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The digital continent : placing Africa in the world of digital work
Only ten years ago, there were more internet users in countries like France or Germany than in all of Africa put together. But much has changed in a decade. The year 2018 marks the first year in human history in which a majority of the world’s population are now connected to the internet. This mass connectivity means that we have an internet that no longer connects only the world’s wealthy.…
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- 9780198840800
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- 288p. ; ill.
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- 331.096 MOH t
Space, Place and Educational Settings
This open access book explores the nexus between knowledge and space with a particular emphasis on the role of educational settings that are, both, shaping and being reshaped by socio-economic and political processes. It gives insight into the complex interplay of educational inequalities and practices of educational governance in the neighborhood and at larger geographical scales. The book ado…
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- vol. 16
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- 9783030785970
- Collation
- 227p. ; ill.
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- Knowledge and Space
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- 306.43 FRE s
Frontier encounters: knowledge and practice at the Russian, Chinese and Mongo…
China and Russia are rising economic and political powers that share thousands of miles of border. Yet, despite their proximity, their practical, local interactions with each other — and with their third neighbour Mongolia — are rarely discussed. The three countries share a boundary, but their traditions, languages and worldviews are remarkably different. Frontier Encounters presents a w…
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- 9781906924898
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- ix, 280 p. : ill. : ind. ; 24 cm
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- 327.51047 FRO f
Smart and sustainable planning for cities and regions : results of SSPCR 2015
This open access book offers a selection of research papers and case studies presented at the 3rd international conference “Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions”, held in December 2019 in Bolzano, Italy, and explores the concept of smart and sustainable planning, including top contributions from academics, policy makers, consultants and other professionals. Innovation pr…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030577643
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- xvii, 307p. : ill.
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- 307.1216 SMA s
Urban socio-economic segregation and income inequality : a global perspective
This open access book investigates the link between income inequality and socio-economic residential segregation in 24 large urban regions in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. It offers a unique global overview of segregation trends based on case studies by local author teams. The book shows important global trends in segregation, and proposes a Global Segregati…
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- 9783030645694
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- ix, 523p. : ill.
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- 339.2 URB u
Regional and Local Development in Times of Polarisation: Re-thinking Spatial …
Despite the emphasis of the European Regional Policy on territorial cohesion, regional disparities have been increasing within Europe in the past years. The metropolitan areas in almost all countries are considerably growing while regions outside of agglomerations are stagnating or even declining. Against this background this book aims to provide an understanding of the underlying processes of …
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- 1st ed. 2019.
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- 9789811311901
- Collation
- XXIV, 382 p
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- -
- Call Number
- 304.2 REG r
Pilot society and the energy transition : the co-shaping of innovation, parti…
This open access book examines the role of pilot and demonstration projects as crucial devices for conducting innovation in the context of the energy transition. Bridging literature from sustainability transitions and Science and Technology Studies (STS), it argues that such projects play a crucial role, not only in shaping future energy and mobility systems, but in transforming societies more …
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- 9783030611842
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- vii, 130p. : ill.
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- 354.3 RYG p
Asylum matters : on the front line of administrative decision-making
This open access book examines everyday practices in an asylum administration. Asylum decisions are often criticised as being ‘subjective’ or ‘arbitrary’. Asylum Matters turns this claim on its head. Through the ethnographic study of asylum decision-making in the Swiss Secretariat for Migration, the book shows how regularities in administrative practice and ‘socialised subjectivity’…
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- -
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- 9783030615123
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- xvii, 203p. : ill.
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- -
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- 342.494083 AFF a
Atlas of challenges and opportunities in European neighbourhoods : stemming f…
This atlas provides a macro-regional overview of the areas that surround the European Union, from the Sahara to the Middle East, Western Balkans to European Russia, Turkey to the Arctic. Detailing key socio-economic data as well as developmental trends, the maps provide a comprehensive territorial analysis at a local scale and explore the potential for regional integration and cooperation. Thes…
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- 9783319285214
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- xxiii, 198p. : ill.
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- 304.2 ATL a
Connecting the nation: a short thematic history of Australian civil aviation
Aviation has played an important part in shaping Australia’s culture and history through the course of the twentieth century. Australia embraced aviation from its earliest days, eagerly responding to its potential to cover a challenging country, to bring far-flung communities closer and to provide services that could not be delivered any other way. Add the romance of pioneer heroes, the vital…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780994503954
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- 140p.:
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- -
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- 354.79 ASH c
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