Confucius Institute in the Sino-Thai relations: A display of China's soft power
In: Asian journal of social science, Band 49, Heft 4, S. 234-243
ISSN: 2212-3857
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In: Asian journal of social science, Band 49, Heft 4, S. 234-243
ISSN: 2212-3857
In: The public opinion quarterly: POQ, Band 70, Heft 3, S. 409-412
ISSN: 1537-5331
In: Michigan Journal of Gender & Law, Band 23, Heft 187
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In: Transnational social review: a social work journal, Band 3, Heft 1, S. 49-64
ISSN: 2196-145X
In: Survey review, Band 48, Heft 351, S. 421-429
ISSN: 1752-2706
In: Zhou , Y & Tol , R S J 2005 , ' Evaluating the costs of desalination and water transport ' , Water Resources Research , vol. 41 (3) , no. W03003 . https://doi.org/10.1029/2004WR003749
Many regions of the world are facing formidable freshwater scarcity. Although there is substantial scope for economizing on the consumption of water without affecting its service level, the main response to water scarcity has been to increase the supply. To a large extent, this is done by transporting water from places where it is abundant to places where it is scarce. At a smaller scale and without a lot of public and political attention, people have started to tap into the sheer limitless resource of desalinated water. This study looks at the development of desalination and its costs over time. The unit costs of desalinated water for five main processes are evaluated, followed by regressions to analyze the main influencing factors to the costs. The unit costs for all processes have fallen considerably over the years. This study suggests that a cost of $1/m
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In: Environmental science and pollution research: ESPR, Band 23, Heft 11, S. 10763-10772
ISSN: 1614-7499
The voluntary Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme (WELS) on showers for bathing in Hong Kong is a water conservation initiative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government. As shower water consumption has been identified as a potential area for carbon emissions reductions, this study examines, from a five-month measurement survey of the showering practices of 37 local residents, a range of showerheads with resistance factors k = 0.54-4.05 kPa· min2· L-2 with showering attributes including hot shower temperature, temperature difference between hot and cold water supply, flow rate and water consumption and shower duration. A Monte Carlo model is proposed for evaluating the water consumption and carbon-reducing impacts of WELS on showers for bathing at confidence intervals with input parameters determined from the measurement survey. The simulation results indicate that full implementation of WELS rated showerheads with k ≥ 4.02 can reduce water consumption by 37%, energy use by 25% and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 26%. This study is also a useful source of reference for policymakers and practitioners to evaluate the impacts of water efficient showerheads on water consumption, energy use, and CO2 emissions. ; Department of Building Services Engineering ; published_final
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In: Environmental science and pollution research: ESPR, Band 22, Heft 18, S. 13903-13914
ISSN: 1614-7499
Over the past 15 years, the evaluation of energy demand and use in buildings has become increasingly acute due to growing scientific and political pressure around the world in response to climate change. The estimation of the use of energy in buildings is therefore a critical process during the design stage. This paper presents a review of the literature published in leading journals through Science Direct and Scopus databases within this research domain to establish research trends, and importantly, to identify research gaps for future investigation. It has been widely acknowledged in the literature that there is an alarming performance gap between the predicted and actual energy consumption of buildings (sometimes this has been up to 300% difference). Analysis of the impact of occupants' behaviour has been largely overlooked in building energy performance analysis. In short, energy simulation tools utilise climatic data and physical/ thermal properties of building elements in their calculations, and the impact of occupants is only considered through means of fixed and scheduled patterns of behaviour. This research review identified a number of areas for future research including: larger scale analysis (e.g. urban analysis); interior design, in terms of space layout, and fixtures and fittings on occupants' behaviour; psychological cognitive behavioural methods; and the integration of quantitative and qualitative research findings in energy simulation tools to name but a few.
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In: Waste management: international journal of integrated waste management, science and technology, Band 35, S. 48-54
ISSN: 1879-2456
In: World development: the multi-disciplinary international journal devoted to the study and promotion of world development, Band 122, S. 399-409
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In: Environmental science and pollution research: ESPR, Band 19, Heft 4, S. 1260-1270
ISSN: 1614-7499