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  Evolution of ecological patterns of land use changes in European metropolitan areas 

  Zhang, Xu; Roca Cladera, Josep; Arellano Ramos, Blanca (2022-11-15)
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  Open Access

  This paper aims to analyze the evolution of land-use patterns and the Eco-Environmental Quality Index (EQI) in major European metropolitan areas. To this end, nighttime remote sensing images will be used to delineate ten ...
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  Urban Sprawl and Warming: Research on the Evolution of the Urban Sprawl of Chinese Municipalities and its Relationship with Climate Warming in the Past Three Decades 

  Zhang, Xu; Arellano Ramos, Blanca (2022-06-01)
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  Open Access

  China is experiencing the largest and fastest urbanization process in the world (Kneebone E., 2013). At the same time, its current rapid urbanization process is almost simultaneously accompanied by urban sprawl. Since the ...
• Assessing Urban Greenery using Remote Sensing 

  Arellano Ramos, Blanca; Roca Cladera, Josep (International Society for Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), 2022)
  Conference report
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  The special significance of green spaces in cities has been fully demonstrated. Green spaces are key elements to improve the quality of urban life. They contribute to human well-being by providing ecosystem services such ...
• Uncovering the price effect of energy performance certificate ratings when controlling for residential quality 

  Marmolejo Duarte, Carlos Ramiro; Chen, Ai (Elsevier, 2022-09-01)
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  In the last decade, market-mediated financial incentives for energy-efficient construction drawn from information policy, including energy performance certificates (EPC), have been intensively researched. While hedonic-based ...
• Determining Equality of Infection Rates: a Spatial Analysis of Factors Associated with the Spread of COVID-19 in Barcelona, Spain 

  Rojas Quiroz, José; Marmolejo Duarte, Carlos Ramiro (2022-09-01)
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  Since March 2020, the COVID-19 disease has become a global concern, and its concentration has been primarily in urban settings. Previous research suggests that multidimensional factors allow understanding the distribution ...
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  Time trends, irregularity and multifractal structure on the monthly rainfall regime at Barcelona, NE Spain, years 1786–2019 

  Lana Pons, Francisco Javier; Casas Castillo, M. del Carmen; Rodríguez Solá, Raúl; Prohom Duran, Marc; Serra de Larrocha, Carina; Martínez Santafé, Maria Dolors; Kirchner Amor, Ricard (Wiley, 2022-06-30)
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  A long and complete series of monthly rainfall amounts corresponding to Barcelona city (Catalonia, NE Spain), exceeding two centuries (years 1786–2019), is analysed in detail. The obtained results of periodicity (annual ...
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  Effects of Urban Greenery on Health: a Study from Remote Sensing 

  Arellano Ramos, Blanca; Roca Cladera, Josep (2022)
  Conference report
  Open Access

  Global warming is causing increasing Heat Waves that affect human health. High temperatures markedly increase morbidity and mortality. Urban Heat Islands increase the effects of Heat Waves and are a serious inconvenience ...
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  Un SIG orientado al geomarketing inmobiliario en el ámbito de Barcelona 

  Garcia-Almirall, M. Pilar; Biere Arenas, Rolando Mauricio (Semana de geomática, 2005)
  Conference report
  Open Access

  Los cambios en las caracteristicas y necesidades de espacio para la actividad económica, el creciente predominió del sector terciario de oficinas o I+D, por efecto de la terciarización económica, implica nuevas formas, ...
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  Monitoring urban growth around the metropolitan area of Barcelona with spot satellite imagery 

  Roca Cladera, Josep; Burns, Malcolm; Alhaddad, Bahaa Eddin; Carreras Quilis, Josep M. (Semana de geomática, 2005)
  Conference report
  Open Access

  The SPOT5 satellite was launched in mid-2002 and offers the possibility of providing images for geographical areas measuring (60 km x by 60km) at a resolution of 2.5 metres. For urban planning applications in large ...
• The effect of energy performance ratings over residential prices or how an insufficient control of architectural-quality may render spurious conclusions 

  Marmolejo Duarte, Carlos Ramiro; Chen, Ai (2022-07-01)
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  The European Union has relied upon information symmetry theory to foster decarbonization of existing buildings in cities under the hypothesis that efficient buildings receive a market premium. Hedonic analysis of housing ...
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  Hacia un Pasaporte de Renovación de Edificios en España: necesidades y oportunidades a la luz de experiencias europeas 

  Espinoza Zambrano, Paúl Andrés; Marmolejo Duarte, Carlos Ramiro (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 2022-03-29)
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  La Directiva (UE) 2018/844 (Energy Performance of Building Directive-EPBD) introdujo los Pasaportes de Renovación de Edifi-cios (Building Renovation Passport-BRP) como instrumentos que prometen impulsar la renovación ...
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  A choice experiment for testing the energy-efficiency mortgage as a tool for promoting sustainable finance 

  Dell'Anna, Federico; Marmolejo Duarte, Carlos Ramiro; Bravi, Marina; Bottero, Marta Carla (springer-Verlag, 2022-06-01)
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  The challenges currently facing the EU in the energy sector include increasing import dependence, limited diversification, high and volatile energy prices, decarbonization, and slow progress in energy efficiency. EU energy ...

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