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O CLIMA URBANO COMO RISCO CLIMATICO
Geo UERJ, 2019 Desde o século XVII, estudos sobre os impactos climáticos em áreas urbanas são vistos como manifestação adversa, e na climatologia geográfica, o problema foi interpretado inicialmente como derivação ambiental. Para contribuir com essa discussão, o presente manuscrito busca ajustar concepções clássicas e contemporâneas, indicando como o clima urbano ...
Nascimento-Junior, Lindberg +1 more
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Modelização do clima urbano de Santa Maria, RS [PDF]
Ciência e Natura, 1986 Urbanization causes changes in the local climate by altering the atmosphere of a city and creating the urban climate. Attempting to verify the existence of urban climate in Santa Maria, climatic analysis was made of temperature, wind and relative humidity of data gathered in the field as well as from the meteorological station, in relaction to the ...
Sartori, Maria da Graça Barros
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People and Nature, Volume 5, Issue 6, Page 2158-2177, December 2023., 2023 Abstract Global change is increasing the frequency and severity of human‐wildlife interactions by pushing people and wildlife into increasingly resource‐limited shared spaces. To understand the dynamics of human‐wildlife interactions and what may constitute human‐wildlife coexistence in the Anthropocene, there is a critical need to explore the spatial,
Christine E. Wilkinson +4 more
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THE PROMISE OF FOG CAPTURE: Ground‐Touching Clouds as a Material (Im)Possibility in Peru
Cultural Anthropology, Volume 38, Issue 2, Page 225-250, May 2023., 2023 ABSTRACT This article centers on an NGO‐induced fog‐capture project in Lima, Peru. While presented by the NGO as an alternative water‐supply system for residents lacking state infrastructure, the fog catchers ultimately failed to live up to promises about potable water.
CHAKAD OJANI
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Climate change adaptation in Central America: A review of the national policy efforts
Latin American Policy, Volume 13, Issue 2, Page 276-327, November 2022., 2022 Abstract The latest comparative studies of climate policies reinforce the fundamental importance of employing adaptation planning alongside national development strategies. While these studies are necessary to document and share the knowledge of the practices and experiences undertaken at the national level, documents are still scarce on regions of ...
Luis D. Segura +2 more
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Assessing climate risk to support urban forests in a changing climate
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 4, Issue 3, Page 201-213, May 2022., 2022 Globally, cities are planning for resilience through urban greening initiatives as governments understand the importance of urban forests in improving quality of life and mitigating climate change. However, the persistence of urban forests and the ecosystem benefits they provide are threatened by climate change, and systematic assessments of causes of ...
Manuel Esperon‐Rodriguez +25 more
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Water Mass Transports and Pathways in the North Brazil‐Equatorial Undercurrent Retroflection
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 127, Issue 5, May 2022., 2022 Abstract The equatorial retroflection of the North Brazil Current (NBC) into the Equatorial Undercurrent (EUC) and its posterior tropical recirculation is a major regulator for the returning limb of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. Indeed, most surface and thermocline NBC waters retroflect at the equator all the way into the central and
Ignasi Vallès‐Casanova +6 more
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O clima como risco, as cidades como sistemas vulneráveis, a saúde como promoção da vida
Cadernos de Geografia, 2012 Este artigo pretende contribuir para a discussão teórica sobre a relação entre o clima e a cidade numa perspectiva geográfica em que se propõe a possibilidade de se considerar o clima urbano como uma construção social.
João Lima Sant´Anna Neto
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Investigaciones Geográficas, 2017 Curitiba se destaca pelo planejamento urbano. Porém, devido ao acelerado crescimento urbano nas últimas décadas, a cidade se desenvolveu vertical e arealmente envolvendo os municípios vizinhos, formando o Aglomerado Urbano da Região Metropolitana de ...
Eliane Dumke +1 more
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O CLIMA DAS CIDADES DO NORDESTE BRASILEIRO: CONTRIBUIÇÕES NO PLANEJAMENTO E GESTÃO URBANA
Revista da ANPEGE, 2017 O presente texto trata de uma análise dos campos, métodos e técnicas empregados nos estudos de clima urbano desenvolvidos na região Nordeste do Brasil à medida que também traça reflexões sobre aplicabilidade dessas pesquisas no planejamento e gestão ...
Maria Elisa Zanella +1 more
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