Over the past fifteen years, the field of professional translation has undergone major
structural changes. As a result, translators often work as subcontractors in globalized …

Abstract The application of Network Science to social systems has introduced new
methodologies to analyze classical problems such as the emergence of epidemics, the …

In the course of modern rapid globalization economic structures and systems have changed
profoundly. Goods and services are traded globally and production systems often rely on …

Large destinations such as cities usually offer multiple and diverse attractions, a selection of
which will be visited by tourists during their stay. This study analyses the factors influencing …

This paper analyses the use of the main e-tourism platforms by European tourists. A
computer-aided Web interview (CAWI) was used to conduct the research in 19 European …

A big data set can often be illustrated by the nodes and edges of a big network. A large
volume of data is generally produced by the stock market, and complex networks can be …

Assessing the risk of complex systems to natural hazards is an important but challenging
problem. In today's intricate socio-technological world, characterized by strong urbanization …

This chapter discusses how the widespread adoption of blockchain technology (distributed
ledgers) might contribute to solving a larger class of economic problems related to systemic …

In the last decades, resilience became officially the worldwide cornerstone to reduce the risk
of disasters and improve preparedness, response, and recovery capacities. Although the …

In recent years, methods from network science are gaining rapidly interest in economics and
finance. A reason for this is that in a globalized world the interconnectedness among …