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PV (photovoltaics) performance evaluation and simulation-based energy yield prediction for tropical buildings

Saber, Esmail M.; Lee, Siew Eang; Manthapuri, Sumanth; … - In: Energy 71 (2014) C, pp. 588-595

Air pollution and climate change increased the importance of renewable energy resources like solar energy in the last decades. Rack-mounted PhotoVoltaics (PV) and Building Integrated PhotoVoltaics (BIPV) are the most common photovoltaic systems which convert incident solar radiation on façade...

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Birding for and with People: Integrating Local Participation in Avian Monitoring Programs within High Biodiversity Areas in Southern Mexico

Ortega-Álvarez, Rubén; Sánchez-González, Luis Antonio; … - In: Sustainability 4 (2012) 9, pp. 1984-1998

Biological monitoring is a powerful tool for understanding ecological patterns and processes, implementing sound management practices, and determining wildlife conservation strategies. In Mexico, regional long-term bird monitoring has been undertaken only over the last decade. Two comprehensive...

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Remote Sensing Images to Detect Soy Plantations in the Amazon Biome—The Soy Moratorium Initiative

Rudorff, Bernardo F. T.; Adami, Marcos; Risso, Joel; … - In: Sustainability 4 (2012) 5, pp. 1074-1088

The Soy Moratorium is an initiative to reduce deforestation rates in the Amazon biome based on the hypothesis that soy … is a deforestation driver. Soy planted in opened areas after July 24th, 2006 cannot be commercialized by the associated … deforestation driver. The quantitative geospatial information provided by an effective monitoring approach is paramount to the …

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An inexact optimization modeling approach for supporting energy systems planning and air pollution mitigation in Beijing city

Dong, C.; Huang, G.H.; Cai, Y.P.; Liu, Y. - In: Energy 37 (2012) 1, pp. 673-688

In this study, an inexact optimization modeling approach (IBEM: inexact Beijing energy model) was developed for supporting energy systems planning and air pollution mitigation under uncertainty. This model was based on the integration of multiple inexact optimization techniques, including...

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Economic and environmental impacts of insulation in district heating pipelines

Başoğul, Yusuf; Keçebaş, Ali - In: Energy 36 (2011) 10, pp. 6156-6164

The determination of optimum thickness of insulation is often applied to energy technologies and building projects. In this study, the energy, economic and environmental evaluations of thermal insulation in district heating pipeline are discussed. The optimum insulation thickness, energy saving...

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A roadmap for repowering California for all purposes with wind, water, and sunlight

Jacobson, Mark Z.; Delucchi, Mark A.; Ingraffea, Anthony R. - In: Energy 73 (2014) C, pp. 875-889

This study presents a roadmap for converting California's all-purpose (electricity, transportation, heating/cooling, and industry) energy infrastructure to one derived entirely from wind, water, and sunlight (WWS) generating electricity and electrolytic hydrogen. California's available WWS...

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The Impact of Green Space Changes on Air Pollution and Microclimates: A Case Study of the Taipei Metropolitan Area

Liu, Hsiao-Lan; Shen, Yu-Sheng - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 12, pp. 8827-8855

In order to achieve a sustainable urban environment, the increase of green space areas is commonly used as a planning tool and adaptation strategy to combat environmental impacts resulting from global climate change and urbanization. Therefore, it is important to understand the change of green...

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Identification and Characterization of Particulate Matter Concentrations at Construction Jobsites

Araújo, Ingrid P. S.; Costa, Dayana B.; Moraes, Rita … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 11, pp. 7666-7688

The identification and characterization of particulate matter (PM) concentrations from construction site activities pose major challenges due to the diverse characteristics related to different aspects, such as concentration, particle size and particle composition. Moreover, the characterization...

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Tackling Air Pollution in China—What do We Learn from the Great Smog of 1950s in LONDON

Zhang, Dongyong; Liu, Junjuan; Li, Bingjun - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 8, pp. 5322-5338

Since the prolonged, severe smog that blanketed many Chinese cities in first months of 2013, living in smog has become “normal” to most people living in mainland China. This has not only caused serious harm to public health, but also resulted in massive economic losses in many other ways....

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Effects of Compact Urban Development on Air Pollution: Empirical Evidence from Korea

Cho, Hee-Sun; Choi, Mack Joong - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 9, pp. 5968-5982

This study investigates the effects of compact urban development on air pollution, taking into account both the spatial distribution of pollutants resulting from an increase in inner urban densities and the dispersion of pollutants associated with an increase in outer green open spaces. The...

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