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UNINA9910779041103321 |
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Infrastructure sustainability and design / / edited by Spiro Pollalis. [et al.] |
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New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
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1-136-32039-3 |
0-203-12031-0 |
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[1st edition] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (351 p.) |
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City planning - Environmental aspects |
Urban ecology (Sociology) |
Sustainable development |
Ecological engineering |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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pt. 1. Dimensions of sustainability -- pt. 2. Sustainable practice in infrastructure systems -- pt. 3. Assessing urban infrastructures -- pt. 4. Design and planning for infrastructure sustainability. |
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"You're overseeing a large-scale project, but you're not an engineering or construction specialist, and so you need an overview of the related sustainability concerns and processes. To introduce you to the main issues, experts from the fields of engineering, planning, public health, environmental design, architecture, and landscape architecture review current sustainable large-scale projects, the roles team members hold, and design approaches, including alternative development and financing structures. They also discuss the challenges and opportunities of sustainability within infrastructural systems, such as those for energy, water, and waste, so that you know what's possible. And best of all, they present here for the first time the Zofnass Environmental Evaluation Methodology guidelines, which will help you and your team improve infrastructure design, engineering, and construction"--Provided by publisher. |
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UNINA9911019668003321 |
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Titolo |
Communicating embedded systems : network applications / / edited by Francine Krief |
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London, : ISTE |
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Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2010 |
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1-118-55762-X |
1-299-31539-9 |
1-118-61851-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (348 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Livello bibliografico |
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English translation of: Les systemes embarques communicants : mobilite, securite, autonomie, published by Hermes Science/Lavoisier, France, 2008. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; Communicating Embedded Systems; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; General Introduction; Chapter 1. Introduction to Embedded Systems; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Embedded system: a definition; 1.3. Properties of an embedded system; 1.4. The significance of Moore's Law; 1.5. Embedded systems and the system on silicon; 1.6. Embedded systems and communications; 1.7. Embedded systems and security; 1.8. Embedded systems and time constraints; 1.9. Embedded systems and free software; 1.10. Embedded systems and their design; 1.11. An example of multimedia embedded system design |
1.12. Conclusion1.13. Bibliography; Chapter 2. Quality-of-Service Routing in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Mobile ad hoc networks: concepts, characteristics, challenges; 2.2.1. Concepts and basic principles; 2.2.2. Limits and challenges; 2.2.3. MAC protocols for ad hoc networks; 2.2.4. Node mobility and location; 2.3. QoS routing: general considerations; 2.3.1. Functions of routing protocols; 2.3.2. Classification of routing protocols; 2.3.3. Expected routing protocol properties; 2.3.4. QoS routing problems; 2.4. Best-effort routing protocols in MANETs |
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2.4.1. Criteria for routing protocol classification2.4.2. Presentation of routing protocols; 2.5. QoS routing in MANETs; 2.5.1. Approaches for QoS routing; 2.5.2. Resource reservation; 2.5.3. Examples of reservation methods; 2.5.4. Estimation models; 2.5.5. Presentation of the main QoS routing protocols; 2.6. Conclusion; 2.7. Bibliography; Chapter 3. Self-Management of Ad Hoc Sensor Networks; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Wireless sensor networks; 3.2.1. Fields of application for sensor networks; 3.2.2. The principal components in a sensor; 3.2.3. Importance of energy in sensor networks |
3.2.4. Transmission technologies3.2.5. Routing algorithms; 3.2.6. Main commercial offerings; 3.2.7. Key issues; 3.2.8. Projects on sensor networks; 3.3. Autonomic sensor networks; 3.3.1. Autonomic networking; 3.3.2. Self-configuration of sensor networks; 3.3.3. Self-healing of sensor networks; 3.3.4. Self-optimization of sensor networks; 3.3.5. Self-protection of sensor networks; 3.3.6. Projects relating to autonomy in sensor networks; 3.4. An example of self-configuration; 3.4.1. Energy optimization and automatic classification; 3.4.2. The LEA2C energy optimization algorithm |
3.4.3. Performance evaluation of the LEA2C algorithm3.4.4. Improvements to the LEA2C algorithm; 3.5. Conclusion; 3.6. Bibliography; Chapter 4. RFID Technology; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Automatic identification systems; 4.2.1. Barcodes; 4.2.2. Optical character recognition (OCR) systems; 4.2.3. Biometric identification; 4.2.4. Microchip cards; 4.2.5. RFID systems; 4.3. The components of an RFID system; 4.4. The different types of RFID systems; 4.4.1. Bottom of the range RFID systems; 4.4.2. Mid-range RFID systems; 4.4.3. Top of the range RFID systems; 4.5. RF ranges; 4.6. Information security |
4.6.1. Symmetric mutual authentication |
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Embedded systems become more and more complex and require having some knowledge in various disciplines such as electronics, data processing, telecommunications and networks. Without detailing all the aspects related to the design of embedded systems, this book, which was written by specialists in electronics, data processing and telecommunications and networks, gives an interesting point of view of communication techniques and problems in embedded systems. This choice is easily justified by the fact that embedded systems are today massively communicating and that telecommunications and network |
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