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Adaptation of interconnected infrastructures to climate change: A socio-technical systems perspective
Chappin, Emile J.L.; van der Lei, Telli - In: Utilities Policy 31 (2014) C, pp. 10-17
Climate change is likely to affect how society will function in this century. Because climate change effects may be severe, a next step is to study not only the effects on natural systems, but also the effects on built infrastructure systems and, in response to anticipated effects, the...
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Scenario-based Impact Assessment of Land Use/Cover and Climate Changes on Water Resources and Demand: A Case Study in the Srepok River Basin, Vietnam—Cambodia
Ty, Tran; Sunada, Kengo; Ichikawa, Yutaka; Oishi, Satoru - In: Water Resources Management 26 (2012) 5, pp. 1387-1407
This study investigates an interdisciplinary scenario analysis to assess the potential impacts of climate, land use/cover and population changes on future water availability and demand in the Srepok River basin, a trans-boundary basin. Based on the output from a high-resolution Regional Climate...
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Probabilistic Water Demand Forecasting Using Projected Climatic Data for Blue Mountains Water Supply System in Australia
Haque, Md; Rahman, Ataur; Hagare, Dharma; Kibria, Golam - In: Water Resources Management 28 (2014) 7, pp. 1959-1971
Long term water demand forecasting is needed for the efficient planning and management of water supply systems. A Monte Carlo simulation approach is adopted in this paper to quantify the uncertainties in long term water demand prediction due to the stochastic nature of predictor variables and...
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Assessment of Future Water Scarcity at Different Spatial and Temporal Scales of the Brahmaputra River Basin
Gain, Animesh; Wada, Yoshihide - In: Water Resources Management 28 (2014) 4, pp. 999-1012
Climate change is one of the main driving forces that affect both the temporal and spatial variability of water availability. Besides climatic change, current demographic trends, economic development and related land use changes have direct impact on increasing demand for freshwater resources....
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Economic impacts of climate change on water resources in the coterminous United States
Henderson, James; Rodgers, Charles; Jones, Russell; … - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 20 (2015) 1, pp. 135-157
A national-scale simulation-optimization model was created to generate estimates of economic impacts associated with changes in water supply and demand as influenced by climate change. Water balances were modeled for the 99 assessment sub-regions, and are presented for 18 water resource regions...
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Residential water demand, climate change and exogenous economic trends
Lott, Corey; Tchigriaeva, Elena; Rollins, Kimberly; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
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The UK solar energy resource and the impact of climate change
Burnett, Dougal; Barbour, Edward; Harrison, Gareth P. - In: Renewable Energy 71 (2014) C, pp. 333-343
Solar energy use in the UK is increasing dramatically, providing both heat energy and generation of electricity. This …
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Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) scores and the level of disclosure on climate change related activities: an empirical investigation of the FTSE 100 companies
Hassan, Abeer; Wright, Andrew; Struthers, John - In: International Journal of Sustainable Economy 5 (2013) 1, pp. 36-52
the UK FTSE 100 companies' sustainability reports. By investigating the level of disclosure on a range of climate change … related activities, the findings suggest that disclosure by the top UK companies reveals a considerable awareness that climate …
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The discursive politics of governing transitions towards sustainability: the UK Carbon Trust
Kern, Florian - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 15 (2012) 1/2, pp. 90-106
particular policy initiative in the UK. The paper finds that discursive struggles between coalitions of actors and the …
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A Scientific Review of the Impact of UK Ruminant Livestock on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Hopkins, Alan; Lobley, Matt - Centre for Rural Research, University of Exeter - 2009
Climate change is a subject of global environmental concern. The UK has seen a progressive strengthening of political … of the UK’s forage-based livestock sectors (beef, sheep and dairy production) on emissions of the three main GHGs: carbon … reviewed the evidence to answer the following questions: How do GHG emissions from UK beef, sheep and dairy production compare …
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