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UNINA9910299648503321 |
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Caraher Martin |
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The Economics of Emergency Food Aid Provision : A Financial, Social and Cultural Perspective / / by Martin Caraher, Sinéad Furey |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2018 |
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[1st ed. 2018.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (123 pages) |
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Economic policy |
Social choice |
Welfare economics |
Economic Policy |
Social Choice and Welfare |
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1. The Growing Problems of Food Poverty and Insecurity -- 2. Growth of Food Banks in the UK (and Europe): Leftover Food for Leftover People -- 3. The Cultural and economic Dimensions of Food Poverty -- 4. Food Banks and their Contribution/Detraction from Welfare Budgets -- 5. Conclusion: So What is the Future? |
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This short book reviews the provision of food bank and other emergency food aid provision with a specific focus on the UK, whilst drawing lessons from North America, Brazil and Europe. The authors look at the historical positioning of food aid and the growth of the food aid sector in the UK following the period of austerity 2007-2012, before addressing the causes of food insecurity and concluding that food banks are a symptom of austerity and government inaction which fail to tackle the underlying causes of food poverty. The research is timely, and considers a range of disciplines and practices. This book will appeal to researchers, policy makers and practitioners food economics, welfare economics, public policy, public health, food studies, nutrition, and the wider social sciences. |
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UNINA9910346690003321 |
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Autore |
Kantarci Burak |
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Wireless Sensor and Actuator Networks for Smart Cities / Burak Kantarci, Sema Oktug |
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MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019 |
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Basel, Switzerland : , : MDPI, , 2018 |
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1 electronic resource (168 p.) |
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Our lives are being transformed by the interplay between mobile networks, wireless communications, and artificial intelligence. This transformation is an outcome of the emerging Internet of Things (IoT) concept and advancements in computer architecture that translate into high computing power, high-performance processing, and huge memory capacities. In addition to the IoT, cyber-physical systems aim for the seamless integration of physical systems with computing and communication resources. Furthermore, in urban areas, the integration of "software-defined sensor networks" and "sensing as a service" concepts with legacy WSN-based systems is leading to the transformation of conventional city services towards smart cities. Smart energy, smart driving, smart homes, smart living, smart governance, and smart health are just a few services that smart cities can offer. This book focuses on novel solutions for wireless sensor and actuator networks in smart cities. This Special Issue invites academic and industry researchers in computer science and engineering, electrical engineering, and communication engineering, as well as ICT industry engineers and practitioners, to contribute original articles in all aspects of wireless sensor networks and actuator systems for smart cities. |
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