This book brings together leading researchers and practitioners to share knowledge on growth, new technologies, and the environment. It will appeal to academics, professionals, and students in urban design, planning, architecture, and engineering.
General Relativity Conflict and Rivalries
Galina Weinstein investigates Albert Einstein and his interactions with various scientists, focusing on their implicit and explicit responses to his work. This analysis reveals the central figures who influenced Einstein during his work on the general theory of relativity.
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.
For exhibition designers, managing visitor circulation is often guesswork, and modifying designs is costly. This book discusses a simulation application to guide the process, presenting the challenges of integrating a complex mathematical process into an artistic one.
Today We’re Alive
Wilkinson presents an exploration of the multiple narratives embedded in colonial and post-colonial history in Australia. At the heart of this research is a verbatim play, interweaving Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal testimonies about the massacre at Myall Creek in 1838.
A new era of computing is being driven by Cloud Computing, Big Data, and the Internet of Things, transforming the future of business and society. This volume is a collection of research papers in Cloud Computing, Computer Gaming, and IoT.
This book proposes a new methodology for underwater archaeology using low-budget digital tech. Discover novel collection methods for volunteer divers to create stunning 2D/3D models and a Virtual Reality museum, promoting archaeology in an age where visualization matters.
This book analyzes joint German-Turkish collaboration in interior architecture. It explores how to strengthen cooperation for research and education, and attract students through integrated studies hosted by both countries.
Planting New Towns in Europe in the Interwar Years
The contributions here concern the prospects of building new urban environments and creating new societies in Europe during the interwar years, and serve to tease out connections between urban form and social aspirations, highlighting the moral basis of social planning.
Chen delivers a feasible framework for applying airborne Lidar data to urban research. In addition to providing a general introduction to the subject, this book explains a series of case studies to show how theoretical models can be employed to address practical urban issues.
Birthing the Computer
This volume, the first in a series, charts the progress of computer systems, including the Zuse machines and those by IBM. It details the transition from relays to vacuum tubes, and how this led to the first true computers, resulting in them becoming a commercial enterprise.
This book contains a selection of the best papers on power quality from 2003 to 2012. It provides an up-to-date reference for professional engineers, researchers, and postgraduate students interested in the state of the field.
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.
A Statistical Biography of George Udny Yule
Mills responds to the limited work on Udny Yule by embarking on the first major study of his statistical research and legacy. He explains how Yule was more than an expositor, in that he published important research, such as providing mathematical models of evolutionary behaviour.
Not much literature exists on QR (Quick Response) Codes and their applications in the emerging digital society, making this foundational text very important to the field of technology. It spells out their “pros” and “cons”, providing potential challenges to their emergence.
Birthing the Computer
Birthing the Computer examines the evolution of computer architecture, from magnetic drums to cores and the first transistors. These second-generation machines introduced key concepts in architecture and system software that are found in every computer system today.
This book analyses the paradigm shift towards a rights-based reproductive health program in Bangladesh, where services still confront issues of availability, accessibility, and quality. It investigates how policy frameworks have affected these services.
Understanding Interactions in Complex Systems
This book explores the complex nature of interactions and the modeling of interactional systems. It shows that all disciplines can be enriched by exploring alternative paradigms, arguing that ignoring the multi-dimensional nature of interactions is not an option.
This book is a monograph on Albert Einstein’s odyssey to Special and General Relativity. Bringing together recent studies, it offers an in-depth analysis of the genesis of his theories, Einstein’s own derivations, and the philosophical perspectives of his work.
Architectural Voices of India
Dutta brings together 17 iconic Indian architects, and, through dialogues, probes into their lives, beliefs and philosophies, and candid opinions. She offers a platform for discussions on the core issues of architecture and the state of architecture both in India and globally.