Suchergebnisse

This book contains the papers presented at two conferences organized by the Wessex Institute of Technology. The first conference is the Seventh International Conference on Computer Simulation in Risk Analysis and Hazard Mitigation, being held in Algarve, Portugal, September 13-15. This biennial conference is the latest in a successful series that began in 1998 and that includes many practical applications, demonstrating how to analyze and manage risk and mitigate hazards. The applications cover man-made as well as natural hazards, the importance of which is becoming increasingly evident in our modern world. These problems have become a priority for all governments, as well as a cause for public concern. The second conference is the Fifth International Conference on Prevention, Assessment, Rehabilitation and Development of Brownfield Sites, also being held in Algarve, September 14-16. The biennial conference was first held in 2002 and covers the challenges the public and private sectors must face in seeking to reuse brownfield sites and to capitalize on the opportunities--

Maritime and coastal spatial planning: the case of Greece and the Mediterranean / E. Beriatos, M. Papageorgiou -- Limits and possibilities for the promotion of sustainable development: the case of Northwest Region / Fluminense D. C. Vivas Neto, E. A. Nascimento -- Abu Dhabi efforts in facing global warming challenges through urban planning / M. Alameri, G. Wagle -- Primary sector waste indicators for regional planning / E. Cifrian, L. Pérez, E. Dosal, J. Viguri, A. Andrés -- Promoting sustainable development in the minerals industry: the phosphate project in Saudi Arabia / M. Aldagheiri -- Towards a sustainable system: application of temporal analysis on flood risk management / Z. Alsaqqaf, H. Zhang -- The small world of stakeholder groups: cascading concepts for urban change / M. Ganis, J. Minnery, D. Mateo-Babiano -- The strength of the urban form / I. Giovagnorio -- Future projects on water resources for a sustainable urban development: a case study of Surat city of India / K. A. Chauhan, J. P. Shah, A. M. Pingle, A. K. Chauhan -- Conceptual spatio-temporal data modelling and land use change / L. A. Beser de Deus, L. F. C. F. Silva, M. A. V. Freitas -- Real estate crisis and sustainability in Spain / J. L. Miralles i Garcia -- Urban sprawl: can it be sustainable? An analysis on energy performances of different urban forms / C. Diamantini, D. Vettorato -- Sustainable aspects of traditional Ottoman neighbourhoods in modern Turkish urban settlements / G. Koca, R. Karasozen -- From scoring to orienting: the development of a compass for evaluating sustainable urban development at the neighbourhood scale / H. Vandevyvere -- Whole-building design for a green school building in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates / S. K. Elmasry, M. A. Haggag -- Eco-industrial parks: technologies and procedures for low environmental impacts / A. Boeri, D. Longo -- Overview of current energy policy and standards in the building sector in Iran / M. Riazi, S. M. Hosseyni -- Integrating passive cooling techniques for sustainable building performance in hot climates with reference to the UAE / M. A. Haggag, S. K. Elmasry -- Visualization of the thermal environments of RC and composite-wall constructions / H.-Y. Liu -- Lowering the sink temperature for a desert solar air conditioning system / M. A. Serag-Eldin -- Innovative approaches to urban water management in developing countries / S. Beecham, R. Fallahzadeh -- A study of the impacts of existing artificial optical radiation at student housing sites / P. Hebert