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Estimation of Real-Time Flood Risk on Roads Based on Rainfall Calculated by the Revised Method of Missing Rainfall

Kim, Eunmi; Ra, Ilkyeun; Rhee, Kyung Hyun; Kim, Chang Soo - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 9, pp. 6418-6431

suitable method in the computing system and is commonly used in relation to precipitation due to its simplicity. With real … probability of precipitation are used to determine the flood risk on roads. The result of simulation using the suggested …

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Maize Production Responsiveness to Land Use Change and Climate Trends in Cameroon

Epule, Terence Epule; Bryant, Christopher Robin - In: Sustainability 7 (2014) 1, pp. 384-397

production to variations in precipitation or temperature. This study seeks to verify the response of maize production in Cameroon … of maize seeds planted was taken from (http://faostat.fao.org). The mean maize growing season temperature and … precipitation data were collected from the 0.5° × 0.5° gridded collaborative datasets of the UNEP and the School of Geography and …

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How (Un)sustainable Environments are Related to the Diffusion of COVID-19 : The Relation between Coronavirus Disease 2019, Air Pollution, Wind Resource and Energy

Coccia, Mario - 2020

The pandemic caused by novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is generating a high number of cases and deaths, with negative effects on public health and economic systems. One of the current questions in the contemporary environmental and sustainability debate is how high air pollution and...

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Factor Analysis of Residential Energy Consumption at the Provincial Level in China

Lin, Weibin; Chen, Bin; Luo, Shichao; Liang, Li - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 11, pp. 7710-7724

This paper analyzes the differences in the amount and the structure of residential energy consumption at the provincial level in China and identifies the hidden factors behind such differences. The econometrical analysis reveals that population, economic development level, energy resource...

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Ecosystem-Based Adaptation for Food Security in the AIMS SIDS: Integrating External and Local Knowledge

Mercer, Jessica; Kurvits, Tiina; Kelman, Ilan; … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 9, pp. 5566-5597

This paper critically reviews ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) approaches for food security under climate change, specifically for the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) comprising the Africa, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean and South China Sea (AIMS) region. The focus is on integrating different...

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Conceptual Framework for Assessing the Sustainability of Forest Fuel Reduction Treatments and Their Adaptation to Climate Change

Prato, Tony - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 4, pp. 3571-3591

<strong>Applying f</strong>uel reduction treatments (FRTs) to forested landscapes can alleviate undesirable changes in wildfire benefits and costs due to climate change. A conceptual framework was developed for determining the preferred FRTs across planning periods, adapting FRTs to future climate change,...

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Road Infrastructure and Climate Change in Vietnam

Chinowsky, Paul S.; Schweikert, Amy E.; Strzepek, Niko; … - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 5, pp. 5452-5470

potential impact of changes from stressors, including: sea level rise, precipitation, temperature and flooding. Across 56 …

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The Economic Costs of Climate Change: A Multi-Sector Impact Assessment for Vietnam

Arndt, Channing; Tarp, Finn; Thurlow, James - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 4, pp. 4131-4145

We adopt a multi-sectoral approach and consider the full range of climate projections. Biophysical damages are translated into economic costs using a dynamic economy-wide model. Our results indicate that the negative impacts on agriculture and roads are modest to 2050. Larger costs are caused by...

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The Role of Vegetation in Mitigating Urban Land Surface Temperatures: A Case Study of Munich, Germany during the Warm Season

Alavipanah, Sadroddin; Wegmann, Martin; Qureshi, Salman; … - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 4, pp. 4689-4706

compute the relationship between Land Surface Temperature (LST) and Land Use Land Cover (LULC), MODIS eight-day interval LST … similarities in the behavior of surface temperature of different CLCs, some classes were reclassified and combined to form two … percent per square kilometer. The results also demonstrated that LST within urban vegetation was affected by the temperature …

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The Tragedy of Maldistribution: Climate, Sustainability, and Equity

Stanton, Elizabeth A. - In: Sustainability 4 (2012) 3, pp. 394-411

This essay is an initial exploration of the dimensions of the equity/sustainability linkage from the perspective of public goods analysis. Sustainability requires an abundance of public goods. Where these commons lack governance, sustainability is at risk. Equity is a critical component of...

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