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Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Climate Change Adaptation: Linking Science, Policy, and Practice Communities for Evidence-Based Decision-Making

BioScience, 2019
Nature-based solutions offer an exciting prospect for resilience building and advancing urban planning to address complex urban challenges simultaneously.
N. Frantzeskaki, T. McPhearson, Marcus J. Collier, D. Kendal, H. Bulkeley, A. Dumitru, C. Walsh, Kate Noble, E. Van Wyk, Camilo Ordóñez, C. Oke, L. Pintér   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Built form, urban climate and building energy modelling: case-studies in Rome and Antofagasta

Journal of Building Performance Simulation, Taylor & Francis, 2020
The energy performance of urban buildings is affected by multiple climate phenomena such as heat island intensity, wind flow, solar obstructions and infrared radiation exchange in urban canyons, but a modelling procedure to account for all of them in ...
Agnese Salvati, M. Palme, G. Chiesa, M. Kolokotroni   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli, Francesco Pagliacci, Paola Gatto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determination of heat wave definition temperatures in Spain at an isoclimatic level: time trend of heat wave duration and intensity across the decade 2009–2018

Environmental Sciences Europe
Background In line with WHO guidelines for the implementation of public health prevention plans targeted at the impacts of high temperatures, a heat wave definition temperature (Tthreshold) was calculated for 182 so-called “isoclimatic zones” (IZ) in ...
J. A. López-Bueno, P. Alonso, M. Á Navas-Martín, I. J. Mirón, F. Belda, J. Díaz, C. Linares   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vendor Types, Attendance, Experience and Sales 2019–2021: Evidence From Five Rural Oregon Farmers Markets

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Farmers markets provide a direct‐to‐consumer marketing path for farmers and small businesses, facilitating customer discovery and product refinement. This paper explores farmers markets as a business incubator, with a focus on beginning vendors and resilience to a shock, namely, COVID‐19 market restrictions.
Mallory L. Rahe, Juo‐Han Tsay, Sarah A. Low   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integration of mitigation and adaptation in urban climate change action plans in Europe: A systematic assessment

Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2020
Cities are major drivers of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions--the sources of anthropocentric climate change, whilst also concentrating people, buildings, and infrastructures and therefore potential risk and impacts of the latter.
S. Grafakos, G. Viero, D. Reckien, K. Trigg, V. Viguié, Andrew Sudmant, C. Graves, A. Foley, O. Heidrich, J. M. Mirailles, J. Carter, L. Chang, C. Nador, M. Liseri, L. Chelleri, H. Orru, K. Orru, R. Aelenei, A. Bilska, B. Pfeiffer, Q. Lepetit, J. Church, M. Landauer, A. Gouldson, R. Dawson   +24 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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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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
wiley   +1 more source

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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Advancement in Urban Climate Modelling at Local Scale: Urban Heat Island Mitigation and Building Cooling Demand

, 2020
As cities and their population are subjected to climate change and urban heat islands, it is paramount to have the means to understand the local urban climate and propose mitigation measures, especially at neighbourhood, local and building scales.
A. Kubilay, J. Allegrini, Dominik Strebel, Yong-Ling Zhao, D. Derome, J. Carmeliet   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source