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Innovative Biosystems Engineering for Sustainable Agriculture, Forestry and Food Production

International Mid-Term Conference 2019 of the Italian Association of Agricultural Engineering (AIIA)

  • Gathers the proceedings of the International Mid-Term Conference 2019 of the Italian Association for Agricultural Engineering (AIIA), held in Matera, Italy, on September 12-13, 2019
  • Presents the state of the art in sustainable agriculture, forestry science and food processing
  • Written by leading experts in the field

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Table of contents (94 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxx
  2. Land and Water Use

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
    2. Evaluating the Effects of Forest Cover Changes on Sediment Connectivity in a Catchment Affected by Multiple Wildfires

      • Lorenzo Martini, Lorenzo Faes, Cordelia Scalari, Giacomo Pellegrini, Andrés Iroumé, Mario Aristide Lenzi et al.
      Pages 13-20
    3. A Check of Water Drop Impact Effects on Surface Soil Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity

      • F. Todisco, V. Bagarello, L. Vergni, A. Vinci
      Pages 21-28
    4. On the Description of Soil Variability Through EMI Sensors and Traditional Soil Surveys in Precision Agriculture

      • Bianca Ortuani, Enrico Casati, Camilla Negri, Arianna Facchi
      Pages 29-37
    5. Drought Variability and Trend Over the Lombardy Plain from Meteorological Station Records

      • C. Gandolfi, A. Facchi, A. Crespi, M. Rienzner, M. Maugeri
      Pages 39-47
    6. Biodegradable Geosynthetics for Geotechnical and Geo-Environmental Engineering

      • Alessio Cislaghi, Paolo Sala, Gigliola Borgonovo, Claudio Gandolfi, Gian Battista Bischetti
      Pages 49-57
    7. Comparison of Different Methods for Topographic Survey of Rural Canals

      • Daniele Masseroni, Daniele Passoni, Alessandro Castagna, Luca Civelli, Livio Pinto, Claudio Gandolfi
      Pages 59-67
    8. Hydraulic Modeling of Field Experiments in a Drainage Channel Under Different Riparian Vegetation Scenarios

      • G. F. C. Lama, A. Errico, S. Francalanci, G. B. Chirico, L. Solari, F. Preti
      Pages 69-77
    9. Groundwater Recharge Through Winter Flooding of Rice Areas

      • Arianna Facchi, Camilla Negri, Michele Rienzner, Enrico Chiaradia, Marco Romani
      Pages 79-87
    10. Evaluation of Green Roof Ageing Effects on Substrate Hydraulic Characteristics

      • V. Alagna, V. Bagarello, P. Concialdi, G. Giordano, M. Iovino
      Pages 89-97
    11. Influence of Site and Check Dam Characteristics on Sediment Retention and Structure Conservation in a Mexican River

      • Manuel E. Lucas-Borja, Demetrio A. Zema, Yang Yu, Mary Nichols, Giuseppe Bombino, Pietro Denisi et al.
      Pages 99-107
    12. SIRR-MOD—A Decision Support System for Identifying Optimal Irrigation Water Needs at Field and District Scale

      • G. Dragonetti, A. Sengouga, A. Comegna, N. Lamaddalena, A. Basile, A. Coppola
      Pages 117-124
    13. Modeling the Effect of Different Management Practices for Soil Erosion Control in a Mediterranean Watershed

      • Giovanni Francesco Ricci, Anna Maria De Girolamo, Francesco Gentile
      Pages 125-132
    14. The Benefit of Continuous Modelling for Design Hydrograph Estimation in Small and Ungauged Basins

      • S. Grimaldi, A. Petroselli, R. Piscopia, F. Tauro
      Pages 133-139
    15. A Theoretical Approach to Improve the Applicability of the Catchment Connectivity Index

      • Giuseppe Bombino, Carolina Boix-Fayos, Maria Francesca Cataldo, Daniela D’Agostino, Pietro Denisi, Joris de Vente et al.
      Pages 141-149
    16. On the Performance of a Novel Hybrid Constructed Wetland for Stormwater Treatment and Irrigation Reuse in Mediterranean Climate

      • Delia Ventura, Salvatore Barbagallo, Simona Consoli, Mirco Milani, Alessandro Sacco, Ruggero Rapisarda et al.
      Pages 151-159
  3. Rural Buildings, Equipment and Territory

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 161-162

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About this book

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of innovative biosystems engineering for sustainable agriculture, forestry and food production. Focusing on the challenges of implementing sustainability in various contexts in the fields of biosystems engineering, it shows how the research has addressed the sustainable use of renewable and non-renewable resources. It also presents possible solutions to help achieve sustainable production.

The Mid-Term Conference of the Italian Association of Agricultural Engineering (AIIA) is part of a series of conferences, seminars and meetings that the AIIA organizes, together with other public and private stakeholders, to promote the creation and dissemination of new knowledge in the sector.

The contributions included in the book were selected by means of a rigorous peer-review process, and offer an extensive and multidisciplinary overview of interesting solutions in the field of innovative biosystems engineering for sustainable agriculture.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Potenza, Italy

    Antonio Coppola, Giovanni Carlo Di Renzo, Giuseppe Altieri, Paola D'Antonio

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Innovative Biosystems Engineering for Sustainable Agriculture, Forestry and Food Production

  • Book Subtitle: International Mid-Term Conference 2019 of the Italian Association of Agricultural Engineering (AIIA)

  • Editors: Antonio Coppola, Giovanni Carlo Di Renzo, Giuseppe Altieri, Paola D'Antonio

  • Series Title: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39299-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-39298-7Published: 20 March 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-39301-4Published: 20 March 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-39299-4Published: 19 March 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2366-2557

  • Series E-ISSN: 2366-2565

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXX, 880

  • Number of Illustrations: 37 b/w illustrations, 291 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics, Agriculture, Forestry Management, Food Science

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eBook USD 299.00
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Softcover Book USD 379.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 379.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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