The city as fulcrum of global sustainability / / by Ernest J. Yanarella and Richard S. Levine [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Yanarella Ernest J. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Anthem Press, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxxi, 285 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 307.76 |
Collana | Anthem Environmental Studies |
Soggetto topico |
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Sustainable development Cities and towns Sustainability |
ISBN |
1-283-37695-4
9786613376954 0-85728-400-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Does sustainable development lead to sustainability? -- The sustainable cities manifesto -- Variations on a "green" theme : overcoming semantics in the sustainability debate -- Don't pick the low-hanging fruit? -- From the city to the city-region : the sustainable area budget, rural partnerland, and the sustainability engine -- The sustainable city game as a game and a tool of urban design -- Urban dreams of global sustainability -- The promise and pitfalls of Chattanooga's entrepreneurial "sustainability" strategy -- Sustainability comes to Okotoks, Alberta -- Vienna's Westbahnhof sustainable urban implantation-city-as-a-hill -- The success of SUCCESS : the Chinese village as catalyst of future Chinese sustainable cities -- The long march to sustainability in China -- Conclusion taking the road less traveled. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461415603321 |
Yanarella Ernest J. | ||
London : , : Anthem Press, , 2011 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Civil and Environmental Engineering for the Sustainable Development Goals : Emerging Issues / / edited by Manuela Antonelli, Gabriele Della Vecchia |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, : Springer International Publishing AG, 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (IX, 108 p. 54 illus., 46 illus. in color. :) |
Collana | SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental engineering
Civil engineering Geotechnical engineering Sustainability |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 3-030-99593-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910568273103321 |
Cham, : Springer International Publishing AG, 2022 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cleaner environmental systems |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [New York] : , : Elsevier Ltd., , 2020- |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental impact analysis
Environmental management Sustainability |
Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
ISSN | 2666-7894 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996413348803316 |
[New York] : , : Elsevier Ltd., , 2020- | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Cleaner environmental systems |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [New York] : , : Elsevier Ltd., , 2020- |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental impact analysis
Environmental management Sustainability |
Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
ISSN | 2666-7894 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910449357403321 |
[New York] : , : Elsevier Ltd., , 2020- | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Climate Champions [[electronic resource] ] : The Work They Do and the People We Need / / by Anna Kelly |
Autore | Kelly Anna |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (271 pages) |
Disciplina | 363.738746 |
Collana | Women in Engineering and Science |
Soggetto topico |
Climatology
Sustainability Women - History Climate Sciences Women's History / History of Gender |
ISBN | 3-031-32963-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Climate Communication -- The Grid -- Batteries, Policy, and Resiliency -- Wind -- Solar -- Transportation -- Entrepreneurs -- Energy Efficiency -- Carbon Sequestration -- Conclusion. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910741167603321 |
Kelly Anna | ||
Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Climate Change and Community Resilience [[electronic resource] ] : Insights from South Asia |
Autore | Haque A. K. Enamul |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore, : Springer, 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (463 p.) |
Altri autori (Persone) |
MukhopadhyayPranab
NepalMani ShamminRumi |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental management
Ecological science, the Biosphere Central government policies Social work Sustainability Environmental economics |
Soggetto non controllato |
Community Resilience
Community Based Climate Change Adaptation Climate Migration Open Access Poverty South Asia SDGs |
ISBN | 981-16-0680-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- In Memory of Karl-Göran Mäler (1939-2020) -- Foreword by Sir Partha Dasgupta -- Foreword by Pema Gyamtsho -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- 1 South Asian Stories of Climate Resilience -- 1.1 Climate Resilience at the Community Level -- 1.2 Global Struggle with Climate Change -- 1.3 South Asia: A Climate Hotspot -- 1.4 South Asian Stories of Resilience Building -- 1.5 The End of the Beginning -- References -- Part I Concepts and Models -- 2 A Framework for Climate Resilient Community-Based Adaptation -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Key Concepts and Definitions
2.3 The Impact Response Pathway -- 2.3.1 Climate Change Actors -- 2.3.2 Climate Change Enablers -- 2.3.3 Adaptation Gap -- 2.3.4 Limits to Adaptation -- 2.3.5 Loss and Damage -- 2.3.6 Sustainable Development Goals -- 2.3.7 Resilience Principles -- 2.4 Community-Based Climate Adaptation -- 2.4.1 Livelihood Diversification -- 2.4.2 Capacity Building -- 2.4.3 Ecosystem Integrity -- 2.4.4 Infrastructure -- 2.4.5 Microfinance and Insurance -- 2.4.6 Resource Management -- 2.5 CBA Framework for Resilient Communities -- 2.5.1 Context -- 2.5.2 Process -- 2.5.3 Outcome -- 2.6 Conclusions -- References 3 A Survey of Community-Based Adaptation in Developing Countries -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Core Properties of CBA -- 3.3 CBA in Academic Literature -- 3.4 CBA in Gray Literature -- 3.5 Barriers and Challenges to CBA -- 3.6 CBA in Practice -- 3.6.1 Urban Resilience in the Philippines -- 3.6.2 Coastal Resilience in Thailand -- 3.6.3 Livelihood Resilience in Ethiopia -- 3.7 CBA Beyond 2020 -- References -- 4 What Motivates Farm-Level Adaptation in India? A Systematic Review -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Methods and Materials -- 4.3 Factors Influencing Farmer's Adaptive Behaviour: Quantitative Papers 4.3.1 Climate Change and Extreme Events -- 4.3.2 Other Covariate and Idiosyncratic Risks -- 4.3.3 Socio-economic Characteristics of Household and Household Head -- 4.3.4 Farm Characteristics -- 4.3.5 Access to Institutions -- 4.3.6 Risk Attitude Behaviour and Other Variables -- 4.4 Factors Influencing Farmer's Adaptive Behaviour: Qualitative Papers -- 4.5 Concluding Remarks -- Appendix: Summary of Major Findings from the Qualitative Studies -- References -- 5 A Resilience Framework for Climate Adaptation: The Shyamnagar Experience -- 5.1 The Old Guard -- 5.2 Shyamnagar: Life on the Edge 5.3 RAP: A Systems Approach to Community Resilience -- 5.3.1 Step 1: Looking Backward -- 5.3.2 Step 2: In the Present -- 5.3.3 Step 3: Looking Forward -- 5.3.4 Step 4: Looking Inwards -- 5.3.5 Step 5: Looking Outwards -- 5.4 Implementation of RAP in Shyamnagar -- 5.4.1 Socio-ecological History -- 5.4.2 Prevailing Challenges -- 5.4.3 Future Opportunities -- 5.5 RAP Outcomes in Shyamnagar -- 5.6 Lessons from Shyamnagar -- 5.6.1 Scenario Analysis is Useful -- 5.6.2 Visioning with the Community is Valuable -- 5.6.3 Program Density Matters 5.6.4 Focus on Future Opportunities Fosters Creative Solutions |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910504285103321 |
Haque A. K. Enamul | ||
Singapore, : Springer, 2021 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Climate Change and Socio-Ecological Transformation [[electronic resource] ] : Vulnerability and Sustainability / / by Kousik Das Malakar, Manish Kumar, Subhash Anand, Gloria Kuzur |
Autore | Malakar Kousik Das |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (534 pages) |
Disciplina | 551.6 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
KumarManish
AnandSubhash KuzurGloria |
Collana | Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences |
Soggetto topico |
Climatology
Bioclimatology Sociology Sustainability Climate Sciences Climate Change Ecology |
ISBN | 981-9943-90-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Climate, Climate Change Ecology and Socio-ecological Environments.-Dimensions of the Socio-ecological Subsystems -- Climate Vulnerability and Socio-ecological Transformation -- Bioclimatology and Urban Bioclimatology -- Disaster, Policy Instruments, and Sustainability -- Climate Change and Socio-Ecological Transformation -- Climate Change, Justice, and Rights -- Climate Crisis and Socio-ecological Sustainability. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910735794203321 |
Malakar Kousik Das | ||
Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Climate Change Countermeasures in Ports Toward Carbon Neutrality [[electronic resource] ] : Empirical Analysis and Potential New Countermeasures / / by Yoshihisa Sugimura |
Autore | Sugimura Yoshihisa |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (129 pages) |
Disciplina | 333.915 |
Collana | Sustainable Development Goals Series |
Soggetto topico |
Renewable energy sources
Transportation engineering Traffic engineering Sustainability Renewable Energy Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering |
ISBN | 3-031-34394-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part 1 Introduction to Climate Change Countermeasures in Ports -- General Introduction to Climate Change Countermeasures in Ports -- Relationship between Port Governance and Climate Change Action -- Part 2 Countermeasures for Cargo Handling Machinery -- Energy Saving and CO2 Reduction Effects by Electrification of Cargo Handling Machinery -- Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Electrification of Cargo Handling Machinery -- Part Countermeasures in Refrigerated Container Areas -- Simulation Model for Analysis of Energy Conservation by Roof Shade Installations -- Economic Analysis of Roof Shade Installation -- Part 4 New Possibilities for Climate Change Countermeasures in Ports -- Organic Carbon Containment and Creation of Blue Carbon Ecosystems through Beneficial Utilization of Dredged Soil Generated by Port Development Projects -- The Role of Ports in the Tradeoff Problem between Circular Economy and Climate Change Action: Potential for Increased Use of Secondary Raw Materials in the Copper Industry as a Climate Change Countermeasure -- Conclusion. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910767548703321 |
Sugimura Yoshihisa | ||
Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture [[electronic resource] ] : Concepts, Issues and Policies for Developing Countries / / edited by Wajid Nasim Jatoi, Muhammad Mubeen, Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi, Shaukat Ali, Shah Fahad, Khalid Mahmood |
Autore | Jatoi Wajid Nasim |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (432 pages) |
Disciplina | 338.14 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
MubeenMuhammad
HashmiMuhammad Zaffar AliShaukat FahadShah MahmoodKhalid |
Soggetto topico |
Agriculture
Climatology Food security Sustainability Economic development Climate Sciences Food Security Development Studies |
ISBN | 3-031-26692-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Global Framework on Climate Change -- Chapter 2. Conceptual Elucidation of Climate Change for Developing Countries -- Chapter 3. Climate Change and Social Concerns -- Chapter 4. Unpredictable Weather and Agriculture-Based Economy of Developing Countries -- Chapter 5. Nutrition-Sensitive Climate-Smart Agriculture -- Chapter 6. Food Security Issues in Changing Climate -- Chapter 7. Engineering Principles of Precision Farming: Pathway for the Developing Countries to Ensure Food Security -- Chapter 8. GHG management implications for developed and developing nations -- Chapter 9. Concept of Climate Finance -- Chapter 10. Need of Social Security in Vulnerable Countries - A Comparison of a Developed and a Developing Country -- Chapter 11. Climate and Development -- Chapter 12. Sustainable development goals and governments’ roles for social protection -- Chapter 13. Integrated farming approach -- Chapter 14. An overview of precision agricultural technologies for crop yield enhancement and environmental sustainability -- Chapter 15. Irrigation Scheduling under Crop Water Requirements: Simulation and Field Learning -- Chapter 16. Nutrient Management Under Changing Climate -- Chapter 17. Modern Breeding approaches for climate change -- Chapter 18. Heat stress tolerance in crop plants-physiological and biochemical Approaches -- Chapter 19. Crop protection under climate change: the effect on tri-trophic relations concerning pest control -- chapter 20. Climate Change Effects on the Quality of Different Crop Plants and Coping Mechanisms -- Chapter 21. Application of Remote Sensing in Agriculture -- Chapter 22. Mitigation of climate change through carbon farming -- Chapter 23. Use of Biochar for Biological Carbon Sequestration. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910731469203321 |
Jatoi Wajid Nasim | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Climate Change in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : Adaptation, Resilience, and Policy Innovations / / edited by Michael Addaney, D B Jarbandhan, William Kwadwo Dumenu |
Autore | Addaney Michael |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxi, 270 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Disciplina | 363.73874096 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
JarbandhanD. B
Kwadwo DumenuWilliam |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental sciences—Social aspects
Human geography Sustainability Environmental geography Environmental Social Sciences Human Geography Integrated Geography |
ISBN | 3-031-30050-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Climate change, adaptation policy and resilient development in Africa: Pathways and emerging innovations (Michael Addaney and Vain Jarbandhan) -- Part:1 -- Chapter 2. Climate change impediments to realising the right to development in Africa (Carol Chi Ngang) -- Chapter 3. Placing indigenous and experiential knowledge in climate change adaptation governance in Africa (Habib S Usman, Michael Addaney and Cephas Brewsters Soyapi) -- Chapter 4. Climate change adaptation governance in Africa: A state of the art Abstract (Marus Gbomagba) -- Chapter 5. Climate Change, REDD+ and Gender justice in Forest-Dependent Communities of Africa (Rachel Yeboah Nketiah) -- Chapter 6. Climate change mitigation and adaptation responses in the context of food and nutritional security in Africa (Jennifer Turyatemba Tumushabe) -- Part:2 -- Chapter 7. Multi-level climate change adaptation governance in Nigeria and South Africa (Olubunmi A. Afinowi) -- Chapter 8. Legal responses to climate disasters in Southern Africa: Practical legal developments in Zimbabwe and Mozambique (Lenin Tinashe Chisair) -- Chapter 9. Connecting climate change, disaster risk reduction and good governance in South Africa (Bethuel Sibongiseni Ngcamu and Evangelos Mantzaris) -- Chapter 10. Governing urban green spaces in the context of climate change in Ghana (Nelson Nyabanyi N-yanbini) -- Chapter 11. Carbon Ownership and Issues of Resource Governance in Ethiopia (Zenebe Mekonnen) -- Chapter 12. Climate Variability and Household Food security in the Guinea Savannah Agro-ecological Zone of Ghana (Seth Opoku Mensah, Timothy Amang-bey Akanpabadai, Michael Addaney, Seth Asare Okyere, and Stephen Kofi Diko). |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910731475203321 |
Addaney Michael | ||
Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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