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Author |
: Elena López-Gunn |
Publisher |
: Springer Nature |
Total Pages |
: 419 |
Release |
: 2023 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783031253089 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3031253086 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Synopsis Greening Water Risks by : Elena López-Gunn
Confronted with an increase in floods, droughts and other natural hazards, cities and regions are alert to find climate proof solutions that overcome the limitations of traditional grey infrastructure. Nature-based solutions are proposed as a valid way to address risk and adapt to climate change while increasing resilience through the multiple benefits they generate. However, in spite of the widespread academic and political support for NBS, their implementation is lacking. As key barriers to implementation there are institutional and regulatory barriers, an absence of clear evaluation of NBS performance, funding/financing barriers and knowledge and acceptance barriers. This Open Access book provides a hands-on guide to overcome these barriers, through the stepwise creation of nature-assurance schemes that operationalize the insurance value of ecosystems. At the basis thereof is an integrated biophysical, economic and social assessment which is integrated with implementation considerations through the generation of business models and blended funding and financing schemes. This book will be of interest to practitioners and researchers who want to better understand how to operationalize the insurance value of ecosystems. The book provides 9 DEMO examples on the application of this method across different scales: urban, medium and large catchments and target both floods and droughts.
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: |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 38 |
Release |
: 2010* |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:752230041 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Author |
: Qiuhong Tang |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 503 |
Release |
: 2022-04-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781108479837 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1108479839 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Synopsis Climate Risk and Sustainable Water Management by : Qiuhong Tang
A comprehensive interdisciplinary exploration of climate risks to water security for students, researchers, civil and environmental engineers, and management professionals.
Author |
: Cameron Wood |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 92 |
Release |
: 2011 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1921923008 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781921923005 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources by : Cameron Wood
Author |
: Thomas Walker |
Publisher |
: Springer Nature |
Total Pages |
: 363 |
Release |
: 2021-08-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783030776503 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3030776506 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Synopsis Water Risk and Its Impact on the Financial Markets and Society by : Thomas Walker
Water risks, including the lack of access to fresh water for personal and industrial use, droughts, floods, and water contamination, are problems that are not new, yet, they are amplifying in the face of climate change, population growth, and rapid economic development. Properly identifying, measuring, and managing these risks as well as taking advantage of related mitigation opportunities is essential for the future well-being of firms across various industries, investors who invest in these firms, local and federal governments, and ultimately our society as a whole. This edited book sheds light on this topic by examining the unique measurement and modelling challenges associated with either the scarcity or overabundance of water and their interaction with finance and society. Specifically, it explores approaches to assess and operationalize water risk, examines the vulnerability of institutions and markets, and discusses strategies for risk mitigation.
Author |
: UNESCO |
Publisher |
: UNESCO |
Total Pages |
: 913 |
Release |
: 2012-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789231042355 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9231042351 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Synopsis Managing Water Under Uncertainty and Risk: United Nations World Water Development Report #4 (3 Vols.) by : UNESCO
Released every three years since March 2003, the United Nations World Water Development Report (WWDR), a flagship UN-Water report published by UNESCO, has become the voice of the United Nations system in terms of the state, use and management of the world's freshwater resources. The report is primarily targeted at national decision-makers and water resource managers, but is also aimed at educating and informing a broader audience, from governments to the private sector and civil society. It underlines the important roles water plays in all social, economic and environmental decisions, highlighting policy implications across various sectors, from local and municipal to regional and international levels. Similarly to the first two editions, this report includes a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of several key challenge areas, such as water for food, energy and human health, and governance challenges such as institutional reform, knowledge and capacity-building, and financing, each produced by individual UN agencies.
Author |
: Peng Du |
Publisher |
: Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages |
: 785 |
Release |
: 2024-06-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781040030967 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1040030963 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Routledge Handbook on Greening High-Density Cities by : Peng Du
This new handbook provides a platform to bring together multidisciplinary researchers focusing on greening high-density agglomerations from three perspectives: climate change, social implications, and people’s health. Written by leading scholars and experts, the chapters aim to summarize the “state-of-the-art” and produce a reference book for policymakers, practitioners, academics, and researchers to study, design, and build high-density cities by integrating green spaces. The topics covered in the book include (but are not limited to) Urban Heat Island, Green Space and Carbon Sequestration, Green Space and Social Equity, Green Space and Public Health, Biophilic Cities, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Farms, Urban Farming Technologies, Nature and Biodiversity, Nature and Health, Biophilic Design, Green Infrastructure, Urban Revitalization, Post-Covid Cities, Smart and Resilient Cities, Tall Buildings, and Sustainable Vertical Cities.
Author |
: Heather Gadonniex |
Publisher |
: Penguin |
Total Pages |
: 388 |
Release |
: 2009-06-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781101057650 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1101057653 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Complete Idiot's Guide to Greening Your Business by : Heather Gadonniex
Green is the color of money! Businesses are always looking to increase their profitability and market share. With rising costs of fuel and consumers targeting environmentally-responsible companies to patronize, businesses have jumped on the green initiative and reaped the financial benefits. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Greening Your Business provides the most up-to-date, concrete, and practical steps for readers to follow to get rich by going green. *Solid authors with "green" background *White-hot green market *Comprehensive, practical business approach
Author |
: Ferguson, R. J. |
Publisher |
: Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 360 |
Release |
: 2021-12-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781788977470 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1788977475 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Synopsis Greening China’s New Silk Roads by : Ferguson, R. J.
This timely book offers a critical account of key governance challenges of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Illustrating China’s efforts to expand its idea of a sustainable eco-civilization, thereby ‘greening’ the BRI, it explores the disputes that have emerged from this process and subsequent complications resulting from geopolitical competition.
Author |
: Thomas Graedel |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 606 |
Release |
: 2006-04-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780387261133 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0387261133 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Synopsis Greening the Industrial Facility by : Thomas Graedel
This textbook and reference fills a critical gap in literature on the comprehensive environmental impacts of industrial organizations. Nineteen chapters examine individual industrial sectors inherent "potential to pollute." The text goes on to analyze new technologies and practices for transforming environmentally degrading effects of industry, and shows how managers can navigate these changes and move their organizations towards long-term environmental sustainability.