Sustainable Agriculture Development and Management Through Geospatial Technologies - Couverture rigide

 
9789819563739: Sustainable Agriculture Development and Management Through Geospatial Technologies

Synopsis

This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the socio-economic and environmental conditions affecting agriculture development and management. The book describes the current challenges that agriculture sectors face today, and it also explores how advanced geospatial technologies can be used to overcome these challenges and promote sustainable agricultural practices. Geospatial technologies can be advantageous to evaluate the increasing demands of agriculture production and productivity, which help maintain and enhance sustainability and strengthen the capacity for crop adaptation in response to drastic changes in climatic phenomena and others. The volume is of paramount importance as it also addresses the ongoing challenges of climate change, food security, and the need for sustainable agricultural practices. 
By highlighting the significance of policy-driven approaches and cutting-edge technologies, the book covers the crucial role that advanced technology, climate change impacts, and economic strategies play in shaping the future of agriculture. The book mainly focuses on the critical role of geospatial technology, including GIS, remote sensing, drone technology, deep and machine learning and artificial intelligence. The book includes various case studies to show how these technologies have been used and how they can be further developed to promote agriculture sustainability. This book serves as an essential resource for researchers, policymakers, and academicians.

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À propos de l?auteur

Prof. Subhash Anand is a distinguished Professor in the Department of Geography,  Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, India. He has 28 years of experience in teaching and research and has published 12 books and more than 100 research papers, articles and chapters in journals and books. He specializes in environment and development, urban environmental issues, sustainability, geoheritage, geoparks, and geotourism. Prof. Anand is the vice president of the Indian Geographical Society and the Co- chair of the Commission on Geoheritage, International Geographical Union. He is a Springer series editor of the Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences, and an associate editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks. He is Chairperson of Governing Body, Bhaskaracharya College Of Applied Sciences, University of Delhi.

 Dr. Shikha Yadav is an assistant professor at the Department of Geography, Aditi Mahavidyalaya, University of Delhi from 2015. She completed her Ph.D. from the Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. She specializes in environmental and resource geography. She has been actively engaged in teaching and research in the area of urban studies and planning, environment and sustainable development, wastewater management and agricultural geography. She was an organizing committee member of many national and international conferences at the University of Delhi. She has published 42 research papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals and four book chapters.

Dr. Pradeep Mishra is an assistant professor (Statistics) at College of Agriculture,Rewa, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya in India. He received his Ph.D in agricultural statistics from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Kalyani, India in 2014. He specializes in the field of agricultural statistics. He has published more than 161 research articles in international and national journals. Also he received awards such as Young Scientists Award in 2017 at GRISAAS.

 Dr. Priyanka Lal is working as Scientist at ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. She received her a Ph.D. in agricultural economics from ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute. She has over four years of teaching and research experience, specializing in subsidy impact analysis, cost-return evaluations, and efficiency analysis in agriculture and dairy sectors. Dr. Lal has received several awards, including the Best Paper Award from the Indian Dairy Association and the Best Research Scholar Award (2019). She has published more than 20 research articles in journals. Dr. Lal is actively involved in editorial roles of academic journals and also serves as a reviewer.

Dr. Usha Rani is an assistant professor in the Department of Geography, Shivaji College, University of Delhi. She specializes in environmental issues, urban public health. She received her Ph.D. from the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi and has 10 years of experience in research.  She completed her Postdoctoral fellowship at the Delhi School of Public Health (DSPH), Institution of Eminence (IoE), University of Delhi under the Maharishi Kanad Fellowship. She published many research papers and chapters in various journals and books.

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