Climate Change Adaptation for Transportation Systems

Climate Change Adaptation for Transportation Systems
Author: Michael A.P. Taylor
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2020-09-29
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0128166479

Climate Change Adaptation for Transportation Systems examines the international state of knowledge on climate change and weather and their potential impacts on the planning, design and serviceability of transportation networks. The book describes alternative frameworks for adapting to climate change in the planning, provision and management of transportation systems. It discusses methods and models for including climate and weather factors in planning and design for use in transportation asset systems under risk and uncertainty. Giving specific attention to road, rail, ports and harbors, the book provides users with the tools they need in decision-making approaches where there is uncertainty. - Examines the impact of climate change and extreme weather on the performance and serviceability of transportation assets - Explores the issues, methods, frameworks, models and techniques for assessing transportation systems' performance, including considerations for climate and the environment - Provides case studies from around the world to illustrate methods, covering a wide range of climatic conditions, considerations and approaches for transportation planners

Public Economics

Public Economics
Author: William Vickrey
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 574
Release: 1997-02-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521597630

This book provides convenient access to a selection of Nobel prizewinner William Vickrey's papers, which have helped shape the modern field of public economics.

Advances in Distributed Computing and Machine Learning

Advances in Distributed Computing and Machine Learning
Author: Rashmi Ranjan Rout
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 712
Release: 2022-07-27
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9811910189

This book includes a collection of peer-reviewed best selected research papers presented at the Third International Conference on Advances in Distributed Computing and Machine Learning (ICADCML 2022), organized by Department of Computer Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Telangana, India, during 15–16 January 2022. This book presents recent innovations in the field of scalable distributed systems in addition to cutting edge research in the field of Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain in distributed environments.