Description / Table of Contents: A Comprehensive Survey on IIoT solutions: Challenges and issues -- A review of machine learning for smart building energy management -- A Review of the Artificial Neural Network Models for Water Quality Prediction -- Air Pollution Analysis based Raspberry Pi -- An overview of security and privacy in smart grids based IoT solutions -- Application of artificial neural network modeling for the forecast wastewater treatment -- Big Data for Internet of Things: a comparative study Decision Support System for Water Resources Management -- Edge-based Infrared-ultrasonic Radar System for Robotic Obstacle Tracking, Avoidance and Out-of-Sight Remote Control Applications.-Energy Management for Werless sensors -- Intelligent Urban Transport Decision Analysis System Based Big Data -- IoT and Reality Mining for Real-Time flood Prediction -- IoT based WSN for Air Pollution Monitoring -- IoT solutions for smart irrigation monitoring -- SMART Agriculture using IoT -- Thermochemical study of the degradation of the panels of wings in a space shuttle by utilization of HSC Chemistry Software and its database.

Description / Table of Contents: Part I: Uses Of Marginal Lands -- Utilization And Improvement Of Marginal Soils Through Large Stock Grazing In Semi-Arid Summer Rainfall Areas In South Africa -- Optimizing Sweet Sorghum Production In Marginal Lands Through Conservation Agriculture: A Case Study From Eastern Cape, South Africa -- Animal Feed Production And Its Contribution To Sustainability Of Livestock Systems: African Perspective.-Replenishing Marginal Soils Through Use Of Agroforestry Systems In Southern Africa: A Case Study Of Pigeonpea (Cajanus Cajan L. Millsp) Improved Fallows In South Africa -- Climate Change Resilient Crops To Combat Food And Nutrition Insecurity In Marginal Lands -- Part II: Reclamation And Management If Marginal Soils -- Strengthening Crop Production In South African Marginal Land Through Conservation Agriculture:Experiences From Local Research -- Increasing Productivity Through Enhanced Water Use Efficiency In Marginal Soils -- Promoting Low-Input Agricultural Practices To Improve Marginal Lands For Sustainable Crop Production And Food Security In Sub-Saharana African Countries -- Revitalization Of Degraded Soils In The Communal Areas Of Zimbabwe -- Part III: Future Strategies -- Exploring Biotechnological Strategies In The Monitoring Of Soil Quality -- The Use Of Nanofertilizers As Micronutrients To Improve Marginal Soils And Crop Production -- Role Of Targeted Breeding To Improve Wheat Production On The Marginal Lands Of Africa -- Enhancing Above And Below-Soil Arthropods: A Way To Enhance Production On Marginal Lands -- Enhancement To Soil Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: A Step Towards Restoring Marginal Soils -- Sustainable Soilless Recovery Hydroponics For Productive Use Of Marginal Lands: A South African Context -- The Potential Of Black Soldier Fly Frass To Revitalize Marginal Soils -- Vermicomposting For Improved Soil Health: Prospects For Degraded Soils -- Reclamation Technologies For Marginal Soils In Africa: Strategies, Challenges, And Future Directions -- Rainwater Harvesting Technologies And Soil Moisture Conservation In Marginalised Semi-Arid Soils Of Southern Africa. .

Description / Table of Contents: 1-Microplastics degradation: Macro to Nano scale -- 2-The adsorptive profile of MPs with pharmaceutical compounds -- 3-The adsorptive profile of MPs with textile dyes -- 4-Interaction and adsorption of heavy metal pollutants with microplastics: Causes and consequences in aquatic systems -- 5-Marine MPs and their interactions with living systems: Causes and consequences -- 6-Microalgal interactions with MPs: Merits and demerits -- 7-Qualitative characterization of microplastic and nanoplastics interactions with inorganic and organic pollutants using FTIR, FESEM, Raman and TGA techniques -- 8-The quantitative analysis of monomers and additives in polymers using Pyrolysis GC-ToF-MS technique -- 9-Biotechnological methods for the abatement of microplastics from soil and water systems -- 10-A Sustainable Approach to Reduce Environmental Threats of Microplastics and future research needs.

Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Unravelling the Complex Relationships between Aerosol Optical Depth and Temperature -- Chapter 2 Impact Assessments of Aerosol Optical Depth and Lightning on Thunderstorm over the Region of Uttarakhand, India -- Chapter 3 Aerosol Variability and its Impact on Cloud-Precipitation Interaction in Urban Areas of Maharashtra, India -- Chapter 4 Comparative Health Risk Assessment of Black Carbon and Particulate Matter Emissions in East India during the COVID-19 First and Second Waves -- Chapter 5 Source and Risk Assessment of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Ambient Air and its Human Health Implications -- Chapter 6 Air Pollution in the Southern Part of Iraq and Its Health Risks -- Chapter 7 Optical Characteristics and Radiative Effects of Anthropogenic and Natural Aerosols over an Urban Area -- Chapter 8 Innovative Air-Purifying Mask -- Chapter 9 Atmospheric Particulate Matter in Bangladesh -- Chapter 10 Review of the Role of Aerosols in the Spread of COVID-19 -- Chapter 11 Aerosol-Social-Health Nexus -- Chapter 12 Aerosol Optical Depth vs. PM2.5 -- Chapter 13 Monsoon Shifts and Their Impact on Air Quality and Weather -- Chapter 14 Evaluation and Scientometric Analysis of Aerosols and Associated Implications -- Chapter 15 Anthropogenic Influence on Aerosol Optical Depth -- Chapter 16 The Effect of Additives on Particulate Matter Emissions from Biomass Combustion.

Description / Table of Contents: Part I. Waste management: Innovation and Quality -- Chapter 1. Development of an innovative controlled drying technology for the recovery of waste from the wine chain in a circular-economy perspective -- Chapter 2. Reduction of food waste and donations of surplus food in retail stores: A survey proposal -- Chapter 3. Enhancement of waste from the agri-food chain as innovative ingredients for the formulation of functional foods and their impact in chronic kidney disease -- Part II. Waste management: Circular economy and sustainability -- Chapter 4. The study of variables that influence the implementation of a waste cycle tracking system: a literature review -- Chapter 5. Quantification of fugitive methane emissions from landfills: an open issue -- Chapter 6. Sustainable organic waste management in small communities: evidence from life cycle-based evaluations -- Chapter 7. Valorisation of by-product and industry waste for date palm fruit by recovering bioactive molecules and possible applications: a circular economy model -- Chapter 8. Valorisation of pomegranate waste and by-products for new models of circular economy -- Chapter 9. Carbon, Water and Energy Footprint. A sustainability assessment for fruit & vegetable losses in Italy -- Chapter 10. Green technologies and LCA for the analysis of bioactive compounds in wheat husk: an integrated study for sustainability assessment -- Chapter 11. Modelling the leather industry waste from the circular economy perspective. A depth-review -- Chapter 12. Application of the MFA methodology for the analysis of paper and cardboard waste in Italy and a focus on the waste management in Apulia -- Chapter 13. Material Flow Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment in a Regional Circular Economy Scenario -- Chapter 14. Closing the cycle by reusing treated wastewater: the role of Prato in the European debate on Circular Economy -- Part III. Circular economy and sustainability issues in several sectors: Energy.-Chapter 15. Natural gas supply in Italy: analysis and perspectives -- Chapter 16. The agro-photovoltaic sector as a possible implementation tool in Sicilian energy transition -- Chapter 17. Redevelopment of industrial brownfields through green hydrogen: evolution and criticalities -- Chapter 18. Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Costing of a unitized regenerative fuel cell stack: a preliminary study -- Part IV. Circular economy and sustainability issues in several sectors: Leather and textile -- Chapter 19. A Hypothesis of a Lean Warehouse Design for an Italian Textile-Apparel Company -- Chapter 20. Textile industry between past and future in the in the New Museum of Commodity Science -- Chapter 21. Production and consumption trends in the European textile sector and main sustainability challenges -- Chapter 22. The future of the Italian tanning industry considering the recent geopolitical crisis -- Chapter 23. Risk assessment and life cycle approach to optimize the sustainability performance of leather products -- Chapter 24. A combined economic-environmental assessment of an innovative chemical formulation for waterproofing applications in the leather manufacturing industry -- Part V. Circular economy and sustainability issues in several sectors: Mobility, Logistics and Transports -- Chapter 25. Mobility Environmental Profile in the Framework of a Research Project: The “CRESTING” Case -- Chapter 26. University students and mobility. A sustainability analysis -- Chapter 27. Life Cycle Costing in the maritime sector: the case of the extraordinary maintenance of a Roll-on/Roll-off ferry -- Chapter 28. The last-mile delivery process from a life cycle perspective -- Part VI. Circular economy and sustainability issues in several sectors: Technical materials and products -- Chapter 29. Concerns deriving from the sand business and potential substitutes for a sustainable construction sector -- Chapter 30. Reshoring and nearshoring of resources towards making the manufacturing chain of the Italian ceramic industry more resilient and sustainable -- Chapter 31. Definition of indicators relating to the extraction of minerals used in the ceramic sector for LCA -- Chapter 32. Personal Protective Equipment recycling scenarios for the production of reinforced bituminous conglomerates -- Chapter 33. Environmental performance and efficiency in the semiconductor fabrication sector -- Chapter 34. The recovery of materials and management at the end-of-life of ships. Models and strategies for a Critical Raw Materials Circular Market in Europe -- Part VII. Quality, circular economy, and sustainability: a miscellaneous of general facts -- Chapter 35. Entropic Limits of Circular Economy -- Chapter 36. Circular Bioeconomy: An analysis of operational principles and limits -- Chapter 37. Comparison and Contrast between Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Social Innovation -- Chapter 38. Transition to Social Organizational Life Cycle Assessment: connections with social responsibility tools -- Chapter 39. A new approach to improve sustainability: the role of Organizational Life Cycle Assessment (O-LCA) -- Chapter 40. The proposal for the new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD): towards better environmental data in sustainability reporting -- Chapter 41. ESG indicators and SME: towards a simplified framework for sustainability reporting -- Chapter 42. Women entrepreneurship and new business models for a quality production of Aloe Vera in Jordan -- Chapter 43. Sustainability standards and certifications for the healthcare sector: A literature review on social, economic, and environmental indicators -- Chapter 44. ISO 9001 certification of the Specialization Schools of the Health Area of the University of Padova -- Chapter 45. European University Alliances and good quality assurance practice -- Chapter 46. The inclusion of gender diversity in Italian universities: main priorities and critical issues -- Chapter 47. Patent box as a tax relief tool for companies operating in circular economy context -- Chapter 48. Industrial symbiosis in Sicily: perspectives and criticalities .

Description / Table of Contents: An Approach to Cultural Landscapes in the Age of Resilience -- Resilience: a co-evolutionary concept -- Landscape: definitions and operational concepts -- The “Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato”: a UNESCO case study between persistence and change -- The “Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato”: new identities and continuation of a cultural landscape -- The “Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato”: strategies and objectives for a resilient planning -- The “Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces”: a UNESCO case study between persistence and change -- The “Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces”: new identities and continuation of a cultural landscape -- An integrated management and governance for a productive UNESCO cultural landscape.

Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Foreword -- Section I – A Regional Overview -- Reginal Issues -- Section III Cross Cutting Themes for Nexus Security -- Section IV – An Integral Narrative -- Case Studies -- List of Countries Involved.

Description / Table of Contents: Agriculture and Irrigation in India – Trends and Turning Points -- Water future: Drivers of changing climate and impacts -- Stabilizing the canal irrigation -- Sustaining groundwater irrigation -- Reviving tank irrigation -- Maximizing wastewater reuse -- Enhancing water productivity and climate smart technologies -- Re-estimation of crop water requirement (CWR) -- Up-scaling micro irrigation -- Expanding hill water management -- Reworking on Cost Sharing and Irrigation Subsidies -- Current Best Practices in Irrigation Management -- Strengthening Institutions, Policy and Governance -- India’s Water Future- A Way Forward.

Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Part I. Environmental protection and biodiversity. Chapter 1.Which environmental policies for New Caledonia? -- Chapter 2. What makes New Caledonia’s flora so outstanding? -- Chapter 3. Marine biodiversity in New Caledonia in relation to conservation challenges -- Part II. Fisheries and agriculture. Chapter 4. Small-scale fisheries in New Caledonia: towards a fishers’ perspective -- Chapter 5. “Fortunately, I have my field”: changes and permanencies in Kanak family farming -- Part III.Extractive industries, mining development and waste management. Chapter 6. Waste level rise? Scales, spaces, and policies of waste in New Caledonia -- Chapter 7. Conflicts and legitimacy of environmental organizations facing mining projects in New Caledonia-Kanaky -- Chapter 8. Decolonization process without independence in the light of changes in the nickel sector in New Caledonia -- PartIV: Land reform and urban development: Chapter 9: Land reform, conflict and local development on “Grande Terre” -- Chapter 10: Has “White Nouméa” become more Kanak? -- Chapter 11: Kanak cultural heritage on colonised and damaged lands -- Chapter 12: What future for Kanak Languages? Size and geographic distribution -- Chapter 13: Transforming Kanak knowledge to teach students and train teachers in New Caledonia -- Chapter 14: Gender, politics and power in New Caledonia -- Chapter 15: The emergence of an autonomous political arena in Ouvéa: an ethnography of its local council -- Chapter 16: Indigenous rights or national independence? Paths of self-determination in New Caledonia -- Chapter 17: New Caledonia’s self-determination process -- Chapter 18: A critical reflection of the notion of “common destiny” in Kanaky-New Caledonia -- Chapter 19: The citizenship dilemma in decolonising New Caledonia -- Chapter 20. Conclusion.

Description / Table of Contents: Synthetic plastic offers a wide range of utilities because of its physico-chemical properties, thus the demand for its commercial availability and generation of waste is inevitable. Although the scientists have proved over the years that plastics can be efficiently biodegraded by different potential microorganisms, this sustainable green technology is still in the cocoon phase and overlooked by the industry and government as well. Therefore, this book will showcase the cutting-edge microbial tools to mitigate the plastic waste sustainably in consideration of latest technologies and recent strategic advancements besides discussing the global plastic production and their impacts on environment. It will also provide the present status and future perspectives of the environmental clean-up technologies. Moreover, it is an effort to ascertain the potential areas for large-scale biodegradation or pilot scale or start-up ventures in the field of plastic remediation strategy.