Urban engineering books

Analysing the factors that influence the spatio-temporal dynamics of transport, built space, energy, and population in a complex urban engineering system, play an extremely important role in our greater understanding of the evolution of the system and the behaviour of various agents (households, firms, governments, etc.) involved in it. In this context, this book addresses two very important, but at the same time, not very widely investigated dimensions that play a key role in the evolution of complex urban engineering systems: Markets and Decisions. A disequilibrium based microsimulation modelling framework is developed for the urban built space markets. On the decisions side, this book presents a generic multidimensional modelling framework that captures the behaviour of builders in terms of the supply of new built space. The where, when, how much, and what type of supply decisions were incorporated within a single framework. In addition to that, this book also develops a comprehensive hedonic analysis for the asking rent of office space. Spatial analysis techniques are incorporated within the hedonic framework to capture clustering and heterogeneity. Overview from BARNES&NOBLE (barnesandnoble.com).

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Updated in a new 9th edition, Contemporary Urban Planning provides readers with in-depth coverage of the historic, economic, political, legal, and environmental factors affecting urban planning.
With updated coverage of the Obama administration's response to the 2009 economic downturn, Levy also addresses the most pressing issues in urban development today - including the subprime mortgage crisis and home foreclosures, federal funding for public transportation, and new standards for 'green' buildings. Overview from BARNES&NOBLE (barnesandnoble.com).

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This is the only current and in print book covering the full field of transit systems and technology. Beginning with a history of transit and its role in urban development, the book proceeds to define relevant terms and concepts, and then present detailed coverage of all urban transit modes and the most efficient system designs for each. Including coverage of such integral subjects as travel time, vehicle propulsion, system integration, fully supported with equations and analytical methods, this book is the primary resource for students of transit as well as those professionals who design and operate these key pieces of urban infrastructure. Overview from BARNES&NOBLE (barnesandnoble.com).

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It has become increasingly important, particularly in an urban environment, to predict soil behaviour and to confine the settlement or deformation of buildings adjacent to construction sites. One important factor is the choice of construction procedure for the installation of piles, sheet pile walls, anchors or for soil improvement techniques, ground freezing and tunnelling methods. The modelling of construction processes, which are frequently associated with large deformations of the soil and with strong changes in the structure of the soil around the construction plant, in the case of, for example, a drill, a bit, a vibrator, or an excavation tool, requires sophisticated and new methods in numerical modelling. Often the simulation of the construction procedure is neglected in the calculations. Such methods are described and discussed in this book, as are examples of the methods applied to geotechnical practice, field and laboratory testing as well as case studies.
This volume provides a valuable source of reference for scientists in geotechnical engineering and numerical modelling, geotechnical engineers, post graduate students, construction companies and consultants, manufacturers of geotechnical construction plants and software suppliers and developers of geotechnical construction methods. Overview from BARNES&NOBLE (barnesandnoble.com).

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