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Time trends, irregularity and multifractal structure on the monthly rainfall regime at Barcelona, NE Spain, years 1786–2019
(Wiley, 2022-06-30)
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Open AccessA 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 ... -
The effect of energy performance ratings over residential prices or how an insufficient control of architectural-quality may render spurious conclusions
(2022-07-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe 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 ... -
Hacia un Pasaporte de Renovación de Edificios en España: necesidades y oportunidades a la luz de experiencias europeas
(Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 2022-03-29)
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Open AccessLa 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 ... -
A choice experiment for testing the energy-efficiency mortgage as a tool for promoting sustainable finance
(springer-Verlag, 2022-06-01)
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Open AccessThe 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 ... -
Remote sensing and night time urban heat island
(2021-06-28)
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Open AccessThe urban climate literature has highlighted the remarkable prominence of nighttime UHI phenomenon. During nighttime the UHI effects become more evident due to the greater thermal inertia of the materials used in urban ... -
One-Stop-Shops for Energy Renovation of Dwellings in Europe—Approach to the Factors That Determine Success and Future Lines of Action
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021-11-17)
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Open AccessEnergy renovation of buildings in the European Union would lead to considerable energy savings and a 26% reduction in energy consumption. Despite this and the programmes implemented to promote it in the residential environment ... -
Can we build walkable environments to support social capital? Towards a spatial understanding of social capital; a scoping review
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021-12-01)
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Open AccessEmpirical evidence suggests that it is possible to socially renew neighbourhoods through the formation of social capital (SC) as an effect of walking. The characteristics of the built environment that influence walkability ... -
Decision-making tool for the selection of priority areas for building rehabilitation in Barcelona
(2022-02-21)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe promotion of rehabilitation is an urgent necessity in today’s consolidated cities, both due to the need to update their buildings to achieve habitability and safety standards that are required nowadays, as well as to ... -
Visualizing digital traces for sustainable urban management: mapping tourism activity on the virtual public space
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021-03-13)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyOne of the challenges of heritage cities is sustainably balancing mass tourism and the daily life of its residents. Urban policies can modulate the impact of tourism through regulations focusing on areas with outstanding ... -
Residential vulnerability of Barcelona: methodology integrating multi-criteria evaluation systems and geographic information systems
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021-12-10)
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Open AccessThis article presents the methodology and results of a pioneering investigation in the determination and mapping of socio-residential vulnerability in the city of Barcelona according to a multi-criteria synthetic analysis. ... -
Propuesta metodológica para la determinación del mejor uso en edificios obsoletos de tejidos urbanos consolidados
(Centre de Política de Sòl i Valoracions (CPSV), 2021)
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Open AccessEste artículo desarrolla una metodología en el campo de las operaciones de rehabilitación y mejora urbana en tejidos urbanos consolidados. Tiene por objeto racionalizar el proceso de adjudicación de un uso a una zona o ... -
Embedded resilience in the built stock: lessons from socio-spatial interpretation: the case of Can Fugarolas (Mataró-Barcelona)
(2021-11-16)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe concept of resilience remains vague as it pertains to the buildings’ scale and the architectural dimension, particularly when dealing with the recovery and reuse of former industrial premises. This study advocates for ...