Overview
- Consolidates all the aspects of creating/developing a Smart Village
- Delivers an effective tool-kit for practitioners in the area of Smart Villages
- Provides a policy-based framework for the development of an ideal Smart Village
- Illustrates, through case studies, the fulfillment of key requirements of a Smart Village
- Brings together experts from around the world to share their vision of a Smart Village
- Highlights the importance of balancing development with social/gender equity and cultural traditions
Access this book
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Other ways to access
Table of contents (33 chapters)
-
Front Matter
-
Building the Framework
-
Front Matter
-
-
The Enablers – Delivery and Case Studies
-
Front Matter
-
Keywords
About this book
This book brings together technical expertise, best practices, case studies and ground-level application of the ideas for empowering the rural population of the world to live economically prosperous, environmentally sustainable, and socially progressive lives, on par or comparable with the quality of life enjoyed by the global urban population. The idea of Smart Villages takes on greater urgency in light of the investments made in this millennium on “Smart Cities”, taking advantage of the technological advances, particularly in digital connectivity. These investments have and will continue to expand the urban-rural divide, unless similar investments are made in the villages as well. The book provides a much-needed guide for a holistic development of a Smart Village, by defining the need, developing the framework, and describing the delivery, complete with successful case studies. Contributors to the book, from Canada, USA, Africa and India bring years of academic, industry andgovernmental experience, including organization of several Smart Village conferences. The knowledge base in the book will be of great value to anyone interested in or active in rural planning, including governmental and non-governmental organizations, industrial solution providers, public healthcare professionals, public policy professionals and students, as well as rural communities around the world.
- Consolidates all the aspects of creating/developing a Smart Village;
- Delivers an effective tool-kit for practitioners in the area of Smart Villages;
- Provides a policy-based framework for the development of an ideal Smart Village;
- Illustrates, through case studies, the fulfillment of key requirements of a Smart Village;
- Brings together experts from around the world to share their vision of a Smart Village;
- Highlights the importance of balancing development with social/gender equity and cultural traditions.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. V.I. Lakshmanan is Vice-Chair and CEO of Process Research ORTECH Inc. and Adjunct Professor, University of Toronto in Canada.
Dr. Arun Chockalingam is an Adjunct Professor of Medicine and Global Health at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto in Canada
Dr. Kumar Murty is Director, Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences, and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Toronto in Canada.
Mr. S. Kalyanasundaram is a Former Telecom Executive and Former Executive Director at the Canada India Foundation.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Smart Villages
Book Subtitle: Bridging the Global Urban-Rural Divide
Editors: V. I. Lakshmanan, Arun Chockalingam, V. Kumar Murty, S. Kalyanasundaram
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68458-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-68457-0Published: 26 June 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-68460-0Published: 27 June 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-68458-7Published: 25 June 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XLII, 495
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 129 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings, Artificial Intelligence, Human Geography, Cyber-physical systems, IoT, Professional Computing, Communications Engineering, Networks