This book explores landscape management and ecology, investigating issues from urban park design and green urbanism to protected areas and urban transformation. The volume will appeal to researchers, local authorities, academics, and students.
Recent Topics in Advanced Materials Science
Unlock the principles of materials science. Aimed at readers with undergraduate chemistry knowledge, this guide uses clear figures and formulae to explore the field, from the foundational elements to cutting-edge innovations.
Reclaiming Indigenous Knowledge Systems
This book explores people-forest relationships in Kenya through the Indigenous Knowledge of the Agĩkũyũ people. It confronts the history of land dispossession, cements the forest’s role in the struggle for independence, and shows how this wisdom can forge sustainable futures.
Rediscovering the Hindu Temple
This volume examines the Hindu temple as an architectural and urban form. Going beyond stereotypes, this study reveals the temple as a complex cultural entity: both monumental and modest, historic and modern, and deserving of a far deeper understanding.
Reflecting on our Changing Climate, from Fear to Facts
This book reflects on how “climate change” has become a euphemism for “carbon dioxide emissions.” Focusing solely on CO2 overlooks other complex factors contributing to extreme weather. It argues for a broader view, useful for students, researchers and policy makers.
Master Elementary Algebra to succeed in mathematics. This book bridges the gap between school and university, helping undergraduates pass mathematical analysis courses. This material has been used to improve the skills of first-year engineering students for a decade.
Reinforced Concrete Design
This book provides the fundamentals of analysis and design of reinforced concrete (RC) elements in a simple way. A valuable guide for students and practicing engineers, its design procedures provide a roadmap to create your own programming codes to increase design productivity.
This book generalizes transforms from accelerated frames to inertial frames—essential for real-world applications where labs are not truly inertial. It covers the theory and derivation of relativistic fictitious forces (Coriolis, centrifugal) and the Thomas Wigner effect.
This volume explores the reliability of time-dependent models using a variety of concepts and techniques. It is for research-level courses in statistics, applied mathematics, and operations research, and for researchers requiring knowledge of applied probability.
The chapters collected here summarise ten years of work on the challenges that renewable energy faces, and represent a selection of the best papers presented at the International Conferences on Renewable Energy and Power Quality (ICREPQ) from 2003 to 2012.
This book explores research topics in graph theory and its applications, from strongly perfect graphs and reconstruction conjectures to transport networks. It is ideal for researchers interested in exploring new areas of graph theory and its applications.
Responsible Pedagogies in Architecture
This book highlights how Manipal University Jaipur’s School of Architecture and Design is addressing climate change. Through its research, teaching, and community outreach, it pursues ‘responsible pedagogies’ for environmental, economic, and social sustainability.
Representing papers delivered at the EURAU2014 Istanbul “Composite Cities” Conference, this text addresses the importance of research on the complexity of today’s cities, while also shedding light on new models of urbanism discussed together with new decision-making actors.
Retrofitting the Built Environment
By 2050, emissions from buildings could double. This book presents a powerful decision support system for evaluating environmentally and economically optimal retrofit options for non-domestic buildings, providing essential insights for engineers, architects, and policy makers.
Revisiting the Past through Rhetorics of Memory and Amnesia
This volume investigates how our memories of conflict are shaped by rhetoric. From the American Revolution to the war in Iraq, the authors examine how rhetoric acts as a catalyst not only for what we remember, but also for what we are made to forget.
Revolution of Cosmetics
Cosmeceuticals merge cosmetics with pharmaceutical properties. This book clarifies their complex regulatory landscape and explores the latest trends in cosmetic science, evaluating products that claim to deliver positive physiological impacts.
Rigid Body as a Constrained System
This book presents the dynamics of spinning bodies, the most confusing topic in Classical Mechanics. Starting from the variational problem, it treats the rigid body as a system of particles, creating a simple, transparent approach that eliminates the need for extra postulates.
This guide offers a comprehensive understanding of robotics, automation, and CNC technology. Learn how they interact to enhance precision and productivity in modern manufacturing. With real-world examples, it’s an invaluable resource for students, engineers, and professionals.
This book contains proceedings from the ICRAIC 2K25 conference, where leading global experts explored cutting-edge innovations in robotics, automation, and AI. It offers valuable insights into the latest trends, challenges, and applications for researchers and professionals.
Robust Control
This course shows how modern robust control theory addresses real-world problems where models are uncertain and systems must handle external perturbations. It covers Linear Matrix Inequalities, H1-Control, the Attractive Ellipsoid Method, and Sliding Mode Control.