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Flood Proofing in Urban Areas (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019): Daniele Fabrizio Bignami, Renzo Rosso, Umberto Sanfilippo Flood Proofing in Urban Areas (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Daniele Fabrizio Bignami, Renzo Rosso, Umberto Sanfilippo
R3,638 Discovery Miles 36 380 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Flood control in urban areas can be feasibly and cost-effectively enhanced by implementing flood proofing approaches to risk reduction in the context of environmental and land-use planning and management. Indeed, flood proofing makes it possible to improve, integrate and in some cases even replace traditional measures for flood control, reducing the vulnerability and increasing the resilience of buildings and infrastructures. This book begins by reviewing the physics of stability and instability of both human beings and buildings under flood conditions, together with criteria and models (both conventional and innovative) for assessing flood strains. In turn, it presents a range of flood proofing concepts and techniques, together with a complete and updated classification of related methods and devices. This provides a user-friendly tool to help identify appropriate solutions to real-world problems for each specific risk scenario. In particular, the book focuses on temporary flood proofing techniques, given their ability to deliver effective performance at low costs. Lastly, it features an overview of norms, guidelines and laboratory recommendations that are currently being adopted in various countries with regard to flood proofing devices and testing procedures. The purpose of this book is essentially to encourage authorities, stakeholders, technicians and end users to successfully develop flood proofing solutions that can reduce flood risk in a pragmatic manner. In addition, the authors hope to inspire researchers, manufacturers and designers (engineers, architects, urban planners and urban managers) to pursue further advances in this key sector of public and private safety in urban areas.

Extremes in Nature - An Approach Using Copulas (Hardcover, 2007 ed.): Gianfausto Salvadori, Carlo de Michele, Nathabandu T.... Extremes in Nature - An Approach Using Copulas (Hardcover, 2007 ed.)
Gianfausto Salvadori, Carlo de Michele, Nathabandu T. Kottegoda, Renzo Rosso
R4,384 Discovery Miles 43 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The study of the statistics of extreme events is an essential first step in the mitigation of natural catastrophies, that often cause severe economic losses worldwide. This book is about the theoretical and practical aspects of the statistics of Extreme Events in Nature.Most importantly, this is the first text in which Copulas are introduced and used in Geophysics.Several topics are fully original, and show how standard models and calculations can be improved by exploiting the opportunities offered by Copulas. In addition, new quantities useful for design and risk assessment are introduced. Practicioners in all research areas of Geosciences and extreme events (including Finance and Insurance, closely related to natural disasters) will definitely benefit from the new Copula-approach outlined in the book.

The Decline and Renaissance of Universities - Moving from the Big Brother University to the Slow University (Hardcover, 1st ed.... The Decline and Renaissance of Universities - Moving from the Big Brother University to the Slow University (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Renzo Rosso
R811 R710 Discovery Miles 7 100 Save R101 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Instead of following the Magna Charta Universitatum, the declaration of the principles of knowledge signed in 1988 in Bologna, the academic approach pursued in Europe and the other continents over the past 30 years has strictly employed a utilitarian model of higher education. This jeopardizes academic freedom, shared governance and tenure, the three pillars of the long-established model of universities. Scientific conformism and fragmentation, educational bias and authoritarianism are the major drawbacks, together with a poor readiness to meet the emerging challenges in the labor market and technology. In this book, Renzo Rosso presents a new model for countering these developments, e.g. by establishing novel democratic rules for university governance. The Slow University paradigm positions culture and education as essential tools for the long-term survival of humankind.

Extremes in Nature - An Approach Using Copulas (Paperback, 2007 ed.): Gianfausto Salvadori, Carlo de Michele, Nathabandu T.... Extremes in Nature - An Approach Using Copulas (Paperback, 2007 ed.)
Gianfausto Salvadori, Carlo de Michele, Nathabandu T. Kottegoda, Renzo Rosso
R4,353 Discovery Miles 43 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is about the theoretical and practical aspects of the statistics of Extreme Events in Nature. Most importantly, this is the first text in which Copulas are introduced and used in Geophysics. Several topics are fully original, and show how standard models and calculations can be improved by exploiting the opportunities offered by Copulas. In addition, new quantities useful for design and risk assessment are introduced.

The Decline and Renaissance of Universities - Moving from the Big Brother University to the Slow University (Paperback, 1st ed.... The Decline and Renaissance of Universities - Moving from the Big Brother University to the Slow University (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019)
Renzo Rosso
R811 R710 Discovery Miles 7 100 Save R101 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Instead of following the Magna Charta Universitatum, the declaration of the principles of knowledge signed in 1988 in Bologna, the academic approach pursued in Europe and the other continents over the past 30 years has strictly employed a utilitarian model of higher education. This jeopardizes academic freedom, shared governance and tenure, the three pillars of the long-established model of universities. Scientific conformism and fragmentation, educational bias and authoritarianism are the major drawbacks, together with a poor readiness to meet the emerging challenges in the labor market and technology. In this book, Renzo Rosso presents a new model for countering these developments, e.g. by establishing novel democratic rules for university governance. The Slow University paradigm positions culture and education as essential tools for the long-term survival of humankind.

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