This report asks how Austin Energy can optimally operate residential energy efficiency and demand side management programs including demand response measures. Efficient energy use is the act of using less energy to provide the same level of service. Demand side management encompasses utility initiatives that modify the level and pattern of electrical use by customers, without adjusting consumer behavior. Demand side management is required when a utility must respond to increasing energy needs, or demand, by its customers. In order to achieve the 20% carbon emissions and 800 MW peak demand reductions mandate of the Generation, Resource and Climate Plan, AE must aggressively pursue an increase in customer participation by expanding education and technical services, enlist the full functionality of a smart grid and subsequently reduce energy consumption, peak demand, and greenhouse gas emissions. Energy efficiency is in fact the cheapest source of energy that Austin Energy has at its disposal between 2010 and 2020. But this service threatens Austin Energy’s revenues. With the ascent of onsite renewable energy generation and advanced demand side management, utilities must address the ways they generate revenues. As greenhouse gas emissions regulations lurk on the horizon, the century-old business model of “spinning meters” will be fundamentally challenged nationally in the coming years. Austin Energy can develop robust analytical methods to determine its most cost-effective energy efficiency options, while creating a clear policy direction of promoting energy efficiency while addressing the three-fold challenges of peak demand, greenhouse gas emissions and total energy savings. This report concludes by providing market-transforming recommendations for Austin Energy. / text

Im Zentrum der Erhebung standen die beruflichen Karrieren und Veränderungen persönlicher Netzwerke in Ostdeutschland 10 Jahre nach der Wende. Das vorliegende Codebook dokumentiert das Erhebungsinstrument, den Ablauf der Erhebung und die für eine Auswertung zur Verfügung stehenden Datensätze.:Kurzbeschreibung der Studie; Ziel der Erhebung; Forschungsgruppe; Das Erhebungsinstrument; Datenerhebung; Datenbeschreibung; Literatur zum Projekt; Anhang

Im Zentrum dieser Untersuchung standen die gesellschaftlichen Veränderungen in Ostdeutschland seit der Wende und dabei insbesondere die der Beschäftigungssituationen (reguläre Arbeitsverhältnisse, Perioden der Arbeitslosigkeit und Qualifikationsmaßnahmen). In dem vorgelegten Bericht wird die Datenerhebung geschildert und es werden beschreibende Ergebnisse der im Fragebogen erhobenen Teilgebiete präsentiert. Dazu zählen Angaben zu privaten Veränderungen bei den Befragten seit der Wendezeit sowie ihren aktuellen Lebensumständen. Daran schließt sich eine Betrachtung der aktuellen Berufssituation und eventueller beruflicher Zukunftspläne an. Dem folgt eine nähere Analyse des Freundeskreises und der Mitarbeit in Organisationen. Als nächstes sollen die erhobenen Beschäftigungsepisoden – Arbeitslosigkeit, Qualifikation und reguläre Beschäftigung – die zentraler Untersuchungsgegenstand dieser Befragung waren, genauer betrachtet werden. Im nachfolgenden Teil erfolgt dann die Beschreibung der wichtigste Daten des Netzwerkgenerators und zum Abschluss des Berichtes werden die wichtigsten Ergebnisse dieser Erhebung zusammengefasst.:Einleitung; Beschreibung der Datenerhebung; Deskriptive Ergebnisse; Zusammenfassung; Literatur zum Projekt; Materialien zur Erhebung

(in English) This diploma thesis focuses on the Book World Prague - International Book Fair and Literary Festival - in the context of the transformation of the Czech book market after 1989. Particularly, it aims to examine the role the Book World Prague played in rehabilitation of the Czech book market as for re-implementation of basic market mechanisms in book production and distribution. Individual chapters cover the following topics: characterization and typology of modern book fairs, the history of the Czech book market from 1948 the present day, the history of the origin of trade fairs, the specific history and developments of book fairs, and the milestones in the history of the Book World Prague. Central to the research are data collected by the author by interviewing ten professionals working in various fields of the book industry. The transcribed interviews served two major purposes: firstly, they were used as the primary source enabling the author to answer the research question. Secondly, they created a primary source material relating the history of the Book World Prague.

(in English) This diploma thesis focuses on the Book World Prague - International Book Fair and Literary Festival - in the context of the transformation of the Czech book market after 1989. Particularly, it aims to examine the role the Book World Prague played in rehabilitation of the Czech book market as for re-implementation of basic market mechanisms in book production and distribution. Individual chapters cover the following topics: characterization and typology of modern book fairs, the history of the Czech book market from 1948 the present day, the history of the origin of trade fairs, the specific history and developments of book fairs, and the milestones in the history of the Book World Prague. Central to the research are data collected by the author by interviewing ten professionals working in various fields of the book industry. The transcribed interviews served two major purposes: firstly, they were used as the primary source enabling the author to answer the research question. Secondly, they created a primary source material relating the history of the Book World Prague.