1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910874661603321

Autore

Mishra Arun Pratap

Titolo

Natural Resource Monitoring, Planning and Management Based on Advanced Programming / / edited by Arun Pratap Mishra, Atul Kaushik, Chaitanya B. Pande

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024

ISBN

9789819728794

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (325 pages)

Collana

Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences, , 2198-3550

Altri autori (Persone)

KaushikAtul

PandeChaitanya B

Disciplina

551.6

Soggetti

Climatology

Natural disasters

Power resources

Machine learning

Quantitative research

Climate Sciences

Natural Hazards

Natural Resource and Energy Economics

Machine Learning

Data Analysis and Big Data

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- A Geographical Investigation of the Rishiganga Disaster in Uttarakhand, India -- Multi-temporal analysis of vegetation extent using Google Earth Engine -- Spatial Prediction Modelling of Landslide Susceptibility Assessment Using Statistical Information Value Model-A Case Study of Dharchula, Pithoragarh District Uttarakhand, India -- Spatiotemporal change analysis of urbanization in Gurugram District of Haryana, India using a geospatial technique -- Rapid assessment of flood inundation due to tropical cyclones in part of Sundarbans in Google Earth Engine environment -- Random Tree Classifier for Land Use Classification in Hilly Terrain Using Sentinel-2 Imagery: A Case Study of Almora Town, Uttarakhand, India -- Temporal Investigation of



Chlorophyll-a in the Bhimgoda Barrage and Wetland Landscape Using Remote Sensing and GIS -- People’s perception-based identification of climate change risks faced by the smallholder community of the western Indian Himalayan region -- Development of a new built-up index: Studying the impact of tree and building height variation on Urban thermal field variance index -- Spectroscopy and Machine Learning: Revolutionizing Soil Quality Monitoring for Sustainable Resource Management -- Quantification of sedimentation of a tropical reservoir through satellite altimetry: A case study of Maithon reservoir -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on cloud-based platforms such as Google Earth Engine (GEE) for big data analysis using machine learning models and programming approaches to assess water and other natural resources, flood impact, land use land cover (LULC), global forest change, global forest canopy height and pantropical nation-level carbon stock, among other areas. Sustainable management of natural resources is urgently needed, given the immense anthropogenic pressure on the environment and the accelerated change in climatic conditions of the earth; therefore, the ability to monitor natural resources precisely and accurately is increasingly important. To meet this demand, new and advanced remote sensing tools and techniques are continually being developed to monitor and manage natural resources effectively. Remote sensing platforms use various sensors to record, measure and monitor even minor variations in the earth's surface features as well as atmospheric constituents. GEE can provide a detailedoverview of the potential applications of advanced satellite data in natural resource monitoring and management. This book shows how environmental and ecological knowledge and satellite-based information can be effectively combined to address a wide array of current natural resource management needs. Each chapter covers the different aspects of a remote sensing approach to effectively monitor natural resources and provide a platform for decision making and policy. The book is a valuable resource for researchers, scientists, NGOs, and academicians working on climate change, environmental sciences, agriculture engineering, remote sensing and GIS, natural resources management, hydrology, soil sciences, agricultural microbiology, plant pathology and agronomy.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910965278303321

Autore

Graham Mark (Mark A.), <1970->

Titolo

Afghanistan in the cinema / / Mark Graham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2010

ISBN

9786613028914

9781283028912

1283028913

9780252091391

0252091396

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Disciplina

791.43/658581

Soggetti

Motion pictures - History

Afghanistan In motion pictures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : haunted eyes -- Imperialist nostalgia. Getting in touch with our inner savage : The horsemen -- Butch and Sundance in Afghanistan : The man who would be king -- The new great game : Rambo III, The beast, and Charlie Wilson's war -- The burqa films. Land without images : Kandahar -- Afghan gothic : Osama -- Border crossings. The west unveiled : In this world -- The poetry of silence : Ellipsis -- A way to feel good again : The kite runner -- Conclusion : ending Charlie Wilson's war.

Sommario/riassunto

In this timely critical introduction to the representation of Afghanistan in film, Mark Graham examines the often surprising combination of propaganda and poetry in films made in Hollywood and the East. Through the lenses of postcolonial theory and historical reassessment, Graham analyzes what these films say about Afghanistan, Islam, and the West and argues that they are integral tools for forming discourse on Afghanistan, a means for understanding and avoiding past mistakes, and symbols of the country's shaky but promising future. Thoughtfully addressing many of the misperceptions about Afghanistan perpetuated in the West, Afghanistan in the Cinema incorporates incisive analysis of the market factors, funding sources, and political



agendas that have shaped the films.   The book considers a range of films, beginning with the 1970s epics The Man Who Would Become King and The Horsemen and following the shifts in representation of the Muslim world during the Russian War in films such as The Beast and Rambo III. Graham then moves on to Taliban-era films such as Kandahar, Osama, and Ellipsis, the first Afghan film directed by a woman. Lastly, the book discusses imperialist nostalgia in films such as Charlie Wilson's War and destabilizing visions represented in contemporary works such as The Kite Runner.