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Discover the emerging science and engineering of System of Systems Many challenges of the twenty-first century, such as fossil fuel energy resources, require a new approach. The emergence of System of Systems (SoS) and System of Systems Engineering (SoSE) presents engineers and professionals with the potential for solving many of the challenges facing our world today. This groundbreaking book brings together the viewpoints of key global players in the field to not only define these challenges, but to provide possible solutions. Each chapter has been contributed by an international expert, and topics covered include modeling, simulation, architecture, the emergence of SoS and SoSE, net-centri...
Trattare con i terroristi significa rafforzarli. Aprire negoziati per la liberazione degli ostaggi o per sfuggire agli attentati, vuol dire mostrarsi deboli e induce a credere che il terrorismo funziona. La linea della fermezza è stata scelta in Italia nel caso Moro e da Israele nella risposta a Gaza, e in numerosi altri casi nella storia. Siamo sicuri che sia la scelta giusta? Negoziare con i terroristi è eticamente sbagliato. Ma non tutto ciò che è eticamente giusto è politicamente efficace. Già a partire dai primi attentati anarchici alla fine dell'Ottocento, gli Stati di tutto il mondo si sono trovati ad affrontare la questione, scegliendo in genere la linea della fermezza. Eppure,...
This lavishly illustrated volume is the first major global history of ornament from the Middle Ages to today. Crossing historical and geographical boundaries in unprecedented ways and considering the role of ornament in both art and architecture, Histories of Ornament offers a nuanced examination that integrates medieval, Renaissance, baroque, and modern Euroamerican traditions with their Islamic, Indian, Chinese, and Mesoamerican counterparts. At a time when ornament has re-emerged in architectural practice and is a topic of growing interest to art and architectural historians, the book reveals how the long history of ornament illuminates its global resurgence today. Organized by thematic s...