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UNINA9910465065603321 |
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Benton-Short Lisa |
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Cities and nature / / Lisa Benton-Short and John Rennie Short |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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1-136-24494-8 |
1-136-24495-6 |
0-203-10350-5 |
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[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (544 p.) |
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Routledge critical introductions to urbanism and the city |
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Disciplina |
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Urban ecology (Sociology) |
Urbanization - Environmental aspects |
City planning - Environmental aspects |
Urban pollution |
Sustainable development |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. The urban environment in history -- pt. 2. The contemporary urban context -- pt. 3. Urban physical systems -- pt. 4. Urban environmental issues -- pt. 5. (Re)aligning urban-nature relations. |
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<P><EM>Cities and Nature</EM> connects environmental processes with social and political actions. The book reconnects science and social science to demonstrate how the city is part of the environment and how it is subject to environmental constraints and opportunities. This second edition has been extensively revised and updated with in-depth examination of theory and critical themes. Greater discussion is given to urbanization trends and megacities; the post-industrial city and global economic changes; developing cities and slums; urban political ecology; the role of the city in climate chang |
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UNINA9911007166803321 |
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Autore |
Bringi V. N |
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Advances in Weather Radar : Emerging Applications, Volume 3 |
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Stevenage : , : Institution of Engineering & Technology, , 2024 |
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©2024 |
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1-83724-460-X |
1-5231-6300-3 |
1-83953-627-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (377 pages) |
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Collana |
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Radar, Sonar and Navigation Series |
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MishraKumar Vijay |
ThuraiMerhala |
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Radar |
Precipitation (Meteorology) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Contents -- About the editors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of editors -- List of contributors -- List of reviewers -- Introduction to volume 3 -- 1. Radar hydrology | Witold F. Krajewski and James A. Smith -- 2. Quantitative precipitation estimation from weather radars, personal weather stations and commercial microwave links | Aart Overeem, Remko Uijlenhoet and Hidde Leijnse -- 3. Quantitative weather radar: a research to operations perspective in Canada | David Hudak, Daniel Michelson, Sudesh Boodoo, Norman Donaldson, Paul Joe, Andre´s Pe´rez Hortal, Janti Reid, Peter Rodriguez and Brian Sheppard -- 4. Volcanic plume retrieval using weather radar | Luigi Mereu, Frank S. Marzano, Simona Scollo, Mario Montopoli and Gianfranco Vulpiani -- 5. The effect of weather on the performance of mm-wave and sub-THz automotive radar | F. Norouzian, Y. Xiao and M. Gashinova -- 6. Spectral interference in weather radars from wireless communication systems | Elena Saltikoff, John Y. N. Cho and Philippe Tristant -- 7. Advances in weather radar monitoring of bird movement | Cecilia Nilsson, Adriaan Dokter, Silke Bauer, Kyle Horton and Andrew Farnsworth -- 8. Complementary operation of Doppler radar and lidar at airports | Frank Gekat, Ronald Hannesen, Sebastian Kauczok, Marcus |
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Pool, Christian Schiefer and Albert Tows -- Epilogue |
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This comprehensive handbook written by a team of international experts discusses the key technical and scientific ideas that have propelled the field of weather radar forward. The book covers the five areas of weather radars: science, engineering, signal processing, electromagnetics, and applications. |
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