Precision Technologies for Digital Agriculture investigates the growing role of computational and connected approaches in contemporary agricultural environments, bringing together recent findings in artificial intelligence, sensing infrastructures, agroecosystem modeling, and data analytics to illustrate decisive shifts toward more accurate, forward-looking, and responsive decision-making.Early chapters set out the theoretical and technical underpinnings of digital and precision agricultur...

Power Cable Technology provides a precise understanding of the design, manufacture, installation, and testing of a range of electric power cables—from low-voltage, 1,000/1,100V cables to extra-high-voltage, 400kV cables—with reference to future trends in the industry.The authors’ mantra is: know your cable. Thus, the book begins with a comprehensive overview of power cable design and manufacturing through the ages, and then:Describes the cha...

There are intrinsic vulnerabilities in traditional computer vision systems, such as data tampering and adversarial attacks. This book illustrates how blockchain's decentralized and immutable ledger can mitigate these risks. Further, it examines the role of proxy smart contracts in implementing security protocols and ensuring data integrity within computer vision approaches.Discusses the integration of emerging technologies such as blockchain and generative artificial intellig...

Presents a framework for understanding and managing global water scarcityGlobal Water Scarcity: Causes, Impacts, and Management Strategies explores the factors driving water shortages across the world while presenting actionable strategies for sustainable water management. Bringing together technical, ecological, and socioeconomic perspectives, this edited volume examines both the natural and human-induced causes of scarcity and outlines adaptive approache...

This book will provide the fundamental knowledge of environmental crises in megacities. Different anthropogenic activities cause diverse types of pollution in the environment. Various forms of pollution like water, air, soil and plastic pollution will be part of this proposed book. Solid waste management in megacities is also a big challenge due to the production of an enormous amount of soil waste. This book will provide information about the various types of solid waste and their managem...

Water Security for Ecosystems: Metrics and Pathways for a Sustainable Future explores the mechanisms to support sustainable management of aquatic resources during rising global water demand, global change, and population growth. By identifying resource consumption indicators such as fishing load capacity and virtual water trade, it sets a clear framework for assessing the ecological footprint of extractive industries. It then proposes pathways to establish largescale water security via int...

The book explores the role of eco-friendly and bio-based materials in driving the global shift toward cleaner and more sustainable energy solutions. It focuses on the growing importance of sustainable polymers—materials derived from natural sources—in improving energy generation, storage, and overall efficiency while minimizing environmental impact. The chapters cover a wide range of applications, including the use of biodegradable and natural polymers in solar panels, wind turbines, batte...

This book comprehensively examines the applications of bioinformatics, computational chemistry, and artificial intelligence (AI) in the field of drug discovery and innovation. It provides foundational insights into bioinformatics and its applications, from cutting‑edge advancements in computational molecular phylogeny, structural bioinformatics, and metabolic computing to biological databases and data mining. In addition, this book covers critical aspects of data storage, retrieval, databa...

Sustainable Composites for Future Trends in Renewable Energy connects sustainability principles with high-performance composite design, highlighting eco-friendly synthesis, bio-based reinforcements, circular material models, and low-carbon energy applications across solar, wind, hydro, and bioenergy. Key chapters examine lightweight structural composites, biodegradable polymers, nanocomposites for energy storage, and life cycle assessment (LCA) methods increasingly used by the industry. Th...

pbSustainable Composites for Future Trends in Renewable Energy/bconnects sustainability principles with high-performance composite design, highlighting eco-friendly synthesis, bio-based reinforcements, circular material models, and low-carbon energy applications across solar, wind, hydro, and bioenergy. Key chapters examine lightweight structural composites, biodegradable polymers, nanocomposites for energy storage, and life cycle assessment (LCA) methods increasingly used by the industry....

Future-proof your knowledge and expertise in telecommunications with this essential guide, which provides a comprehensive analysis of the critical security and privacy challenges in the transition to 6G communication.The advancement from 5G to 6G communication represents a quantum leap in wireless technology, promising unprecedented speeds, ultra-low latency, and ubiquitous connectivity. As the industry embarks on this journey, it encounters a host of technical cha...

As the world rapidly advances toward unparalleled connectivity and urbanization, the intersection of state-of-the-art telecommunications, smart city initiatives, and the Internet of Things (IoT) holds the potential for revolutionary changes in our daily lives. This book examines the complex interplay among these dynamic forces, analyzing the security challenges and opportunities that emerge as we venture into this technological frontier.Security Paradigms in 6G Smart Cities and...