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The role of energy in the modern world goes beyond mere technology and economics to influence welfare, the environment, the quality of life and, in broad terms, civilization itself. Since the industrial revolution, energy conservation technology has been at the forefront of the innovation required to satisfy the needs of mankind and, more than any other, this technology has always depended on the performance of the materials used. In this, the report of the Fifth Liège Conference devoted to a review of the work of the European Materials Collaborative Programmes, the results of the programmes are presented along the following technology oriented themes: steam power plant gas turbines diesel engines advanced combustion perspectives. The book thus presents one of the most up to date references available anywhere on materials technologies in energy conversion from fossil fuels and materials for high efficiency, low emission systems.

Cet ouvrage a été produit au sein du WG2 “Rural Landscapes” de l’Action COST A27. Il montre la place des marqueurs dans les paysages culturels hérités, qui est illustrée très tôt, dès l’Antiquité, par les débats et controverses qui agitent, dans la longue durée, le monde rural. Le texte d’Agennius Urbicus, traité technique et pratique d’arpentage, insiste sur la multiplicité des modes de marquage , dont bien des traces subsistent encore partout en Europe.

Ce volume met en évidence l’ancienneté des réglements juridiques et la pérennité des types codifiés de marqueurs – bornes, lignes d’arbres, chemins, talus, fossés, murets…- qui ont modelé les formes paysagères européennes en liaison avec les structures de la propriété.

Ce volume met en évidence l’ancienneté des réglements juridiques et la pérennité des types codifiés de marqueurs – bornes, lignes d’arbres, chemins, talus, fossés, murets…- qui ont modelé les formes paysagères européennes en liaison avec les structures de la propriété.

All across Europe, new urban bus schemes of high quality are being implemented. These are known as BHLS – “Bus with High Level of Service”. They are not necessarily “new solutions” or some innovative form of transport looking for a market.  Many BHLS systems restore the efficiency buses had for most of the 20th Century when there were no congestion problems. They improve the network attractivity with the addition of significant investment in system reliability, customer support and marketing.

BHLS is a very important response to decades of systematic neglect of the bus mode. It provides a toolbox of relatively modest, cost effective measures that can be deployed in the biggest or smallest urban areas. It does not always require a very large capital investment, and it blends good operational practice with appropriate technologies.

This report presents the synthesis of 4 years of exchanges between 14 European countries about their BHLS experiences.

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