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Reconnecting humanity to the biosphere must be a focus in cities. Transforming cities to be inclusive, equitable, resilient, and sustainable requires rethinking our relationship to nature, and investing in urban development, design, and governance that brings nature into the center. We provide seven key insights drawn from the chapters in this book: (1) put nature-based solutions (NBS) first in adaptation to climate change in cities; (2) make equity and justice central in the design, planning, management, and governance of NBS in cities; (3) ensure biodiversity is a priority in urban planning for NBS; (4) employ and design NBS to improve human health in cities; (5) realize NBS in cities with inclusive urban planning and innovative governance approaches that respond to local context dynamics; (6) assess the holistic value of urban nature to make a case for NBS in cities; and (7) bring art into NBS and position art as a NBS in cities.

Nature-based Solutions for Cities brings diverse perspectives from across the globe together to describe the state of the art in advancing nature-based solutions (NBS) for cities. Our goal is to provide a handbook for graduate students, early-career professionals, and emerging and advanced scholars to begin working with NBS in ways that consider multiple perspectives, disciplines, and ways of knowing. Together, the chapters in this book aim at understanding how NBS can be better managed, planned, and engaged with, and to center questions of NBS for whom and for what NBS are planned and implemented in cities. Through chapters led by experts in both global south and north contexts, we describe key knowledge and learning for advancing the interdisciplinary science of NBS in, for, and with cities and discuss the frontiers for next-generation NBS.

EL-RAKHAWI SYMBIOTIC GLOBAL RESEARCH: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This monograph establishes the El-Rakhawi Doctrine of Symbiotic Global Research, a mathematically rigorous framework for international scientific cooperation across five domains: (1) Environmental Sustainability & Transboundary Resource Management; (2) Sovereign AI & Digital Technology; (3) Quantum Computing & Advanced Sciences; (4) Climate-Resilient Agriculture; (5) Collaborative Epidemiology & Genomics. Critical innovations include: **Governed Secure Access** via Joint Sovereign Cloud Sandboxes with Neutral Third-Party Auditing (preventing geopolitical leverage), **Federated Data Repositories** (preserving data sovereignty), and the **Convergent Research Index (CRI)** employing Weighted Geometric Mean with Operational Floor (x'=max(x,0.15)), Contextual Weights, and Local Capacity Building metrics to prevent brain drain. Quantitative proxies sourced from WIPO, UNESCO, FAO, WHO ensure actionable policy implementation. Released under **CC BY 4.0** with mandatory attribution to **Dr. Mohamed Kamal Arafa El-Rakhawi**. Author: Dr. Mohamed Kamal Arafa El-RakhawiDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23189999

Viksit Bharat@2047 is a visionary national mission aimed at transforming India into a developed nation grounded in economic strength, social inclusivity, and environmental sustainability. As we approach the centenary of India’s independence, this mission envisions India transforming propelled by a resilient, inclusive, and innovative approach to livelihood generation. This transformation of India’s livelihood landscape rests on multiple pillars, with skill development and entrepreneurship emerging as urgent imperatives. In this context, government initiatives such as ‘Skill India’, ‘Start-Up India’, ‘Digital Literacy Programes and Entrepreneurship Development programme play a pivotal role in making India self-reliant.

The El-Rakhawi Theory of Bio-Silicon Synergy and Self-Healing Adaptive Algorithms (BSS-SHAA) addresses the post-Moore era's existential challenges: the end of transistor scaling, AI's energy crisis, and nanoscale hardware faults. Four interdependent pillars: (1) Dynamic Neuromorphic Silicon Architecture transitioning from deterministic gates to probabilistic synaptic circuits with real-time health tensors; (2) Self-Healing Adaptive Algorithms (SHAA) featuring closed-loop control with Cryptographic Thermal Signatures (CTS) distinguishing natural degradation from adversarial side-channel attacks; (3) Thermodynamic Algorithmic Efficiency (TAE) formalized via the El-Rakhawi Equation linking algorithmic complexity to Landauer's limit; (4) AI-driven Hardware-Software Co-Design. Introduces the novel H-EDAP (Health-aware Energy-Delay-Area Product) metric as a gold standard for resilient neuromorphic evaluation. Empirical validation roadmap: NVSim/Gem5 simulations, FPGA prototyping under thermal stress, and machine-checked proofs via Coq/Lean. Acknowledges Chiplets/3D-IC manufacturing constraints. Integrates with the El-Rakhawi Corpus on Cosmic Unity, Digital Sovereignty, and Living Time Economics. Released under Ferial Zayed Humanitarian License. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23190657.

The 21st century's intertwined crises—financial instability, inequality, and ecological breakdown—are symptoms of a single systemic flaw: an economy that rewards rent extraction from common resources and concentrates wealth through self-reinforcing feedback. The Algorithm of Sustainability (AoS) offers a comprehensive, open-source blueprint to replace this logic. The AoS operates through three interconnected levers: a Liquidity Levy (LL) – a daily demurrage on digital money holdings that ends hoarding, enables market-driven interest rates, and provides a direct monetary control tool; a Land Value Levy/Tax (LVL/LVT) – a recurring charge on unimproved land value that captures community-created rent, ends speculation, and gradually replaces all taxes on labor; and a Universal Dividend (UD) – a regular cash payment to every resident, financed by LL and LVL revenues, providing existential security and eliminating bureaucratic welfare. The paper details the institutional architecture, including a Transparent Central Bank (TCB), a phased indicator-driven implementation roadmap, and a growth-agnostic framework that remains stable in expansion, stagnation, or necessary contraction. Globally, the AoS extends via the Global Resource Dividend (GRD-X) protocol, which applies the same commons-pricing logic to critical resources—atmosphere (GRD-C), phosphorus, rare earths, and toxic dissipative flows—generating daily resource dividends and regeneration funds. The AoS is not utopia but a technically precise system synthesizing proven historical elements (demurrage, land-value capture, citizen dividends) into a coherent, self-stabilizing whole. It identifies a potential "stability coalition" of long-term investors and systematically addresses key objections. The paper concludes with concrete action steps for implementation at personal, municipal, and national levels, arguing that the AoS provides the necessary operating system for a fair and resilient 21st-century civilization.

In today's interconnected digital world, information and communication technologies have become indispensable in every aspect of human life. From personal communication and online banking to healthcare, education, and national security, digital systems play a vital role in modern society. However, this rapid technological advancement has also led to an increase in cyber threats, cyber-attacks, and various forms of cybercrime that pose significant risks to individuals, organizations, and governments. Introduction to Cyber Security and Cyber Crime is designed to provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental concepts, principles, and practices related to cyber security and cybercrime. The book explores the evolving landscape of digital threats, including hacking, malware, phishing, identity theft, ransomware, cyber fraud, and other malicious activities that exploit vulnerabilities in information systems. The primary objective of this book is to equip students, researchers, professionals, and general readers with the knowledge necessary to identify, prevent, and respond to cyber threats effectively. It covers essential topics such as information security principles, network security, data protection, ethical hacking, cyber laws, digital forensics, and emerging trends in cyber security. Special emphasis is placed on understanding the techniques used by cybercriminals and the strategies employed by security professionals to safeguard digital assets. As cyber threats continue to evolve in complexity and scale, awareness and preparedness have become critical requirements for individuals and organizations alike. This book aims to foster a security-conscious mindset and encourage the adoption of best practices that contribute to a safer digital environment. We hope that this book serves as a valuable resource for learners and practitioners seeking to understand the challenges of cyber security and the growing impact of cybercrime in the digital age. The knowledge gained from these pages will help readers navigate the cyber world responsibly and contribute to building a secure and resilient digital future

From Data-Driven Production to Autonomous Manufacturing Systems Proceedings of the 7th Wiener Produktionstechnik Kongress (WPK 2026), October 7-8, 2026, Vienna, Austria. Edited by Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Friedrich Bleicher, Senior Scientist Dr.techn. Osman Bodur, MSc, and Assistant Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Thomas Fabian Trautner. This conference volume brings together leading international researchers and industrial pioneers from Europe, the United States, and Japan to address the transformation of modern manufacturing. Spanning 23 original peer-reviewed scientific contributions, the proceedings explore the journey from sensor-integrated, data-driven machine tools to self-adapting, autonomous production ecosystems. Thematic Sections: Challenges of Manufacturing: EU research policy (Horizon Europe FP10, European Competitiveness Fund), Austrian Industrial Strategy 2035, human-centered work design, and engineering education. Machine Tools and Production Systems: Digital twins, aerospace automation (Boeing), reshoring through end-to-end automation (Eaton), Machining Transformation and AI (DMG MORI), and resilient software-defined automation (Fill). Precision Machining: Sub-micrometer grinding precision (Kern Microtechnik), ultra-precise metal optics for space applications (SPACEOPTIX), intelligent in-process monitoring (KU Leuven), photothermal radiometry for coatings (Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison), and process-informed machining strategy development (University of Manchester / University of Sheffield AMRC). Transformation in Manufacturing: Human-centered agility, resilient operations, and usability standards. Data-Driven Manufacturing and Quantum Computing: Software-Defined Factory and agentic systems (Bosch), industrial AI in electronics manufacturing (Siemens), physical AI on the shop floor (EVVA, TU Darmstadt), quantum Bayesian networks for root-cause analysis (Fraunhofer IWU / TU Dresden), and 5G-supervised mobile manipulation (TU Wien GigaBot). Additive Manufacturing: Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) series automation (BMW Group), European industrial strategy in additive manufacturing, and component-driven qualification of recycled polyamides for automotive lighting (TU Wien / Sustain LightTech Consortium). Bibliographic Information: ISBN: 978-3-9505584-1-8 (E-Book) Publisher: TU Wien, Institut für Fertigungstechnik und Photonische Technologien, Vienna, Austria Open Access: Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Conference Website: https://www.produktionstechnik.at

Enterprise Development for National Prosperity: Challenges, Opportunities and Strategic Imperatives is a commemorative scholarly volume marking the 65th Anniversary of the Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered) and the South-East Zonal Summit. The book examines how enterprise development can contribute to sustainable national prosperity, with particular attention to Nigeria and the South-East's entrepreneurial experience. Its central argument is that national development is built through enterprises that are created, survive, grow, innovate, employ, pay taxes and transfer successfully across generations, and that management capability is essential to this process. The volume is organised around five broad themes: policy, governance and the institutional environment; enterprise growth, entrepreneurship and inclusion; finance, markets and competitive capability; technology, digital transformation and enterprise resilience; and human capital, education and institutional transformation. It addresses issues including corporate governance, SMEs, entrepreneurship, the Igbo apprenticeship system, women’s entrepreneurship, family business succession, enterprise finance, marketing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, education and workforce development. The book is intended for scholars, managers, entrepreneurs, policymakers, practitioners and students interested in strengthening enterprise capability and translating it into inclusive, resilient and sustainable national prosperity.

The *El-Rakhawi Doctrine of Convergent Mobile and Secure Computing Engineering* (2026) by Dr. Mohamed Kamal Arafa El-Rakhawi resolves mobile infrastructure fragmentation. Addressing static middleware limits and edge-cloud disconnects, it establishes four pillars: Distributed Mobile Infrastructure (Self-Healing Networks), Context-Aware Adaptive Privacy (CAAP) using the Context Evaluation Offloading Protocol (CEOP) to save device resources, Inclusive Mobile Learning with Cross-Cultural Design, and Citizen-Centric E-Governance. Key innovations include Tiered Blockchain for multimedia integrity and Predictive Traffic Shaping with computational cost accounting. To evaluate ecosystems, it introduces two robust metrics: the Convergent Mobile Computing Efficiency Index (CMCEI) and the Unified Mobile Governance and Security Index (UMGSI). Both use Weighted Geometric Means with Operational Floors to prevent mathematical collapse from transient events while penalizing systemic weaknesses. Released under CC BY 4.0, this work offers a rigorous blueprint for secure, inclusive, and resilient mobile systems serving the collective good.

Cities and their rivers are undergoing significant transformations owing to the impact of multiples challenges at a time such as rapid population growth, infrastructure development, and climate change. The consequences are evident in increased flood risks, groundwater pollution, accelerated soil erosion, drinking water scarcity, green space depletion, and biodiversity loss. In light of this, interest in novel concepts such as Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) is growing, extending beyond academia to influence micro-, meso-, and macro-urban scales. Motivated by the potential of NbS to deliver social, ecological, and societal benefits, the SEE-URBAN-WATER (SUW) research group aimed to provide a robust knowledge and methodological basis for achieving socio-ecological transformation through the inter- and transdisciplinary planning, design, and implementation of NbS and Green Infrastructures in highly urbanized areas susceptible to environmental and climate risks. From 2018 to 2023, SUW, funded within the framework of the Research for Sustainability program (known by its German acronym FONA) by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (abbreviated to BMBF in German), produced numerous master’s and doctoral theses, methodological frameworks, scientific publications, and technical guidelines. Nevertheless, this book goes beyond being a mere compendium of these outcomes; it clearly illustrates the systematic inter- and transdisciplinary evolution and interconnection of ideas for building more socially and environmentally resilient cities.