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Tabla de Contenidos: “…10.3 UHIs and Global Warming -- 10.4 Causes of UHIs -- 10.4.1 Thermal Capacity and Urban Geometry -- 10.4.2 Sky View Factor (SVF) -- 10.4.3 Albedo and Effective Albedo -- 10.4.4 Bowen Ratio -- 10.4.5 Anthropogenic Heat -- 10.5 Techniques to Measure Controlling Factors of UHIs -- 10.6 Impact of UHIs -- 10.6.1 Impact of UHIs on Local Climate -- 10.6.2 Impact of UHIs on Ambient Temperature -- 10.6.3 Impact of UHIs on Pollution -- 10.6.4 Impact of UHIs on Photochemistry -- 10.6.5 Energy Impact of UHIs -- 10.6.6 Energy Impact of UHIs on Local Climate Change -- 10.6.7 Impact UHI, Health, Comfort, and Economy -- 10.7 Mitigating the Urban Heat Island -- 10.7.1 Development of Reflective Materials -- 10.7.2 Development of Cool Roof Technologies -- 10.7.3 Development of Cool Pavement Technologies -- 10.7.4 Greening the Urban Environment, the Impact of Trees in the City -- 10.7.5 Actual Development of Green Roof Technologies -- 10.7.6 Mitigation of UHI Effects to Save Energy -- 10.7.7 Other Mitigation Technologies -- 10.8 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11 Well-Being, Thermal Comfort, and Environmental Liveability: Adaptation Studies -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Thermal Comfort -- 11.2.1 Metabolism -- 11.2.2 Neutral Condition -- 11.3 Heat Balance Equation for a Human Body -- 11.4 Thermoregulatory System -- 11.4.1 Case 1. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…GROUNDWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT -- THE MANAGEMENT OF GROUNDWATER RESOURCES IN THE MALTESE ISLANDS -- ESTIMATING THE EFFECT OF THE DESERT-ADAPT MEASURES ON FOREWATER AVAILABILITY FOR TEN AGRICULTURAL SITES IN EUROPEGEOLOGICAL CRITERIA TO THE 3D DELIMITATION OF GROUNDWATER BODIES (GWB) IN THE HYDROGRAPHIC DISTRICT OF SARDINIA -- THE ROLE OF THE NORCIA PLAIN AQUIFER IN THE GROUNDWATER FLOW OF THE SIBILLINI MTS. …”