Tunnels and Underground Cities. Engineering and Innovation Meet Archaeology, Architecture and Art, 

Автор: Tai Lee Siang, Ang Valerie
Название: Cities of Love: Roadmap for Sustaining Future Cities
ISBN: 9813200154 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789813200159
Издательство: World Scientific Publishing
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Earth's environmental problems are far from being resolved. A large part of these are due to ever-growing cities. Despite more efforts made to improve cities, it has been difficult to change cities. One of the fundamental reasons is that people are not motivated to help change their cities. Apathy is now the number one obstacle to positive change. There is hope and Love is the antidote.

What you love, you will sustain. Cities of Love aims to urge, persuade and provoke fellow residents of our earth to collectively shape the cities we live in. To achieve this, her residents must again uncover the reasons to love and therefore sustain her cities. To this end, Cities of Love tries to identify the ingredients that could possibly be the reasons for such active love. When a city is filled by the people who love their cities, then can a city have a greater chance of advancing towards a better tomorrow. Love is a mighty force to be reckoned with.

Автор: Simanjuntak, T.D.Y.F.
Название: Prestressed Concrete-Lined Pressure Tunnels
ISBN: 1138373346 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138373341
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Hydropower can be a source of sustainable energy, provided environmental considerations are taken into account and economic aspects of hydropower design are appropriately addressed. Using concrete-lined pressure tunnels instead of steel pipes may be economically attractive but may also have limitations due to the low tensile strength of concrete.

Cracking in concrete tunnel linings can lead to loss of energy production, extensive repairs, and even accidents. One of the techniques available to improve the bearing capacity of pressure tunnels is through prestressing the concrete lining by grouting the circumferential gap between the concrete lining and the rock mass at high pressure. A classical approach to determine the bearing capacity of such tunnels is based on the theory of elasticity, assuming impervious concrete. In this research, a new concept is introduced to assess the effect of seepage on the bearing capacity of pressure tunnels. Also, an innovative approach is proposed to explore the effects of the in-situ stress ratio on the lining performance. Distinction is made based on whether the rock mass behaves as an elasto-plastic isotropic, or elastic anisotropic material. Furthermore, a simplified method is introduced to quantify seepage associated with cracks around the tunnel, which is useful for assessing tunnel stability.

Автор: Lancaster
Название: Innovative Vaulting in the Architecture of the Roman Empire
ISBN: 1107059356 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107059351
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: This book on Roman construction explains why and how Roman builders employed a set of unusual vaulting techniques and explores why each is confined to a particular area of the Empire. It is written to be accessible to advanced students as well as experts in the field.

Автор: Pelz Matthew
Название: Protecting Historic Coastal Cities: Case Studies in Resilience
ISBN: 1623497701 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781623497705
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: The consequences of climate change, increasing storm surge, and rising sea levels are being seen and felt by coastal communities across the globe as hurricanes, coastal storms, and flooding increase in intensity and frequency. Understanding how coastal communities around the world have adapted to these challenging environments can help identify not only the strategies to better prepare our vulnerable cities, but also the attitudes that are most effective in producing constructive solutions.Protecting Historic Coastal Cities presents an overview of how historic communities in coastal environments understand and confront the unique challenges they face. It represents a variety of disciplines including historical preservation, public history, environmental science, engineering, and architecture. Authors explore communities that take a proactive approach to the special circumstance of living on a coast-historic preservation efforts in the midst of hurricane response, the 1900 Galveston Hurricane and the subsequent raising of Galveston Island, resilient housing initiatives in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, aggressive public infrastructure changes in Miami Beach, and pioneering advances in flood protection in the Netherlands. Each disaster is different, and the unique characteristics of the event determine approaches to recovery as well as funding from both insurance and government. As we prepare for future disasters, we must understand the underlying conditions that make us vulnerable as human beings and recognize the links between the built environment and the natural environment. In Protecting Historic Coastal Cities, the authors assert that building resilient coastal communities requires a profound understanding of this relationship to confront the extreme conditions of living and working in coastal areas around the world.

Автор: Thomas Schropfer
Название: Dense + Green Cities: Architecture as Urban Ecosystem
ISBN: 3035615314 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783035615319
Издательство: Walter de Gruyter
Цена: 85480.00 T
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In which ways does a "green building" contribute to the ecology of its surroundings? And how can ecologically designed urban districts, with their green and blue networks, link up with the elements and technologies of building design? All dimensions of "green building" are investigated in this book in an effort to understand and evaluate some of the most recent and innovative Dense+Green Cities in Asia, the Americas and Europe.

Автор: Thorpe
Название: `One Planet` Cities
ISBN: 1138615102 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138615106
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: This book addresses the crucial question of how the essential needs of the growing human population can be met without breaking the Earth`s already-stretched life-support system, and will be of great interest to practitioners and policymakers, alongside students of the built environment, urban planning, environmental policy and energy.

Автор: Scott Boylston
Название: Designing with Society: A Capabilities Approach to Design, Systems Thinking and Social Innovation
ISBN: 1138554332 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138554337
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: This book explores an emerging design culture that rigorously applies systems thinking to the practice of design as a form of facilitating change on an increasingly crowded planet.

Автор: Helmut Bott, Gregor Grassl, Stephan Anders
Название: Sustainable Urban Planning: Vibrant Neighbourhoods – Smart Cities – Resilience
ISBN: 3955534626 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783955534622
Издательство: Walter de Gruyter
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Описание: Das Leben in der Stadt erfreut sich ungebremster Beliebtheit, die Schaffung lebenswerten urbanen Raums ist damit zweifelsohne vorrangiges Arbeitsfeld fur Planer. Aber was macht die Stadt lebenswert? Wie definieren sich nachhaltige Quartiere, die auch in Zukunft gut funktionieren und in denen man sich gerne aufhalt? Was bedeutet »Smart City« oder »Resilienz«? Die komplett uberarbeitete Neuauflage dieser Publikation liefert Antworten, sie beschaftigt sich mit grundsatzlichen Herausforderungen der heutigen Stadtplanung und bietet dem Planer Grundlagenwissen, Umsetzungsstrategien, Werkzeuge und zeigt Wege zur ganzheitlichen Konzeptentwicklung auf. Internationaler Projektbeispiele zeigen leicht nachvollziehbar, wie sich Aspekte der nachhaltigen Stadtplanung konkret umsetzen lassen.