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Geospatial Techniques in Urban Planning
This work presents cases studies of applications of Geotechnology such as Geography Information Systems, virtual reality and cellular automaton and multi-agent systems in the field of urban planning and design.These are joint research presentations with students and colleagues from Kanazawa Universi... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2011 -
Geospatial Analysis to Support Urban Planning in Beijing
by Ying Long • Zhenjiang ShenThis book describes a comprehensive framework of novel simulation approaches, conventional urban models, and related data mining techniques that will help develop planning support systems in Beijing as well as other mega-metropolitan areas. It investigates the relationships between human behaviors ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Big Data Support of Urban Planning and Management: The Experience in China (Advances in Geographic Information Science)
by Zhenjiang Shen • Miaoyi LiIn the era of big data, this book explores the new challenges of urban-rural planning and management from a practical perspective based on a multidisciplinary project. Researchers as contributors to this book have accomplished their projects by using big data and relevant data mining technologies f... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Urban Planning and Water-related Disaster Management (Strategies for Sustainability)
Urban areas face daunting environmental, economic and social challenges that have increased in scope in recent years, especially given climate change and globalization. At the same time, cities provide exciting opportunities for growth and revitalization of local and national economies. The interpla... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
Strategic Spatial Planning Support System for Sustainable Development: Agent-Based Modelling and Simulation (Advances in Geographic Information Science)
by Yan Ma • Zhenjiang ShenThis book introduces a planning support system called Strategic Spatial Plan Support System (SSP-SS) to visualize population growth and predict energy demand, land use, and waste discharge resulting from urbanization. By analyzing policy interactions between household agents, the book uses SSP-SS to... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
Chinese Urban Planning and Construction: From Historical Wisdom to Modern Miracles (Strategies for Sustainability)
This volume introduces and discusses the achievements and mechanisms of urban planning and construction in China from multiple professional perspectives, covering practices and processes ranging from ancient times to the present day. The book has 14 chapters, each addressing a specific Chinese urban... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
Green City Planning and Practices in Asian Cities: Sustainable Development And Smart Growth In Urban Environments (Strategies for Sustainability)
Urban planners across the world are faced with sustainable development issues in their work, especially when they are tasked with creating green cities or where sustainable and smart growth in urban settings are set as primary goals. This book introduces green city planning and practices from the th... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development
This book attempts to provide insights into the achievement of a sustainable urban form, through spatial planning and implementation; here, we focus on planning experiences at the levels of local cities and some metropolitan areas in Asian countries. This book investigates the impact of planning pol... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012 -
Measurement Technology for Micro-Nanometer Devices
by Jingdong Chen • Zongmin Ma • Wendong Zhang • Xiujian Chou • Tielin Shi • Haifei Bao • Liguo Chen • Dachao Li • Chenyang XueA fully comprehensive examination of state-of-the-art technologies for measurement at the small scale• Highlights the advanced research work from industry and academia in micro-nano devices test technology• Written at both introductory and advanced levels, provides the fundamentals and theories• Foc... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Climate Change and Resilience in Indiana and Beyond
by Richard Phillips • James Shanahan • Geoffrey Brown • David M. Konisky • Daniel Becker • Ellen D. Ketterson • Sanya Carley • James Robert Farmer • Rebecca Lave • Keith Clay • Paul Staten • Eric Sandweiss • Elizabeth Grennan Browning • Jeffrey S. Dukes • Melissa Widhalm • Janet G. McCabe • Gabriel M. Filippelli • Kimberly A. Novick • Ben Kravitz • Douglas Edmonds • Chanh Kieu • Travis A. O'Brien • Scott Robeson • Brian Yanites • Chen Zhu • Sarah Mincey • John Baeten • Justin Maxwell • Allison Byrd • Adam Fudickar • Matthew Houser • Alex Jahn • Jennifer Ann Lau • Sarah Wanamaker • Heather L. Reynolds • Samantha L. Hamlin • Dana Habeeb • Jeffrey S. Wilson • Daniel Myers • Beth Edwards • Nathan Geiger • Andrea Webster • Nikolaos Zirogiannis • Eva Sanders Allen • Lingxi ChenyangClimate change is affecting Indiana's environment, threatening the way Hoosiers live and do business, and introducing new stresses to the state's economy, health, and infrastructure. And while scientists predict more days of extreme weather, increased public health risks, and reduced agricultural pr... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
Advances in Broadband Communication and Networks
by David Johnson • David Burton • Li Li • Homayoun Nikookar • Mark Bishop • Peter Fischer • Evangelos Bekiaris • F. Zhang • Ming Xu • R. J. Evans • C. Lin • Z. Liu • Thomas Magedanz • Y. Li • J. I. Agbinya • O. Sevimli • S. Lal • S. Selvadurai • A. Al-Jumaily • S. Reisenfeld • Graham I Hooker • Ross Hennessey • Craig Lobsey • Andrew Maclean • Andrew D. Hellicar • Kieran Greene • Greg Hislop • Stephen Hanham • Nasiha Nikolic • Jia Dn • Greg P. Timms • John D. Bnnton • Michael L. Brothers • John W. Archer • Val Dyadyuka • Leigh Stokes • B. Yang • Y. Mo • B. Wicks • C. Ta-Minh • G. Felic • K. Wang • P. Nadagonda • T. Walsh • E. Skafidas • Kuan Lun Huang • Jinhong Yuan • Hajime Suzukia • Iain B. Collings • George Lam • Mark Hedley • Jian Andrew Zhang • Eu-Suk Shim • Jee-Hyun Kim • Hyoung-Kyu Song • Young-Hwan You • J. Renato Nascimento • Marius Iulian Corici • Fabricio Carvalho de Gouveia • Yaw Nkansah-Gyekye • Eugene Zilberg • Murad Karrar • Saroj Lal • Budi Thomas Jap • Sara Lal • Frank Chiang • Robin Braun • Bashar Ramadanny • Ibrahim S. Raada • Xiaojing Huang • Raad RaadBroadband communications has become the major focus for industry for offering rich multimedia IP services in next generation networks. This book deals with the state-of-the-art and the underlying principles of key technologies which facilitate broadband telecommunications including millimetre wave g... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2008