Preface -- Chapter 1: Motivation -- Chapter 2: State-of-the-Art -- Chapter 3: Objectives -- Chapter 4: Physical Background -- Chapter 5: Data -- Chapter 6: Methodology -- Chapter 7: A Statistical Model based on Non-stationary Predictors -- Chapter 8: Interdecadal changes in the SST-driven teleconnections with the Sahel -- Chapter 9: Modulation of the non-stationary Mediterranean-Sahel teleconne…
Introduction - Climate Change and Cities: Perspectives, Planning, and People -- Stakeholder Methods to Climate Change and Sustainable Development -- Case Study Reviews: People, Perspective, and Planning -- The Review of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): People, Perspective and Planning -- Sustainable Urban Development in the Age of Climate Change.This book considers the impact of climate ch…
Components of The Payaswani River Basin (India) Using SWAT Model -- Estimation of Evapotranspiration in the part of Doon Valley Using Landsat TM Data -- Assessment of Changes in Wetland Storage in Gurupura River Basin of Karnataka, India, Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques -- Statistical Analysis of Long Term Spatial and Temporal Trends of Temperature During 1901 -2002 at Kancheepuram in T…
Chapter 1-An introduction to the climate-smart agriculture papers -- Chapter 2-Future climate projections in Africa: where are we headed? -- Chapter 3-Climate change and infectious livestock diseases: the case of rift valley fever and tick-borne diseases -- Chapter 4-Large scale crop suitability assessment under future climate using the ecocrop model: the case of six provinces in Angola’sPlan…
Part I: Introduction -- Nature-based solutions in flood risk management -- Nature-based solutions & issues of scale -- Part II: small scale property solutions -- Small retention programme in the Polish forests -- Privately funded natural water retention measures in the Czech Republic -- Experimenting with re-parcelling by means of land swop -- Part III: Medium sized infrastructure solutions -- …
Agricultural greenhouse gases from Sub-Saharan Africa -- Greenhouse gas exchange from agriculture in Italy -- Greenhouse gas fluxes of agricultural soils in Finland -- Greenhouse gas emissions from viticulture in Romania -- Greenhouse gas exchange from a perennial energy crop on different soil types in Finland -- Rooftop Solar Power Generation- An Opportunity to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions …
Introduction -- Screening and identification of two efficient aerobic denitrifying bacterial strains -- Nitrogen removal characteristics and mechanism research of Pseudomonas stutzeri PCN-1 -- Application of Pseudomonas stutzeri PCN-1 in nitrogen oxides emission mitigation -- Nitrogen removal characteristics and application of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PCN-2 -- Conclusion and prospects.This book s…
Preface -- Climate Action Planning -- Creating a Framework for Community Action -- Community Engagement and Collaboration -- Greenhouse Gas Emissions Accounting -- Strategies for Creating Low-Carbon Communities -- Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment -- Strategies for Resilient Communities -- Pathways to Successful Implementation -- Communities Leading the Way -- Time to Take Action -- Appen…
Foreword -- Preface -- Index -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Setting the Scene -- WG1 DRIVERS OF CHANGE AND INTEGRATED FUTURE SCENARIOS -- Chapter 2 Drivers of Change to Mountain Sustainability -- Chapter 3 Climate Change in the Hindu Kush Himalaya -- Chapter 4 Exploring Futures of the Hindu Kush Himalaya: Scenarios and Pathways -- WG2 SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN THE HKH -- Chapter 5 Sustain…
Introduction -- Basic Concepts of WebGIS -- Disaster Management Concepts -- Evolution of the Applications of GIS Technology for Disaster Management -- Earthquakes Applications -- Flood Modeling and Prediction Applications -- Infrastructure Modeling Applications -- Urban Emergency Management Scenarios -- Pandemics and Health Monitoring Applications -- Decision-making Constraints using WebGIS for…