Sustainability Books

Book SynopsisThis is the second edition of the Best Policy Practices for Promoting Energy Efficiency publication prepared in the framework of the United Nations Development Account project "Promoting Energy Efficiency Investments for Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Development". It provides additional exemplars of the best policy practices for promoting energy efficiency in UNECE region and beyond. The objective of the publication is to present a structured framework of policies and measures to promote energy efficiency investments for climate change mitigation and sustainable development, as well as to develop a menu of energy efficiency policies and measures.

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Book SynopsisThe Innovation for Sustainable Development Review of Uzbekistan contains the outcomes of a policy advisory exercise that drew on the experience accumulated by the UNECE in the identification of good practices and policy lessons in the area of knowledge-based development, with particular reference to the problems of countries with economies in transition. It provides a set of recommendations and policy options to stimulate innovation activity in the country, enhance its innovation capacity and improve the overall efficiency of the national innovation system

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Book SynopsisThe handbook aims to support policymakers in the seven countries of the UN Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) to design and implement policies in support of innovative, high-growth enterprises (IHGEs) as a powerful driver of sustainable development, a resilient post-Covid-19 recovery and the green and circular economy transitions. Innovative high-growth enterprises, due to their outsized role in job and value creation as they experiment with new ideas and respond to new incentives, hold much potential for transformative change. Differing greatly from the rest of the business sector, these enterprises require targeted support to realize their potential. This Handbook provides tailored guidance to SPECA policymakers on policy support for IHGEs

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Book SynopsisThis publication will document the fourth cycle review and appraisal of the implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action and its Regional Implementation Strategy (MIPAA/RIS, 2002) in UNECE member States between 2017 and 2022. The regional review will conclude with the 5th UNECE Ministerial Conference on Ageing to be held in Rome, Italy, in May 2022 (tbc). The Conference Proceedings aim to support the work done by policy makers, researchers, and civil society by providing an overview of where we stand today and of the challenges that need attention

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Book SynopsisThe Project of Safer and Cleaner Used Vehicles for Africa was established to contribute to the safer sustainable development of Africa by creating access to safer and cleaner used vehicles. This report highlights some of the key research carried out by notable organizations and it gives the basis for the reason behind the establishment of this project while creating awareness to the problem faced in the importing regions. Due to its Technical nature, this report highlights some of the key elements of the three United Nations Agreements which are the United Nations Regulations for vehicle approval (1958 Agreement), Periodic Technical Inspection (1997 Agreement) and Global Technical Regulations for vehicle certification (1998 Agreement) which may be used to facilitate the project objectives. The three UN Agreement are important technical work that may be applied in international vehicle regulations and is overseen by the World Forum for the Harmonization of vehicle Regulations (WP.29)

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Book SynopsisThis journal is published twice yearly and aims to stimulate debate and enrich research in the formulation of policy in the Asia-Pacific region towards the fulfilment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It is the successor of two earlier journals, the Asia-Pacific Development Journal (APDJ) and the Asia-Pacific Population Journal (APPJ), which were merged in recognition of the interconnected and multidisciplinary nature of sustainable development.

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Book SynopsisDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, digital frontier technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data analytics, amongst others, have been mobilised to fight against the pandemic. But it is also important that digital technologies serve the needs of the Sustainable Development Goals. This report reviews the status of digital frontier technologies in the Asia-Pacific region. It stresses that the policy framework for the next generation of technology and innovation should focus on creating an enabling environment for digital frontier technologies to positively impact economy, society, and environment; and to reduce inequalities

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Book SynopsisThe Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Journal (APSDJ) is a rebranded publication issued by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). It builds on the success of two former ESCAP journals - the Asia-Pacific Population Journal (APPJ), launched in 1986, and the Asia-Pacific Development Journal (APDJ), launched in 1994. APSDJ us based on the recognition of the interconnected and multidisciplinary nature of sustainable development. Published biannually, it aims to stimulate debate and assist in the formulation of evidence-based policymaking in the Asia-Pacific region towards the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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Book SynopsisThe Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2022 analyses regional and subregional progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets. This publication applies a measurement framework developed by ESCAP to identify progress gaps and acceleration requirements at goal, target and indicator levels. On chapter 3 (Vulnerabilities and the pandemic: Risk of widening disparities), the report was developed in cooperation with UN agencies; ILO, IOM, UNDP, UNEP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNODC, and UNWomen. The following topics are introduced in the report: Chapter 1 - Regional overview Chapter 2 - Around Asia-Pacific: Diverse progress across subregions Chapter 3 - Vulnerabilities and the pandemic: Risk of widening disparities Chapter 4 - Unpacking the SDG data gaps

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Book SynopsisThe Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Journal (APSDJ) is published twice a year by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). It is the continuation of UNESCAP's Asia Pacific Development Journal (APDJ) with explicit recognition of sustainable development in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). APSDJ provides a platform for policymakers to share their experiences. It also offers opportunities to academics and researchers in their early careers to develop their capacity for policy-oriented and applied research.

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Book SynopsisIn a regional and international context of weak growth, high inflation and growing inequality, the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean must focus policies on reactivating, rebuilding and transforming economic and production systems to advance towards low-carbon and high-tech economies that address climate change and reduce their historical gaps, structural heterogeneity and dualism. This document considers the complex conditions that pose significant challenges to accelerating growth, tackling high inflation and the cost-of-living crisis, maintaining transfers to the most vulnerable households, mitigating the social costs of the crisis and boosting investment. Its chapters analyse the dynamics of globalization and the policy challenges in changing the production structure and moving towards sustainable development. In addition, they consider strategies for reducing inequality and creating universal protection systems and decent jobs in a challenging world. Nine strategic sectors expected to drive a big push for sustainability are examined through the prism of green growth. The document concludes with policy recommendations for advancing towards a renewed model for inclusive and sustainable growth

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Book SynopsisThis publication is the latest and most thoroughly updated regional edition of the SDG7 regional tracking report which addresses access to sustainable and modern energy for all. This report aims to build capacity in the Arab region, through access to information, with the aim of strengthening proactive policy to improve energy security, enhance resilience in the face of climate change and mainstream sustainable development goals into regional and national policy processes. This report tracks progress in SDG7 at the Arab regional and country levels through the three main indicators of energy access, energy efficiency and renewable energy. It also traces the interlinkages between progress in SDG7 and SDG13 on climate change

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Book SynopsisThe "Global Forest Goals Report 2021" is the first flagship publication produced by the UN Forum on Forests Secretariat of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The publication presents an overview of progress towards achieving the Global Forest Goals and associated targets of the United Nations Strategic Plan for Forests. It provides a summary of actions taken and challenges encountered by Member States in their efforts to achieve the Global Forest Goals and highlights the areas of progress and areas where more action is required. The publication also highlights how progress toward the Global Forests Goals contributed to progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals and outlines several "success stories" to illustrate best practice and innovative ideas. The publication is based on fifty-two national reports submitted by Member States to the fifteenth session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF15) as well as nineteen voluntary national contributions announced by Member States. This information from national reports is also supplemented with bio-physical data from FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020

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Book SynopsisThe current report shows that the world is off track in achieving SDG 11. Rescuing SDG 11 is urgent for the sake of present and future generations. The report points to the immense opportunities that exist and the innovations that are already underway. It was prepared by UN-Habitat as a lead coordinator, with inputs from several UN custodian agencies, other UN entities, civil society, academia, United Cities and Local Governments, and various other stakeholders and partners

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Book SynopsisThe report covers the dependencies between population growth and the Sustainable Development Goals, focusing on regions were population numbers are rising fast. The analysis elaborates on the social, economic and environmental implications of population growth. It highlights demographic trends and drivers of population change, namely fertility, mortality and international migration and describes the complex interaction between of population growth and poverty, hunger, health, education and human capital, gender equality, sustained economic growth and decent work. It further investigates the impact of population growth on the environment

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Book SynopsisNew and emerging technologies, from electric cars and buses to zero-carbon producing energy sources, as well as policy innovations, are critical for combating climate change, but to be effective, they must ensure that transport strategies benefit everyone, including the poorest, according to this publication, which provides a guide to achieving sustainable transport. This interagency report on sustainable transport was prepared as a background document for the second Global Sustainable Transport Conference, taking place from 14 to 16 October 2021 in Beijing. It was prepared by the Conference Secretariat, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), in close collaboration with other UN agencies

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Book SynopsisThis study examines national strategies and policies related to green technology and green innovation for cleaner, more productive, and competitive production, and the role of international cooperation, including triangular and South-South cooperation, in supporting developing countries to benefit from windows of opportunity for developing, using, adopting and adapting these frontier technologies in production processes for catching up economically and technologically

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Book SynopsisIn this book the author has selected important topics like global warming, e-wastes management, solid waste management, organic farming, vermicomposting and alternatives to fossil fuels. Lot of information and data are included for the benefit of science and engineering students as well as research scholars working on these lines. Hope this book will be useful to them as reference book and will be a priced collection for their own library. All the topics are debatable, some say in favour while other say against of it while the author has tried to analyze all topics from scientific background. Global warming, though not agreed by many people, has already started showing its symptoms by irregular rains, hot summer in some places while cold winter somewhere else indicating the imbalance of nature. A systematic, low cost and employment generating approach has been discussed to manage the solid waste menace of the urban locality. Easy vermicomposting technique and its prospects and problems are discussed in detail for the benefit of people. The necessity of alternatives to petroleum fuel for keeping the wheels of nations progress always in dynamic speed has also been narrated with facts and figures. Hope, all these will attract the readers to refer the book in different perspectiveTable of Contents1. The impact of global warming: more catastrophic than thought ever. 2. The electronic wastes management technology: the saviour to mankind. 3. Economic upliftment through solid waste management. 4. Chemical farming v/s organic farming. 5. Beneficial and quick management of organic wastes through vermicomposting. 6. Prospects of organic vegetable roduction in Northeast India. 7. Problems and prospects of vermicomposting in India. 8. Renewable alternatives to petroleum fuels.

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Book SynopsisThe book is the compilation of the research work conducted at macro/micro levels by eminent scientists and teachers of the country with diverse specializations. These scientists/teachers have willingly contributed their work in the form of the articles to this volume addressing various dimensions of the food security and livelihood scenario in various states of the country and the country as a whole. The book is most relevant in the present day owing to the fact that the food security and livelihood is the priority issue confronting the country, as also it demonstrates the use of quantitative techniques in estimating demand and supply gaps. The strategies for conservation of the food energies through proper processing and their value addition for enhancing livelihood options has been taken care of. The nutritional demand-supply gaps, malnutrition and other related issues are also addressed comprehensively. The book is expected to serve as a reference material for the researchers, planners and the public representatives for understanding the conceptual frame of livelihood and food security besides devising pragmatic policies in achieving the food security through attainment of livelihood security at macro and micro levels.Table of Contents1. Imagining and imaging India: Random reflections on Field notes on Democracy: listening to rasshoppers by C.R. Visweswara Rao. 2. Theme of Loneliness in Vikram Seth's The Golden Gate by S. Krishna Sarma. 3. Subaltern subjectivity and resistance: Dalit social history in post-colonial Indian fiction in English by Mittapalli Rajeshwar. 4. Fifty Turbulent Years of Independent India in Gita Mehta's Snames and Ladders by J. Yellaiah and K.V. Ramana Chjary. 5. Vijay Tendulkar's Silence! The Court is in Session: A conflict between innocence and Cruelty by P. Obula Reddy and Hussainvali Shaik. 6. Into the lap of eternity on the Ganga Ghat by B. Parvathi. 7. Social and sexual conflicts in Ismat Chughtai's The Crooked Line by C.L.L. Jayaprada and D. Suvarna Suni. 8. The period of renaissance in Telugu literature by Madhuranthakam Narendra. 9. Yogic realism: the Indian story tradition by K. Suma Kirana. 10. History as fiction in Chaman Nahal's The Triumph of the Tricolour by G. Chenna Reddy. 11. Mulkraj Anand's untouchable: a reflection of Dalit consciousness by T. Pratap Reddy. 12. Interculturation in Bhabani Bhattacharya's A Dream in Hawaii by R. Poli Reddy. 13. Race, class and gender as postcolonial constructs: the triple identity of African American women in Toni Morrison's Sula by Hari Prasanna. 14. Black feminist consciousness: Gloria Naylor's The Women of Brewster Place by T. Jeevan Kumar. 15. Thomas Pynchon: the post modern novelist by G.V. Sudhakar. 16. The Ironic mode as a textural principle in T.S. Eliot's The Love Song of Alfred J. Prufrock and Sweeney among The Nightingales by V. Gopal Reddy. 17. Margaret Drabble and women's world by V.V.N. Rajendra Prasad and M. Durga Bhavani. 18. Othello: a feminist and post colonial reading by N. Ramadevi. 19. Antigone and Joan: individual versus institution by T. Viswanadha Rao. 20. The game of art and the game of life: a study of Luigi Pirandello by R. Saraswathi. 21. Identity, subjectivity and voice: a reading of Austin Clarke's The Polished Hoe by Vijayasree. 22. Reconciliation an equipment for living: a study of Flora Nwapa's fiction by K. Nirupa Rani and J. Lalitha Sridevi. 23. Post-colonial consciousness in V.S. Naipaul's the The Mimic Men by V.R. Badiger. 24. K.S. Maniam: finding a center and appropriating Language in Malaysian context by N. Usha. 25. Dilemmas of the double hyphenated: Arnold Harrichand/Harrichand Itwaru's Unreturning Indira. II. Literary theory and English Language Teaching: 26. Dreams and their relations by K. Narayana Chandran. 27. Gaps and leaps: literary translation as a mediating means of inter/cross cultural and linguistic communication: a case study by Ch. A. Rajendra Prasad. 28. New historicism: a Greenblattian model by P. Suneetha. 29. Using authentic materials for instruction at secondary level in Government schools by G. Damodar and T. Sarath Babu. 30. Soft skills through Indian narrative tradition for curricular development by Sumita Roy. 31. Teaching English at higher level: a paradigm shift by P. Padma. 32. Conversation: a social skill by Y. Somalatha. 33. Teaching English using technology by V. Swarnalatha.

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Book SynopsisEducation for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean: Pedagogy, Processes and Practices offers a unique perspective on educational approaches to creating a sustainable world. Lorna Down and Therese Ferguson complement their theoretical discussions with practical, “real world” engagements. Case studies and current research ground teaching and learning for sustainability and enable diverse communities of learners, inside and outside of classrooms, to transform their societies.With its emphasis on the crucial role of education for the transformation to a peaceful, just, inclusive and environmentally sustainable world, this book is a valuable resource for students, lecturers and researchers working in education for sustainable development across disciplines. It also is a significant text for those working in community-based, non-governmental and intergovernmental fields.Education for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean: Pedagogy, Processes and Practices effectively addresses global sustainable development goals, the challenges of the climate crisis, environmental degradation, and social and economic injustices. In exploring and critically examining educational approaches to revisioning and transforming humanity’s relationships with self, others and the environment, Down and Ferguson distil what it means to educate for sustainability and to educate for the care and respect for all of life.

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Book SynopsisIn the wake of pervasive global challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Caribbean stands at a critical point in its economic development. Development and Diplomacy: Resetting Caribbean Policy Analysis in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic is an illuminating exploration of the region’s need to recalibrate and reshape its developmental policy strategy.Under the stewardship of Winston Dookeran and Dr M. Raymond Izarali, the volume embarks on a comprehensive examination of the frontiers in economic policy analysis: convergence, complexity, competitiveness, and the circular economy. These frontiers, often discussed in isolation, collectively establish the theoretical framework for the World Economic Forum’s “The Great Reset Initiative”, aimed at rebuilding a more sustainable, equitable, and inclusive world following the pandemic.Thought-provoking chapters – written by scholars and practitioners both within and beyond the region – span issues such as the challenges facing small island states, the adequacy of orthodox growth models, regional advances in policy structures, liberalism, investment and capital flows, and health diplomacy to name a few and encapsulate a multidisciplinary approach. This approach expertly weaves together the disciplines of economics, politics, and diplomacy to forge not only a holistic understanding of Caribbean policy dynamics but also forge a clear path to translating research findings into actionable policy insights, which could propel the Caribbean towards a future of renewed prosperity and shared success. Development and Diplomacy is a sequel to previous publications, such as Winston Dookeran’s Power, Politics and Performance: A Partnership Approach for Development (2012); Crisis and Promise in the Caribbean: Politics and Convergence (2015); The Caribbean on the Edge: The Political Stress of Stability, Equality, and Diplomacy and Dookeran and Carlos Elias’s Shifting the Frontiers: An Action Framework for the Future of the Caribbean (2016). This volume is poised to empower professors and students in the field of development studies, policy leaders and practitioners within agencies, and the voices of citizens and advocates shaping public discourse.Table of ContentsFigures / xTables / xiiBoxes / xiiiMessage from The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean / xivForeword / xviPreface: Development and Diplomacy: Resetting Caribbean Policy Analysis in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic / xviii by Winston DookeranAcknowledgments / xxiiAcronyms / xxiiiPart 1 Conceptual Thought and Framework of Analysis1. Setting Caribbean Development Rethink in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic / 3 by M. Raymond IzaraliPart 2 Sustainability Analysis: COVID-19, Health Security, and Future Resilience2. COVID-19 Symmetric Shock and Its Asymmetric Consequences / 23 by Miriam L. Campanella and Winston Dookeran3. Regional Health Security: An Antidote for COVID-19 within Caribbean SIDS / 43 by Wendy C. Grenade4. Boosting Resilience in the Caribbean: New Strategies for a Sustainable Future / 68 by Helvia VellosoPart 3 Development Frontiers: Fixing the Gap Between Theory and Practice5. The Calculus of Development Insights on the Frontier of Analysis / 87 by Winston Dookeran6. Small State Diplomacy and Global Competitiveness / 104 by Winston Dookeran and Preeya Mohan7. Setting the Agenda for the “Circular Economy” of the Caribbean / 121 by Winston Dookeran and Preeya Mohan8. What Drives Economic Complexity? Panel Data Evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean / 136 by Vaalmikki ArjoonPart 4 Recovery Process: Flows and Frameworks9. Good Governance and Economic Reconfiguration: Policy Responses in Trinidad and Tobago to the COVID-19 Pandemic / 167 by Shane Justin Pantin10. Resetting Regionalism for Convergence and Post-Pandemic Recovery for Caribbean Economies / 180 by David Anyanwu11. The Trend in External Financing to the Caribbean: Is It in the Right Direction? / 198 by Helvia Velloso12. Financing for Quality Investment: The Search for Fresher Sources / 226 by Miriam L. Campanella and Winston Dookeran13. Frontiers, Flows, and Frameworks: Resetting Caribbean and Pacific Policies Post-Pandemic / 242 by Khushbu RaiPart 5 Resetting Diplomacy: Regionalism and Geostrategic Shifts14. CARICOM’s External Engagements: What Are the Prospects for Caribbean Regional Integration and Development in a Post-COVID Environment? / 259 by Annita Montoute15. Resetting and Reinventing the Association of Caribbean States / 281 by June Soomer16. Geopolitical Shifts and Health Diplomacy / 293 by Vijay Kumar Chattu17. Complexity Theory in International Relations Studies: Small States Behavior and the COVID-19 Crisis / 316 by Faies Jafar18. Small States Diplomacy: COVID-19 and the Geostrategic Change / 335 by Winston Dookeran19. Frontiers of the Global Pandemic: A Look at the New Chapters Ahead / 348 by Winston Dookeran and Manfred JantzenAfterword / 367 by Karen Sanderson ColeAbout the Contributors / 371Index / 374

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Book SynopsisThis book bridges the gap between research and practice in the area of sustainable design of buildings, exploring the passive (climate-responsive) design and thermal behavior of buildings and ways to incorporate these enhancements in architectural and civil engineering practice. It presents climatic data and its analysis in a readily usable form and shows ways in which such data can be used to achieve passive (climate-responsive) and sustainable building design. The book presents case studies of sustainable building in each of five climatic zones of India. The book includes climatic data from 62 cities in India and describes how it can be synthesized in sustainable building design. The book can serve as a practical tool or handbook for architects, engineers, and designers, providing them with an understanding of the physical phenomena involved and a means for suitably implementing and applying passive (climate-responsive) design principles. It also offers a valuable resource for researchers, students, and policymakers working in the area of sustainable building design and construction.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Climate, comfort and sun.- Chapter 3: Design strategies.- Chapter 4: Design case studies.- Chapter 5: Climatic data and sun-path diagrams.

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the challenge that Australia faces in transitioning to renewable energy and regenerating its cities via a transformation of its built environment. Both are necessary conditions for low carbon living in the 21st century. This is a global challenge represented by the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and the IPCC’s Climate Change program and its focus on mitigation and adaptation. All nations must make significant contributions to this transformation. This book highlights the new knowledge and innovation that has emerged from research projects undertaken in the Co-operative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living between 2012 and 2019 – an initiative of the Australian Government’s Department of Industry, Science and Technology that is tasked with responding to the UN challenges. Four principal transition pathways were central to the CRC and provide the thematic structure to this volume. They focus on technology, buildings, precinct and city design, and human behaviour – and their interactions.Table of Contents1. Pathways to Low Carbon Living.- Part 1: Energy Transition2. Energy futures for Australia.- 3. Rooftop photovoltaics: distributed renewable energy and storage (or low cost PV changes everything).- 4. Community owned renewable energy: enabling the transition towards renewable energy?.- 5. Unlocking the benefits of vehicle electrification.- 6. Decarbonising household energy use: the smart meter revolution and beyond.- Part 2: Transition to Zero Carbon Buildings.- 7. Assessing embodied greenhouse gas emissions in the built environment.- 8. Transitioning to net zero energy homes: learnings from the CRC’s high performance housing Living Laboratories.- 9. Decarbonising commercial buildings.- 10. The trajectory to a net zero emission built environment: the role of policy and regulation.- Part 3: Regenerating Urban Precincts and Cities.- 11. Sustainable precincts: transforming Australian cities one neighbourhood at a time.- 12. Development of low carbon urban forms: concepts, tools and scenarios.- 13. Health and the compact city.- 14. Low carbon urban mobility.- 15. Integrated urban water systems.- 16. Energy benchmarking for efficient, lower carbon wastewater treatment operations in Australia.- 17. Toward low carbon urban metabolism: the impact of eliminating food waste.- 18. Urban heat island mitigation for overheating and local climate change.- 19. Performance of urban precincts: towards integrated assessment.- Part 4: Human Factors in Low Carbon Living.- 20. Consumer responses to rating tools and residential energy efficiency disclosure.- 21. The Low Carbon Readiness Index.- 22. A social psychological guide for transformation into low carbon living.- 23. Shifting domestic energy consumption through a holistic understanding of the home system of practice.- 24. Engaging home renovators: opportunities and challenges for low carbon living.- 25. Sharing advice online: lessons for fostering sustainable homes from online discussion.- 26. Engaging local communities.- Part 5: A Future Perspective.- 27. Visions scenarios and pathways for rapid decarbonisation of Australian cities by 2040.

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Book SynopsisThis book offers essential insights into potential catastrophic events that might befall upon the emerging urban landscape in South Asia, and which are due to hazards, risks and vulnerabilities inherent in the region’s geophysical location, as well as due to climate change and unplanned urbanization. It highlights major physio-graphic, demographic, geological and geophysical indicators that are responsible for changing the pattern and trend of urbanization in South Asia – a crucial issue in view of emerging threats of climate change, and changes in the demographic profile. The book addresses the disaster management scenario in South Asia, manifestations of climate change in the region and various urban setups under climate-change-induced risks. Further, it elaborates on the challenges of urbanization-based neo-risks and vulnerabilities, which manifest in the form of slum area growth, piling and littering of waste and filth, new health risks, groundwater contamination, air pollution, highly energy-dependent lifestyles, poverty, socio-economic tensions, etc. It also critically examines the institutional mechanisms for disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change adaptation (CCA) and urban governance, and suggests appropriate changes in the governing structure to mitigate these risks. The book draws the attention of urban planners and policymakers to current shortcomings in the administrative and financial structures of local urban bodies. While outlining climate-associated risks and adaptation strategies in South Asia, it also suggests measures for integrating climate change and urban adaption with state's planning processes, and puts forward a risk alleviation platform to bring the risk managers working in different fields together, so that they make concerted efforts to achieve sustainable development. It offers valuable takeaways for researchers, urban planners, those working in industry, consultants, and policymakers.Table of ContentsChapter-01: Introduction.- Chapter -02: South Asia Region & its Urban Agglomerates -Changing Risk Characterization.- Chapter -03: Disaster Management Scenario of South Asia.- Chapter -04: Manifestations and Impacts of Climate Change in SAR.- Chapter -05 : Urban Setups in South Asia Region (SAR) under Climate Change induced Risk.- Chapter -06 : Challenges of Urbanisation led neo risks and vulnerabilities.- Chapter -07: Institutional Structure for DRR, CCA and Urban Governance.- Chapter -08: Conclusions and Future Perspective – A Road Map.

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Book SynopsisThis is a book about how cities occupy space. We are not interested in architectural masterpieces, but the tools for reinventing city life. We try to provide a framework for the architecture and design of public space without aesthetic considerations. We identify several defining factors. First of all, history as the city today very much depends on how it was yesterday. The geographical location and the technology available at a point of time both play a constraining role in what can be done as well. Culture, in the form of social norms, laws and regulations, also restricts what is possible to do. On the other hand, culture is also important in guiding the ideas and aspirations that together inform what society wants the city to be. The city needs government intervention, or regulation, to ameliorate the problem posed by a tangle of externalities and public goods. We focus on two comparative case studies: the evolution of urban form in the US and how it stands in a sharp contrast with the evolution of urban form in Japan. We emphasise the difference in regulations between both jurisdictions. We study how differences in technological choices driven by culture (i.e. racial segregation), geography (i.e. the availability of land) and history (i.e. the mobility restrictions of the Tokugawa period) result in vast differences in mobility regarding the share of public transport, walking and cycling versus motorised private transport. American cities are constrained by rules that are much further from the neoliberal economic idea of free and competitive markets than the Japanese ones. Japanese planning promotes competition and through a granular, walkable city dotted with small shops, fosters variety in the availability of goods and services. We hypothesise how changing regulations could change the urban form to generate a greater variety of goods and to foster the access to those goods through a more equitable distribution of wealth. Critically, we point out that a desirably denser city must rely on public transport, and we also study how a less-dense city can be made to work with public transport. We conclude by claiming that changes in regulations are very unlikely to happen in the US, as it would require deep cultural changes to move from local to a more universal and less excluding public good provision, but they are both possible and desirable in other jurisdictions.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Why cities exist?- Cities are more important than ever.- Public goods, externalities and the city.- Governing for the public good: the problem of city governance and planning.- Growth and shape of the pre-industrial city.- The raise of the rail-based mechanical city.- Motorisation and the city: America leads the world.- The Japanese experience: the raise of the minimal car use megalopolis.- Following America, not Japan: car dependent emerging megacities.- Motorisation and de-motorisation in Europe.- Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a two-level analytical framework and empirical study to analyze the reason and process of China’s transition that is from a follower to driver in the field of global climate governance, and is especially valuable the dialogues and cooperation between the government, media and civil society. Nowadays, China shows strong leadership to push the process of global climate governance. It’s the first and fastest time in the past 40-year history of China’s Opening-up that China wins the international respect and trust in one of the issues of global governance. What experiences can be summarized? What dynamic situations and new possibilities emerged after Trump, the U.S. president announced to withdraw from the Paris Agreement? How to move forward based on the existing success? This timely book offers new lens for international readers to understand China’s effort domestically and internationally in the field of climate change and illustrate the outlook of the climate governance in the frame of win-win co-governance model. Trade Review Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisThis book introduces advanced or emerging technologies for conversion of wastes into a variety of high-value chemicals and materials. Energy and resources can be recovered from various residential, industrial and commercial wastes, such as municipal wastewater and sludge, e-waste, waste plastics and resins, crop residues, forestry residues and lignin. Advanced waste-to-resource and energy technologies like pyrolysis, hydrothermal liquefaction, fractionation, de-polymerization, gasification and carbonization are also introduced. The book serves as an essential guide to dealing with various types of wastes and the methods of disposal, recovery, recycling and re-use. As such it is a valuable resource for a wide readership, including graduate students, academic researchers, industrial researchers and practitioners in chemical engineering, waste management, waste to energy and resources conversion and biorefinery.Table of ContentsWastes Generation, Characterization and Health and Environmental Impacts.- Conventional Technologies for Waste Management.- Advanced Technologies (Biological and Thermo-chemical) for Waste to Energy Conversion.- Nitrogen and Phosphorus Recovery from Municipal Wastewater and Sludge .- Recovery of Metals from Electronic Waste.- Conversion of Waste Plastics and Resins into Oils and Activated Carbon.- Fractionation of Crop Residues into Cellulose, Hemicellulose and Lignin.- Production of Phenolics for Fuels and Chemicals from Forestry Residues and Lignin by Pyrolysis, Liquefaction and De-polymerization.- Summary and Outlook.

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Book SynopsisThis book highlights the concepts and assessment methods of Ecological Footprints. Ecological footprint is defined as, ”a measure of how much area of biologically productive land and water an individual, population or activity requires to produce all the resources it consumes and to absorb the waste it generates, using prevailing technology and resource management practices”. Developed in 1992 by William Rees, it was the first footprint developed followed by other footprints such as Carbon, Water and Energy. Assessment of Ecological footprints strive for comparing consumption footprint to biological capacity. This book presents five interesting chapters pertaining to the assessment of Ecological Footprints.Table of ContentsHybrid approach for Ecological Footprint assessment. A review Ecological Footprint Assessment and Its Reduction for Packaging Industry EKC-hypothesis in the low, lower middle, upper middle and high income economies: Is population density a concern? Ecological Footprint of the life cycle of buildings The ecological footprint of bridge constructions

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Book SynopsisThis book gathers the proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Coal Combustion, held in Qingdao, China in July 2019. It provides the latest research results on techniques for pulverized coal combustion and fluidized bed combustion, low-carbon energy and emission controls, and industrial applications. Highlighting research areas that are of great importance in promoting collaboration between related subjects and the technical development of coal-related fields, the book offers a valuable reference guide for researchers and engineers alike. Table of ContentsBasic Coal Quality & Combustion.- Pulverized Coal Combustion.- Fluidized Bed Combustion.- Low Carbon Energy.- Emission Controls.- Design and Operating Experiences.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores recent trends in the knowledge-based society and education field in Asia-Pacific and discusses future challenges in the region. It presents studies on the development of scientific thought in the field on the knowledge-based society in the Pacific Circle. This book explores the theoretical framework of the knowledge-based society framed by the borders imposed by the Pacific Ocean, particularly from the perspective of the Pacific Circle Consortium (PCC), in the face of a paradigm shift to satisfy the human needs that must be preserved to guarantee economic and human conditions that future development requires. It analyzes how education relates to the knowledge society in the Asia Pacific region, and considers global issues such as environmental degradation, climate change, pollution, soil erosion, growth of the population. It discusses how these issues concerns parents, educators, civil societies and governments of the countries around the Pacific Circle. This book explores the necessity of changing the current transformative paradigm to one that ensures environmental sustainability, with the support of scientific education and research, as an issue that must be integrated into the curricula in schools at all educational levels. Table of ContentsPresentation.- Introduction.- Chapter I A Call to Examine Civic Discourse and Engagement in the Asia-Pacific in an Online World.- Chapter II Business and Training in a Knowledge-Based Economy Environment the Telmex Case.- Chapter III The Russia’s Knowledge Society.- Chapter IV China: Compatible Relations between the Development of Artificial Intelligence, Employment and Education.- Chapter V Higher Education, Knowledge Economy and Tourism Competitiveness in the APEC Area.- Chapter VI The Knowledge Based Economy in Asia and the Pacific: Links to the Sustainable Development Goals.- Chapter VII Some Reflections on the Evolution and the roll of the Environmental Education.- Epilogue The Knowledge Society in the Circle: The New Era of Education and Research in Asia and the Pacific.​

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary fields of energy systems, occupant behavior, thermal comfort, air quality and economic modelling across levels of building, communities and cities, through various data analytical approaches. It highlights the complex interplay of heating/cooling, ventilation and power systems in different processes, such as design, renovation and operation, for buildings, communities and cities. Methods from classical statistics, machine learning and artificial intelligence are applied into analyses for different building/urban components and systems. Knowledge from this book assists to accelerate sustainability of the society, which would contribute to a prospective improvement through data analysis in the liveability of both built and urban environment. This book targets a broad readership with specific experience and knowledge in data analysis, energy system, built environment and urban planning. As such, it appeals to researchers, graduate students, data scientists, engineers, consultants, urban scientists, investors and policymakers, with interests in energy flexibility, building/city resilience and climate neutrality. Table of ContentsThe evolving of data-driven analytics for buildings and cities towards sustainability.- Data-driven approaches for prediction and classification of building energy consumption.- Prediction of occupancy level and energy consumption in office building using blind system identification and neural networks.- Cluster Analysis for Occupant-behaviour based Electricity Load Patterns in Buildings: A Case Study in Shanghai Residences.- A data-driven model predictive control for lighting system based on historical occupancy in an office building: Methodology development.- Tailoring future climate data for building energy simulation.- A solar photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) concentrator for building application in Sweden using Monte Carlo method.- Influencing factors for occupants' window-opening behaviour in an office building through logistic regression and Pearson correlation approaches.- Reinforcement learning methodologies for controlling occupant comfort in buildings.- A novel Reinforcement learning method for improving occupant comfort via window opening and closing. 2942492291991671341156161

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Book SynopsisResilience has become a very topical issue transcending many spheres and sectors of sustainable urban development. This book presents a resilience framework for sustainable cities and towns in Africa. The rise in informal settlements is due to the urban planning practices in most African cities that rarely reflect the realities of urban life and environment for urban development. Aspects of places, people and process are central to the concept of urban resilience and sustainable urban growth. It stems from the observation that urban vulnerability is on the increase in Zimbabwe and beyond. In history, disasters have adversely affected nations across the world, inflicting wide ranging losses on one hand while on the other hand creating development opportunities for urban communities. Cooperation in disaster management is a strategy for minimising losses and uplifting the affected urban settlements. The significance of urban planning and design in the growth and development of sustainable urban centres is well documented. Urbanisation has brought with it challenges that most developing countries such as Zimbabwe are not equipped to handle. This has been accompanied by problems such as overpopulation, overcrowding, shortages of resources and the growth of slum settlements. There need is to seriously consider urban planning and design in order to come up with contemporary designs that are resilient to current urban challenges. There are major gaps in urban resilience building for instance in Harare and the local authority needs to prioritise investment in resilient urban infrastructure. ​Table of ContentsChapter 1: Resilience and Sustainability in Urban Land Dynamics in Africa: A Review Chapter 2: The Many Faces to Resilience and the Practical Implications to Urban Development and Management in Zimbabwe ​ Chapter 3: Disaster Management Capabilities in Zimbabwe: The Context of Africa Agenda 2063 Chapter 4: Planning and Design as Defining Parameters for Urban Resilience: The Case of Zimbabwe Chapter 5: Climate-Resilient Infrastructure for Water and Energy in Greater Harare Chapter 6: Building Urban Resilience in the Post-2015 Development Agenda: A Case Study of the City of Harare, Zimbabwe Chapter 7: Urban Resilience under Austerity: A Case Study of Street Children Vending in the Harare Central Business District, Post-2018 Chapter 8: Resilience-Based Interventions to Street Childhood among Street Children in Zimbabwe Chapter 9: Childcare and Familial Relations During the Migration Period Chapter 10: Resilience as a Governance Factor: The Case of Institutional Multiplicity in the Planning of Caledonia, Harare Chapter 11: ‘Land Barons' as the Elephant in the Room: Planning and the Management of Urban Space in Chitungwiza and Harare. Chapter 12: Climate Change and the Resilience Cause in Masvingo City Urban Landscape, Zimbabwe Chapter 13: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe: Towards a Resilience Framework for Urban Zimbabwe

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Book SynopsisGlobally, concerns for the environment and human well-being have increased as results of threats imposed by climate change and disasters, environmental degradation, pollution of natural resources, water scarcity and proliferation of slums. Finding appropriate solutions to these threats and challenges is not simple, as these are generally complex and require state-of-the-art technology to collect, measure, handle and analyse large volumes of varying data sets. However, the recent advances in sensor technology, coupled with the rapid development of computational power, have greatly enhanced our abilities to capture, store and analyse the surrounding physical environment. This book explores diverse dimensions of geo-intelligence (GI) technology in developing a computing framework for location-based, data-integrating earth observation and predictive modelling to address these issues at all levels and scales. The book provides insight into the applications of GI technology in several fields of spatial and social sciences and attempts to bridge the gap between them.Table of Contents1. GEO-INTELLIGENCE ROLE IN SUSTAINABLE CITY MISSIONS OF THE GLOBAL SOUTH: A REVIEW 2. CLOUD-BASED GEOSPATIAL MAPPING AND ANALYSIS OF PRAYAGRAJ KUMBH MELA OF INDIA: THE UNESCO INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE 3. GEO-INTELLIGENCE-BASED APPROACH FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF PERI-URBAN AREAS: A CASE STUDY OF KOZHIKODE CITY, KERALA (INDIA) 4. SMART CITY: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE CITY OF THE FUTURE 5. GEO-INTELLIGENCE FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND FOOD SECURITY 6. GEO-INTELLIGENCE FOR PANDEMIC PREVENTION AND CONTROL 7. GEO- INTELLIGENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH: A PANOPTICAL TO COVID -19 PANDEMIC 8. USE OF REMOTE SENSING DATA TO IDENTIFY AIR POLLUTION SIGNATURES IN INDIA 9. Urban Growth Impact on Cauvery River: A Geospatial Perspective 10. ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK (ANN) BASED PREDICTIONS OF BULK PERMITTIVITY OF CO2-WATER-POROUS MEDIA SYSTEM 11. LONG-TERM SATELLITE DATA TIME SERIES ANALYSIS FOR LAND DEGRADATION MAPPING TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT IN UKRAINE 12. Modeling of the Mass Balance of Glaciers with Debris Cover 13. A GEO-INTELLIGENCE BASED APPROACH TO INVESTIGATE TEMPORAL CHANGES IN THE LENGTH AND SURFACE AREA AND ICE VELOCITY OF SAKCHUM GLACIER

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Book SynopsisThis book summarizes the achievements and experience of the Yangtze River rehabilitation and protection, analyzes the new situation and requirements of the Yangtze River rehabilitation and protection, and discusses the main issues and their solution alternatives for the Yangtze River rehabilitation and protection efforts. The Yangtze River, respected as the mother river of the Chinese nation, contributes immensely toward the socioeconomic development of China and braces up the national strategies such as the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, etc. Whether the Yangtze River is under good stewardship has implications on not only the wellbeing of more than 400 million inhabitants in the basin, but also in broader sense the overall sustainability of socioeconomic development of the whole country. This book which has two parts, provides a multidirectional analysis of Yangtze River rehabilitation and protection. The first part explores the stages, achievements, and the future of the Yangtze rehabilitation and protection. Major issues existing in Yangtze River Basin rehabilitation and protection are discussed in the second part. Many pictures, charts, and diagrams are involved providing an understanding of the situation of Yangtze River Basin. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Importance of Yangtze River.- Chapter 2. Stages of Yangtze River Rehabilitation and Protection.- Chapter 3. Achievements in Rehabilitation and Protection.- Chapter 4. Situation Facing the Yangtze Rehabilitation and Protection in the New Era.- Chapter 5. Visions on Yangtze River Rehabilitation and Protection.- Chapter 6. Strategic Measures.- Chapter 7. Master Plan of the Yangtze River Basin.- Chapter 8. Change of River-lake Relation and the Regulation of Dongting and Poyang Lakes.- Chapter 9. Master Plan of the Yangtze River Basin.- Chapter 10. Joint Operation of the Group Reservoirs.- Chapter 11. Water Resources Protection.- Chapter 12. Major Scientific and Technological Research Subjects.

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Book SynopsisThis book, through a bunch of systematic and analytical notes and scientific commentaries, acquaints the readers with the innovative methods of regional development, measurement of the development in regional scale, regional development models, and policy prescriptions. Conceptualizing development as a regional process is a geographer's brainchild, and the sense of region has long been rooted deeply in the fundamental research practices that geographers are accustomed to. The geographical perspective of regions entails conceptualizing them nested horizontally as the formal region and hierarchical relationships in space with spatial flows or interactions as the functional region. In geographical research, the region works as a tool by serving as a statistical unit of analysis. More importantly, however, regions serve as the fundamental spatial units of management and planning by specifying a territory or a part of it for which a certain spatial development or regulatory plan is sought. This book addresses the complex processes in different regions of the world, particularly South Asia, to perceive the regional development planning involved and the sustainable management practiced there. The book is a useful resource for socio-economic planners, policymakers, and policy researchers. Table of ContentsChapter 1 Sustainable Regional Development with Environmental Practices Chapter 2 Geopolitics of Sustainable Development Chapter 3 The Transversal and Territorial Praxis of Regional Development Chapter 4 Regional Development and Sustainable Responses to Climate Change and other Environmental Issues in Sri Lanka Chapter 5 Regional Planning Strategy to Sustainable Development in Nepal Chapter 6 Consequences of Dislocation and Involuntary Migration: Some Lessons from the Teesta River Bank Erosion Affected Communities Chapter 7 Micro-Spatial Analysis of Rural Accessibility for Imbricating Regional Development: Exemplifying an Indian District Chapter 8 Managing the Regional Inequalities in India with Particular Reference to the Transformation of Aspirational Districts Programme Chapter 9 Understanding the Disability Divides in India: A Spatio-temporal Analysis with District-level Datasets Chapter 10 How Far Gender Inequality Suppresses Human Development: Evidence from India Chapter 11 Association of Morbidity among Children with Housing, Water, Sanitation Conditions in Urban India: A Policy Perspective Chapter 12 Urban Heat Island Formation in Relation to Land Transformation: A Study on a Mining Industrial Region of West Bengal Chapter 13 Housing Conditions with Reference to Seepage in Different Residential Localities in Mumbai Chapter 14 Livelihood of the Displaced: A Study on Selected Areas of Bangladeshi Immigrants in West Bengal, India Chapter 15 Household Vulnerability of Tribal People to Climate Change in the Part of Dooars Region, West Bengal, India Chapter 16 Exploring the Options for Sustainable Livelihood in the Indian Sunderbans: An Attempt through Contingent Valuation Method

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Book SynopsisThis book presents the select proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure Development: Innovations and Advances (SIDIA 2020). The book addresses the issues of optimal resource allocation and utilization, construction cost minimization, budget optimization for infrastructure development in hilly terrain as well as plains, to ensure quality and safety with minimal environmental impact. The topics covered include planning, design and construction of sustainable infrastructure projects, policy and practices to be considered for the comprehensive development which is socially inclusive specifically in developing nations, transportation engineering and management which is performance-based and emerging economical models for partnerships, environment engineering and management for ascertaining the best methods for environmental impacts assessment to capture the true indirect costs of a infrastructure project, geotechnical and water resource engineering using new developments, and utilizing the various technological impacts for ensuring disaster preparedness of any region. This book can prove to be useful for beginners, researchers, and professionals interested in the latest advances and innovations in sustainable infrastructure development.Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisThis book reviews the structure, applications, technologies, governance, environmental sustainability, smart communities, gender space and other issues related to smart cities. The book is divided into four parts. The first one entails the conceptual background, growth and development. The second part presents diverse issues on smart cities in terms of environmental sustainability, the role of the community, and gender space, among others. The third part revolves around economic and technological issues, and the fourth is a compilation of case studies in connection with smart cities. This collection of diverse issues from different locations presents a holistic view of smart cities contributed by authors who have undertaken research projects and implemented their own unique perspectives and methods. A variety of innovative concepts such as digital governance, polycentric structures, geodata repositories, geoweb services and advanced geospatial technologies in smart city planning, urban microclimatic parameters, and urban heat islands provide invaluable knowledge for researchers and practitioners in these fields.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Smart Cities for Sustainable Development : An Introduction Part 1: Smart Cities: Conceptual Background, Growth and Development Chapter 2: Monocentric City Plans to Polycentric Structures Chapter 3: Intelligent Communities - Towards a New Ontology of Practice Chapter 4: Digital Governance for Smart City and Future Community Construction: From Concept to Application Chapter 5: Smart cities or Smart People: The Role of Stakeholders to Achieve Integrative Vision Chapter 6: Smart City Initiatives in Japan: Their Achievements and Remaining Issues Part 2: Smart Cities: A Dimensional Look Chapter 7: Smart Cities and Urban Deprived Communities: A Reflection on the Need to Re-think Chapter 8: Environmental Sustainability of Smart Cities: Cues from Ebenezer Howard’s Garden City Movement Chapter 9: Linking Sustainability of Smart Cities to Education and Health: A Study in Smart City Mission, India Chapter 10: Celebration of Public Festivals Towards Sustainable Development: A Perceptual Study Chapter 11: Gendered Spaces: A Spatial Perspective of Women’s Fear of Violence and Smart Cities Rhetoric Part 3: Economic and Technological Issues Chapter 12: Crowdsourcing for Sustainable Smart Cities and their ICT Practices Chapter 13: Online Geodata Repositories, Geoweb Services and Emerging Geospatial Technologies in Smart City Planning Chapter 14: Assessment of Urban Microclimatic Parameters in Various Urban Landscape Settings using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Chapter 15: Foreign Investment in Energy – Mix: An Assessment of Sustainable Indian Cities Chapter 16: Understanding Economic Activities of Smart and Amrut Cities of Telangana State Part 4: Indian Smart Cities: Some Case Studies Chapter 17: Urban Heat Island (UHI) Assessment using the Satellite Data: A Case Study of Varanasi city, India Chapter 18: SWOT Analysis to Determine the Feasibility for Guwahati Smart City in North East India Chapter 19: Smart City Surat: A Case Study for Urban Health System and Climate Resilience Chapter 20: Industrial Pollution and Soil Quality: A Case Study from Industrial Area, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India Chapter 21: Analyzing Urban Extension and Land Use Changes in Kalimpong Municipality, West Bengal Using Remote Sensing and GIS Chapter 22: A Comparative Analysis of Emerging Water Consumption Pattern in Indian Smart Cities

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