In diesem Buch präsentieren die Autoren einen Überblick über die unterschiedlichen, teilweise rivalisierenden ökonomischen Konzepte des Gemeinwohls. Im Spannungsfeld zwischen der Rationalität nutzenmaximierender Individuen, ihrer Einbettung in soziale Zusammenhänge und den daraus erwachsenden Ansprüchen werden die Möglichkeiten und Grenzen ökonomischer Gemeinwohlaussagen untersucht. Das Ziel dieses Lehrbuches besteht darin, Studierenden der Wirtschaftswissenschaften und benachbarter Sozial...

Partly due to the European Union's insistent and successful policies on pluriculturalism and plurilinguism, there have recently been voices challenging the prevalent and practical consensus in East Asian educational policies that saw English as the only tool for international communication. Their argument emphasizes that when dealing with countries that are sellers of goods and services, knowledge of the languages and cultures of prospective customers is essential. They also acknowledge th...

This book provides a collection of selected articles that have been submitted to the Earth Observation and Global Changes (EOGC2011) Conference. All articles have been carefully reviewed by an international board of top-level experts. The book covers a wide variety of topics including Physical Geodesy, Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, High-Resolution and Fast-Revisiting Remote Sensing Satellite Systems, Global Change & Change Detection, Spatial Modelling, GIS & Geovisualization. The articl...