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Seafarers in troubled waters
Living and working on board of cargo ships no longer has anything to do with the romantic notion of seafaring, as still believed by most consumers. Digitalization and globalization of logistics and supply chains have massively changed the maritime working environment. Seafarers currently find themselves in an extreme situation and suffer disproportionately on an increasing basis, from psychological stress - with severe consequences for the individual and also the diverse crew on board. The psychological stresses on board can be a challenge, leading to reduced work performance and, in the worst case, result in fatalities. Thus, mental health is becoming a relevant business factor as well as r...
Zeitbomben auf See?
Der Seeverkehr macht die expandierende Wirtschaft von heute erst zu dem, was sie ist. Mit ihm wird 90 und mehr Prozent der weltweit transportierten Waren bewegt. Dabei ist allerdings das damit verbundene Risiko für Wirtschaft wie Umwelt zunehmend aus dem Blick geraten. Es ist gut 17 Jahre her, als in Anbetracht der riesigen EMMA MAERSK viele Experten die Grenzen der Schiffbau-Physik als erreicht ansahen. Nur sind insbesondere heutige Mega-Container-Frachter oft noch weitaus riesiger. Und noch mehr: einzelne Großreedereien scheinen diesem immer weiter wachsenden Gigantismus kein Ende bereiten zu wollen. Peter Andryszak will mit diesem Buch versuchen, den Informationsgehalt zu diesem meist nur punktuell beleuchteten Themenfeld zu erweitern. Und das insbesondere mit Blick auf Mega-Containerschiffe.
Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, the Film Director as Critical Thinker
"Fourth-wave immigration, with its vast economic, ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and religious diversities, have brought new dynamics into the existing social and demographic structures and added both opportunities and challenges to educational systems in North Carolina, a Southern U.S. state with the fastest growing rate of foreign-born population in the nation in 1990-2010 and unique geopolitical history.This book brings together 17 scholars who have extensive experience working with immigrants in North Carolina and represent a wide range of educational expertise. Together, their studies illustrate the intersections between historical contexts (geopolitical, historical constraints), structu...
