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Local climate zones and its potential for building urban resilience: a case study of Lahore, Pakistan

International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 2022
Purpose Urban built-up has been increasing exponentially in the world. Urban population growth and migration are depleting the land resources and creating thermal discomfort. Cities all around the world are facing urban heat island effects and increased
Ayman Aslam, I. Rana, S. Bhatti
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Climate Adaptability Analysis on the Shape of Outpatient Buildings for Different Climate Zones in China Based on Low-Energy Target

Atmosphere, 2022
Under the impact of COVID-19 and the needs for urban expansion, a large number of outpatient buildings have been rapidly constructed, but the problem of high energy consumption has always been ignored.
Youman Wei, Siyan Wang, Hongwei Dang, Peng Liu   +3 more
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Spatio-Temporal Characteristics of Global Warming in the Tibetan Plateau during the Last 50 Years Based on a Generalised Temperature Zone - Elevation Model [PDF]

, 2013
Temperature is one of the primary factors influencing the climate and ecosystem, and examining its change and fluctuation could elucidate the formation of novel climate patterns and trends.
A Azzalini, A Byg, A Duan, A Schwalb, AM Shortridge, AS Jump, AT DeGaetano, AV Sundal, B Baker, B Chen, B Tobias, B Wang, B Yang, B Yang, C Vincent, CDG Harley, D Kurtzman, DI Benn, E Berthier, E Kintisch, E Soini, G Parolo, GS Mudholkar, H Chen, HJ Jin, J Beardall, J Oerlemans, J Oerlemans, J Oerlemans, J Peñuelas, L Hughes, L Zhao, M Beniston, M Beniston, M Lahsen, M Ninyerola, M Simos G, M Vuille, M Zemp, MX Yang, MY Du, NC Pepin, PK Thornton, PP Bonnaventure, QL You, QL You, QL You, R Leemans, RA Díaz-Varela, RA Kerr, RK Colwell, RS Bradley, S Kutuzov, SB Liao, SB Liao, T Yang, T Yao, TD Lee, TD Yao, TGD Casal, TV Lowell, Vanesa Magar, VB Aizen, WN Adger, X Xue, XD Liu, XF Cui, XW Lin, Yanqiang Wei, Yiping Fang, YJ Ding, YL Zhang, YP Fang, ZX Li, ZX Li   +74 more
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Potential shifts in climate zones under a future global warming scenario using soil moisture classification

Climate Dynamics, 2021
Climate zones fundamentally shape the patterns of the terrestrial environment and human habitation. How global warming alters their current distribution is an important question that has yet to be properly addressed.
Mingxing Li, Peili Wu, D. Sexton, Zhuguo Ma   +3 more
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Ecological Responses to Climate Change and Human Activities in the Arid and Semi-Arid Regions of Xinjiang in China

Remote Sensing, 2022
Understanding the impacts and extent of both climate change and human activities on ecosystems is crucial to sustainable development. With low anti-interference ability, arid and semi-arid ecosystems are particularly sensitive to disturbances from both ...
Yanqing Zhou, Yaoming Li, Wei Li, Feng Li, Qinchuan Xin   +4 more
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Biomimetic building facades demonstrate potential to reduce energy consumption for different building typologies in different climate zones

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2021
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions leading to anthropogenic global warming continue to be a major issue for societies worldwide. A major opportunity to reduce emissions is to improve building construction, and in particular the effectiveness of building ...
Matthew Webb
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Appraisal of the Genus Pleurastrum (Chlorophyta) Based on Molecular and Climate Data

Diversity, 2023
Two green microalgal strains, CCCryo 469-16 and CCCryo 470-16, were isolated from samples of Antarctic microflora. Their morphology and 18S rRNA sequences indicated a phylogenetic relationship with strains of the genera Chlorococcum Meneghini ...
Katia Sciuto, Marion A. Wolf, Michele Mistri, Isabella Moro   +3 more
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Unlocking Barriers to Adoption and Scaling of Climate Smart Cocoa Practices in Ghana [PDF]

, 2020
Cocoa production in West Africa has been adversely affected by climate change at varying degrees. The cocoa farming areas in Ghana vary according to severity in impact of climate change and has been delineated into three climatic impact zones namely ...
Amoah, Alvin, Asare, Richard, Dalaa, Mustapha, Jassogne, Laurence, Kofituo, Rich Kofi   +4 more
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Development of Threshold Levels and a Climate-Sensitivity Model of the Hydrological Regime of the High-Altitude Catchment of the Western Himalayas, Pakistan [PDF]

, 2019
Water shortages in Pakistan are among the most severe in the world, and its water resources are decreasing significantly due to the prevailing hydro-meteorological conditions.
Adnan, Muhammad, Ahmad, Sajjad, Ashraf, Muhammad, Chen, Dianyu, Liu, Shiyin, Mehmood, Asif, Saifullah, Muhammad, Tahir, Adnan Ahmad, Zaman, Muhammad   +8 more
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Multi-Objective Techno-Economic Optimization of Design Parameters for Residential Buildings in Different Climate Zones

Sustainability, 2021
The comprehensive approach for a building envelope design involves building performance simulations, which are time-consuming and require knowledge of complicated processes.
Muhammad Usman, G. Frey
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