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  • 1
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    Geo-intelligence for Sustainable Development (2021)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Geography. ; Geographic information systems. ; Quantitative research. ; Climatology. ; Natural disasters. ; Sustainability. ; Regional Geography. ; Geographical Information System. ; Data Analysis and Big Data. ; Climate Sciences. ; Natural Hazards.
    Description / Table of Contents: Geo-intelligence role in sustainable city missions of the global south: a review -- Cloud-based geospatial mapping and analysis of prayagraj kumbh mela of india: the unesco intangible cultural heritage -- Geo-intelligence-based approach for sustainable development of peri-urban areas: a case study of kozhikode city, kerala (india) -- Smart city: artificial intelligence in the city of the future -- Geo-intelligence for ecosystem services in poverty alleviation and food security -- Geo-intelligence for pandemic prevention and control -- Geo- intelligence in public health: a panoptical to covid -19 pandemic -- Use of remote sensing data to identify air pollution signatures in india -- Urban growth impact on cauvery river: a geospatial perspective -- Artificial neural network (ann) based predictions of bulk permittivity of co2-water-porous media system -- Long-term satellite data time series analysis for land degradation mapping to support sustainable land management in ukraine -- Modeling of the mass balance of glaciers with debris cover -- A geo-intelligence based approach to investigate temporal changes in the length and surface area and ice velocity of sakchum glacier. .
    Abstract: Globally, concerns for the environment and human well-being have increased as results of threats imposed by climate change and disasters, environmental degradation, pollution of natural resources, water scarcity and proliferation of slums. Finding appropriate solutions to these threats and challenges is not simple, as these are generally complex and require state-of-the-art technology to collect, measure, handle and analyse large volumes of varying data sets. However, the recent advances in sensor technology, coupled with the rapid development of computational power, have greatly enhanced our abilities to capture, store and analyse the surrounding physical environment. This book explores diverse dimensions of geo-intelligence (GI) technology in developing a computing framework for location-based, data-integrating earth observation and predictive modelling to address these issues at all levels and scales. The book provides insight into the applications of GI technology in several fields of spatial and social sciences and attempts to bridge the gap between them.
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    Pages: XV, 227 p. 101 illus., 92 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811647680
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4768-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-4768-0
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    Smart Cities for Sustainable Development (2022)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Economic geography. ; Sustainability. ; Human Geography. ; Economic Geography. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Smart Cities for Sustainable Development : An Introduction -- Monocentric City Plans to Polycentric Structures -- Intelligent Communities - Towards a New Ontology of Practice -- Digital Governance for Smart City and Future Community Construction: From Concept to Application -- Smart cities or Smart People: The Role of Stakeholders to Achieve Integrative Vision -- Smart City Initiatives in Japan: Their Achievements and Remaining Issues -- Smart Cities and Urban Deprived Communities: A Reflection on the Need to Re-think -- Environmental Sustainability of Smart Cities: Cues from Ebenezer Howard’s Garden City Movement -- Linking Sustainability of Smart Cities to Education and Health: A Study in Smart City Mission, India -- Celebration of Public Festivals Towards Sustainable Development: A Perceptual Study -- Gendered Spaces: A Spatial Perspective of Women’s Fear of Violence and Smart Cities Rhetoric -- Crowdsourcing for Sustainable Smart Cities and their ICT Practices -- Online Geodata Repositories, Geoweb Services and Emerging Geospatial Technologies in Smart City Planning -- Assessment of Urban Microclimatic Parameters in Various Urban Landscape Settings using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) -- Foreign Investment in Energy – Mix: An Assessment of Sustainable Indian Cities -- Understanding Economic Activities of Smart and Amrut Cities of Telangana State -- Urban Heat Island (UHI) Assessment using the Satellite Data: A Case Study of Varanasi city, India -- SWOT Analysis to Determine the Feasibility for Guwahati Smart City in North East India -- Smart City Surat: A Case Study for Urban Health System and Climate Resilience -- Industrial Pollution and Soil Quality: A Case Study from Industrial Area, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India -- Analyzing Urban Extension and Land Use Changes in Kalimpong Municipality, West Bengal Using Remote Sensing and GIS -- A Comparative Analysis of Emerging Water Consumption Pattern in Indian Smart Cities. .
    Abstract: This book reviews the structure, applications, technologies, governance, environmental sustainability, smart communities, gender space and other issues related to smart cities. The book is divided into four parts. The first one entails the conceptual background, growth and development. The second part presents diverse issues on smart cities in terms of environmental sustainability, the role of the community, and gender space, among others. The third part revolves around economic and technological issues, and the fourth is a compilation of case studies in connection with smart cities. This collection of diverse issues from different locations presents a holistic view of smart cities contributed by authors who have undertaken research projects and implemented their own unique perspectives and methods. A variety of innovative concepts such as digital governance, polycentric structures, geodata repositories, geoweb services and advanced geospatial technologies in smart city planning, urban microclimatic parameters, and urban heat islands provide invaluable knowledge for researchers and practitioners in these fields.
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    Pages: XV, 359 p. 92 illus., 88 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811674105
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7410-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-7410-5
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    Regional Development Planning and Practice : Contemporary Issues in South Asia (2022)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Economic policy. ; Social policy. ; Political planning. ; Human geography. ; Regional Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Socio-Economic Policy. ; Public Policy. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Sustainable Regional Development with Environmental Practices -- Geopolitics of Sustainable Development -- The Transversal and Territorial Praxis of Regional Development -- Regional Development and Sustainable Responses to Climate Change and other Environmental Issues in Sri Lanka -- Regional Planning Strategy to Sustainable Development in Nepal -- Consequences of Dislocation and Involuntary Migration: Some Lessons from the Teesta River Bank Erosion Affected Communities -- Micro-Spatial Analysis of Rural Accessibility for Imbricating Regional Development: Exemplifying an Indian District -- Managing the Regional Inequalities in India with Particular Reference to the Transformation of Aspirational Districts Programme -- Understanding the Disability Divides in India: A Spatio-temporal Analysis with District-level Datasets -- How Far Gender Inequality Suppresses Human Development: Evidence from India -- Association of Morbidity among Children with Housing, Water, Sanitation Conditions in Urban India: A Policy Perspective -- Urban Heat Island Formation in Relation to Land Transformation: A Study on a Mining Industrial Region of West Bengal -- Housing Conditions with Reference to Seepage in Different Residential Localities in Mumbai -- Livelihood of the Displaced: A Study on Selected Areas of Bangladeshi Immigrants in West Bengal, India -- Household Vulnerability of Tribal People to Climate Change in the Part of Dooars Region, West Bengal, India -- Exploring the Options for Sustainable Livelihood in the Indian Sunderbans: An Attempt through Contingent Valuation Method.
    Abstract: This book, through a bunch of systematic and analytical notes and scientific commentaries, acquaints the readers with the innovative methods of regional development, measurement of the development in regional scale, regional development models, and policy prescriptions. Conceptualizing development as a regional process is a geographer's brainchild, and the sense of region has long been rooted deeply in the fundamental research practices that geographers are accustomed to. The geographical perspective of regions entails conceptualizing them nested horizontally as the formal region and hierarchical relationships in space with spatial flows or interactions as the functional region. In geographical research, the region works as a tool by serving as a statistical unit of analysis. More importantly, however, regions serve as the fundamental spatial units of management and planning by specifying a territory or a part of it for which a certain spatial development or regulatory plan is sought. This book addresses the complex processes in different regions of the world, particularly South Asia, to perceive the regional development planning involved and the sustainable management practiced there. The book is a useful resource for socio-economic planners, policymakers, and policy researchers. .
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    Pages: XXXIV, 427 p. 113 illus., 105 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811656811
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5681-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-5681-1
    DDC: 910.021
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    Sustainable Development Goals in Northeast India : Challenges and Achievements (2023)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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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 Pandemic Trajectory in the Developing World : Exploring the Changing Environmental and Economic Milieus in India (2021)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Economic geography. ; Social medicine. ; Environmental health. ; Sustainability. ; Economic Geography. ; Health, Medicine and Society. ; Environmental Health. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: - COVID-19 Pandemic Trajectory: Challenges and Opportunities for India -- Lessons from the Success Story: The Systematic Approach to Fight against COVID-19 in Beijing -- The Geography of COVID-19 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Conflicts, Tensions and Challenges -- Boon for the Environment and Bane for the Economy- Emerging Debate in Pandemic Stuck India -- Blessing in Disguise in the Megacities: Environmental Co-Benefits in Air-Quality amid Covid-19 Lockdown in Kolkata -- Questioning the Green Recovery: A Take on Post-COVID Scenario -- Restructuring State, Society, and Human Development: Projecting post-COVID Pandemic Equations -- The New Normal of the Education System: Issues of Rights and Sustainability in Pandemic Trapped India -- Economic Lockdowns and Challenges of Rural Livelihood: Indian Scenario -- The Contagion Effects of COVID 19 and Public Transportation System: Conceptualizing the Shifting Paradigm in India -- Inter-State Labour Migration in India: The Normal and Reverse Phase -- Human Discourses in Action: Community Health Workers' contribution to health Security and Pandemic Preparedness -- The Public Health System Resilience Addendum: A tool to help governments manage biological hazards better and prepare for an uncertain future -- Instilling Self-Sustain: The Key Survival Strategy amid the Pandemic -- Community Resilience: A Potential Answer to the Emerging Pandemic. .
    Abstract: We are witnessing an unprecedented global outbreak of COVID-19, which has been devastating in its consequences. Beyond the acute health hazard, the pandemic has carried with it other threats for mankind associated with the human economy, society, culture, psychology and politics. Amidst these multifarious dimensions of the pandemic, it is high time for global solidarity to save humankind. Human society, its ambient environment, the process of socio-economic development, and politics and power – all are drivers to establish the world order. All these parameters are intimately and integrally related. The interconnections of these three driving forces have a significant bearing on life, space and time. In parallel, the interrelationship between all these drivers is dynamic, and they are changed drastically with time and space. The statistics serve to align the thought, based on which social scientists need to understand the prevailing equation to project the unforeseen future. The trajectory of the future world helps in planning and policymaking with a scientific direction. The practitioners of all academic disciplines under the umbrella of the social sciences need a common platform to exchange ideas that may be effective in the sustainable management of the crisis and the way forward after it is mitigated. This book provides multidisciplinary contributions for expressing the solidarity of academic knowledge to fight against this global challenge. It is crucial that there should be an on-going discussion and exchange of ideas, not only from the perspective of the current times but keeping in view the preparedness for unforeseen post-COVID crises as well.
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    Pages: XXXII, 355 p. 98 illus., 93 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789813364400
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6440-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-33-6440-0
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    Sustainable Health Through Food, Nutrition, and Lifestyle (2023)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Medical sciences. ; Food security. ; Nutrition   . ; Well-being. ; Sustainability. ; Health Sciences. ; Food Security. ; Nutrition. ; Well-Being.
    Description / Table of Contents: Appraising Visioning Sustainability for a Healthy and Happy Future -- Sustainable Health in Territorial Planning -- Food Consumption Patterns and Associated Health Risks in Douala Metropolis – Cameroon -- Geostatistical Study on Waterborne Disease Outbreak in India [2011-2020] -- Peri-urban Agriculture and Food Supply -- Gender Dimension of Child Malnutrition among Tribal Children in India -- Food Processing and Nutrition Delivery -- Undernutrition Among the Adult Tribal Populations of India: Review and Meta-analysis -- The Food and Nutrition Status in India: A Systematic Review -- Spirituality in Sustainable Mental Health Protection: Evidence from Vocational Training of Information Technology Professionals -- Physical Activity as a Vital Element of the Development of the Concept of Healthy Cities (SDG 3 and 11) with a Role of Local Governments (SDG 17) -- Body Mass Index and Healthy Lifestyle among Adolescent Girls: A Case Study on Delhi -- Can Doctor's Resource Allocation Improve Residents' Health?: Price, Quality, Patient Mobility -- The Role of Urban Gardening in Global Cities: Three Case Studies in Berlin, Rome and Tokyo -- Distributional Analysis and Access to Fresh Fruits and Vegetable Shops in Residential Neighborhoods of Birnin-Kebbi Metropolis, Nigeria: Implications for Informal Landuse Planning -- Nutrition, Lifestyle and Health Status among Tribal Communities: A Case Study of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group of Kerala -- Living with Reduced HIV/AIDS Stigma & Discrimination: A Grounded Theory Analysis of Infected Migrants -- Towards Sustainable Understanding of Health: Perception and Worldview on Erectile Dysfunction Nigeria -- An Integrated Enviro-Psychological Approach to Health. .
    Abstract: This book uncovers the multiple layers of challenges posed to achieve sustainable human health and improves the understanding of interactive areas set by the UN Sustainable Development Goals (1) no poverty, (2) zero hunger, (3) good health and wellbeing, (6) clean water and sanitation, and (11) sustainable cities and communities. The book focuses on conceptual understanding, food, nutrition, lifestyle, and their integration to reinforce the ideas of holistic health principles.' The most important drivers of sustainable health are food, nutrition, and lifestyle. Healthy food is a basic need of human beings. In under-developed regions, people are underweight and facing malnutrition, with a prevalence of deficiency diseases due to low intake of micro-nutrients such as vitamin A, iodine, and protein among others. A good diet as well as lifestyle has a tremendous bearing on a person’s health, emotional stability, and enthusiasm for life. The global coronavirus pandemic has brought unimaginable devastation and hardship in all corners of the globe, questioning the existing healthcare services, health policies, and health planning across the developed and developing countries. It has also exposed the lacunae in understanding health, the base of human happiness. The global community needs to gravely ponder the health issues we are facing and explore sustainable solutions for health recovery and the wellbeing of humanity.
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    Pages: XVI, 333 p. 65 illus., 56 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811972300
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7230-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-7230-0
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    Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems for Policy Decision Support (2022)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Geographic information systems. ; Natural disasters. ; Regional Geography. ; Geographical Information System. ; Natural Hazards.
    Description / Table of Contents: Estimated error analysis in downscaled land surface temperature -- Frequency Ratio approach for landslide susceptibility mapping of Phonda Ghat of Maharashtra -- Evaluation of the Hydrological Process Prevalent in Ghaggar River Basin using Interferometrically Derived Sentinel-1 DEM -- Site Suitability Analysis for Establishing Water Conservation Structures Using Geoinformatics of Eastern part of Satara District of Maharashtra, India -- Monsoon impacted magnetic and geomorphological changes along the Redi beach, Sindhudurg district, West Coast of Maharashtra, India -- Vulnerability assessment of avalanches in upper Satluj Basin, District Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, India: a geographic information system (GIS) based approach -- Assessment of Soil Risk by RUSLE Model Using Remote Sensing and GIS in Pench River Basin, Madhya Pradesh, India -- Socio economic livelihood vulnerability to Mountain Hazards: A case of Uttarakhand Himalaya, India -- Land Surface Temperature Retrieval of Landsat-8 Data using Split Window Algorithm over Delhi City, India -- Investigation of land use and land cover changes and its relationship with Land surface temperature and Ground water temperature over Bangalore city -- Land Use Land Cover Change Detection and Its Effect on Land Surface Temperature: A Case Study of Malana Watershed Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India -- Spatio-Temporal Changes in Metropolitan Cities of India: A Comparative Study of Delhi and Mumbai -- GIS based assessment of Particulate Pollutants (PM10 and PM2.5) its Relation with Vegetation Green and its impacts on apple orchards in Kullu Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India -- The Magnitude of Transformation in Land use Land Cover of Kalyan-Dombivli, Smart City -- Assessment of Tiger Tourism in India: A Case Study of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, India -- Inventory and Phenological assessment of Apple Orchards using various Remote Sensing techniques for Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir State, India -- Geospatial Technology in Sustainable Forest Management of Molakalmuru taluk, Chitradurga district, Karnataka, India -- Application of GIS Technology in Detection of Crime Hotspots & Vulnerable Areas of Jalandhar Commissionerate -- Quantifying Land Use/Land Cover Change and Landscape Fragmentation over the Intanki National Park, Nagaland (India) using Geo-informatics -- Impact of Sprawl on Development Pattern of Bengaluru City -- Using Remote Sensing Technique to Investigate Land Use/ Land Cover Changes in Varanasi District (U.P.), India -- Geo-Spatial Database for Village Resources: A Case Study of Selected Villages from the Central Himalaya -- Effect of Urban Expansion on Groundwater Crisis: A Comparative Assessment of Nainital, Mussoorie and Shimla Hill Cities -- Land Use/Land Cover Changes in Coastal Districts of Karnataka -- Spatial Modeling for Municipal Solid Waste Management Using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System.
    Abstract: The management of data to understand complex and interwoven processes of sustainable development has been a great challenge for researchers, planners, and decision makers. Remote sensing and GIS-based policy decision support systems not only help them to solve spatially related environmental and socio-economic issues; they also provide a powerful tool for integrating spatial and non-spatial datasets with analytical and spatial models and knowledge domains. Recent advances in the modern spatial tools of remote sensing and GIS combined with advanced computation techniques have enhanced the efficiency and capabilities of policy development. This book expands the scientific knowledge base in various physical and socio-economic issues among scholars, planners, and decision makers for policy development and research regarding sustainable development. It also demonstrates the importance of modern spatial decision support tools of remote sensing and GIS to better understand sustainable development processes and policy development. Furthermore, the book discusses case studies providing new insights as to how remote sensing and GIS-based decision support systems contribute to understanding physical and socio-economic processes and developing pragmatic policy for sustainable development. This book covers land surface temperature, hydrological processes, terrain mapping, flood and landslide hazards, land use and land cover dynamics, crime hotspots, urban health issues, tourism, agriculture, forest management, flood mitigation, urban sprawl, and village information systems, among others. Readers will find this book to be an invaluable resource for understanding and solving diverse physical and human issues for policy development related to sustainable planning and management.
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    Pages: XIV, 497 p. 247 illus., 238 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811677311
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7731-1
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    Simulating Climate Change and Livelihood Security : A Western Himalayan Experience, India (2021)
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    Keywords: Climatology. ; Human geography. ; Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Climate Sciences. ; Human Geography. ; Regional Geography. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Climate Change and Livelihood Security: An Integration of Trans-Disciplinary Study -- Drivers of Climate Change Research Pathways -- Study Area: A Geographical Profile and Livelihood Pattern -- Kangra: Climate and Climate Change Scenario Modeling -- Dynamics of Livelihood Capitals Security -- Investigation of Livelihoods Asset Pentagon: The SLF Core -- Climate Dynamics and Livelihood Vulnerability Assessment -- Systems approach in Sustainable Livelihood Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies -- Indian Climate Policy, Programs and Initiatives. .
    Abstract: This book identifies and provides reasoning for computed methods of local climate dynamics and the livelihood vulnerability indices assessment in the mountainous region of Himachal Pradesh, India. The outcomes of this study agree with the focused objectives on simulating climate change and its impact on livelihood security. It deals with several crucial methodologies to analyze livelihood security with and without climate change. The explorative deductive approach was used to observe climatic changes since the 1970s and simulated the climate until 2080. Additionally, the composite livelihood vulnerability index (LVI) without climate change and the climate change livelihood vulnerability index (CCLVI) with climate change impact were prepared. The book is beneficial for policymakers who are involved in framing and implementing policies chiefly in the Himalaya. It is also valuable for all stakeholders in society: students, researchers and academicians. It proposes discussions and debate on a new, integrated, inclusive and open approach to climate change and validates the significance of geographic knowledge in addressing climate change issues at various levels, suggesting policy measures to cope with them.
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    Pages: XXXII, 312 p. 89 illus., 72 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811646485
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4648-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-4648-5
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    Sustainability of Water Resources : Impacts and Management (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sustainability. ; Climatology. ; Geographic information systems. ; Environmental management. ; Water. ; Sustainability. ; Climate Sciences. ; Geographical Information System. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Water: How Secure are We under Climate Change? -- Influence of stemflow measurement on interception estimation under Eucalyptus plantations -- Strategic Human Resources in Water Sources Development -- Water Budget Monitoring of the Ganga River Basin using remote sensing data and GIS -- Evaluation of SWAT Model for Simulating the Water Balance Components for the DudhKoshi River Basin in Nepal -- Development Policy Framework Towards Riverfront Development (RFD)- A Study on Mula- Mutha Riverfront Pune, Maharashtra, India -- Rejuvenating Water Wisdom: A Route to Resilience. .
    Abstract: This book covers a wide spectrum of water resources management, including water supply and demand, operation and maintenance of water distribution systems, water quality assessment, impacts of climate change on hydrological extremes, and water governance. Rapid urbanization, industrialization, and population growth are the major factors contributing to a significant rise in water demands across all the sectors in India. Although the Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall contributes primarily to the available surface and groundwater resources, recurrent non-uniform/erratic rainfall events have resulted in widespread water scarcity. On many occasions, extreme meteorological conditions trigger the severity of water-related disasters such as floods and droughts. The untreated wastewater from domestic and industrial sources discharged through un-engineered means, adds to the issue as it ends up polluting the surface and groundwater resources. .
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    Pages: XIV, 414 p. 193 illus., 147 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031134678
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 116
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13467-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-13467-8
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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.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 381 p. 150 illus., 132 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811520976
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2097-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-2097-6
    DDC: 304.2
    Language: English
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