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2024-02-01T12:00:00+01:00
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http://www.lavoisier.eu/books/earth-sciences/climate-change-vulnerabilities-and-adaptation/description_5066480
Climate Change, Vulnerabilities and Adaptation
2024-02-01T12:00:00+01:00
<img src="https://images.lavoisier.fr/vignettes/1318133973.jpg" alt="Book's cover:Climate Change, Vulnerabilities and Adaptation" /><br /><p>This contributed volume offers a wide variety of cases exploring how humanity can adapt to a changing climate. The volume features a wide variety of contributions from geographers, primarily in India but with plenty of global cases to provide a broad comparative perspective. A primary goal of this book is to bridge the gap from conceptual and data-driven analysis of climate change and adaptation to practical planning approaches and strategies. The book compiles contributions that address human well-being and environmental effects related to climate change, including analysis and modelling of ecosystem services, socio-ecological research and sustainable governance of ecosystems. Results reported in this book are conducive to a better understanding of the climate emergency, climate-related impacts and adaptation and mitigation strategies. The cases here also provide researchers with new examples of applications of vulnerability assessment methods. The volume offers insights regardingvulnerable areas in India, an exploration of how some regions have coped with these issues, and a discussion of the impacts that public policy has had on vulnerability in the regions studied. The focus on vulnerability will assist decision-makers in and outside India in targeting policies aimed at poverty reduction in agricultural communities as well. Though the cases here primarily focus on India, the methodologies presented here are transferable to many other parts of the world.</p>
http://www.lavoisier.eu/books/earth-sciences/gis-and-housing/description_4982383
GIS and Housing
2023-12-01T12:00:00+01:00
<img src="https://images.lavoisier.fr/vignettes/1318082291.jpg" alt="Book's cover:GIS and Housing" /><br /><p><em>GIS and Housing: Principles and Practices </em>discusses one of the challenges that has not been addressed by Geographic Information Science thus far: how can we use GIS to deal with the complex issues underlying the housing crisis? This book provides GIS technicians and analysts with an overview of US housing challenges and examples of how to effectively integrate spatial thinking to address housing policy questions, while simultaneously introducing housing policy analysts to advanced GIS concepts and techniques to create livable neighborhoods that include housing alternatives beyond the single family. Through numerous examples, the authors advocate for a collaborative approach that encourages professionals, policymakers, and analysts, across different ideological and political perspectives, to confront the multifaceted housing crisis.</p><p>Features:</p><ul><li>Examines the historical aspects of housing provision, societal attitudes, demographic shifts, and government policies</li><li>Bridges the gaps between housing professionals and GIS experts, facilitating an interdisciplinary approach to address the housing crisis</li><li>Explores different challenges that are facing urban, suburban, and rural neighborhoods in different US regions</li><li>Provides professionals with the necessary tools for informed decision-making</li><li>Proposes solutions that leverage the integrative capacity of GIS to address established housing issues.</li><li>Advocates for denser housing alternatives to address issues of affordability, supply shortages, and homelessness</li></ul><p>This book is intended for graduate students and professionals in housing, community development, urban planning, architecture, and GIS, and anyone curious about learning more about the American housing crisis.</p>
http://www.lavoisier.eu/books/earth-sciences/handbook-of-geospatial-artificial-intelligence/description_4967593
Handbook of Geospatial Artificial Intelligence
2023-12-01T12:00:00+01:00
<img src="https://images.lavoisier.fr/vignettes/1318068482.jpg" alt="Book's cover:Handbook of Geospatial Artificial Intelligence" /><br /><p>This comprehensive handbook covers Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI), which is the integration of geospatial studies and AI machine (deep) learning and knowledge graph technologies. It explains key fundamental concepts, methods, models, and technologies of GeoAI, and discusses the recent advances, research tools, and applications that range from environmental observation and social sensing to natural disaster responses. As the first single volume on this fast-emerging domain, <strong>Handbook of Geospatial Artificial Intelligence </strong>is an excellent resource for educators, students, researchers, and practitioners utilizing GeoAI in fields such as information science, environment and natural resources, geosciences, and geography.</p><p><strong>Features</strong></p><ul><li>Provides systematic introductions and discussions of GeoAI theory, methods, technologies, applications, and future perspectives</li><li>Covers a wide range of GeoAI applications and case studies in practice</li><li>Offers supplementary materials such as data, programming code, tools, and case studies</li><li>Discusses the recent developments of GeoAI methods and tools</li><li>Includes contributions written by top experts in cutting-edge GeoAI topics</li></ul><p>This book is intended for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students from different disciplines and those taking GIS courses in geography or computer sciences as well as software engineers, geospatial industry engineers, GIS professionals in non-governmental organizations, and federal/state agencies who use GIS and want to learn more about GeoAI advances and applications.</p>
http://www.lavoisier.eu/books/earth-sciences/geospatial-science-for-smart-land-management/description_4947423
Geospatial Science for Smart Land Management
2023-12-01T12:00:00+01:00
<img src="https://images.lavoisier.fr/vignettes/1318053590.jpg" alt="Book's cover:Geospatial Science for Smart Land Management" /><br /><p>Responsible land distribution in Asia, with ever-increasing limitations in space, requires the use of smart technologies, sophisticated models, intelligent algorithms, and big data repositories. This book presents new land management perspectives and fit-for-purpose, flexible, dynamic, and effective solutions for land management and land administration problems. Written by global experts from different Asian countries, including China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, etc., all these cases demonstrate how and why the uptake of geospatial technologies is booming and how to handle land scarcity and competing spatial interests in both urban and rural areas in Asia.</p><p>FEATURES</p><ul><p></p><li>Summarizes trends of geospatial technologies in Asia</li><p></p><li>Describes and applies leading-edge geospatial models</li><p></p><li>Explains fit-for-purpose digital land administration</li><p></p><li>Provides case studies and examples that include the use of smart land management tools</li><p></p><li>Helps readers advance their understanding of geospatial and land management science</li></ul><p>Truly an interdisciplinary book, this text is a practical guide for an array of readers, such as practitioners in public and private companies involved in both geospatial and land management applications, as well as graduate students, researchers, academics, and professionals working in land administration, land management, spatial planning, real estate studies, geosciences, geoinformatics, and geodesy.</p>
http://www.lavoisier.eu/books/earth-sciences/the-5s-innovation-model/description_4984785
The 5S Innovation Model
2024-02-01T12:00:00+01:00
<img src="https://images.lavoisier.fr/vignettes/1318084330.jpg" alt="Book's cover:The 5S Innovation Model" /><br /><p>This book is aimed to help us look into the future of mining by defining ultimate operational conditions that will be present in a typical mining operation regardless of how far in the future. It introduces an innovation strategy designed to identify current and future technologies to achieve specific ultimate operational conditions that will be present in ?the mine of the future?.</p><p>The mining innovation strategy presented here is the result of several innovation projects where the author had the opportunity to assist and had successfully implemented it at several mining companies and mining research institutions around the world, including Australia, South Africa, the United States, Canada, Peru, and Mexico. This innovation strategy is designed to be consistent with any type of mining method as well as any commodity being mined, such as metal or nonmetal mining, soft-rock or hard-rock mining, underground or surface mining.</p><p>The five ultimate mining operational conditions or drivers discussed in this book were carefully defined considering current operational and technology trends, which will keep any mining company competitive during the following decades. The mining innovation strategy thus considers five ultimate operational conditions or drivers (1) Achieving maximum safety, (2) simplifying systems, (3) using smart-intelligent systems, (4) designing stealth operations, and (5) sustainable use of environmental and human resources within the operation. These five innovation drivers are common denominators to any mining method, regardless of their operational nature or commodity being mined either today or in the future.</p><p>It is thus envisaged that the mining innovation model introduced in this book can serve as an initial guideline for the mining industry to better identify current and future technologies that need to be addressed today. </p>
http://www.lavoisier.eu/books/earth-sciences/a-retractable-guidance-system-for-mine-shaft-hoists/description_4524041
A Retractable Guidance System for Mine Shaft Hoists
2024-01-01T12:00:00+01:00
<img src="https://images.lavoisier.fr/vignettes/1318138324.jpg" alt="Book's cover:A Retractable Guidance System for Mine Shaft Hoists" /><br /><p>Rope guidance of conveyances is commonly used in shafts of underground mines in numerous countries on almost every continent. This safe and economical way of guiding skips and cages does have one disadvantage, however, which is especially troublesome in the conditions present in the Polish mining industry. Rope-guided conveyances require additional support at mine levels, while shafts of Polish coal mines usually operate on many levels. Additional stiff guidance at mine levels used as a support negatively affects the effectiveness of rope-guided hoisting systems.</p><p>The retractable guidance system was originally introduced at the 960 m level in the Leon IV shaft of the Rydu?towy coal mine in Rydu?towy (currently ROW mine, Rydu?towy department), Silesian voivodeship, Poland. This construction, consisting of moveable elements, similar to the typical stiff guidance used at mine levels, serves as a support for the conveyance whenever necessary. When it is retracted, it allows the cage to travel at full speed through the level, increasing the degree of effectiveness of the hoisting system of the Leon IV shaft.</p><p>The retractable guidance system, the solution presented in this book, is a pioneering approach in the Polish mining industry. It has allowed improvement of the level of effectiveness of the Leon IV shaft of the Rydu?towy colliery. It is an innovative opportunity for rope guidance systems worldwide, as it solves their biggest problem in multi-level shafts.</p>
http://www.lavoisier.eu/books/earth-sciences/principles-and-practice-in-mining-engineering/description_4940947
Principles and Practice in Mining Engineering
2023-12-01T12:00:00+01:00
<img src="https://images.lavoisier.fr/vignettes/1318048764.jpg" alt="Book's cover:Principles and Practice in Mining Engineering" /><br /><p><em>Principles and Practice in Mining Engineering</em> is an up-to-date introduction to the scientific principles and technological practices of mining engineering. This book introduces the processes involved in surface and underground mining, and covers many topical issues common to mining engineering practices, including mining and quarrying methods, environmental protection measures, finance and investment, policy and mining education. Recent technology and innovations (technovations) in the mining and mineral industry, including digital mines, IoT/IIoT, AI, and machine learning, are also discussed.</p><p>Seven case studies of mines and mining operation from different parts of the globe are included to demonstrate how various minerals, including lithium, potash, copper, gold, uranium, and coal, are extracted. These case studies are written by experienced industry professionals working for reputable companies. Suggested readings, references, websites, and conversion tables for mining engineering applications are included at the end of the book for the reader?s reference.</p><p><em>Principles and Practice in Mining Engineering</em> gives practical, real-world knowledge to the mining workforce engaged in the mining and minerals industry globally. This book is also aimed at students, scientists, academics, NGOs, and professionals just entering the mining industry.</p>
http://www.lavoisier.eu/books/earth-sciences/principles-and-practice-in-mining-engineering/description_4940947
Principles and Practice in Mining Engineering
2023-12-01T12:00:00+01:00
<img src="https://images.lavoisier.fr/vignettes/1318048762.jpg" alt="Book's cover:Principles and Practice in Mining Engineering" /><br /><p><em>Principles and Practice in Mining Engineering</em> is an up-to-date introduction to the scientific principles and technological practices of mining engineering. This book introduces the processes involved in surface and underground mining, and covers many topical issues common to mining engineering practices, including mining and quarrying methods, environmental protection measures, finance and investment, policy and mining education. Recent technology and innovations (technovations) in the mining and mineral industry, including digital mines, IoT/IIoT, AI, and machine learning, are also discussed.</p><p>Seven case studies of mines and mining operation from different parts of the globe are included to demonstrate how various minerals, including lithium, potash, copper, gold, uranium, and coal, are extracted. These case studies are written by experienced industry professionals working for reputable companies. Suggested readings, references, websites, and conversion tables for mining engineering applications are included at the end of the book for the reader?s reference.</p><p><em>Principles and Practice in Mining Engineering</em> gives practical, real-world knowledge to the mining workforce engaged in the mining and minerals industry globally. This book is also aimed at students, scientists, academics, NGOs, and professionals just entering the mining industry.</p>