Advances and New Trends in Environmental Informatics: ICT for Sustainable Solutions

(Progress in IS) 1st ed. 2020 Edition 

by Rüdiger Schaldach (Editor), Karl-Heinz Simon (Editor), Jens Weismüller (Editor), Volker Wohlgemuth (Editor) 

This book is an outcome of the 33rd International Conference EnviroInfo 2019, held at the University of Kassel, Germany. It presents a selection of papers that describe innovative scientific approaches and ongoing research in environmental informatics and the emerging field of computational sustainability. The respective articles cover a broad range of scientific aspects including advances in core technologies such as earth observation, environmental modelling, big data and machine learning, as well as applications of ICT solutions intended to support societal transformation processes toward the more sustainable management of resource use, transportation and the energy supply. Given its scope, the book is essential reading for scientists, experts and students in these fields of research.