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    Empirical Findings on Managing the Social Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    In order to develop a sustainable social and individual resilience in dealing with crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, it is essential to jointly determine flexible regulations in relation to common issues. The reactions to subjective, economic and regional changes during the pandemic empirically traced in this study are related to the lifeworld and cultural orientations of the residents. ... Read more

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  • Continuing Education in Regions with Population Decline

    Establishment of a Supportive Learning Network through the Adult Education Centre

    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    In this book, the basic conditions for local learning are described using the example of two regions in Styria and related to demographic and spatial factors. Based on this, possibilities for successful local learning in peripheral regions are elaborated and the role of the Adult Education Centre in the regions of south-eastern Styria and Liezen is analysed.The contentBuilding a supportive ... Read more

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  • Industrial High Pressure Applications

    Processes, Equipment, and Safety

    Edited by Rudolf Eggers ...
    Industrial high pressure processes open the door to many reactions that are not possible under 'normal' conditions. These are to be foundin such different areas as polymerization, catalytic reactions, separations, oil and gas recovery, food processing, biocatalysis and more.The most famous high pressure process is the so-called Haber-Bosch process used for fertilizers and which was awarded a Nobel ... Read more

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  • Fair Shared Cities

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    Bringing together a diverse team of leading scholars and professionals, this book offers a variety of insights into ongoing gender mainstreaming policies in Europe with a focus on urban/spatial planning. Gender mainstreaming was first legislated for in the European Union with the Treaty of Amsterdam in 1999 and, although many interesting developments have occurred throughout the decade that ... Read more

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  • Higher Education Landscape 2030

    A Trend Analysis Based on the AHEAD International Horizon Scanning

    Series series Education (R0)
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    Every organisation, whether for profit or as non-profit, needs motivated employees. HR Management is often not seen as a core function and most managers do not receive a systematic and sustainable leadership training either. In this book, the essential basics of modern HR Management and Leadership are presented systematically and always with practical examples. The focus is on the scope of action ... Read more

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  • Well-being, Poverty and Justice from a Child’s Perspective

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    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book presents evidence that children are the real experts of their lives. 2600 boys and girls in Germany between the ages of 6 of 11 years, with and without a migration background, were interviewed. Next to established topics of family, friends, leisure time and school, the focus of this study was on the topic of justice. Children were asked what justice in their opinion was and whether they ... Read more

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  • Crisis Management in the Tourism Industry

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  • European Cities in the Knowledge Economy

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    Across Western Europe, the emphasis has shifted from physical manufacturing to the development of ideas, new products and creative processes. This has become known as the knowledge economy. While much has been written about this concept, so far there has been little focus on the role of the city. Bringing together comparative case studies from Amsterdam, Dortmund, Eindhoven, Helsinki, Manchester, ... Read more

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  • Swiss Vocational and Professional Education and Training (VPET)

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    This e-book contains high-resolution graphics and tables that can only be read on e-readers capable of enlarging images. This book assesses the extent to which ideas and structures of the Swiss vocational and professional education and training (VPET) system could also be applied to vocational qualifications in other countries. It offers a look at the different forms of VPET in Switzerland and ... Read more

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  • The Gamification of Citizens' Participation in Policymaking

    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book examines the use of game elements to encourage citizens to participate in political decision-making and the planning of large-scale public sector projects. It argues that success is based on a personal concern with the project and a belief in the influence on political decision making, but also on fun. Without fun, only a very small group of the ‘usual suspects’ will participate, ... Read more

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