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The Urban Mosaic of Post-Socialist Europe

The book explores urban dynamics in post-socialist Europe 15 years after the fall of communism. The ‘urban mosaic’ metaphor ...

The World Summit on Sustainable Development

It addresses the science behind the discussions on poverty, production and consumption patterns, water, energy, Small Island ...

Transformation in Higher Education

This book presents the most comprehensive and most thorough study of the developments in South African higher education and ...

Understanding Society and Natural Resources : Forging New Strands of Integration Across the Social Sciences

In this edited open access book leading scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds wrestle with social science integration ...

United States and European Union Auditor Independence Regulation

There is a difference in the communication and safeguarding effects of a regulation, depending on the precision of its wording. ...

University Dynamics and European Integration

This book explores the visions underlying the attempts to reform the European University as well as two European integration ...

Urban Planning Against Poverty How to Think and Do Better Cities in the Global South

This book revisits the theoretical foundations of urban planning and the application of these concepts and methods in the ...

Venture Capital, Corporate Governance, and Firm Value

Based on economic and managerial theories, Maik Kleinschmidt studies the relationship between venture capital, corporate ...

Visual Securitization Humanitarian Representations and Migration Governance

This book offers an innovative account of how relief organizations’ visual depiction of Syrian displacement contributes ...

Water Management at Abandoned Flooded Underground Mines : Fundamentals, Tracer Tests, Modelling, Water Treatment

This book addresses the processes related to mine abandonment from a hydrogeological perspective. The book gives some key ...

Water Politics and Development Cooperation : Local Power Plays and global Governance

This statement in the most recent Human Development Report articulates a conv- tion that has increasingly gained ground in ...

Water Resources in the Middle East

This book demonstrates hope, optimism and the belief that people with good will can help contribute to peace and mutual cooperation ...

Wetlands and Water Framework Directive : Protection, Management and Climate Change

This book compares the lessons learned from a wetland-perspective approach to the changing climate and the requirements of ...

Why Managers and Companies Take Risks

The book answers a simple question: when managers and companies face a decision with two outcomes that are safe and risky, ...

YOUMARES 9 - The Oceans: Our Research, Our Future Proceedings of the 2018 conference for YOUng MArine RESearcher in Oldenburg, Germany

This book summarizes peer-reviewed articles and the abstracts of oral and poster presentations given during the YOUMARES ...

Your Post has been Removed Tech Giants and Freedom of Speech

This book argues established democratic norms for freedom of expression should be implemented on the internet. Moderating ...

e-Science Open, Social and Virtual Technology for Research Collaboration

This book shows the breadth and various facets of e-Science, while also illustrating their shared core. Changes in scientific ...

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