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Currently 23 cities exceed the 10 million inhabitants' threshold. The number of world's megacities is expected to grow to 39 in 2025 with 32 of these in emerging economies. While today cities cater for over half of the world's population, they are facing ever increasing environmental problems. Whether or not an emerging megacity will be able to cope with expected climate change impacts and increased scarcity of natural or man-made resources depends on its capacity to change human behaviour in different areas of what a city constitutes. On-going research on various responses to anticipated climate change impacts on the emerging megacities aims to generate knowledge for an effective and feasib...
This report focuses on the policies of electricity provision for irrigation and the cost of groundwater-based irrigation. The empirical findings indicate that electricity regulation is unlikely to fulfil the expectations of an allocation-efficient tariff structure in the given political situation, leading to regulatory capture. The report's chronological approach reveals development paths that are also present in the current action situations. The findings suggest that the involved properties of transactions inherent in the choices available to each actor are constitutive for understanding the unfolding of each potential and the realised development path. The economic conditions of dry-l...
Issues of competition seem to have been neglected for a long time in the transportation sector. But the provision of transport services at competitive prices and quantities may have an important impact on economic development, both from a regional and a global perspective. This volume addresses such issues of competition in transportation. Part I deals with the air transport sector, part II is concerned with the road transport sector, part III takes a look at transportation costs and, in the final part, some visions of competition in transportation are discussed.
Alex Rommel, a debonair Charleston playboy, is skeptical about online dating. When he encounters an old college buddy by chance, he learns his friend has found love over the internet. Tormented by demons from his past, a contentious land deal, the memories of the woman he loved, and his sexually insatiable secretary, Alex wades into the shadowy world of internet dating only to fi nd the woman of his dreams a French freelance journalist, Hope. Just when he thinks he has found true happiness, Alex's relationship takes a mysterious turn, and he fi nds himself immersed in Hope's world one plagued by a nagging mother, lies, and drama. As pressures mount in the relationship and in his business dealings, Alex, torn between love and reality, fi nds himself questioning Hope's motivations. As the sinister web of deceit and danger slowly begins to envelop him, Alex frantically searches for the truth. Not knowing who to trust or believe and with time running out, Alex must summon the courage to face the truth before the doors close and he is locked in the house of dark shadows forever.
Employs the economics of federalism to create an analytical framework which can be used for comparative analysis of stylised competence allocation rules. This book offers a perspective on international competition policy. It is suitable for economists, legal scientists and competition authorities.
Das Research Journal for Applied Management präsentiert den Leserinnen und Lesern Ergebnisse aus der praxisorientierten Forschung zu Managementthemen. Die Beiträge dieser Ausgabe fokussieren auf konkreten Marktentwicklungen, Prozessen und Projektergebnissen und bedienen ein breites Spektrum an Managementthemen. Parallel zum Lehrbetrieb werden an der ISM International School of Management kontinuierlich Forschungs- und Entwicklungsprojekte in verschiedensten Bereichen durchgeführt. Von dieser anwendungsorientierten Forschung profitiert nicht nur die Wissenschaft, die auf diesem Weg überprüft, inwieweit theoretische Grundlagen auf die Praxis übertragen werden können. Der konkrete Bezug ...
Das Research Journal for Applied Management präsentiert den Leserinnen und Lesern Ergebnisse aus der praxisorientierten Forschung zu Managementthemen. Die Beiträge dieser Ausgabe fokus-sieren auf konkreten Marktentwicklungen, Prozessen und Projektergebnissen und bedienen ein breites Spektrum an Managementthemen. Parallel zum Lehrbetrieb werden an der ISM International School of Management kontinuierlich Forschungs- und Entwicklungsprojekte in verschiedensten Bereichen durchgeführt Von dieser anwendungsorientierten Forschung profitiert nicht nur die Wissenschaft, die auf diesem Weg überprüft, inwieweit theoretische Grundlagen auf die Praxis übertragen werden können. Der konkrete Bezug ...
Broad ranges of studies have discussed the difference in performance be-tween men and women in relation to their economics education. The German perspective with its particular tertiary education system and decade long his-tory of gender equality movements, however, remain under researched. By implementing two data sets, a German public university and a German pri-vate university of applied sciences, this study aims to provide to the existing literature in this regard. The datasets have been used to test, in a nationwide sample, potential gender differences in the outcome of exams in basic eco-nomics. By consisting of a total of more than 9,000 observations over nine years or 18 semesters an...
Mit den Ereignissen und Entscheidungen des Jahres 2011 wurde endgültig derWandel im Umbau unseres Energiesystems eingeleitet. Welche Perspektiven ergeben sich daraus für die Unternehmen des Energiesektors? Namhafte Autoren aus Wissenschaft und Praxis beschreiben in diesem Buch, wie der Wandel in Richtung auf mehr Nachhaltigkeit gelingen kann. Eine wichtige Rolle spielen dabei die sogenannten Smart-Technologien. Die Herausforderung für Versorger und Technikanbieter liegt darin, erfolgreich neue Geschäftsmodelle zu realisieren. Die Autoren arbeiten in zukunftsweisenden Projekten in diesem Themenfeld und berichten über ihre Fortschritte beim Umbau der Energiebranche. Das Buch ist in fünf Themenblöcke gegliedert: Neue Geschäftsmodelle, Transformationen und Zukunftsentwürfe Herausforderungen aus der Sicht verschiedener Akteure Energieeffizienz, Smart Metering und intelligente Gebäude Transformation der Netze zu Smart Grids Smart Cities und Elektromobilität
"Effective AWK Programming" covers every aspect of the AWK 3.0.3 and 3.0.4 language. It offers up-to-date coverage of the POSIX standard for AWK, and distinguishes standard AWK features from GNU AWK-specific features. The author sheds light on "dark corners" of the language, devotes two chapters to example programs, and includes a summary of how the AWK language evolved.