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This book investigates the EU's regional growth dynamics and, in particular, the reasons why peripheral and socio-economically disadvantaged areas have persistently failed to catch up with the rest of the Union. It shows that the capability of the knowledge-based growth model to…
Questions of how to green the North American economy, create a green energy and transportation infrastructure, and halt the deadly increase in greenhouse gas buildup dominate our daily news. Related questions of how the design of cities can impact these challenges dominate the t…
Investment in infrastructure is critical to economic growth, quality of life, poverty reduction, access to education, healthcare, and achieving many of the goals of a robust economy. But infrastructure is difficult for the public sector to get right. Public-private partnerships …
Understanding how the Smart Grid works first requires an understanding of how industrial networks operate, which in turn requires a basic understanding of the underlying communications protocols that are used, where they are used, and why. There are many systems that comprise th…
"For thousands of years, the underground has provided humans refuge, useful resources, physical support for surface structures, and a place for spiritual or artistic expression. More recently, many urban services have been placed underground. Over this time, humans have rarely c…
Infrastructure is currently a much discussed notion in the field of landscape architecture. It regards the entire urban and rural space as a network that calls for an integrated planning approach. Natural and man-made infrastructures are viewed as forming a single, overarching w…
"This book explains the concept and framework of structural economics, analyzes the characteristics, degree, and reasons for structural imbalances of China's economy in such aspects as industrial and financial sectors, balance of payments, and regional economies. It concludes th…
"This book explains the concept and framework of structural economics, analyzes the characteristics, degree, and reasons for structural imbalances of China's economy in such aspects as industrial and financial sectors, balance of payments, and regional economies. It concludes th…
"Infrastructure Systems for Nuclear Energy summarizes this progress with an up-to-date reference to guide the future research and design of infrastructure systems for nuclear energy"
