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  • 1
    Keywords: Environmental economics. ; Power resources. ; Ecology . ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Economics. ; Resource and Environmental Economics. ; Ecology. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface 1. A Grateful appreciation of Joan Martinez-Alier (Herman Daly) -- Preface 2. Memories concerning the career of Joan Martinez-Alier (Laurence Whitehead) -- Preface 3. Conversations with a Catalan polymath (Ramachandra Guha) -- Preface 4. Joan Martinez-Alier and the crisis of civilization, knowledge, and the human species (Victor Toledo) -- Part I. Introduction -- Chapter 1. Justification and scope of the book (Roldan Muradian and Sergio Villamayor-Tomas) -- Chapter 2. A Barcelona school of ecological economics and political ecology (Joan Martinez-Alier) -- Chapter 3. The Barcelona School of ecological economics and political ecology: Building bridges between moving shores (Sergio Villamayor-Tomas, Brototi Roy and Roldan Muradian) -- Part II. Epistemological foundations -- Chapter 4. Metaphysical midwifery and the living legacy of Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen (Katharine N. Farrell) -- Chapter 5. Languages of valuation (Christos Zografos) -- Chapter 6. Post-development: From the critique of development to a pluriverse of alternatives (Federico Demaria, Ashish Kothari, Ariel Salleh, Arturo Escobar and Alberto Acosta) -- Chapter 7. Indigenous and local knowledge and social-ecological systems (Victoria Reyes-García) -- Chapter 8. Degrowth and the Barcelona school (Giorgos Kallis) -- Part III. Social metabolism -- Chapter 9. Agrarian metabolism and socio-ecological Transitions to agroecology Landscapes (Enric Tello and Manuel González de Molina) -- Chapter 10. Multi-scale integrated analysis of societal and ecosystem metabolism (Mario Giampietro) -- Chapter 11. Materials flow analysis in Latin America (Mario Alejandro Pérez-Rincón) -- Chapter 12. Biophysical approaches to food system analysis in Latin America (Jesus Ramos-Martin and Fander Falconí) -- Chapter 13. Ecologically unequal exchange: the renewed interpretation of Latin American debates by the Barcelona School (Beatriz Macchione Saes) -- Chapter 14. Flow/Fund Theory and Rural Livelihoods (Jose Carlos Silva-Macher) -- Chapter 15. Deceitful decoupling: misconceptions of a persistent myth (Alevgul H. Sorman) -- Part IV. Environmental justice conflicts and alternatives -- Chapter 16. Does the social metabolism drive environmental conflicts? (Arnim Scheidel) -- Chapter 17. A critical mapping for researching and acting upon environmental conflicts - the case of the EJAtlas (Daniela Del Bene and Sofia Ávila) -- Chapter 18. The EJAtlas: an unexpected pedagogical tool to teach and learn about environmental social sciences (Mariana Walter, Lena Weber, Leah Temper) -- Chapter 19. Commons regimes at the crossroads: environmental justice movements and commoning (Sergio Villamayor-Tomas, Gustavo García-López and Giacomo D’Alisa) -- Chapter 20. (In)justice in urban greening and green gentrification (Isabelle Anguelovski) -- Chapter 21. From the soil to the soul: Fragments of a theory of economic conflicts (Julien-François Gerber) -- Part V. Science and self-reflected activism -- Chapter 22. Activism Mobilising Science Revisited (Marta Conde and Martí Orta-Martínez) -- Chapter 23. Iberian Anarchism in Environmental History (Santiago Gorostiza) -- Chapter 24. The Barcelona School of ecological economics and social movements for alternative livelihoods (Claudio Cattaneo) -- Chapter 25. The ups and downs of feminist activist research: positional reflections (Sara Mingorria, Rosa Binimelis, Iliana Monterroso, Federica Ravera) -- Chapter 26. From the environmentalism of the poor and the indigenous towards decolonial environmental justice (Brototi Roy and Ksenija Hanaček) -- Part IV. Public policy applications -- Chapter 27. Agrobiodiversity in Mexican Environmental Policy (Nancy Arizpe and Dario Escobar-Moreno) -- Chapter 28. Conventional climate change economics: a way to define the optimal policy? (Jordi Roca and Emilio Padilla) -- Chapter 29. Contribution of global cities to climate-change mitigation overrated (Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh) -- Chapter 30. Reconciling Waste Management and ecological economics (Ignasi Puig Ventosa) -- Chapter 31. Work and needs in a finite planet: Reflections from ecological economics (Erik Gómez-Baggethun) -- Chapter 32. Collective action in Ecuadorian Amazonia (Fander Falconía and Julio Oleas) -- Chapter 33. The environmentalism of the paid (Esteve Corbera and Santiago Izquierdo-Tort) -- Index.
    Abstract: In this open access book, ecological economics and political ecology traditions converge into a single academic school. The book constitutes a common ground where multiple and critical voices are expressed, covering a broad scope of urgent matters at the crossroad between society, economy and the natural environment. The manuscripts composing this compendium offer appealing material for both experienced and younger researchers interested in interdisciplinary exchanges in the field of the social environmental sciences. It combines historical accounts with recent theoretical and empirical developments revolving around the interaction between three foundational notions of the Barcelona School: social metabolism, environmental justice and self-reflective science.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXV, 400 p. 10 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031225666
    Series Statement: Studies in Ecological Economics, 8
    DDC: 333.7
    Language: English
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  • 2
    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Pollution. ; Oceanography. ; Ecology . ; Sustainability. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental Management. ; Pollution. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Biooceanography. ; Sustainability. ; Water.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Marine Mammals and Interactions with Debris in the Northeastern Atlantic Region: Synthesis and Recommendations for Monitoring and Research -- Chapter 2: A Conceptual Framework for Assessing and Managing Abandoned, Lost and Discarded Fishing Gear -- Chapter 3: Developing a circular economy for fishing gear in the Northern Periphery and Arctic Region: challenges and opportunities -- Chapter 4: Circular Business Models for SMEs in the Fishing Gear Industry -- Chapter 5: Opportunities for Circular Business Models and Circular Design related to Fishing Gear -- Chapter 6: Quadruple Helix Relational Approach to Recycling Fishing Nets: Cluster Development in the Norwegian West Coast Region -- Chapter 7: Life Cycle Assessment of Fishing and Aquaculture Gear Recycling.-Chapter 8: Engaging Volunteers as Experts in Data-Driven Research Projects and a Circular Economy: The Case of PlastOPol -- Chapter 9: The role of non-profit organizations (NGOs) in value creation: Lessons from the recycling of fishing gear in Norway -- Chapter 10: Sotenäs Marine Recycling Centre in Sweden: A Case Study related to Waste Fishing Gear -- Chapter 11: The effect of fishing nets aging on metal uptake -- Chapter 12: Possible applications for waste fishing nets in construction material -- Chapter 13: The influence of Involvement and Attribute Importance on Purchase Intentions for Green Products -- Chapter 14: Role of resource users' knowledge for developing realistic strategies for a circular economy for plastics from the Norwegian fishing sector -- Chapter 15: Concluding remarks.
    Abstract: This open access book reflects aims of the Blue Circular Economy (BCE) project, which focused on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) aiming to create value using circular economy concepts related to products and services within fishing gear recycling in the Northern Periphery and Arctic (NPA) area. Cluster establishment and operation were carried out in collaboration with academia, industry and government agencies following a triple-helix approach. Discarded fishing gear constitutes a large part of marine plastics. Preventing future discharge of fishing gear into the ocean is a vital step in combating plastic pollution. Circular economy is one of the tools in the European Green deal, targeting waste minimisation. Closing the loop for waste fishing nets by transferring them to a resource could be a solution for preventing discharge at sea: exploring this opportunity is at the core of this book.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XX, 274 p. 77 illus., 67 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031310584
    DDC: 333.7
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    Keywords: Environmental economics. ; Sustainability. ; Economics. ; Culture Study and teaching. ; Environmental Economics. ; Sustainability. ; Political Economy and Economic Systems. ; Cultural Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: The Progressivity and Transformative Role of Culture Findings from Self-governance in Yugoslavia in Imagining Future Alternative Life-centered Development -- Anticipation of Degrowth Idea in the Socialist Republic of Poland of the 70s – the Case of the Artistic and Scientific Movement -- Framing Cultural Directions of Degrowth Transitions: Cosmological Limits to Growth and Affective Abundance -- Aestheticizing Catastrophes? A Comparison of the Western and Japanese Approach to Art Creation in View of the Climate Emergency -- Why Crisis Management Cannot Solve Crises? A Decolonial-feminist Interrogation into the Ontological Foundations of Modern-hegemonic Crisis Theorizing -- Decolonizing Food Systems Through Agroecology- The Role of Worldviews and Mental Models in Creating Nature-fair Farming Systems in Hesse, Germany -- The Non-human (animals) as citizens of the new society - The role of green Criminology and the Animals’ Emergency Management During Disasters -- Radical Movement Against Global Growth - The Gold Mine Amulsar in Armenia.
    Abstract: Degrowth Decolonization and Development reveals common underlying cultural roots to the multiple current crises. It shows that culture is an essential sphere to initiate fundamental changes and solutions as it brings about transformative imaginaries on a theoretical, political and practical level. The book focusses on the interplay between culture and the environment, society and the economy. It provides a critique of concepts associated with the term “Development” and reveals knowledge and theories outside the comfort zone of the mainstream Western theoretical landscape, which will certainly be instrumental in the decolonization of both development theories and practices. The book convincingly reveals the large array of domains, which, when interpreted from a decolonization and Degrowth perspective, can be managed through logics of environmental justice, social equity and equality, and generate societally more desirable outcomes. The book presents a multidisciplinary perspective on the contemporary global crises and features interdisciplinary analyses thereof through the lenses of cultural studies, critical development studies, political economy, eco-feminist political ecology, anthropology and sociology. Degrowth Decolonization and Development unveils the fundamental role of the dichotomies characterizing the Western modern development paradigm in shaping today’s actions, and especially the dichotomies of Global North and Global South, Centre and Periphery, Developed and Developing/Underdeveloped, Man and Nature. Degrowth Decolonization and Development addresses all researchers and activists interested in sustainability transformation and decolonization processes in Development studies. Degrowth Decolonization and Development is structured as a collection of seven original case studies. These are authored by researchers who met when presenting their work in Decolonization and Degrowth panels from the ISEE-ESEE-Degrowth Conference, Manchester, July 5-8, 2021, and the 8th International Degrowth Conference in The Hague, Netherlands, August 24-28, 2021. The concluding chapter proposes a synthesis identifying key concepts and steps in cultural change for the decolonization of the Western worldview towards “pluriverse” alternatives. The book traces future imaginaries for modelling future new systemic solutions and a needed radical change.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: V, 220 p. 8 illus., 7 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031259456
    DDC: 333.7
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  • 4
    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Renewable energy sources. ; Sustainability. ; Power resources. ; Environmental Management. ; Renewable Energy. ; Sustainability. ; Natural Resource and Energy Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction to Advanced Technology for smart environment and Energy -- Evolving Technologies: IoT and Artificial Intelligence for environment and Energy -- Smart environment and Energy Systems -- Data Science for environment and Energy Informatics -- Robotics and Process Automation Technologies for Advanced Technology for smart Energy -- Blockchain in Energy Informatics -- Bioinformatics, smart Energy to Informatics and Analytics -- Augmented Reality in smart Energy -- Security and Privacy Solutions in smart Energy -- Image Processing in Energy -- Communication Technologies for Future Smart environment and Energy -- Wireless Body Area Networks and Smart Wearable's for environment and Energy -- Future Prospects and Applications of environment and Energy.
    Abstract: This book presents smart energy management in the context of energy transition. It presents the motivation, impacts and challenges related to this hot topic. Then, it focuses on the use of techniques and tools based on artificial intelligence (AI) to solve the challenges related to this problem. A global diagram presenting the general principle of these techniques is presented. Then, these techniques are compared according to a set of criteria in order to show their advantages and disadvantages with respect to the conditions and constraints of intelligent energy management applications in the context of energy transition. Several examples are used throughout the white paper to illustrate the concepts and methods presented. An intelligent electrical network (smart grid—SG) includes heterogeneous and distributed electricity production, transmission, distribution and consumption components. It is the next generation of electricity network able to manage electricity demand (consumption/production/distribution) in a sustainable, reliable and economical way taking into account the penetration of renewable energies (solar, wind, etc.). Therefore, a (SG) smart grid also includes an intelligent layer that analyzes the data provided by consumers as well as that collected from the production side in order to optimize consumption and production according to weather conditions, the profile and habits of the consumer. In addition, this system can improve the use of green energy through renewable energy penetration and demand response.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VIII, 320 p. 117 illus., 104 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031256622
    Series Statement: Environmental Science and Engineering,
    DDC: 333.7
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    Keywords: Environmental economics. ; Climatology. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental management. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Environmental Economics. ; Climate Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1: Climate Responsibility in Managing Entrepreneurship in Digital Economy Markets -- Chapter 1: Competitiveness of Climate-responsible Entrepreneurship of Central Asia and Eastern Europe in the World Markets of the Digital Economy -- Chapter 2: Digital Environment of Entrepreneurial Structures as a Basis for Spatial Regional Development: Problems and Ways to Solve Them -- Chapter 3: Platform Approach as an Innovative Trend in the Development of Digital Entrepreneurship: Regional Aspect -- Chapter 4: High-Tech Export as a Vector of Development of Climate-Responsible Entrepreneurship in the Markets of the Digital Economy in Developed Countries -- Chapter 5: Effects of the Economic Crisis on the Development of Climate-Responsible Entrepreneurship in the Markets of the Digital Economy in Developed and Developing Countries -- Chapter 6: Conditions of Doing Business for the Development of Climate-Responsible Entrepreneurship in the Markets of the Digital Economy on the Example of Developed and Developing Countries -- Chapter 7: The Contribution of Climate-Responsible Entrepreneurship in the Digital Economy Markets to Green Growth in Developed and Developing Countries -- Chapter 8: Sustainable Development of Climate-responsible Entrepreneurship of Central Asia and Eastern Europe in the Digital Economy Markets under the Crisis Conditions -- Chapter 9: Practical Experience of Climate-responsible business in the Digital Economy Markets in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) -- Chapter 10: Case Experience of Adaptation of Climate-responsible Entrepreneurship in the Russian Markets of the Digital Economy to the Conditions of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Crisis -- Chapter 11: Case Experience of Conducting Climate-Responsible Entrepreneurship in the Digital Economy Markets in Russia -- Chapter 12: Customs Regulation in Support of Development of Climate-responsible Entrepreneurship in Digital Economy Markets -- Part 2: Fighting climate change using Advanced Technology and Green Innovations of Industry 4.0 -- Chapter 13: The Modern Experience and Prospects for the Development of Climate-Responsible Entrepreneurship in the Digital Economy Market in the Sphere of E-Commerce -- Chapter 14: Features of Climate Risk Management of Entrepreneurship in the Digital Economy Markets in AgroTech -- Chapter 15: The Role of Robotization in the Development of Climate-Responsible Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries’ Digital Economy Markets -- Chapter 16: The Concept of Smart Risk Management of Climate-responsible Entrepreneurship in Digital Economy Markets with Reliance on AI -- Chapter 17: Improvement of Green Entrepreneurship Planning in Digital Economy Markets with the Help of Big Data to Increase Climate Resilience -- Chapter 18: The System Approach to the Management of Climate Responsibility of Entrepreneurship in Digital Economy Markets Based on the Internet of Things -- Chapter 19: Development of the E-government System to Support Climate-responsible Entrepreneurship in the Markets of the Digital Economy -- Chapter 20: Consequences of the Development of International Digital Platforms for the Environment -- Chapter 21: Economic and Legal Aspects of Environmental Quality Management in Industry 4.0. -- Part 3: Decarbonization and Sustainable Economic Development based on ESG Principles -- Chapter 22: Applied Solutions for ESG Management of Entrepreneurship in Digital Economy Markets with the Help of Blockchain -- Chapter 23: Peculiarities of Financing ESG Investments in the Russian Market -- Chapter 24: Digitalization of the Nuclear Industry for Sustainable Development -- Chapter 25: Environmental Factors Moderating Effect on Intangible Organizational Resources and Performance of Insurance Brokers in Zambia -- Chapter 26: Integration of ESG Principles in the Practice of Managing Enterprises in the Agro-industrial Complex -- Chapter 27: The Role of Public-Private Partnerships for the Development of Green Building -- Chapter 28: Improving the Quality of Corporate Governance with Reliance on ESG-based HR Management -- Chapter 29: Digital Technologies in the Development of Hydrogen Energy -- Chapter 30: Central Bank Mandate in the Age of Climate Change: Global and National Perspective -- Chapter 31: Integrated Reporting as an Implementation Tool of ESG Strategies and Anti-inflationary Effect -- Part 4: Sociocultural Support for Climate Change and Green Employment -- Chapter 32: Biotechnological Approaches to Improve the Microclimate and Quality of Life of the Urban Population -- Chapter 33: Interstate Climate Change Mitigation Methods as a Global Public Good -- Chapter 34: Human Resource Management based on ESG Principles in Entrepreneurship of the Digital Economy to Support Sustainable Development -- Chapter 35: Improving Entrepreneurial Efficiency through the Implementation of ESG Principles in Human Resource Management -- Chapter 36: Social Management in the Innovation Space: Empirical Experience of Research -- Chapter 37: Digital Transformation of the Labor Market in an Environmentally Oriented Perspective -- Chapter 38: Green Human Resources to Support Climate-responsible Entrepreneurship in Digital Economy Markets through the Integration of the Markets of Education and Labour -- Chapter 39: The Modern Experience in Achievement of Cultural Inclusiveness for the Development of Carbon Landfills on the Basis of Universities in the Eurasian Economic Union -- Chapter 40: Regularities and Features of Overcoming Cultural Differences and Ensuring the Inclusiveness of Higher Education for the Development of Climate Smart Green Innovations in Industry 4.0 in the Eurasian Economic Union -- Chapter 41: Student Tourism as a Mechanism for Overcoming Cultural Differences and Ensuring the Inclusiveness of Higher Education to Achieve SGDs in Universities -- Chapter 42: Edtech and its Contribution to Overcoming Cultural Differences and Ensuring the Inclusiveness of Higher Education to Create Climate-Smart Green Innovations Based on Universities -- Chapter 43: Sustainable Development of the Tourism Sector of the Republic of Armenia in the Context of an Innovative Economy.
    Abstract: This book is concerned with the study of climate change from the perspective of risks for the economy and business. Rethinking climate change from a risk perspective allows making a significant transition from the consideration of climate as a predetermined and permanent context to its interpretation as a factor that influences the economy and business. Thanks to the new risk perspective on climate change, the book offers opportunities and offers recommendations for adapting businesses and economic sectors to climate risks. As a forward-looking response (management measure) to the risks of climate change in the economy and business, this book suggests using smart green innovations in Industry 4.0 – high technologies in support of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). The advantage of smart technologies to combat climate change is their increased flexibility and adaptability, as well as the resistance of smart (automated, robotic) machines to different environmental conditions. The academic significance of the book is attributable to the fact that it covers, as widely and comprehensively as possible, the full range of ground-breaking smart green innovations in Industry 4.0 with a potential of climate change risk management: from green finance (for example, blockchain-based cryptocurrencies) to smart and clean energy, as well as smart industrial innovations in Industry 4.0. The combination of public and corporate risk management measures of climate change allows achieving a “synergetic effect” in the form of enhanced support for the implementation of the SDGs.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 399 p. 5 illus., 2 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031458309
    Series Statement: Springer Climate,
    DDC: 333.7
    Language: English
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Studies. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1:The concept of soil health -- Chapter 2:The establishment of “The Nutrient Buffer Power Concept” – Ground breaking research in Germany and Belgium -- Chapter 3:Outreach in Africa- Central Africa -- Chapter 4:Outreach in Asia – Central Asia and South Asia -- Chapter 5: Future Imperatives.
    Abstract: This book will address the importance of the soil management concept, vis-à-vis chemical fertilizer use on soil. Historically, soil testing has been used to quantify bio availability of plant nutrients to field grown crops. However, contemporary soil tests are based on philosophies and procedures developed several decades ago without significant changes in their general approach. For a soil test to be accurate, one needs to clearly understand the physico-chemico-physiologic processes at the soil-plant root interface, and, an understanding of soils and plant root systems as polycationic systems is essential. It is this knowledge that leads to sound prescriptive soil management practices inasmuch as nutrient bioavailability vis-à-vis chemical fertilizers application is concerned, because, of all the factors that govern sustainability of crop production, the nutrient factor is the most important, yet, it is also the least resilient to effective management. The author’s research spanning over three decades in Europe, Africa and Asia, establishes the fact that precise quantification of the nutrient’s “buffer power” holds the key to a clear understanding of the plant bioavailability of some of the most important plant nutrients in crop production, such as, phosphorus, potassium and zinc. “The Nutrient Buffer Power Concept” attempts to clearly explain the bio availability of the three plant nutrients named above on the basis of the diffusion model, as that is the process by which these three important principal plant nutrients are absorbed from the soil by the plant root. Possibly, other plant nutrients which are taken up by the plant roots by the same diffusive model, would also conform to the principles of the concept. A thorough knowledge of thermodynamic principles on the part of the researcher is an absolute pre requisite for this. The book chronicles more than three decades of the professional journey of the author in Europe, Africa and Asia, understanding soil for human sustenance, and developing the revolutionary soil management concept, now globally known as, "The Nutrient Buffer Power Concept" , which has brought the author a string of international recognitions, including the nomination for the "Alternative Nobel Prize" (The Right Livelihood Award),of Sweden, and succour to millions to poor and marginal farmers across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 48 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031314100
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
    DDC: 630
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    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Agriculture. ; Climatology. ; Sustainability. ; Environment. ; Environmental Management. ; Agriculture. ; Climate Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Nitrogen fertilizer application techniques to reduce nitrous oxide emissions -- Chapter2. Rice production technologies in reducing methane gas emissions for sustainable environment -- Chapter3. Manure management to reduce methane emissions -- Chapter4. Crop residue incorporation to enhance soil health in the rice-wheat system -- Chapter5. Promoting energy crops to replace fossil fuel use -- Chapter6. Changes in the agriculture sector that are essential to mitigate and adapt to climate changes -- Chapter7. Adaptation and Maladaptation to Climate Change: Farmers’ Perceptions -- Chapter8. Farmers' Perception of Climate Change in Climatically Vulnerable Ecosystem of Bangladesh -- Chapter9. Pest and disease management under changing climate -- Chapter10. Climate change adaptation through agroforestry: Empirical evidence from Indian Eastern Himalayan foothills -- Chapter11. Policy framework to introduce climate smart agriculture -- Chapter12. Technological and Managerial Innovation in Agriculture to Ensure Food Security under climate change -- Chapter13. Agricultural Management for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Oyster Farming and a Worldwide Referendum on Global Carbon Fee-and-Dividend -- Chapter14. Climate change impact modeling on citrus yield -- Chapter15. Impact of climate change on insecticide residues and potential ecological effects.
    Abstract: This volume aims to raise awareness and stimulate research on how agricultural management could help to mitigate climate change impacts, and focuses on technical progressions and innovations in climate change mitigation and adaptation. It addresses new innovations in agricultural technology and management with the goal of balancing agricultural production and its associated climate effects in a sustainable manner. The major topics covered include crop and soil management, techniques and technologies for emission reduction, irrigation, land degradation, pest and disease management, farmers' perspectives, and climate-smart agriculture policy. The book is geared towards students, researchers, and professionals in the fields of environmental science, agriculture science, and climate change.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 266 p. 30 illus., 26 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031327896
    DDC: 333.7
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    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Environment. ; Climatology. ; Bioclimatology. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Sex. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Gender Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Methodology -- Climate and Drought Scenario in the Barind Tracts -- Factors Influence Crop Yields and Social Vulnerability -- Indigenous Knowledge in Drought Prediction and Drought Management -- Sustainable Adaptation and Drought Management -- Women Contribution in Drought Management: Success Story -- Present Drought Management Options, Conclusion and Recommendations.
    Abstract: This book represents the background of the Barind Tract of Bangladesh with the proximity of drought information, conceptual and logic of the books, history, definition and perception on drought and climate scenario and how people understand underlying causes, impacts and consequences of drought in agriculture, environment, human health and society. It also states the trend and severity of drought of Barind Tract. This book gives the local response to cope, mitigation and adaptation to agricultural drought. The book also addresses the gender response in the hardship of drought in the rural areas. It also elicits the local and indigenous methods of drought prediction and sustainable cultivation and management of drought in agriculture.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXII, 217 p. 56 illus., 25 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031354182
    DDC: 333.7
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    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Environment. ; Environmental Law. ; Earth sciences. ; Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Law. ; Earth and Environmental Sciences. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction: Why Do We Cover Interpretation, Critical Review and Reporting in one Volume -- Chapter 2. Scientific Outline of Interpretation -- Chapter 3. Data Quality Analysis as Part of Interpretation -- Chapter 4. Quality Assurance by International Standards: the ‘Critical Review’ -- Chapter 5. Critical Review Versus Verification: Similarities and Differences -- Chapter 6. Benefits from Critical Review and Communication -- Chapter 7. Cost-Benefit-analysis of Critical Review: learning from Practice -- Chapter 8. Reporting and Communication.
    Abstract: This book discusses the phase “Interpretation” in an outstanding way. According to the opinio communis within the LCA community, “Interpretation” is classified as fourth phase of the LCA framework. However, referring to ISO 14040, this book defines “Interpretation” according to its function in the LCA framework, and this means that “Interpretation has a much broader influence than generally accepted. It overarches goal and scope, inventory analysis and impact assessment. Conclusions are drawn from the results of the inventory and the impact assessment, and recommendations refer to the objective of the study, the goal and scope phase. Likewise to be considered are the defined framework conditions, the reasons for carrying out the study as well as the context of the intended applications and the target groups of the results). A second highlight of this book concerns “Interpretation” as discussed in conjunction with Critical Review and Reporting, which is an outstanding approach. The relationship between interpretation and critical review can be seen in the fact that interpretation is a kind of structured preparation of a critical review; in practice, the performance of a critical review can be made much easier if the preparers of a life cycle assessment study very carefully follow the requirements that are specifically placed on the interpretation. Because the critical review is the independent quality control of an LCA, the results improve the credibility of reporting. The critical review helps to avoid text weaknesses and potential misunderstandings because these aspects will easier be realized by independent readers from different viewpoints. The reviewers thus also represent the first readership of a study and can help to ensure that the specific requirements for good and clear reporting of life cycle assessments are met. Sound reporting needs clear conclusions.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VII, 138 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031357275
    Series Statement: LCA Compendium – The Complete World of Life Cycle Assessment,
    DDC: 333.7
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Sustainability. ; Renewable energy sources. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Renewable Energy. ; Environmental Management.
    Abstract: This book consists of selected and peer-reviewed papers of 2022 5th International Conference on Green Energy and Environment Engineering (CGEEE 2022), held in Jeju Island, Korea during July 28-30, 2022. CGEEE 2022 provides a forum for researchers and practitioners in the field of green energy and environment engineering to share ideas, designs, and experiments results. Various topics are covered in this book, such as carbon capture and storage, solar energy, biomass, biofuel, geothermal, sustainable cities, energy savings for vehicular technology, solid waste management, waste minimization, water treatment and reclamation, environmental restoration, and ecological engineering. This book will be beneficial to researchers, educators, practitioners, and policymakers working in the related fields.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 168 p. 102 illus., 67 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031278037
    Series Statement: Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences,
    DDC: 333.7
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Economic geography. ; Ecology . ; Social sciences. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Economic Geography. ; Ecology. ; Society.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction—How Swiss Foreign Aid for International Development Benefits Agricultural Development across Asia -- Chapter 2: Environmental, social and economic challenges in lowland rice production -- Chapter 3: Faunal Biodiversity in Rice-dominated Wetlands—an Essential Component of Sustainable Rice Production -- Chapter 4: Innovations, Technologies, and Management Practices for Sustainable Rice Production -- Chapter 5: Carbon Footprint Reduction from Closing Rice Yield Gaps -- Chapter 6: Partnerships and Approaches Used for Scaling: An Assessment of the Process for Rice Postharvest Technologies in CORIGAP -- Chapter 7: Incentive Mechanisms, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Communication of the CORIGAP Project.
    Abstract: This open access book contributes not only to the scientific literature on sustainable agricultural development and in particular rice agriculture but also is highly valuable to assist practitioners, projects, and policymakers due to its sections on reducing carbon footprint, agricultural innovations, and lessons learned from a multi-country/multi-stages development project. The scope of the book is conceived as a detailed documentation of the implementation, dissemination, and impact of the CORIGAP project in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, China, Vietnam, and Indonesia, with spill-over to Cambodia and the Philippines. It pulls together actionable research findings with the experience of bringing these findings into use. The aim of the book is to provide a wide array of pathways to impact for sustainable rice production in lowland irrigated rice-based agricultural systems. The book is written by local actors of the rice value chain, researchers, and engineers working on a range of best management practices, climate-smart rice production innovations, knowledge translation, and dissemination, as well as decision-making and policy aspects. It is envisioned that the contents of the book can be translated into messages that can help farmers, extension workers, policymakers, and funders of agricultural development, decide on implementing best management practices and climate-smart technologies in their agroecological systems by presenting the technological/practical options along the rice value chain and the partnerships and business models required for their implementation. The book is aimed at practitioners, extension specialists, researchers, and engineers interested in information on current best management practices, sustainable, and climate-smart rice production and constraints that need further investigation. Furthermore, the book is also aimed at policymakers and agricultural development funders required by public opinion and legally binding agreements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, conserve biodiversity and increase agroecological practices, who are looking for research-based evidence to guide policymaking and implementation.
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    Pages: XXVII, 259 p. 48 illus., 44 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031379475
    DDC: 630
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Sustainability. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental management. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Water. ; Environmental Management. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 3D Continuous and Discrete Models of Multicomponent Suspended Transport for Coastal Marine Systems: Research and Application -- Direct and Indirect Ultrasonic-Assisted Preparation of Calcium Alginate Monolithic Pellets for the Removal of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution -- Experimental study on sludge depth drying under dual physical fields -- Challenges of the Water Crisis in the Arab Gulf Countries (2011-2021) -- Learned Lessons from Japanese Experiences in Planning and Managing Fishing Ports -- Study of the influence of pipeline sediment on drainage capacity based on SWMM and GSC coefficients -- 87Sr/86Sr tracer for the formation and evolution of deep underground brines in sedimentary basins -- Motion of the Thermal in Static Thermal-Stratified Water -- Water under pressure - a model for evaluating the impact of economic growth on water resources -- Mineral water resources management in the Bulgarian regions.
    Abstract: This book aims to offer new scientific concept in the field of water and environment. The main purpose of this book is to exchange some of the latest research findings and educational information on the water and environment in order to take important measures to protect water resources and the environment for future generations in accordance with the principles of sustainable development. The book welcomes all related research and review papers and hopes ICSDWE can positively impact our world and provide a better future for all, including the improvement to the quality of life.
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    Pages: XII, 384 p. 139 illus., 97 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031425882
    Series Statement: Environmental Science and Engineering,
    DDC: 333.7
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Geographic information systems. ; Environmental geography. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Geographical Information System. ; Integrated Geography. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part1.Sustainable Agriculture and Applied GIScience -- Nexus between GIScience and Sustainable Agriculture -- Geographic Information Science in Sake of Better Sustainable Agro Management -- Integration of IT-OT in Agriculture towards Sustainable and Competitive Farming -- Combination of Remote Sensing Indices for Agricultural Drought Monitoring using DEMATEL Method -- Recent Trends of Meteorological Variables and its impact on agriculture in Northwest Bangladesh -- Application of RS-GIS Based Multi Criteria Decision Making Model (MCDM) on Site Suitability Analysis for Potato Cultivation in Jalpaiguri District, West Bengal, India -- Comparative Assessment of Projected Suitability of Finger Millet Crops in Tamil Nadu and Parambikulam Aliyar Basin using ECOCROP Model. A Geospatial Approach -- Agricultural Site Suitability Modeling using Geospatial Techniques for Sustainable Development in Koch Bihar District, West Bengal, India -- Part2. Agro-Ecology, Population and GIScience -- Value Chain Analysis of Sericulture in Bangladesh.Exploring Pro-poor Employment Potential -- Assessment of Potential Land Suitability for Tea Cultivation in Aizawl District, Mizoram: A Multi-Criteria Decision Making and Geospatial Approach -- Declining Groundwater Level and its Impact on Irrigation and Agro-Production -- Impact of Shifting Cultivation and Changing Land Use on the Hydrology of Iril Watershed, Manipur -- Impact of Overpopulation on Food Crisis and Fertilizer Usage -- Monitoring of Landslide and its Impact on Agriculture in Kottiyoor Panchayath, Kannur District, Kerala -- Agricultural Land Use Change and its Impact on the Farmers Livelihood Assets of Maldah District, West Bengal, India -- GIS Based Road Network Accessibility Analysis and its impact on Agricultural Development using Graph Theory. A Block Level Study of the Hill Areas of Darjeeling District, West Bengal -- A Story of Urban Expansion with Waste Water Usage in Agriculture. A Case Study of East Kolkata Wetlands.
    Abstract: This book describes the contributing aspects of contemporary developments related to sustainable agricultural resources and assessment of sustainable agriculture in developing nations. The issues like food crisis and declining agro-productivity, post-pandemic food security, zonation and mapping technique viewing food crisis, biotechnology and sustainable agricultural, scaling hunger indices, health hazard and food crisis, changing climate and food availability, consumer load and fertilizer usage, growing demand and increasing usage of harmful chemical in agro-fields are regarded as serious concerns. Thereafter, the scope of sustainable agricultural potentiality (SAP) modeling, amidst the arena of deforestation and encroachment of new cultivable land, impact of pandemic on sustainable agriculture, using wastewater as non-sustainable agricultural practice, applying geospatial techniques on extreme weather susceptibility and agro-production, soil erosion and poor agricultural production, questioning shifting cultivation on the issue of sustainability, meteorological drought and irrigational gaps, occupational mobility and loss of agricultural heritage, farm-excreta burning and air quality index (AQI), GI-Science and sustainable agro-management, community preparedness in food crisis management, multi-criteria hunger index (MCHI), climate change declining sustainable agro-production are worth some. Almost the entire world has recently suffered from several natural and human-induced problems, among which food crisis and unsustainable agriculture throw significant challenges to human society. Contrastingly, if modern technology and means, with advanced monitoring and calibration methodology and policy guidance, can help, it will undoubtedly reduce half of the world's problems and ensure the future survival of human society. In addition, this approach also can minimize the other partially linked problems, like climate change and food shortage, livelihood crisis, environmental refugees, international trade balance, global food supply chain interruption, the ever-expanding gap between rich and poor, and so on. Therefore, properly nurturing the knowledge on the application of GI-Science for an agriculturally sustainable society and their monitoring and management can curtail the gap between science, policy, and the ground-level scenario concerned.
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    Pages: XXX, 341 p. 153 illus., 141 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031368257
    Series Statement: GIScience and Geo-environmental Modelling,
    DDC: 333.7
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Machine learning. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Machine Learning. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. IoT x AI: Introducing Agricultural Innovation for Global Food Production -- Chapter 2. Transforming Controlled Environment Plant Production toward Circular Bioeconomy Systems -- Chapter 3. Artificial Lighting Systems for Plant Growth and Development in Indoor Farming -- Chapter 4. An IoT-based Precision Irrigation System to Optimize Plant Water Requirements for Indoor and Outdoor Farming Systems -- Chapter 5. Artificial Intelligence & Internet of Things: Application in Urban Water Management -- Chapter 6.Purification of Agricultural Polluted Water Using Solar Distillation and Hot Water Producing with Continuous Monitoring Based on IoT -- Chapter 7. Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) for Oil Palm Soil Monitoring -- Chapter 8. Application of Smart Machine Vision in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery, and Animal Husbandry -- Chapter 9. Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture: Commitment to Establish Society 5.0 -- Chapter 10. Potentials of Deep Learning Frameworks for Tree Trunk Detection in Orchard to Enable Autonomous Navigation System -- Chapter 11. Real Time Pear Fruit Detection and Counting Using YOLOv4 Models and Deep SORT -- Chapter 12. Pear Recognition in an Orchard from 3D Stereo Camera Datasets to Develop an Autonomous Mechanism Compared with Deep Learning Algorithms -- Chapter 13. Thermal Imaging and Deep Learning Object Detection Algorithms for Early Embryo Detection – A Methodology Development Addressed to Quail Precision Hatching -- Chapter 14. Intelligent Sensing and Robotic Picking of Kiwifruit in Orchard -- Chapter 15. Low-cost Automatic Machinery Development to Increase Timeliness and Efficiency of Operation for Small Scale Farmers to Achieve SDGs -- Chapter 16. Vision-based Leader Vehicle Trajectory Tracking for Multiple Agricultural Vehicles -- Chapter 17. Autonomous Robots in Orchard Management: Present status and future trends -- Chapter 18. Comparing Soil Moisture Retrieval from Water Cloud Model and Neural Network Using PALSAR-2 for Oil Palm Estates -- Chapter 19. Development of a Recognition System for Spraying Areas from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Using a Machine Learning Approach -- Chapter 20. Basal Stem Rot Disease Classification by Machine Learning Using Thermal Images and an Imbalanced Data Approach -- Chapter 21. Early Detection of Plant Disease Infection using Hyperspectral Data and Machine Learning -- Chapter 22. The Spectrum of Autonomous Machinery Development to Increase Agricultural Productivity for Achieving Society 5.0 in Japan.
    Abstract: This book reviews recent innovations in the smart agriculture space that use the Internet of Things (IoT) and sensing to deliver Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutionsto agricultural productivity in the agricultural production hubs. In this regard, South and Southeast Asia are one of the major agricultural hubs of the world, facing challenges of climate change and feeding the fast-growing population. To addresssuch challenges, a transboundary approach along with AI and BIG data for bioinformatics are required to increase yield and minimize pre- and post-harvest losses in intangible climates to drive the sustainable development goal (SDG) for feeding a major part of the 9 billion population by 2050 (Society 5.0 SDG 1 & 2). Therefore, this book focuses on the solution through smart IoT and AI-based agriculture including pest infestation and minimizing agricultural inputs for in-house and fields production such as light, water, fertilizer and pesticides to ensure food security aligns with environmental sustainability. It provides a sound understanding for creating new knowledge in line with comprehensive research and education orientation on how the deployment of tiny sensors, AI/Machine Learning (ML), controlled UAVs, and IoT setups for sensing, tracking, collection, processing, and storing information over cloud platforms for nurturing and driving the pace of smart agriculture in this current time. The book will appeal to several audiences and the contents are designed for researchers, graduates, and undergraduate students working in any area of machine learning, deep learning in agricultural engineering, smart agriculture, and environmental science disciplines. Utmost care has been taken to present a varied range of resource areas along with immense insights into the impact and scope of IoT, AI and ML in the growth of intelligent digital farming and smart agriculture which will give comprehensive information to the targeted readers. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 461 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811981135
    DDC: 630
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Applied ethics. ; Agriculture Economic aspects. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Agricultural Ethics. ; Agricultural Economics. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Unheard Being Heard: Women Farmers- An Introduction -- Chapter 2. Mainstreaming women farmers: Innovations and Approach -- Chapter 3. Women Farmers or the Farmers’ Wives: Unveiling the Negotiated Gender Roles -- Chapter 4. Women farmers, constraints, and policy around them to harness maximum benefit -- Chapter 5. Challenges and Lessons Learned in Mainstreaming Gender into Rice Research and Technology Development: a case in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India -- Chapter 6. Women farmers in South Asia: Training needs and Aspiration -- Chapter 7. Is scale-appropriate farm mechanization gendered? Learning from Nepal hills -- Chapter 8. Land rights of Women in India: How much has changed after 2005 -- Chapter 9. Transformative approaches to empower tribal farmwomen of Ladakh cold arid Himalayan deserts: Challenges & Solutions -- Chapter 10. Extent of participation of farm women in decision making regarding agricultural activities -- Chapter 11. Empowering Women Farmers through Drudgery reduction and Nutritional Diversity: A KVK, Nalanda-ICAR (Government of India) Initiative -- Chapter 12. Women Farmers and Technologies in Agriculture: A review of current practices.
    Abstract: This edited volume celebrates the positive stories and small changes happening with respect to gender equality in the field of agriculture. This book identify crisis which a woman faces in the field of agriculture as a farmer. The book shares unsung stories of women farmers who are bringing change at the grassroots. It puts together the positive developments experienced by the experts, researchers, professional while working for and with women farmers, to highlight the challenges to bring equity in agriculture. Women in agriculture often lack identity where either they are recognized as farmer’s wife or a farm labourer. Women farmers who contribute 60 percent in to farm practices like sowing, transplanting, fertilizer application, weeding, harvesting, winnowing are merely recognised and provided an equal level playing field. Women are also found participating in the various forms of processing and marketing of agriculture produce, along with the cultivation but system has failed to protect their rights and offer them a platform to voice their concerns. This book shares the process, challenges, experience, strategy from the narrative of progressive women farmers so as to highlight and understand what it takes to bring changes for achieving the goals of an equitable farming ecosystems. The book is a relevant reading material for students, researchers, professionals and policy advocates in agriculture and gender research.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 182 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811969782
    Series Statement: Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security,
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Botany. ; Plant physiology. ; Botanical chemistry. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Plant Physiology. ; Plant Biochemistry. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents -- 1-Silicon biogeochemistry in terrestrial ecosystems -- Jörg Schaller, Daniel Puppe -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Silicon chemistry in soils -- 1.3 Silicon cycling in natural and agricultural plant-soil systems -- 1.3.1. Si bioavailability -- 1.3.2. Si cycling in natural plant-soil systems -- 1.3.3 Si cycling in agricultural plant-soil systems -- 1.4 Silicon mitigating drought -- 1.5 Si controlling nutrient availability and carbon turnover -- 1.6 Concluding remarks -- Reference -- 2- Silicon: transcellular and apoplastic absorption and transport in the xylem -- Rafael Ferreira Barreto, Lúcia Barão -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Active uptake of Si -- 2.3 Passive uptake of Si -- 2.4 Rejection uptake of Si -- 2.5 Si transport in the xylem -- Reference -- 3- Root silicification and plant resistance to stress -- Zuzana Lukacova, Boris Bokor, Marek Vaculík, Jana Kohanová, Alexander Lux -- Introduction -- Sites of Si deposition in roots -- Silicon transport in plants – from chemistry to cell biology and anatomy -- Silicification in the root cell walls -- Cellulose and Polysaccharides -- Lignin -- Callose -- Proteins -- Phytoliths -- Stegmata -- The function of silica deposits in roots -- Reference -- 4- Dynamics of silicon in soil and plant to establish silicate fertilization -- Brenda S Tubana -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Silicon in soils -- 4.3 Components of silicon cycle in soil -- 4.4 Bases of silicon fertilization -- 4.5 Conclusion -- 4.6 Reference -- 5- Innovative sources and ways of applying silicon to plants -- Rilner Alves Flores, Maxuel Fellipe Nunes Xavier -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Sources and ways of supplying Si to tropical crops -- 5.2.1 Silicon sources for soil application or fertigation in tropical regions -- 5.2.2 Silicon sources for foliar application in tropical regions -- 5.3 Final considerations -- Reference -- 6- Silicon mitigates the effects of nitrogen deficiency in plants -- Cid Naudi Silva Campos, Bianca Cavalcante da Silva 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Biochemical and physiological effects of N deficiency in plants -- 6.3 Beneficial effect of Si on plants under nutrient deficiency stress -- 6.4 Beneficial action of Si in tropical plants under N deficiency: how can Si mitigate the effects of N deficiency? -- 6.5 Concluding remarks -- Reference -- 7-Silicon mitigates the effects of phosphorus and potassium deficiency in plants -- Gustavo Caione -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Silicon in the plant -- 7.3 The role of silicon in potassium-deficient plants -- 7.4 The role of silicon in phosphorus-deficient plants -- Reference -- 8- Silicon mitigates the effects of calcium, magnesium and sulfur in plants -- Dalila Lopes da Silva, Renato de Mello Prado 8.1 The relationship calcium and silicon -- 8.1.1 General aspects -- 8.1.2 Sources of calcium and silicon -- 8.1.3 Physiological and biochemical benefits of silicon in mitigating nutritional calcium deficiency -- 8.2 The relationship between magnesium and silicon -- 8.3 The relationship between sulfur and silicon -- 8.4 Conclusions and future perspectives -- Reference -- 9- Silicon mitigates the effects of zinc and manganese deficiency in plants -- Kamilla Silva Oliveira, Guilherme Felisberto, Renato de Mello Prado -- 9.1 Zinc deficiency in tropical plants -- 9.2 Silicon mitigates the effects of zinc deficiency in tropical plants -- 9.2.1 Silicon influences zinc uptake and accumulation -- 9.2.2 Silicon acts on oxidative metabolism and reduces zinc deficiency symptoms -- 9.2.3 Silicon improves physiological responses and increases production in Zn-deficient plants -- 9.3 Manganese deficiency in tropical plants -- 9.4 Silicon mitigates the effects of manganese deficiency in tropical plants -- 9.4.1 Silicon influences manganese uptake and accumulation -- 9.4.2 Silicon acts on oxidative metabolism and reduces manganese deficiency symptoms -- Reference -- 10-Silicon mitigates the effects of boron deficiency and toxicity in plants -- Davie Kadyampakeni, Jonas Pereira de Souza Júnior -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Boron and silicon interaction in the development of tropical crops -- 10.2.1 Effect on soil solution and root system development -- 10.2.2 Effect on shoot growth and biomass production -- 10.2.3 Effect on the development of reproductive organs -- 10.3 Final considerations -- Reference -- 11- Silicon mitigates the effects of iron deficiency -- Luis Felipe Lata-Tenesaca, Diego Ricardo Villaseñor Ortiz -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Iron uptake and the benefits of Si -- 11.3 Iron redistribution and the benefits of Si -- 11.4 Effect of Si on oxidative stress in Fe-deficient plants -- 11.5 Final considerations and future perspectives -- Reference -- 12-Silicon mitigates the effects of aluminium toxicity -- Martin J. Hodson -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 A historical perspective -- 12.3 A Brief Consideration of silicon and aluminium in Soils -- 12.4 Silicon and aluminium uptake and accumulation by plants -- 12.4.1 Silicon uptake and accumulation -- 12.4.2 Aluminium uptake and accumulation -- 12.4.3 The interaction between silicon and aluminium uptake and accumulation -- 12.5 The amelioration of aluminium toxicity by silicon in experiments carried out in hydroponic cultures -- 12.5.1 Plant growth -- 12.5.2 Effects on mineral nutrition -- 12.5.3 Effects on oxidative damage -- 12.6 Co-deposition of silicon and aluminium -- 12.6.1 Co-deposition in roots -- 12.6.2 Co-deposition in conifer needles -- 12.6.3 Co-deposition in the leaves of dicot trees -- 12.6.4 Co-deposition in other systems -- 12.7. Possible mechanisms for the mitigation effect -- 12.7.1 Solution effects -- 12.7.2 Mitigation in root systems -- 12.7.3 Mitigation in shoot systems -- 12.7.4 Mitigation in tissue culture systems -- 12.8 Mitigation in plants grown in soil -- 12.9. Conclusion -- Reference -- 13- Structural role of silicon-mediated cell wall stability for ammonium toxicity alleviation -- Mikel Rivero-Marcos, Gabriel Barbosa Silva Júnior, Idoia Ariz 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Metabolic targets and structural vulnerability in root cell membranes and cell walls in response to ammonium toxicity -- 13.2.1 High ammonium uptake increases AMT-dependent apoplastic acidification -- 13.2.2 Translocation of ammonium from the root increases ammonium assimilation and acidification in the shoot -- 13.2.3 Ammonium nutrition decreases protein N-glycosylation-dependent ammonium efflux and arrests root elongation -- 13.2.4 Internal ammonium accumulation initiates ROS-dependent cell wall lignification and limits cell growth -- 13.3 Repairing role of Si in plant cell structural components resulting from ammonium nutrition. -- 13.3.1 Silicon decreases oxidative stress caused by excess ammonium -- 13.3.2 Structural role of Si in cell wall stability aiming at ammonium toxicity alleviation -- 13.3.3 Silicon supply mitigates ammonium toxicity symptoms related to plant growth and development -- 13.4 Conclusions and future perspective -- Reference -- 14- Silicon mitigates the effects of potentially toxic metals -- Lilian Aparecida de Oliveira, Flávio José Rodrigues Cruz, Dalila Lopes da Silva, Cassio Hamilton Abreu Junior, Renato de Mello Prado 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Hm stress mitigation mechanisms -- 14.3 Effects of silicon on absorption, transport and accumulation of Hm -- 14.4 Antioxidant defense mechanisms -- 14.5 Morphological alterations -- 14.6 Altering gene expression -- 14.7 Conclusions -- Reference -- -- 15- Beneficial role of silicon in plant nutrition under salinity conditions -- Alexander Calero Hurtado; Dilier Olivera Viciedo; Renato de Mello Prado -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Silicon and salt stress remediation -- 15.3 Role of Si in decreasing Na+ uptake, transport, and accumulation -- 15.4 Increasing mineral uptake by Si under salt stress -- 15.5 Especial role of Si in increasing plant growth, biomass, and yield under salt stress -- 15.6 Conclusions -- Reference -- 16-Silicon mitigates the effects of water deficit in plants -- Gelza Carliane Marques Teixeira; Renato de Mello Prado -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 Damage to tropical plants caused by water deficit -- 16.3 Plant defense system against damage caused by water deficit -- 16.4 Silicon for mitigating damage to tropical plants caused by water deficit -- 16.5 Fertigation and leaf spraying with silicon -- 16.6 Conclusion -- Reference -- 17- Association of silicon and soil microorganisms induces stress mitigation, increasing plant productivity -- Krishan K. Verma, Xiu-Peng Song, Munna Singh, Dan-Dan Tian, Vishnu D. Rajput, Tatiana Minkina, Yang-Rui Li -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Impact of Si and plant microbiome on plants -- 17.3 Role of plant rhizobacteria and Si on plants during environmental stress -- 17.4 Role of plant hormones with the application of plant microbes and silicon -- 17.5 Crop rotation and fertilizer use -- 17.6 Limitations and concluding remarks of the study -- Reference -- 18- Heat stress mitigation by silicon nutrition in plants: a comprehensive overview -- Jayabalan Shilpha, Abinaya Manivannan, Prabhakaran Soundararajan, Byoung Ryong Jeong -- 18.1 Introduction -- 18.2 Impact of heat stress on plants -- 18.3 Versatile functions of silicon in mitigating stress -- 18.4 Silicon in ROS homeostasis -- 18.5 Si-mediated regulation of heat stress tolerance in plants -- 18.5.1 Rice -- 18.5.2 Wheat -- 18.5.3 Barely -- 18.5.4 Date Palm -- 18.5.5 Tomato -- 18.5.6 Strawberry -- 18.5.7 Cucumber -- 18.5.8 Poinsettia -- 18.5.9 Salvia -- 18.6 Conclusions -- Reference -- 19-Silicon in plants mitigates damage against pathogens and insect pests -- Waqar Islam, Arfa Tauqeer, Abdul Waheed, Habib Ali, Fanjiang Zeng -- Introduction -- 19.2 Mechanisms of silicon against insect pests and pathogens -- 19.2.1 Formation of physical barrier -- 19.2.2 Biochemical mechanisms -- 19.2.3 Biochemical mechanism and physically barrier: a joint action -- 19.3 In-vivo and in-vitro application of silicon for disease and insect pest m.
    Abstract: This book aims to describe the role of silicon in the environment from the biogeochemical cycle of terrestrial ecosystems, uptake to cellular and tissue bioaccumulation and its effects in mitigating abiotic and biotic stresses. From an agronomic point of view, this knowledge is essential to boost agricultural production and improve its quality and the sustainability of crops in the face of the growing pressure of different stresses on crop systems of different natures. Si is the only multi-stress mitigator in plant nutrition. It plays an important role in mitigating nutritional deficiency by increasing nutrient use efficiency, something that will be very important in the future: producing more with less nutrient accumulated in the plant. The book focuses on the effects of Si on plant mineral nutrition, exploring nutritional deficiencies and toxicity of Al and potentially toxic heavy metals such as Cd, as well as important stresses such as salinity, water deficit and high temperature. The book will also discuss the Si extractors in the soil and criteria for recommending Si in crops and the sources of the element for its application in soil and leaves, as well as the role of Si in the activity of microorganisms and in plant diseases and pests. São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)(2022/10092-9).
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    Pages: X, 378 p. 73 illus., 57 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031266737
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Biotic communities. ; Landscape ecology. ; Ecology . ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Ecosystems. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I: System definitions -- Chapter 1: Introduction: why agroecology, why systems, why now? -- Chapter 2: Systems approach: analysis, design and modelling -- Chapter 3: Structure, functions and diversity of agroecosystems -- Part II: Analysis-oriented approaches -- Chapter 4: Categorising diversity through rural household typologies -- Chapter 5: Production functions and factors in agroecosystems -- Chapter 6: Landscape structure, functions and biodiversity -- Chapter 7: Spatial heterogeneity in agroecosystems -- Part III: Design-oriented approaches -- Chapter 8: Evaluation and indicators in the design of agroecosystems -- Chapter 9: Trade-offs around production and livelihood decisions -- Chapter 10: Pathways for agroecological transitions.
    Abstract: As agroecology gains momentum in the international research-for-development arena, there is an urgent need for methods and tools to support the co-design and evaluation of agroecological systems and their transitions. The social and ecological complexity of agroecosystems, their dynamics, uncertainties and sustainability, calls for an holistic, systemic approach to agroecology, which leads to questions such as: how do we deal with heterogeneity, landscapes, biodiversity or learning processes in agroecosystems analysis? How do we categorize diversity or analyse trade-offs in social-ecological interactions? How do we conceptualize, co-design and monitor agroecological transitions? This book sets out to answer these questions by building on the valuable ‘classics’ in agroecology. The book presents a systems perspective that underpins a combination of methodologies, ranging from participatory tools and field observations to mathematical simulation modelling. Researchers, advanced students and transdisciplinary practitioners will find in this book insights and methods to design research and (co-) innovation processes to foster agroecological transitions.
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    Pages: XX, 393 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031429392
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Climatology. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Natural disasters. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Water. ; Natural Hazards. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Opening.-Structure and Methodology.-Climate Change.-Disaster Risk Reduction -- Climate, Environment and Water Nexus -- Nature-Based Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction -- Making Cities Resilient (MCR 2030) Campaign UNDRR.
    Abstract: The International Conference on Water, Energy, and Environment for Sustainability (IC-WEES) 2022 is a flagship conference of National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan. With the growing global concerns about environmental degradation, depletion of freshwater resources, and climate change-induced disasters, this year the IC-WEES is focused on climate change, water, environment, and disaster risk reduction (DRR) and their interrelationship with each other. Given the continuous evolution of contemporary scientific research work, it is progressively encouraging that there must be strong collaboration between experts, researchers, and research sharing platforms. Believing in this, the IC-WEES 2022 aims to bring expert individuals and diverse research groups to exchange and share R&D updates and discuss sustainable solutions to challenges in climate change, DRR, environment and water resources management, and respective nexuses between these fields. The conference proceedings consists of multi-disciplinary topics on the themes. As with every passing day, the climate change impacts are becoming visible, there is a dire need to understand the complex inter-relationships of climate changes, environment, water, and energy nexuses in order to lead to more sustainable solutions for our future generations. Our region is presently suffering from unprecedented heat waves, and prospective readers will be quite curious to know about the latest researches being carried out in this region with regard to environment, climate change, and water in order to reduce the disaster risks the continent is likely to face in near future. .
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    Pages: VIII, 224 p. 77 illus., 67 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031272806
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Industrial management Environmental aspects. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Corporate Environmental Management. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1. How to Assess Circularity? – Setting the Foundation -- Chapter 1. Circularity Assessment: Developing a Comprehensive Yardstick -- Chapter 2. Lessons from ESG Evaluation for Circularity Assessment -- Part II Assessing Circularity at Various Systemic Levels -- Chapter 3. Circularity at Macro Level: The Urban & National Perspectives -- Chapter 4. Circularity at Meso Level: A Sector Perspective -- Chapter 5. Circularity at Micro Level: A Business Perspective -- Chapter 6. Circularity at Nano Level: A Product/Service Perspective -- Part III Towards a Circular Future – Consumers for Granular Circularity -- Chapter 7. Consumer-centric Circularity: Conscious Changes in Lifestyle Towards a New Normal. .
    Abstract: This open access book attempts to provide a perspective on the circularity assessment at different levels of the systemic hierarchy and advocates better resource management for a sustainable future. It demonstrates how relevant circularity indicators are used for quantifying the extent of circularity of each level. Illustrative case studies that discuss the process of quantitatively interpreting progress towards circularity are provided. This work caters to a broad readership inclusive of governance, basic research, engineering, and business stakeholders. The conclusion signifies the role of consumer community in achieving circularity.
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    Pages: XXIX, 115 p. 24 illus., 10 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811997006
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Climatology. ; Food security. ; Sustainability. ; Economic development. ; Agriculture. ; Climate Sciences. ; Food Security. ; Sustainability. ; Development Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Global Framework on Climate Change -- Chapter 2. Conceptual Elucidation of Climate Change for Developing Countries -- Chapter 3. Climate Change and Social Concerns -- Chapter 4. Unpredictable Weather and Agriculture-Based Economy of Developing Countries -- Chapter 5. Nutrition-Sensitive Climate-Smart Agriculture -- Chapter 6. Food Security Issues in Changing Climate -- Chapter 7. Engineering Principles of Precision Farming: Pathway for the Developing Countries to Ensure Food Security -- Chapter 8. GHG management implications for developed and developing nations -- Chapter 9. Concept of Climate Finance -- Chapter 10. Need of Social Security in Vulnerable Countries - A Comparison of a Developed and a Developing Country -- Chapter 11. Climate and Development -- Chapter 12. Sustainable development goals and governments’ roles for social protection -- Chapter 13. Integrated farming approach -- Chapter 14. An overview of precision agricultural technologies for crop yield enhancement and environmental sustainability -- Chapter 15. Irrigation Scheduling under Crop Water Requirements: Simulation and Field Learning -- Chapter 16. Nutrient Management Under Changing Climate -- Chapter 17. Modern Breeding approaches for climate change -- Chapter 18. Heat stress tolerance in crop plants-physiological and biochemical Approaches -- Chapter 19. Crop protection under climate change: the effect on tri-trophic relations concerning pest control -- chapter 20. Climate Change Effects on the Quality of Different Crop Plants and Coping Mechanisms -- Chapter 21. Application of Remote Sensing in Agriculture -- Chapter 22. Mitigation of climate change through carbon farming -- Chapter 23. Use of Biochar for Biological Carbon Sequestration.
    Abstract: This book offers perspective on climate change impacts on developing nations from scholars within those nations, primarily focusing on agriculture. Throughout three parts containing a total of over twenty chapters from scholars in developing countries, it aims to offer guidelines for researchers, policymakers, and farmers themselves on how developing countries can achieve sustainable food security and continue development on a sustainable basis. Part I covers climate change concepts and issues for developing countries; Part II offers chapters dealing with social issues surrounding climate change and agriculture; Part III addresses practical policies that can be implemented to work toward achieving the goals described above. Agriculture is a key sector in developing countries in terms of economic growth and social well-being. Adapting and building resilience to climate change means increasing agricultural productivity and incomes and reducing greenhouse gases emissions. This volume represents an effort toward collecting knowledge on the technical, policy and investment measures to achieve sustainable agricultural growth in the sectors of grain, fruit, vegetable, fiber, feed, livestock, fisheries and forest under climate change in one place.
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    Pages: XXXII, 416 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031266928
    DDC: 630
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Environmental engineering. ; Civil engineering. ; Sustainability. ; Renewable energy sources. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Civil Engineering. ; Sustainability. ; Renewable Energy.
    Description / Table of Contents: New Energy Production, Storage, Transmission -- Hydrogen, Hydrogen Carriers Technology, Hydrogen Application -- Environmental Science and Environmental Engineering.
    Abstract: This book, the conference proceeding, contains invited articles and contributory papers from the 9th International Conference on Energy Engineering and Environmental Engineering, organized by Beijing Jiao Tong University in Sanya, China, on December 9–10, 2022. It includes contributions from researchers and practitioners working in the area of energy engineering, hydrogen, hydrogen carriers technology environmental engineering, climate change & global warming, and related fields. The articles cover the topics such as new energy production, storage, transmission, electrolysis, electrolyzes chemical, thermochemical, electrochemical hydrogen, energy environmental protection, and environmental sustainability. The content caters to research scholars, students, industry professionals, companies, government bodies, and policymakers, who work in the field of energy and environmental engineering.
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    Pages: XII, 416 p. 180 illus., 134 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031302336
    Series Statement: Environmental Science and Engineering,
    DDC: 333.7
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    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Environmental economics. ; Business logistics. ; Quantitative research. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Economics. ; Supply Chain Management. ; Data Analysis and Big Data. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. The state of art of data analytics in resilience and sustainability management -- Chapter 2. Enhancing the viability of green supply chain management initiatives leveraging data fusion technique -- Chapter 3. Supply chain sustainability and supply chain resilience: A performance measurement framework with empirical validation -- Chapter 4. An assessment of decision-making in resilient and sustainable project between literature and practice -- Chapter 5. Barriers for Lean Supply Chain Management and their Overcoming Strategies in Context of the Indian Automobile Industry -- Chapter 6. Prioritizing Sustainability Criteria of Green Supply Chains using Best Worst Method -- Chapter 7. Economic performance analysis of resilient and sustainable supply chain: Adoption of electric vehicles as a sustainable logistics option -- Chapter 8. Integrating circular economy and reverse logistics for achieving sustainable dairy operations -- Chapter 9. The impact of big data analytics capabilities on the sustainability of maritime firms -- Chapter 10. Smart transportation logistics: Achieving supply chain efficiency with green initiatives.
    Abstract: The objective of the book is to adopt the application of data analytics to enhance the sustainability and resilience of the green supply chain networks. To demonstrate the applicability and usefulness of the method, the book adopts different data analytic models and approaches against the backdrop of case studies. In summary, this book attempts to address the question of methods, tools, and techniques that can be used to create resilient, anti-fragile, reliable, and invulnerable green supply chain networks.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VI, 261 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031298233
    Series Statement: Greening of Industry Networks Studies, 11
    DDC: 333.7
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    Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :
    Keywords: Environment. ; Pollution. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Sustainability. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction to Nanosponges -- 2. General Synthetic Routesfor Different Types of Nanosponges -- 3. ImportantFunctionalization strategies for Nanosponges -- 4. Characterizationtechniques for Nanosponges -- 5. Different types of Nanosponges used in environmental remediation -- 6. Introduction to Cyclodextrin-Based Nanosponges -- 7. Synthesis, functionalization strategies and application of different types of Cyclodextrin-Based Nanosponges for water treatment -- 8. Introduction to Metal-organic Framework Sponges and their Synthetic and functionalization strategies -- 9. Application of Metal-organic Framework Sponges for toxic or greenhouse Gas Adsorption -- 10. Metal-organic Framework Sponges for Water remediation -- 11. Introduction to Spongelike Functional Materials from TEMPO-Oxidized Cellulose Nanofibers -- 12. Synthesis and application of types of Metal Oxide Nanosponge in water treatment -- 13. Synthesis and Applications of Metal and Metal Oxide-based Nanosponges as sensors -- 14. Cellulose-based Nanosponges for the removal of metal ions from wastewater -- 15. Application of nanosponges for aquifer bioremediation -- 16. Nanostructured sponges for the removal of toxic dyes from wastewater -- 17. Environmental application of nanosponges to clean up oil spills -- 18. Polymer-based Nanobiocomposite as a Filter Nanosponge for Wastewater remediation -- 19. Removal of Organic and inorganic Contaminants from Water Using Nanosponge Cyclodextrin Polyurethanes -- 20. Concluding remarks & future perspectives of Nanosponges in environmental remediation.
    Abstract: The book covers the chemistry of various nanosponges, as well as the methods for synthesizing them and altering them chemically, as well as their characterization and uses in environmental remediation. Sensors, adaptable materials for oil clean-up in the sea, the removal of dangerous organic and inorganic pollutants from wastewater, the adsorption of various poisonous and greenhouse gases from the air, and more are just a few of the environmental uses for nanosponges. This book aims to provide broad coverage of recent research progress or up-to-date knowledge addressing various aspects in this field. With this book, we aim to provide the readers with the opportunity to learn about different facets of environmental remediation using nanosponges. Thus, this book scrutinizes the state-of-the-art research and discovery in the use of nanosponges in environmental applications, highlighting the scope to which these novel materials have been incorporated by the community. Beyond bestowing a summary of recent research by major groups in the field, the book presents the approaches behind recent developments, providing a long-lasting situation for experienced researchers and novices in the field. This book also emphasizes the challenges with previous signs of progress and way for further research, details relating to the current pioneering technology, and future perspectives with a multidisciplinary approach. Furthermore, it presents up-to-date information on the economics, toxicity, and regulations related to these novel materials. This book is of interest to those in environmental science and applications, particularly graduate students, young faculty, and others exploring nanosponges.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXIV, 473 p. 139 illus., 104 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031410772
    DDC: 333.7
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    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Grassland ecology. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability. ; Grassland Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1: Following a passion -- Chapter1: Circle Y Ranch -- Chapter2: Bar 7 Ranch -- Chapter3: Bar 15 Ranch Limited -- Chapter4: Shelly and Jody Larson -- Part 2: Building a country -- Chapter5: Milk River Cattle Company Limited -- Chapter6: Circle A Ranch -- Chapter7: Elford Ranch -- Chapter8: Dry Coulee Jensen Ranch -- Part 3: Contemplating the future -- Chapter9: Cabin Creek Ranch/Burles Cattle -- Chapter10: Maple Coulee Ranch -- Chapter11: Kenora Ranching -- Part 4: Building a dream -- Chapter12: D&S Zirnhelt Ranch -- Chapter13: Flying T Ranch.
    Abstract: This book offers a series of interviews with Canadian ranchers that highlight the innovative and effective ways that they manage vast swaths of grassland for two complementary goals: commercial viability and sustainable habitats. The book’s author is an academic who grew up among ranchers in the grasslands of Canada, and the expertise and viewpoints she has distilled from these interviews complement the academic literature in accessible and surprising ways . As these productive landscapes face increasingly perilous threats such as development, economic pressures, and extreme weather events, it is the ranchers who live on and manage these native grasslands who are passionate about conserving them. This book is about them, their experiences and the realities of their lives, their view of the world, sharing their knowledge to assist younger ranchers, and their contributions to Canada’s species at risk conservation goals, food security and economy. The book offers practical advice for ranchers, but also reveals the depth of attachment and dedication these ranchers have for the grasslands. They are conservationists at heart, as they not only understand that their livelihood is dependent on the health of the ecosystem they manage, but they also have a deep connection to the land, nurtured oftentimes for many generations. Academics and ranchers have much to learn here, but the book – most of which is the words of the ranchers themselves - is written to give the general public an understanding of this vocation and its role in the conservation of our last remaining grasslands.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 181 p. 27 illus., 25 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031232657
    DDC: 333.7
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: PartI. Climate Change -- Chapter1. How Climate Change Impacts Our Future -- Chapter2. How Climate Change Impacts Our Wine -- Chapter3. How Climate Change Impacts Mental Health -- Chapter4. How Climate Change Impacts The Safety of Bridges -- Chapter5. Climate Solutions: Controlling CO2 Levels -- Chapter6. Climate Solutions: Controlling Methane Levels -- PartII. Pollution -- Chapter7. How Plastic Pollution Impacts Our Environment -- Chapter8. How Plastic Pollution Impacts Aquatic Animals -- Chapter9. How Light Pollution Impacts Our Environment -- Chapter10. How Heavy Metal Pollution Can Cause Parkinson Disease -- Chapter11. Pollution Solutions: Removing Pollutants From Soil And Water -- Chapter12. Pollution Solutions: Removing Pollutants From Air -- PartIII. Biodiversity -- Chapter13. How Biodiversity Impacts Our Health -- Chapter14. How Soil Biodiversity Impacts the Health of Our Planet -- Chapter15. How Beavers Impact Their Ecosystem -- Chapter16. How Urbanization Impacts Pollinator Behavior -- Chapter17. Biodiversity Solutions: Saving Wildlife -- Chapter18. Biodiversity Solutions: Sustainable Agriculture.-Conclusion -- Chapter19. Psychological Aspects -- Chapter20. How We Can Take Action.
    Abstract: This book focuses on closing the gap between scientific insights on pressing environmental issues that do not often reach the general public, and putting that scientific knowledge in the hands of everyday people who can use these insights to take action against climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss. The goal of this work is to share fascinating facts about nature and sustainability to inspire taking action toward a healthier planet, and to provide ideas on how we can take action to solve environmental issues in an informed and easy-to-understand way. The chapters are sourced from the author's work published on medium.com/@ErlijnG with added content not available on medium.com. All chapters are based on open-access research articles covering various environmental issues and solutions that are not often disseminated in popular discourse but are nonetheless important for non-scientific audiences to understand and become familiar with. They allow readers to explore the broad range of concepts and issues and recognize the far-reaching consequences, and trigger the desire to take action. Also, each chapter provides concrete ideas of how we as individuals can take action in daily life to make a positive difference related to the issues described. The book is a multimodal work, as it includes images and videos that accompany the text.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XX, 178 p. 114 illus., 78 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031344794
    DDC: 333.7
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    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Environment. ; Sustainability. ; Landscape ecology. ; Geographic information systems. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Papua New Guinea (PNG)…the new nation and a global experimental sustainability success of a re-newed tribal governance: Insights from the misunderstood modern control study -- Chapter 2: The land of Papua New Guinea: A quick conservation reader for what CEOs and Directors ought to know -- Chapter 3: The oceans surrounding Papua New Guinea: A habitat view for sustainable fisheries and an acknowledged lack of carrying capacity knowledge of the ocean ecosystem -- Chapter 4: Deep Times of Papua New Guinea with over 47,000 years nothing ‘relevant’ happening: Why it matters for the world’s future as a leading sustainable steady-state economy role model and a Sustainability Super-Nation -- Chapter 5: Colonial After-Times in Papua New Guinea: Urgency for Repatriation, Biodiversity Compensation and Fair Treatment to Assure a Better Global Future -- Chapter 6: Biodiversity of Papua New Guinea (PNG): Attempting a More Meaningful Conservation Description and Approach of its Use, Co-Evolution, Generic Status and Grim Outlook -- Chapter 7: Papua New Guinea as a global sustainability leader: Confronting per capita metrics with GIS layers and social engineering -- Chapter 8: Fundamental Humanitarian Sustainability issues in Papua New Guinea: SDGs to fail us further on biodiversity and wilderness conservation -- Chapter 9: In Bed with a Big Bad Neighbor for Life: The Middle Power of Australia as a Domestic, Cultural, Political, Material and Environmental Sustainability Problem for Papua New Guinea and beyond ? -- Chapter 10: Betel nut, Coconuts/copra, Chocolate, Strawberries, Coffee, Apples, Spam and Fish in Papua New Guinea: From highly-bred species and sustainability concepts over diseases and DNA into global market repercussions and wholesale (environmental) bankruptcy -- Chapter 11: Papua New Guinea: Australia’s failed dream, some failed states and the widely acknowledged outer facism -- Chapter 12: Destruction by Mining and Drilling on a global scale, with Papua New Guinea fully embedded: A meta-analysis contribution about the resource curse, global bankruptcy, destruction, terror and death favors Mother Earth -- Chapter 13: Seafloor mining around Papua New Guinea: Just another ‘Big Deal’ gone bust -- Chapter 14: “Come and Dive” in Papua New Guinea: Surfing, Reefs, paper park MPAs, and marine conservation issues in PNG beyond sharks, whales, crocodiles, seagrass and ‘developing a resource’ -- Chapter 15: Timber and Forestry in Papua New Guinea: Still no publicly available forest inventory data or growth & yield tables despite Google Earth, Microsoft Cloud, NGOs, international development aid, REDD, satellites and drones applied last decade for a science-based forestry -- Chapter 16: Papua New Guinea as a paradise (of weaponized diseases): AIDS/HIV, African Swine Fever, Malaria, Avian Influenza, weaponized viruses and wider Public Health ? -- Chapter 17: Papua New Guinea and Climate Change (and REED/REDD+): The ‘Western Carbon Cult’ as a new hostile relationship that was friendly though throughout most of Mother Earth’s history -- Chapter 18: Sustainability Impacts from the Australian Arc of Perceived Terror, Tyranny and ‘Development Aid/Help’ in Papua New Guinea and some surrounding regions -- Chapter 19: Papua New Guinea, Education, Science and Space Exploration: A primer, and the bad roles of Christianity and Oxford/Cambridge, again, calling for an improved and globally inclusive STEM-type Cybereducation for ‘the bush’ and global sustainability -- Chapter 20: Case study: The YUS (Yupno, Uruwa and Sam rivers) Landscape, Huon Peninsula in Papua New Guinea as an ongoing and world-leading success story despite international coffee and National Park model landgrabs -- Chapter 21: Case Study on Outsider Impacts by Exploration, Mining, Science and NGOs: An honest look at Crater Mountain in Papua New Guinea -- Chapter 22: “Pacifism as a Western Pathology” ? A case review of Bougainville terror, civil war and independence, civil unrest, missing mining impact studies, and why the nation construct of modern Papua New Guinea could fall apart soon due its colonial creators -- Chapter 23: Case study of Urban Ecology: Who runs the shots in Port Moresby (POM) ? An attempted exposure and review of cliques and their profiles in a global crime hotspot -- Chapter 24: RAMU sugar in Papua New Guinea from Fiji: Take-home lessons from another perverted project based on the neoliberalism principle -- Chapter 25: Role of outside nations in Papua New Guinea’s sustainability model: China, U.S. UK, the EU, Russia, Australia, NZ and Japan need Bob Marley and the Dalai Lama coming to the rescue -- Chapter 26: Papua New Guinea from a modern Anthropology perspective: PNG 1, Western World 0. Bob Marley and the tribes remain the judges -- Chapter 27: 100 open access GIS layers and their analysis and message: Human Footprints of the last 100 years destroyed a civilization that is c. 50,000 years old, and more -- Chapter 28: Why are there no Squirrels in Papua New Guinea ? Inference from a global open access data prediction model -- Chapter 29: A SWAT and PESTL analysis for PNG using 113 GIS Layers: Data cannot lie -- Chapter 30: Some very easy lessons from Papua New Guinea’s “Garden of Abundance” for the wider global good: Indigenous, Tribal and Marxist views, Bob Marley as the public role model, destructive Neoliberalism, Reality and Globalization failures are not Rocket Science -- Chapter 31: Bringing it all home: Where on earth is Papua New Guinea, its society, their environment and well-being heading ? Examples of Western Failure and Forwards to the Roots, in your own garden without social engineering!.
    Abstract: This book aims to present a reality view for Papua New Guinea based on many years of first-hand field work and research accounts. It further assesses sustainability in the light of 47,000 years of a self-sustained type of civilization without bad global impacts. This book contrasts the modern sustainable development failures from the colonial times onwards, as promoted by the ‘western world’, namely Australia, the UK, EU and the U.S as well as Japan and now, China, in times of globalization, Trump’ism and royal governance (Papua New Guinea is still part of the British Dominion and of the Antarctic Treaty etc). This assessment and book is the first of its kind also employing modern data analysis, Landscape Ecology principles (patterns and processes, telecoupling) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with Open Access data focusing on ecological economics, marxism, socialism and contrasting it with current capitalism and neoliberalism that Papua New Guinea is fully exposed to. Throughout the 31 book chapters various aspects are covered how a further insistence on the ‘new’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and so-called Development Aid will result in unwanted side effects and perverse outcomes for Papua New Guinea and for the world in times of wider ‘global change’ and unprecedented man-made crisis.
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    Pages: XXVI, 697 p. 285 illus., 277 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031202629
    DDC: 333.7
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Urban Ecology. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: PART I Theory -- Chapter 1 Connotation of urban metabolism -- Chapter 2 Research progress of urban metabolism -- Chapter 3 Urban metabolism research framework -- PART II Method -- Chapter 4 Accounting evaluation of urban metabolism -- Chapter 5 Urban metabolism model simulation -- Chapter 6 Regulation of urban metabolism optimization -- PART III Application- Chapter 7 Material metabolism process analysis- Chapter 8 Energy metabolism process analysis -- Chapter 9 Analysis of carbon metabolism -- Chapter 10 Analysis of urban nitrogen metabolism process -- Chapter 11 Analysis of metabolic process in the park.
    Abstract: This book provides the basic theory, method framework and application results of urban metabolism. Urban metabolism is an important research philosophy and approach for analyzing urban mega organism and its ecological environmental problems. It has constantly formed quantitative network research framework and analysis methods in a metaphor way and expanded its application in different scales such as global, national, urban agglomeration and city to support the process of multi-scale regional sustainable development.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 465 p. 184 illus., 181 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811991233
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    Keywords: Environmental economics. ; Environmental policy. ; Pollution. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental Economics. ; Environmental Policy. ; Pollution. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Environmental Regulations and Industrial Competitiveness -- Chapter 2: Policy Background: The South Coast Air Quality Management District -- Chapter 3: The Metal Finishing Industry and Economic Growth -- Chapter 4: The Wood Furniture Industry and Industrial Location -- Chapter 5: The Dry-Cleaning Industry and the Early Adopters of Pollution Prevention Technologies -- Chapter 6: Reflections on Environmental Policy.
    Abstract: While polluting industries in the U.S. continue to emit billions of pounds of toxic chemicals into the air, land and water every year, many economists and policy makers argue that environmental regulations stifle economic growth and reduce the standard of living for the American people. This book takes a fresh look at this question through three case studies of highly regulated polluting industries in the Southern California region: metal finishing, wood furniture, and dry cleaning. The case studies are based on a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods, including in-depth interviews with corporate managers and environmental regulators. The authors find that there is no universal pattern for predicting the effects of environmental regulations on industrial competitiveness, but that the outcomes depend on the structure of the industry being regulated, the design of the regulations, and the technologies that are available for compliance. The book is written in straight forward language that is accessible to the non-economist and will prove an essential resource for academics and students of all levels, and professionals and policy makers in the fields of environmental policy and regional economic development. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 88 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031263767
    Series Statement: Environment & Policy, 62
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Food security. ; Sustainability. ; Environment. ; Soil science. ; Agriculture. ; Food Security. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Soil Science.
    Abstract: Global farming is at a crucial juncture in its evolution. Over 9000 years ago, humanity shifted from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to stationary agriculture, sparking the “Agricultural Revolution” and putting soil at the forefront of agricultural focus. However, contemporary farming practices have seen an extreme shift in focus from the original revolution, that is, from tending plants to highly chemical-centric and extractive farming methods known as the “green revolution”. In this process, soil has paid a heavy environmental price, with a substantial amount of land becoming unsuitable for agriculture over the past century. The 1992–93 World Resources Report by the United Nations issued alarming conclusions, revealing that nearly 10 million hectares of the world’s best farmlands have been destroyed by human activity, including the green revolution. Additionally, over 1.2 billion hectares of land worldwide have suffered serious damage and can only be restored at a great cost. This loss of soil capability can result in significant food shortages in the next two to three decades. One significant impact of this issue is that as usual, people in the disadvantaged nations will bear the brunt of the consequences. Approximately two-thirds of the seriously eroded land is located in Asia and Africa, with around 25% of the cropped land in Central America being moderately to severely damaged. The percentage of affected land in North America is relatively low, at only 4.4%. Soil degradation is the primary cause for the dramatic decline in food production in 80 developing countries during the past decade, with nearly 40% of global farming conducted on small parcels of land measuring 1 hectare or less. This situation is characterized by ignorance and poverty. In India alone, more than 120.40 million hectares of the total 328.73 million hectares of geographical area have suffered from degraded soils due to the green revolution. The State of Punjab, known as the “cradle of Indian green revolution” is a clear example of this environmental hazard, specifically in relation to soil resources. Thousands of hectares in this region cannot sustain plant growth without significant investment in soil reclamation, resulting in a substantial drain of national resources. All of this, proves beyond a shadow of doubt, the critical role that soil plays in human sustenance.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 55 p. 1 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031346958
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
    DDC: 630
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Operations research. ; Biotic communities. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Operations Research and Decision Theory. ; Ecosystems.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Processes and Elemental Flows -- 3. The IO Model of a Simple Economy without Fossil Fuel -- 4. Standard Input-Output: Single and Multi-Regional models -- 5. Environmentally Extended Input-Output Analysis (EEIO) and Hybrid LCA -- 6. Emissions and Mitigation -- 7. Material Flow Analysis.
    Abstract: This book addresses the growing need for a standard textbook on input-output analysis (IO) within the context of industrial ecology (IE). IE is a discipline dedicated to providing system-wide, quantitative, and science-based solutions for sustainable development challenges, and its global importance has been rapidly increasing. The primary analytical tools of IE are life-cycle assessment (LCA) and material flow analysis (MFA). IO has been widely utilized for LCA since the late 1990s and is increasingly being applied to MFA as well. This trend is being driven by the greater availability and application of global IO data, which now includes an ever-expanding number of countries and regions. Despite the presence of excellent textbooks on IO and IE individually, there is a lack of resources that integrate these two fields. This book seeks to fill that gap by focusing on the practical application of IO to IE, specifically in the context of LCA and MFA. By combining these methodologies, readers can gain valuable insights into sustainable development issues and contribute to more effective solutions in the field of IE.
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    Pages: XXIII, 366 p. 31 illus., 28 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031436840
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Environmental engineering. ; Civil engineering. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental protection. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Civil Engineering. ; Sustainability. ; Soil and Water Protection.
    Description / Table of Contents: Enhanced Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction over 2D Con-jugated Cu MOF via Doping with Carbon Nanotubes -- Feasibility Study on the Utilization of Underground Facilities for the Disposal of Chemical Agents -- Research progress of the osteogenic activity of the active peptides from Caulerpa Lentillifera -- Research progress of additives in compound feeds for marine ornamental fish and its sustainable development -- Review of the effects of microaeration on methanogens in the anaerobic digestion systems -- Scale and seasonal-dependent impacts of land-use types on river water quality of multiple watersheds in Southern China -- The Exploration on the Path of Improving the Performance of Regional Environmental Policy in the Development of Regional Integration in China Based on the Perspective of Policy Network -- A joint data-physics-knowledge driven strategy for electric heating load forecasting and scheduling -- Internet use and pro-environment behavior: A mediating effect analysis based on class identity -- Research and practice on high impact pollution control of Urban Lakes — A case study of Yanjia Lake in Wuhan -- A fuzzy bi-level optimization method for urban ecosystem management - a case study of Xiamen, China -- Energy consumption of cities from a consumption-based perspective: A case study of Fujian -- Analysis of Sectoral Linkages of Carbon Emissions in Fujian Province Using an Absolute Weighted Analysis -- An ecological-network input-output clustering model for analyzing CO2 emission system -- Synergetic planning of multi-regional energy system under climate change and uncertainty.
    Abstract: This book provides audiences the research ideas and research achievements of authors who attended CEESD 2022. Although all countries in the world are vigorously promoting environmental governance and improving people's living environment, environmental pollution is still serious, and environmental protection requires more advanced concepts and technologies. This conference attracted many scientific researchers in the environmental field to actively discuss and share their scientific research results and ideas, which will provide important reference value for others.
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    Pages: XIII, 204 p. 59 illus., 51 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031281938
    Series Statement: Environmental Science and Engineering,
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    Keywords: Agricultural biotechnology. ; Nanochemistry. ; Sustainability. ; Agricultural Biotechnology. ; Nanochemistry. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 - Properties of inorganic nanoparticles that can be applied to agriculture -- Chapter 2 - Strategies to produce cost-effective fertilizer-based nanoparticles -- Chapter 3 - Physicochemical properties of inorganic nanoparticles in aqueous media and agricultural tank mixtures -- Chapter 4 - Mechanisms of root and leaf uptake, transport, storage, metabolism, and detoxication of inorganic nanoparticles -- Chapter 5 - Nanoparticles for seed treatment -- Chapter 6 - Pesticide effects of inorganic nanoparticles -- Chapter 7 - Nanoparticles in soils: transport, fate and capacity to enhance soil properties -- Chapter 8 - Nanoparticles for remediation of agricultural contaminated soils -- Chapter 9 - Implications of nanoparticles on the dynamics of the rhizosphere and microbial community -- Chapter 10 - Nanoparticles as bio stimulants Chapter 11 - Nanoparticles in plant diagnosis -- Chapter 12 - Nanoparticles used as biosensors in the agri-sector -- Chapter 13 - A comparison of the performance of inorganic and organic nanocarriers in agriculture -- Chapter 14 - Balancing the benefits to agriculture and adverse ecotoxicological impacts of inorganic nanoparticles -- Chapter 15 - Efficacy of nanoparticles on crops: lab versus field trials -- Chapter 16 - Porous inorganic nanoparticles as pesticide or nutrient carriers -- Chapter 17 - Uptake and translocation of nanomaterials by plants and their possible inclusion in the trophic chain.
    Abstract: This book discusses inorganic/metallic nanopesticides and fertilizers. Rather than providing a general review of the topic, it offers a critical assessment of what has been achieved and highlights future measures to allow agriculture to profit from the properties of inorganic nanoparticles. It covers a variety of topics, including strategies for preparing cost-effective nanoparticles, their chemistry both within and outside the plant, the effects of nanoparticles in the field and whether the current strategies were successful in increasing crop yields. This book will appeal to readers in academia and industry, as well as stakeholders and anyone who has an interest in the applications of inorganic nanopesticides and nanofertilizers as well as the potential use of these technologies in agriculture.
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    Pages: XIX, 390 p. 86 illus., 77 illus. in color. , online resource.
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Environment. ; Sustainability. ; Bioclimatology. ; Food security. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Food Security.
    Description / Table of Contents: Agri-food systems are facing a growing climate change problem and opportunity (Introduction) -- 2. Putting a farm into an emissions test lab -- 3. Governance issues in carbon emissions – can a food emissions gate be avoided? -- 4. How difficult is it to reach carbon neutrality? Tales of different agri-food chains -- 5. Carbon neutrality as business: decoupling growth from emissions while managing climate risks -- 6. Towards a carbon labelled world? -- Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book deals with the in-depth study of sustainability issues in the agri-food sector. In particular, a critical analysis of the current situation was developed and the future prospects of the sector on the issue of managing the environmental variable and the impacts relating to food production and consumption have been analyzed. Furthermore, the state of implementation and best practices relating to the carbon neutrality model in the agri-food sector were analyzed and models for the development of a new food production system were proposed with particular reference to the reduction of emissions, regeneration of natural resources, the elimination of waste and the reuse of production by-products. The main objectives of the book are to analyze the current situation and trends regarding carbon neutrality schemes and the connection with other greening programs, to identify and analyze the carbon-related labels, their methodology and their conformity assessment mechanisms and to understand possible key drivers for carbon neutrality or low carbon achievements in the agri-food sector. Today companies are acting on climate change pressures implementing carbon-neutral strategies for their brands and products. These frontrunner companies have identified a specific competitive advantage and are exploiting it to become the pioneers and the reference model for the carbon neutral implementation. This book will provide detailed and practical insights on how your organization can take positive action and be part of the global response developing a carbon neutral business.
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    Pages: XXI, 191 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Food security. ; Climatology. ; Soil science. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Water. ; Food Security. ; Climate Sciences. ; Soil Science. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Water-smart practices to manage water scarcity -- Soil-smart practices: Integrated soil fertility management -- Fish farms effluents for irrigation and fertilizer: A field and modeling studies -- Integration between crop-smart, water-smart and soil-smart practices -- Climate extremes and crops -- Climate-resilient crops -- Assessment of climate variability and wheat productivity in Egypt -- Practices contribute in reduction of greenhouse gases.
    Abstract: This book tackles the main feature of water-smart, soil-smart and crop-smart practices and their integration to sustainably enhance food production. The book includes some insights on the implications of using climate-smart practices in irrigated and rain-fed agriculture, and suggests approaches to eradicate the negative effects of water scarcity, climate variability and climate change. The book reviews the most important crops resilient to climate variability and their resistance to other biotic and abiotic stresses, and contains the existing practices in Egypt that achieved the three pillars of climate-smart agriculture.
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    Pages: XXII, 185 p. 31 illus., 25 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030931117
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    Keywords: Agronomy. ; Sustainability. ; Botany. ; Biomedical engineering. ; Agronomy. ; Sustainability. ; Plant Science. ; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Industrial Hemp as a Crop for a Sustainable Agriculture -- Chapter 2. Industrial Hemp for Sustainable Agriculture: A Critical Evaluation From Global and Indian Perspectives -- Chapter 3. Cannabis/Hemp - Sustainable Uses, Opportunities, and Current Limitations -- Chapter 4. Agronomy and Ecophysiology of Hemp Cultivation -- Chapter 5. Patenting Journey of Hemp and Development of Various Applications -- Chapter 6. Industrial Hemp and Hemp Byproducts as Sustainable Feedstuffs in Livestock Diets -- Chapter 7. Biotechnological Transformation of Hempseed in the Food Industry -- Chapter 8. Current Trends in Applications of Cannabis/Hemp in Construction -- Chapter 9. Hemp-Based Materials for Applications in Wastewater Treatment by Biosorption-Oriented Processes: A Review -- Chapter 10. Potential Impacts of Cannabis sativa L. Cultivation on the Environment in Africa – A Review -- Chapter 11. The Cannabis/Marijuana (Cannabis sativa L.) Landscape in Africa: An Overview of its Cultivation and Legal Aspects.-.
    Abstract: The book contains review articles on the latest evidence-based scientific knowledge and future insights on industrial hemp applications ranging from sustainable agriculture, sustainable development, and commercial uses of hemp-derived innovative products. The research articles evaluate and review the latest research and development on hemp’s agronomy, ecophysiology, the opportunities and challenges of hemp cultivation in the different regions of the world, including Africa.The book reviews complete patent literature on hemp from the publication of the first patent in 1856 till the end of 2020, providing an excellent insight into hemp’s business growth and future potential for industrial applications along with region- and sector-wise patenting activity concerning industrial hemp. In addition, articles describe the applications of hemp-derived green materials for building construction, wastewater treatment, and water purification. The book will be useful as a reference book for students, researchers, farmers, business houses, and individuals interested in industrial hemp for commercial aspects, sustainable development, farming, and other hemp-derived innovative products. .
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    Pages: XVII, 325 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811687785
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Agriculture Economic aspects. ; Botany. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Agricultural Economics. ; Plant Science. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1 Policy Analysis and the Policy Environment -- 1 Overview of Agricultural Policy -- 2 Public Policy: An Overview -- 3 Agriculture and Economic Development -- Part 2 Concepts, Approaches, and Measures for Policy Analysis -- 4 The International Trading System Emalene Marcus-Burnett -- 5 Economic Concepts for Agricultural Policy Analysis -- 6 Measuring Competitiveness of Agricultural Markets -- 7 Qualitative Methods for Policy Analysis: Case Study Research Strategy -- Part 3 Tools to Analyse Sectoral and Global Regulations -- 8 General Equilibrium Analysis of Regional Trade Agreements -- 9 Analysing Trade Facilitation using Gravity Models -- 10 Analysing Marketing Policies using Market Integration Models -- 11 Partial Equilibrium Analysis of Agricultural Price Policies -- Part 4 Tools to Analyse Rural Development Programmes -- 12 Cost Benefit Analysis of Irrigation Projects -- 13 Choice Experiment Analysis of Non-Market Values of Ecosystem Services -- 14 Analysing Agriculture Extension Programmes using Randomised Control Experiments -- 15 Using Agricultural Production Functions to Analyse Land Tenure Reforms -- 16 Analysing Land Use Planning Regulations using Linear Programming Models -- 17 Economic Analysis of Climate Change Adaptations in Agriculture -- Part 5 Sri Lanka Case Studies -- 18 Political Economy of Agricultural Policies: Fertiliser Subsidy Reform -- 19 Policy Measures to Address COVID-19 Disruptions of the Agri-Food Sector -- 20 Epilogue. .
    Abstract: This book is centred around various interwoven topics which are fundamental to policy analysis in agriculture. Key concepts and tools that are fundamental for the analysis of agricultural policies and programmes are presented. Key concepts introduced include, the role of the state in a market economy with examples from the Sri Lankan and other developing economies, the international trade environment, and conceptual frameworks for analysing important domestic and international trade policies. It also highlights interconnections among agriculture, development, policy and illustrates the extent to which the agricultural sector contributes in achieving economic growth objectives, equity and equality objectives and environmental objectives. The book takes the readers through the nature of agricultural markets in developing countries, with special emphasis on Sri Lanka, and illustrates how the degree of competitiveness is measured at various market levels using multiple indices and methods. Several tools, with accompanying case studies, for the analysis of policies and programmes are detailed. These tools include the GTAP model, gravity models, extended benefit cost analysis, and linear programming. Tools and models are applied to the analysis of trade policies and agreements, marketing policies, environmental services, extension programmes, land tenure reforms and climate change adaptations. Case studies in relation to the agri-food policy and strategy response to COVID-19 Pandemic are also covered. This book is of interest to public officials working in agricultural planning and agricultural policy, teachers, researchers, agro-economists, capacity builders and policymakers. Also the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture, development studies, and environmental sciences. National and international agricultural scientists, policy makers will also find this to be a useful read.
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    Pages: XXXIII, 478 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
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    ISBN: 9789811632846
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Power resources. ; Environmental economics. ; Environmental Law. ; Soil science. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Resource and Environmental Economics. ; Environmental Law. ; Soil Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Section 1 The development status of the forage industry in China -- Chapter 1 The development status of forage seed industry in China -- Chapter 2 The development status of forage planting industry in China -- Chapter 3 The development status and prospect of the forage processing technology in China -- Chapter 4 The development status of forage utilization industry in China -- Section 2 The research status of the forage industry in China -- Chapter 5 The research status of novel forage species -- Chapter 6 The research status of soil cultivation -- Chapter 7 The research status of seed and sowing in China -- Chapter 8 The research status of water and fertilizer management -- Chapter 9 The research status of pest control -- Chapter 10 Research progress of forage harvest -- Chapter 11 The research status of silage processing -- Chapter 12 The research status of green hay processing -- Chapter 13 The research status of TMR processing -- Chapter 14 The research status of straw processing -- Chapter 15 The research status of leaf protein processing -- Chapter 16 The research status of agricultural by-products processing -- Chapter 17 The research status of silage utilization -- Chapter 18 The research status of green hay utilization -- Chapter 19 The research status of the application of total mixed ration (TMR) in ruminant production -- Chapter 20 The research status of the straw utilization -- Chapter 21 The research status of the utilization of the leaf protein and its by-products -- Section 3 The Laws and policies on forage in China -- Chapter 22 The laws on forage in China -- Chapter 23 The policies on forage in China.
    Abstract: This book has 11 chapters which systematically introduce the latest achievements in scientific research and technological application of the forage industry in China, and also cover the laws and polices related to forage production. The main focus of this monograph is the progress of forage science in China. Each chapter in this book contains numerous charts and diagrams further illustrating the impact of development activities in the area. It is the first book in its field and compiled by mobilizing all the research forces in the field of forage grass and under the leadership of China Agricultural University, Lanzhou University, and Sichuan Academy of Grassland Sciences with the support of other related universities and research institutes. China is the largest forage consumption country in the world. Every year, more than 2 billion herbivorous livestock need more than 350 million tons of forage but the supply each year is only 250 million tons. With the policy and financial support of the Central Government, the forage industry in China has been developed rapidly, great progress has been made in the science and technology in forage production, processing, and utilization, and its influence has been increased in the world.
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    Pages: VIII, 304 p. 123 illus., 95 illus. in color. , online resource.
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    ISBN: 9789811675423
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Food security. ; Climatology. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Plant ecology. ; Environmental Management. ; Food Security. ; Climate Sciences. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Plant Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Climate change: An Overview -- Chapter 2. Climate change, agricultural productivity, and food security -- Chapter 3. Climate change and Process Based Soil Modeling -- Chapter 4. Soil microbes and climate smart agriculture -- Chapter 5. Climate Change Impacts on Legumes Crop Production and Adaptation Strategies -- Chapter 6. Cereal crop modeling for food and nutrition security -- Chapter 7. Changing climate scenario: Perspectives of Camelina sativa as low input biofuel and oilseed crop -- Chapter 8. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mitigation Strategies in Rice Production Systems -- Chapter 9. Fiber Crops in Changing Climate -- Chapter 10. Estimation of Crop Genetic Coefficients to Simulate Growth and Yield under Changing Climate -- Chapter 11. Climate Change Impacts on Animal Production -- Chapter 12. Climate change and global insect dynamics -- Chapter 13. Sustainable Solutions to Food Insecurity in Nigeria: Perspectives on Irrigation, Crop-Water Productivity, and antecedents -- Chapter 14. Functions of Soil Microbes Under Stress Environment -- Chapter 15. Modeling impacts of climate change and adaptation strategies for cereal crops in Ethiopia -- Chapter 16. Strategies for Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agricultural Ecosystems -- Chapter 17. Environmental and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative and Production Constraints in Pakistan: A Review -- Chapter 18. Modeling Photoperiod Response of Canola under Changing Climate -- Chapter 19. Modeling and Field Based Evaluation of Vernalisation Requirement of Canola for Higher Yield Potential -- Chapter 20. Integrated crop-livestock system: Prospectus for climate change adaptation in Jordan, a case study -- Chapter 21. Impact of Salinity Intrusion Problem in the sediments of paddy field and farmers adaptation initiative: Case Study.
    Abstract: This book covers all aspects related to climate change and agriculture. The book discusses Global Climate Models (GCMs), Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) and application of strategic management tool that includes RCP (Representative concentration Pathway), SSP (Shared Socio-economic Pathways) and SPA (Shared climate Policy Assumptions). The book provides information on how climate change, agricultural productivity and food security are interlinked. The impacts of climate change on food security are studied through different climatic drivers e.g., ENSO (El Niño–Southern Oscillation) and SOI (Southern Oscillation Index). These drivers are responsible for the climatic extreme events hence early prediction of these drivers could help to design appropriate adaptive measures for the agriculture sector and could be considered as early warning tools for risk management. Similarly, climate change and process-based soil modeling as well as the role of soil microbes and climate smart agriculture are discussed in this book. Climate change impacts on legume crop production and adaptation strategies are presented, with details about cereal crop modeling, perspectives of Camelina sativa as well as low input biofuel and oilseed crop, greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions and mitigation strategies.
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    Pages: VII, 634 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031149733
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Agriculture. ; Bioclimatology. ; Sustainability. ; Biotechnology. ; Environmental Management. ; Agriculture. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I Introduction -- Part II Impact of Climate Change on Crop Production -- Part III Case Studies: Improve Crop Adaptability and Stability to Climate Change -- Part IV Conclusions and Recommendations.
    Abstract: This book presents case studies based on sustainable agriculture in Egypt and how this is effected by climate change. The book is divided into four parts consisting of ten chapters. The first part of the book includes an introduction to the crop productivity, biotechnology and climate change. The second Part consists of two chapters dealing with crop production with a focus on critical periods of crop plants response to stress conditions and the quality of field crops. The third chapter highlights the foundations of crop tolerance to environmental stress and plant traits relevant to stress tolerance. It is devoted to explaining and discussing mechanisms of adaptation to environmental stress conditions and addresses various plant traits related to stress environmental tolerance i.e. phenological, morpho-physiological and biochemical traits which could be used as selection criteria for crops improvement. The third Part consists of five chapters under the theme “Improve Crop Adaptability and Stability to Climate Change and Modern Technology". Chapter 4 highlights the most important strategic food grain crop (wheat). Chapter 5 focuses on the important staple food crop (rice), while Chapter 6 deals with one of the most important food legume crops (faba bean). Chapter 7 and 8 discuss two important oil crops (sesame and sunflower). However, Chapter 9 focuses on cotton as one of the most important fiber crops. These crops are addressed under the following headings: genotype x environment interaction and its relation to climatic change on yield production, performance of genotypes in response to environmental changes, adaptability and yield stability to environmental conditions, additive main effects and multiplicative interaction model, gene action, genetic behavior and heritability for traits related to environmental stress tolerance, role of recent approaches, biotechnology and nanotechnology. Additionally, it is considered how to measure sensitivity of genotypes to environmental stress, and finally the appropriate agricultural practices to mitigate environmental stress on crops under attention. The book ends with Chapter 10 which provides an update of the book topics, present the most important conclusions and recommendations from all chapters. This book has been prepared and supported by recent references and statistics including full-coloured tables and illustrations. The book is written for those interested in crop science, environment, plant breeding, genetics and biotechnology, as well as postgraduate students and researchers in universities and research centres.
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    Pages: XIII, 320 p. 40 illus., 38 illus. in color. , online resource.
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    ISBN: 9783030818739
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Soil science. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sustainability. ; Food security. ; Environmental management. ; Agriculture. ; Soil Science. ; Water. ; Sustainability. ; Food Security. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction to chemigation and fertigation -- Chapter 2. Selecting an injector for fertilizer/chemical injection -- Chapter 3. Fertilizers for fertigation -- Chapter 4. Major, secondary, and micronutrient fertilizers used in fertigation -- Chapter 5. Fertigation practices: Egyptian case study.
    Abstract: This book introduces basic and practical information on fertigation to researchers, extension agents and growers. To provide understanding of the basic issues regarding the appropriate selection of fertilizer injectors, fertilizer compounds used in fertigation for growing various field and horticultural crops. The book provides useful basic principles and practical information concerning fertilizer management and fertigation techniques of field, horticulture, and medicinal and aromatic crops. The book focuses on the agronomic value of fertigation practice and provides the reader with best practical advice required for successful fertigation based on the field experience. This book summarizes the basic principles and practices of fertigation techniques to ensure accurate and efficient crop nutrition. The book consists of 5 chapters covering the following topics: Introduction to chemigation and fertigation, selecting an injector for fertilizer/chemical injection, fertilizers for fertigation, major, secondary, and micronutrient fertilizers used in fertigation, and fertigation practices: Egyptian case study. It also includes appendixes for fertigation calculation examples, calibration of an injection pump, calculating the quantities of fertilizers needed for fertigation, nutrients requirements per each ton of crop yield produced, macronutrient requirements for some filed, fiber, fruit, vegetable crops, and medicinal and aromatic plants. Fertigation is one of the smart practices that help attains sustainable food production and minimize environmental pollution. Fertigation is the application of dissolved mineral fertilizers, soil amendments, and other water-soluble products to the roots of crops through irrigation water. This book provides understanding of the basic issues regarding the appropriate selection of injectors and fertilizer compounds used in fertigation for growing various field and horticultural crops which are essential to attain higher productivity, increasing food security and reducing food contaminations. It also clarifies the advantages of fertigation and set solutions to overcome its disadvantages.
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    Pages: XV, 127 p. 27 illus., 22 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031055966
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Ecological Footprint Assessment of Recycled Asphalt Pavement Construction -- Carbon Footprints Of Recycled Plastic Packaging And Household Food Consumption By Gender In Spain -- An Environmental Construction And Demolition Waste Management Model To Trigger Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery Towards A Circular Economy: The Mexican and Spanish Cases -- Ecological Footprint of Multi-Silicon Photovoltaic Module Recycling -- The Potential of Refuse Derived Fuel Production in Reducing the Environmental Footprint of the Cement Industry.
    Abstract: Recycling is the need of the hour and it is an inevitable destination at the end of the life of any product. Today, recycling can happen at postindustrial and post-consumer states and the importance of recycled products in the market has gained significant importance. Recycled products dominate the array of sustainable products in today’s context. Even though there are commercial implications for recycling, one of the very important and obvious reasons to go for recycling and to have recycled products is to have the benefits on environmental sustainability. It is highly important to assess the environmental footprints of recycled products and further improve the environmental benefits of such recycled products. This book presents five interesting chapters pertaining to the environmental footprints of various recycled products. .
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    Pages: VII, 160 p. 60 illus., 54 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811684265
    Series Statement: Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes,
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Water Footprint of Fruits in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions -- Appraising the Water Status in Egypt through the Application of the Virtual Water Principle in the Agricultural Sector -- Cereal Water Footprint in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions: Past, Today and Future -- Environmental Footprints of Hydrogen from Crops -- Designing an Energy Use Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment of the environmental sustainability of conservation agriculture wheat farming in Bangladesh.
    Abstract: There are multiple variants of environmental footprints such as carbon footprint, ecological footprint, water footprint, nitrogen footprint and so on. There are numerous developments in terms of measuring the environmental footprints of various products. Many new indicators are being developed in terms of footprints to measure the environmental performance of various products. The need to measure various environmental footprints of agricultural crops is obvious and does not need any explanation these days when the importance of sustainability is felt so much and being practiced in all industrial sectors, including agriculture. This book presents five interesting chapters pertaining to environmental footprints of crops.
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    Pages: VII, 137 p. 60 illus., 52 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811905346
    Series Statement: Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes,
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Environmental management. ; Bioclimatology. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Management. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Conservation Biology. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Anthropogenic impact on plant biodiversity -- 3. Single large or several small (sloss) -- 4. Ecological connectivity -- 5. Ecological restoration -- 6. Pollination and dispersal in fragmented landscape -- 7. Plant biodiversity conservation and lost opportunities in ethiopia -- 8. The concept of potential natural vegetation (pnv) -- 9. Forests, woodlands, grasslands -- 10. Strategic conservation planning (scp) approach.
    Abstract: This book covers biodiversity conservation under special consideration of the challenges in the global south with particular attention being paid to consider the existing conservation challenges in relation to the study area in Ethiopia. Key issues are addressed, such as the current and future threats to plant biodiversity in Ethiopia, as well as the single large or several small conservation approaches and which approach is feasible for Ethiopia. Furthermore, an innovative approach was developed that enhances ecological connectivity and promotes ecological restoration through community involvement. The book also covers why a systematic conservation planning approach is important and should be used in new protected area establishments, and also looks at the trends of plant ecology research over the past five decades, revealing research gaps and suggesting future research topics. Despite its focus on Ethiopian plant diversity, abundant examples were used from different continents making this book attractive to global readers. It will be of interest for policy- and decision-makers in the conservation sector, researchers interested in biodiversity, climate change, conservation and sustainable use of natural resources, and would be a valuable resource for university students.
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    Pages: XIV, 167 p. 32 illus., 25 illus. in color. , online resource.
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    ISBN: 9783031202254
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sustainability. ; Renewable energy sources. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environmental Management. ; Water. ; Sustainability. ; Renewable Energy. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Water Resources Management -- Water Policies and Planning -- Sustainability and Water -- Water and Wastewater Treatment -- Aquatic Ecosystems -- Groundwater -- Wetland Systems -- Clean Energy and Water -- Clean Energy and Environment -- Energy and Geothermal -- Integrated Water Resources Management -- Solid Waste Management: Waste Disposal and Recycling -- Artificial Intelligence Tools in Environmental, Hydrology and Climatic Researches -- Geo-Environment -- Environmental Education -- Environmental Management.
    Abstract: This book is a compilation of selected papers from the Fifth International Conference on Natural Resources and Sustainable Environmental Management held in Near East University, November 2021. It provides intellectual guidance and scientific evidence on the challenges of global warming and climate change based on a humanistic and critical thinking approach, promoting research and education to build equality in the global community and more sustainable societies. This book also addresses the current challenges of bridging the gap between government policymakers and providers of science and solutions with innovative ideas and new visions to help resolve the challenges facing us in the area of natural resources (water, energy), and environment.
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    Pages: VIII, 370 p. 131 illus., 114 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031043758
    Series Statement: Environmental Earth Sciences,
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Industrial management Environmental aspects. ; Environment. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability. ; Corporate Environmental Management. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Sustainable products -- Chapter 2. Sustainable technologies -- Chapter 3. Sustainable organizations -- Chapter 4. Sustainable markets and policy -- Chapter 5. Sustainable methodological solutions.
    Abstract: This open access book includes a selection of contributions from the Life Cycle Management 2019 Conference (LCM) held in Poznań, Poland, and presents different examples of scientific and practical contributions, showing an incorporation of life cycle approach into the decision processes on strategic and operational level. Special attention is drawn to applications of LCM to target, organize, analyze and manage product-related information and activities towards continuous improvement, along the different products life cycle. The selection of case studies presents LCM as a business management approach that can be used by all types of businesses and organizations in order to improve their sustainability performance. This book provides a cross-sectoral, current picture of LCM issues. The structure of the book is based on five-theme lines. The themes represent different objects that are focused on sustainability and LCM practices mainly related to: products, technologies, organizations, markets and policy issues as well as methodological solutions. The book brings together presentations from the world of science and the world of enterprises as well as institutions supporting economic development.
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    Pages: XXXII, 307 p. 122 illus., 33 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030771270
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Forestry. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Forestry. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1-Introduction to the Forest Resources in India -- 2-Assessment of Carbon sequestration in Delhi, India -- 3-Assessments of Bio-physical characteristics of Vegetation cover in Western Part of Rarh Plateau in West Bengal -- 4-Forest Cover Change Detection Using Remote Sensing and GIS in The Uttara Kannada District of Karnataka -- 5-Delineating the mangrove patches along coastal Kerala using GIS, satellite data and field validation -- 6-Assessing potential Habitat suitability for Panthera Tigris using multiple grain size and different ensemble methods in maximum entropy modeling -- 7-Bhutan heading from carbon negative to carbon neutral country -- 8-Analyzing the Dynamics of Forest Fire in Almora District using GIS and Remote Sensing -- 9-Green placemaking in Kolkata: Role of Urban Greens and Urban Forestry -- 10-Forest Resource Scenario of Industrial town: A Study of Asansol Durgapur Region -- 11-Application of participatory rural appraisal and geospatial techniques for analyzing the dynamics of mangrove forest and dependent livelihood in Indian Sundarban -- 12-Forest Cover Change Detection and Local Community Participation in Forest Management: Evidence from Rural North Sikkim, India -- 13-Seasonal relation of NTFPs and socio-economic indicators to the household income of the forest-fringe communities of Jaldapara National Park -- 14-A People’s Biodiversity Register of Henry’s Island, Indian Sundarban -- 15-Forest Management in the age of Geospatial technology -- 16-Landscape characterisation and forest fragmentation analysis using geospatial techniques: Case study from Central Indian Highlands -- 17-Monitoring forest status in Barail wildlife sanctuary using forest fragmentation approach -- 18-Geo-spatial analysis to assess the changing pattern of land use and its impact on forest fragmentation in Sri Lanka from 2000 to 2020 -- 19-Assessment of mangroves suitability in Andaman Islands, using geospatial technique -- 20-Remote Sensing Based Forest Cover Change Detection and Ecosystem Assessment in Madhupur Sal Forest of Bangladesh -- 21-Changing landscape and increasing human wildlife conflict: Introspection from a transboundary landscape -- 22-Corridor Mapping of Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) in Central Indian Corridors (Jharkhand and West Bengal), using Geospatial Techniques -- 23-Issues of Biodiversity Conservation and Conflict in Gorumara National Park, West Bengal, India -- 24-A Combined Machine Learning and Data Fusion Based Approach for Flood Susceptibility Analysis to Study Impact on Vulnerable Wildlife in Kaziranga National Park -- 25-The future of Indian forests: Conservation and Monitoring and management perspectives.
    Abstract: This volume is devoted to compiling recent advancements, methodological improvements, new processing techniques, integration methods and rigorous applications associated with conceptual techniques on the conservation and monitoring of forest resources for a scientific audience, with a focus on cases and applications in India. The primary objective of the book is to advance the scientific understanding of the recent trends and technological improvements in forest conservation, management and related research themes in forest resources and human-wildlife interactions. The book is organized into five sections: (I) Forest Conservation Ecology (II) Forest Conservation and Society (III) Forest Management (IV) Forest Monitoring using GIS and Remote Sensing and (V) Human Wildlife Conflicts. It covers various research themes related to forestry, wildlife, habitat fragmentation, forest management and human-wildlife conflict research, and therefore will be beneficial to a diverse range of researchers, scientific organizations, wildlife scientists, biologists, ecologists and planners in the fields of wildlife and forestry. The book will further be of use to post-graduates, PhD research scholars, professors, geospatial experts, modellers, foresters, agricultural scientists, biologists, ecologists, environmental consultants and big data compilers.
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    Pages: XVI, 571 p. 204 illus., 199 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030982331
    DDC: 333.7
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    Keywords: Environmental sciences Mathematics. ; Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Physical geography. ; Mathematical Applications in Environmental Science. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability. ; Earth System Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Competitive Bioaccumulation by Ceratophyllum demersum -- Chapter2. Climate Change, Sustainability and Resilience in Egypt and Africa -- Chapter3. Mathematical Models Ensuring Freshwater of Coastal Regions in Arid and Semi-arid Zones -- Chapter4. Multicriteria Decision Making for Risks of Natural Disaster in Social Project Assessment -- Chapter5. Mathematical Modelling and Simulation of Chemical and Biological Reaction in Peat Solidification Work For Environmental Sustainability -- Chapter6. Green Energy Conversion System (GECS) -- Chapter7. Flood Risk Estimation and Mapping: Present Status and Future Challenges -- Chapter8. Trend Analysis of Rainfall: A Case Study of Surat City, India -- Chapter9. Risk Assessment Applications — Exposure, Safety, and Security -- Chapter10. Application and Control of Quadrotors -- Chapter11. Sustainable Wind Turbine Systems Based on On-line Fault Estimation and Fault Tolerant Control -- Chapter12. Deep Learning and its Environmental Applications.
    Abstract: Earth Systems Protection and Sustainability authorises imperatives to achieve sustainability and protect our threatened and vulnerable Earth. Mathematical advances in context incorporate operational and Boolean, as well as linguistic, logic-based Bayesian, and generative methods for scenario formation. Functional areas and deeper learning enable the use of searching algorithms, proffering optimal solutions for the circular nature of sustainability in natural ecosystems and human dominated settings. Key informative nodes are provided in the hope that we may moderate the very real dangers facing planet Earth and its biodiversity. An arena of insightful chapters is blended with social resilience and socio-economic development coverage, accentuating integrity, protection and sustainability within divergent climatic forces and species dynamics on Earth. Volume 2 focuses on bioaccumulation; climate change and resilience for co-operative socio-economic and ecosystem management via policy frameworks across sectors; mathematical modelling of freshwater in coastal regions in arid and semi-arid zones; decision making in natural disasters; peat solidification for environmentally sustainable geotechnical engineering; green energy conversion; flood risk mapping; rainfall analysis; exposure, safety, and security amidst increasing environmental contamination; remote handling vehicles; wind turbines; and deep learning and its environmental applications. Earth Systems Protection and Sustainability is addressed globally to communities, schools and researchers in professional, governmental and unit operations; descriptive and illustrative sections include all sectors to ensure Earth Systems Protection as our capacity reaches an unsustainable climax. .
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    Pages: XXIII, 330 p. 199 illus., 162 illus. in color. , online resource.
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    ISBN: 9783030985844
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Pollution. ; Environmental health. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Health.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Environmental Awareness Studies in Environmental Management at Terengganu, Malaysia -- Chapter2. Human Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals Exposure Due to Selected Freshwater Fishes Ingestion from Sungai Kuantan, Malaysia -- Chapter3. Determination of Nickel and Cadmium in Freshwater Fishes in Kuantan River and Riau River -- Chapter4. Tourism Sustainability: Perspectives on Past Works, Issues and Future Research Opportunities -- Chapter5. Overview on Particulate Matter Emissions at Construction Site: Story in Malaysia -- Chapter6. The Contribution of Polluter Pays Principle (Ppp) Approach on Environmental Pollution Reduction and Health Risk for Municipal Solid Waste (Msw) -- Chapter7. General Overview on Cellulose and Cellulose Nanocrystals: Properties, Extraction and Application -- Chapter8. Strengthening Wildlife Protection Laws in Malaysia to Deter Poaching -- Chapter9. Lifting of Corporate Veil in Wildlife Crime: The Lacuna of Law in Malaysia.
    Abstract: This volume provides case studies conducted in Malaysia based on environmental management and the sustainable development of human and ecological systems. The first chapter discusses awareness studies in environmental management in Terengganu, Malaysia. The second chapter is about human health risk assessment of heavy metals exposure due to freshwater fish ingestion from Sungai Kuantan, Malaysia. The third chapter discusses nickel and cadmium pollution in freshwater fishes in Kuantan River and Riau River. Chapter four discusses tourism sustainability. Chapters five and six provide an overview on particulate matter emissions at construction sites, and municipal solid waste (MSW) management approaches. In chapter seven, the book provides a general overview on cellulose and cellulose nanocrystals extraction. Finally, chapters eight and nine discuss legal measures for wildlife protection in Malaysia, and how improved environmental management practices are needed to achieve this. The book is intended for environmental managers, wildlife organizations, and students and researchers studying sustainable development, waste management, and corporate impacts on the environment. .
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    Pages: XI, 137 p. 23 illus., 18 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030939328
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental management. ; Soil science. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Soil Science. ; Water.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Agricultural System Transformation for Food and Income Security in Coastal Zones -- Chapter 2. Dhani (Oryza coarctata): A Wild Relative of Rice is a Potential Source of Coastal Salinity Tolerance Genes Suitable for Rice -- Chapter 3. SSR Marker Analysis for the Identification of the Elite Rice Variety Lavanya with its Parent VTL-3 and DNA Fingerprinting -- Chapter 4. Field Evaluation of Submergence Tolerant Rice Lines in a Coastal Ecosystem of Kerala -- Chapter 5. Development of Ionome (Salt-Omic) for the Varietal Improvement and Food Security of the Coastal Region of India -- Chapter 6. Agro-morphological, Yield and Grain Quality Analysis of Sub1 Introgressed Lines of Rice Variety Jyothi -- Chapter 7. – Sahyadri Panchamukhi: A Red Rice Variety Identified for Low Land Situation of Coastal Karnataka -- Chapter 8. Impact of Different Tillage Systems on the Dynamics of Soil Water and Salinity in the Cultivation of Maize in a Salt-Affected Clayey Soil of the Ganges Delta -- Chapter 9. Zero Tillage Potato Cultivation Following Rice in the Coastal Ganges Delta -- Chapter 10. Customized Nutrient Management Strategies for Acid Saline Soils (Orumundakan Tract) of Kerala -- Chapter 11. Effect of Phosphorus and Biofertilizers on Growth, Yield and Quality of Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) in Coastal Region of Maharashtra -- Chapter 12. Biodiversity of Vegetables: Sustainable Food and Nutritional Security in Coastal Areas -- Chapter 13. Managing Major Insect Pests of Mango in the Southern Coastal Belts of India -- Chapter 14. Advances in Banana (Musa acuminata, M balbisiana Colla) Production Technologies for the Coastal Ecosystems -- Chapter 15. Dhanvantari Vatika - A Model Herbal Garden for an Agro-ecotourism Unit -- Chapter 16. Potentials of Teen (Ficus carica) as a Fruit Crop in Coastal Bangladesh -- Chapter 17. Evaluation of Efficacy of Insecticides and Fungicides Combinations Targeting Dieback Disease of Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) -- Chapter 18. Effect of Land Configuration on Yield and Nutrient Uptake by Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Under Partially Reclaimed Coastal Salt Affected Soil of South Gujarat -- Chapter 19. Studies on Organic Farming in Coriander [Coriandrum sativum (L.)]- Radish [Raphanus sativus (L.)] Cropping Sequence in Coastal Region of Karaikal -- Chapter 20. Effect of NaCl Salinity on Various Parameters of Seed Germination of Cashew Nut (Anacardium occidentale L.) -- Chapter 21. Exploring the Growth and Yield Performance of Intercrops in Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) Orchard under Coastal Climate of Karnataka -- Chapter 22. Development in rice-fish-livestock farming for higher production and income in coastal areas -- Chapter 23. Coastal Homestead Farming Systems for Enhancing Income and Nutritional Security of Small-Holder Farmers -- Chapter 24. Water Budgeting and Enhancing Water Productivity in Lowland Rice-Fish Farming System -- Chapter 25. Multilevel Integrated Farming Model in Pokkali Lands of Kerala -- Chapter 26. Sustainable Nutritional and Income Security through Integrated Farming in the Coastal Saline Pokkali Ecosystem of Kerala -- Chapter 27. Integrated Farming System Model for Sustainable Production, Livelihood Security, Income and Employment Generation to Farmers under North Konkan Coastal Zone of Maharashtra -- Chapter 28. A Critical Appraisal on the Present Status of Coconut Cultivation in Lakshadweep Islands and Strategies for Enhancing Sustainability -- Chapter 29. New Paradigms in Freshwater Aquaculture in Coastal Ecosystems in India: Happiness and Hope -- Chapter 30. River Basin Management for Sustainable Fisheries: Valuing for River Water Sources -- Chapter 31. Genetic Resources of Livestock and Poultry in Coastal Ecosystems of India -- Chapter 32. Ornamental Fish Culture for Enhancing Livelihood of Coastal Farming Communities -- Chapter 33. Brackishwater Aquaculture: Options for Livelihood Improvement of Farmers in Indian Sundarban -- Chapter 34. Water Management for Sustainable Brackishwater Aquaculture in Coastal Ecosystem-Innovative Approaches -- Chapter 35. Feed and Feeding Strategies in Freshwater Aquaculture -- Chapter 36. Mapping of Aquaculture Potential Zones using Geospatial Multi-criteria Method for Sustainable Aquaculture Development-ThiruvallurDistrict -- Chapter 37. Traditional Knowledge on Cast Net Design and Selectivity Along the Coastal Area of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, India -- Chapter 38. Genome Wide Characterization and Analysis of Simple Sequence Repeats in Cultrinae Species -- Chapter 39. Estradiol Dependent Stimulation of Brain Dopaminergic Systems in the Female Gold Spot Mullet, Liza parsia -- Chapter 40. Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture (IMTA): A Potential Farming System to Enhance Production of the Red Seaweed Agarophyton tenuistipitatum (Chang and Xia) in Brackishwater -- Chapter 41. Growout Culture of Red Snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus) in Cages -- Chapter 42. Better Management Practices and their Adoption in Shrimp Farming: A Case from South Konkan Region, Maharashtra -- Chapter 43. Studies on Growth and Mortality of Spineless Cuttlefish, Sepiella inermis (Orbigny, 1848) from Ratnagiri (Arabian Sea; Northwest Coast of India) -- Chapter 44. Effect of Electron Beam Irradiation in Combination with other Treatments on Shrimp Allergen, Tropomyosin -- Chapter 45. Coastal Ecosystems of India and Their Management to Enhance Blue Carbon Storage -- Chapter 46. Soil quality assessment for coastal agroecosystem - problems and perspectives -- Chapter 47. Participatory Conservation and Management of the Godavari mangrove wetlands, Andhra Pradesh, India -- Chapter 48. Unraveling the Potential of Below- Ground and Above- Ground Biodiversity for Sustainable Management of the Health of Plantation Crop Soils in Coastal Agro-Ecosystem -- Chapter 49. Nanofertilizers and Nanobioformulations: Blessings for Global Farming -- Chapter 50. Carbon Dynamics and Greenhouse Gases Emissions in Coastal Agriculture: Mangrove-Rice ecology in Sundarban, India -- Chapter 51. Coastal Agriculture and Water Resources Management in Southern Italy -- Chapter 52. Groundwater Salinity- Impacts and Possible Remedial Measures and Management Solutions -- Chapter 53. Importance of Monitoring by Application of GALDIT Method for the Sustainable Management of Salinity in the Coastal Aquifers of the Bengal -- Chapter 54. A Remote Sensing Assessment of Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Coastal Ecosystem: Evidence from Indian Sundarbans -- Chapter 55. Application of Geotextiles for Protection against Coastal Erosion -- Chapter 56. Efficacy of Jute Geotextiles in mitigating soil related problems along with a few case studies -- Chapter 57. Carbon Dynamics as Influenced by Biochar Application in Ultisols (Typic Plinthustults) of Kerala -- Chapter 58. Spatio-Temporal Change in Salinity Dynamics in Different Land-Use Systems of Climatically Vulnerable Indian Sundarbans -- Chapter 59. Soil Quality and Productivity Assessment for Bridging the Yield Gap in Farmers’ Fields of Coastal Deltaic Region of Karaikal -- Chapter 60. Assessment of Nutrient Index in the Post Flood Scenario of Pokkali Soils -- Chapter 61. STCR-A Tool for Fertilizer Recommendation for Rice –Rice Cropping Sequence in UT of Puducherry -- Chapter 62. Effect of Saline Water Irrigation through Drip System on Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) in Salt Affected Soils of West Bengal -- Chapter 63. Climate Change and Coastal Agriculture: Can Developing Countries Adapt? -- Chapter 64. Management of Climate Change and Natural Disaster Impacts in Agriculture -- Chapter 65. Innovative Solutions for Managing Tropical Cyclone Risk in India-Bangladesh Coastal Region of Bay of Bengal -- Chapter 66. The Challenge of Climate Change in Agriculture Management in the Persian Gulf-Oman Sea Coasts in Iran -- Chapter 67. Groundwater Modelling for Sustainable Management of Coastal Aquifers of Irrigated Regions under Climate Change -- Chapter 68. Dynamic Behaviour of the Estuaries in Response to the Phenomenon of Global Warming in the Coastal Ecosystems of West Bengal and Odisha, India -- Chapter 69. Dynamic Behaviour of the Estuaries in Response to the Phenomenon of Global Warming in the Coastal Ecosystems of West Bengal and Odisha, India -- Chapter 70. Time Series Analysis of Climate Variables for Baitarini River Basin of Odisha -- Chapter 71. Animal Shelter Designs and Construction in Tropical Cyclone Prone Coastal Areas as Disaster Management Strategies for Livestock -- Chapter 72. Animal Shelter Designs and Construction in Tropical Cyclone Prone Coastal Areas as Disaster Management Strategies for Livestock -- Chapter 73. Strengthening Agricultural and Allied Value Chains for Income and Livelihood Security in Coastal Economies of India -- Chapter 74. Analysis of Seaweed Value Chain to Improve Coastal livelihood and Blue Economy of Bangladesh -- Chapter 75. Decision Support System: An Essentiality for Micro Planning in Coastal Agro Ecosystem -- Chapter 76. Soil Salinity Effects on Traditional Agricultural Practices in Three Coastal Rural Villages of Indian Sundarban, West Bengal -- Chapter 77. Mechanization of Small Farms to Reduce Drudgery of Women Workers -- Chapter 78. Development and Performance Evaluation of Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana) Cleaning System -- Annex. .
    Abstract: Coastal areas are commonly defined as the interface or transition areas between land and sea, including large inland lakes. Overall, about 50–70 % of the global population live within 100 km of the coastline covering only about 4 % of earth’s land, thereby drawing heavily on coastal and marine habitats for food, building sites, transportation, recreational areas, and waste disposal. The people of these zones depend mainly on low productive agriculture due to several constraints such as prolonged water logging and drainage congestion in predominantly low-lying areas with heavy soils during the wet season, preponderance of saline and acid sulphate soils, scarcity of good quality irrigation water, particularly in the dry season, seawater intrusion into adjoining lands, and water pollution due to eutrophication, and others affecting the aquatic habitats, etc. Carbon sequestration in coastal areas, such as, marshes, lagoons, etc. has significant influence on soil quality, and the carbon pool in soils as well as their impacts on the environment. Over and above these, the coastal areas are prone to disasters due to climate change leading to colossal loss of lives and properties in many areas. Forestry and mangrove dynamics, in particular, because of their continuing diminishing nature, are also subjects of interest affecting the ecology of coastal zones requiring appropriate attention. The international symposium held in this context on ‘ Transforming Coastal Zones for Sustainable Food and Income Security ’ in virtual mode in March, 2021 offered scope to present and discuss various thematic areas by eminent scientists from all over the world. The proceedings of selected papers presented reflect cross-sectoral views of the areas highlighting, wherever necessary, a fusion of technologies, with the ultimate target to suggest livelihood security and sustainable development for the sensitive coastal zones. The book intends to share the knowledge with researchers, academicians, and various other stakeholders to address the complex problems of coastal regions, production constraints, social, economic, technical and environmental issues to draw out strategies for resilient agricultural technologies and improving livelihood security in coastal agro-ecosystems.
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    Pages: XLV, 1148 p. 290 illus., 247 illus. in color. , online resource.
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    ISBN: 9783030956189
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Bioclimatology. ; Sustainability. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Food security. ; Agriculture. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Conservation Biology. ; Food Security.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- 1. Linkage between Primary and Secondary Agriculture: Role of High Value Field Crops in Increasing Farmers Income -- 2.Agro-techniques and Management of Aromatic Rice for Higher Income and Livelihood Security -- 3. New Innovations in Agriculture: A way Forward for Enhancing Agricultural Production and Productivity -- 4. Integrated Farming Systems for Doubling Farmers’ Income -- 5. Integrated Farming Systems: Research, Extension and Scope in Punjab, India -- 6. Speciality Food Crops – An Alternate way for Increasing Farm Income -- 7. Prospects of Crop Residues in Secondary Agriculture -- 8. Marketing of Agricultural Produce - Problems and Prospects -- 9. Downsizing Risks While Increasing Productivity – A Must in Climate Change Scenario -- 10. Accelerated Composting of Organic Solid Waste Under Temperate Conditions -- 11. Sustainable Innovations to Improve Agricultural Productivity and Profitability -- 12. Post-Harvest Management and Value Addition of Food Crops -- 13. Role of Botanicals in Integrated Pest Management for Sustained Crop Production -- 14. Conservation Agriculture-Based Sustainable Intensification to Achieve Food, Water and Energy Security While Reducing Farmers’ Environmental Footprint in the Eastern Gangetic Plains of South Asia -- Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book on ‘Secondary Agriculture’ discusses the goal of doubling farmers’ incomes. The term ‘secondary’ has a bearing on climate change adaptation and its mitigation, small farm viability and profitability, food security, nutrition, sustainable utilization of natural resources, and optimal usage of produce from primary agriculture and farm incomes. Promoting secondary agriculture has implications on attaining sustainable development goals, which aim to connect primary, secondary and tertiary sectors by using slack/idle factors of production, such as land and labour, contributing to primary agriculture production, capturing ‘value’ in primary agricultural activities, and generating additional income at the enterprise level. In context to same, the chapters of this book have been designed to promote secondary agriculture through low-cost skills and technology applications in agriculture and by upscaling knowledge via integrating primary, secondary and tertiary sectors of agriculture. The motivation behind this book is to address the challenges of biotic and abiotic stresses facing the farming community; to increase farmers income through low-cost skills and technology applications in agriculture; to upscale knowledge by integrating primary, secondary and tertiary sectors of agriculture. The food processing sector in India is still in a nascent stage with only 8 per cent of the produce being processed as against 80-98 per cent in case of high-income countries (Government of India, 2008, 2010). The food processing sector is now receiving the boost with the annual growth of 13.2 per cent in registered food processing units during 2004-10 (Government of India, 2011). Against this backdrop, there is a strong need to strategically handle the situation in order to facilitate a self-sustainable and long-run growth of the sector, which is felt possible by focusing on Secondary Agriculture. Though not a panacea for all ailments of the primary sector, but it can definitely drive the growth.
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    Pages: VIII, 211 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
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    ISBN: 9783031092183
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Pollution. ; Philosophy of nature. ; Environmental geography. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Water. ; Pollution. ; Philosophy of Nature. ; Integrated Geography. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Caspian Sea and its values in Azerbaijan -- Chapter2. Mountain ecosystem values -- Chapter3. Value of the clean water in Azerbaijan -- Chapter4. Environmental migration and cultural losses.
    Abstract: This book aims to draw readers' attention to the benefits once present nature in Azerbaijan. Over the past hundred years, much of this has been lost because of the neglect of the intrinsic values of nature by both managers and local authorities, and the overuse of natural resources. For example, oil pollution and overfishing in the Caspian Sea have almost destroyed its fish and caviar resources. In this volume, the authors distinguish between the concepts of "gain" and "income" and show readers that short-term benefits based solely on monetary income deprive people and nature itself of long-term, lasting value. The book provides readers with real historical information, discusses the interactions between humans and nature, and shows, with real data and trends, the consequences of anthropogenic activity on natural resources in Azerbaijan. The authors cover fish, water, forest, mountain, and pasture ecosystems, draw attention to the impacts that pollution and other forms of environmental degradation have had on these resources, and the show the impact that resource depletion on people’s livelihoods. The book is intended primarily for managers, policymakers, students, and academics, and will be of interest to natural scientists, historians, and students of culture.
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    Pages: XIII, 182 p. 75 illus., 73 illus. in color. , online resource.
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    ISBN: 9783031087707
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Food security. ; Environmental Management. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Food Security.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1: Global warming and Climate Change: Vulnerability in Agricultural Sectors -- Chapter 1: Agriculture, Environment and Sustainable Development: An Overview -- Chapter 2: Economic Evaluation and Assessment of Modern Apple varieties in Kashmir valley (Ex-post) though Propensity Score Matching Methods -- Chapter 3: The Intensification of Shifting Cultivation in Tanzania: Effects on Soil and Vegetation -- Chapter 4: Impact of plant health on global food security: A holistic view -- Chapter 5: Crop Diversification as a Measure of Sustainable Agriculture and Production Growth -- Part 2: Water, Environment and Agriculture Sustainability -- Chapter 6: Spatiotemporal Analysis of built-up Area Expansion on Agricultural Land in Mousuni Island of Indian Sundarban -- Chapter 7: Levels of agriculture development and Crop Diversification: A District-wise panel data analysis in West Bengal -- Chapter 8: Engineering interventions to mitigate the agricultural waste in India -- Chapter 9: The study of red onion (Allium cepa) on growth and yield parameters in response to plant spacing in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka -- Chapter 10: Soil Potential Erosion Risk Calculation Assessment Using Geospatial Technique in Keonjhar District, Odisha, India -- Part 3: Agriculture Sustainability and Sustainable Development and Environmental Management -- Chapter 11: Organic Farming Sector of India– A Statistical Review and Recommendations -- Chapter 12: The Agrarian Vision: Sustainability and Environmental Ethics Via, Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) -- Chapter 13: Soil community composition and ecosystem processes -- Chapter 14: Household Access to Actual Food Intake and Fertility Level of Muslim population: A Study from Rural West Bengal -- Chapter 15: Livelihood, Food Security and Sustainability in Murshidabad District.
    Abstract: This volume is intended to provide a comprehensive understanding of recent innovations related to the study of agricultural and environmental management for sustainable development. The book clearly identifies why the fight to achieve sustainable development in agricultural production must be fought along a broad multidisciplinary front to overcome issues such as soil erosion, poor water quality, pesticide contamination, and food insecurity. Readers are given a broad exposition of the trends and current practices of basic principles on sustainable agriculture, along with a detailed understanding of the use of sustainable agriculture to develop environmentally sustainable food production systems. The chapters describe the ecological sustainability of agricultural systems, current innovations to improve efficiency in the use of resources for sustainable agriculture, and the proposal for technological options and new areas of research in this very significant field of agriculture. The authors aim to provide readers with a good subject understanding which will assist in the identification of agricultural development, environmental risk, sustainable resource management and design of appropriate responses. This book will be very helpful for students, researchers and practitioners interested in the fields of agriculture, environment and sustainable development.
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    Pages: XXI, 272 p. 87 illus., 82 illus. in color. , online resource.
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Bioclimatology. ; Environmental policy. ; Community development. ; Social service. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental economics. ; Environmental Management. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Environmental Policy. ; Social Work and Community Development. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: A Framework for Climate Resilient Community-based Adaptation -- Meta-analysis of Community-based Climate Change Adaptation Programs in Developing Countries -- What Motivates Farmers’ Adaptation Behaviour to Climate Change in India? A Systematic Review of Literature -- Resilience Framework for Community-based CCA: The Shyamnagar Story -- Local Strategies to Build Climate Resilient Communities in Bangladesh.
    Abstract: This open access book documents myriads of ways community-based climate change adaptation and resilience programs are being implemented in South Asian countries. The narrative style of writing in this volume makes it accessible to a diverse audience from academics and researchers to practitioners in various governmental, non-governmental and international agencies. At a time when climate change presents humanity with a gloomy future, the stories of innovation, creativity, grassroots engagement and locally applicable solutions highlighted in this book provides insights into hopeful ways of approaching climate solutions. South Asian countries have been dealing with the impact of climate change for decades and thus offer valuable learning opportunities for developing countries within and beyond the region as well as many western countries that are confronting the wrath of climate induced natural disasters more recently. SANDEE has been a pioneer in the development of research and training in environmental economics and related issues in South Asia and Prof Maler has been throughout SANDEE's history, its mentor, and its strongest supporter. Many young economists in South Asia have significantly benefited from Prof Maler's guidance and inputs. The present volume on “Climate Change and Community Resilience: Insights from South Asia” is a fitting tribute and an excellent reflection of Prof Maler's contributions to the SANDEE programme throughout his association. - Mahesh Banskota, Ph.D. Professor, Development Studies School of Arts, Kathmandu University This comprehensive volume aptly identifies grassroots initiatives as the core of the problem of adaptation to climate change. The analysis of the different experiments is lucid, inclusive, and full of interesting detail. The methodologies used and the subjects covered span a range of frameworks and narratives. Put together, the studies are a fitting tribute to Karl-Goran Maler, who spent years putting his impeccable expertise to use for the cause of enhancing research in South Asia. - Kanchan Chopra, Ph.D. Former Director and Professor, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, and Fellow, SANDEE The slow international policy response to climate change elevates the importance of understanding how communities can respond to climate change’s many threats. This unusually accessible volume provides that understanding for South Asia while being relevant to the rest of the world. Its emphasis on research by scholars from the region makes it a wonderful tribute to Prof. Karl-Göran Mäler, who contributed so much to the growth of environmental economics research capacity in South Asia. - Jeffrey R. Vincent, Ph.D. Clarence F. Korstian Professor of Forest Economics & Management Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, USA.
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    Pages: XXVII, 460 p. 82 illus., 71 illus. in color. , online resource.
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Transportation engineering. ; Traffic engineering. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Economic geography. ; Bioclimatology. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability. ; Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management. ; Economic Geography. ; Climate Change Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Environment, climate change and the green economy -- 3. Transport modes and the green economy -- 4. Technology innovations in green transport -- 5. Vehicle management and emission control and maintenance -- 6. Skills and knowledge transfer for transitioning into the green economy -- 7. Regulatory frameworks, policies, norms and standards -- 8. Conclusion.
    Abstract: This open access book is interdisciplinary and provides cross-sectoral and multi-dimensional exploration of sustainable development and transportation in South Africa. Drawing on work from different disciplines, the book contributes not only to academia but also seeks to inform urban and regional policy with the view of contributing to the national aspirations of South Africa as espoused in the National Development Plan (NDP), 2030, National Spatial Development Framework (NSDF) Draft (2019), National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy (NCASS) Draft (2019), Green Transport Strategy for South Africa (2018–2050), and National Transportation Plan (NATMAP), 2050. Adopting a multi-dimensional assessment, the book provides a background for co-production concerning climate change, sustainable development, and transportation in the Global South. The book contributes in its analysis of the institutional and legislative framework that relates to the climate change, skills and knowledge transfer, sustainable development, and transportation in South Africa, as these are responsible for the evolution of the green economy and transport sector in the country. The connections among different sectors and issues such as environment, transport modes, technology innovation, vehicle management and emission control, skills and knowledge transfer, legislative and policy framework, and the wider objectives of the sustainable development goals (SDGs), especially goals 11 to 13. The success stories relating to climate change, sustainable development, and transportation in South Africa are identified together with the best possible practices that may inform better environmental, urban and regional planning, policy, practice, and management.
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    Pages: XXIV, 123 p. 17 illus., 15 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030861780
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Biodiversity. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Biodiversity. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1-Introduction and General Background -- Chapter 2-Relevance of Protected Areas as a way to Reduce Zoonotic Diseases -- Chapter 3-Interrogating the Literature on the Impact of Human Activity on Protected Areas and the Pathway for a New Conceptual Framework -- Chapter 4-Protected Areas Governance Impediments -- Chapter 5-Local Communities Livelihood and the Status and Prospects of Biodiversity in Nech Sar National Park -- Chapter 6-Impact of Human Activities on the Ecosystem Services of Nech Sar National Park -- Chapter 7-Way forward for the Sustainable Development of the Park: Integrated Strategic Development Approaches -- Chapter 8-Concluding Remarks.
    Abstract: This book examines the development needs of protected areas with threatened ecological biodiversity to gain deeper understanding of the local perspective of protected area ecosystems. The study focuses on the case of Nech Sar National Park in Ethiopia, a protected area facing many development challenges due to human over-utilization of its resources and threats to wildlife. The conceptual framework developed by this research makes an academic contribution in the protection and sustainable development of national parks' natural capital, since it is designed to provide a systemic analysis of the problem by showing the extent and magnitude of human induced impacts on the natural capital of protected areas. In line with this, the application of the framework produces new and evidence-based findings which will help to improve the governance of protected areas as the research will provide park authorities with a practical tool in addressing the underlying causes of the degradation of national parks before the state of degradation of these resources reach its irreversible juncture. The book will help academicians and researchers to assess the state of biodiversity resources in protected areas using Nech Sar National Park as a representative example of a threatened area common throughout Africa, and will enable development practitioners and policy makers to devise appropriate strategies such as community participation in the governance of protected areas that could help to halt the degradation of resources in protected areas.
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    Pages: XXII, 168 p. 54 illus., 52 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030895716
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Bioethics. ; Earth Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Bioethics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Glossary of acronyms.-Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Background of the current situation of geosciences in Peru -- Chapter 3. Georisks and their implications for Peruvian society -- Chapter 4. Geoethics and mining activities -- Chapter 5. Problems of geoethics in the Peruvian paleontological field -- Chapter 6: Peruvian geoheritage -- Chapter 7. Geo-education in Peru -- Chapter 8. Conclusions: future perspectives of geoethics in Peru.
    Abstract: The book discusses geoscience issues in Peru from a geoethical perspective, based on the leading experience of the Peruvian section of the International Association for Promoting Geoethics, in its seven years of activity. The introduction will present past and current activities to promote geoethics in Peru, such as the organization of the MinerLima exhibition (that has teaching purposes); the implementation of geoethics in georisk communication with vulnerable populations, as well as the promotion of adequate knowledge about national geological heritage. The other chapters will describe the main geoethical issues in Peru, related to georisk management and communication, mining, paleontology and geoheritage, geoducation. Some proposals for actions that should be taken to improve societal awareness and to make progress in problem-solving from a geoethical perspective will be discussed for each issue. In the final chapter Peruvian geoescience implications and new roles for geoscientists will be discussed, providing clues to their participation in the management of socio-environmental problems that affect Latin American region. It will be also underlined how geoethics represents a new theoretical and practical approach that may contribute in the current process to modernize geoscience education in Latin America. In this sense, this publication provides a solid base to apply the theoretical framework of Geoethics in Peru that may be suggested as an example to promote geoethics in other Latin American countries. As a result, the need to inform and prepare the population of growing countries such as Peru to face the problems of the modern world is evident. In order to attract more readers in Latin America, each chapter will be provided with a summary in Spanish.
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    Pages: XXIII, 107 p. 43 illus., 41 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030867317
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Geoethics,
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Biodiversity. ; Bioclimatology. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Biodiversity. ; Climate Change Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Sustainable Natural Resource Conservation: An Overview -- 2. Conservation of the ecosystem -- 3. Wetlands Conservation and Restoration for Ecosystem Services -- 4. Potential of Joint Forest Management in agro biodiversity conservation -- 5. Molecular approaches in conservation and restoration of agro-biodiversity -- 6. Cultural Ecosystem Services: Key Concepts and Application -- 7. Contributions of Cultural Services to the Ecosystem Services -- 8. Wild edible plants and ecosystem services: a case study from Indian North Eastern Himalayas -- 9. Soil organic carbon and total nitrogen stocks under different land uses in Central India -- 10. Managing the Value Chain of Agricultural Commodities: A Cardinal Pillar for Future Development and Management -- 11. Agro Biodiversity, Status and Conservation Strategies: An Indian Perspective -- 12. Role of Range Grasses in Conservation and Restoration of Land -- 13. Change Detection and Assessment Land Degradation in Quarter of Century -- 14. Influence of anthropogenic activities on forest structure and diversity through the satellite based monitoring system -- 15. GIS-Remote Sensing and Sensor Technology: Emerging New Era Modern Tools for Land Degradation.
    Abstract: Natural resources not only contribute to overall growth of the economy but also help reduce poverty by providing employment and food security to populations on the continent, and is thus the most inclusive growth sector of the economy of Asian countries. Global weather and climate studies are also increasingly being considered a vital source of information to understand the earth’s environment, in particular in the framework of weather and climate studies, land use transformation and human influence across these areas. Satellite earth observing systems provide a unique tool to monitor these changes. This book includes significant and up to date contributions in the field of sustainable natural resources conservation across the globe. While the range of applications and innovative techniques is constantly increasing, this book provides a summary of key case studies where satellite data offers critical information to help understand the causes and effects of those environmental changes, allowing us to reflect on how to minimize their negative impacts. This book is of interest to researchers and practitioners in the field of remote sensing, geographical information, meteorology, and environmental sciences. Scientists and graduate to post-graduate-level students in environmental science will also find valuable information in this book.
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    Pages: XIV, 351 p. 89 illus., 74 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031064432
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Industrial engineering. ; Production engineering. ; Transportation engineering. ; Traffic engineering. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Industrial and Production Engineering. ; Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Carbon Footprint Assessment of Palm, Jatropha, and Microalgal Biodiesel -- Life Cycle Assessment and Circular Economy Strategies For Electric Vehicle: A Systematic Review On Mitigating Climate Change And Reducing Resource Depletion In Road Transportation -- Evaluation Of Carbon Footprint of The Renovation of Urban Spaces -- Carbon footprint of grocery bags considering drivers of variability in Mexico City -- Enabling The Green Bonds Market for Sustainable Transport Projects Based on The Measure/Monitoring, Reporting and Verification Method -- Sustainable Transport Indicators and Mitigation Actions Applied to The Green Bonds Principles.
    Abstract: This book presents carbon footprint calculation and mitigation in the manufacturing and transportation sectors. Warning effects of global warming from every sector is of phenomenal importance at this moment and sector wise assessment and remediation are the key factors to mitigate the vulnerable green house gas emissions. This volume with its six chapters deals with the carbon footprint of manufacturing and transportation sectors.
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    Pages: XI, 169 p. 56 illus., 53 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811972263
    Series Statement: Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes,
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Biotic communities. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Ecosystems. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Sustainable Management of Environmental Contaminants: Factors, Control and Phytoremediation -- Chapter 2. Environmental Sustainability with Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) as Plastic Alternatives -- Chapter 3. Advanced sewage disinfection technologies eco-friendly with the environment and public health -- Chapter 4. Application of fungi and bacteria in the management of azo dyes in the industrial effluents -- Chapter 5. Bioremediation: an effective, significant and eco-friendly approach for sustainable management -- Chapter 6. Exploitation of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi as a sustainable management strategy for remediation of cadmium contaminated soils -- Chapter 7. Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Species with Potential for Remediation of Metal(loid)-Contaminated Soils -- Chapter 8. Heavy Metal Toxicity and Phytoremediation by the Plants of Brassicaceae Family: A Sustainable Management -- Chapter 9. Combating Nanotoxicity in Plants: Green Nanotechnology Perspective for a Sustainable Future -- Chapter 10. Strategies and Recent Advances in the Management of Waste Present in Soil and Water by Microbes -- Chapter 11. Green Remediation for Sustainable Environment -- Chapter 12. Application of nanotechnology in remediation of environmental pollutants -- Chapter 13. Seed priming as a sustainable solution to mitigate salinity and drought stress in plants -- Chapter 14. Microbial Biosurfactants: Characterization, Properties and Environmental Applications -- Chapter 15. Gene-Environment Interaction during Bioremediation -- Chapter 16. Myco-remediation: A sustainable biodegradation of environmental pollutants -- Chapter 17. Achieving ecofriendly environment through sustainable management of solid wastes in soil ecosystem -- Chapter 18. Mycoremediation of agriculture waste for the cultivation of edible mushroom -- Chapter 19. Removal of organic dyes from wastewaters using metal oxide nanoparticles -- Chapter 20. Thiourea can Mitigate the Adverse Effect of Ozone on Crop Productivity -- Chapter 21. Challenges and Solutions for Sustainable Urban Water Management.
    Abstract: Environmental contaminants are chemicals that accidentally or deliberately enter the environment, often, but not always, as a result of human activities. Some of these contaminants may have been manufactured for industrial use, and because they are very stable, they do not break down easily. If released to the environment, these contaminants may enter the food chain. Other environmental contaminants are naturally occurring chemicals, but industrial activity may increase their mobility or increase the amount available to circulate in the environment, allowing them to enter the food chain at higher levels than would otherwise occur. Environmental contaminants influence the physiological cell reactions at different and heterogeneous basics and lead to altering in normal cell function primarily at the molecular and biochemical level. Molecular responses to such common environmental stresses have been studied intensively over the last few years, in which there is an intricate network of signaling pathways controlling perception of these environmental stress signals, the generation of second messengers and signal transduction. Recent advances in many areas of plant and microbial research, including genotyping, make scientists optimistic that valuable solutions will be found to allow deployment/commercialization of strategies better able to tolerate these environmental stresses. Environmental remediation was historically viewed as an inherently sustainable activity, as it restores contamination; however, researchers and practitioners are increasingly recognizing that there can be substantial environmental footprints and socioeconomic costs associated with remediation. Sustainability is an imperative in the emerging green and sustainable remediation movement, which is reshaping the entire remediation industry. Understanding the significant roles of sustainable or eco-friendly approaches in mitigating environmental contaminants, the current subject has recently attracted the attention of scientists from across the globe. This comprehensive volume “Sustainable Management of Environmental Contaminants: Eco-friendly Remediation Approaches" highlights the various prospects involved in current scenario. The current volume comprises the chapters from diverse areas dealing with biotechnology, microbial technology, nanotechnology, molecular biology, green and sustainable remediation, etc. I am hopeful that this volume will furnish the requisite of all those who are working or have interest in the current topic.
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    Pages: XVI, 551 p. 69 illus., 59 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031084461
    Series Statement: Environmental Contamination Remediation and Management,
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Biodiversity. ; Sustainability. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Power resources. ; Environmental Management. ; Biodiversity. ; Sustainability. ; Conservation Biology. ; Natural Resource and Energy Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Convention on Biological Diversity, Lessons from its Three Decades Journey -- Chapter 2. Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol in India: Experiences, Challenges and Learning’s -- Chapter 3. Achievements in India’s ABS Mechanism -- Chapter 4. Statutory and Obligatory Responsibilities of State Biodiversity Boards for the Conservation of Indigenous Biodiversity and ABS -- Chapter 5. ABS of Biological Resources and associated Traditional knowledge: A Multi -tiered Responsibility" -- Chapter 6. Intellectual Property Right (IPR) and ABS: Need for Universal Accountability and Monitoring -- Chapter 7. Traditional Knowledge (TK) and ABS in the context of Himalayan States -- Chapter 8. ABS in Indigenous knowledge Stewardship and Sustainable Development -- Chapter 9. Access and Benefit Sharing; Agro-biodiversity and Farmers rights on seeds- The case of indigenous rice varieties of Wayanad, Kerala, India -- Chapter 10. Insects and ABS -- Chapter 11. Access and Benefit Sharing, Marine Genetic Resources and Aquaculture:The Indian Scenario in Blue Economy Paradigms -- Chapter 12. A revisit to Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) with reference to Aquatic Bio-resources -- Chapter 13. Strengthening ABS Implementation in India -- Chapter 14. Biological Diversity Act and Enforcement Challenges in India -- Chapter 15. Is ABS an Innovative Financial Mechanism for Biodiversity Conservation -- Chapter 16. The Economics of Ecosystem and Biodiversity (TEEB) in ABS perspective -- Chapter 17. Institutions and incentives to facilitate Indigenous and local people participation in the ABS regime in India -- Chapter 18. ABS; Scope of Indian Medicinal Plants -- Chapter 19. Biological Diversity Act versus other Environmental laws in India -- Chapter 20. The Need for a Nagoya Protocol ‘Plus’.
    Abstract: This book deals with the economic potentials of biodiversity and its capacity to support its own conservation aiming to provide livelihood for millions engaged in conservation, both now and for future generations. The book highlights the potentials of natural resources which are characterized as capital wealth (as defined in Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)), to finance its own conservation and to provide livelihood means to people who conserve it. The book is divided into five Parts. PART I explains about the Premise of Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS), PART II describes about the Technology Transfer, PART III will provide details about the Access to Genetic Resources and to Associated Traditional Knowledge and Benefit Sharing PART IV is the Implementation of ABS Mechanisms and PART V is about ABS and Its Economics. This book will be of interest to biodiversity policy makers, administrators, university and college students, researchers, biodiversity conservationists.
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    Pages: XXVII, 370 p. 36 illus., 33 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031161865
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sustainability. ; Engineering geology. ; Environment. ; Environmental Management. ; Water. ; Sustainability. ; Geoengineering. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Causes and Management of Damaging Flood Incidences in Rapidly Urbanizing Areas of Kathmandu Valley: A Case Study of Flood Event in Bhaktapur District, Nepal -- Urban Drainage Study for Gopalganj Pourashava Considering Future Climate Change Impacts -- Flood Propagation Processes in The Jamuna River Floodplain in Sirajganj -- Co-Creation of Flood Mitigation Technologies in Bangladesh to Strengthen Community Resilience -- Risk Profiling for Waterlogging Using Mathematical Model and Gis Techniques for an Urban Area: The Case of Khatunganj Wholesale Commodity Market, Chattogram -- A Remote Sensing Based Approach for Analysis of Dry and Wet Periods of Bangladesh Based on Standardized Precipitation Index During -- Indigenous Knowledge And Practices of The Small Ethnic Communities of Asia-Pacific Island Countries in Facing Hydro-Meteorological Hazards -- Driving Factors of the Migration System Due to Riverbank Erosion Along The Brahmaputra River -- Bivariate Frequency Analysis of Droughts Using Multivariate Standardized Drought Index in Marathwada Region, India -- High-Quality Historical Flood Data Reconstruction Using Hidden Markov Models -- Impact of Coriolis Force on the Flow Field and Sedimentation in Ideally Shaped Tidal Basins -- The Impact of Small Tributaries Flood in the Braided Plain of Large River -- Hybrid Coast Protection Approach in Bangladesh: A Case Study on Effectiveness of Small-Scale Forest in Reducing Surge Induced Inundation and Supporting Local Livelihoods -- Assessing The Consequences of Large-Scale Stabilization of the Padma River on its Flow Hydraulics Using a Combined 1d-2d Hydrodynamic Model -- A Sustainability Index for Assessing Village Tank Cascade Systems (Vtcs) in Sri Lanka -- Agent Based Model of Mangrove Socio-Ecological System for Livelihood Security Assessment -- Drought Management by Integrated Approaches in T. Aman Rice Season to Escalate Water Productivity in Drought Prone Regions of Bangladesh -- Actual Evapotranspiration Estimation Using Remote Sensing: Comparison of Sebal and Metric Models.
    Abstract: This book brings together a selection of best papers from The International Conference on Water and Flood Management, Bangladesh, 2021. The book chapters are based on contributions from multidisciplinary fields, such as nature-based solutions, hydro-meteorological forecasting, river restoration, coastal risk, episodic natural hazards, water risk and resilience, climate-resilient infrastructure, blue economy, and water management during the COVID-19 pandemic. With changing physical and socioeconomic risks due to changes in climate and anthropogenic interventions, integrated approaches to analyzing these processes and their interactions, along with integrating nature-based solutions, are gaining traction. With this special focus on science, policy, and practice to ensure sustainability in the water sector, the conference provided a platform for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to exchange their knowledge and experience.
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    Pages: IX, 383 p. 157 illus., 145 illus. in color. , online resource.
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental policy. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Policy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Congratulation massage -- Executive summary -- Chapter i: Biodiversity and Ecological Systems -- Chapter ii: Clean Energy -- Chapter iii: Clean Water -- Chapter iv: Sustainable Traffic -- Chapter v: Solid Waste Treatment -- Chapter vi: Sustainable Consumption and Production -- Chapter vii: Green Architecture -- Chapter viii: Corporate Social Responsibility -- Conclusion.
    Abstract: This is an Open Access book. In accordance with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, it showcases 17 projects under the framework of Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). These projects cover ninefields, namely, biodiversity and ecosystem, clean energy, clean water, sustainable transportation, solid waste treatment, sustainable consumption and production, green buildings, sustainable foodproduction and corporate social responsibility. Aiming at achieving green development, these projects, in their implementation, adhere to the concept of ecological civilization, combine China’s strict environmental protection systems and international standards, and take various measures of environmental protection based on the conditions of the local environment. These measures include joint efforts with local governments, businesses and communities, optimizating of design and construction plans, strict controling over different types of pollutants, and in situ conservation of species and ecosystems.The experience and practice of these 13 projects set an example for the latecomers. .
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    Pages: XIX, 112 p. 94 illus., 91 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811631887
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    Keywords: Environmental sciences Mathematics. ; Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Physical geography. ; Mathematical Applications in Environmental Science. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability. ; Earth System Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Generators, Harmonics and Evolutionary Emergence -- Chapter2. Sustainable Management of Soil-borne Plant Pathogens -- Chapter3. Empirical Values of Halophytes in Agro-ecology and Sustainability -- Chapter4. Drilling Waste Management based on New Methods of Bioremediation and Solar Desalination -- Chapter5. Orchid Diversity, Conservation and Sustainability in North-Eastern India -- Chapter6. Effectiveness of the Role Technology Plays in Tackling Climate Change -- Chapter7. Social and Environmental Imperatives for Risk Management: Lessons from the Rohingya Refugee Crisis -- Chapter8. Risks for the Environment, Biodiversity, Humankind and the Planet -- Chapter9. Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Policy in Nepal: A Centralized – Decentralized Dichotomy -- Chapter10. Expanding Loops in Sustainable Intelligent Driven Markets in Zimbabwe -- Chapter11. Sustainable Consensus in an Uncertain Environment -- Chapter12. Robot Path Planning Research Applications in Static and Dynamic Environments.
    Abstract: Earth Systems Protection and Sustainability qualifies imperatives and discusses the use of mathematical approaches to assess and achieve sustainability in threatened and vulnerable Earth systems globally. Mathematical advances in this context include both operational and Boolean methods, as well as linguistic, logic-based Bayesian approaches and generative mathematics relevant to scenario formation. The mathematic methods are refined into functional areas and deeper learning which enable searching algorithm application to achieve optimal solutions for the circular nature and application of sustainability. Pertinent sections and synergistic elements are covered in order to synthesize key informative nodes to advise of the very real dangers facing planet Earth and its biodiversity. Each volume stands in its own right. Analytical and scientific chapters are blended with social resilience and socio-economic development considerations, thus enabling the settings of sustainability within varying scenarios of climatic forces and species dynamics. Volume 1 focuses on ground-breaking evolutionary expansion assisting with life’s continuation on Earth, sustainable management of pathogens and halophytes in agroecosystems, bioremediation methods in drilling waste management, conservation and sustainability of diversity, climate change mitigation strategies, displacement management in a large scale ongoing crisis, risk reduction and management policy, sustainable intelligent driven markets, sustainable consensus in an uncertain environment and path planning in static and dynamic environments. Pictorial contributions made from across the world, refine particularly urgent problems for attention or additionally provide solutions in methods of environmental sustainability as operated in communities to complement the descriptive chapter sections. Both volumes are targeted for a global audience of academic, professional, classroom, governmental, unit and community members, and seek to include all sectors to ensure ongoing and comprehensive Earth Systems Protection. .
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    Pages: XXI, 337 p. 5 illus. , online resource.
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    ISBN: 9783030858292
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Biodiversity. ; Bioclimatology. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Biodiversity. ; Climate Change Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Climate Resilience for Food Security: Current Dynamics and Emerging Trends -- 2. Rethinking the Agricultural Development Model in the Post COVID-19 Era Based on Scientific Knowledge: The Moroccan Case -- 3. Impacts of Climate Change on Agricultural Labor Force and Food Security in Pakistan: The Importance of Climate-Smart Agriculture -- 4. Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Food Production and Security in Sri Lanka – The Importance of Climate-Smart Agriculture -- 5. Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Agriculture Industry in Sri Lanka and the Application of Smart Technologies to Overcome Challenges and Grasp New Opportunities -- 6. Enhancing Food Security in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in a Changing Climate: The New Roles of Extension Service -- 7. Role of Agriculture Extension in Ensuring Food Security Under a Changing Climate in Pakistan: State of the Art and Prospects for Reforms -- 8. Role of Agricultural Extension Services in Building Climate Resilience of Food Security in Ethiopia -- 9. Dynamics of Agricultural Extension for Nigeria’s Rural Areas Under the Current Scenario of Climate Change -- 10. Climate Change, Food Security and Agricultural Extension Nexus in Islamic Republic of Iran -- 11. Realizing Food Security through the Role of Agricultural Development in Sudan -- 12. Agriculture in Fragile Moroccan Ecosystems in the Face of Climate Change: Vulnerability and Adaptation -- 13. Natural and Regulatory Underlying Factors of Food Dependency in Algeria -- 14. Boosting Youth Participation in Farming Activities within the Perspective of Enhancing National Food Self-Sufficiency - A Case Study from Nigeria -- 15. Farmers’ Satisfaction towards Organic Rice Farming Promotion in Northeastern Thailand: Some Factors Affecting their Farm Fulfillment.
    Abstract: The resilience of food systems and security to emerging challenges and threats, especially in the context of environmental and climate risks and global pandemics such as the Covid-19 crisis, is currently gaining growing importance in research, policy, and practice. Based on this, the core focus of this book, as a part of a series of CERES publications, consists of identifiying and exploring the best ways to overcome such challenges and shocks and to build resilience in the Global South. More precisely, the book analyzes current dynamics and trends related to the climate resilience of food security and assess the relevance of emerging approaches such as climate-smart agriculture, new roles of agriculture extension, smart farming, and climate adaptation of farming systems.The book includes both conceptual and empirical research reporting lessons learned from many geographical, environmental, social, and policy settings while focusing on Africa, Middle East, and Asia. It also provides research and policy-oriented inputs and recommendations to guide change processes at multiple scales.
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    Pages: XXXVII, 398 p. 79 illus., 74 illus. in color. , online resource.
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Agriculture. ; Food security. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Agriculture. ; Food Security. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Impact of future climate change on Agriculture, Livestock Production and Aquaculture: Challenges and Policy -- Chapter2. Managing agricultural nitrogen losses in crop production and mitigation of climate change effects -- Chapter3. Critical analysis and evaluation of groundnut value chain for revamping its production for global food security -- Chapter4. Aluminum uptake, callose accumulation and invertase activity in lowland and upland rice genotypes in related to aluminum stress tolerance -- Chapter5. Gender issues in farming — Challenging socially embedded positions in agrarian context -- Chapter6. Characterization and Appraisal of Crop based Farming System for Sustainable Development of Agriculture -- Chapter7. Nitrogen based for farming system -- Chapter8. Resilience for salt tolerance in rice cultivars using various strategies of conventional breeding, molecular breeding and transgenic approaches -- Chapter9. Geoinformation for land suitability modelling for climate smart farming in Africa -- Chapter10. Climate Change Adaptation: Remote Sensing-based Flood Crop Loss Assessment to Support Crop Insurance -- Chapter11. Smallholder Pig value chains development and livelihood security -- Chapter12. Revolutionizing impact of poultry resources in food security and rural economy -- Chapter13. Milk and Milk Product Safety and Quality Assurance for Achieving Better Public Health Outcomes -- Chapter14. Diversification in Aquaculture Resources and Practices for Smallholder Farmers -- Chapter15. Value addition in meat and fish products for human health and nutrition -- Chapter16. Indian Fish as Bioindicators species -- Chapter17. Conclusion. .
    Abstract: This two-volume set discusses recent approaches and technological innovations for sustainable agriculture in smallholder farming systems impacted by climate change. The systems covered include crop-based agricultural production, as well as aquaculture and livestock production as related systems using similar techniques to combat food security issues brought about by climate change and resource overuse. The chapters detail innovations involving crop diversification, soil resilience management, geoinformatics and land suitability monitoring for smart farming, information technology in livestock production, and nutrient resource management in fishery aquaculture. Researchers, practitioners and industries will be able to use this information to implement socially and economically sustainable practices to achieve food security in impoverished areas vulnerable to climate change, while also learning about the rapid evolution in information technology that is applicable for and available to small holder farmers. Volume 1 focuses on current innovations in agricultural and livestock practices in response to climate change. It covers the technological challenges, approaches and mitigation strategies encountered by both scholars and practitioners working in livestock and agricultural production systems impacted by climate change.
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    Pages: XIII, 346 p. 69 illus., 57 illus. in color. , online resource.
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Agriculture. ; Food security. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Agriculture. ; Food Security. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Drone Technology in Sustainable Agriculture: The future of farming is precision agriculture and mapping -- Chapter2. Revolutionizing Crops and Soil Resources’ Resilience to Climate Change. A case for Best-fit Agronomic Practices in Low and High Input Systems -- Chapter3. Drought-resilient climate smart sorghum varieties for food and industrial use in marginal frontier areas of Kenya -- Chapter4. Optimizing nitrogen management for improved productivity, nitrogen use efficiency, food and nutrition security: African context perspectives -- Chapter5. Soil carbon pools under different farming practices -- Chapter6. Effect of conservation agriculture on energy consumption and carbon emission -- Chapter7. Plant Molecular Farming: A Marvelous Biotechnological Approach in Agricultural Production -- Chapter8. Examining the outcome of coupling machine learning with dual Polarimetric SAR for rice growth mapping -- Chapter9. Mapping prominent cash crops employing ALOS PALSAR-2 and selected machine learners -- Chapter10. Crop assessment and decision support information products using multi-sensor and multi-temporal moderate resolution data -- Chapter11. Agriculture, Livestock Production and Aquaculture: Advances for Smallholder Farming System -- Chapter12. Mobilizing Pig Resources for Capacity Development and Livelihood Security -- Chapter13. Agricultural Value Chains: A Cardinal Pillar for Future Development and Management of Farming -- Chapter14. Climate Smart Eco-management of Water and Soil Quality as a Tool for Fish Productivity Enhancement -- Chapter15. Advances in nutrient resource management for fisheries and aquaculture -- Chapter16. Conclusion.
    Abstract: This two-volume set discusses recent approaches and technological innovations for sustainable agriculture in smallholder farming systems impacted by climate change. The systems covered include crop-based agricultural production, as well as aquaculture and livestock production as related systems using similar techniques to combat food security issues brought about by climate change and resource overuse. The chapters detail innovations involving crop diversification, soil resilience management, geoinformatics and land suitability monitoring for smart farming, information technology in livestock production, and nutrient resource management in fishery aquaculture. Researchers, practitioners and industries will be able to use this information to implement socially and economically sustainable practices to achieve food security in impoverished areas vulnerable to climate change, while also learning about the rapid evolution in information technology that is applicable for and available to small holder farmers. Volume 2 focuses on trends and technologies in food security within the context of sustainable practices, drone technology, microwave data, molecular farming, machine learning, agricultural economics, spatial modeling and agricultural policy. These chapters discuss advancements in fishery resource and aquaculture practices, and also the challenges facing these areas due to climate change. .
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    Pages: XV, 321 p. 79 illus., 70 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030932626
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sustainability. ; Geographic information systems. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Environmental Management. ; Water. ; Sustainability. ; Geographical Information System. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Environmental Monitoring.
    Description / Table of Contents: Water Resources, Livelihood Vulnerability and Management in Rural Desert Communities of Jaisalmer, India -- Mining Related PCB in Wetland Sediments of the River Lippe (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) -- Wastewater Treatment Plants Advantage to Combat Climate Change and Help Sustainable Water Management -- Rethinking Community Water Governance: What Shapes Local Level Decision Making? A Case of Selected Communities in the Wassa Amenfi East District of the Western Region, Ghana -- Impact of Evaporation Losses from on-farm Reservoirs on the Economics of the Farming System -- Estimating Sediment Rate through Stage-Discharge Rating Curve for Two Mountain Streams in Sikkim, India -- Relative Contribution of Climate Variables on Long-term Runoff using Budyko Framwork -- Irrigation Planning with Fuzzy Parametric Programming Approach -- Application of High Resolution Hydrological & Hydraulic Models for Sustainable Water Resources Management -- Development of Three-Dimensional Mathematical Groundwater Flow Model of Raipur City Area, Chhattisgarh, India -- Flood Modeling Using HEC-RAS for Purna River, Navsari District, Gujarat, India -- Hydrological Parameter Estimation for Water Balance Studies Using SWAT Model -- Groundwater Potential Mapping using Maximum Entropy -- Application of remote sensing and GIS in floodwater harvesting for groundwater development in the upper delta of Cauvery River Basin, Southern India -- Strategic evaluation of multi-objective water quality monitoring network using GIS-AHP model in a large River system -- Determination of Root Causes for Drying of Kanari River System by Integration of Multi-temporal Land Use Land Cover mapping in GIS Environment -- Impacts of Climate Variability on Urban Rainfall Extremes Using Statistical Analysis of Climatic Variables for Change Detection and Trend Analysis -- An Analysis of Textural Characteristics and Depositional Environment of Sediments In The Gumti River, Tripura, India -- Morphometric Analysis and Geohydrological Inference of Bhilangna Drainage Basin, Uttarakhand (India) using Remote Sensing and GIS techniques -- Geospatial Analysis of Kosi River Course From 1998 To 2018 -- Internet of Things and Machine Learning Application for a Remotely Operated Wetland Siphon System during Hurricanes -- AHP based Site Suitability Analysis for Water Harvesting Structure Using geospatial technique -- Attaining Optimal Sustainability for Urban Wastewater Management Using Open-source tools like QGIS, EPANET, and WATERNETGEN.
    Abstract: Water is the elixir of life and is crucial for sustainable development. Earlier, it was considered to be a limitless or at least a fully renewable natural resource. During the past 20 years, however, there has been tremendous pressure on this precious natural resource mainly due to rapid urbanization, industrialization and the increase in the human population. Together, these have resulted in increasing demand for irrigation, industrial, and household purposes to meet supply-chain requirements. Keeping in mind the scarcity of available water resources in the near future and its impending threats, it has become imperative on the part of scientists in hydrology and allied disciplines such as geography, landscape planning, sustainability science etc. Regional planners and supply chain management experts also must be involved in studying the spatial and temporal nature of the growing demand for water and the future availability for its judicial use and sustainable management. A primary intent of the book is to provide comprehensive scientific knowledge base on water resource management and sustainability. It covers geo-engineering and scientific problems, case studies, and sustainable solutions in the water resources management domain. Additionally and of equal importance, the chapters of the book provide in-depth coverage on water resource vulnerability, water quality, wastewater treatment, application of remote sensing and geographical information systems hydrological modeling and harvesting, climate variability and runoff, sediment discharge and irrigation planning, community participation in water governance, internet of things and machine learning applications for sustainable water resources management. This practical, state-of-the-art reference book is a valuable resource for students, researchers, scientists, policymakers, spatio-temporal designers of water resource systems, various stake holders interested in hydro-climatology and sustainable water resources management.
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    Pages: XXV, 517 p. 226 illus., 197 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811665738
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Air pollution measurement -- Health issues rising from air pollution -- Environmental issues arising from air pollution -- Innovative methods to address air pollution problem -- Air pollution control -- Effect of vehicular pollution, process, engineering, construction and other industrial activities -- Statutory requirements -- Global warming; Climate change -- Water Pollution issues and advanced remedial measures -- Sources of water pollution -- Emergent water pollutants -- Health effects of water pollution -- Environmental effects of water pollution -- Water pollution monitoring and control -- Land use/ Land Cover Changes -- Impact of human activities on soil -- Soil pollution monitoring and control -- Biodiversity -- Conservation and Management -- Forest Conservation and Management -- Wildlife conservation -- Sustainable Agricultural practices -- Promotion of Traditional Ecological Knowledge.
    Abstract: This book presents conference articles related to environmental pollution and natural resource management, and environmentally friendly technologies that lead to sustainable development presented in the Conference "Sustainable Management of Environment & Natural Resource Through Innovation in Science and Technology". The book highlights the latest development and innovation in environmental science, technology, and interdisciplinary research to improve the environment and health safety. It includes innovations and improvisations in the broad area of science and technology, natural resource, and environment management. It deliberates on the current burning issues of environment protection management and sustainable development, environmental pollution, global warming, and climate change. The development strategies must therefore be shaped by the following components: The satisfaction of basic human requirements The eradication of poverty Self-reliant and participatory development Environmental consciousness Technology has to play a critical role in the process of changing industrial society. But innovation has to be embedded in social and organizational innovation. This book provides a wide range of research articles in the area of science and technology, sustainability, natural resource management, ecology and its environmental fields, geosciences and geology, atmospheric sciences, sustainability, climate change, and extreme weather, global warming, and environmental change, the effect of climate change on the ecosystem, environment, and pollution.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VII, 427 p. 138 illus., 131 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031053351
    Series Statement: Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences,
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Geography. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability. ; Geography. ; Environmental Monitoring.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction to sand mining activity -- Chapter 2: Contributions of sand mining to development -- Chapter 3: Perspctives on sand mining & sustianability -- Chapter 4: Lagos coastal region and study design -- Chapter 5: Sand mining sites analysis -- Chapter 6: Sand mining drivers & environmental impacts -- Chapter 7: Implications of sand mining for sustainability and conclusions.
    Abstract: This book explores the drivers and impacts of sand mining in the coastal areas of Lagos Nigeria. Based on empirical evidence, sand mining activity is driven by a number of urbanization-related factors while sand mining impacts are underlined by a number of sustainability-related factors. Four urbanization components describe the drivers of sand mining and four sustainability components describe the impacts of sand mining in Lagos. This book concludes on the puzzling dilemma of sand mining that supports thriving urbanization but undermines environmental sustainability in Lagos. Of course, sand mining has strong implications for environmental sustainability in Lagos coastal areas. This book is of immense benefit to environmental planners, city administrators, students of environmental science and the general public who have regards for environmental management. .
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    Pages: XVII, 91 p. 19 illus., 17 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031165221
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences,
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Environment. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Plant biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Conservation Biology. ; Plant Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Achieving Food and Nutrition Security and Climate Change: Clash of the Titans or Alignment of the Stars? -- Chapter 2. Climate Change, Hunger and Food Security in Asia with special reference to Sri Lanka: Can the SDGs be Achieved by 2030? -- Chapter 3. The Status of Climate Variability and Food Accessibility: A Case of Households in Gauteng Province, South Africa -- Chapter 4. Climate resilient mariculture technologies for food and nutritional security -- Chapter 5. Climate change and adaptation: Recommendations for agriculture sector -- Chapter 6. Integrated Farming Systems: Climate Resilient Sustainable Food Production System in the Indian Himalayan Region -- Chapter 7. Adaptation mechanism of methylotrophic bacteria to drought condition and its strategies in mitigating plant stress caused by climate change -- Chapter 8. Synergies and Trade-offs between Climate Change and the Sustainable Development Goals in the Context of Marine Fisheries -- Chapter 9. Increasing Synergies between Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Energy Policy -- Chapter 10. Ensuring Domestic Water Security for Cities under Rapid Urbanisation and Climate Change Risks -- Chapter 11. Improving Water Productivity for Smallholder Rice Farmers in the Upper West Region of Ghana: A Review of Sustainable Approaches -- Chapter 12. Synergies between climate change, biodiversity, ecosystem function and services, indirect drivers of change and human well-being in forests -- Chapter 13. Climate change projections of current and future distributions of the endemic Loris lydekkerianus (Lorinae) in peninsular India -- Chapter 14. Climate Change, Air Pollution and SDG 3: An Indian Perspective -- Chapter 15. Empowerment of fisherwomen through marine farming.
    Abstract: The existential environmental crisis prompted the United Nations to formulate the Millennium Development Goals at the turn of the 21st century in order to embark on an era of sustainable development. The progress and deficiencies in achieving the Millennium Development Goals provided impetus to the intelligentsia and policymakers to map out the pertinent goals for a sustainable growth trajectory for humanity and the planet. The United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which was adopted in September 2015, took the shape of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets. In effect, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals focus on protecting the earth's life support systems for intra- and inter-generational equity and for development that is rooted in sustainability science. Attaining these goals is an uphill task; nevertheless, scientific knowledge, trans and interdisciplinary inquiries, concerted global action and capacity building would provide an enabling environment for achieving the SDGs. This book explores the synergies and trade-offs between climate change management and other SDGs. It highlights the policy imperatives as well as the interrelations between combating climate change and its impacts (SDG 13) and food and nutritional security (SDG 2), water security (SDG 6), soil security (SDG 15), energy security (SDG 7), poverty eradication (SDG 1), gender equality (SDG 5), resilient infrastructure (SDG 9), and sustainable and resilient cities (SDG 11).
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 402 p. 115 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811573019
    DDC: 630
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Artificial intelligence. ; Multimedia systems. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability. ; Artificial Intelligence. ; Multimedia Information Systems. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Smart Cities: Building Sustainable Cities -- Chapter 2: Wearable sensors for smart societies – A survey -- Chapter 3: Post Pandemic EdTech (Educational Technology) on Perspectives of Green Society -- Chapter 4: Towards Sustainability 4.0: A Comprehensive Analysis of Sustainability In Corporate Environment -- Chapter 5: Smart Health Care for Societies: An insight into the Implantable and Wearable Devices for Remote Health Monitoring -- Chapter 6: Power management technique for energy-efficient communication systems in telemedicine -- Chapter 7: Influence of reduced noise levels on human health during Quarantine Lockdown -- Chapter 8: Green Technologies for Handling and Management of Biomedical Waste -- Chapter 9: Patients’ Health Surveillance Model Using IoT and 6G Technology -- Chapter 10: Application of Innovative Eco-friendly energy technology for Sustainable Agricultural Farming -- Chapter 11: Review on Smart Farming and Smart Agriculture for Society: Post-Pandemic Era -- Chapter 12: Applications of Machine Learning and Internet of Things in Agriculture -- Chapter 13: Automation, Modern Tools and Technique for Sustainable Agriculture – An Important Parameter towards Advance Plant Biotechnology -- Chapter 14: Advance Security Schemes for Smart Societies -- Chapter 15: Internet of Things for Environment Protection and Sustainable Living -- Chapter 16: Energy Efficient Smart Cities with Green IoT -- Chapter 17: Materials Development for Energy Storage Applications -- Chapter 18: Integrated Constructed Wetland System for Society -- Index.
    Abstract: This book discusses the innovative and efficient technological solutions for sustainable smart societies in terms of alteration in industrial pollution levels, the effect of reduced carbon emissions, green power management, ecology, and biodiversity, the impact of minimal noise levels and air quality influences on human health. The book is focused on the smart society development using innovative low-cost advanced technology in different areas where the growth in employment and income are driven by public and private investment into such economic activities, infrastructure and assets that allow reduced carbon emissions and pollution, enhanced energy, and resource efficiency and prevention of the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services. The book also covers the paradigm shift in the sustainable development for the green environment in the post-pandemic era. It emphasizes and facilitates a greater understanding of existing available research i.e., theoretical, methodological, well-established and validated empirical work, associated with the environmental and climate change aspects.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 423 p. 118 illus., 69 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030732950
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Anthropology. ; Ethnology. ; Biodiversity. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Anthropology. ; Ethnology. ; Biodiversity. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part I: Social and Demography -- Chapter 1. A Journey of Incremental Steps for the Orang Asli (Albert Abee) -- Chapter 2. Orang Asli Anecdotal Reflections (Albert Abee) -- Chapter 3. The Importance of Forest Resources as a Source of income for the Orang Asli of Kampung Sungai Berua, Hulu Terengganu, Malaysia (Norhayati Ab Manaf, Ramle Abdullah, Jumadil Saputra, Nurul Faezah Noor Azizan & Hairul Nizam Mohd Khori) -- Chapter 4. Spending Habits of the Orang Asli in Kampung Sungai Berua, Hulu Terengganu, Malaysia (Norhayati Ab Manaf, Ramle Abdullah, Jumadil Saputra & Nurul Faezah Noor Azizan) -- Part II: Sustainability of Resource Use -- Chapter 5. Sustainable Utilisation of Forest Plant Resources by the Bateq and Semoq Beri Tribes in Kelantan and Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia (Jamilah Mohd Salim, Suzairi Zakaria, Muhamad Razali Salam & Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah) -- Chapter 6. A Study on Wild Mushrooms Utilised for Food and Medicine by Orang Asli Communities at Sungai Berua, Terengganu (Harizah Nadiah Hamzah & Aqilah Mohammad) -- Chapter 7. Ethnoichtyological Survey among the Orang Asli in Tasik Kenyir, Terengganu (Muhammad Syamsul Aznan Ariffin, Faizah Mohamad Shaharom & Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah) -- Chapter 8. Ethnozoological Survey among the Orang Asli in Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia (Candyrilla Vera Bartholomew, Nurul Faezah Noor Azizan, Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah & Ramle Abdullah) -- Chapter 9. Ethnozoology, Wildlife Utilisation and Hunting Practices by Semoq Beri Tribes in Pahang (Muhammad Abu Bakar Abdul Latiff, Mohd Ayub Afiqah, Zahari Fatin, Othman Nursyuhada, Hidayah Haris, Mohd Faudzir Najmuddin, and Badrul Munir Md-Zain) -- Chapter 10. Wildlife Hunting Practices by The Indigenous People of Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia (Candyrilla Vera Bartholomew, Mahfuzatul Izyan Zainir, Nor Zalipah Mohamed, Mohd Hasdi Husin & Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah) -- Part III: Governance, Administration and Management -- Chapter 11. A multidisciplinary account of the Orang Asli in Peninsular Malaysia (Abu Talib Ahmad, Mahani Musa, Nazarudin Zainun, Nasha Rodziadi Khaw, Hisham Atan Edinur, and Geoffrey Keith Chambers) -- Chapter 12. Orang Asli Health and Mortality in Hulu Terengganu, Malaysia (Muhammad Fuad Abdullah, Azmah Othman, Rohana Jani, Juli Edo, and Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah) -- Chapter 13. Socio-economic Development and Sustainable Livelihood of the Orang Asli (Muhammad Fuad Abdullah, Azmah Othman, Rohana Jani, Juli Edo, Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah) -- Chapter 14. Ecological Balance Towards Sustainable Index of Tasik Kenyir (Muhamad Na’eim Abdul Rahman, Muhamad Safiih Lola, Mohd Noor Afiq Ramlee, Muhammad Syamsul Aznan Ariffin & Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah) -- Chapter 15. Redefine Green Economy and Sustainable Development: A Trade-Off Analysis Approach on Tasik Kenyir, Terengganu, Malaysia (Mohd Noor Afiq Ramlee, Muhamad Safiih Lola, Muhamad Na’eim Abdul Rahman, Mohd Fadli Hussin, Muhammad Syamsul Aznan Ariffin & Candyrilla Vera Bartholomew & Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah) -- Index.
    Abstract: Comprising of ­18 sub-ethnic groups the indigenous communities, or better known as the Orang Asli, located in the Peninsular Malaysia, is a unique community in terms of their culture, lifestyle, and heritage. The life of the Orang Asli, popularly referred to as the Forest People, is highly intertwined with forest resources which makes the community a great source of information and traditional knowledge, particularly in the use of medicinal plants. This book covers three important issues to explain and gain insights into the sustainability of the Orang Asli: Social and demographics Sustainability of resource use Governance, administration and management The book presents research to help bridge the gaps and provides a baseline reference for further research regarding the sustainability of the Orang Asli. This book is intended for researchers and graduate students to help gain an understanding of the Orang Asli. By highlighting the plight of Orang Asli the authors hope that this community will be recognised and become a part of society. More research is required to help the 178,197 Orang Asli achieve the sustainable development goals for their community in the Peninsular Malaysia.
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    Pages: XIX, 243 p. 103 illus., 66 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030649616
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Climatology. ; Physical geography. ; Sustainability. ; Human geography. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Physical Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part 1 Introduction / Overview -- Part 2 Climate change adaptation -- Part 3. Climate change mitigation -- Glossary. .
    Abstract: This edited volume reviews the latest advances in policies and actions in understanding the science, impacts and management of climate change in Indonesia. Indonesia is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change due to its geographical, physical, and social-economic situations. There are many initiatives to understand and deal with the impacts in the country. The national government has issued key guiding policies for climate change. International agencies together with local stakeholders are working on strengthening the capacity in the policy formulations and implement actions to build community resilience. Universities are conducting research on climate change related at different scales. Cities and local governments are implementing innovations in adapting to the impacts of climate change and transiting toward green economy. This book summarizes and discusses the state-of-the-art regarding climate change in Indonesia including adaptation and mitigation measures. The primary readership of the book includes policy makers, scientists and practitioners of climate change actions in Indonesia and other countries facing similar challenges. Chapter “Carbon Stocks from Peat Swamp Forest and Oil Palm Plantation in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
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    Pages: VIII, 328 p. 47 illus., 41 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030555368
    Series Statement: Springer Climate,
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Food security. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability. ; Food Security.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1 -- Earth’s Human Carrying Capacity: The Basics -- Chapter2 -- Water: A Limit On Our Earth’s Carrying Capacity -- Chapter3 -- Food Security/Insecurity, Food Systems -- Chapter4 -- Impact of Global Warming/Climate Change On Food Security 2020 -- Chapter 5 -- Sanitation: Waste Generation/Capture/Disposal Status 2020 -- Chapter6 -- Access To Natural Resources Not Water Or Food 2020 -- Chapter7 -- Global Warming And Water 2050: More People, Yes; Less Ice, Yes; More Water, Yes; More Fresh Water, Probably; More Accessible Fresh Water -- Chapter8 -- Food 2050 - More Mouths To Feed: Food Availability and Access -- Chapter9.-Sanitation 2050 -- Chapter10 -- Natural Resources Beyond Water And Food 2020 To 2050 -- Chapter11 -- Economic Realities in 2020 Populations: What do they Portend for 2050? 2100?
    Abstract: This book focuses on the Earth’s carrying capacity to service the needs of its human populations as well as preserve the ecosystems that provide natural resources that sustain life and support human activities in 2020 and later in the century (2050 and beyond). It addresses the two principal factors that challenge the limits of the carrying capacity: growing populations/demographic moves and global warming/climate change. It also covers the effects that these factors have on water availability, food security, sanitation and natural resources. The status of these basic needs that sustain life and societal activities with respect to population increases and global warming driven climate changes are discussed on two time frames. One with respect to the 2020 and the other with measured and computer guided projected future impacts later as the century progresses to 2050 and later, Attention is given to Africa, Asia, and somewhat for South America because of their projected increases in population. The purpose of the book is to provide those in decision-making roles and those that advise them with a sound set of facts and figures to think about to support their decisions/actions. A secondary purpose is to present data that stresses the need to act now, firmly and with investment to plan to adapt to changing conditions rather than wait until forced to do so. The book also discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the world’s societies and how they have reacted. The book will be of use to students in first/second year of college/university programs in Environmental Sciences/Studies, demographics, and ancillary fields such as agriculture science, urban/land use planners, political science, public health, and consultants at academic and professional levels.
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    Pages: XIII, 154 p. 3 illus., 2 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030734763
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Power resources. ; Environmental sciences. ; Physics. ; Oceanography. ; Sustainability. ; Earth Sciences. ; Water. ; Natural Resource and Energy Economics. ; Environmental Physics. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1: Introduction: If a jellyfish stings you, there is a reason -- Chapter2: Man and the sea -- Chapter3: The war against the sea -- Chapter4: Understanding overshoot -- Chapter5: The blue economy -- Chapter6: Conclusion: The horror that came to Sarnath.
    Abstract: The “Blue Economy” is used to describe all of the economic activities related to the sea, with a special emphasis on sustainability. Traditional activities such as fisheries, but also undersea mining, tourism, and scientific research are included, as well as the phenomenal growth of aquaculture during the past decade. All of these activities, and the irresistible prospect of another new frontier, has led to enthusiastic and, most likely, overenthusiastic assessments of the possibilities to exploit the sea to feed the world, provide low-cost energy, become a new source of minerals, and other future miracles. This book makes sense of these trends and of the future of the blue economy by following our remote ancestors who gradually discovered the sea and its resources, describing the so-called fisherman’s curse – or why fishermen have always been poor, explaining why humans tend to destroy the resources on which we depend, and assessing the realistic expectations for extracting resources from the sea. Although the sea is not so badly overexploited as the land, our demands on ecosystem services are already above the oceans’ sustainability limits. Some new ideas, including “fishing down” for untapped resources such as plankton, could lead to the collapse of the entire marine ecosystem. How Neanderthals crossed the sea in canoes, how it was possible for five men on a small boat to kill a giant whale, what kind of oil the virgins of the Gospel put into their lamps, how a professor of mathematics, Vito Volterra, discovered the “equations of fishing,” why it has become so easy to be stung by a jellyfish while swimming in the sea, and how to play “Moby Dick,” a simple board game that simulates the overexploitation of natural resources are just some of the questions that you will be able to answer after reading this engaging and insightful book about the rapidly expanding relationship between humanity and the sea. .
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    Pages: XXI, 203 p. 86 illus., 56 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030518981
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    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Soil science. ; Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Water. ; Soil Science. ; Physical Geography. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 Preface -- 2 Hydrological approach for evaluation of soil and water degradation processes as related to climate change and biodiversity losses -- 3 Prediction of soil salinization and sodification processes as affected by groundwater under different climate and management conditions -- 4 Landscape features as conditions for vegetation and crop growth. Physiological aspects of plants response to salinity, alkalinity and shallow water-table -- 5 The classical fact in water insecurity: groundwater; the need to recognize the importance of its presence -- 6 Groundwater and its role in maintaining the ecological functions of ecosystems; advances in holistic approaches in studies on the interaction vegetation-groundwater flows -- 7 Groundwater flows in Bajos Submeridionales of Santa Fe wetlands as part of the Chaqueña plain (Argentina) and their use for livestock production -- 8 Geochemical feature of intermediate flow discharging in Paraná river system, Argentina -- 9 Hydrogeochemical characterization of groundwater and its interaction with other components of the environment in Mexico -- 10 Landscape functioning as a basis for defining its sustainable intervention: soils and groundwater flows. .
    Abstract: This book combines multidisciplinary studies on the environmental consequences of intensified use of land and water, and the fusion of land to provide food for a growing population. Studies on water, vegetation, and soil are addressed from an environmental management perspective with a special focus on the relation between natural elements and humans. This book considers the essential dynamics of humans and the natural environment, which is especially important in areas with shallow water-table that influence directly on agricultural activities (crops, livestock, and forests), land management, flooding, droughts, waterlogging, salt-affected soils (saline and sodic) and variation in obtained water quality in wells where these processes as related to the local and regional geomorphology control. The studies present hydrological processes towards the definition of an adequate use of soil and water with consequences of its management on the environment. Also, water study procedures are presented as well as their relation to other elements of the landscape. Methodologies such as the Tóthian flow system concept are recognized by different authors to provide the reader with solid interdisciplinary analyses of related environmental components such as soils, vegetation, surface water, geomorphology, geological framework and groundwater physical-chemical composition.
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    Pages: XXIV, 275 p. 85 illus., 77 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030654436
    Series Statement: Springer Earth System Sciences,
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Geology. ; Sustainability. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Management. ; Water. ; Geology. ; Sustainability. ; Pollution.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1. Introduction to “Sustainable Water Solutions in the Western Desert, Egypt: Dakhla Oasis” (Abdelazim M. Negm) -- Chapter 2. The Egyptian Western Desert: Water, Agriculture and the Culture of Oases Communities (Soheer Hussen Ibrahem Mohammed) -- Part II: Geology, Geomorphology, Archaeology and Climate -- Chapter 3. The Geology of Dakhla Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt (El-Sayed Zaghloul) -- Chapter 4. Geomorphology of Dakhla Depression (Atef Moatamed A. Mohamed) -- Chapter 5. Archaeological Sites in Dakhla Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt (El-Sayed Abbas Zaghloul) -- Chapter 6. Climate Features of Dakhla Oasis (Reiji Kimura) -- Part III: Land use, soil and Cultivation -- Chapter 7. Aeolian Sand Transport Potential and its Environmental Impact in Dakhla Oasis, Egypt (Abbas M. Sharaky) -- Chapter 8. Soil Conditions of Dakhla Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt (Abdelaziz Belal) -- Chapter 9. Remote Sensing and GIS for Land Use / Land Cover Change Detection in Dakhla Oasis (Adel Shalaby) -- Chapter 10. Crop Diversification and its Efficiency in Rashda Village, Dakhla Oasis (Erina Iwasaki) -- Part IV: Hydrological Aspects and Water Resources. Chapter 11. Hydrologeological and Hydrological Conditions of Dakhla Oasis (Salwa F. Elbeih) -- Chapter 12. History of Wells in Rashda Village (Erina Iwasaki) -- Chapter 13. Development of Land Use and Groundwater in Rashda Village (Dakhla Oasis), 1960s-2018 (Erina Iwasaki) -- Chapter 14. Detecting and Controlling the Water Logging in El-Dakhla Basin (El-Sayed E. Omran) -- Chapter 15. Hydrogeophysical Investigations Using DC Resistivity Survey to Assess the Water Potentialities of the Shallow Aquifer Zone in East of Dakhla Oasis, Egypt (Khaled S. Gemail) -- Part V: Conclusions -- Chapter 16. Update, Conclusions, and Recommendations of “Sustainable Water Solutions in the Western Desert, Egypt” (Erina Iwasaki).
    Abstract: This book is a multidisciplinary manuscript bringing together contributions on water issues from natural and social scientists focused on water management and structures in a challenging environmental situation such as Dakhla Oasis in Egypt's western desert. The authors of this book are relevant scientists in hydrology, geology, remote sensing, agriculture, history, and sociology. It is devoted to various critical environmental topics such as geological and hydraulic structure, climate influence, underground water management, irrigation management, and human settlement. The book provides a range of new perspectives on solving different environmental problems in arid zones toward the region's sustainable development, based on the case studies and fieldwork in the Dakhla Oasis (Western Desert, Egypt). .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VIII, 298 p. 152 illus., 133 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030640057
    Series Statement: Earth and Environmental Sciences Library,
    DDC: 333.7
    Language: English
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Environment. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Sustainability. ; Climatology. ; Management. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management. ; Sustainability. ; Climate Sciences. ; Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Energy security and sustainability – An Overview -- Energy Sector Progression in India -- The Challenges of Energy Supply -- Climate Mitigation and India’s Commitment to Global Community -- Fourth Industrial Revolution and India. .
    Abstract: This book analyzes the current approaches to energy management in India that is based on a carbon-intensive pathway, which if continued, may have serious implications for climate change mitigation with severe consequences for human health and survival. India, being a signatory to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Kyoto Protocol, and the Paris Agreement, is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions; however, the country’s dilemmas are whether to prioritize environment over economy or vice versa and also whether economic growth can be sustained by relying on carbon-intensive development. Those are explored in this book. The Indian economy is poised for a big leap in the near future, and the topmost priority of the government is to ensure energy security, accessibility, and affordability for nearly 1.5 billion people. Currently, 70% of India’s electricity generation comes from coal- and oil-based thermal power plants, and only 12–15% of energy is generated from renewable sources. Experts are of the view that the demand for coal and gas power generation will continue to rise and is expected to reach the equivalent of nearly 2 billion t of oil by 2030. The annual consumption of natural gas is expected to increase fourfold to 200 billion m3 a year in the near future, and its share in the primary energy basket of coal, oil, and gas will rise from 6.5% to 15% by 2030. This will not only cause a significant drain on foreign reserves but will also pose an enormous challenge to policymakers and scientists. This book serves as a useful guide in shaping India’s future energy policy.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VIII, 194 p. 177 illus., 164 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811589409
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
    DDC: 333.7
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Climatology. ; Soil science. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Urban Ecology. ; Climate Sciences. ; Soil Science. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Tree health of Larix sibirica Ledeb. in the railway impact zone on Kola Peninsula -- The influence of soil quality on trees’ health in urban forest -- Ground penetrating radar tomography application to study of live tree trunks: case studies of defects detection -- Morphological and Macroanatomical Indicators of Long-Term and Current State of Trees of Quercus -- Carbon Dioxide Fluxes of an Urban Forest in Moscow -- Regulating Ecosystem Services in Russian cities: Can Urban Green Infrastructure Cope with Air Pollution and Heat Islands? -- Effects of Small Water Bodies on the Urban Heat Island and their Interaction with Urban Green Spaces in a Medium-Size City in Germany -- Assessment of Soil Properties and Tree Performance on Fountain Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue Landfills in New York City -- Variability of Infiltration Rates at Selected Green Infrastructure Sites in New York City -- Assessment of soil heavy metal pollution by land use zones in small towns of the industrialized Arctic region, Russia -- Activity concentration of natural radionuclides and total heavy metals content in soils of urban agglomeration -- Metabolic adjustments in urban lawns in response to soil salinization -- Impact of Overgrown plant Deposit on physicochemical properties: Sod-podzolic soils during the last 60 years in the Central State Biosphere Forest Reserve, Western European Part of Russia -- Culturable Airborne Fungi of Urban, Forest and Coastal Areas of the Kola Peninsula -- Toxic Cyanobacteria in the arctic lakes: new environmental challenges. A case study -- Unfavorable impact of the urbanization on the immune antiviral protection in children: the relationship with recurrent respiratory infections -- Urbanization Effect on Children's Autonomic Nervous System -- The Prevalence of Atopic Dermatitis among Children and Adults in Kazakhstan -- Some features of the key phenotypes of allergic rhinitis among children in a metropolis -- Playground arrangement for children with special health needs -- Environmental, social and economic potentials of urban protected areas: case study of Moscow, Russia -- Assessing the proposed volume of recreational ecosystem services: case study of Moscow's urban protected areas -- National park «Elk Island» in the Moscow region's green infrastructure -- The concept of ecosystem services in Russian urban legislation -- Environmental safety of urbanized territories as a developing institution for ensuring the vital interests of mankind -- Environmental Assessment of Thermal Energy Facilities Impact on Ecosystem Services for the Production of Oxygen in Urban Settlements -- Ecological assessment of rapeseed cultivation to improve chemically degraded urban Albic Luvisol -- Cultural Ecosystem Services of Urban Green Spaces. How and what people value in urban nature? -- Ecosystem services approach for landscaping project: the case of Metropolia Residential Complex.
    Abstract: This proceedings book focuses on advanced technologies to monitor and model urban soils, vegetation and climate, including internet of things, remote sensing, express and non-destructive techniques. The Smart and Sustainable Cities (SSC) conference is a regular event, organized each second year in RUDN University (Russia) and providing a multidisciplinary platform for scientists and practitioners in urban environmental monitoring, modeling, planning and management.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 332 p. 116 illus., 91 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030752859
    Series Statement: Springer Geography,
    DDC: 333.7
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    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Environment. ; Climatology. ; Economic geography. ; Renewable energy sources. ; Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Economic Geography. ; Renewable Energy. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The impacts of extreme temperatures on mortality risks in Argentina -- Chapter 3. Mitigation and adaptation processes in crop yields. The case of soybeans in Argentina -- Chapter 4. Beyond the Question "Is there Carbon Decoupling". Decoupling Rankings -- Chapter 5. How could trade liberalization on environmental goods and services reduce CO2 Emissions? Decomposing Scale, Technique and Composition effects in a CGE approach -- Chapter 6. Carbon taxes and renewable energy: a discussion about the Green paradox -- Chapter 7. Climate change and Sustainable Development Goals -- Chapter 8. Climate change and Argentina: policy issues -- Chapter 9. Concluding remarks.
    Abstract: In this volume, the contributors discuss some of the most remarkable global warming effects in Argentina and examine policies that Latin American countries could follow to achieve their individual climate goals. Climate change is one of the most pressing issues today. However, after many years of climate negotiations, the world has failed to introduce a common global policy. Differences in countries' climate agendas have led to unsuccessful efforts. Countries willing to pursue a climate policy have sought alternative strategies to mitigate and adapt to global warming's consequences within their jurisdiction. In this context, Latin American countries' role in shaping the regional climate agenda is yet to be explored. The book covers some papers from the well-received "First Workshop on Environmental Economics and Energy" in Argentina. Using data from Argentina, the contributors analyze the effects of global warming on agricultural yields and the impact of extreme weather on human health. From a global perspective, the contributors also describe the interactions between a reduction in carbon emissions, carbon emissions intensity, and economic growth; the role that trade policies can play to reduce carbon emissions; and the paradoxes that arise from promoting renewable energies in the region. The contributors also address the relationship between sustainability and economic growth; the private sector's role in shaping policies and providing sustainable solutions; and the Latin American challenges for the next generation. The book will be of interest to policy-makers, academics, researchers, and professionals worldwide working in climate change impacts and policy. It will also appeal to a general audience interested in climate change economics, its consequences, and the steps that countries in Latin America can take to move forward.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 150 p. 36 illus., 30 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030622527
    Series Statement: The Latin American Studies Book Series,
    DDC: 333.7
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Natural disasters. ; Sustainability. ; Physical geography. ; Earth Sciences. ; Water. ; Natural Hazards. ; Sustainability. ; Earth System Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Integrated Water Resources Management of Thatipudi Command Area -- Streamflow health and variability analysis of Roanoke River, USA -- Enhancing water use efficiency through micro irrigation -- Hydrological modelling to study the impacts of climate and LULC change at basin scale: A review -- Reservoir Operation of Dharoi Dam: Fuzzy logic Approach -- Water Resource Management for Coal based Thermal Power Plant -- Estimation of Trap Efficiency And Useful Life of a Reservoir -- Evaluation of reservoir sedimentation using satellite data -- Hydraulic design of service nd emergency gates- A case study -- Regionalisation of watersheds using fuzzy c means clustering algorithm in west flowing rivers of Kerala.
    Abstract: This book explores many recent techniques including ANN, fuzzy logic, hydraulic models and IWRM utilized for integrated water resources management, a real challenge in India for obtaining high irrigation efficiency. The book deals with topics of current interest, such as climate change, floods, drought, and hydrological extremes. The impact of climate change on water resources is drawing worldwide attention these days; for water resources, many countries are already stressed and climate change along with burgeoning population, rising standard of living, and increasing demand are adding to the stress. Further, river basins are becoming less resilient to climatic vagaries. Fundamental to addressing these issues is hydrological modelling which is covered in this book Further, integrated water resources management is vital to ensure water and food security. Integral to the management is groundwater and solute transport. The book encompasses tools that will be useful to mitigate the adverse consequences of natural disasters.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 288 p. 133 illus., 112 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030794002
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 107
    DDC: 550
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sustainability. ; Ethics. ; Education. ; Earth Sciences. ; Water. ; Sustainability. ; Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics. ; Education.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Relational value as an argument to protect geological and hydrogeologic goods -- 2. Ethical and moral issues relative to groundwater -- 3. Some basic considerations on the applied ethics to water resources management -- 4. The precautionary principle and groundwater -- 5. Geoethics for operating in the human niche -- 6. Cross-cutting role of groundwater in achieving the SDGs and an ethical approach -- 7. Inclusion of indigenous communities in water resources management in the Middle West of Brazil: a proposal -- 8. Ganga river: a paradox of purity and pollution in India due to unethical practice -- 9. Evaluating public opinion on groundwater extraction from public comment submissions and Google Trends -- 10. Public perceptions and attitudes towards groundwater and climate change. The case of the Barbate river basin. .
    Abstract: This book gathers the peer-reviewed proceedings of the 1st congress on Geoethics & Groundwater Management (GEOETH&GWM'20), held in Porto, Portugal, in an online format on 18-22 May 2020. Hosted in School of Engineering (ISEP), Polytechnic of Porto based on Porto city (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), the international conference focused on what has now been dubbed “hydrogeoethics”, a novel transdisciplinary, scientific field integrating all dimensions of geoethics in groundwater science and practice. Given its scope, the book is of interest to all researchers and practitioners in the geosciences, hydrology, water resources, hydrogeology, natural resources management, environment, engineering, law, sociology, education, philosophy, culture, among others. This joint congress is the result of a collaborative agreement between the IAH (International Association of Hydrogeologists) and IAPG (International Association for Promoting Geoethics) and reflects the need for concerted actions to achieve sustainable development. The diversity, scale, significance and increasing magnitude of anthropogenic interactions with aquifers and groundwater, which often involve conflicting values or interests, call for analysis, discussions and decisions on the part of the agents involved, e.g. groundwater scientists, policymakers, managers, organisations, professionals and citizens. This approach calls for a responsible, sustainable and human approach to groundwater use and management. The groundwater community involved in the exploration and exploitation, use and management of this increasingly vital natural resource is becoming more and more aware that ethical issues pervade all our attitudes from concept to action and need to be addressed. Diverse values and cultures, science and education, law and policies, human and natural environments and the public and the economic sectors view groundwater and its value and/or role differently. The authors believe that in a globalised and interconnected world, common ground must be found in the interest of peace, human development and sustainability. The main topics covered here include: 1. Fundamentals of hydrogeoethics: cultures, principles and geoethical values on groundwater science and engineering 2. Lessons for a resilient and sustainable future with hydrogeoethics: case studies of geoethics in groundwater science-engineering, profession, and management 3. Scientific and humanistic components of hydrogeoethics in groundwater education and professional training 4. Socio-hydrogeology and ethical groundwater management 5. Geoethics of decision making under uncertainty and ethical issues in neglecting groundwater functioning 6. Groundwater: geological, legal, social, and ethical challenges of a unique natural resource .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XLV, 523 p. 204 illus., 180 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030593209
    Series Statement: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development,
    DDC: 550
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Climatology. ; Human geography. ; Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Morphology of buildings and cities in hot and humid regions -- Assessment of the effects of urban heat island on buildings -- Urban heat island monitoring with Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Data -- An estimation of air-conditioning energy-saving effects through urban thermal mitigation -- Urban heat island, contributing factors, public responses and mitigation approaches in the tropical context of Malaysia -- Urban heat island studies in hot and humid climates: A review of the state of art in Latin-America -- Urban heat island simulation and monitoring in the hot and humid climate cities of Guayaquil and Durán, Ecuador.
    Abstract: This book discusses the concepts and technologies associated with the mitigation of urban heat islands (UHIs) that are applicable in hot and humid regions. It presents several city case studies on how UHIs can be reduced in various areas to provide readers, researchers, and policymakers with insights into the concepts and technologies that should be considered when planning and constructing urban centres and buildings. The rapid development of urban areas in hot and humid regions has led to an increase in urban temperatures, a decrease in ventilation in buildings, and a transformation of the once green outdoor environment into areas full of solar-energy-absorbing concrete and asphalt. This situation has increased the discomfort of people living in these areas regardless of whether they occupy concrete structures. This is because indoor and outdoor air quality have both suffered from urbanisation. The development of urban areas has also increased energy consumption so that the occupants of buildings can enjoy indoor thermal comfort and air quality that they need via air conditioning systems. This book offers solutions to the recent increase in the number of heat islands in hot and humid regions.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 307 p. 167 illus., 127 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789813340503
    Series Statement: Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements,
    DDC: 333.7
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Environment. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Organic agriculture in Tunisia -- Assessment of the environmental sustainability of family farming: The case of cereal sector in Tunisia -- Sustainability of the olive tree cultivation in arid conditions -- Physicochemical and sensory characterization method to identify originality and valorization of Tunisian date cultivars -- Almond genetic resources in Tunisia- from conservation to a sustainable valorization.
    Abstract: This book highlights recent efforts to sustain agricultural productivity in Tunisia under a stressed environment and aridity conditions. This book's authors gathered a unique set of applications and approaches, including techniques applied to increase yield and preserve the environment, such as organic farming and using biochar amendment and its effects on soils' physicochemical properties. This book also presents water resources management and water management practices for sustainable soil production, diagnosis, and new farming technologies to enhance water-use efficiency. The book also addresses current livestock strategies intended to maintain production sustainability, increase fish productivity, and initiatives for sustainable tourism development. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable guide for policy planners, decision-makers, stakeholders, researchers, and graduate students in Tunisia and neighboring countries with similarly stressed environmental conditions.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 348 p. 78 illus., 60 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030746605
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    DDC: 333.7
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Physical geography. ; Sustainability. ; Human geography. ; Cultural geography. ; Environmental Management. ; Urban Ecology. ; Physical Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Social and Cultural Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I - Habitat and Environmental Issues of Human Concerns -- Chapter 1: Habitat, Ecology and Ekistics: An Overview -- Chapter 2: Contemporary Environmental Issues - The Indian Perspective -- Chapter 3: Rainfall Insight in Bangladesh and India: Climate Change and Environmental Perspective -- Chapter 4: Habitat linkages for Asian Elephants in Central India -- Chapter 5: Environmental Pollution and Municipal Solid Waste Management in India -- Chapter 6: Assessment of Carbon Footprint across Urban Households in Kolkata -- Part II - Ekistics and Ecology of Social Environment -- Chapter 7: Dwelling in Decay: Analyzing the Spatio-Psychological Paradigm of Dilapidated Dwellings in Kolkata -- Chapter 8: Spatio-temporal Transformation of Urban Built-up Areas for Sustainable Environmental Management in Selected Cities of West Bengal -- Chapter 9: Population pressure and Urban Sprawl in Kolkata Metropolitan Area -- Chapter 10: Socio-ecological niche of Tribes of Purulia district, West Bengal -- Chapter 11: Gajan – A Cultural Heritage of the Marginalized People in Kulpi CD Block, West Bengal. –Part III - Hazards and Environmental Management for Sustainable Development -- Chapter 12: Environmental Vulnerability and Displacement Due to Land Erosion: Selected Case Studies in West Bengal, India -- Chapter 13: Flood Frequency Analysis and its Management in Selected Part of Bardhaman District, West Bengal -- Chapter 14: Spatio-temporal Extent of Agricultural Drought over Western Part of West Bengal -- Chapter 15: Drought induced Human Mobility in Purulia District of West Bengal -- Chapter 16: Traditional Water Management System and Agricultural Sustainability in a Himalayan Foothill Village of Assam, India -- Chapter 17: Management of Wastelands in Chotanagpur Plateau Fringe: Lessons from Village Level Experience in Birbhum District of West Bengal, India -- Chapter 18: Eyeing Sustainability: Electronic Waste Handling in Kolkata.
    Abstract: This volume uses an innovative and interdisciplinary approach to assess various issues resulting from human-environment interactions in relation to sustainable development. The book encompasses theoretical and applied aspects, using both thematic and regional case studies from India, to highlight the impact of human-environment interactions at various spatio-temporal scales, with each study focusing on a particular anthropogenic issue, particularly in an Indian context. The book's three focal themes (e.g. habitat linkages, ekistics and social ecology, hazard and environmental management) elaborate the essential components of human-environment interactions with nature, its impact on the surrounding natural and social environments, and management techniques through research innovations. Readers will learn how maladjustments, disturbances and disasters are often inevitable byproducts of human-environment systems, and what conceptual and practical strategies can be applied towards sustainable coexistence. The book will be of interest to students, academics and policymakers engaged in environmental management, human-environment interactions and sustainable development.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXIII, 333 p. 99 illus., 85 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030491154
    Series Statement: Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research,
    DDC: 333.7
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    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Urban policy. ; Environmental geography. ; Buildings Design and construction. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Urban Policy. ; Integrated Geography. ; Building Construction and Design. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Social Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1. Framework -- Chapter 1 The Moveable Nexus, Transforming Thinking on Cities -- Chapter 2 A moveable Nexus: framework for food-energy-water design and planning -- Chapter 3 M-NEX methodology: a design-led approach to the FEW-Nexus -- Part II Design for food in M-Nex -- Chapter 4 Nature driven planning for the FEW-Nexus in Western Sydney -- Chapter 5 The flexible scaffold: design praxis in the FEW-nexus -- Chapter 6 Spatialised method for analysing the impact of food -- Chapter 7 Synergetic planning and designing with urban FEW-flows: lessons from Rotterdam Nico Tillie.-Chapter 8 Le Fouture de Groningen; towards transformational food-positive landscapes -- Chapter 9 Mapping the FEW-Nexus across cascading scales: contexts for Detroit from region to city -- Chapter 10 Redesigning the Urban Food Life through the Participatory Living Lab Platform - Practices in Suburban Areas of the Tokyo Metropolitan Region -- Chapter 11 The Regenerative City - positive opportunities of coupling urban energy transition with added values to people and environment -- Chapter 12 Pig farming vs. Solar farming: exploring novel opportunities for the energy transition -- Chapter 13 Proposal for a database of food-energy-water-nexus projects -- Chapter 14 Linking urban food system and environmental sustainability for the resilience of the cities: the case of Tokyo -- Chapter 15 TransFEWmotion: designing urban metabolism as an M-NEX -- Index.
    Abstract: This book discusses a spectrum of approaches to designing the food-energy-water nexus at different spatial-urban scales. The book offers a framework for working on the FEW-nexus in a design-led context and integrates the design of urban neighbourhoods and regions with methodologies how to simultaneously engaging residents and stakeholders and evaluating the propositions in a FEW-print, measuring the environmental impact of the different designs. The examples are derived from on the ground practices in Sydney, Tokyo, Detroit, Amsterdam and Belfast.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XX, 342 p. 185 illus., 131 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030619770
    Series Statement: Contemporary Urban Design Thinking,
    DDC: 550
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Agriculture. ; Food security. ; Nutrition   . ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Agriculture. ; Food Security. ; Nutrition. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security: An Overview -- Chapter2. A Composite Assessment of Agricultural Drought Susceptibility Using Analytical Hierarchy Process: Case Study of Western Region of West Bengal -- Chapter3. Impact of Microclimate on Agriculture in India: Transformation and Adaptation -- Chapter4. Characterisation of spatial variability of soil properties of Malda district, of West Bengal, India -- Chapter5. Land suitability evaluation for agricultural crops in selected blocks of South 24 Parganas District, West Bengal -- Chapter6. Levels of Agriculture Development and Estimated growth and Pattern of Area, Production and Yield of Major Crops in Selected region of Uttar Pradesh -- Chapter7. Household analysis of Crops Diversification and Socio-Economic Classifications of Agriculture Practitioner -- Chapter8. Assessment of Food Security Using Geospatial Techniques in Rural India: A study from Koch Bihar, West Bengal -- Chapter9. Problem and Prospect of Food Security in India -- Chapter10. Dietary Diversity is associated with Child Nutrition and Food Security Status: Empirical Evidence from rural India -- Chapter11. Resource Availability and Socio-economic Profile Schedule Caste (SC) Community in Agrarian Society: Approach Towards Sustainability -- Chapter12. Understanding the multi-dimensions of food and nutrition security in Odisha: An Integrated Approach of Availability, Accessibility, and Utilization -- Chapter13. Determinants of Childhood Stunting in India: Comparative Evidence from Bihar -- Chapter14. Siblings effect on Intra Household Child Malnutrition in India: An analysis among different Socio-demographic groups from National Family and Health Survey -- Chapter15. Does Immunization Coverage Influence on Childhood Dual Burden of Malnutrition in India: What Does Demographic Health Survey Tell.
    Abstract: This volume provides an interdisciplinary collection of studies that cover the trends and issues related to agricultural productivity and availability, food and nutrition security, and sustainability in India. The book discusses a broad range of vital issues concerning the production and consumption of food during the era of climate change, and has been prepared to generate awareness of these issues in a large agricultural economy to shed light on new perspectives and solutions to achieve sustainable food production and security in India. The book is organized into three major sections: Climate and Agricultural Productivity for Availability, Changes and Trends in Cropping Patterns and Food Security, and Food and Nutrition Security for Sustainable Development. The book will be of interest to students, researchers, policymakers, and other inquisitive readers interested in different aspects of agriculture, food and nutrition security, and sustainable development.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXI, 336 p. 79 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030693336
    DDC: 333.7
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Agriculture Economic aspects. ; Power resources. ; Food science. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Agricultural Economics. ; Natural Resource and Energy Economics. ; Food Science. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Food systems in Sri Lanka: components, evolution, challenges and opportunities -- Chapter 2. Nutrition transition in Sri Lanka: a meta-analysis of the nutrition profile -- Chapter 3. Cascaded tank-village system: present status and prospects -- Chapter 4. Soil survey, classification and mapping in Sri Lanka – past, present and future -- Chapter 5. Milestones in the history of rice improvement in Sri Lanka -- Chapter 6. Vegetable breeding in Sri Lanka in retrospect -- Chapter 7. Genetic improvement for sustainability of coconut production: the Sri Lankan experience -- Chapter 8. Breaking the mould: pave the way for future cereals -- Chapter 9. Recent developments in vegetable production technologies in Sri Lanka -- Chapter 10. Input intensification in food crops production and food security -- Chapter 11. A cross section of century-long experiences in entomological research in crop sectors: directions for future research -- Chapter 12. Animal feed production in Sri Lanka: past present and future -- Chapter 13. Livestock and poultry to assure sustainability in the food system -- Chapter 14. Fisheries sector contribution for sustainable food system: past, present and future -- Chapter 15. Evolution of agricultural extension system in Sri Lanka -- Chapter 16. Performance and potential of agricultural insurance: global and Sri Lankan perspectives -- Chapter 17. Agricultural research for sustainable food systems – recommendations with special reference to Sri Lanka.
    Abstract: A food system comprises the entire range of actors and interlinked activities related to food production, processing, distribution, marketing and trade, preparation, consumption, and disposal. When a food system operates without compromising the needs of future generations, it is considered to be a “Sustainable Food System.” The present-day food systems in Sri Lanka are diverse, and the natural and physical environment, infrastructure, institutions, society and culture, and policies and regulations within which the food systems operate, as well as the technologies employed, have shaped their outcomes. Agricultural research is a key factor in terms of innovation and technological advances. Innovation has been the main driver of food systems’ transformation over the past few decades and will be critical to addressing the needs of a rapidly growing population in a context of climate change and scarcity of natural resources. In addition, agricultural research must help meet the rising demand for food at affordable prices. Comprising 17 chapters written by specialist(s) in their respective subject-areas, this Contributed Volume on “Agricultural Research for Sustainable Food Systems in Sri Lanka: A Historical Perspective” shares the scientific knowledge accumulated by the National Agricultural Research System of Sri Lanka, including universities, and offers recommendations on how to make food systems more sustainable in order to address the current needs of Sri Lankan society. It presents perspectives on four key thematic areas, namely: (i) Crop and animal production, management, and improvement, (ii) Agro-product processing technologies, (iii) Natural resource management, and (iv) Socio-economic development and agri-business management.
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    Pages: XIX, 394 p. 63 illus., 60 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811521522
    DDC: 630
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Botanical chemistry. ; Climatology. ; Environment. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Plant Biochemistry. ; Climate Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Salicylic acid-mediated salt stress tolerance in plants -- Chapter 2. Biotechnology for Extraction of Plant Phenolics -- Chapter 3. Exploitation of Plant Phenolics in Animal Farming -- Chapter 4. FLAVONES AND FLAVONOLS: BIOACTIVITIES AND RESPONSES UNDER LIGHT STRESS IN HERBS -- Chapter 5. Interactive Biology of Auxins and Phenolics in Plant Environment -- Chapter 6. Bioavailability and Nutritional analysis of Flavonoids -- Chapter 7. Newly Identified Phenolic Compounds from Different Plant Families -- Chapter 8. Phenolic alleochemicals from crops and weed management -- Chapter 9. Phenolic Compounds against Fungal and Viral Plant Diseases -- Chapter 10. Phenolic compounds from medicinal herbs: their role in animal health and diseases: A new approach for sustainable welfare and development -- Chapter 11. Phenolics- A game changer in the life cycle of plants -- Chapter 12. Phenolics as plant protective companion against abiotic stress -- Chapter 13. Phenolics: A key defence Secondary Metabolite to Counter Biotic Stress -- Chapter 14. Phenolics From Agro-Industrial By-Products -- Chapter 15. Plant Phenolics and Post Harvesting Technologies -- Chapter 16. Plant Phenolics as Natural Preservatives in Food System -- Chapter 17. Plant phenolics for overcoming multidrug resistance in human fungal pathogen -- Chapter 18. Plant Phenolics: their biosynthesis, regulation, evolutionary significance and role in Senescence -- Chapter 19. Plant phenolics under water deficit conditions: Biosynthesis, accumulation and physiological roles in water stress alleviation -- Chapter 20. Plants as Biofactories for Phenolic Compounds -- Chapter 21. QUANTITATIVE GENETICS AND THE GENETIC BASIS FOR POLYPHENOLICS TRAIT IN PLANTS -- Chapter 22. Role of Phenolic Compounds in Plant Defensive Mechanisms -- Chapter 23. Role of Salicylic Acid in Biotic and Aboitic Stress Tolerance in Plants -- Chapter 24. Root Phenolics Profile Modulates Microbial Ecology of Rhizosphere -- Chapter 25. Defensive role of plant phenolics against pathogenic microbes for sustainable agriculture.
    Abstract: This book presents the latest research on plant phenolics, offering readers a detailed, yet comprehensive account of their role in sustainable agriculture. It covers a diverse range of topics, including extraction processes; the role of plant phenolics in growth and development; plant physiology; post-harvesting technologies; food preservation; environmental, biotic and abiotic stress; as well as nutrition and health. Further the book provides readers with an up-to-date review of this dynamic field and sets the direction for future research. Based on the authors’ extensive experience and written in an engaging style, this highly readable book will appeal to scholars from various disciplines. Bringing together work from leading international researchers, it is also a valuable reference resource for academics, researchers, students and teachers wanting to gain insights into the role of plant phenolics in sustainable agriculture.
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    Pages: XVI, 594 p. 86 illus., 27 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811548901
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Applied ecology. ; Biotic communities. ; Environment. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Applied Ecology. ; Ecosystems. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Agriculture and its anthropocentric sciences -- Chapter 2. Natural ecosystems vs Agroecosystems -- Chapter 3. Soils as the Basis for Cultivated Ecosystems -- Chapter 4. Water as the basis for cultivated ecosystems -- Chapter 5. Linking Agroecosystems to Food Systems -- Chapter 6. Agroecosystem health and services -- Chapter 7. Agroecology and hunger -- Chapter 8. Wastes or resources in agroecosystems? -- Chapter 9. Global climate change and ag-riculture -- Chapter 10. Agrobiodiversity and agroecosystem stability -- Chapter 11. Domestication in agricultural systems -- Chapter 12. Animal welfare: a good life for animals -- Chapter 13. Forage based production systems -- Chapter 14. Cereal based cropping systems -- Chapter 15. Vegetable based production systems -- Chapter 16. Fruit and nut production systems -- Chapter 17. Aquaculture production systems -- Chapter 18. Environmental innovations in urban ecosystems -- Chapter 19. Integrated Pest Management (IPM): from theory to application -- Chapter 20. Organic agriculture: a model for sustainability -- Chapter 21. Integrated Agroecosystem Management -- Chapter 22. Employing an Agroecological Approach to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals- a Case Study from China.
    Abstract: This textbook applies basic concepts of ecology to address critical issues regarding food and agricultural systems. The intended audience is first year undergraduate students; it may also benefit higher-level undergraduates with an interest in agriculture and ecology. The level of science and general knowledge reflects this target group. The text is divided into five sections with 22 chapters in all. Each chapter has its own student learning objectives. The first two sections, “Context of Agroecology” and “Basics of Agroecosystems,” provide a sound basis for the further study of agriculture from an ecological standpoint. Section 3, “Digging Deeper into Agroecosystems,” explores the related issues of hunger, wastes, climate change, and biodiversity. It is suggested that students study these three sections before proceeding to section 4 or 5. Section 4, “Application of Agroecosystem Concepts,” introduces students to agricultural production and challenges them to use the concepts and ideas from the first three sections to critically evaluate such production systems. Section 5, “Agroecosystem Management,” brings the coverage full circle by examining global solutions and opportunities from both a scientific and social economic standpoint. Particularly these last four chapters offer both food for thought and inspiration for further work. The book’s goal is not to provide a comprehensive literature review; rather, it offers extensive data on and a stimulating analysis of the topic. .
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    Pages: XVIII, 333 p. 111 illus., 90 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811588365
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    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Environment. ; Renewable energy sources. ; Climatology. ; Sustainability. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Renewable Energy. ; Climate Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1 Introduction -- Fiji’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Implementation Roadmap -- Mitigating through renewable energy – an overview of the requirements and the challenges -- Part 2 Mitigation Actions -- Contributions from hydropower – large and small -- Power from biomass- the importance of efficiency and fuel supply logistics -- Bagasse-fired thermal power generation in Fiji -- Waste to Energy from municipal solid wastes – incineration and biogas-based power generation -- Wind power possibilities -- Potential for large-scale solar farms – contribution to avoided emissions -- Biofuels for transportation – a GIS-based resource assessment -- Coconut oil for biodiesel production – a full life cycle analysis of emissions reduction -- Biodiesel production – dealing with the economic challenge -- Biodiesel production – dealing with the economic challenge -- Electricity generation now and later – energy modelling and forecasting -- Part 3 Efficacy of the Roadmap -- Taking stock – an overall assessment of the NDC Implementation Roadmap.
    Abstract: This book provides an insight into how a country contributes to the GHG emissions reductions required to keep global warming within the limits set by the Paris Agreement arrived at COP21 in 2015. It shows what actions are needed for the implementation plan that Fiji will use to satisfy its quota (i.e. its Nationally Determined Contribution or NDC) of the total GHG emissions reductions. It is a primary resource material for those who wish to obtain an understanding of the science behind climate change mitigation. It reveals the behind-the-scenes action that takes place to convert the rhetoric of climate change into the action on the ground that actually reduces the GHG emissions and global warming. The book also presents a critique of methods adopted by nations in meeting their NDCs to emissions reductions as agreed at the Paris Agreement, and suggests improvements.
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    Pages: XVIII, 323 p. 91 illus., 66 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030302115
    Series Statement: Advances in Global Change Research, 68
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Pollution. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Law. ; Environmental Management. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Law.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Management of water resources -- Chapter 2. Air pollution and its abatement -- Chapter 3. Environmental education and environmental impact assessment -- Chapter 4. Environmental acts and legislation -- Chapter 5. Management of Natural Resources. .
    Abstract: In the current age of science and technology, our lives have become dominated by countless scientific and technological innovations without which the earth would be a much poorer place. Life as we know would become absolutely bleak and boring without the inventions and advances being made all over the globe. In fact, scientific inventions, discoveries and innovations have ushered in a dramatic revolution in virtually every sphere of life. But at the same time, the skewed use of technology is at loggerheads with the environment. We, and our environment, now face a number of critical challenges and it is in response to this that we wrote this book to raise awareness for environmental issues and related management aspects. With a primary focus on Environmental Management – the rational reconciliation of man and nature, which involves the judicious exploitation and utilization of natural resources without disturbing the ecosystem’s balance – it will thus help to improve the relationship between man and environment. Moreover, it offers a wealth of ready-to-use material for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of Environment and Water Management. The book systematically addresses a range of key aspects, e.g. scientific principles, methods and ideas, as well as life-long learning skills for students. Further, it provides a solid foundation for applying scientific approaches to environmental problems. .
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    Pages: XVII, 218 p. 34 illus., 16 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811538131
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Sustainability. ; Climatology. ; Agriculture. ; Biotic communities. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Climate Sciences. ; Agriculture. ; Ecosystems.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 -- The construction and destruction of successful agricultural lands: case study of viticultural areas in Northern Mexico. Chapter 2 -- Pastoralism and achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: a missing piece of the puzzle. Chapter 3 -- Trends in the use of groundwater in dry lands of Mexico: case of a complex urbanized socio -- ecosystem of the Chihuahua desert. Chapter 4 -- The socio -- ecological systems approach to research the integrated aquifer management in an agricultural dryland in Mexico. Chapter 5 -- Assessment of climate change impact on drought and flood regime using climatological data derived from GLDAS -- 1, GLDAS -- 2, and MERRA -- 2 over semi -- arid zones of northern Mexico: analysis of temporal patterns of precipitation. Chapter 6 -- Understanding Drylands with a transdisciplinary and participatory approach: participatory observatories and the case of RISZA. Chapter 7 -- Sustainable development Goals and drylands. Chapter 8 -- Conservation and Development in the Mapimi Biosphere: a transdisciplinary and participatory project to understand climate change adaptation. Chapter 9 -- Education for sustainable development (ESD): expert net as promoter of transdisciplinarity through the SDGs. Chapter 10 -- The forced modernization of the Altiplano: disruption of the ecosystem function of the dryland zones in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Chapter 11 -- Sustainable development in modern times: forgotten native communities in northwestern México. Chapter 12 -- Looking at the past to face the challenges for sustainable development in drylands: the protection of the biocultural heritage in the Tehuacán -- Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve. Chapter 13 -- The Agadir Platform: a tripartite transatlantic cooperation to achieve sustainable Dryland. Chapter 14 -- The Atlas Workshops of Agdz, Morocco: a model region for a scientific -- artistic dialogue. Chapter 15 -- Drylands, aridification and land governance in Latin America: a regional geospatial perspective. Chapter 16 -- Vulnerability to the effects of climate change: coastal watersheds of arid Mexico. Chapter 17 -- Desert experts through time: traditional hunter -- gatherers from Northern Mexico and its implications for resource management and governance. Chapter 18 -- Governing drylands through Environmental Mainstreaming: how to cope with natural resources scarcity and climate change.
    Abstract: This volume integrates a conceptual framework with participatory methodologies to understand the complexities of dryland socio-ecological systems, and to address challenges and opportunities for stewardship of future drylands and climate change in the global south. Through several case studies, the book offers a transdisciplinary and participatory approach to understand the complexity of socio-ecological systems, to co-produce accurate resource management plans for sustained stewardship, and to drive social learning and polycentric governance. This systemic framework permits the study of human-nature interrelationships through time and in particular contexts, with a focus on achieving progress in accordance with the 2030 United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development. The book is divided into four main sections: 1) drylands and socio-ecological systems, 2) transdisciplinarity in drylands, 3) interculturality in drylands, and 4) the governance of drylands. Expert contributors address topics such as pastoralism and the characteristics of successful agricultural lands, the sustainable development goals and drylands, dryland modernization, and arid land governance with a focus on Mexico. The volume will be of interest to dryland researchers, sustainable development practitioners and policymakers. .
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    Pages: XXVI, 359 p. 74 illus., 65 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030224646
    Series Statement: Springer Climate,
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Climatology. ; Sustainability. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Water.
    Description / Table of Contents: Overview of climate variability and change in Africa - Perspectives and Experiences -- Integrated assessment of climate change impacts and adaptation in agriculture: The case study of the Wami river sub-basin, Tanzania -- assessing runoff changes in major catchments in Swaziland due to climate change -- change, variability and trend analysis of hydro-climatic time series -- Modelling of surface-groundwater dynamics and climate change impacts in wetland environments -- Impacts of possible climate change and variability on the water resources of southern African - a regional modelling approach -- Framework of best practice for climate change adaptation in Africa: the water – development nexus -- Evaluation of different tillage systems for improved agricultural production in drought prone areas of Malawi -- strengthening horticultural innovation systems for adaptation to effects of urbanization and climate variability in peri-urban areas -- An overview of dynamical down-scaling of global re-analyses for improved climate reconstruction over data sparse regions -- Evaluation of CMIP5 climate models for precipitation projections over the upper blue Nile basin -- Groundwater occurrence, recharge and productivity in tertiary volcanic rocks of Ethiopia and climate change implications -- Relationships among surface water resources in the WR90, WR2005 and WR2012 datasets of south Africa using mean annual runoff of Quaternary catchments -- Africa in a changing climate: redefining Africa's agrarian development policies -- Climate change adaptation research and policy for agriculture in southern Africa (CCARPASA) – evidence from rain-fed systems.
    Abstract: This book presents a comprehensive overview of climate variability and change in Africa, and includes impact assessments and case studies from integration frameworks, with a particular focus on climate, agriculture and water resources. Richly illustrated, the book highlights case studies from western, eastern and southern African region, and explores related development policies. Climate change adaptation research, prediction, and reanalysis are also addressed.
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    Pages: XXIII, 208 p. 77 illus., 66 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030315436
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development Goals Series,
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Physical geography. ; Environmental Law. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability. ; Physical Geography. ; Environmental Law.
    Abstract: This SpringerBrief brings together a series of studies that delve into the details of French and Israeli green building practices and tell a tale of two countries which deviates considerably from what first impressions might suggest. In-depth data analysis, interviews with stakeholders, and on-the-ground documentation are used to paint a portrait of green neighborhoods in both large and small cities, and to shed light on the diversity of outcomes and the intricate web of interests leading to each one. In the Israeli cases, these dynamics reflect the fact that the private sector has become increasingly dominant in the residential building field, following a decades-long process in which the welfare state has shrunk, and the government has distanced itself from large social programs.The French solution to this dilemma is to mandate the inclusion of subsidized housing within its ecoquartiers, with the declared aim of promoting a diverse 'social mix' of population. Green building has yet to prove itself as a solution for the masses. The sale price of an apartment in a certified green building is significantly higher than what would be justified by either the additional construction costs required to build it, or the energy and water saving potential that can be realized by using it. The tale of two countries presented here suggests that neither the mechanisms of the market nor the proclamations of a welfare state can easily overcome this dilemma. What is needed is a new type of thinking, which can only emerge once the concept of "value" reflects not only the realities of a free-market economy, but also those of a planet which turns out to be distinctly limited in its resources.
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    Pages: IX, 109 p. 39 illus., 32 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030380366
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Environmental health. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Environmental Health.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Ecological Thinking and Agricultural Sustainability -- Chapter 2. Climate Policy -- Chapter 3. Vulnerability Assessment of the Agro Based Households to Climate Change in the Bundelkhand Region and Suggesting Adaptation Strategies -- Chapter 4. Strategies for Scaling up the Adoption of Organic Farming towards Building Climate Change Resilient Communities -- Chapter 5. Managing Climate Risk in a Major Coffee-Growing Region of Indonesia -- Chapter 6. Global Climate Change and Biofuels Policy: Indian Perspectives -- Chapter 7. Climate Change, Water Resources, and Agriculture: Impacts and Adaptation Measures -- Chapter 8. Mitigating enteric methane emission from livestock through farmer friendly practices -- Chapter 9. Timber Based Mixed Farming/Agroforestry Benefits: A Case Study of Smallholder Farmers in Limpopo Province, South Africa -- Chapter 10. Agriculture, landscape and food value chain transformation as key engines in climate change mitigation: A review of some low carbon policy options and implementation mechanisms -- Chapter 11. Weather Based Automated Agro Advisories: An option to improve sustainability in farming under climate and weather vagaries -- Chapter 12. Climate smart agriculture: Assessment and adaptation strategies in a changing climate -- Chapter 13. Climate Change and Farmers’ Adaptation: Extension and Capacity Building of Small-holder Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 14. Climate Change and Gender Policy -- Chapter 15. Climate Change Assessment for Current and Future Agricultural Scenario. .
    Abstract: Global climate change threatens human existence through its potential impact on agriculture and the environment. Agriculture is climate-sensitive, and climate variability and climate change have net negative impact on it. Additionally, the agricultural landscape is affected by monoculture and agro-biodiversity loss, soil fertility depletion and soil loss, competition from biofuel production, crop yield plateaus and invasive species. Nevertheless, the global agricultural production system has to meet the food demands from the growing human population, which is set to exceed 10 billion by 2050. This book discusses the impacts of climate change on agriculture, animal husbandry and rural livelihoods. Further, since agriculture, forestry and other land-use sectors contribute about 10–12 gigatonnes of CO2-equivalent per year, it argues that agricultural policy must dovetail adaptation and mitigation strategies to reduce greenhouse gases emissions. This calls for a reformative and disruptive agricultural strategy like climate-smart agriculture, which can operate at all spatio-temporal scales with few modifications. The book also redefines sustainable agriculture through the lens of climate-smart agriculture in the context of the sustainability of Earth's life- support system and inter- and intra-generational equity. The climate-smart agriculture approach is gaining currency thanks to its inherent positive potential, and its goal to establish an agricultural system which includes "climate-smart food systems", "climate-proof farms", and "climate-smart soils". Climate-smart agriculture provides a pathway to achieve sustainable development goals which focus on poverty reduction, food security, and environmental health. .
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    Pages: XIII, 435 p. 129 illus., 92 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811395703
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Biotic communities. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Water. ; Regional Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Ecosystems.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1: Managing Carbon Cycle Linkage to Livelihood in HKH Region -- Chapter2: Climate Change Mitigation and Pastoral Livelihood in the Hindu Kush Himalaya Region: Research Focuses, Opportunities and Challenges -- Chapter3: Tracking of Vegetation Carbon Dynamics from 2001 to 2016 by MODIS GPP in HKH region -- Chapter4: Livelihood and Carbon Management by Indigenous People in Southern Himalayas -- Chapter5: Effects of Different Grassland Management Patterns on Soil Properties on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau -- Chapter6: Carbon Management of the Livestock Industry in the HKH Region -- Chapter7: Wetlands as a Carbon Sink: Insight into the Himalayan Region -- Chapter8: Milk and Dung Production by Yaks (Poephagus grunniens): Important Products for the Livelihood of the Herders and for Carbon Recycling on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau -- Chapter9: Interactive Mechanism of Service Function of Ecosystems and the Effect of Climate Change to the Service Function of Ecosystem in Alpine Grassland of Tibetan Plateau -- Chapter10: Prospects of Biochar for Carbon Sequestration and Livelihood Improvement in the Tibetan Grasslands -- Chapter11: Optimizing the Alpine Grazing System to Improve Carbon Management and Livelihood for Tibetan Herders -- Chapter12: Promoting Artificial Grasslands to Improve Carbon Sequestration and Livelihood of Herders -- Chapter13: Prospects for REDD+ Financing in Promoting Forest Sustainable Management in HKH -- Chapter14: Designing Water Resource Use for Poverty Reduction in the HKH Region: Institutional and Policy Perspectives -- Chapter15: Indigenous Practice in Agro-pastoralism and Carbon Management from a Gender Perspective: A Case from Nepal -- Chapter16: Adaptation by Herders on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in Response to Climate Change and Policy Reforms: the Implications for Carbon Sequestration and Livelihoods -- Chapter17: Developing Linkages for Carbon Sequestration, Livelihoods and Ecosystem Service Provision in Mountain Landscapes--Challenges and Opportunities in the Himalaya Hindu Kush (HKH) Region -- Chapter18: Experience for Future Good Practice and Policy of Combined Carbon Management and Livelihood in HKH Region.
    Abstract: This book contributes to our understanding of linkages between carbon management and local livelihoods by taking stock of the existing evidence and drawing on field experiences in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region, an area that provides fresh water to more than 2 billion people and supports the world’s largest population of pastoralists and millions of livestock. This edited volume addresses two main questions: 1. Does carbon management offer livelihood opportunities or present risks, and what are they? 2. Do the attributes of carbon financing alter the nature of livelihood opportunities and risks? Chapters analyze the most pressing deficiencies in understanding carbon storage in both soils and in above ground biomass, and the related social and economic challenges associated with carbon sequestration projects. Chapters deliver insights to both academics from diverse disciplines (natural sciences, social sciences and engineering) and to policy makers. .
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    Pages: XXI, 347 p. 90 illus., 79 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030205911
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Climatology. ; Sustainability. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: PartI: Introduction -- Chapter1: Agricultural and Natural Resource Sustainability under changing climate in Africa -- PartII: Conservation Agriculture, carbon sequestration and soil and water management -- Chapter2: The Prospects for Conservation Agriculture in Ethiopia -- Chapter3: Land Use Changes and Sustainable Land Management Practices for Soil Carbon Sequestration in Sub-Saharan African Agro-Ecosystems -- Chapter4: Gendered adaptation and coping mechanisms to climate variability in Eastern Uganda rice farming systems -- Chapter5: Integrated soil fertility management based on pigeon pea and cowpea cropping systems influences nitrogen use efficiency, yields and quality of subsequent maize on Alfisols in central Malawi -- Chapter6: A Hydrological Assessment of Wetlands in Lilongwe Peri-Urban Areas: A Case of Njewa, Catchment, Lilongwe Malawi -- PartIII: Sustainable crop/livestock/aquaculture/fish production -- Chapter7: Productivity and chemical composition of maize stover and rice straw under smallholder farming systems intensification in Tanzania -- Chapter8: INTENSIFICATION OF SORGHUM AND PEARL MILLET PRODUCTION IN THE SAHEL-SUDANIAN CLIMATIC ZONES OF MALI -- Chapter9: Impact of climate variability on the use and exposure of pesticides in sugarcane production in Malawi -- Chapter10: Yield and profitability of cotton grown under smallholder organic and conventional cotton farming systems in Meatu District, Tanzania -- Chapter11: In Search of Climate-Smart Feeds: The Potential of Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum, L) to replace maize as an energy feed ingredient in broiler diets in Malawi -- Chapter12: Climate Change and Weather Variability Effects on Cattle Production: Perception of Cattle Keepers in Chikwawa, Malawi -- Chapter13: A cohort study of reproductive performance, associated infections and management factors in Zebu cows from smallholder farms in Malawi -- Chapter14: Effect of dry season supplement feeding of Malawi Zebu cows on reproductive performance, lactation and weight gain in calves -- Chapter15: Effects of concentrate supplementation on the fatty acid composition of fat depots in crossbred goats -- Chapter16: Goat milk quality and possible dairy products from rural households of Tanzania and Malawi under the Farmers-Processor’s partnership -- Chapter17: The need for farmer support and record keeping to enhance sustainable dairy goats breeding in Tanzania and Malawi -- Chapter18: Stratified livestock production and live animal and meat export from Ethiopia: Lessons from the experience of a donor funded project -- Chapter19: Of ‘white elephants’ in fisheries: A conflict resolution model around the usage of climate-smart fish postharvest technologies in Lake Malawi -- PartIV: Policy and Institutions for sustainable agriculture and natural resource management -- Chapter20: Policy and Action for food and climate uncertainties in Malawi -- Chapter21: Need for personal transformations in a changing climate: reflections on environmental change and climate-smart agriculture in Africa -- PartV: Value addition options for smallholder market access and integration -- Chapter22: Between the Sun and Fish are People: A Socio-Economic Study of Solar Dryers for Fish Processing in Malawi -- Chapter23: Profitability of supplementary feeding of indigenous cattle in dry areas of Tanzania -- Chapter24: Integrating smallholder farmers to commodity value chains in sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges, prospects and policy issues -- Chapter25: Economic Rationale of Using African Weaver ants, Oecophylla longinoda Latreille (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) for Sustainable Management of Cashew Pests in Tanzania -- PartVI: Upscaling innovative technologies on smallholder farms -- Chapter26: Determinants of ISFM Technology Adoption and Dis-adoption Among Smallholder Maize Farmers in Central Malawi -- Chapter27: Exploiting arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi-rhizobia-legume symbiosis to increase smallholder farmers’ crop production and resilience under a changing climate -- Chapter28: Availability, access and use of weather and climate information by smallholder farmers in the Kilombero River Catchment, Tanzania -- Chapter29: Gender differentiation in the adoption of climate smart agriculture technologies and level of adaptive capacity to Climate Change in Malawi -- Chapter30: Smallholder farming in Mara and Iringa Regions, Tanzania: Current practices, Constraints and Opportunities -- Chapter31: Impact of Farm Input Subsidies vis-à-vis Climate-Smart Technologies on Maize Productivity: A Tale of Smallholder Farmers in Malawi -- Chapter32: Digital storytelling as an agricultural extension communication tool in smallholder farming and fishing communities in Malawi -- Chapter33: Assessing the role of storytelling presentation in knowledge transfer from climate change projects in Tanzania: The case of the EPINAV programme -- PartVII: Conclusion -- Chapter34: Knowledge gaps and research priorities.
    Abstract: This book discusses knowledge-based sustainable agro-ecological and natural resource management systems and best practices for sustained agricultural productivity and ecosystem resilience for better livelihoods under a changing climate. With a focus on agriculture in Africa, the book assesses innovative technologies for use on smallholder farms, and addresses some of the key Sustainable Development Goals to guide innovative responses and enhanced adaptation methods for coping with climate change. Contributions are based on 'Capacity Building for Managing Climate Change in Malawi' (CABMACC), a five-year program with an overall goal to improve livelihoods and food security through innovative responses and enhanced capacity of adaptation to climate change. Readers will discover more about sustainable crop production, climate smart agriculture, on-farm energy supply from biogas and the potential of soil carbon sequestration in crop-livestock systems. .
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    Pages: XVIII, 637 p. 123 illus., 98 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030375379
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Biotic communities. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sustainability. ; Animal migration. ; Evolution (Biology). ; Environmental Management. ; Ecosystems. ; Water. ; Sustainability. ; Animal Migration. ; Evolutionary Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Hot topics of the Yangtze River -- Chapter 2. Evolution of the Yangtze River -- Chapter 3. Hydrologic characteristics of the Yangtze River -- Chapter 4. Ecosystem of the Yangtze River basin -- Chapter 5. Water resources utilization, floods and drought of the Yangtze River -- Chapter 6. Regulation, development and utilization of the Yangtze River -- Chapter 7. Ecological and environmental protection of the Yangtze River basin. 8. Comprehensive management of the Yangtze River basin -- Chapter 9.Future of the Yangtze River.
    Abstract: This book provides a comprehensive overview of the Yangtze River system and its water resources development and management. From the perspectives of geology, hydrology, zoology, ecology, it discusses the Yangtze River’s geological history and aquatic environments, analyses the endangered species along the river basin, and reviews the effects of human hydrolytic activities on its ecosystem. By studying the history of Yangtze River system and its water resources development, it provides insights into the effects of evolution and human activities on the ecosystem of its basin, and offers strategic thoughts on conservation and sustainable development of the Yangtze River. Written by an author with extensive experience in the field, this book is an invaluable reference resource for researchers interested in the Yangtze River.
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    Pages: XXXVI, 468 p. 53 illus., 44 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811378720
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Construction industry Management. ; Environment. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Construction Management. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: The Carbon Footprints of Agricultural Products in Canada -- Extreme Inequality and Carbon Footprint of Spanish Households -- Software for Calculation of Carbon Footprint for Residential Buildings -- Carbon Footprints of Agriculture Sector.
    Abstract: This book addresses carbon footprint calculation and mitigation in various industrial sectors. There are numerous sectors whose carbon footprints need to be calculated, and effective ways to mitigate the greenhouse-gas emissions from these sectors need to be found. This book highlights the carbon sequestration potential of the Western Ghats ecosystems, the carbon footprint of Spanish households and residential buildings, and agricultural products in Canada; it also includes a case study on urban carbon footprints.
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    Pages: V, 99 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811379161
    Series Statement: Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes,
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