Advances in Sustainability Science and Technology
Series Editors
Robert J. Howlett
Bournemouth University & KES International, Shoreham-by-sea, UK
John Littlewood
School of Art & Design, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK
Lakhmi C. Jain
University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW, Australia
The book series aims at bringing together valuable and novel scientific contributions that address the critical issues of renewable energy, sustainable building, sustainable manufacturing, and other sustainability science and technology topics that have an impact in this diverse and fast-changing research community in academia and industry.
The areas to be covered are
Climate change and mitigation, atmospheric carbon reduction, global warming
Sustainability science, sustainability technologies
Sustainable building technologies
Intelligent buildings
Sustainable energy generation
Combined heat and power and district heating systems
Control and optimization of renewable energy systems
Smart grids and micro grids, local energy markets
Smart cities, smart buildings, smart districts, smart countryside
Energy and environmental assessment in buildings and cities
Sustainable design, innovation and services
Sustainable manufacturing processes and technology
Sustainable manufacturing systems and enterprises
Decision support for sustainability
Micro/nanomachining, microelectromechanical machines (MEMS)
Sustainable transport, smart vehicles and smart roads
Information technology and artificial intelligence applied to sustainability
Big data and data analytics applied to sustainability
Sustainable food production, sustainable horticulture and agriculture
Sustainability of air, water and other natural resources
Sustainability policy, shaping the future, the triple bottom line, the circular economy
The areas to be covered are
Climate change and mitigation, atmospheric carbon reduction, global warming
Sustainability science, sustainability technologies
Sustainable building technologies
Intelligent buildings
Sustainable energy generation
Combined heat and power and district heating systems
Control and optimization of renewable energy systems
Smart grids and micro grids, local energy markets
Smart cities, smart buildings, smart districts, smart countryside
Energy and environmental assessment in buildings and cities
Sustainable design, innovation and services
Sustainable manufacturing processes and technology
Sustainable manufacturing systems and enterprises
Decision support for sustainability
Micro/nanomachining, microelectromechanical machines (MEMS)
Sustainable transport, smart vehicles and smart roads
Information technology and artificial intelligence applied to sustainability
Big data and data analytics applied to sustainability
Sustainable food production, sustainable horticulture and agriculture
Sustainability of air, water and other natural resources
Sustainability policy, shaping the future, the triple bottom line, the circular economy
High quality content is an essential feature for all book proposals accepted for the series. It is expected that editors of all accepted volumes will ensure that contributions are subjected to an appropriate level of reviewing process and adhere to KES quality principles.
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/16477 The series will include monographs, edited volumes, and selected proceedings.
Editors
Amit Joshi
Global Knowledge Research Foundation, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Atulya K. Nagar
School of Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering, Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool, UK
Gabriela Marn-Ravents
University of Costa Rica, San Jos, Costa Rica
ISSN 2662-6829 e-ISSN 2662-6837
Advances in Sustainability Science and Technology
ISBN 978-981-33-4900-1 e-ISBN 978-981-33-4901-8
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4901-8
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Preface
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