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Change Management in Information Organizations

• 1st Edition
• November 1, 2024
• Zhixian Yi
• English
• Paperback 978-0-323-91237-2

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• eBook 978-0-323-91580-9

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Libraries, archives, museums and other information organizations are constantly changing. Survival, and success, depends on the successful management of change. The current pandemic has accelerated and created new change for information organizations, which must now rapidly adapt to changing circumstances. Organizations must re-examine practices, services and resources, and innovate for competitive advantage. Change Management in Information Organizations presents topics in change management for information organizations that will be of practical help. The title includes theoretical and evidence-based material, including empirical research and insights from academic library directors in the USA. The book introduces fundamental concepts of change management. It will help professionals plan, set up, carry out, and assess change. This title offers, across twelve chapters, a solution for those managing change in information organizations, bringing them up to speed on models, approaches and methods of change management.

Earth Observation for Monitoring and Modeling Land Use

• 1st Edition
• November 1, 2024
• Daniela Fernanda Da Silva Fuzzo + 4 more
• English
• Paperback 978-0-323-95193-7

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• eBook 978-0-323-95194-4

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Earth Observation for Monitoring and Modeling Land Use presents a practical guide and theoretical overview of the latest techniques and Earth observation technologies applied to land use and land cover change through qualitative assessment of Earth observation technologies. The chapters include detailed case studies, Earth observation datasets, and detailed applications of the technologies covered, presented in a way that each chapter is a self-contained guide on a specific application of Earth observation technologies to land use problems, ensuring all technical and background information is provided on each subject without the need for cross-referencing or searching for other sources. The book spatializes the understanding of monitoring land cover and use, and quantifies the challenges faced, allowing analysis of the dynamics of the territory in terms of occupation processes, land use, and its transformations. They book focuses on practical applications of using remote sensing and modeling that support new research in relation to monitoring of land use and spectral modelling, elucidating the importance of advanced methodologies in the coverage and use mappings of the Earth. Mainly in spatial cutouts that present great environmental dynamism, such as areas that have undergone major infrastructure work, are suffering from deforestation, or areas experiencing accelerated population growth. Earth Observation for Monitoring and Modeling Land Use offers up-to-date methodologies for postgraduate students, researchers, academics and professionals in the field of remote sensing, geography, land change study, geospatial research, environmental science, and sustainability, providing them with a critical overview of state-of-the-art Earth observation technologies in this subject.

Handbook of the Economics of Conflict

• 1st Edition
• Volume 1
• November 1, 2024
• Massimo Morelli + 3 more
• English
• Hardback 978-0-323-98891-9

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• eBook 978-0-323-98892-6

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Handbook of the Economics of Conflict series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors.

The Sustainable Power Grid

• 1st Edition
• November 1, 2024
• Brian D’ Andrade
• English
• Paperback 978-0-443-13442-5

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• eBook 978-0-443-13441-8

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The Sustainable Power Grid: Challenges, Applications and Case Studies provides a detailed breakdown of the different challenges faced with power grid modernization and presents a range of practical approaches to tackle these. With a strong focus on case studies and applications, the book offers extensive case study content to illustrate real-world concepts.Beginning with an overview on the evolution of the traditional power system, chapters then discuss key issues surrounding extreme weather, power quality, and power converters. The book also outlines a quantitative risk-based framework for asset health assessment of overhead lines, alongside engineering and environmental considerations. Concluding with a deep-dive into energy storage, topics consist of energy storage system protection, condition monitoring, and emerging technologies.Completely practical in nature, this is an essential resource for engineers in the electrical power industry, and offers students and researchers applied content in the latest power grid technologies.

Measuring and Managing Information Risk

• 2nd Edition
• November 1, 2024
• Jack Freund + 1 more
• English
• Paperback 978-0-443-13484-5

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• eBook 978-0-443-13485-2

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Measuring and Managing Information Risk: A FAIR Approach, Second Edition provides a proven and credible framework for understanding, measuring, and analyzing information risk of any size or complexity using the Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR) methodology developed over ten years and adopted by corporations worldwide. This new edition covers such key areas as risk theory, risk calculation, scenario modeling, and communicating risk within the organization, and also includes new chapters and essays from industry professionals. It provides a step-by-step guide to help managers make better business decisions by understanding their organizational risk.The field has advanced significantly in the past 10 years and this all-new edition reiterates the importance of the foundations of risk measurement but adds information about modern methods to integrate quantitative risk assessment methods into your security programs. This includes the integration of security telemetry data, outside data sources, approaches to automating FAIR assessments, and how to align methods and programs to security standards and regulations. Further discussed is how such approaches are being used by third-party agencies to provide CRQ data to the investors, underwriters, and regulators. This book is a valuable resource for all those who need the foundations, methods, and techniques for measuring, assessing, and communicating cyber risk to enable an organization to build an organizational IT risk management program. It serves as both a practical how-to guide for those new to the industry as well as tenured professionals that need a formalized guide for implementation.

Practical Aviation Security

• 4th Edition
• November 1, 2024
• Jeffrey Price + 1 more
• English
• Paperback 978-0-443-13538-5

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• eBook 978-0-443-13539-2

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Practical Aviation Security: Predicting and Preventing Future Threats, Fourth Edition is a guide to the aviation security system, from crucial historical events to the policies, policymakers, and major terrorist and criminal acts that have shaped the procedures in use today, as well as the cutting-edge technologies that are shaping the future. Using case studies and practical security measures now in use at airports worldwide, readers learn the effective methods and fundamental principles involved in designing and implementing a security system. This expanded fourth edition covers new threats and technologies to reflect the latest knowledge in the field from the past decade.This book will be ideal for airport, airline, charter, government, and others with aviation security responsibilities to better implement their security programs, evaluate the ever-changing risk environment, and respond appropriately and responsibly.

Data Analytics for Intelligent Transportation Systems

• 2nd Edition
• November 1, 2024
• Mashrur Chowdhury + 2 more
• English
• Paperback 978-0-443-13878-2

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• eBook 978-0-443-13879-9

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Data Analytics for Intelligent Transportation Systems, Second Edition provides in-depth coverage of data-enabled methods for analyzing intelligent transportation systems (ITS), including the tools needed to implement these methods using big data analytics and other computing techniques. The book examines the major characteristics of connected transportation systems, along with the fundamental concepts of how to analyze the data they produce. It explores collecting, archiving, processing, and distributing the data, designing data infrastructures, data management and delivery systems, and the required hardware and software technologies. Other sections provide extensive coverage of existing and forthcoming intelligent transportation systems and data analytics technologies.All fundamentals/concepts presented in this book are explained in the context of ITS. Users will learn everything from the basics of different ITS data types and characteristics to how to evaluate alternative data analytics for different ITS applications. In addition, they will discover how to design effective data visualizations, tactics on the planning process, and how to evaluate alternative data analytics for different connected transportation applications, along with key safety and environmental applications for both commercial and passenger vehicles, data privacy and security issues, and the role of social media data in traffic planning.

Clinical Supervision in Home-Based ABA Services

• 1st Edition
• November 1, 2024
• Melissa S Saunders
• English
• Paperback 978-0-443-15551-2

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• eBook 978-0-443-15552-9

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Clinical Supervision in Home-Based ABA Services covers services delivered in a home setting. It includes a chapter outlining how services and supervision vary across settings. An additional chapter reviews the importance of developing soft skills, interview skill, and communication skills as they relate to the dynamics found in homebased services (e.g., working with families, different cultural and diverse backgrounds of the technician and families within the home settings). This is the ultimate resource for supervising behavior analysts.In this Applied Behavior Analysis model, the supervising Behavior Analyst is expected to design individualized interventions for the patient while also ensuring the behavior technician is implementing those interventions correctly. While the tiered model does allow for more access to treatment, there are also many challenges which are also covered.

A Practical Guide to Functional Assessment and Treatment for Severe Problem Behavior

• 1st Edition
• November 1, 2024
• Joshua Jessel + 1 more
• English
• Paperback 978-0-443-21769-2

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• eBook 978-0-443-21768-5

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A Practical Guide to Functional Assessment and Treatment for Severe Problem Behavior discusses how to utilize functional assessment and function-based treatment for patients with severe problem behaviors. The book begins by defining problem behavior and contrasting functional and structural definitions, and clearly reviewing the term “severe”. The second section, Functional Assessment of Problem Behavior, reviews three different assessments in detail, providing sample questionnaires, methods for interviewing and brief bonus videos. The third section, Function-Based Treatments, outlines three main treatment options: comprehensive and trauma-informed strategies and outline information on collecting, graphing, and analyzing treatment data.The final section, Promoting Sustainability and Compassionate Care will review strategies to implement these assessments and treatments in a culturally relevant and compassionate way.

Nature Based Solutions in Supporting Sustainable Development Goals

• 1st Edition
• November 1, 2024
• Haozhi Pan + 3 more
• English
• Paperback 978-0-443-21782-1

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Nature Based Solutions in Supporting Sustainable Development Goals: Theory and Practice catalogs evidence based on the social, economic, and environmental effectiveness of Nature based Solutions (NbS) to face environmental challenges and simultaneously provide a better understanding of associated social-ecological interactions. NbS are reframing discussion and policy responses worldwide to environmental challenges. The concept builds on and complements other closely related concepts, such as the ecosystem approach, ecosystem services, ecosystem-based adaptation/mitigation, disaster risk reduction, sponge cities, and green/blue infrastructures.The quantification of existing NbS’ effectiveness, their operationalization and replication in different environmental settings are presented here in such a way that allows them to be both widely accepted and incorporated in policy development and in practical implementation.