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Smart Economy in Smart Cities
International Collaborative Research: Ottawa, St.Louis, Stuttgart, Bologna, Cape Town, Nairobi, Dakar, Lagos, New Delhi, Varanasi, Vijayawada, Kozhikode, Hong Kong
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2016
The present book highlights studies that show how smart cities promote urban economic development. The book surveys the state of the art of Smart City Economic Development through a literature survey. The book uses 13 in depth city research case studies in 10 countries such as the North America, Europe,...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2014
This book highlights the electronic governance in a smart city through case studies of cities located in many countries. “E-Government” refers to the use by government agencies of information technologies (such as Wide Area Networks, the Internet, and mobile computing) that have the ability to...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2017
This book presents the proceedings of CRIOCM_2016, 21st International Conference on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, sharing the latest developments in real estate and construction management around the globe. The conference was organized by the Chinese Research Institute of...
Transforming Education
Design & Governance in Global Contexts
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2017
This book is an edited collection grouped into three key thematic areas. Its authors are researchers and theoretical scholars in the fields of education curriculum, education technology, education philosophy, and design for education. They present primary research and theoretical considerations, descriptive...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2016
Using various research methodologies, such as reviews, case studies, analytical modeling and empirical studies, this book investigates luxury fashion retail management and provides relevant insights, which are beneficial to both industrialists and academics. Readers gain an understanding of luxury...
by Cui Bian
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2016
The book mainly investigates the challenges that confront France’s unique dual system of higher education in facing internationalization and the recruitment of international students. This book focuses on the development of the institutional strategies in two groups of higher education institutions:...
Children’s Knowledge-in-Interaction
Studies in Conversation Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
This book is a collected volume that brings together research from authors working in cross-disciplinary academic areas including early childhood, linguistics and education, and draws on the shared interests of the authors, namely understanding children’s interactions and the co-production of knowledge...
The Meaning of Citizenship in Contemporary Chinese Society
An Empirical Study through Western Lens
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2017
This book is a direct and empirical response to the mounting official interest in citizenship education, increasing dynamics between state and society, and growing citizenship awareness and practice in society in contemporary China. Placing the focus on society, the book investigates the meaning of...
Internationalization within Higher Education
Perspectives from Japan
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018
This book discusses what internationalization practices are and the different ways that they are being implemented by higher education institutions in Japan, from a bottom-up perspective. It reflects the current situation faced by many Japanese universities in the context of the changing landscape...
Formative Research in Social Marketing
Innovative Methods to Gain Consumer Insights
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2016
This book brings together the state of the art and current debates in the field of formative research, and examines many of the innovative methods largely overlooked in the available literature. This book will help social marketing to move beyond surveys and focus groups.
The book addresses...
by Robert Walter
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2017
This book develops valuable new approaches to digital out-of-home media and digital signage in urban environments. It offers solutions for communicating interactive features of digital signage to passers-by. Digital out-of-home media and digital signage screens are becoming increasingly interactive...
by Daniel Churchill
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2017
This book addresses the theory and practice of using digital resources for contemporary learning, and how such resources can be designed, developed, and employed in a variety of learning activities and with various devices. Drawing on insights into learning theory, educational research and the practical...
Arbitration in China
Rules & Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
The book provides a comprehensive and practical overview of arbitration in the People’s Republic of China. The process of arbitrating a dispute is described from the perspective of a non-Chinese individual or business. Readers are guided through the typical course of events in an arbitration process....
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Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2017
This book adopts a case study based research approach to examine the contemporary issues in the fashion industry. It documents real-world practices in fashion business from production, marketing to operations. Founded on an extensive review of literature, these case studies discuss the challenges...