Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Policy environment and production outlook -- Barriers to unconventional gas supply -- Implications for China and global gas markets -- Unconventional gas regulation: revisiting the "Golden Rules" -- United States -- Canada -- Australia -- Key public concerns and trends in unconventional gas regulation -- Chapter 7: Coal market outlook -- Overview -- Demand -- Regional trends -- Sectoral trends -- Supply -- Reserves and resources -- Production -- Trade -- Coal prices and costs -- Regional insights -- China -- United States -- South Africa -- Southeast Asia -- Australia -- Chapter 8: Power sector outlook -- Context -- Electricity demand -- Electricity supply -- Overview -- Power generation capacity -- Power generation -- Investment -- Power generation costs -- Electricity prices -- Electricity-related carbon-dioxide emissions -- Focus on coal-fired power generation -- Coal-fired power generation capacity -- Power generation and coal plant efficiencies -- CO2 emissions due to coal-fired power generation -- Impact of local water scarcity on coal-fired power -- Chapter 9: Renewable energy outlook -- Outlook by scenario -- Recent developments -- Policy developments -- Market and industry developments -- Outlook by sector in the New Policies Scenario -- Global trends -- Power sector -- Industry and buildings -- Transport -- Avoided CO2 emissions -- Economics of renewables -- Investment -- Competitiveness -- Subsidies -- Chapter 10: Energy efficiency outlook -- Introduction -- Current status of energy efficiency -- Recent trends -- Energy efficiency regulation -- Outlook for energy efficiency…”

“…It includes data for the 34 OECD Member countries and where available data for key partners (Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia and South Africa) and for other G20 countries (Argentina and Saudi Arabia). …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Sugar Agro-Extractivism: Land Enclosures, Contract Farming and the Sugar Frontier in AfricaGiuliano MartinielloChapter 9. Conceptualizing Contract Farming in the Global Land Grabbing DebateMark Vicol and Helena Pérez NiñoChapter 10. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Technical requirements -- Introduction to graph theory and networks -- Formal definitions -- Creating networks in Python -- Random graphs -- Examples of real-world social networks -- Other type of networks -- Advanced use cases of network science -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 2: Wrangling Data into Networks with NetworkX and igraph -- Technical requirements -- Introduction to different data sources -- Social interaction data -- Spatial data -- Temporal data -- Biological networks -- Other types of data -- Wrangling data into networks with igraph -- Social network examples with NetworkX -- Summary -- References -- Part 2: Spatial Data Applications -- Chapter 3: Demographic Data -- Technical requirements -- Introduction to demography -- Demographic factors -- Geographic factors -- Homophily in networks -- Francophone Africa music spread -- AIMS Cameroon student network epidemic model -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 4: Transportation Data -- Technical requirements -- Introduction to transportation problems -- Paths between stores -- Fuel costs -- Time to deliver goods -- Navigational hazards -- Shortest path applications -- Traveling salesman problem -- Max-flow min-cut algorithm -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 5: Ecological Data -- Technical requirements -- Introduction to ecological data -- Exploring methods to track animal populations across geographies -- Exploring methods to capture plant distributions and diseases -- Spectral graph tools -- Clustering ecological populations using spectral graph tools -- Spectral clustering on text notes -- Summary -- References -- Part 3: Temporal Data Applications…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Mexico: Labour Markets and Fiscal Redistribution 1989-2014 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Level and Evolution of Income Inequality and Poverty: 1989-2014 -- 3 The Evolution and Determinants of Labour Income Inequality -- 4 Fiscal Redistribution: 1996-2015 -- 5 Main Conclusions and Policy Implications -- 9. South Africa: The Top End, Labour Markets, Fiscal Redistribution, and the Persistence of Very High Inequality -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Drivers of Post-Apartheid Income Inequality -- 3 A New Focus on the Top End of the Income Distribution -- 4 Earnings and the Labour Market: The Drivers of Earnings Inequality -- 5 Towards Policy: Evidence from Fiscal Incidence Studies -- 6 Disappointing Outcomes: Inequality Persistence and Low Social Mobility -- 7 Conclusion -- Part IV. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contributors -- Contents -- Welcome -- A Friend Indeed -- Fieldbook and Guide -- Seeing More in What We Do -- Moving On -- The Icons -- Part 1 No Fast and Easy Way -- Chapter 1 Flawless -- Chapter 2 Transformation Is Slow, Small, and Low Cost -- Community Through "Houses" -- The First Open Space Meeting -- Morning Circles: Checking In -- Mentoring Administrators and Teachers -- The Advantages of Restorative Practices -- The Benefit of Design -- You're Invited to a Pro Action Café -- Reducing Disciplinary Referrals and Expulsions -- Designed to Succeed -- Chapter 3 Risk Is Where You Find It -- No Pain, No Pain -- The Risks We Fear -- Vulnerability Is a Sign of Life -- Chapter 4 Consultant, Flawed: A Story of Eternal Internal Triangles -- Part 2 The Complexity of Advice -- Chapter 5 Partners for Possibility -- An Encouraged Principal -- Peter Block and Community Building Workshops -- Dinokeng Scenarios -- Walking Together in Education -- Piloting an Idea at a Primary School -- Leadership Development Through Immersion and Service -- South Africa: Alive with Possibility -- Partners for Possibility -- Reflecting on Thirteen Years of Impact -- Chapter 6 Changing Focus: The New Direction of "Flawless" Consulting -- Flawless Contracting -- Change: Now and Future -- Chapter 7 Be Careful Who You Ask: Perils of Wisdom -- From Myth and History -- The Educated Expert -- Partnership: The Promise and Perils -- Mining the Expert Within -- Chapter 8 Dealing with Resistance: Having the Right Conversation in Difficult Situations -- Revealing Resistance -- Four Guidelines for Exposing Content and Emotions -- Taking the Risk -- Part 3 The Power of the Question -- Chapter 9 Flawless Goes to Parliament -- Consulting in Parliament -- Partnership and Transparency -- Introducing Process Checks -- Opening up the Room…”

“…Conozca la historia de un imperio musulmán que duró aproximadamente desde 1299 hasta 1922 y que durante su mayor extensión territorial abarcó tres continentes, los territorios entre el sureste de Europa, Asia occidental y África del Norte. Un imperio que asombró al Occidente cristiano al conquistar Constantinopla, cuyo máximo esplendor se produjo en el siglo XVI, con una enorme importancia e influencia en la historia del mundo y que ha jugado un papel vital en la historia, la cultura y la mentalidad de Europa. …”
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“…Hace más de veinte años que el artista español vive largas temporadas en África. Allí aprendió a pintar entre termitas y escorpiones, antes de que el calor seque la pintura y el viento arrastre las telas. …”

“…Some remarks on domestic architecture in North Africa and Britain. IV. URBAN ELITES AND CIVIC LIFE VRIES, T. …”

“…This open access edited volume is a comparative effort to discern the short-term educational impact of the covid-19 pandemic on students, teachers and systems in Brazil, Chile, Finland, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Spain, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…There are barriers to finance on both the supply- and demand-side -- The role of public policy -- Lessons from the policy cases -- References -- Ethiopia -- Background -- Policy issue: Microfinance is restrictive -- greater access to financial services is needed -- Conclusions and recommendations -- References -- Note -- Ireland -- Background -- Policy issue: Women entrepreneurs continue to struggle accessing start-up finance -- Conclusions and recommendations -- References -- Notes -- Italy -- Background -- Policy issue: Financing women-owned firms -- Conclusions and recommendations -- References -- Mexico -- Background -- Policy issue: Financial literacy and financial exclusion -- Conclusions and recommendations -- References -- Notes -- Norway -- Background -- Policy issue: Access to finance -- Measures to promote better access to financial capital for women 2015 -- Status for access to financial capital for women 2019 -- Conclusion and recommendations -- References -- Note -- South Africa -- Background -- Policy issue: Access to finance -- Conclusions and recommendations -- References -- Note -- Spain -- Background -- Policy issue: Access to finance -- Conclusions and recommendations -- References -- Note -- United States -- Background -- Policy issue: Access to financial capital -- Conclusions and recommendations -- References -- 7 Supporting networks for women entrepreneurs -- The importance of entrepreneurship networks and supportive ecosystems -- The role of public policy -- Lessons from the policy cases -- References -- Palestinian Authority -- Background -- Policy issue: Entrepreneurship networks and mentoring -- Conclusions and recommendations -- References -- Scotland, United Kingdom -- Background -- Policy issue: Creating a gender-focused business support eco-system -- Conclusions and recommendations -- References -- Notes…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Examples of dependence on external funding in West Africa -- Financial resources for strategies -- Financing the strategy process and continuing systems from recurrent expenditure -- General budgetary assistance for a strategy is better than one-off funding -- Financial support to sub-national-level strategies -- Box 22. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Nature of Technology-Facilitated Violence and Abuse among Young Adults in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Cyberbullying, Cyberstalking, and Trolling -- Digital Dating Abuse and Electronic Dating Violence -- Image-Based Sexual Abuse, Sextortion, and Revenge Porn -- Methodology -- Study Design and Recruitment -- Instrument -- Study Sample -- Ethical Considerations -- Data Processing and Analysis -- Results and Discussion -- Reported Instances of Technology-Facilitated Violence and Abuse -- Type of Technology-Facilitated Violence and Abuse Experienced -- Coping Strategies for Technology-Facilitated Violence and Abuse -- Limitations -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 6. …”

“…This eighth edition of the Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard explores recent developments in matters relating to science, technology, globalisation and industrial performance of OECD and major non OECD countries (notably Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). It brings together over 200 figures, many of which are new to this edition, to help examine emerging policy issues including: the international mobility of researchers and scientists, the growth of the information economy, innovation by regions and industries, innovation strategies by companies, the internationalisatio…”

“…Drawing on evidence from Asia, the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa, the book foregrounds the lived experiences of marginalized communities as well as researchers and action organizations…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Disarmament, Demobilisation, Rehabilitation, Reintegration and Repatriation in Africa -- Introduction -- DDRRR in Complex Environments: Conceptual and Practical Implications -- Disarmament -- Demobilisation -- Rehabilitation -- Reintegration -- Repatriation -- Protection of Civilians -- Community Violence Reduction -- Transitional Weapons and Ammunition Management -- Women, Peace and Security Agenda -- Youth, Peace and Security Agenda -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 23. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…MODEL-DERIVED TROPICAL TEMPERATURES -- EVIDENCE FOR TROPICAL SALINITY DIFFERENCES -- SUMMARY OF TROPICAL CLIMATE EXTREMES -- CLIMATE TOLERANCES OF TROPICAL ORGANISMS -- A MID-CRETACEOUS CASE STUDY -- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 7 Neogene Ice Age in the North Atlantic Region: Climatic Changes, Biotic Effects, and Forcing Factors -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- CLIMATIC EVENTS -- Responses Prior to the Late Pliocene -- The Pliocene Prior to 2.5 Ma -- The First Pulse, 3.2 to 3.1 Ma -- Onset of the Ice Age at 2.5 to 2.4 Ma -- BIOTIC CONSEQUENCES -- Terrestrial Biotas -- Africa -- Europe -- Eastern North America -- Marine Biotas -- FORCING OF LATE CENOZOIC CLIMATIC CHANGES -- Tectonic Forcing of Climate (pre-2.5 Ma) -- Closure of the Straits of Panamanian Isthmus -- Plateau Uplift -- Sea-Floor Spreading and CO2 -- Chemical Weathering and CO2 -- Ice-Sheet Forcing of Climatic Change -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 8 The Response of Hierarchially Structured Ecosystems to Long-Term Climatic Change: A Case Study using Tropical Peat Swamps... -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- LATE CARBONIFEROUS WETLANDS -- Eco-Taxonomic Patterns -- Peat Swamps -- Clastic Wetlands -- COAL SWAMPS AS HIERARCHICALLY ORGANIZED SYSTEMS -- Organization of Coal-Swamp Ecosystems -- Resolution at 100- to 104-yr Time Scales: Habitats and Species Assemblages -- Resolution at the 103- to 105-yr Time Scale: Landscape Patterns -- Resolution at the 105- to 107-yr Time Scale: Interseam Patterns -- Coal-Swamp Species and Ecomorphs -- Major Intraswamp Habitats -- PATTERNS OF CHANGE IN COAL-SWAMP COMMUNITIES DURING THE PENNSYLVANIAN PERIOD -- Objectives -- Changes at the Landscape Level -- Changes in the Habitat Composition of Landscapes -- Changes in the Species-Level Composition of Habitats -- CLIMATE CHANGE AND CAUSATION -- Evidence for Climatic Variability…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Acknowledgments -- References -- Strategic Categorization -- Strategic Categorization -- Producers -- Analysts -- Empirical Test: The Technology Sector -- Data -- Producers: Software Organizations -- Analysts: Gartner -- Methods -- Hypotheses 1 and 2 -- Dependent Variable -- Independent Variables -- Control Variables -- Hypothesis 3 -- Dependent Variable -- Independent Variables -- Control Variables -- Hypothesis 4 -- Dependent Variables -- Independent Variables -- Control Variables -- Results -- Software Producers: Market Category Entry -- Gartner Analysts: Report on a Producer Market Category -- Gartner Analysts: Issue a Magic Quadrant Report -- Discussion -- Notes -- References -- Hybrid Categories as Political Devices: The Case of Impact Investing in Frontier Markets -- Theoretical Foundation -- Politics, Power, and Categories -- Hybrid Categories and Power Relations -- Methodology -- Research Context -- Impact Investors Look to Africa -- Data Sources and Data Collection -- Documents, Media Reports, and Archives -- Semi-Structured Interviews -- Data Analysis -- Analytical Approach -- Case Study -- Birth of a Hybrid Category: The Emergence of Impact Investing -- Creating New Knowledge and Defining a New Collective Identity -- New Forests Company and the Politics of Identity -- Weak Institutional Setting -- Strategic Use of Hybrid Category Membership for Political Advantage -- Hybrid Category Membership for the Transfer of Legitimacy -- Discussion and Conclusion -- Contributions -- Further Research -- Notes -- References -- The Discursive Perspective of Market Categorization: Interaction, Power, and Context -- Introduction -- The Discourse of Market Categorization -- The Interaction among Market Participants -- Power Dynamics among Market Participants -- Contextualizing Category Development…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Resilience at the Edge: Strategies of Small-Scale Societies for Long-Term Sustainable Living in Dryland Environments -- Introduction -- Basin Wetlands -- Linear Valleys -- Conclusions -- References -- Beyond Boom and Bust: Climate in the History of Medieval Steppe Empires (C. 550-1350 CE) -- Case Studies -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Lessons for Modern Environmental and Climate Policy from Iron Age South Central Africa -- Introduction -- Background -- An Introduction to Historical Linguistics -- Forgotten Strategies for Future Policy -- References -- Crisis and Recovery -- Systemic Risk and Resilience: The Bronze Age Collapse and Recovery -- Introduction -- Systemic Resilience and Risk in Societies -- Resilience -- Systemic Risk -- The Bronze Age -- System Interconnectivity: Economic, Political and Cultural -- Shocks and Interconnections -- Mapping the Systems Collapse -- Bronze Age Recovery -- Conclusions: Parallels to the Modern Globalised World System -- References -- Panarchy and the Adaptive Cycle: A Case Study from Mycenaean Greece -- Introduction -- Brief Overview of the Bronze Age Collapse -- Resilience/Adaptive Cycle/Panarchy -- The Aegean Region as an Example of Panarchic Collapse -- Discussion/Conclusions -- References -- Managing the Roman Empire for the Long Term: Risk Assessment and Management Policy in the Fifth to Seventh Centuries -- The Late Roman Empire: An Administrative Approach -- Landscape and Climatic Change in the Late Roman Empire: An Environmental Approach -- The Late Roman Empire in the East: A Systems Approach -- Conclusion -- References -- Success and Failure in the Norse North Atlantic: Origins, Pathway Divergence, Extinction and Survival -- Introduction -- The Archaeological Science-Policy Interface -- Problems of Collapse Discourse -- How Are Archaeological Data Useful Now? …”