03548nam 2200661Ia 450 991078462160332120230331005353.00-19-771416-11-280-44134-81-4237-3753-91-60129-857-90-19-507265-00-19-802134-82027/heb01336(CKB)1000000000396038(EBL)241382(OCoLC)475956479(SSID)ssj0000187930(PQKBManifestationID)11939177(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000187930(PQKBWorkID)10143889(PQKB)11564910(Au-PeEL)EBL241382(CaPaEBR)ebr10086870(CaONFJC)MIL44134(dli)HEB01336(MiU)MIU01000000000000003865496(MiAaPQ)EBC4702469(MiAaPQ)EBC241382(EXLCZ)99100000000039603819920211e19911989 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrKnowledge is power[electronic resource] the diffusion of information in early America, 1700-1865 /Richard D. BrownNew York Oxford University Press1991, c19891 online resource (385 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-504417-7 Includes bibliography: p. [303]-361 and index.Contents; Introduction; 1 Information and Authority in Samuel Sewall's Boston, 1676-1729; 2 William Byrd II and the Challenge of Rusticity Among the Tidewater Gentry; 3 Rural Clergymen and the Communication Networks of 18th-Century New England; 4 Lawyers, Public Office, and Communication Patterns in Provincial Massachusetts: The Early Careers of Robert Treat Paine and John Adams, 1749-1774; 5 Communications and Commerce: Information Diffusion in Northern Ports from the 1760's to the 1790's; 6 Information and Insularity: The Experiences of Yankee Farmers, 1711-18307 Daughters, Wives, Mothers: Domestic Roles and the Mastery of Affective Information, 1765-18658 William Bentley and the Ideal of Universal Information in the Enlightened Republic; 9 Choosing One's Fare: Northern Men in the 1840's; 10 The Dynamics of Contagious Diffusion: The Battles of Lexington and Concord, George Washington's Death, and the Assassination of President Lincoln, 1775-1865; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; IndexBrown here explores America's first communications revolution--the revolution that made printed goods and public oratory widely available and, by means of the steamboat, railroad and telegraph, sharply accelerated the pace at which information traveled. He describes the day-to-day experiences of dozens of men and women, and in the process illuminates the social dimensions of this profound, far-reaching transformation. Brown begins in Massachusetts and Virginia in the early 18th century, when public information was the precious possession of the wealthy, learned, and powerful, who used it toCommunicationUnited StatesHistoryUnited StatesCivilizationTo 1783United StatesCivilization1783-1865CommunicationHistory.302.2/0973Brown Richard D120124MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784621603321Knowledge is power2277049UNINA11025nam 22004933 450 991086109610332120240523080321.03-031-59703-6(MiAaPQ)EBC31347745(Au-PeEL)EBL31347745(CKB)32136404200041(EXLCZ)993213640420004120240523d2024 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierComplexity and Sustainability in Megaprojects MeRIT Workshop 20231st ed.Cham :Springer,2024.©2024.1 online resource (300 pages)Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering Series ;v.4933-031-59702-8 Intro -- Preface: Changing the World Through Megaprojects -- Contents -- Understanding the Relationships Between Local Communities and Project-Based Organizations: Evidence from Major Public Infrastructure and Construction Projects -- 1 Background -- 2 Data and Findings -- 2.1 MPIC, Local Communities and Stakeholder Management: A Negative Bond -- 2.2 Defining the Local Community Identity -- 2.3 Important but not Enough - The Fallacy of Local Community Inclusion -- 3 Implications for Project Managers -- References -- Searching the Network Core in Mega Projects Teams -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Literature -- 2.1 Core Network Analysis -- 2.2 Megaprojects -- 3 The Practice Enterprise -- 4 The Network Core -- 5 In Search of the Network Core -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- New Professional Competencies for Italian Public Administration: Project Management and the Sole Responsible Project Manager in the New Procurement Code -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Evolution of Italian Public Administration -- 3 Project Management and Public Administration -- 4 The Role of the Sole Responsible Project Manager (SRPM) in the New Italian Procurement Code -- 5 Research Limitations and Impact -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Administration Financial, Megaprojects and the Cooperative Compliance Regime. Are (New) Developments on the Way? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Cooperative Compliance as a New Way of Interpreting the Relationship Between Megaprojects and the Financial Administration -- 2.1 The Cooperative Compliance Regime in the Current Legal Framework -- 3 The Benefits Currently Available to Entities Admitted to the Cooperative Compliance Regime -- 3.1 Introducing Effective Tax Management in the Implementation of Megaprojects -- 3.2 The Management of Tax Risk as a Measure of the Corporate Sustainability of Entities Planning to Create Megaprojects.4 Evolution of the Cooperative Compliance Regime in the Tax Reform Enabling Act. Its Effects on Megaprojects -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Megaprojects' Social Sustainability and Workers' Human Rights -- 1 Social Sustainability, Private Law, and Human Rights -- 2 Supply Chain's Social Sustainability and Duties of Dominant Companies -- 3 Megaprojects' Social Sustainability and Workers' Human Rights: Any Client's Duty of Protection? -- References -- Tax Credits and Pillar 2: An Assessment in the Light of the Upcoming Implementation of the Global Minimum Tax -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Role of Tax Incentives for Governments and the Neutralization of the CIT Competition Under the Pillar 2 Paradigm -- 3 Tax Credits Under the GloBE Rules: The Accounting Roots and the Need for a Comprehensive Guidance from the IF -- 4 The Role of Tax Credits and Their Treatment Under the GloBE Rules -- 4.1 The Impacts of Tax Credits on the Effective Tax Rate Computation -- 4.2 Different Categories of Tax Credits -- 5 Tax Credits Under Italian Legislation -- 6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Ecological Transition and Megaprojects: What Role for Taxation? -- 1 Introduction: Taxation as a Driver for the Ecological Transition of Mega-projects -- 2 Taxation as a Tool for Implementing Sustainable Megaprojects -- 2.1 Taxation as a Tool for Implementing Ecological Transition Processes: Where Do We Stand? -- 3 Fiscal Measures to Support the Ecological Transition in the European Experience: The Effects on Megaprojects -- 4 Taxation for Sustainable Megaprojects: Is a Change of Prospective Necessary? -- 4.1 Conclusion: The Implementation, Through Taxation, of 'Circular' Megaprojects -- References -- Sustainability Disclosure of Sports Mega-events: A Bibliometric Review Article -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Accountability of Megaprojects -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Text Analysis.3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusions and Research Agenda -- References -- Widening the Vision: A Holistic Evaluation Framework for Megaproject Performance -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Megaprojects -- 2.1 What is a Megaproject? -- 2.2 Megaprojects in the Modern World -- 3 The Need for a Holistic Framework -- 3.1 Advantages of a Holistic Framework -- 4 The Framework -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Cost -- 4.3 Time -- 4.4 Scope -- 4.5 Value -- 4.6 Stakeholders' Satisfaction -- 4.7 Quality -- 4.8 Environmental Impact -- 4.9 Reputation -- 4.10 Risk and Safety -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Accounting for Impact: Bridging the Gap in Megaproject Social Impact Evaluation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Assessing the Social Impacts of Megaprojects. -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Selection of Articles for the Literature Review -- 3.2 The Corpus of Selected Articles -- 4 Potential Contribution of Accounting for Impact in Megaprojects -- 4.1 Accounting for Impacts of Megaprojects -- 4.2 Accounting for Risks and Benefit of Megaprojects -- 4.3 Accounting in the Context of Social Relations, Networks, and Interactions Among Megaprojects' Stakeholders -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- AI's Role in Project Management: An Overview of the Literature and a Research Agenda -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Artificial Intelligence: Technologies and Classifications -- 3 Artificial Intelligence Applications to the Project Management Lifecycle -- 3.1 The Pre-project Phase: Tenders and Project Portfolio Selection -- 3.2 The Planning Phase -- 3.3 The Execution Phase -- 4 A Review of the Extant Exploratory Studies: To Which Project Management Processes Will AI be Employed Earlier in Practice? -- 5 Barriers to AI Application in Practice -- 6 Conclusions and Future Research -- References -- Responsible Leadership in Projects: A Literature Review -- 1 Responsible Leadership as Research Topic in Literature.2 Literature Review -- 2.1 What is Responsible Leadership -- 2.2 Importance of Responsible Leadership in Projects -- 2.3 Ethical Issues in Projects -- 3 Conclusion -- References -- A Case Study of Megaproject Success: The KCI Terminal -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Background -- 3 Project Background -- 4 Methodology -- 5 The Benchmarking Data -- 6 Results - International Benchmarking -- 6.1 National Benchmarking -- 7 Qualitative Analysis -- 8 Findings -- 8.1 Theme 1: Capable Leadership and Project Teams -- 8.2 Theme 2: Rigorous Decision-Making Behaviors Which Reduced Optimism Bias -- 8.3 Theme 3: Proactive Stakeholder Engagement and Management -- 9 Discussion -- 10 Conclusion -- References -- Can Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans be Mega-projects? Evidence from the City of Brescia, Italy -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) -- 2.1 Concept and Principles -- 2.2 Where Are SUMPs in the Planning Process? -- 3 SUMPs in Italy -- 3.1 Implementation Process of SUMPs Across Italy -- 4 Evidence from Brescia City -- 4.1 The SUMP of Brescia -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Legitimising the Emerging Green Hydrogen Industry: The Case of Chile -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Green Hydrogen Industry: A Global Overview -- 3 Geopolitics of the Emerging Green Hydrogen Energy Industry -- 4 The Emerging Green Hydrogen Industry in Chile -- 5 Geopolitical Influence and Legitimization of the Green Hydrogen Industry in Chile -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- The Megaproject Race to Fight Covid-19. A Scientometric Assessment of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) International Funding -- 1 Introduction. Megaproject and Science -- 2 Funding Mega-research -- 3 Scientometric Research on the Topic of Covid-19 -- 4 Data and Material -- 4.1 Limitations -- 5 Hypotheses and Results -- 6 Conclusions -- Annex -- References.Autostrada Pedemontana Lombarda: A Project that Transforms Lombardy and the Design of Large Infrastructure Projects -- 1 Identity and History: The Vision of Autostrada Pedemontana Lombarda -- 1.1 The Genesis of the Project -- 1.2 The Territorial and Landscape Context -- 1.3 Mobility and Traffic Analysis -- 2 The Project: A Unique Experience -- 2.1 How the Project is Developed and How It Will be Implemented -- 2.2 The D Short Section -- 2.3 Pedemontana as a System -- 2.4 Route and Mitigation -- 3 Financing: Managing Resources and Complexity -- 3.1 Financing a Major Infrastructure -- 3.2 Risk Analysis -- 3.3 Determining "Numbers" -- 4 The Procurement of Works: Rigid Enough to be Flexible -- 4.1 Starting Over: Relations with the Contractor -- 4.2 Between Grantor and Concessionaire -- 4.3 Are There Mistakes to be Avoided? -- 5 Contracts: A Beating Heart Interconnected with Monitoring -- 5.1 The 'Photographs' of the Project -- 6 Infrastructure Management: Innovation and Technology -- 6.1 Free Flow Payment: A New "Standard" -- 6.2 Cutting-Edge Technology -- 7 The Environment: Achieving Sustainability -- 7.1 Generated Impacts and Mitigation Proposals -- 7.2 Mitigation Actions -- 7.3 Environmental Compensation Works -- 8 Conclusion: Everything was Worthwhile -- References -- The Economic and Social Impact of the Sustainable Evolution of the A4 Motorway Brescia - Padua -- 1 The Effects of Megaprojects on the Territorial Competitiveness and Sustainability -- 2 An Input-Output Analysis on A4 Motorway -- 2.1 The Planned Investments -- 2.2 The Economic Impacts -- 2.3 Results -- 3 The Qualitative Analysis -- 3.1 The Impacts Compared to the Current State -- Appendix 1: Methodology -- A.1.1 The Input-Output Analysis -- A.1.2 Multipliers and Impacts -- Appendix 2: Additional Tables -- References.The Design of the New Health Hub Padova East San Lazzaro NOP, a Multidisciplinary Approach to Time and Cost Management.Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering SeriesCantoni Franca283830Corazza Laura629338De Nito Ernesto503502Di Nauta Primiano1739437Favari Edoardo1276774MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910861096103321Complexity and Sustainability in Megaprojects4163454UNINA