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Constructal Human Dynamics, Security and Sustainability
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Constructal Human Dynamics, Security and Sustainability
About this book
Globalization, security infrastructure and energy sustainability can be designed based on a scientific principle. In this book, these objectives are approached based on constructal theory, which means to design such projects as global 'flow' architectures that are 'alive' with movement of personnel, equipment, information, education, etc. Constructal Human Dynamics, Security and Sustainability highlights the progress made during the NATO Advanced Research Workshop held in Évora, Portugal in May 2008. This workshop brought together social scientists with physicists, engineers and biologists. Together they addressed main topics such as human dynamics viewed as natural phenomena of design generation, flow networks for distribution and collection, large-scale construction projects (e.g., airports, waste storage), logistics, decontamination, energy supply routes, distributed energy systems, water resources management, environmental security sustainability and globalization. The chapters selected for this book represent the interdisciplinary approach and team atmosphere that emerged in Évora.
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Yes, you can access Constructal Human Dynamics, Security and Sustainability by A. Bejan,S. Lorente,A. Miguel,Adrian Bejan,Sylvie Lorente,António Miguel in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Sociology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Title page
- Preface
- Contents
- Constructal Theory and Design
- Constructal View of City Flow Structure and People Safety
- Flow Systems, Catastrophes, and Public Policy
- Developing Constructal Theory as a Tool for Global Security and Sustainability
- Pattern Formation and Self-Organization in Living Systems: a Unified View of Coral Colonies and Crowd Dynam ics
- Constructal Placement of Decontamination on Nuclear W aste Areas
- Some Transfer Phenomena Regarding the Safety of Deep Geological Repositories of Radioactive Wa stes.
- Constructal Patterns in Air Traffic Flows and in Sustainable Information Systems
- Constructal Flow of Education and Research
- Subject Index
- Author Index