Society heavily depends on infrastructure systems, such as road-traffic networks, water networks, electricity networks, etc. Infrastructure systems are hereby considered to be large-scale, networked s
This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the Third International Conference on Future Access Enablers for Ubiquitous and Intelligent Infrastructures, FABULOUS 2017, held in Bu
This book constitutes the proceedings of the First International Conference on Future Access Enablers for Ubiquitous and Intelligent Infrastructures, FABULOUS 2015, held in Ohrid, Republic of Macedoni
This book focuses on emerging technologies in the field of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSs) namely efficient information dissemination between vehicles, infrastructures, pedestrians and publi
?This volume introduces a strategic interdisciplinary research agenda on arrival infrastructures. Arrival infrastructures are those parts of the urban fabric within which newcomers become entangled on
'Materials and Infrastructures 1 and 2' are complementary books presenting the topic of Materials and Infrastructures, investigating geotechnical issues, and pavement materials’ characterization, inno
‘Materials and Infrastructures 1 and 2’ are complementary books presenting the topic of Materials and Infrastructures, investigating geotechnical issues, and pavement materials’ characterization, inno
Infrastructures in Practice shows how infrastructures and daily life shape each other. Power grids, roads and broadband make modern lifestyles possible – at the same time, their design and day-to
Critical Infrastructures Resilience will be of interest to students of engineering and policy. It identifies solutions that are scientifically credible, data driven, and engineering principles.
Poetry. Film. "By turns heady and heartfelt, sardonic and spectral, INFRASTRUCTURES, the second book of poetry by Elizabeth Hatmaker, has all the hallmarks of a cult classic. In its pages, the poet in
Creating Research Infrastructures in the 21st-Century Academic Librariesfocuses on research infrastructures with topics such as research and development in libraries, datasets, e-science, grants and g
Creating Research Infrastructures in the 21st-Century Academic Librariesfocuses on research infrastructures with topics such as research and development in libraries, datasets, e-science, grants and g
Treating cities as laboratories of the modern world, “Infrastructures of the Urban” examines how they are made and how they should be remade. The contributors—scholars and practitioners from architect
An exclusive collection of papers introducing current and frontier technologies of special significance to the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of civil infrastructures. This volume is
Infrastructures—from public transport systems to waste disposal—are an integral element of modern human society. This volume examines how infrastructures can adapt to rapidly changing environments thr
An examination of how changing public information infrastructures shaped people's experience of earthquakes in Northern California in 1868, 1906, and 1989.When an earthquake happens in California toda
This book offers a critical examination of ‘infrastructures for peace’, originally proposed as a framework of conflict transformation. Through an exploration of the statist ideological underpinnings o
A comprehensive resource that covers all the key areas of smart grid communication infrastructures Smart grid is a transformational upgrade to the traditional power grid that adds communication capabi
Which intelligent animals can use tools? Can animals learn a language? Which animal is the cleverest of all? In Focus: Intelligent Animals has the answers! In Focus is a cool, new information series t
Which intelligent animals can use tools? Can animals learn a language? Which animal is the cleverest of all? In Focus: Intelligent Animals has the answers! In Focus is a cool, new information series t
Port Cybersecurity: Securing Critical Information Infrastructures and Supply Chains examines a paradigm shift in the way ports assess cyber risks and vulnerabilities, as well as relevant risk manageme
What are the leading tools and archives in digital cultural heritage? How can they be integrated into research infrastructures to better serve their intended audiences? In this book, authors from a wi
Contributed by engineers from Europe and Iran, the 11 chapters in this volume detail the concepts and definitions of performance-based engineering of concrete structures and infrastructures, with e
This book provides an in-depth investigation into the practices of animal housing systems with international contributions from across the humanities and social sciences. Thephysical infrastructures o
On-Road Intelligent Vehicles: Motion Planning for Intelligent Transportation Systems deals with the technology of autonomous vehicles, with a special focus on the navigation and planning aspects, pres
Emerging Trends in Applications and Infrastructures for Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, and Systems Biology covers the latest trends in the field with special emphasis on their applications.The
Traffic: Media as Infrastructures and Cultural Practices presents texts by international media and cultural scholars that address the relationship between symbolic and infrastructural dimensions of me
This set includes one copy each of the second editions of:Emotionally Intelligent Leadership: A Guide for Students Emotionally Intelligent Leadership for Students: Inventory Emotionally Intelligent Le
"Carefully distinguishing between big data and open data, and exploring various data infrastructures, Kitchin vividly illustrates how the data landscape is rapidly changing and calls for a revolution
"Carefully distinguishing between big data and open data, and exploring various data infrastructures, Kitchin vividly illustrates how the data landscape is rapidly changing and calls for a revolution
This book contains a selection of refereed and revised papers of the Intelligent Distributed Computing Track originally presented at the third International Symposium on Intelligent Informatics (ISI-2
System virtualization has become increasingly common in distributed systems because of its functionality and convenience for the owners and users of these infrastructures. In Scheduling of Large-scale
Performance assessment and health monitoring of civil infrastructures has the potential to increase public safety while decreasing maintenance costs. Typically, sensors are strategically placed in a s
Intelligent systems have been initiated with the attempt to imitate the human brain. People wish to let machines perform intelligent works. Many techniques of intelligent systems are based on artifici
"This book investigates different protocols and architectures that can be used to design, create, and develop security infrastructures by highlighting recent advances, trends, and contributions to the
"This book presents the issues and research directions for a broad range of cloud computing aspects of software, computing, and storage systems, covering topics in communication infrastructures for cl
