Tag: Climate

Free Download Climate Risks: An Investor’s Field Guide to Identification and Assessment (The Wiley Finance Series) by Bob Buhr
English | April 17, 2023 | ISBN: 139418736X | 314 pages | PDF | 11 Mb
Assess the likelihood, timing and scope of climate risks

Free Download Climate Change and Cooling Cities
English | 2023 | ISBN: 9819936748 | 311 Pages | PDF (True) | 11 MB
This edited book provides a solid foundation for future research on cooling cities, climate change impacts on cities and urban environments, and innovative mitigation and adaptation strategies. With ever-increasing climate change impacts on our living environments and continuous calamities and natural disasters around the world, we urge for new approaches, apt action, and adequate support to boost cooling strategies for the built environments. To achieve this goal, research, practice, and policy could do much more to provide us with new pathways to achieve sustainable development.

Free Download Water, Cryosphere, and Climate Change in the Himalayas: A Geospatial Approach by Ajay Kumar Taloor
English | EPUB | 2021 | 362 Pages | ISBN : 3030679314 | 178.7 MB
This edited book summarizes numerous research studies on remote sensing and GIS of natural resource management for the Himalaya region done by Indian Institutions and Universities over the last decade. It gives an overview of hydrometeorological studies on Himalayan water resources and addresses concerns in the development of water resources in this region, which is dealing with an increased pressure in population, industrialization and economic development.

Free Download Sten Nilsson, David Pitt, "Mountain World in Danger: Climate change in the forests and mountains of Europe"
English | 2013 | pages: 324 | ISBN: 0415849632 | PDF | 1,6 mb
The changing climate, the warming of the world and acid rain are among the greatest problems facing us at the end of the twentieth century. This book describes, for the first time, the effects of these phenomena on the high mountains and the forests of Europe. Mountains and the frozen regions (the cryosphere) not only play a major part in our climatic system, but are also central to our water supplies. Yet our glaciers are shrinking, our lakes and soils are becoming acidified, our forests are damaged and the whole fragile ecosystem of ranges like the Alps and the Caucasus is threatened. Nilsson and Pitt present the evidence and assess the probable effects of these changes on mountain society, tourism, water, flora and fauna. They also examine the uncertainties. Above all they look, too, at the best possible strategies in response to What is happening and at what the next steps should be.

Free Download Climate-Wise Landscaping
by Reed, Sue;Stibolt, Ginny;, Ginny Stibolt
English | 2023 | ISBN: 0813080312 | 322 pages | True EPUB | 63.58 MB

Free Download Igor Linkov, Todd S. Bridges, "Climate: Global Change and Local Adaptation"
English | 2011 | pages: 590 | ISBN: 9400717695 | PDF | 13,7 mb
Rising sea levels and altered weather patterns are expected to significantly alter coastal and inland environments for humans, infrastructure and ecosystems. Potential land-use changes and population increases, coupled with uncertain predictions for sea level rise and storm frequency/intensity represent a significant planning challenge. While efforts to mitigate climate change continue, plans must be made to adapt to the risks that climate change poses to humans, infrastructure, and ecosystems alike. This book addresses integrated environmental assessment and management as part of the nexus of climate change adaptation. Risk analysis has emerged as a useful approach to guide assessment, communication and management of security risks. However, with respect to climate change, an integrated, multi-criteria, multi-hazard, risk-informed decision framework is desirable for evaluating adaptation strategies. The papers in Part 1 summarize societal and political needs for climate change adaptation. Part 2 includes papers summarizing the state of the art in climate change adaptation. Three further parts cover: the process of change in coastal regions, in inland regions, and, finally, the potential challenges to homeland security for national governments. Each of these parts reviews achievements, identifies gaps in current knowledge, and suggests research priorities.

Free Download Climate Change and Cooling Cities by Ali Cheshmehzangi, Bao-Jie He, Ayyoob Sharifi, Andreas Matzarakis
English | EPUB (True) | 2023 | 311 Pages | ISBN : 9819936748 | 78.1 MB
This edited book provides a solid foundation for future research on cooling cities, climate change impacts on cities and urban environments, and innovative mitigation and adaptation strategies. With ever-increasing climate change impacts on our living environments and continuous calamities and natural disasters around the world, we urge for new approaches, apt action, and adequate support to boost cooling strategies for the built environments. To achieve this goal, research, practice, and policy could do much more to provide us with new pathways to achieve sustainable development.

Free Download Climate Change Countermeasures in Ports Toward Carbon Neutrality: Empirical Analysis and Potential New Countermeasures by Yoshihisa Sugimura
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2023 | 129 Pages | ISBN : 303134393X | 28.5 MB
This book presents an in-depth examination of the challenges facing the port industry in reducing CO2 emissions. Through empirical studies and real-world data, it explores the energy consumption of cargo handling machinery and reefer containers, and introduces new technologies and methods for reducing emissions. With a focus on practical application, the book provides a valuable resource for port managers and stakeholders looking to implement effective climate change countermeasures. It also serves as a valuable resource for researchers studying ports and climate change.

Free Download Building Resilience to Climate Change in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean by C. D. Metcalfe, Erin R. Bennett
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2023 | 106 Pages | ISBN : 3031373758 | 30.9 MB
This book summarizes approaches that integrate the environmental, economic, and physical domains with the values, and needs of the population are necessary to develop sustainable strategies that will enhance the resilience of small islands, within the context of inter-island differences in geology, ecology, societal attitudes, governance, and human and economic resources. The impacts of coastal damage and flooding are predicted to worsen during this century due to rising sea levels and increases in the frequency and intensity of storms. The usual approach to coastal protection in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean is to view both the hazards and the solutions from the "Ocean Side" perspective and to react with "hard" engineering solutions. These structural engineering approaches prevent damage and disruptions to services associated with predictable events but leave communities vulnerable to future events that do not follow historical trends. Furthermore, engineered structures do not adequately address the systemic nature of climate change nor account for compounding threats (e.g., coincidence of hurricane season and global pandemics). To move from this traditional strategy for managing risks from coastal hazards, we need to consider a portfolio of solutions that enhance island protection and community resilience. Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) are gaining attention as practical and cost-effective approaches for mitigating climate-based stressors. However, deployment of NBS strategies requires spatial coordination within the context of "ridge to reef" or integrated water resource management (IWRM) approaches that include the creation of conditions for social acceptance, equity, effective governance, and financial incentives.

Published 9/2023
Created by Richard Boothman
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280×720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 2 Ch
Genre: eLearning | Language: English | Duration: 22 Lectures ( 2h 51m ) | Size: 3.11 GB
An examination of the impacts of climate change for business leaders, entrepreneurs or managers.