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Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards

Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards
Pedro Basabe, Tom Beer, Norm Catto, "Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards"
English | 2013 | pages: 1177 | ISBN: 9048186994 | PDF | 42,5 mb
Few subjects have caught the attention of the entire world as much as those dealing with natural hazards. The first decade of this new millennium provides a litany of tragic examples of various hazards that turned into disasters affecting millions of individuals around the globe. The human losses (some 225,000 people) associated with the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, the economic costs (approximately 200 billion USD) of the 2011 Tohoku Japan earthquake, tsunami and reactor event, and the collective social impacts of human tragedies experienced during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 all provide repetitive reminders that we humans are temporary guests occupying a very active and angry planet. Any examples may have been cited here to stress the point that natural events on Earth may, and often do, lead to disasters and catastrophes when humans place themselves into situations of high risk.

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Emerging Technologies Value Creation for Sustainable Development

Emerging Technologies Value Creation for Sustainable Development
Emerging Technologies: Value Creation for Sustainable Development
English | 2022 | ISBN: 3031071263 | 535 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 94 MB
This monograph investigates a multitude of emerging technologies including 3D printing, 5G, blockchain, and many more to assess their potential for use to further humanity's shared goal of sustainable development. Through case studies detailing how these technologies are already being used at companies worldwide, author Sinan Küfeoğlu explores how emerging technologies can be used to enhance progress toward each of the seventeen United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and to guarantee economic growth even in the face of challenges such as climate change.

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Emerging Computing From Devices to Systems Looking Beyond Moore and Von Neumann

Emerging Computing From Devices to Systems Looking Beyond Moore and Von Neumann
Emerging Computing: From Devices to Systems: Looking Beyond Moore and Von Neumann
English | 2023 | ISBN: 9811674868 | 446 Pages | PDF (True) | 58 MB
The book covers a range of topics dealing with emerging computing technologies which are being developed in response to challenges faced due to scaling CMOS technologies. It provides a sneak peek into the capabilities unleashed by these technologies across the complete system stack, with contributions by experts discussing device technology, circuit, architecture and design automation flows. Presenting a gradual progression of the individual sub-domains and the open research and adoption challenges, this book will be of interest to industry and academic researchers, technocrats and policymakers.

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Elements of Garden Design

Elements of Garden Design
Joe Eck, "Elements of Garden Design"
English | 2005 | ISBN: 0865477108, 0805037195 | 192 pages | EPUB | 3.6 MB
Elements of Garden Design does what few gardening books do-it addresses the process of conceiving a whole garden, as opposed to a single element like color or a particular class of plant. Joe Eck explores the idea of a garden, and offers a practical approach to translating concepts such as "intention" and "harmony" into the solid forms of hedges and terraces, paths and rooms. Novice and experienced professional alike will find both food for thought and down-on-the-ground advice on such matters as creating child- and pet-friendly designs.

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Edutech Enabled Teaching Challenges and Opportunities

Edutech Enabled Teaching Challenges and Opportunities
Edutech Enabled Teaching Challenges and Opportunities
English | 2022 | ISBN: 9781003254942 | 247 pages | True PDF | 6.60 MB
The primary goal of this book is to address the issues faced by teachers in the adoption of digital tools into their teaching and their students learning. This book also addresses the issues confronting educators in the integration of digital technologies into their teaching and their students' learning. Such issues include a skepticism of the added value of technology to educational learning outcomes, the perception of the requirement to keep up with the fast pace of technological innovation, a lack of knowledge of affordable educational digital tools and a lack of understanding of pedagogical strategies to embrace digital technologies in their teaching.