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  • 1
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    Agriculture, Recreation, Water Quality and Nature Protection in the Hula Valley, Israel : 70 years of a Mega-ecological Project (2023)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Environment. ; Biotic communities. ; Climatology. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Ecosystems. ; Climate Sciences. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Historical implementation of the Hula Drainage and followed "Hula Project" -- Chapter 2. Regional Geographical and geological system structure -- Chapter 3. Meteorology: Climate change: air temperature, precipitation, dryness and desertification trends -- Chapter 4. Hydrology: Hydrological System structure: Head waters. Valley Canals (efore and after "Hula Project, agricultural development, Agmon-Hula, River Discharge, Runoff, Subterranean flows, Ground water Table, the impact of seasonal and multi-annual fluctuations of climate change on Hula Valley water balance -- Chapter 5. Nutrients: Water quality in River discharges, Hula Valley canals, and underground flows; the impact of Hula Valley on Nutrient inputs into Lake Knneret through Jordan River, Seasonal and long term fluctuations, the impact of climate change on nutrients dynamic -- Chapter 6. Agricultural management in the Hula valley: Crops diversity, irrigation policy, prevention of soil deterioration and linkage with touristic function maintenance -- Chapter 7. The Peat- Soil Convention: Conceptual and practical implementation: prevention of soil deterioration by moisture level control -- Chapter 8. The Agmon-Hula system: The impact of Agmon-Hula system on Nutrients removal from the Kinneret loads, Agmon water and nutrient balances, plants and birds distribution -- Chapter 9. Eco-tourism and ecological management of the the Hula Project: The Crane Case: Tourism-agricultural linkage -- Chapter 10. Conclusions and future perspectives of management.
    Abstract: The anxious search for agricultural income resources, and assurance of the national water supply in the northern newly created state of Israel initiated the national project of the Hula Drainage. The implementation of this project was accompanied as of today by research and monitoring of the ecological trait aimed at crop harvest improvement in the Hula valley and prevention of water quality deterioration in Lake Kinneret. Forty years later a reclamation project to improve the peat soil property and renovate the hydrological system was carried out. This book documents the scientific research carried out during this mega-ecological project. Several issues of the ecological renovation and its impact on the Hula valley management and water quality in lake Kinneret are presented in this book. The advantage and contribution of a newly created shallow lake Agmon-Hula to nutrient dynamics, and hydrological control, accompanied by avian presence, (among others, Cranes, Storks, Pelicans, Flamingoes) and plants renewal which enhanced, tourism; potential impact of nitrogen and sulfate migration from the Hula valley on the Kinneret water quality; the role of climate change on the ecology of the Hula Valley and the Kinneret nutrient availabilities and phytoplankton community; the subterranean migration of water and nutrients and water loss. Further proposals for future development are under consideration. This book presents a comprehensive practical management implementation of a long-term ecological project. Results of scientific and monitoring research which followed the project implementation benefit the international and national communities.
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    Pages: XXX, 243 p. 138 illus., 72 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031234125
    Series Statement: Springer Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23412-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-23412-5
    DDC: 333.7
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    Strategizing Agricultural Management for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (2023)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    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
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32789-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-32789-6
    DDC: 333.7
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    Cultivation and Drought Management in Agriculture : Climate Change Adaptation (2023)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    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.
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    Pages: XXII, 217 p. 56 illus., 25 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031354182
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35418-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-35418-2
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    Advancement of GI-Science and Sustainable Agriculture : A Multi-dimensional Approach (2023)
    Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :
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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.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    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,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36825-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-36825-7
    DDC: 333.7
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    Production Technology of Underutilized Vegetable Crops (2023)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Agriculture. ; Food security. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Agriculture. ; Food Security. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1-Underutilized vegetables introduction and identification -- 2-Production technology of underutilized crops of alliaceae family -- 3-Production technology of underutilized leguminous vegetables -- 4-Production technology of underutilized vegetables of araceae family -- 5-Production technology of underutilized cucurbitaceous -- 6-Production technology of underutilized vegetables of rutaceae family -- 7-Production technology of underutilized vegetables of dioscoreace family -- 8-Production technology of underutilized vegetables of Aizoaceae family -- 9-Production technology of underutilized vegetables of basellaceae family -- 10-Production technology of underutilized vegetables of labitae family -- 11-Production nology of underutilized vegetables of martynaceae family -- 12-Production technology of underutilized vegetables of solanaceae family -- 13-Production technology of underutilized vegetables of apiaceae family -- 14-Production technology of underutilized vegetables of brassicaceae family -- 15-Production technology of underutilized vegetables of chenopodiaceae family -- 16-Production technology of underutilized vegetables of compositae family -- 17-Production technology of underutilized vegetables of euphorbiaceae family -- 18-Production technology of underutilized vegetables of moringaceae family -- 19-Production technology of underutilized vegetables of polygonaceae family -- 20-Production technology of underutilized vegetables of moraceae family -- 21-Production technology of underutilized vegetables of onagraceae family -- 22-Production technology of underutilized vegetables of portulaceae family -- 23-Production technology of underutilized vegetables of cannaceae family -- 24-Production technology of underutilized vegetables of marantaceae family -- 25-Protected cultivation of underutilized vegetables -- 26-Seed production of underutilized vegetables -- 27-Integrated disease management of underutilized vegetables -- 28-Integrated pest management of underutilized vegetables -- 29-Underutelized vegetables are grown in the Hydroponic and aeroponic system -- 30-Sustainable production of underutilized vegetables.
    Abstract: This volume discusses the nutraceutical importance, production technologies, management and cultivation practices of underutilized vegetables, which can be described as those vegetable crops which are neither grown commercially on a large scale nor traded widely. While much of the crops addressed in the book are cultivated, traded and consumed at the local level, there are over 60 species of minor vegetables with high growth and yield potentials that are not cultivated to a large extent for greater populations. This work highlights the production technologies needed to grow these vegetables on a larger scale and under various adverse soil and climatic conditions, and their nutritional and medical benefits to assist with food security, health and poverty alleviation in rural areas. Production of underutilized vegetables is low, due to the unavailability of planting material, lack of awareness about the nutritional and medicinal importance among the farmers and inadequate information on the production techniques of these crops. In this context, there is an urgent need to take up a program on genetic resources exploration, management, utilization, and improvement of underutilized vegetable crops to ensure food and nutritional security. Readers will learn about these technologies and practices, while also learning about the unique properties and benefits of these underutilized vegetables. The book will be useful for academicians and researchers focusing on vegetable production and breeding, as well as farmers and sustainability scientists looking for underexplored sources of nutrition to benefit large rural populations.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 392 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031153853
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15385-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-15385-3
    DDC: 333.7
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    Global Agricultural Production: Resilience to Climate Change (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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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.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VII, 634 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031149733
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14973-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-14973-3
    DDC: 333.7
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    Sustainable Agriculture in Egypt : Climate Change Mitigation (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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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.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 320 p. 40 illus., 38 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030818739
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81873-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-81873-9
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    Environmental Degradation: Challenges and Strategies for Mitigation (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Agriculture. ; Landscape ecology. ; Pollution. ; Environmental health. ; Environmental Management. ; Agriculture. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Health.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- 1 Causes of Degradation -- 2 Treatment or Remediation Technologies -- 3 Impacts of Degradation -- 4 Socio-economic Framework -- 5 Conclusions and Recommendations.
    Abstract: This book discusses problems, challenges, and mitigation strategies in the wake of environmental degradation. It suggests proactive solutions to problems of environmental degradation for strategic planning as well as their effective delivery, and problems arising due to growth in population, industry, and land use change. The uniqueness of the book is its broader spectrum of coverage with related interconnections and interdependence of various aspects. Presenting a wide spectrum of viewpoints and approaches, the book covers topics, such as deforestation impacts (land use and land cover, soil erosion); impacts on climate change and human health; treatment of industrial, municipal, biological waste disposal and their impacts on soil, water, and air; recovery/remediation processes and technologies; impacts of pesticides and chemical fertilizers on soil degradation and groundwater; socio-economic environmental sustainability; and socio-economic health impacts. Particular focus is placed on strategic planning and methodological handling of environmental degradation and remediation through various processes and treatment technologies. This book will be useful to researchers, professionals, policy makers, and environmental engineers.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 544 p. 87 illus., 67 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030955427
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 104
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95542-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-95542-7
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    Environmental Footprints of Crops (2022)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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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.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    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,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0534-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-0534-6
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    Oxygen Isotopes of Inorganic Phosphate in Environmental Samples : Purification and Analysis (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Agriculture. ; Pollution. ; Inorganic chemistry. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Water. ; Agriculture. ; Pollution. ; Inorganic Chemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. The Use of the δ18OP to Study P Cycling in the Environment -- Chapter 2. Extraction Protocol -- Chapter 3. Purification Protocol -- Chapter 4. Modifications and Issues during Purification -- Chapter 5. How to Design a Study including the Analysis of δ18OP -- Chapter 6. Conclusions and Way Forward.
    Abstract: This open access book distinguished itself from other publications by offering step-by-step instructions on how to extract, purify, provide modifications, and major issues to be encountered during the process. For the δ18OP method to progress, further fundamental research as well as field and laboratory studies need to be conducted for a better understanding of P cycling in the environment. Chapter 1 outlines the background and examples of δ18Op studies in sediments, soils, fresh water, mineral fertilizers, and plants. Chapters 2 and 3 examine the stepwise extraction and purification protocols including reagents, equipment and consumables and preparations for analyses. Chapter 4 examines some of the challenges and modifications during the purification process. Chapter 5 discusses planning and designing of a study using δ18Op, external quality assurance with an example of an inter-laboratory study. Chapter 6 outlines the conclusions, future trends, and opportunities, the scaling out of the method from laboratory to field studies. It is expected that the δ18OP would be extensively applied in research geared to understand phosphorus dynamics in different agro-environments. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VII, 64 p. 9 illus., 6 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030974978
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97497-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-97497-8
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    Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Natural Resources and Built Infrastructure Management (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Geographic information systems. ; Agriculture. ; Landscape ecology. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Natural disasters. ; Environmental Management. ; Geographical Information System. ; Agriculture. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Water. ; Natural Hazards.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Applications to Agriculture and Forestry -- Water Resources and Ecology -- Urban Management -- Case Studies -- Conclusions and Recommendations.
    Abstract: This book discusses the problems in planning, building, and management strategies in the wake of application and expansion of remote sensing and GIS products in natural resources and infrastructure management. The book suggests proactive solutions to problems of natural resources and infrastructure management, providing alternatives for strategic planning, effective delivery, and growth perspectives. The uniqueness of the book is its broader spectrum of coverage with related interconnections and interdependences across science, engineering, and innovation. The book contains information that can be downscaled to the local level. Presenting a wide spectrum of viewpoints and approaches, the book is a collective of topics such as application to agriculture and forestry (land and landscape, agriculture, forestry management and deforestation), water resources and ecology (hydro-meteorological, climate diagnostics, and prognostics, water resources management, environment management, cross-scale ecology and resilience), urban management (urban planning, design, construction and operations of infrastructure, natural disasters, novel approaches to upgrade old infrastructure), hydro informatics, predictive and geospatial data analytics, synthesis, and management through the various processes, tools, and technologies.
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    Pages: XII, 423 p. 189 illus., 165 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031140969
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 105
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14096-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-14096-9
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    Agriculture, Environment and Sustainable Development : Experiences and Case Studies (2022)
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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.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031104060
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10406-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-10406-0
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    Pesticides Bioremediation (2022)
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Agriculture. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Agriculture. ; Pollution.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1-Impact of Organochlorine Pesticides on Beneficial Soil Micro-Flora and Soil Fertility -- 2-Phytoremediation of Environmental Matrices Contaminated with Photosystem II Inhibiting Herbicides -- 3-Phytoremediation and Effects of Organophosphate pesticides in Agricultural Soils on Typha Latifolia -- 4-Biodegradation of Pesticides by Aspergillus and Penicillium Species -- 5-Bioremediation of Insecticidal Carbamates: Recent Advances and Promises -- 6-Fipronil Microbial Degradation: An Overview Since Bioremediation to Metabolic Pathways -- 7-Bioremediation of Cucurbitacin-Containing Phytonematicides -- 8-Following the Steps Towards Glyphosate Bioremediation. How Close are we to Field Success?- 9-Role of Enzymes in Biodegradation of Pesticides: General Aspects and Recent Advances -- 10-The Environmental Implication and Microbial Remediation of Pesticide Pollution: A Critical Assessment of the Concept, Strategies and Future Perspective -- 11-Pesticide Bioremediation: Omics Technologies for Understanding the Processes -- 12-Bioremediation of Pesticides Using Microbial Consortium: Challenges and Future Perspectives -- 13-Advances in Biological Technologies for Remediation of some Emerging Pesticides -- 14-Role of Metal Nanoparticles in Bioremediation of Pesticides -- 15-Sensor Applications for Pesticides Detection in Agricultural Products, Foods and Water Sources -- 16-Microalgae: A Promising Tool for Mitigation of Pesticides from Wastewater- 17-Remedial Potential of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (Pgpr) Pesticide Residues: Recent Trends and Future Challenges -- 18-Algae Mediated Pesticides Bioremediation: Mechanisms, Approaches, Limitations, and Prospects for Future Research -- 19-Soils Contaminated with Persistent Organic Pollutants (Pops): Current Situation, Management, and Bioremediation Techniques: A Case Study of Mexico -- 20-Integrated Application of Green Nanotechnology, Bioremediation and Solubility Enhancing Chemicals for Improving Phytoremediation Efficiency: A Case Study in Egypt -- 21-Environmental Bioremediation as an Eco-Sustainable Approach for Pesticides: A Case Study of Mena Region -- 22-Progress in Pesticides Bioremediation from South Asian Countries: Challenges and Way Forward -- 23-Novel Trends in Phytoremediation and Bioremediation of Pesticides: In South Africa.
    Abstract: This volume offers the latest theory, procedures, techniques and applications pertaining to the bioremediation of pesticides, as well as current case studies. The book is composed of chapters written by global experts and is divided into three topical sections. Section A deals with concepts and mechanisms of pesticides bioremediation; Section B examines latest tools and techniques; Section C offers global case studies of pesticides bioremediation. The novel methods described here are timely, as traditional pesticide usage leads to high wastage via decay, vaporization and seepage. This of course leads to environmental contamination and has necessitated the development and use of novel technologies like bioremediation for minimizing the impact of pesticides on the environment. This volume will be of relevance to academics, researchers and students who are working in the realm of pesticide bioremediation, and will enable policy makers and managerial experts across the globe in drafting policies and strategies for the management and treatment of pesticides.
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    Pages: IX, 541 p. 109 illus., 97 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030970000
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97000-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-97000-0
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    Applied Ecology : How agriculture, forestry and fisheries shape our planet (2022)
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Ecology . ; Environment. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Management. ; Ecology. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1-Introduction -- Chapter 2-Agriculture -- Chapter 3-Forestry and hunting -- Chapter 4-Fisheries and aquaculture -- Chapter 5-Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book offers a comprehensive introduction to basic ecological and biological principles underlying modern agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture, and explains how these principles are used to increase the production of food and other raw materials (wood, biofuels, fibre, and other materials). The book is translated into English, originally published in Czech by Karolinum Press, Charles University, and provides new updated information to discuss how the intensification of the production of these goods changes the structure of ecosystems concerning energy and nutrient flows, and how these changes affect the functioning of ecosystems and the subsequent provisions of other non-productive ecosystem services. Additionally, the authors describe the methods by which contemporary science and society strives to increase the sustainability of agriculture, forestry and fisheries to maintain not only the production of food and other goods, but also other ecosystem services. Although not a textbook on agriculture, forestry and fisheries, the book familiarizes readers with the principles of their technologies, because the impact on ecosystems is largely based on the technological processes used. The book is primarily focused on temperate ecosystems, but it contains a number of examples about marine and tropical ecosystems impacted by globalization and our consumer behavior. The book will be of interest to students and researchers with backgrounds in ecology and environmental science, as well as non-experts interested in ecology and environmental protection. .
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    Pages: XIII, 414 p. 154 illus., 88 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030832254
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83225-4
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    Microbial Biofertilizers and Micronutrient Availability : The Role of Zinc in Agriculture and Human Health (2022)
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Microbial ecology. ; Environmental geography. ; Nutrition   . ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Microbiology. ; Integrated Geography. ; Nutrition. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 -- The enormity of Zinc deficiency: an overview. Chapter 2 -- Zinc malnourishment in children and its impact on child health. Chapter 3 -- Zinc deficiency and its consequences during pregnancy. Chapter 4 -- Malnutrition: Impact of Zinc on child development. Chapter 5 -- Role of Zinc in liver pathology. Chapter 6 -- Role of micronutrients in abiotic stress tolerance in plants. Chapter 7 -- Zinc as a versatile element in plants: an overview on uptake, translocation, assimilatory roles, deficiency and toxicity symptoms. Chapter 8 -- Transition metal homeostasis and its role in plant growth. Chapter 9 -- Role of Zinc homeostasis in plant growth. Chapter 10 -- The multiple effects of microorganisms on plant nutrition. Chapter 11 -- Role of minerals in plant growth and soil microbial consortia mediated mineral uptake by plants. Chapter 12 -- Microbial bio-fertilizers an approach to deal with zinc deficiency. Chapter 13 -- Zinc solubilization by bacteria for increased Zinc uptake by plant. Chapter 14 -- Development of microbes based biofertilizer for zinc dissolution in soil. Chapter 15 -- Soil microbes interaction: mineral solubilization and plant nutrition. Chapter 16 -- Microbes Mediated facilitation of micronutrients uptake by plants from soil especially Zinc. Chapter 17 -- Role of Rhizobacterial Bacilli in Zinc solubilization. Chapter 18 -- Microbial bio-fertilizers an approach to deal with zinc deficiency. Chapter 19 -- Comparing various diets as source of zinc with special reference to fruits and vegetables. Chapter 20 -- Managing Zinc deficiency among children.
    Abstract: This volume addresses various issues related to micronutrient deficiency, especially zinc, and discusses the possible approaches for combating mineral deficiency among humans and plants. The book mainly focuses on the zinc biofortification of vegetable and cereal crops and highlights the consequences of zinc deficiency and the health risks associated with zinc deficiency, especially in children and expecting mothers. The authors discuss different types of food that are rich in zinc and other minerals, how diets can be designed to meet the daily zinc requirements, and the impact of zinc deficiency on plant health and quality of agricultural products and the role of micronutrients in abiotic stress tolerance. The book also covers sustainable approaches to zinc biofortification in crops, such as the microbial solubilization of zinc in soil to improve zinc uptake by plants, and the formulation of these microbes into biofertilizers. The book will be of interest to dieticians, agricultural scientists, students and microbiologists.
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    Pages: XIX, 461 p. 49 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030766092
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76609-2
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    Towards Sustainable Natural Resources : Monitoring and Managing Ecosystem Biodiversity (2022)
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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
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06443-2
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    Food Security and Climate-Smart Food Systems : Building Resilience for the Global South (2022)
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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.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030927387
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92738-7
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    Agriculture, Livestock Production and Aquaculture : Advances for Smallholder Farming Systems Volume 1 (2022)
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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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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030932589
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93258-9
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    Agriculture, Livestock Production and Aquaculture : Advances for Smallholder Farming Systems Volume 2 (2022)
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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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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030932626
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93262-6
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    Measuring Emission of Agricultural Greenhouse Gases and Developing Mitigation Options using Nuclear and Related Techniques : Applications of Nuclear Techniques for GHGs (2021)
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Climatology. ; Agriculture. ; Measurement. ; Measuring instruments. ; Applied ecology. ; Soil science. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Agriculture. ; Measurement Science and Instrumentation. ; Applied Ecology. ; Soil Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Methodology for greenhouse gas emission measurements using non-isotopic techniques -- Chapter 3 Automated laboratory and field techniques to determine GHG emissions -- Chapter 4 Micrometeorological methods -- Chapter 5 Direct and indirect effects of soil fauna, fungi and plants on greenhouse gas fluxes -- Chapter 6 Methane emissions from ruminants -- Chapter 7 Isotopic techniques to measure N2 and pathways of greenhouse gases -- Chapter 8 Climate-smart agriculture practices for greenhouse gas mitigation -- Bibliography -- Index.
    Abstract: This open access book is an outcome of the collaboration between the Soil and Water Management & Crop Nutrition Section, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, Austria, and the German Science Foundation research unit DASIM (Denitrification in Agricultural Soils: Integrated control and Modelling at various scales) and other institutes. It presents protocols, methodologies and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for measuring GHGs from different agroecosystems and animals using isotopic and related techniques that can also be used to validate climate-smart agricultural practices to mitigate GHGs. The material featured is useful for beginners in the field wanting an overview of the current methodologies, but also for experts who need hands-on descriptions of said methodologies. The book is written in form of a monograph and consists of eight chapters. .
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    Pages: XLVI, 337 p. 109 illus., 83 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030553968
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55396-8
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    Computer Vision based Identification and Mosaic of Gramineous Grass Seeds (2021)
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    Keywords: Environmental sciences Mathematics. ; Image processing Digital techniques. ; Computer vision. ; Artificial intelligence. ; Agriculture. ; Mathematical Applications in Environmental Science. ; Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Graphics. ; Artificial Intelligence. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Forage Identification and Experimental Materials -- Identification of Gramineous Grass Seeds Using Gabor and Locality Preserving Projections -- Identification of Gramineous Grass Seeds Using Difference of Local Fractal Dimensions -- Identification of Gramineous Grass Seeds Using Local Similarity Pattern and Linear Discriminant Analysis -- Identification of Gramineous Grass Seeds Using Local Similarity Pattern and Gray Level Co-occurrence Matrix -- Microscopic Image Mosaic of Gramineous Grass Seeds -- Digital Information Platform of Grassland and Forage Based on Computer Vision.
    Abstract: This book mainly deals with grassland digitalization and recognition through computer vision, which will make contributions to implement of grass auto recognition and data acquisition. Taking advantage of computer vision, it focuses on intrinsic feature extraction to realize the functions such as auto recognition of forage seeds and microscope images mosaic. The book presents a new approach for identification of grass seeds, with clear figures and detailed tables. It enlightens reader by solving the traditional problems of pratacultural science through the aid of computer science.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811635014
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3501-4
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    Land Degradation in India : Linkages with Deforestation, Climate and Agriculture (2021)
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Soil science. ; Physical geography. ; Agriculture. ; Earth sciences. ; Geography. ; Environmental Management. ; Soil Science. ; Physical Geography. ; Agriculture. ; Earth and Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Introduction -- Chapter2. Land Degradation: Indian Scenario -- Chapter3. Land Degradation in India: Relationship with Deforestation and Population -- Chapter4. Land Degradation in India and Propinquity with Rainfall -- Chapter5. Land Degradation and Agricultural Productivity -- Chapter6. Land Degradation: Reclamation and Policy Adaptation .
    Abstract: This book discusses land degradation in India using statistical tools such as Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Regression Analysis (RA), and uses statistical analyses and graphical representations of the causal relationship between land degradation and land productivity to determine linkages with deforestation, climate change and agricultural productivity. While most studies of land degradation in India focus on economic outcomes and physical processes at macro and micro levels, this study addresses land degradation at the meso-level to fill in this gap and provide up-to-date information on often overlooked factors associated with land degradation issues using the latest available data. Districts in the study were selected by land degradation intensity, forming an index of the severity of land degradation in the area, with a focus on gullied lands, soil salinity/alkalinity and open and dense scrubs as indicators. Though the study areas are in India, researchers, policy makers and students around the world will be able to learn from these inputs regarding land degradation to address various challenges associated with sustainable land management and agricultural productivity. .
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030688486
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68848-6
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    Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security : A Study of Availability and Sustainability in India (2021)
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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.
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    Pages: XXI, 336 p. 79 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030693336
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69333-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-69333-6
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    Community and Climate Resilience in the Semi-Arid Tropics : A Journey of Innovation (2020)
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Climatology. ; Agriculture. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Soil science. ; Geographic information systems. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Agriculture. ; Water. ; Soil Science. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Need for Community Empowerment and Climate Resilience in the Semi-Arid Tropics -- Chapter 2. Adarsha Watershed, Kothapally, ICRISAT’s Innovative Journey: Why, How and What? -- Chapter 3. Climate Change Impacts at Benchmark Watershed -- Chapter 4. Integrated Soil Management for Sustained and Higher Productivity -- Chapter 5. Improved Water Balance and Ecosystem Services through Integrated Watershed Development -- Chapter 6. Improved Livelihoods through Sustainable and Diversified Cropping Systems -- Chapter 7. Impacts of Integrated Watershed Development Using Economic Surplus Method -- Chapter 8. Digital Technologies for Assessing Land use, Crop mapping and Irrigation in Community Watersheds -- Chapter 9. Mainstreaming of Women in Watersheds is Must for Enhancing Family Income -- Chapter 10. Increasing incomes and building climate resilience of communities through watershed development -- Chapter 11. Robust Rural Institutions, Governance Are Must for Sustainable Growth in Watersheds -- Chapter 12. Overview, Summary and Way Forward for Enhancing Impacts of Innovative Model.
    Abstract: This book focuses on developing an integrated holistic approach for harnessing the potential of rain-fed agriculture. In this approach, rainwater management through harvesting and recharging the groundwater is used as an entry point activity for increasing the productivity for farmers through enhanced water use efficiency. To provide the holistic and integrated solutions, the approach of consortium through building partnerships with different stakeholders, eg. different research institutions (State, National and International), development departments, eg. Department of Agriculture, Department of Animal Husbandry etc., Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), Farmers Organizations Community-based Organizations (CBOs) along with market linkages through private companies.
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    Pages: XII, 269 p. 112 illus., 1 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030299187
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29918-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-29918-7
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    Stewardship of Future Drylands and Climate Change in the Global South : Challenges and Opportunities for the Agenda 2030 (2020)
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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,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22464-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-22464-6
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    Global Climate Change and Environmental Policy : Agriculture Perspectives (2020)
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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
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9570-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-9570-3
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    Climate Impacts on Agricultural and Natural Resource Sustainability in Africa (2020)
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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
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37537-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-37537-9
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    Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture and Food Security in Egypt : Land and Water Resources—Smart Farming—Livestock, Fishery, and Aquaculture (2020)
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Water. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Pollution.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introductory Overview -- An Overview of Paleo- climate Evidence in Egypt -- Governance and Institutional Structure of Climate Change in Egypt -- Role of science, technology and innovation in addressing climate change challenges in Egypt -- Impact of Climate Change on Plant-Associated Fungi -- Impacts of Climate Change on Microbial Activity in Agricultural Egyptian soils.
    Abstract: This book gathers contributions discussing climate change in Egypt from an agricultural perspective. Written by leading experts, it presents state-of-the-art insights and the latest research developments in light of the most recent IPCC report. Focusing on identifying the specific phenomena that affect climate change in Egypt, the book also addresses the effects of climate change in Egypt, particularly examining the quality and quantity of water resources as well as the socio-economic impacts of climate change on agricultural activities. Furthermore, it explores alternative solutions to support agriculture and food security and raises awareness of adaptation and protection as the key to adapting to the risks posed by climate change. Covering the four fundamental pillars of climate change: food security, availability, access and stability, this book is a valuable resource for stakeholders involved in achieving the 2030 sustainable development goals in Egypt and all countries with similar climatic conditions. It is also a unique source of information and updates on climate change impacts for graduates, researchers, policy planners, and decision-makers.
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    Pages: XI, 652 p. 115 illus., 105 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030416294
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41629-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-41629-4
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    Coping Mechanisms for Climate Change in Peri-Urban Areas (2020)
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Climatology. ; Sustainability. ; Human geography. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Human Geography. ; Urban Ecology. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1-Introduction -- Chapter 2-Evidences from climate change dynamics -- Chapter 3-Sustaining livelihoods for survival -- Chapter 4-Cultural influence for revitalizing health traditions and vulnerable environments -- Chapter 5-Holistic health for well-being -- Chapter 6-Summary and policy options. .
    Abstract: This book discusses the dynamics and resource management qualities of the peri-urban interface to address climate change consequences, focusing on the peri-urban region of the global city of Bengalaru. In 5 chapters, the authors document the unique challenges experienced in peri-urban areas, including soil-water vegetation dynamics, local and regional impacts on water bodies (surface and groundwater), food production issues, and the inhibited adaptive capacity of local communities. The book also provides knowledge on implementations of environmental management by local institutions, government interventions that have acted as catalysts in promoting community based adaptation strategies, and the physical, social and economic aspects of rural-urban dynamics. The book not only adds to the scarce existing literature on peri-urban contexts, but also addresses the role of culture in protecting ecological landscapes and how traditions play an important role in coping with climate change. Furthermore, the authors expand on these climate change coping mechanisms in peri-urban areas, taking into account local cultural factors and interesting governance interventions in the context of health. The book will be of interest to planners, policy makers, and students and researchers engaged in rural-urban dynamics and climate change adaptation. .
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    Pages: XX, 164 p. 116 illus., 109 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030185176
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18517-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-18517-6
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    Emerging Technologies in Agriculture, Livestock, and Climate (2020)
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Wireless communication systems. ; Mobile communication systems. ; Agriculture. ; Geographic information systems. ; Climatology. ; Cooperating objects (Computer systems). ; Environmental Management. ; Wireless and Mobile Communication. ; Agriculture. ; Geographical Information System. ; Climate Sciences. ; Cyber-Physical Systems.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1: Agriculture -- Chapter2: Livestock -- Chapter3: Climate.
    Abstract: This book provides applications of wireless sensor networks (WSN) in environmental monitoring, with an emphasis on livestock disease detection and agricultural management in Africa to aid farmers. This proposed system entails current and innovative monitoring technologies intended to improve agricultural conditions in Africa, with a focus on Botswana, and addresses the Internet of Things (IoT) as a set of remote monitoring protocols using WSNs to improve and ensure proper environmental maintenance. In this book, the author introduces WSNs, and how the IoT can be applied to develop a system of "smart agriculture" in Africa, taking into account livestock health, climate change impacts on crops and wildlife, and technological innovations in response to climate change such as windmills and solar panels. The book will be interesting to students and researchers in engineering and life sciences, as well as practitioners working with sensing technologies for agricultural monitoring and improvement. .
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    Pages: XXIV, 100 p. 92 illus., 79 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030334871
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33487-1
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    Energy in Agriculture Under Climate Change (2020)
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Agriculture. ; Climatology. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Renewable energy sources. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Agriculture. ; Climate Sciences. ; Water. ; Renewable Energy. ; Pollution.
    Description / Table of Contents: Ch.1 Agriculture and climate change -- Ch.2 Energy and Climate change -- Ch.3 Agriculture in Energy -- Ch.4 Energy in Agriculture -- Ch.5 Water Energy Food and climate change nexus -- Ch.6 Supplying Energy in More Sustainable way -- Ch.7 Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book discusses the role of energy in agriculture which reaches 30%, and the role of agriculture in energy where the water shred by 17% in total electricity generation in addition to the role of bioenergy as a source of liquid energy. Climate change and global heating will increase the temperature and that will affect plant growth, water availability and the share of electricity in agriculture and other energy phases in agriculture. Global heating means more water pumping, more uses of fertilizers and pesticides in which intensive power consumption in addition to need of more electricity for air-condition inside the greenhouses, the manufacturing of hormone and plant growth organizers will also consume more energy. Finally, the book explains why the water, energy and food become one nexus and the interaction and interference between them. This book will have valuable information for both students and faculties of engineering and agriculture in addition to research centers, water institutions and climate change specialists.
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    Pages: XIV, 73 p. 61 illus., 58 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030380106
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38010-6
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    Water Policies in MENA Countries (2020)
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    Keywords: Environmental economics. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Economics. ; Water. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability.
    Abstract: The book provides an overview on national policies and regulations related to water resource management in the Middle East and North African countries (MENA), where water scarcity problems are critical. The physical/natural constraints, socio-economic and political circumstances make the MENA region a sort of ‘laboratory’ for natural resource management and particularly water management. The book provides a good comparison on how neighboring countries with quite similar natural constraints and cultures are addressing water problems in different ways. It enlightens water resource specialists on successful experiences around the region and show cases the reforms undertaken in the water sector to meet the challenges posed by urbanization, food security, water pollution and climate change. The book constitutes nine chapters, seven of them with content from the main MENA countries. It starts with an introductory chapter that provides background information on the region’s water resources with descriptive statistics and historical developments of the water sector. It ends with a chapter that summarizes the policy implications and main conclusions on the way forward for sustainable management of water in MENA countries. .
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030292744
    Series Statement: Global Issues in Water Policy, 23
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29274-4
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    Cottage Industry of Biocontrol Agents and Their Applications : Practical Aspects to Deal Biologically with Pests and Stresses Facing Strategic Crops (2020)
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Plant diseases. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Management. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management. ; Plant Pathology. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction: Roadmap of the book -- Parasitoids, predacious insects and mites against insect pests -- Microorganisms against insect pests -- Biocontrol products for plant diseases -- Bio-products against abiotic factors -- Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book analyses the mass production and application of biological control products for biotic and abiotic factors affecting agricultural production. It also describes how to develop sustainable agriculture under Egyptian conditions. The book is divided into four parts covering: 1) mass production of parasitoids, insects and mite predators, 2) mass production of the microbial control agents for managing insect pests, 3) biocontrol products for plant diseases, and 4) bioproducts against abiotic factors. It discusses various methods of controlling insect pests and plant diseases in order to increase agricultural production, improve the quality of field crops and reduce the food gap by applying a range of technologies. This book helps increase our understanding and awareness of how to produce healthy products for local consumption and utilization as well as for exports.
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    Pages: XX, 466 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030331610
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33161-0
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