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This book offers a comprehensive review of smart technologies and provides perspectives on their applications in urban engineering. It covers a wide range of applications, from manufacturing engineering and transport logistics to information and computation technologies, providing readers with fresh ideas for future research and collaborations. The book showcases selected papers from the International Conference on Smart Technologies in Urban Engineering (STUE-2023), hosted by O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The conference, held on June 8-10, 2023, aimed to address the complex rehabilitation of areas damaged by military conflicts and natural disasters. The contributions within this book offer a wealth of valuable information, fostering a meaningful exchange of experiences among scientists in the field of urban engineering. By delving into this book, readers explore innovative approaches to tackle urban challenges, gain insights from experts, and contribute to the advancement of smart technologies for the betterment of cities worldwide

"In the aftermath of the cataclysm of the First World War, politicians, philanthropists and humanitarians directed aid to Europe's intellectuals and their shattered institutions to stabilise the continent's democracies and preserve international peace. This groundbreaking book tells the story of the postwar rebuilding of European intellectual life"--

"The Routledge Handbook of Commercial Space Law provides a definitive survey of the transitions and adjustments across the stakeholder community contributing to outer space activities. The interaction between New Space, traditional aerospace industrials and nontraditional space-related technologies is driving market changes which will affect state practice in what has until now been a government dominated market. Greater private commercial participation will lead to new economic approaches to risk-sharing models driven by a space services- dominated market. This handbook is a detailed reference source of original articles which analyze and critically evaluate the scope of the current paradigm change, and explaining why space contracts and risk apportionment as currently known will change in tune with ongoing market transitions. Reference is made to the scope of best practices across various leading states involved in space activities. With contributions from a selection of highly regarded and leading scholars and practitioners in Commercial Space Law field, and the inclusion of salient documents, regulatory and contractual documents, the Routledge Handbook of Commercial Space Law is an essential resource for students, scholars and practitioners who are interested in the field of Commercial Space Law"--

Intro -- Contents -- Reviewers -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Campos Sulinos: Introduction to the Book -- 1.1 The Campos Sulinos: Continued Neglect in Conservation -- 1.2 A Brief Guide Through Terminology for the Campos Sulinos -- 1.3 Land Use Change in the Campos Sulinos and Impacts -- 1.4 Content of This Book -- 1.5 The Future of the Campos Sulinos -- References -- Part II: Setting the Scene: Origin, Environment, History of the Campos Sulinos -- Chapter 2: Geological Memories of South Brazilian Landscapes: From Precambrian Orogenesis to the Quaternary Coastal Plain -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Tremendous Geological Provinces: Records of Remnant and Recent Continents -- 2.3 The Mantiqueira Province: The Orogenesis that Structured a Supercontinent in the Precambrian -- 2.4 Paraná Province: A Complete History of the Western Gondwana Supercontinent in Paleozoic and Mesozoic Eras -- 2.5 The Gondwana Fragmentation and the Rising of the Meridional Plateau and the Serra do Mar in the Cenozoic Era -- 2.6 The Coastal Province: The Rise and Fall of the South Atlantic Level in the Quaternary -- References -- Chapter 3: A Look into the Past: Fossils from the Campos Sulinos Region -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Paleogeographic and Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction -- 3.2.1 Permian -- 3.2.2 Triassic -- 3.2.3 Jurassic/Cretaceous -- 3.2.4 Pleistocene -- 3.3 Biodiversity and Paleoecological Reconstruction of Fauna and Flora -- 3.3.1 Permian -- 3.3.2 Triassic -- 3.3.3 Juro-Cretaceous -- 3.3.4 Pleistocene -- 3.4 Summary and Conclusions -- 3.4.1 Earlier Ecosystems -- 3.4.2 Pleistocene and Modern Ecosystems -- References -- Chapter 4: Dynamics of South Brazilian Grasslands During the Late Quaternary -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The South Brazilian Grassland Region -- 4.3 Reconstruction of Past Vegetation and Environments.

This book concerns the values and practices of participation in municipal public parks, and the connections they have with cultural policy, urbanism, and social life. Adopting a critical cultural policy lens, it identifies the park as a mundane but extraordinarily treasured place for the production and exchange of cultural values, regulation, resistance, and the practising of citizenship. Drawing on extensive mixed-methods research on everyday participation in diverse local cultural ecosystems in England and Scotland, the book examines the social lives of parks and their users, and the important public values that are generated through their common stewardship and usership. It presents case studies of parks and co-located museums as cultural public spheres, which promote both commoning and commodification. These are contextualized by histories of municipal parkmaking from the nineteenth century to the present and related to the making of local government and to other civic and cultural institutions. The book highlights contemporary issues of austerity, marketisation and de-municipalisation within local government in the context of urban development. It positions the public park as fundamental to democratic cultural governance and makes the case for the primacy of public trust, ownership, and park equity in safeguarding the right to the city

Thoroughly researchedâbrings superbly to life figures whom history should not have forgotten - Simon Heffer, Daily TelegraphA highly readable, enjoyable and informative book - Financial TimesThe incredible story of the first Labour government, and the 'wild men' who shook up the British establishment.In 1923, four short years since the end of the First World War, and after the passing of the Act which gave all men the vote, an inconclusive election result and the prospect of a constitutional crisis opened the door for a radically different sort of government: men from working-class backgrounds who had never before occupied the corridors of power at Westminster. Who were these wild men ? Ramsay MacDonald, their leader and Labour s first Prime Minster, was the illegitimate son of a Scottish farm labourer; Arthur Henderson was a Scottish iron moulder; J. H. Thomas, a Welsh railwayman; John Wheatley, an Irish-born miner and publican; and William Adamson, a Fife coal miner. Never before had men from such backgrounds occupied the corridors of power in Westminster.The Wild Men tells the story of that first Labour administration - its unexpected birth, fraught existence, and controversial downfall - through the eyes of those who found themselves in the House of Commons, running the country for the people. Blending biography and history into a compelling narrative, David Torrance reassesses the UK s first Labour government a century after it shook up a British establishment still reeling from the War - and how the establishment eventually fought back.This is an extraordinary period in British political history which echoes down the years to our current politics and laid the foundations for the Britain of today

Intro -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Transcription Conventions -- Chapter 1: Unsettling Systems of Domination -- Chapter 2: Politics of Sounding Out and Being Heard -- Chapter 3: Weaving Webs of Material-Semiotic Practices in a Community of Movement -- Chapter 4: Juxtaposing Dominant Images of Time-Space-Personhood -- Chapter 5: Redefining Sociolinguistic Listening -- Notes -- References -- Index.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Acronyms -- Introduction -- 1. Presidential Power and Impact -- 2. The Modern White House -- 3. Year Zero -- 4. Task One: Assemble a Year Zero Leadership Team -- 5. Task Two: Develop a Strategy and Operating Model -- 6. Task Three: Design Core Processes to Achieve Action -- 7. Task Four: Design a Coherent White House Structure -- 8. Task Five: Plan for the First Two Hundred Days -- 9. Task Six: Build a Policy Pipeline -- 10. Task Seven: Build a People Pipeline -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- SECTION I: Introduction -- CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Collective Behaviors of Micro/Nanorobots -- 1.1. INTRODUCTION -- 1.2. EXTERNAL FIELD-DRIVEN PATTERN FORMATION AND NAVIGATION -- 1.2.1. Magnetically Driven Microswarms -- 1.2.2. Light-Driven Microswarms -- 1.2.3. Acoustic Wave-Driven Microswarms -- 1.2.4. Electric Field-Driven Microswarms -- 1.2.5. Hybrid Fields-Driven Microswarms -- 1.3. SWARM TRANSFORMATION UNDER DIFFERENT DRIVEN FIELDS -- 1.4. BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF MICROSWARMS -- 1.4.1. Targeted Drug Delivery -- 1.4.2. Hyperthermia -- 1.4.3. Imaging and Sensing -- 1.4.4. Thrombolysis -- 1.5. SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- SECTION II: Collective Control -- CHAPTER 2: Disassembly and Spreading of Collective Nanoparticle Chains for Microrobotic Delivery -- 2.1. INTRODUCTION -- 2.2. MATHEMATICAL MODELING AND SIMULATION -- 2.2.1. Spreading -- 2.2.2. Fragmentation -- 2.2.3. Disassembly -- 2.2.4. Assembly -- 2.3. MAGNETIC ACTUATION SETUP AND NANOPARTICLES -- 2.3.1. Hardware for Magnetic Actuation -- 2.3.2. Synthesis of Paramagnetic Nanoparticles -- 2.3.3. Gathering of Paramagnetic Nanoparticles -- 2.4. CHALLENGE AND DISCUSSION -- 2.4.1. Design of the Dynamic Magnetic Field (DMF) -- 2.4.2. Validation of the Disassembly and Spreading Strategy on a Flat Surface -- 2.4.3. Validation of the Disassembly and Spreading Strategy on Patterned Surfaces -- 2.4.4. Ex Vivo Validation on the Surface of Bladder with Ultrasound Imaging Guidance -- 2.5. CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- CHAPTER 3: Adaptive Pattern and Motion Control of Collective Nanoparticles -- 3.1. INTRODUCTION -- 3.2. GENERATION AND RECONFIGURATION OF AN EPNS -- 3.2.1. Elliptical Magnetic Field -- 3.2.2. Reconfiguration Stage I: Fluidic-Induced.

Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 The Problem of Relevance -- 2 The System of 1903 -- 3 The Transition -- 4 The System of 1908 -- 5 Approaches to Semiosis -- 6 Perspectives -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index.