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This two-volume set discusses recent approaches and technological
innovations for sustainable agriculture in smallholder farming
systems impacted by climate change. The systems covered include
crop-based agricultural production, as well as aquaculture and
livestock production as related systems using similar techniques to
combat food security issues brought about by climate change and
resource overuse. The chapters detail innovations involving crop
diversification, soil resilience management, geoinformatics and
land suitability monitoring for smart farming, information
technology in livestock production, and nutrient resource
management in fishery aquaculture. Researchers, practitioners and
industries will be able to use this information to implement
socially and economically sustainable practices to achieve food
security in impoverished areas vulnerable to climate change, while
also learning about the rapid evolution in information technology
that is applicable for and available to small holder farmers.
Volume 1 focuses on current innovations in agricultural and
livestock practices in response to climate change. It covers the
technological challenges, approaches and mitigation strategies
encountered by both scholars and practitioners working in livestock
and agricultural production systems impacted by climate change.
This two-volume set discusses recent approaches and technological
innovations for sustainable agriculture in smallholder farming
systems impacted by climate change. The systems covered include
crop-based agricultural production, as well as aquaculture and
livestock production as related systems using similar techniques to
combat food security issues brought about by climate change and
resource overuse. The chapters detail innovations involving crop
diversification, soil resilience management, geoinformatics and
land suitability monitoring for smart farming, information
technology in livestock production, and nutrient resource
management in fishery aquaculture. Researchers, practitioners and
industries will be able to use this information to implement
socially and economically sustainable practices to achieve food
security in impoverished areas vulnerable to climate change, while
also learning about the rapid evolution in information technology
that is applicable for and available to small holder farmers.
Volume 2 focuses on trends and technologies in food security within
the context of sustainable practices, drone technology, microwave
data, molecular farming, machine learning, agricultural economics,
spatial modeling and agricultural policy. These chapters discuss
advancements in fishery resource and aquaculture practices, and
also the challenges facing these areas due to climate change.
Remote Sensing of Ocean and Coastal Environments advances the
scientific understanding and application of technologies to address
a variety of areas relating to sustainable development, including
environmental systems analysis, environmental management, clean
processes, green chemistry and green engineering. Through each
contributed chapter, the book covers ocean remote sensing, ocean
color monitoring, modeling biomass and the carbon of oceanic
ecosystems, sea surface temperature (SST) and sea surface salinity,
ocean monitoring for oil spills and pollutions, coastal erosion and
accretion measurement. This book is aimed at those with a common
interest in oceanography techniques, sustainable development and
other diverse backgrounds within earth and ocean science fields.
This book is ideal for academicians, scientists, environmentalists,
meteorologists, environmental consultants and computing experts
working in the areas of earth and ocean sciences.
This two-volume set discusses recent approaches and technological
innovations for sustainable agriculture in smallholder farming
systems impacted by climate change. The systems covered include
crop-based agricultural production, as well as aquaculture and
livestock production as related systems using similar techniques to
combat food security issues brought about by climate change and
resource overuse. The chapters detail innovations involving crop
diversification, soil resilience management, geoinformatics and
land suitability monitoring for smart farming, information
technology in livestock production, and nutrient resource
management in fishery aquaculture. Researchers, practitioners and
industries will be able to use this information to
implement socially and economically sustainable practices to
achieve food security in impoverished areas vulnerable to climate
change, while also learning about the rapid evolution in
information technology that is applicable for and available to
small holder farmers. Â Volume 2 focuses on trends and
technologies in food security within the context of
sustainable practices, drone technology, microwave data, molecular
farming, machine learning, agricultural economics, spatial modeling
and agricultural policy. These chapters discuss advancements in
fishery resource and aquaculture practices, and also
the challenges facing these areas due to climate change.Â
This two-volume set discusses recent approaches and technological
innovations for sustainable agriculture in smallholder farming
systems impacted by climate change. The systems covered include
crop-based agricultural production, as well as aquaculture and
livestock production as related systems using similar techniques to
combat food security issues brought about by climate change and
resource overuse. The chapters detail innovations involving crop
diversification, soil resilience management, geoinformatics and
land suitability monitoring for smart farming, information
technology in livestock production, and nutrient resource
management in fishery aquaculture. Researchers, practitioners and
industries will be able to use this information to
implement socially and economically sustainable practices to
achieve food security in impoverished areas vulnerable to climate
change, while also learning about the rapid evolution in
information technology that is applicable for and available to
small holder farmers.   Volume 1 focuses
on current innovations in agricultural and livestock
practices in response to climate change. It covers the
technological challenges, approaches and mitigation
strategies encountered by both scholars and practitioners working
in livestock and agricultural production systems impacted by
climate change.
This book is an attempt to present the fundamental concepts
covering various stages of carbon sequestration with collaboration
with Remote Sensing. Carbon sequestration describes long-term
storage of carbon dioxide or other forms of carbon to either
mitigate or defer global warming and avoid dangerous climate
change. It has been proposed as a way to slow the atmospheric and
marine accumulation of greenhouse gases, which are released by
burning fossil fuels. The rapid increase of atmospheric CO2 in
recent decades is well documented and there is now growing concern
as this leads to changes in the earth's climate due to the
"enhanced greenhouse effect." The present research tried to develop
a quantitative approach with effective use of remote sensor data
and significant ground truth for managing, estimating, and
reporting forest carbon sequestration. It provides a rapid method
for assessing ecosystem services, especially inventory on carbon
sequestration in different land use/cover types.
Natural resources not only contribute to overall growth of the
economy but also help reduce poverty by providing employment and
food security to populations on the continent, and is thus the most
inclusive growth sector of the economy of Asian countries. Global
weather and climate studies are also increasingly being considered
a vital source of information to understand the earth's
environment, in particular in the framework of weather and climate
studies, land use transformation and human influence across these
areas. Satellite earth observing systems provide a unique tool to
monitor these changes. This book includes significant and up to
date contributions in the field of sustainable natural resources
conservation across the globe. While the range of applications and
innovative techniques is constantly increasing, this book provides
a summary of key case studies where satellite data offers critical
information to help understand the causes and effects of those
environmental changes, allowing us to reflect on how to minimize
their negative impacts. This book is of interest to researchers and
practitioners in the field of remote sensing, geographical
information, meteorology, and environmental sciences. Scientists
and graduate to post-graduate-level students in environmental
science will also find valuable information in this book.
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