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Introduction to space syntax in urban studies
This open access textbook is a comprehensive introduction to space syntax method and theory for graduate students and researchers. It provides a step-by-step approach for its application in urban planning and design. This textbook aims to increase the accessibility of the space syntax method for the first time to all graduate students and researchers who are dealing with the built environment, …
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- 9783030591403
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- xix, 250p. : ill.
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- 307.1216 VAN i
Annals of scientific society for assembly, handling and industrial robotics
This Open Access proceedings presents a good overview of the current research landscape of industrial robots. The objective of MHI Colloquium is the successful networking at both academic and management level. Thereby, the colloquium focuses an academic exchange at a high level in order to distribute the obtained research results, to determine synergy effects and trends, to connect the actors i…
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- 9783662617557
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- vii, 344p. : ill.
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- 670.4272 ANN a
Autonomous driving : technical, legal and social aspects
This book takes a look at fully automated, autonomous vehicles and discusses many open questions: How can autonomous vehicles be integrated into the current transportation system with diverse users and human drivers? Where do automated vehicles fall under current legal frameworks? What risks are associated with automation and how will society respond to these risks? How will the marketplace rea…
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- 9783662488478
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- xv, 706p. : ill.
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- 629.22 AUT a
Engineering a better future : interplay between engineering, social sciences,…
This open access book examines how the social sciences can be integrated into the praxis of engineering and science, presenting unique perspectives on the interplay between engineering and social science. Motivated by the report by the Commission on Humanities and Social Sciences of the American Association of Arts and Sciences, which emphasizes the importance of social sciences and Humanities …
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- 9783319911342
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- xxix, 200p. : ill.
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- 607.11 ENG e
Designing sustainable energy for all : sustainable product-service system des…
This open access book addresses the issue of diffusing sustainable energy access in low- and middle-income contexts.Access to energy is one of the greatest challenges for many people living in low-income and developing contexts, as around 1.4 billion people lack access to electricity.Distributed Renewable Energy systems (DRE) are considered a promising approach to address this challenge and pro…
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- 9783319702230
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- xxxii, 208p. : ill.
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- 621.042 DES d
Adaptive strategies for water heritage : past, present and future
This Open Access book, building on research initiated by scholars from the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre for Global Heritage and Development (CHGD) and ICOMOS Netherlands, presents multidisciplinary research that connects water to heritage. Through twenty-one chapters it explores landscapes, cities, engineering structures and buildings from around the world. It describes how people have actively …
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- 9783030002688
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- xix, 435p. : ill.
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- 363.61 ADA a
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