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Techne, 2020 «Sun does not always shine and the wind does not always blow» (Rifkin, 2011). Looks like we have a problem. Our problem is time. It is an ancient human problem to want to predict.
Teodoro Georgiadis
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Motivations for innovation in the built environment: new directions for research [PDF]
, 2011 Innovation in the built environment involves multiple actors with diverse motivations. Policy-makers find it difficult to promote changes that require cooperation from these numerous and dispersed actors and to align their sometimes divergent interests ...
Bijker W. E. +39 more
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A new green deal for climate challenges and urban regeneration
Techne, 2020 A zero-emission Europe by 2050, this is the objective declared by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen during the plenary of the EU Parliament last January. The European “green deal” is based on a thousand billion investment plan
Alessandro Claudi de St. Mihiel
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A classical key distribution system based on Johnson (like) noise - How secure? [PDF]
, 2006 We present a comprehensive analysis of the Johnson (like) noise based classical key-distribution scheme presented by Kish [1]. We suggest two passive attack strategies that enable an adversary to gain complete knowledge of the exchanged key.
Amnon Yariv +3 more
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Russia in G20: Factors of Success and Objectives for the Future
Vestnik RUDN. International Relations, 2017 Globalization and technological changes of the recent decade led to powerful transformations in the society, creating huge opportunities for economic and social development.
Marina Vladimirovna Larionova
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Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development, 2017 Spatial planning should have a key role in creating urban environments that support less energy-intense lifestyles. A wise consideration of energy in urban land use policies should play an important role considering that, in spite of having a land ...
Francesco Martinico
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Total Factor Productivity in Advanced Countries: A Longterm Perspective [PDF]
International Productivity Monitor, 2017 Changes in GDP during the 20th century have been mainly driven by total factor productivity (TFP). This article synthesizes results from our research based on the long period (1890- 2015) productivity database we have constructed.
Antonin Bergeaud +2 more
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Long Waves, Technology Diffusion, and Substitution [PDF]
, 1991 There is an urgent need to drastically reduce adverse environmental impacts resulting from prevailing economic activities. Even more important is the question of the future direction of economic development and technological changes.
Grubler, A., Nakicenovic, N.
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Structural Change in Urban Systems [PDF]
, 1983 This paper outlines a conceptual background for understanding the dynamics of metropolitan regions and urban systems in general. An essential part of the paper reviews existing theoretical explanations of urban change processes with special attention ...
Nijkamp, P., Schubert, U.
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Broadband Internet and Social Capital
, 2018 We study how the diffusion of broadband Internet affects social capital using two data sets from the UK. Our empirical strategy exploits the fact that broadband access has long depended on customers' position in the voice telecommunication infrastructure
Geraci, Andrea +3 more
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