1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910777954103321

Autore

Sim Stuart

Titolo

Carbon footprint wars [[electronic resource] ] : what might happen if we retreat from globalization? / / Stuart Sim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2009

ISBN

1-282-13658-5

9786612136580

0-7486-3767-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Classificazione

MF 9150

Disciplina

363.73874

Soggetti

Global warming

Climatic changes - Environmental aspects

Climatic changes - Government policy

Globalization - Economic aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-223) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Part I The Problems; 1 Introduction The Carbon Footprint Wars: What is at Stake?; 2 Global Warming: The Evidence For; 3 Global Warming: The Arguments Against; 4 The Globalization Paradigm: Defenders and Detractors; Part II The Solutions; 5 Reducing Our Carbon Footprint: Altering Lifestyles; 6 Living With Our Carbon Footprint: The Technological Response; Part III The Consequences; 7 Worst-Case Scenarios:Economic; 8 Worst-Case Scenarios:Socio-Political; 9 Worst-Case Scenarios: Technological and Environmental

Part IV Reassessing Global Priorities10 Reconstructing Geopolitical Relationships: The Ethical Dimension; 11 Reconstructing Geopolitical Narratives: A Radical Democratic Globe?; 12 Conclusion: Survival, Disaster, Trade-Off; Postscript; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Climate change is acknowledged to be the major problem currently facing the human race, and the need to reduce our carbon footprint becomes ever more urgent as the scientific predictions of the effects of climate change become increasingly dire. Whether we are fully aware of the social and political consequences of striving for a significant



reduction is more questionable. The Carbon Footprint Wars identifies the many dangers inherent in the projected solutions - such as retreating from the spread of globalization, the current socio-economic paradigm for world trade. The war of words that is b

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910410028003321

Autore

Abeyratne Ruwantissa

Titolo

Aviation in the Digital Age : Legal and Regulatory Aspects / / by Ruwantissa Abeyratne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-48218-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (384 pages)

Disciplina

341.7567

Soggetti

Law of the sea

International law

Mass media

Law

Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space

IT Law, Media Law, Intellectual Property

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Aerospace and its limits -- International aviation and megatrends -- The digital age -- International law in the digital age -- Digital crisis and the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft -- Blockchain and aviation -- Drones -- The Chicago Convention in the digital world -- Aviation and telecommunications in the digital world -- Aviation and cybersecurity in the digital world -- Digital identification of the passenger and issues of privacy -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

All of the topics discussed in this book – from sovereignty to cybercrime, and from drones to the identification of passengers & privacy – are profoundly affected by algorithms; so are air traffic services and aeronautical communications. All of these aviation-related



aspects are addressed in a 75-year-old treaty called the Chicago Convention and its Annexes, which, as this book argues, needs to be reviewed with a focus on its relevance and applicability in connection with Moore’s Law, which posits that transistors in computer microchips double in speed, power and performance every two years, while the cost of computers is halved during the same period. Firstly, in terms of traditional territorial sovereignty, we have arrived at a point where there is a concept of data sovereignty and ownership that raises issues of privacy. Data transmission becomes ambivalent in terms of territorial sovereignty, and the Westphalian model may not be the perfect answer. Whether it be the manufacture of airplanes, the transfer of data on individuals, or the transmission of aeronautical and telecommunications information – all have to be carried out in accordance with the same fundamental principle: duty of care. Against the backdrop of the relevant provisions of the Chicago Convention and its Annexes, the detailed analysis presented here covers key areas such as: megatrends; AI and international law in the digital age; blockchain and aviation; drones; aviation and telecommunications; aviation and the Internet; cybersecurity; and digital identification of passengers & privacy. In turn, the book suggests how we can best manage this transition.