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Calibration event selection for green urban drainage modelling

open access: yes, 2019
Calibration of urban drainage models is typically performed based on a limited number of observed rainfall-runoff events, which may be selected from a longer time-series of measurements in different ways.
Viklander, Maria,   +7 more
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Klimawandelgerechte Stadtentwicklung durch grüne Infrastruktur

open access: yesRaumforschung und Raumordnung, 2015
Urban vegetation and green spaces play a crucial role in dealing with the impacts of climate change: urban green spaces regulate the micro-climate in densely built-up and overheated settlement areas, and support the percolation of rain water and the ...
Stefanie Rößler
doaj   +1 more source

Planning and Design Strategies for Green Stormwater Infrastructure from an Urban Design Perspective

open access: yes, 2023
With the rapid advancement of ecological civilization construction, prioritizing green stormwater infrastructure to address urban stormwater management issues has become an important strategy for ecological priority and green development in sustainable ...
Jianqin Zhang   +3 more
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Determinants of undergraduate bioscience engagement: Validating attendance barriers and classroom spatial behaviour across institutions

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Student engagement extends beyond simple attendance. Across 891 bioscience students from three universities, attendance behaviour was associated mainly with structural influences, whereas classroom spatial behaviour reflected affective and sensory factors.
Nigel Page   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Australian infrastructure audit [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Examines the drivers of future infrastructure demand, particularly population and economic growth. Summary The Australian Infrastructure Audit takes a strategic approach to assessing our nation\u27s infrastructure needs.
Infrastructure Australia
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Return on Investment in Green Urban Development [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Rapid urbanisation is taking place at an unprecedented rate throughout the world, with the rate of growth often outpacing urban planning and the capacity of city managers. As a result, existing natural areas within
Forsythe, Katherine   +13 more
core   +1 more source

Effect Modification of Cigarette Smoking on the Relationship between Post‐traumatic Stress Disorder, Other Mental Health Conditions and Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk: A Large Case‐Control Study in U.S. Veterans

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective We examined associations of post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health disorders (OMH) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), accounting for effects of smoking. Methods We conducted a matched case‐control study, identifying incident RA cases and controls using national Veteran Health Administration data (2006‐2019).
Kelsey Coziahr   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regenerative Green Infrastructure Governance in Weak, Rebounding, and Wealthy Land Markets

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2021
Too often scholars valorize green infrastructure without critically examining the dynamic and multi-faceted ways that greening impacts urban environments. Cities are complex, evolving forces of their own, which grow and shrink according to time and place.
Katherine Foo
doaj   +1 more source

Radiative Thermal Management for Extreme Environments: Mechanisms and Design Strategies

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
In this review, we discuss the fundamental mechanisms of radiative cooling and solar heating, material and structural design strategies, hybrid approaches integrating additional heat transfer pathways, and durability‐oriented designs addressing environmental stresses.
Hyung Rae Kim   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Handbook on green infrastructure: Planning, design and implementation

open access: yes, 2015
© Danielle Sinnett, Nick Smith and Sarah Burgess 2015. All rights reserved. Green infrastructure is widely recognised as a valuable resource in our towns and cities and it is therefore crucial to understand, create, protect and manage this resource. This
Burgess, Sarah   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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