Many important problems involve decision making under uncertainty - that is, choosing actions based on often imperfect observations, with unknown outcomes. Designers of automated decision support...

The first reference work of its kind, this volume on the United States-Mexican War encompasses the decade of the 1840s, focusing on the war years of...

Principles of a Design Profession for the 21st Century. What is landscape architecture? Is it gardening, or science, or art? In this book, Bruce Sharky provides a...

Reviews two emerging clean energy technologies - wave energy conversion and ocean thermal energy conversion - for providing ocean-generated power, and assesses the viability of using...

Evaluation of Mental States in Aviation Personnel (Biosystems & Biorobotics). This book discusses the emerging field of industrial neuroscience, and reports on the authors cutting-edge findings in...

This book is a single-source guide to nonlinearity and nonlinear techniques in energy harvesting, with a focus on vibration energy harvesters for micro and nanoscale applications....

A large part of the worlds coastlines consists of sandy beaches and dunes that may undergo dramatic changes during storms. Extreme storm events in some cases...

Visualizing Human Geography is a comprehensive, modern book for today's human geography course. With current examples, thorough coverage of geographers tools and technology, and a visual...

The use of polymer composites in various engineering applications has become state of the art. This multi-author volume provides a useful summary of updated knowledge on...

This book brings together leading researchers in the field of international development to examine issues relating to food security, health, rural development, human development, and institutional...