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A CASE STUDY ABOUT DEGRADATION OF THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR BUILDINGELEMENTS AS A RESULT OF CLIMATE CHANGE [PDF]

Journal of Engineering Science (Chişinău), 2021
The article deals with the problems of climate change and global warming, extreme climate phenomena, which present risk factors for the national economy, including construction.
CROITORU, Gheorghe
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Benefits and Challenges of Applying Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) [PDF]

Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering, 2018
Low levels of efficiency, low profit margins and problem in quality make construction companies discover methods to improve their information, interaction and communication management.
Nasim Didehvar, Mujtaba Hosseinalipour, Amirhossein Mohebifar   +2 more
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Managing Urban Environment: Assessing the Role of Planning and Governance in Controlling Urbanization in the City of Amman, Jordan

Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism
The aim of this paper is to explore gaps in the spatial planning and governance systems that affect the ability of local authorities to manage urbanization in Amman, the capital of Jordan.
Abdullah Radwan ARABEYYAT, Jamal Ahmad ALNSOUR, Sakher A. I. AL-BAZAIAH, Mahmoud A. AL-HABEES   +3 more
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IMPACTS OF GREEN SITE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON ENERGY AND WATER CONSUMPTION EFFICIENCY IN THE MALAYSIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

International Journal of Management Studies
This study aims to investigate the impacts of green site management on corporate environmental and economic performances by improving the efficiency of energy and water consumption at construction sites.
Khoo Terh Jing, Ha Chin Yee, Mohd Wira Mohd Shafiei, Radzi Ismail   +3 more
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Dynamic Coupling of Topographic Stability and Socio-Economic Exposure in Flood Risk Mapping: A Decadal Analysis of Honghu Dong Flood Detention Basin, Yangtze River (2014–2024) [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
Dynamic flood risk mapping is crucial for adaptive management of Flood Detention and Retention Areas. This study proposes a novel “topography-socioeconomics-risk” dynamic coupling framework to quantify flood risk evolution in the Honghu Dong Flood ...
Wang Han, Liu Jiaming, Lu Chengwei
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Advantages of combined application of SEA with ESIA in strategic planning for sustainable territorial development of tourism destinations [PDF]

Spatium, 2015
Whereas standard SEA (Strategic Environmental Assessment) and EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) methodologies aim to assess the impacts of certain activities solely on environmental quality, new tendencies in spatial and environmental ...
Nenković-Riznić Marina, Maksin Marija, Ristić Vladica   +2 more
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Capturing practitioners' "how-to" knowledge in the form of recommendations for more effective planning of collaborative adaptive management projects

Ecology and Society, 2021
Adaptive management (AM) and collaborative adaptive management (CAM) are concepts that are roughly three decades old, but a gap remains between theory and practice; these promising approaches largely remain more academic exercise than practical tool ...
Jim Berkley, Kathi K. Beratan
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Evidence‐Informed Multidisciplinary Consensus Guidance for the Psychosocial Care of Adolescents With High‐Risk Cancer: Recommendations From the Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adolescents with high‐risk cancer face complex developmental, psychosocial, and ethical challenges that extend beyond disease‐directed treatment. Although international recommendations exist for communication, psychosocial care, pediatric palliative care, survivorship, and shared decision‐making, these have largely evolved within ...
Johanna M. C. Blom, Dorella Scarponi, Giulia Zucchetti, Teresa Perillo, Maria Montanaro, Elisa Marconi, Chiara Rutigliano, Paolo Colavero, Paola Quarello, Marina Bertolotti, Monica Cellini, Carlo Clerici, Maurizio Mascarin, Francesca Bomben, Andrea Ferrari, the expert workgroup   +15 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
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Projektmanagement am konstruktionsbeispiel vandalismusgeschützter leuchtensysteme

Technological and Economic Development of Economy, 2005
Unfortunately public buildings and municipal transportation facilities are vandalised. We have the same problem with luminaires in the mentioned application areas. Luminaires are not only exposed to weather but also to increasing vandalism.
Friedhelm Pracht
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