Innovative Technologies and Renewed Policies for Achieving a Greener Defence

Innovative Technologies and Renewed Policies for Achieving a Greener Defence
Author: Gabriele Iacovino
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2022-08-25
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9402421866

This book presents a fresh and original contribution to the debate on the policies and technologies needed to achieve a Greener Defence. It will provide an overall and comprehensive analysis of the current state and future prospects of the public and private discourse on the matter, by leveraging on four different and complementary perspectives: the national experiences of relevant NATO Member States and Partner Countries, the institutional framework of International Organizations, the role of industry and private companies and the intellectual contribution of research centers and academia. It will provide new policy recommendations and advanced and innovative technological solutions to be implemented in order to reduce the environmental footprint of Armed Forces, while improving at the same time the energy efficiency and strengthening the operational capabilities of Militaries. The book is addressed to all those interested in studying the connections between climate change, environmental issues, energy security and the role of Armed Forces, the latter seen as an important actor for reducing the environmental impact of human activities and as a forum where to discuss and implement new green technological solutions and applications.

Climate Change, Conflict and (In)Security

Climate Change, Conflict and (In)Security
Author: Timothy Clack
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2023-12-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1003808824

This book offers a multidisciplinary exploration of how climate change is impacting conflicts, contention, and competition in the world. The volume examines how climate change is creating and exacerbating insecurities for millions of people globally, and how states, inter-governmental bodies, and others are attempting to meet challenges today and in the near and medium term. It shows that climate change insecurity is relevant to a battery of security areas, including warfighting, stabilisation, human security, influence, and resilience and capacity building. The volume provides insights into how climate change has and will impact security at different scales and in different localities, including national and ethnic tensions, food and water security, resource competition, mass displacement, and even the recruitment profiles and operations of violent and extremist organisations. With contributions from pioneering researchers and practitioners, the book discusses shifting operational requirements and responsibilities, and the need for clarity around the size and shape of capacity gaps. In addition to practitioners and policy-makers working in these areas, the book will be of significant interest to researchers and students of defence studies, peace and conflict studies, climate change and environmental security, and International Relations.

Food Security in the Developing World

Food Security in the Developing World
Author: Muhammad Khalid Bashir
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2024-02-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1119265177

FOOD SECURITY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD An introduction to the urgent global question of how to feed the hungry Global food production has never been more abundant, yet nearly a billion people worldwide suffer from malnutrition, virtually all of them in the developing world. Food security in these countries is a global humanitarian issue which becomes more urgent with every passing year. There is a vital need to understand the nature and causes of food scarcity in developing countries in order to see to it that our global bounty reaches the hungry people who need it. Food Security in the Developing World offers a comprehensive single-volume introduction to the subject. It focuses on three core issues—food availability, food accessibility, and food utilization—in order to produce a rounded picture of the causes and possible solutions for food scarcity. Thorough and accessible, it promises to help researchers and policymakers address this growing humanitarian crisis in a reasoned and targeted way. Food Security in the Developing World readers will also find: Future-oriented approach which continuously highlights paths forward Detailed discussion of topics including climate change and agricultural productivity, price volatility, diet and nutrition, and many more Examples and case studies drawn from across the developing world, including Sudan, Uganda, Nepal, and Afghanistan Food Security in the Developing World is ideal for food scientists and technologists, students in programs related to food science, development studies, geography, and related subjects, and policymakers working in food production and distribution.

The Evolving Innovation Space

The Evolving Innovation Space
Author: Jari Kuusisto
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2024-11-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3111188434

The book comprises a series of contributions and case studies fused together around the concept and dynamics of innovation – product, process, systems, marketing, organisation, roles, relations, norms, values and policy. The underlying theme is innovation as necessarily transformative, where the transformation is in the economic system for a better world. That better world is one that is inclusive, efficient and meets the global challenges. To that end the tools of innovation, measurement (effects vis-à-vis outcomes) and the enabling financial mechanisms are examined, evaluated and change is explored.

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 60
Release: 1972-09
Genre:
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The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is the premier public resource on scientific and technological developments that impact global security. Founded by Manhattan Project Scientists, the Bulletin's iconic "Doomsday Clock" stimulates solutions for a safer world.

Small Country Innovation Systems

Small Country Innovation Systems
Author: Charles Edquist
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 561
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1847209998

What are the challenges that small countries face concerning innovation and what are the effects of globalization on their innovation systems? In this very interesting, rich and timely book, Edquist and Hommen compare ten different small national innovation systems from the Asia Pacific and Northern Europe that are rather advanced in their development. The answers that the authors give are convincing and relate not only to the unique characteristics of each national system that shapes innovative activity, but also to some commonalities that exist across these countries. Franco Malerba, Bocconi University, Italy This major book presents case studies of ten small country national systems of innovation (NSIs) in Europe and Asia, namely, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden and Taiwan. These cases have been carefully selected as examples of success within the context of globalization and as new economies where competition is increasingly based on innovation. To facilitate comparative analysis the ten studies follow a common structure, informed by an activities-based approach to describing and analysing NSIs, which addresses the critical issues of globalization and the consequences of innovation for economic performance. The final chapter compares fast growth and slow growth countries, concentrating on issues of innovation policy. The results illustrate the usefulness of an activities-based approach to studying NSIs, point to distinctive national roles within an increasingly differentiated international division of labour and address the key themes of selectivity and coordination in innovation policy. This valuable book presents one of the most significant, comprehensive and comparative country studies of NSIs in the last decade. It will have great import and should be widely read by every serious student and scholar of innovation studies.

Sustainable and Dynamic Graduate Employability

Sustainable and Dynamic Graduate Employability
Author: Mona Khare
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2023-09-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000931773

This volume presents a theoretical and strategic discussion on the linkages between sustainable graduate employability and economic growth. With case studies from India, South Africa, Taiwan, UK, Germany, USA, UAE, Australia, and France, it looks at the skills training and education landscape around the world, examines the state of employment, and offers case-specific recommendations. The book analyzes the role of higher education and vocational education policies and strategies in integrating skill training in education in order to achieve quality education and sustainable employment for all. An important critique of skills training, education policy and planning, the volume will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of sustainable development, development studies, public policy, political economy, labour studies, and education. It will also be useful for policymakers.

The Royal Navy 1930-1990

The Royal Navy 1930-1990
Author: Richard Harding
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2004-11-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 1135753717

This book explores innovation within the Royal Navy from the financial constraints of the 1930s through to the refocusing of the Royal Navy after 1990.

The Royal Navy, 1930-2000

The Royal Navy, 1930-2000
Author: Richard Harding
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2005
Genre: Electronic books
ISBN: 9780714657103

This book explores innovation within the Royal Navy from the financial constraints of the 1930s through to the refocusing of the Royal Navy after 1990.

Our Earth Matters

Our Earth Matters
Author: B.H. Desai
Publisher: IOS Press
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2021-06-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1643681796

On 21 May 2019, it was officially recognized that we are now living in the Anthropocene, our earth’s latest geological epoch, named for the 'unmistakable imprint of human activities'. This announcement came almost 60 years after the publication of Rachel Carson’s landmark work of environmental writing, Silent Spring, and next year (2022) it will be 50 years since the first UN Conference on the Human Environment, held in Stockholm in June 1972. This book, Our Earth Matters: Pathways to a Better Common Environmental Future, is a special issue of the journal Environmental Policy and Law, which was first published in 1975. It presents 21 invited contributions by outstanding scholars from around the world, which examine existing global regulatory approaches, processes, instruments and institutions for the protection of the global environment. The articles are grouped under four headings: Prognoses, Processes, Problematique and Prospects, and in them the authors have sought to explore answers to the existential environmental crisis. They urge us to ponder our reckless destruction of natural spaces, endangering of plant and animal species, poisoning of the environment, and general disturbance of our essential ecological processes. The primary objective of the book is to raise the awareness of the global audience by inspiring scholars and decision-makers to re-examine current global approaches to environmental issues and explore the future trajectory with new ideas and frameworks for international environmental governance in the 21st century and beyond. The book will be of interest to all those working to secure the sustainable future of the human race on our only abode, planet Earth. Bharat H. Desai is Professor of International Law and Jawaharlal Nehru Chair in International Environmental Law, Centre for International Legal Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; Editor-in-Chief of the journal Environmental Policy & Law (Amsterdam: IOS Press) and of the Yearbook of International Environmental Law (Oxford: OUP).