Advances in Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure
Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure, July 17−21, 2017, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA
Editors: Charytonowicz, Jerzy (Ed.)
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- Describes a wealth of different examples of sustainable infrastructure projects
- Discusses the environmental, social, and economic impact of sustainable infrastructure
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This book deals with human factors research directed towards realizing and assessing sustainability in the built environment. It reports on advanced engineering methods for sustainable infrastructure design, as well as on assessments of the efficient methods and the social, environmental, and economic impact of various designs and projects. The book covers a range of topics, including the use of recycled materials in architecture, ergonomics in buildings and public design, sustainable design for smart cities, design for the aging population, industrial design, human scale in architecture, and many more. Based on the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure, held on July 17–21, 2017, in Los Angeles, California, USA, this book, by showing different perspectives on sustainability and ergonomics, represents a useful source of information for designers in general, urban engineers, architects, infrastructure professionals, practitioners, public infrastructure owners, policy makers, government engineers and planners, as well as operations managers, and academics active in applied research.
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Parasitic Architecture: Theory and Practice of the Postmodern Era
Pages 3-12
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Guidelines for Managing Complex Scenarios for Optimization of Infrastructure Transformations
Pages 13-21
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Beauty – Aesthetics – Senses Research of Attractiveness and Magic of the Built Environment
Pages 22-32
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Accessibility, Easy and Comfort of Using Sanitary Devices by Preschool Children: Pre-design Studies
Pages 33-42
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Kitchen Chores Ergonomics: Research and Its Application
Pages 43-52
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Table of contents (31 chapters)
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- Book Title
- Advances in Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure
- Book Subtitle
- Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure, July 17−21, 2017, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Editors
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- Jerzy Charytonowicz
- Series Title
- Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
- Series Volume
- 600
- Copyright
- 2018
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-60450-3
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-60450-3
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-60449-7
- Series ISSN
- 2194-5357
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XI, 328
- Number of Illustrations
- 127 b/w illustrations
- Topics
