Author: Chaker Abdelaziz Kerrache
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9464634960
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
Proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging Intelligent Systems for Sustainable Development (ICEIS 2024)
Author: Chaker Abdelaziz Kerrache
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9464634960
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9464634960
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
Greening Our Cities: Sustainable Urbanism for a Greener Future
Author: Alessandra Battisti
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031494954
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 473
Book Description
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031494954
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 473
Book Description
Bio-Inspired Data-driven Distributed Energy in Robotics and Enabling Technologies
Author: Abhishek Kumar
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1040147003
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
This book begins by introducing bio-inspired data-driven computation techniques, discussing bio-inspired swarm models, and highlighting the development of interactive bio-inspired energy harvesting systems to drive transportation infrastructure. It further covers important topics such as efficient control systems for distributed and hybrid renewable energy sources, and smart energy management systems for developing intelligent systems. This book: Presents data-driven intelligent heuristics for improving and advancing environmental sustainability in both eco-cities and smart cities. Discusses various efficient control systems for distributed and hybrid renewable energy sources and enhance the scope of smart energy management systems for developing even intelligent systems. Showcases how distributed energy systems improve the data-driven robots in the Internet of Medical Things. Highlights practical approaches to optimize power generation, reduce costs through efficient energy, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the possible minimum. Covers bio-inspired swarm models, smart data-driven sensing to combat environmental issues, and futuristic data-driven enabled schemes in blockchain-fog-cloud assisted medical eny ecosystem. The text is primarily written for graduate students, and academic researchers in diverse fiergelds including electrical engineering, electronics and communications engineering, computer science and engineering, and environmental engineering.
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1040147003
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
This book begins by introducing bio-inspired data-driven computation techniques, discussing bio-inspired swarm models, and highlighting the development of interactive bio-inspired energy harvesting systems to drive transportation infrastructure. It further covers important topics such as efficient control systems for distributed and hybrid renewable energy sources, and smart energy management systems for developing intelligent systems. This book: Presents data-driven intelligent heuristics for improving and advancing environmental sustainability in both eco-cities and smart cities. Discusses various efficient control systems for distributed and hybrid renewable energy sources and enhance the scope of smart energy management systems for developing even intelligent systems. Showcases how distributed energy systems improve the data-driven robots in the Internet of Medical Things. Highlights practical approaches to optimize power generation, reduce costs through efficient energy, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the possible minimum. Covers bio-inspired swarm models, smart data-driven sensing to combat environmental issues, and futuristic data-driven enabled schemes in blockchain-fog-cloud assisted medical eny ecosystem. The text is primarily written for graduate students, and academic researchers in diverse fiergelds including electrical engineering, electronics and communications engineering, computer science and engineering, and environmental engineering.
Digital Technologies in Modeling and Management: Insights in Education and Industry
Author: Prakasha, G. S.
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1668495783
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
Digital Technologies in Modeling and Management: Insights in Education and Industry explores the use of digital technologies in the modeling and control of complex systems in various fields, such as social networks, education, technical systems, and their protection and security. The book consists of two parts, with the first part focusing on modeling complex systems using digital technologies, while the second part deals with the digitalization of economic processes and their management. The book results from research conducted by leading universities' teaching staff and contains the results of many years of scientific experiments and theoretical conclusions. The book is for a wide range of readers, including the teaching staff of higher educational institutions, graduate students, students in computer science and modeling, and management technologies, including economics. It is also a valuable resource for IT professionals and business analysts interested in using digital technologies to model and control complex systems.
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1668495783
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
Digital Technologies in Modeling and Management: Insights in Education and Industry explores the use of digital technologies in the modeling and control of complex systems in various fields, such as social networks, education, technical systems, and their protection and security. The book consists of two parts, with the first part focusing on modeling complex systems using digital technologies, while the second part deals with the digitalization of economic processes and their management. The book results from research conducted by leading universities' teaching staff and contains the results of many years of scientific experiments and theoretical conclusions. The book is for a wide range of readers, including the teaching staff of higher educational institutions, graduate students, students in computer science and modeling, and management technologies, including economics. It is also a valuable resource for IT professionals and business analysts interested in using digital technologies to model and control complex systems.
Advanced Research in Technologies, Information, Innovation and Sustainability
Author: Teresa Guarda
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030902412
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 754
Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Advanced Research in Technologies, Information, Innovation and Sustainability, ARTIIS 2021, held in La Libertad, Ecuador, in November 2021. The 53 full papers and 2 short contributions were carefully reviewed and selected from 155 submissions. The volume covers a variety of topics, such as computer systems organization, software engineering, information storage and retrieval, computing methodologies, artificial intelligence, and others. The papers are logically organized in the following thematic blocks: Computing Solutions; Data Intelligence; Ethics, Security, and Privacy; Sustainability.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030902412
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 754
Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Advanced Research in Technologies, Information, Innovation and Sustainability, ARTIIS 2021, held in La Libertad, Ecuador, in November 2021. The 53 full papers and 2 short contributions were carefully reviewed and selected from 155 submissions. The volume covers a variety of topics, such as computer systems organization, software engineering, information storage and retrieval, computing methodologies, artificial intelligence, and others. The papers are logically organized in the following thematic blocks: Computing Solutions; Data Intelligence; Ethics, Security, and Privacy; Sustainability.
Six Degrees
Author: Mark Lynas
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 9781426202131
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
In astonishing and unflinching detail, a noted science journalist explains how Earth's climate will be impacted with every degree of increase in global warming--and what can be done about it now.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 9781426202131
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
In astonishing and unflinching detail, a noted science journalist explains how Earth's climate will be impacted with every degree of increase in global warming--and what can be done about it now.
Climate change: Unpacking the burden on food safety
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9251322937
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Climate change is causing unprecedented damage to our ecosystem. Increasing temperatures, ocean warming and acidification, severe droughts, wildfires, altered precipitation patterns, melting glaciers, rising sea levels and amplification of extreme weather events have direct implications for our food systems. While the impacts of such environmental factors on food security are well known, the effects on food safety receive less attention. The purpose of Climate change: Unpacking the burden on food safety is to identify and attempt to quantify some current and anticipated food safety issues that are associated with climate change. The food safety hazards considered in the publication are foodborne pathogens and parasites, harmful algal blooms, pesticides, mycotoxins and heavy metals with emphasis on methylmercury. There is also, a dedicated section on the benefits of forward-looking approaches such as horizon scanning and foresight, which will not only aid in anticipating future challenges in a shifting global food safety landscape, but also help build resilient food systems that can be continually updated as more knowledge is assimilated. By building a more widespread and better understanding of the consequences climate change has on food safety, it is hoped that this document will aid in fostering stronger international cooperation in making our food safer by reducing the global burden of these concerns.
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9251322937
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Climate change is causing unprecedented damage to our ecosystem. Increasing temperatures, ocean warming and acidification, severe droughts, wildfires, altered precipitation patterns, melting glaciers, rising sea levels and amplification of extreme weather events have direct implications for our food systems. While the impacts of such environmental factors on food security are well known, the effects on food safety receive less attention. The purpose of Climate change: Unpacking the burden on food safety is to identify and attempt to quantify some current and anticipated food safety issues that are associated with climate change. The food safety hazards considered in the publication are foodborne pathogens and parasites, harmful algal blooms, pesticides, mycotoxins and heavy metals with emphasis on methylmercury. There is also, a dedicated section on the benefits of forward-looking approaches such as horizon scanning and foresight, which will not only aid in anticipating future challenges in a shifting global food safety landscape, but also help build resilient food systems that can be continually updated as more knowledge is assimilated. By building a more widespread and better understanding of the consequences climate change has on food safety, it is hoped that this document will aid in fostering stronger international cooperation in making our food safer by reducing the global burden of these concerns.
Fuzzy Cognitive Maps for Applied Sciences and Engineering
Author: Elpiniki I. Papageorgiou
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642397395
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 411
Book Description
Fuzzy Cognitive Maps (FCM) constitute cognitive models in the form of fuzzy directed graphs consisting of two basic elements: the nodes, which basically correspond to “concepts” bearing different states of activation depending on the knowledge they represent, and the “edges” denoting the causal effects that each source node exercises on the receiving concept expressed through weights. Weights take values in the interval [-1,1], which denotes the positive, negative or neutral causal relationship between two concepts. An FCM can be typically obtained through linguistic terms, inherent to fuzzy systems, but with a structure similar to the neural networks, which facilitates data processing, and has capabilities for training and adaptation. During the last 10 years, an exponential growth of published papers in FCMs was followed showing great impact potential. Different FCM structures and learning schemes have been developed, while numerous studies report their use in many contexts with highly successful modeling results. The aim of this book is to fill the existing gap in the literature concerning fundamentals, models, extensions and learning algorithms for FCMs in knowledge engineering. It comprehensively covers the state-of-the-art FCM modeling and learning methods, with algorithms, codes and software tools, and provides a set of applications that demonstrate their various usages in applied sciences and engineering.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642397395
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 411
Book Description
Fuzzy Cognitive Maps (FCM) constitute cognitive models in the form of fuzzy directed graphs consisting of two basic elements: the nodes, which basically correspond to “concepts” bearing different states of activation depending on the knowledge they represent, and the “edges” denoting the causal effects that each source node exercises on the receiving concept expressed through weights. Weights take values in the interval [-1,1], which denotes the positive, negative or neutral causal relationship between two concepts. An FCM can be typically obtained through linguistic terms, inherent to fuzzy systems, but with a structure similar to the neural networks, which facilitates data processing, and has capabilities for training and adaptation. During the last 10 years, an exponential growth of published papers in FCMs was followed showing great impact potential. Different FCM structures and learning schemes have been developed, while numerous studies report their use in many contexts with highly successful modeling results. The aim of this book is to fill the existing gap in the literature concerning fundamentals, models, extensions and learning algorithms for FCMs in knowledge engineering. It comprehensively covers the state-of-the-art FCM modeling and learning methods, with algorithms, codes and software tools, and provides a set of applications that demonstrate their various usages in applied sciences and engineering.
Green Business Process Management
Author: Jan vom Brocke
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642274889
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Green Business Process Management – Towards the Sustainable Enterprise" consolidates the global state-of-the-art knowledge about how business processes can be managed and improved in light of sustainability objectives. Business organizations, a dominant part of our society, have always been a major contributor to the degradation of our natural environment, through the resource consumption, greenhouse emissions, and wastage production associated with their business processes. In order to lessen their impact on the natural environment, organizations must design and implement environmentally sustainable business processes. Finding solutions to this organizational design problem is the key challenge of Green Business Process Management. This book- discusses the emerging challenges of designing “green” business processes,- presents tools and methods that organizations can use in order to design and implement environmentally sustainable processes, and- provides insights from cases where organizations successfully engaged in more sustainable business practices. The book is of relevance to both practitioners and academics who are interested in understanding, designing, and implementing “green” business processes. It also constitutes a valuable resource for students and lecturers in the fields of information systems, management, and sustainable development. Preface by Richard T. Watson
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642274889
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Green Business Process Management – Towards the Sustainable Enterprise" consolidates the global state-of-the-art knowledge about how business processes can be managed and improved in light of sustainability objectives. Business organizations, a dominant part of our society, have always been a major contributor to the degradation of our natural environment, through the resource consumption, greenhouse emissions, and wastage production associated with their business processes. In order to lessen their impact on the natural environment, organizations must design and implement environmentally sustainable business processes. Finding solutions to this organizational design problem is the key challenge of Green Business Process Management. This book- discusses the emerging challenges of designing “green” business processes,- presents tools and methods that organizations can use in order to design and implement environmentally sustainable processes, and- provides insights from cases where organizations successfully engaged in more sustainable business practices. The book is of relevance to both practitioners and academics who are interested in understanding, designing, and implementing “green” business processes. It also constitutes a valuable resource for students and lecturers in the fields of information systems, management, and sustainable development. Preface by Richard T. Watson
Global Trends 2030
Author: National Intelligence Council
Publisher: Cosimo Reports
ISBN: 9781646797721
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This important report, Global Trends 2030-Alternative Worlds, released in 2012 by the U.S. National Intelligence Council, describes megatrends and potential game changers for the next decades. Among the megatrends, it analyzes: - increased individual empowerment - the diffusion of power among states and the ascent of a networked multi-polar world - a world's population growing to 8.3 billion people, of which sixty percent will live in urbanized areas, and surging cross-border migration - expanding demand for food, water, and energy It furthermore describes potential game changers, including: - a global economy that could thrive or collapse - increased global insecurity due to regional instability in the Middle East and South Asia - new technologies that could solve the problems caused by the megatrends - the possibility, but by no means the certainty, that the U.S. with new partners will reinvent the international system Students of trends, forward-looking entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and anyone eager for a glimpse into the next decades will find this essential reading.
Publisher: Cosimo Reports
ISBN: 9781646797721
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This important report, Global Trends 2030-Alternative Worlds, released in 2012 by the U.S. National Intelligence Council, describes megatrends and potential game changers for the next decades. Among the megatrends, it analyzes: - increased individual empowerment - the diffusion of power among states and the ascent of a networked multi-polar world - a world's population growing to 8.3 billion people, of which sixty percent will live in urbanized areas, and surging cross-border migration - expanding demand for food, water, and energy It furthermore describes potential game changers, including: - a global economy that could thrive or collapse - increased global insecurity due to regional instability in the Middle East and South Asia - new technologies that could solve the problems caused by the megatrends - the possibility, but by no means the certainty, that the U.S. with new partners will reinvent the international system Students of trends, forward-looking entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and anyone eager for a glimpse into the next decades will find this essential reading.