E. Tiezzi, J.C. Marques, C. A. Brebbia (Wessex Institut of Technology)
Combining sciences and thoughts is essential for the sustainability of ecosystems as well as for understanding human life. Ecology, economics, chemistry, physics, climatology, informatics are pieces to be put together in order to compose the transdisciplinary picture of our complex world. This Volume contains the proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Ecosystems and Sustainable Development that was held in Coimbra (Portugal) in September 2007. ECOSUD offers a unique opportunity and encourages the interdisciplinary communication between scientists, engineers and professionals...
Combining sciences and thoughts is essential for the sustainability of ecosystems as well as for understanding human life. Ecology, economics, chemist...
C. A. Brebbia (Wessex Institut of Technology), E. Tiezzi
Containing papers presented at the Seventh International Conference on Ecosystems and Sustainable Development, this text presents research related to different aspects of ecosystems and sustainable development, including physical sciences and modeling.
Containing papers presented at the Seventh International Conference on Ecosystems and Sustainable Development, this text presents research related to ...
C. A. Brebbia (Wessex Institut of Technology), S. Hernandez, E. Tiezzi
This book contains papers presented at The Sustainable City 2010 conference, which was the sixth edition of the International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability. That event followed the very successful meetings held previously in Rio (2000), Segovia (2002), Siena (2004), Tallinn (2006) and Skiathos (2008) and proved one more time the necessity of this scientific forum to discuss the challenging situations that the urban areas are confronting nowadays.Innovative tools are required for understanding the high complexity of contemporary cities. It is urgent to promote a more...
This book contains papers presented at The Sustainable City 2010 conference, which was the sixth edition of the International Conference on Urban Rege...
E. Tiezzi, C. A. Brebbia (Wessex Institut of Technology), S. E. Jorgensen
Beyond the specific dimension of the individual, learning is a primary characteristic of life. Shifting our attention to local systems we can consider ecosystems and traditional communities as learning 'minds', according with Bateson's thought. We call environmental wisdom the explicit knowledge that emerges from long periods of co-evolution of people and nature in local systems, cast in the same lot. Environmental wisdom rises both from trial-and-error and from more subtle kinds of knowledge, involving aesthetic and intuition. It sediments as tradition or religion and deeply contribute to...
Beyond the specific dimension of the individual, learning is a primary characteristic of life. Shifting our attention to local systems we can consider...
Exploring the latest experiences, achievements and state-of-the-art practices and methodologies in sustainability and the urban environment, this book contains 70 papers presented at the Third International Conference on the Sustainable City. It will be of interest to city planners, architects, environmental engineers and all academics, professionals and practitioners involved in the wide range of disciplines associated with this important and highly topical subject. Strategy and Development; Planning, Development and Management; Environmental Management; Cultural Heritage and Architectural...
Exploring the latest experiences, achievements and state-of-the-art practices and methodologies in sustainability and the urban environment, this book...
F. Pulselli, Simone Bastianoni, E. Tiezzi, N. Marchettini
This book presents a view of sustainability that starts from the acknowledgment of physical conditions and limits that humans can no longer neglect. It also includes some epistemological foundations of the concept of sustainability and an historical background. The view is optimistic to the extent that economics, the compass of our industrial society, is open to inputs and suggestions coming from outside orthodox schemes. Transdisciplinary science is one key element of such a change, and this book is a transdisciplinary project. In the field of the criticism of GDP as an omni-comprehensive...
This book presents a view of sustainability that starts from the acknowledgment of physical conditions and limits that humans can no longer neglect. I...
Urban areas produce a series of environmental problems arising from the consumption of natural resources and the consequent generation of waste and pollution. These problems contribute to the development of social and economic imbalances. All these problems, which continue to grow in our society, require new solutions. This book addresses the many inter-related aspects of the urban environment from transport and mobility to social exclusion and crime prevention. Publishing papers from the Fourth International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability, the volume includes topics such...
Urban areas produce a series of environmental problems arising from the consumption of natural resources and the consequent generation of waste and po...
C. A. Brebbia (Wessex Institut of Technology), A. Gospodini, E. Tiezzi
A sustainable city is widely recognised as one which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In The Sustainable City V many interrelated aspects of the urban environment from transport and mobility to social exclusions and crime prevention are addressed. The papers included were originally presented at the Fifth International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability and will be of interest to city planners, architects, environmental engineers and all academics, professionals and practitioners working in the wide...
A sustainable city is widely recognised as one which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet the...