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A Tech Guide to Learning Ecosystems

Author : Becky Willis
Publisher : Association for Talent Development
ISBN 13 : 195394602X
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (539 download)

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Book Synopsis A Tech Guide to Learning Ecosystems by : Becky Willis

Download or read book A Tech Guide to Learning Ecosystems written by Becky Willis and published by Association for Talent Development. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning ecosystems bring people together with technology, content, and data for continuous employee learning and growth. They are especially important during times when innovation and creativity are needed. In this issue of TD at Work, Becky Willis details why you need to consider a learning ecosystem today. Further, she: • Explains the four main components of learning ecosystems and the various technological aspects • Gives tips for selecting and evaluating system components • Advises how to implement a digital learning strategy Tools & Resources in this issue are a learning ecosystem strengths and weaknesses chart, learning ecosystem selection questionnaire, and learning platform evaluation checklist.

Engineering Within Ecological Constraints

Author : National Academy of Engineering
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030917645X
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Engineering Within Ecological Constraints by : National Academy of Engineering

Download or read book Engineering Within Ecological Constraints written by National Academy of Engineering and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1996-03-22 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engineering within Ecological Constraints presents a rare dialogue between engineers and environmental scientists as they consider the many technical as well as social and legal challenges of ecologically sensitive engineering. The volume looks at the concepts of scale, resilience, and chaos as they apply to the points where the ecological life support system of nature interacts with the technological life support system created by humankind. Among the questions addressed are: What are the implications of differences between ecological and engineering concepts of efficiency and stability? How can engineering solutions to immediate problems be made compatible with long-term ecological concerns? How can we transfer ecological principles to economic systems? The book also includes important case studies on such topics as water management in southern Florida and California and oil exploration in rain forests. From its conceptual discussions to the practical experience reflected in case studies, this volume will be important to policymakers, practitioners, researchers, educators, and students in the fields of engineering, environmental science, and environmental policy.

The Greening of Industrial Ecosystems

Author : National Academy of Engineering
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309049377
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Book Synopsis The Greening of Industrial Ecosystems by : National Academy of Engineering

Download or read book The Greening of Industrial Ecosystems written by National Academy of Engineering and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1970s, the first wave of environmental regulation targeted specific sources of pollutants. In the 1990s, concern is focused not on the ends of pipes or the tops of smokestacks but on sweeping regional and global issues. This landmark volume explores the new industrial ecology, an emerging framework for making environmental factors an integral part of economic and business decision making. Experts on this new frontier explore concepts and applications, including: Bringing international law up to par with many national laws to encourage industrial ecology principles. Integrating environmental costs into accounting systems. Understanding design for environment, industrial "metabolism," and sustainable development and how these concepts will affect the behavior of industrial and service firms. The volume looks at negative and positive aspects of technology and addresses treatment of waste as a raw material. This volume will be important to domestic and international policymakers, leaders in business and industry, environmental specialists, and engineers and designers.

Ecological Systems

Author : Rik Leemans
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461457556
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (614 download)

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Book Synopsis Ecological Systems by : Rik Leemans

Download or read book Ecological Systems written by Rik Leemans and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-12 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Earth is home to an estimated 8 million animal species, 600,000 fungi, 300,000 plants, and an undetermined number of microbial species. Of these animal, fungal, and plant species, an estimated 75% have yet to be identified. Moreover, the interactions between these species and their physical environment are known to an even lesser degree. At the same time, the earth’s biota faces the prospect of climate change, which may manifest slowly or extremely rapidly, as well as a human population set to grow by two billion by 2045 from the current seven billion. Given these major ecological changes, we cannot wait for a complete biota data set before assessing, planning, and acting to preserve the ecological balance of the earth. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the scientific and engineering basis of the systems ecology of the earth in 15 detailed, peer-reviewed entries written for a broad audience of undergraduate and graduate students as well as practicing professionals in government, academia, and industry. The methodology presented aims at identifying key interactions and environmental effects, and enabling a systems-level understanding even with our present state of factual knowledge.

Enterprise Strategy for Blockchain

Author : Ravi Sarathy
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262370859
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (623 download)

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Book Synopsis Enterprise Strategy for Blockchain by : Ravi Sarathy

Download or read book Enterprise Strategy for Blockchain written by Ravi Sarathy and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2022-10-11 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How companies can gain strategic advantage by developing blockchain capabilities. Blockchain is far more than cryptocurrency. Regarded for a decade as complex and with limited application, blockchain has now matured to be on the verge of fully realizing its disruptive potential. In Enterprise Strategy for Blockchain, business strategy expert Ravi Sarathy shows how companies can gain competitive advantage by developing and deploying blockchain capabilities. Sarathy explains what makes blockchain unique, including its capacities to eliminate intermediaries, guard against hackers, decentralize, and protect privacy. Presenting examples drawn from such sectors as finance, supply chains, computer services, consumer products, and entertainment, he describes how executives can strategically assess blockchain’s applicability to their business. After outlining blockchain’s technological features—and its technological obstacles—Sarathy describes disruptive technologies already happening in the financial services market with the emergence of decentralized finance, or DeFi, arguing that a wave of innovation might be positioning DeFi as blockchain’s “killer app.” He also explores, among many other uses, a blockchain application that addresses chronic supply chain problems, pilot blockchain programs aimed at facilitating cross-border payments, and the use of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) that allow digital art to be collected and traded. And he outlines a path for organizations that includes establishing a business case for applying blockchain, evaluating enterprise cost-benefits, and preparing the organization to develop the requisite knowledge and people skills while overcoming resistance to change. Business leaders should invest, explore and experiment with blockchain now, positioning their organizations to be first in their fields, ahead of both rising startups and late-to-the game incumbent peers.

Aquatic Ecosystems

Author : Nicholas V. C. Polunin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316175731
Total Pages : 1171 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (161 download)

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Book Synopsis Aquatic Ecosystems by : Nicholas V. C. Polunin

Download or read book Aquatic Ecosystems written by Nicholas V. C. Polunin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-09-11 with total page 1171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concern about future supplies of fresh water to society, to meet the full range of human needs, now comes very high on the priority list of global societal issues. An overarching issue, which this book addresses, is whether global climate change is a dominant driver of change in the structure and function of all natural water-based ecosystems, or whether direct human population growth and accelerated consumption are playing an equal or greater role. This book divides the whole aquatic realm into 21 ecosystems, from those on land (both saline and fresh water) to those of the open and deep oceans. It draws on the understanding of leading ecologists to summarize the state and likely condition by the year 2025 of each of the ecosystems. Written for academic researchers and environmental professionals, the aim is to put the climate change debate into a broader context as a basis for conservation science and planning.

Global Perspectives on Technology Transfer and Commercialization

Author : John Sibley Butler
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 184980978X
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (498 download)

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Book Synopsis Global Perspectives on Technology Transfer and Commercialization by : John Sibley Butler

Download or read book Global Perspectives on Technology Transfer and Commercialization written by John Sibley Butler and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As we move further into the 21st century, increasing emphasis is being placed on the importance of technology transfer. Through new research and practices, scholars, practitioners and policymakers have made great strides in broadening our understanding and ability to implement technology transfer and commercialization processes. The fruit of that research is collected in this timely volume. Technology transfer is a dynamic area of study that examines traditional topics such as intellectual property management, the management of risk, market identification, the role of public and private labs, and the role of universities. This volume reflects on how government, business and academia influence technology transfer in different countries and how the infrastructure of a country enhances technology and contributes to each country s overall economy. Interpreting and adopting the processes of technology transfer and commercialization or, building innovative ecosystems is critical to seeing success in this digital age. Those leading the surge toward building innovative ecosystems for technology transfer are the fellows of the Institute for Innovation Creativity and Capital (IC2 Institute) at The University of Texas at Austin. Global in its scope of solving market economy problems, for this volume the Institute has focused its lens on accelerated knowledge-based development. Here, scholars from 13 countries come together to critique technology transfer from each of their respective nations. The results of their contributions lend innovative insight to exactly how different nations are working to maximize technology transfer and commercialization in uncertain times. Those with an interest in commercialization and technology transfer, from students to scholars, practitioners to policymakers, will find this important collection of great value.

Human Ecosystems and Technological Change

Author : Shirley Ezell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780697813282
Total Pages : 703 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (132 download)

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Book Synopsis Human Ecosystems and Technological Change by : Shirley Ezell

Download or read book Human Ecosystems and Technological Change written by Shirley Ezell and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 703 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Handbook on Digital Business Ecosystems

Author : Baumann, Sabine
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1839107197
Total Pages : 784 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (391 download)

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Book Synopsis Handbook on Digital Business Ecosystems by : Baumann, Sabine

Download or read book Handbook on Digital Business Ecosystems written by Baumann, Sabine and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2022-04-22 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely Handbook on Digital Business Ecosystems provides a comprehensive overview of current research and industrial applications as well as suggestions for future developments. Multi-disciplinary in scope, the Handbook includes rigorously researched contributions from over 80 global expert authors from a variety of areas including administration and management, economics, computer science, industrial engineering, and media and communication.

Blockchain Technology and Computational Excellence for Society 5.0

Author : Khan, Shahnawaz
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1799883841
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (998 download)

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Book Synopsis Blockchain Technology and Computational Excellence for Society 5.0 by : Khan, Shahnawaz

Download or read book Blockchain Technology and Computational Excellence for Society 5.0 written by Khan, Shahnawaz and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2022-01-14 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blockchain is the most disruptive technology to emerge in the last decade. The evolution of cryptocurrencies has carried with it a revolution in digital economics that has catapulted the application of blockchain technology to a new level across a variety of industries, including banking, security, networking, and more. Blockchain Technology and Computational Excellence for Society 5.0 closes the gap in existing literature by presenting a selection of chapters that not only shape the research domain, but also present supportive real-life problems and pragmatic solutions. This book presents a variety of highly relevant themes, concepts, and applications in blockchain, discussing topics such as cyber security, digital currencies, and intelligent networks, fueling awareness and interest. With its insight into various platforms, techniques, and tools, this book serves as a valuable resource for academicians, researchers, research scholars, postgraduates, professors, computer scientists, and technology enthusiasts.

Roadmap to Successful Digital Health Ecosystems

Author : Evelyn Hovenga
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128236396
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (282 download)

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Book Synopsis Roadmap to Successful Digital Health Ecosystems by : Evelyn Hovenga

Download or read book Roadmap to Successful Digital Health Ecosystems written by Evelyn Hovenga and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2022-02-12 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roadmap to Successful Digital Health Ecosystems: A Global Perspective presents evidence-based solutions found on adopting open platforms, standard information models, technology neutral data repositories, and computable clinical data and knowledge (ontologies, terminologies, content models, process models, and guidelines), resulting in improved patient, organizational, and global health outcomes. The book helps engaging countries and stakeholders take action and commit to a digital health strategy, create a global environment and processes that will facilitate and induce collaboration, develop processes for monitoring and evaluating national digital health strategies, and enable learnings to be shared in support of WHO’s global strategy for digital health. The book explains different perspectives and local environments for digital health implementation, including data/information and technology governance, secondary data use, need for effective data interpretation, costly adverse events, models of care, HR management, workforce planning, system connectivity, data sharing and linking, small and big data, change management, and future vision. All proposed solutions are based on real-world scientific, social, and political evidence. Provides a roadmap, based on examples already in place, to develop and implement digital health systems on a large-scale that are easily reproducible in different environments Addresses World Health Organization (WHO)-identified research gaps associated with the feasibility and effectiveness of various digital health interventions Helps readers improve future decision-making within a digital environment by detailing insights into the complexities of the health system Presents evidence from real-world case studies from multiple countries to discuss new skills that suit new paradigms

The Digital Business Ecosystem

Author : Angelo Corallo
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1781009929
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book The Digital Business Ecosystem written by Angelo Corallo and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By bringing together elements of a radical new approach to the firm based on a biological metaphor of the ecosystem, this unique book extends the limits of existing theories traditionally used to investigate business networks.

A History of Technology and Environment

Author : Edward L. Golding
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781138685864
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (858 download)

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Download or read book A History of Technology and Environment written by Edward L. Golding and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an accessible overview of the ways that key areas of technology have impacted global ecosystems and natural communities. It offers a new way of thinking about the overall origins of environmental problems. Combining approaches drawn from environmental biology and the history of science and technology, it describes the motivations behind many technical advances and the settings in which they occurred, before tracing their ultimate environmental impacts. Four broad areas of human activity are described: over-harvesting of natural resources using the examples of hunting, fishing and freshwater use; farming, population, land use, and migration; discovery, synthesis and use of manufactured chemicals; and development of sources of artificial energy and the widespread pollution caused by power generation and energy use. These innovations have been driven by various forces, but in most cases new technologies have emerged out of fascinating, psychologically rich, human experiences. This book provides an introduction to these complex developments and will be essential reading for students of science, technology and society, environmental history, and the history of science and technology.

Microbes to Ecosystems

Author : Blake D. Edgar
Publisher : University Press of Florida
ISBN 13 : 194285241X
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (428 download)

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Download or read book Microbes to Ecosystems written by Blake D. Edgar and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2017-07-26 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The University of Florida has an ambitious goal: to harness the power of its faculty, staff, students, and alumni to solve some of society’s most pressing problems and to become a resource for the state of Florida, the nation, and the world. In Microbes to Ecosystems, follow the scientists, researchers, and staff of the University of Florida’s Biodiversity Institute as they marshal unprecedented amounts of biological data to help us conserve species, adapt to climate change, and solve pressing environmental problems. With a twenty-first-century, interdisciplinary approach, the Biodiversity Institute unites some of the most prominent researchers and state-of-the-art resources in the biological sciences, genomics, and informatics. Together they innovate new methods and technologies to accelerate discovery, communicate data and understanding, and determine potential solutions for maintaining sustainable environments. Connections are critical to both ecological and computational systems, and the institute aims to build connections that can help us more effectively study and save biological diversity, including connecting perspectives between the natural sciences and social sciences and connecting scientific research to regulatory policy. Central to the institute’s efforts is the Florida Museum of Natural History—the second largest university-based natural history museum in the country and home to more than 40 million specimens and artifacts—and iDigBio, the national center for creating a digital catalog of the earth’s flora and fauna. The stories chronicled in Gatorbytes span all colleges and units across the UF campus. They detail the far-reaching impact of UF’s research, technologies, and innovations—and the UF faculty members dedicated to them. Gatorbytes describe how UF is continuing to build on its strengths and extend the reach of its efforts so that it can help even more people in even more places.

Technology versus Ecology: Human Superiority and the Ongoing Conflict with Nature

Author : Schultz, Robert A.
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1466645873
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (666 download)

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Book Synopsis Technology versus Ecology: Human Superiority and the Ongoing Conflict with Nature by : Schultz, Robert A.

Download or read book Technology versus Ecology: Human Superiority and the Ongoing Conflict with Nature written by Schultz, Robert A. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although human beings are technically part of the ecosystem, there still remains a conceptual conflict between technology and nature. These concerns highlight the idea of human superiority in which the priority is given to technology versus living in synchronization with nature. Technology versus Ecology: Human Superiority and the Ongoing Conflict with Nature explores the issues revolving around the conflict between technology versus human beings, the concern for the separation of human beings in the ecosystem, and the negative consequences that may follow as ecosystems are being damaged. This book is a significant reference source for researchers, instructors, and students interested in the constant evolution of technology and ecology.

Open Source Solutions for Knowledge Management and Technological Ecosystems

Author : Garcia-Peñalvo, Francisco J.
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1522509062
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (225 download)

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Book Synopsis Open Source Solutions for Knowledge Management and Technological Ecosystems by : Garcia-Peñalvo, Francisco J.

Download or read book Open Source Solutions for Knowledge Management and Technological Ecosystems written by Garcia-Peñalvo, Francisco J. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past decade, diverse organizations have been turning to open source software for their technological needs, in both internal processes management and public interaction. Turning the data generated by organizations ranging from universities to large corporations into usable information has plagued users for years, making open source solutions one of the primary goals of these institutions. Open Source Solutions for Knowledge Management and Technological Ecosystems addresses the issues surrounding the search for each organization’s unique data management needs, defining the tools necessary to fulfill them within their technological ecosystem, along with the selection, interoperability, and integration of these tools. This book is ideal for managers, business professionals, software engineers, information technology professionals, and students of business and IT.

Popular Music, Technology, and the Changing Media Ecosystem

Author : Tamas Tofalvy
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303044659X
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (34 download)

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Book Synopsis Popular Music, Technology, and the Changing Media Ecosystem by : Tamas Tofalvy

Download or read book Popular Music, Technology, and the Changing Media Ecosystem written by Tamas Tofalvy and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-05-02 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the relationships between popular music, technology, and the changing media ecosystem. More precisely, it looks at infrastructures and practices of music making and consuming primarily in the post-Napster era of digitization – with some chapters looking back on the technological precursors to digital culture – marked by the emergence of digital tools and platforms such as YouTube or Spotify. The first section provides a critical overview of theories addressing popular music and digital technology, while the second section offers an analysis of the relationship between musical cultures, taste, constructions of authenticity, and technology. The third section offers case studies on the materialities of music consumption from outside the western core of popular music production. The final section reflects on music scenes and the uses and discourses of social media.