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Urban food security, urban resilience and climate change

, 2013
Food security is increasingly recognised as a problem in developed countries like Australia as well as in developing countries of the global south, and as a problem facing cities and urban populations in these countries.
Lyons, Kristen, Richards, Carol, Pires, Victor, DesFours, Lotus, Barclay, rochelle, Burton, Paul, Amati, Marco, Rose, Nick   +7 more
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Urban design climate workshop: toolkits to bridge climate science, governance, and community needs

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
Despite expanded municipal climate commitments, many cities continue to struggle with translating carbon-neutrality, resilience, and equity goals into coordinated implementation.
Cristina Visconti, Cristina Visconti, Giovanni Nocerino, Giovanni Nocerino, Mattia Federico Leone, Mattia Federico Leone, Mattia Federico Leone   +6 more
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International Conference on Urban Climate, Sustainability and Urban Design

This open access book is a proceeding of the International Conference on Urban Climate, Sustainability, and Urban Design in Mianyang (MYUCSUD). This work focuses on the latest thoughts, ideas, models, methods, solutions, and practices on urban climate ...

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Performance evaluation of integrated Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket reactor with trickling filter used for municipal wastewater treatment and effluent reuse potential for agriculture

Environmental Systems Research
Effluent reuse is a rapidly growing field of research where assessing the quality of effluent is one of the focus areas. This research examines the viability of using wastewater in agriculture by testing an integrated Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket ...
Rahel Sintayehu Tessema, Mekonnen Maschal Tarekegn, Mitiku Adisu Worku, Agizew Nigussie Engida, Ann Van Griensven   +4 more
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Assessing Haitian Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Aflatoxin‐Compliant Peanut Butter in the Informal Market

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Market‐based solutions are increasingly tested to address aflatoxin issues in peanuts in developing countries. Although previous studies have found that Haitian grocery store shoppers are willing to pay a 21% premium for peanut butter with levels of aflatoxin that meet international standards, no information is available for the much larger ...
Phendy Jacques, Stevens Azima, Maurice Doyon   +2 more
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An urban ecohydrological model to quantify the effect of vegetation on urban climate and hydrology (UT&C v1.0)

Geoscientific Model Development, 2019
. Increasing urbanization is likely to intensify the urban heat island effect, decrease outdoor thermal comfort, and enhance runoff generation in cities.
N. Meili, G. Manoli, P. Burlando, E. Bou‐Zeid, W. Chow, A. Coutts, E. Daly, K. Nice, M. Roth, N. Tapper, E. Velasco, E. Vivoni, S. Fatichi   +12 more
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Analysing climate impact on energy demand using the MOLAND model

, 2008
The importance and contribution of climate to energy demand are discussed. A linear regression model is developed to analyse future energy demand corresponding to climate change.
Twumasi, Bright Osei, Liu, Xiaochen
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Mega-city development impact on hourly extreme rainfall over the South China Greater Bay Area under near-future climate warming

, 2023
The impacts of near-future urban development and global warming forcing on hourly extreme rainfall over the South China Greater Bay Area (GBA) area have been investigated, by dynamically downscaling General Circulation Model (GCM) outputs using the ...
Xinwei Li, Chi-Yung Tam, Wang, Ziqian, Huang, Kangning, Ren, Chao, Chao Ren, Hu, Chenxi, Li, Xinwei, Kwun Yip Fung, Tam, Chi-Yung, Fung, Kwun Yip, Kangning Huang, Chenxi Hu, Ziqian Wang   +13 more
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Projected heat-related mortality under climate change in the metropolitan area of Skopje

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background Excessive summer heat is a serious environmental health problem in Skopje, the capital and largest city of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Gerardo Sanchez Martinez, Michela Baccini, Koen De Ridder, Hans Hooyberghs, Wouter Lefebvre, Vladimir Kendrovski, Kristen Scott, Margarita Spasenovska   +7 more
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Regional Differences in U.S. Consumer Preferences for Native Woody Shrubs With Varying Aesthetic Characteristics

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn, Ariana P. Torres, Sue Barton, Bridget K. Behe   +3 more
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