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The inter-linked issues of climate change and sustainable development remain high on the science and policy agenda, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where context-specific local adaptation practices are required in her agricultural system. However, the dearth of scientific (quantitative) evidence on how endogenous cultural institutions (ECIs) shape the local adaptation practices of rural farmers in SSA, stalls, in part, the advancement of climate adaptation practice in the agricultural...
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Societies across the globe are battling with the effects of climate change as seen in the scientific evidence produced periodically by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Africa has been identified as more vulnerable to climate change given its weak governance systems, low technology, dependency on ecological resources for livelihood as well as conflict and high poverty levels. Educational responses to climate change though recognized, are yet to be explored by various...
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Housing markets are known to be affected by adverse environments (i.e., environmental air pollution incidents affect Indian urban residents). Urban atmosphere quality has changed extensively with PM2.5 and O3 becoming the primary atmosphere indicators of concern because of dense cities in recent years. There is a correlation between the air pollution of Amaravati with the housing market model. When estimating the housing market, the chapter makes use of the extended regression model together...
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Increased thermal comfort in buildings is consuming large amounts of energy around the world, especially in hot arid and semi-arid regions. Finding and adapting ways to naturally cool buildings should be a priority for researchers in the subject. For centuries the Middle East cultures have used wind towers to cool their buildings and they have proved to be a cost-effective, easy to implement and reliable solution for passive cooling that requires almost negligible energy to operate. The...
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The Himalayas are considered highly vulnerable to climate change, and hence making adaptation strategies for the area to cope with the effects of climate change is crucial. These strategies should be developed and implemented with grassroots participation at local to regional levels. For informed participation, the local inhabitants need to be conscious of climate change and its implications. Hence, we explored the level of awareness among school students and their participation in actions...
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Thermal environment in sports facilities is probably one of the most important parameters, determining the safety and performance of athletes. Such facilities, due to the required operating temperature and physical activity of users, are a serious challenge for both investors and administrators, especially in summer. The additional criterion of low energy consumption in extremely airtight and well-insulated passive buildings often results in overheating of the interior, creating considerable...
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The ventilation effect in different places in the teaching building is different. The aim of this paper is to study the relative ventilation relationship of the rooms in “L” type middle school teaching building. Taking Xiamen in the subtropical ...
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In buildings, energy is primarily consumed by mechanical air conditioning systems. Low energy alternatives, such as natural ventilation, are needed. However, they need to be able to cope with increasing heatwaves and pollution, particularly in warm climates. This review paper looked at the ability of natural ventilation to provide adequate thermal comfort, resilience against heatwaves, and good Indoor Air Quality in warm climates. Single-sided ventilation demonstrates the poorest ability to...
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In buildings, energy is primarily consumed by mechanical air conditioning systems. Low energy alternatives, such as natural ventilation, are needed. However, they need to be able to cope with increasing heatwaves and pollution, particularly in warm climates. This review paper looked at the ability of natural ventilation to provide adequate thermal comfort, resilience against heatwaves, and good Indoor Air Quality in warm climates. Single-sided ventilation demonstrates the poorest ability to...
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It is undoubtedly clear that climate change is happening, and its adverse impacts could reverse the progress made toward meeting sustainable development goals. The global crisis poses one of the most severe challenges to reducing poverty and existing inequalities, especially in developing countries that are projected to be highly vulnerable to climate variability. However, the education sector provides an untapped opportunity for successful climate change adaptation and mitigation through...
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<b>Background</b> The global literature on the links between climate change and human health is large, increasing exponentially, and it is no longer feasible to collate and synthesise using traditional systematic evidence mapping approaches. We aimed to use machine learning methods to systematically synthesise an evidence base on climate change and human health. <br><b>Methods</b> We used supervised machine learning and other natural language processing methods (topic modelling and...
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