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Opening the book as a scene setting chapter, this introductory chapter provides a more detailed introduction to Part I and Part II of the book. The major themes, issues, assumptions, and arguments are introduced and further developed and elaborated on in subsequent chapters. It moreover includes an outline of the book’s scope, purpose, structure, and contents, in addition to providing a brief descriptive account of the research strategy espoused in the book: a combination of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches.
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Bibri, S.E. (2015). Introduction. In: The Human Face of Ambient Intelligence. Atlantis Ambient and Pervasive Intelligence, vol 9. Atlantis Press, Paris. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-130-7_1
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