Neeraj Prasad

This book is your essential guide to designing and implementing digital filters using the Texas Instruments TMS320C6713 DSP platform. This work explores a reliable solution where filters can be reconfigured with a simple program change, not a hardware overhaul. Through a combination of theoretical foundations and practical implementation, you will learn to design, test, and deploy algorithms directly on the DSK board. The book covers concepts of Adaptive Signal Processing and demonstrates the design of various Digital Filters like LPF, HPF, BPF, and BSF. Coding is done within the Code Composer Studio IDE, and the practical effect of filtering can be observed by connecting an audio input and a speaker to the DSK board. This book places a special emphasis on optimum digital filter design and Adaptive Filters, showcasing their use in real-world applications such as Active Noise Cancellation, System Identification, and Inverse System Modeling. Whether you are a student, researcher, or professional in electrical engineering, electronics, or computer science, this book provides a hands-on blueprint to unlock the full potential of digital signal processing.

Climate Resilient Cities is the first tool of its kind for city governments to better understand how to plan for climate change impacts and impending natural disasters through sound urban planning. It equips local governments with information to actively engage in training, capacity building, and capital investment programs that are identified as priorities for building sustainable, resilient communities. A step-by-step self-assessment challenges policymakers to think about the resources needed to combat natural disasters through an innovative 'hot spot' risk and vulnerability identification tool. The Primer is unique from other resources in its treatment of climate change under a dual-track approach that tackles both mitigation (lowering contributions to greenhouse gases) and adaptation (preparing for impacts of climate change), integrating it with disaster risk management as part of overall good urban management practices. It caters to a variety of city 'types' and is equally relevant to cities that are just beginning to think about climate change as well as those that already have well established policies, institutions, and strategies in place. By providing a range of city-level examples of sound practices around the world, it demonstrates that there are many practical actions that cities can take to build resilience.