Computer scientists, software engineers, and other basic and application researchers explore approaches to computing that have emerged from distributed systems and exploit the ubiquity of computers an
Human development is a development paradigm that integrates people into the process, rather than looking only at the rise or fall of a nation's economy. Some of the roles that information and communic
This collection of nineteen articles on emerging technologies in web applications showcases current scholarship in a variety of fields including software engineering, multi-agent systems, knowledge-ba
Considering information and communication technologies as an important and robust engine for sustainable growth and development, contributors from information, communication, politics, and other socia
This collection considers the potential value of emerging social software tools for learners in the new millennium and describes pedagogy applications of the new technologies in higher education. The
Cruz-Cunha (technology, Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave, Portugal) and Varajao (information systems management and software engineering, U. of Tras-os-Montes e Alto Duoro, Portugal) compile 31
Contributors to this work (a companion to the publisher's Sustainable Urban and Regional Infrastructure Development: Technologies, Applications, and Management) are all affiliated with or associated w
For instructors, educational technologists, software developers, students, and staff at educational institutions, Magoulas (computer science, U. of London, UK) brings together engineers, computer scie
This work outlines theoretical frameworks and research findings related to the influence of information and communication technologies on sustainable economic development. Some themes are natural reso
"This book presents a better knowledge and understanding of applying knowledge-based development policies, contributing to the theorizing of knowledge-based development and creation of knowledge socie
This work offers a new approach to complex system development in general and to project management in complex systems, based on activity domain theory (ADT) and on theoretical developments of meaning
The first five chapters in this collection present research on knowledge management systems and related case studies from an Indian software company and an Australian call center. One particularly int
The 15 chapters in this collection report how information and communication technologies contribute to the work towards sustainable development performed by organizations at the local, regional, natio
This collection synthesizes seminal e-agriculture development and e-government country case studies, and provides insights into theoretical frameworks and policies that can be used to guide the implem
The 15 chapters of this resource present the authors' current research and experiences in teacher professional development, addressing theoretical and practical issues, including new developments and
Written for college students, software engineers, corporate executives, IT professionals, and scholars, this handbook of research offers a compendium of terms, definitions, and experiences on technolo
"This book is for academic researchers and engineers who work with distance learning programs and software systems, as well as general users of distance education technologies and methods including co
De Florio (computer science, U. of Antwerp, Belgium) discusses methods, architectures, and tools that allow a fault-tolerant system to be expressed in the application of computer software. The task is
The 18 contributions in this collection describe proven approaches to student learning and assessment, curriculum development, innovative teaching, and team projects that solidify classroom concepts a
The nineteen chapters presented by Protogeros (U. of Macedonia, Greece) constitute a survey of recent advances in software agent and Web service technologies, treating them both as enabling technologi
"This book is an essential resource for uncovering the latest research in mathematics education and curriculum development and technologies. It also provides the resources necessary for policy makers,
"This book promotes the integral economic, social and environmental protection and development in cities. It promotes cities as drivers of development and poverty reduction and it presents cases that
"This book explores indoor navigation, tracking and monitoring, context-aware, alert systems, development enhancements, payments, etc. It contains case studies and practical mobile applications that c
"This book explores the development of intelligent techniques for the information security in the area of biomedical image and signal processing. It emphasizes on data security and content protection
"This book explores the pedagogies, strategies, and practical hands-on methods that teachers and administrators may use to develop stronger parent partnerships using social justice. It defines social
"This book explores the extraction and prediction of patterns at multiple levels of abstraction. It involves a procedure handling both numeric and nominal data at once using a single method and the me
"This book emphasizes the need for a differentiated approach to curriculum development for a multicultural group of students. Presenting curriculum in a format that a multicultural audience can unders
"This book presents results of long standing our research that concern real time using the question-answer interactions of designers with accessible experience in developing systems. Accessible experi
"This book serves as a conceptual introduction to the development of visual assessments. The book was written for those interested in development of image-based assessments with a scientific process,
"This book shares good practices in the field of using audio-visual media and inspire more teachers and learners take full advantage of technology and enable effective learning both inside and beyond
Noting that social network analysis falls within the realm of big data computing, computer and information scientists synthesize recent research in using graph theory for analyzing large-scale soc
"This book gives a foundational and comprehensive treatment of large scale nonlinear interconnected systems using T-S fuzzy model approach. The subject of this book is a systematic framework for the s
Education, engineering, educational technology, and other researchers from the US provide 15 chapters on user experience design methods and the development of educational technology. In the first s
"This book explores the development of an integrated methodological framework for the decision support of local and regional authorities towards sustainable energy planning. The scope is to contribute
This book unites US and international contributors in educational communication, human resource development, educational psychology, distance education, cultural studies, and information technology
Engineers in various fields assemble the already available technologies for removing and recovering nutrients--primarily nitrogen and phosphorus--from industrial wastewater and using them where th
Computer scientists explore fundamental and applied research in geographical information systems (GIS) for students, instructors, researchers, and anyone interested in using or understanding such
To explore how to conduct research using social media, contributors from a wide range of fields--among them computer engineering, economics, and education--discuss modeling with social data, analytics
Contributed by computer scientists and engineers from Asia, the US, and Iran, the 18 chapters in this volume examine image and video processing in different applications using intelligent computing te
International contributors in journalism, communication, and media, many from Africa, examine the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in culture development. They explore the imp
