Given that Indian cities are facing climate impacts that will probably worsen, it stands to reason that a two - year - old programme like the smart city mission — the largest government driven pan-India effort on urban development — should explicitly focus
on urban climate resilience.
Bibliography of urban climatology for the period 1992 - 1995 including a special section
on urban climate in tropical / subtropical areas prepared by Ernesto Jáuregui.
Not exact matches
Thaddeus R. Miller, an Arizona State University scientist who helps lead a national research network focused
on «
Urban Resilience to Extreme Events,» said in an email that boosting the capacity of cities to stay safe and prosperous in a turbulent
climate requires a culture shift as much as hardening physical systems:
So that is certainly something that is going
on with Houston's big development and
urban sprawl, and with
climate change storms are getting stronger.
Also offers
Climate Ventures 2.0, a 12 - week program for entrepreneurs focused on innovations in climate adaptation and resilience, particularly impacting food, agriculture and water in urban
Climate Ventures 2.0, a 12 - week program for entrepreneurs focused
on innovations in
climate adaptation and resilience, particularly impacting food, agriculture and water in urban
climate adaptation and resilience, particularly impacting food, agriculture and water in
urban areas.
While I believe there is already great material for men out there, as I surveyed the Bible and the culture of manhood (cross-ethnically), musical art, media, movies, magazines, the state of the church,
urban dwellings, global cities, and the political
climate of our country
on gender, I continued to find the issue of manhood needing to be engaged.
Also at 6 p.m., Assemblywoman Deborah Glick holds a panel
on climate change, sustainability and development, featuring Judith Enck, former EPA official; Andrew Farnsworth of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology; and Mike Aziz,
Urban Design Planner at Perkins + Will, Bob and Sheila Hoerle Lecture Hall, University Center, 63 Fifth Ave., Manhattan.
At the Wednesday meeting, Steyer will also sit down with former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulsen and former Housing and
Urban Development Secretary Henry Cisneros to confer
on a forthcoming report assessing the economic effects of
climate change.
Also at 10 a.m., state Sen. Tony Avella co-sponsors a forum with the CUNY School of Law and the Center for
Urban Environmental Reform
on the
Climate and Community Protection Act, 2 Court Square W., Queens.
The op - ed quoted Anna Scott, a Ph.D. student who works
on climate and
urban issues.
Dr. Jefferson's research focuses
on urban watersheds and stormwater management, hydrologic responses to
climate variability and change, and landscape evolution.
«There isn't a lot of granular information
on poverty and slums in the cities we're working in,» says Brian English, country director of slum upgrading, urbanization and
climate change initiatives in India for CHF, which was founded in 1952 as the Foundation for Cooperative Housing to provide affordable homes for low - income families in rural and
urban America.
London researcher Rachel Lowe, Ph.D., led the development of the model that is based
on 2016
climate conditions when El Nino was present in the
urban coastal city of Machala, Ecuador, an area where these mosquito - borne viruses are most prevalent.
Stories
on the stressful impact of
urban violence
on children, the shared aptitudes of humans and songbirds for vocal learning, and the impact of
climate change
on the forests of Minnesota and beyond, are among the winners of the 2015 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards.
The details of the NIST study are described in a report released today in Washington, D.C., during the Fire Chiefs White House Roundtable
on Climate Change Impacts at the Wildland
Urban Interface.
This work, published
on 11 March 2014 in the journal Environment Research Letters, will help not only to improve existing
climate models, but also to assess the health impacts of pollution in Africa's
urban areas.
«Adaptation to
urban - induced
climate change depends
on specific geographic factors,» Georgescu adds, noting that white, reflective cool roofs work well in California, but could reduce rainfall from Florida up the U.S. east coast, for example.
I'm clearly never going to be in Sweet and Filardi's league — Sweet manages the museum's
climate - controlled mass grave of bird corpses; Filardi spends months
on end living in a hut made of leaves
on the Solomon Islands, extracting birds» DNA — but even I, an
urban sophisticate with a belly full of latte, experience an ineffable, or barely effable, satisfaction at the sight of a twitching organism ringed by darkness.
«Our industry has been shaken by
climate perils impacting
urban centres and 2017 is
on track to become one of the most expensive years
on record,» said Maurice Tulloch, Chairman of Global General Insurance at Aviva and Chair of ClimateWise.
The EPA report is concerned with the impacts that
climate change can have
on atmospheric chemistry, and in particular the summertime peaks in
urban ground - level ozone which are a well - known and serious health hazard.
-- 7) Forest models for Montana that account for changes in both
climate and resulting vegetation distribution and patterns; 8) Models that account for interactions and feedbacks in
climate - related impacts to forests (e.g., changes in mortality from both direct increases in warming and increased fire risk as a result of warming); 9) Systems thinking and modeling regarding
climate effects
on understory vegetation and interactions with forest trees; 10) Discussion of
climate effects
on urban forests and impacts to cityscapes and livability; 11) Monitoring and time - series data to inform adaptive management efforts (i.e., to determine outcome of a management action and, based
on that outcome, chart future course of action); 12) Detailed decision support systems to provide guidance for managing for adaptation.
The MSc programme offers each student a creative combination of problem - based learning (PBL) and realistic projects with «hands -
on» challenges that equip the student to address challenges pertaining to e.g.
climate change, temporary
urban development projects,
urban mobility, projects and strategies of the culture city, the
urban landscape and city growth.
On the other hand, such
urban areas are unencumbered by the complicated international negotiations that hamper
climate change action at the international level.
In the wake of the presidential election, Anna Scott, a Ph.D. student who works
on climate and
urban issues, expressed concern about the fate of the planet and her career.
He has published in numerous social science and environmental science journals
on topics of land and water management, biodiversity conservation,
climate adaptation, residential development, and
urban resilience.
In 2016, nine
urban school districts and their out - of - school time partners were awarded grants to help the partners collaborate
on creating a plan to support the development of children's social and emotional skills by improving adult practices and
climate during the school day and afterschool.
The effectiveness of the geospatial curriculum approach
on urban middle level students»
climate change understandings.
The Council's recent report, What We Think: Parental Perceptions of
Urban School
Climate, is based
on the responses of 10,270 parents in 112 schools at all grade levels.
For this project, entire classrooms of students were selected based
on (a) voluntary participation of teachers whose schools matched specific
urban, suburban, or rural characteristics and were located in one of two major
climate zones in the US, and (b) consent forms signed by the students» parents.
Resources focus
on such topics as literacy, school
climate, special populations, physical activity, military alliances, health and safety, male engagement, special education, and
urban family engagement.
, GBP 7,895;; This car comes with:; Satellite Navigation; Sunroof Electric; Navigation Upgrade Including Voice and TMC; Premium Navigation including Voice and TMC; Sunroof - Electric Front Plus Fixed Rear Glass; Touch Screen Navigation System; Air - Conditioning (Automatic); Parking Aid (Front / Rear); Seats Heated (Front / Rear); Voice Activated Controls; Automatic
Climate Control; Cruise Control; Front Park Distance Control; Rear Park Distance Control; Alarm; Alloy Wheels (19in); Computer; Electric Windows (Front / Rear); Heated Front Screen; In Car Entertainment (Radio / CD Autochanger); Paint Metallic; Alloy Wheels - 19in ilo 17in; Alloy Wheels - 19in ilo 18in Style; Alloy Wheels - 19in ilo 18in Style; Alloy Wheels 19in ilo 18in Style 2; Metallic Micatallic Paint;; Economy and performance:;
Urban mpg21.4 mpg; Extra
Urban mpg32.5 mpg; Average mpg27.2 mpg; CO2 emissions275g / km; Annual TaxGBP 555; Engine power190 bhp; Engine size2720 cc; Brochure Engine size2.7 litres; Acceleration (0 - 60mph) 11.0 seconds; Top speed112 mph; DrivetrainFour Wheel Drive;; Driver Convenience:; Navigation Upgrade Including Voice and TMC; Satellite Navigation; Heated Seats Front / Rear; Touch Screen Navigation System; Seat Lumbar Support; Premium Navigation including Voice and TMC; In Car Entertainment (Radio / CD Autochanger); Seat Height Adjustment; Heated Front Screen; Electric Windows (Front / Rear); Cruise Control; Speakers; Adjustable Steering Column / Wheel; Air - Conditioning (Automatic); Seats Heated (Front / Rear); Voice Activated Controls; Automatic
Climate Control;; Safety:; Head Restraints; Bi-Xenon Headlamps; Anti-Lock Brakes; Central Door Locking; Alarm; Parking Aid (Front / Rear); Rear Park Distance Control; Air Bag Passenger; Air Bag Side; Air Bag Driver; Front Park Distance Control; Front Fog Lights; Traction Control System; Adaptive Front Headlights with Bi-Xenon Lights;; Exterior Features:; Spare Wheel (Full Size); Powerfold Exterior Mirrors; Roof Rails; Alloy Wheels - 19in ilo 18in Style; Alloy Wheels 19in ilo 18in Style 2; Mirrors External (Electric Heated / Folding); Spare Wheel - Full Size Alloy; Metallic Paint; Alloy Wheels - 19in ilo 17in; Alloy Wheels (19in); Sunroof Electric; Paint Metallic; Metallic Micatallic Paint; Sunroof - Electric Front Plus Fixed Rear Glass;; Interior Features:; Computer; Loadspace Cover; Technical; 4 Corner Air Suspension with Terrain Response; Convenience Pack 2; Premium ICE System; Convenience Pack; Cold
Climate Pack; Bright Pack;; Dimensions:; Height1891 mm; Length4848 mm; Wheelbase2885 mm; Width2190 mm; Fuel tank82.3 litres; Minimum kerb weight2504 kg; We are Uk's leading Jap Performance Specialists and have taken this car as a part exchange against one of our retail cars hence it is priced LOW to sell QUICKLY WE NEED THE SPACE
ON OUR SITE!!
Driver: 5; Colour: SILVER; SETS OF KEYS: 3;; This car comes with:;
Climate Control; Cruise Control; Seats Heated (Driver / Passenger); Alloy Wheels (18in); Computer (Driver Information System); Electric Windows (Front / Rear); In Car Entertainment (Radio / CD Autochanger); Rain Sensor; Seats Electric (Driver);; Economy and performance:;
Urban mpg31.0 mpg; Extra
Urban mpg37.2 mpg; Average mpg34.9 mpg; CO2 emissions192g / km; Annual TaxGBP 280; Engine power208 bhp; Engine size3311 cc; Brochure Engine size3.3 litres; Acceleration (0 - 60mph) 7.6 seconds; Top speed124 mph; DrivetrainFour Wheel Drive;; Driver Convenience;; Seats Electric (Driver);
Climate Control; Electric Windows (Front / Rear); Carpet; Adjustable Steering Column / Wheel; Steering Wheel Mounted Controls (Audio / Telephone); Upholstery Cloth; Seats Heated (Driver / Passenger); Armrest; Cruise Control; Speakers; Rain Sensor; In Car Entertainment (Radio / CD Autochanger); Seat Lumbar Support (Driver Electric);; Safety:; Head Restraints; Immobiliser; Anti-Lock Brakes; Power - Assisted Steering; Air Bag Knee; Seat Belt Pre-Tensioners; Front Fog Lights; Seat - ISOFIX Anchorage Point (Rear); Electronic Brake Force Distribution; Air Bag Passenger; Air Bag Side; Air Bag Driver; Central Door Locking; Deadlocks; Centre Rear Seat Belt; Head Air Bags; Traction Control System;; Exterior Features:; Alloy Wheels (18in); Spare Wheel; Roof Rails; Mirrors External (Electric / Heated / Folding / Auto Dimming);; Interior Features:; Power Socket; Computer (Driver Information System); Mirrors Internal;; Dimensions:; Height1720 mm; Height (inc. roof rails) No details available; Length4760 mm; Wheelbase2720 mm; Width1845 mm; Fuel tank65 litres; Luggage capacity (seats up) 900 litres; Luggage capacity (seats down) 1500 litres; Minimum kerb weight2000 kg;; We are Uk's leading Jap Performance Specialists and have taken this car as a part exchange against one of our retail cars hence it is priced LOW to sell QUICKLY WE NEED THE SPACE
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Half the increase in
urban land across the world over the next 20 years will occur in Asia, with the most extensive change expected to take place in India and China Urban areas modify their local and regional climate through the urban heat island effect and by altering precipitation patterns, which together will have significant impacts on net primary production, ec
urban land across the world over the next 20 years will occur in Asia, with the most extensive change expected to take place in India and China
Urban areas modify their local and regional climate through the urban heat island effect and by altering precipitation patterns, which together will have significant impacts on net primary production, ec
Urban areas modify their local and regional
climate through the
urban heat island effect and by altering precipitation patterns, which together will have significant impacts on net primary production, ec
urban heat island effect and by altering precipitation patterns, which together will have significant impacts
on net primary production, ecos...
Our current programs focus
on parks as a tool for preventive healthcare, a classroom for
climate education, and a resource for critical
urban issues like homelessness, income and racial inequity, and rapid development.
7th grade: The geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the Mayan civilization; landforms and
climates of the Yucatan peninsula, and their effects
on economies and development of
urban societies; Mayan class structures, family life, warfare, religious beliefs and practices; and Mayan achievements in astronomy and mathematics.
Isn't that such a profound statement
on poverty and the socio - economic
climate in
urban America?
As a Research Fellow for the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan, Etienne Turpin's research considers the consequences of
climate change
on urban settlements and develops potential design responses.
Building
on ongoing discussions with Dyson, McEwen examines experimentation, design, and how transformative events, such as
climate change, can insight change in architecture and
urban studies.
«it is a proven fact that lighter surfaces within our
urban environments will decrease
climate temperatures if implemented
on a global scale.
Presentations focused
on deepening inequality, the evidence for dangerous
climate change, population trends,
urban problems, new economic models and more.
Likewise, they prefer to debate
urban heat island effects rather than to discuss the rising temperature trends, other clear signs of rising temperatures, the positive feedbacks which are beginning to kick in so that
climate change will take
on a life of its own independently of what we do in the future if changes are not made now (# 111, «Storm World» post, comment # 141) and what such
climate change will imply for humanity as a whole (Curve manipulation, comment # 74, A Saturated Gassy Argument, comment # 116).
As the world becomes more and more focused
on environmental issues that cross national boundaries, such as
climate change, reduced availability of clean water, increased water and air pollution, and the growth of
urban heat islands, landscape architects are taking the lead in finding practical, innovative solutions that leverage natural systems.
On the Irene front, it's worth reading a post by Benjamin Strauss, a scientist at Climate Central, on just how close New York City came — within one inch, by Strauss's reckoning — to costly urban floodin
On the Irene front, it's worth reading a post by Benjamin Strauss, a scientist at
Climate Central,
on just how close New York City came — within one inch, by Strauss's reckoning — to costly urban floodin
on just how close New York City came — within one inch, by Strauss's reckoning — to costly
urban flooding.
As part of the Royal Institute of British Architects series of lectures
on Architecture and
Climate Change, Herbert Girardet, environmentalist,
urban philosopher and author spoke
on «The Compelling Logic of Positive Action».
Karl Schroeder: If there is any life
on Earth in 100 years, I foresee either an ecological catastrophe, with the majority of species extinct, the oceans stagnant, the arctic and Antarctic desolate and lifeless, and billions of people living in complete ignorance of how things could be, in massive
urban centres; or, a world in which
climate change was solved early and completely through innovations in power generation and carbon sequestration, where agriculture has gone to vertical farming and North America has largely been rewilded back to forest and open prairie, and where extinct species are regularly recreated by genetic engineering and reintroduced.
Dr. Bullard has authored numerous books
on the prominence of waste facilities in predominately African - American areas all over the nation, as well as others that address
urban land use, industrial facility siting, housing, transportation,
climate justice, emergency response, smart growth, and equity.
The footprint of
urban areas
on global
climate as characterized by MODIS.
Steve McIntyre: «If you are not a
climate scientist (or a realclimate reader), you would almost certainly believe, from your own experience, that cities are warmer than the surrounding countryside From that, itâ s easy to conclude that as cities become bigger and as towns become cities and villages become towns, that there is a widespread impact
on urban records from changes in landscape, which have to be considered before you can back out what portion is due to increased GHG.
One critical issue that seems to be conveniently avoided by denialists is that most long - term
climate data stations are not
urban or airport sites where one gets the daily or current temperature
on the radio or TV.
The university already has initiatives
on everything from «
urban resilience to extremes» to «negative emissions» — developing ways to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in amounts large enough to matter at
climate scale.