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China's Long-Term Low-Carbon Development Strategies and Pathways : Comprehensive Report

This book introduces a multi-disciplinary and comprehensive research on China's long-term low-carbon emission strategies ...

China’s Gas Development Strategies

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book examines how China can increase the share of natural gas in ...

Climate Change and Energy Pathways for the Mediterranean : Workshop Proceedings, Cyprus

This the workshop proceedings present an overview of the implications of climate change for the eastern Mediterranean and ...

Climate Change and Technological Options : Basic facts, Evaluation and Practical Solutions

climate change focussing on technical solutions for the most important and climate relevant economic sectors is presented. ...

Climate Risk in Africa Adaptation and Resilience

This book highlights the complexities around making adaptation decisions and building resilience in the face of climate ...

Collagen : Structure and Mechanics

Collagen: Structure and Mechanics provides a cohesive introduction to collagen-rich tissues, such as tendon, bone, cornea ...

Communicating Science and Technology in Society

Addresses the engagement between science and society from multiple viewpoints. At a time when trust in experts is being ...

Computational Methods in Transport

Based on a series of lectures given in the Granlibakken workshop was devoted to providing a forum, where computational transport ...

Computational Methods in Transport

Based on a series of lectures given in the Granlibakken workshop was devoted to providing a forum, where computational transport ...

Concentrator Photovoltaics

In fact, photovoltaic conversion of concentrated sunlight insures an efficient and cost-effective sustainable power resource. ...

Corporate Sustainability Management in the Energy Sector

Corporate social responsibility, sustainability, and citizenship are terms that often evoke considerable scepticism and cynicism, ...

Cost-Effective Energy Efficient Building Retrofitting : Materials, Technologies, Optimization and Case Studies / Fernando Pacheco-Torgal, Claes Goeran Granqvist, Bjørn Peter Jelle, Giuseppe Peter Vanoli, Nicola Bianco, Jarek Kurnitski

The building sector is responsible for high energy consumption and its global demand is expected to grow as each day there ...

Counteracting Urban Heat Island Effects in a Global Climate Change Scenario

Urban Heat Islands (UHIs) are a microclimatic phenomenon which manifests as a significant increase in the temperature of ...

Creating Healthy and Sustainable Buildings

The book discusses human health and wellbeing within the context of built environments. It provides a comprehensive overview ...

Dark Matter in Astro- and Particle Physics

The search for dark matter in the universe has established itself as one of the most exciting and central fields of astrophysics, ...

Data Science-Based Full-Lifespan Management of Lithium-Ion Battery : Manufacturing, Operation and Reutilization

This book comprehensively consolidates studies in the rapidly emerging field of battery management. The primary focus is ...

Demystifying Climate Models : A Users Guide to Earth System Models

This book demystifies the models we use to simulate present and future climates, allowing readers to better understand how ...

Designing Sustainable Energy for All

This open access book addresses the issue of diffusing sustainable energy access in low- and middle-income contexts.The book ...

Distributed Computing and Internet Technology

The book is covering a range of issues from basic technology, through services and engineering, to applications, from development ...

Distributed Computing and Internet Technology

The book is covering a range of issues from basic technology, through services and engineering, to applications, from development ...

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