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Decision support system for the long-term city metabolism planning problem [PDF]

, 2016
A Decision Support System (DSS) tool for the assessment of intervention strategies (Alternatives) in an Urban Water System (UWS) with an integral simulation model called “WaterMet²” is presented.
Behzadian Moghadam, Kourosh, Coelho, Sergio Teixeira, Do Céu Almeida, Maria, Kapelan, Zoran, Morley, Mark, Ugarelli, Rita, Vitorino, Diogo   +6 more
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Tracking urban carbon footprints from production and consumption perspectives

Environmental Research Letters, 2015
Cities are hotspots of socio-economic activities and greenhouse gas emissions. The aim of this study was to extend the research range of the urban carbon footprint (CF) to cover emissions embodied in products traded among regions and intra-city sectors ...
Jianyi Lin, Yuanchao Hu, Shenghui Cui, Jiefeng Kang, Anu Ramaswami   +4 more
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Urban Evolution: The Role of Water [PDF]

, 2015
The structure, function, and services of urban ecosystems evolve over time scales from seconds to centuries as Earth’s population grows, infrastructure ages, and sociopolitical values alter them.
Belt, Kenneth T., Kaushal, Sujay S., Mayer, Paul M., McDowell, William H., Newcomer Johnson, Tamara A., Pennino, Michael J., Wollheim, Wilfred M.   +6 more
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Making cities circular: Experiences from the living lab Hamburg-Altona

European Spatial Research and Policy, 2020
The article argues that to reach circular economy goals urban regions need to identify and understand the challenges and opportunities originating from the differences in spatial settings, and to develop place-based solutions by adequately involving ...
Andreas Obersteg, Alessandro Arlati, Jörg Knieling   +2 more
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Temporal Trends Of Energy Consumption And CO2 Emissions In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [PDF]

, 2017
The consumption of material, energy, and water resources is inextricably linked to population growth with a unique impact on urban areas, especially in light of significant investments in infrastructure to support urban development.
Albelwi, N., Kwan, A., Rezgui, Ya.
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Material dependence of cities and implications for regional sustainability

Regional Sustainability, 2020
Cities rely on massive amounts of physical, chemical, and biological resources to support their growth and metabolism. These ‘metabolic inputs’ are accumulated in cities to form material stocks in buildings, infrastructures, transportation facilities ...
Yupeng Liu, Jiajia Li, Linlin Duan, Min Dai, Wei-qiang Chen   +4 more
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Contrasting responses to catchment modification among a range of functional and structural indicators of river ecosystem health [PDF]

, 2009
1. The value of measuring ecosystem functions in regular monitoring programs is increasingly being recognised as a potent tool for assessing river health.
Barbour, Bergfur, Bernhardt, Biggs, Boothroyd, Bott, Boulton, Boulton, Bunn, Bunn, Carlisle, Collier, Collier, Covich, Davies-Colley, Dolédec, Duarte, Fellows, Fisher, Gessner, Grattan, Hagen, Hall, Hicks, Hill, Izagirre, Kilpatrick, Kosinski, Linklater, Marzolf, Matthews, Maxted, McTammany, Meyer, Minshall, Minshall, Mulholland, Naiman, Naiman, Niyogi, Niyogi, Niyogi, Norris, Owens, Palmer, Parkyn, Pascoal, Paul, Petersen, Phinney, Quinn, Quinn, Quinn, Quinn, Rama Rao, Rapport, Sabater, Speaker, Sponseller, Stark, Stark, Stark, Suberkropp, Udy, Uehlinger, Vannote, Wallace, Wallace, Wallace, Wiley, Woodcock, Young, Young, Young, Young, Young, Zuur   +76 more
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Knowledge, attitude and practice of urban and ruarl households towards principles of nutrition in Iran: results of NUTRIKAP Survey. [PDF]

, 2014
Background: The aim of this study was to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of urban and rural households toward principles of nutrition in Iran.
Abdollahi, Zahra, Ahadi, Zeinab, Azemati, Bahar, Ghaderpanahi, Maryam, Heshmat, Ramin, Larijani, Bagher, Rezaei Homami, Mohsen, Salehi, Forouzan, Sanaei, Maryam, Shafiee, Gita   +9 more
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Urban Metabolism

, 2020
International ...
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CLIM-SEG: A generalizable segmentation model for heat and flood risk mapping

Climate Risk Management
With the escalating impact of climate change coupled with increased urbanization, many cities will experience extreme heat events and intense flooding. Current modeling approaches often fail to incorporate high-resolution, frequently updated data sources,
Anushka Ray, Katherine Xu, Norhan Bayomi, John E. Fernandez   +3 more
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