1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910543627603321

Titolo

No way to go [[electronic resource] ] : transport and social disadvantage in Australian communities / / edited by Graham Currie, Janet Stanley and John Stanley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Clayton, Vic., : Monash University ePress, 2007

ISBN

0-9803616-3-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CurrieGraham

StanleyJanet <1950->

StanleyJohn

Disciplina

388.4110994

Soggetti

Urban transportation - Australia

Local transit - Australia

Transportation - Social aspects - Australia

Marginality, Social - Australia

Social isolation - Australia

Electronic books.

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.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION; 01 Introduction; 02 Transport: A new frontier for social policy? An historical reflection; SECTION 2: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES; 03 Lessons for Australia from the US: An American looks at transportation and social exclusion; 04 Transport disadvantage and social exclusion in the UK; SECTION 3: AUSTRALIANS WITHOUT TRANSPORT; 05 Social exclusion: Informed reality thinking on accessibility and mobility in an ageing population; 06 Ageing without driving: Keeping older people connected; 07 Australians with disabilities: Transport disadvantage and disability

08 Young Australians: No way to go09 Indigenous communities: Transport disadvantage and Aboriginal communities; 10 Marginalised groups in Western Sydney: The experience of sole parents and unemployed young people; 11 Transport disadvantage and Australian urban planning in historical perspective: The role of urban form and structure in shaping household accessibility; SECTION 4: LESSONS FOR



POLICY DEVELOPMENT; 12 Tr

Sommario/riassunto

No Way to Go is an edited collection of papers that discuss the links between transport disadvantage and social exclusion in Australia. The book begins by exploring the global context for the Australian experience, with a series of papers from international contributors. In the second section, case studies based on recent empirical research examine the situation from the perspectives of different marginalised groups in Australian society. The book concludes by examining the implications for Australian social and transport policy.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910139524303321

Autore

Manouvrier Bernard

Titolo

Application integration [[electronic resource] ] : EAI, B2B, BPM and SOA / / Bernard Manouvrier, Laurent Ménard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : ISTE

Hoboken, NJ ; ; John Wiley & Sons, 2008

ISBN

1-282-16543-7

9786612165436

0-470-61173-1

0-470-61025-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Collana

ISTE ; ; v.130

Altri autori (Persone)

MénardLaurent

Disciplina

620.001/1

Soggetti

Enterprise application integration (Computer systems)

Application software

Management information systems

Systems integration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published in France in 2007 by Hermes Science/Lavoisier entitled Intégration applicative EAI, B2B, BPM et SOA"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-220) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Application Integration: EAI, B2B, BPM and SOA; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. What is Application Integration?; 2.1. The economy: the "engine" of integration; 2.2. The history and the issues of application integration;



2.3. Consequences for IT; 2.4. Integration typologies; 2.4.1. Classifying the integration problem types; 2.4.2. Classifying the applications; 2.5. EAI: Integrating enterprise applications (A2A); 2.5.1. Accounting interpretation: EAI precursor; 2.5.2. EAI today; 2.6. Integrating inter-enterprise exchanges (B2B)

2.7. Coupling A2A and B2B: A2B (or Business Collaboration)2.8. Managing business processes (BPM); 2.9. Service-oriented architectures (SOA); Chapter 3. Levels in Integration Services; 3.1. Transport and connectivity; 3.1.1. Defining partners; 3.1.2. Data transport; 3.1.3. Connectivity; 3.1.4. Supervising transport; 3.2. Adapting the information; 3.2.1. Transformation; 3.2.2. Routing; 3.2.3. Storage; 3.2.4. Defining the rules; 3.2.5. Supervising exchanges; 3.3. Automating business processes; 3.3.1. Modeling business processes; 3.3.2. Executing business processes

3.3.3. Supervising business processes3.4. Business process and integration: mediation and exchange; 3.4.1. Business process level and integration level; 3.4.2. Mediation process sub-level; 3.4.3. Exchange process sub-level; 3.4.4. Interaction between the sub-levels; 3.4.5. Interaction between integration and business process (BPM); 3.5. Choosing the exchange architecture; 3.5.1. Synchronous/asynchronous communication; 3.5.2. Architecture: centralized or distributed?; Chapter 4. Types of Integration Projects; 4.1. Integrating a single application; 4.1.1. Exchange cartography

4.1.2. The integration platform4.2. IT infrastructure projects; 4.2.1. Urbanization of information systems; 4.2.2. IT exchange infrastructure; 4.3. Integrating inter-enterprise exchanges; 4.3.1. Exchanging electronic documents (EDI); 4.3.2. XML standards; 4.3.3. Inter-enterprise "spaghetti" system; 4.3.4. Inter-enterprise exchange platforms; 4.3.5. "Single Window" initiatives; 4.4. Managing business processes; 4.4.1. Points of departure; 4.4.2. BPM project opportunity: choosing the processes; 4.4.3. The "top-down" approach; 4.4.4. Expected results; 4.5. Implementing a service architecture

4.5.1. Characteristics of an SOA4.5.2. Elements of an SOA infrastructure; 4.5.3. Applicable norms and standards; Chapter 5. Application Integration Tools; 5.1. Brokers; 5.2. Application servers; 5.3. Enterprise Service Bus (ESB); 5.4. BPM tools; Chapter 6. Understanding Integration Failures; 6.1. High failure rates; 6.2. The technological approach; 6.2.1. New technology or new packaging?; 6.2.2. Technology confronts reality; Chapter 7. Integration Myths; 7.1. The mirage of the single tool; 7.1.1. A conservative choice: example and consequences

7.1.2. "Modern" architectural choice: example and consequences

Sommario/riassunto

Application integration assembles methods and tools for organizing exchanges between applications, and intra- and inter-enterprise business processes. A strategic tool for enterprises, it introduces genuine reactivity into information systems facing business changes, and as a result, provides a significant edge in optimizing costs. This book analyzes various aspects of application integration, providing a guide to the alphabet soup behind EAI, A2A, B2B, BAM, BPM, ESB and SOA. It addresses the problems of choosing between the application integration solutions and deploying them successfully.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786442703321

Autore

Byron Robert <1905-1941., >

Titolo

The Byzantine achievement : an historical perspective A. D. 330-1453 / / Robert Byron

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-46229-5

0-203-12739-0

1-283-84475-3

1-136-46230-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (368 p.)

Collana

Routledge revivals

Disciplina

949.5/02

949.502

Soggetti

Byzantine Empire Civilization

Byzantine Empire History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published in 1929 by George Routledge & Sons Ltd"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; The Byzantine Achievement; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword by Richard Luckett; Author's Note; Part I.-The Historical Image; Chapter I. The Historian; Chapter II. The Greeks; Chapter III. The Byzantines; Part II.-The Anatomy; Chapter IV. The Triple Fusion; Chapter V. The Imperial Chronology; Chapter VI. The Substance of the State; Chapter VII. Trade and the Bezant; Chapter VIII. The Quest of Reality; Chapter IX. Culture; Chapter X. The Joyous Life; Chapter XI. Battle for Europe; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

First published in 1929, this highly influential study offers a historical perspective on the Byzantine Empire, from the establishment of Constantinople by Emperor Constantine around 330 AD, through to the fall of Constantinople at the hands of the Ottoman Empire in 1453 AD.Byron's work considers the empire in its entirety, assessing the highs and lows across a thousand year period. He provides insights into trade, culture, the organs of state, religion, the imperial rulers, and the battle with the Ottoman Empire, which would ultimately end in the fall of the Byzantine Empire



4.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781478203321

Autore

Knight Jack <1952->

Titolo

The priority of democracy [[electronic resource] ] : political consequences of pragmatism / / Jack Knight and James Johnson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton [N.J.], : Princeton University Press, c2011

ISBN

1-283-15256-8

9786613152565

1-4008-4033-3

Edizione

[Course Book]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (343 p.)

Collana

A Princeton University Press e-book

Altri autori (Persone)

JohnsonJames <1955->

Disciplina

321.8

Soggetti

Democracy - Philosophy

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries -- Pragmatism and the problem of institutional design -- The appeal of decentralization -- The priority of democracy and the burden of justification -- Reconsidering the role of political argument in democratic politics -- Refining reflexivity -- Formal conditions : institutionalizing liberal guarantees -- Substantive conditions : pragmatism and effectiveness.

Sommario/riassunto

Pragmatism and its consequences are central issues in American politics today, yet scholars rarely examine in detail the relationship between pragmatism and politics. In The Priority of Democracy, Jack Knight and James Johnson systematically explore the subject and make a strong case for adopting a pragmatist approach to democratic politics--and for giving priority to democracy in the process of selecting and reforming political institutions. What is the primary value of democracy? When should we make decisions democratically and when should we rely on markets? And when should we accept the decisions of unelected officials, such as judges or bureaucrats? Knight and Johnson explore how a commitment to pragmatism should affect our answers to such important questions. They conclude that democracy is a good way of determining how these kinds of decisions should be made--even if what the democratic process determines is that not all decisions should be made democratically. So, for example, the democratically elected U.S. Congress may legitimately remove



monetary policy from democratic decision-making by putting it under the control of the Federal Reserve. Knight and Johnson argue that pragmatism offers an original and compelling justification of democracy in terms of the unique contributions democratic institutions can make to processes of institutional choice. This focus highlights the important role that democracy plays, not in achieving consensus or commonality, but rather in addressing conflicts. Indeed, Knight and Johnson suggest that democratic politics is perhaps best seen less as a way of reaching consensus or agreement than as a way of structuring the terms of persistent disagreement.