“…IBM Intelligent Operations Center delivers a unified view of city agencies, providing three primary elements for successful management of cities: use information, anticipate problems, and coordinate actions and resources. …”

“…At the beginning of 2020, 66 long-term refugee camps existed along the East African Rift. Millions of young children have been born at the camps and have grown up there, yet it is unknown how their surrounding built environments affect their learning and development. …”

“…"In 2012, the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) approached the National Research Council's TIGER standing committee and asked it to develop a list of workshop topics to explore the impact of emerging science and technology. …”

“…These problems are most often biological in nature, but examining them through the lens of the physical sciences can yield exciting results and opportunities. …”

“…"Responding to the challenges of fostering regional growth and employment in an increasingly competitive global economy, many U.S. states and regions have developed programs to attract and grow companies as well as attract the talent and resources necessary to develop regional innovation clusters. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Two extended sidebars reveal: 1) Does the government undertake fraud detection more for its citizens or for self-preservation, and 2) for what compelling purpose does the NSA need your data even if you have no connection to crime whatsoever, and can the agency use machine learning supercomputers to fight terrorism without endangering human rights? …”

“…Only through such partnerships can the distributed knowledge, resources and capacity of government agencies, private enterprises, political activists, local communities, and international NGOs be effectively combined to produce the major breakthroughs in sustainability that the SDGs envision. …”

“…The focus is on how microbial activity can create new protoarchitectural materials, how living systems can be integrated into architecture and cooperate along different time scales…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Lists of Figures and Maps -- PREFACE -- Introduction: Hydrohumanities -- PART I Agency of Water -- Introduction -- 1 The Agency of Water and the Canal du Midi -- 2 Winnipeg’s Aspirational Port and the Future of Arctic Shipping (The Geo-Cultural Version) -- 3 Radical Water -- PART II Fluid Identities -- Introduction -- 4 Water, Extractivism, Biopolitics, and Latin American Indigeneity in Arguedas’s Los ríos profundos and Potdevin’s Palabrero -- 5 Water as the Medium of Measurement: Mapping Global Oceans in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries -- 6 Aquapelagic Malolos: Island-Water Imaginaries in Coastal Bulacan, Philippines -- PART III Cultural Currencies -- Introduction -- 7 The Invisible Sinking Surface: Hydrogeology, Fieldwork, and Photography in California -- 8 Irrigated Gardens of the Indus River Basin: Toward a Cultural Model for Water Resource Management -- 9 Leadership in Principle: Uniting Nations to Recognize the Cultural Value of Water -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTRIBUTOR BIOS -- Index…”

“…Writing in their trademark witty, fast-paced style, advertising gurus Ries and Trout explain how to: Make and position an industry leader so that its name and message wheedles its way into the collective subconscious of your market and stays there Position a follower so that it can occupy a niche not claimed by the leader Avoid letting a second product ride on the coattails of an established one Positioning also shows you how to: Use leading ad agency techniques to capture the biggest market share and become a household name Build your strategy around your competition's weaknesses Reposition a strong competitor and create a weak spot Use your present position to its best advantage Choose the best name for your product Determine when, and why, less is more Analyze recent trends that effect your positioning Ries and Trout provide many valuable case histories and penetrating analyses of some of the most phenomenal successes and failures in advertising history. …”

“…This is the context in which we must ask ourselves: how can people and class agency change this destructive course of history? …”

“…Topics featured in the Handbook include: Translating the quality of life concept into practice. The Casual Agency Theory and its implications for understanding self-determination. …”

“…These individuals are not simply academics; they also hail from ministries, environmental agencies, and local authorities. …”

“…In the International Energy Agency's Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario, the emissions intensity of these activities falls by 50% by the end of the decade. …”

“…He has published widely in books and journals, with a recent focus on critical studies on the interface of science and society. He has also worked as a consultant for Swedish governmental agencies and the European Commission…”

“…The Sounds of Latinidad explores the Latino music scene as a lens through which to understand changing ideas about latinidad in the New South. …”

“…Which role do state agencies, non-governmental organisations, as well as children's coping strategies play in mitigating the vulnerabilities of minors?…”

“…Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is tasked with assessing the hazards and risks to human health from exposure to pollutants. …”

“…This Handbook addresses the new UN agenda in the context of mental health and sustainable development, examining its implications for national and international policy-makers, decision-makers, researchers and funding agencies. Conceptual, evidence-based and practical discussions crossing a range of disciplines are presented from the world's leading mental health experts. …”

“…Am Abend des 1. April des Jahres 1885 gründeten in Wien 50 literatur- und kunstschaffende Frauen mit dem »Verein der Schriftstellerinnen und Künstlerinnen in Wien« ein Netzwerk, das ihnen neben materieller Absicherung bei Not, Krankheit und Alter auch ein Forum der Förderung und Anregung bieten konnte. …”