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Smart Village Technology

Concepts and Developments

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Editors:
  1. Srikanta Patnaik

    1. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SOA University, Bhubaneswar, India

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  2. Siddhartha Sen

    1. School of Architecture and Planning, Morgan State University, Baltimore, USA

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  3. Magdi S. Mahmoud

    1. Systems Engineering Department, King Fahd University for Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

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  • Reports on cutting-edge research and case studies on small villages
  • Highlights innovative solutions for rural development
  • Discusses and compares examples and practices from different countries

Part of the book series: Modeling and Optimization in Science and Technologies (MOST, volume 17)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
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  2. Smart Village Policy and Technology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Smart Village Initiatives: An Overview

      • Sroojani Mohanty, Bhagyashree Mohanta, Pragyan Nanda, Siddhartha Sen, Srikanta Patnaik
      Pages 3-24

    3. IOT, Smart Technologies, Smart Policing: The Impact for Rural Communities

      • Amanda Davies
      Pages 25-37

    4. Scientific, Technological, and Innovation Dynamics in Nanotechnology for Smart Cities and Villages: The OECD Case and Its Implications for Latin America

      • Alejandro Barragán-Ocaña, Gerardo Reyes-Ruiz, Humberto Merritt
      Pages 39-65

    5. Digital Periphery? A Community Case Study of Digitalization Efforts in Swiss Mountain Regions

      • Reto Bürgin, Heike Mayer
      Pages 67-98

    6. Digitalization and Its Impact on Life in Rural Areas: Exploring the Two Sides of the Atlantic: USA and Germany

      • Mareike Meyn
      Pages 99-116

    7. Government Versus Private Sector-Led Smart Village Development Policies and Programs in India

      • Tej Karki
      Pages 117-134

    8. Can Haphazard Growth in Urban Villages Be Prevented? Experience from the Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar Region

      • Sweta Byahut, Jay Mittal
      Pages 135-156

  3. Smart Agriculture and Water Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157
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    2. Information and Communication Technology for Small-Scale Farmers: Challenges and Opportunities

      • Shahriar Shams, S. H. Shah Newaz, Rama Rao Karri
      Pages 159-179

    3. Big Data for Smart Agriculture

      • Nidhi
      Pages 181-189

    4. Smart Farming: An Overview

      • Ahmad Latif Virk, Mehmood Ali Noor, Sajid Fiaz, Saddam Hussain, Hafiz Athar Hussain, Muzammal Rehman et al.
      Pages 191-201

    5. The Vertical Farm: Exploring Applications for Peri-urban Areas

      • Kheir Al-Kodmany
      Pages 203-232

    6. Water Loss Management Through Smart Water Systems

      • Antonio Santos Sánchez, Karla Patricia Oliveira-Esquerre, Idelfonso Bessa dos Reis Nogueira, Pieter de Jong, Adelmo Aguiar Filho
      Pages 233-266

    7. Rainwater Harvesting: A Challenging Strategy to Relieve Water Scarcity in Rural Areas

      • Faissal Aziz, Mounir El Achaby, Naaila Ouazzani, Jauad El-Kharraz, Laila Mandi
      Pages 267-290

    8. Building Smart Water Communities: Technology and Institutions Toward Better Water

      • Asavari Devadiga
      Pages 291-308

    9. Stormwater Best Management Practices: Green Infra-structure in Rural Communities

      • Monica Aspacher, Bhuiyan Alam
      Pages 309-325

  4. Smart Renewable Energy Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 327-327
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    2. Solar Electrification and Zero Energy Rural Communities

      • Muhammad Mujahid Rafique, Shafiqur Rehman
      Pages 329-340
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This book offers a transdisciplinary perspective on the concept of "smart villages" Written by an authoritative group of scholars, it discusses various aspects that are essential to fostering the development of successful smart villages. Presenting cutting-edge technologies, such as big data and the Internet-of-Things, and showing how they have been successfully applied to promote rural development, it also addresses important policy and sustainability issues. As such, this book offers a timely snapshot of the state-of-the-art in smart village research and practice.

 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SOA University, Bhubaneswar, India

    Srikanta Patnaik

  • School of Architecture and Planning, Morgan State University, Baltimore, USA

    Siddhartha Sen

  • Systems Engineering Department, King Fahd University for Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

    Magdi S. Mahmoud

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