Green Metaverse for Greener Economies Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Engineering and Management Series

This book reviews Metaverse, the possibilities and difficulties of sustainable development, and policy suggestions, especially within the context of the 2030 Agenda.

Green Metaverse for Greener Economies examines how the metaverse holds the potential to significantly reduce carbon emissions, whether through the replacement of physical goods with digital ones, the substitution of in-person interactions with virtual ones, or the creation of digital twins that will aid in the optimization of the physical world, from the planet to specific individuals thereby leading to sustainable world. The book includes a number of case studies, exploratory studies utilizing quantitative analysis, scientific studies, and qualitative studies to demonstrate how metaverse leading innovation and technology aids to achieve business sustainability in the emerging economies while also having an impact on the global economy (SDGs).

This book will be useful for engineers, managers, and policy makers working on improving sustainability and reducing their carbon emissions through more energy-efficient processes.

Features:

• Shares essential policy tools on innovation and technology for sustainable computing.
• Reviews metaverse, the possibilities and difficulties of sustainable development, and policy suggestions, especially within the context of the 2030 Agenda.
• Explores green technology concept, difficulties, and challenges ahead.
• Includes several case studies, exploratory studies utilizing quantitative analysis, scientific studies, and qualitative studies to demonstrate how metaverse leading innovation.
• Explores innovative technology in sustainable society like digital transformational, metaverse in business management, and innovative technology in healthcare.

Chapter 1. Analysis of Barriers to Metaverse Adoption in Banking Industry: An ISM Approach.
Chapter 2.Blockchain and Green Finance: The Way Forward. Chapter 3. Conceptualizing and Integrating Gaming into Learning Activities in Education Sector on Metaverse. Chapter 4. Digital Transformation and Talent Management. Chapter 5. Empowering Tomorrow's Workforce: Unleashing Human Potential with Digital-Driven Talent Management. Chapter 6.Enhancing organizational performance in the Green Metaverse: An Analysis of Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge Management. Chapter 7. Environmental, Economic & Social (EES) Sustainability & Virtual world: Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Chapter 8.Environmental, Economic & Social (EES) Sustainability and Virtual World. Chapter 9 .Hybrid Work Models, Metaverse Integration and Talent Management Strategies: Navigating Post-Pandemic Realities. Chapter 10 . Managerial Decisions in Envisioning Metaverse to Address COVID-19 Challenges in Human Resource Practices. Chapter 11. Metaverse and Businesses: Future Scope & Challenges. Chapter 12. Metaverse and Quality of Life. Chapter 13. Metaverse Metamorphosis: From Pixels to Paradises in Tourism. Chapter 14. Metaverse & Social Media for Sustainable Mental Health. Chapter 15. Metawraps or Metatraps? Reaping the Tech Dividend: A Multiverse Impact. Chapter 16. Mitigating Negative Externalities in the Metaverse: Challenges and Strategies. Chapter 17. Metaverse: The Transformation of Customer Engagement with Brands in the Digital Age. Chapter 18. Unleashing Innovation: Navigating India's Startup Ecosystem in The Metaverse. Chapter 19. Exploring the Synergy of Blockchain Technology and the Metaverse

Dr. Sukanta Kumar Baral as an active academician, he has been closely associated with several Indian and foreign Universities for multiple academic deliveries. He is a well-known Author and Professor who specialises in Sustainable Marketing, Branding, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and Research Methodology. He is an Accredited Management Teacher (AMT) recognised by All India Management Association (AIMA), New Delhi, India. He has qualified QIP in ‘Professional Ethics’ from IIT-Kharagpur, India in the year 2010. He has earned 06 Indian copyrights and 05 patents in his favour and contributed 156 research papers in different reputed national and international journals. He is associated with 21 prestigious organisations as Life & Fellow Member. He is the Chief Editor of ‘Splint International Journal of Professionals’, a Quarterly Peer Reviewed Multidisciplinary Journal since 2013. He has been conferred with 32 National and International Awards. His wide contributions are a valuable resource for practitioners, researchers and scholars interested in multidisciplinary dynamics and the evolving role of business in society. He has 28 years of rich experience in academia by holding several important positions at various levels and is currently working as Professor, Department of Commerce, Faculty of Commerce & Management at Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (A Central University), Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Dr. Richa Goel is an accomplished academic with 23+ years of experience in Economics and Management. She is an Associate Professor at Symbiosis Centre for Management studies Noida, SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, PUNE. A Gold Medallist in Economics, she holds a Ph.D. in Management with expertise in Diversity Management. Her projects on E-Shiksha, Women Empowerment, and Inclusive Banking gained recognition from New Zealand, Ministry of Finance. She has to her credit more than 20 Books published with leading publishe