Offers a strategy for dealing constructively with the technical and social issues associated with over-consumption. This book relies on returning up to a primary analysis of economy standards.

The division between industrialised and developing countries/societies is based on paradigms of mankind's growth which have occurred within the industrial revolution. This book explores alternatives, in which the 'knowledge' paradigms might support wealth

Mini-invasive surgery deserves increasing attention to lower post-operative stays in hospitals and to lessen fall-off complications. This new book is devoted to surgical robotics, with a focus on technology and design issues of the remote-mode operation assistants. The investigation leads to define the technical characteristics of a CRHA, co-robotic handling appliance, to be purposely developed, to support the duty-split approach surgical planner.