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Landcover Change, Land Surface Temperature, Surface Albedo and Topography in the Plateau Region of North-Central Nigeria

Odunuga, Shakirudeen; Badru, Gbolahan - In: Land 4 (2015) 2, pp. 300-324

(Barakinladi, Jos, and Kafachan environs) using the nexus of landcover change, land surface temperature, surface albedo, and … in 2014; and the albedo ranges between 0.014 and 0.154 in 1986 and 0.017 and 0.248 in 2014. In Jos, the built ….61 °C and 42.64 °C in 2014; and the albedo ranges between 0.003 and 0.211 in 1986 and 0.15 and 0.237 in 2014. In Kafachan …

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Energy Evaluation and Economic Impact Analysis of Green Roofs Applied to a Pilot Region in Aegean Coast of Turkey

Çelik, Serdar; Retzlaff, William; Morgan, Susan; … - Ekonomi Bölümü, İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi - 2010

This paper examines the energy savings, environmental benefits, and economic impact of green roof systems applied to a “micro” region in Western Turkey. This subdivision (Artur) in Karaaðaç, Izmir, consists of 1729 residential units, mostly used as summer homes. The units are in 45m2,...

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Comfort management in changing climate conditions with the use of green roofs

Adriana Lucia Kadhim‐Abid - In: Management & Marketing 9 (2014) 1

Climate changes are determined by anthropogenic activities and have a harmful effect on the environment. Through building design we can obtain mitigation and adaptation strategies in order to face climate changes and bring into being comfort management policies. The solution presented here...

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A comparison of the global warming effects of wood fuels and fossil fuels taking albedo into account

Holtsmark, Bjart - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2014

harvest (albedo). Second, it includes a comparison with the potential warming impact of fossil fuels, taking the CO2 emissions …

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Carbon Cycling, Climate Regulation, and Disturbances in Canadian Forests: Scientific Principles for Management

Landry, Jean-Sébastien; Ramankutty, Navin - In: Land 4 (2015) 1, pp. 83-118

albedo and aerosols forcings—including how disturbances influence all these elements—but also touches on other ecosystem …

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Sustainable Urban Biophilia: The Case of Greenskins for Urban Density

Revell, Grant; Anda, Martin - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 8, pp. 5423-5438

Green infrastructure ameliorates the urban heat island effect, contributes positively to liveability and enables sustainability in higher density urban environments. Greenskins (living architectures) are a more specific form of green infrastructure, including green walls and green roofs, for...

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Evapotranspiration Estimation with Remote Sensing and Various Surface Energy Balance Algorithms—A Review

Liou, Yuei-An; Kar, Sanjib Kumar - In: Energies 7 (2014) 5, pp. 2821-2849

With the advent of new satellite technology, the radiative energy exchanges between Sun, Earth, and space may now be quantified accurately. Nevertheless, much less is known about the magnitude of the energy flows within the climate system and at the Earth’s surface, which cannot be directly...

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A comparison of the global warming effects of wood fuels and fossil fuels taking albedo into account

Holtsmark, Bjart - 2014

harvest (albedo). Second, it includes a comparison with the potential warming impact of fossil fuels, taking the CO2 emissions …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011968548

Exploring the benefits of urban green roofs: a GIS approach applied to a Greek city

Giannopoulou, Maria; Roukouni, Anastasia; Lykostratis, … - In: CES Working Papers 11 (2019) 1, pp. 55-72

The loss of free and green spaces and their associated advantages for the urban population is a major threat for urban sustainability. The idea of planting roofs in order for them to act as natural filters within the urban tissue has been increasingly recognized as a technology that has the...

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Energy Evaluation and Economic Impact Analysis of Green Roofs Applied to a Pilot Region in Aegean Coast of Turkey

Çelik, Serdar; Retzlaff, William; Morgan, Susan; … - 2010

This paper examines the energy savings, environmental benefits, and economic impact of green roof systems applied to a "micro" region in Western Turkey. This subdivision (Artur) in Karaaægaç, Izmir, consists of 1729 residential units, mostly used as summer homes. The units are in 45m2, 60m2,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011807203