Environmental Informatics Promotion Using Artificial Intelligence and Allied Technologies: The Applications, Sustainability and Educational Perspectives
P. K. Paul · 2025
Environment is not only an important facet of the field but also a field of study with various nomenclatures, such as environmental studies, environmental science, environmental systems, environmental engineering, and environmental management. Other subfields and nomenclatures have emerged related to the environment, such as environmental statistics, environmental informatics, ecology, etc. Environmental informatics is the integration of environmental science with informatics, or information technology. Environmental informatics is required for various purposes related to the management, monitoring, and development of the environment supported by various technologies. Different tools and techniques are highly essential in developing a healthy and sophisticated practice of environmental and ecological informatics. Apart from basic information technologies, there are many emerging technologies, such as cloud computing, big data systems, AI and deep learning (DL), Internet of Things (IoT), edge computing, fog computing, cyber-physical systems, blockchain, robotics, GIS, etc. Artificial intelligence (AI), including other emerging technologies, is highly progressing in the development of environmental and ecological systems, including its better and enhanced sustainability. Today, AI and robotics are not only required for the design and development of machines and so-called robots, but also for developing intelligent systems that support the environment and ecology. Environmental informatics and its development have not only reached this stage as an interdisciplinary research area, but also as a field of study and a practical area. diverse applications, foundations, and educational perspectives of environmental informatics are described in chapter. The chapter also highlighted the emerging applications of AI and allied technologies in the environment and ecology, with benefits and applications that address issues and challenges.