Author: Felipe Fernández GarcíaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
Clima y ambiente urbano en ciudades ibéricas e iberoamericanas
Author: Felipe Fernández GarcíaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
Urban Climates in Latin America
Author: Cristián HenríquezPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319970135
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
This book describes the observation of urban climates in Latin-American and their relationships with urban sprawl, the economic emergence of Latin American countries, social segregation, urban ecology, disasters and resilience. The chapters include contributions dealing with urban heat islands, local climate zones, thermal comfort, air pollution, extreme climate index, green infrastructure, health issues and adaptions based on the socio-economic background of urban areas. This book revises the role of urban planning and environmental governance, highlighting the singularities in climate adaptation policies in developing countries.
Social Sciences
Author: Lawrence BoudonPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292705357
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 998
Book Description
"The one source that sets reference collections on Latin American studies apart from all other geographic areas of the world.... The Handbook has provided scholars interested in Latin America with a bibliographical source of a quality unavailable to scholars in most other branches of area studies." —Latin American Research Review Beginning with volume 41 (1979), the University of Texas Press became the publisher of the Handbook of Latin American Studies, the most comprehensive annual bibliography in the field. Compiled by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress and annotated by a corps of more than 130 specialists in various disciplines, the Handbook alternates from year to year between social sciences and humanities. The Handbook annotates works on Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and the Guianas, Spanish South America, and Brazil, as well as materials covering Latin America as a whole. Most of the subsections are preceded by introductory essays that serve as biannual evaluations of the literature and research under way in specialized areas. The Handbook of Latin American Studies is the oldest continuing reference work in the field. Lawrence Boudon, of the Library of Congress Hispanic Division, has been the editor since 2001, and Katherine D. McCann has been assistant editor since 2000. The subject categories for Volume 59 are as follows: Anthropology Economics Geography Government and Politics International Relations Sociology Electronic Resources for the Social Sciences
Detecting and Modelling Regional Climate Change
Author: Manola Brunet IndiaPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3662043130
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
For the very first time, this book provides updated, integrated and organized, theoretical and methodological information on regional climate change and the associated environmental and socio-economic impacts on a regional scale. The most recent findings in the field of long-term climate change, which improve our understanding of the global climate puzzle, will be presented. Readers are introduced to state-of-the-art research in downscaling and GCMs, which involve the construction of reliable regional climate scenarios and the solution to key problems regarding the assessment of the impacts of climate change in the most important geographical areas of the world, from the Arctic to Antarctic regions, with special emphasis on the Northern Hemisphere.
Advanced Air Pollution
Author: Farhad NejadkoorkiPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 9533075112
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
Leading air quality professionals describe different aspects of air pollution. The book presents information on four broad areas of interest in the air pollution field; the air pollution monitoring; air quality modeling; the GIS techniques to manage air quality; the new approaches to manage air quality. This book fulfills the need on the latest concepts of air pollution science and provides comprehensive information on all relevant components relating to air pollution issues in urban areas and industries. The book is suitable for a variety of scientists who wish to follow application of the theory in practice in air pollution. Known for its broad case studies, the book emphasizes an insightful of the connection between sources and control of air pollution, rather than being a simple manual on the subject.
Publicación
Author: Fifth International Conference on Urban Climate
Author: Handbook of Latin American Studies
Author: Climatología urbana
Author: Publisher: Edicions Universitat Barcelona
ISBN: 8447534731
Category : Science
Languages : es
Pages : 79
Book Description
El conocimiento y evaluación de los cambios a escala microclimática, singularmente, los que se producen en las ciudades son de vital importancia. En el texto se recogen las principales modificaciones que sufren los distintos elementos climáticos (temperatura, humedad, precipitación y viento) por causa de la urbanización, fijando la atención especialmente en uno de los fenómenos más característicos del clima urbano como son las islas de calor. También se señalan las diferentes metodologías y técnicas para el estudio del clima urbano, así como la utilidad y aplicaciones del mismo. El texto se acompaña de una serie de ejercicios prácticos y abundante información bibliográfica y direcciones de interés en internet.
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