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    Advances in Research on Vegetable Production Under a Changing Climate Vol. 2 (2023)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Environment. ; Plant genetics. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Plant Genetics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Advances in research trends in vegetables under a changing climate: A way forward -- Chapter 2 Emerging obstacles of vegetable production due to climate change and mitigation strategies -- Chapter 3 Impact of climate change on nutraceutical properties of vegetables -- Chapter 4 Nutritional stress management in vegetable crops under changing climate scenario -- Chapter 5 Impact of climate change on tuber crops production and mitigation strategies -- Chapter 6 Impact of climate change on leafy vegetables and mitigation strategies -- Chapter 7 Impact of climate change on perennial vegetable production and mitigation strategies -- Chapter 8 Impact of climate change on vegetables seed production and mitigation strategies -- Chapter 9 Protected cultivation of high-value vegetables crop under changing climate -- Chapter 10 Impact of climate change on underexploited vegetable crops production and mitigation strategies -- Chapter 11 Improvement of vegetables through grafting techniques in changing climate scenario -- Chapter 12 Improvement of vegetables through molecular breeding in changing climate scenario -- Chapter 13 Kitchen gardening for nutritional security under changing climate -- Chapter 14 Emerging insect-pests of vegetables due to changing climate -- Chapter 15 Emerging diseases of vegetables due to changing climate -- Chapter 16 Impact of climate change on postharvest quality of vegetables.
    Abstract: This second volume on the topic will be extremely useful for the researchers and postgraduate students working on vegetable crops with a special focus on climate change. Today, the entire world is suffering from global warming and its consequent, climate change. This has emerged as the most prominent global environmental issue and there is an urgent need to mitigate its impact on agriculture. Over the past 20 years South Asia has had a robust economic growth, yet it is home to more than one fourth of the world’s hunger and 40% of the world’s malnourished children and women. Persistent climatic variability, which results in frequent drought and flood, is among the major reasons for this phenomenon. Vegetables are in general more succulent (have 90% water) and more sensitive to climatic vagaries and sudden changes in temperature, as well as irregular precipitation at any phase of crop growing, can affect the normal growth, flowering, pollination, fruit setting, fruit development and fruit ripening which eventually decreases the yield. The irregular precipitation also causes the soil salinity and is a major challenge in many vegetable growing areas. To mitigate the harmful impact of climatic change there is an urgent need to develop adequate adaptation strategies for adverse effect of climate change and preference should be given to the development of heat, cold, drought, flood and salinity stress tolerant genotypes along with climate proofing through conventional and non-conventional breeding techniques, as well as exploiting the beneficial effects of CO2 enhancement on crop growth and yield. Available evidence shows that there is high probability of increase in the frequency and intensity of climate related natural hazards due to climate change and hence increase the potential threat due to climate change related natural disasters in the world. At present protected cultivation and grafted seedlings are also popularizing among vegetable growers because of the huge scope as well as, molecular breeding, emerging insect-pests & diseases and postharvest quality of vegetables under this climate change scenario. Moreover, underexploited vegetables, perennial vegetable and tuber crops have a more tolerant ability to climate vagaries compare to major vegetables which are also discussed in this book.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 369 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031208409
    Series Statement: Advances in Olericulture,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20840-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-20840-9
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    Innovations in Biotechnology for a Sustainable Future (2021)
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    Keywords: Agricultural biotechnology. ; Biotechnology. ; Soil science. ; Botany. ; Environment. ; Agricultural Biotechnology. ; Biotechnology. ; Soil Science. ; Plant Science. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Biotechnology of 21st Century -- 3. Considerations on the Scaling of biological and chemical reactors -- 4. Design of a cultivation media for the production of metabolites with practical application in the biodegradation of industrial dyes -- 5. Obtaining and characterizing new biomaterials based on starch, for use in the food and health industry -- 6. Influence of immersion time in pitahaya (Hylocereus undatus) proteolytic enzyme solutions on the texture of bovine meat -- 7. Determination of free amino acids in fermented and toasted cocoa (Theobroma cacao) samples, using high performance liquid chromatography with UV detection by diode arrangement -- 8. Characterization of cassava and bee wax residues for their use in the obtaining of bioplastic -- 9. Development of a thermoplastic material from the residues of the banana (Musa paradisiaca) -- 10. Chemical ecology and its role in the conservation of threatened species: a case study in the Galapagos islands -- 11. Energy evaluation of solid biofuels made from mixtures of lignocellulosic biomass -- 12. Reforestation and conservation of vegetable germ plasm: challenges and expectations -- 13. Characterization of Moniliophthora roreri evans and evaluation of biological control alternatives in cacao (Theobroma cacao), for the Ecuadorian amazon -- 14. Application of biotechnology to the search and selection of PGPR in the control of phytosanitary problems in cocoa (Theobroma cacao) and banana (Musa acuminata) -- 15. Sustainability of organic quinoa cultivation (Chenopodium quinoa) in communities of colta Ecuador -- 16. Effects of artificial light intensity and temperature on the growth of lettuce (Lactuca sativa l.) in a vertical urban farm in low cost indoor -- 17. Efficiency of led lights in the propagation and field of summer flowers in Ecuador -- 18. Evaluation of extraction methods to obtain a natural flocculant from the tamarind seed (Tamarindus indica) -- 19. Bicomponent adsorption of Brilliant blue FCF and tartrazine under dynamic conditions using rice husk -- 20. Kinetic approach to the biocoagulation process of mixtures of Moringa oleífera and Caesalpinia spinosa in synthetic turby water -- 21. Sustainable alternatives in the treatment of liquid industrial waste -- 22. Biodegradation of industrial dyes with enzymatic extracts obtained in FES and FEL systems with Pleurotus djamor -- 23. Removal of petroleum hydrocarbons from medium and soil (lab & field conditions) by microorganisms isolated from the Ecuadorian amazon rainforest -- 24. Chemistry of natural products -- 25. Evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of natural extracts of altamisa (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) and melissa (Melissa officinallis) for the control of pathogenic agents -- 26. Phenolic compounds of cocoa (Theobroma cacao) shell extraction and antimicrobial activity -- 27. Susceptibility to antimicrobials in strains of environmental origin, a public health problem -- 28. Inhibition effect of oregano (Origanum vulgare) essential oil on an active biodegradable film -- 29. Current Challenges and Future Prospective of Biotechnology.
    Abstract: This contributed volume compiles the latest improvements in the field of biotechnology. It focuses on topics that comprises industrial, environment, agricultural and medical related issues to technology and biological studies and exhibits the correlation between the biological world and the dependence of humans on it. The book is organized into five parts covering the role of biotechnology in industrial products, environmental remediation, agriculture and pharmacological agents. Ranging from micro-scale studies to macro, it covers a huge domain of agricultural biotechnology and focuses on important commercial crops (e.g. cacao and coffee), arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, flow and distribution of phosphorus in agricultural soils in the Latin American region. Overall, the book portrays the importance of modern biotechnology and its role in solving the problems in modern day life. The book is a ready reference for practicing students, researchers of environmental engineering, chemical engineering, agricultural engineering, and other allied fields likewise.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXII, 448 p. 67 illus., 55 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030801083
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80108-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-80108-3
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    Advanced Automation for Tree Fruit Orchards and Vineyards (2023)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Geographic information systems. ; Food science. ; Agriculture. ; Control, Robotics, Automation. ; Geographical Information System. ; Food Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Fundamentals of Tree and Vine Physiology -- Mechanical Management of Modern Planar Fruit Tree Canopies -- Orchard Water Management -- Vineyard Water Management -- Pests and diseases management -- Advanced Technologies for Crop-load Management -- Mechanical Harvesting -- Autonomous Platforms -- Management Information Systems and Emerging Technologies -- Economic and Societal Aspects.
    Abstract: Modern tree fruit orchards and vineyards constitute complex production systems that are exposed to highly dynamic and stochastic natural, financial and societal forces, and face demands for increased production using fewer resources, with reduced environmental impact. Successful operation of orchards and vineyards under these conditions is practically impossible without careful and extensive use of state-of-the-art automation technologies and careful planning of future operations (e.g., training systems when replanting) that can be enabled by knowledge of emerging technologies and future trends. Also, improvement of existing automation technologies and development of novel future systems cannot be accomplished without a working understanding of the tree and vine biological production systems, their management needs, and the capabilities and limitations of existing automation systems. The book aims to provide the necessary knowledge to achieve the above goals in a way that can engage readers without engineering or horticultural backgrounds. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VII, 241 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031269417
    Series Statement: Agriculture Automation and Control,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26941-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-26941-7
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    Agricultural Ethics - An Invitation (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Applied ethics. ; Soil science. ; Environment. ; Agriculture. ; Agricultural Ethics. ; Soil Science. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. From Weed Control To Ethics -- 3. Agriculture- A Brief History -- 4. World Population - Three Views -- 5. Agricultures Moral Dilemmas -- 6. Ethics in Agriculture and Other Disciplines -- 7. Seeking Common Ground -- 8. Ethical Puzzles.
    Abstract: I write because I am concerned that I and my agricultural colleagues have avoided addressing the moral dimension of the environmental and social problems we have contributed to. I hope for an exchange of ideas about agriculture's moral dilemmas. I encourage my readers to engage in a collective conversation about the dilemmas and avoid remaining in what Merton calls "the collective arrogance and despair of his own herd." If those engaged in agriculture continue to ignore and fail to realize our common difficulties they will be addressed and resolved by societal pressure and political action, which may not yield the resolution we favor. The book's goal is not to resolve the moral dilemmas raised. It is to raise them and encourage thought and discussion. It will ask but not answer why nearly all involved in agriculture have not addressed the moral concerns voiced by the general public. The agricultural enterprise is committed to the benefits and future success of the present, very productive, chemical, capital, and energy intensive system, which is, in the minds of many, not sustainable. The internal justification invokes the moral claim that they feed the world's population. The question remains whether or not the prevailing moral justification of feeding the world is adequate given all the issues modern, developed country agriculture faces: pesticides in soil, water, and food, cruelty to animals, Biotech/GMO's, corporate agriculture, pollution by animal factory waste, exploitation of and cruelty to migrant labor.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 173 p. 2 illus., 1 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030489359
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48935-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-48935-9
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    Digital Agriculture (2022)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Mechanical engineering. ; Geographic information systems. ; Computer simulation. ; Agriculture. ; Mechanical Engineering. ; Geographical Information System. ; Computer Modelling.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 - The Agriculture Eras -- Chapter 2 - Global Navigation Satellite Systems -- Chapter 3 - Spatial and Temporal Variability Analysis -- Chapter 4 - Images and Remote Sensing Applied to Agricultural Management -- Chapter 5 - Geoprocessing Applied to Crop Management -- Chapter 6 - Sampling and Interpretation of Maps -- Chapter 7 - Agricultural Drones’ Application -- Chapter 8 - Sensors and Actuators -- Chapter 9 - Control and Automation Systems in Agricultural Machinery -- Chapter 10 - Digital Irrigation -- Chapter 11 - Digital Livestock Farming -- Chapter 12 - Internet of Things In Agriculture -- Chapter 13 - Data transmission, cloud computing and Big Data -- Chapter 14 - Machine Learning -- Chapter 15 - Platforms, Applications and Software -- Chapter 16 - Digital Data: Cycle, Standardization, Quality, Sharing and Security -- Chapter 17 - Case Study: SLC Agrícola -- Index.
    Abstract: This textbook addresses the most recent advances and main digital technologies used in farming. The reader will be able to understand the main concepts and techniques currently used to efficiently manage agricultural production systems. The book covers topics in a general and intuitive way, with examples and good illustrations.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VIII, 306 p. 145 illus., 123 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031145339
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14533-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-14533-9
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    Fundamentals of Agricultural and Field Robotics (2021)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Geographic information systems. ; Agriculture. ; Control, Robotics, Automation. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Agricultural and Field Robotics: An Introduction -- Part I. Sensing and Machine Vision -- Chapter 2. Sensors I: Color Imaging and Basics of Image Processing -- Chapter 3. Sensors II: 3D Sensing Techniques and Systems -- Chapter 4. Sensors III: Spectral Sensing and Data Analysis -- Chapter 5. Crop Scouting and Surrounding Awareness for Specialty Crops -- Chapter 6. Crop Sensing and Its Application in Precision Agriculture and Crop Phenotyping -- Part II: Mechanisms, Dynamics and Control -- Chapter 7. Robotic Manipulation and Optimization for Agricultural and Field Applications -- Chapter 8. End-effector Technologies -- Chapter 9. Control Techniques in Robotic Harvesting -- Chapter 10. Guidance, Auto-Steering Systems and Control -- Chapter 11. Automated Infield Sorting and Handling of Apples -- Chapter 12. Modeling, Simulation and Visualization of Agricultural and Field Robotic Systems -- Part III: Emerging Topics in Agricultural and Field Robotics -- Chapter 13. Advanced Learning and Classification Techniques for Agricultural and Field Robotics -- Chapter 14. Digital Farming and Field Robotics - Internet of Things, Cloud Computing and Big Data -- Chapter 15. Human-Machine Interactions -- Chapter 16. Machinery-Canopy Interactions in Tree Fruit Crops -- Index.
    Abstract: Over the past century, mechanization has been an important means for optimizing resource utilization, improving worker health and safety and reducing labor requirements in farming while increasing productivity and quality of 4F (Food, Fuel, Fiber, Feed). Recognizing this contribution, agricultural mechanization was considered as one of the top ten engineering achievements of 20th century by the National Academy of Engineering. Accordingly farming communities have adopted increasing level of automation and robotics to further improve the precision management of crops (including input resources), increase productivity and reduce farm labor beyond what has been possible with conventional mechanization technologies. It is more important than ever to continue to develop and adopt novel automation and robotic solutions into farming so that some of the most complex agricultural tasks, which require huge amount of seasonal labor such as fruit and vegetable harvesting, could be automated while meeting the rapidly increasing need for 4F. In addition, continual innovation in and adoption of agricultural automation and robotic technologies is essential to minimize the use of depleting resources including water, minerals and other chemicals so that sufficient amount of safe and healthy food can be produced for current generation while not compromising the potential for the future generation. This book aims at presenting the fundamental principles of various aspects of automation and robotics as they relate to production agriculture (the branch of agriculture dealing with farming operations from field preparation to seeding, to harvesting and field logistics). The building blocks of agricultural automation and robotics that are discussed in the book include sensing and machine vision, control, guidance, manipulation and end-effector technologies. The fundamentals and operating principles of these technologies are explained with examples from cutting-edge research and development currently going on around the word. This book brings together scientists, engineers, students and professionals working in these and related technologies to present their latest examples of agricultural automation and robotics research, innovation and development while explaining the fundamentals of the technology. The book, therefore, benefits those who wish to develop novel agricultural engineering solutions and/or to adopt them in the future. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 455 p. 201 illus., 161 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030704001
    Series Statement: Agriculture Automation and Control,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70400-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-70400-1
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    Sensing Approaches for Precision Agriculture (2021)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Geographic information systems. ; Agriculture. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction and Basic Sensing Concepts -- Chapter 2. Satellite Remote Sensing for Precision Agriculture -- Chapter 3. Sensing Crop Geometry and Structure -- Chapter 4. Soil Sensing -- Chapter 5. Sensing with Wireless Sensor Networks -- Chapter 6. Sensing for Health, Vigour and Disease Detection in Row and Grain Crops -- Chapter 7. On-Combine Sensing Techniques in Arable Crops -- Chapter 8. Sensing in Precision Horticulture -- Chapter 9. Sensing from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles -- Chapter 10. Sensing for Weed Detection -- Chapter 11. Applications of Sensing To Precision Irrigation -- Chapter 12. Applications of Optical Sensing of Crop Health and Vigour -- Chapter 13. Applications of Sensing for Disease Detection -- Chapter 14. Conclusions: Future Directions in Sensing for Precision Agriculture -- Index.
    Abstract: Sensing Approaches for Precision Agriculture aims to bring together the ‘state of the art’ of the most popular sensing techniques and the current state of research on the application of sensors in Precision Agriculture (PA). Sensing is of great value in PA because it provides cheap and immediate data for management. This book gives a broad overview of sensing in PA and a coherent introduction for new professionals and research scientists. Readers are introduced to the potential applications of a range of different sensors, how they should be used properly and their limitations for use in PA. Chapters on specific topics and case studies provide depth and enable implementation of the methods by users. A general introduction about sensing techniques in PA is followed by Chapters 2–9 on the most important specific techniques in sensing and Chapters 10–13 include mini-case studies, each showing cutting-edge applications for different sensing methods. Finally, there is an Epilogue on how we expect sensors and analysis to develop.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 415 p. 105 illus., 56 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030784317
    Series Statement: Progress in Precision Agriculture,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78431-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-78431-7
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    Carbon Neutrality in the Agri-food Sector : Challenges and Opportunities in a Dynamic Setting (2022)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Environment. ; Sustainability. ; Bioclimatology. ; Food security. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Food Security.
    Description / Table of Contents: Agri-food systems are facing a growing climate change problem and opportunity (Introduction) -- 2. Putting a farm into an emissions test lab -- 3. Governance issues in carbon emissions – can a food emissions gate be avoided? -- 4. How difficult is it to reach carbon neutrality? Tales of different agri-food chains -- 5. Carbon neutrality as business: decoupling growth from emissions while managing climate risks -- 6. Towards a carbon labelled world? -- Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book deals with the in-depth study of sustainability issues in the agri-food sector. In particular, a critical analysis of the current situation was developed and the future prospects of the sector on the issue of managing the environmental variable and the impacts relating to food production and consumption have been analyzed. Furthermore, the state of implementation and best practices relating to the carbon neutrality model in the agri-food sector were analyzed and models for the development of a new food production system were proposed with particular reference to the reduction of emissions, regeneration of natural resources, the elimination of waste and the reuse of production by-products. The main objectives of the book are to analyze the current situation and trends regarding carbon neutrality schemes and the connection with other greening programs, to identify and analyze the carbon-related labels, their methodology and their conformity assessment mechanisms and to understand possible key drivers for carbon neutrality or low carbon achievements in the agri-food sector. Today companies are acting on climate change pressures implementing carbon-neutral strategies for their brands and products. These frontrunner companies have identified a specific competitive advantage and are exploiting it to become the pioneers and the reference model for the carbon neutral implementation. This book will provide detailed and practical insights on how your organization can take positive action and be part of the global response developing a carbon neutral business.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXI, 191 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030880484
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88048-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-88048-4
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    Fluvial Systems in the Anthropocene : Process, Response and Modelling (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Physical geography. ; Sedimentology. ; Ecology . ; Water. ; Physical Geography. ; Sedimentology. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Discoursing River from Physical and Social Backdrops -- 2. Rivers in Distress : A Geo-Ecological consideration -- 3. Incorporating hydromorphological assessments in the fluvial geomorphology domain for transitioning towards Restorative River Science – Context, Concepts and Criteria -- 4. The Role of Rivers on Man and Society reflected in Literature: A critical study of a few selected River-oriented popular Bengali Novels in Geographical Perspective -- 5. An assessment of human impact on Bhagirathi river in Murshidabad district : From reverence to responsibility. .
    Abstract: This book addresses the various factors affecting fluvial systems, the processes governing them, system responses arising from human-nature interventions, and geospatial and geo-ecological modeling to understand system behaviour better and restore degraded ecosystems around the globe. Thanks to their hydrological and agro-ecological advantages, humans have settled along riverbanks since the dawn of civilization. Thus, the ancient "ecumene" (settlements) were located near major rivers worldwide. This legacy of river-based civilizations continues to this day in many forms. However, in the course of the 'Anthropocene' era, countless fluvial systems have been altered by human interventions in the form of large-scale dams and barrages, changes in land use and land cover, road-stream crossings, mining of sand and gravel, mushrooming of brickfield, expansion of modern agriculture, industrial growth, and urbanization. Thus, the present-day development pattern threatens fluvial systems, especially riverine morphology and ecosystems. In brief, human-induced morphological changes, water pollution, eutrophication, and related damages to aquatic organisms are the major threats to fluvial systems. Thus, maintaining the 'environmental flow' of the world's major rivers to preserve the proper functioning of riverine ecosystems and promote sustainable development is a global challenge.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 487 p. 160 illus., 150 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031111815
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11181-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-11181-5
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    South Africa’s Water Predicament : Freshwater’s Unceasing Decline (2023)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sustainability. ; Pollution. ; Environment. ; Environmental policy. ; Water. ; Sustainability. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Policy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- 1: Water Resources from a Global Perspective -- 2: Necessity of IWRM and Water Services -- 3: South Africa’s Continued Freshwater Decline and Current State -- 4: Decline in Informed Water Management -- 5: Continued Lack of Water Service Delivery -- 6: Progressive Deterioration of Water Quality -- 7: Main Issues Requiring Attention and Addressing Continued Deterioration -- 8: Transforming the Predicament into Problems.
    Abstract: The book provides a critical evaluation of South Africa’s freshwater resources to illustrate the way in which its freshwater resources, water access, services and infrastructure have continued to decline over the past three decades. The continued decline of water governance, management, water service delivery, dilapidated water infrastructure, dysfunctional local governments and overall excessive water degradation is illustrated and emphasized using real-life examples and case studies from various contexts within the country. The main argument of the book is that South Africa’s freshwater resources have declined to such an extent that it can be described as a predicament. Questionable water governance decisions and reactive water management practices have led to no improvement and/or increased degradation of freshwater resources. An overall lack of service delivery exists across the country, in various contexts, leading to further water and social decline. An inter-disciplinary evaluation of South Africa’s current water predicament is provided, major water crises are prioritized, and suitable recommendations are given to transform its predicament into problems which can be addressed. Suitable background information is given to emphasize the necessity of good water governance, management, and service delivery. South Africa’s freshwater resources are evaluated with specific focus on the decline of informed water governance, management, service delivery and water quality. Factors requiring urgent attention are determined and suitable recommendations and/or actions are provided. An evaluation and overall synthesis focused on the transformation of the predicament into problems is provided. Primary water problems are prioritized according to urgency and suitable recommendations are given to assist in transforming the country’s current complex water predicament into “simpler” water problems. Political will, collaboration with researchers, stakeholders, non-governmental organizations, and cooperation of civil society is required. South Africa’s already scarce freshwater resources and decaying infrastructure will persist and possibly collapse if no major actions or interventions are implemented. .
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    Pages: XVIII, 177 p. 30 illus., 17 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031240195
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 101
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24019-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-24019-5
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    Groundwater and Society : Applications of Geospatial Technology (2021)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Geographic information systems. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental protection. ; Civil engineering. ; Water. ; Geographical Information System. ; Sustainability. ; Soil and Water Protection.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction: Groundwater and Society: Applications of Geospatial Technology (Pravat Kumar Shit, Gouri Sankar Bhunia, Partha Pratim Adhikary, Ch. Jyotiprava Dash) -- Part I: Groundwater resources and societal development -- Chapter 2. Groundwater and Society in India: Challenging Issues and Adaptive Strategies (Subrata Jana) -- Chapter 3. Groundwater Research and Societal Development: Integration with Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System (Gouri Sankar Bhunia, Pravat Kumar Shit, Partha Pratim Adhikary and Debashish Sengupta) -- Chapter 4. Geospatial and Geophysical Approaches for Assessment of Groundwater Resources in an Alluvial Aquifer of India (Partha Pratim Adhikary, S.K.Dubey, Debashis Chakraborty, Ch. Jyotiprava Dash) -- Chapter 5. Groundwater and Space Technology: Issues and challenges (Gouri Sankar Bhunia, Pravat Kumar Shit, Harsha Das Gupta, Partha Pratim Adhikary) -- Part II: Groundwater availability, quality and pollution -- Chapter 6. Groundwater Quality through Multi-criteria based GIS Analysis: Village Level Assessment (Baisakhi Chakraborty, Sambhunath Roy, Gouri Sankar Bhunia, Debashish Sengupta, Pravat Kumar Shit) -- Chapter 7. GIS-based Fuzzy-AHP Approach for Assessment of Groundwater Potential Zones of an Urban Agglomeration (Suraj Kumar Mallick, Somnath Rudra) -- Chapter 8. Assessment of Groundwater Availability in Gumani River Basin, India using Geoinformatics and Analytical Hierarchy Process (Sadik Mahammad, Aznarul Islam) -- Chapter 9. Application of AHP for Groundwater Potential Zones Mapping in Plateau Fringe Terrain: Study from Western Province of West Bengal (Manas Karmakar, Monali Banerjee, Mrinal Mandal, Debasis Ghosh) -- Chapter 10. Performance of Frequency Ratio Approach for Mapping of Groundwater Prospect Areas in an Area of Mixed Topography (Subhas Garai, Pulakesh Das) -- Chapter 11. Artificial Neural Network for Identification of Groundwater Potential Zones in part of Hugli District, West Bengal, India (Chalantika Laha Salui and Shashank Yadav) -- Chapter 12. Multi-criteria Analysis for Groundwater Quality Assessment: A Study in Paschim Barddhaman District of West Bengal, India (Payel Das, Niladri Das) -- Chapter 13. Performance of WQI and HPI for Groundwater Quality Assessment: Study from Sangramgarh Colliery of West Burdwan District, West Bengal, India (Tanushree Paul, Manas Nath) -- Chapter 14. Assessment of Groundwater Quality interaction using One-decade Data: Case Study from a Hard Rock Area (S. Satheeshkumar, S. Venkateswaran, T. Maheshwari) -- Chapter 15. Fluoride Dynamics in Precambrian Hard Rock Terrain of North Singbhum Craton and Effect of Fluorosis on Human Health and Society (Biswajit Bera, Sumana Bhattacharjee, Meelan Chamling, Arijit Ghosh, Nairita Sengupta, Supriya Ghosh) -- Chapter 16. Coastal Aquifer Vulnerability for Saltwater Intrusion: A Case Study of Chennai Coast Using GALDIT Model and Geoinformatics (Debabrata Ghorai, Gouri Sankar Bhunia, Pravat Kumar Shit) -- Part III: Sustainable Groundwater resources management -- Chapter 17. Watershed Development Impact on Natural Resources: Groundwater and Surface Water Utilization (Partha Pratim Adhikary, M. Madhu, P. Jakhar, B.S. Naik, H.C. Hombegowda, D. Barman, G.B. Naik, Ch. J. Dash) -- Chapter 18. Long-term Groundwater Behaviour over an Agriculturally Developed State of North-West India: Trend and Impact on Agriculture (Omvir Singh, Amrita Kasana, Pankaj Bhardwaj) -- Chapter 19. Spatial Appraisals of Groundwater Recharge Potential Zone Identification using Remote Sensing and GIS (Gouri Sankar Bhunia, Pranab Kumar Maity, Pravat Kumar Shit) -- Chapter 20. Spatial Mapping of Groundwater Depth to Prioritize the Areas under Water Stress in Rayalaseema Region of Andhra Pradesh, India (Ch. Jyotiprava Dash, PP Adhikary, Uday Mandal) -- Chapter 21. Exploring Vulnerability of Groundwater using AHP and GIS Techniques: A Study in Cooch Behar District, West Bengal, India (Dipankar Saha, Debasish Talukdar, Ujjal Senapati, Tapan Kumar Das) -- Chapter 22. Applicability of Geospatial Technology, Weight of Evidence and Multilayer Perceptron for Groundwater Management: A Geoscientific Study on Birbhum District, West Bengal, India (Niladri Das, Subhasish Sutradhar, Ranajit Ghosh, Prolay Mondal) -- Chapter 23. Water resources management in semi-arid Purulia District of West Bengal, in the context of sustainable development goals (Amit Bera, Shubhamita Das).
    Abstract: This volume advances the scientific understanding, development, and application of geospatial technologies related to groundwater resource management, mapping, monitoring, and modelling using up-to-date remote sensing and GIS techniques. The book further provides a critical analysis of the debates and discourses surrounding groundwater resources and society, illustrates the relationship between groundwater resources and precision agriculture for societal development, and describes novel, region-specific management strategies and techniques for sustainability with case studies. The book is organized into three parts: (I) Groundwater resources and societal development; (II) Groundwater availability, quality and pollution; and (III) Sustainable groundwater resources management. Each section begins with a short introduction that includes an overview of the papers in that section. Individual chapters focus on the core themes of research and knowledge along with some topics that have received lesser attention. The book will be of interest to water resource planners and decision-makers, academic researchers, policy makers, NGOs, and academic researchers and students in Geography, Geophysics, Hydrology, Remote Sensing & GIS, Agriculture, Soil Science, and Agronomy.
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    Pages: XVI, 534 p. 215 illus., 199 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030641368
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64136-8
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    Force Majeure in the Hydropower Industry : Concepts and Case Studies (2023)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Water-power. ; Environmental Law. ; Environment. ; Earth sciences. ; Water. ; Hydroenergy. ; Environmental Law. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Earth Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Water for energy versus energy for water -- Chapter 3. Energy sectors that use water -- Chapter 4. The context of the development of the World hydropower sector -- Chapter 5. The impact of drought on the hydropower domain -- Chapter 6. Force majeure -- Chapter 7. Sample contractual provisions, which must be contained in a force majeure contract -- Chapter 8. Concrete cases of invocation of force majeure -- Chapter 9. Romania, in a European energy context -- Chapter 10. Settlement of the dispute, in case the force majeure clause is invoked by Hidroelectrica SA -- Chapter 11. Electricity, systemic crises and environmental policies.
    Abstract: This book aims to highlight the particular situation faced by certain hydropower companies by the fact that they cannot fulfil their contracts due to force majeure. The first part of this book will be an analysis of how water is used in electricity production. It is important to point out that all types of energy sources use water, to a different extent, of course, and that its spatial and temporal availability is very important. The focus will be on hydropower, presenting the current situation at the global level, and the effect of reducing the amounts of water in the river system. The second part is based on the presentation of the concept of force majeure and the ways of presenting and drafting it in a contract. Many disputes or the success of a contract depended heavily on the provisions of this article of the contract. Obviously, there are also situations in which the signatory parties abuse or are not protected by these provisions of force majeure. Starting from a few brief examples from the international level, we reach a wide discussion of the situation created in Romania, when the largest supplier of electricity produced on the basis of water terminates several contracts invoking force majeure. The manner in which the opinion of the parties involved is presented to the court is analyzed and presented in detail.
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    Pages: XI, 156 p. 35 illus., 32 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031274022
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27402-2
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    Small Water Bodies of the Western Balkans (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Earth sciences. ; Ecology . ; Water. ; Earth Sciences. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Springs as essential water sources for dependent ecosystems in karst -- Small standing-water ecosystems in the transitional temperate climate of the Western Balkans -- Conservation value and habitat diversity of fluvial lakes and gravel pits in river-floodplain systems -- Fountains - overlooked small water bodies in the urban areas -- Temporary ponds in Mediterranean islands: oases of biodiversity -- Riparian springs – challenges from a neglected habitat -- Ecological characteristics and specifics of spring habitats in Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Algae in shallow and small water bodies of Serbia: a frame for species and habitat protection -- Springs and headwater streams in Serbia: the hidden diversity and ecology of aquatic invertebrates. Springs of Southeastern Serbia with a focus on the Vlasina Plateau: different types of challenges for the macroinvertebrate community. Gastropods in small water bodies of the Western Balkans – Endangerments and threats. Importance of small water bodies for diversity of leeches (Hirudinea) of Western Balkan -- Karst springs: isolated ecosystem ecology from the water mite perspective -- Large branchiopods in Small Water bodies: A case study of the Ramsar site „Bardača Wetland“ (NW Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina) -- How important are small lotic habitats of the Western Balkans for local mayflies? -- Fish communities over the Danube wetlands in Serbia and Croatia -- The importance of small water bodies’ conservation for maintaining local amphibian diversity in the Western Balkans -- Human impact induces shifts in trophic composition and diversity of consumer communities in small freshwater ecosystems. Pollution of small lakes and ponds of the Western Balkans - assessment of levels of potentially toxic elements. Conclusions: Small water bodies of the Western Balkans – values and threats. .
    Abstract: The small water bodies such as headwater streams, springs, ditches, small lakes, and ponds are critical to maintaining freshwater biodiversity. This is especially true for Dinaric karst, where they are often the only water bodies present. However, despite their importance, they remain widely overlooked and excluded from government policies like the EU Water Framework Directive. This book includes information on different aspects of these essential but still neglected habitats. This book intends to be of interest to a wide range of audiences, from researchers and conservationists to the public and decision-makers.
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    Pages: VII, 451 p. 117 illus., 107 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030864781
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86478-1
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    Type-Based Flood Statistics : An Interlink Between Stochastic and Deterministic Flood Hydrology (2023)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Statistics . ; Natural disasters. ; Geographic information systems. ; Water. ; Statistics. ; Natural Hazards. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Characterisation of Flood Events – Event Separation and Flood Typology -- Chapter 3. Univariate Flood-Type-specific Flood Statistics -- Chapter 4. Multivariate Flood-Type specific Flood Statistics under consideration of tributary impacts -- Chapter 5. Regionalisation of Flood-type specific distributions -- Chapter 6. Main applications of the new methodology -- Chapter 7. Summary and outlook -- Appendix.
    Abstract: This book summarises for the first time all relevant methodologies for type-based flood statistics, introduces the basis of flood typology and makes them accessible to the user. Flood types improve the understanding of the flood-generating processes and characterise the flood event in terms of its features such as peak, volume and hydrograph shape. In addition, they can also significantly expand the information used in flood statistics and add valuable flood characteristics to the determination of design floods, especially the determination of flood scenarios relevant for reservoir management. A detailed framework with all aspects of point and spatial statistics as well as regionalisation is presented, and examples illustrate the benefit of the proposed methodology. The target audience is both users in associations and engineering offices, as type-based statistics are increasingly becoming part of the specifications, and researchers, as this is a current field of research.
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    Pages: XVIII, 275 p. 114 illus., 110 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031327117
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 124
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32711-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-32711-7
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    The Social Metabolism of Spanish Agriculture, 1900–2008 : The Mediterranean Way Towards Industrialization (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Environment. ; History. ; Environmental economics. ; Economics History. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Sciences. ; History. ; Environmental Economics. ; History of Economic Thought and Methodology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- 1. Agrarian Metabolism: the metabolic approach applied to agriculture -- 1.1. Agriculture and Social Metabolism: The metabolism of agroecosystems -- 1.2. Funds and flows in Agrarian Metabolism -- 1.3. The appropriation of biomass and colonization of the territory. Biophysical funds (land and livestock) -- 1.4. Social fund elements (human work and technical means of production) -- 1.5. The organization and dynamics of agrarian metabolism -- 1.6. The forces of change -- 1.7. Sources and methods -- 1.7.1. The specificities of AM -- 1.7.2. Scale and delimitations of the study -- 1.7.3. Sources of information -- 2. Intensification and Specialization: from Agricultureto Livestocking, 1900-2008 -- 2.1. Traditional historiographical accounts of agricultural transformations during the twentieth century -- 2.2. The evolution of land uses -- 2.3. Evolution of real net primary productivity -- 2.4. Evolution of Domestic Extraction -- 2.5. The specialization of Spain’s agricultural production -- 2.6. Spanish livestock in the twentieth century -- 2.7. Livestock production -- 2.8. An overview of Spanish agriculture industrialization -- 3. Agricultural inputs and their energy costs 1900-2010 -- 3.1. Comments on methodology -- 3.2. Traction -- 3.2.1 Mechanical traction -- 3.2.2. Combustibles -- 3.3. Irrigation -- 3.3.1. Irrigation systems -- 3.3.2. Installed mechanical power -- 3.3.3. Combustibles -- 3.3.4. Electricity -- 3.4. Fertilizers -- 3.5. Crop protection -- 3.5.1. Pesticides -- 3.5.2. Greenhouses -- 3.6. Use of inputs in the agricultural sector (Imports) -- 4. Decreasing income and reproductive problems of the agricultural population -- Introduction -- 4.1. The agricultural population during the first half of the twentieth century -- 4.2. An estimate of the agricultural sector’s macromagnitudes (1950-2008) -- 4.3. The agricultural population and changing living standards -- 4.4. The state of the agriculturalpopulation -- 4.5. Changes in farm structures -- 4.6. Breakdown of agricultural income and coverage of household expenditure -- 4.7. Conclusions -- 5. Environmental Impacts of Spanish Agriculture’s Industrialization -- 5.1. Functioning of the agroecosystem -- 5.2. The energy efficiency of agricultural production -- 5.3. State of the components of the land fund element -- 5.4. A diet rich in food of animal origin: the outsourcing of its land costs -- 6. The Metabolism of Spanish Agriculture -- 6.1. The agrarian sector in the metabolism of the Spanish economy -- 6.2. Foreign trade and domestic consumption of biomass -- 6.3. The main indicators of agrarian metabolism -- 6.4. The pace of intensification and specialization (I+S) -- 6.5. The drivers of I+S -- 6.5.1. Supply side drivers of I+S -- 6.5.2. Demand side drivers of I+S -- 6.6. Conclusions -- Epilogue -- Appendix I. Calculation of the physical production series of Spanish agriculture -- A.1.1. Sources and methodological decisions to calculate the Domestic Extraction of Vegetal Biomass -- A.1.2. The reliability of livestock censuses -- A.1.3. Adjusting Spanish livestock in the first third of the twentieth century -- Appendix II. Historical evolution of the Spanish Agrarian Metabolism and the Spanish Economy Metabolism -- A.2.1. Historical evolution of the Spanish Agrarian Metabolism -- A.2.2. Historical evolution of Spanish Economy Metabolism -- Bibliography -- Index.
    Abstract: This open access book provides a panoramic view of the evolution of Spanish agriculture from 1900 to the present, offering a more diverse picture to the complex and multidimensional reality of agrarian production. With a clear transdisciplinary ambition, the book applies an original and innovative theoretical and methodological tool, termed Agrarian Social Metabolism, combining Social Metabolism with an agroecological perspective. This integrative analysis is especially interesting for environmental scientists and policy makers being the best way to design sustainable agroecosystems and public policies capable of moving us towards a more sustainable food system. Spanish agricultural production has experienced impressive growth during the 20th century which has allowed it to ensure the supply of food to the population and even to transform some crops into important chapters in foreign trade. However, this growth has had its negative side since it was based on the injection of large amounts of external energy, on the destruction of employment and the loss of profitability of agricultural activity. But perhaps the most serious part is the strong impact of the current industrialised agriculture model on Spanish agroecosystems, exposed to the overexploitation of hydric resources, pollution of the water by nitrates and pesticides, high erosion rates and an alarming loss of biodiversity; damage which in the immediate future will end up reducing production capacity.
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    Pages: XIX, 281 p. 105 illus., 3 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030209001
    Series Statement: Environmental History, 10
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20900-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-20900-1
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    Satellite Remote Sensing of Terrestrial Hydrology (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environment. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Climatology. ; Earth sciences. ; Environmental geography. ; Water. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Climate Sciences. ; Earth Sciences. ; Integrated Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1 -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Global water sytems -- Part 2 -- Chapter 3 Optical Remote Sensing Systems -- Chapter 4 Satellite Geodetic Missions -- Part 3 -- Chapter 5 GEE Chapter -- Part 4 -- Chapter 6 Remote Sensing of Freshwater Habitats -- Chapter 7 Remot esensing of vegetation changes -- Part 5 -- Chapter 8 groundwater from space -- Part 6 -- Chapter 9 Impacts of Climate Change on Hydrological Cycle -- Chapter 10 Drought metrics and Indicators -- Part 7 -- Chapter 11 Hydrolological variability -- Part 8 -- Chapter 12 Statistical methods in hydrology -- Part 9 -- Chapter 13 SA_JoH -- Part 10 -- Chapter 14 JoH_Regional -- Part 11 -- Chapter 15 STOTEN -- Chapter 16 Climatic Change -- Part 12 -- Chapter 17 Flinders -- Chapter 18 Mitchell -- Part 13 -- Chapter 19 Brazil drought -- Chapter 20 LCB STOTEN -- Appendix.
    Abstract: This book highlights several opportunities that exist in satellite remote sensing of large-scale terrestrial hydrology. It lays bare the novel concept of remote sensing hydrology and demonstrates key applications of advance satellite technology and new methods in advancing our fundamental understanding of environmental systems. This includes, using state-of-the-art satellite hydrology missions like the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment and other multi-mission satellite systems as important tools that underpin water resources planning and accounting. This book discusses and demonstrates how the efficacy, simplicity, and sophistication in novel computing platforms for big earth observation data can help facilitate environmental monitoring and improve contemporary understanding of climate change impacts on freshwater resources. It also provides opportunities for practitioners and relevant government agencies to leverage satellite-based information in a transdisciplinary context to address several environmental issues affecting society. This book provides a general framework and highlights methods to help improve our understanding of hydrological processes and impact analysis from extreme events (e.g., droughts, floods) and climate change.
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    Pages: XXI, 688 p. 213 illus., 201 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030995775
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99577-5
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    Nile and Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam : Past, Present and Future (2021)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Water-power. ; Environment. ; Geography. ; Water. ; Hydroenergy. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Pre-colonial, Colonial and Post-Colonial Era: A Look into the Historical Depths of the Nile Waters: What to Learn from History -- 3. Global Perspectives and Regional Lessons: The Nile River and The Prospects of The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam -- 4. Beyond GERD: Hydropolitical, Hydrological, Technological and Investment (HHTI) Imperatives for Sustained Economic Cooperation -- 5. Water Resources Account of Egypt vs Ethiopia's Nile Sub-basins: The Utility of the Concept of Water Budget -- 6. Geographical Dimensions of Hydro-politics: The Case of Nile and Mekong Rivers.
    Abstract: This book is a contribution by the presenters of the 2020 International Conference on the Nile and Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The Nile basin is facing unprecedented level of water right challenges after the construction of GERD has begun. Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan have struggled to narrow their differences on filling and operation of the GERD. The need for science and data-based discussion for a lasting solution is crucial. Historical perspectives, water rights, agreements, failed negotiations, and other topics related to the Nile is covered in this book. The book covers Nile water claims past and present, international transboundary basin cooperation and water sharing, Nile water supply and demand management, Blue Nile/Abbay and Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, land and water degradation and watershed management, emerging threats of the Lakes Region in the Nile Basin, and hydrologic variation and monitoring. This book is beneficial for students, researchers, sociologists, engineers, policy makers, lawyers, water resources and environmental managers and for the people and governments of the Nile Basin.
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    Pages: IX, 525 p. 158 illus., 147 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030764371
    Series Statement: Springer Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76437-1
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    Climate-Drought Resilience in Extreme Environments (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Environment. ; Physical geography. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Agriculture Economic aspects. ; Environmental policy. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Water. ; Agricultural Economics. ; Environmental Policy.
    Description / Table of Contents: CHAPTER I: Introduction -- CHAPTER II: Socioecological profile of the Rain-fed Regions -- CHAPTER III: Implementation Process: Quality, equity and Sustenance -- CHAPTER IV: Moving Towards Sustainable -- CHAPTER V: Making of Climate Smart Communities: Experiences and Learnings -- CHAPTER VI: Conclusions and Policy Imperatives -- References -- Appendices.
    Abstract: This book assesses the effectiveness of changes in watershed interventions in one of the most fragile resource regions of India. Specifically the chapters examine various watershed centred interventions and their implementation process. An evaluation of the livelihood impacts, including crop production on the communities, is discussed and an assessment of the drought and climate resilience of households in the context of watershed and related interventions, including institutions and capacity of the communities is investigated. Lessons are drawn to further identify measures to strengthen and improvise interventions for enhanced climate-drought resilience in harsh environments. .
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    Pages: XXX, 163 p. 28 illus., 21 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030458898
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45889-8
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    Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 39 (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Plant ecology. ; Plant physiology. ; Pharmacology. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Agriculture. ; Plant Ecology. ; Plant Physiology. ; Pharmacology. ; Conservation Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Crop protection for agricultural intensification systems in sub-Saharan Africa (Alain Ratnadass) -- Chapter 2. Coffee diversity and conservation in Ethiopia (Kifle Zerga and Birhanu Tsegaye) -- Chapter 3. Phytochemistry, toxicity and pharmacology of Pistacia lentiscus, Artemisia herba-alba and Citrullus colocynthis (Mohamed Amine Gacem, Aminata Ould El Hadj-Khelil, Badreddine Boudjemaa and Hiba Gacem) -- Chapter 4. Role of osmolytes in the mechanisms of antioxidant defense of plants (Shah Fahad, Muhammad Akbar Anjum, Aamir Nawaz, Safina Naz, Sajjad Hussain and Shakeel Ahmad) -- Chapter 5. Basmati rice production and research in Pakistan (Muhammad Akhter and Zulqarnain Haider) -- Chapter 6. Site-specific fertilizer nitrogen management in cereals in South Asia (Bijay-Singh, Varinderpal-Signh and Ali M. Ali) -- Chapter 7. Materials and methods for biodiesel production (Soham Chattopadhyay and Ramkrishna Sen).
    Abstract: This book reviews recent research advances in sustainable agriculture, with focus on crop production, biodiversity and biofuels in Africa and Asia. .
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    Pages: VII, 204 p. 35 illus., 2 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030388812
    Series Statement: Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, 39
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38881-2
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    Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 42 : Hemp Production and Applications (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Food science. ; Environment. ; Manufactures. ; Pollution. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Food Science. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Machines, Tools, Processes. ; Pollution.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Chapter 1 Hemp Production -- Chapter 2 Traditional and New Applications of Hemp -- Chapter 3 Industrial Hemp in the USA: A Brief Synopsis -- Chapter 4 Hemp Fibers in Serbia: Cultivation, Processing, and Applications -- Chapter 5 Physico-chemical Characterization and Development of Hemp Aggregates for Highly Insulating Construction Building Materials -- Chapter 6 Modelling of the Hygrothermal Behaviour of Hemp Concrete -- Chapter 7 Hempseed Protein: Processing and Functional Properties -- Chapter 8 Functional and Bioactive Properties of Hemp Proteins -- Chapter 9 Hemp Seed as a Source of Food Proteins -- Chapter 10 Hemp Fibers for Wastewater Treatment.
    Abstract: This book reviews recent research and applications, developments, research trends, methods and issues related to the applications of industrial hemp for fundamental research and technology. Contains a complete overview of traditional and new applications of hemp.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030413842
    Series Statement: Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, 42
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41384-2
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    Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 46 : Mitigation of Antimicrobial Resistance Vol 1 Tools and Targets (2020)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Immune response. ; Pathogenic microorganisms. ; Environment. ; Agriculture. ; Antimicrobial Responses. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Chapter 1 – Antimicrobial resistance paradigm and One-health approach -- Chapter 2 – Global surveillance programs on antimicrobial resistance -- Chapter 3 – Antimicrobial resistance, food systems and climate change -- Chapter 4 – In silico approaches for prioritizing drug targets in pathogens -- Chapter 5 – Molecular and systems biology approaches for analyzing drug-tolerant bacterial persister cells -- Chapter 6 – Role of gene editing tool CRISPR-Cas in the management of antimicrobial resistance -- Chapter 7 – Control of bacterial biofilms for mitigating antimicrobial resistance -- Chapter 8 - Intrusion of bacterial quorum-sensing for antimicrobial resistance mitigation: A pharmaceutical perspective -- Chapter 9 - Drug discovery for targeting drug resistant bacteria.
    Abstract: According to the World Health Organization, antimicrobial resistance is a major threat to global health because the number of alternative antibiotics is very limited. Antimicrobial resistance is a slow evolutionary process that has been accelerated by human activities in health, environment and agriculture sectors. Due to their wide application, antibiotics and their residues have been found in almost all food products and natural ecosystems. This book reviews the drivers, impact and mitigation of antimicrobial resistance, with focus on methods and targets.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030530242
    Series Statement: Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, 46
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53024-2
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    An Introduction to Agroforestry : Four Decades of Scientific Developments (2021)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Ecology . ; Forestry. ; Agriculture. ; Ecology. ; Forestry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1. INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1. Historical Developments: The Coming of Age of Agroforestry -- Chapter 2. Definition and Concepts of Agroforestry -- Chapter 3. Classification of Agroforestry Systems -- Chapter 4. Global Distribution of Agroforestry Systems -- Part 2. AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS AND PRACTICES -- Chapter 5. Shifting Cultivation and Taungya -- Chapter 6. Tropical Alley Cropping and Improved Fallows -- Chapter 7. Tropical Homegardens -- Chapter 8. Shaded Perennial Agroforestry Systems -- Chapter 9. Silvopastoral Systems in the Tropics and Subtropics -- Chapter 10. Agroforestry in the Temperate Zone -- Chapter 11. Other Agroforestry Systems and Practices -- Part 3. BIOPHYSICAL FOUNDATIONS OF AGROFORESTRY: PLANT PRODUCTIVITY -- Chapter 12. General Principles of Plant Productivity -- Chapter 13. Multipurpose Trees (MPTs) and Other Agroforestry Species -- Chapter 14. Plant–to–Plant (Tree-Crop) Interactions in Agroforestry Systems -- Part 4. BIOPHYSICAL FOUNDATIONS OF AGROFORESTRY: SOIL PRODUCTIVITY AND PROTECTION -- Chapter 15. Soils and Agroforestry: General Principles -- Chapter 16. Soil Organic Matter and Nutrient Cycling -- Chapter 17. Biological Nitrogen Fixation and Nitrogen-Fixing Trees -- Chapter 18. Soil Conservation and Control of Land Degradation -- Part 5. ECOSYSTEM SERVICES OF AGROFORESTRY -- Chapter 19. Ecosystem Services of Agroforestry: An Introduction -- Chapter 20. Carbon Sequestration and Climate Change Mitigation -- Chapter 21. Agroforestry for Biodiversity Conservation -- Chapter 22. Other Ecosystem Services of Agroforestry -- Part 6. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, AGROFORESTRY, AND LAND MANAGEMENT IN THE FUTURE -- Chapter 23. Sustainable Development Goals, Food security, and Agroforestry -- Chapter 24. Agroforestry and Land Management in the Future.
    Abstract: Agroforestry – the practice of growing trees and crops in interacting combinations – is recognized the world over as an integrated approach to sustainable land-use. Agroforestry systems, being multifunctional, facilitate not only the production of food and wood products but also provide a variety of ecosystem services such as climate-change mitigation, biodiversity conservation, and soil quality improvement. Agroforestry research has made rapid strides since organized efforts started in the late 1970s. Today, a vast body of scientific knowledge and an impressive array of publications on agroforestry are available. Four World Congresses on Agroforestry conducted once every five years since 2004 have brought together the global community of agroforestry professionals and practitioners to share and discuss the emerging trends and paradigm shifts in this field. The fifth Congress is scheduled to be held in Québec, Canada. However, a comprehensive college-level textbook incorporating these research findings did not exist until this book was first published. The first edition of this book in 1993 (Nair, P. K. R., 1993) is out of print and somewhat dated. This revised edition, with emphasis on the scientific developments during the past more than four decades, addresses this long-felt need. .
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    Pages: XXI, 666 p. 266 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 2nd ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030753580
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75358-0
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    Soil and Crop Sensing for Precision Crop Production (2022)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Geographic information systems. ; Soil science. ; Agriculture. ; Control, Robotics, Automation. ; Geographical Information System. ; Soil Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 Soil and Crop Sensing for Precision Crop Production: An Introduction -- 2 Sensing Technology of Soil Physical Properties -- 3 Theories and Methods for Soil Nutrient Sensing -- 4 Application of Soil Sensing in Precision Agriculture -- 5 Theories and Methods for Spectroscopy-based Crop Nutrient Sensing -- 6 Remote sensing technologies for crop disease and pest detection -- 7 Plant Phenotyping -- 8 Crop Sensing in Precision Agriculture -- 9 Perspectives of Soil and Crop Sensing in Smart Agriculture -- Index -- .
    Abstract: Soil and crop sensing is a fundamental component and the first important step in precision agriculture. Unless the level of soil and crop variability is known, appropriate management decisions cannot be made and implemented. In the last few decades, various ground-based sensors have been developed to measure spatial variability in soil properties and nutrients, crop growth and yield, and pest conditions. Remote sensing as an important data collection tool has been increasingly used to map soil and crop growth variability as spatial, spectral and temporal resolutions of image data have improved significantly in recent years. While identifying spatial variability of soil and crop growth within fields is an important first step towards precision management, using that variability to formulate variable rate application plans of farming inputs such as fertilizers and pesticides is another essential step in precision agriculture.The purpose of this book is to present the historical, current and future developments of soil and crop sensing technologies with fundamentals and practical examples. The first chapter gives an overview of soil and crop sensing technologies for precision crop production. The next six chapters provide details on theories, methods, practical applications, as well as challenges and future research needs for all aspects of soil and crop sensing. The last two chapters show how soil and crop sensing technologies can be used for plant phenotyping and precision fertilization. The chapters are written by some of the world’s leading experts who have contributed significantly to the developments of precision agriculture technologies, especially in the area of soil and crop sensing. They use their knowledge, experiences, and successful stories to present informative and up-to-date information on relevant topics. Therefore, this book is an invaluable addition to the literature and can be used as a reference by scientists, engineers, practitioners, and college students for the dissemination and advancement of precision agriculture technologies for practical applications.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030704322
    Series Statement: Agriculture Automation and Control,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70432-2
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    Organic Agriculture and Climate Change (2023)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Environment. ; Physical geography. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences.
    Abstract: This book will collate, review and synthesize information on how Organic Agriculture (OA) practices affect and are affected by climate change, in comparison to the more widely used conventional agricultural practices. Pros and cons of OA practices will be discussed separately for croplands, pasture lands, mixed livestock cropping systems, vegetable fields, fruit and tree orchards, and vineyards. The book concludes with an overview on how conventional and OA practices can be prudently and discriminately combined to identify and adopt climate-resilient agro-ecosystems under site-specific conditions.
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    Pages: XI, 232 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031172151
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17215-1
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    Environmental Nanotechnology Volume 5 (2021)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Pollution. ; Environment. ; Polymers. ; Agriculture. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Polymers.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Nanocellulose-based Materials for Heavy Metal Removal from Wastewater -- Chapter 2 Visible-Light-Responsive Heterostructured Nanophotocatalysts for Organic Pollutants Decomposition -- Chapter 3 Conductive Polymer Nanobiosensors -- Chapter 4 Fabrication and Potential Applications of Nanoporous Membranes for Separation Processes -- Chapter 5 Nanomaterials for effective control of algal blooms in water -- Chapter 6 Nanotechnological Developments in Nanofiber-Based Membranes Used for Water Treatment Applications -- Chapter 7 Fe-based nanomaterials for removing the environmental endocrine disrupting chemicals in water: a review -- Chapter 8 Plasmonics, Vibrational Nanospectroscopy and Polymers -- Chapter 9 Phyto-Nanosensors: Advancement of Phytochemicals as an Electrochemical Platform for various Biomedical Applications -- Chapter 10 Nano-adsorbents in wastewater treatment for phosphate and nitrate removal.
    Abstract: This book presents comprehensive reviews on the latest developments of nanotechnologies to detect and remove pollutants in water, air and food. Polymer nanocomposites, nanoparticles from microbes and the application of nanotechnologies for desalination and agriculture are also discussed. Pollution of water and air by contaminants and diseases is a major health issue leading globally to millions of deaths yearly according to the World Health Organization. Such issue requires advanced methods to clean environmental media.
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    Pages: XIII, 370 p. 123 illus., 70 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030730109
    Series Statement: Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, 37
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73010-9
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    Our Carbon Hoofprint : The Complex Relationship Between Meat and Climate (2023)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Environment. ; Food science. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Food Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- How we got here, and where we need to go: The bitter fight about meat and climate -- The consequences for climate of meat consumption -- The Limits of Vegetarianism -- The Benefits of Modern Efficiency -- The Limits of Efficiency -- The Miracle of Grass -- The limits of grass -- Lightening our Carbon Hoofprint -- Policy Pathways -- Index.
    Abstract: In the ongoing effort to combat global climate catastrophe, animal agriculture has long been a subject of contention. On the one hand, most agree that across the world increasing meat and dairy consumption are accelerating anthropogenic climate change. On the other hand, proponents of the livestock industry argue that modern advancements reduce greenhouse gas emissions from efficient livestock production to negligible quantities. Some even maintain that grass-based livestock production has a net positive impact on the environment, due to the carbon sequestration caused by grazing. Whom are we to believe? This book shows us that the answer is not so clear-cut. Beginning with the implications of the UN’s Livestock’s Long Shadow report, it breaks down the blind spots and highlights the insights of the most prominent pro-meat arguments, as well as of the push for a global switch to vegetarianism. While advances in efficiency might reduce greenhouse gas emissions per unit of meat or milk produced, attendant decreases in cost can enable overconsumption and thus produce more waste. And while carbon sequestration is beneficial, it is not a reliable cure-all for the industry. Due to the economics of farming, however, eliminating meat consumption may not even reduce emissions at all. The truth about livestock production is much more nuanced but, luckily, also far more holistic. The future of agricultural policy will have to take into consideration factors such as human health and economics, as well as climate. Eschewing ideology for empirical rigor, this book paves an actionable path forward for both consumers and producers, offering unique solutions for each livestock system and simple, everyday adjustments for the average omnivore.
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    Pages: VIII, 231 p. 96 illus., 73 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031090233
    Series Statement: Food and Health,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09023-3
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    Secondary Agriculture : Sustainability and Livelihood in India (2022)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Bioclimatology. ; Sustainability. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Food security. ; Agriculture. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Conservation Biology. ; Food Security.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- 1. Linkage between Primary and Secondary Agriculture: Role of High Value Field Crops in Increasing Farmers Income -- 2.Agro-techniques and Management of Aromatic Rice for Higher Income and Livelihood Security -- 3. New Innovations in Agriculture: A way Forward for Enhancing Agricultural Production and Productivity -- 4. Integrated Farming Systems for Doubling Farmers’ Income -- 5. Integrated Farming Systems: Research, Extension and Scope in Punjab, India -- 6. Speciality Food Crops – An Alternate way for Increasing Farm Income -- 7. Prospects of Crop Residues in Secondary Agriculture -- 8. Marketing of Agricultural Produce - Problems and Prospects -- 9. Downsizing Risks While Increasing Productivity – A Must in Climate Change Scenario -- 10. Accelerated Composting of Organic Solid Waste Under Temperate Conditions -- 11. Sustainable Innovations to Improve Agricultural Productivity and Profitability -- 12. Post-Harvest Management and Value Addition of Food Crops -- 13. Role of Botanicals in Integrated Pest Management for Sustained Crop Production -- 14. Conservation Agriculture-Based Sustainable Intensification to Achieve Food, Water and Energy Security While Reducing Farmers’ Environmental Footprint in the Eastern Gangetic Plains of South Asia -- Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book on ‘Secondary Agriculture’ discusses the goal of doubling farmers’ incomes. The term ‘secondary’ has a bearing on climate change adaptation and its mitigation, small farm viability and profitability, food security, nutrition, sustainable utilization of natural resources, and optimal usage of produce from primary agriculture and farm incomes. Promoting secondary agriculture has implications on attaining sustainable development goals, which aim to connect primary, secondary and tertiary sectors by using slack/idle factors of production, such as land and labour, contributing to primary agriculture production, capturing ‘value’ in primary agricultural activities, and generating additional income at the enterprise level. In context to same, the chapters of this book have been designed to promote secondary agriculture through low-cost skills and technology applications in agriculture and by upscaling knowledge via integrating primary, secondary and tertiary sectors of agriculture. The motivation behind this book is to address the challenges of biotic and abiotic stresses facing the farming community; to increase farmers income through low-cost skills and technology applications in agriculture; to upscale knowledge by integrating primary, secondary and tertiary sectors of agriculture. The food processing sector in India is still in a nascent stage with only 8 per cent of the produce being processed as against 80-98 per cent in case of high-income countries (Government of India, 2008, 2010). The food processing sector is now receiving the boost with the annual growth of 13.2 per cent in registered food processing units during 2004-10 (Government of India, 2011). Against this backdrop, there is a strong need to strategically handle the situation in order to facilitate a self-sustainable and long-run growth of the sector, which is felt possible by focusing on Secondary Agriculture. Though not a panacea for all ailments of the primary sector, but it can definitely drive the growth.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031092183
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09218-3
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    Advances in Research on Vegetable Production Under a Changing Climate Vol. 1 (2021)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Environment. ; Plant genetics. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Plant Genetics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. The Role of Research for Vegetable Production Under a Changing Climate: Future Trends and Goals -- Chapter 2. Challenges and opportunities in vegetable production in changing climate: mitigation and adaptation strategies -- Chapter 3. Selection of genotypes in vegetable crops for climate change adaptation -- Chapter 4. Response of Solanaceous vegetables to increasing temperature and atmospheric CO2 -- Chapter 5. Climate change impact on cole crops and mitigation strategies -- Chapter 6. Impact of climate change on root crops production and mitigation strategies -- Chapter 7. Impact of climate change on leguminous vegetables productivity and mitigation strategies -- Chapter 8. Impact of climate change on bulb crops production and mitigation strategies -- Chapter 9. Impact of climate change on cucurbitaceous vegetables in relation to increasing temperature and drought -- Chapter 10. Impact of carbon sequestration and greenhouse gasses on soils -- Chapter 11. Impact of green house gasses on vegetable crops and atmosphere -- Chapter 12. Impact of heat on vegetable crops and mitigation strategies -- Chapter 13. Impact of drought and salinity on vegetable crops and mitigation strategies.
    Abstract: A considerable change in climate at a global level will impact the vegetable cultivation and agriculture as a whole; subsequently affecting the world's food supply. Climate change per se is not necessarily harmful; the problems arise from extreme events that are difficult to predict (erratic rainfall patterns and unpredictable high and low temperatures), and consequently reduce crop productivity. Vegetables are in general more succulent (have 90% water) and are more sensitive to climatic vagaries. Sudden changes in temperature coupled with irregular precipitation at any phase of crop growth can affect the normal growth, flowering, pollination, fruit setting, fruit development and fruit ripening can decrease the yield. The irregular precipitation can also affect the soil salinity and is a major challenge in many vegetable growing areas. To mitigate the harmful impact of climatic change there is a urgent need to develop adequate adaptation strategies for adverse effect of climate change and the preference should be given on development of heat, cold, drought, flood and salinity stress tolerant genotypes along with climate proofing through conventional and non-conventional breeding techniques. Available evidence shows that there is a high probability of increase in the frequency and intensity of climate related natural hazards due to climate change and hence increases the potential threat due to climate change related natural disasters in the world. This book (Volume- I) will be basically useful for the researchers and postgraduate students with current challenges and mitigation strategies for increasing vegetable production under a changing climate.
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    Pages: XVIII, 253 p. 29 illus., 22 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030634971
    Series Statement: Advances in Olericulture,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63497-1
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    Satellite Monitoring of Water Resources in the Middle East (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Climatology. ; Geographic information systems. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Environmental economics. ; Water. ; Climate Sciences. ; Geographical Information System. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Environmental Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Fundamentals of Satellite Remote Sensing -- 2. Water Resources in the Middle East -- 3. The Suitability of Satellite Remote Sensing and GIS Technologies For Mapping, Monitoring and Managing Water Resources in The Middle East -- 4. Atmospheric Rivers and Precipitation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) -- 5. Inventory of Shared Water Resources in Western Asia Revisited: Selected Pilot Areas for the Application of Remote Sensing -- 6. GIS-based multi-criteria approach to assess water resources vulnerability in a changing climate over the Arab Domain -- 7. Unraveling the spatio-temporal dynamics of satellite-inferred water resources in the Arabian Peninsula -- 8. A Technical Note on Least Squares Mascon Fitting to GRACE Satellite Data to Estimate Total Water Storage Changes in The Middle East -- 9. Spatial-Temporal Change of a Dam Lake Area Using Remote Sensing and Meteorological Drought Indices -- 10. Forecasting Domestic Water Demand using Meteorological and Satellite data: Case study of Greater Beirut Area -- 11. MODIS Satellite Images and TRMM Products to Compare Rainfall and Streamflow along the Coastal Rivers of Lebanon -- 12. Water balance and demand for different environmental changes and management scenarios in the Hasbani Basin, Lebanon using WEAP model and remotely sensed data -- 13. Agricultural Water Management in the Nile Delta Using Remote Sensing Techniques -- 14. Studying Hydrological Characteristics of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Palestine Using GIS and Remote Sensing Data -- 15. Landsat Satellite Images for Lineaments Detection: A Tool to Identify Groundwater Productivity in Lebanon -- 16. Using information from remote sensing to estimate groundwater: GRACE and Sentinel-1 satellites -- 17. Volcanic Terrains Reveal Bright Hydrogeological Prospects in Saudi Arabia: A GIS & RSA Linked Research on Harrat Rahat -- 18. Regional mapping of groundwater potential zones in the Saudi Arabia using remote sensing and machine learning algorithms -- 19. A DRASTIC-based Fuzzy C-Means Clustering Technique for Evaluating Groundwater Vulnerability under Uncertainty -- 20. Prospects of Retrieving Non-Optical Water Quality Properties with Remote Sensing Techniques -- 21. The potential of different reflectance based algorithms to retrieve Phycocyanin concentration through remote sensing. Application to a hypereutrophic Mediterranean lake -- 22. Remote sensing of water quality for human use of Shat Al-Hilla, Iraq.
    Abstract: This book presents both updated and new measurements on water resources from selective pilot areas form the Middle East. Demand for water has become very crucial notably in arid and semiarid regions like in the Middle East. The changing climate and the increased population are the most striking challenges on water resources in this region where the largest part of its territory is dry lands and deserts with minimal precipitation and high evaporation rates, and thus, the average per capita of water does not exceed 25 m3/year. This resulted in developing many studies and researches in different Middle East countries to clearly identify and assess the hydrological characteristics of the available water resources and to explore new resources in order to secure balanced water supply/demand. As a first of its type, this book introduces comprehensive knowledge on the successful reports of the use of satellite images in water studies in the Middle East, and the economic value resulted from adopting these techniques. Based on illustrated case-studies the book will represent a significant resource for a large number of experts, academics, researchers, engineers and different-level stakeholders including the decision makers. .
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    Pages: XI, 413 p. 168 illus., 158 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031155499
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15549-9
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    Towards Water Secure Societies : Coping with Water Scarcity and Quality Challenges (2021)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environment. ; Pollution. ; Water. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Pollution.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Water Security Assessment for the Red – Thai Binh River Basin, Vietnam -- Contextualizing Farmers’ Perceptions of Agricultural Wastewater Reuse in Areas of Water Shortage and Contamination: An In-depth Case Study of Wadi Al-Far`a Watershed – Palestine -- Optimize Anaerobic Degradation Processes in Agricultural Wastewater Treatment to maximize Biogas Productivity -- Evaluation of Wastewater Treatment using Dilution in Rosetta Branch and Tala Drain, Nile Delta, Egypt -- Upcoming Challenges of Water Reclamation fromUnconventional Sources -- How Membrane Bioreactor Technology Can Help to Solve both, German and RussianWastewater Problems -- Experiences on Wastewater Treatment and Reuse for Different Types of Industries -- Social Characteristics and Adaptation to Water Scarcity: The Case of Groundnut Farmers in the Lawra and Nandom Districts, Ghana -- Temporal Climate Variability and Staple Cereals in Southern Burkina Faso.
    Abstract: This book describes the water security challenges with focus on water scarcity and quality in our rapidly changing world. Achieving water security is essential to promoting economic and social development, as well as resource sustainability and ecosystem integrity. Questions of water security are central to recent global agreements such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. The thematic areas discussed here support the SDGs, with special attention to Goal 6 (“Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation”). The book is a collection of studies from engineering, social and environmental disciplines and aims at giving a balanced overview of the current , complex discourse on water scarcity and quality. It offers a source of inspiration and information for researchers, policymakers, planners, and practitioners concerning the further development of concepts, approaches, and methodologies for promoting water secure societies.
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    Pages: XIII, 200 p. 90 illus., 68 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030506537
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50653-7
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    Sustainability of Water Resources : Impacts and Management (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sustainability. ; Climatology. ; Geographic information systems. ; Environmental management. ; Water. ; Sustainability. ; Climate Sciences. ; Geographical Information System. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Water: How Secure are We under Climate Change? -- Influence of stemflow measurement on interception estimation under Eucalyptus plantations -- Strategic Human Resources in Water Sources Development -- Water Budget Monitoring of the Ganga River Basin using remote sensing data and GIS -- Evaluation of SWAT Model for Simulating the Water Balance Components for the DudhKoshi River Basin in Nepal -- Development Policy Framework Towards Riverfront Development (RFD)- A Study on Mula- Mutha Riverfront Pune, Maharashtra, India -- Rejuvenating Water Wisdom: A Route to Resilience. .
    Abstract: This book covers a wide spectrum of water resources management, including water supply and demand, operation and maintenance of water distribution systems, water quality assessment, impacts of climate change on hydrological extremes, and water governance. Rapid urbanization, industrialization, and population growth are the major factors contributing to a significant rise in water demands across all the sectors in India. Although the Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall contributes primarily to the available surface and groundwater resources, recurrent non-uniform/erratic rainfall events have resulted in widespread water scarcity. On many occasions, extreme meteorological conditions trigger the severity of water-related disasters such as floods and droughts. The untreated wastewater from domestic and industrial sources discharged through un-engineered means, adds to the issue as it ends up polluting the surface and groundwater resources. .
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    Pages: XIV, 414 p. 193 illus., 147 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031134678
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 116
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13467-8
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    Water Resilience : Management and Governance in Times of Change (2021)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental management. ; Pollution. ; Earth sciences. ; Environment. ; Water. ; Environmental Management. ; Pollution. ; Earth Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Emergence of Water Resilience: an introduction -- Part II: Examining water systems through the lens of resilience -- Chapter 2. Water Policy and Governance in Transition: The EU Water Framework Directive -- Chapter 3. The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)—California’s Prescription for Common Challenges of Groundwater Governance -- Chapter 4. Water Policy Reform for Sustainable Development in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia: Insights from Resilience Thinking -- Chapter 5. Reducing Nutrient Loading from Agriculture to Lake Ecosystems – Contributions of Resilience Principles -- Chapter 6. Reconfiguring water governance for resilient social-ecological systems in South America -- Part III: Exploring the conceptual boundaries and bridges of water resilience -- Chapter 7. Capacities for watershed resilience: persistence, adaptation, and transformation -- Chapter 8. Adaptive Governance in North American Water Systems: a legal perspective on resilience and reconciliation -- Chapter 9. Cross-scale Governance for Urban Water Resilience in Bengaluru and Cape Town -- Chapter 10. Facing Change: Understanding Transitions of River Basin Policies Over Time -- Chapter 11. Conditions and Cautions for Transforming Ocean Governance -- Chapter 12. Extraordinary governance to avoid extraordinary events. Part IV: Conclusion -- Chapter 13. Charting a course for management and governance dimensions of water resilience.
    Abstract: This book synthesizes current knowledge and understanding of management and governance in the context of water resilience; advances theory through synthesis of research and experiences from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. The book highlights the implications of theory and experience for innovation in practice and policy; and it explores frontiers and future research. The book further addresses the need for a consolidated, interdisciplinary approach to the theoretical advances and practical implications of water resilience for academics, resource managers, aid organizations, policy makers and citizens. .
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030481100
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48110-0
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    Geospatial Technologies for Resources Planning and Management (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Geomorphology. ; Geographic information systems. ; Earth sciences. ; Geography. ; Environmental management. ; Agriculture. ; Water. ; Geomorphology. ; Geographical Information System. ; Earth and Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Management. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Geospatial Technology for Geomorphology Mapping and its Applications -- Geospatial technology for estimation of geomorphological characteristics of an ungauged watershed -- Long Term Analysis of River Migration Pattern using Geospatial Techniques – A case study of upper part of the Ganga River, India -- Space borne Scatterometers for understanding the large-scale land hydrological processes -- Wetland Classification and Monitoring Using Time Series Earth Observation Data and Machine Learning Algorithm: A Case Study in Upper Ganga River Stretch.
    Abstract: This book focuses on the application of geospatial technologies for resource planning and management for the key natural resources, e.g. water, agriculture and forest as well as the decision support system (DSS) for infrastructure development. We have seen in the past four decades that the growing complexities of sustainable management of natural resources management have been very challenging. The book has been written to leverage the current geospatial technologies that integrate the remotely sensed data available from various platforms, the precise locational data providing geospatial intelligence, and the advanced integration tools of Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Geospatial technologies have been used for water resources management employing geomorphological characteristics, analysis of river migration pattern, understanding the large-scale hydrological process, wet land classification and monitoring, analysis of glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF), assessment of environmental flow and soil erosion studies, water quality modelling and assessment and rejuvenation of paleochannels through groundwater recharge. Geospatial technologies have been applied for crop classification and mapping, soil moisture determination using RISAT-1 C-band and PALSAR-2 L-band sensors, inventory of horticulture plantations, management of citrus orchards, crop yield forecasting, rice yield estimation, estimation of evapotranspiration and its evaluation against lysimeter and satellite-based evapotranspiration product for India to address the various issues of the agricultural system management. Geospatial technologies have been used for generation of digital elevation model, urban dynamics assessment, mobile GIS application at grass root level planning, cadastral level developmental planning and e-governance applications, system dynamics for sustainable development, micro-level water resources planning, site suitability for sewage treatment plant, traffic density assessment, geographical indications of India, archaeological applications and disasters interventions to elaborate various issues of DSS for infrastructure development and management. Geospatial technologies have been employed for the generation and reconciliation of the notified forest land boundaries, and also the land cover changes analysis within notified forest areas, forest resource assessment, management and monitoring and wildlife conservation and management. This book aims to present high-quality technical case studies representing the recent developments in the “application of geospatial technologies for resource planning and management”. The editors hope that this book will serve as a valuable resource for scientists and researchers to plan and manage land and water resources sustainably.
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    Pages: VIII, 750 p. 378 illus., 351 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030989811
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 115
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98981-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-98981-1
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    Deep Learning for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Science (2021)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Artificial intelligence. ; Environmental sciences Mathematics. ; Environment. ; Neural networks (Computer science) . ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Water. ; Artificial Intelligence. ; Mathematical Applications in Environmental Science. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Mathematical Models of Cognitive Processes and Neural Networks. ; Environmental Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Mathematical Background -- Data Preprocessing -- Neural Network -- Training a Neural Network -- Updating Weights -- Improving model performance -- Advanced Neural Network Algorithms -- Deep learning for time series -- Deep learning for spatial datasets -- Tensorflow and Keras Programming for Deep Learning -- Hydrometeorological Applications of deep learning -- Environmental Applications of deep learning.
    Abstract: This book provides a step-by-step methodology and derivation of deep learning algorithms as Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) and Convolution Neural Network (CNN), especially for estimating parameters, with back-propagation as well as examples with real datasets of hydrometeorology (e.g. streamflow and temperature) and environmental science (e.g. water quality). Deep learning is known as part of machine learning methodology based on the artificial neural network. Increasing data availability and computing power enhance applications of deep learning to hydrometeorological and environmental fields. However, books that specifically focus on applications to these fields are limited. Most of deep learning books demonstrate theoretical backgrounds and mathematics. However, examples with real data and step-by-step explanations to understand the algorithms in hydrometeorology and environmental science are very rare. This book focuses on the explanation of deep learning techniques and their applications to hydrometeorological and environmental studies with real hydrological and environmental data. This book covers the major deep learning algorithms as Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) and Convolution Neural Network (CNN) as well as the conventional artificial neural network model.
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    Pages: XIV, 204 p. 189 illus., 133 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030647773
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 99
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64777-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-64777-3
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    Water Resource Management in Central Asia and Afghanistan : Current and Future Environmental and Water Issues (2021)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Pollution. ; Bioclimatology. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Geographic information systems. ; Water. ; Pollution. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Hydrologic Model for Runoff Simulation of the Kyzyl-Suu River -- Chapter 2: Integrated Water Resources and Environmental Management in the Transboundary Rivers Basins of Central Asia -- Chapter 3: Experience of Preparation of River Basin Planning and Management on Water Resource Development, Use and Protection in Main and Minor Transboundary River Basins -- Chapter 4: Assessment of Amu Darya Runoff Changes as a Result of Predicted Climate Change and Reduced Glaciation -- Chapter 5: Climate Change Forecast in Kyrgyzstan for 2050 and 2100 -- Chapter 6: Reactions and Dynamics of Drains on Small Transboundary Rivers with Various Feeding Types and the Effect on Climate Change -- Chapter 7: Assessment of anthropogenic loads on the Talas River Watershed (within the Republic of Kazakhstan) -- Chapter 8:The Glacial Systems of Kyrgyzstan under Climate Change -- Chapter 9: Water Resource Risks to Cotton Agriculture in Uzbekistan: Climate, Policy and Irrigation -- Chapter 10: Groundwater Flooding Risk Assessment Using Microseismic Arrays and VES Techniques in the Northern Part of Bishkek -- Chapter 11: Designing Sustainable Futures: Interdisciplinary Science and Social Creativity -- Chapter 12: Water Reuse for Irrigation in Rural Areas in Japan: Implications/Insights for Central Asia and Afghanistan -- Chapter 13: Physics-Chemical Properties of the Kyzyl-Suu River and its tributaries -- Chapter 14: Environmental and Water Resources Management Study of Ghorband-Panjshir and Kunduz Rivers Basins, Afghanistan -- Chapter 15: Investigation of the High Mountain Vegetation Using Satellite Imagery, Kyrgyzstan -- Chapter 16: New Approaches and Advanced Methodology in Integrated Water Resources Management: Amu Darya River Basin -- Chapter 17: Investigation of the Various Aspects of the Kafirnigan River Basin, Tajikistan. .
    Abstract: The book provides a cross-sectoral, multi-scale assessment of development-directed investigations in the main rivers of wider Central Asia and Afghanistan. The book highlights the development of river systems, water reservoirs, ecosystems and risks as well as the impact of climate change on water resources in Central Asian countries and Afghanistan. It provides information on the genesis of river basins, physical and chemical properties of water in rivers, and the hydrological regimes of the rivers of Central Asia and Afghanistan. The book is useful for scientists and researchers whose work focuses on rivers and the use of water resources, irrigation, ecosystems, risks, water supply, climate change and remote sensing, as well as for students and planners, administrations and other stakeholders in the water sector.
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    Pages: VII, 193 p. 91 illus., 77 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030683375
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68337-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-68337-5
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    River Hydraulics : Hydraulics, Water Resources and Coastal Engineering Vol. 2 (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Earth sciences. ; Natural disasters. ; Environment. ; Physical geography. ; Water. ; Earth Sciences. ; Natural Hazards. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Effect of bed permeability on flow turbulence in gravel-bed stream -- Study on Erosion and Undercut of Cohesive River Bank – An Experimental Approach -- Hydraulic design of reservoir in permeable pavement for mitigating urban storm water -- Analytical expression for measurement of discharge using conical obstruction in a small rectangular channel -- Efficient numerical algorithm for flow field around vertically submerged tandem and aligned circular cylinders. .
    Abstract: This book presents key principles of the hydraulics of river basins, with a unique focus on the interplay between stream flows and sediment transport. Addressing a number of basic topics related to the hydraulics of river systems, above all it emphasizes applicative aspects in order to provide the reader with a solid grasp of river engineering. The understanding of the river hydraulics is essential for the assessment of optimum locations for the conservation of water resources and its structures. This book will be interesting to readers and researchers working in the specialized area of river hydraulics of Ganga basin, Narmada, Tapi, Godavari, and other basins of India. It consists of review on hydraulics of meandering river; hydraulic design of reservoir in permeable pavement; optimization of hydraulic design; hydraulic investigations to optimize the design of spillway and design of energy dissipater; and analysis of performance of orifice spillway using computational fluid dynamics.
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    Pages: X, 471 p. 284 illus., 187 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030817688
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 110
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81768-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-81768-8
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    Water Quality Modeling That Works (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Environmental management. ; Environment. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Water. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Challenges of Modeling for Water Quality Management -- 2. Data Analysis to Understand the Modeled System -- 3. River BOD/DO Modeling with New Twists -- 4. Eutrophication Modeling: Algal Blooms, Nutrients, and Dissolved Oxygen -- 5. Modeling Analysis for pH -- 6. Modeling Pathogens in Natural Waters and Sediments -- 7. Toxics and Emerging Chemicals -- 8. Mixing Zone Analysis.
    Abstract: This book offers a practical guidance for environmental engineers and scientists charged with assessing the cause-and-effect of pollutants in receiving water systems. Instead of blindly running models, which is a practice seen too often in today’s field that can result in results with uncertainty, modelers must first understand the physical insights of the specific water systems in order to properly calibrate the parameters of the models. This book reinforces the critical importance of properly understanding the physical attributes of water systems by drawing on the author’s extensive experience in modeling with strong data support. This is also what sets this book apart from the volumes currently available in the water quality modeling field – nearly all other books in the field are categorized as textbooks, and unlike this book, offer few practical examples or exercises to follow. Environmental engineers and scientists engaged in quantifying the water quality impacts of pollutants to specific water systems will find this book valuable in their day-to-day practices. This book is a necessary volume for water quality engineers and scientists to consult for the regulatory planning and management of water systems.
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    Pages: XVII, 308 p. 176 illus., 1 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030904838
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90483-8
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    Water Management and Water Governance : Hydrological Modeling (2021)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Geographic information systems. ; Ecology Methodology. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Water. ; Geographical Information System. ; Ecological Modelling. ; Environmental Social Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Application of RS and GIS in Watershed Management -- 2. Application of RS and GIS in Agricultural Water Management -- 3. Hydrological Modeling -- 4. Intelligent Water Management -- 5. Water Governance.
    Abstract: This book focusses on hydrological modeling, water management, and water governance. It covers the applications of remote sensing and GIS tools and techniques for land use and land cover classifications, estimation of precipitation, evaluation of morphological changes, and monitoring of soil moisture variability. Moreover, remote sensing and GIS techniques have been applied for crop mapping to assess cropping patterns, computation of reference crop evapotranspiration, and crop coefficient. Hydrological modeling studies have been carried out to address various issues in the water sector. MODFLOW model was successfully applied for groundwater modeling and groundwater recharge estimation. Runoff modeling has been carried out to simulate the snowmelt runoff together with the rainfall and sub-surface flow contributions for snow-fed basins. A study has been included, which predicts the impact of the land use and land cover on stream flow. Various problems in the water sector have been addressed employing hydrological models such as SWAT, ArcSWAT, and VIC. An experimental study has been presented wherein the laboratory performance of rainfall simulator has been evaluated. Hydrological modeling studies involving modifications in the curve number methodology for simulation of floods and sediment load have also been presented. This book is useful for academicians, water practitioners, scientists, water managers, environmentalists, and administrators, NGOs, researchers, and students who are involved in water management with the focus on hydrological modeling, water management, and water governance.. .
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    Pages: XI, 550 p. 265 illus., 231 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030580513
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 96
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58051-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-58051-3
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    Nano-biotechnology for Waste Water Treatment : Theory and Practices (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Pollution. ; Environment. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Water. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Chemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Principles and potentials of nano-biotechnology -- Application of nano-biotechnology in municipal and industrial wastewater: An Overview -- Application of plant-based nanoparticles in wastewater decontamination -- Microbial synthesis of nanoparticles for waste water remediation -- Nano-materials for the Removal of Inorganic Contaminants from Industrial Wastewater.
    Abstract: This book embodies the potentials of nanobiotechnology-based water treatment techniques to provide a solid understanding of the subjects. Starting with a refresher of the basic conventional technologies which are now been integrated with nanomaterials for an efficient, viable, and eco-friendly treatment of contaminated water. The book covers various physical, chemical, and hybrid methods of nanobiomaterial synthesis and their fabrication for characterizing existing techniques. The book gives special attention to those nanotechnology-based approaches that promise easier, faster, and cheaper processes in contaminants monitoring and their treatment. Several case studies explain in an easy to understand format how employing nanobiomaterials as an indicator and analytical tool will enable students to learn about cleaning up the environment.
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    Pages: VII, 397 p. 62 illus., 55 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031008122
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 111
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-00812-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-00812-2
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    Heavy Metals in Scleractinian Corals (2021)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Environment. ; Water. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Heavy Metals - An Overview -- Coral Reef Ecosystems -- The Use of Scleractinian Corals for Heavy Metal Studies -- Analytical Techniques Used for Heavy Metal Analysis in Corals.
    Abstract: This book provides an in-depth review of heavy metals in corals, describing the sources of heavy metals in the marine environment and their effect on corals. It is designed to serve as a unique reference for upcoming marine researchers and chemists, advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as those interested in marine pollution with respect to heavy metals. The book explains the basics as well as the state-of-the-art regarding heavy metals and corals and is engaging and clearly written and narrated, providing readers with the fundamental tools about the subject matter that they need in their specific fields. It allows readers to understand and appreciate the interactions between the atmosphere, ocean, and the geosphere. Detailed reference is included for the benefit of the reader. The specific objectives of this book are (i) to inform/educate the reader about persistent pollutants such as heavy metals, (ii) to identify sources of heavy metals in the marine environment, (iii) to inform about route of exposure and uptake of the heavy metal pollutants by corals, (iv) to elaborate about the effect of heavy metal pollutants on the coral reef ecosystems, (v) to discuss the ways in which heavy metal regulation occurs in corals, (vi) to impact current knowledge regarding heavy metals in the marine environment, and (vii) to briefly show chemical analysis and instrumentation for analyzing heavy metals.
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    Pages: X, 90 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030736132
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73613-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-73613-2
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    Resilient Water Management Strategies in Urban Settings : Innovations in Decentralized Water Infrastructure Systems (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environment. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental management. ; Biotic communities. ; Water. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Ecosystems.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Decentralized Green Water- Infrastructure Systems: Resilient and Sustainable Management Strategies for Building Water Systems -- Chapter 2: Advances in wastewater reclamation and reuse technologies: Selected case study projects in Japan -- Chapter 3: Smart Decentralized Water Systems In South Korea -- Chapter 4: Open datasets and IoT sensors for residential water demand monitoring at the end-use level: A pilot study sites in Naples -- Chapter 5: Maximizing the benefits of rainwater harvesting systems: Review and analysis of selected case study examples -- Chapter 6: Pathway to scaling up onsite non-potable water systems -- Chapter 7: Integrated water management for a sustainable office building -- Chapter 8: Examining Drivers and Barriers of Urban Water Reuse through Case Studies in Oklahoma, USA -- Chapter 9: The Impact of Location on Decentralized Water Use in Urban Agriculture -- Chapter 10: Water Sector Reconstruction for Post-Disaster Housing Settlements: A Tale of Two Governance Models. .
    Abstract: The central theme of this volume is innovations in decentralized green water-infrastructure systems (DGWIS). This volume presents a discussion of cross-disciplinary knowledge-base and case studies of DGWIS around the world. Topics include: (1) uses of locally available alternative water sources in urban settings; (2) smart technologies applied to urban water management system; (3); integrating locally available renewable energy use in urban water management system; (4) food-water-energy nexus in urban environments; and (5) decentralized disaster mitigation strategies in urban environments. This volume serves as a reference source for researchers and graduate-level instruction and a valuable guide for practice engineers and landscape planners interested and involved in holistic and resilient water management practices in urban environments.
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    Pages: XII, 243 p. 84 illus., 79 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030958442
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95844-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-95844-2
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    River and Coastal Engineering : Hydraulics, Water Resources and Coastal Engineering (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Natural disasters. ; Engineering geology. ; Earth sciences. ; Environment. ; Water. ; Natural Hazards. ; Geoengineering. ; Earth Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Establishing sediment rating curves using optimization technique -- A study on some characteristics of an alluvial channel for varying flows -- Model study for determination of efficiency of a typical silt ejector -- Utility of physical wave model for deepening of inner harbour. .
    Abstract: This book deals with important topics of current interest, such as climate change, floods, drought, and hydrological extremes. The impact of climate change on water resources is drawing worldwide attention in these days; water resources in many countries are already stressed and climate change along with burgeoning population, rising standard of living, and increasing demand are adding to the stress. Further, river basins are becoming less resilient to climatic vagaries. Fundamental to addressing these issues is hydrological modelling which is covered in these books. Further, integrated water resources management is vital to ensure water and food security. Integral to the management is groundwater and solute transport. The books encompass tools that will be useful to mitigate the adverse consequences of natural disasters. This book is useful for those working in river and coastal engineering. River Engineering is important for fluvial hydraulics, sediment transport, morphometry, desilting, trap efficiency, silting and desilting process. Coastal engineering includes storm surge forecast, optimization of harbour, wave modelling, and shoreline changes.
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    Pages: XIV, 412 p. 240 illus., 208 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031050572
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 117
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05057-2
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    Rivers of Southern Chile and Patagonia : Context, Cascade Process, Geomorphic Evolution and Risk Management (2023)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Biotic communities. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Pollution. ; Ecology . ; Environmental management. ; Water. ; Ecosystems. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Pollution. ; Ecology. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. An introduction to the rivers of southern Chile and Patagonia(Carlos Oyarzun) -- Chapter 2. Disturbance and Ecosystem Function of Pacific Patagonia Rivers(Brian Reid) -- Chapter 3. Morphologic adjustments in rivers affected by volcanic eruptions, Chile(Andrés Iroumé, Ramon J. Batalla) -- Chapter 4. The geomorphic signatures in a radial drainage system affected by the recent eruption of the Calbuco volcano, Lake district, Chile(Christopher Sepúlveda, Bruno Mazzorana, Hector Ulloa, Andres Iroumé) -- Chapter 5. Investigating the geomorphological footprint of Glacier Lake Outbust Floods (GLOFs) in Patagonian Rivers(Diego Bahamondes, Bruno Mazzorana, Pablo Iribarren, Hector Ulloa) -- Chapter 6. Cascading impacts of GLOFs in fluvial systems: the Laguna Espontánea GLOF in Patagonia(Pablo Iribarren Anacona, Luca Mao, Valeria Zingaretti, Gonzalo Durán, Ivan Rojas, Camila Bañales-Seguel) -- Chapter 7. Large Wood – Research in Chile: a retrospective and prospective view(Héctor Ulloa, Andrés Iroumé) -- Chapter 8. Improving the channel network management after a large infrequent disturbance, taking advantage of sediment connectivity analysis(Lorenzo Martini, Lorenzo Picco, Marco Cavalli, Andrés Iroumé) -- Chapter 9. Mitigating complex flood risks in Southern Chile: Towards a sustainable strategy(Bruno Mazzorana, V. Ruiz-Villanueva, B. Gems, Carlos Oyarzún) -- Chapter 10. Cascading processes and complex risks in Chile: lessons learnt and remaining challenges(V. Ruiz-Villanueva, Bruno Mazzorana).
    Abstract: This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of rivers affected by natural and anthropogenic disturbances in the southern Chile and Patagonia. It presents a detailed description of the rivers affected by climatic extremes, volcanic eruptions, large-wood dynamics and impacts, sediment-laden flows, and Glacier Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs). Moreover, it contains an in-depth discussion of a variety of topics encompassing the ecosystem function of Pacific Patagonia rivers, the geomorphic signatures of Glacier Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) and their impacts within river corridors, as well as the assessment of the associated natural hazards and risks. Further, it provides proposals for public and territorial policies that improve the management and sustainable strategies of the hazards and risks. This book is conceived by leading researchers of the Universidad Austral de Chile and includes contributions by distinguished scholars from around the world. It attracts a wide range of readers, including scientific community, researchers, undergraduate and graduate students, and policy makers from Chile and abroad.
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    Pages: XII, 252 p. 93 illus., 82 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031266478
    Series Statement: The Latin American Studies Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26647-8
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