1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910966819103321

Autore

Sosland Jeffrey K (Jeffrey Karl)

Titolo

Cooperating rivals : the riparian politics of the Jordan River Basin / / Jeffrey K. Sosland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, 2007

ISBN

9780791479575

0791479579

9781435617445

1435617444

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (311 p.)

Collana

SUNY series in global politics

Disciplina

333.910095496

Soggetti

Water resources development - Jordan River Valley - International cooperation

Water resources development - Jordan River Valley - History - 20th century

Water resources development - Political aspects - Israel

Water resources development - Political aspects - Jordan

Water-supply - Political aspects - Israel

Water-supply - Political aspects - Jordan

Israel Foreign relations Jordan

Jordan Foreign relations Israel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-284) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- State-building and water development, 1920-1956 -- Water development and conflict, 1957-1967 -- The Yarmouk, 1967-1994 -- The West Bank and Gaza, 1948-1992 -- The 1990's Madrid peace process and after, 1993-2006 -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the politics of water scarcity in the Middle East's Jordan River Basin (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian Authority) between 1920 and 2006. Jeffrey K. Sosland demonstrates that while water scarcity might generate political tension, it does not by itself precipitate war, nor is it likely to do so. At the same time, efforts to promote water cooperation, such as those initiated by the United States, have an identifiable political benefit by creating rules, building



confidence, and reducing tensions among adversaries. Sosland concludes that while this alone might not resolve the overall conflict, it does create positive long-term value in achieving peace.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910413443803321

Titolo

HCI International 2020 - Posters : 22nd International Conference, HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19–24, 2020, Proceedings, Part III / / edited by Constantine Stephanidis, Margherita Antona

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

3-030-50732-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXV, 754 p. 243 illus., 183 illus. in color.)

Collana

Communications in Computer and Information Science, , 1865-0937 ; ; 1226

Disciplina

004.019

Soggetti

User interfaces (Computer systems)

Human-computer interaction

Application software

Computer engineering

Computer networks

Artificial intelligence

User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction

Computer and Information Systems Applications

Computer Engineering and Networks

Artificial Intelligence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Design and Evaluation Methods and Tools -- User Characteristics, Requirements and Preferences -- Multimodal and Natural Interaction -- Recognizing Human Psychological States -- User Experience Studies -- Human Perception and Cognition -- AI in HCI -- Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality -- Virtual Humans and Motion Modelling and Tracking -- Learning Technology -- Universal Access, Accessibility and



Design for the Elderly -- Smartphones, Social Media and Human Behaviour -- Interacting with Cultural Heritage -- Human-Vehicle Interaction -- Transport, Safety and Crisis Management -- Security, Privacy and Trust -- Product and Service Design.

Sommario/riassunto

The three-volume set CCIS 1224, CCIS 1225, and CCIS 1226 contains the extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2020, which took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July 2020.* HCII 2020 received a total of 6326 submissions, of which 1439 papers and 238 posters were accepted for publication in the pre-conference proceedings after a careful reviewing process. The 238 papers presented in these three volumes are organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: design and evaluation methods and tools; user characteristics, requirements and preferences; multimodal and natural interaction; recognizing human psychological states; user experience studies; human perception and cognition. -AI in HCI. Part II: virtual, augmented and mixed reality; virtual humans and motion modelling and tracking; learning technology. Part III: universal access, accessibility and design for the elderly; smartphones, social media and human behavior; interacting with cultural heritage; human-vehicle interaction; transport, safety and crisis management; security, privacy and trust; product and service design. *The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.