Suman Paul - Böcker

This book focuses on recent topics related to the convergence of information and communication technologies (ICT) and computing with smart devices.

This book focuses on recent topics related to the convergence of information and communication technologies (ICT) and computing with smart devices.

This book provides a range of application areas of data and knowledge management and their solutions for the fields related to the convergence of information and communication technology (ICT), healthcare, and telecommunication services.

This book provides a range of application areas of data and knowledge management and their solutions for the fields related to the convergence of information and communication technology (ICT), healthcare, and telecommunication services.

This proposed book aims to present an analysis of several crisis issues induced by global climate changes and implications at the micro-level, particularly from the perspective of ground-based study.

This proposed book aims to present an analysis of several crisis issues induced by global climate changes and implications at the micro-level, particularly from the perspective of ground-based study. Climate crisis leads to several socio-ecological issues which need to discuss with some empirical case studies from the contextual global evidences. Climatic crisis generates several social responses which are associated with mitigating issues in addition to sustainable development goals. Under these circumstances, several loopholes interlinked with climatic crisis need to expose in the present-day context. This book argues that it is important to understand the issues from multiple dimensions. It identifies some important dimensions to discuss in the process. Themes we purpose to cover are: several field-based studies are included for which micro-level field-based data would incorporate to understand current crisis induced by climate change, thus exposing the vulnerabilities of the communities which would be incorporated in different chapters with adequate representation of qualitative methods, modelling-based geospatial approach. Therefore, some secondary data-based studies have also been included to provide a broader picture. Additionally, this book aims to provide an interdisciplinary understanding of the issues mainly from the lenses of Geography, Economics, and Sociology as well as Environmental Studies too. Given the focus of this study, it is believed that an approach that harmonizes the cognitive domain from different discipline is appropriated. A combination of chapters using qualitative as well as quantitative methods also made this book exclusive from others. We believe that this edited book surely contributes the knowledge domain with some relevant chapters’ discussion in the contemporary time and leads to reduce the gap of knowledge.

This book provides a timely and comprehensive examination of how cyclones and environmental stresses are changing the socioeconomic structure of one of the most vulnerable deltaic areas in the world—evidence from the Indian Sundarbans. The intricate relationships between climate-related risks and human migration trends are examined in this book, which is based on thorough research, statistical analysis, and GIS technologies. From theoretical underpinnings and bibliometric evaluations to on-the-ground assessments of vulnerability, demographic transitions, and livelihood crises, the collection spans six in-depth chapters. In addition to mapping high-risk areas and suggesting practical policy actions suited to coastal resilience and adaptive capacity, it provides evidence-based insights into the factors that influence migration. This book, which is intended for academics, policymakers, and development practitioners, increases our understanding of climate migration and its policy importance. In the context of escalating climate catastrophes, it highlights the need to rethink migration as a deliberate adaptation approach influenced by vulnerability, agency, and resilience rather than as a failure.

The book presents the shifting environmental trends worldwide in the name of development and offers a harmonious adjustment between development and the natural environment, addressing the intricate complexities in a comprehensive and sustainable manner. In recent times, humanity finds itself in a race against time to tackle the severe environmental crisis we face. Climate change, which is largely attributed to human activity, poses a significant challenge to social, political, and economic systems worldwide. As governments and scientists in the field acknowledge, it is the most pressing environmental threat of the 21st century. The earth's average temperature has risen by approximately 0.60C over the past century due to human activity, and greenhouse gas emissions are likely to cause a temperature increase of between 1.4 and 5.80C this century, depending on the efforts made to address climate change. Environmental problems manifest in various ways in both developed and developing countries, with some issues affecting regions globally while each country also grapples with unique developmental and environmental challenges. Furthermore, regional and local concerns demand immediate attention. The transfer of technology from developed countries to Third World countries has raised environmental concerns, as inadequate management has led to environmental degradation. Although human ingenuity and scientific progress have contributed to advancements in agriculture, irrigation, mining, industries, transportation, forestry, and land management, these pursuits have often disrupted the natural environment. As awareness of the adverse effects of developmental activities grows, people are actively seeking ways to mitigate these effects by adopting methods and technologies that promote sustainable development.

The book is a collection of best selected research papers presented at the Fourth International Conference on Communication, Devices and Computing (ICCDC 2023). The book covers new ideas, applications and experiences of research engineers, scientists, industrialists, scholars and students from in and around the globe. It covers research contributions from communication technologies which are from the areas such as 5G communication, next-generation Wi-Fi, spread spectrum systems, satellite and high altitude platforms, radio over fiber techniques, wireless sensor networks, modulation and diversity technique, ad hoc and mesh networks, cognitive radio networking, optical wireless and visible light communications, signal processing for secure communication, millimeter wave and terahertz communication, design, control and management of optical network, error control coding and information theory, printed antennas, performance analysis of wireless network, smart antennas and space time processing.