scholarly journals Globalizzazione: e la popolazione?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Silvana Salvini
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Demographic Transition ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
New Production ◽  
Technological Revolution ◽  
Production Models ◽  
Economic Weight ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Scarcity Of Resources

Globalization is a huge topic and here we have chosen to describe only a few pieces of a complex mosaic. Its description has a historical perspective and ranges from economic to medical, from social to demographic issues. It aims to reconstruct a background picture that places demographics in the scenario of international relations. It is possible to distinguish some themes: 1. The population is aging and enriching itself. Convergence often collides with delayed demographic transition. 2. The economic weight and political power are shifting towards Asia. 3. The technological revolution affects almost all aspects of society. 4. The increase in energy consumption and new production models make it difficult to manage the scarcity of resources. 5. Interdependence between countries does not go hand in hand with strengthening global governance.

Michael Kelly, Hilary Footitt, Myriam Salama-Carr (eds.): The Palgrave Handbook of Languages and Conflict

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ľubomír Zvada
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Military Operations ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
War And Peace ◽  
Interdisciplinary Field ◽  
Speakers Of Other Languages ◽  
War And Conflict ◽  
Almost All

This Handbook maps the contours of an exciting and burgeoning interdisciplinary field concerned with the role of language and languages in situations of conflict. It explores conceptual approaches, sources of information that are available, and the institutions and actors that mediate language encounters. It examines case studies of the role that languages have played in specific conflicts, from colonial times through to the Middle East and Africa today. The contributors provide vibrant evidence to challenge the monolingual assumptions that have affected traditional views of war and conflict. They show that languages are woven into every aspect of the making of war and peace, and demonstrate how language shapes public policy and military strategy, setting frameworks and expectations. The Handbook's 22 chapters powerfully illustrate how the encounter between languages is integral to almost all conflicts, to every phase of military operations and to the lived experiences of those on the ground, who meet, work and fight with speakers of other languages. This comprehensive work will appeal to scholars from across the disciplines of linguistics, translation studies, history, and international relations; and provide fresh insights for a broad range of practitioners interested in understanding the role and implications of foreign languages in war.

scholarly journals Is Energy a Requirement for, or a Consequence of Economic Growth in Mauritius?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
HArris Neeliah ◽  
Boopen SEETANAH
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Voluntary Contraction ◽  
Net Energy ◽  
Omitted Variables ◽  
Production Models ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Growth Production ◽  
Dynamic Time

Abstract The non-reproducible nature of energy, coupled to its essentiality either as a direct or an intermediary input, makes it a crucial factor of production. We posit that it is, a complement to capital and labor and should be included in growth production models. Mauritius is a net energy importer, hence information about the nexus between energy consumption and economic growth is central to policy-making. This paper attempts to analyze this relationship for Mauritius within a multivariate framework over the period 1961 to 2019. The work adopts a dynamic time series framework (VECM approach) to account for dynamism, causality, endogeneity and omitted variables. Empirical results reveal long-run and short-run elasticities of energy consumption on economics growth of 0.33 and 0.17 respectively, thus giving credence to the thesis that energy is an important growth determinant in Mauritius. We also uncovered bi-directional causality between energy consumption and economic growth in both the long-run and the short-run. Therefore, unexpected and/ or voluntary contraction in either economic growth or energy consumption could result in a ‘feedback effect’ and dent either.JEL: Q4, O1

scholarly journals Capabilities of Nearly Zero Energy Building (nZEB) Electricity Generation to Charge Electric Vehicle (EV) Operating in Real Driving Conditions (RDC)

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (22) ◽  
pp. 7591
Author(s):  
Wojciech Cieslik ◽  
Filip Szwajca ◽  
Jedrzej Zawartowski ◽  
Katarzyna Pietrzak ◽  
Slawomir Rosolski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Electric Vehicle ◽  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Target Range ◽  
Zero Energy ◽  
Zero Energy Building ◽  
Driving Conditions ◽  
Almost All

The growing number of electric vehicles in recent years is observable in almost all countries. The country’s energy transition should accompany this rise in electromobility if it is currently generated from non-renewable sources. Only electric vehicles powered by renewable energy sources can be considered zero-emission. Therefore, it is essential to conduct interdisciplinary research on the feasibility of combining energy recovery/generation structures and testing the energy consumption of electric vehicles under real driving conditions. This work presents a comprehensive approach for evaluating the energy consumption of a modern public building–electric vehicle system within a specific location. The original methodology developed includes surveys that demonstrate the required mobility range to be provided to occupants of the building under consideration. In the next step, an energy balance was performed for a novel near-zero energy building equipped with a 199.8 kWp photovoltaic installation, the energy from which can be used to charge an electric vehicle. The analysis considered the variation in vehicle energy consumption by season (winter/summer), the actual charging profile of the vehicle, and the parking periods required to achieve the target range for the user.

scholarly journals Economies of Scale and Network Economies in Industry 4.0. Theoretical Analysis and Future Directions of Research

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giacomo Büchi ◽  
Monica Cugno ◽  
Rebecca Castagnoli
Keyword(s):  
Mass Production ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
New Production ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Enabling Technologies ◽  
Production Models ◽  
Cost Differentials

This paper analyses the role of cost differentials in the fourth industrial revolution. It uses a literature review in order to identify origins, definitions, enabling technologies and changes in company productivity. Research results show how certain Industry 4.0 enabling technologies help obtain better economic results in mass production and others that support new production models in mass production: mass customization and mass personalization. This paper is of a theoretical nature and identifies certain reflections concerning Industry 4.0’s role in managerial literature by providing interesting lines to be developed in future directions of research.

The Historical Context of Sovereign Debt

2018 ◽  
pp. 13-27
Author(s):  
Kim Oosterlinck
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Sovereign Debt ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Debt Crises ◽  
The Impact

Sovereign debt crises are not a new phenomenon. Thus, history offers useful insights into the complex nature of sovereign debts and ways of addressing debt crises. This chapter explores sovereign debt problems and the responses to such problems in historical perspective. The chapter discusses historical episodes of sovereign debt defaults, how such defaults were settled and the impact of sovereign debt defaults on international relations. It also deals with the issues of odious debts, colonial ‘sovereign’ debts, reckless lending and borrowing and fairness to repay.

18. The Single Market

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Egan
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Comparative Politics ◽  
Market Integration ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Market Access ◽  
Single Market ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Regulatory Strategies ◽  
Shed Light

This chapter focuses on the evolution of the single market project, from its original conception in the 1950s, beginning with the Rome Treaty and ending with the Single Market Act I and II. It first considers market integration in historical perspective before discussing the role of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in promoting market access, the balance between different economic ideals, and the regulatory strategies used to foster market integration. It then analyses the importance of the single market in promoting competitiveness and growth, along with the politics of neoliberalism and the ‘1992 Programme’. It also explores the politics of regulated capitalism and whether the single market contributes to globalization. It concludes by explaining how both traditional international relations theories of integration and newer approaches in comparative politics and international relations can be used to shed light on the governance of the single market.

The expansion of agriculture in the Brazilian Amazon

2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARCELO FRAGOMENI SIMON ◽  
FERNANDO LUIS GARAGORRY
Keyword(s):  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Cattle Production ◽  
New Production ◽  
Forest Clearing ◽  
Spatial Changes ◽  
New Frontier ◽  
Forested Areas ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Almost All

Recent increase in the rate of deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon has inflamed discussion about the causes of forest loss, with a special focus on agriculture. This paper studies the expansion of agriculture in the Brazilian Amazon from 1976 to 2001 based on the eight most important products (cattle, bananas, beans, cassava, coffee, maize, rice and soybeans). A biological delimitation of the Amazon based on a map of Brazil's biomes was adopted in order to avoid inclusion of non-forested areas in the analysis. Intense spatial changes in Brazilian agriculture have occurred, with the emergence of new production centres for soybeans and cattle. Several of these regions are located nearby or inside the Amazon's limits. Livestock and soybean cropping in Brazil are consistently moving north. The contribution of the Amazon to Brazilian agriculture rose significantly during the last decades, reaching 28.9% of cassava, 21.3% of banana, 14.2% of rice and 20.0% of cattle production in Brazil in 2001 (three-year average). Cropped area and production in the Amazon have grown at higher annual rates than in the rest of the country for almost all items analysed, supporting the view that the region is a new frontier of Brazilian agriculture. Most recent trends point to a vigorous demand for new land, which will consequently imply a predicted increase in forest clearing.

New production models: A strategic view

2002 ◽  
Vol 40 (18) ◽  
pp. 4721-4741 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. De Toni ◽  
S. Tonchia
Keyword(s):  
New Production ◽  
Production Models

scholarly journals Green ICT for Sustainable Development

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hind Zantout ◽  
Norbert Seyff
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Detailed Knowledge ◽  
Construction Project Management ◽  
Energy Demands ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Green Ict ◽  
Day To Day Operations ◽  
High Level ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Impact

Almost all businesses, organizations and governments today have Information and Communication Technology (ICT) at their core. ICT enables day-to-day operations as well as assessing what has passed and planning ahead. However, ICT professionals aside perhaps, there is often little understanding of the technology and little appreciation of the link to sustainability and the impact ICT is having on the environment. The coverage of this chapter is intended for an audience with no detailed knowledge of the various ICT specialisms, providing a broad, but high-level presentation of ICT, and discusses the various links to sustainability that are firmly established. The discussion starts with the rapid developments since computers first were invented and then moves to energy demands that are being placed as a result of technology proliferations. We then introduce the term Green ICT, report on metrics enabling the measurement of energy consumption and discuss efforts underway to curtail energy consumption, with a focus on data centres. A view from a number of European countries is then presented, looking at how governments are addressing the issues and the barriers that are still in place for a country-wide sustainability drive in ICT. The construction project management sector is one that relies heavily on ICT services, and a brief discussion at the end presents additional issues for the project manager to consider.

scholarly journals Tradition and Diversity among Udmurt Sacrificial Priests

2021 ◽  
pp. 257-308
Author(s):  
Eva Toulouze ◽  
◽  
Liivo Niglas ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Village Level ◽  
Everyday Lives ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Village

In the Udmurt diaspora of Northern Bashkortostan the traditional Udmurt religion is very much alive and is part of the villagers’ everyday lives. Rituals are regularly held both at the village level and in the wider community, composed of several villages, involving the whole population. Since 1990, a revitalisation process has taken place in almost all villages of the region, so that by the beginning of the 2020s, the huge majority of villages have their own ceremonies and their own sacrificial priests, even where the tradition had been interrupted for decades. This article focuses on the key figure in Udmurt ritual, the sacrificial priest, called the vös’as’, and attempts to sketch a pattern of function-performance and transmission, taking into account practice in groups of villages. It also reflects on its historical perspective in a Finno-Ugric context in which the practice of ethnic religions is often seen and/or used as a marker of ethnicity.

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