Exploració per tema "Climate Change"
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A critical perspective on the European Commission’s publications ‘Evaluating the impact of nature-based solutions’
(Elsevier, 2022-12)
Article
Accés obertThe European Commission’s (EC) double publication ‘Evaluating the impact of nature-based solutions’ (NBS) can be considered as a milestone for the adoption and evaluation of these solutions, which reportedly have a significant ... -
A multivariate model of NW Mediterranean extreme events at present and future climate: hydrodynamics, energy and duration
(International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG), 2015)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialA statistical model of the future wave-extreme-climate under the RCP8.5 Climatic-Change scenario was required. Some variables of interest are energy, unitary energy, peak wave-period, duration, wave direction and growth-decay ... -
A Regional assessment on the influence of climate change on summer rainfall : an application to shallow landsliding in Wanzhou County, China
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-09-07)
Projecte Final de Màster Oficial
Accés obertThis study looks into the future of evolving triggering rainfall conditions in a changing climate, and aims to establish a link to tools in the present to assess shallow landslide susceptibility. Focus is given to the ... -
Assessment of harbour inoperability and adaptation cost due to sea level rise: application to the port of Tangier-Med (Morocco)
(2022-01)
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Accés obertThis paper intends to assess the potential impacts of the future SLR on the operability of berthing structures and to estimate in monetary terms the adaptation costs to it. To do this, three scenarios of SLR are considered, ... -
Attribution of extreme weather and climate events overestimated by unreliable climate simulations
(American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2016-03-16)
Article
Accés obertEvent attribution aims to estimate the role of an external driver after the occurrence of an extreme weather and climate event by comparing the probability that the event occurs in two counterfactual worlds. These ... -
Calculating the Carbon Footprint in ports by using a standardized tool
(Elsevier, 2020-09)
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Accés obertOne of the significant environmental threats in ports in recent years are carbon dioxide emissions generated by different activities carried out in these areas, which lead to Climate Change. In the maritime industry, this ... -
Can Planning Mitigate UHI? A “Remote Sensing” and “Local Climate Zones” Analysis for Barcelona
(Universidade da Coruña, 2020)
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Accés obertWarming of the climate system is unequivocal [1]. There is a consensus on the fact that cities have a special role in Climate Change (CC). In this context, maybe one of the most relevant climatic factors is the Urban Heat ... -
Can urban design mitigate the UHI effect?
(International Society for Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), 2018)
Comunicació de congrés
Accés obertThe Land Surface Temperature (LST) plays a key role in the generation of the Urban Heat Island (UHI), representing a determining factor of the radiation of the surface and the exchange of energy and control the distribution ... -
Development of a standardized tool to calculate carbon footprint in ports
(Universidad de Cantabria, 2020-10)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialPorts are essential contributors of a country’s economy. One of the significant environmental threats in ports is Climate Change due to carbon dioxide emissions generated by different activities in these areas. In the ... -
Development of a standardized tool to calculate carbon footprint in ports
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Ciència i Enginyeria Nàutiques, 2020-09)
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Accés obertPorts are essential contributors of a country’s economy. One of the significant environmental threats in ports is Climate Change due to carbon dioxide emissions generated by different activities in these areas.In the recent ... -
Development of a standardized tool to calculate carbon footprint in ports
(Edicions UPC, 2020)
Comunicació de congrés
Accés obertPorts are essential contributors of a country’s economy. One of the significant environmental threats in ports is Climate Change due to carbon dioxide emissions generated by different activities in these areas. In the ... -
Elementos para el diagnóstico de la resiliencia por incremento en el nivel del mar en ciudades costeras del caribe colombiano
(Centre de Politica de Sol i Valoracions, CPSV / Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, UPC, 2019-12)
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Accés obertEl objetivo general de la investigación exploraba construir un modelo de valoración de la resiliencia urbana, para ciudades costeras en la costa caribe de Colombia, en el cual se estudiaron los diferentes enfoques sobre ... -
Green areas and urban heat island: Combining remote sensed data with ground observations
(International Society for Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), 2018)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialClimate Change is now an undisputed fact (IPCC, 2007). There is a broad consensus on fact that cities have a special role in Climate Change, occupying an especially relevant role in Urban Heat Island (Oke, 1973). This ... -
Health & urban conditions : impact of urban conditions on health : assessing the effects of the built environment and urban trees on the UHI and pollution
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-09-15)
Projecte Final de Màster Oficial
Accés obertRising temperatures, heat wave frequency, and anthropogenic pollution pose significant challenges to urban dwellers’ health. This study aimed to assess the effects of urban conditions on health in three sites in Barcelona, ... -
Impacte de la pujada del nivell del mar sobre els molls de diversos ports catalans
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-09-19)
Treball Final de Grau
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Impacte del canvi climàtic sobre l'agitació i l'operativitat del port de Barcelona
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-01-28)
Treball Final de Grau
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Impacto ambiental del transporte en la construcción de vivienda de interes social en México durante el 2000 y 2012
(Departament d’Urbanisme i Ordenació del Territori. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Curso de Arquitetura e Urbanismo. Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, 2016-05-31)
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Accés obertLa construcción masiva de vivienda de interés social en México durante el 2000-2012, demando constantes viajes de traslado por la población, su localización relativa ha fomentado mayor demanda de energía y de combustibles ... -
Influencia del cambio climático en el turismo de nieve del Pirineo. Experiencia del proyecto de investigación NIVOPYR
(2014-10-21)
Article
Accés obertEn los últimos años multitud de estudios han evidenciado y corroborado la existencia de un cambio climático global. A pesar de la existencia de una gran heterogeneidad regional en el grado y la temporalidad de los posibles ... -
Modelling the impact of climate change on harbour operability: the Barcelona port case study
(2017-09)
Article
Accés obertHarbours are essential infrastructures for economic activity that are susceptible to impacts from climate change driven processes, like sea level rise (SLR), or alterations in wave patterns. In this paper, the impact of ... -
Modelo para sustentar un crecimiento urbano resiliente en un contexto de cambio climático
(Centre de Politica de Sol i Valoracions, CPSV / Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, UPC, 2019-12)
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Accés obertEn un escenario de urbanización creciente no planificado, con una proyección de aumento de eventos climáticos extremos; Iquique – Alto Hospicio es una conurbación fragmentada y vulnerable frente a amenazas naturales, ...