Author: Tilottama Singh
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 100381493X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
This book aims to bring together valuable and novel scientific contributions that address the critical issues of sustainable building, transformative tech models, and other sustainability science and technology topics that have an impact on Society 5.0. This book raises awareness and shares essential policy tools on innovation and technology for sustainable development. Sustainable Technology for Society 5.0: Case Studies, Examples, and Advanced Research Findings details the use of AI in making complex data analysis and sustainable decision making. It reflects the collaboration of industry, innovation, and infrastructure for Society 5.0. The book elaborates on the essential tools, policy, and strategic implications for building a sustainable tech framework and provides insight into sustainability science and technological contemporary trends. Rounding out the book is a strategic innovative model framework that works towards sustainable, good health, and well-being for Society 5.0. Researchers, scholars, students, and practitioners will find this book of interest.
Sustainable Technology for Society 5.0
Author: Tilottama Singh
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 100381493X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
This book aims to bring together valuable and novel scientific contributions that address the critical issues of sustainable building, transformative tech models, and other sustainability science and technology topics that have an impact on Society 5.0. This book raises awareness and shares essential policy tools on innovation and technology for sustainable development. Sustainable Technology for Society 5.0: Case Studies, Examples, and Advanced Research Findings details the use of AI in making complex data analysis and sustainable decision making. It reflects the collaboration of industry, innovation, and infrastructure for Society 5.0. The book elaborates on the essential tools, policy, and strategic implications for building a sustainable tech framework and provides insight into sustainability science and technological contemporary trends. Rounding out the book is a strategic innovative model framework that works towards sustainable, good health, and well-being for Society 5.0. Researchers, scholars, students, and practitioners will find this book of interest.
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 100381493X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
This book aims to bring together valuable and novel scientific contributions that address the critical issues of sustainable building, transformative tech models, and other sustainability science and technology topics that have an impact on Society 5.0. This book raises awareness and shares essential policy tools on innovation and technology for sustainable development. Sustainable Technology for Society 5.0: Case Studies, Examples, and Advanced Research Findings details the use of AI in making complex data analysis and sustainable decision making. It reflects the collaboration of industry, innovation, and infrastructure for Society 5.0. The book elaborates on the essential tools, policy, and strategic implications for building a sustainable tech framework and provides insight into sustainability science and technological contemporary trends. Rounding out the book is a strategic innovative model framework that works towards sustainable, good health, and well-being for Society 5.0. Researchers, scholars, students, and practitioners will find this book of interest.
AI and Green Technology Applications in Society
Author: Kumar, Rajeev
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
Artificial intelligence (AI) and green technology are increasingly intertwined, playing a critical role in driving sustainable solutions across various sectors of society. AI-powered systems optimize energy consumption by predicting demand and enhancing the efficiency of renewable energy sources like solar and wind power. In agriculture, AI enables precision farming, reducing waste, and conserving resources by analyzing soil conditions, weather patterns, and crop health. Additionally, AI contributes to the development of smart cities, where it helps reduce carbon emissions through traffic optimization, energy-efficient buildings, and sustainable waste management. Combined with green technologies, AI accelerates innovation, fostering a more sustainable and eco-conscious society. AI and Green Technology Applications in Society explores the intersection of AI and sustainable technologies, detailing how AI is driving innovation in environmental conservation and energy efficiency. It further delves into ethical implications, challenges, and the future potential of integrating AI with green technologies to promote a sustainable and eco-friendly future. Covering topics such as climate change, precision agriculture, and smart cities, this book is an excellent resource for AI researchers, policymakers, sustainability professionals, academicians, graduate and postgraduate students, and more.
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
Artificial intelligence (AI) and green technology are increasingly intertwined, playing a critical role in driving sustainable solutions across various sectors of society. AI-powered systems optimize energy consumption by predicting demand and enhancing the efficiency of renewable energy sources like solar and wind power. In agriculture, AI enables precision farming, reducing waste, and conserving resources by analyzing soil conditions, weather patterns, and crop health. Additionally, AI contributes to the development of smart cities, where it helps reduce carbon emissions through traffic optimization, energy-efficient buildings, and sustainable waste management. Combined with green technologies, AI accelerates innovation, fostering a more sustainable and eco-conscious society. AI and Green Technology Applications in Society explores the intersection of AI and sustainable technologies, detailing how AI is driving innovation in environmental conservation and energy efficiency. It further delves into ethical implications, challenges, and the future potential of integrating AI with green technologies to promote a sustainable and eco-friendly future. Covering topics such as climate change, precision agriculture, and smart cities, this book is an excellent resource for AI researchers, policymakers, sustainability professionals, academicians, graduate and postgraduate students, and more.
The Power of the Periphery
Author: Peder Anker
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108477569
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Examines how Norway has positioned itself as an alternative, environmentally-sound nation in a world filled with tension and instability.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108477569
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Examines how Norway has positioned itself as an alternative, environmentally-sound nation in a world filled with tension and instability.
What is Sustainable Technology?
Author: Karel Mulder
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351278460
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Designers of technology have a major responsibility in the current age. Their designs can have tremendous effects on society, in both the short and the long term. In fact, sustainable development itself has all the characteristics of a design project, albeit a vast one. But a failed product design here will be not just be unsuccessful in the market – it will have far-reaching consequences. It is our common responsibility to make the project successful. Technology has played an important role in creating the problems that we now face; but it will also play an important role in solving them. But this does not mean the technological fix will be easy. How do we allocate resources and attention when there are myriad issues under the umbrella of "sustainable development" currently in competition with one another? How do we arrive at precise specifications for the sustainable technologies that are to be developed and, furthermore, reach consensus on these specifications? What if our sustainable technological solutions aggravate other problems or create new ones? And, because sustainable development is all about the long-term consequences of our actions, how do we assess the effects of modifying existing landscapes, infrastructures and patterns of life?How could we be sure in advance that the changes that new technologies bring will make our society more sustainable? These dilemmas and paradoxes are the subject of this provocative book. Sometimes the claim that a technology is sustainable is made in order to make the technology acceptable in the political process, as in the case of nuclear energy production, where the claims of "sustainability" refer to the absence of CO2 emissions. In the case of biofuels, claims of sustainability have led to a "fuel or food" debate, showing that sustainability has counteracting articulations. And the well-known rebound effect is observed when increased resource efficiency can create a stimulus for consumption. What is Sustainable Technology? illustrates that the sustainability impact of a technology is often much more complicated and ambivalent than one might expect. Making improvements to existing designs is not the technological challenge that will lead to real solutions. We mustn't look to change a part of a machine, but rather the machine as a whole – or even the whole system in which it functions. It is these system innovations that have the potential to make a genuine contribution to sustainable development. What is Sustainable Technology? will help all those involved in designing more sustainable technologies in determining their strategies. It does so by presenting case studies of different technologies in contrasting contexts. Each case asks: 1. What articulations of sustainability played a role in the design process? 2. What sustainability effects did this technology lead to? 3. Who was affected, where, and when? 4. Could the designer have foreseen these consequences? 5. How did the designer anticipate them? 6. How was societal interaction dealt with during the design process? Finally, the authors reflect on future options for the sustainable technology designer. They argue that an important first step is an awareness of the multitude of sustainable development challenges that play a role in production, use, recycling and end-of-life disposal. What is Sustainable Technology? will be essential reading for product designers, engineers, material scientists and others involved in the development of sustainable technologies, as well as a wide academic audience interested in the complexities of the sustainable design process.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351278460
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Designers of technology have a major responsibility in the current age. Their designs can have tremendous effects on society, in both the short and the long term. In fact, sustainable development itself has all the characteristics of a design project, albeit a vast one. But a failed product design here will be not just be unsuccessful in the market – it will have far-reaching consequences. It is our common responsibility to make the project successful. Technology has played an important role in creating the problems that we now face; but it will also play an important role in solving them. But this does not mean the technological fix will be easy. How do we allocate resources and attention when there are myriad issues under the umbrella of "sustainable development" currently in competition with one another? How do we arrive at precise specifications for the sustainable technologies that are to be developed and, furthermore, reach consensus on these specifications? What if our sustainable technological solutions aggravate other problems or create new ones? And, because sustainable development is all about the long-term consequences of our actions, how do we assess the effects of modifying existing landscapes, infrastructures and patterns of life?How could we be sure in advance that the changes that new technologies bring will make our society more sustainable? These dilemmas and paradoxes are the subject of this provocative book. Sometimes the claim that a technology is sustainable is made in order to make the technology acceptable in the political process, as in the case of nuclear energy production, where the claims of "sustainability" refer to the absence of CO2 emissions. In the case of biofuels, claims of sustainability have led to a "fuel or food" debate, showing that sustainability has counteracting articulations. And the well-known rebound effect is observed when increased resource efficiency can create a stimulus for consumption. What is Sustainable Technology? illustrates that the sustainability impact of a technology is often much more complicated and ambivalent than one might expect. Making improvements to existing designs is not the technological challenge that will lead to real solutions. We mustn't look to change a part of a machine, but rather the machine as a whole – or even the whole system in which it functions. It is these system innovations that have the potential to make a genuine contribution to sustainable development. What is Sustainable Technology? will help all those involved in designing more sustainable technologies in determining their strategies. It does so by presenting case studies of different technologies in contrasting contexts. Each case asks: 1. What articulations of sustainability played a role in the design process? 2. What sustainability effects did this technology lead to? 3. Who was affected, where, and when? 4. Could the designer have foreseen these consequences? 5. How did the designer anticipate them? 6. How was societal interaction dealt with during the design process? Finally, the authors reflect on future options for the sustainable technology designer. They argue that an important first step is an awareness of the multitude of sustainable development challenges that play a role in production, use, recycling and end-of-life disposal. What is Sustainable Technology? will be essential reading for product designers, engineers, material scientists and others involved in the development of sustainable technologies, as well as a wide academic audience interested in the complexities of the sustainable design process.
Science in Society 50
Author: Dr. Eva Sirinathsinghji
Publisher: Institute of Science in Soc
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
In this issue: From the Editors - Lessons of Fukushima & Chernobyl Special ReportFukushima Nuclear Crisis Freeing the World from GMOsEmergency! Pathogen New to Science Found in Roundup Ready GM Crops?Scientist Defends Claim of New Pathogen Linked to GM CropsScientists Discover New Route for GM-gene “Escape” Letters to the Editor Celebrating ISIS Avant Garde Art/Science Event to Recover Beauty & TruthQuantum Jazz Biology & MedicineQuantum Jazz ArtQuantum Jazz MusicUrban Forest GardenA Very Big Thank You! ISIS essayWhy Beauty is Truth & Truth Beauty Green DevelopmentLighting AfricaAfrican Union to Support Organic FarmingSustainable Agriculture Urgently Needed, UN Agencies Say No to Cloned AnimalsCloned Meat & Milk Coming Be Very AfraidUnacceptable Death Rates End Cloning Trials in New Zealand Technology WatchStem Cells Repair without TransplantHuman Milk from Cloned Transgenic Cattle
Publisher: Institute of Science in Soc
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
In this issue: From the Editors - Lessons of Fukushima & Chernobyl Special ReportFukushima Nuclear Crisis Freeing the World from GMOsEmergency! Pathogen New to Science Found in Roundup Ready GM Crops?Scientist Defends Claim of New Pathogen Linked to GM CropsScientists Discover New Route for GM-gene “Escape” Letters to the Editor Celebrating ISIS Avant Garde Art/Science Event to Recover Beauty & TruthQuantum Jazz Biology & MedicineQuantum Jazz ArtQuantum Jazz MusicUrban Forest GardenA Very Big Thank You! ISIS essayWhy Beauty is Truth & Truth Beauty Green DevelopmentLighting AfricaAfrican Union to Support Organic FarmingSustainable Agriculture Urgently Needed, UN Agencies Say No to Cloned AnimalsCloned Meat & Milk Coming Be Very AfraidUnacceptable Death Rates End Cloning Trials in New Zealand Technology WatchStem Cells Repair without TransplantHuman Milk from Cloned Transgenic Cattle
Technology, Society and Sustainability
Author: Lech W. Zacher
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319471643
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
This collection is a multidisciplinary and multicultural contribution to the current sustainability discourse. It is focused on two main dimensions of our world: complexity and diversity. Desirable and urgent transition of socio-technological systems toward a sustainability trajectory of development requires a better understanding of technological trends and social transformations. General advancement of technology does not produce identical changes in various societies, differentiated economically and culturally. Moreover, the abilities to approach sustainable development change over time and space. As a result there is a constant need for continuing research, analyses, and discussions concerning changing contexts and adequacy of strategies and policies. Authors from twelve countries and of different academic and cultural settings present their insights, analyses and recommendations. The collection is focused both on contexts and on activities leading to sustainable trajectories in various domains of economy and social life. Continuing research and discussion is needed to better understand these challenges and to prepare the appropriate strategies and solutions. Development of socio-technological systems is nowadays very complex; moreover, the world we live in is extremely diverse. Therefore, sustainability discourse must be ongoing, introducing new ideas, concepts, theories, evidence and experience by various parties—academics, professionals, and practitioners.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319471643
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
This collection is a multidisciplinary and multicultural contribution to the current sustainability discourse. It is focused on two main dimensions of our world: complexity and diversity. Desirable and urgent transition of socio-technological systems toward a sustainability trajectory of development requires a better understanding of technological trends and social transformations. General advancement of technology does not produce identical changes in various societies, differentiated economically and culturally. Moreover, the abilities to approach sustainable development change over time and space. As a result there is a constant need for continuing research, analyses, and discussions concerning changing contexts and adequacy of strategies and policies. Authors from twelve countries and of different academic and cultural settings present their insights, analyses and recommendations. The collection is focused both on contexts and on activities leading to sustainable trajectories in various domains of economy and social life. Continuing research and discussion is needed to better understand these challenges and to prepare the appropriate strategies and solutions. Development of socio-technological systems is nowadays very complex; moreover, the world we live in is extremely diverse. Therefore, sustainability discourse must be ongoing, introducing new ideas, concepts, theories, evidence and experience by various parties—academics, professionals, and practitioners.
Design for Innovative Value Towards a Sustainable Society
Author: Mitsutaka Matsumoto
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400730101
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1152
Book Description
Since the first EcoDesign International Symposium held in 1999, this symposium has led the research and practices of environmentally conscious design of products, services, manufacturing systems, supply chain, consumption, as well as economics and society. EcoDesign 2011 - the 7th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing - was successfully held in the Japanese old capital city of Kyoto, on November 30th – December 2nd, 2011. The subtitle of EcoDesign 2011 is to “design for value innovation towards sustainable society.” During this event, presenters discussed the way to achieve both drastic environmental consciousness and value innovation in order to realise a sustainable society.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400730101
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1152
Book Description
Since the first EcoDesign International Symposium held in 1999, this symposium has led the research and practices of environmentally conscious design of products, services, manufacturing systems, supply chain, consumption, as well as economics and society. EcoDesign 2011 - the 7th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing - was successfully held in the Japanese old capital city of Kyoto, on November 30th – December 2nd, 2011. The subtitle of EcoDesign 2011 is to “design for value innovation towards sustainable society.” During this event, presenters discussed the way to achieve both drastic environmental consciousness and value innovation in order to realise a sustainable society.
Green Technology for Smart City and Society
Author: Renu Sharma
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9811582181
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
This book includes selected papers from the International Conference on Green Technology for Smart City and Society (GTSCS 2020), organized by the Institute of Technical Education and Research, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, India, during 13–14 August 2020. The book covers topics such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, deep learning, optimization algorithm, IoT, signal processing, etc. The book is helpful for researchers working in the discipline of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Science. The researchers working in the allied domain of communication and control will also find the book useful as it deals with the latest methodologies and applications.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9811582181
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
This book includes selected papers from the International Conference on Green Technology for Smart City and Society (GTSCS 2020), organized by the Institute of Technical Education and Research, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, India, during 13–14 August 2020. The book covers topics such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, deep learning, optimization algorithm, IoT, signal processing, etc. The book is helpful for researchers working in the discipline of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Science. The researchers working in the allied domain of communication and control will also find the book useful as it deals with the latest methodologies and applications.
Building to Last
Author: Colin Hutchinson
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134179227
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
The major challenge for companies is to create a business that will last. This means they have to take seriously the issue of sustainable development, rather than simply having an environmental policy, conducting social or environmental audits or consulting the stakeholder. It requires more radical change; a thorough review of core values and purposes, with attention to the 'triple bottom line' of money, people and nature. Building to Last shows the way. Part One lays out the factors, including market trends and changing mindsets, which businesses will in future have to take into account. Part Two looks at some of the most enlightened steps so far taken by companies to preserve or enhance profitability while positioning themselves for the next century. The final part examines the different ways in which business can adopt principles of sustainability: independently, through industry associations, with those in their local community and through initiatives and through initiatives such as industrial ecology. It shows how businesses can manage the new challenges, monitor their performance and measure progress towards solutions that will last. This is a useful guide for environmental managers, senior and middle managers and managers of SMEs; and an essential text for academics and students of business schools or courses. Colin Hutchinson is an independent Sustainable Development Facilitator working with businesses, local authorities and environmental charities. He is a member of the Council of the Association for Management, Education and Development and a former Chairman of Sheppard Moscow Ltd. Originally published in 1997
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134179227
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
The major challenge for companies is to create a business that will last. This means they have to take seriously the issue of sustainable development, rather than simply having an environmental policy, conducting social or environmental audits or consulting the stakeholder. It requires more radical change; a thorough review of core values and purposes, with attention to the 'triple bottom line' of money, people and nature. Building to Last shows the way. Part One lays out the factors, including market trends and changing mindsets, which businesses will in future have to take into account. Part Two looks at some of the most enlightened steps so far taken by companies to preserve or enhance profitability while positioning themselves for the next century. The final part examines the different ways in which business can adopt principles of sustainability: independently, through industry associations, with those in their local community and through initiatives and through initiatives such as industrial ecology. It shows how businesses can manage the new challenges, monitor their performance and measure progress towards solutions that will last. This is a useful guide for environmental managers, senior and middle managers and managers of SMEs; and an essential text for academics and students of business schools or courses. Colin Hutchinson is an independent Sustainable Development Facilitator working with businesses, local authorities and environmental charities. He is a member of the Council of the Association for Management, Education and Development and a former Chairman of Sheppard Moscow Ltd. Originally published in 1997
Business Sustainability Practices in Society 5.0
Author: Jermsittiparsert, Kittisak
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description
Business sustainability practices have become pivotal due to the growth of digital technology and human-centered innovation in society 5.0. Society 5.0 aims to seamlessly integrate technological advancements with societal needs, promoting a balance between economic growth, environmental sustainability, and social well-being. Embracing sustainable practices is essential for companies to meet regulatory and consumer expectations while driving innovation and securing a competitive advantage. Further research is necessary to ensure businesses embrace society 5.0 for environmentally friendly plans and programs. Business Sustainability Practices in Society 5.0 offers solutions for sustainable development in organizational processes as a part of society 5.0. It explores the positive effects of sustainability on economic growth, social well-being, and environmental preservation. This book covers topics such as artificial intelligence, risk management, and sustainable development, and is a useful resource for business owners, entrepreneurs, human resource managers, data scientists, academicians, and researchers.
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description
Business sustainability practices have become pivotal due to the growth of digital technology and human-centered innovation in society 5.0. Society 5.0 aims to seamlessly integrate technological advancements with societal needs, promoting a balance between economic growth, environmental sustainability, and social well-being. Embracing sustainable practices is essential for companies to meet regulatory and consumer expectations while driving innovation and securing a competitive advantage. Further research is necessary to ensure businesses embrace society 5.0 for environmentally friendly plans and programs. Business Sustainability Practices in Society 5.0 offers solutions for sustainable development in organizational processes as a part of society 5.0. It explores the positive effects of sustainability on economic growth, social well-being, and environmental preservation. This book covers topics such as artificial intelligence, risk management, and sustainable development, and is a useful resource for business owners, entrepreneurs, human resource managers, data scientists, academicians, and researchers.