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UNIPARTHENOPE000012295 |
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Keynes, John Maynard <1883-1946> |
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Activities, 1939-1945 : internal war finance / [John Maynard Keynes] ; edited by Donald Moggridge |
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London [etc.] : Macmillan |
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New York : Cambridge university press for the Royal economic society, 1978 |
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[New ed.] |
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XIV, 519 p. : 1 ritr. ; 24 cm |
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Monografia |
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UNINA9910556887803321 |
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Autore |
Rodrigo-Comino Jesús |
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Land Quality and Sustainable Urban Forms : Changing Landscapes and Socioeconomic Structures of European Cities / / by Ilaria Tombolini, Jesús Rodrigo-Comino, Luca Salvati |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022 |
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[1st ed. 2022.] |
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1 online resource (176 pages) |
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Springer Geography, , 2194-3168 |
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Geography |
Human geography |
Urban ecology (Biology) |
Urban economics |
Agricultural ecology |
Regional Geography |
Human Geography |
Urban Ecology |
Urban Economics |
Agroecology |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Introduction -- Towards a sustainable use of land current policies coping with environmental degradation -- Mediterranean Europe, a fragile landscape -- Soil consumption and urban growth in Mediterranean Europe -- Preserving land quality in European metropolis -- Conclusions. |
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In the panorama of studies related to the ability of lands to support both natural processes and agricultural production activities, this research introduces a still unexplored or under-studied theme which is that of the relationship between urban sprawl in its various forms and land quality. The first part of the book is dedicated to the motivations and the theoretical premises from which the research originates, connected to the concept of land and those of sustainable urban form. |
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The second part concerns the complex path towards a sustainable use of land, both in terms of institutional and regulatory measures, and in terms of knowledge and understanding of soil degradation processes. This research focuses on the Mediterranean area which is discussed in more detail in the third part. In this part of Europe we try to establish relationships between settlement dynamics and land quality: here fragile ecosystems are diffused both from a biological point of view. physical as well as socio-economic, here we find landscapes that are particularly sensitive to land degradation processes (subject to land degradation, considered the antipodes of land quality) and which in recent decades have been particularly affected by anthropic pressure. In the fourth part, an analysis is presented concerning 76 metropolitan areas representative of southern Europe. The methodology used in this analysis is based on the relationship that exists between soil sealing (or soil waterproofing) and land degradation (or land degradation) aimed at an interpretation, at the metropolitan scale, of how in southern Europe the pattern of Urbanization (compact, dispersive, intermediate) affects the land's ability to support both natural processes and agricultural production activities in a diversified way. In particular, the data on land quality and data on land use were considered together in order to analyze the processes of urban growth and the occupation of productive land for a very large area that includes Greece, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and some parts of the Adriatic coast. There is still a long way to go, in terms of sharing, integration and definition of strategies aimed at achieving certain targets. A necessary and innovative look towards land quality could help to consider the protection of the soil as a whole, even at the planning level. |
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UNINA9911018972803321 |
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Autore |
Taherzadeh Shahram |
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Titolo |
Noise Control |
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1-118-86386-0 |
1-118-86384-4 |
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1 online resource (231 p.) |
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Noise control -- Law and legislation |
Noise control -- Technological innovations |
Noise spectrum |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Section 1: Noise basics""; ""1.1 Introduction""; ""1.2 The nature of sound""; ""1.2.1 Frequency and wavelength""; ""1.2.2 Speed""; ""1.3 Power, pressure and intensity""; ""1.4 The decibel and weighting""; ""1.4.1 Frequency response""; ""1.4.2 A-weighting""; ""1.5 Adding sound levels""; ""A word about accuracy""; ""1.6 Summary""; ""Section 2: Analysing sounds""; ""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.2 Analysing steady sounds""; ""2.2.1 Reference frequency and A-weighting""; ""2.2.2 Frequency spectrum""; ""2.3 Point sources and line sources"" |
""Point sources""""Line sources""; ""2.4 Directionality""; ""2.5 Sound power level""; ""Calculating the sound power level""; ""2.6 Sound in rooms: reverberation and absorption""; ""2.6.1 The room constant""; ""2.6.2 Estimating the room constant""; ""2.7 Analysing unsteady sounds""; ""2.7.1 Equivalent continuous level""; ""2.7.2 Sound exposure level""; ""2.7.3 Percentile levels""; ""2.8 Summary""; ""Section 3: Outdoor sound""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 Geometric divergence (Adiv)""; ""3.3 Atmospheric absorption (Aatm)""; ""3.4 Ground absorption (Aground)""; ""3.5 Barriers (Abar)"" |
""3.6 Other factors""""3.6.1 Atmospheric refraction (Arefr)""; ""3.6.2 Reflections from vertical surfaces (Arefl)""; ""3.6.3 Meteorological correction (Cmet)""; ""3.6.4 Further factors and limitations""; ""3.7 |
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Transport noise""; ""3.7.1 Road""; ""3.7.2 Rail""; ""3.7.3 Air""; ""3.8 Summary""; ""Section 4: Noise control at source""; ""4.1 Introduction""; ""4.2 Choosing which source to control""; ""4.3 Control of noise by design or choice of process""; ""4.4 Isolating structure-borne vibration""; ""4.5 Enclosures""; ""4.6 Frequency dependence of noise reduction""; ""4.7 Summary"" |
""Section 5: Control between source and receiver""""5.1 Introduction""; ""5.2 Active noise control""; ""Feedback and feedforward""; ""5.3 Indirect sound paths""; ""5.4 Absorption and absorbing materials""; ""5.4.1 Porous absorbers""; ""5.4.2 Panel absorbers""; ""5.4.3 Calculating the effect of absorbing materials""; ""5.4.4 Further uses of sound absorption""; ""5.5 Barriers""; ""5.5.1 Diffraction""; ""5.5.2 Use of barriers""; ""5.6 Summary""; ""Section 6: Control at the receiver""; ""6.1 Introduction""; ""6.2 Sound insulation of dwellings""; ""6.2.1 Effect of low-insulation areas"" |
""6.2.2 Improving insulation""""6.3 Ear protection""; ""6.4 Summary""; ""Glossary""; ""References""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Answer ""; ""Description"" |
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Designed to accompany the new Open University course in Environmental Monitoring and Protection, this is one of four new titles which will equip the reader with the tools to undertake Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs). Used in planning, decision-making and management, EIAs review both the theoretical principles and environmental considerations of engineering and environmental projects to help steer fundamental legislation in the right direction. This book will cover the basic principles and concepts of sound and sound propagation, covering units, criteria and indices. It considers noise propagation and attenuation, before leading on to assessment methods for both industrial and transport noise. It includes models for predicting sound levels both indoors and outdoors, and details methods for noise control and abatement. Discover our e-book series on Environmental Monitoring and Protection, published in partnership with The Open University Find out more about the series editors, the titles in the series and their focus on water, noise, air and waste, and The Open University courses in Environmental Management. Visit www.wiley.com/go/ouebookseries |
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