318 Result(s)
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Chapter and Conference Paper
An Analysis of the Impact of China: US Relations on Hong Kong’s Status as an International Financial Centre from the Perspective of Realistic Constructivism Theory
In recent years, Hong Kong has been regarded as a “frontline battleground” in the China-US game. To this day, the United States continues to put pressure on China over parts of the Hong Kong issue. As a countr...
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Immersive Virtual Reality to Verify the As-built State of Electric Line Networks in Buildings
Immersive virtual reality (IVR) allows viewing abstract concepts and entities in a three dimensional (3D) visuospatial environment. In this paper, we innovatively introduced IVR technology into the verificatio...
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Structure and Functioning of China’s Dryland Ecosystems in a Changing Environment
China has one of the largest dryland areas worldwide, covering 6.6 million km2 and supporting approximately 580 million people. Conflicting findings showing a drier China’s drylands with increasing aridity and ob...
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Efficient In-Memory Point Cloud Query Processing
Point cloud data acquired via laser scanning or stereo matching of photogrammetry imagery has become an emerging and vital data source in an increasing research and application field. However, point cloud proc...
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Ecosystem Management and Sustainable Livelihoods in Drylands
Drylands are very vulnerable ecosystems because of their resource constraints and environmental pressures etc. They are sensitive to a range of pressures, including climate change and human disturbance in many...
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Dryland Social-Ecological Systems in Africa
In Africa, dryland ecosystem is the largest biome complex, covering 60% of the continent and home to ~525 million people. Coupled with adverse climatic conditions and anthropogenic pressures make dryland highl...
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Smart Buildings and Grid Features in City Energy System
This study presents a proposed approach that is focused on two aspects of smart buildings (SBs), which are near or real-time measuring and monitoring of energy consumption and energy generated locally. The des...
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Introduction
Hydrogeological disasters such as floods and landslides can have deleterious impacts on communities, causing fatalities, properties’ damage, disturbance of people’ livelihoods and the environment as a whole. T...
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Strategien und Konzepte für urbane Konversionsflächen
Die chinesische Zentralregierung setzt seit den 2000er-Jahren immer stärker auf Stadterneuerungsmaßnahmen. Zu den wichtigsten Gebietstypen, die von Erneuerungsmaßnahmen betroffen sind, zählen historische Altst...
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Local Community Perception
This chapter delves into the findings of the research in relation to the perception of flood and landslide risk among local communities. The findings disclose some factors that shape local community’s percepti...
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Recommendations
This chapter provides the practical suggestions to the government, the local community, and future research. These suggestions are provided to alleviate the risks associated with hydrogeological hazards and le...
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Introduction
Hydrogeological hazards denote the natural hazards instigated by the interaction between hydrological and geological influences, such as heavy rainfall, land use changes, and soil properties among others. Thes...
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Description of Rwanda
The comprehension of the features of a study area is essential for conducting effective research, as it offers the required context for data interpretation and drawing an expressive conclusion. This study area...
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Local Community Sampling and Questionnaire
The perception of local community is a determinant of how vulnerable, susceptible and resilient toward different hazards. Thus, considering their perceptions towards the risks from hydrogeological hazardous ev...
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Conclusion
Generally, the conclusion chapter is a crucial part of any research project as it closures the research and offer a trail for future research. This chapter brings forth a nutshell of the book’s results and the...
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Global Change and Human Mobility in the Anthropocene
In a period of increasing large-scale human effects on the planet, the named Anthropocene, the mobility turn has emerged as a crucial paradigm for social sciences. Since the end of the twentieth century, human...
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Integrating Geography for Global Sustainability and the Earth’s Future: The Role of International Geographical Union Commission on Geography for Future Earth
Recent decades have witnessed dramatically accelerated interactions between human and earth systems. To better understand the changing human and earth systems, and human–natural interactions and their dynamics...
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Susceptibility Modeling and Map**
Understanding susceptibility is crucial for effective risk assessment, mitigation, and management. This chapter delves into the applied methods and techniques for susceptibility modeling and map**. It also d...
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Klima, Klimawandel und zunehmende Extremereignisse
Dieses Kapitel liefert einen Überblick über die klimatischen Bedingungen in China und hierbei insbesondere über die Besonderheiten von zwei wichtigen Parametern für Extremereignisse, der Temperatur und des Nie...
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Basic Information on Hydrogeological Hazards (Flood and Landslide)
This chapter provides basic detail information on both flood and landslide hazards. The first section defines the main key concepts followed by the second section that describes different types of floods and l...
