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Land Use Transformation and Climate Resilience in Smart Cities: Role of ICT in Modern Urban Planning
Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Modern urban planning is experiencing a transition from traditional planning to the integration of information technology, which defines the concept of a “smart city”. The study analyses the evolution of urban planning practices with an emphasis on the role of engineering and architecture in the process of urbanization, the transition to the ...
Dariusz Cichoń
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Generators for micro-hydropower plants
, 2020 Mikro-hidroelektrane imaju raspon raspoložive snage od 5 kW do 100 kW. Mikro-hidroelektrane grade se blizu potrošača da se gubitci u prijenosu svedu na minimum. Ovisno o količini protoka, visini pada i dostupnim resursima, u mikro-hidroelektrane najčešće
Matić, Hrvoje
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Engineering TransactionsThe chemical, food processing, hydropower, thermal power, and oil industries are among the sectors that frequently face the problems of erosion, abrasion, and corrosion.
Harvinder Singh
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Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, EarlyView.Abstract Tailwaters are ubiquitous and highly managed ecosystems whose food webs often rely disproportionately on autochthonous energy. In situ continuous dissolved oxygen data are increasingly being used to estimate gross primary productivity and ecosystem respiration in rivers, but this approach is complicated in tailwaters, where upriver ...
Ian W. Bishop +5 more
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, 2014 The use of hydropower in the society has a long history that started more than 2000 years ago. In Sweden, the first hydropower plants used for producing electricity were commissioned in the 1890s. The major expansion of hydroelectric power in Sweden took
Steinmetz, Maria, Sundqvist, Nathalie
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Utilization of the Hydroelectric Potential of the Pomorskie Voivodship
Barometr Regionalny, 2018 One of the sources of electricity used by man is water. Currently the idea of hydroelectric power plants is increasingly appreciated by local governments.
Krzysztof Kowalczyk, Roman Cieśliński
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The current ‘UN Decade on Restoration’ calls for collaboration between scientists and practitioners to formulate guidelines for ecosystem restoration, within which transdisciplinary approaches are imperative to rethink the diverse values associated with nature, paving the way for sustainable ecosystem restoration.
Miguel A. Cebrián‐Piqueras +7 more
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Field trials and development of a hydrostatic pressure machine
, 2013 Hydrostatic Pressure Machines (HPM), are a class of hydropower energy converter designed to operate at sites with heads below 3 meters; sites receiving increasing interest as the demand for power from renewable energy sources grows.The HPM is a ‘Pressure
Linton, Nicholas Paul
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Debates abound regarding how to use land for nature recovery and environmental governance. Such decisions require an understanding of benefits and trade‐offs, and increasingly rely on vast quantities of data, delivered through digital technologies.
Lucy Jenner +3 more
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Evaluation of hydropower upgrade projects - a real options approach
When evaluating whether to refurbish existing hydropower plants or invest in a new power plant, there are two important aspects to take into consideration. These are the capacity chosen for the production facilities and the timing of the investment. This
Elverhøi, Morten +5 more
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