Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Leadership Now: Reflections on the Legacy of Boas Shamir -- Contents -- About the Editors -- About the Authors -- Introduction: From Leader-Centric to Collective Leadership -- References -- Part I: Leader-Centric Approaches -- Chapter 1: The Motivational Effects of Charismatic Leadership: A Self-Concept Based Theory1 -- Introduction -- Empirical Evidence -- The Problem -- Assumptions -- The Theory -- The Self-Implicating Effects of Charismatic Leadership2 -- Leader Behavior -- Effects on Followers' Self-Concept -- Self-Concept as an Intervening Variable and Further Effects on Followers -- Follower Attributes -- Follower Values and Identities -- Follower Orientations -- Organizational Conditions for Charismatic Leadership -- Conclusion -- References -- References Added in Proof -- Chapter 2: The Rhetoric of Charismatic Leadership: A Theoretical Extension, a Case Study, and Implications for Research -- The Theory -- Propositions About Leader-Follower Frame Alignment -- Jackson's Speech to the National Convention of the Democratic Party in July, 1988: Background and Reactions -- A Content Analysis of the Jackson Speech -- References to History and Tradition -- Creating, Crystallizing, and Emphasizing a Collective Identity -- Reinforcing Collective Efficacy -- The Leader's Identification with the Followers -- References to Values and Moral Justifications -- References to Hope and Faith -- References to Followers' Self-Efficacy -- The Representativeness of the Speech -- The Lack of Transactional Elements - A Comparison with Dukakis'S Speech -- Conclusion: Toward a Study of Charismatic Rhetoric -- References -- Chapter 3: "What's Your Story?" …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- A Very Brief and Hopefully Not Boring History of Cases -- Defining Teaching Cases Today -- What Do I Need to Know to Write Cases? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Kirchheimer's struggle with the FBI -- 5. Kirchheimer's dashed hopes for a socialist democratic Germany -- 6. Conclusion: Different disillusions -- Chapter 15: Renewed Contact and Controversy (1949-1956) -- 1. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Optimistic explanatory style / Christopher Peterson and Tracy A. Steen -- 30. Hope theory / Kevin L. Rand and Jennifer S. Cheavens -- 31. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Batissier: Historia del arte monumental -- Thomas Hope: Ensayo histórico sobre arquitectura -- Eugène Viollet-le-Duc: Coloquios sobre la arquitectura -- Lluis Domenech i Montaner: En busca de una arquitectura nacional -- Capítulo 4: Nuevas técnicas -- John Ruskin: Las siete lámparas de la arquitectura -- Eugène Viollet-le-Duc: Coloquios sobre la arquitectura -- Gottfried Semper: Ciencia, industria y arte…”

“…These questions illustrate the nature of scientific thinking process.This book is complemented by the site www.fisicarecreativa.com, where several of the projects presented here were carried out by students from different universities. We hope it can be used as an innovative STEM learning tools" -- Contracubierta…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Some Reasons Why Cutting the Cord Might Not Be for You -- Your savings might be less than you hoped -- You might still have to deal with channel bundles -- You might still see commercials -- TV watching will become more complex for you -- You'll use way more Internet bandwidth - and perhaps pay for the privilege -- Your monthly Internet bill will probably go up -- The quality of the streaming video might be poor -- You might have to wait a long time to watch new shows -- You might never see some new shows -- The Benefits of Severing Your Connection to the Cable Company -- You save money -- You'll probably be happier in the long run -- You unshackle your TV -- You unshackle yourself -- You're in control -- Surveying the Cord-Free Landscape -- Chapter 2 Snip, Snip. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Democratization of Access to Higher Education -- Note -- References -- Chapter 5: Democracy, Decentralized Planning and Devolution of Power in Education -- Chapter 6: Education for Democracy, Secularism and Inclusive Growth -- Education to be Rooted in and Guided by Constitutionalism -- Diversity to be Understood and Preserved -- Rule of Law: The Cornerstone of Democracy -- Equality to be Achieved Through Inclusive Education -- Secularism: An Ideal Without an Alternative to Indian Situation -- The Role of the State in Education -- Part II: Impact of Neo-Liberal Policies -- Chapter 7: Producing Difference: Neoliberalism, Neoconservatism and the Politics of Educational Reform -- Gritty Materialities -- Right Turn -- New Markets, Old Traditions -- Markets and Performance -- False Hopes -- Connecting Markets and Testing -- Privileging Privilege -- National Curriculum and National Testing -- Managerialism and Professionalism -- Curriculum Planning and Recontextualization -- Creating Educational Triage -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Pupil Empowerment in Schools: Limits and Possibilities -- Introduction -- Defining Pupil Voice -- Drivers Behind the Promotion of Pupil Voice in England -- Children's Rights -- Active Citizenship -- School Improvement -- Personalization -- The Policy and Sociological Issues Raised by the Research -- Problematizing Notions of 'Voice' -- Pupil Voice as Incorporation? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…3 - Biomass energy conversion through pyrolysis: A ray of hope for the current energy crisis -- 1. Introduction -- 2. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…1. Relation factors2. Hope and expectations3. Methods and techniquesSharing dreams is trusting10. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…About the author xiii -- Preface. . xv -- Acknowledgements. xix -- Prologue - Some experiences in my lifetime xxi -- Chapter 1 Introduction - setting the scene. 1 -- 1.1 Where We are Today . 1 -- 1.2 How We Got Here . 2 -- 1.3 Going from Here . . 4 -- 1.4 Some Scenarios . 4 -- 1.4.1 Fossil fuels 5 -- 1.4.2 Food. . 6 -- 1.4.3 Renewable energy - critical minerals . . 7 -- 1.4.4 Economics 7 -- 1.5 Overview of the Book . . 7 -- Chapter 2 Systems thinking . . 11 -- 2.1 Systemic Approach . 12 -- 2.2 Feedback 15 -- 2.3 Wicked Problems . 15 -- 2.4 Hyperobjects. 16 -- 2.5 The UN Sustainable Development Goals . 17 -- 2.6 Global Risks . 18 -- Chapter 3 Climate today . . 19 -- 3.1 The 1992 RIO Conference . 21 -- 3.2 Climate as Reported by IPCC in 2021 23 -- 3.3 Climate Pioneers . 26 -- 3.4 The Million-Year Perspective . 27 -- 3.5 The CO2 -- Budget 28 -- 3.6 The COP26 Agreements . 29 -- 3.7 Deforestation 31 -- 3.8 Actions Needed 34 -- Chapter 4 Global warming impacts . 35 -- 4.1 Global Impact of Climate Change . 37 -- 4.2 Weather vs Climate . 37 -- 4.3 Extreme Weather. 38 -- 4.3.1 Human-made vulnerability 42 -- 4.4 Temperature . 42 -- 4.5 Rossby Waves 45 -- 4.6 Droughts 46 -- 4.7 Air Pollution from Wildfires 47 -- 4.8 Precipitation . 48 -- 4.9 Methane 49 -- 4.10 Other Significant Greenhouse Gases 52 -- 4.10.1 Nitrous oxide . 52 -- 4.10.2 Hydrofluorocarbons . 52 -- 4.11 Climate Feedback Mechanisms . 52 -- 4.12 The Human Cost of Climate Change. 54 -- 4.13 Actions Needed 55 -- Chapter 5The water perspective . . 57 -- 5.1 How We Got Here 59 -- 5.1.1 Drinking water 59 -- 5.1.2 Sanitation 60 -- 5.1.3 Water stress 60 -- 5.2 The State of Water Resources. 60 -- 5.2.1 Water quantity 61 -- 5.2.2 Water quality . 63 -- 5.2.3 Natural disasters and water . 64 -- 5.2.4 Glacier mass loss 64 -- 5.2.5 Water supply from glaciers 65 -- 5.2.6 Sea level rise and land subsidence 66 -- 5.2.7 Predicting future water resources 67 -- 5.2.8 Water conflicts 67 -- 5.3 Energy for Water Supply and Water Treatment 68 -- 5.3.1 Source water abstraction and conveyance . 68 -- 5.3.2 Desalination . . 69 -- 5.3.3 Irrigation and groundwater use 70 -- 5.3.4 Wastewater treatment - water resource recovery . 72 -- 5.4 Water Impact on Hydropower 73 -- 5.5 Economics, Tariffs, and the Value of Water . 74 -- 5.6 Food Consumption Impact on Water 78 -- 5.6.1 Water use 78 -- 5.7 Lifestyle and Water Consumption . 79 -- 5.8 Our Attitude to Nature . . 80 -- 5.9 Actions Needed 82 -- Chapter 6 The energy perspective . 85 -- 6.1 How We Got Here . . 87 -- 6.1.1 Global energy . 87 -- 6.1.2 Electrical energy 88 -- 6.1.3 Transport 90 -- 6.2 Energy Consumption Today . . 92 -- 6.3 Climate and Energy Interactions . . 93 -- 6.4 Water Needs for Energy . 95 -- 6.5 Fossil Fuel Production - Impact on Water and Environment 97 -- 6.5.1 Tar sand operations . . 97 -- 6.5.2 Hydraulic fracturing 100 -- 6.5.3 Flaring 101 -- 6.5.4 Coal 102 -- 6.5.5 Oil accidents and oil pollution 104 -- 6.6 Biofuel Production. 106 -- 6.6.1 Water use . 107 -- 6.6.2 Burning wood 108 -- 6.7 Electric Power Production 109 -- 6.8 Hydropower 110 -- 6.8.1 Impact of reservoirs. 110 -- 6.9 Thermal Electric Power Generation Systems. 112 -- 6.9.1 Nuclear power . 113 -- 6.9.2 Fossil-fuelled power systems 115 -- 6.9.3 Water requirements . 115 -- 6.10 Carbon Capture . 117 -- 6.11 Solar and Wind Power . 119 -- 6.11.1 Energy efficiency and consumption 119 -- 6.11.2 Solar .120 -- 6.11.3 Wind power . 121 -- 6.12 Energy Storage 122 -- 6.12.1 Batteries 122 -- 6.12.2 Hydrogen .125 -- 6.13 Critical Resources for Renewable Energy 127 -- viii Water Interactions - A Systemic View -- 6.13.1 Cobalt128 -- 6.13.2 Lithium . 131 -- 6.14 Energy and Public Health. 133 -- 6.14.1 Coal and public health 135 -- 6.14.2 Biomass burning . 135 -- 6.15 Actions Needed . 135 -- Chapter 7 The food perspective . . 137 -- 7.1 Food and Climate Change 139 -- 7.1.1 Global meat production and consumption 140 -- 7.1.2 Environmental impact. 142 -- 7.2 Land Area for Food 143 -- 7.3 Food Waste. 145 -- 7.4 Water for Food 147 -- 7.4.1 Irrigation, water efficiencies, and available technologies 147 -- 7.4.2 Water quality 148 -- 7.5 Energy for Food . 149 -- 7.5.1 Irrigation 149 -- 7.5.2 Fertilizers . 150 -- 7.6 Conservation Agriculture . 152 -- 7.7 Food-Related Health . 155 -- 7.7.1 Targets for food production and consumption . 155 -- 7.7.2 Health risks factors . 156 -- 7.8 Actions Needed . 157 -- Chapter 8 Economics 159 -- 8.1 Inequalities . 160 -- 8.1.1 Climate change. 162 -- 8.1.2 Water inequalities 162 -- 8.1.3 Energy inequalities . 163 -- 8.1.4 Land use and deforestation. 163 -- 8.1.5 Food inequalities . 164 -- 8.2 Economic Consequences of Climate Change . 164 -- 8.2.1 The polluter pays principle . 165 -- 8.2.2 Paying for climate change 165 -- 8.3 Doughnut Economics 167 -- 8.3.1 Circular economics . 169 -- 8.4 Energy Subsidies 169 -- 8.5 Actions Needed . 170 -- Chapter 9 Lifestyle 173 -- 9.1 The Real Difficulty . 173 -- 9.2 Relation Between Wealth and Emissions 174 -- 9.3 Measuring National Emissions . . 176 -- 9.4 Consumption Patterns. . 177 -- 9.4.1 Apparel industry . 178 -- 9.4.2 Aviation . 179 -- 9.5 Actions . . 180 -- Chapter 10 Crisis or hope 183 -- A1 Units. 187 -- Large numbers . 187 -- Power and energy . 187 -- Mass and volume . 188 -- A2 Glossary 189 -- A3 Abbreviations 191 -- Notes 193 -- References 205 -- Index 217.…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Delivering Your iPhone/iPad App to the World -- Seek Reviews from Any Site That Matches Your App's Category -- Showcase Your App on the App Store -- Use Press Releases Consistently -- Market Through Email -- Use Word of Mouth -- Use Targeted Advertising -- Use Analytics for Your Apps -- iPhone/iPad Pricing and Promotions -- Develop a Pricing Strategy -- Promote from Ads Within Other Apps -- App Product Website -- Increase Your Website SEO -- Let Visitors Market Your Site -- Social Media Marketing -- Promote Through YouTube -- Promote Through LinkedIn -- Promote Through Blogs -- Create a Facebook Fan Page -- Create Digg Articles and Videos -- Visit Forums and Post Comments -- Other App Marketing Activities -- Create Trial and Paid App Versions -- Secure App Launch Sponsorships -- Continuously Improve Features -- Collaborate with Other People -- Seek Non-App Review Sites for Your App -- Exchange Ad Space -- Create an Icon Worth Remembering -- Determine Your App's Unique Value -- 22 Implementing Your Plan -- Determine Goals for the Campaign-What Results Do You Hope to Achieve? -- Establish Measurement Criteria -- Gather Prospects to Target for Campaign -- Tracking Results-Measuring Marketing ROI -- Managing Your App Marketing Activities -- 23 iPhone/iPad Apps for Corporate Marketing -- Is an iPhone/iPad App Right for Your Company? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Clarke, "The Nine Billion Names of God" -- The Trapdoor Escape Hatch Way Out of Hyperreality -- High Life: The Black Hole of Humanity's Extinction and New Hope -- Poetic Resolution in Baudrillard's Thought -- Daniel Boorstin, The Image: Hyperreality Overtakes America -- Umberto Eco, Travels in Hyperreality -- Roland Barthes, Mythologies -- Taking the Side of Objects -- Plato and the Simulacrum -- Plato as Software Designer -- Brian Gogan on Plato, Baudrillard, and Rhetoric -- Deleuze on "Plato and the Simulacrum" -- Upgrading Hyperreality and the Simulacrum for Digitalization -- Personalized Advertising -- Transdisciplinarity is Good for (Post‐)Humanity -- Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and the Metaverse -- Baudrillard and the Situationists -- Introduction…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Challenges to Effective Project Management -- Flexibility and Adaptability -- Deep Understanding of the Business and Its Systems -- Take Charge of the Project and Its Management -- Project Management Is Organized Common Sense -- Managing the Creeps -- Scope Creep -- Hope Creep -- Effort Creep -- Feature Creep -- What Are Requirements, Really? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…EVOLUTION OF NATIONAL SPATIAL PLANNING -- 3.1 ACHIEVING BALANCED GROWTH: COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS (1962-1998) -- 3.2 FIRST RESPONSES TO DEPOPULATION: GRAND DESIGN FOR THE 21ST CENTURY (1998-2008) -- 3.2.1 Compact City and Transport-Oriented Design (TOD) -- 3.3 A TURNING POINT: FIRST NATIONAL SPATIAL STRATEGY (2008) -- 3.3.1 Low-Carbon City (2012) -- 3.4 THE SEARCH FOR A GRAND NARRATIVE OF CHANGE -- 3.4.1 Scenarios of hope: Reframing the problem -- 3.4.2 A culmination point: National Grand Design 2050 (2014) -- 3.4.3 Smart Shrinking: The principles of the National Grand Design 2050 -- 3.4.4 The three spatio-functional building blocks…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Chapter 9 Going Global: ETFs without Borders -- The Ups and Downs of Different Markets around the World -- Low correlation is the name of the game -- Remember what happened to Japan -- Finding Your Best Mix of Domestic and International -- Why putting three-quarters of your portfolio in foreign stocks is too much -- Why putting one-quarter of your portfolio in foreign stocks is insufficient -- Why ETFs are a great tool for international investing -- Not All Foreign Nations - or Stocks - Are Created Equal -- Choosing the Best International ETFs for Your Portfolio -- A number of brands to choose from -- All the world's your apple: ETFs that cover the planet -- Developed-market ETFs: From the North Sea to the Land of the Rising Sun -- Emerging-market stock ETFs - Well, we hope that they're emerging -- Adding value to your international portfolio -- Small-cap international: Yes, you want it -- Chapter 10 Sector Investing: ETFs According to Industry -- Selecting Stocks by Sector, not Style -- Speculating on the Next Hot Industry…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- 3 The Reaction of International Organizations to Global Security Challenges -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The International Community's Determined Search for Peace and Prosperity: the Question of the UN's Ability to Meet Its Goals -- 2.1 Hopes and Failures of the UN -- 2.2 Possible UN Reforms…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- 5.1 Promoting Participatory Process -- 5.2 Reducing Conflicts Among Groups with Different Value Systems -- 5.3 Improvement of Institutions -- 5.4 Strengthening Education and Adaptive Learning -- 5.5 Acting Based on Hope Rather than Fear for a Sustainable Future -- 5.6 Evolution of Institutions and Knowledge Toward a Sustainable Future…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Learn Something Useful -- 10. Let Hope Predominate But Be Not Too Visionary -- 11. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Let's Talk About My Privilege -- Why Do I Share All This? -- I'm Hopeful -- I'm Learning -- Chapter 1 What Is a Financial Adult? …”