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    A Monograph of Paris (Melanthiaceae) : Morphology, Biology, Systematics and Taxonomy (2021)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Plant genetics. ; Plant ecology. ; Plant Science. ; Plant Genetics. ; Plant Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Acknowledgement -- Chapter 1. Taxonomic History -- Chapter 2. Morphology -- Chapter 3. Biology -- Chapter 4. Economic Importance -- Chapter 5. Phylogeny, classification, and biogeography -- Chapter 6. Taxonomic revision -- Chapter 7. Conservation status.
    Abstract: This book provides essential information on the morphology, biology, phytochemistry, pharmaceutical prospects, evolution, phylogeny, biogeography, and taxonomy of Paris (Melanthiaceae), a morphologically distinctive plant genus with great economic importance. Since the establishment of this genus, 70 species and 24 subspecific taxa have been described, resulting in considerable confusion in species delimitation. In this book, the taxonomy of all described taxa is carefully revised. Based on multi-disciplinary evidences, a revised classification system of Paris containing five sections is outlined. Every species is provided with a concise but diagnostic description, a color illustration, photographs that highlight distinguishing characters, examined specimens and distribution range. The interspecific relationships are clarified with an identification key. This monograph offers taxonomists, evolutionary biologists, ecologists, horticulturalists, phytochemists, and practitioners a thorough and up-to-date overview about this interesting plant group. It is equally valuable for undergraduate and graduate students, teachers and professionals engaged in related fields.
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    Pages: XIII, 203 p. 134 illus., 110 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811579035
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7903-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-7903-5
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    Biotechnological Advances in Bamboo : The “Green Gold” on the Earth (2021)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Plant cells and tissues. ; Plant Science. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Plant Cell Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Bamboo: origin, habitat, distributions and global prospective -- Molecular markers in bamboos: understanding reproductive biology, genetic structure, interspecies diversity and clonal fidelity for conservation and breeding -- Standard protocols for in vitro propagation of bamboo with emphasis on axillary shoot proliferation -- Somatic embryogenesis in bamboos: advances and prospects -- Initiation and establishment of cell suspension culture in bamboo -- Micro-morpho-anatomical alterations in micropropagated plants of endrocalamus strictus -- Micropropagation of bamboos and clonal fidelity assessment using molecular markers -- Standardization of laboratory to land transfer strategies of micropropagated plantlets of bamboo -- Management of bamboo genetic resources and clonal production systems -- Polymorphism and phylogenetic relationships in bamboo -- Transgenics approaches in Bamboo -- Advances in Conservation of Bamboo Genetic Resources through Whole Seeds Cryopreservation -- Application of Biotechnological Tool in Bamboo Improvement -- Ethnobamboology: traditional uses of bamboos and opportunities to exploit genomic resources for better exploitation -- Bamboo flowering in South America: what the past tells about the future -- Molecular Markers in Bamboo Genotyping: Prospects for Conservation and Breeding -- Application of bamboo in the food and pharmaceutical industry -- Functional pasta: a comparative study of the use of bamboo shoot fiber and white fibers -- Bamboo fiber as a substitute for fat and/or sugar in cookies -- Practical application of bamboo as a building material: trends and challenges.
    Abstract: “Green gold” or “Poor Man’s Timber” are commonly used terms for bamboo that is a valuable and renewable resource of the world, and has always been an elemental part of human beings in terms of social and economic value. Bamboo is considered a multipurpose plant and has a prolonged history as an adaptable and extensively used renewable resource in conventional and commercial applications. Therefore, the annual demands for bamboos have already out-crossed the annual yields across the world. And the current scenario has forced scientists to pay more attention to the utilization of biotechnological tools for better understanding and improving bamboos. The book provides an overview of the different biotechnological approaches to advance bamboo research and better utilization of bamboo resources for human beings. Various applications of biological techniques in relation to bamboo have been discussed in details, for example, plant tissue culture techniques, somatic embryogenesis, germplasm conservation techniques, use of the molecular markers, transcriptomics, polymorphism, and phylogenetic relations in bamboo. It also addresses the novel industrial applications of bamboo in structural, food, and pharmaceuticals along with traditional uses. The aggregated information in this book demonstrates the way for the improved and sustainable practice of bamboos to fulfill the future needs of the world. This book is intended for use in both the industry and academia.
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    Pages: XV, 481 p. 82 illus., 72 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811613104
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1310-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-1310-4
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    Plant Metal and Metalloid Transporters (2022)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Agriculture. ; Plant molecular biology. ; Botanical chemistry. ; Plant Science. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Molecular Biology. ; Plant Biochemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Plant Metal and Metalloid Transport -- Chapter 2. Heavy Metals: Transport in Plants and their Physiological and Toxicological Effects -- Chapter 3. The Role of ABC Transporter in Metal Tranasport in Plants -- Chapter 4. Cadmium, A Non-Essential Heavy Metal: Uptake, Translocation, Signaling, Detoxification, and Impact on Amino Acid Metabolism -- Chapter 5. Natural Resistance Associated Macrophage Proteins (NRAMP): Functional Significant of Metal Transport in Plants -- Chapter 6. Role of Heavy Metal Atpases in Transport of Cadmium and Zinc in Plants -- Chapter 7. The Versatile Role of Plant Aquaglyceroporins in Metalloid Transport -- Chapter 8. The Multidrug and Toxic Compound Extrusion (MATE) Family in Plants and Their Significance in Metal Transport -- Chapter 9. Molecular Mechanism of Aluminium Tolerance in Plants: An Overview -- Chapter 10. Functional, Structural, and Transport Aspects of ZIP in Plant -- Chapter 11. The Function of HAK as K+ Transporter and AKT as Inward Rectifying Agent in The K+ Channel -- Chapter 12. The Mechanism of Silicon Transport in Plants -- Chapter 13. The Copper Transport Mechanism in Plants -- Chapter 14. Plant Metal Tolerance Proteins: Insight Into their Roles in Metal Transport and Homeostasis for Future Biotechnological Applications -- Chapter 15. Co-Transport Mechanism in Plants for Metals and Metalloids -- Chapter 16. Metal Nanoparticles Implication, Transport, and Detection in Plants -- Chapter 17. Transcription Factors and Metal Stress Signalling in Plants -- Chapter 18. Heavy Metal Transporters, Phytoremediation Potential and Biofortification -- Chapter 19. Phytoremediation and Biofortification: Contrasting Yet Similar Approaches of Manipulating Plant Metal(Loid) Homeostasis for Societal Benefit.
    Abstract: This edited book stands as a one place knowledge hub for plant metal(loid) transporters. The book comprehensively covers holistic aspect of metal(loid) transporters involved in uptake and translocation of essential as well as toxic metal(loid)s. Essential and beneficial metal(loid)s are required in every biological process for normal plant growth and development, however in excess they are toxic. There are toxic metal(loid)s also whose accumulation in plants interferes with normal cellular functioning and hampers growth of plants. Hence, metal(loid) uptake and accumulation in plants is a highly regulated phenomenon involving the role of several transporters, enzymes, metabolites, transcription factors and post translational modifications. The book contains chapters from the experts and the contents of the book are presented in simple language and represented through beautiful and scientifically informative figures and tables. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers, doctoral and graduate students working in the area of plant physiology, environmental biotechnology, plant biotechnology metal(loid) stress, phytoremediation and crop biofortification.
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    Pages: XIII, 454 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811961038
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6103-8
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    Medicinal Plants of the Asteraceae Family : Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Activities (2022)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Biochemistry. ; Plant Science. ; Chemical Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. An overview of medicinal plants of the Asteraceae family and their impact on human health -- Chapter 2. Artemisia annua L.: Traditional uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacological activities -- Chapter 3. Artemisia indica Wild.: Ethnobotany, phytochemistry, pharmacological attributes and safety profile -- Chapter 4. Arnica montana L.: Traditional uses, bioactive chemical constituents, and pharmacological activities -- Chapter 5. Aster tataricus L.f.: Ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry and pharmacological activities -- Chapter 6.Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC.: Ethnobotany, phytochemistry, pharmacological attributes and safety profile -- Chapter 7. Carthamus tinctorius L.: Traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacological activities -- Chapter 8.Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.: A Medicinal Plant with Diverse Traditional Uses, Bioactive Constituents, and Pharmacological Activities -- Chapter 9.Crassocephalum crepidioides (Benth.) S.Moore: Traditional uses, chemical constituents and biological activities -- Chapter 10. Dolomiaea costus (Falc.) Kasana & A. K. Pandey: Ethnomedicinal uses, bioactive chemical constituents and Pharmacological activities -- Chapter 11.Eclipta prostata (L.) L.: Traditional use, phytochemistry and pharmacology -- Chapter 12. Helianthus annuus L.: Traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacological activities -- Chapter 13. Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.: Traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacological activities.
    Abstract: This book highlights 12 major plants in the Asteraceae family from the aspects of traditional uses as food and medicine, phytochemistry, and pharmacological activities. Asteraceae is one of the largest family of flowering plants comprising over 1,600 plant genera and 32,000 plant species. Plants belonging to this family have a long history of being used as medicinal plants for the treatment of various diseases. Many of them are also used in the preparation of foods, beverages, and also used in pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. In addition, plants such as Artemisia annua have played an important role in the discovery of novel drugs. The book summarizes the traditional uses of the plants in the family Asteraceae and their scientific validation, which helps readers understand their relation and impact on human health. It also explains the Phytochemistry of the species and presents the pharmacological activities and mechanisms in detail. Understanding current scientific knowledge will help in the commercialization of products based on these plants and also helps to find the research gaps that should be fulfilled in the future for their optimal use. It also helps in increasing the awareness of the plant species related to conservation, cultivation, and sustainable utilization. This edited volume comprises chapters contributed by experts from around the world. .
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    Pages: IX, 230 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811960802
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6080-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-6080-2
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    Agrochemicals in Soil and Environment : Impacts and Remediation (2022)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Agriculture. ; Agronomy. ; Biotechnology. ; Nanotechnology. ; Plant Science. ; Agriculture. ; Agronomy. ; Biotechnology. ; Nanotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Agrochemicals in Soil and Environment: An Overview -- Chapter 2. Agrochemicals- Provenance, Environmental Fate and Remediation Measures -- Chapter 3. Impact of Agrochemicals on Soil Microbiota -- Chapter 4. Agriculture Pollution in Kerala, India with Special Reference to Endosulphan -- Chapter 5. An Intergenerational Community-Based Approach to Safe Farming and Environmental Health -- Chapter 6. Guidance on Pesticides Handling in Farming -- Chapter 7. Impact of Pesticides, Herbicides and Insecticides on the Ecosystem -- Chapter 8. Pesticides and its Effects on Plants: A Case Study of Deltamethrin -- Chapter 9. The Use of Glyphosate in Regions of Argentina and Colombia and its Socio-environmental Impacts -- Chapter 10. Impact of Insecticides on Soil and Environment and their Management Strategies -- Chapter 11. Role of Insect Pest Management in Agriculture Conservation -- Chapter 12. Mobility of Trace Elements in Agricultural Soils- Chapter 13. The effects of nutrient enrichment on nutrient-poor ecosystems: Insights from the study of serpentine soil plant relations -- Chapter 14. Soil Erosion and Sedimentation - A Source of Contamination and Impact on Agriculture Productivity -- Chapter 15. Plastics in the Soil Environment: An Overview -- Chapter 16. Lead and cadmium contamination in the soil environment: Impacts on plant growth and human health -- Chapter 17. Heavy metals contamination on farmlands in the crude oil exploration area -- Chapter 18. Effect of Trace Elements in Soils and Its Management -- Chapter 19. Remediation of Agrochemicals in Soil and Environment -- Chapter 20. Alleviation in the Toxicity of Heavy Metals on Agricultural Crops by Metal Resistant Bacteria -- Chapter 21. Bioremediation Strategies to Mitigate the Impact of Atrazine in the Environment: Recent Advances and Prospects. Chapter 22. Aspergillus Mediated Bioremediation of Agrochemicals- Current Progress and Future Perspectives -- Chapter 23. Implications of Phytohormones as Agro-chemicals under Dynamic Environmental Conditions -- Chapter 24. Role of Genetically Modified Bacteria for Alleviating of Agrochemical Impact on the Environment -- Chapter 25. ‘Omics Perspective’ - Molecular Blue-print for Agrochemical Remediation -- Chapter 26. Impact and Remediation of Agrochemicals in Soil and Environment: Conclusions and Future Perspectives.
    Abstract: This volume ‘Agrochemicals in Soil and Environment: Impacts and Remediation’ is a comprehensive collection of important literature on agrochemical contamination. The main focus of this book is to point out undesirable changes in biological, physical and chemical characteristics of agricultural soils and its impacts on global agricultural crop productivity. Soil is one of the important resources of basic needs for our sustenance but due to various anthropogenic activities like urbanization and industrialization, the soil is losing its basic quality characteristics. Soil microorganisms, water holding capacity, minerals, salts and nutrients are under the direct threat due to agrochemicals therefore, agricultural sector is facing a serious challenge. Lack of proper knowledge and luxurious applications of agrochemicals resulting into degradation and deterioration of soil quality, loss of soil and crop productivity and threatening the food security. Therefore, it is imperative to develop indices, indicators and soil parameters for the monitoring and impact assessment of agricultural contaminants. Further, biotic and abiotic stresses and their tolerance mechanisms in plants in relation to the soil contaminants such as toxic pollutants, heavy metals, inorganic and organic matters, variety of pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, agricultural runoffs and solid wastes, and chemical fertilizers are also highlighted in this volume. This book also discusses causes of reduced agriculture productivity and suggests sustainable measures such as plant-based technologies, bioremediation and nanotechnology, that can be used to overcome the crop losses. The book is interest to research students, teachers, agricultural scientists, agronomists, environmentalists as well as policy makers.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXVI, 612 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811693106
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9310-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-9310-6
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    Biodiesel from Flowering Plants (2022)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Anatomy. ; Biotechnology. ; Plant Science. ; Anatomy. ; Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. History of Biodiesel -- Chapter 3. Anacardiaceae -- Chapter 4. Apocynaceae -- Chapter 5. Arecaceae -- Chapter 6. Asteraceae -- Chapter 7. Betulaceae -- Chapter 8. Brassicaceae -- Chapter 9. Caryocaraceae -- Chapter 10. Chrysobalanaceae -- Chapter 11. Clusiaceae -- Chapter 12. Combretaceae -- Chapter 13. Compositae -- Chapter 14. Cornaceae -- Chapter 15. Cucurbit -- Chapter 16. Cyperaceae -- Chapter 17. Dipterocarpaceae -- Chapter 18. Euphorbiaceae -- Chapter 19. Fabaceae -- Chapter 20. Irvingiaceae -- Chapter 21. Linaceae -- Chapter 22. Magnoliaceae -- Chapter 23. Malvaceae -- Chapter 24. Meliaceae -- Chapter 25. Nyssaceae -- Chapter 26. Oleaceae -- Chapter 27. Papavaraceae -- Chapter 28. Pedaliaceae -- Chapter 29. Poaceae -- Chapter 30. Putranjivaceae -- Chapter 31. Rosaceae -- Chapter 32. Rutaceae -- Chapter 33. Salicaceae -- Chapter 34. Salvadoraceae -- Chapter 35. Sapindaceae -- Chapter 36. Sapotaceae -- Chapter 37. Schisandraceae -- Chapter 38. Simaroubaceae -- Chapter 39. Simmondsiaceae -- Chapter 40. Solanaceae -- Chapter 41. Sterculiaceae -- Chapter 42. Theaceae -- Chapter 43. Zygophyllaceae -- Chapter 44. Catalyst for Transesterification -- Chapter 45. Standards for Biodiesel.
    Abstract: This book offers an exhaustive coverage of process modifications in biodiesel production from oil drawn from 84 oleaginous plant species occurring in all parts of the world, thereby enlisting the scope and potential of many new and non-conventionally obscure plant sources. Biodiesel, now prepared from major vegetable oils, has become a compulsion to offset the dwindling reserve of petro-diesel, which naturally intrudes into the cooking oil demand. This has necessitated search for new sources. The book consolidates the biodiesel production from oils being extracted from conventional plants and also from a plethora of new and non-conventional plants along with their habit and habitats, history of biodiesel’s invention, explanation on species-wise biodiesel process variables, catalytic inclusions, global standards, fuel properties varying with species, blending benefits, cost effectiveness, shelf life, ignition characteristics, fuel consumption and engine performances with eco-friendly exhaust. This book is of immense use to teachers, researchers, scientists of climatology and carbon footprint, energy consultants, fuel chemists, students of agriculture and forestry, automobile engineering, industrial chemistry, environmental sciences and policy makers or anyone who wishes to scale up the biodiesel industry.
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    Pages: XXIV, 675 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811647758
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4775-8
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    Fundamentals of Field Crop Breeding (2022)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Agriculture. ; Genetics. ; Biotechnology. ; Plant Science. ; Agriculture. ; Genetics and Genomics. ; Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Breeding Field Crops – History, Current Status And Introspections -- Chapter 2: Wheat Breeding -- Chapter 3: Rice Breeding -- Chapter 4: Maize Breeding -- Chapter 5: Barley Breeding -- Chapter 6: Pearl Millet Breeding. Chapter 7: Sorghum Breeding. Chapter 8: Small Millets Breeding -- Chapter 9: Sugarcane Breeding -- Chapter 10: Jute Breeding -- Chapter 11: Cotton Breeding -- Chapter 12: Maintenance Breeding Of Pusa Basmati Varieties -- Chapter 13: Maintenance Breeding -- Chapter 14: Efficient Breeding Of Crop Plants -- Chapter 15: Brassica Breeding -- Chapter 16: Groundnut Breeding -- Chapter 17: Soybean Breeding -- Chapter 18: Castor Breeding -- Chapter 19: Sunflower Breeding -- Chapter 20: Chickpea Breeding -- Chapter 21: Pigeonpea Breeding -- Chapter 22: Mungbean Breeding -- Chapter 23: Urdbean Breeding -- Chapter 24: Lentil Breeding -- Chapter 25: Fieldpea Breeding -- Chapter 26: Lathyrus Breeding.
    Abstract: This book is an advanced textbook and a reference book for the post-graduate plant-breeding students and the plant breeders. It consolidates fundamental concepts and also the latest advances in plant-breeding practices including development in crop genomics. It contains crop wise explanation on origin, reproduction, genetics of yield contributing traits, biotic and abiotic stresses, nutritional improvement and crop specific plant-breeding procedures and techniques. The chapters are planned to describe crop-focused breeding procedure for the major crop plants as per their economic importance. The recent developments in breeding of field crops have been reported. The recent progress made in mapping traits of economic importance has been critically reviewed for each crop. The progress made in markers assisted selected in few crops has been summarized. This book bridges the knowledge gap and bring to the researchers and students information on modern breeding tools for developing biotic and abiotic stress tolerant, climate resilient and micronutrient rich varieties of field crops. The chapters in book are contributed by experienced Plant Breeders.
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    Pages: XIV, 1389 p. 109 illus., 98 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811692574
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9257-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-9257-4
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    Medicinal Plants: Biodiversity, Biotechnology and Conservation (2023)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Biodiversity. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Plant Science. ; Biodiversity. ; Plant Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. The Current Status of Population Extinction and Biodiversity Crisis of Medicinal Plants -- 2. Medicinal Plants and Bioactive Phytochemical Diversity: A Fountainhead of Potential Drugs against Human Diseases -- 3. Threats and opportunities for sustainable use of medicinal plants in Brazilian Atlantic Forest based on the knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities -- 4. Climate Change Impact on Medicinal Plants: An Insight from the IUCN Red List Of Threatened Species -- 5. Securing Conservation Status of Paris Polyphylla, a Medicinally Important Plant of the Indian Himalayan Region -- 6. Endophytic Fungal Diversity in Solanaceous Medicinal Plants and Their Beneficial Impact -- 7. Genetic Studies on Threatened Medicinal Plants of Brazil: Mind the Gap -- 8. Medicinal Plants of North-east India: Biodiversity and Their Ethno-Medicinal Values -- 9. Strategies for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Medicinal Plants -- 10. Scientific Databases for Conservation of Medicinal Plants -- 11. International Trade of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) -- 12. Inventorization of Ecology, Ethnobotany and Conservation Status of Dactylorhiza hatagirea: Problems Progress and Prospects -- 13. Conservation and Sustainable Use of Medicinal Plants -- 14. Traditional Practices of Ethnomedicinal Plants in North-East Region of India and Their Conservation for Sustainable Utilization -- 15. Occurrence and Diversity of Major Naphthoquinones in Higher Plants: Their Distribution and Conservation Strategies -- 16. Astragalus fridae genetic Source,Applications, and Conservation -- 17. Tinospora cordifolia as a Potential Candidate for Health Care Of Post-Menopausal Women -- 18. The Potential Role of Medicinal Plants, Traditional Herbal Medicines and Formulations to Overcome SARS-CoV-2 Induced Health Crisis -- 19. Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal Plants and Its Therapeutic Uses in the Traditional Health Care System -- 20. In-Vitro conservation and propagation of endangered Ethno-Medicinal Orchids from the Northeast Region of India -- 21. Artificial Seed Production and Cryopreservation Technology for Conservation of Plant Germplasm with Special Reference to Medicinal Plants -- 22. Biotechnological Studies on Nasturtium Officinale (Watercress) - An Endangered Species of Significant Relevance in Medicine, Cosmetic, and Food Industries -- 23. Isatis tinctoria L. (woad) – Cultivation, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, Biotechnology, and Utilization -- 24. Tissue Culture Techniques to Conserve Endangered Medicinal Plants with Antimicrobial and Antiviral Activities -- 25. Insights into the In Vitro Approaches for the Production of Secondary Metabolites Towards The Conservation of Medicinal Orchids -- 26. Biotechnological Approaches for Ex Situ Conservation of Medicinal Plants -- 27. Conservation of Medicinal Plants by Tissue Culture Techniques -- 28. Current Status of Metabolic Engineering of Medicinal Plants for Production of Plant-derived Secondary Metabolites -- 29. Stationary, Agitated and Bioreactor Cultures of Verbena officinalis L. (Common Vervain) - A Potential Rich Source of Bioactive Phenolic Compounds for Pharmacy, Health Food Industry and Cosmetology.
    Abstract: This contributed volume provides a comprehensive, in-depth and subject-based reviews on the current status of active ingredients, sustainable use, biodiversity and conservation of certain endangered medicinal plants. The book also explores conventional and non-conventional biotechnological interventions for their biodiversity conservation. Medicinal plants have been used in worldwide as a major source of raw material for the traditional herbal healthcare practices as well as for drug discovery and development in pharmaceutical industry. The cumulative consequences of various human activities and environmental factors cause decline in the biodiversity of medicinal plants at an unprecedented rate worldwide. Thus, the overall understanding of ecology, species and genetic diversity along with assessment of the status of different threats and their impact on medicinal plants is crucial to sustain existing biodiversity, its utilization and conservation. All the latest advancements in the biotechnological approaches for the conservation research of endangered medicinal plants and the future perspectives have been described. This book provides comprehensive reviews spreading over about 25 chapters divided in three sections. The chapters of this book are written by recognized scientists in their respective fields which are useful to students, academicians, researchers, botanists, biotechnologists, policy makers, conservationists and industries interested in biodiversity conservation and medicinal plant research for the production of secondary metabolites.
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    Pages: XIX, 906 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811999369
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development and Biodiversity, 33
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9936-9
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    Root-Galling Disease of Vegetable Plants (2023)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Plant physiology. ; Plant diseases. ; Plant Science. ; Plant Physiology. ; Plant Pathology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 -- Root-knot Nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.), Chapter 2 -- Meloidogyne species: Threat to Vegetable Produce, Chapter 3 -- hemotaxis in Root-Knot Nematodes, Chapter 4 -- Phytohormone-Mediated Feeding Site Development, Chapter 5 -- 5. Current and Future Studies on the Genes for Parasitism in Meloidogyne, Chapter 6 -- Natural Product Repertoire for Suppressing the Immune Response of Meloidogyne species, Chapter 7 -- Epigenetic Mechanisms and their Role in Root Gall Formation,Chapter 8 -- Mass Spectrometry Imaging (MSI) and Root Gall Elucidation, Chapter 9 -- 9. Root-Knot Disease Complex: An Interactive Perspective with Microorganisms, Chapter 10 -- Breeding for Resistance in Vegetables against Meloidogyne species causing Root Gall Disease, Chapter 11 -- An Overview of Predacious Fungi for the Management of Root-knot Disease in Vegetables, Chapter 12 -- Biofertilizer of Organic Origin for Management of Root Galling Disease of Vegetables, Chapter 13 -- Prospects for the Use of Metabolomics Engineering in Exploring and Harnessing Chemical Signalling in Root Galls.
    Abstract: This book provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date review of research on vegetable plants associated with root-galls disease caused by root-knot nematodes (RKNs), Meloidogyne spp. Vegetables retain a key position in cultural cuisines and their consumption worldwide due to rich sources of micronutrients, including vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, but root galls disease of these crops caused by RKNs steals both quantity and quality from production. The field of plant nematology has experienced exponential growth over the past decade, and these RKNs are now known as widely damaging obligate plant parasites of vegetable plants. Advances are being made in understanding their biology, parasitism in the root system, giant cell development, root gall formation, chemical signalling, root-knot disease complexes, and management systems. This compilation provides an invaluable resource for studying root-galls disease of vegetable plants to those readers associated with plant nematology, plant pathology, plant protection, and agricultural science, including researchers, teachers, advanced undergraduates and graduate students, and even agricultural extension agents and farmers.
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    Pages: XIX, 338 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819938926
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3892-6
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    Mineral Biofortification in Crop Plants for Ensuring Food Security (2023)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Plant Science. ; Environmental Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Agronomic Biofortification- An Effective Tool for Alleviating Nutrient Deficiency in Plants and Human Diet -- 2. The Role of Biofortification in Enhancing Plant Growth, Development, Yield, and Quality -- 3. Improving Zinc Biofortification in Plants 4. Biofortification of Zinc: Uptake from the Soil and Transportation up to the Grains through ZIP Family Transporters -- 5. Mechanisms of Iron Uptake and Homeostasis in Plants: Implications for Biofortification in Cereal Grains -- 6. Selenium Biofortification in Agronomic Crops -- 7. Selenium Bio-fortification in Cereal Crops: An Overview -- 8. Nanoparticles Based Biofortification in Food Crops: Overview, Implications, and Prospects -- 9. Role of Nanoparticles in Improving Biofortification -- 10. Role of Nanoparticles in Improving Biofortification of Zinc and Iron in Vegetables -- 11. Scope of Seed Priming in Inducing Biofortification in Plants -- 12. Biofortification Through Seed Priming in Food Crops; Potential Benefits and Future Scope -- 13. Biochar for the Improvement of Crop Production -- 14. Phytohormones as Stress Mitigators in Plants.
    Abstract: This book provides a comprehensive summary of the recent advances in the biofortification of plants under climate change and how it affects food security globally. The need for mineral biofortification to eradicate or alleviate malnutrition through sustainable agriculture is also discussed. Biofortification of edible plants is considered the most appropriate approach to alleviate nutritional problems and nutrient deficiencies. In contrast, biofortification focuses on improving the nutritional content of the region's current agricultural biodiversity while preserving its habits and customs. Emphasis is also placed on recent advances and developments in omics, particularly metabolomics and related techniques, to unravel the potential alterations in plants caused by biofortification. The book brings together eminent scientists to present the latest developments in the field. This timely publication addresses practical scenarios of bio-fortified food production and climate change. The book focuses on the methods, techniques, and environmental changes used to enhance and improve agricultural products. This book is one of the first to provide information on the use of modern biotechnologies to modify crops for health benefits. It also examines the mechanisms of the plant responses to genetically induced biofortification, the production and responses of fortified plants under climate change, and their effects on food security. The book will be useful for students and researchers, especially crop scientists, environmental scientists, biotechnologists, botanists, and agronomists, to understand the techniques and mechanisms of biofortification, and responses of biofortified plants under climate change.
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    Pages: XI, 338 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819940905
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4090-5
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    Translating Physiological Tools to Augment Crop Breeding (2023)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Plant physiology. ; Agricultural genome mapping. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Plant Physiology. ; Agricultural Genetics. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Importance of integrating physiological breeding to augment crop breeding -- 2. Stacking of complex traits through physiological pre breeding -- 3. Strategies to develop heat and drought tolerant wheat varieties following physiological breeding -- 4. Developing crop varieties by physiological breeding for improving plant nutrition -- 5. Role of Transpiration in Regulating Leaf Temperature and its Application in Physiological Breeding -- 6. Photosynthesis as a trait for improving yield potential in crops -- 7. Cuticular waxes and its application in crop improvement -- 8. Radiation use efficiency (RUE)-target for improving yield potential: Current status and future prospect -- 9. Application of Stable Isotopes in Crop Improvement -- 10. Root phenotyping for improved resource use efficiency in crops -- 11. Root system architecture and phenotyping for improved resource use efficiency in crops -- 12. Harnessing Root associated traits and Rhizosphere efficiency for Crop improvement -- 13. High throughput phenomics of crops for water and nitrogen stress -- 14. Metabolomics as a selection tool for abiotic stress tolerance in crops -- 15. Remote Sensing Algorithms and their Applications in Plant Phenotyping -- 16. Endophyte mediated crop improvement: Manipulation of abiotic stress‐specific traits -- 17. Impact of high temperature stress on selected food grain crops -- 18. Morpho-physiological basis of finger millet to withstand climatic extremes: A special reference to drought -- 19. Comprehending the physiological efficiency of millets under abiotic stress -- 20. Role of Next-generation sequencing in trait identification, genetic mapping, and crop improvement -- 21. Application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Agriculture.
    Abstract: This book covers different physiological processes, tools, and their application in crop breeding. Each chapter emphasizes on a specific trait/physiological process and its importance in crop, their phenotyping information and how best it can be employed for crop improvement by projecting on success stories in different crops. It covers wide range of physiological topics including advances in field phenotyping, role of endophytic fungi, metabolomics, application of stable isotopes, high throughput phenomics, transpiration efficiency, root phenotyping and root exudates for improved resource use efficiency, cuticular wax and its application, advances in photosynthetic studies, leaf spectral reflectance and physiological breeding in hardy crops like millets. This book also covers the futuristic research areas like artificial intelligence and machine learning. This contributed volume compiles all application parts of physiological tools along with their advanced research in these areas, which is very much need of the hour for both academics and researchers for ready reference. This book will be of interest to teachers, researchers, climate change scientists, capacity builders, and policy makers. Also, the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture, physiology, botany, ecology, and environmental sciences. National and international agricultural scientists will also find this a useful resource.
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    Pages: XIV, 457 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811974984
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7498-4
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    Phytochemical Genomics : Plant Metabolomics and Medicinal Plant Genomics (2022)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Genetics. ; Biology Technique. ; Biology. ; Molecular biology. ; Biochemistry. ; Plant Science. ; Genetics and Genomics. ; Biological Techniques. ; Biological Sciences. ; Molecular Biology. ; Chemical Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1.Phytochemical genomics: integration of omics approaches for understanding genomic basis of phytochemicals -- 2.Gene-metabolite networks -- 3.Computational approaches in phytochemical genomics -- 4.Databases relevant to phytochemicals and genes responsible -- 5.Biosynthetic pathways of important metabolites using genomics and metabolomics approaches -- 6.Phytochemical diversity and the diverse roles of phytochemicals in plants -- 7.Role of genomics and metabolomics for breeding crops with higher quantity of metabolites -- 8.Metabolic quantitative trait loci mapping of medicinal plants and crops -- 9.Tools for metabolomics analysis of plants -- 10.Trichomes as an important chemical factories of metabolites -- 11.Stress and metabolites -- 12.Evolution of metabolite diversity and defense mechanisms in plants -- 13.Pathway engineering of genes -- 14.Demand-supply of phytochemicals and the need for ensuring sustainable supply of plants -- 15.Drug discovery and omics -- 16.Gene editing technologies for scaling up production of secondary metabolites -- 17.Medicinal plants and use of omics approaches -- 18.Metabolomics of important medicinal plants -- 19.Transcriptomics of important medicinal plants.
    Abstract: This book provides a comprehensive reference for various plant bioactive compounds for research and pharmacological significance across the entire spectrum of phytochemical genomics. The book opens with general information on diversity, analysis and genomic basis of phytochemicals, computational approaches, databases for responsible genes, and biosynthetic pathways, and it delves very much into the details behind phytochemical diversity and diverse roles of plant metabolites. The later parts of the book also explore the direct drug discovery and omics approaches including metabolomics, transcriptomics, as well as gene editing technology experiments to further inspire readers into its unlimited potentials. Each chapter includes detailed analysis and relevant experiments for better and deeper understanding of the concepts. The book will be an invaluable aid for medicinal plant researchers and a rich source of information and advice for advanced undergraduates and graduates in the fields of medicine, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, flavor, and fragrance studies.
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    Pages: XVIII, 698 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811957796
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5779-6
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    Plant Responses to Soil Pollution (2020)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental health. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Biotic communities. ; Plant Science. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Health. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Ecosystems.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Soil Acidification and Its Impact on Plants -- Chapter 2: Challenges to Organic farming in Restoration of Degraded Land in India -- Chapter 3: Biochemical and Molecular Responses of Plants exposed to Radioactive Pollutants -- Chapter 4: Cadmium: A Threatening Agent for Plants -- Chapter 5: Effect of Soil Polluted by Heavy Metals: Effect on Plants, Bioremediation and adoptive evolution in plants -- Chapter 6: Plant Responses to Sewage Pollution -- Chapter 7: Soil Pollution caused by Agricultural Practices and Strategies to Manage Them -- Chapter 8: Inorganic Soil Contaminants and their Biological Remediation -- Chapter 9: Phytoremediation of pollutants from soil -- Chapter 10: Impacts of Soil Pollution on Human Health with Special Reference to Human Physiognomy and Physiology -- Chapter 11: Impact of Herbicide Use on Soil Microorganisms -- Chapter 12: Biological Magnification of Soil Pollutants -- Chapter 13: Soil Pollution and Human Health -- Chapter 14: Emission of Greenhouse Gases from Soil: An Assessment of Agricultural Management Practices.
    Abstract: Soil is a vital support system for all life forms, and is directly or indirectly exposed to various pollutants and harmful chemicals. Any pollutant entering the soil system not only affects the quality of the soil, but also the plants and crops growing in it. Further, soil pollution has far-reaching impacts, since harmful chemicals can become biomagnified and enter the food chain, causing severe health concerns. Degraded soils can adversely affect various plant systems by creating biotic and abiotic stress, which increases the chances of biochemical and physiological disorders. Chronic diseases and lower yield have been reported as consequences of soil pollution. Drawing on decades of soil-related research, this book focuses on soil pollution, types of soil pollutants, and their impacts on plant physiological and biochemical systems, along with crop productivity. The book begins with a brief introduction to soil pollution and continues with a discussion of the different types and their effects, together with remediation methods. It highlights various sources of soil pollution such as herbicides, acidification, chemical fertilizers, sewage sludge, heavy metals, and radioactive pollutants. It also covers plant responses to combinations of pollutants, effects of pollutants on plant ultrastructure, interactions between pollutants and plant diseases, and interactions between pollutants and agricultural practices. In closing, it addresses the challenges involved in the restoration of degraded land, side effects of agricultural practices in the form of greenhouse gases, and strategies for mitigating these effects. Plant Responses to Soil Pollution offers an essential guide for students, environmental consultants, researchers and other professionals involved in soil and plant-related research.
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    Pages: XXI, 248 p. 27 illus., 17 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811549649
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4964-9
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    Research Methodology in Bioscience and Biotechnology : Research Mindset • Best Practices • Integrity • Publications • Societal Impact (2023)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Biology Technique. ; Biotechnology. ; Plant Science. ; Biological Techniques. ; Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Science and philosophy -- Chapter 2 Student’s proposal, dissertation, or thesis -- Chapter 3 Research integrity and publication ethics -- Chapter 4 Good Research Practices -- Chapter 5 Publication 101 -- Chapter 7 Lessons learned from Nature’s reports -- Chapter 8 Success can be learned.
    Abstract: This monograph offers a comprehensive guide to good research practices and mindsets, covering a wide range of topics across 8 chapters. Readers will find numerous themes and strategies that can help them develop their research skills and achieve their objectives, from effective proposal writing to stress management and upskilling. This book explains the purpose, process, tips, and mistakes of writing proposals, theses, articles, and reviews in clear and straightforward language, allowing readers to develop good research plans. By applying the advice and insights offered in this book, students and researchers can improve the quality of their work, cultivate research integrity, and develop good publication plans, write well, and reduce rejection rates. Research outputs will be more likely to be of high quality if students and researchers are encouraged to cultivate these pieces of advice. The focus of the book is not solely on the outcomes of research. Rather, it also delves into mindset, habits, adaptability, time management, stress management, recent tools for upskilling, planning, and execution. Throughout the book, the author seeks to instill a growth mindset in the readers, encouraging them to develop positive research habits and behaviors. KPIs, particularly publications, shall not be used as a reason to erode research integrity and ethnicity; therefore, plagiarism, self-citation, falsifying data, exaggerating findings, authorship in publications, the use of AI tools, CRediT, and COPE are discussed. This book contains interviews with high-profile researchers, top management at institutions, policy advisers, etc., whose opinions and advice the readers will find valuable. Overall, this all-in-one guide is an essential resource for postgraduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and academics who are struggling to find a survival strategy in the rapidly changing research environment. The book assists readers in developing right mindset, planning their research and publications, and in achieving their predetermined objectives. .
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    Pages: XXIII, 241 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819928125
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2812-5
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    Mangroves: Ecology, Biodiversity and Management (2021)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Ecology . ; Biotic communities. ; Plant Science. ; Ecology. ; Ecosystems.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Mangroves: Types and Importance -- Chapter 2. Biogeography of the Mangrove Ecosystem: Floristics, population structure and conservation strategies -- Chapter 3. Mangroves as feeding and breeding grounds -- Chapter 4. Factors influencing mangrove ecosystems -- Chapter 5. Energy Flux in Mangrove Ecosystems -- Chapter 6. Nitrogen and Phosphorus budget in mangrove ecosystem -- Chapter 7. Mangroves as a Carbon Sink/Stocks -- Chapter 8. Estimation of Blue Carbon stock of mangrove ecosystem and its dynamics in relation to hydrogeomorphic settings and land use-landcover -- Chapter 9. Responses of Mangrove Ecosystems to Climate Change in the Anthropocene -- Chapter 10. Roles of mangroves in combating the climate change -- Chapter 11. Role of mangroves in pollution abatement -- Chapter 12. Measurement and modeling of above-ground root systems as attributes of flow and wave attenuation function of mangroves -- Chapter 13. Mangrove as Natural Barrier to Environmental Risks and Coastal Protection -- Chapter 14. Diversity and community structure of polychaetes in mangroves of Indian coast -- Chapter 15. Structure and Diversity of Plants in Mangrove Ecosystems -- Chapter 16. Livelihood of Forest Dependent Dwellers in relation to the Exploitation of Resources at the fringe of Indian Sundarban -- Chapter 17. The Roles of Mangroves in Sustainable Tourism Development -- Chapter 18. Aquaculture in Mangroves -- Chapter 19. Ecological Valuation and Ecosystem Services of Mangroves -- Chapter 20. Management Action Plans for Development of Mangrove Forest Reserves -- Chapter 21. Geo-spatial tools for Mapping and Monitoring Coastal Mangroves.
    Abstract: Mangroves are one of the most productive and biologically important blue-carbon ecosystems across the coastal intertidal zone of earth. In the current scenario of serious environmental changes like global warming, climate change, extreme natural disasters, mangrove forests play a vital role in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and maintaining ecosystem balance. Mangroves are unique ecosystems with rich biological diversity of different taxonomic groups exhibiting great ecological and commercial importance. The book consolidates existing and emerging information on ecology of mangroves, with a special reference to their biodiversity and management. It emphasizes on the role of mangroves in providing various ecological services. The book is a comprehensive compilation covering all aspects of mangrove ecology. It is useful for students and researchers in ecology, plants sciences and environmental sciences. .
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811624940
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2494-0
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    Advances in Orchid Biology, Biotechnology and Omics (2023)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Metabolism, Secondary. ; Plants. ; Plant Science. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Plant Secondary Metabolism.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of orchid mycorrhizal symbiosis from genetic information -- 2. Breeding of orchids using conventional and biotechnological methods: Advances and future prospects -- 3. Biotechnological interventions and societal impacts of some medicinal orchids -- 4. Gene expression profiling in orchid mycorrhizae to decipher the molecular mechanisms of plant-fungus interactions -- 5. Exploring the potential of in vitro cultures as an aid to production of secondary metabolites in medicinal orchids -- 6. Ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry, medicinal potential and biotechnology strategies for the conservation of orchids from the Catasetum genus -- 7. Diversity and antimicrobial potential of Orchidaceae-associated fungal endophytes -- 8. Asymbiotic seed germination in terrestrial orchids: Problems, progress and prospects -- 9. Progress and prospect of orchid breeding: An overview.
    Abstract: This book provides comprehensive insights into the existing and emerging trends in orchid biology based on the findings of omics, high-throughput technology, biotechnology, molecular breeding, and genome editing approaches in orchids. It illustrates molecular mechanisms of orchid mycorrhizal symbiosis according to the recent achievements of transcriptomics and bioinformatics studies which accelerate the progress of orchid research with the aid of their high-throughput tools. In this book, a comprehensive view of orchid breeding was presented, and it includes fundamental methods as well as advanced strategies through the combination of several technologies such as genetic engineering, omics, computational biology, and genome editing. These resulting knowledge and tools are highly beneficial for obtaining novel and fascinating varieties in the orchid market which is a competitive industry of global trade. Another interesting content is the focus on the production of orchid bioactive compounds and their values in the field of ethnomedicine. Their sources chiefly came from secondary metabolites and can be enriched through elicitors and produced more efficiently by improved tissue culture protocols and bioreactors. In this edited collection, we provided space for presenting an updated review of in vitro seed germination which is a routine technology for well-trained researchers but can give a complete demonstration for the potential audiences including growers and research beginners. This book collects refined knowledge from a broad source of scientific literature by experts in the field of orchid research and surely is an adequate reference and textbook for students, teachers, and researchers. It includes methods and applications of orchid breeding technology which would gain high attention from growers, breeders, and the related fields of agriculture.
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    Pages: XIV, 283 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819910793
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1079-3
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    Application of the Water Footprint: Water Stress Analysis and Allocation (2020)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Pollution. ; Sustainability. ; Water. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Pollution.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- PART I: Virtual Water and Water Footprint Accounting -- The Concepts of Virtual Water and Water Footprint -- Water Footprint Accounting Method -- PART II: Evaluation of Water Stresses Based on WFs -- Studies on the Evaluation of Water Footprints at Various Regional Scales -- Principal Water Stress Analysis Indexes and Approaches Based on WFs -- PART III: Study Cases: Water Stress Evaluation Under Multiple Regional Scales -- Study Cases: Water Stresses Evaluation at the Provincial Scale —the Zhejiang Province Case Study -- Study Case: Evaluation of Water Stresses at the River Basin Scale — the Haihe River Basin Case Study -- Case Study: Evaluation of Water Stresses at the City Scale —Dalian -- Comparisons of the Major Indexes on Water Stresses Analysis under Multiple Regional Scales -- PART IV: Water Footprint Accounting Application in Water Management Strategies -- Influencing Factors Analysis of Water Footprint Based on Extended STIRPAT Model -- Optimal Water Utilization and Allocation Strategy based on Water Footprint Accounting -- Conclusions. .
    Abstract: Based on the water footprint (WF) concept, this book reviews WF-based water stress evaluation methods at the city, provincial and river basin levels respectively. In addition, it explores the factors that influence regional water footprint in the spatial sequence via the extended STIRPAT model. Highlighting the utilization of WF accounting in sustainable water management, one of the book’s goals is to establish the optimization model of water allocation in various industrial sectors. Based on WF accounting, which thoroughly considers the water input for production, the relevant intermediate water inputs, and the water amount for wastewater discharge dilutions, the book provides a wealth of insights for scholars and practitioners with an interest in water resources and environmental management. In addition, it exhibits a scientific plan for regional water resource utilization and allocation, helping relieve regional water shortages.
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    Pages: XVI, 149 p. 48 illus., 46 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811502347
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0234-7
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    The Trialism and Application of Human Settlement, Inhabitation and Travel Environment Studies : Applications in Water-net Region (2023)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Landscape architecture. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Human Geography. ; Landscape Architecture. ; Environmental Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chinese Human Settlements Philosophy -- The Origin of Trailism of Human Settlement, Inhabitation and Travel Environment -- Three elements and Main Factors Analysis on Human Settlement, Inhabitation and Travel Environment -- The Evolution of the Human Settlement, Inhabitation and Travel Environment Theory -- The Classification and Characteristics of the Human Settlement, Inhabitation and Travel Environment Background -- Analysis and Evaluation on Activity in Human Settlement, Inhabitatin and Travel Environment -- Human Settlement, Inhabitation and Travel Environment Construction Theory and Technology.-Human Settlement, Inhabitation and Travel Environment Studies in Water-net Region -- Human Settlement, Inhabitation and Travel Environment Studies in Valley Region.
    Abstract: This book studies human settlements in China in terms of Human Settlements Trialism in 5 typical human settlement types: river valleys, water networks, hills, plains, and arid areas. Focusing on 3 elements of Trialism—(1) natural and constructed environments, resources, and visual landscapes in human settlements background; (2) survival strategies, customs, culture, and values in human settlements activity; and (3) the layout of time and space as well as the planning and design of the urban, the country, and the wilderness in human settlements construction—the book analyzes the evolution of human settlements and predicts future trends. Presenting academic researchers and graduate students in various fields with insights from landscape architecture, urban planning, architecture, geography, forestry, art, and psychology, the study discusses the principles of interactive physiological thinking and systematically theoretical philosophy related to professional physiology, planning and design principles, and traditional and modern methods and technologies in urban and rural construction. The innovative multi-discipline study promotes the planning and design of 5 types of human settlement, which is helpful to the judgment of value, activity rule, and living style of human settlements, and also discusses the development of human settlements in the new millennium.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811991431
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9143-1
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    The Principles of Green and Sustainability Science (2020)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Environmental education. ; Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental and Sustainability Education. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1. Introductory Context and Principles of Green -- Chapter 1. The Principles of Green -- Chapter 2. Basic Ecology -- Chapter 3. Everyday Activities in the Green World -- Chapter 4. Effects of Everyday Activities on the Ecosystem -- Part 2. Green Practices and Environmental Responsibility -- Chapter 5. Health and Diseases -- Chapter 6. Renewable Energy -- Chapter 7. Water and Wastewater Treatment -- Chapter 8. Waste Management -- Chapter 9. Environmental Ethics -- Part 3. Principles and Practices of Sustainability -- Chapter 10. Sustainability -- Chapter 11. Green Entrepreneurship -- Chapter 12. Sustainability in Science -- Chapter 13. The Future: Achieving Sustainability.
    Abstract: This book uses the concept of sustainability in science to address problems afflicting the environment, and to devise measures for improving economies, societies, behaviors, and people. The book pursues a scientific approach, and uses scientific evidence as the basis for achieving sustainability. The key topics addressed include: unemployment, health and disease, unsustainable production, our common future, renewable energies, waste management, environmental ethics, and harmful anthropogenic activities. Whereas past literature has mainly examined sustainability as an environmental issue, this book expands the conversation into various sciences, including mathematics, biology, agriculture, computer science, engineering, and physics, and shows how sustainability could be achieved by uniting these fields. It offers a wealth of information across various disciplines, making it not only an intriguing read but also informative and insightful.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811524936
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2493-6
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    Geoecology of Landscape Dynamics (2020)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Landscape ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Geographic information systems. ; Human Geography. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Land use land cover dynamics using Remote Sensing and GIS techniques in Western Doon Valley, Uttarakhand, India -- Spatial analysis and mapping of malaria risk in Dehradun city India: A geospatial technology based decision making for planning of control -- Sustainable Energy Development and Participatory Management Scenario in Sundarbans: A Case Study from Sagar Island, West Bengal, India -- Robust and reliable technique of automatic building extraction from high resolution imagery -- Soil Resource Inventory for Meeting Challenges of Land Degradation: A Remote Sensing Approach -- Controlling Challenges of Urban Surface Run-Off Water: A Sustainable Approach -- Hydrological Modeling Using SWAT Model and Geoinformatic Techniques -- Green Buildings: Building a Greener City, a Greener Future An Indian Perspective -- Human Capital Impact for Sustainable Economic Growth -- Temporal variation in glacier’s area and Identification of glacial lakes in Sikkim -- UN SDGs and context of Heritage cities in India: a study of Ayodhya and Varanasi -- Morphometric Analysis of the Yerla Watershed of the Krishna River Basin using Spatial Information Technology -- Conceptualising and Measuring Social Capital as a Sustainable Development Strategy in Mewat Region, Haryana -- Analysing the capability of NCI technique in change detection using high and medium resolution multispectral data -- Monitoring and Modelling of Urban Sprawl Using Geospatial Techniques: A Case Study of Shimla City, India -- Comparison of Multi Temporal Drought Indices Using Monthly Precipitation in the Western Part of the West Bengal -- Dying and Dwindling of Non-Glacial Fed Rivers Under Climate Change: A Case Study from The Upper Kosi Watershed, Central Himalaya, India) -- Planning of Integrated Land use & Social Infrastructure of SAS Nagar (Mohali) -- Agroforestry Ecosystem in Himalayan Region of Uttarakhand Using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System -- A study of Development along Delhi-Jaipur Express using Geospatial Technology -- Slope Vulnerability, Mass Wasting and Geohydrological-hazards in Himalaya: A Case Study of Alaknanda Basin, Uttarakhand, India -- Demarcation of Hyper Arid Land in the Indian Desert: An Environmental Analysis. .
    Abstract: This book provides an overview of the ecological indicators of landscape dynamics in the context of geographical landscape integration. Landscape dynamics depicts every change that occurs in the physical, biological, and cognitive assets of a landscape. To understand and interpret the complex physical, biological, and cognitive phenomena of landscapes, it is necessary to operate conceptually and practically on a broad range of spatial and temporal scales. Rapid land use changes have become a concern to environmentalists and planners because of their impacts on the natural ecosystem, which further determines socioeconomic dynamics. In this regard, the book discusses case studies that share new insights into how landscape patterns and processes impact small creatures, and how small creatures in turn influence landscape structure and composition. In turn, the relevant aspects of land use and land cover dynamics are covered, and the multi-faceted relationship between the substrata and ecological community is highlighted. The book is unique in its focus on the application of spatial informatics such as automatic building extraction from high-resolution imagery; a soil resource inventory for meeting the challenges of land degradation; hydrological modeling; the temporal variation analysis of glacier area and the identification and mapping of glacial lakes; morphometric analysis of river basins; and the monitoring and modeling of urban sprawl, among other features.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811520976
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
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    Sustaining our Environment for Better Future : Challenges and Opportunities (2020)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Power resources. ; Environmental education. ; Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Water. ; Natural Resource and Energy Economics. ; Environmental and Sustainability Education. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Thoughts On Economic Progress: The Controversy Between Neoclassical Economics And Sustainable Economies -- Chapter 2. Mining Environmental Disasters in North and South America -- Chapter 3. Rural Development In Africa: Challenges and Opportunities -- Chapter 4. Regenerating the Pearl of the Pacific: A Destination Capitals Approach to Acapulco’s Tourism Development -- Chapter 5. Relationship Between Women, Environment Towards Sustainable Development: A Case Study From Palestine -- Chapter 6. Water contamination and health hazards in pakistan: an overview of the current scenario and contemporary challenges -- Chapter 7. water security: challenges to the irrigation water-energy nexus in Australia -- Chapter 8. Sustaining Queensland’s Agricultural Sector: Challenges and Opportunities from the Bioeconomy and the Circular Economy -- Chapter 9. Creating Sustainable Energy For Future Generations -- Chapter 10. Sustainable Consumption Behavior Among Romanian Students -- Chapter 11. Validity Testing Of A Heat Transfer Model In A Greenhouse -- Chapter 12. Deforestation in Malaysia: The Current Practice and the Way Forward -- Chapter 13. Meeting The Stakeholder Needs And Sustaining Business Through Sustainability Risk Management Practices: A Case Study Of Malaysian Environmentally Sensitive Companies -- Chapter 14. Smart Cities and their Role in the Framework of the Sustainable Development Goals. .
    Abstract: This book covers a variety of topics regarding environmental practices in our day-to-day lives, as well as topics concerning sustainable development as a broader concept embracing ecological, social, and economic aspects to improve the quality of life for people around the world. Starting with the traditional controversy between the neoclassical economy and sustainable economy, which may be overcome by scientific progress due to more intensive scientific studies of the sustainability paradigm, the book proceeds to discuss various problems and challenges regarding environmental protection and sustainable development in different countries and on different continents. This includes analyses of recent, sometimes fatal mining disasters in South and North America, challenges and opportunities for rural development in Africa and Australia, an exploration of the role of women for sustainable development in Palestine, water safety and water security issues in Asia and Australia, the environmental exploitation of popular tourism destinations like Acapulco, and deforestation in Malaysia, suggesting innovative approaches to turn challenges into opportunities to effectively tackle these problems. Other topics addressed involve sustainable energy creation for future generations, a research survey among Romanian students on sustainable consumption behavior, validity testing for a heat transfer model in a greenhouse, and a case study on sustainability risk management practices at Malaysia’s environmentally sensitive companies. The book closes with an examination of highly digitalized Smart Cities as a potentially valuable complement to conventional urban and rural lifestyles in connection with achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). .
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    ISBN: 9789811371585
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7158-5
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    Sustainable Bioeconomy : Pathways to Sustainable Development Goals (2021)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Environmental Law. ; Environmental management. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Environment. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Law. ; Environmental Management. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Exploring the economics of the circular bioeconomy -- Chapter 2.The role of culture and moral responsibility in facilitating a sustainable bioeconomy -- Chapter 3. Social and economic contribution of the bioeconomic sector in Ecuador: A methodological approach -- Chapter 4. Biobutanol Production from Agricultural Biomass -- Chapter 5. Valorization of biowastes into food, fuels and chemicals - towards sustainable environment, economy and society -- Chapter 6. Sustainable biorefinery technologies for agro-residues: challenges and perspectives -- Chapter 7. Biotechnological Interventions for Production of Flavour and Fragrance Compounds -- Chapter 8. Phytochemicals for the management of stored product insects -- Chapter 9. Assessing the impact of indigenous knowledge systems on sustainable agriculture: A case study of the selected communities in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan, Gauteng Province, South Africa -- Chapter 10. Tropical biological natural resource management through integrated bio-cycles farming system -- Chapter 11. Biopesticides for Pest management -- Chapter 12. Renewable energy for a low carbon future: Policy perspectives -- Chapter 13. TNAU Energy Soft 2016: An efficient energy audit tool to identify energy saving technologies for sustainable agriculture -- Chapter 14.Mechanism for Improving the Sustainability of Homestead Food Gardens in the Gauteng Province, South Africa -- Chapter 15. Assessment of Potassium Nutrient Balance in Agricultural Farming System: A Pathway to Sustainable Production of Crops.
    Abstract: Sustainable development is the most important challenge facing humanity in the 21st century. The global economic growth in the recent past has indeed exhibited marked progress in many countries. Nevertheless, the issues of income disparity, poverty, gender gaps, and malnutrition are not uncommon in the global landscape, in spite of the upward growth of the economy and technological advances. This grim picture is further exacerbated by our growing human population, unmindful resource use, ever-increasing consumption trends, and changing climate. In order to protect humanity and preserve the planet, the United Nations issued the “2030 agenda for sustainable development,” which includes but is not limited to sustainable production and consumption practices, e.g. in a sustainable bioeconomy. The hallmark of the sustainable bioeconomy is a paradigm shift from a fossil-fuel-based economy to a biological-based one, which is driven by the virtues of sustainability, efficient utilization of resources, and “circular economy.” As the sustainable bioeconomy is based on the efficient utilization of biological resources and societal transformations, it holds the immense potential to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. This book shares valuable insights into the linkages between the sustainable bioeconomy and Sustainable Development Goals, making it an essential read for policymakers, researchers and students of environmental studies. .
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    ISBN: 9789811573217
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7321-7
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    Green Engineering for Campus Sustainability (2020)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Biotechnology. ; Environmental education. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Chemistry, Technical. ; Sustainability. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management. ; Biotechnology. ; Environmental and Sustainability Education. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Industrial Chemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2.Environmental Sustainability of Universities: Critical Review of Best Initiatives and Operational Practices -- Chapter 3. The Green Vision of Technical University of Crete’s Campus -- Chapter 4. The Construction of Green Building using Interlocking Brick System -- Chapter 5. The Feasibility of Using Palm Oil Ash in the Mix Design of Interlocking Compressed Brick -- Chapter 6. Second-generation Bioethanol: Advancement of Ethanologenic Microorganisms towards Industrial Production -- Chapter 7. Microalgae Chlorella as a campus sustainable feedstock for bioethanol production -- Chapter 8. Use of Biomass in Biocoke Production with Enhanced Calorific Values inside UTM Campus,- Chapter 9. The effect of enzyme addition on the anaerobic digestion of food waste -- Chapter 10. Anaerobic Digestion of Organic Waste in UMS Campus for Resource Recovery and Waste Reduction -- Chapter 11. Green Engineering for Waste Management System in University - A Case Study,- Chapter 12. Sustainable Waste Management in Higher Education Institutions - A case study in AC Tec,- Chapter 13. Food Waste Composting at Faculty of Engineering,- Chapter 14. Characterization of University Residential and Canteen Solid Waste for Composting and Vermicomposting Development,- Chapter 15. Sewage Treatment in Campus for Recycling Purpose: A Review,- Chapter 16. Advanced Treatment of Campus Sewage by MV/UV/O3 for Water Reclamation.
    Abstract: This book highlights current efforts and research into achieving campus sustainability. The book start with Introduction followed by two chapters discusses best governance and practices in enhancing campus sustainability, while subsequent chapters elaborate on green building and bioenergy. In addition, the book discusses several initiatives regarding campus waste management including sewage recycling potential.
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    Pages: XVII, 259 p. 75 illus., 52 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811372605
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7260-5
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    Fish, Fishing and Community in North Korea and Neighbours : Vibrant Matter(s) (2020)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Physical geography. ; Korea History. ; Economic development. ; World politics. ; Human Geography. ; Physical Geography. ; History of Korea. ; Development Studies. ; Political History.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter One: Watery Introductions -- Chapter Two: Geographies and Histories of Fish and Fishing -- Chapter Three: Fish, Fishing Infrastructures and Fishing Knowledge (s) as Vibrant Matter -- Chapter Four: Fishing in North Korea, a History and a Geography -- Chapter Five: Gageodo, Dalian and Slavankya…Lively Matters in the Neighbourhood -- Chapter Six: Sindo, the Informal Life Politics of Fishing -- Chapter Seven: Lively Conclusions.
    Abstract: This open access book explores the histories and geographies of fishing in North Korea and the surrounding nations. With the ideological and environmental history of North Korea in mind, the book examines the complex interactions between local communities, fish themselves, wider ecosystems and the politics of Pyongyang through the lens of critical geography, fisheries statistics and management science as well as North Korean and more generally Korean and East Asian studies. There is increasing global interest in North Korea, its politics, people and landscapes, and as such, this book describes encounters with North Korean fishing communities, as well as unusual moments in the field in the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Korea (South Korea). It addresses fish, fishing infrastructure, fishing science and fishing statistics and other non-human elements of North Korean and other nations’ developmental regimes as actors and participants within them as much as humans and their technologies. The book enables readers to gain extensive insights into the aspirations and practices of fishing in North Korea and its neighbours, the navigation of difficult political and developmental situations and changing ecological realities in a time of environmental and climate crisis familiar to many across the globe.
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    Pages: XII, 202 p. 14 illus., 13 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811500428
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0042-8
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    Transparent Water Management Theory : Sefficiency in Sequity (2021)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Management. ; Pollution. ; Sustainability. ; Water. ; Management. ; Pollution.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Terminology -- Theory -- Sefficiency -- Sequity -- Applications.
    Abstract: This book provides a solid foundation for a comprehensive, systemic and water-centric approach to water management. Said approach integrates two performance principles essential for sustainable water use systems, namely equity and efficiency. Further, it decreases the policy space for decision-making encountered by water managers and makes it easier to arrive at reasonable solutions because of the bounded rationality inherent in its development. By combining the distributive and aggregative principles, the approach offers a transparent and autonomous structure for gathering water data and enabling stakeholder involvement. Lastly, it employs and promotes a unifying language for all types of water use systems, e.g. urban, agricultural and industrial.
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    ISBN: 9789811562846
    Series Statement: Water Resources Development and Management,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6284-6
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    SeaCities : Urban Tactics for Sea-Level Rise (2021)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Environment. ; Natural disasters. ; Environmental management. ; System theory. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Natural Hazards. ; Environmental Management. ; Complex Systems.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Inter-national examples of Water Hazards -- 3. Tactics and examples against sea-level rise -- 4. Application of tactics in scenarios -- 5. From risks to opportunities Outcome, outlook.
    Abstract: This book presents and discusses a strategy which includes four approaches to dealing with the risk of sea-level rise and other water hazards. It also offers opportunities for cities to explore urban extensions such as marine estates, aquatic food production systems, new sea related industries, maritime transport developments, new oceanic tourist attractions, and the designation of additional coastal ecological zones. The urban interface between Sea and Cities generates, therefore, both burning issues and valuable opportunities and raises the question of whether it is possible to solve the former by exploiting the latter?
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    ISBN: 9789811587481
    Series Statement: Cities Research Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8748-1
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    Aligning Climate Change and Sustainable Development Policies in Asia (2021)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Environmental management. ; Bioclimatology. ; Environment. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 An Introduction to Co-benefits: Core Concepts and Applications -- Part I Quantitative Modeling of Climate co-benefits and Sustainable Development -- 2 Urban Sustainable Development Index: Comparative Analysis of Low Emission Strategies in urban areas -- 3 A quantitative model for forecasting energy demand and CO2 emissions in Pakistan, towards a sustainable energy system -- 4 Multiple benefits assessment of the utilization of high-efficiency Heat Only Boilers in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia -- Part II Co-benefits of Climate Change Mitigation Strategies -- 5 Quantifying and integrating co-benefits of renewable energy policies in South Korea -- 6 The Co-benefits of Renewable Energy Policies in Japan: Barriers and Ways Forward -- 7 Quantifying and integrating the co-benefits of solar energy in China -- Part III New Perspectives on Co-benefits -- 8 Biodiversity Co-benefits: Narrowing the Gap between Analysis and Action -- 9 Creating Social Co-benefits for Sustainable and Just Society -- 10 Enabling Japan’s low-emissions technology collaboration with Southeast Asia: The role of co-innovation and co-benefits.
    Abstract: This book provides policymakers, researchers, and other interested audiences with knowledge on how to quantify and integrate and advance co-benefits in their decisions. It begins with an introductory chapter that provides an overview of the concept of co-benefits. This followed by a section that details quantitative approaches to estimate co-benefits, particularly in cities. A third section presents a series of case studies from the energy sector in Northeast and Southeast Asia. A final section focuses on new perspectives on co-benefits from linking climate change with biodiversity, social justice, and through new models of co-innovation. The book is particularly timely as many countries in Asia seek to achieve objectives in the national climate policies and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The climate emergency poses an increasingly severe threat to the health and well-being of more than a billion people in Asia. Policymakers in the region have sought to curb this threat by adopting clean energy, energy efficiency, and other sectoral policies. In some cases, these policies can bring additional benefits beyond mitigating climate change. These so-called “co-benefits” --ranging from improved air quality to better health to socioeconomic equity--could not only offset the costs of climate mitigation but also make Asia’s development more sustainable. Yet all too frequently policymakers lack the analytical methods and practical experiences to incorporate co-benefits into their decisions. This has created difficulties in aligning climate and sustainable development policies in Asia.
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    ISBN: 9789811601354
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0135-4
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    Corporate Approaches to Sustainable Development : International Experiences and Insights (2022)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Industrial management Environmental aspects. ; Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Corporate Environmental Management. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Policy Responses to COVID-19- Climate Finance and Carbon Markets -- Chapter 3. Corporate Purpose: An Emerging Approach to Corporate Sustainability -- Chapter 4. An Overview of Sustainable Finance: Linkages with the Sustainable Development Goals -- Chapter 5. The Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in Sustainable Mining: Exploring Mining Impacts of the Kansanshi Mine in Zambia -- Chapter 6. Zambia’s Mining Industry A Closer Look at the Corporate Approaches to Sustainable Development of Konkola and Mopani Copper Mines -- Chapter 7. Legislating Corporate Sustainable Development Agreements as a Corporate Social Responsibility Response for Mining Communities in Zambia A Case Study of Kabwe Lead-zinc Mine, Zambia -- Chapter 8. A Corporate Roadmap to Sustainable Resource Governance in Africa -- Chapter 9. Study of Conflicts for Water in the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework -- Chapter 10. Sustainable Communities in Resource Regions Exploring the Case of Resettlement in Colombia -- Chapter 11. Mining and Sustainable Development in Colombia -- Chapter 12. Sustainable Forest Management: Community Forestry’s contribution to build Climate Resilient Communities in Nepal -- Chapter 13. Ensuring Sustainable Post-Pandemic Tourism in Nepal: The Role of Corporate Agencies -- Chapter 14. Adaptation Strategies adopted by Indigenous Community for Sustainable Livelihood in Response to the Changing Climate: The Role of the Local Authorities and the Corporate Sector in a ca study of Sherpa Community from Lukla, Nepal -- Chapter 15. CSR Disclosure through the Principles of UN Global Compact in Bangladesh : Evidence from Emerging Markets -- Chapter 16. The Role of Managerial Efficiency, Human Capital, Research and Development in Corporate Environmental Disclosure: Insights from Bangladesh -- Chapter 17. Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book aims to answer the question: how can the industry action international approaches to corporate sustainability, ultimately achieving sustainable development and overall sustainability? With this question in mind, this manuscript examines how the industry, through existing approaches to corporate sustainability, contribute to addressing conflicting demands emerging from the achievement of sustainable development in a responsible, sustainable and innovative manner. It also reviews alternative models of corporate sustainability that contribute to achieving inclusive, sustainable development globally. Chapters 2 to 4 discuss emerging approaches to corporate sustainability. Chapters 5 to 11 examine the role that the extractive industry (mining and oil) could play in the delivery of sustainable solutions for the communities and environment in selected cases, in the Americas and Africa. Lastly, the manuscript showcases international corporate sustainability and climate change practices in the forestry, agriculture, tourism and manufacturing industries within the context of Asia and The Pacific region, particularly, Nepal and Bangladesh. .
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811664212
    Series Statement: Science for Sustainable Societies,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6421-2
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    East Asian Low-Carbon Community : Realizing a Sustainable Decarbonized Society from Technology and Social Systems (2021)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Regionalism. ; Climatology. ; Asia Politics and government. ; Sustainability. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management. ; Regionalism. ; Climate Sciences. ; Asian Politics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I. Concept and framework of the East Asian Low-Carbon Community -- Chapter 1. Climate change and low carbon society: coping with uncertainty -- Chapter 2. Climate change strategy and emission reduction roadmap for China, Japan, and South Korea -- Chapter 3. Concept and framework of the East Asian Low-Carbon Community -- Chapter 4. Modeling an East Asian Low-Carbon Community -- Part II Urban-rural Linkage for Low-Carbon Community -- Chapter 5. Realizing a local low-carbon society through urban-rural linkage -- Chapter 6. Development of a tool to optimize urban-rural linkage and a decentralized power supply -- Chapter 7. Local low-carbon society scenarios of urban-rural linkage -- Part III Technology Innovation for Low-Carbon Community -- Chapter 8. Spatial-temporal distribution of carbon capture technology according to patent data -- Chapter 9. Low-carbon technology integration -- Chapter 10. Economic assessment of Japan’s nuclear power policy -- Chapter 11. Construction of an East Asia nuclear security system -- Chapter 12. Building a global low-carbon society based on hybrid use of natural clean energy -- Part Ⅳ Social Innovation for Low-Carbon Community -- Chapter 13. Social innovation towards a low-carbon society -- Chapter 14. Achievement of nationally determined contributions (NDCs) through emissions trading in China, Japan, and South Korea -- Chapter 15. Design and analysis of a carbon emissions trading system for low-carbon development in China -- Chapter 16. An empirical analysis of international carbon transfer -- Chapter 17. Global recycling system for an East Asian low-carbon society -- Chapter 18. Building a recycling-oriented society through collaboration between urban and rural areas: sustainable domestic waste treatment “Pujiang model” -- Chapter 19. Potential for cooperation among China, Japan, and South Korea in renewable energy generation -- Chapter 20. Potential for technical cooperation between Japan and China in a third-country market -- Chapter 22. End chapter: Integration of local and global perspectives.
    Abstract: This book presents new vision of regional de-carbonization with concrete scheme design and substantial quantitative demonstration from original interdisciplinary studies. It provides new horizon for not only climate change, environmental conservation but also for international cooperation and peace in East Asia. The chapters introduce diverse low carbon society principles from local to global level with best practices integrating technology evolution and social innovation. While the book is designated for academics and the ultimate goal is to facilitate international climate regime making and environmental cooperation, local government and international organizations (United Nations, World Bank, and others) officers, researchers, international NGO/NPOs, consultants, students (particularly those studying environmental policy studies or international relationships), as well as reporters will find this book useful in broadening their understanding of low-carbon development in East Asia.
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    Pages: XIV, 413 p. 195 illus., 130 illus. in color. , online resource.
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    ISBN: 9789813343399
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4339-9
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    The Centre of City: Urban Central Structure (2021)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Regional economics. ; Spatial economics. ; Human Geography. ; Regional and Spatial Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction to the Urban Centrality Structure -- Development Models of the UC Structure -- Functional Analysis of the UC Structure Hierarchy -- Spatial Layout of the UC Structure -- UC Structure Planning.
    Abstract: This book presents the latest research results related to urban center and urban center. It expounds the theoretical connotation, development models, hierarchical function, and spatial layout of the urban central structure through over 200 figures and tables. In addition, it analyzes the threshold characteristics, structural hierarchy, spatial characteristics, and development rules of urban central structure through field research and quantitative researches on the major urban central structures in Asia. Meanwhile, how to solve the issue of construction and layout of urban central structure in planning and design practice is also covered. The book reveals the laws and spatial characteristics of urban central structure and provides a valuable guide both for urban designers and planners as well as researchers and students working in urban design and planning fields. It sheds new light on better understanding of the urban central structure.
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    ISBN: 9789813366756
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    Urban Food Deserts in Japan (2021)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Sociology. ; Nutrition. ; Food. ; Social service. ; Gerontology. ; Human Geography. ; Sociology of Food and Nutrition. ; Social Care. ; Gerontology.
    Description / Table of Contents: The definition of Japanese food desert issues -- The background of Japanese Food Desert Issues -- Food access and social capital -- Case Study 1 (Central Tokyo) -- Case study 2 (a prefectural government city) -- Local City -- Measures to address Food Desert Issues. .
    Abstract: This book introduces the Japanese urban food desert (FD). Currently, Japan has the most rapidly aging society in the world, with a shrinking population and food desert issues in connection with the isolation of the elderly people from their families and local communities. The types of food deserts that Japan is currently facing are likely to occur in many other countries under similar circumstances in the near future. This book serves as a valuable resource for researchers and policymakers who are working on FD issues in Japan as well as in other countries. The book consists of 8 chapters, with each chapter covering a different aspect of FD, and it also includes case studies, one of which is the FD in Tokyo.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811608933
    Series Statement: International Perspectives in Geography, AJG Library, 15
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0893-3
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    Fostering Transformative Change for Sustainability in the Context of Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS) (2021)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Landscape ecology. ; Environmental management. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Restoration Ecology. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Sustainability. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Environmental Management. ; Conservation Biology. ; Restoration Ecology. ; Environmental Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Reconciling community livelihood needs and biodiversity conservation in Taita Hills forests for improved livelihoods and transformational management of the landscape -- Chapter 3. Degraded landscape transformed into foodland and woodland by village agroforestry -- Chapter 4. Long-term tracking of multiple benefits of participatory forest restoration in marginal cultural landscapes in Himalaya -- Chapter 5. Social-ecological transformation through planting mixed tree species on abandoned agricultural land in the hills of Nepal -- Chapter 6. Transformative change through ecological consumption and production of ancient wheat varieties in Tuscany, Italy -- Chapter 7. Sustainable rural development and water resources management on a hilly landscape: A case study of Gonglaoping community, Taichung, ROC (Chinese Taipei) -- Chapter 8. Transformative change in peri-urban SEPLS and green infrastructure strategies: An analysis from the local to the regional scales in Galicia (NW Spain) -- Chapter 9. Water with Integrated Local Delivery (WILD) for transformative change in socio-ecological management -- Chapter 10. Traditional landscape appropriation of Afro-descendants and collective titling in the Colombian Pacific region: lessons for a transformative change -- Chapter 11. Climate change resiliency through mangrove conservation: the case of Alitas farmers of Infanta, Philippines -- Chapter 12. Improvement of human and environmental health through waste management in Antigua and Barbuda -- Chapter 13. Synthesis: Conception, approaches and strategies for transformative.
    Abstract: This open access book is a compilation of case studies that provide useful knowledge and lessons that derive from on-the-ground activities and contribute to policy recommendations, focusing on the relevance of social-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS) to “transformative change.” The concept of “transformative change” has been gaining more attention to deal with today’s environmental and development problems, whereas both policy and scientific communities have been increasingly calling for transformative change toward sustainable society. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has planned to start the so-called “assessment on transformative change” if approved by the IPBES plenary to be held in 2021. At present, the idea of transformative change, including its scope, methodologies, approaches and strategies, are yet to be clarified. By bringing together all of the different concerns and interests in the land/seascape, SEPLS approaches could provide practical and experience-based insights for understanding and gauging transformative change and identifying determinants of such change. This book explores how SEPLS management relates to the idea of transformative change to further the discussion of sustainable transitions in advancing sustainability science. The introductory chapter is followed by case study chapters offering real-world examples of transformative change as well as a synthesis chapter clarifying the relevance of the case study findings to policy and academic discussions. It will be of interest to scholars, policymakers and professionals in the fields related to sustainable development.
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    ISBN: 9789813367616
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6761-6
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    Sustainable Environment : Proceedings of NERC 2022 (2023)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environmental protection. ; Civil engineering. ; Environment. ; Sustainability. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Soil and Water Protection. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Abstract: This book covers topics that addresses the global environmental issues, their challenges, and mitigation strategies for sustainable development. Some of the major challenges global environment is facing currently are global warming induced climate change because of which various extreme weather events such as flood, drought, cyclone, forest fires have increased. Industrialization with urbanization and human anthropogenic activities have caused detrimental effect on the environment resulting in environmental pollution (air and water pollution), deforestation, degradation of ecosystems, soil erosion, ground water depletion, drinking water scarcity, biodiversity loss, depletion of fossil fuels, etc. Therefore, it has become utmost necessary to switch to significant lifestyle stages along with conservation of natural resources for a sustainable environment. Sustainable environment may be defined as the practice of responsibly managing natural resources and protect overall ecosystem to support health and well-being of present and future generations. One of the major environment sustainability is the use of renewable sources of energy such as solar, wind, hydroelectric, and biomass which will reduce environmental pollution and also minimize resource misuse. At the same time, crop rotation, solid waste management, water treatment, wastewater treatment are some of the sustainable practices we must carry out for a sustainable environment. Hope, the content of the book gives an overview of recent developments, knowledge gaps related to new research areas related to environment and their future prospects.
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    Pages: XXX, 288 p. 174 illus., 148 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811984648
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8464-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-8464-8
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    Ethnic Enclaves in Contemporary Japan (2021)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Race. ; Demography. ; Population. ; Sociology. ; Human Geography. ; Race and Ethnicity Studies. ; Population and Demography. ; Sociology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Overview of Ethnic Enclaves as Example Cases -- Chinese Enclaves: Formation of New Chinatowns by Chinese Newcomers -- The Contrasting Enclaves between Korean Oldcomers and Newcomers -- Filipino Enclaves as Products of Migration Industry: Cases in a Big City’s Downtown and a Port City’s Coastal Area -- Brazilian Residents as Persistent Repeaters and Their Enclaves -- Turkish Residents and Marital Assimilation -- Conclusion. .
    Abstract: This book is the first work to comprehensively investigate the enclaves of non-Japanese residents in Japan. In a comparative study, it convincingly examines eight enclaves of five nationalities (Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Brazilian and Turkish) in twelve municipalities. Japan now leads in terms of depopulation in countries affiliated with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The fact that the country has been supplementing the decreased number of Japanese nationals with an increase in migrants, who form enclaves, has attracted great attention. The temporal development and status quo of such enclaves are important concerns of researchers, policymakers and the general public. This publication is the result of joint studies by geographers and sociologists and contributes to a more detailed understanding of these topics. It thus represents a valuable achievement in the study of the segregation and enclave formation of minority nationalities. The empirical validity of existing explanatory frameworks, such as spatial assimilation and heterolocalism, is also discussed in a Japanese context.
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    Pages: XV, 189 p. 64 illus., 57 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789813369955
    Series Statement: International Perspectives in Geography, AJG Library, 14
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6995-5
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    Revitalising Rural Communities (2021)
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    Keywords: Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Human geography. ; Cultural geography. ; Cultural property. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Social and Cultural Geography. ; Cultural Heritage. ; Urban Sociology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 01 Rural Sustainability: challenges and opportunities -- Chapter 02 Case study: Rural revitalization in Hong Kong -- Chapter 03 Rural Sustainability: six core dimensions -- Chapter 04 Conclusion and the future of rural communities.
    Abstract: This book highlights the challenges and opportunities of (re)constructing a sustainable rural community on the outskirts of the urban community. Based on knowledge and experience accumulated through implementing a rural revitalisation project in Hong Kong since 2013, the book provides an in-depth analysis of a case study along with related concepts from the literature. In particular, the concept of rural resilience is broken down and used to examine how communities at the urban-rural interface can leverage their position and connections to (re)create vibrant sustainable communities. The revitalisation project was showcased in the databases of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s Equator Initiative and the International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI) as well as achieving Special Recognition for Sustainable Development in the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation in 2020. This book teases out the key issues in the process of revitalising a rural community in the peri-urban context and examines the complexities embedded in each issue and how they can be addressed in the quest for rural sustainability.
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    Pages: IX, 94 p. 5 illus., 3 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811658242
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs on Case Studies of Sustainable Development,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5824-2
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    Breaking the Silos for Planetary Health : A Roadmap for a Resilient Post-Pandemic World (2021)
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    Keywords: Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Economic development. ; Communication in the environmental sciences. ; Environmental policy. ; Environmental economics. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Development Studies. ; Environmental Communication. ; Environmental Policy. ; Environmental Policy. ; Environmental Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 Introduction -- 2 Re-Imagining human health in the Anthropocene -- 3 Connecting the dots..How the current planetary emergency affects our health and well-being- 4 Breaking out mental and institutional silos for positive transformation -- 5 The corridors of power as a stress test for planetary health -- 6 Tackling inequalities to unleash the full potential of planetary health.
    Abstract: This book translates the latest theoretical perspectives on the emerging field of Planetary Health Studies into the practical reality of global political decision makers. It builds on the scientific data on the impacts of environmental change on human health to propose practical methods for operationalizing planetary health. The book maps opportunities for decision makers to break institutional silos and engage with bottom-up approaches that can transform planetary health from a global idea into a local reality. The analysis frames human health in the Anthropocene, an era in which humans have become the most powerful force affecting global ecosystems, and reveals new existential risks for humankind. Departing from ongoing multilateral efforts to promote sustainability, the author’s analysis places the agenda of planetary health on the desk of political decision makers, still underrepresented at planetary health gatherings. Given the pressing need to implement sustainable development policies, the book presents planetary health as an overarching framework for global policy targets, notably the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, and the post-2020 biodiversity framework under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. The book is timely in offering a concrete road map for practitioners and researchers interested in transforming the concept of planetary health into reality. With a collection of success stories, the analysis dwells on tools for community engagement, opportunities for health professionals training, gender empowerment, digital health, and innovative ways to enhance human well-being on a changing planet. Dr. Nicole de Paula is the inaugural Klaus Töpfer Sustainability Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) in Germany and Founder of the Women Leaders for Planetary Health. Originally from Brazil, she holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from Sciences Po Paris. .
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    Pages: XV, 206 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811637544
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3754-4
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    Planning Indian Megacity Regions : Spatial Model, Development Dynamics and Future Advances (2022)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Regional economics. ; Spatial economics. ; Sustainability. ; Bioclimatology. ; Urban policy. ; Transportation. ; Human Geography. ; Regional and Spatial Economics. ; Sustainability. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Urban Policy. ; Transportation Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Evolution of Megacities and Megacity Regions -- Megacity Region Spatial Model -- Dynamics of Megacity Regional Development -- Megacity Regional Governance and Plan Implementation -- Emerging Advances in Regional Spatial Planning. .
    Abstract: This book focuses on spatial planning of megacities that are growing in Asia, Africa, and America. These cities are not be seen in isolation from their respective influence regions. They complement each other. Most of the solutions to the problems of such cities are found in their respective regions, and, on the other hand, the regions derive their strength from their respective megacities. There is a need for promoting integrated spatial planning of megacity regions. The five chapters in this book highlight the spatial planning of such regions.
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    Pages: XXXVIII, 175 p. 22 illus., 4 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811654695
    Series Statement: Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5469-5
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    Sustainable Agriculture : Circular to Reconstructive, Volume 1 (2022)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Agriculture Economic aspects. ; Welfare economics. ; Soil science. ; Bioclimatology. ; Sustainability. ; Agricultural Economics. ; Social Economy. ; Soil Science. ; Climate Change Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Scientific Foundations for the Formation of the Organizational Structure of the Grain Market -- Priorities and Efficiency of Government Support for the Agricultural Sector of Ukraine -- Development of Methods of Revision Control of Financial and Economic Activities of Agricultural Consumer Cooperatives -- Sustainable Agriculture for Food Security: Conceptual Framework and Benefits of Digitalization -- Methodological Approach to the Polycriteria Assessment of Agricultural Sustainability: Digitalization, International Experience, Problems, and Challenges for Higher Education in Russia -- Environmental and Energy Efficiency as a Criterion for Sustainable Agriculture -- Agriculture in developing countries: cultural differences, vectors of sustainable development, digitalization, and international experience -- Potential and Opportunities of Organic Agriculture in Russia -- Agflation as a Threat to Food Security: Analysis of Inflationary Factors -- Growth Reserves of Agricultural Production in the Ryazan Region -- The Current State of the Organic Market in Russia -- Farm Size in Organic Agriculture: Analysis of European Countries and Russia -- Study of the Labor Resources of Peasant (Farm) Households by Production Type -- Expanded reproduction as the basis for agricultural sustainability: marketing, digital economy, and smart technologies -- Changes in the Agrochemical Indicators of Light Gray Forest Soil and the Yield of Grain Crops during the Rotation of Crop Rotation under the Influence of Various Systems of its Processing in the Conditions of the South-East of the Volga-Vyatka Region -- Improving the Price Mechanism in Milk Production and Processing -- Assessment of Efficiency and Production Risks in Crop Production Innovative Development -- Innovative Calculating of Products in Industry Enterprises.
    Abstract: This book highlights the environmental footprints and best practices in sustainable agriculture. This first volume includes forty-four interesting chapters that present agriculture in the light of food security, circular economy, sustainability, food exports and imports written by leading experts in the field. It provides and interesting read for researchers, policy makers and professionals in the area of agriculture and economy.
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    Pages: XV, 459 p. 79 illus., 57 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811687310
    Series Statement: Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8731-0
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    Blockchain Technologies for Sustainability (2022)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Blockchains (Databases). ; Business logistics. ; Internet of things. ; Sustainability. ; Blockchain. ; Supply Chain Management. ; Internet of Things.
    Description / Table of Contents: Blockchain Technology: A Fundamental Overview -- Fundamentals of blockchain and new generations of Distributed Ledger Technologies. Circular economy case uses in Spain -- Security Magnification in Supply Chain Management Using Blockchain Technology -- Implementation of Blockchain technologies in Smart Cities, opportunities and challenges -- Blockchain Technology Enables Healthcare Data Management and Accessibility -- Blockchain as a Service: A holistic approach to traceability in the circular economy -- The Smart City, Smart Contract, Smart Healthcare, Internet of Things (IoT), Opportunities and Challenges -- Applications of Blockchain Technology for a Circular Economy with focus on Singapore -- Leveraging Blockchain Technology in Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Logistics.
    Abstract: This book highlights the applications of blockchain technologies to foster sustainable development in different fields. The concept of Sustainability has grown widespread in today’s context and there are many requirements to achieve Sustainability in any industrial sector including mapping, tracing the supply chain to ensure sustainable supply chain management. Reliable and transparent, efficient data is one of the key requirements for Sustainability in today’s advanced industrial context. Achievement of Sustainability objectives in this advanced era demands various technological advancements such as Blockchain technologies. The core competencies of blockchain technology namely transparency, data auditability, privacy, value transfer, and process efficiency and automation are very much essential for achieving the multifold objectives under sustainability.
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    Pages: VII, 196 p. 31 illus., 23 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811663017
    Series Statement: Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6301-7
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    Report on Yangtze River Rehabilitation and Protection 2019 (2022)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Natural disasters. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Water. ; Natural Hazards. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Regional Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Importance of Yangtze River -- Chapter 2. Stages of Yangtze River Rehabilitation and Protection -- Chapter 3. Achievements in Rehabilitation and Protection -- Chapter 4. Situation Facing the Yangtze Rehabilitation and Protection in the New Era -- Chapter 5. Visions on Yangtze River Rehabilitation and Protection -- Chapter 6. Strategic Measures -- Chapter 7. Master Plan of the Yangtze River Basin -- Chapter 8. Change of River-lake Relation and the Regulation of Dongting and Poyang Lakes -- Chapter 9. Master Plan of the Yangtze River Basin -- Chapter 10. Joint Operation of the Group Reservoirs -- Chapter 11. Water Resources Protection -- Chapter 12. Major Scientific and Technological Research Subjects.
    Abstract: This book summarizes the achievements and experience of the Yangtze River rehabilitation and protection, analyzes the new situation and requirements of the Yangtze River rehabilitation and protection, and discusses the main issues and their solution alternatives for the Yangtze River rehabilitation and protection efforts. The Yangtze River, respected as the mother river of the Chinese nation, contributes immensely toward the socioeconomic development of China and braces up the national strategies such as the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, etc. Whether the Yangtze River is under good stewardship has implications on not only the wellbeing of more than 400 million inhabitants in the basin, but also in broader sense the overall sustainability of socioeconomic development of the whole country. This book which has two parts, provides a multidirectional analysis of Yangtze River rehabilitation and protection. The first part explores the stages, achievements, and the future of the Yangtze rehabilitation and protection. Major issues existing in Yangtze River Basin rehabilitation and protection are discussed in the second part. Many pictures, charts, and diagrams are involved providing an understanding of the situation of Yangtze River Basin. .
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    Pages: XV, 176 p. 8 illus., 7 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811649271
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4927-1
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    Building Resilient Neighbourhoods in Singapore : The Convergence of Policies, Research and Practice (2020)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Sustainability. ; Social policy. ; Economic geography. ; Civil engineering. ; Human Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Social Policy. ; Economic Geography. ; Civil Engineering.
    Description / Table of Contents: The Ecology of Neighbourhood Resilience: A Multi-disciplinary Perspective -- Fostering Social Cohesion in 21st Century Singapore -- The State of Ethnic Congregation in Singapore Today -- Social Resilience through Parks and Common Recreational Spaces -- Urban Mobility and Resilience: Transport Infrastructure Investment and the Demand for Travel -- Participatory Design to Co-create Community Spaces -- Bringing Arts Closer to Local Communities: Spatial Opportunities and Impacts on Community Bonding -- Place Familiarity and Community Ageing-with-Place in Neighbourhoods -- Designing for Resilience in Public Housing: An Architect’s Perspective.
    Abstract: This book examines how institutional and environmental features in neighbourhoods can contribute to social resilience, highlighting the related socio-demographic issues, as well as the infrastructure, planning, design and policies issues. It is divided into three themes – infrastructure, planning, and community. Infrastructure examines how physical features such as parks and street patterns influence neighborliness and resilience, while planning studies how urban design enhances social interactions. Lastly, community discusses policies that can forge social bonds, either through racial integration, grassroots activities, or social service. Overall, the book combines research and empirical work with scholarly models of resilience and governance philosophy, focusing on Singapore’s urban planning and social policies.
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    Pages: VII, 168 p. 62 illus., 50 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811370489
    Series Statement: Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7048-9
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    China's Long-Term Low-Carbon Development Strategies and Pathways : Comprehensive Report (2022)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Environmental Law. ; Environmental management. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management. ; Environmental Law. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The state and trend of China's low-carbon development -- Chapter 3. End-use energy consumption & CO2 emissions -- Chapter 4. Power sector -- Chapter 5. Primary energy consumption and CO2 emissions -- Chapter 6. Non-CO2 GHG emissions -- Chapter 7. Technical support for long-term deep decarbonization -- Chapter 8. Investment & cost analysis for realizing a low emission strategy -- Chapter 9. Long-term low-carbon transition pathways -- Chapter 10. Strategic linchpins and policy safeguards -- Chapter 11. Global climate governance & international cooperation -- Chapter 12. Conclusions and policy recommendations.
    Abstract: This open access book introduces a multi-disciplinary and comprehensive research on China's long-term low-carbon emission strategies and pathways. After comprehensively considering China’s own socioeconomic conditions, policy design, energy mix, and other macro-development trends and needs, the research team has proposed suggestions on China’s low-carbon development strategies and pathways until 2050, with required technologies and policies in order to realize the goals of building a great modern socialist country and a beautiful China. These achievements are in conjunction with the climate goals set in the Paris Agreement alongside Global Sustainable Development. The authors hope that the research findings can serve as a reference for all sectors of Chinese society in their climate research efforts, offer support for the formulation and implementation of china’s national low-carbon development strategies and policies, and help the world to better understand China’s story in the general trend of global green and low-carbon development.
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    Pages: XXXVIII, 333 p. 94 illus., 91 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811625244
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2524-4
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    Livelihood Enhancement Through Agriculture, Tourism and Health (2022)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture Economic aspects. ; Tourism. ; Social medicine. ; Economic geography. ; Human Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Agricultural Economics. ; Tourism Economics. ; Health, Medicine and Society. ; Economic Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: - Livelihood Transformations and Sustainability in India -- The Exodus in Times of Pandemic: Mobility, Migration and Livelihood of Informal Migrant Workers during COVID 19 Crisis in India -- Challenges in Livelihood of Residents in Kilinochchi District, Sri Lanka due to Water Scarcity -- Tobacco cropping increases sediment delivery in a subtropical agricultural catchment in Brazil -- Digital Elevation Model and Irrigation Management Planning in Bangladesh -- Small Holder Tea Farming in West Bengal, India: An Exploratory Insight -- The Transition of Traditional Agriculture in Nagaland, India: A Case Study of Shifting (Jhum) Cultivation -- Land Use Land Cover Dynamics in Baku Micro-watershed Area of Ausgram Block-II, Purba Barddhaman District, West Bengal, India -- Spatio-Temporal Changes of Crop Combination in Selected C.D. Blocks of Purba Bardhaman District, West Bengal, India -- Development of Sericulture in Murshidabad with Special Reference to Women’s Participation -- Opportunities and the Challenges of Tourism Industry in Bangladesh -- Socio-economic Development through Tourism: An Investigative Study for the Himalayan State Sikkim, India -- Tourism Potentials of Fossil Parks as Geoheritage Sites: A Study in Western and South Western Region of West Bengal, India -- Classifying the million plus urban agglomerations of India - geographical types and quality of life -- Urban Rejuvenation and Social Sustainability in Smart City: An Empirical Study of Community Aspirations -- Urban Wetlands: Opportunities and challenges in Indian Cities – A case of Bhubaneswar City, Odisha -- Analysing Spatial Inequalities of Amenities in Jammu City using Geoinformatics -- Land Suitability Analysis of Settlement Concentration using GIS-based Multicriteria decision-making Technique in Fringe area of Siliguri Town, West Bengal (India) -- GIS-based healthcare accessibility analysis- A case study of selected municipalities of Hyderabad -- Dynamics of Disease Diffusion: A Critical Analysis of Dengue Outbreak in Kolkata and Adjacent Areas -- Tuberculosis Patients in Malda District of West Bengal, Eastern India: Exploring the Ground Reality -- An Assessment Study on Hierarchical Integrity of Road Connectivity and Nodal Accessibility of Maternal Health Care Service centres in Itahar Block, Uttar Dinajpur District, West Bengal -- Strategies for Sustainable Tribal Development in Purulia District, West Bengal, India: A Socio-Ecological Perspective -- Development of Tribal Livelihood in Manbazar-II Block of Purulia District, West Bengal, India -- The Fourth Paradigm in Geographical Sciences -- Establishing relationships of cellular communication coverage provided by governmental and non-governmental companies as a function of digital elevation, population density, and transport infrastructure in Jodhpur District, Rajasthan. .
    Abstract: Agriculture is the backbone of our economic system. It provides not only food and raw material but also employment opportunities to a very large number of people. Higher atmospheric temperature has an impact on crop yields while the changes in rainfall could affect both crop quality and quantity. Climate change, therefore, could increase the prices of major crops in some regions. For the most vulnerable people, lower agricultural output means lower income. In addition, climate change is expected to increase the risk of illness and death from extreme heat and poor air quality. Recent evidence is the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, climate change also affects the occurrence of other infectious diseases. A number of well-known diseases are climate-sensitive - malaria, dengue fever, and cholera among others. Tourism is considered as an industry and alternative contributor to a nation’s income. It can generate employment opportunities and boost up the economy. This book, consisting of 26 chapters, focuses on the issues of agriculture, tourism and health for livelihood enhancement. It is essential to discuss these diverse issues in the field of geography as it encompasses interdisciplinary topics. The range of concerns at the national, regional and local levels is not confined to geography only but also involves other disciplines as well. Therefore, this book is a valuable source for scientists and researchers in allied fields such as livelihood, agriculture, land use, tourism management, health care and tribal studies. Furthermore, this book can be of immense help to the researchers, planners and decision makers engaged in solving problems in these areas in developing countries and beyond.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811673108
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
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    Drinking Water Security in Rural India : Dynamics, Influencing Factors, and Improvement Strategy (2022)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Bioclimatology. ; Sustainability. ; Water. ; Climate Change Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Rural Domestic Water Supply in India: Progress and Issues -- Factors Influencing Groundwater Behaviour During Monsoon: Analysis from Maharashtra -- Factors Influencing the Performance of Rural Water Supply Schemes: Analysis from Maharashtra -- Studying the Performance of Rural Water Supply Schemes in Different Geological Settings -- Locating Water for Augmenting Rural Water Supply Schemes -- Strategies for Improving Rural Domestic Water Supply in Maharashtra -- Managing Groundwater Quality for Drinking Water Security in India: Emerging Challenge -- Improving Institutional Responses to Groundwater Pollution: Use of a Drinking Water Quality Surveillance Index -- Managing Rural Drinking Water Supply across Hydro-Climatic Zones of India -- Rural Drinking Water Security in India: The Challenge of Piping Water to Every Household by 2024.
    Abstract: This book highlights the multi-pronged strategy for achieving sustainable rural domestic water supply in India. It deepens the understanding of groundwater (predominant source of water supply) behaviour in response to natural processes in different geological settings, analyses the factors influencing the performance of water supply schemes; identifies the conditions under which groundwater-based drinking water sources become sustainable, suggests measures for improving the sustainability of drinking water wells in hard rock regions (cover 2/3rd of India’s geographical area), presents a decision-making framework for planning rural water supply schemes in the country for ensuring long-term sustainability, and suggests physical strategies and policy measures for achieving them. The analyses for development and validation of various models that explain groundwater system behaviour and performance of rural water supply schemes are undertaken for different geological settings in Maharashtra, as the state represents a microcosm of the various hydrological, topographical, and geohydrological conditions encountered in the country. The final analysis for proposing nation-wide strategies considers the various hydrological, geological, geohydrological, and topographical and climatic settings in the country.
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    ISBN: 9789811691980
    Series Statement: Water Resources Development and Management,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9198-0
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    The Change of Climate and Ecological Environment in China 2021: Synthesis Report (2023)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Geography. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Sustainability. ; Regional Geography. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction. Observed Climate Change and Ecological Environment Evolution and Their Causes -- Projections of Future Climate Change and Risks -- Adaptation and Mitigation: Measures, Actions and Effects -- The Development Pathways with Climate Resilience.
    Abstract: This book analyzes China's climate and environmental change facts, impacts and vulnerabilities, and mitigation strategies. On basis of synthesis assessment, through comprehensive integration, it focuses on four aspects: climate change and ecological environment evolution, future climate change and risk prediction, technical measures and action results for adaptation and mitigation, and development path with climate resilience. In terms of change facts, it focuses on extreme climate events, large-scale factors affecting China's climate change, and the impact of climate change on China's social and economic system. In terms of future risks, it focuses on key variables such as temperature, precipitation and other key variables and the prediction of future changes in extreme climate events. Potential risks in resources, agriculture, cryosphere, ecology, human settlements, health and major projects are also discussed. In terms of adaptation and mitigation, this book systematically sorts out and summarizes the effects, policy choices and synergies of climate change adaptation and mitigation from two perspectives, global and Chinese. Finally, from the perspectives of carbon emission path, sustainable development, and building a community with a shared future for mankind, it explains the essentials of choosing a development path with climate resilience. .
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    Pages: XXVIII, 202 p. 56 illus., 50 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819944873
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4487-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-4487-3
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    2020 Press Conference Records of Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the People’s Republic of China (2022)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Environmental policy. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental Law. ; Sustainability. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Environmental Policy. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Law.
    Description / Table of Contents: Records of Press Conference during the Two Sessions -- Records of the Press Conference of the State Council Information Office -- Records of the Press Conference of the Second National Census of Pollution Sources -- Records of the Press Conference of Science and Technology Help Win the Battle to Protect the Blue Sky -- Records of the Press Conference on Ecological and Environmental Protection during the 13th Five-Year Plan Period -- Records of Implement the spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee and Promote Green Development through High-level Protection -- Records of Regular Press Conferences in 2020. .
    Abstract: This book records the press release of Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China in 2020. It is divided into three parts chronologically. The first part contains the records of Minister Huang Runqiu‘s attendance at the press conference of the National People's Congress and the Chinese Political Consultative Conference as well as the "Minister Channel". The second part contains the records of four press conferences on ecological and environmental protection held by the State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China. The third part contains the records of 12 regular press conferences held by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China.
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    Pages: XVII, 420 p. 53 illus., 51 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811690617
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9061-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-9061-7
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    Tall Buildings and the City : Improving the Understanding of Placemaking, Imageability, and Tourism (2020)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Social media. ; Human Geography. ; Urban Sociology. ; Social Media.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Tall Building Construction Boom: A Global Snapshot -- Theoretical Framework: Engage, Enhance, and Enrich -- Public Participation and Methods of Visual Communication -- Preliminary Findings -- The Chicago River -- The Magnificent Mile -- The Chicago Loop -- The Chicago Skyline -- Chicago as a Placemaking Model. .
    Abstract: The chaotic proliferation of skyscrapers in many cities around the world is contributing to a decline in placemaking. This book examines the role of skyscrapers and open spaces in promoting placemaking in the city of Chicago. Chicago’s skyscrapers tell an epic story of transformative architectural design, innovative engineering solutions, and bold entrepreneurial spirit. The city’s public plazas and open spaces attract visitors, breathe life, and bring balance into the cityscape. Using locational data from social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, along with imagery from Google Earth, fieldwork, direct observations, in-depth surveys, and the combined insights from architectural and urban design literature, this study reveals the roles that socio-spatial clusters of skyscrapers, public spaces, architecture, and artwork play to enhance placemaking in Chicago. The study illustrates how Chicago, as the birthplace of skyscrapers, remains a leading city in tall building integration and innovation. Focusing on some of the finest urban places in America, including the Chicago River, the Magnificent Mile, and the Chicago Loop, the book offers meaningful architectural and urban design lessons that are transferable to emerging skyscraper cities around the globe.
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    Pages: XII, 477 p. 226 illus., 224 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811560293
    Series Statement: The Urban Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6029-3
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    Resilience, Response, and Risk in Water Systems : Shifting Management and Natural Forcings Paradigms (2020)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Security systems. ; Pollution. ; Sustainability. ; Water. ; Security Science and Technology. ; Pollution.
    Abstract: This book talks about the dynamics of the surface water-groundwater contaminant interactions under different environmental conditions across the world. The contents of the book highlight trends of monitoring, prediction, awareness, learning, policy, and mitigation success. The book provides a description of the background processes and factors controlling resilience, risk, and response of water systems, contributing to the development of more efficient, sustainable technologies and management options. It integrates methodologies and techniques such as data science and engineering, remote sensing, modelling, analytics, synthesis and indices, disruptive innovations and their utilization in water management, policy making, and mitigation strategies. The book is intended to be a comprehensive reference for students, professionals, and researchers working on various aspects of science and technology development. It will also prove a useful resource for policy makers and implementation specialists.
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    Pages: XX, 395 p. 107 illus., 76 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811546686
    Series Statement: Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4668-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-4668-6
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    Population Growth and Sustainable Transport in China (2023)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Population Economic aspects. ; Regional economics. ; Spatial economics. ; Human Geography. ; Population Economics. ; Regional and Spatial Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Population and transport: A global view -- The theoretical relationship between population growth and transport -- Passenger mobility and freight movement in China -- Key issues in transport sustainability in China -- Growth and spatial distribution of population in China -- Population migration in China -- The mismatch between population distribution and transport development -- The gaps between population migration, traffic flows and transport -- Transport in the population shrinking in cities and regions -- Population-oriented transport strategies in China -- Transport accessibility-based population distribution -- Future population and future transport.
    Abstract: This book discusses the links between population growth, migration and the transport system in China. It first reviews the theories concerning the relationship between population growth, distribution and transport systems from an international perspective and then analyses the history of and changes in population growth, population migration, urbanisation and population spatial distribution in China by using multiple data sources, including the census, China Family Panel Studies data, China Migrants Panel Studies data and mobile phone data. Thirdly, it explores the effects of population growth and migration on transport infrastructures and services in terms of planning, investments, development, operation and management. The book also evaluates the features, strengths and weaknesses of various population policies on the basis of their impacts on transport, birth control, the hukou system, the migration management system and the policies designed to limit the growth of large cities and encourage the growth of small cities. Further, it addresses transport policies in the context of their capacity to meet people’s mobility and accessibility needs and other factors, including energy consumption, environment pollution and regional development inequalities. Examining the trends in population distribution and their influences on transport, such as an increase in urban agglomeration and mega city regions in the east of China and population shrinkage in the cities and regions in northeast and west China, it also investigates the new trends of rural migration and population movement during the Spring Festival and other public holidays and the challenges of these new trends for transport system. Lastly, the book discusses future directions and challenges, sustainable population and transport policies and proposes population-oriented transport strategies and accessibility-based population distribution policies. Relevant to China and other developing countries, the book is a valuable resource for scholars interested in population studies, sustainable transportation, regional planning and development and environmental policy. .
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    Pages: XII, 360 p. 188 illus., 176 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811974700
    Series Statement: Population, Regional Development and Transport,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7470-0
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    Pandemic Cities : The COVID-19 Crisis and Australian Urban Regions (2022)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Urban policy. ; Public health. ; Urban economics. ; Human geography. ; Sustainability. ; Urban Policy. ; Public Health. ; Urban Economics. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: COVID-19 and Australian cities: when the pandemic came to town -- Population challenges and change in pandemic cities -- COVID-19 and the social structure of cities: The forgotten vulnerable -- The great job reshuffle: How COVID-19 changed urban labour markets -- Housing and the pandemic -- Moving around the COVID city -- Planning the COVID city -- The future of COVID cities.
    Abstract: This book highlights the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cities. The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated economic and social impacts have been felt around the world. In large cities and other urban areas, the pandemic has highlighted a number of issues from pressures on urban labour and housing markets, shifts in demographic processes including migration and mobility, changes in urban travel patterns and pressures on contemporary planning and governance processes. Despite Australia’s relatively mild COVID exposure, Australian cities and large urban areas have not been immune to these issues. The economic shutdown of the country in the early stages of the pandemic, the sporadic border closures between states, the effective closure of international borders and the imposition of widespread public health orders that have required significant behavioural change across the population have all changed our cities in some and the way we live and work in them in some way. Some of the challenges have reflected long-standing problems including intrenched inequality in labour markets and housing markets, others such as the impact on commuting patterns and patterns of migration have emerged largely during the pandemic. This book, co-authored by experts in their field, outlines some of the major issues facing Australian cities and urban areas as a result of the pandemic and sets a course for future of the cities we live in.
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    Pages: XII, 123 p. 49 illus., 47 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811958847
    Series Statement: Cities Research Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5884-7
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    Management Geography : Asian Perspectives Focusing on Japan and Surrounding Regions (2022)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Management. ; Economics. ; Human Geography. ; Management. ; Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction: Management geography—An Asian perspective focusing on Japan and surrounding regions -- Performance analysis of boundary spanners in multinational enterprises through the lens of management geography -- Changes in the locational conditions of the Japanese machinery and instrument industry in China: A case study of the Dalian Economic and Technological Development Zone -- Management issues in global R&D of Japanese chemical companies -- Small- and medium-sized “global-niche” firms in Japan: A key for the rejuvenation of Japan’s local economy? -- Industrial agglomeration and regional development planning analysis by GIS in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan -- Unique functions of a metropolitan co-working space: A case study in Tokyo, Japan -- How customer service centers in foreign cities serving Japan changed their business?: A case study of the city of Dalian, China -- Factors influencing enterprise development in the inland regions of Fujian province in China -- Transformation of agricultural management in Japan under globalization pressure: A focus on product differentiation strategy. .
    Abstract: Management geography explores the spatial characteristics of management-related issues, especially of firms. This book discusses management geography in Japan and other Asian countries from Asian perspectives. The field has made significant contributions to the global economy but has not been deeply investigated in English-language geographical literature to date. The book addresses the following critical questions: What kinds of challenges do multinational corporations in Japan and other Asian countries face? How are managerial actors in multinational enterprises (MNEs) embracing boundary-spanning activities in a global context? How do firms and related entities cultivate business pipelines and ‘buzz’ within and beyond local regions? How do actors in Japanese MNEs, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and related institutions embed various managerial processes at overseas locations? This book consists of two parts: Part I discusses the application and roles of Japanese and international managerial practices in the globalizing world. Part II examines changing business communities in the industrial and rural spaces of East Asia, focusing primarily on Japan and China. This work will interest readers in a wide range of fields, including geography, management studies, economics, urban planning and sociology. The book is also suitable for upper-level undergraduate students and graduate students in geography, management studies and related fields.
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    Pages: IX, 228 p. 39 illus., 6 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811944031
    Series Statement: International Perspectives in Geography, AJG Library, 19
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4403-1
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    Sustainable Luxury and Craftsmanship (2020)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Luxury goods industry. ; Environmental management. ; Consumer behavior. ; Sustainability. ; Luxury. ; Environmental Management. ; Consumer Behavior .
    Description / Table of Contents: Jewellery between Product and Experience: Luxury in the 21st Century -- Sustainable Luxury, Craftsmanship and Vicuna Poncho -- The Artification of Luxury: How Art can affect Perceived Durability and Purchase Intention of Luxury Products -- Luxury craftsmanship as an Alternative to Building Social Fabric and Preserving Ancestral Knowledge: a Look at Colombia -- Crafting Luxury with ‘More-ish’ Qualities at the YSL Museum: An Organic Approach.
    Abstract: This book explores the intricate relationship between luxury and craftsmanship, using brand-based case studies and consumer behavior to do so. In addition to revealing how the artification of luxury affects consumer behavior with branding and traditions, it discusses how sustainable luxury could not only offer a vehicle for more respect for the environment and social development, but could also be a metaphor for the cultures, art traditions, and innovations of various nationalities, continuing the legacy of local craftsmanship.
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    Pages: XI, 159 p. 55 illus., 50 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811537691
    Series Statement: Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3769-1
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    Contemporary China’s Land Use Policy : The Link Policy (2021)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Urban policy. ; Economic development. ; Geography. ; Human Geography. ; Urban Policy. ; Development Studies. ; Regional Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Urbanization and China’s land use policy reform -- China’s rural transformation and the Link Policy -- Rural densification under China’s Link Policy -- An evaluation of contemporary China’s land use policy – the Link Policy: A case study from Ezhou City, Hubei Province -- Factors affecting farmers’ satisfaction with contemporary China’s land allocation policy – the Link Policy: Based on the empirical research of Ezhou -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Appendices.
    Abstract: This book discusses contemporary China’s land use policy – the Link Policy – which calls for land consolidation and rural resettlement to achieve the goal of preserving farmland while also providing more space for urban development. Given the limited analyses and commentaries on the Link Policy in the literature, particularly in English-language articles, the book systematically presents and analyzes China’s land use policy by assessing the impacts of the Link Policy on rural life and how effective the Link Policy is in achieving its objectives. It also examines how satisfied farmers are with the policy and what the contributing factors are. Drawing on a critical review of the literature, field observations and interviews with resettled farmers, the book offers insights into China’s land use policy, and compares it with similar policy instruments in other countries. Presenting research findings that help readers gain a holistic understanding of the Link Policy in China and its implications, the book is a valuable resource for professionals in other developing countries that are facing similar challenges in terms of balancing urban development and farmland conservation.
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    Pages: XVII, 168 p. 48 illus., 29 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811583315
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8331-5
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    Sustainable Approaches in Textiles and Fashion : Fibres, Raw Materials and Product Development (2022)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Building materials. ; Natural products. ; Agricultural biotechnology. ; Sustainability. ; Wood, fabric, and textiles. ; Natural Products. ; Agricultural Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Importance of Asclepias Syriaca (Milkweed) Fibers in Sustainable Fashion and Textile Industry and Its Potential End-Uses -- Organic Cotton: Fibre To Fashion -- Product Development Using Corn Husk Fibres- A Sustainable Initiative -- Design and Development of under arm Sweat pad -- Production of Sustainable Banana Fibers from Agricultural Wastes and Their Properties -- Evaluating the potential of pineapple leaf fiber fabrics and its blends for sustainable home textile applications -- Development of Union Fabrics from Lotus Petiole Waste -- Popularisation of Agrowaste Fibres- Banana and Areca Nut Fibre - A Sustainable Approach -- Sustainable Agrotextile: Jute Needle-punched Nonwoven Preparation, Properties and Use in Indian Perspective -- Extracellular Polymeric Substances in Textile Industry -- Development of Sustainable Sound and Thermal Insulation Products from Unconventional Natural Fibres for Automobile Applications.
    Abstract: This third volume in the set of books is dedicated to various sustainable approaches in textiles and fashion sector with a focus on fibres and raw materials employed. Sustainability is one of the important aspects in today’s industrial context, which is followed by every industrial sector with no exception to textiles and fashion. Sustainability and strict adherence to the principles of sustainability has become as one of the essential needs again for any industrial sector including textiles and fashion. There are countless measures in terms of various approaches to make the textiles and fashion sector sustainable. These measures, but not limited to, ranging from innovating and implementing new fibres and raw materials, introducing innovative manufacturing methods, chemicals, processes to focus on all the possible stages of a textile product’s life cycle from cradle to grave. These approaches include making the textiles and fashion sector circular and also development of new products from sustainable raw materials/processes or combination of both.
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    Pages: VII, 306 p. 121 illus., 94 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811908781
    Series Statement: Sustainable Textiles: Production, Processing, Manufacturing & Chemistry,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0878-1
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    Environment and Sustainable Development : Proceedings of the 2022 7th Asia Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development (2023)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Environmental management. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Pollution. ; Biotic communities. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Water. ; Pollution. ; Ecosystems.
    Description / Table of Contents: - Progress in Biosynthesized of Silver Nanoparticles as Sustainable Approach for Photocatalytic Wastewater Treatment -- Impact of Onshore Construction Activities on Sea Water Turbidity -- Characteristics of Natural Organic Matter and Trihalomethanes Formation in The Southern Part of Songkhla Lake Basin -- Characterization and Statistical Multivariate Analysis of Potentially Toxic Elements Contamination of Groundwater in Chiniot Area, Punjab Plain, Pakistan -- A Systematic Literature Review on Rainwater Quality Influenced by Atmospheric Conditions with A Focus on Bangladesh -- Quantification of Flash Flood Runoff Volume Using Morphometric Parameters Towards Sustainability -- Application of the Whale Optimization Algorithm (WOA) in Reservoir Optimization Operation under Investigation of Climate Change Impact: A Case Study at Klang Gate Dam, Malaysia -- Development of Cleaner Production Alternatives in Water Management in a Slaughterhouse in Ecuador: A Case Study -- Analyzing the Impact of Food-Energy-Water Nexus-Based Agricultural Patterns on Regional Water Resources -- Categorization of Urban Basin According to The Runoff Depth: Case Study of Katsushika Ward and Edogawa City Basin, Japan -- ETSim: A Reference Evapotranspiration Estimator and Its Evaluation at the Southern Region of Japan -- Performance Evaluation of a Full-Scale Forced Aerated Municipal Solid Waste Composting System: A Case Study in Kalutara, Sri Lanka -- A Systematic Bibliometric Analysis of Research on Hazardous Solid Waste Management -- Pre-paid System for Waste Minimization and Cost Recovery - A Trial in Gaza Strip, Palestine -- Green Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized by Syzygium aromaticum and Thymus vulgaris Extracts against Some Oral Pathogens -- Institutional Pressure, Organizational Factors and E-Waste Management Practice: A Study in Telecommunication and Technology Industries -- Life Cycle Assessment of Sugarcane Biorefinery Complex in the Indian Context -- High-Performance Computing Urban Air Pollution 3D Simulation with CFD PALM4U -- Assessment and Policy Recommendations of School Ambient Air Quality during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Abu Dhabi, UAE -- Particulate Matter Phytoremediation Capacity of Four Japanese Roadside Green Biofilters -- Resilience Assessment of Transportation Networks to Climate Change Induced Flooding: The Case of Doha Highways Network -- Achievements, Difficulties and Challenges of Managing and Adapting to Drought and Saltwater Intrusion in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta -- Public Transportation Resilience towards Climate Change Impacts: The Case of Doha Metro Network -- Social Vulnerability Assessment to Natural Hazards in East Malaysia -- Exploring the Significance of Resilience Qualities in the Context of the Middle East Built Environment -- Vegetation Coverage Assessment for Smart Cities Based on the Sentinel Remote Sensing Data: The Case of Zhejiang Province (China) -- Monitoring of Agricultural Expansion Using Hybrid Classification Method in Southwestern Fringes of Wadi El-Natrun, Egypt: An Appraisal for Sustainable Development -- Quantifying the Dynamics of Ecosystem Services Value in Response to Decentralization and Regional Autonomy in Indonesia: A Case Study of Southeast Sulawesi Province -- Assessment of Human Health Impact of Particulate Matter Formation from Industry Textile Boiler in Cambodia -- Assessment of Heavy Metals Uptake by Carrot at Different Contamination Levels of Soil -- The Economic Impact of California’s Cap and Trade Program: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis with a Matching Approach -- Computing Digital Footprints: A New Model and Empirical Study -- Comparisons of Organic Acid and Inorganic Acid Pretreatment for Production of Reducing Sugar and Ethanol Production from Coffee Shell -- Hydrogen Fuel Cell for Passenger Railway Transport and Its Deployment in Saudi Arabia -- Deep Eutectic Solvent Pretreatment of Durian Peel for Enhanced Bioethanol Production. .
    Abstract: This book presents selected papers from the 2022 7th Asia Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development, which was held in Kyoto, Japan, November 4–6, 2022. The event was co-sponsored by the International Network for Environmental and Humanitarian Cooperation, and technically supported by Yokohama National University and the National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan. The book focuses on environmental restoration and ecological engineering, global environmental change and ecosystems management, environmental dynamics, wastewater and sludge treatment, air pollution and control, and environmental sustainability. The volume is a valuable resource for those in both academia and industry.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819941018
    Series Statement: Environmental Science and Engineering,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4101-8
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    Bridging Peace and Sustainability Amidst Global Transformations (2023)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Political planning. ; Peace. ; Political science. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Sustainability. ; Public Policy. ; Peace and Conflict Studies. ; Governance and Government. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Politics and International Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: Bridging Peace and Sustainability amidst Global Transformations -- Toward Synergies between Peace and Sustainability: Using Institutional Research Data to Explore the Diversity of Participants in SDG-related Research -- Interactions between SDG 14 (life below water) and SDG 16 (peace, justice, and strong institutions): A review of co-benefits, synergies, conflicts, and trade-offs -- Ecological Education in Islamic Religious Learning Based on Creative Imagination -- Sustainable peacebuilding through a dignity lens: A case study of caste-based discrimination in Nepal -- Bangsamoro Youth in Peacebuilding: Contributions, Opportunities and Challenges.
    Abstract: This book is the sequel to a well-received book titled ‘Integrated Approaches to Peace and Sustainability’ that aims to further advance the understanding of the dynamic interactions between various components of peace and sustainability. How are peace and sustainability linked to each other, and what are the key parameters that define the nexus between them? This book addresses those questions through a combination of theoretical studies and empirical research that contextualize peace and sustainability issues amid global transformations. The conceptual and empirical linkages between peace and sustainability are widely recognized in academic and policy circles. The adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development confirms this recognition. However, many of the initiatives on peace and sustainability operate in silos, undermining the positive and mutually reinforcing relationship between them. Enhanced integration of peace and sustainability components is imperative for addressing complex challenges that come with global transformations that are manifested environmentally, socially, politically, and economically across levels. It is, therefore, crucial to identify the pathways that enhance the peace-promoting potential of sustainability and the sustainability-promoting potential of peace. The contributions in this edited book elaborate on such pathways by offering insights related to different social, economic, and environmental aspects of the peace-sustainability nexus. Given its inter- and trans-disciplinary focus, the book is of interest to policymakers and researchers working in different areas of peace and sustainability. It contributes to ongoing academic and policy discussions surrounding the outcomes of and challenges to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 16 on peace, justice and strong institutions. .
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    Pages: XII, 267 p. 54 illus., 42 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819975723
    Series Statement: World Sustainability Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7572-3
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    Digital Transformation for Business Sustainability : Trends, Challenges and Opportunities (2023)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Information technology Management. ; Business. ; Management science. ; Artificial intelligence. ; Sustainability. ; Business IT Infrastructure. ; Business and Management. ; Artificial Intelligence.
    Description / Table of Contents: - One Planet One Compliance: Stakeholder Perception Analysis on the Efficacy of the IR Framework of ESG Disclosure -- Sustainable Influence of Instagram and Its Linkages on the Gen Z's Purchase Intention -- “Neuro Marketing: An Astonishing Addition to the Marketing World” -- Impact of Digital Transformation on Impulse Buying Behavior with Special Reference To FMCG Sector In Sustainable Environment -- A Case Study of Sustainable Service Based Marketing Strategy of Food Delivery Business in India -- A Study on Consumer Behaviour Purchasing Pattern on Durable Products in Sustainable Consumer Market -- A Study of Financial Literacy as a Sustainable Factor among Micro Entrepreneurs in Coimbatore District of Tamilnadu -- Techno Stress and Students in Sustainable Work Environment: An Empirical Study -- Indian Economic Crisis: Covid-19 Vs. Russia-Ukrainian War -- Digital Transformation in Sustainable Digital Marketing: Trends, Opportunities, and Challenges in Targeting Millennial Consumers -- A Study on Impact of Exchange Rate of Sustainable Currencies on the Indian Stock Market -- Blended Learning as a Sustainable Strategy in Digital Transformation -A Study of Challenges Faced by Parents at Sultanate of Oman -- A Study on Work-Life Balance of Teaching Women Employees Through Sustainable Training Programs in Government First-Grade Colleges in Chitradurga District -- Way Forward for Sustainable Digital Marketing: A Bibliometric Analysis -- Impact of Digital Taxation for Sustainability among Taxpayers with Special Reference to Bangalore -- A Study on Price Discovery of Jeera and Mustard Seeds Sustainable Trading In NCDEX -- Rational Influence of Debt Structure Patterns on Sustainable Profitability: A Pragmatic Evidence From Tata Steel -- Synthesis of Factors Impacting Usage of OTT Platforms: Sustainability of OTT Industry Post Pandemic -- Digital Transformation for Sustainability in Bengaluru: Is It Happening in a Smarter Way? -- Investment Perception of Working Age Population towards Crypto currency in Sustainable Financial Market. .
    Abstract: This book explores how digital technologies can be used to drive sustainable business practices and achieve long-term business success. It offers insights and practical strategies and guidance that can help businesses adapt to the digital age, optimize their operations, and create new opportunities for growth. The book further provides real-world examples that illustrate how businesses can leverage digital technologies to achieve long-term sustainability and success. The book is an essential read for business leaders, managers, academician, practitioners and entrepreneurs who are looking to drive sustainable digital transformation within their organizations. The book covers a wide range of topics, including: 1) Understanding the digital landscape: The book provides an overview of the digital technologies that are transforming business operations, such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things. It explores how these technologies can be leveraged to create sustainable business practices that benefit both the organization and society. 2) Building a digital strategy for sustainability: The book offers guidance on how businesses can develop a digital strategy that aligns with their sustainability goals. It covers topics such as identifying digital opportunities, setting targets, and measuring performance. 3) Embedding sustainability into digital operations: The book explores how businesses can integrate sustainability into their digital operations, such as data management, supply chain management, and product design. It provides examples of companies that have successfully implemented sustainable digital practices. 4) Digital innovation for sustainability: The book discusses how businesses can use digital innovation to create new opportunities for sustainability. It covers topics such as circular economy business models, sustainable product design, and social innovation. 5) Leading for sustainable digital transformation: The book offers insights on how business leaders can drive sustainable digital transformation within their organizations. It covers topics such as leadership skills, organizational culture, and stakeholder engagement.
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    Pages: VI, 231 p. 30 illus., 28 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819970582
    Series Statement: Contributions to Environmental Sciences & Innovative Business Technology,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7058-2
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    Bioeconomy for Sustainable Development (2020)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Agriculture Economic aspects. ; Agriculture. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Agricultural Economics. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Understanding Bioeconomy Systems: Integrating Economic, Organisational and Policy Concepts -- Chapter 2: Agrobiotechnology: Legal and Economic Aspects of Using GMOs in EU -- Chapter 3: Agricultural Biotechnology in the Philippines: Prospects and Challenges -- Chapter 4: Biological Control as Tool for Sustainable Development: Increasing the Distribution and Income Generation -- Chapter 5: Applications of remote sensing in pest monitoring and crop management -- Chapter 6: Biopesticides: Current Status and Future Prospects in India -- Chapter 7: From Genetic Modification to Gene Editing: Harnessing Advances in Biology for National Economic Development -- Chapter 8: Biotechnology Directive: A Major Step in Biotechnology Patent Law in Europe -- Chapter 9: Assessing the Emergence of Bioeconomy in Transition Economies By A Future-Oriented Approach - The Case of Poland -- Chapter 10: Enabling Bioeconomy with Offshore Macroalgae Biorefineries -- Chapter 11: Integrated Bio-Cycles System for Sustainable and Productive Tropical Natural Resources Management in Indonesia -- Chapter 12: Biosynthesized Secondary Metabolites for Plant Growth Promotion -- Chapter 13: Potential of bioeconomy in urban green infrastructure -- Chapter 14: Vaccines: Biotechnology Market, Coverage and Regulatory Challenges for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals -- Chapter 15: Achieving Sustainable Drug development through CSR: possibility or utopia -- Chapter 16: Function of the Medicinal Plants of the Mangroves in a Society of High Marginalization in Tabasco, Mexico -- Chapter 17: The Global Economic Impact of Neurodegenerative diseases: Opportunities and Challenges -- Chapter 18: Conjugated recombinant Proteins as emerging new drugs -- Chapter 19: Economic Importance of Medicinal Plants in Asian Countries -- Chapter 20: Chemotherapeutic Drugs and Gallbladder Cancer: Market Potential in India.
    Abstract: The current era of incredible innovations has made science and technology one of the most powerful tools to meet the goals of incremental prosperity for humans and sustainable development. The development of the biotech industry in any given country is shaped by the characteristics of the technology—particularly its close relation to scientific knowledge—and by country-specific factors—the level and nature of the scientific knowledge base, the institutional set-up, and the role assumed by the government—which influence the country's ability to exploit new opportunities and appropriate the respective results. This book presents an integrated approach for sustained innovation in various areas of biotechnology. Focusing mainly on the industrial, socio-economic and legal implications of biotechnological advances, it examines in detail not only the implications of IPR in omics-based research but also the ethical and intellectual standards and how these can be developed for sustained innovation. Integrating science and business, it offers a peek behind the scenes of the biotech industry and provides a comprehensive analysis of the foundations of the present day industry for students and professionals alike. The book is divided into three parts: Food and Agricultural Biotechnology Industrial Biotechnology Pharmaceutical Biotechnology.
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    Pages: XIX, 388 p. 50 illus., 42 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811394317
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9431-7
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    Milk Culture in Eurasia : Constructing a Hypothesis of Monogenesis–Bipolarization (2020)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Cultural geography. ; Ethnology Asia. ; Culture. ; Ethnology Europe. ; Agriculture. ; Nutrition   . ; Social and Cultural Geography. ; Human Geography. ; Asian Culture. ; European Culture. ; Agriculture. ; Nutrition.
    Description / Table of Contents: Milk Culture and Pastoralism -- Milk Culture of West Asia -- Milk Culture of South Asia -- Milk Culture of North Asia -- Milk Culture of Central Asia -- Milk Culture of the Tibetan Plateau -- Milk Culture in Europe and the Caucasus -- The Monogenesis-Bipolarization Hypothesis of Eurasian Milk Culture -- Milk Processing Systems and Processes: A Reconsideration of Nakao’s Analytical Model -- From Milk Culture to Pastoralism Theory.
    Abstract: The invention of milking and milk use created a new mode of subsistence called pastoralism. On rangelands across Eurasia, pastoralists subsist by extensive animal husbandry and by processing their animals’ milk. Based on the author’s fieldwork over more than two decades, this book details the processing systems and uses of milk observed in pastoralist and farm households in West Asia, South Asia, North Asia, Central Asia, the Tibetan Plateau, and Europe and the Caucasus. Milk culture in each region is characterized by its processing technology and use of milk, and characteristics common to wider geographical spheres are identified. Inclusion of case studies from the literature expands the continent-wide perspective and provides further indications of how milk culture developed and diffused historically. The inferences drawn are expressed in the author’s monogenesis­–bipolarization hypothesis of Eurasian milk culture, that milking and milk processing had a single center of origin in West Asia, and that the technology involved the spread from there across the continent, developing distinct characteristics in northern and southern spheres. Finally, because milk culture underpins pastoralism as a mode of subsistence, the typology and theory of pastoralism are re-examined from the standpoint of milk culture.
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    Pages: XXVI, 350 p. 279 illus., 129 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811517655
    Series Statement: Springer Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1765-5
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    Phyto-Microbiome in Stress Regulation (2020)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Cytology. ; Stress (Physiology). ; Plant ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Microbial ecology. ; Plant Science. ; Cellular Stress. ; Plant Ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Microbial Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Phytostimulation and biocontrol by the plant-associated Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42 - an update -- Chapter 2. Genetically modified (GM) crops harbouring Bacillus thuringiensis (BT) gene(s) to combat biotilc stress caused by insect pests" -- Chapter 3. "Characterization and Efficiency of Rhizobial Isolates Nodulating Cytisusmonspessulanus in the Northwestern of Morocco In Relation to Environmental Stresses" -- Chapter 4. Isolation and characterization of the roots and soil endomycorrhizae of Hedysarum pallidum Desf., in the Northeast of Morocco -- Chapter 5. Friends and Foes: Phyto microbial interactions in molecular perspective -- Chapter 6. Isolation and screening of inorganic phosphate solubilizing Pseudomonas strains from the Lotus creticus rhizosphere soil from Northwesten Morocco -- Chapter 7. Screening and characterization of phosphate solubilizing rhizobia isolated from Hedysarum pallidum in the Northeast of Morocco -- Chapter 8. Development of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crops by Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) -- Chapter 9. Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and their action mechanisms in availability of nutrients to plant -- Chapter 10. Plant growth and development under suboptimal light conditions -- Chapter 11. Microbial biotechnology: A key to sustainable agriculture -- Chapter 12. Stress signaling in the phytomicrobiome: breadth and potential -- Chapter 13. A Simple Procedure for Isolation, Culture of Protoplast and Plant Regeneration -- Chapter 14. Plant Antimicrobial Peptides: Next-Generation Bioactive Molecules for Plant Protection -- Chapter 15. AMicrobiome: Effect on plant system, current application and future aspect -- Chapter 16. Nitrogen stress in plants and the role of Phytomicrobiome -- Chapter 17. Halotolerant Microbes for Amelioration of Salt Affected Soils for Sustainable Agriculture. .
    Abstract: This book addresses “phyto-microbiome mediated stress regulation”. Fundamentally speaking, the microbial community’s importance for the survival of plants under stress conditions has already been confirmed. This book focuses on the roles of those rhizospheric microbiomes that are advantageous to plant developmental pathways. Gathering contributions by authors with specialized expertise in plant growth and health under stress conditions, as well as opportunistic pathogenic bacteria, the book reviews the functional aspects of rhizospheric microorganisms and how they impact plant health and disease. It offers a compendium of plant and microbial interactions at the level of multitrophic interactions, and identifies gaps between future demand and present research on plant stress. In closing, the authors highlight several directions for reshaping rhizosphere microbiomes in favor of microorganisms that are beneficial to plant growth and health.
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    Pages: X, 343 p. 85 illus., 52 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811525766
    Series Statement: Environmental and Microbial Biotechnology,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2576-6
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    Sustainable Packaging (2021)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Green chemistry. ; Biopolymers. ; Biomaterials. ; Food Safety measures. ; Pollution. ; Sustainability. ; Green Chemistry. ; Biopolymers. ; Food Safety. ; Pollution.
    Description / Table of Contents: Consumers' Purchase Intention and Willingness to Pay for Eco-friendly Packaging in Vietnam -- The Environmental Performance of Glass and PET Mineral Water Bottles in Italy -- Health And Eco Innovations In Food Packaging -- Analyzing the Obstacles to Sustainable Packaging in the Context of Developing Economies: A DEMATEL Approach -- Experimental Study for the Valorization of Polymeric Coffee Capsules Waste by Mechanical Recycling and Application on Contemporary Jewelry Design -- Biobased Materials as a Sustainable Potential for Edible Packaging -- The Wicked Problem of Packaging and Consumers: Innovative Approaches for Sustainability Research -- Design and Development of Robust Optimization Model for Sustainable Cross-Docking Systems: A Case Study in Electrical Devices Manufacturing Company -- Active Edible Packaging: A Sustainable Way to Deliver Functional Bioactive Compounds and Nutraceuticals -- Possibilities for the Recovery and Valorization of Single-use EPS Packaging Waste Following its Increasing Generation during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Case Study in Brazil.
    Abstract: Packaging plays a major role in the environmental footprints of products from any industrial sector, and thus is important to address the sustainability issues of packaging. Packaging and the packaging sector have to be eco-conscious as there are many types of packaging across various industrial sectors and so are their environmental impacts as well. Plastic packaging is one of the most common element and the packaging sector accounts for almost 40% of plastic pollution in the world. Sustainable packaging is the only way forward to alleviate the environmental devastations from the the packaging sector. This book presents case studies and discusses how to make packaging more sustainable for a better future.
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    Pages: VII, 323 p. 68 illus., 60 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811646096
    Series Statement: Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4609-6
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    Anthropogenic Tropical Forests : Human–Nature Interfaces on the Plantation Frontier (2020)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Forestry. ; Soil science. ; Physical geography. ; Economic sociology. ; Human Geography. ; Forestry. ; Soil Science. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Economic Sociology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Commodification of Nature on the Plantation Frontier -- 2. Geomorphological Landscapes of Borneo and Riverine Society of the Kemena Catchment, Sarawak -- 3. Land-use Types along the Kemena River–Tubau–Lower Jelalong Region, Sarawak -- 4. Trend Analysis of Rainfall Characteristics in the Kemena and Tatau River Basins, Sarawak -- 5. Multiethnic Society of Northwest Borneo: An Ethnographic Analysis -- 6. Commodified Frontier: Jungle Produce Trade and Kemena Basin Society in History -- 7. The History of Local Communities: Migration, Kin Relations and Ethnicity -- 8. Diversity of Medium- to Large-sized Ground-dwelling Mammals and Terrestrial Birds in Sarawak -- 9. Species Composition and Use of Natural Salt Licks by Wildlife Inside a Production Forest Environment in Central Sarawak.-10. Above-Ground Biomass and Tree Species Diversity in Anap Sustainable Development Unit, Sarawak -- 11. Influence of Herbicide Use in Oil Palm Plantations on Stream Water Chemistry in Sarawak -- 12. Spatial Variations in Dissolved and Particulate Organic Carbon in the Kemena and Tatau Rivers, Sarawak -- 13. Stream Fish Biodiversity and the Effects of Plantations in the Bintulu Region, Sarawak -- 14. The Effects of Landscape and Livelihood Transitions on Hunting Activity in Sarawak -- 15. From River to Road? Changing Living Patterns and Land Use of Inland Indigenous Peoples -- 16. The Impact of RSPO Certification on Oil Palm Smallholdings in Sarawak -- 17. The Autonomy and Sustainability of Small-scale Oil Palm Farming in Sarawak -- 18. The Bird’s Nest Commodity Chain between Sarawak and China -- 19. The Feeding Ecology of Edible Nest Swiftlets in a Modified Landscape in Sarawak -- 20. Swiftlet Farming: New Commodity Chains and Techniques -- 21. Current Status and Distribution of Communally Reserved Forests in a Human-modified Landscape in Bintulu, Sarawak -- 22. Transitions in the Utilisation and Trade of Rattan in Sarawak: Past to Present, Local to Global -- 23. Oil Palm Plantations and Bezoar Stones: An Ethnographic Sketch of Human–Nature Interactions in Sarawak -- 24. Estate and Smallholding Oil Palm Production in Sarawak: A Comparison of Profitability and Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- 25. Tropical Timber Trading from Southeast Asia to Japan -- 26. Certifying Borneo’s Forest Landscape: Implementation Process of Forest Certification in Sarawak -- 27. Changing Patterns of Sarawak’s Exports, c.1870–2013 -- 28. Into a New Epoch: Capitalist Nature in the Plantationocene.
    Abstract: The studies in this volume provide an ethnography of a plantation frontier in central Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Drawing on the expertise of both natural scientists and social scientists, the key focus is the process of commodification of nature that has turned the local landscape into anthropogenic tropical forests. Analysing the transformation of the space of mixed landscapes and multiethnic communities—driven by trade in forest products, logging and the cultivation of oil palm—the contributors explore the changing nature of the environment, multispecies interactions, and the metabolism between capitalism and nature. The project involved the collaboration of researchers specialising in anthropology, geography, Southeast Asian history, global history, area studies, political ecology, environmental economics, plant ecology, animal ecology, forest ecology, hydrology, ichthyology, geomorphology and life-cycle assessment. Collectively, the transdisciplinary research addresses a number of vital questions. How are material cycles and food webs altered as a result of large-scale land-use change? How have new commodity chains emerged while older ones have disappeared? What changes are associated with such shifts? What are the relationships among these three elements—commodity chains, material cycles and food webs? Attempts to answer these questions led the team to go beyond the dichotomy of society and nature as well as human and non-human. Rather, the research highlights complex relational entanglements of the two worlds, abruptly and forcibly connected by human-induced changes in an emergent and compelling resource frontier in maritime Southeast Asia. Chapters ‘Commodification of Nature on the Plantation Frontier’ and ‘Into a New Epoch: The Plantationocene’ are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
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    Pages: XLIII, 641 p. 316 illus., 177 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811375132
    Series Statement: Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7513-2
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    Satellite Towns in Neo-metropolitan Development in India : Lessons from Selected Cities (2020)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Sustainability. ; Political science. ; Cultural property. ; Economic geography. ; Human Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Governance and Government. ; Cultural Heritage. ; Economic Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Growth of Metropolises and Megacities with Focus on Global South -- Problems and Policies of Metropolitan Growth in India -- Satellite Town Development in Retrospect and Prospect -- Metropolitan Regions of India: Rapid Growth, Changing Landuse and Challenges -- Metropolitan City-Satellites-Fringe villages Relationship: Case Studies with Greater Mumbai, Bengaluru and its Region.
    Abstract: This book discusses population growth and the resultant problems, and highlights the need for immediate action to develop a set of planned satellite towns around Indian megacities to reduce their population densities and activity concentrations. It addresses problems like unplanned spatial expansion, over-concentration of populations, unmanageable situations in industrial growth, and poor traffic management, concluding that only megacities and their satellites, when planned properly, can together mitigate the urgent problem of urban concentration in and around the megacities. Identifying the general problems, the book develops a quantitative and spatially fitting regional allocation model of population and economic activities. It also offers a policy-based planned program of development for the selected megacities in India along with their satellites and fringe areas to ensure a healthy, balanced and prospective urban scenario for India in the coming decades.
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    Pages: XXXI, 234 p. 87 illus., 83 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811515026
    Series Statement: Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1502-6
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    Sustainability Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa II : Insights from Eastern and Southern Africa (2020)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Economic development. ; Sustainability. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management. ; Development Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I Eastern Africa -- Tackling child malnutrition by strengthening the linkage between agricultural production, food security and nutrition in rural Rwanda -- Weather Shocks, Gender and Household Consumption: Evidence from Urban Households in the Teso Sub-region, Uganda -- Indigenous and Local Knowledge practices and innovations for enhancing food security under climate change: Examples from Mijikenda communities in coastal Kenya -- Reframing the challenges and opportunities for improved sanitation services in eastern Africa through Sustainability Science -- Part II Southern Africa -- Ethanol as a clean cooking alternative in Sub-Saharan Africa: Insights from sugarcane production and ethanol adoption sites in Malawi and Mozambique -- The effect of introduced Opuntia (Cactaceae) species on landscape connectivity and ecosystem service provision in southern Madagascar -- The Legacy of Mine Closure in Kabwe, Zambia: What can resilience thinking offer to the mining sustainability discourse? -- Knowledge co-production in Sub-Saharan African cities: Building capacity for the Urban Age -- Part III Synthesis -- Harnessing science-policy interface processes to tackle sustainability challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Sustainability challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa: Trade-offs, opportunities and priority areas for Sustainability Science.
    Abstract: The aim of this two-volume book series is to highlight some of the most pervasive sustainability challenges that Sub-Saharan Africa faces. The two volumes contain 20 chapters that illustrate very diverse sustainability challenges throughout the continent, adopting interdisciplinary and problem-oriented research approaches, and methods from the natural and the social sciences. The very diverse case study chapters are put into perspective with chapters that introduce key sustainability challenges using a regional focus. Through this multi-scale and interdisciplinary approach the two volumes provide an authoritative source about the major sustainability challenges in the continent, and how to mobilise such perspectives to develop appropriate solutions. The two volumes have a uniquely broad focus that fills a major gap in the emerging Sustainability Science scholarship. Parts I-II highlight specific case studies on major sustainability challenges from Eastern and Southern Africa. Part III synthesizes the main lessons learnt from the chapters in the two edited volumes.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811553585
    Series Statement: Science for Sustainable Societies,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5358-5
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    Sustainable Blended Learning in STEM Education for Students with Additional Needs (2023)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Education Data processing. ; People with disabilities Education. ; Science Study and teaching. ; Sustainability. ; Computers and Education. ; Education and Disability. ; Science Education.
    Description / Table of Contents: Roles and Responsibilities of a Virtual Teacher -- Hybrid Learning System: Analysis, Opportunities, Challenges, and Prospects -- COVID-19 Pandemic and changing dynamics in Teaching and Learning Strategies: A study of student-centric blended learning approach -- Blended Learning in COVID-19 Era and Way-Forward -- Blended learning in COVID-19 Era: Pre and Post COVID times, Lessons learned and way forward -- An investigative study of students’ and faculty perspective towards transition to online teaching during COVID-19 pandemic -- Survey of Blended Learning Approaches, Frameworks, Tools and Techniques for Science and Management Students -- Blended Learning and STEM Education for students with special needs and learning disabilities -- Designing Integrative and Collaborative Learning for Students with Special Needs and Learning Disabilities in an Inclusive Classroom -- Maintaining Performance and QoS of Software Tools for Remote-Teaching Environment -- Students’ Learning Outcomes and Emerging Practices of Blended learning: A case study -- Collaborative and Sustainable Blended Learning in UTAS Salalah -- Integration of Blended Mode of Technologies in Teaching and Learning of Engineering Content at Higher Educational Institutions -- Exploring the Scope of Learning Analytics in Blended Learning Environments.
    Abstract: This book comprehensively covers sustainable blended learning approach in each of the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) disciplines. The book also includes the compilation of detailed concepts of blended learning ranging from definition, need, features, models, advantages and disadvantages and comparisons with traditional face-to-face learning. Sustainable blended learning in K-12 education has an immense role as foundation to learning for students in their early education. Fostering creativity and inculcating problem solving and critical thinking skills are the integral aspect of STEM education, which encourages students to pursue them to for their future careers. This book presents recent practices taken by experts at various levels to promote education in STEM. Furthermore, impact over teacher–student relationships is analyzed. Lastly, sustainable frameworks, strategies and implementation to incorporate students with additional needs are explored.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819934973
    Series Statement: Contributions to Environmental Sciences & Innovative Business Technology,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3497-3
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    Railways and Sustainable Low-Carbon Mobility in China (2021)
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    Keywords: Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Human geography. ; Transportation engineering. ; Traffic engineering. ; Environment. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Human Geography. ; Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Railways and low-carbon mobility -- Part 1. Retrospect of the past: modal shift is important -- Railways and national carbon emissions from passenger travel in China -- Railways and regional carbon emissions from passenger travel in China -- Part 2. Current situation: competition and integration between railways and other transport modes -- Competition between railways and other transport modes -- Cooperation between railways and other transport modes -- Part 3. Prospects for the future: breaking institutional barriers -- Breaking institutional barriers in China -- Towards sustainable low-carbon mobility in China.
    Abstract: This book explores the role of railways in developing sustainable low-carbon mobility by analyzing the intermodal relationship between railways and other transport modes. Focusing on geographical and governance perspectives, and taking China as a case study, it analyzes the competition and cooperation between and integration of railways and other transport modes, in order to provide guidance on future sustainable transport development. Firstly, the book examines the contribution of railways to low carbon emissions in China over recent decades by estimating the carbon dioxide emissions from various transport modes in China at national and regional levels using decomposition analysis. It then discusses the current competition and cooperation between railways and other transport modes, as well as their integration and the impact of their relationship on climate change. It also highlights how the competition between railways and other transport modes may change the passenger flows between city pairs and so alter transport carbon emissions and examines how cooperation and integration could improve passengers’ travel experience while at the same time reducing carbon emissions. Lastly, it addresses the implications for future sustainable transport development based on institutional analysis. Presenting multidisciplinary, sustainable transport research on the role of railways in reducing carbon emissions, and also offering policy recommendations for developing low-carbon, integrated transport in the future, this book is a valuable reference resource for graduates, researchers, and government managers responsible for transport development, urban planning and environmental policy.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811590818
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9081-8
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    AUC 2019 : Proceedings of the 15th International Asian Urbanization Conference, Vietnam (2021)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Environment. ; Cooperating objects (Computer systems). ; Urban economics. ; Climatology. ; Sustainability. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Cyber-Physical Systems. ; Urban Economics. ; Climate Sciences. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Climate Change and Cities in Mekong Delta - VietNam -- Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Response Solutions for Can Gio District, Ho Chi Minh City: Potential to Adapt Ideas from Selected Developed Countries -- Understanding the Implications of Urban Heat Island Effects on Household Energy Consumption and Public Health in Southeast Asian Cities: Evidence from Thailand and Indonesia -- Need of Understanding Disaster Risk for Resilient City Development -- Architectural solutions with regards to climate change for the rural housing of Vinh Long province in Vietnam -- Application of Artificial Intelligence to Predict the Mapping of Flood Prone Areas in the Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta -- Urban vegetable gardening brings greening to slum environment and helps mitigate Climate change effects -- Collaborative Approach for Resource Mobilization Transformation in Vietnam -- Governance Characteristics of Dhaka City for ensuring implementation of land use planning -- Urban Planning in Vietnam: Why Gender Matter -- Slum Children-youth Groups Demonstrate Zest, Collective Confidence and Tenacity to Improve Access to Education and Self-development Opportunities -- On the use of Data Envelopment Analysis to improve performance efficiency of governmental management in big cities.
    Abstract: This book presents selected articles from the 15th International Asian Urbanization Conference, held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on November 27-30, 2019. Bringing together researchers and professionals in the area of urban planning and development to better understand the growing need for sustainable urban life, it covers topics such as climate change and urban resilience; inclusive and implementable urban governance; smart and green mobility; transformations in land management; livable and smart cities; integrated planning and development; urban slums and affordable housing; sustainable urban finance; and urban renewal and redevelopment. .
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    Pages: XV, 570 p. 177 illus., 138 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811556081
    Series Statement: Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5608-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-5608-1
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    Circular Economy : Assessment and Case Studies (2021)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Building materials. ; Economic policy. ; Environmental education. ; Sustainability. ; Wood, fabric, and textiles. ; Economic Policy. ; Environmental and Sustainability Education.
    Description / Table of Contents: BRP - Exploring Paths To The Circular Economy -- Fashion upcycling: A Canadian Perspective -- Analysis of Pakistani Textile Industry: Recommendations towards Circular and Sustainable Production -- Circular Economy in Product Development – A Case Study -- Circular Economy Implementation in Chilean Retail Industry -- Circular Economy in Textiles and Fashion -- Circular Economy: An Insightful Tool for Sustainable Management of Wastewater.
    Abstract: This book highlights the notion of Circular Economy under the umbrella of Sustainability because of the widespread momentum it is gaining. Today the whole world is certainly in emergent need of an alternative system to traditional economy which is linear, i.e. make, use and dispose to get rid-off the waste and very important to ensure continuous use of resources, which is possible by the advent of circular economy. A circular economy aims to utilize the resources in use for as long as possible, extract the maximum value from them during use, then recover and regenerate products and materials at the end of each service life vis-à-vis traditional linear model. This book discusses circular economy in terms of assessment with various case studies.
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    Pages: VII, 220 p. 75 illus., 65 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811636981
    Series Statement: Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3698-1
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    Environmental Policy and Reform in China (2022)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Environmental health. ; Environmental management. ; Pollution. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Health. ; Environmental Management. ; Pollution. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Cost-Benefit Analysis of Yellow-label Vehicles Elimination Policy in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region -- Co-control of CO2 and SO2 Emissions in the Key Environmental Protection Prefectures in China -- Progress Report 2017 on China's Green Financial Policy -- The Story of Improving Air Quality in China: An Assessment of Action Plan of Air Pollution Prevention and Control -- Feasibility on Establishment of EGSS-based Environmental Industry Statistic Framework under the Statistic System in China -- Analysis of Provincial Environmental Performance Trend in China -- China's Gross Economic-Ecological Product Accounting Research Report 2016 -- Classified Management of Soil Environment of Agricultural Land in China: Advancements, Challenges and Countermeasures -- Assessment of China’s Human Health Loss Caused by PM2.5 in 2017 Based on Remote Sensing Inversion -- Progress Report on China’s Green Finance Policy 2018 -- China SDGs Indicators and Progress Assessment -- Latest Progress Review of China's Environmental Protection Tax Policy Implementation -- Action Plans for Air, Water and Soil Pollution Prevention and Control: Investments and Economic-Environmental Impacts -- The Valuation of China's Environmental Degradation from 2004 to 2017 -- Mid-term Assessment Report of the 13th Five-Year Plan for the Protection of Ecological Environment -- A Pilot Study on Green economy policy Assessment of the United Nations.-Taking the Assessment of Ecological Compensation Policy in Hainan Province of China as an Example.
    Abstract: The book is the collection of the latest research results from Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning in environmental policy and reform during the past years, mainly related to ecological compensation, the emission trading, the environment audit, carbon tax, environment friendly city, environmental health, economic policy in medical waste, scattered coal treatment subsidies, environmental policy efficiency analysis, environmental industry statistics, environmental performance evaluation, green fiscal and taxation policy, etc., presenting the latest achievements, developments and research trends in this field.
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    Pages: X, 401 p. 132 illus., 124 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811669057
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6905-7
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    Green Recovery with Resilience and High Quality Development : CCICED Annual Policy Report 2021. (2023)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Environmental management. ; Geography. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Environmental policy. ; Oceanography. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Regional Geography. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Environmental Policy. ; Ocean Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Global Climate Governance and China’s Role -- Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Conservation -- Global Ocean Governance and Ecological Civilization -- Chapter 4 Green Urbanization Strategy and Pathways towards Regional Integrated Development -- Green Transitions and Sustainable Social Governance -- Major Green Technology Innovation and Implementation Mechanisms -- Green Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development -- The Global Green Value Chain -- Green Finance.
    Abstract: This open access book is based on the research outputs of China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) in 2021. It covers major topics of Chinese and international attention regarding green development, such as climate, biodiversity, ocean, BRI, urbanization, sustainable production and consumption, technology, finance, value chain, and related topics. It also reviews the progress of China‘s environmental and development policies and the impacts from CCICED. This is a highly informative and carefully presented book, providing insight for policy makers in environmental issues.
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    Pages: XXXIII, 625 p. 48 illus., 44 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811994708
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9470-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-9470-8
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    Sustainable Approaches in Textiles and Fashion : Circular Economy and Microplastic Pollution (2022)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Building materials. ; Economic policy. ; Pollution. ; Sustainability. ; Wood, fabric, and textiles. ; Economic Policy. ; Pollution.
    Description / Table of Contents: Synthetic Textile And Microplastic Pollution – An Analysis On Environmental And Health Impact -- Enabling circular fashion through product life extension -- Challenges And Opportunities For Circular Fashion In India -- A study on the comparison of fabric properties of recycled and virgin polyester denim -- A look back at zero-waste fashion across the centuries -- Advancements in recycling of polyethylene terephthalate wastes: A Sustainable Solution to achieve a Circular Economy -- Converting Textile Waste Into Designer Wall And Floor Tiles: A New Approach To Recycle Textile Waste -- Sustainable Development Goal – Sustainable Management & Use Of Natural Resources In Textile & Apparel Industry.
    Abstract: This first of this set of books presents the various sustainable approaches in terms of circular economy and micro plastic pollution pertaining to the textiles and fashion supply chain. Sustainability is one of the important aspects in today’s industrial context, which is followed by every industrial sector with no exception to textiles and fashion. Sustainability and strict adherence to the principles of sustainability has become one of the essential needs in industry. There are countless measures in terms of various approaches to make the textiles and fashion sector sustainable. These measures, but not limited to, range from innovating and implementing new fibres and raw materials, introducing innovative manufacturing methods, chemicals, processes to focus on all the possible stages of a textile product’s life cycle from cradle to grave. These approaches include making the textiles and fashion sector circular and also development of new products from sustainable raw materials/processes or combination of both.
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    Pages: VIII, 205 p. 84 illus., 60 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811905308
    Series Statement: Sustainable Textiles: Production, Processing, Manufacturing & Chemistry,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0530-8
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    Building an Inclusive, Green and Low-Carbon Economy : CCICED Annual Policy Report 2022. (2023)
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    Keywords: Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Sustainability. ; Oceanography. ; Climatology. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management. ; Sustainability. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Climate Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Overview: Stability, Resilience and the Green Transition -- Carbon Dioxide Emissions Peak and Carbon Neutrality Policy Measures and Implementation Pathways -- Value Assessment of Nature- based Solution (NbS) -- Ecosystem-based Integrated Ocean Management under the Vision of Carbon Neutrality -- Low-carbon and Resilient Urban Development and Adaptation to Climate Change -- Sustainable Food Supply Chain -- The Key Pathways on a Green and Low-Carbon BRI.
    Abstract: This open access book introduces the major environmental green development issues from six major themes carbon neutrality, nature-based solution, watershed management and climate adaptation, BRI green development, sustainable food supply chain, ecosystem-based integrated ocean management focusing on the progress of China’s environment and development policies from 2021 accomplishments. It is based on the research outputs of CCICED in the year of 2021, which marks China’s start point of implementation of its 14th Five-Year Plan when world economy also strived to recover from the pandemic. .
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    Pages: XXVII, 499 p. 52 illus., 49 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811998614
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9861-4
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    Sustainable Approaches in Textiles and Fashion : Manufacturing Processes and Chemicals (2022)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Building materials. ; Green chemistry. ; Chemical engineering. ; Sustainability. ; Wood, fabric, and textiles. ; Green Chemistry. ; Chemical Process Engineering.
    Description / Table of Contents: Environmental Sustainability Requirements in the Ready-Made Garment Industry -- Immobilization as Sustainable Solutions to Textiles Chemical Processing -- Dabu, The Sustainable Resist Printed Fabric of Rajasthan -- Nanoencapsulation Methods for Herbal Based Antimicrobial Agents – A Sustainable Approach -- An Overview of Preparation, Processes for Sustainable Denim Manufacturing -- Implications of Sustainability on Textile Fibres & Wet Processing, Barriers in Implementation -- Study on Product Safety of Children’s Apparel -- Extraction and Optimization of Natural Dye From Madhuca Latifolia Plant Bark used for Coloration of Eri Silk Yarn -- Development of Mosquito Repellent Finish for Textiles using Neem Oil: An Eco-Friendly Approach.
    Abstract: This fourth volume in the series presents various sustainable approaches in the textile and fashion sector with a focus on manufacturing processes and chemicals. Sustainability is one of the important aspects in today’s industrial context, which is followed by every industrial sector with no exception to textiles and fashion. Sustainability and strict adherence to the principles of sustainability has become as one of the essential needs again for any industrial sector including textiles and fashion. There are countless measures in terms of various approaches to make the textiles and fashion sector sustainable. These measures, but not limited to, ranging from innovating and implementing new fibres and raw materials, introducing innovative manufacturing methods, chemicals, processes to focus on all the possible stages of a textile product’s life cycle from cradle to grave. These approaches include making the textiles and fashion sector circular and also development of new products from sustainable raw materials/processes or combination of both.
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    Pages: VII, 195 p. 38 illus., 34 illus. in color. , online resource.
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    ISBN: 9789811905384
    Series Statement: Sustainable Textiles: Production, Processing, Manufacturing & Chemistry,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0538-4
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    Sustainable Industrial Landscape Plan and Design : Total Human Ecosystem Formation and Evolution on Blakeley Island, Mobile, Alabama (2021)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Human Geography. ; Urban Sociology.
    Description / Table of Contents: The Issue of Jobs versus the Environment and Research Question -- Principles: Landscape Ecology and Total Human Ecosystem -- Design Scenario: Formation and Coevolution -- Proposal Evaluation: Conclusion and Critique.
    Abstract: This book applies the Total Human Ecosystem as a guiding concept in coastal urban communities to achieve a mutually beneficial relationship between industrial parks and their surrounding wetlands. The early 21st century has been shaped by a need for economic recovery, and by climate change. Consequently, new development models that promote both economic growth and environmental preservation are urgently needed. In turn, the book puts forward an innovative proposal to achieve the shift from a hard path to a soft path through landscape architectural interventions, one that will help industrial factories and their surrounding wetlands coevolve toward sustainability. Through the incorporation of science and design, the proposal for the Total Human Ecosystem on Blakeley Island integrates industry with its surrounding environment. The design scenarios for this new living system are based on scientific principles of landscape ecology that take into account both the human and nonhuman environments as components of the land mosaic. Sustainability is not a final status that is achieved once and for all; it is an ongoing challenge. As a case study, this proposal outlines the urgently needed reconciliation between industrial parks and their surrounding natural ecosystems, and promotes the evolution of both components toward sustainability.
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    Pages: XIII, 41 p. 25 illus., 22 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811572579
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7257-9
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    Rural Revitalization Through State-led Programs : Planning, Governance and Challenge (2020)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Sociology. ; Human Geography. ; Sociology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Review of Governance Theory and Rural Programs -- Conceptual Framework and Methodology -- Governing the Countryside through State-led Programs in Jiangning -- Rural Programs and Commodification of Tangjiajia -- Rural Programs and Grassroots Farming in Xinhui -- Conclusion and Discussion.
    Abstract: This book seeks to unravel the changes in rural governance sparked by state-led programs, evaluate the programs’ implementation, and refine the interpretation of governance theory with new empirical material from rural China. When it comes to rural issues in contemporary China, there is no shortage of national strategies: from “Coordinating Urban–Rural Development” in 2003 to “Rural Revitalization” in 2017, the rejuvenation of the countryside has attracted unprecedented policy interest. At the same time, rural governance has been subject to significant political, social and economic changes. However, comparatively little research has been conducted on the phenomenal reconnection between the state and rural society, and our previous understanding of rural governance is no longer adequate. As a result of the programs, a new model of governance is now emerging in rural China. The programs have accelerated the formation of state-private-farmer partnerships, while also promoting the participation of grassroots society in rural reconstruction. In the initial stage, the state’s role is important to securing non-governmental sectors’ engagement. However, this does not mean that the model guarantees sustainable governance: in terms of land tenure reform, infrastructure investment, and subsidies, the programs merely empower farmers and other stakeholders to engage in rural reconstruction. The success of these reconstruction efforts ultimately depends on a suitable pricing mechanism for public goods provision, as well as the self-organization of grassroots society.
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    Pages: XIX, 141 p. 35 illus., 27 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811516603
    Series Statement: Springer Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1660-3
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    COVID 19, Containment, Life, Work and Restart : Urban Studies (2022)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Medicine, Preventive. ; Health promotion. ; Internet of things. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Sustainability. ; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. ; Internet of Things. ; Urban Sociology.
    Description / Table of Contents: COVID 19, Containment, Life, Work and Restart: Urban and Regional Studies -- Gas Tragedy and Covid-19 Vulnerabilities: An analysis of Health infrastructure in Bhopal, India -- Post-Covid Urban Resilience through Entrepreneurship: Vignettes from Kozhikode -- COVID-19, Containment, Policy Initiatives and Urban Restart: Glimpses from Mumbai, India -- Architectural interventions for the design of adaptable spaces with COVID 19 risk management using Analytical Hierarchy Methodology - A case of Vijayawada City -- Collaborative Research COVID 19, Containment, Life, Work and Restart: Urban studies and Conclusion. .
    Abstract: This book is about containment, life, work, and restart cities affected by COVID 19, using selected empirical case studies. This book presents the spread of coronavirus spatially and temporally, analyses containment strategies and includes recommended strategies. Further, it analyses how life and work get transformed during the lockdown, and gradual opening up, and presents the future of work and life in cities impacted by COVID-19. This book discusses the concept of smart life and works in cities post-COVID-19 such that they do not reduce the quality of work and life and cannot create adverse economic and living consequences called the restart of a city after COVID-19. Selected Cities of special interest are studied. Special interest is because Kerala and Maharashtra got the worst affected in India by COVID 19 pandemic and the book focus on that. .
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    Pages: VIII, 308 p. 98 illus., 84 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811959400
    Series Statement: Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5940-0
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    EcoDesign for Sustainable Products, Services and Social Systems I (2023)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Industrial design. ; Manufactures. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Industrial management Environmental aspects. ; Industrial engineering. ; Production engineering. ; Sustainability. ; Industrial Design. ; Machines, Tools, Processes. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Corporate Environmental Management. ; Industrial and Production Engineering.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Modeling local product development through multidisciplinary collaboration: A case study in Nagara, Chiba Prefecture in Japan -- 2. Developing reusable packaging for FMCG: Consumers’ perceptions of benefits and risks of refillable and returnable packaging systems -- 3. Design, evaluation, and acceptance of advanced energy efficient houses for Thailand -- 4. Explore the Framework Construction of Gamification Applied to Basic Design Teaching -- 5. Future Design Based Policy Making Card Game For High School Education -- 6. Frugal innovation in BoP communities: co-design of a technical solution to support community agriculture in Mexico -- 7. Exploring frugal innovation as an eco-design strategy: a case study of a water access solution at the BoP -- 8. A methodical concept for the development of sustainable products through radical innovations -- 9. Thinking Model for Japanese Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Innovation Explicated by OntoIS -- 10. Applying regenerative sustainability principles in manufacturing -- 11. The Potential for Reverse Innovation in Sustainable Development: A Knowledge-Directed Outlook -- 12. Finding applications for secondary raw materials -- 13. Digital product passports in circular economy – case battery passport -- 14. Data Platforms as tools for circular economy -- 15. Artificial Intelligence for Process Control In Remanufacturing -- 16. Machine Recognition of ICs in Recycling Process of Small-sized Electronics -- 17. Exploring new way media information of the product that promote sustainable consumption and production -- 18. Towards digital circular design -- 19. Circular furniture design: A case study from Swedish furniture industry -- 20. Current challenges in the lifetime extension of smartphones -- 21. Dielectric Elastomer Transducer (High Efficiency Actuator and Power Generation System) -- 22. Sustainable Services in Convenience Stores: a case study of food loss label -- 23. An Overview of Sustainability Held During 1992 to 2021 in China - An Industrial Design Perspective -- 24. Increased personal protective and Medical Equipment manufacturing to fight COVID-19: an egregious approach for the environment -- 25. Silver Recovery from Spent Photovoltaic Panel Sheets using Electrical Wire Explosion -- 26. Procedure Model to support the Recycling-oriented Design of Lithium-Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles -- 27. Holistic Eco-design Framework Developed Through a Case Study in the Automotive Industry -- 28. Depth and detail or quick and easy? Benefits and drawbacks of two approaches to define sustainability criteria in product development -- 29. Designing Interventions for Sustainability: A conceptual framework for information scoping in the design research phase -- 30. A Sustainable Product Service System (PSS) Design for Retail Food Loss and Waste: Research Through Design -- 31. Environmental and Economical Design Problem of Upgrading and Remanufacturing Option Selection -- 32. Renewable Energy System in the Off-grid Communities: The Systems' Characteristics and Storage Technologies -- 33. Optimal Cooling Strategy for Energy Management using Multi-Temperature Acquisition Points in a Protected Cropping Facility -- 34. Price – based demand response programs considering fixed and dynamic price elasticity matrix (PEM) of demand in the wholesale market in Japan -- 35. Wind Turbine Minimum Power Loss Optimization, using Nonlinear Mathematical Programming.
    Abstract: This 2-volume book highlights cutting-edge ecodesign research and covers broad areas ranging from individual product and service design to social system design. It includes business and policy design, circular production, life cycle design and management, digitalization for sustainable manufacturing, user behavior and health, ecodesign of social infrastructure, sustainability education, sustainability indicators, and energy system design. Featuring selected papers presented at EcoDesign 2021: 12th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, it also includes diverse, interdisciplinary approaches to foster ecodesign research and activities. In the context of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), it addresses design innovations for sustainable value creation, considering technological developments, legislation, and consumer lifestyles. Further, the book discusses the concept of circular economy, which aims to develop circular business models for resource efficient society by taking advantage of digital technologies including artificial intelligence, internet of things, digital twin, data analysis and simulation. Written by experts from academia and industry, Volume 1 highlights sustainable design such as product and process design, collaborative design, sustainable innovation, digital technologies, design methodology for sustainability, and energy system design. The methods, tools, and practices described are useful for readers to facilitate value creation for sustainability.
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    ISBN: 9789819938186
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3818-6
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    Constitution of Organs of the Higher Plants : The multiple secondary axis theory (2022)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Plants Evolution. ; Plants Development. ; Plant Science. ; Plant Evolution. ; Plant Development.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. The two contrary theories about organogenesis in morphology of the higher plants.-chapter 2. Saunders’ Leaf-skin Theory of Stem -- Chapter 3. Leaves are split axes -- Chapter 4. Re-evaluation of the evidences for the Telome Theory -- Chapter 5. What do hooded-awn barley, bitter bamboo, tortoise shell bamboo, paspalum and crabgrass show us? -- Chapter 6. The ontogenesis of higher plants -- Chapter 7. The organogenesis of higher plants -- Chapter 8. Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book written by Professor Chi Yen of Sichuan Agricultural University in Chinese was published by China Agriculture Press (ISBN 978-7-109-22791-0). It describes a new theory on the constitution of organs of the higher plants based on experimental evidence, the multiple secondary axis theory. This theory states that all organs of the higher plants are the constitution of multiple secondary axes. The primary axis extends bipolarly to initiate the above- and the below-ground parts of a plant, from which secondary axes develop. Leaves are split, expanded upper ends of terminal secondary axes. Stems are merged lower ends of the secondary axes, Vascular bundles are secondary structures developed within the axes which interconnect with each other to form the central core of the stem and branches and the veins in the leaves. Roots form through the downward extension of the lower ends of the axes toward or within the underground and branch roots are unsplit secondary axes. All new axes emerge from the inner side of existing, split axes. All floral organs including fruits, seeds and vegetative reproduction organs such as bulbils and plantlets, are deformed axes. This theory is significant in guiding the scientific design of the ideotype of crops to optimize the development of the economically important organ(s) of a crop.
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    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1685-4
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    Haematococcus : Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Biomedical Applications (2023)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Plant Science. ; Plant Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. An Introduction to Haematococcus -- Chapter 2. Nutritional studies and optimization of biomass from unicellular microalgae Haematococcus sp.-Chapter 3. Abiotic stress factors and high astaxanthin accumulation in Haematococcus pluvialis -- Chapter 4. Haematococcus: Cultivation for Astaxanthin Production -- Chapter 5. Bottlenecks in the cultivation processes of Haematococcus pluvialis -- Chapter 6. Biochemistry of Haematococcus -- Chapter 7. Lipids, lipidomics and biosurfactants of Haematococcus -- Chapter 8. Genetic engineering approaches for Haematococcus: Recent developments in genome sequencing and strain improvement -- Chapter 9. Food and Food Packaging Technology -- Chapter 10 Algae Materials for Bionanopesticides: Nanoparticles and composites -- Chapter 11. Environmental Impacts Related to Upstream and Downstream Processing of Haematococcus pluvialis -- Chapter 12. Therapeutic potential of Haematococcus pluvialis in the field of drug delivery -- Chapter 13. Clinical applications of Haematococcus. - Chapter 14. In silico exploration of therapeutics in Haematococcus pluvialis -- Chapter 15. Algal Polymers, Proteins and Pigments for Industrial Applications -- Chapter 16. Valorising Haematococcus biomass for commercial applications -- Chapter 17. Biotechnological applications of Haematococcus: Future perspectives -- Chapter 18. Commercialization of Haematococcus-based products: Current status and future forecast -- Chapter 19. Bioenergy Applications of Haematococcus.-.
    Abstract: This book offers a comprehensive analysis of microalgal cultivation methods and optimization of astaxanthin production for various applications, including clinical uses, algae polymers, proteins and pigments, food applications and packaging, algae forming, cosmetics, and more. Microalgae are unicellular living forms and are the primary producers that play a major role in the ecosystem. Commercially, while many documents are available, some recent fields are yet to be explored. The book comprises 19 chapters contributed by experts and reviews the recent developments in the cultivation, harvest, and genetic engineering of H. pluvialis-derived astaxanthin. It also discusses their bottlenecks and challenges in commercial-scale production, as well as current and prospective global market. Current research supports the exploration of new topics and practical applications of microalgae and their products, which will also benefit academia. The book will be an important resource for researchers and industry, providing comprehensive knowledge on broad topics. Flow charts, updated methods, and colour images are included to help the readers' understanding.
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    Pages: XIV, 359 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819929016
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2901-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-2901-6
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    Science of Wood Degradation and its Protection (2022)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Forestry. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Forestry. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Wood degradation, challenges and mitigation -- Chapter 2. Wood Decay by fungi: Challenges and Prevention -- Chapter 3. Wounding of Trees: The Precursor of Wood Decay -- Chapter 4.Economically important wood feeding insects - their Diversity, Damage -- Chapter 5. Wood degradation by termites: ecology, economics and protection -- Chapter 6. Wood borers of important fruit trees with special reference to Cerambycids -- Chapter 7. Prospects and advances in management of coconut wood borers -- Chapter 8. Teak heart wood borer Alcterogystia cadambae(Cossidae :Lepidoptera) a potential wood pest of teak and its Management -- Chapter 9. Hoplocerambyx spinicornis Newman: major heartwood borer of Sal Shorea robusta and its management in India -- Chapter 10.Bio-deterioration of Sandalwood (Santalum album L.): Agents and their Management -- Chapter 11.Insect borers of bamboo and their management -- Chapter 12. Wood Biodeterioration in marine environment -- Chapter 13. Natural durability of timber in terrestrial and marine realms of India: A contrasting feature -- Chapter 14. Degradation of Wood and Wooden products by insects and their Management -- Chapter 15. Basics of Wood Drying /Seasoning -- Chapter 16. Chemical Preservatives in Wood Protection . Chapter 17. Potential of Botanicals for Wood Protection -- Chapter 18. Preservation of Engineered Wood Composites (Solid wood Plywood, Block boards/Flush doors) made from Plantation Timbers -- Chapter 19. Wood modification for wood protection -- Chapter 20. Advancements in Nanotechnological Applications for Wood protection -- Chapter 21. Biodegradation: A Vital Component in Life Cycle Assessment of Wood -- Chapter 22.Invasion of wood degraders through wood import and need to strengthen the plant quarantine measures in India.
    Abstract: This edited book covers all aspects of wood degradation from its formation and growing in trees to its end usages when it is put into human usage. Wood is an age-old traditional fascinating material with a sensory-rich immersive experience that kindles aesthetics and creativity. The utility, durability, and functionality of wood render it a cosmopolitan material. It constitutes an integral part of human lives from ancient times to modern societies being used by various sectors viz., construction, furniture, panel products, paper and pulp, sports goods, agricultural implements, etc., Wood, being a biological material, is susceptible to degradation both by physical and biological means, and the need to protect the wood and prevent heavy economic losses constitutes a major challenge. Also, wood formed by the trees is the major sinks of carbon and the carbon remains locked-up for the life of the wood, thereby serving as important tool to mitigate the climate change. But the carbon stored in wood returns to the atmosphere when it degrades and will have positive effect on climate change. Hence, wood protection aiming for extending the service life of wood plays a key role in locking the carbon for a longer period in the wood and also substantially reduce the demand and depletion of forest resources. The book focuses on wood as an important natural bio-resource, inventory of wood protection, usage, utilization, preservatives, protection technologies and wood protection from all forms of degradation. Special focus is given on the eco-friendly way of protecting wood and its importance in mitigating climate change. The book is useful for Indian and international readers, who are working in wood domains. It is of interest to wood technologists, teachers, researchers, climate change scientists, capacity builders, and policymakers. It is of immense importance as a guide and study material to the graduate and postgraduate students of wood science in various universities of India and abroad.
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    Pages: VII, 744 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811687976
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8797-6
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    Conservation and Reintroduction of Rare and Endangered Plants in China (2020)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Biodiversity. ; Plant ecology. ; Plant Science. ; Biodiversity. ; Plant Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1. Plant diversity and its conservation in China -- Chapter 1. An overview of China’s vegetation and plant diversity -- Chapter 2. The rare and endangered plants in China -- Chapter 3. In situ and ex situ conservation of Chinese plants -- Chapter 4. Reintroduction of rare and endangered plants in China -- Part 2. Reintroduction cases of rare and endangered plants in China -- Chapter 5. Reintroduction of Primulina tabacum Hance, a critically endangered Calciphilous perennial herb, in southern China -- Chapter 6. Artificial propagation and reintroduction of Dayaoshania cotinifolia W.T. Wang -- Chapter 7. Reintroduction of Tigridiopalma magnifica C. Chen, a critically endangered endemic plant, in southern China -- Chapter 8. Reintroduction of Camellia changii Ye (Theaceae), a critically endangered plant endemic to southern China -- Chapter 9. Conservation translocation of the rare and endangered tree Euryodendron excelsum in South China -- Chapter 10. Conservation translocations of Manglietia longipedunculata, a critically endangered tree in South China -- Chapter 11. Reintroduction of Parakmeria omeiensis Cheng, a critically endangered endemic plant, in Southwest China -- Chapter 12. Reintroduction of Hopea hainanensis Merr. et Chun, a wild plant with extremely small populations, in southern China -- Chapter 13. Reintroduction of Trigonobalanus doichangensis, a threatened plant species with extremely small populations -- Chapter 14. Reintroduction of Craigia yunnanensis to private plots, an innovated case with help from local volunteers -- Chapter 15. Reintroduction of Myricaria laxiflora (Franch.) P.Y. Zhang et Y.J. Zhang, a critically endangered shrub, in central China -- Chapter 16. Reintroduction of Bretschneidera sinensis Hemsl. an endangered endemic tree -- Chapter 17. Reintroduction of Paphiopedilum wardii Sumerh, an endangered terrestrial orchid in China -- Chapter 18. Reintroduction and assisted colonization of Paphiopedilum spicerianum: An orchid with extremely small populations in China -- Chapter 19. Orchid conservation translocation efforts in China -- Chapter 20. Reintroduction of wild Cycas species in China.
    Abstract: The book offers a comprehensive review of the advances in conservation and the reintroduction of rare and endangered plants in China. It systematically discusses plant diversity, in situ and ex situ protection and plant reintroduction in China, including the reintroduction species list and orchid plant reintroduction up to November 2019. A useful reference resource for students, instructors and scientific researchers in the field of wild plant protection, botany, biodiversity protection, and natural land protection and management, the book also provides valuable insights for government departments involved in plant management.
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    Pages: XIV, 233 p. 93 illus., 80 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811553011
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5301-1
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    Plant Invasions and Global Climate Change (2023)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Plant ecology. ; Plant diseases. ; Plant Science. ; Plant Ecology. ; Plant Pathology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Ch 1. Plant invasion and climate change: a global overview -- Ch 2. Impacts of plant invasions on ecosystem functionality: a perspective for ecosystem health and ecosystem services -- Ch 3. Menace of Plant Invasion: A View from Ecological Lens -- Ch 4. Role of extreme climate events in amplification of plant invasion -- Ch 5. Plant Invasion as Gleaned from Parasara's Vrkshayurveda -- Ch 6. Water, wind, and fire: extreme climate events enhance the spread of invasive plants in sensitive North American ecosystems -- Ch 7. Understanding eco-geographical relationship in invaded ranges by Acacia longifolia (Andrews) Willd. – An intercontinental case study on Acacia invasions -- Ch 8. Invasive plants in India: their adaptability, socio-ecological impacts, and response to changing climate -- Ch 9. Plant invasion in an aquatic ecosystem: A new frontier under climate change -- Ch 10. Plant invasion and soil processes: A mechanistic understanding -- Ch 11. Plant invasion dynamics in mountain ecosystems under changing climate scenario -- Ch 12. The role of epigenetics on plant invasions under climate change scenario -- Ch 13. Comparative assessment of Machine Learning Algorithms for habitat suitability of Tribulus terrestris (Linn): An economically important weed -- Ch 14. Strategies of plant invasion and management for the conservation and restoration of degraded poor agricultural lands -- Ch 15. Plant Invasion and Climate Change: An Overview on History, Impacts and Management Practices -- Ch 16. Biochar: a tool for combatting both invasive species and climate change -- Ch 17. An action plan to prevent and manage alien plant invasions in India.
    Abstract: This edited book provides an ensemble of contemporary research related to the challenges, impacts and precautionary measures for tackling plant invasions in the context of changing climate in different regions of the world. In current scenario, plant invasions are expansive and significant component of anthropogenic global climate change. Temperature variations may compromise the adaptability of native species, thereby stressing them and decreasing the resistance potential of natural communities to invasion. Invasive alien species under the current scenario have been suggested as a major threat to biodiversity. It is also predicted that increasing disturbances or extreme events such as fires, floods, cyclones, storms, heat-waves, droughts, etc. will be direct consequences of changing climate supporting the invasive alien species. A comprehensive understanding of the interaction between species invasion and climate change will be supplemental in forecasting future shifts in biodiversity. Further, different predictive models indicate a plausible increase in the abundance and impact of invasive alien species which may have direct implications for future research and target-oriented policy and decision making. However, these predictions become more complicated considering the complexity of interactions between the impacts of changing climate with other components of global change (changes in land use, nitrogen deposition, etc.) which are affecting the distribution of native plant species, ecosystem dynamics as well as non-native/invasive species. This book will be suitable for students (undergraduate and postgraduates) of agriculture, forestry, ecology, soil science, and environmental sciences; teachers, researchers, and climate change scientists in academic and research institutions. It will also be applicable to environmental management agencies, government agencies and policy makers. .
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    Pages: XVII, 418 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819959105
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-5910-5
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    Framing in Sustainability Science : Theoretical and Practical Approaches (2020)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Human geography. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Economic development. ; Environmental education. ; Sustainability. ; Human Geography. ; Conservation Biology. ; Development Studies. ; Environmental and Sustainability Education.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1 Theoretical Approaches/ Theoretical Approaches to sustainability issues -- Theoretical and methodological pluralism in sustainability science -- Approaches for framing sustainability challenges: experiences from Swedish sustainability science education -- Part 2 Practical Approaches / Practical Approaches to sustainability issues -- The value of grey -- Framing in place making when envisioning a sustainable rural community in the time of aging and shrinking societies in Japan -- Role of Framing in sustainability science: The case of Minamata disease -- Time scales in framing disaster risk reduction in sustainability -- Food security framing and poverty alleviation -- Part 3 Conclusion/ Epilogue -- Linking framing to actions for sustainability.
    Abstract: This open access book offers both conceptual and empirical descriptions of how to “frame” sustainability challenges. It defines “framing” in the context of sustainability science as the process of identifying subjects, setting boundaries, and defining problems. The chapters are grouped into two sections: a conceptual section and a case section. The conceptual section introduces readers to theories and concepts that can be used to achieve multiple understandings of sustainability; in turn, the case section highlights different ways of comprehending sustainability for researchers, practitioners, and other stakeholders. The book offers diverse illustrations of what sustainability concepts entail, both conceptually and empirically, and will help readers become aware of the implicit framings in sustainability-related discourses. In the extant literature, sustainability challenges such as climate change, sustainable development, and rapid urbanization have largely been treated as “pre-set,” fixed topics, while possible solutions have been discussed intensively. In contrast, this book examines the framings applied to the sustainability challenges themselves, and illustrates the road that led us to the current sustainability discourse.
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    Pages: VIII, 196 p. 65 illus., 56 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811390616
    Series Statement: Science for Sustainable Societies,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9061-6
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    Actioning the Global Goals for Local Impact : Towards Sustainability Science, Policy, Education and Practice (2020)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Economic development. ; Environmental education. ; Management. ; Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Development Studies. ; Environmental and Sustainability Education. ; Management. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 01. Towards Impact Sustainability - Introduction -- Chapter 02. No Poverty - Building Sustainable Communities: A Framework for Supporting Community Livelihoods and Poverty Alleviation in Resource Regions -- Chapter 03. Zero Hunger - Full Cycle Organic Waste-to Resource Compost Program Development: Addressing Poverty and Environmental Sustainabilty -- Chapter 04. Good Health and Wellbeing - Effects of ultraviolet radiation on human DNA: A point of view from Sustainable Healthcare -- Chapter 05. Quality Education - Governing Education for Sustainable Development: Towards Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education -- Chapter 06. Gender Equality - Not Just a Women’s Issue: Sustainable Leadership in Male Dominated Industries – The Case of the Extractive Industry -- Chapter 07. Clean Water and Sanitation - Sustainable Use of Energy and Water Resources in the Mining sector: A Comparative Case Study of Open-pit and Alluvial Mining Technology -- Chapter 08. Affordable and Clean Energy - -eWisely- Exceptional Women in Sustainability Have Energy to Boost: Contribution of the Energy Sector to the Achievement of the SDGs -- Chapter 09. Decent work and Economic Growth - A decent day’s pay for a decent day’s work: Lessons to be learnt from fair trade small producers’ experiences in global markets -- Chapter 10. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure - Community Capacity-building for Sustainable Resource Governance in the Small-Scale Mining Industry -- Chapter 11. Reducing inequalities - Reducing Inequalities (SDG10) in Australia’s superannuation system: a multi-dimensional approach to achieving female financial equality in retirement -- Chapter 12. Sustainable Cities and Communities - SDG 11 and the New Urban Agenda: Global Sustainability Frameworks for Local Action -- Chapter 13. Responsible Consumption and Production - Sustainable Community Development through Entrepreneurship: Corporate-Based versus Wellbeing-Centered Approaches to Responsible Production -- Chapter 14. Climate Action - Climate Education: Identifying Challenges to Climate Action -- Chapter 15. Life Below Water - Introducing Fish Skin as a Sustainable Raw Material for Fashion -- Chapter 16. Life on Land - A Review of Sustainable Fashion Design Processes: Upcycling Waste Organic Yarns -- Chapter 17. Peace, Justice and Institutions - The Untapped Potential of Women for Sustainable Peace in Resource Regions -- Chapter 18. Partnerships for the Goals - Global Business Networks: Accounting for Sustainability -- Chapter 19. Impact Sustainability: Conclusions and Lessons Learned. .
    Abstract: This book highlights the value of sustainability science in newly emerging and innovative approaches to research, education, capacity building and practice in order to transform rhetoric into impact sustainability. Presenting case studies from various industries, sectors and geographical contexts targeting the seventeen (Sustainable development Goals (SDGs) outlined in the 2030 Agenda, it provides insightful recommendations to create sustainable impact while at the same time achieving the global goals. The book addresses the fundamental question of how sustainability rehtoric can be transformed into impact sustainability research, education and capacity building and as a result, how existing approaches in science, curricula and practice are mitigating the demands emerging from addressing global sustainable development in an impactful and innovative manner. Providing recommendations for impact sustainability in science, curriculum on how to address pressing sustainability issues and contribute toward achieving the SDGs, this book is an essential reference for both academics and professionals. .
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789813299276
    Series Statement: Science for Sustainable Societies,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9927-6
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    Governance for Urban Services : Access, Participation, Accountability, and Transparency (2020)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Political science. ; Urban economics. ; Sustainability. ; Urban Sociology. ; Governance and Government. ; Urban Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Governance for urban services:Towards political and social inclusion in cities -- The state of access in cities: Theory and practice -- Accountability through participatory budgeting in India: only in Kerala? -- Public-private partnerships to improve urban environmental services -- Gender equality and local governance: Global norms and local practices -- Developing capacities for inclusive and innovative urban governance -- Local governance and access to urban services: Political and social inclusion in Indonesia -- Political and social inclusion and local democracy in Indian cities: Case studies of Delhi and Bengaluru.
    Abstract: This book examines three vital issues in urbanization and democratization: the institutional structures and processes of urban local governance to improve access to urban services; their outcomes in relation to low-income groups’ access to services, citizen participation in local governance, accountability of local leaders and officials, and transparency in local governance; and the factors that influence access to urban services, especially for the poor and marginalized groups. Further, it describes decentralization policies, views of the residents of slums on the effectiveness of government programs, and innovations in inclusive local governance and access to urban services.
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    Pages: XVII, 330 p. 47 illus., 44 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811529733
    Series Statement: Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2973-3
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    Sustainable Human–Nature Relations : Environmental Scholarship, Economic Evaluation, Urban Strategies (2020)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Urban economics. ; Climatology. ; Sustainability. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management. ; Urban Economics. ; Climate Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Human-nature relations: The unwanted filibuster -- Sociocultural carrying capacity: Impact of population growth in Rapa Nui -- Territorial integration of foreigners: Social sustainability of host societies -- Sustainable land reforms and irregular migration management -- Role of the international ecological network, Emerald, in the Western Balkans’ protected areas -- How efficient is urban land speculation? -- Land use change model comparison: Mae Sot Special Economic Zone -- Cohesion policy for Europe 2020 -- Evaluating green infrastructure via unmanned aerial systems and optical imagery indices -- Urban sustainability: Integrating ecology in city design and planning.
    Abstract: This book addresses sustainability thinking and the bigger picture, by taking into consideration how and from where contemporary schools of thought emerged approximately a quarter-century ago. Evidence from the literature illustrates a number of key concepts and techniques that have been tested and continue to be tested, within various multi-disciplinary fields, on societal functionality. Research into sustainable societies needs to be sound, ethical, and creative. A cross-sectoral, interdisciplinary examination of challenges and strategies is used to interlink sustainability thinking and human-nature relations. With an ever-growing number of people now concentrated within urban areas, providing not only environmental quality and livable space, but also security and resilient urban systems, is becoming increasingly important. This urbanization trend has overlapped with environmental degradation, consumption of natural resources, habitat loss, and overall ecosystem change. Consequently, the goal is for cleaner, safer societies – with higher standards of living – to excel in support of current and future generational communities. The book tackles these challenges by integrating environmental scholarship, economic evaluation, and urban strategies under one umbrella of thought. The relational paradigms presented include examples that correlate developed and developing countries, socioeconomics and community development, and governance of knowledge and education. As such, the book argues, furthering of knowhow should be accessible and shared in order to achieve maximum innovation and benefit. Sustainability thinking, after all, is a metric for intrinsic human-nature relations in terms of past performance, present development, and future goals. This book discusses this metric and offers novel approaches to growing societies and what we can do next. .
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811530494
    Series Statement: Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3049-4
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    Community-Based Integrated Care and the Inclusive Society : Recent Social Security Reform in Japan (2021)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Environmental geography. ; Social service. ; Geography. ; Social medicine. ; Political science. ; Human Geography. ; Integrated Geography. ; Social Care. ; Regional Geography. ; Health, Medicine and Society. ; Governance and Government.
    Description / Table of Contents: Welfare Regime in Japan and Recent Social Security Reform -- Temporal Changes and Regional Differences in Demographic Structure and Health in Japan -- Nursing Care Provision Systems for Elderly People and Geographical Distribution of Services in Japan -- Medical Care Provision System and Geographical Distribution of Medical Resources in Japan -- Securing of Health, Medical, and Welfare Personnel and the Geographical Distribution in Japan -- Regional Variation in the Community-based Integrated Care Systems in Japan -- Community-based Integrated Care Systems in Municipalities Having One Comprehensive Community Support Center -- Community-based Integrated Care Systems in Municipalities Having Sub-branchs of Comprehensive Community Support Centers -- Community-based Integrated Care Systems in Municipalities Having Multiple Comprehensive Community Support Centers -- Regeneration of Housing Estates by the Community-based Integrated Care Systems -- Integrated Care Systems Established to Strengthen Community Disaster Resilience -- Establishing Community-based Integrated Sup-port Systems for Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Childcare in Japan: Focusing on Regional differences -- Creation of Social Ties for Prevention of Isolation of Elderly Public Assistance Recipients: The Case of a Project for the Provision of “A Place of One’s Own” in Nishinari Ward, Osaka City -- Current Situation and Challenges of “Inclusive Care”: An Investigation of the “Community-based Inclusive Station Program” in Saga Prefecture -- Formation of Comprehensive Community Welfare Bases in Urban Areas -- Development of Community Welfare Activities with Resident Participation and Their Importance in Hilly and Mountainous Areas. .
    Abstract: This book discusses the building of comprehensive community support systems, which constitutes a key issue in social security reforms in Japan. The book comprises three parts: (I) Mapping Social Security in Japan, (II) Community-Based Integrated Care Systems in Japan, and (III) A Prospect of Community-Based Inclusive Society in Japan. The chapters in this book were composed on the basis of research into community-based integrated care systems and community-based inclusive society, conducted by members of the Association of Japanese Geographers’ Study Group “Regional Issues Related to the Birthrate Decline and Population Aging.” Choosing local governments with different regional characteristics, the authors conducted empirical research to uncover the characteristics of comprehensive community support systems, building processes, and challenges in the respective local governments. Non-Japanese readers will acquire an understanding of the characteristics of social security and the trends of the reforms in Japan. To support its use as a reference book, chapters in Part I include numerous maps and figures with the themes of welfare, medical care, and health levels in Japan.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789813344730
    Series Statement: International Perspectives in Geography, AJG Library, 12
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4473-0
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    Traditional Urbanism Response to Climate Change : Walled City of Jaipur (2022)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Cultural property. ; Bioclimatology. ; Architecture. ; Urban economics. ; Sustainability. ; Cultural Heritage. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Architecture. ; Urban Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Traditional urbanism -- Epistemology of traditional urbanism -- Axiology of traditional urbanism -- Engaging traditional urbanism for climate control -- Synergies between traditional urbanism and climate responsive practices -- Designing traditional urbanism of Jaipur -- Climate responsive typology of Jaipur. .
    Abstract: The book focuses on the key contemporary issue of Climate change, constructing the narrative from traditions’ of Urbanism through its Axiology and Epistemology. The book is a rich collection of seven chapters and attempts to address each of the aspects and building further for traditional Urbanism. The book further explores the synergies of traditional urbanism for Climate change through climate responsive practices with main thrust on Energy use. The said understanding is validated through the case example of walled city of Jaipur: World Heritage Site 2019. The chapters enumerate how the traditional urbanism of Jaipur was designed that evolved as climate responsive typology for the respective geography.
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    ISBN: 9789811940897
    Series Statement: Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4089-7
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    Human Development in Bihar, India : Experiences of Millennium Development Goals (2022)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Sustainability. ; Human Geography. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Introspection of Human Development in India -- Appraisal of Human Development through the lens of Millennium Development Goals in Bihar -- Quantitative Analysis of Human Development in India -- Sustaining Development Process: Set of New Targets -- Impact of COVID-19 on Sustainable Development Goals -- Conclusion and Way forward. .
    Abstract: This book introduces the issues of the contemporary state of Bihar, India, in terms of its performance on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) indicators and the initiatives taken by the central and state governments towards realizing human development. Doing so, it draws upon the mistakes committed in the past and moves ahead towards a better future with the idea of sustainable human development. The book also presents a comprehensive evaluation of the background and indicators of the human development index, and it analyses the impact of COVID-19 on India in general and on Bihar in particular. India is a nation of unbalanced states in terms of development. In spite of all the development initiatives, India still contains states that have not conformed to the breakthrough claimed by the nation, and the state of Bihar falls under this category. Bihar has emerged as the worst performer in human development, based on the ranking of the Human Development Index 2020. Nevertheless, Bihar has the potential for overall development to achieve its glorious past once again, by various pro-poor policies implemented by the government of Bihar in the last two decades, which is critically analysed in detail.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
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    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3624-1
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    Sustainable Development Goals in Northeast India : Challenges and Achievements (2023)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Geography. ; Well-being. ; Food security. ; Sustainability. ; Regional Geography. ; Well-Being. ; Food Security.
    Description / Table of Contents: Sustainable Development Goals in Northeast India -- Challenges and Achievements -- Professor Narendra Nath Bhattacharyya: A Brief Profile of His Life, Academic Career and Contributions -- Just Transition, The Story Hitherto -- An Analysis of the Performance of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) in the North East Region of India: An Economics Perspective -- Extreme Weather Events and Food Insecurity in Northeast India -- Food Security in North-East India: the Role of Agriculture, Challenges and the Road Ahead -- Juxtaposing Food Security and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Northeast India: Evidence and Explanations -- Land Degradation, Desertification and Food Security in North East India: Present and Future Scenarios -- Enhanced Vegetation Index and Land Use Analysis for Seven Sister States of India (2000-2022) -- Quality of Living Space Among Rural Households in North Eastern Region of India -- Augmentation of North-East Resources: intervention through Data Science & Advanced Technology -- Sustainable development goals (SDG 3) “health and wellbeing”: What’s ailing north eastern states? -- Progress Made by The North Eastern States of India Towards the 2030 Health-Related Sustainable Development Goals -- Performance of The Health and Well-Being Indicators -- Status of Gender Equality in the North Eastern States: A Pathway towards Achievement of Sustainable Development Goal -- Change in Dominant and Deficient Functions of Rural Female Workers in North-Eastern Region of India: An Analysis -- An Evolving Paradigm Of Cybersecurity In North East India -- Sustainable Development Goals and Assam -- A Roadmap to a Better Future -- Measuring Gaps to Achieve the SDG 1 in Assam and Identifying the Causes -- On Understanding the Drinking Water Treatment Requirements in India during Emergencies -- Perilous Waters: Gendering Community Based Disasters Management Practices from floods a study of Majuli Assam -- Rejuvenating Geographies of Manas through People’s Participation: A Success Story of Community Conservation -- Ephemeral char ecosystems and mitigation of flood induced vulnerability along River Brahmaputra -- Making Unpaid Work Visible -- The Key To Removing Gender Inequality: A Study In The Urban Households Of Assam -- Wildlife habitat dynamics and sustainable development: revisiting Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary of Assam -- Prospects of Tourism Sector in Assam to achieve Sustainable Development Goals -- Sustainable Ethnic Tourism Development in Arunachal Pradesh -- SDG 3 in Manipur: A Story of Hill-Valley Divide -- An Analytical Study on the inseparable relations between food, population, arable land and economy in Manipur from the Perspective of Sustainability -- Application of Remote Sensing and GIS techniques for Landslide hazard Zonation in Tamenglong District of Manipur, North East India -- Analysing development induced trade-offs: A Case Study of Loktak Multipurpose Project (LMP) in Manipur.
    Abstract: This book covers themes related to the geosphere, biosphere, sociosphere and ecosphere dealing with changing geographical, environmental and socio-economic realities to plan a sustainable future for the northeast region (NER) of India. The NER consists of eight states—Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Sikkim—and they carry political, economic and social importance. The book integrates the past, present and future of geospheric attributes incorporating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to meet the demands for improving human wellbeing under diverse and challenging socio-economic, political and environmental conditions. The key SDGs, as in food and agriculture, health, education, water, energy and other overarching goals of the region, have yet to incorporate providing sustainable jobs and promoting equality and inclusive development, although there have been a few studies in that regard. The challenges to achieve SDGs in the NER are formidable compared to the rest of India. The NER has put a great deal of effort into achieving the SDGs, mainly in poverty (SDG-1), good health (SDG-3), education (SDG-4), gender (SDG-5), decent work (SDG-8) and reduced inequalities (SDG-10), similar to the rest of the country. However, the standard development indicators such as road length, access to health care, power consumption and other measures are far below the national average. A multi-pronged strategy has played a pivotal role in the region, but development strategy to attain the SDGs 2030 must be more inclusive in empowering people with maximising self-governance, considering the resources, needs and aspirations of the people. This book evaluates the performance of the SDGs and fills in the gaps. It includes case studies focusing on different SDGs using advanced cartographic, statistical and GIS techniques and methods. It also provides unique findings that serve as valuable resources for planners and policy-makers so that a sustainable future in Northeast India can be achieved.
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    Pages: XVI, 594 p. 118 illus., 102 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811964787
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6478-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-6478-7
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    COVID-19 : Sustainable Waste Management and Air Emission (2021)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Pollution. ; Public health. ; Bioclimatology. ; Sustainability. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Pollution. ; Public Health. ; Climate Change Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Triple Challenges of Sustainable Development: COVID-19, CO2 Emissions, and Public Debts – Findings from a Stylized CGE Model -- Assessment of air quality impact due to Covid-19: A Global scenario -- Waste Management of Medical Personal Protective Equipment and Facemasks: Challenges during and post COVID 19 Pandemic -- Personal Protective Equipment For Covid-19 -- Socio-economic insinuations and air quality status in India due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown -- The Role of Innovation in the Health Crisis and the Sustainable Post-COVID Europe -- Sustainable Management of Biomedical waste during COVID -19 Pandemic -- Design and Development of a three layered surgical mask for healthcare professionals against Covid-19.
    Abstract: This book highlights the impact of COVID-19 on sustainable waste management and air emission, using various case studies. The year 2020 was a historical year mainly due to the pandemic caused by COVID-19 and it influenced or affected the global economy, business models and the industrial sectors, thus impacting sustainability in various ways. Given that sustainability has many faces and facets, it is worthwhile to deal with the relation (or impact) of COVID-19 on various elements of sustainability. This book presents how COVID-19 has influenced waste management and air quality.
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    Pages: VII, 240 p. 74 illus., 66 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811638565
    Series Statement: Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3856-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-3856-5
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    COVID 19, Containment, Life, Work and Restart : Regional Studies (2022)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Medicine, Preventive. ; Health promotion. ; Internet of things. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Sustainability. ; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. ; Internet of Things. ; Urban Sociology.
    Description / Table of Contents: COVID 19, Containment, Life, Work and Restart Urban and Regional Studies -- COVID-19 pandemic and urban air quality: Delhi Region -- Containment Strategies for COVID-19 Pandemic: The Past and Future -- COVID Management Strategies and Techniques adopted by the Municipal Corporations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region -- Collaborative Research COVID 19, Containment, Life, Work and Restart: Regional studies and Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book is about containment, life, work, and restart regions affected by COVID 19, using selected empirical case studies. This book presents the spread of coronavirus spatially and temporally, analyses containment strategies and includes recommended strategies. Further, it analyses how life and work get transformed during the lockdown, and gradual opening up, and presents the future of work and life in cities impacted by COVID-19. This book discusses the concept of smart life and works in cities post-COVID-19 such that they do not reduce the quality of work and life and cannot create adverse economic and living consequences called the restart of a city after COVID-19. Selected Regions of special interest are studied. Special interest is because Kerala and Maharashtra got the worst affected in India by COVID 19 pandemic and the book focus on that. .
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    Pages: VIII, 229 p. 68 illus., 55 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811961830
    Series Statement: Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6183-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-6183-0
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    Carbon Labeling Practice : From the Perspective of Stakeholder’s Interaction (2021)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Environmental management. ; Human geography. ; Environmental economics. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Carbon labeling and its related issues -- Consumers’ behavior towards carbon labeling scheme -- Interaction among stakeholders involved in carbon labeling scheme -- Carbon labeling improvement and its application -- Insights and future study.
    Abstract: This book focuses on the behavioral interactions among possible stakeholders in carbon labeling practice, brings the attentions of stakeholders’ interests to explore the opportunities, and challenges related to carbon labeling practice, thus to provide insight into low-carbon consumption and production. It is essential reading for students, researchers, and policy makers as well as those with a wider interest in environmental science and sustainable development.
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    Pages: VIII, 190 p. 82 illus., 72 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811625831
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2583-1
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    Date Palm Byproducts: A Springboard for Circular Bio Economy (2023)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environmental economics. ; Agriculture Economic aspects. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Environmental Economics. ; Agricultural Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Cultural and Ecological Significance of the Date Palm -- The Date Palm Byproducts and Their Technological Heritage of Utilization -- Date Palm Byproducts In Enzymes, Food, Beverage, Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics and Natural Wax -- Date palm Byproducts In Fibers, Textiles and Composites -- Date palm Byproducts For Cellulose and Cellulose Derivatives Production -- Date palm Byproducts In Timber and Wood Substitutes -- Date palm Byproducts In Architecture Isolation and Building Materials -- Date palm Byproducts In Organic Fertilizers, Compost and Soil Amendment -- Date palm Byproducts For Natural Fodder and Silage -- Date palm Byproducts For Waste Water Treatment -- Date palm Byproducts For Green Fuels and Bioenergy Production -- Other Fields of Use of Date palm Byproducts -- The Date palm As A Springboard For Circular Bioeconomy: A Biorefinery For Each Date Palm Byproduct.
    Abstract: This comprehensive book presents an alternative fresh look at date palm byproducts as a springboard for the future circular bio economy. The book shows and exemplifies how these sustainable biomaterials can be the base for a wide spectrum of products and uses. Examples of these numerous products and uses are demonstrated and categorized into five principal uses: i) pharmaceutical, cosmetics and natural wax ,ii) textiles and composites, cellulose and cellulose derivatives, iii)timber and wood substitutes, architecture insulation and building materials, iv) organic fertilizer, compost and soil amendment and water treatment purposes, v) natural fodder and silage , green fuels and bioenergy.
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    Pages: XXVI, 373 p. 198 illus., 176 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819904754
    Series Statement: Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0475-4
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    Sharing Ecosystem Services : Building More Sustainable and Resilient Society (2020)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Environmental economics. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Economic development. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Economics. ; Urban Ecology. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management. ; Development Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: What and how are we sharing? Academic landscape of the sharing paradigm and practices. Objectives and organization of the book -- Home-based food provision and social capital in Japan -- Food provisioning services via homegardens and communal sharing in satoyama socio-ecological production landscapes on Japan’s Noto peninsula -- Non-market food provisioning services via homegardens and communal sharing in satoyama socio-ecological production landscapes on Japan's Noto peninsula -- Sharing experiences and associated knowledge in the changing waterscape: an intergenerational sharing program in Mikatagoko area, Japan -- "Sustaining Diverse Knowledge Systems in SEPLs: Sharing Tacit Knowledge of Apiculture and Mushroom Production with Future Generations -- Can new digital technologies and traditional sharing practices be inte-grated? The case of use of natural resources in Palau, Micronesia -- Solidarity Economy in Brazil: Towards Institutionalization of Sharing and Agroecological Practices -- Sharing knowledge and value for nurturing socioecological production landscapes: a case of payment for ecosystem services in Rejoso watershed, Indonesia -- Sharing Place: A case study on the loss of peri-urban landscape to urbanization in India -- Cow-Sharing and Alpine ecosystems. A comparative case study of sharing practices and property rights -- Synthesis: Can sharing enhance the sustainability and resilience of our society?. .
    Abstract: Using “the sharing paradigm” as a guiding concept, this book demonstrates that “sharing” has much greater potential to make rural society resilient, sustainable and inclusive through enriching all four sharing dimensions: informal, mediated, communal and commercial sharing. The chapters are divided into two parts, one that focuses on case studies of the sharing ecosystem services in Japan, the other on case studies from around the world including in the regions of Africa, Asia-Pacific, South America and Europe. Reflecting the recent growing attention to sharing concept and its application to economic and urban context, this publication explores opportunities and challenges to build more resilient and sustainable society in harmony with nature by critical examination of sharing practices in rural landscapes and seascapes around the world. This book introduces not only traditional communal and non-market sharing practices in different rural areas, but also new forms of sharing through integration of traditional practices and modern science and technologies. .
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    Pages: VI, 265 p. 94 illus., 49 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811380679
    Series Statement: Science for Sustainable Societies,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8067-9
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    New Urban Agenda in Asia-Pacific : Governance for Sustainable and Inclusive Cities (2020)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Political science. ; Sustainability. ; Economic geography. ; Cultural property. ; Human Geography. ; Governance and Government. ; Sustainability. ; Economic Geography. ; Cultural Heritage.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I: New Urban Agenda in Asia-Pacific: An Overview -- New Urban Agenda in Asia-Pacific: Governance for Sustainable and Inclusive Cities -- Part II: Urban Planning and Policy -- Integrating Urban-Rural Development (IURD) through Governance Programmes in China's Megacities: The Suzhou Model -- Urban Policies in Neo-Liberal India -- The Changing Role of Regional Organisation of Councils in Australia: Case Studies from Perth Metropolitan Region -- Issues in Urban Planning and Policy: The Case Study of Lahore, Pakistan -- Urban Governance Challenges and Reforms in Indonesia: Towards a New Urban Agenda -- Part III: Innovations in Service Delivery and Access for Social Inclusion -- Financing Local Infrastructure and Public Services: Case of Shaxi Town in Suburban Suzhou, China -- Urban Governance in Australia: A Case Study of Brisbane City -- Urban Service Delivery and Access: The Special Case of Brunei Darussalam -- Comprehensive Management for Better Rural Infrastructure and Service Delivery: Lessons from the Implementation of China’s Six Point Rural Action Plan in Guizhou Province -- The Political Economy of Urban Governance in Asian Cities: Delivering Water, Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Services -- From Exclusion to Inclusion: The Understanding, Capacity, and Will to Change Local Government Practices -- Part IV: Emerging Trends and Future Trajectories -- Towards Inclusive Urban Governance and Planning: Emerging Trends and Future Trajectories.
    Abstract: This book explores significant aspects of the New Urban Agenda in the Asia-Pacific region, and presents, from different contexts and perspectives, innovative interventions afoot for transforming the governance of 21st-century cities in two key areas: (i) urban planning and policy; and (ii) service delivery and social inclusion. Representing institutions across a wide geography, academic researchers and development practitioners from Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America have authored the chapters that lend the volume its distinctly diverse topical foci. Based on a wide range of cases and intriguing experiences, this collection is a uniquely valuable resource for everyone interested in the present and future of cities and urban regions in Asia-Pacific.
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    Pages: XXII, 384 p. 143 illus., 139 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811367090
    Series Statement: Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6709-0
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    Potential Yields of Major Crops for Chinese and Global Food Security Under Climate Change (2022)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Agricultural ecology. ; Food security. ; Agriculture Economic aspects. ; Sustainability. ; Agroecology. ; Food Security. ; Agricultural Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Potential limits of six major food crops' yields worldwide -- Product’s supply and demand of six major food crops in major producer-countries and the world -- Discussion and conclusions, policy implications and advice on Chinese and global food security, and future prospect.
    Abstract: This book analyzes potential yields of six major food crops - rice, wheat, maize, potato, soybean and rapeseed worldwide using both qualitative and quantitative approaches to study both China’s and global food security under climate change. Firstly, it reviews previous studies on potential yields of rice, wheat, maize, potato, soybean and rapeseed worldwide to provide a detailed information of studying on China’s and global food security based on the product’s supply and demand of these crops. Secondly, average and top (national) yields of rice, wheat, maize, potato, soybean and rapeseed since 1961 on global scale are employed to analyze their temporal and spatial variation trends and potential limits. Thirdly, the effects of global warming in climate change on both average and top yields of rice, wheat, maize, potato, soybean and rapeseed since 1961 at global level are analyzed using regression model, and their differences between average and top yields among these crops are identified and compared. Fourthly, the yields and per capita quantity of rice, wheat, maize, potato, soybean and rapeseed in major producer-countries and the world are analyzed to assess the situation and trend of international trade for the products of these crops, respectively. Fifthly, potential yields of rice, wheat, maize, potato, soybean and rapeseed worldwide by 2030 are projected using both trend-regressed models and ARIMA models to estimate the per capita quantity of these crops based on the projection of world population and assess the status of Chinese and global food security in that future. Finally, it provides policy implications and advice on food security for China and the world directing food production by 2030 under climate change.
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    Pages: XIII, 217 p. 71 illus., 70 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811952135
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5213-5
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    Brazilian Geography : In Theory and in the Streets (2022)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Geography. ; Cultural geography. ; Human Geography. ; Regional Geography. ; Social and Cultural Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Critical Geography: From the Office to the Streets -- Far Beyond the ‘Natural Environment’: Geography at the Crossroads of the Capitalocene -- Brazilian Geography and the Study of Territorial Formation -- Man in his being in the world -- Geography and Geographicity -- Physical Geography and the Study of Environmental Problems: The Brazilian Contribution -- The Study of Cities in Brazilian Geography -- The Production of Urban Space and “Critical Geography” -- Dialogues on Brazilian Political Geography and its Perspectives in the 21st Century -- The Consensual Divorce of Geography -- Adherence to Neoliberalism, the Cult of Freedom and the Overthrow of Democracy -- Scientific Research and the Construction of the Field of Teaching of Geography in Schools: Trends and Challenges -- The Contribution of Milton Santos to the Theoretical Formation of Brazilian Geography -- Carlos Augusto de Figueiredo Monteiro and the Construction of Brazilian Geographical Climatology -- Aziz Nacib Ab'saber and the Professionalisation of Research in Geomorphology in Brazilian Geography Courses -- The Right to the City and the Housing in Brazilian Cities -- The Long March of the Brazilian Peasantry: Socioterritorial Movements, Conflicts and Agrarian Reform -- Land and Food: the New Struggles of the Landless Workers Movement (MST) -- Geography and Indigenous Peoples: Struggles of Resistance -- The Geography of Labour under Construction: Theoretical Challenges and Research Praxis -- A Popular Environmentalism in Defence of Life, Dignity and Territory (an autobiographical contribution from an activist geographer) -- Challenges in Decolonisation of the Brazilian/Latin American Geography/ies -- Brazilian Feminist Geographies: Occupying Space, Resisting Negation and Producing Challenges to Geography -- Association of Brazilian Geographers (AGB): The Construction of a Geography of Struggle -- Epilogue.
    Abstract: This book presents the history and theoretical contributions of Brazilian geography since the late twentieth century and shows how this sphere of knowledge has been organically integrated with social and territorial issues and with social movements. The relationship between the subjects and objects of research in Brazilian geography has been centred on the understanding and transformation of realities marked by injustice and inequality. Against this backdrop, the geography of the country has developed by integrating, relating to, and forming part of those realities as it headed out into the streets. Brazilian geography continues to hold theoretical debate in high regard as a result of the influence of critical theory. This book thus covers the theoretical approaches in Brazilian geography, its different lines of research, and above all its character as manifested in culture and society.
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    Pages: VII, 427 p. 35 illus., 20 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811937040
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3704-0
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    Emotion and the Contemporary Museum : Development of a Geographically-Informed Approach to Visitor Evaluation (2020)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Cultural geography. ; Social sciences. ; Humanities. ; Social and Cultural Geography. ; Human Geography. ; Humanities and Social Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Museology, Cultural Geography, and Non-Representational -- Chapter 2 Exhibiting with Emotion -- Chapter 3 The Museo Laboratorio Della Mente -- Chapter 4 WWI: Love and Sorrow Exhibition -- Chapter 5 Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book outlines a geographically-informed method of evaluating the emotional impact of museum exhibits. The authors have personally developed the method they describe over several years of working with the Museo Laboratorio della Mente in Rome and the Melbourne Museum in Australia. Informed by non-representational theories in cultural geography, this book offers solutions to museum staff for how they might evaluate aspects of visitor experience, such as emotions and embodied experience, which can be very difficult to assess using conventional approaches.
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    Pages: XI, 92 p. 25 illus., 18 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811388835
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8883-5
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    Transport Geopolitics : Decoding and Understanding Transport as a Source of Conflicts (2021)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Peace. ; Urban policy. ; Human Geography. ; Peace and Conflict Studies. ; Urban Policy.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. On Transport as a Cause of Conflict -- 2. On Geopolitics (From Local to Global… and Back) -- 3. On Transport Geography and Political Transportability (a Prevailing Starting Point) -- 4. On the Political Control of Mobilities (A Structural Approach to Geopolitics) -- 5. On Transport Geopolitics (A Geopolitical Grammar of Transportability) -- 6. On Transport Conflicts and Diplomacy (Negotiating Political Distances Between Transport Stakeholders) -- 7. On Transport Geopolitics, Diplomacy and Planning in a Time of Turbulence.
    Abstract: This book provides readers with fresh new theoretical tools to better understand how sociopolitical actors (from governmental institutions to ecological NGOs; from local residents to multinational companies) clash about transport initiatives. It questions both the dominant understanding of what is geopolitics and conventional conceptions in transport geography used by transport planners. Drawing on a structuralist approach and addressing the capital notion of 'political control of mobility', it demonstrates how transport geopolitics, by being more inclusive of all modes of transport and all scales of analysis, may help prepare transport diplomacy in a time of critical global and local turbulences. It offers a valuable resource for research and teaching in the fields of transport studies, land-use planning, conflict studies, human geography and politics, presenting insightful theoretical material and concrete transport conflict examples to support teaching about territorial conflicts, political governance and transport political geography. Luc Ampleman is an Assistant Professor at the Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce and Lecturer at the Jagiellonian University in Poland. He is a former governmental advisor for the Ministry of Transport of Québec and transport planner in the northernmost region of the Province of Québec in Canada. His research interests cover local geopolitics in remote areas, transport diplomacy and active learning in higher education. Over the last 20 years, his professional and teaching engagement have been motivated by three major questions: how to foster sustainable mobility in rural and peripheral regions; how to bring together social actors with divergent interests around transport initiatives and how to better support students in their learning of political issues. .
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811649677
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4967-7
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