Books published by WIT Press

The transdisciplinary papers in this book, presented at the Third International Conference on Management of Natural Resources of Natural Resources, Sustainable Development, and Ecological Hazards, suggest constructive principles and policies for a way forward

The book comprises a number of research papers presented at several Computers in Railways Conferences. The book can serve as an introduction to the theory of railway traffic, timetable design, operations analysis, simulation, safety and control for Master and PhD students from engineering faculties and professionals working in the railway industry.

Water Management and Planning; River Basin Management; Urban Water Management; Hydrological Modelling; Hydraulic Engineering; Water Quality; Pollution Control; Irrigation Issues; Special Session on Sharing our Water Resources; Flood Risk; Waste Water Treatment and Management; Waste Water Treatment and Re-use; Water Resources and Economics

This series of conferences addresses the multidisciplinary aspects of urban planning, a result of the increasing size of the cities, the amount of resources and services required and the complexity of modern society.

With the onward march of science and technology, and the continuing quest for improvement, there is a growing curiosity about the world around us. Close examination of structures in nature can be rewarding and surprising.

Risk Assessment;Risk Management;Hazard Prevention,Management and Control;Early Warning Systems;Natural Hazards;Simulation and Design in Road Evacuation;Vulnerability Issues;Health Risk;Debris Flow and Flood Hazards./Brownfield development is in many cases essential to attract new business to the locality and for the creation of healthy communities

Presentations in the conference were related to topics like building technologies, design by passive systems, design with nature, ecological and cultural sensitivity, life cycle assessment, quantifying sustainability in architecture, resources and rehabilitation, and issues from education, research and practice.

In this revised second edition, Elements of Plasticity continues to bridge the gap between classical theory and modern computational techniques and does so by focussing on the most important elements of theory and computation using matrix notation.

This publication is an introduction to the protection of historic properties by public agencies in three very different legal systems - the United States, the United Kingdom and Spain. It also lays out the international legal framework actually in place to protect historic heritage.

The Seventh International Conference in the well-established series on Ecosystems and Sustainable Development contains papers on a variety of topics including: Ecosystems modelling; Natural resources management; Environmental indicators; Sustainability development studies; Energy and the environment; Waste management; Environmental management.

Containing papers presented at COMPRAIL 2006, this book represents research, development and application of computers to the management, design, manufacture and operations of railways and other passenger, freight and transit systems. It is of interest to railway managers, consultants, railway engineers, and others.

Contains the proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century. This work includes papers that cover a variety of topics, such as: transport sustainability; urban transport planning and management; transport modelling and simulation; transport logistics and operations research; and more.

Includes papers from the Ninth International Conference on Structures Under Shock and Impact. This book features topics such as: impact and blast loading characteristics; material response to high rate loading; missile penetration and explosion; protection of structures from blast tools; behaviour of structural concrete; and more.

Contains the edited versions of the papers presented at the Ninth International Conference on Advanced Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements in Heat Transfer and Mass Transfer. This work features topics such as: natural and forced convection; advances in computational methods; heat and mass transfer; energy systems; and more.

Waste management is one of the key issues of modern society. This book addresses waste management issues, arranged into the following sessions: Advanced waste treatment technology; Air pollution control; Biological treatment of waste; Clean technologies; Community involvement and education; Construction and demolition waste; and more.

Contains papers presented at the Second International Conference on Evolution, Monitoring, Simulation, Management, and Remediation of the Geological Environment and Landscape. This book covers such topics as: earth's materials and resources; soil and rock properties; earth's dynamics; hydrological studies; natural hazards and risks; and more.

Contains work in the field of fluid mechanics. The basic formulations of fluid mechanics and their computer modelling are discussed, as well as the relationship between experimental and analytical results. Topics include: Convection, Heat and Mass Transfer; Experimental versus Simulation Methods; Computational Methods in Fluid Mechanics; and more.