1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910583039003321

Autore

Grush Bern

Titolo

The end of driving : transportation systems and public policy planning for autonomous vehicles / / Bern Grush, John Niles

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, Netherlands : , : Elsevier, , 2018

ISBN

0-12-816510-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (334 pages)

Disciplina

388.312

Soggetti

Autonomous vehicles

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Critical terminology and system views -- 2. Three planning contexts : hype, diffusion, and governance -- 3. A broad context : the contention of change -- 4. Conflicting narratives : shared understanding will be difficult to achieve -- 5. A challenging transition : two competing markets -- 6. Transitioning through multiple automated forms -- 7. How privately owned vehicles could dominate the next 30 years -- 8. A note about congestion -- 9. Barriers to shared use of vehicles -- 10. Transit leap in theory -- 11. Transit leap in practice : City of SeaTac -- 12. Governing fleets of automated vehicles -- 13. Harmonizing competitive fleets of automated common carriers -- 14. The end of driving and transit-oriented development -- 15. How behavioral economics can help -- Conclusion and recommendations -- Glossary.

Sommario/riassunto

"While many transportation and city planners, researchers, students, practitioners, and political leaders are familiar with the technical nature and promise of vehicle automation, consensus is not yet often seen on the impact that will result, or the policies and actions that those responsible for transportation systems should take. The End of Driving: Transportation Systems and Public Policy Planning for Autonomous Vehicles explores both the potential of vehicle automation technology and the barriers it faces when considering coherent urban deployment. The book evaluates the case for deliberate development of automated public transportation and mobility-as-a-service as paths towards sustainable mobility, describing critical approaches to the planning and



management of vehicle automation technology. It serves as a reference for understanding the full life cycle of the multi-year transportation systems planning processes, including novel regulation, planning, and acquisition tools for regional transportation. Application-oriented, research-based, and solution-oriented rather than predict-and-warn, The End of Driving concludes with a detailed discussion of the systems design needed for accomplishing this shift"--Publisher's description.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910816880203321

Autore

Mazer Arthur <1958->

Titolo

The ellipse : a historical and mathematical journey / / Arthur Mazer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2010

ISBN

1-283-20335-9

9786613203359

0-470-59103-X

0-470-59102-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Disciplina

516/.152

Soggetti

Ellipse

Mathematics - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The trail : starting out -- The space : geometry -- The language : algebra -- The universal tool : trigonometry -- The slayer : calculus -- Eight minutes that changed history.

Sommario/riassunto

Explores the development of the ellipse and presents mathematical concepts within a rich, historical context The Ellipse features a unique, narrative approach when presenting the development of this mathematical fixture, revealing its parallels to mankind's advancement from the Counter-Reformation to the Enlightenment. Incorporating illuminating historical background and examples, the author brings together basic concepts from geometry, algebra, trigonometry, and calculus to uncover the ellipse as the shape of a planet's orbit around



the sun.  The book begins with a discus