Impacts There are many socio-economic impacts related to the increase of urban temperature exacerbated by the increase in the global … More
Author: Tiziana Susca
Urban Heat Island for Beginners: Part 4 *
Physics of the UHI Phenomenon The energy balance ambient air-Earth surface is governed by energy gains, losses and storage and … More
Urban Heat Island for Beginners: Part 3 *
Urban Heat Island for Beginners: Part 2 *
The Two Dimension of the UHI UHI is mainly dependent on the modification of the urban energy fluxes and, as … More
Urban Heat Island for Beginners: Part 1 *
The urban population is increasing worldwide and the urban expansion or the increase in urban density can affect both the … More
The Environmental Assessment Methods: Part 2 *
Environmental assessment methods are important tools to quantify the environmental impacts related to products or services. In the following, some … More
The Environmental Assessment Methods: Part 1 *
Environmental assessment methods are important tools to quantify the environmental impacts related to products or services. In the following some … More
Earth albedo for beginners: “reflections” on the reason why it has to be included in life cycle assessment*
The Earth has an average planetary albedo of ∽0.3 (Wielicki, Wong, Loeb, Minnis, Priestley, & Kandel, 2005), but considerable differences … More
The Power of Sun: A Snapshot of Global Photovoltaic Markets
Our society greatly relies on energy use. Energy resources, such as oil and gas, are limited and their availability is … More
COP21: THE PARIS AGREEMENT IN BULLET POINTS
On 11 December 2015, the United Nations 21st Conference of Parties closed its doors. The outcome of this conference is … More