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Streetcars played an especially important role in society around the turn of the twentieth century in Detroit, in part because of the downtown hub-and-spoke design of its main streets. During this period the streetcar was the main mode of transportation for the average citizen, as horse-drawn carriages and automobiles were not found outside of the upper class. Control over streetcar franchises was highly coveted—this control was simultaneous with having power over how and where people were transported throughout the city, making it an incredible political tool. The Thirty-Year War was a battle waged between 1892 and 1922 by the City of Detroit against the politically powerful and deeply entrenched corporations that owned streetcar franchises for control of the city’s streetway system. This compelling history shows how and why the owners of monopoly franchises of great public utilities such as bridges, street railways, electricity, natural gas, and cable television will protect and defend their privilege against public ownership or control, and is an example of how one city successfully fought back.
Urban transportation --- Street-railroads --- Trolley cars --- Electric railroads --- Electric street-railroads --- Interurban railroads --- Light rail --- Light rail transit --- LRT (Light rail transit) --- Railroads, Street --- Street car lines --- Street railways --- Streetcar lines --- Tramways --- Trolley car lines --- Local transit --- Railroads --- Railroads, Cable --- City transportation --- Metropolitan transportation --- Municipal transportation --- Transportation, Urban --- City planning --- Transportation --- Urban policy --- Social aspects --- Political aspects --- History. --- Cars --- Transports urbains --- Histoire --- Wagons --- Aspect politique --- Aspect social
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More comprehensive than any other book on this topic, Los Angeles and the Automobile places the evolution of Los Angeles within the context of American political and urban history.
City planning --- Street-railroads --- Transportation, Automotive --- Electric street-railroads --- Interurban railroads --- Light rail --- Light rail transit --- LRT (Light rail transit) --- Railroads, Street --- Street car lines --- Street railways --- Streetcar lines --- Tramways --- Trolley car lines --- Local transit --- Railroads --- Urban transportation --- Electric railroads --- Railroads, Cable --- Automotive transportation --- Highway transportation --- Motor carriers --- Motor transportation --- Road transportation --- Automobiles --- Social aspects --- american cities. --- american history. --- american politics. --- automobile industry. --- automobile. --- automotive industry. --- california. --- cars. --- cities. --- city life. --- decentralization. --- democracy. --- freeways. --- general motors. --- los angeles. --- mass transportation. --- modern city. --- modern life. --- modern world. --- political. --- railroad. --- transportation industry. --- transportation. --- united states. --- urban history. --- urban. --- us history. --- vehicle.
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This book is a collection of papers covering various aspects of the optimal control of power and energy production from renewable resources (wind, PV, biomass, hydrogen, etc.). In particular, attention is focused both on the optimal control of new technologies and on their integration in buildings, microgrids, and energy markets. The examples presented in this book are among the most promising technologies for satisfying an increasing share of thermal and electrical demands with renewable sources: from solar cooling plants to offshore wind generation; hybrid plants, combining traditional and renewable sources, are also considered, as well as traditional and innovative storage systems. Innovative solutions for transportation systems are also explored for both railway infrastructures and advanced light rail vehicles. The optimization and control of new solutions for the power network are addressed in detail: specifically, special attention is paid to microgrids as new paradigms for distribution networks, but also in other applications (e.g., shipboards). Finally, optimization and simulation models within SCADA and energy management systems are considered. This book is intended for engineers, researchers, and practitioners that work in the field of energy, smart grid, renewable resources, and their optimization and control.
fuel cell --- power control --- multi-objective optimization --- equivalent consumption minimization strategy --- firefly algorithm --- hybrid light rail vehicle --- solar energy --- Fresnel collector --- model predictive control --- fuzzy algorithm --- hybrid systems --- shipboard microgrids --- photovoltaic (PV) systems --- energy storage technologies --- microgrids --- hybrid energy storage systems (HESS) --- floating offshore wind turbine --- aerodynamic platform stabiliser --- wave rejection --- feedback loop --- control --- optimisation --- energy storage --- pumped storage hydro --- ternary pumped storage hydro --- dynamic simulation --- dynamic modeling --- inertia --- renewable energy --- power system --- primary control --- BESS --- microgrid --- Grid Forming --- Grid Support --- Inverter Control --- DIgSILENT PowerFactory --- EMT simulations --- eco-friendliness --- smart railway --- smart electrical infrastructure --- control algorithm --- regenerative braking energy --- smart grid --- optimization --- energy management system --- interconnected buildings --- renewable resources --- multi-level --- aggregator --- wind-diesel power plant --- intelligent control system --- diesel-generator set --- internal combustion engine --- artificial neural network --- fuel economy --- co-simulation --- SCADA --- operator training --- building energy management system --- simulation --- equivalent electric circuit
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How can a city advance from social invention to social innovation, to attain sustainable urban development (SUD)? Many new ideas, initiatives, and showcases for social innovation have been introduced; however, project-based forms of experimentation are often just part of the ongoing urban politics (or governmentality), and consequently somewhat ephemeral, with traditional siloed city administrations remaining a central obstacle to SUD. Our Special Issue presents twelve papers that address the question of social innovation in sustainable urban development from very different angles. The contributions span issues concerning smart cities, innovation in the adaptive reuse of urban heritage, as well as policy options for regions in transition. In terms of social innovation for SUD purposes, the presented solutions range from transferable legal formalizations to the creation of urban ecosystems whose institutional structures ensure the inclusion of the civil society. Instead of a comprehensive, integrative SUD, robust sectoral solutions, or even phased solutions, are more likely to be sought.
informal land-use practice --- institutional innovation --- urban informality --- state governance --- the PRD --- sustainability --- railway transport --- sustainable development --- urban rail --- Addis Ababa light rail transit --- transport infrastructure --- sustainable urban transport --- Sub-Saharan Africa --- social innovation --- sustainable urban development --- economic ecosystems --- transitions to sustainability --- informality --- green technology --- fourth industrial revolution --- innovation --- infrastructure --- financializaton --- precautionary principle --- socio-technical transition --- governance challenge --- public bicycles --- smartphone-based sharing-bicycles --- digital rights --- smart cities --- people-centered smart cities --- technological innovation --- policy experimentation --- action research --- online research --- COVID-19 --- smart city --- smart service --- citizen satisfaction --- sustainable smart city --- structural equation model --- urban planning --- urban rehabilitation --- new working spaces --- municipal urban planning --- Lisboa/Lisbon --- rural–urban ecosystems --- social innovation diffusion --- education --- NEET --- social inclusion --- Youth Guarantee Programme --- best practices --- cultural heritage --- adaptive reuse --- commons --- urban planning and policy --- conservation --- resilience strategies --- civic initiatives --- COVID-19 pandemic --- coastal zones --- beach access --- distributive justice --- legal aspects --- Barcelona ICZM protocol --- international comparative analysis --- n/a --- rural-urban ecosystems
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