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The Wickedness and Complexity of Decision Making in Geoengineering

Zhang, Yanzhu; Posch, Alfred - In: Challenges 5 (2014) 2, pp. 390-408

Geoengineering, the deliberate large-scale manipulation of the planetary environment to counteract anthropogenic climate change, has been more widely considered as an accompanying strategy to conventional climate change mitigation measures to combat global warming. However, this approach is far...

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The Detection and Characterization of Extrasolar Planets

Rice, Ken - In: Challenges 5 (2014) 2, pp. 296-323

exoplanets. The different methods for detectingsuch planets are sensitive to different regions of parameter space, and so, we are …

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A New Compendium of Soil Respiration Data for Africa

Epule, Terence Epule - In: Challenges 6 (2015) 1, pp. 88-97

to a lot of possible analytical methods such as correlation analysis, multiple linear regressions, artificial neural …

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Perspectives of Feedstock Supply for Biomass-Based Energy Plant Development in India: Views from an Expert Survey

Hassan, Md. Kamrul; Natarajan, Karthikeyan; Pelkonen, Paavo - In: Challenges 6 (2015) 1, pp. 71-87

Utilization of renewable energy resources is imperative due to energy access, energy security, and energy sustainability coupled with the rising environmental concern. India is one of the largest land mass countries in the world and amply bestowed with biomass resources. Investigations on...

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On Global Electricity Usage of Communication Technology: Trends to 2030

Andrae, Anders S. G.; Edler, Tomas - In: Challenges 6 (2015) 1, pp. 117-157

This work presents an estimation of the global electricity usage that can be ascribed to Communication Technology (CT) between 2010 and 2030. The scope is three scenarios for use and production of consumer devices, communication networks and data centers. Three different scenarios, best,...

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Hybrid Life Cycle Assessment of Low, Mid and High-Rise Multi-Family Dwellings

Bawden, Kimberly; Williams, Eric - In: Challenges 6 (2015) 1, pp. 98-116

We undertake Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of the cumulative energy demand (CED) and global warming potential (GWP) for a portfolio of 10 multi-family residences in the U.S. We argue that prior LCA studies of buildings use an inconsistent boundary for processes to be included in the supply chain:...

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Indian Farmers’ Perceptions and Willingness to Supply Surplus Biomass to an Envisioned Biomass-Based Power Plant

Zyadin, Anas; Natarajan, Karthikeyan; Chauhan, Suresh; … - In: Challenges 6 (2015) 1, pp. 42-54

The main objectives of this socio-technical study are to investigate the Indian farmers’ biomass production capacities and their perceptions and willingness to supply their surplus biomass to fuel an envisioned biomass-based power plant in three selected Indian states: Maharashtra, Madhya...

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Regional Transport Indicators Used in Sweden for Measurement, Reporting and Verification of CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions

Robertson, Kerstin; Jägerbrand, Annika; Eriksson, Jan R. - In: Challenges 6 (2015) 1, pp. 55-70

. Therefore, this paper analyses the use of indicators, evaluation methods and data availability at local and regional levels for …. However, there are limitations with all methods and the design of evaluations needs careful consideration in order to reflect …, survey methods need to be used in order to follow up the most common indicators. All evaluation methods need to be …

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Benefits and Challenges Associated with the Development of Forest-Based Bioenergy Projects in India: Results from an Expert Survey

Halder, Pradipta; Arevalo, Javier; Tahvanainen, Liisa; … - In: Challenges 5 (2014) 1, pp. 100-111

, income generation, rural development, and restoring ecological degradation. They perceived lack of public acceptance and …

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Stormwater Quality Characteristics in (Dutch) Urban Areas and Performance of Settlement Basins

Boogaard, Floris C.; Ven, Frans van de; Langeveld, Jeroen G. - In: Challenges 5 (2014) 1, pp. 112-122

receiving waters and this results in significant degradation of the receiving water quality. Knowledge of the characteristics of …

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