Urban and municipal planning and policy

Smart Cities of AI Robots and Autonomous Vehicles: The Vision for 2030 explores the transformative potential and challenges of integrating AI-powered robots and autonomous vehicles in urban landscapes, envisioning a futuristic smart city landscape by 2030.

This book investigates the treatment of land as a source of money in global urban processes.

This book investigates the treatment of land as a source of money in global urban processes.

The chapters in this volume investigate some of the most important urban upheavals in recent history through different political, social and cultural contexts.

We live in times of profuse change, where hyperconnectivity and fast-shifting influences are radically changing how we live, consume, work, and play.

We live in times of profuse change, where hyperconnectivity and fast-shifting influences are radically changing how we live, consume, work, and play.

Winner: APSA Best Book Award in Urban PoliticsThe authors of this volume argue that urban education is in urgent need of reform and that, although there have been plenty of innovative and even promising attempts to improve conditions, most have been doomed.

Choice Outstanding TitleIt is difficult to ignore the fact that, even as the United States becomes much more racially and ethnically diverse, our neighborhoods remain largely segregated.

All-American City investigates the recent history of Wichita, Kansas, and illuminates the challengesand opportunitiesfacing midsize cities throughout the nation.

All-American City investigates the recent history of Wichita, Kansas, and illuminates the challengesand opportunitiesfacing midsize cities throughout the nation.

The chapters in this volume investigate some of the most important urban upheavals in recent history through different political, social and cultural contexts.

This book showcases the advanced research for cities to implement the food-energy-water (FEW) nexus principles.

This book showcases the advanced research for cities to implement the food-energy-water (FEW) nexus principles.

The challenges of climate change and rapid urbanization are manifold and increasing in intensity and urgency.

"e;Economic Titans: Global Power Dynamics"e; offers a comprehensive and insightful exploration of the world's leading economies, transcending traditional economic analysis to capture the essence of nations.

The challenges of climate change and rapid urbanization are manifold and increasing in intensity and urgency.

This book explores the concept of a nature-positive built environment highlighting its importance for both human and planetary health.

This book explores the concept of a nature-positive built environment highlighting its importance for both human and planetary health.

This book aims to foster a dialogue within and across rural communities, practitioners, academics, and decision-makers for interdisciplinary collaborations and informed actions.

This book aims to foster a dialogue within and across rural communities, practitioners, academics, and decision-makers for interdisciplinary collaborations and informed actions.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 27th International Symposium on Stabilization, Safety, and Security of Distributed Systems, SSS 2025, held in Kathmandu, Nepal, during October 9–11, 2025.

This book is the proceedings of the 28th International conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines.

This book is the proceedings of the 28th International conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines.

This volume constitutes the proceedings of Third Pan-African Conference on Artificial Intelligence, PanAfriCon AI 2024, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during October 8–9, 2024.

This volume constitutes the proceedings of Third Pan-African Conference on Artificial Intelligence, PanAfriCon AI 2024, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during October 8–9, 2024.

This book is the proceedings of the 28th International conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines.

This book is the proceedings of the 28th International conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines.

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence hold the potential of significantly augmenting human cognitive and physical performance, giving light-speed and extreme accuracy to human systems and processes, contributing to overcome some of the most complex challenges that humankind faces nowadays.

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence hold the potential of significantly augmenting human cognitive and physical performance, giving light-speed and extreme accuracy to human systems and processes, contributing to overcome some of the most complex challenges that humankind faces nowadays.

This volume contains the proceedings of the 2nd International Conference "e;MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS: Design, Simulation, Testing, Manufacturing"e; (MES-2025), held on September 17–19, 2025 in Yerevan, Armenia, under the patronage of IFToMM.

This book presents the development of a multimodal physiological signal acquisition system and cooperative control strategies for applications in upper-limb robotic rehabilitation.

This volume contains the proceedings of the 2nd International Conference "e;MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS: Design, Simulation, Testing, Manufacturing"e; (MES-2025), held on September 17–19, 2025 in Yerevan, Armenia, under the patronage of IFToMM.

This book presents the development of a multimodal physiological signal acquisition system and cooperative control strategies for applications in upper-limb robotic rehabilitation.

This book is intended for the fields of control engineering and swarm coordination.

This book is intended for the fields of control engineering and swarm coordination.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Cognitive Computation and Systems, ICCCS 2024, held in Linyi, China, December 20–22, 2024.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Cognitive Computation and Systems, ICCCS 2024, held in Linyi, China, December 20–22, 2024.

This book presents a groundbreaking ecological perspective on territorial cohesion, a cornerstone of the European Union's vision outlined in the Lisbon Treaty of 2009, defined as the pursuit of balanced and harmonious development across regions.

This book presents a groundbreaking ecological perspective on territorial cohesion, a cornerstone of the European Union's vision outlined in the Lisbon Treaty of 2009, defined as the pursuit of balanced and harmonious development across regions.

Megaprojects are not merely transformative, but rather, they are inherently disruptive.

Megaprojects are not merely transformative, but rather, they are inherently disruptive.

Moscow under Construction explores the growth of place-based opposition to redevelopment practices in Moscow and consequent changes in city’s governance regime.

The book provides a comprehensive analysis of the intricate relationship between urban environments and the crucial function of wetland ecosystems in enhancing the resilience of cities worldwide.

This contributed volume addresses the global scale of urbanization and its impacts on biodiversity.

The book provides a comprehensive analysis of the intricate relationship between urban environments and the crucial function of wetland ecosystems in enhancing the resilience of cities worldwide.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 27th International Symposium on Stabilization, Safety, and Security of Distributed Systems, SSS 2025, held in Kathmandu, Nepal, during October 9–11, 2025.

This textbook provides fundamentals and practical skills on AI foundations and applications with two MATLAB programming modes.

This book addresses significant gaps in our understanding of how watershed microbial structures and functions respond to the pressures of urbanization.