Regional and area planning

This book focuses on understanding how a megacity like Seoul can be read as a formal architectural composition and not an endless urban sprawl.

This report explores how economic forces are affecting cross-border flows of goods and services and the movement of people in Asia and the Pacific.

Provides a comprehensive review of the recent advances in agricultural robotics, such as advances in sensing and perception, as well as technologies and actuation Addresses our understanding of the social, ethical and economic aspects of agricultural robotics, including the regulatory frameworks and standards required to authorise their adoption Provides examples of the practical application of agricultural robotics in an array of agricultural settings, from greenhouse and orchard cultivation, to meat/fish processing

An inside account of politics, crisis, and architecture on Capitol HillThe domed US Capitol Building is recognized around the world as Americas most iconic symbol, the forum for representative democracy, and the physical stage for the transfer of executive power.

An inside account of politics, crisis, and architecture on Capitol HillThe domed US Capitol Building is recognized around the world as Americas most iconic symbol, the forum for representative democracy, and the physical stage for the transfer of executive power.

European Union policies are intertwined with all sectors of public administration and governance in the member states, including spatial, urban and regional planning.

Blackman draws on original material and the work of many earlier researchers to paint a verbal picture of the evolution of a remarkable city.

How crime and security are governed has become a critical issue in criminology over the first quarter of the twenty-first century.

Global City Typologies explores the historical, cultural and socio-economic transactional forces in the development of existing cities through to newly planned and emerging cities.

As mobile robots become more common in general knowledge and practices, as opposed to simply in research labs, there is an increased need for the introduction and methods to Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) and its techniques and concepts related to robotics.

Waste management has become a great challenge for cities and urban areas, especially in countries with a high population density.

This book explores the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on material science and construction practices in the Industry 4.

This edited collection presents successful business succession planning in smaller rural communities where profit margins are low, markets are shrinking, and there are few potential buyers.

This report explains why strengthening the governance around public investment management is central to cutting inefficiencies and unblocking the climate finance needed to narrow Asia and the Pacific's gaping infrastructure gap.

Mobile manipulators combine the advantages of mobile platforms and robotic arms, extending their operational range and functionality to large spaces and remote, demanding, and/or dangerous environments.

Local leaders don't need to become professional facilitators or hire expensive consultants to run a great meeting.

This book presents research on the state-of-the-art methods and applications.

Bogotá es una criatura de constantes alteraciones.

During the 1970s housing and social welfare policy as it affected the elderly was changing throughout Western society.

The drone industry is one of the most exciting and dynamic sectors in the modern world, growing and developing at an exponential pace.

Dieses Buch ist ein Appell an alle, die am Niederrhein leben und die Folgen des Untertage-Bergbaus und des Braunkohleabbaus tragen müssen.

This report introduces the Global Integration Index, which assesses the progress of globalization across traditional areas, such as trade, investment and institutional arrangements, and includes new areas of digital connectivity and environmental cooperation.

This book investigates insurgent planning practices and their potential for alternative forms of civic engagement and democracy-building.

This book investigates insurgent planning practices and their potential for alternative forms of civic engagement and democracy-building.

This book will highlight cutting-edge research with a particular emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches, novel techniques, and solutions to provide digital image security for applications in diverse areas.

Current planning and design modes of cities are facing challenges of philosophy and form.

Current planning and design modes of cities are facing challenges of philosophy and form.

Comprising sixteen independent chapters, this book covers recent advancements and emerging pathways within human-friendly robotics on physical and cognitive levels.

Comprising sixteen independent chapters, this book covers recent advancements and emerging pathways within human-friendly robotics on physical and cognitive levels.

This book is a collection of selected papers presented at the Fourth Congress on Intelligent Systems (CIS 2023), organized by  CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India, under the technical sponsorship of the Soft Computing Research Society, India, during September 4-5, 2023.

This book is a collection of selected papers presented at the Fourth Congress on Intelligent Systems (CIS 2023), organized by  CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India, under the technical sponsorship of the Soft Computing Research Society, India, during September 4-5, 2023.

This book aims to provide evidence of the impact of climate change and urbanization on cities' urban environments thus on human health and wellbeing; and principles and methods for the improvement of the resilience of a city to extreme weather and long-term climatic changes through case studies.

Advocating for the reintroduction of natural areas and biodiverse green spaces within our cities, Urban Resilience stems from the two years' experience living and teaching ecological planning in Turkey.

Advocating for the reintroduction of natural areas and biodiverse green spaces within our cities, Urban Resilience stems from the two years' experience living and teaching ecological planning in Turkey.

Matt Hern argues that the changing relationship between the urban center and the suburban periphery forces us to rethink the entire identity of the city itself.

Teaching Design for Sustainable Futures: Community, Construction, and Creativity explores how creativity can be integrated into sustainability education within the built environment.

Contested Airport Land draws attention to the accelerating airport development in the Global South.

Cognitive computing simulates human thought processes with self-learning algorithms that utilize data mining, pattern recognition, and natural language processing.

Improve the Safety, Flexibility, and Reliability of Autonomous Navigation in Complex EnvironmentsAutonomous Vehicle Navigation: From Behavioral to Hybrid Multi-Controller Architectures explores the use of multi-controller architectures in fully autonomous robot navigation-even in highly dynamic and cluttered environments.

This book delves into the very core of our digital existence, unearthing the essence of a digital persona.

This book delves into the very core of our digital existence, unearthing the essence of a digital persona.

Over the last decade, Spain has become an emblem of the contradictory relationship between capitalism and housing.

This book will highlight cutting-edge research with a particular emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches, novel techniques, and solutions to provide digital image security for applications in diverse areas.

This book presents selected peer reviewed articles from the International Conference on Intelligent Manufacturing and Robotics (ICIMR 2023) held on 22-23 August at the Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University in China.