The primary objectives of this preliminary study are as follows: (1) to develop a conceptual framework for assessing urban energy resilience; (2) to introduce several categories of planning and design criteria that can be used for assessing urban energy resilience; (3) to explore possible associat...
environmental management standards and environmental education. It works to bring together the tourism and environmental sectors at the local, regional and national levels. Over the years, the Blue Flag Programme has become a very well known and recognised eco-label for tourists and tour operators. ...
For both cases, the key aspect is defining what is required rather than how it should be done. There are several types of PPP models, which include multiple project phases or functions regarding the responsibilities of the private party, namely, design (engineering work), build or rehabilitate,...
They argued that the use of sewage sludge could be a substitute for nitrogen based mineral fertilizers. Viais Neto et al. [27] chose the fuzzy model to calculate the growth and yield of hybrid tomato varieties. Paunović et al. [28] used the FIS (fuzzy inference system) to select ...
The sewage is collected via desludging trucks and is disposed without further treatment to an illegal dumpsite, which contributes to pollution in the area and poses a very high risk for human health and for the environment. On the other hand, Al Azraq town is located over a main ground...
The need to promote WtE technological options is imperative, not only for MSW, but also for other types of waste (agricultural, industrial, sewage, etc.). Currently, the main MSW management method used in Greece is landfilling, as 80% of MSW ends up in landfills [51]. The legislative ...
for the design and operation of TLUD gasifiers in order to reduce pollutant emissions and improve efficiency. The study also highlights the potential of TLUD gasifiers as equipment for the generation of sustainable and clean energy, but also the importance of considering trade-offs between ...
After a period of 21 days not only did the EM reduce the bad smells from the refuse stations, but it also contributed to the cleaning up of sewage as some of the EM ran down into the drainage system [81]. (3) Strategies to increase the financial returns of farming, and 4. Elevation...
Improving the energy standard of a building involves an increase in the consumption of construction materials, which increases its embodied energy (e.g., using thicker layers of thermal insulation, RES systems and systems for energy recovery from ventilation and sewage, etc.). These dependencies ...
[4] conducted a study of the hazard zone mapping of urban flood-prone areas using a GIS multi-criteria methodology by considering six factors relevant to urban flooding: the height, slope, distance to the sewage network, distance from the water surface, water table and land use. Their ...