Food, Energy, and Water Nexus 4.0: Concepts and Applications
暫譯: 食物、能源與水的聯結 4.0：概念與應用
Ogbolumani, Omolola, Nwulu, Nnamdi
商品描述
This book examines the complex interactions between food, energy, and water (FEW) resources within the framework of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). It traces the historical evolution of FEW 4.0, analyses its key components, and explores its applications in reshaping resource management practices by integrating emerging technologies like Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Blockchain technologies. By harnessing the intricate nexus of FEW resources and emerging technologies, it offers opportunities for sustainable development and addresses pressing challenges.
Features:
- Explores the historical development and integration of food, energy, and water systems within the context of the 4IR.
- Discusses the disruptive effects of Industry 4.0 on FEW systems, emphasizing digitalization, AI, IoT, and sustainable practices.
- Examines the use of emerging technologies such as precision agriculture, blockchain, and green energy integration in in optimizing FEW systems.
- Analyses FEW 4.0 governance frameworks, policy implications, and socioeconomic and environmental impacts to offer actionable insights.
- Provides theoretical frameworks, real-world case studies, and forward-looking perspectives to understand FEW 4.0's transformative potential.
This book is aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students in environmental engineering, as well as policymakers and industry practitioners focused on sustainability and resource management.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
這本書探討了在第四次工業革命（4IR）框架下，食物、能源和水（FEW）資源之間的複雜互動。它追溯了FEW 4.0的歷史演變，分析其關鍵組成部分，並探索如何通過整合物聯網（IoT）、人工智慧（AI）和區塊鏈技術等新興技術來重塑資源管理實踐。通過利用FEW資源與新興技術之間的錯綜關係，本書提供了可持續發展的機會，並應對迫切的挑戰。
特色：
- 探索在4IR背景下食物、能源和水系統的歷史發展與整合。
- 討論工業4.0對FEW系統的顛覆性影響，強調數位化、AI、IoT和可持續實踐。
- 檢視新興技術如精準農業、區塊鏈和綠色能源整合在優化FEW系統中的應用。
- 分析FEW 4.0的治理框架、政策影響以及社會經濟和環境影響，以提供可行的見解。
- 提供理論框架、實際案例研究和前瞻性觀點，以理解FEW 4.0的轉型潛力。
本書旨在針對環境工程的本科生和研究生，以及專注於可持續性和資源管理的政策制定者和行業從業者。
作者簡介
Nnamdi Nwulu is the Chair Holder, South Africa/Switzerland Bilateral Research Chair in Blockchain Technology (SARChI Chair), Professor of Sustainable Cyber-Physical Engineering Systems and the Director of the Centre for Cyber-Physical Food, Energy & Water Systems (CCP-FEWS) at the University of Johannesburg.
Prof Nwulu's research focuses on Food, Energy and Water Systems (FEWS) and the inherent nexus between all three. Specifically, his research focuses on applying FEW-N thinking, emerging technologies, mathematical optimisation techniques, and machine learning algorithms in food, energy, and water systems. This research focus has produced several books, inventions and over 200 publications, winning him the 2021 NRF Research Excellence Award for Early Career/Emerging Researchers in Engineering/Technology. He was also a 2020/2021 TW Kambule-NSTF-South32 Award finalist in the Emerging Researcher category and won the 2020 UJ Vice-Chancellors' Most Promising Young Researcher award. He is a Member of the prestigious South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS).
Prof Nwulu has received several research grants worth over 60 Million Rands from governmental and industrial sponsors. In 2022, Prof Nwulu led a consortium of academics from Greece, France and South Africa to receive funding from the European Union Erasmus program. Prof Nwulu was announced in December 2022 as the South Africa/Switzerland (SA-Swiss) Bilateral Research Chair in Blockchain Technology, focusing on blockchain integration in South Africa and Switzerland's agri-food and medical supply chains.
He is a Professional Engineer registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (SMIEEE), and a Fellow of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (FSAIEE).
Prof. Nwulu is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Digital Food Energy and Water Systems (JD-FEWS), Associate Editor of the IET Renewable Power Generation (IET-RPG) and the African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development (AJSTID).
Omolola Ogbolumani is a computer engineer licensed to operate in Nigeria by the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN). She holds a PhD degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, with a thesis titled A Hybrid Decision-Making Framework for the Food-Energy-Water Nexus.
Dr. Ogbolumani's research focuses on smart sustainability using FEW-Nexus thinking, mathematical optimisation techniques, and 4IR technologies, including the Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning (ML) algorithms, and blockchain technology applied in waste management systems for cleaner environment and food, energy, and water systems for increased productivity. Her research has produced several publications in peer-reviewed journals and inventions. She is affiliated with the Centre for Cyber-Physical Food, Energy & Water Systems (CCP-FEWS) at the University of Johannesburg South Africa and the TETFund Centre of Excellence for Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Management (TCEBCEM) at the University of Lagos, Nigeria.
She is a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (MNSE), the Nigeria Computer Society (MNCS), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (MIEEE).
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
是南非/瑞士區塊鏈技術雙邊研究主席（SARChI Chair）、可持續網絡物理工程系統教授，以及約翰尼斯堡大學網絡物理食品、能源與水系統中心（CCP-FEWS）的主任。
Nwulu 教授的研究專注於食品、能源和水系統（FEWS）及其三者之間的內在聯繫。具體而言，他的研究著重於在食品、能源和水系統中應用 FEW-N 思維、新興技術、數學優化技術和機器學習算法。這一研究重點產生了多本書籍、發明以及超過 200 篇出版物，並使他獲得了 2021 年 NRF 工程/技術早期職業/新興研究者研究卓越獎。他還是 2020/2021 年 TW Kambule-NSTF-South32 獎的新興研究者類別決賽入圍者，並獲得了 2020 年約翰尼斯堡大學副校長最具潛力年輕研究者獎。他是南非青年科學院（SAYAS）的成員。
Nwulu 教授已獲得來自政府和工業贊助商的多項研究資助，總額超過 6000 萬南非蘭特。2022 年，Nwulu 教授領導了一個由希臘、法國和南非的學者組成的聯盟，獲得了歐盟伊拉斯謨計劃的資金支持。Nwulu 教授於 2022 年 12 月被宣布為南非/瑞士（SA-Swiss）區塊鏈技術雙邊研究主席，專注於南非和瑞士的農業食品及醫療供應鏈中的區塊鏈整合。
他是南非工程理事會（ECSA）註冊的專業工程師，電氣和電子工程師學會的高級會員（SMIEEE），以及南非電氣工程師學會的院士（FSAIEE）。
Nwulu 教授是《數字食品能源與水系統期刊》（JD-FEWS）的主編、《IET 可再生能源發電期刊》（IET-RPG）和《非洲科學、技術、創新與發展期刊》（AJSTID）的副編輯。
是一名在尼日利亞獲得執照的計算機工程師，由尼日利亞工程監管委員會（COREN）授權。她擁有約翰尼斯堡大學的電氣與電子工程博士學位，論文題目為《食品-能源-水聯結的混合決策框架》。
Ogbolumani 博士的研究專注於使用 FEW-Nexus 思維、數學優化技術和第四次工業革命（4IR）技術的智能可持續性，包括物聯網（IoT）、機器學習（ML）算法和應用於廢物管理系統的區塊鏈技術，以實現更清潔的環境以及提高食品、能源和水系統的生產力。她的研究已在同行評審的期刊上發表了多篇文章和發明。她隸屬於約翰尼斯堡大學的網絡物理食品、能源與水系統中心（CCP-FEWS）以及尼日利亞拉哥斯大學的生物多樣性保護與生態系統管理卓越中心（TCEBCEM）。
她是尼日利亞工程師協會（MNSE）、尼日利亞計算機協會（MNCS）和電氣與電子工程師學會（MIEEE）的成員。
