LA SIMULATION NUMERIQUE EST UN OUTIL D'AIDE A LA CONCEPTION ET A L'AUDIT ENCORE PEU UTILISE DANS LE SECTEUR DU BATIMENT PAR COMPARAISON AVEC D'AUTRES SECTEURS D'ACTIVITE (ELECTRONIQUE, ESPACE, AUTOMOBILE...). PARALLELEMENT, DANS LE MILIEU DE LA RECHERCHE CONNEXE AU BATIMENT, DES CODES DE SIMULATION PERMETTANT DE REPONDRE A UN ENSEMBLE DE PROBLEMES SCIENTIFIQUES ET TECHNIQUES ONT ETE DEVELOPPES. MALGRE LEURS PERFORMANCES SUR LE PLAN NUMERIQUE, CES CODES MANQUENT D'UN CERTAIN NOMBRE DE FONCTIONNALITES AFIN QUE LEUR UTILISATION SOIT SIMPLE ET PRODUCTIVE (ASSISTANCE A L'UTILISATEUR, VERIFICATION DE LA COHERENCE, ECHANGE DE DONNEES...). DANS CE BUT, CE TRAVAIL DE RECHERCHE S'ATTACHE A LA CONCEPTION D'UN ENVIRONNEMENT DE SIMULATION INTELLIGENT (ESI) ALLIANT LES PERFORMANCES NUMERIQUES DES CODES DE SIMULATION EXISTANTS AUX POSSIBILITES OFFERTES PAR LES SYSTEMES A BASE DE CONNAISSANCES. IL S'AGIT DE DEVELOPPER AU SEIN DE L'ESI UNE PARTIE SYMBOLIQUE ET UNE PARTIE NUMERIQUE: LA PARTIE SYMBOLIQUE AGIT ALORS COMME UN SERVEUR SEMANTIQUE QUI D'UNE PART SUPPORTE DES OPERATIONS DE HAUT NIVEAU D'ABSTRACTION (PARTAGE DE DONNEES ENTRE DIFFERENTS CODES DE SIMULATION, MODELISATION DU RAISONNEMENT...) ET, D'AUTRE PART, PILOTE LA PARTIE QUI ASSURE LA RESOLUTION NUMERIQUE DU SYSTEME ETUDIE. APRES UNE BREVE PRESENTATION DU PROCESSUS DE MODELISATION/SIMULATION/ANALYSE DES RESULTATS ET DES MODALITES DU DIALOGUE HOMME/MACHINE ASSOCIEES A L'UTILISATION DES ORDINATEURS DANS CE PROCESSUS, LES COMPOSANTS DE L'ESI SONT DECRITS SUIVANT UNE METHODE DE SPECIFICATION FORMELLE BASEE SUR UNE APPROCHE ORIENTEE OBJET. UNE PREMIERE APPLICATION AU SECTEUR DU BATIMENT, IMPLEMENTEE AU SEIN D'UNE PLATEFORME LOGICIELLE POUR LA GENERATION DE SYSTEME A BASE DE CONNAISSANCE DEVELOPPEE AU CSTB ET UTILISANT LE MODELE DE DONNEES INTEGRE DU BATIMENT ISSU DU PROJET EUROPEEN COMBINE, EST PRESENTEE

A manual for both designers and users, comprehensively presenting the current state of experts' knowledge on virtual reality (VR) in computer science, mechanics, optics, acoustics, physiology, psychology, ergonomics, ethics, and related area. Designed as a reference book and design guide to help the reader develop a VR project, it presents the read

This book examines how the computer, as we currently know it, will be replaced by a new generation of technologies, moving computing off the desktop and ultimately integrating it with real world objects and everyday environments. It provides a unique combination of concepts, methods and prototypes of ubiquitous and pervasive computing reflecting the current interest in smart environments and ambient intelligence.

This Child-Friendly Schools (CFS) Manual was developed during three-and-a-half years of continuous work, involving the United Nations Children's Fund education staff and specialists from partner agencies working on quality education. It benefits from fieldwork in 155 countries and territories, evaluations carried out by the Regional Offices and desk reviews conducted by headquarters in New York. The manual is a part of a total resource package that includes an e-learning package for capacity-building in the use of CFS models and a collection of field case studies to illustrate the state of the art in child-friendly schools in a variety of settings.

Report presents a series of analyses and recommendations for fostering the role of culture for sustainable development. Drawing on a global survey implemented with nine regional partners and insights from scholars, NGOs and urban thinkers, the report offers a global overview of urban heritage safeguarding, conservation and management, as well as the promotion of cultural and creative industries, highlighting their role as resources for sustainable urban development. Report is intended as a policy framework document to support governments in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Urban Development and the New Urban Agenda.

Whereas Volume 1 introduced the NetLogo platform as a means of prototyping simple models, this second volume focuses on the advanced use of NetLogo to connect both data and theories, making it ideal for the majority of scientific communities. The authors focus on agent-based modeling of spatialized phenomena with a methodological and practical orientation, demonstrating how advanced agent-based spatial simulation methods and technics can be implemented. This book provides theoretical and conceptual backgrounds, as well as algorithmic and technical insights, including code and applets, so that readers can test and re-use most of its content. - Illustrates advanced concepts and methods in agent-based spatial simulation - Features practical examples developed, and commented on, in a unique platform - Provides theoretical and conceptual backgrounds, as well as algorithmic and technical insights, including code and applets, so that readers can test and re-use most of its content

Attention is given to heritage management and planning; instruments of urban regeneration and land use control; and case studies of Krakøw, Lødz, Glasgow, Cardiff, and the London docklands.