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Resilient Futures: System Dynamics, Tech Innovations, and Climate Resilience is a comprehensive guide to understanding and addressing environmental challenges. The book integrates system dynamics, highlights innovative technologies, and provides actionable strategies for climate resilience and sustainable practices. It equips readers with the knowledge to effectively navigate complexity, uncertainty, and environmental risks. By synthesizing research, case studies, and practical insights, this comprehensive resource provides a roadmap for building resilient systems and shaping a sustainable future.
List of contents
1. Introduction- A Journey Toward Resilient Future
2. System Dynamics in a Changing World
3. Innovations in Technology and Climate Resilience
4. Climate Resilience: Challenges and Strategies
5. Assessing Impacts of Climate Extremes
6. Urban Climate Resilience
7. Resilience Calculation and Climate Change Effects
8. Conceptual Model for Resilience to Climate Events
9. Natural Resource Management
10. Case Studies in Resilient Futures
11. The Role of Policy and Governance
12. Future Prospects and Challenges for Climate Resilience
13. Conclusion and a Way Forward
About the author
Hassan Qudrat-Ullah is a full professor of decision sciences at the School of Administrative Studies, York University, Canada. Dr. Qudrat-Ullah has more than 20 years of teaching, research, industry, and consulting experience in the United States, Canada, Singapore, Norway, United Kingdom, Korea, China, Saudi Arabia, Latvia, Switzerland, Spain, and Pakistan. His research interests include dynamic decision-making, interactive learning environments, system dynamics, and energy policies. His research has appeared in Decision Support Systems, Simulations & Gaming, Journal of Decision Systems, Telecommunication Systems, Sustainability, Energy Policy, Energy, Energies, International Journal of Technology Management, and Computers & Education. He has also published 20 books (including edited volumes), 43 journal articles, and numerous conference proceedings and presentations. He was awarded Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research (York University) in 2017.
