Long Island Sound

Long Island Sound

Author: James S. Latimer

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-11-22

Total Pages: 576

ISBN-13: 146146126X

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The U.S. Ocean Commission Report identified the need for regional ecosystem assessments to support coastal and ocean management. These assessments must provide greater understanding of physical and biological dynamics than assessments at global and national scales can provide but transcend state and local interests. This need and timeliness is apparent for Long Island Sound, where a multi-state regional restoration program is underway for America’s most urbanized estuary. Synthesis of the Long Island Sound ecosystem is needed to integrate knowledge across disciplines and provide insight into understanding and managing pressing issues, such as non-point sources of pollution, coastal development, global climatic change, and invasive species. Currently, there is a need for a comprehensive volume that summarizes the ecological and environmental dynamics and status of Long Island Sound and its myriad ecosystems. It has been 30 years since a comprehensive summary of Long Island Sound was prepared and 50 years since the pioneering work of Gordon Riley. Major advances in estuarine science are providing new insights into these systems, and yet, the condition of many estuaries is in decline in the face of continuing coastal development. There is an opportunity to lay a foundation for integrative coastal observing systems that truly provide the foundation for improved decision-making. This book will provide a key reference of our scientific understanding for work performed over the past three decades and guide future research and monitoring in a dynamic urbanized estuary.


Scientific Unit Conversion

Scientific Unit Conversion

Author: Francois Cardarelli

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 1447108051

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Expanded, revised and updated here, this detailed guide is truly unique, giving accurate metric equivalents and conversion factors for no fewer than 10,000 scientific units with detailed descriptions of over 2,000. It covers the whole spectrum of science, technology and medicine, and deals with US, British, conventional metric, historic and SI units. The pocket-sized format and slot-in user guide bookmark makes it handy and user-friendly, a great time-saver, and a perfect addition to any research department, engineers , scientists or students library.


ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011 - A Pocket Guide

ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011 - A Pocket Guide

Author: Mart Rovers

Publisher: Van Haren

Published: 2020-06-11

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 9087539312

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This Pocket Guide provides a concise explanation of the nature, content and aim of ISO/IEC 20000-1: 2011. It brings ISO/IEC 20000-1: 2011within reach of a vast international audience by providing the key elements of this important standard in a short, easy to read Pocket Guide: - it promote the awareness and the acceptability of ISO/IEC 20000-1: 2011as a valid standard for IT Services organisations; - it supports ISO/IEC 20000-1: 2011training and certification; - it is a quick reference to the core content of ISO/IEC 20000-1: 2011, for practitioners. ISO/IEC 20000-1: 2011: A Pocket Guide is ideal for a broad range of practitioners, trainers and students, who work in IT as well as in other environments, ranging from experienced experts in (IT) service organisations, to those who are looking for a suitable approach to quality improvement issues.


ISO/IEC 20000:2011 - A Pocket Guide

ISO/IEC 20000:2011 - A Pocket Guide

Author: Mart Rovers

Publisher: Van Haren

Published: 2020-06-10

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 940180057X

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This Pocket Guide provides a concise explanation of the nature, content and aim of ISO/IEC 20000-1: 2011 and a short summary of ISO/IEC 20000-2:2012. It brings ISO/IEC20000 Part 1 and Part 2 within reach of a vast international audience by providing the key elements of this important standard in a short, easy to read format: it promote the awareness and the acceptability of ISO/IEC 20000 Part 1 and Part 2 as a valid standard for IT Services organizations; it supports ISO/IEC 20000 training and certification and it is a quick reference for practitioners to the core content of ISO/IEC 20000.


Information Technology Governance and Service Management: Frameworks and Adaptations

Information Technology Governance and Service Management: Frameworks and Adaptations

Author: Cater-Steel, Aileen

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2008-08-31

Total Pages: 495

ISBN-13: 1605660094

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Increasingly, information technology governance is being considered an integral part of corporate governance. There has been a rapid increase in awareness and adoption of IT governance as well as the desire to conform to national governance requirements to ensure that IT is aligned with the objectives of the organization. Information Technology Governance and Service Management: Frameworks and Adaptations provides an in-depth view into the critical contribution of IT service management to IT governance, and the strategic and tactical value provided by effective service management. A must-have resource for academics, students, and practitioners in fields affected by IT in organizations, this work gathers authoritative perspectives on the state of research on organizational challenges and benefits in current IT governance frameworks, adoption, and incorporation.


Hexagon (KH-9) Mapping Camera Program and Evolution

Hexagon (KH-9) Mapping Camera Program and Evolution

Author: Maurice G. Burnett

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13:

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The United States developed the Gambit and Hexagon programs to improve the nation's means for peering over the iron curtain that separated western democracies from east European and Asian communist countries. The inability to gain insight into vast "denied areas" required exceptional systems to understand threats posed by US adversaries. Corona was the first imagery satellite system to help see into those areas. Hexagon began as a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) program with the first concepts proposed in 1964. The CIA's primary goal was to develop an imagery system with Corona-like ability to image wide swaths of the earth, but with resolution equivalent to Gambit. Such a system would afford the United States even greater advantages monitoring the arms race that had developed with the nation's adversaries. The Hexagon mapping camera flew on 12 of the 20 Hexagon missions. It proved to be a remarkably efficient and prodigious producer of imagery for mapping purposes. The mapping camera system was successful by every standard including technical capabilities, reliability, and capacity.


Roadway Lighting Design Guide

Roadway Lighting Design Guide

Author: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

Publisher: AASHTO

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 156051325X

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This guide replaces the 1984 publication entitled An Informational Guide for Roadway Lighting. It has been revised and brought up to date to reflect current practices in roadway lighting. The guide provides a general overview of lighting systems from the point of view of the transportation departments and recommends minimum levels of quality. The guide incorporates the illuminance and luminance design methods, but does not include the small target visibility (STV) method.


Sustainable Consumption and Production

Sustainable Consumption and Production

Author: Lewis Akenji

Publisher: UN

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789280733648

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"This Handbook is an output of UNEP's work towards the implementation of the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP). This global edition is based on a pilot edition for Asia and the Pacific region that was developed under the EU funded and UNEP managed Regional Policy Support Component of the SWITCH-Asia programme. It is designed to assist policymakers in developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating policies that support the transition towards SCP. It includes numerous case studies highlighting SCP opportunities and existing successful initiatives from across the world."--Publisher's description.


Technology Enhanced Learning: Quality of Teaching and Educational Reform

Technology Enhanced Learning: Quality of Teaching and Educational Reform

Author: Miltiadis D. Lytras

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2010-05-20

Total Pages: 724

ISBN-13: 3642131654

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It is a great pleasure to share with you the Springer CCIS proceedings of the First International Conference on Reforming Education, Quality of Teaching and Technology-Enhanced Learning: Learning Technologies, Quality of Education, Educational Systems, Evaluation, Pedagogies––TECH-EDUCATION 2010, Which was a part of the World Summit on the Knowledge Society Conference Series. TECH-EDUCATION 2010 was a bold effort aiming to foster a debate on the global need in our times to invest in education. The topics of the conference dealt with six general pillars: Track 1. Quality of Education––A new Vision Track 2. Technology-Enhanced Learning––Learning Technologies––Personalization-E-learning Track 3. Educational Strategies Track 4. Collaborative/ Constructive/ Pedagogical/ Didactical Approaches Track 5. Formal/ Informal/ and Life–Long Learning Perspectives Track 6. Contribution of Education to Sustainable Development Within this general context the Program Committee of the conference invited contributions that fall in to the following list of topics. Track 1: Quality of the Education––A new Vision • Teaching Methodologies and Case Studies • Reforms in Degrees • The European Educational Space • Academic Curricula Designs • Quality of Teaching and Learning • Quality and Academic Assessment • The School / University of the Future • Challenges for Higher Education in the 21st Century • New Managerial Models for Education • Financing the New Model for Education of the 21st Century • The Quality Milestones for Education of the 21st Century • Evaluation in Academia • The Role of Teachers • International Collaborations for Joint Programs/Degrees • Industry–Academia Synergies • Research Laboratories Management