1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910809453303321

Autore

Apps Jerold W. <1934->

Titolo

Whispers and shadows : a naturalist's memoir / / Jerry Apps ; design and cover illustration color by Nancy Warnecke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Danvers, Massachusetts : , : Wisconsin Historical Society Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-87020-710-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (141 p.)

Disciplina

508.092

Soggetti

Naturalists - Wisconsin

Natural history - Wisconsin

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.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; The Home Place; Walking; Ma's Garden; Trees; Wildflowers and Other Plants; Animals; Birds; Changing Seasons; Life's Cycles; Rain; Wind; Winding Trails; Pond Magic; Wood, Fire, and Smoke; Being Neighborly; Nature Writers and Conservationists; Storytelling; Family Camping; Farther Afield; Keeping a Nature Journal; A Personal Nature Philosophy; Always Learning; Slowing Down and Disconnecting; Listening to the Land; Last Hunt; Suggested Reading



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910986137803321

Autore

Nathanail Eftihia G

Titolo

Climate Crisis and Resilient Transportation Systems : Proceedings of the 7th Conference on Sustainable Mobility, CSuM2024, September 4–6, 2024, Plastira’s Lake, Greece – Volume I: Advances in Resilience of Transportation Systems and Energy Solutions / / edited by Eftihia G. Nathanail, Nikolaos Gavanas, Evangelos Adamos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2025

ISBN

9783031828188

3031828186

Edizione

[1st ed. 2025.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1255 pages)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Intelligent Transportation and Infrastructure, , 2523-3459

Altri autori (Persone)

GavanasNikolaos

AdamosEvangelos

Disciplina

629.04

Soggetti

Transportation engineering

Traffic engineering

Renewable energy sources

Transportation

Automation

Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering

Renewable Energy

Transportation Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Storm Daniel A Wake Up Call for Bridge Resilience in the Face of Extreme Weather -- Smart Flood Resilience of the Urban Transportation System the Case of Florence -- Achieving urban resilience thought environmental streetscape design and traffic calming A case study in the Municipality of Pylaia Hortiatis, Greece -- Adapting the design of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans to pandemic circumstances -- Corellating geographic, urban and mobility characteristcs of regional units in Greece with COVID-19 cases -- Sustainable Transport Literacy Definitions, Conceptual Frameworks and Assessments -- Non optimized demand responsive signal plans to support Adaptive Traffic



Control Systems (ATCSs) in oversaturated traffic conditions -- A data-driven decision support system for multimodal network and traffic management SYNCHROMODE -- Investigation of Parking Characteristics in Private lots -- Dynamic Pricing for Resilient Parking Management -- Eco driving Strategies in Autonomous and Manual Vehicle Interaction.

Sommario/riassunto

This book reports on original research and practical findings fostering resilient and sustainable transportation systems in response to the climate crisis. Being the first volume of the proceedings of the 7th Conference on Sustainable Mobility (CSuM 2024), held on September 4–6, 2024, at Plastira’s Lake, Greece, it focuses on research and practical strategies for developing sustainable and resilient transportation systems, and guidance for their green and digital transition. All in all, this book offers extensive information to academicians, researchers, practitioners and decision makers working on effective strategies to enhance resilence of transportation systems.