Germany’s Ecosystem Services – State of the Indicator Development for a Nationwide Assessment and Monitoring [PDF]
One Ecosystem, 2017 The obligations of the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2020 are generating a need to create national maps and monitoring systems for the state of biodiversity and ecosystem services (ES) on the basis of indicators.
Karsten Grunewald +6 more
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Semi-Automated Land Use Monitoring Prioritization Scheme Based on Forest Loss, Cropland Loss, and Built-up Gain from 2000-2020 of Philippine Local Government Units [PDF]
ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information SciencesLocal Government Units (LGUs) in the Philippines are mandated to craft and enforce Comprehensive Land Use Plans (CLUPs) and Zoning Ordinances to guide sustainable land use.
F. A. Soriano +12 more
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Mitigation and adaptation in multifamily housing: overheating and climate justice
Buildings & Cities, 2020 Can thermal retrofit measures also enhance summer heat resilience and climate justice? Two common building types of multifamily dwellings in Central Europe are investigated: the ‘'Gründerzeithaus'’ and post-war large-panel construction along with their ...
Christoph Schünemann +4 more
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The inhabited environment, infrastructure development and advanced urbanization in China's Yangtze River Delta Region [PDF]
, 2016 This paper analyzes the relationship among the inhabited environment, infrastructure development and environmental impacts in China's heavily urbanized Yangtze River Delta region.
Chen, W +6 more
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Successful, safe and sustainable cities: towards a New Urban Agenda [PDF]
, 2017 There is a growing interest among national governments and international agencies in the contribution of urban centres to sustainable development. The paper outlines the new global agendas to guide this: the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris ...
Satterthwaite, David
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Indoor air quality in a chemistry laboratory environment [PDF]
Constructii: Journal of Civil Engineering Research, 2017 The indoor built environment is the result of the interaction between the site, climate, building type (original design and later modifications of it), construction techniques, sources of chemical, physical and biological pollutants (building materials ...
Vasilica VASILE, Alina DIMA, Mihaela ION
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Recognition and Evaluating the Indicators of Urban Resilient by Using the Network Analysis Process
Urban Science, 2022 Today’s cities are increasing their space zones while becoming more vulnerable to natural disasters and man-made threats. The initial evaluation of the resilience of city systems is of great importance and helps develop policies and measures that would ...
Asghar Abedini +3 more
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Planning and development regulation amid rapid urban growth:explaining divergent trajectories in Africa [PDF]
, 2013 Why are urban plans, land use regulations and construction codes implemented effectively in some African states but not others? This constitutes an increasingly urgent development concern with major implications for the environment and the urban poor ...
Goodfellow, Tom
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The role of seismic simulators in earthquake engineering and public perception of structural safety [PDF]
Constructii: Journal of Civil Engineering Research, 2017 Constructions located in various environmental conditions represent physical components of human habitat and earthquakes are often a cause of sudden damage and urban or rural destructuring.
Vasile MEIŢĂ +3 more
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Experimental research and laboratory tests for seismic qualification of an “Automatica - PL2023” junction box [PDF]
Constructii: Journal of Civil Engineering Research, 2017 The paper deals with some aspects regarding "Experimental Research and Laboratory Testing for Seismic Qualification DBE B, Seismic Edge HCLPF = 0.4g, Automatica 1 (2) - 52900 - PL2023 Junction Box".
Florin-Radu HARIGA +2 more
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