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Contributors mostly from physical sciences but also from biological sciences review recent findings and current directions of research into sustainable nanosystems. Their topics include self-organizin
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"This book explores the field of urban morphology and urban history while providing for further research opportunities in this fundamental field of architectural and urban planning subjects. It provid
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This book brings together international contributors in computer science, information science, public administration, business economics, library science, and education. They integrate ideas from e-le
With the popularity and prevalence of high-speed rail in countries from Europe to Asia, this volume cites reasons for the United States to jump on the bandwagon: cost-effective, alternative to highway
A space business engineer with a Belgian space company, Tkatchova extols the benefits to governments and businesses of commercializing space technology and services. Other engineers, an economist, and
Researchers and practitioners from around the world provide a snapshot of current issues, trends, and challenges on designing and developing products, considering the business and social dimensions as
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"This book explores the field of open source software and processes. This wide area includes the special development process performed by geographically dispersed programmers, community issues like co
"This book explores how to assess, characterize and design urban spaces using perceptual approaches. It gathered theory and case studies on methods for data collection and analysis of individual respo
"This book is a comprehensive collection of fundamental and applied studies enlightening specific aspects of the catalyst synthesis and novel catalytic processes as transition to clean energy age from
"This book contains the recent development on polymers and composite materials. It includes the definitions and fundamentals of polymeric and composite materials. The chapters shed light on various re
