Books in the WIT Transactions on the Built Environment series

Comprises a collection of papers presented at the 7th International Conference on Harmonisation between Architecture and Nature, this volume reviews the challenges and new opportunities of contemporary architecture. These papers cover the results of advances in design and new building technologies, as well as the development of new materials.

Providing a collection of research works on the continuing requirement for better urban transport systems, this volume consists of papers presented at the 24th International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment. The variety of topics covered reflects the complex interaction of urban transport systems with their environment.

Forming the 16th volume from this successful series, this book contains papers from the 16th International Conference on Railway Engineering Design and Operation. The included papers are a collection of works from researchers, academics and practitioners involved in railway engineering.

Containing the proceedings of the 14th Conference on Studies, Repairs and Maintenance of Heritage Architecture (STREMAH 2015), this book provides the necessary scientific knowledge required to formulate regulatory policies and to ensure effective ways of preserving the architectural heritage.

This proceedings volume is the first from a new edition of the High Performance Design of Structures and Materials and the Optimum Design of Structures conferences, which follows the success of a number of meetings that originated in 1989.

The papers in this book deal with topics such as building technologies, design by passive systems, design with nature, cultural sensitivity, life cycle assessment, resources and rehabilitation and many others. Also included are case studies from many different places around the world.

Contains papers presented at the Third International Conference on High Performance Structures and Materials and it addresses issues involving advanced types of structures. Particular emphasis is placed on intelligent 'smart structures' as well as the application of computational methods to model, control and manage these structures and materials.

Heritage Architecture and Historical Aspects; Assessment and Re-use; Performance and Maintenance; Simulation and Modelling; Modern (19th/20th Century) Heritage; Seismic Vulnerability; Material Characterization; Heritage Masonry; Earth Construction; Wooden Structures; Guidelines, Codes and Regulations for Heritage; Defence Heritage.

Transport Strategies; Urban Transport Planning and Management; Public Transport Systems; Rail Transport Strategies; Intelligent Transport Systems; Land use and Transport Integration; Transport Modelling and Simulation; Environmental Aspects; Economic and Social Impact; Travel Behaviour Studies; Customer Identification; Transportation;