European climate vulnerabilities and adaptation : a spatial planning perspective / / editors, Philipp Schmidt-Thome, Stefan Greiving |
Autore | Schmidt-Thomé Philipp |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, UK : , : John Wiley & Sons Inc., , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (350 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.738/742094 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
Schmidt-ThoméPhilipp
GreivingStefan |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Europe
Climatic changes - Government policy - Europe Climatic changes - Economic aspects - Europe |
ISBN |
1-118-47481-3
1-118-47482-1 1-118-47471-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Biographies; Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; Chapter 1 Introducing the pan-European approach to integration on climate change impacts and vulnerabilities into regional development perspectives; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Further research; 1.3 Structure of the book; References; Chapter 2 Methodology for an integrated climate change vulnerability assessment; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Overview of the methodology; 2.3 Methodology in detail; 2.3.1 Exposure assessment; 2.3.2 Sensitivity assessment; 2.3.3 Impact assessment; 2.3.4 Adaptive capacity
2.3.5 Vulnerability assessment 2.4 Methodological reflections; 2.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 Identifying a typology of climate change in Europe; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Methods applied; 3.2.1 Climate change indicators; 3.2.2 Technique of the cluster analysis; 3.2.3 Determination of the number of clusters; 3.2.4 Uncertainty analysis; 3.3 Results and discussion; 3.3.1 Typologies of climate change regions; 3.3.2 Uncertainty analysis; 3.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4 Climate change exposure assessment of European regions; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Future climate projections: the CCLM model 4.3 Indicators on exposure to climatic stimuli 4.4 Patterns of climatic changes across Europe; 4.4.1 Change in annual mean temperature; 4.4.2 Change in annual mean number of frost days; 4.4.3 Change in annual mean number of summer days; 4.4.4 Relative change in annual mean precipitation in winter months; 4.4.5 Relative change in annual mean precipitation in summer months; 4.4.6 Change in annual mean number of days with heavy rainfall; 4.4.7 Relative change in annual mean evaporation; 4.4.8 Change in annual mean number of days with snow cover 4.4.9 Change in inundation through coastal storm surges 4.4.10 Change in inundation through river flooding; 4.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5 Physical, environmental, social and cultural impacts of climate change on Europe's regions; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Physical impacts of climate change; 5.2.1 Settlements prone to river flooding; 5.2.2 Settlements prone to flash floods; 5.2.3 Settlements prone to coastal storm surges; 5.2.4 Combined potential impacts of climate change on settlements; 5.2.5 Transport and energy infrastructure prone to river flooding 5.2.6 Transport and energy infrastructure prone to coastal storm surges 5.2.7 Transport infrastructure prone to flash floods; 5.2.8 Potential impact of climate change on major roads and railways; 5.2.9 Potential impact of climate change on airports and harbours; 5.2.10 Potential impact of climate change on thermal power stations and refineries; 5.2.11 Combined physical impact of climate change; 5.3 Environmental impacts of climate change; 5.3.1 Forests sensitive to forest fires; 5.3.2 Potential impact of climate change on forest fires; 5.3.3 Protected natural areas 5.3.4 Potential impact of climate change on NATURA 2000 protected areas |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910133732803321 |
Schmidt-Thomé Philipp | ||
Chichester, West Sussex, UK : , : John Wiley & Sons Inc., , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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European climate vulnerabilities and adaptation : a spatial planning perspective / / editors, Philipp Schmidt-Thome, Stefan Greiving |
Autore | Schmidt-Thomé Philipp |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, UK : , : John Wiley & Sons Inc., , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (350 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.738/742094 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
Schmidt-ThoméPhilipp
GreivingStefan |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Europe
Climatic changes - Government policy - Europe Climatic changes - Economic aspects - Europe |
ISBN |
1-118-47481-3
1-118-47482-1 1-118-47471-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Biographies; Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; Chapter 1 Introducing the pan-European approach to integration on climate change impacts and vulnerabilities into regional development perspectives; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Further research; 1.3 Structure of the book; References; Chapter 2 Methodology for an integrated climate change vulnerability assessment; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Overview of the methodology; 2.3 Methodology in detail; 2.3.1 Exposure assessment; 2.3.2 Sensitivity assessment; 2.3.3 Impact assessment; 2.3.4 Adaptive capacity
2.3.5 Vulnerability assessment 2.4 Methodological reflections; 2.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 Identifying a typology of climate change in Europe; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Methods applied; 3.2.1 Climate change indicators; 3.2.2 Technique of the cluster analysis; 3.2.3 Determination of the number of clusters; 3.2.4 Uncertainty analysis; 3.3 Results and discussion; 3.3.1 Typologies of climate change regions; 3.3.2 Uncertainty analysis; 3.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4 Climate change exposure assessment of European regions; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Future climate projections: the CCLM model 4.3 Indicators on exposure to climatic stimuli 4.4 Patterns of climatic changes across Europe; 4.4.1 Change in annual mean temperature; 4.4.2 Change in annual mean number of frost days; 4.4.3 Change in annual mean number of summer days; 4.4.4 Relative change in annual mean precipitation in winter months; 4.4.5 Relative change in annual mean precipitation in summer months; 4.4.6 Change in annual mean number of days with heavy rainfall; 4.4.7 Relative change in annual mean evaporation; 4.4.8 Change in annual mean number of days with snow cover 4.4.9 Change in inundation through coastal storm surges 4.4.10 Change in inundation through river flooding; 4.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5 Physical, environmental, social and cultural impacts of climate change on Europe's regions; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Physical impacts of climate change; 5.2.1 Settlements prone to river flooding; 5.2.2 Settlements prone to flash floods; 5.2.3 Settlements prone to coastal storm surges; 5.2.4 Combined potential impacts of climate change on settlements; 5.2.5 Transport and energy infrastructure prone to river flooding 5.2.6 Transport and energy infrastructure prone to coastal storm surges 5.2.7 Transport infrastructure prone to flash floods; 5.2.8 Potential impact of climate change on major roads and railways; 5.2.9 Potential impact of climate change on airports and harbours; 5.2.10 Potential impact of climate change on thermal power stations and refineries; 5.2.11 Combined physical impact of climate change; 5.3 Environmental impacts of climate change; 5.3.1 Forests sensitive to forest fires; 5.3.2 Potential impact of climate change on forest fires; 5.3.3 Protected natural areas 5.3.4 Potential impact of climate change on NATURA 2000 protected areas |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910806160303321 |
Schmidt-Thomé Philipp | ||
Chichester, West Sussex, UK : , : John Wiley & Sons Inc., , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Metropolitan Research : Methods and Approaches / / ed. by Dennis Hardt, Rolf Parr, Jens Martin Gurr |
Autore | Gurr Jens Martin |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bielefeld, : transcript Verlag, 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (388 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.764 |
Collana | Urban Studies |
Soggetto topico | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban |
Soggetto non controllato |
City
Cultural Geography Geography Interdisciplinarity Methods Metropolitan Research Social Geography Space Sustainability |
ISBN | 3-8394-6310-6 |
Classificazione | RB 10633 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- I Metropolitan Space and the Built Environment -- Urban Typology, Morphology, Iconography -- Exploratory Statistical Analysis of Spatial Structures in Urban Datasets -- Spatial Analysis as a Tool for Architectural and Urban Historians -- Historic Preservation as Change Management: Methods in Context -- Urban Art History: Cultural Heritage, Flâneurs, and Points of Presence -- II Metropolitan Functions and Infrastructures -- Methods of Central Place Research -- Methods for the Identification and Analysis of Clusters in Metropolitan Economies: Overview and Comparative Assessment -- Agent-Based Modelling of Infrastructure Systems -- Methodologies for Urban Transport Studies -- III Metropolitan Resilience, Sustainability, and Health -- Disaster Risk and Climate Impact Research -- Volunteered Geographic Information for Sustainable Urban Development -- Assessing Metropolitan Biodiversity Using Aquatic Environmental DNA Metabarcoding -- Concept and Methods in Urban Public Health -- IV Metropolitan Culture(s) -- Storytelling -- Narrative Analysis -- Interdiscourse Theory and the Analysis of Collective Symbols -- V Interdisciplinary and Mixed-Methods Approaches to Urban Complexity -- Comparisons -- Urban Modelling: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches -- Delineating and Typifying Urban Neighbourhoods: A Mixed-Methods Approach -- Mixed-Methods Monitoring of Large-Scale Urban Development Projects: The Case of Lake Phoenix in Dortmund-Hörde -- Contributors |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996492065003316 |
Gurr Jens Martin | ||
Bielefeld, : transcript Verlag, 2022 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Metropolitan Research : Methods and Approaches / / ed. by Dennis Hardt, Rolf Parr, Jens Martin Gurr |
Autore | Gurr Jens Martin |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bielefeld, : transcript Verlag, 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (388 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.764 |
Collana | Urban Studies |
Soggetto topico | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban |
Soggetto non controllato |
City
Cultural Geography Geography Interdisciplinarity Methods Metropolitan Research Social Geography Space Sustainability |
ISBN | 3-8394-6310-6 |
Classificazione | RB 10633 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- I Metropolitan Space and the Built Environment -- Urban Typology, Morphology, Iconography -- Exploratory Statistical Analysis of Spatial Structures in Urban Datasets -- Spatial Analysis as a Tool for Architectural and Urban Historians -- Historic Preservation as Change Management: Methods in Context -- Urban Art History: Cultural Heritage, Flâneurs, and Points of Presence -- II Metropolitan Functions and Infrastructures -- Methods of Central Place Research -- Methods for the Identification and Analysis of Clusters in Metropolitan Economies: Overview and Comparative Assessment -- Agent-Based Modelling of Infrastructure Systems -- Methodologies for Urban Transport Studies -- III Metropolitan Resilience, Sustainability, and Health -- Disaster Risk and Climate Impact Research -- Volunteered Geographic Information for Sustainable Urban Development -- Assessing Metropolitan Biodiversity Using Aquatic Environmental DNA Metabarcoding -- Concept and Methods in Urban Public Health -- IV Metropolitan Culture(s) -- Storytelling -- Narrative Analysis -- Interdiscourse Theory and the Analysis of Collective Symbols -- V Interdisciplinary and Mixed-Methods Approaches to Urban Complexity -- Comparisons -- Urban Modelling: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches -- Delineating and Typifying Urban Neighbourhoods: A Mixed-Methods Approach -- Mixed-Methods Monitoring of Large-Scale Urban Development Projects: The Case of Lake Phoenix in Dortmund-Hörde -- Contributors |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910592289703321 |
Gurr Jens Martin | ||
Bielefeld, : transcript Verlag, 2022 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Mountain Risks: From Prediction to Management and Governance / / edited by Theo Van Asch, Jordi Corominas, Stefan Greiving, Jean-Philippe Malet, Simone Sterlacchini |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (414 p.) |
Disciplina | 549 |
Collana | Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research |
Soggetto topico |
Natural disasters
Mineral resources Environmental management Computers Remote sensing Quality control Reliability Industrial safety Natural Hazards Mineral Resources Environmental Management Information Systems and Communication Service Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk |
ISBN | 94-007-6769-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface -- 1. Introduction: The components of risk governance -- Part I : New techniques for assessing mass movement hazards -- 2. Innovative techniques for the detection and characterization of the kinematics of slow-moving landslides -- 3. Innovative techniques for the characterization of the morphology, geometry and hydrological features of slow-moving landslides -- 4. Techniques for the modelling of the process systems in slow and fast-moving landslides -- Part II: Methodologies to assess the impact of the natural hazards on the society in terms of risks -- 5. Methods for debris flow hazard and risk assessment -- 6. Advances in methodologies for rockfall hazard and risk assessments -- 7. Medium-scale multi-hazard risk assessment of gravitational processes -- 8. Methods for the characterization of the vulnerability of elements at risk -- 9. The importance of the lessons learnt from past disasters for risk assessment -- Part III: The response of the Society towards the problems of hazard and risk -- 10. Disaster mitigation by spatial planning -- 11. Disaster mitigation by corrective and protection measures -- 12. The relevance of legal aspects, risk cultures and insurance possibilities for risk management -- 13. The relevance of Early-Warning Systems and evacuation plans for risk management -- 14. Risk assessment: Establishing practical thresholds for acceptable and tolerable risks -- 15. The use of geo-information and modern visualization tools for risk communication -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910298391203321 |
Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Planning cities in Africa / Genet Alem Gebregiorgis, Stefan Greiving, Ally Hassan Namangaya, Willibard J. Kombe, editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxi, 243 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Altri autori (Persone) |
GebregiorgisGenet Alem
GreivingStefan NamangayaAlly Hassan KombeWillibard J |
Collana | The Urban Book |
Soggetto topico |
City planning - Africa
Urban policy - Africa Public administration Sustainability Political structure & processes |
Soggetto non controllato |
African Cities
Planning Theory Urban Resilience Planning Education Co-production Climate Change Adaptation planning in Africa Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning Climate Change Sustainable Growth |
ISBN | 3-031-06550-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910586625103321 |
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2022 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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