Top Biodiversity Cyprus 2010 Conference Proceedings
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Top Biodiversity Cyprus 2010 Conference Proceedings
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Author : Dolores Sanchez Bengoa
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2010-07-14
Top Biodiversity Cyprus 2010 Conference Proceedings written by Dolores Sanchez Bengoa and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-14 with Education categories.
This volume represents the compiled conference proceedings for the TOP Biodiversity Conference that took place in June 2010 at Intercollege-Larnaca in Cyprus
Land Management
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Author : Erwin Hepperle
language : en
Publisher: vdf Hochschulverlag AG
Release Date : 2012-12-05
Land Management written by Erwin Hepperle and has been published by vdf Hochschulverlag AG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-05 with Land use categories.
The European Academy of Land Use and Development (EALD) organizes annual symposiums on topics related to the interactions between people and the land in both rural and open environment. This book contains articles of experts from 14 different European countries with different professional background. It covers the following generalized topics: Interactions between landscape transformation and the structure of social systems and ecosystem services - the role of institutions and stakeholders in land use change - the various impacts of land use changes - coordination requirements in land use planning - approaches to address specific challenges in land management - stumbling blocks of integral land management.
Biodiversity Offsets Between Regulation And Voluntary Commitment
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Author : Marianne Darbi
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-05-20
Biodiversity Offsets Between Regulation And Voluntary Commitment written by Marianne Darbi and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-20 with Science categories.
We are witnessing an alarming, global biodiversity crisis with an ongoing loss of species and their habitats. In response, a number of tools and approaches – including some that are contested – are being explored and promoted. Biodiversity offsets are one such approach, and deserve critical examination since the debate surrounding them has often been oversimplified and lacking practical evidence. As such, this study presents a refined typology including seven types of biodiversity offsets and taking into account different contexts, governance arrangements and drivers. It draws on a detailed analysis of theoretical concepts to explain the voluntary implementation of biodiversity offsets using an internet-based (netnographic) research approach. Furthermore it builds on a broad global explorative base of 72 practical examples and presents in-depth case studies for each type. The results reveal a number of global tendencies that allow recommendations to be made for different locations, contexts and stakeholders. They also encourage the expansion of this research field to respond to the pressing needs of policy and practice.
Knowledge Graphs For Explainable Artificial Intelligence Foundations Applications And Challenges
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Author : I. Tiddi
language : en
Publisher: IOS Press
Release Date : 2020-05-06
Knowledge Graphs For Explainable Artificial Intelligence Foundations Applications And Challenges written by I. Tiddi and has been published by IOS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-06 with Computers categories.
The latest advances in Artificial Intelligence and (deep) Machine Learning in particular revealed a major drawback of modern intelligent systems, namely the inability to explain their decisions in a way that humans can easily understand. While eXplainable AI rapidly became an active area of research in response to this need for improved understandability and trustworthiness, the field of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KRR) has on the other hand a long-standing tradition in managing information in a symbolic, human-understandable form. This book provides the first comprehensive collection of research contributions on the role of knowledge graphs for eXplainable AI (KG4XAI), and the papers included here present academic and industrial research focused on the theory, methods and implementations of AI systems that use structured knowledge to generate reliable explanations. Introductory material on knowledge graphs is included for those readers with only a minimal background in the field, as well as specific chapters devoted to advanced methods, applications and case-studies that use knowledge graphs as a part of knowledge-based, explainable systems (KBX-systems). The final chapters explore current challenges and future research directions in the area of knowledge graphs for eXplainable AI. The book not only provides a scholarly, state-of-the-art overview of research in this subject area, but also fosters the hybrid combination of symbolic and subsymbolic AI methods, and will be of interest to all those working in the field.
Food Security And Climate Change In Dry Areas Proceedings Of The International Conference On Food Security And Climate Change In Dry Areas Amman Jordan 1 4 Feb 2010
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language : en
Publisher: ICARDA
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Food Security And Climate Change In Dry Areas Proceedings Of The International Conference On Food Security And Climate Change In Dry Areas Amman Jordan 1 4 Feb 2010 written by and has been published by ICARDA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Theory And Practice In Heritage And Sustainability
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Author : Elizabeth Auclair
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-04-22
Theory And Practice In Heritage And Sustainability written by Elizabeth Auclair and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-22 with Business & Economics categories.
This book explores cultural sustainability and its relationships to heritage from a wide interdisciplinary perspective. By examining the interactions between people and communities in the places where they live it exemplifies the diverse ways in which a people-centred heritage builds identities and supports individual and collective memories. It encourages a view of heritage as a process that contributes through cultural sustainability to human well-being and socially- and culturally-sensitive policy. With theoretically-informed case studies from leading researchers, the book addresses both concepts and practice, in a range of places and contexts including landscape, townscape, museums, industrial sites, every day heritage, ‘ordinary’ places and the local scene, and even UNESCO-designated sites. The contributors, most of whom, like the editors, were members of the COST Action ‘Investigating Cultural Sustainability’, demonstrate in a cohesive way how the cultural values that people attach to place are enmeshed with issues of memory, identity and aspiration and how they therefore stand at the centre of sustainability discourse and practice. The cases are drawn from many parts of Europe, but notably from the Baltic, and central and south-eastern Europe, regions with distinctive recent histories and cultural approaches and heritage discourses that offer less well-known but transferable insights. They all illustrate the contribution that dealing with the inheritance of the past can make to a full cultural engagement with sustainable development. The book provides an introductory framework to guide readers, and a concluding section that draws on the case studies to emphasise their transferability and specificity, and to outline the potential contribution of the examples to future research, practice and policy in cultural sustainability. This is a unique offering for postgraduate students, researchers and professionals interested in heritage management, governance and community participation and cultural sustainability.
Artificial Intelligence Applications And Innovations
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Author : Harris Papadopoulos
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2010-10-02
Artificial Intelligence Applications And Innovations written by Harris Papadopoulos and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-02 with Computers categories.
The abundance of information and increase in computing power currently enable researchers to tackle highly complicated and challenging computational problems. Solutions to such problems are now feasible using advances and innovations from the area of Artificial Intelligence. The general focus of the AIAI conference is to provide insights on how Artificial Intelligence may be applied in real-world situations and serve the study, analysis and modeling of theoretical and practical issues. This volume contains papers selected for presentation at the 6th IFIP Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations (AIAI 2010) and held in Larnaca, Cyprus, during October 6–7, 2010. IFIP AIAI 2010 was co-organized by the University of Cyprus and the Cyprus University of Technology and was sponsored by the Cyprus University of Technology, Frederick University and the Cyprus Tourism Organization. AIAI 2010 is the official conference of the WG12.5 “Artificial Intel- gence Applications” working group of IFIP TC12, the International Federation for Information Processing Technical Committee on Artificial Intelligence (AI). AIAI is a conference that grows in significance every year attracting researchers from different countries around the globe. It maintains high quality, standards and welcomes research papers describing technical advances and engineering and ind- trial applications of intelligent systems. AIAI 2010 was not confined to introducing how AI may be applied in real-life situations, but also included innovative methods, techniques, tools and ideas of AI expressed at the algorithmic or systemic level.
Digital Heritage
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Author : Marinos Ioannides
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2010-11-02
Digital Heritage written by Marinos Ioannides and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-02 with Computers categories.
This volume comprises the proceedings of the Third International Euro-Mediterranean Conference (EuroMed 2010) on the historical island of Cyprus. The focal point of this conference was digital heritage, which all of us involved in the documentation of cultural heritage continually strive to implement. The excellent selection of papers published in the proceedings reflects in the best possible way the benefits of exploiting modern technological advances for the restoration, preservation and e-documentation of any kind of cultural heritage. Above all, we should always bear in mind that what we do now may be used by people in another century to repair, rebuild or conserve the buildings, monuments, artifacts and landscapes that seem important. Recent events like earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, fires and insurrections show that we can never be too prepared for damage to, and loss of, the physical and, non-tangible elements of our past and, in general, our cultural heritage. To reach this ambitious goal, the topics covered included experiences in the use of innovative recording technologies and methods, and how to take best advantage of the results obtained to build up new instruments and improved methodologies for do- menting in multimedia formats, archiving in digital libraries and managing a cultural heritage. Technological advances are very often reported in detail in specialized fora. This volume of proceedings establishes bridges of communication and channels of co- eration between the various disciplines involved in cultural heritage preservation.
Expanding Perspectives On Open Science Communities Cultures And Diversity In Concepts And Practices
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Author : L. Chan
language : en
Publisher: IOS Press
Release Date : 2017-06-20
Expanding Perspectives On Open Science Communities Cultures And Diversity In Concepts And Practices written by L. Chan and has been published by IOS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-20 with Computers categories.
Twenty-one years ago, the term ‘electronic publishing’ promised all manner of potential that the Web and network technologies could bring to scholarly communication, scientific research and technical innovation. Over the last two decades, tremendous developments have indeed taken place across all of these domains. One of the most important of these has been Open Science; perhaps the most widely discussed topic in research communications today. This book presents the proceedings of Elpub 2017, the 21st edition of the International Conference on Electronic Publishing, held in Limassol, Cyprus, in June 2017. Continuing the tradition of bringing together academics, publishers, lecturers, librarians, developers, entrepreneurs, users and all other stakeholders interested in the issues surrounding electronic publishing, this edition of the conference focuses on Open Science, and the 27 research and practitioner papers and 1 poster included here reflect the results and ideas of researchers and practitioners with diverse backgrounds from all around the world with regard to this important subject. Intended to generate discussion and debate on the potential and limitations of openness, the book addresses the current challenges and opportunities in the ecosystem of Open Science, and explores how to move forward in developing an inclusive system that will work for a much broader range of participants. It will be of interest to all those concerned with electronic publishing, and Open Science in particular.
Proceedings Of The 3rd International Conference On Quantitative Social Biomedical And Economic Issues 2019
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Author : Christos Frangos
language : en
Publisher: Christos Frangos
Release Date : 2019-05-24
Proceedings Of The 3rd International Conference On Quantitative Social Biomedical And Economic Issues 2019 written by Christos Frangos and has been published by Christos Frangos this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-24 with Business & Economics categories.
This year’s Conference is characterized by the research contributions of Scientists from Cyprus, England, Saudi Arabia and Greece. This year’s Conference is organized by the Greek Foundation for Research in the Quantitative, Social and Economic Subjects, which is a non-profit Company with Articles of Association registered in the Chamber of Non-for- profit organizations. This Conference is a continuation, in a broader sense, of the four International Conferences which were organized by myself during the years 2003, 2009, 2013, and 2015, under the auspices of the Technological Educational Institute of Athens, as well as the 1st and 2nd International Conference on Quantitative, Social, Biomedical and Economic Issues, during the years 2017, 2018, Athens. The International Conferences of the years 2017, 2018, were organized under the Auspices of the Greek Foundation for Research in the Quantitative, Social and Economic Subjects which is based in Athens, Greece and has links with an International group of Academics. This Conference is focusing on the impact of Education on the innovation process, the productivity and the well-balanced development of a country. The findings of (Varsakelis, Volume 35, Issue 7, September 2006, Pages 1083-1090, ELSEVIER) support the hypothesis that the higher the investment of a society in the quality of education, the higher the output of innovation activity. Furthermore, the development level of the governmental institutions is positively correlated with innovation activity. The aim of this Conference is to become a forum for the analysis of subjects related to the Quantitative, Social, Biomedical and Economic Sciences, the present state in Greece for the sectors of Education, Health, Innovative Business and the lessons learnt from them, in the context of the serious economic crisis in Europe and, particularly, in Greece. This Conference, also, is the opportunity for many highly respected scientists to present and exchange ideas in their respective research areas with the aim of initiating new joint projects. The new developments in the sectors of contemporary Science and Economy are important and the need for a clear and responsible information is very high regarding, also, the possibility of fake news through the Internet.