A Post-GDP World? Rethinking International Politics in the 21st Century

Abstract: In contemporary politics, the power and status of a country are intimately connected with its economic wealth. In particular, GDP has become the benchmark by which the global pecking order is defined. Initially designed as a mere survey of a nation’s income, GDP has become an ordering principle in international governance. Yet the convergence of socioeconomic, environmental and ene…

Moving beyond short-term coping and adaptation

ABSTRACT: Throughout human history, people have coped with, and adapted to, their environment. This accumulated capacity at local level is increasingly recognized to be critical in improving resilience and transformation. Nevertheless, city dwellers’ coping and adaptive practices are little known, poorly documented and often not taken into account in the work of municipal authorities and ai…

Averting a downward spiral: building resilience in informal urban settlements…

ABSTRACT: The growth of informal settlements can intensify the risks of social and ecological harm to their communities and to the wider urban area. The unplanned and poorly serviced character of these settlements raises the probability of disasters occurring. The public sector can increase these risks through indifference and poorly conceived actions or it can help to build resilience throug…

Re-thinking “Biomanizales”: addressing climate change adaptation in Maniz…

Abstract: This paper reflects on how the city of Manizales, Colombia, is incorporating climate change adaptation into its plans, and how this can build on the foundations of the city´s long-established urban environmental policy (Biomanizales) and local environmental action plan (Bioplan) that have guided urban development and have developed incorporating disaster risk reduction into local dev…

The geography of job creation in high growth firms: the implications of ‘gr…

Abstract: In recent years, there has been an upsurge of interest by policy makers in high growth firms. Interest in these dynamic firms has primarily been driven by their prodigious ability to create new employment. Despite this, very little is known about the complex corporate geographies of these firms and their internationalisation processes. Using quantitative and qualitative data, this pap…

A distant light: scientists and public policy

Like many scientists, I have always had interests far different from those of my professional life. Among them has been the challenges of dealing with the array of problems humanity faces, including how to exploit the earth's bounty without damaging it and how to deal with the conflicts between nations, for which extraordinarily destructive weapons stand at the ready. At issue are not just …

Measurement and Prediction of Access Control Policy Evaluation Performance

Abstract As the need for more pervasive and more complex access controls grows, the challenge of ensuring the performance of access control systems is becoming apparent. Researchers have proposed several solutions to mitigate performance problems, including: adjusting the policy set; re-engineering the policy decision point (PDP); and decomposing the policies and distributing their evaluation…

Handbook of LGBT Elders: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Principles, Practic…

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978-3-319-03623-6

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xviii, 691 hlm.;ill.

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Homicide Data Sources: An Interdisciplinary Overview for Researchers

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978-3-319-19881-1

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SpringerBriefs in Criminology

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Promoting Social Dialogue in European Organizations : Human Resources Managem…

Disseminating cutting edge theories and empirical research in the field of industrial relations and conflict management, from an interdisciplinary approach, and firmly based in theories on human ehaviour in relation to work and organizations. Formally the series will publish monographs and contributed or edited volumes from leading psychology scholars. Specifically, the series integrates theori…

IT Governance Implementation: The Determinant Factors

Abstract. In the last 20 years, the use of IT by organizations has increased and ITG discipline is today a major concern. ITG has been recognized as a CIO top-10 issue for more than five years and has risen in priority between 2007 and 2009. Best practices and frameworks have been proposed in order to help organizations in ITG implementation. However, such practices and frameworks argue tha…

Intellectual Property Valuation Decision Support System for University Resear…

Abstract. Commercializing university research outputs or intellectual property is an imperative facet in the National Economic Model of the 10th Malaysian Plan (2011-2015) whereby innovation-based economy is the vehicle identified to drive Malaysia into becoming a high-income nation. A vital aspect of this innovation-based economy is Intellectual Property (IP) and its strategic management …