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The authors conducted a systematic review of the studies of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost because of climate change. The review considered both methodological issues and research results. It found that little is known about DALYs lost because of climate change, except for results based on limited information presented in the World Health Organization (WHO) global-burden-of-disease study in 2002. The measurement of DALYs attributable to climate change presents additional...
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The climate in Australia is one of the most variable in the world. Better understanding of this variability and applications of climate risk management are central to profitable and sustainable rural industries. Developments in climate science provide better understanding and forecasting of both between-year El Nino variability and long-term climate change. Climate risk management assesses the possible impacts of climate variability on rural businesses and the options available to mitigate...
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The climate in Australia is one of the most variable in the world. Better understanding of this variability and applications of climate risk management are central to profitable and sustainable rural industries. Developments in climate science provide better understanding and forecasting of both between-year El Nino variability and long-term climate change. Climate risk management assesses the possible impacts of climate variability on rural businesses and the options available to mitigate...
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In this paper we develop and estimate a model to explain variations in immigration to the United States by source country since the early 1970s. The explanatory variables include ratios to the United States of source country income and education as well as relative inequality. In addition, we incorporate the stock of previous immigrants and a variety of variables representing different dimensions of the immigration quotas set by policy. We use the results to shed light on the impact of...
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SUMMARY This work is focused on the evaluation of indoor thermal quality and shows some results of a wider field study in university classrooms. The field study was conducted through physical observations and questionnaires, performed at the same time during the regular lesson time, in a period just before the start of the heating season. The predictions of dissatisfied occupants, based both on Fanger’s heat balance model and on an adaptive approach, were compared to each other. The...
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The impact of increasing climatic variability and change are global concerns but in Bangladesh, where large numbers of people are chronically exposed and vulnerable to a range of natural hazards, they are particularly critical. This resource book has been tested and prepared as a reference and guide for further training and capacity building of agricultural extension workers and development professionals to deal with climate change impacts and adaptation, using the example of drought-prone...
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With the new European Energy efficiency regulation building are forced to respect restricted standards for energy saving. In the last ten years building envelope has become more important in the overall energy balance, as a dynamic surface able to optimize its performance in relation to different climatic inputs (passive or active). In this sense it will be desirable to manage the necessaries refurbishment actions in the direction of the passive solar gaining, natural cooling and other...
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The Heat Stress Index (HSI) is a new, comprehensive summer index that evaluates daily relative stress for locations in United States based on deviations from the norm. The index is based on daily maximum and minimum apparent temperature, cloud cover, cooling degree hours, and consecutive days of extreme heat. The relative nature of the index suggests that the same meteorological conditions in Boston and Atlanta will yield different HSI values, based on the historical frequency of these...
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Natural disasters do not affect people equally. In fact, a vulnerability approach to disasters would suggest that inequalities in exposure and sensitivity to risk as well as inequalities in access to resources, capabilities, and opportunities systematically disadvantage certain groups of people, rendering them more vulnerable to the impact of natural disasters. In this article we address the specific vulnerability of girls and women with respect to mortality from natural disasters and their...