Publications

The built environment has evolved to frame and facilitate nearly all human activities. Simultaneously, its constant expansion has become more and more harmful to the natural environment. In order to turn the global trends toward the optimistic transition scenario of the sustainable development, the built environment needs to be rethought. The construction and building sector play a key role in creating a better future. This publication is the Proceedings of the Final Conference of the COST Action C25. The Action C25 ‘Sustainability of Constructions – Integrated Approach to Life-time Structural Engineering’ was established to promote science- and research-based approaches for life-cycle building technologies.

This book provides a comparative analysis of the potential of restorative justice approaches to dealing with mass victimization in the context of large-scale violent conflicts – focusing on case studies from Kosovo, Israel-Palestine and Congo, incorporating contributions from leading authorities in these areas. One of the main objectives of the book is to examine if, how and to what extent restorative justice is applicable in various different cultural, social and historical contexts, and what common themes can be identified within the different regions under analysis.

The book will also provide a critical analysis of the UN Basic Principles on the use of restorative justice programmes in criminal matters as applied to the context of large scale violence.

The scope of this first COST 2102 open workshop covered all the research aspects of the Action, from biometric data quality, through biometric templates and modalities, to biometric attacks and countermeasures, as well as biometric interfaces and standards. These proceedings contain the revised papers that were presented during the workshop. Position papers by invited speakers presented at the workshop are also included.

Final reports of single projects 1997-2002.