[PDF] Rethinking Infrastructure Design For Multi Use Water Services eBook

Author : Čedo Maksimović
Publisher : Springer
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 33,76 MB
Release : 2014-08-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 3319062751

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As we approach a historic tipping point in the global trend toward urbanisation – within two decades urban dwellers will increase from 49% to 60% of the planet’s population – this book identifies and addresses a critical problem: water. The editors show how cities can shift from being water consumers to resource managers, applying urban water management principles to ensure access to water and sanitation infrastructure and services; manage rainwater, wastewater, storm water drainage, and runoff pollution; control waterborne diseases and epidemics; and reduce the risk of such water-related hazards as floods, droughts and landslides. The book explores the Multiple-Use Water Services (MUS) paradigm, offering a section on the MUS approach and a means of calculating the value of MUS systems, as well as tools and resources to support decision-making. Case studies illustrate MUS in selected urban and rural contexts. Each case study breaks out the challenges, policy framework, benefits, benchmarks, lessons learned (success and failures) and potential next steps. The contributors consider the main options for applying the Multiple-Use Water Services (MUS) paradigm, breaking down its components and offering cost-benefit analyses along with challenges and considerations for both the short and long term. Also discussed are methods by which mutual interactions of water infrastructure and vegetated areas are taken into account in the synergy of spatial planning and optimised modelling of ecosystems’ performance indicators. This method of planning should make future developments cheaper to build; their users will pay lower utility bills for water, energy and heating. These developments will be more pleasant to live in and property value would likely be higher. The brief includes a section on the MUS approach and a means to calculate the value of MUS systems, as well as provides tools and resources to support decision-making. Case studies are included to illustrate MUS in selected urban and rural contexts. Each case study breaks out the challenges, policy framework, benefits, benchmarks, lessons learned (success and failures) and potential next steps.

Author : Schahram Dustdar
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 27,91 MB
Release : 2020-12-07
Category : Computers
ISBN : 303064846X

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th Symposium and Summer School on Service-Oriented Computing, SummerSOC 2020, held in Crete, Greece, in September 2020.* The 9 full and 2 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 23 submissions. The papers mainly focus on IoT and cyber-physical systems, advanced application areas, cloud and edge, and service-based applications. *The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Author : Manuel Jorge Rodrigues Couceiro da Costa
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1267 pages
File Size : 21,1 MB
Release : 2019-08-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1351849581

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The escalating interdependecy of nations drives global geopolitics to shift ever more quickly. Societies seem unable to control any change that affects their cities, whether positively or negatively. Challenges are global, but solutions need to be implemented locally. How can architectural research contribute to the future of our changing society? How has it contributed in the past? The theme of the 10th EAAE/ARCC International Conference, “Architectural Research Addressing Societal Challenges”, was set to address these questions. This book, Architectural Research Addressing Societal Challenges, includes reviewed papers presented in June 2016, at the 10th EAAE/ARCC International Conference, which was held at the facilities of the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Lisbon. The papers have been further divided into the following five sub-themes: a Changing Society; In Transit – Global Migration; Renaturalization of the City; Emerging Fields of Architectural Practice; and Research on Architectural Education. The EAAE/ARCC International Conference, held under the aegis of the EAAE and of the ARCC, is a conference organized every other year, in collaboration with one of the member schools/ universities of those associations, alternatively in North America or in Europe.

Author : Manuel Jorge Rodrigues Couceiro da Costa
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1320 pages
File Size : 38,99 MB
Release : 2017-09-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 135164758X

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The EAAE/ARCC International Conference, held under the aegis of the EAAE (European Association for Architectural Education) and of the ARCC (Architectural Research Centers Consortium), is a conference organized every other year, in collaboration with one of the member schools / universities of those associations, alternatively in North America or in Europe. The EAAE/ARCC Conferences began at the North Carolina State University College of Design, Raleigh with a conference on Research in Design Education (1998); followed by conferences in Paris (2000), Montreal (2002), Dublin (2004), Philadelphia (2006), Copenhagen (2008), Washington (2010), Milan (2012) and Honolulu (2014). The conference discussions focus on research experiences in the field of architecture and architectural education, providing a critical forum for the dissemination and engagement of current ideas from around the world.

Author : Mathew Kurian
Publisher : Springer
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 36,88 MB
Release : 2014-11-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 3319057472

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Global trends such as urbanization, demographic and climate change that are currently underway pose serious challenges to sustainable development and integrated resources management. The complex relations between demands, resource availability and quality and financial and physical constraints can be addressed by knowledge based policies and reform of professional practice. The nexus approach recognizes the urgent need for this knowledge and its interpretation in a policy- relevant setting that is guided by the understanding that there is a lack of blueprints for development based on integrated management of water, soil and waste resources in the Member States. Generation and application of knowledge is both a priority for individual but also institutional capacity development.

Author : Werner Liebregts
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 50,19 MB
Release : 2023-03-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 303119554X

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The fast-paced technological development and the plethora of data create numerous opportunities waiting to be exploited by entrepreneurs. This book provides a detailed, yet practical, introduction to the fundamental principles of data science and how entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs can take advantage of it. It walks the reader through sections on data engineering, and data analytics as well as sections on data entrepreneurship and data use in relation to society. The book also offers ways to close the research and practice gaps between data science and entrepreneurship. By having read this book, students of entrepreneurship courses will be better able to commercialize data-driven ideas that may be solutions to real-life problems. Chapters contain detailed examples and cases for a better understanding. Discussion points or questions at the end of each chapter help to deeply reflect on the learning material.

Author : Kohei Arai
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 1125 pages
File Size : 40,85 MB
Release : 2021-04-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3030731006

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This book aims to provide an international forum for scholarly researchers, practitioners and academic communities to explore the role of information and communication technologies and its applications in technical and scholarly development. The conference attracted a total of 464 submissions, of which 152 submissions (including 4 poster papers) have been selected after a double-blind review process. Academic pioneering researchers, scientists, industrial engineers and students will find this series useful to gain insight into the current research and next-generation information science and communication technologies. This book discusses the aspects of communication, data science, ambient intelligence, networking, computing, security and Internet of things, from classical to intelligent scope. The authors hope that readers find the volume interesting and valuable; it gathers chapters addressing state-of-the-art intelligent methods and techniques for solving real-world problems along with a vision of the future research.

Author : Dr. Jyotikusum Acharya
Publisher : Shashwat Publication
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 15,1 MB
Release : 2024-07-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9360870269

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This book presents the “Basic Concepts Of Environmental Science & Engineering” in lucid manner understandable to those most concerned Basic Concept Of Environmental Science & Engineering. This Book based on AICTE syllabus for all Engineering colleges in India. This Book also applicable for all streams of degree colleges such as: Arts, Science & Commerce. The Basic Concepts Of Environmental Science & Engineering literacy can be defined as “the degree to which people have an objective and well-informed understanding of environmental issues.”

Author : Ashok Sharma
Publisher : Woodhead Publishing
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 44,32 MB
Release : 2018-10-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 0128128445

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Approaches to Water Sensitive Urban Design: Potential, Design, Ecological Health, Economics, Policies and Community Perceptions covers all aspects on the implementation of sustainable storm water systems for urban and suburban areas whether they are labeled as WSUD, Low Impact Development (LID), Green Infrastructure (GI), Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) or the Sponge City Concept. These systems and approaches are becoming an integral part of developing water sensitive cities as they are considered very capable solutions in addressing issues relating to urbanization, climate change and heat island impacts in dealing with storm water issues. The book is based on research conducted in Australia and around the world, bringing in perspectives in an ecosystems approach, a water quality approach, and a sewer based approach to stormwater, all of which are uniquely covered in this single resource. Presents a holistic examination of the current knowledge on WSUD and storm water, including water quality, hydrology, social impacts, economic impacts, ecosystem health, and implementation guidelines Includes additional global approaches to WSUD, including SUDS, LID, GI and the Sponge City Concept Covers the different perspectives from Australia (ecosystem based), the USA (water quality based) and Europe (sewer based) Addresses storm water management during the civil construction stage when much of the ecological damage can be done