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In the last two decades, we have witnessed the evolution of the energy sector. Many countries throughout the world have been shifting their energy production methods from fossil fuel use to more environmentally friendly methods. These methods are described by the term “Renewable Energy Methods” and entail the production of energy from Renewable Energy Sources (RES) based on wind, water, biomass, solar energy, and geothermal energy. This shift is mainly driven by the increase in public awareness of environmental problems and climate change, which are both related to the increase in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. The main goal of this Special Issue is to determine methodologies that can be applied in education in order to raise the awareness of students as well as their families about issues related to renewable sources and energy conservation. Furthermore, the authors studied the factors, parameters, and criteria that affect the decision-making involved in the selection of appropriate types of renewable energy sources in order to select the optimal form, both financially and environmentally. Finally, an attempt is made to recognize methods for communicating the usage of RES and energy savings to the public. Such communication methods are necessary because, in many communities, there are issues surrounding the acceptance of RES installation, as the public considers them to be factors of environmental degradation.

Research & information: general --- Environmental economics --- renewable energy --- governance --- community energy --- citizens’ energy companies --- actor plurality --- acceptance --- energy transition --- auction scheme --- Germany --- Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) --- barriers --- sustainability --- multi-functionality --- proposal --- educative-communication approach --- sustainable agriculture --- negative externalities --- GHG emissions --- NARDL model --- Renewable Energy Enterprises --- Internet --- benchmark --- education for sustainable development --- environmental protection --- curriculum --- teacher --- renewable resources --- natural gas --- energy market --- customer satisfaction --- industrial customers --- multicriteria analysis --- Renewable energy sources --- energy poverty --- citizen attitudes --- Thessaloniki --- marine renewable energy --- co-existence --- co-location --- Dempster Shafer Analytic Hierarchy Process --- multi-criteria analysis --- environmental Kuznets curve --- deforestation --- ARDL with bounds test --- willingness-to-invest --- energy investments --- renewable energy sources (RES) --- perceptions --- attitudes --- department of forestry --- environmental science --- university students --- decision-making --- education --- communication --- investments --- policy --- RES

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Geographic information systems (GISs) have played a vital role in Earth sciences by providing a powerful means of observing the world and various tools for solving complex problems. The scientific community has used GISs to reveal fascinating details about the Earth and other planets. This book on recent advances in GIS for Earth sciences includes 12 publications from esteemed research groups worldwide. The research and review papers in this book belong to the following broad categories: Earth science informatics (geoinformatics), mining, hydrology, natural hazards, and society.

Research & information: general --- mine safety --- GIS-coupled --- spatiotemporal model --- LBM --- methane gas emission --- traffic flows --- taxi trajectory --- float cars --- spatial community --- transport system --- land use --- multi-functionality --- production-living-ecology function --- spatiotemporal dynamics --- obstacle factors --- Xiangxi --- DEM grid cell size --- efficiency --- mountainous watersheds --- optimized parameter set --- TOPMODEL --- social media --- rainstorm event --- spatiotemporal analysis --- factor assessing --- parallel algorithm --- map overlay analysis --- Hilbert ordering decomposition --- spatial analysis --- GIS vector map data --- GIS vector map security --- selective encryption --- simplification method and cryptography --- geo-sensor framework --- geo-sensor platform (GIS) --- sensor networks --- do-it-yourself (DIY) --- landslide susceptibility mapping --- ensemble techniques --- functional trees --- bagging --- rotation forest --- dagging --- algorithm --- cognition --- computer languages --- eye-tracking measurement --- gaze tracking --- human-computer interaction --- open source software --- symbols --- visualisation --- Geographic information systems --- mine planning --- mine development --- mine operation --- environmental management --- mine reclamation --- Indian Himalayas --- landslides --- GIS --- remote sensing

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Geographic information systems (GISs) have played a vital role in Earth sciences by providing a powerful means of observing the world and various tools for solving complex problems. The scientific community has used GISs to reveal fascinating details about the Earth and other planets. This book on recent advances in GIS for Earth sciences includes 12 publications from esteemed research groups worldwide. The research and review papers in this book belong to the following broad categories: Earth science informatics (geoinformatics), mining, hydrology, natural hazards, and society.

mine safety --- GIS-coupled --- spatiotemporal model --- LBM --- methane gas emission --- traffic flows --- taxi trajectory --- float cars --- spatial community --- transport system --- land use --- multi-functionality --- production-living-ecology function --- spatiotemporal dynamics --- obstacle factors --- Xiangxi --- DEM grid cell size --- efficiency --- mountainous watersheds --- optimized parameter set --- TOPMODEL --- social media --- rainstorm event --- spatiotemporal analysis --- factor assessing --- parallel algorithm --- map overlay analysis --- Hilbert ordering decomposition --- spatial analysis --- GIS vector map data --- GIS vector map security --- selective encryption --- simplification method and cryptography --- geo-sensor framework --- geo-sensor platform (GIS) --- sensor networks --- do-it-yourself (DIY) --- landslide susceptibility mapping --- ensemble techniques --- functional trees --- bagging --- rotation forest --- dagging --- algorithm --- cognition --- computer languages --- eye-tracking measurement --- gaze tracking --- human-computer interaction --- open source software --- symbols --- visualisation --- Geographic information systems --- mine planning --- mine development --- mine operation --- environmental management --- mine reclamation --- Indian Himalayas --- landslides --- GIS --- remote sensing

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The bioeconomy concept aims to add sustainability to the production, transformation, and trade of biological goods. Though implemented around the world, the development of national bioeconomies is uneven, especially in the global South, where major challenges exist in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this context, the international BiomassWeb project aimed to underpin the bioeconomy concept by applying the value web approach, which seeks to uncover complex interlinked value webs instead of linear value chains. The project also aimed to develop intervention options to strengthen and optimize the synergies and trade-offs among different value chains. The Special Issue “Advances in Food and Non-Food Biomass Production, Processing and Use in Sub-Saharan Africa: Toward a Basis for a Regional Bioeconomy"" compiles 23 articles produced in this framework. The articles are grouped in four sections: the value web approach; the production side; processing, transformation and trade; and global views.

value addition --- cassava variants --- Biomass --- pollution --- welfare --- biomass scenarios --- equity --- bio-based --- husk --- bioproductivity --- transdisciplinary research --- groundnut --- land-use --- mucilage --- fiber --- corncob --- neighborhoods --- mixed methods --- crop residue --- impact --- Ghana --- germination --- bamboo --- rural development --- multipurpose tree on farmland --- knowledge-based bioeconomy --- multi-functionality --- access --- value chain --- availability --- development policy --- biomass utilization --- homegarden --- adoption --- primary sector --- cluster analysis --- Nigeria --- food bearing --- innovation --- CGE --- value web --- biomass --- bioenergy --- comparative advantage --- maize --- Policy Analysis Matrix --- basic needs --- multistorey coffee system --- collaboration --- solid waste --- traditional agroforestry --- amylose --- edible --- pulp --- governance --- intensification options --- parchment --- green economy --- farmland --- value-added --- renewable energy --- endogenous switching regression --- smallholders --- food and non-food benefit --- crop model --- carotenoids retention --- family farming --- contract farming --- contract design --- richness --- development --- biological goods --- soil amendment --- Biomass-based value web --- sustainability --- deforestation --- sustainable development --- typology --- cassava smallholders --- push–pull technology --- circular economy --- methane --- Ethiopia --- willingness to pay --- cassava farmers --- biochar --- Yayu Biosphere Reserve --- bioeconomy --- bio-based economy --- food and non-food --- self-purging pyrolysis --- productivity --- demand-driven research --- cassava --- leadership --- probit --- intragenerational justice --- fairness --- productivity differentials --- technology --- high-tech bioeconomy --- cassava processors --- intensity --- phytotoxicity --- global biomass --- food security --- cassava processing --- yellow cassava --- plantain residues --- fertilizer-yield-response