Human and Technological Progress Towards the Socio-Economic Paradigm of the Future, Part 1 (Popkova Elena G.)(Pevná vazba)

Human and Technological Progress Towards the Socio-Economic Paradigm of the Future, Part 1 (Popkova Elena G.)(Pevná vazba)

This book series presents new achievements in the scientific thought of the 21st century in the spheres of management, economics, and law, aimed at enhancing the potential of the global economic system's development in modern economic conditions and providing solutions to the complex problems it

The Economic and Legal Foundations of Managing Innovative Development in Modern Economic Systems (Popkova Elena G.)(Pevná vazba)

Innovation is of critical value in the modern global economy, as it performs several important economic functions. The first is related to supporting the sustainability of socio-economic systems, preventing the emergence of crises and, if they do occur, providing solutions to overcome their

Human Frontiers - The Future of Big Ideas in an Age of Small Thinking (Bhaskar Michael)(Pevná vazba)

A provocative, exciting exploration of the future of ideas - and the history of technological and cultural progress that has taken us to

Crackup: The Republican Implosion and the Future of Presidential Politics (Popkin Samuel L.)(Pevná vazba)

A consistently surprising analysis of how and why the Republican Party imploded in the last decade, setting the stage for the rise of Trump and extremist candidates more generally. In Crackup, the eminent American politics scholar Samuel L. Popkin tells the story of how the Republican Party

Urban Socio-Economic Segregation and Income Inequality - A Global Perspective(Pevná vazba)

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

Exploring the Future of Russia's Economy and Markets: Towards Sustainable Economic Development (Sergi Bruno S.)(Pevná vazba)

Rich in natural resources, straddling Europe and Asia, and home to markets of immense scale, Russia is an essential, critical player in an unprecedently complex global economy. Yet it has yet to fully exploit its unique position within this brave new world. Exploring the Future of Russia's Economy

Developing England's North: The Political Economy of the Northern Powerhouse (Berry Craig)(Pevná vazba)

This book explores the politics of local economic development in Northern England. Socio-economic conditions in the North - and its future prospects - have become central to national debates in the UK. The status of Northern regions and their local economies is intimately associated with efforts to

The Rise of the Egyptian Middle Class: Socio-Economic Mobility and Public Discontent from Nasser to Sadat (Shechter Relli)(Pevná vazba)

During the 1970s and early 1980s, Egypt experienced swift economic growth resulting from a regional oil boom. Oddly, this economic growth hardly registered in Egyptian public discourse, which continuously claimed that the country was experiencing multiple economic, social, and cultural crises. This

Bio Art: Altered Realities (Myers William)(Pevná vazba)

In an era of fast-paced technological progress and with the impact of humans on the environment increasing, the concept of 'nature' itself seems called into question. Bio Art explores the work of 'bio artists,' those who work with living organisms and life processes to address the possibilities and

Riverine Ecosystem Management: Science for Governing Towards a Sustainable Future (Schmutz Stefan)(Pevná vazba)

Chapter 1. Challenges in Riverine Ecosystem Management.- Part I Human Impacts, Mitigation and Restoration.- Chapter 2. Historic Milestones of Human River Uses and Ecological Impacts.- Chapter 3. River Morphology, Channelization, and Habitat Restoration.- Chapter 4. River Hydrology, Flow Alteration,

Planetary Politics: A Manifesto (Marsili Lorenzo)(Pevná vazba)

The global crisis of our time involves a complex of ecological, economic, technological and migratory challenges that no state is able to control. The result is a provincialization of our democracies with respect to the new planetary powers confronting humanity - it is from this that our

The City of Tomorrow: Sensors, Networks, Hackers, and the Future of Urban Life (Ratti Carlo)(Pevná vazba)

An internationally renowned architect, urban planner, and scholar describes the major technological forces driving the future of cities Since cities emerged ten thousand years ago, they have become one of the most impressive artifacts of humanity. But their evolution has been anything but

Interactivity and the Future of the Human-Computer Interface (Isaias Pedro)(Pevná vazba)

Presents research on the development and application of interfaces in today's modern society and the generational implications for design of human and technology interaction. The book features a range of topics, including digital gaming, augmented reality, and

The Subject of Human Rights (Celermajer Danielle)(Pevná vazba)

The Subject of Human Rights is the first book to systematically address the 'human' part of 'human rights.' Drawing on the finest thinking in political theory, cultural studies, history, law, anthropology, and literary studies, this volume examines how human rights-as discourse, law, and

A Tyneside Heritage (Chapman Peter S.)(Pevná vazba)

A Tyneside Heritage is a detailed local socio-economic history, developed through the lives of three generations of the author's family. The story begins in the early nineteenth century with the author's great-great-grandfather Robert Chapman JP, draper, South Shields Borough Councillor and sailing

The China-U.S. Trade War and Future Economic Relations (Lau Lawrence J.)(Pevná vazba)

The Songyang Story: Architectural Acupuncture as Driver for Socio-Economic Progress in Rural China. Projects by Xu Tiantian, Dna_beijing (Feireiss Kirsten)(Pevná vazba)

Architecture can revitalize, spark rural self-confidence, and turn wasteland into a welcoming space--and it can do it at a low cost. This is the mission statement of architect Xu Tiantian, founder and principal of Beijing-based studio Design and Architecture (DnA). In 2014, Xu began to work in the

The Technological Singularity: Managing the Journey (Callaghan Victor)(Pevná vazba)

Introduction.- Type of Singularity.- Theories of the future.- A New Kind of Intelligence.- Limits in understanding AI.- The Energy Singularity.- What Could The Singularity Be?.- The Methuselarity.- Nature and Timing of the Singularity.- Transhumanism and Posthumanism.- The Technology of the

The Ascent of Humanity: Civilization and the Human Sense of Self (Eisenstein Charles)(Pevná vazba)

Speaker, writer, and activist Charles Eisenstein explores the history and potential future of civilization, tracing the converging crises of our age to the illusion of the separate self Our disconnection from one another and the natural world has mislaid the foundations of science, religion, money,

Fundamentals of Multimedia (Li Ze-Nian)(Pevná vazba)

Multimedia is a ubiquitous part of the technological environment in which we work and think, touching upon almost all aspects of computer science and engineering.This comprehensive textbook introduces the Fundamentals of Multimedia in an accessible manner, addressing real issues commonly faced in

Secret Projects of the Luftwaffe in Profile (Uhr Daniel)(Pevná vazba)

The Second World War was a time of tremendous technological progress in aviation with innovations such as jet engines and swept wings being brought in as engineers on all sides desperately sought every possible performance advantage. In Germany, the quest for better aircraft resulted in some

The Creative Society: How the Future Can Be Won (Tvede Lars)(Paperback)

Human creativity has been one of the fundamental drivers of civilization and progress-solving immense problems, creating opportunities and overcoming enemies like no other force. Often it has baffled its sceptics by finding new and better resources, unexpected environmental technologies and

The Greatest Adventure: A History of Human Space Exploration (Burgess Colin)(Pevná vazba)

The Greatest Adventure explores the past, present, and future of the space race. The space race was perhaps the greatest technological contest of the twentieth century. It was a thrilling era of innovation, discovery, and exploration, as astronauts and cosmonauts were launched on space missions of

Delta-V (Suarez Daniel)(Pevná vazba)

The bestselling author of Daemon returns with a near-future technological thriller, in which a charismatic billionaire recruits a team of adventurers to launch the first deep space mining operation--a mission that could alter the trajectory of human civilization. When itinerant cave diver James