1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456235003321

Titolo

Consulting services manual [[electronic resource] ] : a comprehensive guide to selection of consultants

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2001

ISBN

0-585-40857-2

Descrizione fisica

xii, 206 p

Disciplina

001/.068

Soggetti

Business consultants - Developing countries

Consulting engineers - Developing countries

Consultants - Developing countries

Economic assistance

Technical assistance

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195) and index.



2.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991002250359707536

Autore

Gianfreda, Francesco

Titolo

La Terra degli uragani : trombe d'aria nel salento 1467-2005 / Francesco Gianfreda, Marcello Miglietta, Paolo Sansò ; prefazione di Livio Ruggiero

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lecce : Colibri, 2006

Descrizione fisica

206 p. : ill. ; 20 cm

Collana

Quaderni. Colibri ; 1

Altri autori (Persone)

Miglietta, Marcelloauthor

Sansò, Paoloauthor

Ruggiero, Livio

Disciplina

551.552

Soggetti

Hurricanes - Salento - Italy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes bibliography



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910844597903321

Titolo

Horta : and the grammar of art nouveau / Iwan Strauven and Benjamin Zurstrassen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Brussels, : Mercatorfonds, : Bozar Books, : Yale University Press and Actes Sud, 2023

ISBN

978-0-300-27628-2

Descrizione fisica

235 p. : ill. ; 27 cm

Disciplina

720.9493

Locazione

FARBC

Collocazione

MON B 1978

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



4.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910298387603321

Titolo

Adapting to an Uncertain Climate : Lessons From Practice / / edited by Tiago Capela Lourenço, Ana Rovisco, Annemarie Groot, Carin Nilsson, Hans-Martin Füssel, Leendert Van Bree, Roger B. Street

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

3-319-04876-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Disciplina

304.25

333.7

363.73874

550

Soggetti

Climatic changes

Climate

Environmental sciences

Physical geography

Climate Change

Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts

Climate Change Management and Policy

Climate, general

Environmental Science and Engineering

Earth System Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction to the Use of Uncertainties to Inform Adaptation Decisions -- 1.1 Why Is Guidance on the Role of Uncertainty Needed and Who Is It For?- 1.2 Why Is It Important to Include Uncertainties in Adaptation Planning?- 1.3 What Information Is Included in This Book and Where Can I Find It?- 1.4 How Can This Publication Be Used?- Suggested Readings -- 2. Background On Uncertainty Assessment Supporting Climate Adaptation Decision-Making -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Uncertainties in Climate Change -- 2.3 Uncertainty Typology -- 2.4



Methods of Assessing Uncertainty -- 2.5 Decision-Making Frameworks Under Climate Change Uncertainty -- 2.6 Using Uncertainty Assessment in Decision-Making Practice On Climate Adaptation -- 2.7 Cases, Types of Uncertainty, and Methods As Used in Chapter 4 -- 2.8 Communicating Uncertainty Assessment To Policy-Makers and Decision-Makers -- 2.9 Conclusions -- 3. How Is Uncertainty Addressed in the Knowledge Base For National Adaptation Planning?- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Overview of National Adaptation Activities -- 3.3 Consideration of Uncertainty in the Knowledge Base For Adaptation -- 3.4 Conclusions -- 4. Showcasing Practitioners’ Experiences -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Real Life Case Studies -- 5. Making Adaptation Decisions Under Uncertainty - Lessons From Theory And Practice -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 A New Support Framework For Adaptation Decisions Under Uncertainty -- 5.3 What Has Practice Shown Us?- 5.4 Dealing With Uncertainty in Adaptation Decision-Making -- 5.5 Guidance and Recommendations -- 5.6 Final Remarks -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Climate change highlights the challenges for long-term policy making in the face of persistent and irreducible levels of uncertainties. It calls for the development of flexible approaches, innovative governance and other elements that contribute to effective and adaptive decision-making. Exploring these new approaches is also a challenge for those involved in climate research and development of adaptation policy. Targeted specifically at policy developers and advisors, practitioners, climate knowledge brokers, researchers and interested adaptation decision-makers, this book differs from other titles addressing climate change adaptation and uncertainty by using real life cases to address distinct and pertinent uncertainties in actual adaptation situations. The editors introduce the role of uncertainties in informing adaptation decisions, showing why and how this is important, and why decisions do not have to wait until uncertainties are resolved. They go on to explore uncertainty assessments supporting decision-making on climate change adaptation, with sections on variability, uncertainty typology, climate change and projection of risks. A discussion of national adaptation planning follows with sections on sources and levels of uncertainty, communication of uncertainty and guidance for adaptation planning under uncertainty. The book provides a dozen real-life examples of adaptation decision making in the form of case studies: · Studies on water supply management in Portugal, England and Wales and Hungary · Studies on flooding, including flood risk in Ireland, coastal flooding and erosion in Southwest France and flood management in New Zealand’s Hutt River region · Studies on transport and utilities, including the Austrian Federal railway system and public transit in Dresden, and Québec hydro-electric power · A report examining communication of large numbers of climate scenarios in Dutch climate adaptation workshops The concluding section outlines a new support framework for adaptation decisions under uncertainty, as well as guidance, recommendations and decision support for readers to apply in their own work. In the spirit of the newly adopted EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change, the book aims - as does the CIRCLE-2 project from which it emanates - to assist informed decision-making, and to provide added value through increased knowledge sharing.