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Multi-Level Toolset for Steering Urban Green Infrastructure to Support the Development of Climate-Proofed Cities

Sustainability, 2021
Adapting spatial development to the challenges of climate change is a major task facing cities. In particular, urban heat islands caused by increasing average temperatures and urban growth are a challenge for cities.
Florian Reinwald, C. Brandenburg, Anna Gabor, Peter Hinterkörner, A. Kainz, F. Kraus, Z. Ring, B. Scharf, T. Tötzer, D. Damyanovic   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Anti‐Slip Material‐Based Strategies and Approaches

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review highlights the principle mechanisms of slipping at the microscale, linking contact mechanics with a friction behavior model for surface interfaces. Main strategies to develop anti‐slip properties to the surfaces are discussed alongside standardized testing approaches.
Sogand Abbaspoor‐Zanjani, Carlo Antonini, Teresa Gatti, Mengjiao Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
wiley   +1 more source

Transformation towards sustainable green infrastructure systems in Egyptian villages (a case study of Fayoum villages) [PDF]

JES: Journal of Engineering Sciences
The importance of the rural community is shaped in Egypt, where more than 57.8% of the population lives. The Egyptian village is the smallest urban environmental unit that has social, cultural and political characteristics different from the city and has
Esraa Ezzeldien, Randa Gala, Ashraf Khader, Wesam Mostafa Emam   +3 more
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Highly Resolved Community Sewage Metagenomics Unveiling Landscape and Transmission Patterns of Antibiotic Resistome in Hong Kong Populations

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A large‐scale, high‐resolution antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance in Hong Kong community sewage combining short‐ and long‐read sequencing. The resistome profile is comprehensively characterized, and this upstream sampling strategy demonstrated superiority in reflecting the human gut resistome.
Jiahui Ding, Mengying Wang, Xiaoqing Xu, Dou Wang, Xi Chen, Shuxian Li, Xiawan Zheng, You Che, Yu Deng, Tommy T. Y. Lam, Liguan Li, Tong Zhang   +11 more
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Impact of the Total Area and Spatial Distribution of Green Infrastructure on the Canopy Urban Heat Island at the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo - A Numerical Study [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia
A rapid verticalization to accommodate the citizens of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo is altering the balance of radiation and atmospheric heat, highlighting the need to understand the impact that green and built infrastructure have on the canopy ...
Stefano Jericó Daminello, Flávia Noronha Dutra Ribeiro   +1 more
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Towards West Papua’s urban green infrastructure roads framework

World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023
Enhancement of road network infrastructure expansion while considering the concept of sustainable development, as well as initiatives to minimize GHG emissions and community resilience to disasters. The Slovin approach and Likert scale were used in this study's methods, which included surveys and interviews with respondents from the affected community,
Charlton Parlindungan, Sakti Adji Adisasmita, Manusawai, Jacob, Sineri, Anton Silas, , Hendri   +4 more
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Tri–Band and Dual–Response Smart Windows With Asymmetric Mid–Infrared Emissivity for Year–Round Energy Conservation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Our promising smart window exhibits exceptional optical properties, enabling the indoor temperature reduction of 12°C during summer and delivering the annual energy savings of 14.2%–24.4% across mid–to–low latitudes. ABSTRACT Building energy consumption accounts for 20%–40% of global energy usage, with windows among the least energy–efficient ...
Cheng Wang, Junwei Liu, Zhihua Zhou, Yuechao Chao, Xueqing Yang, Yan Liang, Yifan Zhou, Weiyi Zhang, Yahui Du, Wufan Wang, Shuqi Zhang, Jinyue Yan   +11 more
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An Increasing Misalignment Between Crop Distribution and Environmental Resources Under Climate Change in China

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Climate change reshapes the spatial alignment between crop production and environmental resources. Using multi‐source data and a crop model, integrated climatic, water, and soil endowments for maize and wheat are quantified and compared with harvest distributions.
Zheng'e Su, Zhentao Zhang, Jin Zhao, Xia Liang, Chuang Zhao, Zhijuan Liu, Minghao Zhuang, Jing Sun, Bo Lu, Ke Liu, Johannes W. M. Pullens, Matthew T. Harrison, Deli Chen, Xiaoguang Yang   +13 more
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A Bottom‐Up Design Framework for Multifunctional Lattice Metamaterials

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study introduces a generative AI framework for designing multifunctional lattice metamaterials. The method combines 3D Gaussian voxel generation with deep learning, enabling greater design freedom and structural performance. The optimized lattice metamaterials achieve enhanced energy absorption by 40–200% compared to conventional structures and ...
Zongxin Hu, Quanqing Tao, Junhao Ding, Shuo Qu, Haitao Ye, Jun Wei Chua, Tianxiao Niu, Rui Li, Winston Wai Shing Ma, Haoming Mo, Hui Liu, Wei Zhai, Xinwei Li, Xu Song   +13 more
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