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  • 1
    Keywords: Human geography. ; Landscape ecology. ; Geography. ; Architecture. ; Urban economics. ; Human Geography. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Regional Geography. ; Cities, Countries, Regions. ; Urban Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Future of Smart Inclusive Livable Cities -- Smart Environmental Solutions in Future Cities -- Mobility & Infrastructure in Future Cities -- Smart Economic Solutions in Future Cities -- Governance and Community Development in Future Cities -- Saudi Cities Future.
    Abstract: This book seeks to address the key challenges and opportunities of "future cities" embracing novel approaches and grounded technologies in pursuing a vision for smart, inclusive cities. The objective of this book is to discuss multiple areas at the local, national, and international levels and how these challenges can hinder the development objectives planned to be achieved by the cities of the future. The chapters featured in this collection were presented at the 6th Memaryat International Conference (MIC 2022), held at the Effat University, Jeddah. MIC’s objective is to build bridges between science, technology, and innovation, seen as the key levers of attaining the SDGs. This book provides the most innovative ideas presented at the conference to address the key manifestation of “future cities" to embrace novel approaches and grounded technologies in the pursue of a vision for smart inclusive cities. It thus represents a platform for diverse contributions from academics and practitioners to present their different perspectives addressed theoretically as well as in practice concerning the challenges and opportunities of future cities. This includes contributions from decision-makers, architects, urban planners, urban designers, entrepreneurs, and educators to stimulate discussion covering the latest on the challenges and opportunities for better future cities in the different domains of architecture, building science and technology, environmental design, mobility & infrastructure, urban design & landscape, housing & real estate developments, urban planning, governance, socio-cultural & economic development, community engagement, tourism and heritage revitalization.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 258 p. 114 illus., 93 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031154607
    DDC: 304.2
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  • 2
    Keywords: Human geography. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Buildings Design and construction. ; Geography. ; Real estate business. ; Human Geography. ; Urban Sociology. ; Building Construction and Design. ; Regional Geography. ; Real Estate Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. The Housing and Technology Nexus: An Overview -- 2. The Context of Housing and Technology in Zimbabwe -- 3. Housing-Technology Differentiation and Typologies -- 4. Housing Delivery, Management and Technology -- 5. Socio-Cultural, Ecological and Economic Issues in Housing and Technology, and the Politics -- 6. Towards Sustainable Policies for Housing and Technology in Zimbabwe. .
    Abstract: The housing and human settlement sector is fast changing, and technology is making it more complex than ever before. With reference to Zimbabwe, a developing country in Southern Africa, the essence of this book is to bring out housing as an issue within the technology debate and practice. The following themes emerge from the 6 chapters in the book: • The characterisation and conceptualisation of housing and technology and the nexus of both • The complexity of housing challenges and the problems governments face in providing adequate housing, especially for the poor • Diverse practices in housing construction through the application of different typologies of technology • Assessment of the feasibility of technologies in housing development in Zimbabwe by mirroring them against global experiences. • Discussion of alternative policy approaches that may guide technology integration in housing development. This book will excite scholars and practitioners in urban and development studies, construction project management, urban sociology, geography, real estate together with policymakers and government officials. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 117 p. 20 illus., 19 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031090981
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace, 37
    DDC: 304.2
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  • 3
    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Water-power. ; Energy policy. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sustainability. ; Hydroenergy. ; Energy System Transformation. ; Water.
    Description / Table of Contents: About the Editors -- Preface -- Keynotes -- Track 1: Nexus framework and governance -- Track 2: Advanced technologies and nature-based solutions for the environmental sustainability of the water sector -- Track 3: Control of hazardous substances and recovery of renewable/valuable resources -- Track 4: Energy-saving technologies and future clean energy solutions -- Track 5: Implementation and best practices.
    Abstract: This book includes selected contributions presented during the 3rd edition of the international conference on WaterEnergyNEXUS, which was held in Tunisia in December 2020. This conference was organized by the University of Sfax (Tunisia), in cooperation with the Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED) of the University of Salerno (Italy), the Advanced Institute of Water Industry at Kyungpook National University (Korea) and The Energy and Resources Institute, TERI (India). The WaterEnergyNEXUS series of conferences are supported by the UNESCO World Water Association Programme (WWAP) and the International Water Association (IWA). It also enjoys the patronage of several international scientific societies, associations and organizations and has established a publishing partnership with Springer Nature. With the support of international experts invited as plenary and keynote speakers, the conference aimed to give a platform for Euro-Mediterranean countries to share and discuss key topics on such water-energy issues through the presentation of nature-based solutions, advanced technologies and best practices for a more sustainable environment within the framework of the ecological transition. This book gives a general and brief overview of current research focusing on emerging Water-Energy-Nexus issues and challenges and their potential applications to various environmental problems impacting the Euro-Mediterranean zone and surrounding regions. A selection of novel and alternative solutions applied worldwide are included. The book contains over about one hundred carefully refereed contributions from 48 countries worldwide selected for the conference. Topics covered in the book include: nexus framework and governance; economic evaluations for investment projects in the water and energy sectors; innovation of renewable energies and challenges for the mitigation of climate change impact in the water-energy-food-nexus; advanced technologies and nature-based solutions for the environmental sustainability of the water sector; water and wastewater technologies for developing countries; green technologies for sustainable water and wastewater management; advanced technologies and nature-based solutions in water cycle; control of hazardous substances and recovery of renewable/valuable resources; renewable/valuable resources for recovery and utilization; control of nutrients and hazardous compounds; energy-saving technologies and future clean energy solutions; future urban-energy systems with considerations of water and food security; environmental biotechnology and bioenergy; implementation and best practices. This book is also an invaluable guide for industry professionals and policymakers working in the water and energy sectors. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 481 p. 178 illus., 138 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031008085
    Series Statement: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development,
    DDC: 304.2
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  • 4
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    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Social sciences Philosophy. ; Environmental policy. ; Social sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Studies. ; Social Theory. ; Environmental Policy. ; Society.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Introduction -- Part One: The essence of sustainability: definitions, interpretations and applications -- Part Two: The challenges of the economic development model -- Part Three: Embracing utopian thought -- Part Four: Sustainability in the current economic paradigm -- Part Five: Barriers to sustainability -- Part Six: Future perspectives - a new beginning? -- Part Seven: Conclusion.
    Abstract: The book provides an assessment of whether sustainability is realizable in the current societal framework. What are the challenges and the barriers - and what are the levers necessary to meet and overcome them? Through a revision of the essence of sustainability the book provides an opportunity to understand the deeper level of the radical change that sustainability represents, and the resistance that is preventing its realization. To build the argument the sustainable development model is compared with current development theories as well as alternative solutions based on utopian models of the past. The book assesses the results that can be achieved within the current systemic framework, based on case stories. It outlines the limitations to sustainability, pointing out and defining the multiple, cross-sectoral and systemic barriers that hinder the transition. Finally, the book offers perspectives on achieving a sustainable future, encompassing the impacts from recent events including the pandemic as well as the multiple mitigation and transition initiatives undertaken globally. Brian Goodwin's Quote Like the caterpillar that wraps itself up in its silken swaddling bands prior to its metamorphosis into a butterfly, we have wrapped ourselves in a tangled skin from which we can emerge only by going through a similarly dramatic transformation.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XX, 162 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031100239
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  • 5
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    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. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 274 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811664212
    Series Statement: Science for Sustainable Societies,
    DDC: 304.2
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  • 6
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    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Economic development. ; Sustainability. ; Development Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Chapter I, Sierra Leone: First impressions and experience in Africa -- Chapter II, Ghana: a model Colony and the only Sub-Sahara African Country without a civil war -- Chapter III, Madagascar: An Island Nation seeking to end its isolation and update the education system -- Chapter IV, A Peoples’ Liberation in South Africa -- Chapter V, Pakistan: leading from the topChapter VI, Afghanistan: Thought on rebuilding Afghanistan -- Chapter VII, Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book looks at the question of what makes for successful change in developing countries. It focuses on people at every level in six developing countries in Africa and Asia who have helped foster positive change and development, most of which has been successful. Here, in contrast to so much academic writing on development which focuses on leadership alone, the author tries to get beyond that elite focus and highlight the people at all levels who make change possible. He examines the role and significance of these ordinary citizens and groups as well as leaders. Transformation almost always requires action and support at multiple levels from individuals, communities, and local leaders. The project analyses the cases of Afghanistan, Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Pakistan, and South Africa. Fred M. Hayward is retired from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, the USA where he worked on a number of development projects in Asia and Africa. He also taught at the University of Wisconsin, Madison for twenty-five years before going to work for the American Council on Education, later the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, and then carry out a number of projects is Africa and Asia funded by USAID, the Ford Foundation, Carnegie Corporation, and other funders. He has worked in more than fifteen countries in Asia and Africa.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 175 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031043642
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  • 7
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    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.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    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,
    DDC: 304.2
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  • 8
    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Quantitative research. ; Artificial intelligence. ; Medical care. ; Geographical Information System. ; Data Analysis and Big Data. ; Artificial Intelligence. ; Health Care.
    Description / Table of Contents: Potential of Geospatial Data in Healthcare for Society 5.0 -- Geospatial Health Data Analytics for Society 5.0 -- Relevance of spatio-temporal data visualisation techniques in healthcare system -- GIS and Remote Sensing for public health -- Infectious diseases and their tracking in GIS.
    Abstract: The book introduces a variety of latest techniques designed to represent, enhance, and empower multi-disciplinary approaches of geographic information system (GIS), artificial intelligence (AI), deep learning (DL), machine learning, and cloud computing research in healthcare. It provides a unique compendium of the current and emerging use of geospatial data for healthcare and reflects the diversity, complexity, and depth and breadth of this multi-disciplinary area. This book addresses various aspects of how smart healthcare devices can be used to detect and analyze diseases. Further, it describes various tools and techniques to evaluate the efficacy, suitability, and efficiency of geospatial data for health-related applications. It features illustrative case studies, including future applications and healthcare challenges. This book is beneficial for computer science and engineering students and researchers, medical professionals, and anyone interested in using geospatial data in healthcare. It is also intended for experts, offering them a valuable retrospective and a global vision for the future, as well as for non-experts who are curious to learn about this important subject. The book presents an effort to draw how we can build health-related applications using geospatial big data and their subsequent analysis.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VIII, 318 p. 116 illus., 73 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811694769
    Series Statement: Disruptive Technologies and Digital Transformations for Society 5.0,
    DDC: 910.285
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  • 9
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    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.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    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,
    DDC: 304.2
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  • 10
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    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.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    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,
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  • 11
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    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. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 176 p. 8 illus., 7 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811649271
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  • 12
    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Economic geography. ; Development economics. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Globalization. ; Environmental economics. ; Sustainability. ; Economic Geography. ; Development Economics. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Globalization. ; Environmental Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Valuing Heritage as A Public Good: An Application of Zonal Travel Cost Method (ZTCM) in Hoi An, Vietnam -- Chapter2. The Effects of Human Resource Management Practices on Organizational Commitment – The Case of Viettel Group -- Chapter3. Impacts of Economic Freedom on Economic Growth in Developing Countries -- Chapter4. The Effect of Government Size on Economic Growth and Technical Change -- Chapter5. Assessing Effects of FDI on Economic Growth via Impact on Domestic Firms in Vietnam -- Chapter6. The Kien Nguyen. Analysis the Factors Affecting Satisfaction of the Quality of Seafood Logistics in Vietnam -- Chapter7. Fight against Counterfeit Goods Related to IP Infringement: Criminal Perspective and Judiciary Role in Vietnam -- Chapter8. Vietnam and “Non-market economy” in the U.S Anti-dumping Law -- Chapter9. An Analysis of Supply Response of Black Tiger Shrimp Production Using Nerlove Model: A Case Study of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta -- Chapter10. Highly-Skilled Migration, Recognition and Motivation towards Knowledge Share with the Indigenous Co-Workers: Empirical Findings from the Vietnamese in the Laos Construction Sector -- Chapter11. Is Public Debt Good or Bad for Economic Growth? Fresh Evidence in Emerging Economies -- Chapter12. Factors Affecting Depositors’ Behavior at commercial Banks in Northern Vietnam -- Chapter13. Determining the Impact of Financial Development on the Environment based on Biquadratic Equation in ASEAN Countries -- Chapter14. A Study on the Factors Affecting Intention Using Online Banking Services in Vietnam -- Chapter15. The Research on Interpolation Methods and Fitting Models for the Lorenz Curve -- Chapter16. Analyze the Differences in the Impact of FDI and Exports on Labor Productivity of Enterprises: the case of Vietnam -- Chapter17. A Fuzzy Logic Approach to Career Orientation for Students: A Case Study in Human Resource Management -- Chapter18. Downstream Market Equilibrium and Optimal Policy for the Conventional Food Distribution System in Vietnam: An Industrial Organization Analysis -- Chapter19. Compensation Policies and Employee Perceptions of Pay Equity in a Transitional Economy: The Case of Vietnamese State-Owned Enterprises -- Chapter20. Sustainable Agriculture for Hanoi City: An Application of Thünen’s Agricultural Rings based on the Gravity Model -- Chapter21. Building a New Management Model for Vietnamese Higher Education Institutions based on the Made in Vietnam Lean Management -- Chapter22. Key Factor in the Made in Vietnam Lean Decision Making Method -- Chapter23. Empirical Research on the Influence Factors of Ecommerce Adoption among Ecommerce Companies in Vietnam -- Chapter24. Antecedents of Social Media Adoption: A Case Study of Individual Online Retailers in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City -- Chapter25. Contribution of Industry to Labor Productivity Growth in Vietnam -- Chapter26. Improving the Competitiveness for Enterprises in Brand Recognition Based on Machine Learning Approach -- Chapter27. The Role of Official Development Assistance on the Development of Economic Infrastructure in Vietnam.-Chapter28. Relationship between Organizational and Employee Work Innovation: Mediation Role of Brand Support Behavior and Psychological Capital (Hotels in Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam) -- Chapter29. Improving the Managerial Performance in the Context of Financial Autonomy: An empirical investigation in public education sector -- Chapter30. The Strategy of Vietnamese Business Associations in Knowledge Sharing for the Sustainable Development of Vietnam Businesses Community -- Chapter31. Macroeconomic Factors Affecting Merger and Acquisition (M&A) Activity in Vietnam -- Chapter32. A Comparative Analysis of Market Definition in Antitrust Law and WTO Law: Some Suggestions for Vietnam -- Chapter33. Website Marketing Activities in Healthcare Service Sector - A Case in Danang, Vietnam -- Chapter34. Valuing tourism landscapes in Ba Vi National Park (Vietnam) -- Chapter35. An Empirical Analysis of the Factors Influencing the Switching Intention from Cash Payment to Mobile Payment in Vietnam -- Chapter36. Trade facilitation and its impacts on Vietnam’s trade. Chapter37. Value Chain Financing Approach: A Good Way to Sustainable Agricultural Growth in Vietnam -- Chapter38. Improving the Position of Ethnic Minority Women through the Policy of Credit Support for Poor Households: A Case Study of Northern Mountains of Vietnam -- Chapter39. Factor Affecting Financial Sustainability of People’s Credit Fund in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta Region -- Chapter40. In Search of Solutions for the Governance of the Rights of Migrant Workers in Southeast Asia: Regulatory Regionalism as a Reasonable Approach -- Chapter41. Towards Responsible Tourism in Vietnam: Critical Review and Implications for Future Research -- Chapter42. Fostering Sustainable Development by Eliminating Gender Stereotypes in Career Choice -- Chapter43. The Impact of Tourism Development on the Life of Residents in Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam.
    Abstract: This two-volume set presents the conference papers from the 1st International Conference on Economics, Development and Sustainability (EDESUS 2019), organized by the University of Economics and Business, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. The collection addresses global changes and sustainable development in Vietnam and other emerging market economies in Asia, and covers wider topics such as economics and business (e.g. economic theory, national and international income distribution, macroeconomic policies, sectors of economy, productivity developments, financial market, business governance, bank financing), development and sustainability (e.g. developing process, development policy, public policy, sustainable growth, sustainability tools, sustainable livelihood, sustainable tourism, green growth), and resources and global change (e.g. human resources, natural resources, climate change, globalization, global challenges). The books are of interest to professors, researchers, lecturers, and students in economics and geography, consultants, and decision makers interested in global changes and sustainable development. Volume 1 focuses on economic development in Vietnam and other emerging market economies in Asia. This covers topics such as economics and business (e.g. economic theory, national and international income distribution, macroeconomic policies, sectors of economy, productivity developments, financial market, business governance, bank financing) and development studies (e.g. developing process, development policy, public policy, green growth).
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 656 p. 91 illus., 63 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030814359
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Economic geography. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Economic policy. ; Social policy. ; Political science. ; Sustainability. ; Economic Geography. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Socio-Economic Policy. ; Political Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1: Justice is Needed in Three Governance Orders -- Chapter 1: Small-Scale Fisheries in the Blue Economy -- Chapter 2: Justice in Three Orders -- Part 2: Justice Issues Have Deep Historical Roots -- Chapter 3: Coastal Small-Scale Fisheries in Brazil: Resentment against Policy Disarray -- Chapter 4: Social (In)Justice for Small-Scale Fisherfolk in the Turks And Caicos Islands: Struggling to Stay Afloat in a Tax Haven -- Chapter 5: Governance for Blue Justice: Examining Struggles and Contradictions in Atlantic Canada’s Small-Scale Fisheries -- Part 3: Justice Issues Stem from Old and New Conflicts -- Chapter 6: Conflicts in the Artisanal Fishing Industry of Ghana: Reactions of Fishers to Regulatory Measures -- Chapter 7: Blue Justice and Small-Scale Fisher Migration: A Case Study from Sri Lanka -- Chapter 8: Marginalization and Reinvention of Small-Scale Fisheries: A Finnish Case Study of Social Justice -- Part 4: Justice is Systemic and Multi-Dimensional -- Chapter 9: An Evaluation of Multidimensional Conflicts in Small-Scale Fisheries in Nigeria -- Chapter 10: Perception and Reality of Justice in the Small-Scale Fisheries of Nigeria -- Chapter 11: Making Sense Of Multidimensional Injustice for Creating Viable Small-Scale Fisheries in Chilika Lagoon, Bay of Bengal -- Part 5: Justice Is a Territorial and Spatial Issue -- Chapter 12: Legalized Injustices: Old Providence Island (Colombia) Small Scale Fisheries in the Context of Geopolitical Disputes and State Power -- Chapter 13: Social Conflicts and Fishery Governance Systems in the Estuary and Coast of Pará, Amazonia, Brazil -- Chapter 14: Flagging Justice Matters in EU Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs) -- Part 6: Justice is Competitive in Alternative Livelihoods -- Chapter 15: Adopting a Blue Justice Lens for Japanese Small-Scale Fisheries: Important Insights from the Case of Inatori Kinme Fishery -- Chapter 16: Feeling the Pinch: Perceived Marginalization of Small-Scale Commercial Crab Fishers by an Expanding Recreational Sector -- Chapter 17: Making Pescatourism Just for Small-Scale Fisheries: The Case of Turkey and Lessons for Others -- Part 7: Justice is an Imminent Issue for Inland Fisheries -- Chapter 18: Exploring Challenges of “Blue Justice” in Landlocked Mountainous Countries: The Case of Nepal -- Chapter 19: Blue Justice and Inland Fisheries: How Justice Principles Could Support Transformative Knowledge Production in the Mekong Region -- Chapter 20: Navigating Conflicts to Improve Livelihoods of Traditional Communities Impacted by Hydroelectric Dams -- Part 8: Justice Issues Are More Evident when in Crisis -- Chapter 21: The 2019 Brazilian Oil Spill: Perceptions of Affected Fishers -- Chapter 22: Small-Scale Fishers in the Time of Covid-19: Reinforcing the Inequalities in the Food, Economic and Governance Systems in South Africa and Zimbabwe -- Chapter 23: Vulnerability and Social Justice among Fishing Households Headed by Women in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka -- Part 9: Justice is a Priori Condition for Sustainable Development -- Chapter 24: Understanding Vulnerability of Urban Waterfront Communities to Rapid Development: the Case of Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria -- Chapter 25: Mariculture Parks in the Philippines Push Small-Scale Fishers out of, or far into, the Waters -- Chapter 26: Incentives to Mariculture Development in Brazil: Environmental Injustice on Traditional Fishing Communities -- Chapter 27: Pescastemic Rights for Blue Justice: Aquaculture and Coal Power Complexes in Chile -- Part 10: Justice Is about Going beyond Claims -- Chapter 28: Institutionalizing Injustice? Aligning Governance Orders in Swedish Small-Scale Fisheries -- Chapter 29: Navigating Institutional Change in the French Atlantic Fishing Sector: How do Artisanal Fishers Obtain and Secure Fishing Opportunities? -- Chapter 30: Blue Justice and Small-Scale Fisher Mobilizations in Istanbul, Turkey: Justice Claims, Political Agency and Alliances -- Part 11: Justice Needs a Strong Knowledge Foundation -- Chapter 31: Transdisciplinarity and Blue Justice: The Alianza Nuquí, a Research-Action Platform for Wellbeing and Reflexive Governance in the Colombian Pacific Coast -- Chapter 32: Strengthening Capabilities of Individuals and Communities through a Small-Scale Fisheries Academy -- Chapter 33: Understanding Gender Equality in Small-Scale Fisheries and its Role in Enhancing Blue Justice -- Part 12: Justice is Better Understood from Experience -- Chapter 34: Collective Experiences, Lessons and Reflections about Blue Justice -- Chapter 35: Towards Blue Justice for Small-Scale Fisheries.
    Abstract: For small-scale fisheries around the world, the Blue Growth and Blue Economy initiatives may provide sustainable development, but only insofar as they align with the global consensus enshrined in the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication. If states do nothing to fulfill the promises they made when they endorsed these guidelines in 2014, the Blue Economy will come at a loss for small-scale fisheries and further their marginalization in the ocean economy. Under the umbrella of Blue Justice, this book demonstrates that these risks are real and must be considered as states implement their sustainable ocean development plans. These are human rights issues, which are embedded into governance principles and institutions and which make a difference for small-scale fisheries people in their daily lives. In stressing the importance of policies and institutions that build on the experiences of small-scale fisheries people in the contexts in which they operate, this book draws on case studies of small-scale fisheries from countries on all continents to clarify what Blue Justice entails for small-scale fisheries and make suggestions for real change. “Through the Blue Justice paradigm, this book flags the relevance of recognizing the potential impact that different factors, including the Blue Economy approach, could bring to fishing communities, their livelihoods, cultural traditions, and other potential multidimensional conflicts. Vulnerability in fishing communities can increase and inequalities can be reinforced at different levels if individuals and community capabilities are not strengthened… A first of its kind, not to be missed, this book is informative, purposeful, and pertinent in an era of change”. Silvia Salas, CINVESTAV, Marine Resources Department, Mérida, Mexico "The studies reveal that Blue Justice is a ‘governability’ issue, which requires establishing ‘right’ institutions, that are transdisciplinary (integrated), participatory, and holistic. It is implicit from these writings that the SSF Guidelines and Blue Growth initiatives do not form two different discourses, and that the implementation of the former would resolve many of the justice issues caused by the latter, in favor of small-scale fisheries and their communities". Oscar Amarasinghe, Professor & Chancellor, Ocean University of Sri Lanka and President, Sri Lanka Forum for Small Scale Fisheries (SLFSSF).
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    Pages: XXII, 701 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030896249
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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
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Economic geography. ; Development economics. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Globalization. ; Environmental economics. ; Sustainability. ; Economic Geography. ; Development Economics. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Globalization. ; Environmental Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. The Sustainable Development of Green Space in the Tourism Zone of Moc Chau Mountains (Son La, Vietnam) -- Chapter2. Wooden Funeral Sculptures of the Jrai and Bahnar in the Vietnam Central Highlands: Conservation or Destruction?- Chapter3. Traditional Concepts on "Sustainability" in Vietnamese Culture and the Impacts on Forming Modern Values of Sustainable Development -- Chapter4. Educational Renovation in a Restructuring Society: Vietnam’s Case Study -- Chapter5. Tourism Climate Indicators (TCI) Applied in Moc Chau District (Son La, Vietnam). Chapter6. Carbon Footprint of Vietnam’s Small Urban Areas (A Case Study of Ha Dong District, Hanoi) -- Chapter7. Agriculture Land Conversion and Its Implications for Food Requirements and Farming in Vietnamese Northern Mountains -- Chapter8. Urban Exclusion: Theoretical Approaches and Emerging Trajectories for Vietnam -- Chapter9. Applying Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to Analyze Factors Affecting the Entrepreneurial Intention of the Students of Vietnam National University, Hanoi -- Chapter10. Creating an Added-Value Capital of Forest Based on the Local Knowledge of Tai in Tuong Duong (Nghe An, Vietnam) -- Chapter11. Minimizing the Negative Effects of Irrigation and Hydropower System on Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection in the Huong River Basin -- Chapter12. Socio-Economic Development towards Sustainable Ecological Model in Vietnam -- Chapter13. Perennial Cropping System Development and Economic Performance of Perennial Cropping System in Dak Lak Province, Vietnam -- Chapter14. Sustainable Agriculture Development in Vietnam -- Chapter15. Community Participation in Urban Planning in Vietnam towards Sustainable Development - Prospects and Challenges -- Chapter16. Current Status and Impact of Imbalance of Sex Ratio at Birth in the Son La Province, Vietnam -- Chapter17. Obstacles in the Sustainable Development of Industry in Ethnic Minorities’ Areas of Vietnamese Mekong Delta (Kien Giang and Can Tho) -- Chapter18. Integrating Sustainable Development into National Policy: The Practice of Vietnam -- Chapter19. Building Human Capital for Sustainable Development: Experience from Some East Asia Countries and Policy Implications for Vietnam -- Chapter20. Mapping Marine Functional Zoning for the Northern Tonkin Coastal Zone, Vietnam -- Chapter21. Rainfall Regime and Its Impact on Water Resources on Ly Son Island, Central Vietnam -- Chapter22. Factors Affecting Community Forest Management in Ha Giang Province, Vietnam -- Chapter23. Impacts of Urban Expansion on Landscape Pattern Changes: A Case Study of Da Nang City, Vietnam -- Chapter24. An Assessment of Pollution Load Capacity of Son La Hydropower Reservoir in the Northwest Mountains of Vietnam 40 -- Chapter25. An Approach for Prioritising Climate Change Mitigation Measures: A Case Study in Ho Chi Minh City -- Chapter26. Developing Agricultural Production of Ethnic Minority Households in the Context of Climate Change (Lak District, Dak Lak Province, Central Highland of Vietnam) -- Chapter27. Detecting Flash Flood Susceptible Areas Using Multi-Criteria Decision Making Model: A Case Study of Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam -- Chapter28. Implementing Agricultural Land Use Solutions to Adapt Climate Change in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta -- Chapter29. Geothermal Renewable Energy in Vietnam: A Current Status Overview and Proposing Solutions for Development -- Chapter30. Study on stand structure of secondary mangrove forest; Sonneratia caseolaris - Aegicerus corniculatum stand for introducing silvofishery systems to shrimp-culture ponds -- Chapter31. Evaluation the effectiveness of sheath blight disease controlling on rice caused by Rhizoctonia solani in green house condition by applying some biofungicides -- Chapter32. Consideration on the Use Sentinel-1 Radar Image and GIS for Flood Mapping in the Lai Giang River Basin of Binh Dinh Province (Central Coast Vietnam) -- Chapter33. Studying Shoreline Change in Ky Anh Coastal Area of Ha Tinh Province during 1989-2013 based on the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) -- Chapter34. How Do Yao Farmers Cope with Extreme Weather Events with Their Indigenous Knowledge? A Case Study of Mo Vang Mountains (Yen Bai, Vietnam) -- Chapter35. Multilevel Governance Roles in Land Use Change: Lessons for REDD+ from the Case Study in Nghe An Province, Vietnam -- Chapter36. Technical Efficiency of Irrigation Water Use of Robusta Coffee Production in the Dong Nai river basin (Vietnam): A case study of Lam Dong province -- Chapter37. Climate Change Vulnerability of Agriculture in Coastal Communes of Quang Tri Province, Vietnam -- Chapter38. A GIS Application in Optimizing the Collection and Transportation Route of Domestic Solid Waste in Hue City, Vietnam -- Chapter39. Water-Food-Energy Nexus in the Context of Climate Change: Develop a Water Security Index for Water Resources Management in Vietnam -- Chapter40. An Integrated Approach for Saltwater Intrusion Monitoring based on Remote Sensing combined with Multivariable Analysis: A Case Study of Coastal Zone in Southern Vietnam -- Chapter41. Diversity of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in the Hoang Lien - Van Ban Nature Reserve (Lao Cai, Vietnam): Implications for Local Livelihood Improvement and Biodiversity Conservation -- Chapter42. Quantify Forest Stand Volume Using SPOT 5 Satellite Image -- Chapter43. Evaluating Impact of Climate Change to Fishing Productivity of Vietnam: An Application of Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) Regression Model -- Chapter44. An Experimental Study on Using Biogas Slurry to Improve the Water Quality of Aqua-Culture Systems in Acid Sulfate Soil Areas -- Chapter45. Assessment of Saltwater Intrusion Vulnerability in the Coastal Aquifers in Ninh Thuan, Vietnam -- Chapter46. Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Urban Planning of Vietnamese Coastal Towns toward Sustainable Development -- Chapter47. Mike Flood Application for Solving Inundation Issues for Ho Chi Minh City in The Context of Climate Change: A Case Study in the District 1 -- Chapter48. Enhancing the Efficiency of Land Dispute Mediation for Ethnic Minorities in Van Canh district (Binh Dinh, Vietnam) -- Chapter49. A Stakeholder Delphi Study on Local Communities Adaptation to Climate Change in the Coastal Area: Case Study in An Duong District (Hai Phong, Vietnam) -- Chapter50. Assessing Flash Flood Risks based on Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Geographic Information System (GIS): A Case Study of Hieu Catchment (Nghe An, Vietnam) -- Chapter51. Analysis and Prediction of Noise Pollution from Wind Turbines: A Case Study of Loi Hai Wind Power Plant (Ninh Thuan, Vietnam) -- Chapter52. An Environmental Zoning for Sustainable Development in Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam -- Chapter53. Climate Change Vulnerability of Urban Development in the Phanrang-Thapcham (Ninh Thuan, Vietnam).
    Abstract: This two-volume set presents the conference papers from the 1st International Conference on Economics, Development and Sustainability (EDESUS 2019), organized by the University of Economics and Business, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. The collection addresses global changes and sustainable development in Vietnam and other emerging market economies in Asia, and covers wider topics such as economics and business (e.g. economic theory, national and international income distribution, macroeconomic policies, sectors of economy, productivity developments, financial market, business governance, bank financing), development and sustainability (e.g. developing process, development policy, public policy, sustainable growth, sustainability tools, sustainable livelihood, sustainable tourism, green growth), and resources and global change (e.g. human resources, natural resources, climate change, globalization, global challenges). The books are of interest to professors, researchers, lecturers, and students in economics and geography, consultants, and decision makers interested in global changes and sustainable development. Volume 2 focuses on global changes and sustainable development in Vietnam and other emerging market economies in Asia. This covers topics such as sustainability (e.g. sustainable growth, sustainability tools, sustainable livelihood, sustainable tourism), and change in resources globally (e.g. human resources, natural resources, climate change, globalization, global challenges).
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    Pages: X, 872 p. 274 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030814434
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    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Environmental geography. ; Public health. ; Big data. ; Epidemiology. ; Geographical Information System. ; Integrated Geography. ; Public Health. ; Big Data. ; Epidemiology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1-Building the analytic toolbox-from spatial analytics to spatial statistical inference with geospatial data -- Chapter 2-Spatial data integration to better represent pollutants for environmental health studies -- Chapter 3-Spatial health data analysis-data driven and model driven approaches. Chapter 4 -- Machine learning, big data and spatial tools-a combination to reveal complex facts that impact environmental health -- Chapter 5-Spatial aspects of seasonality and infectious diseases -- Chapter 6-Earth observation data and technology to model influenza epidemiology -- Chapter 7-Trend of geospatial technology in environmental health application-from public health to individual healthcare -- Chapter 8-Geospatial technology to analyze human well-being and its eco-social determinants -- Chapter 9-Spatial components of population health -- Chapter 10-Geospatial technology in medical geology -- Chapter 11-Geospatial technology in planning and operations of telehealth programs -- Chapter 12-Integrating GIS, toxicology, microbiology and geochemistry-a multidisciplinary integrated approach for better understanding the public health issues.
    Abstract: Over the last thirty years or so, there have been tremendous advancements in the area of geospatial health; however, somehow, two aspects have not received as much attention as they should have received. These are a) limitations of different spatial analytical tools and b) progress in making geospatial environmental exposure data available for advanced health science research and for medical practice. This edited volume addresses those two less explored areas of geospatial health with augmented discussions on the theories, methodologies and limitations of contemporary geospatial technologies in a wide range of applications related to human well-being and health. In 20 chapters, readers are presented with an up-to-date assessment of geospatial technologies with an emphasis on understanding general geospatial principles and methodologies that are often overlooked in the research literature. As a result, this book will be of interest to both newcomers and experts in geospatial analysis and will appeal to students and researchers engaged in studying human well-being and health. Chapters are presenting new concepts, new analytical methods and contemporary applications within the framework of geospatial applications in human well-being and health. The topics addressed by the various chapter authors include analytical approaches, newer areas of geospatial health application, introduction to unique resources, geospatial modeling, and environmental pollution assessments for air, water and soil. Although geospatial experts are expected to be the primary readers, this book is designed in such a way so that the public health professionals, environmental health scientists and clinicians also find it useful with or without any familiarity with geospatial analysis.
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    Pages: XVIII, 417 p. 141 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030713775
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    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Statistics . ; Computer science Mathematics. ; Mathematical statistics. ; Functions of complex variables. ; Algorithms. ; Geographical Information System. ; Statistics in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences. ; Probability and Statistics in Computer Science. ; Several Complex Variables and Analytic Spaces. ; Algorithms.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Binary Variable Versus Binary Variable -- Chapter 2: Binary Variable Versus Rank Variable -- Chapter 3: Application of the Total Operating Characteristic -- Chapter 4: Categorical Variable Versus Categorical Variable -- Chapter 5: Application to Categorical Error Assessment with Sampling -- Chapter 6: Multiple Spatial Resolutions for Categorical Variables -- Chapter 7: Application to Categorical Temporal Change -- Chapter 8: Interval Variable Versus Interval Variable -- Chapter 9: Application to Interval Temporal Change -- Chapter 10: Indices of Agreement -- Chapter 11: Vector Variable Versus Vector Variable -- Chapter 12: Commandments to Avoid Deadly Sins.
    Abstract: Your government warns that 10% of your neighbors have a deadly contagious virus. The producer of a diagnostic test advertises that 90% of its tests are correct for any population. The test indicates that you have the virus. This book’s author claims your test has a 50% chance of being false, given your test’s result. Who do you believe? This book gives you insights necessary to interpret metrics that make a difference in life’s decisions. This book gives methods and software that are essential to analyse change and error. Change describes a phenomenon across time points. Error compares diagnoses with the truth. Other texts give insufficient attention to these topics. This book’s novel ideas dispel popular misconceptions and replace previous methods. The author uses carefully designed graphics and high school mathematics to communicate easily with college students and advanced scientists. Applications include but are not limited to Remote Sensing, Land Change Science, and Geographic Information Science. “A wide range of tools to aid understanding of land cover and its change has been used but scientific progress has sometimes been limited through misuse and misunderstanding. Professor Pontius seeks to rectify this situation by providing a book to accompany the researcher’s toolbox. Metrics That Make a Difference addresses basic issues of relevance to a broad community in a mathematically friendly way and should greatly enhance the ability to elicit correct information. I wish this book existed while I was a grad student.” – Giles Foody, Professor of Geographical Information Science, The University of Nottingham “Metrics That Make a Difference provides a comprehensive synthesis of over two decades of work during which Dr. Pontius researched, developed, and applied these metrics. The book meticulously and successfully guides the reader through the conceptual basis, computations, and proper interpretation of the many metrics derived for different types of variables. The book is not just a mathematical treatise but includes practical guidance to good data analysis and good science. Data scientists from many fields of endeavor will benefit substantially from Dr. Pontius’ articulate review of traditionally used metrics and his presentation of the innovative and novel metrics he has developed. While reading this book, I had multiple ‘aha’ moments about metrics that I shouldn't be using and metrics that I should be using instead.” – Stephen Stehman, Distinguished Teaching Professor, State University of New York.
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    Pages: XXI, 117 p. 17 illus., 16 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030707651
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographic Information Science,
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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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    Pages: XXXIV, 529 p. 220 illus., 192 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811673108
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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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    Pages: XXII, 192 p. 51 illus., 50 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811691980
    Series Statement: Water Resources Development and Management,
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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
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Environmental education. ; Teaching. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental and Sustainability Education. ; Pedagogy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part One. Conceptualising competences -- Chapter1. Introduction -- Chapter2. The Competence Turn: Historical perspective -- Chapter3. Educators’ competence frameworks in education for sustainable development -- Chapter4. What do key competencies in sustainability offer and how to use them -- Chapter5. The Rounder Sense of Purpose (RSP) model set into perspective and the extent to which this represents a pedagogy for transformation -- Chapter6. On the educational difference between being able and willing -- Chapter7. Complexity and criticality in relation to ESD competences -- Chapter8. Post-Normal Science, transdisciplinarity and uncertainty in relation to educators’ competences: a conversation with Silvio Funtowicz -- Chapter9. ESD competences for deep quality in education -- Part Two. Integrating competences -- Chapter10. The highs and lows of working education for sustainable competences into HEI framework -- Chapter11. Breaking the mould: educators as agents of change -- Chapter12. Framing the frames: integrating an ESD approach into an existing national framework -- Chapter13. The rise of competence-based learning in The Netherlands and its impact on the implementation of ESD at Marnix Academie -- Chapter14. Working on ESD teacher competences in Switzerland: a case study at the University of Teacher Education Vaud -- Chapter15. Development and assessment of ESD competences: staff training at the University of Vechta -- Chapter16. ESD competences and teacher educators’ professional development: Findings and implications of the Cyprus example -- Part Three. Pedagogy and competences -- Chapter17. Connections between sustainable development competences and pedagogical approaches -- Chapter18. Art and connectedness within sustainability: educating through aesthetic pedagogies -- Chapter19. Gamification for sustainability: a possible renaissance of role-playing game mechanics in pedagogy -- Chapter20. Outdoor and sustainability education: how to link and implement them in teacher education. An empirical perspective -- Chapter21. Assessing sustainability competences – a discussion on what and how -- Part Four. Conclusions -- Chapter22. Lessons learned and future research directions in educating for sustainability competencies -- Chapter23. Closing thoughts – the role of educator competences for ESD in times of pandemic.
    Abstract: This volume highlights key moments and movements in this "competence turn" in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), and explores the different ways in which competences have been conceptualized and implemented. By marshaling a dialogue between chapters and sections, the book provides a coherent whole that will become a key source on ESD competences. The contributors develop a conceptual map against which to chart existing (and future) ESD competence frameworks, offer new critical case studies that explore the implementation of educator competences in ESD at different structural levels in different European contexts, explore the link between pedagogy and educator competence through hitherto unpublished case studies based on current practices across Europe, and consider the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ESD and educator competence. The book comprises 23 chapters divided into four sections, with an introduction and concluding chapter. Section One introduces concepts and models related to ESD competences, while the following two sections focus on implementation and pedagogy. In light of the foregoing material, the shorter Section Four is both reflective and forward looking. The primary audience for this book will be academics and students working in the fields of Education, Sustainability Science and related disciplines.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 205 p. 20 illus., 13 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030910556
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development Goals Series,
    DDC: 304.2
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The compact city in a local area -- Chapter 3. Chinese spatial planning and management system -- Chapter 4. Rapid growing cities in western China – the case study of Yinchuan -- Chapter 5. Urban planning and urban expansion control -- Chapter 6. Public programs and housing developments -- Chapter 7. Specific zoning and land use pattern -- Chapter 8. Build a compact city in inland China -challenges and opportunities.
    Abstract: This book serves as a solid ground for seeking strategies to build the compact city that situated in a specific local area, based on the systematic examination of the effects of spatial planning system on urbanization control. Furthermore, the critical problems in the urban planning process are revealed, and the possible approaches to improve the local planning system toward effectively promoting more compact development are discussed. This book also provides a comprehensive picture for understanding the mutual influences between the planning, its implementation, and urban developments, particularly in the context of cities of western China, while these cities are experiencing dramatic urban growth in recent years but walking into a quite different development path comparing to the eastern mega cities. In nearly two decades, government officials, professional planners, scholars of urban studies, citizens who concern sustainable development are talking about the compact city, a promising vision for sustaining our growing or shrinking cities. Abundance of debates fall on the images, measurement and strengths of the compact city, while the substantializing of the vision in a specific city has been barely explored.
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    Pages: XV, 126 p. 51 illus., 35 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030912826
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Geography,
    DDC: 304.2
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Human geography. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Sustainable architecture. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Operations research. ; Sustainability. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings. ; Urban Ecology. ; Operations Research and Decision Theory.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Sustainable renovation of buildings and methodologies to quantify environmental and economic impact -- Chapter 2. Spanish regulations and European standardization: Driving transformation -- Chapter 3. Methods -- Chapter 4. Method application -- Appendix.
    Abstract: The book provides a complete vision about Spanish sustainable renovation of buildings situation at this moment, analysing legal and technological context and opportunities that economic stimulus —by means of direct aids— and the use of BIM methodologies offers a standardization of high scale interventions. Nowadays, BIM models let us integrate multiple quantitative parameters that can agile the information to interchange between stakeholders. Using this potential to standardize protocols of interventions and share knowledge is necessary to face a high scale intervention that our cities need. Climatic Emergency and socioeconomic crisis caused by recent events —COVID-19 and hydrocarbons crisis— are the two principal struggles we face as society. European Politics, embodied by National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) developed by each region give the way to the green transition of different productive sectors. Our building stock is responsible for approximately 36% of the CO2 emissions in the European Union. For this reason, these policies focus a large part of their efforts on economically incentivizing a new development model for the building sector that is committed to the large-scale renovation of the existing real estate stock and that, through the reduction of energy demand and of emissions, manage to reduce the environmental impact of these. Next Generation EU is the new recovery instrument that aims to mobilize investments towards strategic sectors for the reorientation of the production model that, among other measures, contributes to decarbonization through the promotion of energy efficiency and the deployment of renewable energies.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 104 p. 8 illus., 7 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031151439
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Geography,
    DDC: 304.2
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Well-being. ; Cartography. ; Geography. ; Human Geography. ; Well-Being. ; Cartography. ; Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Inequality As A Historical Problem. The Pre-Statistical Stage(Daniel Santilli) -- Chapter 2. Quality Of Life In Argentina In The First National Census (1869)(Guillermo Velázquez, Hernán Otero) -- Chapter 3. Quality Of Life By Departments And Regions In Argentina At The End Of The 19th. Century(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín) -- Chapter 4. Quality Of Life In Argentina. Analysis From The Third National Census (1914)(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín) -- Chapter 5. Quality Of Life In Argentina. Analysis From The Fourth National Census (1947)(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín, Fernando Ariel Manzano) -- Chapter 6. Quality Of Life In Argentina In 1960(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín) -- Chapter 7. Quality Of Life In Argentina (1970)(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín) -- Chapter 8. Quality Of Life In Argentina (1980)(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín) -- Chapter 9. Quality Of Life And Fragmentation In The Argentina Of The Nineties(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín) -- Chapter 10. Quality Of Life In Argentina In 2001(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín, Sebastián Gómez Lende, Fernando Manzano, María Eugenia Arias) -- Chapter 11. Quality Of Life In Argentina In 2010(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín, Sebastián Gómez Lende, Fernando Manzano, Claudia Mikkelsen, María Eugenia Arias) -- Chapter 12. Quality Of Life Differentiating Factors: Migratory Dynamics, Entrality/Accessibility, Urban Categories And Geographic Gross Product(Guillermo Velázquez, Santiago Linares) -- Chapter 13. Geography And Quality Of Life In Argentina. Analysis According To Census Radius (2010)(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín, Santiago Linares, Adela Tisnés, Fernando Manzano, Claudia Mikkelsen, Lorena La Maccchia, María Eugenia Arias) -- Chapter 14. The Well-Being Of Rural Population Of Argentina(Claudia Mikkelsen, Sofía Ares, Matías Gordziejczuk, Natasha Picone, Mariana Bruno).
    Abstract: The book is presented as an Atlas where the map plays a fundamental role in the study of quality of life as it shows its progression in Argentina from the 19th to the 21st Century. In the book, it can be observed how the concept has evolved along with the dimensions and variables that better represent its spatial distribution. This is one of the original points of the book: the temporal study of the living conditions of the argentine population, empirically and spatially, emphasizing their territorial representation. Although the book maintains the same socioeconomic dimensions (education, health and housing), the tour through the different chapters offers a historical window that allows the reader to know what the forms of information collection were like in different historical moments. This book is written for geographers and members of the scientific community interested in the study of the well-being of the population. It also allows us to observe the evolution of the quality of life from the 19th century to the 21st, so it may be of interest to historians as well.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 400 p. 148 illus., 146 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031152627
    Series Statement: The Latin American Studies Book Series,
    DDC: 304.2
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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,
    DDC: 304.2
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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.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    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
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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,
    DDC: 304.2
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    Keywords: Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Urban policy. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental health. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Urban Policy. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Health.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. WEF nexus in cities: Opportunities for innovations to achieve sustainable development goals in the face of climate change -- Chapter 2. The importance of Water-Energy and Food Nexus in the promotion of Sustainable Cities in the perspective of the Sustainable Development Goals -- Chapter 3. What Can Cities Do to Enhance Water-Energy-Food Nexus as a Sustainable Development Strategy? -- Chapter 4. Water–Energy–Food nexus under climate change: analyzing different regional socio-ecological contexts in Brazil -- Chapter 5. How can the Water - Energy - Food Nexus approach contribute to enhancing the resilience of Amazonian cities to climate change? -- Chapter 6. The water-energy-food nexus and the micro-politics of everyday: a view from institutional bricolage -- Chapter 7. WEF Nexus Innovations: the institutional agenda for sustainability -- Chapter 8. Innovations towards 'the nexus' in the science-politics-society interface: What transformations do we really seek? -- Chapter 9. The Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Latin America and the Caribbean: Priority Interconnections -- Chapter 10. Methods for evaluating Food-Energy-Water Nexus: Data Envelopment Analysis and Network Equilibrium Model approaches -- Chapter 11. Learning about the nexus from vulnerable urban communities -- Chapter 12. Urban gardens and composting: effective governance for strengthening urban resilience and community waste management -- Chapter 13. WEF Nexus and Sustainable Investments in West Africa: The Case of Nigeria -- Chapter 14. The Food-Water-Renewable Energy Nexus Resource-Security examples for Asian-Pacific cities -- Chapter 15. Urban Living Labs and the water-energy-food nexus: experiences from the GLOCULL Project in São Paulo, Brazil. -- Chapter 16. The challenges of the food, water, and energy nexus and potential interlinkages with instruments to tackle climate change: cases of Brazilian cities -- Chapter 17. Food waste redistribution and implications for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: the case of a food bank in Sao Paulo Municipality, Brazil.
    Abstract: This book aims to contribute to the transdisciplinary study of the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus in cities and to help policy makers adopt a more integrated approach to natural resources management in urban environments to face the challenges and threats of climate change. This approach is based on a multidimensional scientific framework that seeks to understand the complex and non-linear interrelationships and interdependencies between water-energy-food under climate change and to generate solutions to reduce trade-offs among development goals and generate co-benefits that help encourage sustainable development and contribute to the achievement of SDGs, mainly SDG 11 (make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable) and SDG 13 (take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts). Governing the WEF nexus in cities is one of the greatest resource challenges of our time, as cities consume large amounts of WEF, but one that can also generate relevant alternatives with which to tackle climate change. To help fostering these alternatives, this book analyzes the governance, institutional and political economy factors that determine the effectiveness of the nexus approach and reviews the potential, the benefits and the policy implications of the adoption of the WEF nexus approach at the urban level. Through a series of hands-on cases, chapters in this book present the opportunities of the WEF nexus approach to achieve innovation and transformative change and discuss concrete areas of synergy and policy initiative to raise urban resilience. Water-Energy-Food Nexus and Climate Change in Cities will serve both as a guide for policy makers as well as a useful resource for students and researchers in fields such as urban studies, public health, environmental sciences, energy studies and public policy interested in learning how cities can represent possibilities to navigate and manage sustainability from local to global.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXXII, 327 p. 48 illus., 41 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031054723
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development Goals Series,
    DDC: 304.2
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    Keywords: Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Social sciences. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Society.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Narrative and Nature Interest -- Chapter 2: Green Progress -- Chapter 3: The Apocalypse -- Chapter 4: Postapocalypse -- Chapter 5: Towards a Critique of the Environmental Movement.
    Abstract: “The book will make a timely and essential contribution”. — Ron Eyerman, Yale University, USA “In this book Cassegård and Thörn announce the moment of a new form of environmentalism that confronts systems of denial and responds to inescapable ecological destruction. With sociological sophistication and critical insight, the authors break new ground and open up an important research agenda for scholars of environmental activism”. — Eva Lövbrand, Linköping University, Sweden “The book makes an original contribution. There have been books on the history of environmentalism, but none that focuses on the post-apocalyptic elements of it. It will also contribute with conceptual clarification on these narratives within green political theory”. — Frida Buhre, Linköping University, Sweden This book analyses how the environmental movement has developed three overarching narratives that co-exist and compete within it. The first is the narrative of green progress, which has been prominent from the start in environmentalist thought and which is today expressed in the idea of sustainable development and in eco-modernism. The second is the apocalyptic narrative, which urges us to act in order to avert a future catastrophe and which rose to prominence with Rachel Carson and other classics of post-war environmentalism and experienced a renaissance with the climate activism of the 2000s. The third is the postapocalyptic narrative according to which catastrophe is already an unavoidable fact. The centrepiece of the book is its discussion of the postapocalyptic narrative, which has become influential in the recent decade, especially in the wake of the disillusionment following the failed climate summit in Copenhagen 2009. Climate change, resource exhaustion, pollution and species extinction signal that catastrophes have already become realities here and now for an enormous number of people and other lifeforms. The book probes the possibilities and limitations of the environmental movement in grappling with these issues and turning them into relevant action. Carl Cassegård is Professor of Sociology at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Håkan Thörn is Professor of Sociology at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 137 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031132032
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Tourism. ; Management. ; Cultural property. ; Archaeology. ; Sustainability. ; Tourism Management. ; Heritage Management. ; Tourism Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Re-looking through Ian Mc Harg's perspective on landscape planning: Watershed Management of cultural landscapes of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India -- Heritage Tourism: The Case Study of I Benedettini (BARI) -- From the paradise of Beit Shean Valley to the contested landscape of the Valley of Springs; water amenities, environmental justice and sustainable development -- Religious tourism during the Covid-19 period: the case of Our Lady of Agony Festival, Viana do Castelo, Portugal -- Visitors' perception of tourist attractions in a green protected area: The case study of the Peneda-Gerês National Park -- Solidarity Tourism in a Multicultural Society in Southern Italy -- Tourism impacts on heritage sites in Japan: from government’s view to local people’s awareness -- Exploring the unlimited and unexplored Rural Tourism in Meghalaya, North East India -- Effects of market intelligence generation, online reviews, and management response on the business performance of rural accommodation establishments in France -- The Fortress of Santa Catarina de Ribamar (Portimão) as a proposal for Good Practices of Military Heritage Preservation -- Sustainable tourism in natural territories that have suffered from catastrophes: the perception of public and private stakeholders of the Alva Great Route.
    Abstract: This book discusses the the integration between tourism and heritage and strategies to achieve sustainability in the tourism sector. The book adds innovative insights into the development of new practices solving challenges of sustainability in this sector and promoting responsible tourism. The book in hands also offers solutions and discusses sustainable tourism environment, social and economic impacts of tourism, and policies and mechanisms for heritage preservation. The primary audience of this book will be scholars, planners, architects, and stakeholders interested in sustainable tourism. This book is a culmination of selected research papers from IEREK’s third edition of the International Conference on Cultural Sustainable Tourism (CST) held online in collaboration with the University of Maya, Portugal (2021).
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 222 p. 92 illus., 82 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 3rd ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031108006
    Series Statement: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development,
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Biodiversity. ; Food security. ; Agriculture. ; Climatology. ; Biotic communities. ; Sustainability. ; Biodiversity. ; Food Security. ; Agriculture. ; Climate Sciences. ; Ecosystems.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. The Food Security, Biodiversity, and Climate Nexus -- 2. Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity Resources, Especially on Forests and Wildlife Distribution -- 3. Mangrove Ecosystems within a Changing Climate: Threats and Opportunities -- 4. Realizing Food Security in Saline Environments in a Changing Climate: Mitigation Technologies -- 5. Land Use Land Cover Change in Salt Range Wetlands Complex of Pakistan in Response to Climate Change -- 6. Therapeutic Floras and Unindustrialized Behavior to Combat the Hunger: An Implication to Populace Health -- 7. Fostering Health Security through Biodiversity: A Case Study from Ogun and Lagos States, Nigeria -- 8. Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity in Pakistan: Current Challenges and Policy Recommendations -- 9. Socio-Economic Implications of Crop Raiding Around Pendjari Biosphere Reserve, Northern Benin -- 10. Burgeoning Desert Locust Population as Transboundary Plant Pest: A Momentous Threat to Regional Food Security -- 11. Climate Change Impacts on Mountain Ecosystems and Food Security in Pakistan -- 12. Climate Change and Disappearing Habitats: The Case of Majuli Island in Northeast India -- 13. Sustainable Agriculture and Plant Diseases to Ensure Global Food Security – An Epidemiological Perspective -- 14. Community-Based Adaptation in Drylands Associated to Crop Biodiversity: A Viable Pathways to Foster Climate and Food Resilience -- 15. Non-timber Forest Products Income: What Implications for Social Safety Nets in Afaka Forest Reserve Communities, Kaduna-Nigeria? -- 16. Human Activities as Potential Risk to the Sustenance of Barawa Forest Reserve in Katsina State, Northern Nigeria -- 17. Potential of Baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) in Adaptation to the Environmental Change -- 18. Managing the Soil Erosion through the Use of Polyacrylamide: An Empirical Study.
    Abstract: This volume is the outcome of an international cooperation between 73 scientists, experts, and practitioners from many countries, disciplines, and professional areas. As a part of a series of CERES publications, the volume attempts to contribute to the scientific debate about the food–biodiversity–climate nexus by developing a comprehensive region-specific and broader global understanding of the linkages between these areas, especially in the context of Global South. Instead of providing only modern science-based solutions for the nexus related challenges, the volume covers case studies that present mixed solutions, offering the use of traditional ecological knowledge in combination with modern science for both resilience and sustainability. This is increasingly instrumental in shaping the needed response options regarding the economic, social, and environmental future of the world. Based on a multi-regional and cross-sectoral analysis, the approach consists of: assessing the different natural and anthropogenic factors currently affecting ecosystems and their services, especially the impacts of climate change; highlighting the different linkages between the state of biodiversity and food systems in many contexts and scales; and exploring the various response mechanisms to effectively manage the implications of such linkages. Most chapters provide inputs for future relevant research and policy agendas.
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    Pages: XLVI, 488 p. 143 illus., 124 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031125867
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental health. ; Renewable energy sources. ; Biogeography. ; Sustainability. ; Water. ; Environmental Health. ; Renewable Energy. ; Biogeosciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I -- Chapter 1. Hot and Mineral Springs in Nepal -- Chapter 2. Introduction to Hot and Mineral Springs -- Chapter 3. Profile of Hot and Healing Springs in Nepal -- Part II -- Chapter 4. Applications of Geothermal Energy -- Chapter 5. Hot and Mineral Spring Waters for Health Benefits -- Chapter 6. Cultural Aspects of Hot Spring -- Chapter 7. Hot Springs and Tourism Development -- Chapter 8. Public Sector’s Involvement and Prospects of Geothermal Development in Nepal. .
    Abstract: This book presents a profile of the majority of hot springs in and around tourist destinations in Nepal. In particular, there is a focus on Pokhara, Jumla, the world- famous Annapurna region, Ruby Valley, and Api Nampa Conservation Area. The chapter on health benefits of mineral hot springs provides a history of hot springs supported by a literature review and case study. Further chapters explore the direct uses of geothermal energy for various purposes and power generation, together with a section on conventional hydrothermal resources. This book is of interest to the general public, students, national and international researchers, energy planners, and health professionals. The book is a valuable tool for sociologists who want to gain insight into the cultural and religious aspects of hot water mineral springs.
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    Pages: XIV, 223 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030995003
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Communication in the environmental sciences. ; Environmental Law. ; Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Communication. ; Environmental Law. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Sustainable Development Goals in University Strategies: Making Sense of Sustainable Development in the Context of a Finnish University -- Best Practices in Research for Achieving SDG3 in Two Malaysian Universities -- Toward a Faculty Aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals: Sustainability, Equality and Equity Action Plan (University of the Balearic Islands) -- Bachelor’s Program “Sustainable Engineering” at Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences: Development, Concept and Practical Experience -- Enquiry-based Learning as a Strategy to Include the SDGs in Initial Teacher Training.
    Abstract: This book gives a special emphasis to state-of-the-art descriptions of approaches, methods, initiatives, and projects from universities, stakeholders, organizations, and civil society across the world, regarding cross-cutting issues in sustainable development. There is a perceived need for mobilizing the various stakeholders when attempting to promote sustainability in higher education and to promote best practices, which may inspire further initiatives. But despite this need, there are a few publications handling this matter in a coherent way. In order to meet the pressing need for publications which may document and disseminate examples of best practice on sustainable development at university level, the “Handbook of Best Practices in Sustainable Development at University Level” is being published. This book is produced by the European School of Sustainability Science and Research (ESSSR), through the Inter-University Sustainable Development Research Programme (IUSDRP) and contains inputs from authors across all geographical regions. The book also discusses examples of initiatives coordinated by universities but involving civil society, the private sector, and public sector (including local, national, and intergovernmental bodies). In particular, it describes practical experiences, partnerships, networks, and training schemes for building capacity aimed at fostering the cause of sustainable development at institutions of higher education. Thanks to its design and the contributions by experts from various areas, it provides a welcome contribution to the literature on sustainable development, and it may inspire further works in this field.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 504 p. 112 illus., 95 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031047640
    Series Statement: World Sustainability Series,
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    Keywords: Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Sustainability. ; Human geography. ; Environmental geography. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Human Geography. ; Integrated Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1-Environment, Society and Sustainability: A Human-Nature Interface -- 2-Social Welfare and Sustainable Development: Paradigm Shift -- 2-Ensuring Social Security for Child and the Elderly People -- 3-Geo-heritage and Geo-Ecotourism Conservation- Case Study -- 4-Resource Allocation and Sustainable Development -- 5-Welfare Schemes for Socially Vulnerable Segments -- 6-Population Growth, Poverty and Inequality -- 7-Illiteracy, Unemployment, Underemployment and Migration -- 8-Slums and Issues of Educational Sub-normality of Social Poor -- 9-Urbanization & Housing Affordability, Requirements of the Marginalized People -- 10-Gender Inequality, Women Health Issues and Women Empowerment -- 11-Climate Change and its Social Consequences and adaptation -- 12-Flood and its Impact on Human Livelihoods on Global South- Case study -- 13-Drought and its Associated Social Responses- Case study -- 14-Access to Basic Amenities, Healthcare Services and Mass Education -- 15-Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development, Industrialization as a Source of Employment -- 16-Protection of Civil Rights, Transgender Equality, Vocal for Local and Ecofeminism -- 17-Conclusion.
    Abstract: This volume discusses a broad range of human welfare problems associated with and stemming from social issues, natural resource deficiencies, environmental hazards, vulnerability to climate change, and sustainability challenges. The chapters form a framework centered around the concept of social morphology, i.e. the role of humans in shaping society, and associated human-nature interactions which inform the ability to achieve sustainable welfare and well-being. The book is divided in six sections. Section I contains the introductory chapters where the book explores shifting interfaces between environment, society, and sustainability outcomes. Section II discusses contemporary issues of social welfare, and covers sustainable in geo-heritage and ecotourism. Section III addresses the roots of various social conflicts and inequalities in relation to overpopulation, poverty, illiteracy, employment concerns, and human migration. Section IV highlights social security and areas of social deprivation, including urban affordability, gender equality, and women’s health. Section V covers social issues resulting from natural hazards and disasters. Section VI concludes the book with a discussion of the way forward for social sustainability. The book will be of interest to students, researchers, policy makers, environmentalists, NGOs, and social scientists.
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    Pages: XXIX, 739 p. 224 illus., 196 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030967604
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Technology Sociological aspects. ; Technological innovations. ; Industries. ; Sustainability. ; Emerging Technologies. ; Innovation and Technology Management. ; Industries.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Innovation, Value Creation, and Impact Assessment -- Chapter2. Emerging Technologies -- Chapter3. SDG-1 No Poverty -- Chapter4. SDG-2 Zero Hunger -- Chapter5. SDG-3 Good Health and Well-Being -- Chapter6. SDG-4 Quality Education -- Chapter7. SDG-5 Gender Equality -- Chapter8. SDG-6 Clean Water and Sanitation -- Chapter9. SDG-7 Affordable and Clean Energy -- Chapter10. SDG-8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -- Chapter11. SDG-9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -- Chapter12. SDG-10 Reduced Inequalities -- Chapter13. SDG-11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -- Chapter14. SDG-12 Responsible Consumption and Production -- Chapter15. SDG-13 Climate Action -- Chapter16. SDG-14 Life Below Water.-Chapter17. SDG-15 Life on Land -- Chapter18. SDG-16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -- Chapter19. 19. SDG-17 Partnerships for the Goals -- Chapter20. Conclusions.
    Abstract: This monograph investigates a multitude of emerging technologies including 3D printing, 5G, blockchain, and many more to assess their potential for use to further humanity’s shared goal of sustainable development. Through case studies detailing how these technologies are already being used at companies worldwide, author Sinan Küfeoğlu explores how emerging technologies can be used to enhance progress toward each of the seventeen United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and to guarantee economic growth even in the face of challenges such as climate change. To assemble this book, the author explored the business models of 650 companies in order to demonstrate how innovations can be converted into value to support sustainable development. To ensure practical application, only technologies currently on the market and in use actual companies were investigated. This volume will be of great use to academics, policymakers, innovators at the forefront of green business, and anyone else who is interested in novel and innovative business models and how they could help to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. This is an open access book.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXIII, 512 p. 226 illus., 221 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031071270
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development Goals Series,
    DDC: 304.2
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Sustainability. ; Urban Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Methodology -- Chapter 3. Literature review -- Chapter 4. Investigation into the planning, architectural and environmental opportunities and limitations for the adaptive reuse of urban structures for controlled environment agriculture -- Chapter 5. Interviews with practitioners -- Chapter 6. Guide for the analysis of the adaptive reuse potential of inner-city modern movement car parking structures for controlled environment agriculture -- Chapter 7. Application of the guide to the case studies. Investigating the viable adaptive reuse scenario of the three modern movement car parking structures for CEA -- Chapter 8. Discussion -- Chapter 9. Conclusions and future research.
    Abstract: This book analyses the adaptive reuse potential of inner-city modern movement car parking structures for controlled environment agriculture systems and the contribution of such a transformation to urban development. Modern movement garages built over the last 60 years are becoming redundant due to changing mobility trends and growing environmental awareness. Adaptive reuse is one of the scenarios that can reconcile these megastructures with contemporary urban needs. The novel function proposed in this study for multi-storey garages is controlled environment agriculture, which is a food production technique that is now developing in cities as an innovative business and a secondary food source. First, the study focuses on the theory of repurposing existing buildings for food production, which is then summarised in the form of a guide for the analysis of the adaptive reuse potential of inner-city car parking structures for controlled environment agriculture. Second, the guide is applied to two case studies, which allows exploring their potential to accommodate urban farming from planning, architectural, and environmental perspectives. The book aims to inspire and support decision-makers, architects, scholars and students when elaborating novel solutions for repurposing buildings for alternative functions. The publication encourages treating existing building stock as a resource that can become a stimulus for the new design process, which improves urban food provision.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXII, 170 p. 30 illus., 28 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031052101
    Series Statement: Cities and Nature,
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Geography. ; Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Regional Geography. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Global Mountain Awareness -- Chapter2. An International Mountain Involvement: The Beginnings -- Chapter3. Mountain Strategy in Munich, 1974: On Track to the Himalaya -- Chapter4. Darjeeling: Personal Awakening to High Mountains and Refugees -- Chapter5. Moscow and the Caucasus: The IGU in the Cold War -- Chapter6. United Nations University: Agency with a Mountain Mission -- Chapter7. Himalayan Reconnaissance 1978: Deforestation, Landslides, and Farmers -- Chapter8. The China Connection: Privileged Entry to a Closed Country -- Chapter9. Beyond Lhasa: Opening China to Collaborative Mountain Research -- Chapter10. Breakthrough: Environmental Degradation Theory Overturned -- Chapter11. China Revisited 1985: Yunnan and the Jade Dragon Snow Mountains -- Chapter12. The Mohonk Process: Mobilization of the Mountain Advocates -- Chapter13. Mountain Road to Rio: The UN Earth Summit 1992 -- Chapter14. Return to China 1991–1996: Mountain People of Yunnan and Mass Tourism -- Chapter15. Roof of the World: The Pamir, 1999: “A Catastrophe of Biblical Proportions” -- Chapter16. Threatened Disasters in the Pamir and Himalaya -- Chapter17. The Evolution of the Mountain Cause. .
    Abstract: This second edition of “Sustainable Mountain Development” is a history of the development of mountain environmental awareness from its origins during the Stockholm Conference on the Environment in 1973. This provided intellectual input into UNESCO’s MAB Programme, especially MAB-6 (Impact of Human Activities on Mountain Environments), The International Geographical Union’s commission on mountains, and The United Nations University’s (UNU) mountain project, the latter initiated in 1978. All this research and intellectual activity saw its maturation during the 1992 Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro. The major document universally agreed upon was AGENDA 21, with Chapter 13 concentrating on mountain environmental problems which led to 2002 being dedicated as The International Year of Mountains, and December 17th as International Mountain Day. The research that inspired this book, accompanied by intensive environmental and political activity, was initially propagated by a small group of colleagues that ultimately expanded to a world-wide endeavour. The work was recognised by three awards of the King Albert Gold Medal, two RGS Gold Medals, approved by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and countless other awards. It led to the founding of the International Mountain Society in 1980 and its quarterly journal “Mountain Research and Development” (1981). The work expanded into subsequent research efforts, including specific assessments of projected major catastrophes such as the status of the potential outbreak of glacier lakes (GLOFs), the impacts of climate warming, and incorporation of the mountain subsistence men and women whose environmental knowledge was enthusiastically recognized. This edition provides a new epilogue, which outlines the considerable changes to world environmental assessment since the establishment of 2002 as the International Year of Mountains, and notes that 2022 has been designated as the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development.
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    Pages: XVI, 301 p. 152 illus., 136 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 2nd ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030960292
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Food security. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Food Security.
    Description / Table of Contents: Supporting Sustainable Agriculture -- The concept of sustainable agriculture -- Agriculture-food nexus. The paradox of sustainable development in Mexico -- Prosocial Partnerships - A Scalable Pathway to Sustainable Agricultural Development -- Towards sustainable agriculture in Serbia: Empirical insights from a spatial planning perspective -- Climate adaptive agriculture: A smallholders case study of the Southwestern highlands of Ethiopia -- Differentiated intra-household food utilization in Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality, South Africa.
    Abstract: This book describes initiatives and concrete examples on sustainable food production worldwide. In the current world scenario, where nations all over the world are struggling to accomplish the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and to ensure sustainable patterns for all, this book provides a contribution towards a more comprehensive and interdisciplinary understanding of the cross-cutting issues related to Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security. This interdisciplinary book supports the efforts to engage a commitment from all fields of science, to work together to provide knowledge that could help to address SDG2 (No hunger) and lead to the promotion of quality of life, by means of a more sustainable food production, and improved food security. This book is expected to fill the gap of publications in this field. It gives a special emphasis to a state-of-the-art descriptions of approaches, methods, initiatives and projects from universities, stakeholders, organizations and civil society across the world, regarding cross-cutting issues in sustainable food production. It includes examples of policies and practices case studies, examples of projects, institutional policies, innovative methods and tools and research outputs, which highlight the interdependence between sustainable agriculture and food security issues. It is expected that the “Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security” will make the many benefits of sustainable food production clearer and, inter alia, lead to an increase in the emphasis provided to this central theme. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 594 p. 129 illus., 108 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030986179
    Series Statement: World Sustainability Series,
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Social justice. ; Demography. ; Population. ; Human Geography. ; Social Justice. ; Population and Demography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part1: Context and Design -- Chapter1: Creating Attractions and Tolerating Inequity -- Chapter2: Designing a Multiple-Scale and Multiple-Metric Data Analysis -- Part 2: Case Studies -- Chapter3: America’s Forever Beautiful Heritage Attraction Sites: the U.S.’s Most Popular National Parks -- Chapter4: Remnants of the Industrial Revolution: America’s Historic Grand Concourses as Heritage Attractions -- Chapter5: Zoos as Endangered Attractions -- Chapter6: America’ Iconic Urban Parks and the Gentrification Challenge -- Chapter7: Museums, the Building of Wealth Clusters, and Soft Power -- Part 3: Looking for Other Species of Heritage Sites and Better Solutions -- Chapter8: Other Species of Heritage Sites: Commercial and Political Symbols -- Chapter9: Looking for Better Affordable Housing Solutions -- Chapter 10: Epilogue: Summary and Looking Forward.
    Abstract: This book examines environmental and social justice challenges near America's most popular heritage attractions. These include over 100 places that host national parks (e.g., Glacier, Yellowstone), zoos (e.g., Bronx, Henry Doorly), urban parks (e.g., Central Park, Fairmount), grand concourses (e.g., 5th Avenue, Massachusetts Avenue), and multiple museums and galleries (e.g., National Gallery, Getty). The book includes measurements of demographics, air quality/distance from hazards, health outcomes, and urban assets in the areas immediately surrounding these heritage sites and compares them with adjacent areas and their host cities or states. It considers the history of justice-related-issues near the sites and evaluates what owners, managers and communities are doing to address gentrification, displacement, the legacy of redlining and other challenges, such as the animal rights movement, climate change/sustainability, and tight budgets. The book examines what some host cities are doing about affordable housing and what some heritage sites have done in establishing constructive relationships with surrounding communities. The book should have two primary audiences. One is the strong and growing social and environmental justice community that has increasingly been scrutinizing parks and other icons for evidence of injustice. This book will interest them, even though all the results do not necessarily support their positions. The second audience is businesses, not-for-profits, and government agencies who manage parks, zoos, museums, and other attractions and need to understand what is happening near their sites and what they can do to be better neighbours.
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    Pages: XX, 198 p. 46 illus., 39 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031081835
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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.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 401 p. 132 illus., 124 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811669057
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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.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    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,
    DDC: 304.2
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Agriculture Economic aspects. ; Cooperating objects (Computer systems). ; Sustainability. ; Agricultural Economics. ; Cyber-Physical Systems.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Bibliometric analysis on Era 4.0: Main highlights for the agricultural sector -- Chapter 2. Systematic review of agriculture and Era 4.0: The most relevant insights -- Chapter 3. The EU context on agriculture 4.0 and its dimensions -- Chapter 4. Benchmarking the EU context with those of other world agricultural frameworks -- Chapter 5. Potential impacts of Era 4.0 on agricultural sustainability.
    Abstract: This book describes the impact of Era 4.0 on the agricultural sector worldwide. It highlights the relationships between agriculture, food and industry (4.0). The main topics discussed are those associated with IoT in various sectors of the economy and its impact on farming sustainability. this book provides insights for policy makers, students, researchers and economic stakeholders.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 118 p. 84 illus., 83 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030989590
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Environmental policy. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Policy.
    Description / Table of Contents: SectionI. WEF Nexus and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Overview -- Chapter1. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the WEF Nexus -- Chapter2. Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area and the Promotion of a Nexus Approach -- SectionII. Analytical Tools for SDGs Implementation within the WEF Nexus Framework -- Chapter3. SDGs and WEF nexus: A critical review of the analytical tools -- Chapter4. Review of the economic impact of water availability on food security and the related ecosystems -- Chapter5. Strengthening Water–Energy–Food Nexus through Multi-Stakeholder Engagement for Sustainable Food Systems -- SectionIII. A WEF Nexus Approach for SDGs Achievement in Africa -- Chapter6. Water–Energy–Food Nexus Resilience and the Sustainable Development Goals -- Chapter7. Multi-scale challenges in the Food–Energy–Water nexus -- Chapter8. Modelling the WEF Nexus to support Sustainable Development: An African Case.
    Abstract: This contributed volume offers a state-of-the-art, holistic overview of the employment of a Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus approach to implement the seventeen United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a geographical focus on applications in different African regions. The book is divided into three sections, each composed of several chapters contributed by experts in their respective fields. Section I introduces the WEF Nexus and its role in the achievement of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs. It highlights the attempt to connect different spheres of sustainability thanks to the Nexus, taking advantage of the existing interlinkages and interconnections among the Goals. Section II proposes a multi-scale and multi-stakeholder approach to various aspects of the Nexus and reviews existing quantitative tools. This section focuses on the issue of resource control and development aims and spotlights how Nexus dynamics influence the achievement of the SDGs as a whole. Section III applies the WEF Nexus to different African regions, which are balancing a rising population and an economic boom with severe vulnerability in the face of climate change. Chapter “Review of the Economic Impact of Water Availability on Food Security and the Related Ecosystems” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
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    Pages: VIII, 103 p. 10 illus., 9 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031013362
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development Goals Series,
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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.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811905384
    Series Statement: Sustainable Textiles: Production, Processing, Manufacturing & Chemistry,
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Industrial management Environmental aspects. ; Business ethics. ; Environmental policy. ; Education and state. ; Sustainability. ; Corporate Environmental Management. ; Business Ethics. ; Environmental Policy. ; Education Policy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Sustainable Development and Sustainability -- Chapter 3. Organisations and their contribution to sustainability -- Chapter 4. Tools, initiatives, and approaches used for implementing sustainability -- Chapter 5. Organisational change management for sustainability -- Chapter 6. Civil Society Organisations’ contributions to sustainability -- Chapter 7. Contributions by Corporations to sustainability -- Chapter 8. Public Sector Organisations’ contributions to sustainability -- Chapter 9. Towards more sustainable organisations: Discussions and Conclusions.
    Abstract: The book is one of the first ones focussing on how organisations (civil society, corporations, and public sector ones) are contributing to sustainability. The book starts by providing a discussion of the four dimensions of sustainability (economic, environmental, social, and time). The second chapter focusses on what organisations are, their system elements (e.g. operations and production, management and strategy, and governance), stakeholders, relationships within and between organisations (ranging from competition to collaboration), and a framework for organisations to understand and map how they can contribute to sustainability. The third chapter discusses the twenty-four main tools, initiatives, and approaches (TIAs) that have been developed for organisations to contribute to sustainability, such as Circular Economy, Corporate Social Responsibility, Environmental Management Systems, and Sustainability Reporting. The fourth chapter focusses on organisational change management for sustainability, including types of change, drivers for change, resistance to change, incorporation, and institutionalisation. The fifth chapter presents empirical evidence on what civil society organisations have contributed to sustainability, from priorities and impacts, TIAs, external stimuli, and internal factors, drivers for change, starts of change, and development of change. The sixth chapter presents empirical evidence on what corporations have contributed to sustainability, from priorities and impacts, TIAs, external stimuli, and internal factors, drivers for change, starts of change, and development of change. The seventh chapter presents empirical evidence on what public sector organisations have contributed to sustainability, from priorities and impacts, TIAs, external stimuli, and internal factors, drivers for change, starts of change, and development of change. The last chapter provides the conclusions of the book. The book is aimed at providing a multi-level, dynamic, and holistic perspective on the contributions of organisations to sustainability. The book's uniqueness lies in analysing organisations’ efforts to become more sustainability oriented and contribute to making societies more sustainable through systems thinking, TIAs, and change processes.
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    Pages: XVI, 144 p. 62 illus., 56 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030996765
    Series Statement: Strategies for Sustainability,
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Asia History. ; International relations. ; Geographic information systems. ; Science Study and teaching. ; Oceanography. ; Human Geography. ; Asian History. ; International Relations. ; Geographical Information System. ; Science Education. ; Ocean Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1 ‘The Story of Geographical Names and Disputes’ -- Chapter 2 ‘Beginning of Discomfort and Dispute’ -- Chapter 3 'East Sea, an Endonym of Korea' -- Chapter 4 'Endonym and Exonym of Japan' -- Chapter 5 'Various Exonyms Used in the West' -- Chapter 6 ‘Sea of Japan and East Sea in Geography Education of the Modern Period’ -- Chapter 7 ‘The Unfinished Story of Geographical Names’ -- Bibliography -- Sources of Maps and Pictures -- Chronology of the Names of East Sea/Sea of Japan -- Epilogue.
    Abstract: This monograph discusses the dispute in geographical naming of the sea between Korea and Japan, which has been a long-lasting issue in East Asia and beyond. The book covers the modern history of the dispute, reveals the origin of the names for the sea between Korea and Japan, and the historical change of the name on ancient maps of Korea, Japan, and the West, and tracks the naming trends of the East Sea in geography textbooks in the pre-modern and modern times. The book also contains suggestions for some tangible solutions for the issue. This book is a useful resource for students and scholars in the fields of political geography, historical geography, cartography, diplomatic history, international relations, politics, and other related disciplines. It also appeals to international experts in hydrographic organizations and the United Nations, and geography and history teachers. The book is also interesting for the general readers interested in the topic of geographical naming disputes.
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    Pages: XXIX, 186 p. 208 illus., 194 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031070440
    Series Statement: Historical Geography and Geosciences,
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    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Physical geography. ; Environment. ; Geographical Information System. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1-Why this Topic? -- Chapter 2-Global Warming Impact on Earth Systems -- Chapter 3-The IPCC Reports on Global Warming and Land Changes -- Chapter 4.NOAA Operational Environmental Satellites for Earth Monitoring -- Chapter 5-New Remote Sensing Vegetation Health Technology -- Chapter 6-Cause of Climate Warming -- Chapter 7- Land Cover Changes from Intensive Climate Warming -- Chapter 8-Global Warming Crop Yield and Food Security -- Chapter 9-Remote Sensing Malaria During Global Warming -- Chapter 10-Malaria Performance Trend During 1981-2022 -- Chapter 11-Remote Sensing Drought Watch and Food Security -- Chapter 12-Has Drought Intensified During 1981-2021 Global Warming?
    Abstract: This book discusses the detrimental consequences of climate-related land changes over a 40-year period between 1981 and 2020, and focuses on how climate warming is deteriorating the agricultural system due to excessive heat, lack of moisture and more intensive and widespread droughts leading to a reduction of agricultural production. Most of the existing literature on the unfavourable consequences of global warming for land are based on a relatively short period of weather station data, covering local land areas with limited networks and monitoring parameters. These concerns have led to the use of satellite data, whose measurements are controlled by such vegetation characteristics as chlorophyll, carotenoids, moisture contents in the plants and temperature inside the vegetation community. Therefore, the discussion of this book is completely based on high-resolution global land surface measurements by the sensors on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) operational afternoon polar-orbiting satellites. The book also focuses on understanding climate change impacts on land changes where humans are living, and combines biophysically-grounded methods and the 40-year data to develop models for monitoring large-scale Earth warming impacts on land and for timely prediction of climate consequences for humans. These 40-year trends in land characteristics will help to better inform the assessment of potential changes in the future and how to reach human sustainability. The book will of interest to scientists using satellite remote sensing to track climate change impacts on land over time, as well as students and researchers in climatology and environmental sustainability. .
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    Pages: IX, 462 p. 159 illus., 126 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030968106
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    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Machine learning. ; Signal processing. ; Geology. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Geographical Information System. ; Machine Learning. ; Signal, Speech and Image Processing . ; Geology. ; Environmental Monitoring.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface.-Mine geological environment: An overview.-Multimodal remote sensing science and technology.-Deep learning technology for remote sensing intelligent interpretation.-Remote sensing interpretation signs of mine land occupation type -- Mine remote sensing dataset construction for multi-level tasks -- Mine target detection by remote sensing and deep learning -- Mine remote sensing scene classification by deep learning -- Mine land occupation classification based on machine learning and remote sensing images -- Mine land occupation classification based on deep learning and remote sensing images -- Concluding remarks.
    Abstract: This book examines the theory and methods of remote sensing intelligent interpretation based on deep learning. Based on geological and environmental effects on mines, this book constructs a set of systematic mine remote sensing datasets focusing on the multi-level task with the system of “target detection→scene classification→semantic segmentation." Taking China’s Hubei Province as an example, this book focuses on the following four aspects: 1. Development of a multiscale remote sensing dataset of the mining area, including mine target remote sensing dataset, mine (including non-mine areas) remote sensing scene dataset, and semantic segmentation remote sensing dataset of mining land cover. The three datasets are the basis of intelligent interpretation based on deep learning. 2. Research on mine target remote sensing detection method based on deep learning. 3. Research on remote sensing scene classification method of mine and non-mine areas based on deep learning. 4. Research on the fine-scale classification method of mining land cover based on semantic segmentation. The book is a valuable reference both for scholars, practitioners and as well as graduate students who are interested in mining environment research.
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    Pages: XII, 246 p. 110 illus., 89 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Sustainability. ; Human Geography. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction: Transport and mobility situations of African cities -- Part 1: Urban form, accessibility and travel demand -- Urban form, accessibility and travel demand in African cities: An introduction -- Urban form and access to public transport in Accra, Ghana -- Disparities in public transport coverage and bus service quality in Algiers -- An Analysis of transportation demand Patterns in Ghana -- Part 2: Transport poverty, equity and inclusion -- Transport poverty and social divisions in African cities: An introduction -- Mobility regimes and equity in urban transport: Examining women’s mobility experiences in Accra -- Community severance in urban Africa -- Transport poverty, distance covered to access to basic infrastructures and modal choice in urban areas in Cameroon -- Conceptualizing an urban transport framework for enhanced residential quality of life in Sub-Saharan Africa: Case study of Ghana and Namibia -- Part 3: Public transport policy and governance -- Public transport policy and governance in African cities: An introduction -- Bus rapid transit implementation in African cities: The case for a more incremental reform approach -- Pricing transport services in urban Ghana – The politics and socio-spatial conflicts between transport operators and the state -- Safe, inclusive public transport in Africa - Challenges and opportunities identified in Ghana and Namibia -- Part 4: Non-motorized transport and traffic safety -- Non-motorized transport and traffic safety in African cities: An introduction -- Planning for walkability in Johannesburg -- Exploring barriers and prospects of bicycle transportation: A case study of a Ghanaian University campus -- The provision of NMT in the City of Lusaka: An analysis of policy and practice -- The future of non-motorized transport in Urban Africa -- Part 5: ICT, platforms and new technologies -- ICTs, digital platform mobility services, and transport de-carbonization in African cities: An introduction -- Opportunities and challenges for addressing personal safety concerns on public transport through ICTs in South African cities -- Smart mobility in urban Africa: Geography of diffusion, user characteristics and emerging impacts of digital platform/app-based mobility services -- e-Quantum leap: Planning for electric minibus taxis in sub-Saharan Africa’s paratransit system -- Conclusion: What futures for transport and mobility in African cities?
    Abstract: This book provides a collection of insightful conceptual and empirical works that situate transport and mobility challenges in the unique context of individual countries and cities while highlighting commonalities across the African continent. Written from an interdisciplinary perspective, the book covers important themes in transport and mobility including the links between urbanization, urban structure, and accessibility; transport equity and poverty, non-motorized transport, public transport, and the challenges and opportunities of new and emerging transport technologies, and ICT-mediated mobility solutions. Each chapter engages with the normative imperatives that are critical to improving the transport and mobility situations of African urban areas now and in the future.
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    Pages: XII, 401 p. 53 illus., 42 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031173271
    Series Statement: The Urban Book Series,
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Sustainability. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Water. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Aquaculture -- Fisheries management -- Ecology and protection of aquatic ecosystems -- Fishing.
    Abstract: The book presents expert assessments of modern opportunities for fisheries and aquaculture in terms of economic efficiency, the state of fishery reservoirs, and the state of ichthyocenoses. The purpose of this book is to provide interested parties (government bodies, representatives of business, science and civil society) with information about modern solutions in the field of aquatic biological resources management, the state of aquatic ecosystems and fish stocks, and modern and promising technologies in aquaculture and fisheries. The book contains an assessment of the state and recommendations for the restoration of natural aquatic ecosystems, an analysis of the state of fisheries and aquaculture in inland waters, taking into account regional characteristics, the development of a methodology for assessing freshwater fish stocks, information on advanced technologies in cage aquaculture in reservoirs and lakes and in circulation systems, data on opportunities for capacity building in small-scale fisheries, and the prospects for establishing a data and information management system for fisheries and aquaculture.
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    Pages: IX, 207 p. 51 illus., 41 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031082849
    Series Statement: Environmental Science and Engineering,
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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,
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Urban economics. ; Public health. ; Sustainability. ; Urban Economics. ; Public Health.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1-Risks, Resilience and Sustainable Development -- Chapter 2-Cities Sustainability in a Risk Prone World -- Chapter 3-Urban Mega Risks: Monitoring, Management and Sustainability (Remote Sensing and GIS Solutions) -- Chapter 4-Mega Risks and Digital Solutions for Sustainability -- Chapter 5-Mega Risks, Urban Economies and Sustainability: Making Cities Economically Resilient -- Chapter 6-Mega Risks, Urban Energy Use and Sustainable Development -- Chapter 7-Mega Risks, Urban Health and Sustainability -- Chapter 8-Mega Risks, Education, Knowledge and Sustainability -- Chapter 9-Mega Risks, Social Protection and Sustainability -- Chapter 10-Mega Risks, Urban Governance and Sustainability -- Chapter 11-Vision of a Sustainable and Resilient City.
    Abstract: This book focuses on the emergence of COVID-19 and climate change as twin mega risks to cities of both developed and developing countries. The work analyses how the pandemic has transformed city functions, promoted remote working, and affected socializing, education and learning patterns, recreation, as well as shopping and entertainment. It discusses the lessons learned from these two Mega Risks, the evolution of urban patterns and functions in their wake, and provides visionary thinking for the improvement of cities from the experiences gained. The COVID-19 Pandemic and climate change are both posing serious threats to cities’ future. Together, they demand changes in the ways cities’ function and operate. The work presents a case for a better understanding of the twin mega risks, the magnitude of their impacts, the responses of cities in combating these issues, and planning strategies for preparing, mitigating and adapting to these and future risks. The book is designed to provide reliable resource materials for a wide audience such as planners, professional practitioners, scientists, students, teachers and researchers working in various fields including geography, environmental sciences, social sciences, policy and planning.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXV, 341 p. 78 illus., 77 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031140884
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    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Geography. ; Computer programming. ; Geographical Information System. ; Geography. ; Programming Techniques.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction to Scripting and Programming -- Chapter 2. Basics of programming—Variables, Operators, & Statements -- Chapter 3. Basics of programming—Control Structures -- Chapter 4. Basics of programming—Functions and Objects -- Chapter 5. Reading a Python Script -- Chapter 6. Debugging -- Chapter 7. Introduction to ArcPy -- Chapter 8. Basics of accessing data in ArcGIS -- Chapter 9. Rasters -- Chapter 10. Tables and Cursors -- Chapter 11. Vectors and Geometries -- Chapter 12. Mapping--symbologies -- Chapter 13. Mapping—layouts -- Chapter 14. Creating custom tools -- Chapter 15. Error Handling -- Chapter 16. Creating Custom Classes -- Chapter 17. Putting it all together -- Chapter 18. ArcPy for Web GIS using ArcGIS Online -- Chapter 19. Incorporating External Packages -- Chapter 20. Using Multiple Python Files -- Chapter 21. Developing a Custom Python Package.
    Abstract: This upper-undergraduate textbook teaches students programming in GIS using a mix of computer science theory and hands-on activities, with the aim of empowering students to understand fundamentals and apply their knowledge beyond the specific examples in the book. Each of the book’s twenty-one chapters integrates instructional material with exercises in ArcGIS Pro. In doing so, this book combines the strengths of workbooks and theoretical textbooks to provide a holistic and comprehensive text. Each chapter concludes with an unguided task that ensures students have learned the broader principles explained therein. In addition to its unique format, the book covers oft-neglected topics such as debugging, creating a program from scratch, and managing metadata. Section I starts with the principles of scripting and programming with Python. Section II introduces the ArcPy module and elements specific to ArcGIS Pro. This section focuses on data structures, and how they are used and implemented within Python. Section III uses the topic of algorithms to guide the student through creating tools to add functionality to ArcGIS Pro. The last section, Section IV, builds upon section III to guide the student to developing and sharing projects and Python packages to include external open-source code and share the Python code as an open-source package. This text will prepare students for a long-term ability to do GIS programming, whether in industry or academic research. This comes from the author’s observations of students who have learned GIS programming in one platform, such as VBA in ArcMap, struggle to apply that knowledge to a new platform, such as Python in ArcGIS Pro, because the content was presented too closely with a specific platform. The integration of exercises with conceptual content, along with the choice of chapter content, serves this goal of preparing students for working in a dynamic, rapidly changing technology field.
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    Pages: XII, 267 p. 110 illus., 88 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031084980
    Series Statement: Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment,
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Environmental policy. ; Environmental education. ; Performing arts. ; Theater. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Policy. ; Environmental and Sustainability Education. ; Practice-as-Research.
    Description / Table of Contents: Unpacking Key Terms: Sustainable Development, Indigenous Knowledges, Methodology -- Decolonisation of Research Methodologies Toward Sustainable Development in Indigenous Settings -- On the Impossibility of Instrumentalising Indigenous Methodologies for the Sustainable Development Agenda -- Deconstructing Community-Based Research for Sustainable Development: The Role of Indigenous Knowledge Holders -- The Iloco Ammu as Indigenous Research Ontology, Epistemology, and Methodology.
    Abstract: This book states that whilst academic research has long been grounded on the idea of western or scientific epistemologies, this often does not capture the uniqueness of Indigenous contexts, and particularly as it relates to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs were announced in 2015, accompanied by 17 goals and 169 targets. These goals are the means through which Agenda 2030 for sustainable development is to be pursued and realised over the next 15 years, and the contributions of Indigenous peoples are essential to achieving these goals. Indigenous peoples can be found in practically every region of the world, living on ancestral homelands in major cities, rainforests, mountain regions, desert plains, the arctic, and small Pacific Islands. Their languages, knowledges, and values are rooted in the landscapes and natural resources within their territories. However, many Indigenous peoples are now minorities within their homelands and globally, and there is a dearth of research based on Indigenous epistemologies and methodologies. Furthermore, academic research on Indigenous peoples is typically based on western lenses. Thus, the paucity of Indigenous methodologies within mainstream research discourses present challenges for implementing practical research designs and interpretations that can address epistemological distinctiveness within Indigenous communities. There is therefore the need to articulate, as well as bring to the nexus of research aimed at fostering sustainable development, a decolonising perspective in research design and practice. This is what this book wants to achieve. The contributions critically reflect on Indigenous approaches to research design and implementation, towards achieving the sustainable development goals, as well as the associated challenges and opportunities. The contributions also advanced knowledge, theory, and practice of Indigenous methodologies for sustainable development.
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    Pages: IX, 448 p. 45 illus., 32 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031123269
    Series Statement: World Sustainability Series,
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Ethnology. ; Environment. ; Cultural geography. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Human Geography. ; Sociocultural Anthropology. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Social and Cultural Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Social Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Introduction -- Chapter2. Scientific and Indigenous Knowledge for Socio-Ecological Systems: A 20-Year Global Bibliometric Analysis -- Chapter3. Interfacing indigenous knowledge with scientific knowledge for improved health outcomes: A case of Eswatini -- Chapter4. Indigenous Ways of Predicting Agricultural Droughts in Zimbabwe -- Chapter5. Kusintha kwa nyengo: local meanings of climate change in Malawi -- Chapter6. Unravelling indigenous knowledge using the Msangu (Faidherbia albida) tree in Malawi: through the voice of farmers -- Chapter7. Traditional Early Warning Signals for Floods and Drought in Nsanje and Chikhwawa Districts, Malawi -- Chapter8. Conservation of Natural Forests through Indigenous Religious Beliefs and Practices: A Case Study of M’bona Cult, Nsanje District, Malawi -- Chapter9. Cross-scale properties and adaptive management of indigenous residual moisture crop cultivation systems in Malawi -- Chapter10. Indigenous Knowledge and Practice Related to Health, Nutrition and Environments in Bangladesh -- Chapter11. Assessment of Knowledge and Attitudes of Pastoralists towards Tsetse flies and Trypanosomiasis in the Maasai Steppe, Northern Tanzania -- Chapter12. Shortage, meanings, and adaptations of water: Reflections on the perspectives elders from San José Lachiguirí Oaxaca, Mexico -- Chapter13. North American case studies of medicinal plant conservation -- Chapter14. Contested understanding of river health from communities’ perspective in the Lower Komati River in South Africa -- Chapter15. Awajun and Ginger: Introduced Species Becoming Important Traditional Medicines -- Chapter16. Overview of Brazilian Biodiversity Law and Identification of Legal Instruments and Strategies for Effective Participation of Traditional Communities in exporting and other commercial opportunities related to biodiversity assets -- Chapter17. Lessons learnt.
    Abstract: This contributed volume provides case studies from around the world that feature a convergence of indigenous and western knowledge in an attempt to understand complex socio-ecological systems. The book provides an understanding of socio-ecological systems in an ethical space using a 'Decoloniality' approach (i.e. untangling the production of knowledge from a primarily Eurocentric episteme). The work presented here integrates and merges indigenous knowledge with western science, thereby building on the strengths of each in service of understanding these systems. The editors of this volume approach indigenous communities and scientists as equal knowledge-holders and, in doing so, contributes towards improved understanding of socio-ecological systems and interactions in cross-cultural contexts. This volume will be of interest to scientists, instructors, students and policy makers across disciplines such as environmental sciences, social sciences, interdisciplinary studies, cultural studies, ethnobotany, anthropology and plant genetic resources.
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    Pages: XVII, 363 p. 53 illus., 42 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031150975
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Geochemistry. ; Geology. ; Geophysics. ; Power resources. ; Sustainability. ; Geochemistry. ; Geology. ; Geophysics. ; Natural Resource and Energy Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction to “The Lower Danumbe delta" (Zaharia Liliana) -- Part I: Hydrological and Hydromorphological Processess -- Chapter 2. General features of the hydro-sedimentary flows along the Lower Danube River (Zaharia Liliana) -- Chapter 3. Comparative assessment of hydromorphological parameters in the context of riverbed morphology anthropic changes (Deák György) -- Chapter 4. Dynamics of islands and Danube River channel in last 150 years (Vedea-Calarasi sector, Romania). Hydrogeomorphological approach (Florina Grecu) -- Chapter 5. Analysis of Hydro-Sedimentary Processes and Fluvial Morphology along the Lower Danube River (Giurgiu-Calarași Reach) (Daniela E. Gogoașe Nistoran) -- Chapter 6. Hydro-environmental specifics of the Lower Danube Bulgarian tributaries (M. Chilikova-Lubomirova) -- Part II: Physico-chemical Features, Biodiversity and Quality of the Hydro- environment.
    Abstract: This book provides essential information and recent findings on hydro-environmental issues in the Lower Danube River, particularly its hydrological and hydromorphological processes; physico-chemical features; climate and water-related hazards; and not only the biodiversity and quality but also the sustainable management and governance of its hydro-environment. Accordingly, it presents a broad range of scientific information on the lower sector of the second-longest river in Europe, which holds major economic importance and has been severely impacted by human pressures, especially since the second part of the last century. The engineering works (e.g. dams, reservoirs, levees, channelization, etc.) on the Danube and its tributaries, despite their benefits to society, have altered its flow and significantly reduced its sediment load, with consequences for hydromorphological processes and aquatic ecosystems. These ecosystems have also been affected by pollution from various sources. To promote sustainable management of the Danube River and its watershed, several strategies and measures have been developed by a number of institutions, from the European level to the national and regional levels (commissions, national authorities, non-governmental organizations, etc.). Compared to the upper and middle sectors of the Danube, the lower sector has received less attention in the international scientific literature in terms of hydro-environmental issues. The book fills this gap and provides current and original insights and findings from recent studies conducted by scientists from three countries drained by the Lower Danube River and its tributaries: Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia. This unique book will be of great scientific interest to professional engineers, policy planners and policymakers in the three countries mentioned above, helping them to implement their own sustainable development plans. It also offers a valuable resource for graduate students, researchers and stakeholders.
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    Pages: XV, 582 p. 242 illus., 212 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031038655
    Series Statement: Earth and Environmental Sciences Library,
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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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    Pages: XXVII, 229 p. 62 illus., 46 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811940897
    Series Statement: Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements,
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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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    Pages: XXIV, 168 p. 45 illus., 43 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811936241
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Sustainable architecture. ; Urban policy. ; Social justice. ; Sustainability. ; Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings. ; Urban Policy. ; Social Justice.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. A Planet of Cities at Times unlike Any Other: Towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda -- Chapter2. Urban Ecology and Humanism: Pathways to Regeneration -- Chapter3. Climate-Conscious Cities: The Critical Decade -- Chapter4. The Energy Race to Decarbonisation -- Chapter5. Sustainable Circular Economies for Transformative Cities -- Chapter6. A New Social Contract for Healthy, Safe and Happy Cities for All -- Chapter7. Cities as Living Labs of Knowledge, Co-creation and Innovation -- Chapter8. Accountable Strategic Planning and Citizen Engagement -- Chapter9. Cities in Concert for the Global Sustainability Transition -- Annex: Best Practices, Lighthouse Initiatives and Paradigm Shifts.
    Abstract: This book argues that accelerating action toward sustainability for and by cities and their inhabitants can make a huge difference to humanity’s endeavor to recover from current crises and build a sustainable future. It sheds light on cutting-edge concepts and actions toward sustainability that can taken by and for cities and with citizens. In this book, author Voula Mega takes the reader on a journey inside and across cities and highlights efforts toward a paradigmatic shift that reconciles human systems with nature. Leadership, education, innovation, trust and citizen empowerment all play a crucial role for the co-invention of a new model that balances human well-being, sustainable prosperity and the future of the planet. Building on robust evidence and inspired by best practices, Human Sustainable Cities offers compelling messages and convincing advice to all stakeholders who are striving to overcome crises, speed up the path toward resilience and preparedness and bounce forward better.
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    Pages: XXX, 303 p. 9 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031048401
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    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Property. ; Common law. ; Industries. ; Economic geography. ; Geographical Information System. ; Common Property and Land Law. ; Industries. ; Economic Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 -- Brief history of "the beach" in Florida. Chapter 2 -- The legal geography of the beach. Chapter 3 -- The value of the property on/near the beach, despite natural hazard risk. Chapter 4 -- Capturing the beach experience. Chapter 5 -- Assessing public space along Florida beaches: NW FL case study. Chapter 6 -- Sketch mapping accessibility. Chapter 7 -- Explicit territoriality: good/bad fences. Chapter 8 -- Implied territoriality: good/bad neighbors. Chapter 9 -- Mapping the potential of conflict: transboundary viewsheds. Chapter 10 -- Conclusion: bringing it all together. .
    Abstract: This book offers a theoretical and practical exploration of the beach as space and place (i.e. territoriality) through three disciplinary lenses (Political Science, Geography, Art), utilizing the lens of territoriality and field-based participant cartographic mapping to understand better the ways in which the developed shoreline in Florida is territorialized. The book approaches the complex topic of territoriality on Florida’s beaches from two novel but related methods: participatory mapping/cartography and performance art. Both methods involve participants interacting with, perceiving, and ultimately representing feelings about a place. One method captures those feelings through the medium of the cartographic product (or a map), while the other leads to a set of symbols (flags), performance (actions in place) and visceral record (photography, sound, and journaling). Readers will gain insight into the role of political systems, ideological climates, local culture (including diverse cultures throughout the Florida state territory), and environmental history and challenges in shaping territoriality. The book will be of interest to a wide array of scholars working in coastal and land use planning topics at the intersection of geography, political science and art, including urban planners, land managers, and associated stakeholders dealing with ongoing tensions between private and public property rights on and near beaches.
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    Pages: XIV, 100 p. 39 illus., 31 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030973155
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Urban policy. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Human Geography. ; Urban Policy. ; Urban Sociology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Part 1: Informalities – An overview -- Everything but housing -- Room by room: An exploration of the house -- Tactical appropriations in the urban realm: Informal practices and re-inventions in the contemporary city -- Milan potential city: Informality and resilience in times of crisis -- The mathematics of an ideal village -- Assembling informal urbanism -- Informalizing Yugoslavia -- Micro-informalities: Spatial appropriations in the Covid-19 Era -- Part 2: Latin America -- Red and Green: Towards a new framework of civilized coexistence -- No time to lose: Fostering the predominantly informal city in Latin America -- Exploring critical urbanities: A knowledge co-transfer approach for fragmented cities in water landscapes -- The practice of listening: Community learning towards a social architecture -- The limits of urban design in the slum-upgrading process: The case of Parque Fernanda I in São Paulo, Brazil -- Villa 31: Regeneration as a consequence of social urbanism -- El Amate in Guatemala City: An urban intervention -- Cuba’s informal gardens: Situating state support and public participation -- Urban permeability in Medellin: Case studies of Santo Domingo Savio and el Poblado -- Hopeful Rebar: Leveraging informality in architecture and urban design education -- Part 3: US–Mexico borderlands -- Lesson of hope: A case study on self-built homes in the informal neighborhoods of Tijuana -- Informality in South Texas: Understanding the evolution of Colonias in el Cenizo and the Rio Bravo -- Stigmas of informality: Disaster recovery and reconstruction in South Texas Colonias -- Quasi-informality on the border: The economic and socio-spatial dimensions of Latino marketplaces -- Houston, informal city -- Tanks, wells, tacos, and pitches -- Understanding informal housing in the Mississippi Delta: Lessons from Latin American informal settlements -- Part 4: Asia -- Understanding ‘free-form’ micro-morphology in informal settlements -- Informality and the production of publicness in India -- Desperate city builders -- (In)formal land delivery processes: Relational perspectives on squatter settlements in Kathmandu -- Meeting unmet expectations revisited: Environmental management in Indonesian urban Kampungs after 30 years -- Urban informality tactics through layers of socio-spatial connectivity -- Carnival nonmovements and the repoliticization of urban space in Yazd, Iran -- Popup cities: Refugee camps between transience and resilience -- Leveraging rural urbanisms: Design at the intersection of formality and informality in Xixinan, China -- Part 5: Africa -- Towards sustainable interventions in unplanned communities: Adapting the urban nexus approach to the Greater Cairo Region -- Power relations and the influence of cultural factors in Cairo’s Ashwa’eyat informal settlements -- Obscured innovations? Inventiveness in collective infrastructure management in Accra, Ghana -- The inclusion of “unequals:” Hotspot network strategy for a metropolitan agricultural revolution eluding informality -- Towards an architecture of civil disobedience in the upgrading of informal settlements -- Seeking disciplinary relevance in the informal city: Rebuilding architectural practice through community engagement -- Ponte city: An architecture of Utopia, informality, and rebirth -- Urban housing in Nairobi: Expectations and realities of densification in the middle- and low-income sectors -- Afterword.
    Abstract: This book advances the agenda of informality as a transnational phenomenon, recognizing that contemporary urban and regional challenges need to be addressed at both local and global levels. This project may be considered a call for action. Its urgency derives from the impact of the pandemic combined with the effects of climate change in informal settlements around the world. While the notion of “the informal” is usually associated with the analysis and interventions in informal settlements, this book expands the concept of informality to acknowledge its interdisciplinary parameters. The book is geographically organized into five sections. The first part provides a conceptual overview of the notion of “the informal,” serving as an introduction and reflection on the subject. The following sections are dedicated to the principal regions of the Global South—Latin America, US–Mexico Borderlands, Asia, and Africa—while considering the interconnections and correspondences between urbanism in the Global South and the Global North. This book offers a critical introduction to groundbreaking theories and design practices of informality in the built environment. It provides essential reading for scholars, professionals, and students in urban studies, architecture, city planning, urban geography, sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, economics, and the arts. As a critical survey of informality, the book examines history, theory, and production across a range of informal practices and phenomena in urbanism, architecture, activism, and participatory design. Authored by a diverse and international cohort of leading educators, theorists, and practitioners, 45 chapters refine and expand the discourse surrounding informal cities.
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    Pages: XXIII, 654 p. 257 illus., 224 illus. in color. , online resource.
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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,
    DDC: 304.2
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    Keywords: Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Economic geography. ; Economic development. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Economic Geography. ; Development Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1-The UN Sustainable Development goals -- Chapter 2-Partnerships and SDG Implementation -- Chapter 3-SDG Governance and Partnership -- Chapter 4-Partnering for data harvesting, sharing and analysis: the UN open SDG data hub -- Chapter 5-Modelling and Assessing Multi-Stakeholder Relationships: The Case of Collaboration in Global Public-Private Partnerships -- Chapter 6-National Partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals: Multi-stakeholder partnerships in Ireland -- Chapter 7-Comparing practical SDG partnerships in Wales and Sweden -- Chapter 8-Learnings and reflections from Sustainable Antioquia: A Colombian pioneer experience of SDG -- Chapter 9-Mapping an Ecosystem of Minnesota Organizations and Corporations in Alignment to the Sustainable Development Goals -- Chapter 10-Ingredients for Partnership Success and Failure -- Chapter 11-Conclusions and Recommendation.
    Abstract: This volume fills a significant gap in the scientific and policy literature on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and on SDG 17 which focuses on partnership as a means of implementation (MOI) for the SDGs. The collection offers a strong theoretical context, and outlines the nature of partnerships (e.g. alternative forms, multi-level forms, barriers to take-up) using the most recent UN database as well as through key case studies that highlight partnership successes and failures at local, national and global scales. The text covers a brief history and background of partnerships and the SDGs, an analysis of existing SDG partnership using UN data, a scalar analysis of case studies involving multi-stakeholder partnerships, and recommendations for successful partnership models and implementation strategies. The book will be relevant for a wide variety of readerships including academics in different policy fields and disciplines, policymakers, SDG advocates and practitioners, and NGOs active in the promotion of the SDGs and environmental issues. .
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    Pages: XIV, 128 p. 24 illus., 11 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031074615
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development Goals Series,
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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.
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    ISBN: 9789811952135
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    Keywords: Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Geography. ; Computer science. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Geographic information systems. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Regional Geography. ; Computer Science. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Framework for urban growth simulation driven by strategic spatial plan -- Chapter 3. Household lifecycle model employed as basement for simulating policy impacts on urbanization -- Chapter 4. Household residential relocation model for investigating impact of spatial strategic policy -- Chapter 5. Simulating household shopping choices for verifying location policy of large-scale shopping centre -- Chapter 6. Simulating policy impact of community-based facility location on day-care service for aged population -- Chapter 7. Evaluating evacuee number and capacity of accommodation shelters for earthquake disaster -- Chapter 8. Water consumption behaviors and water price negotiation between government and households for domestic water management -- Chapter 9. Household energy consumption and environment tax in urban area -- Chapter 10. Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book introduces planning support systems by combining policy decision-making process with the mechanism of urban spatial or functional development regarding to the planning policies on strategic level. By analyzing policy interactions between household agents, the book concentrates on visualizing and forecasting macro phenomenon of policy effects through revealing the discrete, micro human behaviors around the urban functions of dwelling, recreation, working, and transportation. Simulations are created based on these policy outcome assessments, taking into account the influences of energy and resource consumption and CO2 emission on sustainable development in urban environments. The book is geared towards researchers, universities, and urban policy makers. The book begins by presenting a framework of urban growth simulation, and introducing Spatial Strategic Planning Support System (SSP-SS). Then, household lifecycle and relocation models are employed for simulating policy impacts on urbanization, and investigating the impacts of spatial strategic planning. Several projects are assessed using agent-based modeling including shopping centre construction, day-care service for aging populations, and developing of "bus city" for reducing transportation CO2 emission. The final chapter identifies the key planning factors that play effective roles on reducing carbon emission in urban master plan by simulating the carbon emission volume in urban area.
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    Pages: XIII, 220 p. 145 illus., 111 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031075438
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographic Information Science,
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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.
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    ISBN: 9789811937040
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Sustainability. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology.
    Description / Table of Contents: EVA effect on Stone Mastic Asphalt (SMA) Behaviour -- HDPE effect on Rutting Resistance of Binder -- High Dosage Rubber Addition to Asphalt Mixtures -- Sodium Chloride Impact on Cemented Clay -- Recycled Sawdust effect on Controlling Sulphate Attack in Cemented Clay -- Recycled-Seashells Cement Stabilised Kaolinite Clay Exposed To Sulphate.
    Abstract: This book considers the application of recycled materials both in pavement and geotechnical engineering. Currently, Australia has faced the fundamental concern of recycling waste plastic. On 1 January 2018, China enforced a prohibition on the importation of waste plastic. China's ban is followed by other countries like India, Indonesia, and Malaysia. The ban caused many corporations to abandon waste collection agreements, and the stockpiling of waste, as there is nowhere to safely deposit this waste. This issue seems, to a great extent, to have placed Australia's recycling industry in a crisis. As a result, local councils will have to find strategic ways of recycling accumulated waste that will become a more significant issue in the coming years. In Australia, apart from economic growth, the road pavement has weakened rapidly as the current pavement unable to withstand this urgent traffic load demand. The adding of polymers to the mixtures improves the stiffness, rutting resistance, and fatigue cracking [1]. However, the application of virgin polymer is costly. Thus, using waste polymer such as waste plastic polymer is an inexpensive substitute. The potential for recycled plastic to improve the performance properties of asphalt mixtures has been demonstrated in many countries the UK, Canada, The Netherlands, and India [2]. Similarly, another application of recycled materials can be in geotechnical infrastructure. This book considers the application of recycled materials both in pavement and geotechnical engineering. References [1] Airey, G.D., Singleton, T.M., & Collop, A.C.(2002). Properties of polymer modified bitumen after rubber- bitumen interaction. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering .14(4), 344- 354. [2] K. O'Farrell. Australian Plastics Recycling Survey- National Report. Australian Government, Department of Environment and Energy, Australia. Project reference,2018 A21502.
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    Pages: XI, 106 p. 62 illus., 47 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030942342
    Series Statement: Environmental Science and Engineering,
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Philosophy. ; Economics. ; Law. ; Political science. ; Sustainability. ; Philosophy. ; Economics. ; Law. ; Political Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Problem and Fundaments.-Chapter 2. Idea-historical foundations and dubious (standard) objections to cost-benefit analysis -- Chapter 3. Frictions on the application level: costs and benefits, discounting, uncertainty, fact base -- Chapter 4. Collision of the cost-benefit analysis with liberal-democratic basic principles and the claim of validity of law -- Chapter 5. Cost-benefit analysis without convincing theoretical basis -- Chapter 6. Remaining relevance of cost-benefit elements in balancing.
    Abstract: With cost-benefit analysis, economic sciences cultivate a specific decision-making procedure, which has also been partially adopted in politics. Although economists do not experience the approach as normative, on closer examination the approach can be identified as an economic ethics. The present philosophical and at the same time transdisciplinary (with special legal and economic components) treatment examines the persuasive power of this approach using climate change as an example, as the most important sustainability issue. The objections raised against the economisation of decision-making with regard to the utilitarian tradition, such as the criticism of the orientation towards weighing up options, the alleged lack of distributive justice or the tendency to describe people in behavioural science as selfish, are hardly or not at all convincing on closer examination. In several respects, however, it turns out that cost-benefit analysis faces insoluble problems. Firstly, the theoretical basis of (hidden normative) cost-benefit analysis in philosophical empiricism does not seem tenable. This means the idea of empiricism that normative questions must be transformed into questions of factual (countable and reproduceable) preferences of people. Secondly, there are massive collisions of cost-benefit analysis with a liberal-democratic constitutional law, whose principles are universal ethical principles. This concerns both freedom rights (which must not depend on the ability of humans to pay) and the model of democracy and respect for the rule of law. Thirdly, insoluble problems of application arise for cost-benefit analyses, which are particularly (but not only) apparent in the context of climate protection, in general considerations as in the case of legislation as well as in individual analyses, as done when constructing a coal-fired power plant. A strongly deflated cost-benefit analysis could nevertheless contribute factual material – such as partial aspects of decision consequences that can actually be depicted in monetary terms – to ethical or legal decision-making processes. In this respect the approach appears helpful and complementary, but not beyond that.
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    Pages: XI, 157 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030992842
    Series Statement: Environmental Humanities: Transformation, Governance, Ethics, Law,
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Political science. ; Sustainability. ; Climatology. ; Social sciences. ; Human Geography. ; Governance and Government. ; Sustainability. ; Climate Sciences. ; Society.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction to the participatory foresight toolbox -- Chapter 2. Why citizen participation in foresight?-. Chapter 3. Who to involve in participatory foresight? -- Chapter 4. Which foresight methods to use for participatory foresight? -- Chapter 5. How to use participatory foresight methods? -- Chapter 6. Conclusions: applying the toolbox to involve citizens in participatory foresight in practice.
    Abstract: Although many local authorities underline the important role of citizens in climate adaptation, many experience difficulties with organizing citizen participation in a way that is meaningful to both citizens and policymakers. Climate change is for many simply not a top priority. Besides, the future is often rather abstract to people, citizens in particular. We argue that practical tools are needed to help citizens structure the process of thinking about and designing the future of their living environment under the impacts of climate change. The toolbox Towards a climate-resilient future together offers practical foresight methods and tools for organizing citizen participation in the process of building climate-resilient futures. It provides an overview of the state the art of and hands-on guidance for executing participatory foresight methods and showcases some of the lessons learned from several international research programs on citizen engagement. In doing so, the toolbox can assist practitioners, students and academics concerned with the question of how local communities in urban and rural areas could adapt to climate change impacts and become more resilient in the future. It is suitable for readers without any experience in citizen participation and/or foresight, while more experienced readers will find innovative combinations of methods and tools that are unique within the field of citizen participation and foresight.
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    Pages: X, 70 p. 53 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031076824
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
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    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Cartography. ; Physical geography. ; Geographical Information System. ; Cartography. ; Earth System Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. About this book -- Part I. Concepts, data and validation -- Chapter 2. Land Use Cover mapping, modelling and validation. A background -- Chapter 3. Validation of Land Use Cover maps: a guideline -- Chapter 4. Land Use Cover Datasets: a review -- Part II. Data access and visualization -- Chapter 5. Visualization and communication of LUC data -- Chapter 6. Sample data for thematic accuracy assessment in QGIS -- Part III. Tools to validate Land Use Cover maps: a review -- Chapter 7. Basic and Multiple-Resolution Cross Tabulation to validate Land Use Cover maps -- Chapter 8. Metrics based on a Cross-Tabulation matrix to validate Land Use Cover maps -- Chapter 9. Pontius Jr. methods based on a Cross Tabulation matrix to validate Land Use Cover maps -- Chapter 10. Validation of soft maps produced by a Land Use Cover Change model -- Chapter 11. Spatial metrics to validate Land Use Cover maps -- Chapter 12. Advanced pattern analysis to validate Land Use Cover maps -- Chapter 13. Geographically Weighted methods to validate Land Use Cover maps -- Part IV. Land Use Cover datasets: a review -- Chapter 14. Global general Land Use Cover datasets with a single date,- Chapter 15. Global general Land Use Cover datasets with a time series of maps -- Chapter 16. General Land Use Cover datasets for Europe -- Chapter 17. General Land Use Cover datasets for Africa -- Chapter 18. General Land Use Cover datasets for America and Asia -- Chapter 19. Global thematic Land Use Cover datasets characterizing vegetation covers -- Chapter 20. Global thematic Land Use Cover datasets characterizing agricultural covers -- Chapter 21. Global thematic Land Use Cover datasets characterizing artificial covers -- Chapter 22. Supra-national thematic Land Use Cover datasets.
    Abstract: This open access book represents a comprehensive review of available land-use cover data and techniques to validate and analyze this type of spatial information. The book provides the basic theory needed to understand the progress of LUCC mapping/modeling validation practice. It makes accessible to any interested user most of the research community's methods and techniques to validate LUC maps and models. Besides, this book is enriched with practical exercises to be applied with QGIS. The book includes a description of relevant global and supra-national LUC datasets currently available. Finally, the book provides the user with all the information required to manage and download these datasets.
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    Pages: XIV, 462 p. 273 illus., 226 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030909987
    DDC: 910.285
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Entrepreneurship. ; New business enterprises. ; Natural disasters. ; Technology Sociological aspects. ; Well-being. ; Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Entrepreneurship. ; Natural Hazards. ; Science, Technology and Society. ; Well-Being. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Overview of technology entrepreneurship for sustainable development -- Experiential Learning Approaches for Enhancing Development Skills: A Review of the Social Business Canvas as a Pedagogical Tool -- Practicum-oriented Entrepreneurship Education: A Systematic Literature Review -- Applicability of Business Model Canvas in the Context of Entrepreneurship in Asia: A Systematic Literature Review -- Global entrepreneurship sustainability through evolving ecosystems -- Starting up STEAM in China: A Case Study of Technology Entrepreneurship for STEAM Education in China -- Sustainable Societal Development through Holistic Education Programs -- The Role of Technology Entrepreneurship in Facilitating Corporate Donations: A Model for B2B Social e-Business Development -- Harnessing Mobile technologies for Healthy Living: A Case Study on Smoking Cessation -- Linking Climate Action and Sustainable Development Goals by Activating Co-benefits -- Social entrepreneurship and disaster risk reduction- A case of India -- Mapping Water Salinity in Coastal Areas Affected by Rising Sea Level -- Citizen science for Urbanization, Disaster, and Environmental management -- Technology and innovation for societal resilience through multistakeholder collaboration -- Technology entrepreneurship and wildfire risk management -- A sustainable water supply business model by utilization of the innovative water flocculants, A Case Study in Bagamoyo, Tanzania -- Emerging technologies and innovation to reach out to vulnerable populations in Nepal.
    Abstract: This book discusses the need for entrepreneurship for sustainable development from the perspective of Asia, the fastest growing region in the world. The world is now witnessing a spectacular rise of technology entrepreneurship, involving mobile phones, artificial intelligence, geospatial information systems and social media. On the other hand, governments all over the world, particularly those in low and medium income countries, are facing severe resource constraints in developing the livelihood and well-being of citizens. Although many non-government organizations (NGOs) have worked on various development projects in a number of social sectors such as health, education, disabilities, poverty alleviation and environment, there is still substantial scope for technological innovation, including more efficient, effective and user-friendly solutions in different parts of the world. This book is organized into 2 parts and consists of 17 chapters. The first part explores education and well-being, and the second part discusses the climate, environment and disaster management.
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    Pages: XIV, 342 p. 73 illus., 54 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811920530
    Series Statement: Disaster Risk Reduction, Methods, Approaches and Practices,
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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: Land Property from a Position of Political Economy -- Impact of Geoeconomics on the Availability of Financing for Entities in the Agricultural Sector during the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Development of Rural Green Tourism of Regions of Kazakhstan -- Analysis of International Legal and National Legal Support for the Formation of a Single Environmentally Safe Space in the EAEU -- Gaps and Constraints in the Agricultural Production and Supply Chains as a Source of Food Waste and Loss -- Features of Criteria of Profitability of Cotton-Textile Cluster -- Investment Development and Competitiveness of Pig Breeding in Russia -- Environmentally Friendly Technologies in Municipal Infrastructure Projects as a Factor of Regional Sustainability -- Green Human Capital: Problems and Development Strategy -- Imbalances in Food Security of the World Countries as a Problem of Sustainable Agricultural Development -- Agricultural Sector in the System of Food Security of Russia -- Comparative Analysis of the Economic Security of the Regions and the Methodology of its Implementation -- Vertical Farms as a Promising Direction for the Development of Sustainable Agriculture.
    Abstract: This book highlights the environmental footprints and best practices in sustainable agriculture. This second volume includes fifteen interesting chapters that present agriculture in the light of forest conservation, circular economy, climate change, sustainability, food security during pandemics and soil conservation, 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, 280 p. 23 illus., 9 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811911255
    Series Statement: Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes,
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    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Quantitative research. ; Environmental sciences Mathematics. ; Database management. ; Geography. ; Geographical Information System. ; Data Analysis and Big Data. ; Mathematical Applications in Environmental Science. ; Database Management System. ; Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part A Basics and Computer Science: -- Modeling of Geographic Information -- Mathematics and Statistics -- Databases -- Encoding of Geographic Information -- Big Data Analytics -- Part B Geographic Information: -- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) -- Change Detection -- Geodesy -- Data Acquisition in Geographic Information Systems -- Remote Sensing -- Surveying -- Geometry and Topology -- Cartography -- Geospatial Metadata -- Standardization of Geographic Information -- Geospatial Web Services -- Geosemantic Interoperability and the Geospatial Semantic -- Registration of Geospatial Information Elements -- Security for Open Distributed Geospatial Information Systems -- Part C Applications: -- Cadastre -- Building Information Modeling -- Location Based Services -- Marine Geographic Information Systems -- Geographic Information Systems in Agriculture -- Geographic Information Systems in Defense -- Geographic Information Systems for Transportation -- Geology -- Geographic Information Systems in Energy and Utilities -- Geographic Information Systems in Health and Human Services -- Open Source Geographic Information Systems -- Smart Cities.
    Abstract: This handbook provides an exhaustive, one-stop reference and a state-of-the-art description of geographic information and its use. This new, substantially updated edition presents a complete and rigorous overview of the fundamentals, methods and applications of the multidisciplinary field of geographic information systems. Designed to be a useful and readable desk reference book, but also prepared in various electronic formats, this title allows fast yet comprehensive review and easy retrieval of essential reliable key information. The Springer Handbook of Geographic Information is divided into three parts. Part A, Basics and Computer Science, provides an overview on the fundamentals, including descriptions of databases and encoding of geographic information. It also covers the underlying mathematical and statistics methods and modeling. A new chapter exemplifies the emerging use and analysis of big data in a geographic context. Part B offers rigorous descriptions of gathering, processing and coding of geographic information in a standardized way to allow interoperable use in a variety of systems; from traditional methods such as geodesy and surveying to state-of-the-art remote sensing and photogrammetry; from cartography to geospatial web services. Discussions on geosemantic interoperability and security of open distributed geospatial information systems complete the comprehensive coverage. The final part describes a wide array of applications in science, industry and society at large, such as agriculture, defense, transportation, energy and utilities, health and human services. The part is enhanced by new chapters on smart cities and building information modeling, as well as a complete overview of the currently available open-source geographic information systems. Using standardized international terminology, in accordance with ISO/TC 211 and INSPIRE, this handbook facilitates collaboration between different disciplines and is a must have for practitioners and new comers in industry and academia.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXXIV, 969 p. 620 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 2nd ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030531256
    Series Statement: Springer Handbooks,
    DDC: 910.285
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    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Artificial intelligence. ; Machine learning. ; Geographical Information System. ; Artificial Intelligence. ; Machine Learning.
    Description / Table of Contents: From Representation to Geocomputation: Some Theoretical Accounts of Geographic Information Science -- On Holo-Spatial Information System -- The Virtual Geographic Environment—More than the Digital Twin of the Physical Geographical Environments -- Big Remote Sensing Data as Curves -- GIScience from the Viewpoint of Information Science -- Towards Place-based GIS -- The Bottom-up Approach and De-mapping Direction of GIS -- The Geography of Geography -- Classification and Description of Geographic Information: a Comprehensive Expression Framework -- On the Third Law of Geography -- Human Mobility and the Neighborhood Effect Averaging Problem (NEAP) -- How to Form and Answer the So What Question in GIScience -- Prospects on Causal Inferences in GIS -- Bayesian Methods for Geospatial Data Analysis.
    Abstract: This book is a collection of seminal position essays by leading researchers on new development in Geographic Information Sciences (GIScience), covering a wide range of topics and representing a variety of perspectives. The authors propose enrichments and extensions to the conceptual framework of GIScience; discuss a series of transformational methodologies and technologies for analysis and modeling; elaborate on key issues in innovative approaches to data acquisition and integration, across earth sensing to social sensing; and outline frontiers in application domains, spanning from natural science to humanities and social science, e.g., urban science, land use and planning, social governance, transportation, crime, and public health, just name a few. The book provides an overview of the strategic directions on GIScience research and development. It will benefit researchers and practitioners in the field who are seeking a high-level reference regarding those directions.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 381 p. 69 illus., 54 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811938160
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    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Data mining. ; Cooperating objects (Computer systems). ; Machine learning. ; Computational intelligence. ; Geographical Information System. ; Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery. ; Cyber-Physical Systems. ; Machine Learning. ; Computational Intelligence.
    Abstract: This book is the proceeding of the 1st International Conference on Distributed Sensing and Intelligent Systems (ICDSIS2020) which will be held in The National School of Applied Sciences of Agadir, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco on February 01-03, 2020. ICDSIS2020 is co-organized by Computer Vision and Intelligent Systems Lab, University of North Texas, USA as a scientific collaboration event with The National School of Applied Sciences of Agadir, Ibn Zohr University. ICDSIS2020 aims to foster students, researchers, academicians and industry persons in the field of Computer and Information Science, Intelligent Systems, and Electronics and Communication Engineering in general. The volume collects contributions from leading experts around the globe with the latest insights on emerging topics, and includes reviews, surveys, and research chapters covering all aspects of distributed sensing and intelligent systems. The volume is divided into 5 key sections: Distributed Sensing Applications; Intelligent Systems; Advanced theories and algorithms in machine learning and data mining; Artificial intelligence and optimization, and application to Internet of Things (IoT); and Cybersecurity and Secure Distributed Systems. This conference proceeding is an academic book which can be read by students, analysts, policymakers, and regulators interested in Distributed Sensing, Smart Network approaches, Smart Cities, IoT Applications, and Intelligent Applications. It is written in plain and easy language, and describes new concepts when they appear first so that a reader without prior background of the field finds it readable. The book is primarily intended for research students in sensor networks and IoT applications (including intelligent information systems, and smart sensors applications), academics in higher education institutions including universities and vocational colleges, policy makers and legislators. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 865 p. 314 illus., 209 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030642587
    Series Statement: Studies in Distributed Intelligence,
    DDC: 910.285
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    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Geography. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Regional Geography. ; Urban Sociology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction: a framework for realizing the SDGs in African cities -- Chapter 2. Localizing the SDGs in Africa: debunking assumptions and reviewing experiences -- Chapter 3. Unpacking SDG localization in eThekwini, South Africav -- Chapter 4. How data-ready are African Governments to Monitor SDG Progress -- Chapter 5. Reporting on the SDGs: South Africa’s Voluntary National Review process -- Chapter 6. SDG indicators for health outcomes in South African cities -- Chapter 7. Citizen-centric approaches to achieving the SDGs in Africa -- Chapter 8. Financing the SDGs in African cities -- Chapter 9. The future of SDGs in Africa.
    Abstract: This volume brings together a unique set of interventions from a variety of contributors to bridge the gap between research and policy with a distinct focus on Africa, drawing on work conducted as part of multiple interconnected research projects and networks on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and global policy implementation in African cities. Through the framework of the SDGs, and in particular Goal 11, the book aims to contribute to generating new knowledge about approaches to SDG localization that are grounded in complex and diverse local contexts, needs and realities, integrated perspectives and collaborative research. The volume draws together contributions from urban experts from different professional and disciplinary backgrounds, ranging from the fields of governance, planning, data, sustainability, health and finance, to provide critical insight into the current dynamics, actors, blind spots, constraints and also good practices and opportunities for realizing the SDGs in Africa. Readers will gain detailed and informed insight into the African experience of SDG localization, monitoring and implementation based on multiple case studies, and will learn of the practices needed to accelerate action towards achieving the SDGs in urban contexts. This book will be of interest to researchers and planners focusing on SDGs implementation in Africa, as well as government organizations, development practitioners and students committed to long-term, inclusive sustainable and participatory development. Chapters 1, 3, 6, 8, 11 and 14 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 231 p. 51 illus., 45 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030959791
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development Goals Series,
    DDC: 304.2
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    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Renewable energy sources. ; Pollution. ; Chemistry. ; Sustainability. ; Renewable Energy. ; Pollution. ; Chemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Hazards of Welding Fume and Gases -- Chapter 2. Shop Heating from welding processes -- Chapter 3. Process specific contaminants -- Chapter 4. Ventilation -- Chapter 5. Some Ventilation System Design Cases -- Chapter 6. Building envelope measures.
    Abstract: This book is based on several decades of author’s research and practical experience in the areas of process optimization, ventilation and energy conservation in welding shops of auto manufacturing and maintenance facilities. The Guide will describe principles of Weld Fume Control, advanced ventilation systems for facilities with welding and allied processes and with energy conservation opportunities that result from the process related measures to reduce emission of fumes and gases and the building envelope improvements. The objectives of the Guide are to improve the health and safety in the industrial environment and offer strategies for energy conservation. The Guide is designed for engineers, production operators and energy managers.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 121 p. 86 illus., 39 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030772956
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
    DDC: 304.2
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    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental management. ; Food security. ; Environmental geography. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Management. ; Food Security. ; Integrated Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Understanding Sustainable Agriculture -- Chapter2. Biofertilizers: Role in Sustainable Agriculture -- Chapter3. Organic Farming for Sustainable Soil Use, Management, Food Production -- Chapter4. Role of Plant Extracts in Sustainable Agriculture -- Chapter5. Botanical Pesticides for an eco-friendly and Sustainable Agriculture: New challenges and prospects -- Chapter6. Role of plant mediated bio- synthesised nanoparticles in agriculture -- Chapter7. Role of Green synthesised Zinc oxide nanoparticles in Agriculture -- Chapter8. Biochar: A gamechanger for sustainable agriculture -- Chapter9. Production of Biochar using Top Lit Up Draft and its application in Horticulture -- Chapter10. Use of genomics and precise breeding to genetically improve the traits of agriculturally important organisms -- Chapter11. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR): Strategies to improve heavy metal stress under sustainable agriculture -- Chapter12. Exploring the phytoremediation potential of macrophytes for treating sewage effluent through Constructed Wetland Technology (CWT) for sustainable agriculture -- Chapter13. Satellite-Based Soil Erosion Mapping. .
    Abstract: This book discusses a number of recent technological and methodological progressions in achieving sustainable agriculture. It covers innovative and economically viable techniques for growers, laborers, consumers, policymakers, and others working to develop food-secure and ecologically sound agricultural practices to benefit humans and the environment. The key topics addressed include the increasing role of biofertilizers in sustainable agriculture, green synthesized nanoparticles for higher crop production rates, eco-friendly plant-based pesticides as alternatives to synthetic/chemical pesticides, use of genomics for improved plant breeding practices, and the use of biochar to increase the water-holding capacity in soil. The book concludes with an overview of satellite-based soil erosion practices to monitor and control the harmful impacts of land degradation, and a discussion of long-term strategies to reduce crop losses due to pest and insecticide damage. The book will be of interest to students and researchers in the field of environmental science, agriculture science, agronomy, and sustainable development. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 260 p. 33 illus., 30 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030830663
    DDC: 304.2
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Environmental health. ; Public health. ; Political planning. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Health. ; Public Health. ; Public Policy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Sustainable concerns, beliefs and values -- Interdisciplinary approaches and methodologies -- Sustainable practices and solutions.
    Abstract: This book aims to give a contribution to a more comprehensive and interdisciplinary understanding of the cross-cutting issues on energy, environment and health research topics in the current world scenario, where nations all over the world are struggling to accomplish the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and to ensure sustainable patterns for all. This interdisciplinary implies a commitment between all fields of science, working together to provide knowledge that could result in the promotion of quality of life. At the present, it is evident that not all people benefit from sustainable policies and practices and the communication between health, energy, environmental and social problems is undeniable. A call for different views could be a pathway attracting universities, stakeholders, organizations and civil society to deeply discuss how one solution does not fit all societies. Few publications are coherently handling this matter. This book is expected to fill this gap and to develop an interest in a larger audience working in general sustainable development and cross-cutting issues. This book is produced by the European School of Sustainability Science and Research (ESSSR). It gives special emphasis to state-of-the-art descriptions of approaches, methods, initiatives and projects from universities, stakeholders, organizations and civil society across the world, regarding cross-cutting issues in energy, environment and health research.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 639 p. 103 illus., 90 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030863043
    Series Statement: World Sustainability Series,
    DDC: 304.2
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Climatology. ; Environmental education. ; Sustainability. ; Climate Sciences. ; Environmental and Sustainability Education.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Climate change and Sustainability Management -- Chapter 2. Climate Change Risk Appraisal and Adaptation- Behavioural Processes -- Chapter 3. Integrating CSR with Climate Change and SDGs -- Chapter 4. Sustainability Education and Communication Practices -- Chapter 5. Frugality for Motivating Sustainability across Generations -- Chapter 6. Behavioural Transformation for Sustainability and Pro-Climate Action- A Humanistic Paradigm -- Chapter 7. Contemplative practices and Sustainability Management.
    Abstract: “The book addresses the issue of climate change and sustainability from a very pertinent but often less-addressed viewpoint of inculcating behavioural changes as a means of orienting the global society towards a more benign and sustainable future. Overall, a great contribution to this stream of knowledge, useful for behavioural scientists as well as climate change and sustainability experts.” ¾Prof. Shashi Kant, Institute for Management & Innovation, University of Toronto, Canada. “The author dwells upon this book certain crucial issues pertaining to managing climate change and sustainability through myriad strategies involving innovative trans-disciplinary perspectives. The reflections on psycho-spiritual and philosophical basis of sustainability make this book a unique contribution to human ecological analysis at the cross-national or cross-cultural levels.” ¾Prof. Ramesh K Arora, Chairman, Management Development Academy, India The book addresses climate change and sustainability management from a transdisciplinary perspective, encompassing within itself how different humanistic disciplines can culminate to move ahead towards sustainability agenda. Issues of adapting to climate change and sustainability management have been gaining global prominence over the past few decades. There have also been volumes of literature that highlight the technical dimensions of climate change and sustainability across regions and cultures. However they have had limited strength to bring direct and desirable impact in promoting pro-climate action and sustainability behaviour. The major reason for this is limited inclusion of pluralistic perspectives into human cognition and affect, and resultant limited public acceptability. Although behavioural science as a discipline has taken a front seat in promoting behavioural transformation, the book argues that other humanistic fields of understanding like education, philosophy, political science, art, sociology etc. have to be integrated in order to present a holistic standpoint to sustainability literature. Parul Rishi, Ph.D., Psychology, Chairperson, Human Resource Management area and Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility in Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal. Three decades of teaching and research experience in social and behavioural sciences’ application to environment, climate change and sustainability besides being a Life skills Trainer for stress management, emotional intelligence, and environmental leadership.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXII, 214 p. 38 illus., 36 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811685194
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development Goals Series,
    DDC: 304.2
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    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Natural disasters. ; Environmental geography. ; Physical geography. ; Cartography. ; Earth sciences. ; Geographical Information System. ; Natural Hazards. ; Integrated Geography. ; Physical Geography. ; Cartography. ; Earth Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction to Spatial Modeling of Flood Risk and Hazard: Societal Implication -- Chapter 2. Flood Susceptibility Mapping Using Morphometric Techniques and GIS -- Chapter 3. Palaeohydrologic Estimates of Flood Discharge of Lower Ramganga River Catchment of Ganga Basin, India Using Slackwater Deposits -- Chapter 4. Flood Risk Zone Identification Using Ground Based Observation and Geospatial Technology -- Chapter 5. Dynamics River Networks and Determination of the Flood Potential in Lower Brahmaputra Valley Using Geoinfromatics -- Chapter 6. Flood Vulnerability Assessment Using AHP and Frequency Ratio Techniques -- Chapter 7. Application of Hybrid Machine Learning Algorithms for Flood Susceptibility Modelling -- Chapter 8. Flash Flood Susceptibility Mapping Using GIS Based AHP Method -- Chapter 9. GIS Based Hydrological and Hydraulic Models to Forecast River Flood Risks and Proposition of Management Measures -- Chapter 10. Large Scale Human Intervention and Estimation of Flood Susceptibility Applying Frequency Ratio Model -- Chapter 11. Flood Induced Transport Infrastructural Losses in India: Regional Assessments -- Chapter 12. Rural-Urban Differential in Flood Vulnerability and Community Preparedness for Flood Management Strategies -- Chapter 13. Application of Geospatial Techniques for Urban Flood Management: A Review.
    Abstract: Floods and flash floods with hydro-meteorological and tropical cyclones are the some of the most devastating natural disasters causing massive damages to natural and man-made features. Flood hazards are a major threat to human life, properties (agricultural area, yield production, building and homes) and infrastructures (bridges, roads, railways, urban infrastructures, etc). Flood hazards susceptibility mapping (risk assessment) and modelling is an essential step for early warning systems, emergency services, prevention and mitigation of future environmental and social hazards and implementation of risk management strategies. Due to the lack of proper information, technology-based policies and strategies, mapping and modelling can often not be implemented to the best possible level. Geo-spatial techniques have enjoyed rising interest in recent decades among the earth environmental and social sciences research communities for their powerful ability to solve and understand various complex problems and develop novel approaches toward sustainable earth and human society. By linking geo-spatial computational intelligence techniques with societal and environmental-oriented problems, this book demonstrates geospatial technology approaches to data mining techniques, data analysis, modelling, risk assessment and visualization and management strategies in different aspects of flood hazards. We believe that a diverse group of academics, scientists, geographers, hydrologist, remote sensing and GIS expertise, environmentalists, meteorologists and computing experts with a common interest in geospatial sciences within the earth environmental sciences and humanistic and social sciences will find this book to be of great value.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIX, 238 p. 120 illus., 110 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030945442
    Series Statement: GIScience and Geo-environmental Modelling,
    DDC: 910.285
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Natural disasters. ; Climatology. ; Agriculture Economic aspects. ; Population Economic aspects. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Natural Hazards. ; Climate Sciences. ; Agricultural Economics. ; Population Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I Environments -- Part II Climate changes -- Temperature -- Precipitation -- Wind speed -- Part III: Population and economic system changes -- Population -- Gross domestic Production -- Global crop distribution -- Global industrial value added -- Global road system -- Global population exposure to high temperature -- Global population exposure to rainstorm -- Global GDP exposure to drought -- Global Crop exposure to extremely high temperature -- Part IV Global change risks -- Population risks -- Crop yield risks -- GDP loss risks.
    Abstract: This book is open access and illustrates the spatial distribution of the global change risk of population and economic systems with the maps of environment, global climate change, global population and economic systems, and global change risk. The risks of global change are mapped at 0.25 degree grid unit. The risk results and their contribution rates of the world at national level are unprecedentedly derived and ranked. The book can be a good reference for researchers and students in the field of global climate change and natural disaster risk management, as well as risk managers and enterpriser to understand the global change risk of population and economic systems. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXII, 278 p. 391 illus., 377 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811666919
    Series Statement: IHDP/Future Earth-Integrated Risk Governance Project Series,
    DDC: 304.2
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental policy. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Policy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Global Climate Governance and China’s Role -- Chapter 2 Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Conservation -- Chapter 3 Global Ocean Governance and Ecological Civilization -- Chapter 4 Green BRI and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development -- Chapter 5 Green Urbanization Strategy and Pathways towards Regional Integrated Development -- Chapter 6 Ecological Compensation and Green Development Institutional Reform in the Yangtze River Economic Belt -- Chapter 7 Major Green Technology Innovation and Implementation Mechanisms -- Chapter 8 Green Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and 2030 Sustainable Development Goals -- Chapter 9 The Global Green Value Chain -- Chapter 10 Green Finance -- Appendix -- Appendix I From Recovery to Green Prosperity: Accelerating the transition toward high-quality green development during the 14th Five-Year Plan period -- Appendix II Progress on Environment and Development Policies in China and Impact of CCICED’s Policy Recommendations (2019-2020) -- Appendix III CCICED Phase VI Composition. .
    Abstract: This open access book is based on the research outputs of China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) in 2020. 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 so on. It also looks at 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.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXX, 587 p. 66 illus., 53 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811647994
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Climatology. ; Botany. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Climate Sciences. ; Plant Science. ; Water.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. The Economics of Climate Change in Agriculture -- Chapter2. Indigenous Technical Knowledge Under a Changing Climate -- Chapter3. Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission Mitigation Options: An Approach Towards Climate Smart Agriculture -- Chapter4. New Paradigm for Higher Crop Productivity Through Climate Smart Strategies -- Chapter5. Bio-fertilizers a Future Prospect Towards Sustainable Agricultural Development -- Chapter6. On-Farm Water Harvesting: Promising Intervention Towards Crop Diversification and Doubling Farmers Income in Drought Prone Central Province of India -- Chapter7. Non-thermal Processing of Food: An Alternative for Traditional Food Processing -- Chapter8. Enhancement of Shelf Life of Food Using Active Packaging Technologies -- Chapter9. Nutrient Adequacy, Dietary Diversification, Food Processing Practices to Ensure Household Food Security among Rural Women -- Chapter10. Sustainability Science Perspective in Integrated and Sustainable Agriculture Development: Case Study of Indonesia -- Chapter11. Horticulture: A Key for Sustainable Development -- Chapter12. Nanotechnology for Sustainable Horticulture Development: Opportunities and Challenges -- Chapter13. Sustainable Resource Utilization in Aquaculture: Issues and Practices -- Chapter14. Cotton Leaf Curl Virus Disease Status in Bt Cotton Hybrids in Punjab, India -- Chapter15. Management of Plant Diseases Through Application of Biocontrol Agents in Climate Smart Agriculture- Review -- Chapter16. Role of Modern Agro-Ecosystems in the Origin of New Plant Pathogens -- Chapter17. Microbial Stewardship- The Integral Component of Sustainable Development -- Chapter18. Clubmosses (Huperzia Bernh.) of North East India: Genetic Resources, Utilization and Sustainability.-Chapter19. Impact of Climate Change on Soil Carbon-Improving Farming Practices Reduces the Carbon Footprint -- Chapter20. Impacts of Plastic Leachate on Life Traits of Micro-Crustacean Across Two Generations -- Chapter21. Climate Smart Agriculture and Water Management: Issues and Challenges -- Chapter22. Decoding the Enigma of Drought Stress Tolerance Mechanisms in Plants and its Application in Crop Improvement .
    Abstract: This book provides recent understanding about the sustainable development in agriculture. It includes information regarding new approaches for sustainable development in agriculture, horticulture and fisheries. It examines the effect of climate change and provides information on climate smart practices. In addition, some important aspects like quality seed production, role of bioinoculants, on-farm water harvesting, non-thermal processing of food, importance of water use in organic agriculture have also been discussed. It also presents in detail plant disease aspect and their management strategies. This book aims to provide an overall understanding of all aspects related to the study of environment resources, its protection for sustainable development. To meet the growing food demand of the over nine billion people who will exist by 2050 and the expected dietary changes, agriculture will need to produce 60 percent more food globally in the same period. The goal of sustainable agriculture is to meet society’s food and textile needs in the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Practitioners of sustainable agriculture seek to integrate three main objectives into their work: a healthy environment, economic profitability, and social and economic equity. Every person involved in the food system growers, food processors, distributors, retailers, consumers, and waste managers can play a role in ensuring a sustainable agricultural system.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VII, 368 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030905491
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    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Big data. ; Data mining. ; Architecture. ; Design. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Geographical Information System. ; Big Data. ; Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery. ; Architecture. ; Design. ; Urban Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: The introduction to informed urban environments -- The bigger picture en route to informed urban environments -- How we see now: Traversing a data-mosaic -- The role of information modelling and computational ontologies to support the design, planning and management of urban environments: Current status and future challenges -- Urban adaptation – Insights from information physics and complex system dynamics -- Decoding cool urban forms: Using open data to build a dialogue between microclimate and configurational morphology in urban environments -- From Amsterdam to New Amsterdam to Amsterdam: How urban mobility shapes cities -- urban microclimate spatiotemporal mapping: A method to evaluate thermal comfort availability in urban ecosystems -- Urban ecosystems and nature-based solutions: The role of data in optimizing the provision of ecosystem services -- Smart urban forestry: Is it the future?- Big data and decision support in rural and urban agriculture.
    Abstract: This book collects ground-breaking works on the actual and potential impact of big data and data-integrated design for resilient urban environments, including human- and ecology-centred perspectives. Comprehending and designing for urban social, demographic and environmental change is a complex task. Big data, data structuring, data analysis (i.e. AI and ML) and data-integrated design can play a significant role in advancing approaches to this task. The themes presented in this book include urban adaptation, urban morphology, urban mobility, urban ecosystems, urban climate, urban ecology and agriculture. Given the compound nature of complex sustainability problems, most chapters address the correlation between several of these themes. The book addresses practitioners, researchers and graduate students concerned with the rapidly increasing role of data in developing urban environments.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 195 p. 39 illus., 34 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031038037
    Series Statement: The Urban Book Series,
    DDC: 910.285
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Development economics. ; Economic development. ; International relations. ; Sustainability. ; Development Economics. ; Economic Growth. ; International Relations.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. The Crises – Poverty – Sustainability Nexus in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals and Covid-19 -- Chapter2. Finance for the common good: Re-thinking the relationship between finance, poverty and sustainability -- Chapter3. Financial Crises, Environment and Transition -- Chapter4. From crisis to crisis: Conundrums of Caribbean existence in the Global Political Economy -- Chapter5. Sustainable Water Resource Development in the Lower Mekong Basin: synergies and trade-offs across borders and sectors -- Chapter6. Government Borrowing, Infrastructure and Human Development in Africa: A Panel Threshold Approach -- Chapter7. Lives, Livelihoods and Environment: The Challenge of Sustainable Development Goals in India -- Chapter8. The Nexus of Structural Adjustment, Economic Growth and Sustainability: The Case Study of Ethiopia -- Chapter9. Layered crises preventing poverty reduction: an analysis of Zambian poverty dynamics and policy implications. Chapter10. Resilience of small-scale fisheries to COVID-19: a case study from North Bali, Indonesia -- Chapter11. Challenges of targeting poor and vulnerable groups to reduce climate change vulnerability: The case of a Water and Sanitation project in Kampong Svay District, Cambodia -- Chapter12. Why recent crises and SDG implementation demand a new eco-social contract. .
    Abstract: This volume advances the state-of-the-art in the study of the interplay among financial crises, poverty dynamics and environmental sustainability. It offers timely and unique contributions to the immediate global challenge of sustainable development. Developing a new evidence-base, the volume offers concrete recommendations for policy action needed in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in relation to environment and poverty during the current conditions of financial distress. The approach taken is inductive and evidence-driven. Most analysis is based on in-depth case studies that aim to offer a detailed and dynamic picture on how poverty and environmental sustainability interact in specific social contexts and financial crises. In this way the volume aims to generate a wealth of new and concrete evidence that offer a solid foundation to understand the multiple channels through which social and environmental factors interact, and the ways in which this interaction can and should be managed in order to achieve the needed global transition to sustainability. Broader dynamics that are covered and analysed include the historical legacies of structural adjustment and colonialism; the current debt wave experienced in developing countries; the role of inequality; the significant impact that climate change has on livelihoods and on meeting the SDGs; the new challenge presented by the Covid-19 pandemic for the SDGs; the challenge of sustainable funding for SDGs; and the need for a new eco-social contract. Case-studies examined include Cambodia, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Zambia, and subregions such as the Caribbean, sub-Saharan Africa and Lower Mekong Countries. The volume is part of a joint initiative by the ‘Sussex Sustainability Research Programme (SSRP)’ of the University of Sussex, the ‘UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Action for Sustainable Development Goals’ and the ‘United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)’. The overall aim is to advance a new research programme and foster a better understanding of the multiple, complex and often opposing ways through which the punctuated economic slowdown of financial crises, poverty dynamics and environmental sustainability interact. It also makes novel recommendations into how poverty reduction and environment can work in synergy rather than being antagonistic, especially during financial distress, leading into recommendations directly geared towards achieving the SDGs and beyond.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXI, 190 p. 53 illus., 35 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030874179
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development Goals Series,
    DDC: 304.2
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    Keywords: Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Construction industry Management. ; Transportation engineering. ; Traffic engineering. ; Pollution. ; Management. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Construction Management. ; Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering. ; Pollution. ; Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Reduction of GHGs in buildings- Indian Affordable Houses -- Modern Techniques for Earthquake Resistant Buildings: A Review -- Review of Modern techniques and automation in the Construction industry -- COVID 19 and Urban Development -- A case study on flyover in Urban context -- Planning for Pedestrian - Friendly Cities -- Spatiotemporal variation in surface velocity of glaciers, namely Mount Kolahoi in the Lidder basin between 2016-2019 using Landsat-8 imagery -- 3-D Reconstruction of Heritage Site Using Terrestrial Lidar Scanner (Tls): A Case Study of Gulistan-E-Iram, Lucknow -- Efficient Bus Transport System, Case study of Dehradun -- Forest Stock Mapping of Lit Forest Block, Awadh Forest Division, Lucknow Using Remote Sensing Techniques. .
    Abstract: This book presents the select proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure Development: Innovations and Advances (SIDIA 2020). The book addresses the issues of optimal resource allocation and utilization, construction cost minimization, budget optimization for infrastructure development in hilly terrain as well as plains, to ensure quality and safety with minimal environmental impact. The topics covered include planning, design and construction of sustainable infrastructure projects, policy and practices to be considered for the comprehensive development which is socially inclusive specifically in developing nations, transportation engineering and management which is performance-based and emerging economical models for partnerships, environment engineering and management for ascertaining the best methods for environmental impacts assessment to capture the true indirect costs of a infrastructure project, geotechnical and water resource engineering using new developments, and utilizing the various technological impacts for ensuring disaster preparedness of any region. This book can prove to be useful for beginners, researchers, and professionals interested in the latest advances and innovations in sustainable infrastructure development.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIX, 279 p. 123 illus., 110 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811666476
    Series Statement: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 199
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Tourism. ; Management. ; Sustainability. ; Tourism Management. ; Tourism Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1 - Planning and Management of Sustainable Tourism -- 1. Cultural Heritage Management in Post-Industrial Sites: The Case Study of Seka Paper Museum and Kocaeli Science Center -- 2. The Sanctuary of Bom Jesus Do Monte (Braga) World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism -- 3. Wine tourism as an alternative of sustainable development of the rural region – a case study of the Czech Republic -- 4. Place attachment as a multidimensional construct: a structural equation modelling -- 5. A tool for assessing public space occupation as applied to a historical district: Alfama, Lisbon (Portugal) -- 6. “We Gave our Today for your Tomorrow”: Peace Education and Sustainable Tourism in the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea -- Part 2: Sustainable Cultural Tourism Development in a Digital Era -- 7. Museums and Digital Mobile Technologies: Proposal Application for the Ducal Palace of the Bragança -- 8. Tourism, territory (ies) and local development practices of participation and governance of the destination Alto Minho (Portugal) -- 9. BRENDA Digital Tours: Designing a Gamified Augmented Reality Application to Encourage Gastronomy Tourism and local food exploration -- 10. The Application of Geospatial Information Technology in Heritage Tourism in Plateau State, Nigeria -- Part 3: Social and Economic Impacts of Cultural Tourism -- 11. Perspective of Mapungubwe Descendants Traditional Leaders concerning their traditional values and Cultural Heritage Preservation -- 12. Tourism Economics – Tourists’ Perception of the Tourist Tax in Oporto -- 13. Salzedas/S. João de Tarouca as a possible UNESCO cultural tourism nomination -- 14. An Approach for Documenting the Historic Drinking Water Troughs of Karachi Pakistan -- 15. The Impacts of the cancellation off Historic Re-enactments in Portugal - The Case of Santa Maria da Feira -- 16. Sustainability of Cultural Tourism in East African Community -- Part 4: Sustainable Tourism Development in Urban Areas -- 17. A study of characteristics of vernacular dwellings in Guanzhong Area: Taking Dangjia Village and Guanzhong Folk Museum as Examples -- 18. How do cultural vitality and socio - economic factors influence urban tourism? Evidence from Romanian cities -- 19. Health and Wellness Tourism: Contributions for a local sustainable development strategy -- 20. Alcobaça’s agro-landscape hinterland: new rurality and a sustainable approach to tourism -- 21. Self-sufficient city As Organising Principle for Sustainable Development: Making Bozcaada a Self-sufficient and Sustainable Island -- 22. Tourist demand for railway heritage: The case of the historic train in Douro, Portugal.
    Abstract: This book is an assemblage of diverse yet homogenous research papers that bring together the issues and challenges of cultural heritage conservation and tourism sustainability. The richness of this book stems from its inclusion of diverse case studies from around the globe while scrutinizing the cases of both deterioration and sustainability of cultural heritage belonging to different eras. This book sheds light on the connections between culture as an essential dimension of local sustainability and cultural dimensions of sustainable tourism, further contributing to the complex discussion between culture and tourism. This book gives an overview of current research and subjects of discussion that focuses on cultural sustainable tourism through several sections, such as planning and management of sustainable tourism, sustainable cultural tourism development in a digital era, social and economic impacts of cultural tourism, and sustainable tourism development in urban areas.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 264 p. 113 illus., 97 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 2nd ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031078194
    Series Statement: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development,
    DDC: 304.2
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Geography. ; Emigration and immigration. ; Human Geography. ; Regional Geography. ; Human Migration.
    Description / Table of Contents: Cultural and Social Overview of Japanese Islands -- Conventional Studies of Japanese Islands -- Positioning of Islands in Modern Japan -- Population Flow from/to the Islands -- Natural Hazard and Island Inhabitants -- Life Space on Islands -- Production Space on Islands -- Tourism Development in Islands -- Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book clarifies the geography of the peripheral Japanese islands from a variety of angles. The islands are distributed in the tropical and cool temperate zones, and the most distant inhabited islands are more than 1,000 km from the mainland. In the past, they were Japan's frontier, close to neighboring countries. However, during Japan's modernization process, the islands were positioned as backward regions, supplying food, resources, and labor. Today, the islands are considered to be on the periphery of Japan, with lifestyles different from those of the mainland. The islands are also getting attention as sightseeing locales and emigration regions attracting those who prefer country life—an image of the islands that has been created by the romanticized gaze from the Japanese mainland. The authors describe the various forms of the outlying Japanese islands and at the same time discover their common regional characteristics, as defined by the view from the mainland.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 261 p. 69 illus., 54 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811923166
    Series Statement: International Perspectives in Geography, AJG Library, 18
    DDC: 304.2
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  • 90
    Keywords: Human geography. ; Buildings Design and construction. ; Sustainable architecture. ; Human Geography. ; Building Construction and Design. ; Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction on Design for Vulnerable Communities -- Chapter 2. How technology devices can help or harm vulnerable communities in Technocene. Issues for designers, architects, and policy makers -- Chapter 3. Poverty and Design, an Economics and Policy Perspective -- Chapter 4. The Vulnerability pandemic. Design as a pain-killer or a vaccine? -- Chapter 5. Thinking Socially: Anthropological Approaches to Contemporary Research -- Chapter 6. Thinking in systems: sustainability cognition for design communities -- Chapter 7. Towards Conscious Design and Urban Planning: Inspiration from Consciousness in Business -- Chapter 8. From storytelling to numbers: a discussion on vulnerability in the global and local context -- Chapter 9. Urban Design in the Age of Climate Change: Paradigms and Directions -- Chapter 10. Social housing in historic centers: contemporary experiences in Latin America -- Chapter 11. Designing for vulnerabilities. The definition of public spaces as a strategy for a sustainable renovation of Beijing heritage sites -- Chapter 12. Urban form and social vulnerability in Shanghai: a comparative study of Hongkou district before and after the `90s urban renewal -- Chapter 13. Climate Urbanism in the Post-pandemic World: Mapping Vulnerabilities and Exploring Community Activism in East London -- Chapter 14. Facing vulnerability: healthcare sustainable design in the Global South -- Chapter 15. Coastal vulnerability: sustainable settlements for outdoor tourism -- Chapter 16. AR/VR as design strategies to empower vulnerable communities -- Chapter 17. Digital participation for Inclusive Growth: A Case Study of Singapore's Collaborative Digital Governance Model -- Chapter 18. The program« Rebuilding the World » (RBW) at ENSAP Bordeaux, a new humanist vision to respond to contemporary urban planning and environmental challenges -- Chapter 19. Climate Resilient Development Pathways in the US-Mexico Border Region: The Case of the El Paso del Norte Metropolitan Area -- Chapter 20. Nutritious Landscapes: Assessing the accessibility, availability, and acceptability of food in Mexico City metropolitan periphery -- Chapter 21. Drawn Across Borders -- Chapter 22. Energy through Design: an approach to overcome energy poverty in vulnerable communities on the U.S.-Mexico Border Region -- Chapter 23. Design with Vulnerable Communities.
    Abstract: This book aims to provide bases for reasoning on what challenges urban-architectural design for vulnerable communities will face in the coming years. Several issues, such as technological development, climate change, political crisis and economic uncertainties show as traditional strategies and methodologies are not sufficient to deeply solve the problems of these complex realities. These new changes, which are studied in different fields of knowledge, highlight the fact that the development of effective solutions must be characterized by multidisciplinary approaches and must be based on strategies promoted by different disciplines. For this reason, this contributed volume collects contributions and considerations from experts in various fields of knowledge working in different parts of the world, such as the Americas, Europe and Asia. The goal is precisely to provide the reader with multidisciplinary knowledge and methodologies in order to better reflect and analyze the challenges that designing for vulnerable communities will face in the next few years. These multidisciplinary studies are organized into five sections: Sustainability and Vulnerabilities in Time of the Anthropocene Approaches, Principles and Paradigms to Contemporary Research and Practice for Vulnerable Communities Designing for Vulnerabilities: Applications and Actions Social Engagement in Vulnerable Communities Between Digital and Humanist Visions Vulnerabilities in Context: Analysis and Projects in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region Design for Vulnerable Communities will be of interest primarily to researchers and professionals in the field of urban-architectural design, but it will also be a useful tool to policy makers and members of civil society at large interested in making cities more inclusive. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 483 p. 143 illus., 114 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030968663
    Series Statement: The Urban Book Series,
    DDC: 304.2
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Economic geography. ; Finance. ; Economic development. ; Sustainability. ; Economic Geography. ; Financial Economics. ; Economic Development, Innovation and Growth.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Addressing the new global challenges and risks in financial market .-Chapter2. Interdependencies between sustainable financial market and sustainable business -- Chapter3. Corporate Sustainability and value creation. A perspective of companies and the financial market -- Chapter4. ESG risk in financial decisions of financial markets’ and companies -- Chapter5. Analysing the links between financial markets’ ESG risk assessment process and corporate sustainability -- Chapter6. Business models for sustainable value creation in companies and financial markets -- Chapter7. Sustainable adaptation of companies through financial markets.
    Abstract: The aim of this volume is to foster more sustainable business models through financial markets. To that end, it is necessary to know the main global challenges facing financial markets and their impact on creating sustainable value in business models of enterprises in the context of sustainable adaptation. The book focuses on assessing the decision criteria adopted by financial markets in the process of transaction risk valuation, in terms of the presence of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria, and by assessing the impact of including these criteria in the risk assessment process by financial markets in business decisions, leading as a consequence to building new value in the form of a sustainable business model. The book presents global ESG risks facing the financial markets, and discusses how ESG risks are managed and monitored, and how financial markets can measure and operationalize extra-financial risks in its assessment process. The book also analyses ESG risk implications and influences on company behavior, and the actions that companies should take considering the ESG assessment requirements of financial markets. Finally, it provides a comprehensive, structured, and systematic view of how financial markets and companies should adapt and improve their business models. The book provides unique challenges for investors, companies, financial markets, and for our society as a whole, advancing traditional risk management approaches to address global risks.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 172 p. 133 illus., 130 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031073984
    Series Statement: Strategies for Sustainability,
    DDC: 304.2
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Regional economics. ; Spatial economics. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Sustainability. ; Regional and Spatial Economics. ; Urban Sociology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Proximity, Distance, Urban Space and the Human Body: An Introduction -- Designing Neighbourhoods to be Called by Name -- The Re-Signification of the City and Inherited Building Stock -- Safety, Green and Blue Networks, Active Mobility and Walkability -- Urbanism in Action.
    Abstract: This book explores the topic of proximity and its relations in the design of contemporary urban fabrics and public spaces. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and reflections on the future of cities have lately shed light on the concept of proximity, which is intended as the relationship between communities and urban functions and as relations among people, built spaces, and open spaces. The proximity is a historic and fertile field of interest for American and Northern European urban studies; it is a spatial and social program seemingly surpassed by the styles and rhythms of contemporary city life, but today it is back in vogue with different purposes. Meanwhile, the action research developed by the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies at the Politecnico di Milano for the Municipality of Milan reached its conclusion (2018–2020). The research work focused on contextualizing the new M4 Metro line stations under construction, and jointed mobility flows and places, long-range networks and local ones, boosting the idea of metro stations as regenerative urban thresholds and urban platforms for enabling environmental, sustainable settlement, and active mobility systems. In other words, the action research for Milan shows how to achieve the concept of proximity in the urban design practice in a dense, stratified, and complex urban context.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 129 p. 23 illus., 21 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031089589
    Series Statement: PoliMI SpringerBriefs,
    DDC: 304.2
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    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Geology. ; Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Water. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Geology. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Classification of Rainwater harvesting systems -- Chapter 3. Roof Top Rainwater Harvesting -- Chapter 4. Rainwater harvesting Within the Deccan Basalts -- Chapter 5. Long Term Sustainability -- Chapter 6. The Way Forward.
    Abstract: Our dependency on groundwater resources and overuse thereof has led to a decline in water table so that in the last couple of decades the focus has shifted back to the traditional practices of rainwater harvesting, and ways and means have been sought to promote Rainwater harvesting in Urban areas to recharge the stressed groundwater systems. This book discusses in brief the classifications of Rainwater harvesting, and the various rainwater harvesting systems that are currently applied. The most important aspect for achieving any groundwater recharge is the availability of source water, this can be evaluated by analyzing the monsoon rainfall pattern, its frequency, number of rainy days, and maximum rainfall in a day and its variation in space and time. The Deccan basalts are one of the most enigmatic rocks in India and pose a very difficult task when it comes to ground water exploration and groundwater recharge, especially in the urban areas where due to constraint of space one needs to resort to borewells for recharge purpose. It is important for any such undertaking to understand the applicability and sustainability aspects of Rainwater harvesting as it is being practiced. This book tries to differentiate the Basaltic Aquifers from the other hard-rock Aquifers, and highlights the difficulties in trying to implement rainwater harvesting by groundwater recharge with the basaltic terrain. It also deals with the issue of long term sustainability of roof top Rainwater to meet the growing demands of fresh water. It also highlights some of the shortcomings in the methodologies used and the requirements for being considered in the various categories of green building rating agencies. It furthermore clarifies the possibility and limitations of dependence of roof top harvesting in addressing the question of water shortages, which is of common occurrence within most urban centres of India. It also helps in clarifying major misconceptions that are currently prevailing regarding Roof top Rainwater harvesting especially within the low capacity aquifers within the hard rock terrain of the Deccan basalts.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 98 p. 60 illus., 58 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031057106
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Human geography. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Geomorphology. ; Cities and towns History. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Studies. ; Geomorphology. ; Urban History.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Part 1: Street interface in historical and regional context -- Chapter 1: The historical evolution of street interface in Chinese cities -- Chapter 2: The historical evolution of street interface in European cities -- Chapter 3: The comparison of street interface between Chinese and Western Cities -- Part 2: Quantitative method of street interface morphology -- Chapter 4: Review of qualitative research on street morphology -- Chapter 5: Review of quantitative research on street morphology -- Chapter 6: Constructing quantitative method on street interface morphology -- Part 3: Empirical application of quantitative method -- Chapter 7: Street interface density -- Chapter 8: Build-to-line ratio and Near-line ratio -- Chapter 9: Integrated application -- Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book investigates the historical evolution, regional differences, and quantitative measurement on street interface, which forms the street space and plays a very important role in urban form. Empirical research reveals the street interface in Chinese cities are much more complicated than European and American cities. This book explores the reason and reveals the relationship between street interface and urban form in morphology. By constructing quantitative measurement method on street interface morphology, quantitative parameters can be used in urban planning guidelines in China. Both researchers and students working in architecture, urban design, urban planning and urban studies can benefit from this book.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 255 p. 135 illus., 1 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811925498
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Sustainable architecture. ; Power resources. ; Geography. ; Environmental protection. ; Civil engineering. ; Agriculture Economic aspects. ; Sustainability. ; Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings. ; Natural Resource and Energy Economics. ; Regional Geography. ; Soil and Water Protection. ; Agricultural Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1 : Sustainable territorial development of the Maputo Province Debates, research, and innovative perspectives -- Chapter 1 - A Capital in History: widening the temporal and physical context of Maputo (Paul Jenkins) -- Chapter 2- The demography of the Maputo Province (Inês Macamo Raimundo) -- Chapter 3 - Integrated Multisectoral Research Programme (PIMI). Origins, Trajectories and Horizons (Carlos T. G. Trindade, Domingos A. Macucule, João T. Tique) -- Part 2: Boa_Ma_Nhã, Maputo!: a “research by design” project WEF-sensitive territorial assessment and strategic guidelines for the Namaacha,Boane and Moamba region -- Chapter 4 - Introducing the Maputo Province A tentative assemblage of planning tools and visions (Alessandro Frigerio, Alice Buoli) -- Chapter 5 - Unpacking Territorial Development in the Namaacha, Boane, and Moamba Region A Cartographic Narrative (Alice Buoli) -- Chapter 6 - Energy-food challenges and future trends in Mozambique and in the Maputo Province (Davide Danilo Chiarelli, Lorenzo Rinaldi) -- Chapter 7 - Trans-scalar and WEF-sensitive strategic scenarios for an integrated territorial development A proposal for the Maputo-Boane-Namaacha Transect as a green-blue metropolitan armature (Alessandro Frigerio) -- Part 3: A transdisciplinary lexicon of sustainable planning in sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 8 - Agriculture and Food security Implications on sustainable development and the WEF Nexus (Maria Cristina Rulli, Davide Danilo Chiarelli, Nikolas Galli, Camilla Govoni) -- Chapter 9 - Water and Climate Change Water management in transboundary river basins under climate change (Andrea Castelletti, Elena Matta).-Chapter 10 - Energy An essential asset for the development of African continent (Matteo Rocco, Lorenzo Rinaldi) -- Chapter 11 – Environment A bioclimatic approach to urban and architectural design in sub-Saharan African cities (Valentina Dessì) -- Chapter 12 - Urban Forestry Perspectives from Sub Saharan Africa between planning and global challenges (Maria Chiara Pastore) -- Chapter 13 - Governance Rethinking paradigms and urban research approach for Sub-Saharan African urbanism (Paola Bellaviti) -- Chapter 14 - Mobility Developing countries through the lens of megaprojects, equity, sustainability, and development (Paolo Beria) -- Chapter 15 - Society Maputo: a case of social Non-Simultaneity? A city repertoire of issues (Agostino Petrillo) -- Chapter 16 - Rural / Urban / Metropolitan Trying to reduce inequalities through planning (Laura Montedoro).
    Abstract: This volume collects the results from the Politecnico di Milan’s award-winning “Boa_Ma_Nhã, Maputo!” research-by-design project, which studied various transdisciplinary approaches to development in the context of the Global South. The challenges of urbanization are well known, but that only goes so far in aiding implementation. From local considerations like water access and housing rights to global issues like climate change, territorial development demands solutions that address the needs of the specific population while keeping such goals as sustainability and inclusion in mind. By focusing on a number of towns within the Maputo Province of Mozambique, and thus addressing many of the issues endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa, the research, structurally presented so as to aid those who may require introduction to the issue, makes a clear case in favor of always keeping the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus in mind when formulating development strategies for improving people’s lives, as well as the wisdom of marrying academic findings with the insights accrued by local NGOs and institutions, thereby expanding the potential idea bank beyond the Eurocentric status quo that has tended to dominate the field.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 259 p. 55 illus., 39 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030965389
    Series Statement: Research for Development,
    DDC: 304.2
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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.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    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,
    DDC: 304.2
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    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Medical sciences. ; Geography. ; Quantitative research. ; Geographical Information System. ; Health Sciences. ; Regional Geography. ; Data Analysis and Big Data.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. How covid changed our daily geographies -- Chapter 2. Geography of the pandemic -- Chapter 3. Defining first- and second-order impacts through maps -- Chapter 4. Quantitative geographical approaches in COVID-19 research: A review on first- and second-order impacts -- Chapter 5. COVID-19’s impact on geospatial data: ethics and values -- Chapter 6. The City and the Pandemic - the Cities’ COVID Mitigation Mapping (C2M2) Program -- Chapter 7. Improving access to health services in Mongolia via open data during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic -- Chapter 8. The inequities in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic -- Chapter 9. The Latine community and COVID-19: nuances, experiences, and data -- Chapter 10. An overview of the impact of COVID-19 in Nepal’s international tourism industry -- Chapter 11. Data and dashboards for measuring the social impact of COVID-19 in African cities -- Chapter 12. COVID-19 and domestic violence complaints in Quito, Ecuador: temporal and spatial patterns and drivers -- Chapter 13. Mapping COVID-19: Should it be based on the incidence rate? A case study in China -- Chapter 14. Regional patterns of the pandemic: a view from Aotearoa New Zealand -- Chapter 15. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples & the COVID-19 pandemic: a spatial and place-based analysis -- Chapter 16. Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on the livelihoods of male commercial Boda-Boda motorists in Uganda -- Chapter 17. Geospatial techniques for mapping the spatial trajectories of COVID-19 -- Chapter 18. Digital geographies and digital surveillance technologies: power and space in the Italian society under control for public health -- Chapter 19. Resilience amid uncertainty: COVID-19 pandemic, the urban informal sector, and livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 20. Freshwater Resources and COVID-19 -- Chapter 21. Preventing pandemics: earth observations for One Health -- Chapter 22. Enabling Accelerated Research in Times of Need: The National Science Foundation’s Response to COVID-19 in 2020 -- Chapter 23. Conclusion - The consequences of COVID-19 – What’s next?.
    Abstract: This volume of case studies focuses on the geographies of COVID-19 around the world. These geographies are located in both time and space concentrating on both first- and second-order impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. First-order impacts are those associated with the immediate response to the pandemic that include tracking number of deaths and cases, testing, access to hospitals, impacts on essential workers, searching for the origins of the virus and preventive treatments such as vaccines and contact tracing. Second-order impacts are the result of actions, practices, and policies in response to the spread of the virus, with longer-term effects on food security, access to health services, loss of livelihoods, evictions, and migration. Further, the COVID-19 pandemic will be prolonged due to the onset of variants as well as setting the stage for similar future events. This volume provides a synopsis of how geography and geospatial approaches are used to understand this event and the emerging “new normal.” The volume's approach is necessarily selective due to the global reach of the pandemic and the broad sweep of second-order impacts where important issues may be left out. However, the book is envisioned as the prelude to an extended conversation about adaptation to complex circumstances using geospatial tools. Using case studies and examples of geospatial analyses, this volume adopts a geographic lens to highlight the differences and commonalities across space and time where fundamental inequities are exposed, the governmental response is varied, and outcomes remain uncertain. This moment of global collective experience starkly reveals how inequality is ubiquitous and vulnerable populations – those unable to access basic needs – are increasing. This place-based approach identifies how geospatial analyses and resulting maps depict the pandemic as it ebbs and flows across the globe. Data-driven decision making is needed as we navigate the pandemic and determine ways to address future such events to enable local and regional governments in prioritizing limited resources to mitigate the long-term consequences of COVID-19.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXXI, 300 p. 57 illus., 51 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031117756
    Series Statement: Global Perspectives on Health Geography,
    DDC: 910.285
    Language: English
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    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Physical geography. ; Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Human geography. ; Geographical Information System. ; Physical Geography. ; Control, Robotics, Automation. ; Environmental Studies. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Section 1 – sUAS Basics -- Introduction and outline for book – Konsoer, Leitner, Lewis -- Provide brief history of sUAS and the rapid technological advancements in recent years that have led to drone revolution and close range remote sensing -- Outline of book and intended uses as both a collection of specific research topics in geography and as a teaching tool -- Rules and Regulations for sUAS use in the United States (and/or globally, selected countries?) -- FAA regulations -- Essentials of proper and safe sUAS use -- sUAS Ethics and other considerations (privacy issues) -- Communicating Science with sUAS -- Section 2 – Applications in Human Geography -- Crime Geography (e.g., security, surveillance/monitoring, etc.) -- Sociocultural Geography (e.g., monitoring cultural resources) -- 3D Mapping -- Section 3 – Applications in Physical Geography -- Geomorphology -- Climatology -- Biogeography (e.g., precision agriculture, habitat monitoring, etc.) -- Section 4 – Applications in Interdisciplinary Research -- Environmental Geography (e.g., water quality, algae, land use changes) -- Mississippi River Delta Archaeological Mitigation (MRDAM) (e.g., geomorphology and archaeology – Konsoer et al) -- Disaster Science Management (e.g. search and rescue operations, damage assessment).
    Abstract: The use of small unoccupied aerial systems (sUAS) for acquiring close-range remotely sensed data has substantially increased in the past 5 years. A primary focus of early research was on physical systems and photogrammetric techniques. However, as sUAS technology continues to improve and more sophisticated payloads are utilized, such as lidar and multispectral cameras, applications have expanded to nearly all subdisciplines within Geography. This edited volume is intended to showcase the various ways in which sUAS are used in geographic research, including geomorphology, environmental and hazard monitoring, biogeography, and urban and sociocultural geography.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VI, 331 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031019760
    Series Statement: Geotechnologies and the Environment, 24
    DDC: 910.285
    Language: English
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Environment. ; Physical geography. ; Earth sciences. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Earth Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1: Humboldt’s integrative scientific approach: Pioneering modern Earth system sciences -- “Through a country we never intended to see”. Revisiting The Humboldt renaissance -- Alexander Von Humboldt and earth system science -- Part 2: Humboldt’s influence on bio-geo-sciences -- Humboldt, biogeography, and the dimension of time -- Revisiting the Chimborazo Volcano – Cradle of plant geography -- Part 3: Humboldt, the Earth scientist -- Humboldt's interpretation of the Andean geology -- Part 4: Humboldt, his relevance for contemporary education strategies and the political discourse -- “Should Alexander Von Humboldt be part of contemporary geography education?” -- Alexander Von Humboldt, a liberal ecologist. An essay -- Part 5: Humboldt: Empathic patron, consultant and communicator of science -- The Humboldt paradox: Science communication and mythology -- Indigenous knowledge – Humboldt´S idea of intercultural understanding -- Humboldt’s journey to Russia and Siberia in 1829 – His dual role as consultant and explorer -- Part 6: An epilogue -- Alexander Von Humboldt: Dilletante of natural history or Oracle of modern science?.
    Abstract: This book aims to view and to understand Alexander von Humboldt from different perspectives and in varying disciplinary contexts. His contributions addressed numerous topics in the earth but also life sciences—spanning from geo-botany, climatology, paleontology, oceanography, mineralogy, resources, and hydrogeology to links between the environmental impact of humans, erosion, and climate change. From the very beginning, he paved the way for a modern, integrated earth system science approach to decipher, characterize, and model the different forcing factors and their feedback mechanisms. It becomes obvious that Humboldt’s holistic approach is far beyond simple description and empiric data collection. As documented and analyzed in the different texts of this volume, he combines observation and analysis with emotions and subjective perceptions in a very affectionate way. However, this publication does not intend to add another encyclopedic text compilation but to observe and critically analyze this unique personality´s relevance in a modern context, particularly in discussing environmental and social key issues in the twenty-first century.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 231 p. 36 illus., 26 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030940089
    DDC: 304.2
    Language: English
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Economics. ; Power resources. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Sustainability. ; Political Economy of Energy. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Society, Energy and the Natural World -- Energy and Our Lives -- Pandemic Overview -- Our conversation with Mother Nature -- The math of our energy-dependent existence -- How to keep the Planet Human-friendly -- How do we get to where we need to be? -- Your Home and Lifestyle -- Cars, Tools and Mobility -- Communities lead the Way -- Your Country; Sustainable, Resilient and Secure -- How to invest for minimum disruption and maximum benefit -- How to drive change -- How to enjoy a sustainable lifestyle.
    Abstract: The Covid-19 pandemic is a repeating biophysical shock yet one for which our current socio-economic structure was not prepared. Climate change, scarcity, depletion of natural resources, and the inevitable transition to renewable energy are one time events. Taken together, they present an existential threat to human society. This book is a guide to navigating these megatrends, which confront us now but whose consequences will unfold over decades. By presenting clear options on the path to a renewable energy future, this book gives readers a broad perspective as well as detailed, well-illustrated examples to weigh in making decisions which will secure stability and prosperity for their families, their communities and their nations.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXIII, 418 p. 154 illus., 137 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030917821
    DDC: 304.2
    Language: English
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