1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910254313203321

Titolo

Artificial Intelligence and Evolutionary Computations in Engineering Systems : Proceedings of ICAIECES 2016 / / edited by Subhransu Sekhar Dash, K. Vijayakumar, Bijaya Ketan Panigrahi, Swagatam Das

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

981-10-3174-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XV, 863 p. 445 illus., 306 illus. in color.)

Collana

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, , 2194-5357 ; ; 517

Disciplina

006.3

Soggetti

Computational intelligence

Artificial intelligence

Algorithms

Computational Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- About the editors -- Table of contents -- Chapters -- Author Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The volume is a collection of high-quality peer-reviewed research papers presented in the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Evolutionary Computation in Engineering Systems (ICAIECES 2016) held at SRM University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. This conference is an international forum for industry professionals and researchers to deliberate and state their research findings, discuss the latest advancements and explore the future directions in the emerging areas of engineering and technology. The book presents original work and novel ideas, information, techniques and applications in the field of communication, computing and power technologies.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807659603321

Autore

Travis William R (William Riebsame), <1953->

Titolo

New geographies of the American West : land use and the changing patterns of place / / William R. Travis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : Island Press, c2007

ISBN

1-59726-614-0

1-4356-3331-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (315 p.)

Collana

Orton innovation in place series

Disciplina

307.760978

Soggetti

Urbanization - West (U.S.)

Amenity migration - West (U.S.)

Land use - West (U.S.)

Land use - West (U.S.) - Planning

Regional planning - West (U.S.)

Human geography - West (U.S.)

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 (p. 243-281) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Building a better mountain? -- The long boom of western development -- Development geographies of the new West -- Footprints of development -- The metro-zones : shining cities at the foot of the mountains -- Beyond the suburban frontier : the West's exurbs -- Resort geographies : building a better mountain? -- The gentrified range : new owners of the purple sage -- Understanding the challenge of land use planning -- Planning a new West : strategies for creating more desirable land use patterns.

Sommario/riassunto

Reconciling explosive growth with often majestic landscapes defines New Geographies of the American West. Geographer William Travis examines contemporary land use changes and development patterns from the Mississippi to the Pacific, and assesses the ecological and social outcomes of Western development.