Next Generation Infrastructure
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Intelligent Infrastructures
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Author : Rudy R. Negenborn
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2009-11-28
Intelligent Infrastructures written by Rudy R. Negenborn and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-28 with Business & Economics categories.
Society heavily depends on infrastructure systems, such as road-traffic networks, water networks, electricity networks, etc. Infrastructure systems are hereby considered to be large-scale, networked systems, that almost everybody uses on a daily basis, and that are so vital that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on the defense or economic security and functioning of society. The operation and control of existing infrastructures such as road-traffic networks, water networks, electricity networks, etc. are failing: too often we are confronted with capacity problems, unsafety, unreliability and inefficiency. This book concentrates on a wide range of problems concerning the way infrastructures are functioning today and discuss novel advanced, intelligent, methods and tools for the operation and control of existing and future infrastructures.
Infrastructure Management Assessment And Rehabilitation
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Author : Sherif Yehia
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2021-11-30
Infrastructure Management Assessment And Rehabilitation written by Sherif Yehia and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-30 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This volume brings together state-of-the-art research on the development of infrastructure management, assessment, and rehabilitation techniques. It sheds light on pioneering work on innovative 3D-printed concrete, novel methods for assessment of bridge decks, and advanced computer vision-based maintenance of civil infrastructure. The book is essential reading for infrastructure owners, engineers, and contractors, allowing them to gain insights into groundbreaking research that is paving the way toward sustainable and resilient infrastructure.
Building Next Generation Converged Networks
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Author : Al-Sakib Khan Pathan
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2013-01-29
Building Next Generation Converged Networks written by Al-Sakib Khan Pathan and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-29 with Computers categories.
Providing a comprehensive introduction to next-generation networks, this book strikes a balance between how and why things work and making them work. It examines Internet architectures and protocols, network management and traffic engineering, embedded systems and sensor networks, web services, cloud technologies, and next-generation wireless networking. Containing the contributions of top industry experts and academics, the book investigates new technologies such as IPv6 over Low Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPAN) architectures and standards, mobility, and security.
Inverse Infrastructures
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Author : Tineke M. Egyedi
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 2012
Inverse Infrastructures written by Tineke M. Egyedi and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Business & Economics categories.
'The traditional analysis of infrastructure networks has provided the conceptual rationalization for centralized monopolies for a century. In recent years, liberalization has shown that much wider participation can be beneficial. Innovative development in decentralized networks can be driven from below if government policies permit it, as vividly demonstrated by the Internet. This book contributes to a much needed exploration into the characteristics and implications of decentralized networks being driven from below, introducing new perspectives on the conception and analysis of infrastructure networks.' William H. Melody, Aalborg University, Denmark and Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands The notion of inverse infrastructures that is, bottom-up, user-driven, self-organizing networks gives us a fresh perspective on the omnipresent infrastructure systems that support our economy and structure our way of living. This fascinating book considers the emergence of inverse infrastructures as a new phenomenon that will have a vast impact on consumers, industry and policy. Using a wide range of theories, from institutional economics to complex adaptive systems, it explores the mechanisms and incentives for the rise of these alternatives to large-scale infrastructures and points to their potential disruptive effect on conventional markets and governance models. The approach in this unique book challenges the existing literature on infrastructures, which primarily focuses on large technical systems (LTSs). Rather, this study highlights unprecedented developments, analyzing the differences and complementarity between LTSs and inverse infrastructures. It illustrates that even large infrastructures need not require a blueprint design or top-down and centralized control to run efficiently. The expert contributors draw upon a captivating and wide-ranging set of case studies, including: Wikipedia; wind energy cooperatives, Wireless Leiden, rural telecom in developing countries, local radio and television distribution, the collection of waste paper, syngas infrastructure design, and e-government projects. The book discusses the feasibility of temporary infrastructures and unheard of ownership arrangements, and concludes that inverse networks represent a critical transformation of the accepted model of infrastructure development. Laying a foundation for future research in the area and suggesting ways to bridge the gap between policy and practice, this path-breaking book will prove a riveting read for academics, students and researchers across a number of disciplines including economics, business, management, innovation, and technology and policy studies.
Industrial Engineering In The Sustainability Era
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Author : Fethi Calisir
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2024-03-29
Industrial Engineering In The Sustainability Era written by Fethi Calisir and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-29 with Business & Economics categories.
This book gathers extended versions of the best papers presented at the Global Joint Conference on Industrial Engineering and Its Application Areas (GJCIE), held on August 14-16, 2023, in New York, USA. Continuing the tradition of previous volumes, it highlights recent developments of industrial engineering and digital and intelligent technologies for improving manufacturing processes, and healthcare and transportation services, among others applications. A special emphasis is given to engineering methods and strategies fostering a sustainable business development.
Leveraging The New Infrastructure
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Author : Peter Weill
language : en
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Release Date : 1998
Leveraging The New Infrastructure written by Peter Weill and has been published by Harvard Business Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Business & Economics categories.
One of the most important investments in an organization is its information technology (IT) infrastructure. Yet many managers are ill-prepared to make sound IT investment decisions. Drawing upon rigorous research with over 100 businesses in 75 firms in nine countries, the authors here present a wide range of IT possibilities, enabling managers to take control of decisions that many have relegated to technical staff or vendors.
Landscape And Infrastructure
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Author : Margaret Birney Vickery
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2019-10-03
Landscape And Infrastructure written by Margaret Birney Vickery and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-03 with Architecture categories.
Landscape and Infrastructure examines the relationships between landscape painting and landscape design from the seventeenth century to the present, and contemporary infrastructure projects around the globe. These seemingly disparate subjects are united by a shared concern for the pastoral middle ground; a traditionally productive landscape. By focusing an art-historical lens on pre-industrial productive systems and the effects of the Industrial Revolution on the pastoral landscape tradition, we can gain a better understanding of how to weave new approaches to productive infrastructure systems (such as power generation, water filtration and food production) into our contemporary landscapes. With rising demand for clean energy, clean water, and locally-grown food, this study offers a historical perspective on how such systems can be integrated into our suburban and urban areas. Vestigial elements of the pastoral tradition have long held aesthetic sway in our suburbs, cities and national parks, both in Britain and America. Now, as new energy and water related projects encroach on these spaces, remnants of the pastoral play a crucial role in convincing neighborhood residents, municipal leaders, and energy companies or water authorities of the benefits of a neighboring infrastructure. This book investigates the history of that tradition and highlights the advantages it brings as we re-imagine infrastructure in the twenty-first century.
Under The Weather
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Author : Stephanie Sodero
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 2022-11-15
Under The Weather written by Stephanie Sodero and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-15 with Social Science categories.
Humans and human mobility, including driving and flying, are entangled with the climate emergency. Fossil-fuelled mobility worsens severe weather, and in turn, severe weather disrupts human mobility. A shift to zero-emission vehicles is critical but insufficient to repair the damage or prepare communities for the coming disruptions severe weather will bring. In Under the Weather Stephanie Sodero explores the intersection between human mobility and severe weather. Anchored in two Atlantic Canadian hurricane case studies, Hurricane Juan in Mi'kma'ki/Nova Scotia in 2003 and Hurricane Igor in Ktaqmkuk/Newfoundland in 2010, the book contributes to contemporary cultural and policy discussions by offering five practical recommendations – revolutionize mobility, prioritize vital mobility of medical goods and services, embrace ecological mobilities, rebrand redundancy, and think flexibly – for how mobility can be reimagined to work with, rather than against, the climate in ways that also benefit the health, education, and economy of local communities. This ecological approach to mobilities sheds light on extreme mobility dependency and the impact of mobility disruptions on the ground in Canadian communities. Focusing on the entangled relationship between human mobility and the climate, Under the Weather examines how communities can transform their relationship with mobility to enable greater resilience.
Competition And Investment In Telecommunications And Media Markets
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Author : Roberto Balmer
language : en
Publisher: Roberto Balmer
Release Date : 2014-01-20
Competition And Investment In Telecommunications And Media Markets written by Roberto Balmer and has been published by Roberto Balmer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-20 with Science categories.
This book reviews the economic literature on cooperative investment in next generation broadband networks and geographic regulation. It additionally proposes innovative models for estimating the level of competition and investment in the fixed telephony market and the retail market for newspapers. In doing so, it addresses two hotly debated issues in business strategy and economic policy: the determinants of investment and competition and the impacts of innovative investment schemes. The first chapter reviews the literature on new cooperative investment schemes in next generation broadband networks and geographic regulation. The effects on competition, investment and welfare of such schemes crucially depend on the details of the agreements. For instance, in the case of joint-ventures, the manner in which investment costs are shared and internal and external access prices are determined significantly impacts the outcome. In the case of long-term access agreements, it is essential to consider how access tariffs are structured, whether they can adapt to market developments ex-post, and whether contracts are signed before or after the investment takes place. Generally, many of these agreements allow for some extent of risk sharing, offering the possibility of increasing investment incentives when firms are not risk neutral. It is suggested that regulators consider introducing regulated co-investment agreements complementing current regulation, in addition to considering geographically segmented access prices. The second chapter assesses entry and competition in local retail markets for newspapers. It builds on the new empirical industrial organisation (NEIO) literature to estimate sustainable coverage and competitive effects of entry for Swiss newspaper sellers which sell composite goods (newspapers, food and other goods of daily use). An entry threshold ratio methodology is used, allowing for model estimation even when the range of products under examination is not exactly defined and when price and quantity data are not available. It is found that under duopoly prices the market size of a Commune required for single firm entry is about twice as large as under monopoly prices. A clear and quantifiable trade-off between competition and investment therefore exists. Moreover, it is found that while a second entrant in this market strongly increases competition, further entry doesn’t have a significant additional competitive effect. From a welfare perspective, therefore, it can be stated that “two is enough” to ensure competition in this market. In the third chapter, competition and market strategies in the Swiss fixed telephony market are assessed. A market model based on a generalised version of the traditional “dominant firm – competitive fringe” model, is developed. Direct estimation of the incumbent’s intertemporal residual demand function is performed by instrumenting the market price with incumbent-specific cost shifting variables, as well as other variables. The concrete estimates show that residual retail demand for voice traffic is highly inelastic. Such a level of elasticity is only compatible with a profit maximising incumbent in the case of largely competitive conduct. It is therefore found that the Swiss incumbent acted largely competitively, and that current regulated telephony retail price caps could not be justified on the basis of a lack of competition.
Datt Sundharam S Indian Economy 73rd Edition
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Author : Gaurav Datt & Biswajit Nag
language : en
Publisher: S. Chand Publishing
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Datt Sundharam S Indian Economy 73rd Edition written by Gaurav Datt & Biswajit Nag and has been published by S. Chand Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Business & Economics categories.
This revised edition of Datt and Sundharam's Indian Economy presents an up-to-date review of trends and issues framing the development of the modern Indian economy. This comprehensive update involved a complete rewrite of the original book as part of the endeavour to promote a critical understanding of the ever-changing canvass of opportunities and challenges facing the Indian economy. This edition represents a fresh attempt to study the evolving journey of the increasingly complex Indian economy from a contemporary vantage point while retaining a longer-term historical perspective. Divided into five parts, the book begins with an overview of the Evolving Structure of the Indian Economy, which introduces India as a developing economy, and discusses its economic growth, demographic trends, human development, infrastructure and the environment. The second part delves into India's Planning System and Evolution of Economics Sectors. As areas of national concern, the topics of Poverty, Inequality, Employment and Social Security are taken up in the third part. The fourth part on the Fiscal-monetary system and India's Financial Sector discusses key aspects of India's fiscal, monetary and financial sector policy, including a detailed review of the Union Budget 2023-24. The final part focuses on Trade, Technology and Globalisation discussing issues related to trade policy, foreign direct investment, India's interface with the World Trade Organisation, participation in global value chains, and the state of technology in the context of India's emergence on the global economic stage. With the marshalling of large amounts of data in an array of tables, graphs, charts, and boxes explaining key concepts and special topics, the book is informative, engaging, visually appealing and facilitates better understanding of the evolving complexities of the Indian economy along with the potential and limits of economic policy in the country. The revision has been developed according to the curriculum of the National Education Policy 2020 and caters to the academic requirements of undergraduate Economics students. The findings from contemporary literature/research covered in the book will help the Post graduate students and researchers from economics, commerce and finance streams. It will also be a useful resource for the aspirants appearing for various competitive examinations.