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Camels as a Climate‐Resilient Linchpin for Sustainable Development in Global Drylands

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Camels represent a significant, yet underutilized, asset for advancing integrated sustainable development in the world's expanding drylands. Previous reviews have examined camels' physiology, milk composition, or pastoral systems in isolation; this review examines their potential as a climate‐resilient linchpin for food systems by synthesizing
Ayana Angassa, Minyahel Tilahun, Solomon G. Tesfamichael   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Developing a probabilistic tool for assessing the risk of overheating in buildings for future climates [PDF]

, 2011
The effect of projected climate change on building performance is currently a growing research area. Building designers and architects are becoming more concerned that buildings designed for the current climatemight not provide adequate working and ...
David P. Jenkins, Banfill, Phillip Frank Gower, Phil Banfill, Jenkins, David; id_orcid, Sandhya Patidar, Gibson, Gavin Jarvis, Patidar, Sandhya; id_orcid, Gavin Gibson   +7 more
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Facing Climate Change in a Temperate European City: Urban-Scale Diagnosis of Indoor Overheating and Adaptation Strategies for Residential Buildings

Buildings
The rise in outdoor temperatures and heatwaves highlights the limitations of buildings in adapting to warming conditions, even in temperate climates.
Ainhoa Arriazu-Ramos, Juan José Pons Izquierdo, Germán Ramos Ruiz, Ana Sánchez-Ostiz, Aurora Monge-Barrio   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Strategies to Advance the Energy Efficiency, Water Efficiency, and Indoor Environmental Quality in New Zealand's Sustainable Building Designs and Practices

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable Building Designs and Practices (SBDPs) are increasingly important for reducing environmental impacts, conserving resources, and improving occupant well‐being. This study examines New Zealand building professionals' perceptions of the integration and performance of energy efficiency (EE), water efficiency (WE), and Indoor ...
Tharaya Poorisat, Itohan Esther Aigwi, Dat Tien Doan, Ali GhaffarianHoseini   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Confronting Land Surface Temperature and Ground Station Data for Urban Heat Island Assessment and Urban Building Energy Modeling—A Case Study for Northern Italy

Energies
Data scarcity limits robust assessment of urban overheating and its implications for building energy use, especially in complex-terrain cities such as those in mountain environments.
Mario Alves da Silva, Gregorio Borelli, Andrea Gasparella, Giovanni Pernigotto   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Just Urban Design

, 2022
Contributions by urban planners, sociologists, anthropologists, architects, and landscape architects on the role and scope of urban design in creating more just and inclusive cities.

core   +1 more source

Enabling pandemic‐resilient healthcare: Narrowband Internet of Things and edge intelligence for real‐time monitoring

CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract The Internet of Things (IoT) in deploying robotic sprayers for pandemic‐associated disinfection and monitoring has garnered significant attention in recent research. The authors introduce a novel architectural framework designed to interconnect smart monitoring robotic devices within healthcare facilities using narrowband Internet of Things ...
Md Motaharul Islam, Mohammad Kamrul Hasan, Shayla Islam, Mohammed Balfaqih, Ahmed Ibrahim Alzahrani, Nasser Alalwan, Nurhizam Safie, Zaheed Ahmed Bhuiyan, Rahul Thakkar, Taher M. Ghazal   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Balancing positive and negative environmental impacts of urban greening considering future climate: A case study in the Paris region, France

City and Environment Interactions
Urban greening enhances summer thermal comfort in cities; however, vegetation requires watering and reduces solar gains on buildings, potentially increasing energy consumption for heating.
Robin Monnier, Erwan Personne, Patrick Stella, Laura Ferraz de Paula, Patrick Schalbart, Charlotte Roux, Bruno Peuportier   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

THE TERRITORIALIZATION OF ANGOLA'S REAL ESTATE FRONTIER: How Private‐led Housing Developments are Reshaping the Outskirts of Luanda

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Africa is recognized as the final frontier for urbanization and capitalism. Following a long wave of massive loans to promote state‐led developments, small private foreign and local developers are transforming the urban landscape on the outskirts of Luanda, forging partnerships with Angola's national and local governments and developing an ...
Higor Carvalho
wiley   +1 more source

Introducing Urban Overheating—Progress on Mitigation Science and Engineering Applications [PDF]

Climate, 2019
Buildings and construction is the most important economic sector in the world after agriculture [...]
Michele Zinzi, Matheos Santamouris
openaire   +1 more source