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Evolution of the multifractal parameters along different steps of a seismic activity: The example of Canterbury 2000–2018 (New Zealand)
(2020-11-05)
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Open AccessThe multifractal detrended fluctuation algorithm is applied to a series of distances and elapsed times between consecutive earthquakes recorded along the years 2000–2018 in the Canterbury region (New Zealand). The time ... -
Multifractal structure of the monthly rainfall regime in Catalonia (NE Spain): Evaluation of the non-linear structural complexity
(Institute of Physics (IOP), 2020-07-08)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe complex non-linear regime of the monthly rainfall in Catalonia (NE Spain) is analyzed by means of the reconstruction fractal theorem and the multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis algorithm. Areas with a notable ... -
Characterization of standardised heavy rainfall profiles for Barcelona city: clustering, rain amounts and intensity peaks
(2020-07-09)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyStandardized heavy rainfall profiles may contribute to a best knowledge concerning flash floods, ground erosion and runoff. Taking advantage of the rain rate gauges network of Barcelona city and applying a short integration ... -
SCAN to BIM beyond a final BIM: why, when and how
(Institute of Physics (IOP), 2019-09-18)
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Open AccessBuilding Information Modeling (BIM) has become a must in architecture when it comes to new buildings, but in heritage buildings and in rehabilitation projects, it is still a debate if it’s useful or efficient to make a ... -
How Relevant is Energy Efficiency in The Marketing of Homes? Evidence from Real Estate Agents in Spain
(Institute of Physics (IOP), 2019)
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Open AccessIn order to foster informed transactions, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive has made it mandatory to get an Energy Performance Certificate in the marketing of the Communitarian Real Estate. Due to energy savings ... -
Energy efficiency in the residential market and implications for architecture education in Spain
(2019)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyIn this article, the authors have summarised the main findings of an empirical programme aimed at exploring the relevance of energy efficiency, as measured by the energy performance certificates (EPCs), in the Spanish ... -
EPC Green premium in two different european climate zones: a comparative study between Barcelona and Turin
(2019-10-02)
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Open AccessEnergy performance certificates (EPCs) are important tools aimed at improving buildings’energy performance. They play a central role in the context of the Energy Performance of BuildingsDirective (EPBD) which asks member ... -
Air temperature in Barcelona metropolitan region from MODIS satellite and GIS data
(2020-01)
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Open AccessThe metropolitan region of Barcelona (BMR) is one of the most densely populated areas in the Mediterranean countries. The estimation of air temperature at a short scale from satellite measurements would contribute to a ... -
Socio-spatial analysis of the vulnerable urban fabric in the city of Barcelona
(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2019-12)
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Open AccessSocio-residential vulnerability is one of currently increasing challenges for cities and metropolitan areas in addressing the interaction between the vulnerable resident population and the need to improve the building ... -
Exploring a combined multispectral multitemporal approach as an effective method to retrieve cloudless multispectral imagery
(2019-04-16)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe increasing availability of satellite information has improved Earth observation applications globally. However, primary satellite information is not as immediate as desirable. Indeed, besides the geometric and atmospheric ... -
Metropolitan Barcelona 2001–06, or how people’s spatial–temporal behaviour shapes urban structures
(2020)
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Open AccessTraditionally, urban structure has been analyzed using employment density or commuting. The main contribution of this paper is the use of a new source of information which includes other daily activities and that can be ... -
Identifying tourist-functional relations of urban places through Foursquare from Barcelona
(2019-01-01)
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Open AccessPrevious research has mainly focused on spatial relations among tourist attractions in urban areas. However, few studies have examined the functional relations between tourist attractions and other urban places (i.e. the ...