1.

Record Nr.

UNIBAS000015362

Autore

Marchuk, G. I.

Titolo

Methods of numerical mathematics / G. I. Marchuk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York [etc.] : Springer, c1982

ISBN

0-387-90614-2

Edizione

[2. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

XIII, 510 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Collana

Applications of mathematics ; 2

Disciplina

519.4

Soggetti

Analisi numerica

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910459849103321

Autore

Arnell Nigel

Titolo

A short guide to climate change risk / / by Nigel Arnell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-138-43597-X

1-315-26371-8

1-4094-5353-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (227 p.)

Collana

Short Guides to Business Risk

Disciplina

363.738/742

363.73874

Soggetti

Climatic changes - Risk assessment

Climatic changes - Environmental aspects

Climatic changes - Economic aspects

Climatic changes - Effect of human beings on

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa



Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Gower Book"--cover.

First published 2015 by Gower Publishing.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Acronyms; Acknowledgements; 1 Climate Change as a Business Risk; Introduction: What is Climate Change? ; Climate Change and Business Risk ; Adapt to Impacts and Opportunities, or Reduce Emissions?; Climate Change and Sustainability; About this Book; Conclusion: Sources Of Information; 2 The Science of Climate Change; Introduction; Is Climate Changing, and Why?; The Physics of Climate Change; The Effects of Changes in the Atmosphere on Weather and Climate; Other Effects of Increasing Greenhouse Gases

Has Climate Change Altered Recent Weather?How Might Climate Change in the Future? ; Forecasts, Predictions and Projections ; Conclusion; 3 The Consequences of Climate Change; Introduction; The Impacts of Climate Change ; Changes in climate at a place ; Potential impacts by sector ; National and international assessments of the impacts of climate change ; The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on an Organisation ; Reducing Impacts Through Adaptation; Conclusion; 4 The Politics of Climate Change: The Regulatory Context; Introduction; International Climate Policy: The Kyoto Protocol and Beyond

The UNFCCC process The Kyoto Protocol and beyond ; Challenges to the UNFCCC process: where are the problems? ; What effect would reducing emissions have on climate change? ; Other components of the UNFCCC process ; National and Regional Legislation and Frameworks ; European Union; UK; USA; South Africa; Overview; Reporting on Climate Risks: Regulation and Voluntary Reporting; Regulatory requirements for reporting ; Voluntary reporting of climate change risks ; Conclusion; 5 Assessing Climate Change Risks and Opportunities

Introduction: Addressing Risks and Opportunities through Risk Management ProcessesRisk Assessment; Scoping: establishing the context ; Risk identification ; Risk analysis ; Risk evaluation ; Information for Risk Assessment ; Climate scenarios; Climate scenario sources ; Translating climate change into impacts ; Conclusion; 6 Coping with the Risks of Climate Change; Introduction; Approaches to Adaptation ; Adapt to current vulnerabilities ; Predict and plan ; Precautionary approach ; Adaptive management ; Win-wins ; Identifying Adaptation Options; Enhancing adaptive capacity

Adaptation actions Designing and Appraising Adaptation Options ; Adaptation objectives and evaluation criteria ; Appraisal tools ; Monitoring and Evaluation ; Conclusion; 7 An Overview; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Climate change poses a risk to business operations and to markets--but at the same time, it can bring opportunities for some businesses. With chapters on the nature, science and politics of climate change risk, as well as how to assess, then how to cope with it, and recommendations for incorporating climate change risks into a Company Climate Risk System, this concise guide serves the needs of business students and practitioners across a wide range of sectors, public and private.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910133658103321

Titolo

Stahlbau kalender 2013 / / herausgegeben von Ulrike Kuhlmann ; Sonja Frank, umschlaggestaltung

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Germany : , : Ernst & Sohn, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

3-433-03063-4

3-433-60565-3

3-433-60566-1

3-433-60318-9

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (790 p.)

Collana

Stahlbau-Kalender

Disciplina

620.17

Soggetti

Steel

Steel - History

Building, Iron and steel

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Tedesco

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

''15. Jahrgang.''

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title page ; Copyright page; Inhaltsübersicht; 1 Stahlbaunormen - DIN EN 1993-1-8: Bemessung von Anschlüssen ; 2 Technische Baubestimmungen, Normen, Bauregellisten und Zulassungen im Stahlbau; 3 Stahlbaunormen - Anwendung der DIN EN 1993-1-1: Allgemeine Bemessungsregeln und Regeln für den Hochbau; 4 Stahlbaunormen - Kommentar zu DIN EN 1993-1-3: Allgemeine Bemessungsregeln - Ergänzende Regeln für kaltgeformte Bauteile und Bleche ; 5 Stahlbaunormen - Kommentar zu DIN EN 1993-2: Stahlbrücken ; 6 Türme und Maste nach DIN EN 1993-3-1

7 Silos und Einwirkungen auf Silos nach DIN EN 1993-4-18 Stählerne Tankbauwerke nach DIN EN 1993-4-2 ; 9 Stahlbaunormen - Kommentar zu DIN EN 1993-5: Pfähle und Spundwände ; 10 Stahl im Industriebau; 11 Kraftwerke; Stichwortverzeichnis

Sommario/riassunto

Der Stahlbau-Kalender ist ein Wegweiser für die richtige Berechnung



und Konstruktion im gesamten Stahlbau, er dokumentiert und kommentiert verlässlich den aktuellen Stand der Stahlbau-Regelwerke. Zur bauaufsichtlichen Einführung von Eurocode 3 werden seit der Ausgabe 2011 systematisch alle Teile der Norm mit ihren Nationalen Anhängen kommentiert. In diesem Jahr sind neben der Aktualisierung zum Teil 1-8 ""Bemessung von Anschlüssen"" auch praxisnahe Anwendungshinweise für die Nachweisformate und optimalen Bemessungsabläufe zum Teil 1-1 ""Allgemeine Bemessungsregeln"" enthalten. Weitere ausführl