Greening Airports considers the sustainable development of the entire air transport system, from airports and air traffic control to airlines. The text provides a broad overview of the topic, as well as a system for both monitoring and assessment.
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This book examines in detail the planning and modelling of local infrastructure like energy systems, including the complexities resulting from various uncertainties. Readers will discover the individual steps involved in infrastructure planning in cities and territories, as well…
This insider's view of an exciting and controversial new scientific field has detailed coverage of the current state of the art and a full discussion of the environmental, legal, and philosophical issues. It includes ideas for a proposed regulatory framework.
Maximizing reader insights into the current use of conventional energy sources (such as fossil fuels) in the generation of electricity in the European region, this book addresses several key issues including: potential ways European countries could expand their energy sector in …
This book describes systematically wireless power transfer technology using magnetic resonant coupling and electric resonant coupling and presents the latest theoretical and phenomenological approaches to its practical implementation, operation and its applications. It also disc…
The reality of sunlight-based sailing in space began in May 2010,℗ℓ and solar sail technology and science have continued to evolve rapidly through new space missions. Using the power of the Sun's light℗ℓfor regular travel propulsion will be the next major leap forward in our jou…
This book is about the mechanisms of wealth creation, or what we like to think of as evolutionary ℓ́ℓprogressℓ́ℓ. For the modern economy, natural wealth consists of complex physical structures of condensed (ℓ́ℓfrozenℓ́ℓ) energy ℓ́ℓ mass - maintained in the earthℓ́ℓs crust far from the…
This SpringerBrief focuses mainly on the basic theory and applications of massive MIMO in 5G networks. The significance of massive MIMO for 5G or future communications is first briefly discussed. Then, the basic theory of massive MIMO technology is comprehensively analyzed, i.e.…
This book presents breakthroughs in the design of Wireless Energy Harvesting (WEH) networks. It bridges the gap between WEH through radio waves communications and power transfer, which have largely been designed separately. The authors present an overview of the RF-EHNs includin…
· The first-ever English edition of the seminal work in the Earth Building field · Provides examples of sophisticated earth building projects and illustrates the diverse applications of earth as a building material · Explains DIN 18945 - 47 standards for industrially-produced ea…
This book presents an overview of basic concepts in reliability and safety engineering, together with simple and practical illustrations. It also details the latest advances in the field, including dynamic risk assessment and uncertainty management.
This book discusses applying vernacular strategies to modern architectural design to adhere to basic green principles of energy efficiency and materials utilization. Written from an international perspective, chapters present the perspectives and experiences of architects and en…
