Smart and Sustainable Technology for Resilient Cities and Communities

This book is a collection of extended versions of papers presented at the KES Covid-19 Challenge international summit. The book focusses on technological, economic, and social developments to combat the effects of global and local disasters as well as the ways in which the recovery from Covid can be...

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Other Authors: Howlett, Robert J. (Editor), Jain, Lakhmi C. (Editor), Littlewood, John R. (Editor), Balas, Marius M. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
Series:Advances in Sustainability Science and Technology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book is a collection of extended versions of papers presented at the KES Covid-19 Challenge international summit. The book focusses on technological, economic, and social developments to combat the effects of global and local disasters as well as the ways in which the recovery from Covid can be used to build more resilient and sustainable communities, industry, and improve the environment. It also discusses the global challenges of human-influenced climate change. There are chapters on making cities and communities more resilient through energy self-sufficiency, food production, resilient housing and buildings, human health and intelligent systems e.g. for forecasting and prediction
Physical Description:XVI, 322 p. 106 illus., 89 illus. in color online resource
ISBN:9789811691010