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Green Technologies and Infrastructure to Enhance Urban Ecosystem Services: Proceedings of the Smart and Sustainable Cities Conference 2018 (Springer Geography)
by Riccardo Valentini • Carlo Calfapietra • Elvira Dovletyarova • Viacheslav Vasenev • Zhongqi ChengThese proceedings of the Smart and Sustainable Cities Conference (SSC) in Moscow from May 23 to 26, 2018 addresses important questions regarding the global trend of urbanization. What are the environmental consequences of megacities’ expansion? What smart solutions can make life in cities safe, comf... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Advanced Technologies for Sustainable Development of Urban Green Infrastructure: Proceedings of Smart and Sustainable Cities 2020 (Springer Geography)
by Riccardo Valentini • Carlo Calfapietra • Elvira Dovletyarova • Viacheslav Vasenev • Zhongqi Cheng • Luis Inostroza • Michael LeuchnerThis proceedings book focuses on advanced technologies to monitor and model urban soils, vegetation and climate, including internet of things, remote sensing, express and non-destructive techniques. The Smart and Sustainable Cities (SSC) conference is a regular event, organized each second year in R... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
The Urban Forest
by Liz O'Brien • David Pearlmutter • Carlo Calfapietra • Roeland Samson • Silvija Krajter Ostoić • Giovanni Sanesi • Rocío Alonso del AmoThis book focuses on urban "green infrastructure" - the interconnected web of vegetated spaces like street trees, parks and peri-urban forests that provide essential ecosystem services in cities. The green infrastructure approach embodies the idea that these services, such as storm-water runoff con... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017