1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910697251303321

Titolo

Protecting the American dream . Pt. I [[electronic resource] ] : a look at the Fair Housing Act : hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, March 11, 2010

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2010

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iii, 140 pages) : illustrations

Soggetti

Discrimination in housing - Law and legislation - United States

Discrimination in mortgage loans - Law and legislation - United States

Gay people - Housing - United States

Minorities - Housing - United States

Housing policy - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on July 13, 2010).

"Serial no. 111-80."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910743395303321

Titolo

Climate Change and Water Security : Select Proceedings of VCDRR 2021 / / edited by Sreevalsa Kolathayar, Arpita Mondal, Siau Chen Chian

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022

ISBN

981-16-5501-4

981-16-5500-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (516 pages)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, , 2366-2565 ; ; 178

Disciplina

333.91

Soggetti

Environmental engineering

Civil engineering

Environmental protection

Climatology

Environmental Civil Engineering

Soil and Water Protection

Climate Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Climate Change and Water Security – An Introduction -- An Empirical Analysis to Assess Climate Change and its Effects on Water Scarcity Through Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Approach in Chirirbandar Upazila, Dinajpur -- Scenario-Based Analysis of Climate Change Impacts on Muzza Irrigation District -- Assessment of Climatic Change Impacts on Runoff Generation of Upper Dhidhesa Sub Basin -- Flood Risk Assessment at The Douro River Estuary.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents the select proceedings of the Virtual Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (VCDRR 2021). It emphasizes on the role of civil engineering for a disaster resilient society. It presents latest research on climate change and water security focusing on disaster risk reduction. Various topics covered in this book are climate change, stormwater management, flood risk analysis, drought management, water treatment, etc. This book is a comprehensive volume on disaster risk reduction (DRR) and its management for a sustainable built environment. This book is useful for the students, researchers, policy



makers and professionals working in the area of civil engineering, climate change and disaster management.