open and distance learning (ODL) can be a contentious issue. Some argue that it should be judged by the same criteria and methods as face-to-face education, while others claim that it is so different in its organization, enrolments and operations that conventional QA mechanisms cannot apply. Some advocate the use of specific guidelines and standards for e-learning; others ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Internet Studies

    Edited by William H. Dutton ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    Internet Studies has been one of the most dynamic and rapidly expanding interdisciplinary fields to emerge over the last decade. The Oxford Handbook of Internet Studies has been designed to provide a valuable resource for academics and students in this area, bringing together leading scholarly perspectives on how the Internet has been studied and how the research agenda should be pursued in the ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Reconstructing Project Management

    by Peter W. G. Morris ...
    This hugely informative and wide-ranging analysis on the management of projects, past, present and future, is written both for practitioners and scholars. Beginning with a history of the discipline’s development, Reconstructing Project Management provides an extensive commentary on its practices and theoretical underpinnings, and concludes with proposals to improve its relevancy and value. Written ... Read more

    $82.00 USD

  • Digital State at the Leading Edge

    by Sandford Borins, Kenneth Kernaghan, David Brown, Nick Bontis, Perri 6, Fred Thompson ...
    The impact of information technology (IT) on government in the last five years has been profound. Using the governments of Canada and Ontario (both recognized as international leaders in the use of IT) as case studies, Digital State at the Leading Edge is the first attempt to take a comprehensive view of the impact of IT upon the whole of government, including politics and campaigning, public ... Read more

    $40.39 USD

  • Castells and the Media

    Theory and Media

    by Philip N. Howard ...
    Series series Theory and Media
    One of the most prolific and respected scholars today, Manuel Castells has given us a new language for understanding the impact of information and communication technologies on social life.Politicians can no longer run for office without a digital media strategy, new communication technologies are a fundamental infrastructure for the economy, and the internet has become an invaluable tool for ... Read more

    $17.00 USD

  • Digital Era Governance

    IT Corporations, the State, and e-Government

    by Patrick Dunleavy, Helen Margetts, Simon Bastow, Jane Tinkler ...
    Government information systems are big business (costing over 1 per cent of GDP a year). They are critical to all aspects of public policy and governmental operations. Governments spend billions on them - for instance, the UK alone commits £14 billion a year to public sector IT operations. Yet governments do not generally develop or run their own systems, instead relying on private sector computer ... Read more

    $55.79 USD