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    Current Research in Nuclear Reactor Technology in Brazil and Worldwide

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    The aim of this book is to disseminate state-of-the-art research and advances in the area of nuclear reactors technology. The book was divided in two parts.Topics discussed in the first part of this compilation include: experimental investigation and computational validation of thermal stratification in PWR reactors piping systems, new methods in doppler broadening function calculation for nuclear reactors fuel temperature, isothermal phase transformation of uranium-zirconium-niobium alloys for advanced nuclear fuel, reactivity Monte Carlo burnup simulations of enriched gadolinium burnable poison for PWR fuel, utilization of thermal analysis technique for study of uranium-molybdenum fuel alloy, probabilistic safety assessment applied to research reactors, and a review on the state-of-the art and current trends of next generation reactors. The second part includes: thermal hydraulics study for a ultra high temperature reactor with packed sphere fuels, benefits in using lead-208 coolant for fast reactors and accelerator driven systems, nuclear power as a basis for future electricity production in the world: Generation III and IV reactors, nanostructural materials and shaped solids for improvement and energetic effectiveness of nuclear reactors safety and radioactive wastes, multilateral nuclear approach to nuclear fuel cycles, and a cold analysis of the Fukushima accident

    Integrating Sustainability in Asian Business Schools

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    This chapter discusses the ProSPER.Net initiative to integrate sustainability into business schools in the Asia-Pacific region. The project deserves scrutiny, as it led to positive change within each of the partner universities, involving innovative research, curricular transformation and the development of regional case studies. As such, the project is an instructive case in its own right, highlighting the successes, as well as the obstacles encountered, in introducing and coordinating education for sustainable development (ESD) in diverse organizations. The experience of the project clearly shows that whereas there is a recognized need to promote ESD in business schools throughout Asia, the process of achieving this is difficult and complex. Through a consideration of the achievements and frustrations of the project, it is hoped that this chapter will contribute to a better understanding of these issues, and will help in subsequent efforts to integrate sustainability in business education

    HISTORY URBANISM RESILIENCE: Book of Abstracts

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    The 17th conference (2016, Delft) of the International Planning History Society (IPHS) and its proceedings place presentations from different continents and on varied topics side by side, providing insight into state-of-the art research in the field of planning history and offering a glimpse of new approaches, themes, papers and books to come. Book of Abstracts

    Crit-i-kit (playing cards and raw list)

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    Crit-i-kit is a game that explores the tools, equipment and supplies that are considered ‘essential’ to the inhabitation of landscape. Walkers encountered by the artist in a variety of environments anonymously shared the complete contents of the bags they were carrying at the time; items were then catalogued and grouped into broad thematic categories. Each category is printed onto a card that is then randomly selected by a player and used to guide a new walk. This work prompts consideration of the structures we individually build and respond to as we walk within the world. Each item is proposed as a structure that guides our inhabitation; a vessel for carrying, a gesture of care, or an item of potential are each thought of as prompts for spontaneous architectures that result in profoundly different modes of liv-ing

    Risk Management in Crisis

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    Risk management is a domain of management which comes to the fore in crisis. This book looks at risk management under crisis conditions in the COVID-19 pandemic context. The book synthesizes existing concepts, strategies, approaches and methods of risk management and provides the results of empirical research on risk and risk management during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research outcome was based on the authors’ study on 42 enterprises of different sizes in various sectors, and these firms have either been negatively affected by COVID-19 or have thrived successfully under the new conditions of conducting business activities. The analysis looks at both the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the selected enterprises and the risk management measures these enterprises had taken in response to the emerging global trends. The book puts together key factors which could have determined the enterprises’ failures and successes. The final part of the book reflects on how firms can build resilience in challenging times and suggests a model for business resilience. The comparative analysis will provide useful insights into key strategic approaches of risk management

    HISTORY URBANISM RESILIENCE VOLUME 02:

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    The 17th conference (2016, Delft) of the International Planning History Society (IPHS) and its proceedings place presentations from different continents and on varied topics side by side, providing insight into state-of-the art research in the field of planning history and offering a glimpse of new approaches, themes, papers and books to come. VOLUME 02: The Urban Fabri

    Carbon continuity:explaining the changing energy mix of Taiwan’s power system after the Second World War

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    This dissertation explores Taiwan' transition from a hydro-based power system to one heavily reliant on coal, oil, and natural gas after the Second World War. It focuses on the dialogues among state-owned utility engineers and how they defined an "optimal energy mix" to align with national economic, political, and societal goals during critical periods, such as the doubted accessibility of domestic coal in the 1960s, the 1970s oil crises, and the 1980s democratization. Taiwan's carbon dependency was then gradually consolidated with the formation of the concentration and polarization of its power consumption centers interconnected with the adjacent petrochemical industries along the fuel infrastructure. Such a path dependency yields substantial impacts and structural limits on the current renewable transition in Taiwan. Taking a long-range perspective, instead of viewing the energy transition as a radical departure from the nation's carbon-intensive past, offers valuable insights into the continuities and challenges shaping Taiwan's journey toward a Net-Zero future
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