Format:
1 Online-Ressource(XI, 323 p. 115 illus., 98 illus. in color.)
Edition:
1st ed. 2020.
ISBN:
9783030329228
Series Statement:
Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development
Content:
A 10 Step Design Process for Architectural Design Studios -- A Design Chart to Determine the Sizing of Vertical Windows for Daylighting -- An Analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility and Role of Intermediaries for Value-Added Services -- An Overview of Bahrain’s Microenterprises Role in Eliminating Unemployment -- Assessing Crop Yield and Risk: A New Method for Calculating Insurance Based on Rainfall -- Banking System in the MENA Region: A Comparative Analysis between Conventional and Islamic Banking in the UAE -- Blockchain Technology, Sustainability and Business A Literature Review and the Case of Dubai and UAE -- Experimental Sustainable Practices in Fashion Education -- HR Analytics, Fad or Fashion for Organizational Sustainability -- Measurement of Financial and Asset Performance of Agricultural Farms: Operational Proposal for a New Rating Model for Agricultural Companies for a Sustainable Development of the Industry -- Multimedia Applications in Digital Transformation Art -- Occupants’ Behavior and Energy Usage in Emirati’s Individual Houses in Al Ain: Exploratory Investigation -- Private Initiatives Versus State Interventions in Downtown Cairo: An On-going Debate Questioning the Sustainability of Newly Pedestrianised Streets; The Cases of Kodak and Al-Alfi Passageways -- Producing Green Concrete by Using Recycled Materials in UAE -- Psychology of Organizational Sustainability -- Sustainability and Financing Project: The UAE Paradigm -- Sustainable Concrete Production Using Ceramic Waste Powder (CWP) -- Technology Assisted Student-Centred Learning for Civil Engineering Students -- The Assurance of Sustainability Reporting: An Extra Fee or A Guarantee -- The Business Going Concern: Financial Return and Social Expectations -- The Effect of Shop Lighting on the Costumer Behavior: (Dressing Room) -- The Effect of the EU Referendum on the GBP: Evidence from Brexit -- The Existence of Modified Environmental Kuznets Curve for Gender Inequality in MENA Economies: Panel Data Model -- The Impact of Financial Education and Self-Efficacy on Financial Behavior in Croatia: Are We More Similar to Homo Economicus or Homer Simpson? -- The Impact of Privatizing Health Insurance on the Utilization of Medical Services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia -- The Impacts of Education on the Sustainable Development in United Arab Emirates: A Simultaneous Equations Approach -- The Influence of Entrepreneurship Orientation on the Sustainability of Small Enterprises -- The Model of Sustainable Marketing as a Responsible Approach to Marketing in the Era of Industry 4.0 -- T-Mix a Threshold Cryptography Mixing Service for Bitcoin -- Towards an Understanding of the Sources of Sustainable Competitive Advantage: A Literature Review and Conceptual Framework -- Treatment of Industrial Alkaline Solid Wastes Using Carbon Dioxide.
Content:
The book presents high-quality research papers presented at the 2nd American University in the Emirates International research conference, AUEIRC'18, organized by the American University in the Emirates, Dubai, held on November 13th-15th, 2018. The book is broadly divided into four sections: Sustainability and Smart Technology, Sustainability and Social Responsibility, Sustainability, Human Security and Legislation, Sustainability and Education. The topics covered under these sections are sustainable smart technology such as developing green curriculum for information technology, use ultrasonic velocity to predict quality of wheat, improve security features for visa system, factors affecting the cost of production of electricity and desalination plants, impact of smart traffic sensing in smart cities, smart healthcare system, simulation of Grey wolf optimization algorithm in painting digital forensics. The topics covered for sustainability and creative industries such as sustainable concrete production, multimedia applications in digital transformation art, integrating biomimicry principles in sustainable architecture. Sustainability, human security and legislation covered topics of urban performance and sustainable environment, Eco-certification as response on climate change, the criminal offence of tax evasion in law: case study, skills engineering in sustainable counter defense against Cyber extremism, the international law and challenges of trans-boundary water resources governance, the legal status of nuclear energy: case study, sustainable energy development and nuclear energy legislation in UAE, corruption specific safety challenge, environmental management and sustainability, sustainable farming models for desert agro-ecosystems, future directions of climate change, earth and built environment towards new concept of sustainability, institution building from emotional intelligence perspective, virtue ethics, technology and sustainability, the role of humor in a sustainable education, HEIs practices and strategic decisions toward planning for sustainable education programs, TQM in higher education for sustainable future. The papers in this book present high-quality original research work, findings and practical development experiences.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783030329211
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783030329235
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783030329242
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783030329211
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783030329235
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783030329242
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-030-32922-8
