The field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become extremely prominent in recent times, with the integration of different intelligent components into devices and services we use in everyday life. As the capabilities of such systems become more and more complex, one branch of AI that becomes relevant is that of automated planning or sequential decision making, in order for these components to ...

This paper presents an approach to domain representation and planning that is fundamentally different from traditional methods an approach based strictly on actions and their interrelationships, rather than on state-based goals and preconditions. In particular, we focus on tile action-based planner COLLAGE, describe its methods for plan-construction, and contrast them with more traditional plan...

this paper takes a close look at the process of evolution of france’s spatial planning system. the rich background and solid approach of spatial planning in france, introduces this country as one of the pioneers of planning in various levels from local to urban and regional scales. the vision of this country during last decades especially in the field of spatial-physical development planning an...