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Sustainable Smart Cities in India
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 804

Sustainable Smart Cities in India

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2017-03-27
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  • Publisher: Springer

This book presents fundamental and applied research aimed at the development of smart cities across India. Based on the exploration of an extensive array of multidisciplinary literature, this book discusses critical factors of smart city initiatives: management and organization, technology, governance, policy, people and communities, economy, infrastructure, and natural environment. These factors are broadly covered under the integrative framework of the book to examine the vision and challenges of smart city initiatives. The book suggests directions and agendas for smart city research and outlines practical implications for government professionals, students, research scholars and policy makers. A lot of work is happening on smart cities as it is an upcoming area of research and development. At international level, and even in India, the concept of smart cities concept is a hot topic at universities, research centers, ministries, transport departments, civic bodies, environment, energy and disaster organizations, town planners and policy makers. This book provides ideas and information to government officials, investors, experts and research students.

Indigenous Forest Management In the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 229

Indigenous Forest Management In the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2018-11-07
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  • Publisher: Springer

This book offers an extensive study of indigenous communities in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, and their methods of forest conservation, along with an exploration of the impact of forestry operations in the islands and the wide scale damage they have incurred on both the land and the people. Through an in-depth analysis of the contrasting indigenous practices and governmental forestry schemes, the author has compared the modern ‘Joint Forest Management’ resolution with the ethos and practices of the indigenous people of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Throughout the book, readers will learn about the different indigenous communities inhabiting these islands and the treasure of...

Making Cities Resilient
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 351

Making Cities Resilient

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2019-02-08
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  • Publisher: Springer

As the world has transformed, so have cities. Today, cities are home to 54 percent of the world’s population, and by the middle of this century that figure will likely rise to 66 percent. According to the United Nations (UN) Habitat I (1972), Habitat II (1996) and Habitat III (2016) summits, cities are facing many serious challenges, including growing inequality, security concerns and the worsening impacts of climate change. Uncontrolled urbanization has led to many problems (haphazard growth of areas, emergence of slums, inadequate water and power supply, poor sanitation, shortage of transport and other civic amenities, shrinking green spaces, pollution, crime, and urban disaster risks su...

Spatial Information Technology for Sustainable Development Goals
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 254

Spatial Information Technology for Sustainable Development Goals

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2019-08-08
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  • Publisher: Springer

This textbook aims to develop a scientific knowledge base on spatial information technology to communicate the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) among students, researchers, professionals and laymen. The book improves understanding of the spatial database and explains how to extract information from this for planning purposes. To enhance the knowledge of geoscientists and environmentalists, the book describes the basic fundamental concepts to advance techniques for spatial data management and analysis and discusses the methodology. The Geographic Information System (GIS), remote sensing and Global Positioning System (GPS) are presented in an integrated manner for the plann...

Colossus
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 425

Colossus

Colossus unpacks the intricacies and inequalities of economic, social and political life in India's capital, Delhi.

City, Society, and Planning: Planning
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 584

City, Society, and Planning: Planning

Chiefly in the Indian context.

Urban Green Space, Health Economics and Air Pollution in Delhi
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 191

Urban Green Space, Health Economics and Air Pollution in Delhi

This book looks at the ecological stress on cities and engages with challenges of reducing vulnerabilities and risks of pollution on the health, well-being and livelihoods of people living in developing countries. Cities are the world’s highest energy consumers and the biggest producers of toxic wastes and pollutants. With an emphasis on the environmental issues facing the city of Delhi, the volume focuses on steps to preserve and manage the city’s urban green spaces. It explores the concept of urban green spaces and their economic, social, health, and psychological significance in cities. Drawing from their fieldwork and research in Delhi, the authors identify the sources of pollution i...

Guide to Indian Periodical Literature
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 786

Guide to Indian Periodical Literature

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2005
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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City, Society, and Planning
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 660

City, Society, and Planning

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2007
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Vol.I: City - 32 Papers in this volume provide an understanding of urban structure and problems ranging from national to the local level. Vol.II: Society - 28 Papers deal with social and cultural aspects drawn from experiences of many countries. Vol.III: Planning - 28 papers examine the different aspects of regional planning.

ICOL-2019
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 908

ICOL-2019

This book presents peer-reviewed articles from the International Conference on Optics and Electro-optics, ICOL-2019, held at Dehradun in India. It brings together leading researchers and professionals in the field of optics/optical engineering/optical materials and provides a platform to present and establish collaborations in this important area, with the theme “Trends in Electro-optics Instrumentation for Strategic Applications”. Topics covered but not limited to are Optical Engineering, Optical Thin Films, Optical Materials, IR Sensors, Image Processing & Systems, Photonic Band Gap Materials, Adaptive Optics, Optical Image Processing & Holography, Lasers, Fiber Lasers & its Applications, Diffractive Optics, Innovative packaging of Optical Systems, Nanophotonics Devices and Applications, Optical Interferometry & Metrology, Terahertz, Millimeter Wave & Microwave Photonics, Fiber, Integrated & Nonlinear Optics and Optics and Electro-optics for Strategic Applications.