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An authoritative guide to federal democracy from two respected experts in the fieldAround the world, federalism has emerged as the system of choice for nascent republics and established nations alike. In this book, leading scholars and governmental advisers Robert Inman and Daniel Rubinfeld consider the most promising forms of federal governance and the most effective path to enacting federal policies. The result is an essential guide to federalism, its principles, its applications, and its potential to enhance democratic governance.Drawing on the latest work from economics, political science, and law, Inman and Rubinfeld assess different models of federalism and their relative abilities to promote economic efficiency, encourage the participation of citizens, and protect individual liberties. Under the right conditions, the authors argue, a federal democracy—including a national legislature with locally elected representatives—can best achieve these goals. Because a stable union between the national and local governments is key, Inman and Rubinfeld also propose an innovative method for evaluating new federal laws and their possible impact on state and local governments. Finally, to show what the adoption of federalism can mean for citizens, the authors discuss the evolution of governance in the European Union and South Africa’s transition from apartheid to a multiracial democracy.Interdisciplinary in approach, Democratic Federalism brims with applicable policy ideas and comparative case studies of global significance. This book is indispensable for understanding the importance of federal forms of government—both in recent history and, crucially, for future democracies.

Federal government. --- Division of powers --- Federal government --- Federal-provincial relations --- Federal-state relations --- Federal systems --- Federalism --- Powers, Division of --- Provincial-federal relations --- State-federal relations --- Political science --- Central-local government relations --- Decentralization in government --- Law and legislation --- FIST. --- Federalism Impact Statement. --- advantages and disadvantages of federalism. --- constitutional law. --- constitutional structure. --- contemporary federalism. --- cooperative federalism. --- democratic participation. --- economic development. --- economic efficiency. --- economic federalism. --- economics of federalism. --- emerging democracies. --- federal union. --- federalism and law. --- fiscal policy. --- legislative federalism. --- political economy. --- politics of federalism. --- public finance. --- regulatory policy. --- types of federalism. --- what is federalism.

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The purpose of this Special Issue was to collect and present research results and experiences on energy supply in the Visegrad Group countries. This research considers both macroeconomic and microeconomic aspects. It was important to determine how the V4 countries deal with energy management, how they have undergone or are undergoing energy transformation and in what direction they are heading. The articles concerned aspects of the energy balance in the V4 countries compared to the EU, including the production of renewable energy, as well as changes in its individual sectors (transport and food production). The energy efficiency of low-emission vehicles in public transport and goods deliveries are also discussed, as well as the energy efficiency of farms and energy storage facilities and the impact of the energy sector on the quality of the environment.

Research & information: general --- Physics --- energy supplies --- energy security --- energy market --- EU countries --- Hellwig’s method --- sustainability strategies --- sustainable development --- Visegrád Group --- sustainable strategic management --- the renewable energy sector --- energy use --- structures --- food production systems --- Visegrad Group --- energy mix --- renewables --- energy in transport --- energetic efficiency --- energy sources --- economic growth --- developing and developed countries --- energy sector --- environmental quality --- renewable energy sources (RES) --- nuclear energy --- southeastern Poland --- sustainability --- renewable energy sources --- European Union --- cluster analysis --- Visegrad Group countries --- fuels --- cointegration --- Granger causality --- electricity prices --- households --- directions of price changes --- biogas energy --- solar energy --- hybrid biogas plant --- renewable energy --- circular economy --- off-grid systems --- energy efficiency --- social and economic aspects of energy --- economic efficiency --- low emissions --- zero emissions --- e-commerce --- last mile --- parcel lockers --- efficiency of logistics processes --- economies of scale --- simulation of logistics processes --- COVID-19 --- BESS management --- price arbitration --- shift load --- microgrid

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The concept of sustainability has been intensively used over the last decades since Brundtland´s report was published in 1987. This concept, due to its transversal, horizontal and interdisciplinary nature, can be used in many disciplines, scenarios, spatio-temporal dimensions and different circumstances. The intensive development in recent years of analytical techniques and tools based on disciplines such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, data mining, information theory and the Internet of Things, among others, has meant we are very well-placed for analysing the sustainability of water systems in a multiperspective way. Water systems management requires the most advanced approaches and tools for rigorously addressing all the dimensions involved in the sustainability of its development. Consequently, addressing the sustainability of water systems management may comprise physical (natural processes), chemical, socioeconomic, legal, institutional, infrastructure (engineering), political and cultural aspects, among others. This Special Issue welcomes general and specific contributions that address the sustainability of water systems management considering its development. Special interest will be given to those contributions that consider tradeoffs and/or integration between some of the aspects or disciplines that drive the sustainability of water systems in the context of their management and development.

History of engineering & technology --- suspended solids --- unmanned aerial vehicle --- spectral imaging --- artificial neural networks --- water resource --- South Korean urban industry --- green use efficiency of industrial water (GUEIW) --- global non-radial directional distance function model (GNDDF) --- economic efficiency of industrial water use (ECEIW) --- environmental efficiency of industrial water use (ENEIW) --- water quality --- climate change --- Bayesian networks --- uncertainty --- multi-models --- prioritization --- geomorphometric parameters --- compound parameter --- geospatial distribution --- GIS --- GHGs --- aquatic factors --- random forest --- water temperature --- nitrogen --- sulfate --- concrete arch-dams --- stability scenarios --- deformation scenarios --- safety management --- sustainability assessment --- runoff --- temporal dependence --- rivers’ sustainability --- predictive methods --- causal reasoning --- runoff fractions --- water management --- contamination --- integrated water resources management --- groundwater --- pollution --- Sub-Saharan Africa --- transition management --- water safety plan --- aquifer management --- water governance --- irrigation --- unauthorized use --- barbate river basin --- biocalcarenites --- remote sensing --- citizen surveys --- artificial neural network (ANN) --- chemical oxygen demand (COD) --- wastewater treatment plant (WWTP)

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In recent years, several projects and studies have been launched towards the development and use of new methodologies, in order to assess, monitor, and support clean forms of energy. Accurate estimation of the available energy potential is of primary importance, but is not always easy to achieve. The present Special Issue on ‘Renewable Energy Resource Assessment and Forecasting’ aims to provide a holistic approach to the above issues, by presenting multidisciplinary methodologies and tools that are able to support research projects and meet today’s technical, socio-economic, and decision-making needs. In particular, research papers, reviews, and case studies on the following subjects are presented: wind, wave and solar energy; biofuels; resource assessment of combined renewable energy forms; numerical models for renewable energy forecasting; integrated forecasted systems; energy for buildings; sustainable development; resource analysis tools and statistical models; extreme value analysis and forecasting for renewable energy resources.

Research & information: general --- short-term forecasts --- direct normal irradiance --- concentrating solar power --- system advisor model --- operational strategies --- central solar receiver --- solar irradiance forecasts --- numerical weather prediction model --- different horizontal resolution --- forecast errors --- validation --- ramp rates --- renewable energy forecasting --- solar radiation --- shark algorithm --- particle swarm optimization --- ANFIS --- nowcasting --- Kalman-Bayesian filter --- WRF --- high-resolution --- complex terrain --- wind --- solar irradiation --- photovoltaic solar energy --- deep learning --- prediction --- biofuel --- risk analysis --- sustainable development --- renewable energy --- biomass --- biotechnology --- anthropogenic waste processing --- energy resource assessment --- tidal-stream energy --- thrust force coefficient --- momentum sink --- unbounded flow --- open channel flows --- shock-capturing capability --- global horizontal irradiance (GHI) --- forecasting --- clearness coefficient --- Markov chains --- weather research and forecasting model --- solar resource --- heat supply of industrial processes --- solar collectors --- economic efficiency --- cross border trading --- Granger causality --- electricity trading --- spot prices --- deformable models --- electric energy demand --- functional statistics --- Kalman filtering --- shape-invariant model --- developing countries --- concentrated solar --- thermochemical --- energy --- renewable energy sources --- climate policy --- forecast --- the European Green Deal

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Developing sustainable organic agriculture and resilient agribusiness sector is fundamental, keeping in mind the value of the opportunity presented by the growing demand for healthy and safe food globally, with the expectation for the global population to reach 9.8 billion by 2050, and 11 billion by 2100.Lately, the main threats in Europe, and worldwide, are the increasingly dynamic climate change and economic factors related to currency fluctuations. While the current environmental policy provides several mechanisms to support agribusinesses in mitigating organic food for daily increasing human population and stability of the currency, it does not contemplate the relative readiness of individuals and businesses to act correctly.Organic farming is the practice that relies more on using sustainable methods to cultivate crops and produce food animals, avoiding chemicals and dietary synthetic drug inputs that do not belong to the natural ecosystem. Organic agriculture can also contribute to meaningful socioeconomic, ecologically sustainable development, and significantly in the development of the agribusiness sector, especially in developing countries.

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