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Smart villages : bridging the global urban-rural divide / V.I. Lakshmanan [and three others], editors.
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2022]
©2022
Description
1 online resource (511 pages)
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Subject(s)
Rural development
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Environmental aspects
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Editor
Lakshmanan, V. I.
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Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of description
Description based on print version record.
Contents
Intro
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Contents
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Abbreviations
Part I: Defining the Need
Chapter 1: Setting the Scene
1.1 Introduction
1.2 The Human Journey
1.2.1 Civilizations on Riverbanks
1.2.2 The Society
1.2.3 From Indus to Ganges
1.2.4 Progress in Other Parts of the World
1.2.5 Trade Exploration to Colonization
1.2.6 Industrial Revolution and Urbanization of the Agrarian Society
1.2.7 Globalization and the Rise of Multinational Companies
1.2.8 Rise of the Giants - Multinational Companies, the Modern Era Colonizers
1.3 Ground Reality - The Urban-Rural Divide
1.4 Fading Arts and Culture
1.5 Striking a Balance
1.6 Bridging the Urban-Rural Divide
1.7 Conclusion
References
Chapter 2: Smart Village - Concept and Intended Benefits
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Evolution of Smart Village Concepts
2.3 Smart Village - Standardization
2.4 Ideal Elements of a Smart Village
2.5 Financing Options for a Smart Village Implementation
2.6 Benefits from a Smart Village Implementation
Chapter 3: Bridging the Urban-Rural Divide
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Global Population Profile
3.3 Global Smart Cities Initiatives
3.4 Characterization of Urban and Rural Regions
3.5 Impact of the Divide and Remedies
Chapter 4: Smart Village - Methodology and Capacity Building
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Methodology
4.2.1 Data Elements to Be Populated
4.3 Scalability
4.4 Capacity Building
4.5 Costing the Vision - The Elements
4.6 Conclusion
Chapter 5: Ensuring a Sustainable Development Ecosystem
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Elements of a Sustainable Ecosystem
5.2.1 Economic Sustainability
5.2.2 Technology, Connectivity and Transport
5.2.3 Housing and Infrastructure.
5.2.4 Services
5.2.5 Environmental Sustainability
5.2.6 Social and Cultural Sustainability
5.2.7 Governance
5.3 Conclusion
Chapter 6: Preserving Indigenous Traditions and Values
6.1 Introduction
6.2 The Canadian Experience
6.2.1 The Tahltan Journey of Nation Revitalization
6.3 Creating a Model for Preserving Indigenous Values in a Smart Village
6.4 Embracing Globalization, Resisting Urbanization
Reference
Part II: Building the Framework
Chapter 7: Governance Aspects of a Smart Village - Developed Economy
7.1 Introduction
7.2 The Smart Village Concept
7.2.1 Data-Driven Sectors of a Smart Village
7.2.2 Key Enabling Technologies of Smart Villages
7.2.2.1 5G Wireless Network [1]
7.2.2.2 Smart Grid
7.3 Data Governance Frameworks of Developed Economies
7.3.1 Canada
7.3.1.1 PIPEDA [2]
7.3.1.2 Canadian Charter Rights and Freedoms
7.3.1.3 Privacy Act 1974
7.3.2 The European Union
7.3.2.1 European Convention on Human Rights
7.3.2.2 General Data Protection Regulation [3]
7.3.3 The United States
7.3.3.1 The US Constitution and Sectoral Approach
7.3.3.2 California Consumer Privacy Act 2020
7.3.4 Governance and Government Policies
7.3.5 Stakeholders' Governance
7.3.6 Unintended Consequences
7.3.7 Implications of Social Media
7.4 Towards Privacy by Design and Default
7.4.1 Society 5.0 [7]
7.4.2 Implications for Governance in Society 6.0
7.4.3 Society 6.0 Data Governance
7.4.4 Assigning Value to the Data
7.5 Conclusion
Chapter 8: Decentralizing Towards Good Governance at the Grassroots
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Modern Democracy
8.3 Democracy and Development
8.4 Different Democracies
8.5 Silent Revolution Towards Local Governance
8.6 Indian Democracy - Centralized Governance.
8.7 Need for Decentralization
8.8 Solutions
8.9 Short-Term Measures
8.10 Long-Term Measures
8.11 Conclusion
Chapter 9: Components of an Ontology for a Smart Village
9.1 Introduction
9.1.1 What Is an Ontology?
9.1.2 Ontology for a Smart City
9.1.3 Ontological Approach to Smart Villages
9.1.4 Organization of the Chapter
9.2 Smart Cities
9.2.1 Work of Albino et al.
9.2.2 Work of the Centre of Regional Science, Vienna UT, October 2007
9.2.3 Ramaprasad's Ontology: Critical Review and Discussion
9.3 Learning and the Smart Village
9.3.1 Learning, Praxis and the Praxical
9.3.2 The Role of Learning
9.4 Smart Villages
9.4.1 Components of a Village
9.4.2 Stakeholders
9.4.3 Outcomes
9.4.4 The Attribute of 'Smart'
9.4.5 Visualization of the Dimensions
9.5 Conclusion
Chapter 10: A Blueprint for Rural Public Health
10.1 Overview
10.2 Burden of Disease: Demographic and Epidemiological Transition
10.3 Healthcare Spending
10.3.1 Physical Resources
10.3.2 Human Resources
10.3.3 HIV/AIDS and COVID-19
10.4 Challenges for Primary and Community Healthcare
10.5 Challenges for Secondary and Tertiary Healthcare
10.5.1 Deployment of Modern Technology
10.5.1.1 Telehealth
10.6 Description of Proposed Primary Healthcare Centre
10.7 Conclusion
Chapter 11: Socio-economic Conceptualization of Smart Villages
11.1 Introduction
11.2 The Mass/Total Literacy Campaign (TLC) in Pudukkottai
11.2.1 The National Policy Background
11.2.2 The Local Context: Pudukkottai District in 1991
11.2.3 The Total Literacy Campaign in Pudukkottai
11.3 Social Mobilization as a Key Community Resource for a Smart Village
11.4 Tackling Female Infanticide Through Social Mobilization.
11.4.1 Intervention in Dharmapuri District of Tamil Nadu
11.5 Conclusion
Chapter 12: Smart Villages - Indian Realities, Opportunities and Way Forward
12.1 Introduction - India's Agricultural Reality
12.2 The Concept of PURA
12.3 The Implementation of PURA by the Government of India
12.4 After PURA - SPMRM
12.5 Indian Realities
12.6 Smart Villages and the SPM NRuM Mission
12.7 Smart Projects for Smart Villages
12.7.1 Agriculture for Smart Villages
12.7.2 Quick Walkthrough of NRuM and Elements for Adding Smart Features
12.8 Rural India - New Opportunities
12.8.1 Leveraging 'Circular Migration'
12.8.2 Drive in India
12.8.3 Ration Shops as Banking Outlets
12.8.4 India Post Pay Bank
12.9 Support from Governance Systems
Chapter 13: Leveraging Physical, Digital and Knowledge Connectivity for Smart Villages
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Aspirations for a Better Life in Rural Villages
13.3 Recent Developments
13.4 Digital Technology Framework and Strategy for Smart Villages
13.5 Understanding Current Digital Landscape in Rural Villages
13.5.1 Digital Infrastructure
13.6 Community Partnership to Develop Vision and Identify Roadmap
13.6.1 Strategy Development
13.7 Government Policy Support and Alignment with Community Vision
13.8 Defining Strategies for Policy Support
13.8.1 Project Prioritization and Defining High Impact Projects
13.8.2 Approvals and Clearances for Projects and Strategy for Funding
13.9 Business Case Challenges for Smart Villages
13.9.1 Possible Business Models for Smart Villages
13.10 Project Implementation and Change Management
13.11 Education and Training (Digital Literacy), and Continuous Improvement (CI) with New Technologies
13.11.1 Combining Bottom-Up or Top-Down Approaches.
13.11.2 Smart Village Governance for Digital Way of Working and Sustainability
13.12 Examples of Digital Technology Implementations in Smart Villages
13.12.1 Building Smart Villages in Niger, Africa
13.12.2 Assam Smart Villages in India in Collaboration with University of Melbourne
13.12.3 A Fibre-Optic Cooperative in Finland's North-Western Kumho Village
13.12.4 LA WAB Digital Training Hub, Bergerac, France
13.12.5 Digital Villages, Germany
13.12.6 The Zwit Smart Management Network, Spain
13.12.7 Cocotte Numerique, France
13.12.8 Superfast Cornwall, UK
13.13 Conclusion
Chapter 14: Appropriate Technologies for Value Addition in Rural Indian Villages
14.1 Introduction
14.2 A Framework for Change
14.3 Pre-intervention Considerations
14.4 The Science &
Technology Interventions
14.4.1 Agriculture
14.4.2 Waste to Wealth - Resource Recycling
14.4.3 Healthcare and Disability
14.4.4 Energy and Off-Grid Power Generation
14.5 Post-intervention
14.6 Conclusion
Chapter 15: The Role of Skills Development in Smart Villages
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Education, Learning and Skills
15.2.1 Sustainable Development Goals
15.2.2 The OECD Framework
15.2.3 Our Definition of Education, Learning and Skills
15.3 Needs and Predicament of Rural Populations (Demand)
15.3.1 Poverty Statistics
15.3.2 Unemployment and Underutilization
15.3.3 Informal Employment
15.3.4 Motivation for Learning
15.3.5 Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET)
15.4 Current Skill Development Strategies (Supply)
15.4.1 Different Approaches
15.4.1.1 Providing Rural Communities with Complementary Support to Leverage Native Skills
15.4.1.2 Building Rural Capacity to Leverage Native Skills
15.4.1.3 Building Skills for Endogenously Identified Jobs.
15.4.2 Challenge of Numbers in India.
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ISBN
3-030-68458-X
OCLC
1260344599
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