The future of solar power in the urban environment

Daylight, sunlight and solar gain in the

Daylight, sunlight and solar gain in the urban environment

✍ Paul Littlefair 📂 Article 📅 2001 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 391 KB

In cities, site layout has a substantial impact on the daylight, sunlight and solar radiation received by windows. This paper discusses ways to ensure solar access in obstructed situations, both within new developments and in existing buildings nearby.

Prospect of concentrating solar power in

Prospect of concentrating solar power in China—the sustainable future

✍ Qu Hang; Zhao Jun; Yu Xiao; Cui Junkui 📂 Article 📅 2008 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 514 KB

Limited fossil resources and severe environmental problems require new sustainable electricity generation options, which utilize renewable energies and are economical in the meantime. Concentrating solar power (CSP) generation is a proven renewable energy technology and has the potential to become c

Soils in the Urban Environment || Index

✍ Bullock, Peter; Gregory, Peter J. 📂 Article 📅 1991 🏛 Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 🌐 English ⚖ 469 KB

Urban areas contain a wide variety of open spaces including gardens, playing fields, waste lands, spoil heaps and islands of natural land. Recently there has been growing interest in the problems of contamination, erosion, acidification and compacting of these open spaces and in the planning of attr

Future developments in the CAD environme

Future developments in the CAD environment

✍ Tony Hoare 📂 Article 📅 1985 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 236 KB

This paper presents the views of ICL, a major UK computer manufacturer, on future developments in the CAD environment. A particular emphasis is placed on the role of mainframes, particularly when used in networks linked to workstotions. ICL believes that the next 5-10years will see a transformation

Soils in the Urban Environment || Front

Soils in the Urban Environment || Front Matter

✍ Bullock, Peter; Gregory, Peter J. 📂 Article 📅 1991 🏛 Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 🌐 English ⚖ 923 KB

Urban areas contain a wide variety of open spaces including gardens, playing fields, waste lands, spoil heaps and islands of natural land. Recently there has been growing interest in the problems of contamination, erosion, acidification and compacting of these open spaces and in the planning of attr

Mapping the Chemical Environment of Urba

Mapping the Chemical Environment of Urban Areas (Johnson/Mapping the Chemical Environment of Urban Areas) || Index

✍ Johnson, Christopher C.; Demetriades, Alecos; Locutura, Juan; Ottesen, Rolf Tore 📂 Article 📅 2011 🏛 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 🌐 English ⚖ 243 KB

This Comprehensive Text Focuses On The Increasingly Important Issues Of Urban Geochemical Mapping With Key Coverage Of The Distribution And Behaviour Of Chemicals And Compounds In The Urban Environment. Clearly Structured Throughout, The First Part Of The Book Covers General Aspects Of Urban Chemica