A. Boeri, D. Longo, Serena Orlandi, R. Roversi, Giulia Turci
{"title":"Community Engagment and Greening Strategies as Enabling Practices for Inclusive and Resilient Cities","authors":"A. Boeri, D. Longo, Serena Orlandi, R. Roversi, Giulia Turci","doi":"10.2495/ei-v5-n1-1-14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2495/ei-v5-n1-1-14","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":34209,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Impacts","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83853393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Thermal Behaviour Of Green Façades in Winter Climatic Conditions","authors":"F. Convertino, I. Blanco, G. Vox, E. Schettini","doi":"10.2495/ei-v5-n1-38-50","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2495/ei-v5-n1-38-50","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":34209,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Impacts","volume":"109 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73388926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Maciel, Luna Gripp Simões Alves, Daniel de Oliveira, Bruno Gabriel Santos Corrêa, Iraúna Maiconã Rodrigues de Carvalho
The magnitude of the Amazon basin, associated with geological, geomorphological and hydrological factors, as well as the distribution of rainfall, contribute to the existence of large rivers, both in extension and flow, such as the Negro and Solimões rivers, which are selected to be evaluated in this study. Manaus city is bathed by the Negro river, near the confluence of the two rivers, in which the water level of Negro river is controlled by Solimões river level. This study proposes to analyse a project named Negro River Flood Warning System that presents a river level or stage forecast about Negro river by the Geological Survey of Brazil in Manaus since 1989, where the annual flood and ebb monitoring process is performed in the Solimões, Negro and Amazonas hydrological system. Flood forecasting models are important for the composition of extreme events alerts, as well as for the knowledge of decision-makers, representatives of public agencies and affected communities. Many factors contribute to the flooding event: how the various tributaries are integrated down the river main stem and how the basin behaves during the six months of flooding in the rainy season. For the forecast, it is important to monitor the evolution of the level of rivers such as Negro and Solimões, understanding the dynamics of the basin and also the events associated with major floods that have already occurred, as recorded in the historical series of the port of Manaus, all this combined with a statistical methodological approach. In the Manaus alert system, linear regression analysis is used. According to results obtained for the past 15 years, the flood forecast interval reveals that the forecast in 87% of cases has fulfilled the objective of presenting a stage very close to the water level peak. Furthermore, it was noticed that a height of 27 m in Negro river turned to be an alert quota with a return period of 10 years. Once the river water level reaches a height of 29 m, it can be considered a ‘severe flood water level’ with a return period of 17 years.
亚马逊流域的大小,与地质、地貌和水文因素以及降雨分布有关,促成了大型河流的存在,包括延伸和流量,例如Negro和Solimões河,这些河流在本研究中被选中进行评估。马瑙斯市被内格罗河沐浴,靠近两条河的汇合处,内格罗河的水位由Solimões河水位控制。本研究建议分析一个名为Negro River Flood Warning System的项目,该项目由巴西地质调查局自1989年以来在玛瑙斯提出了关于Negro River的河流水位或阶段预测,其中在Solimões, Negro和亚马逊水文系统中进行了年度洪水和退潮监测过程。洪水预报模型对于极端事件警报的组成以及决策者、公共机构代表和受影响社区的知识都很重要。许多因素导致了洪水事件:不同的支流是如何沿着河流干流整合的,以及在雨季六个月的洪水期间,流域的表现如何。对于预测,重要的是监测内格罗河和Solimões等河流的水位演变,了解流域的动态以及与已经发生的大洪水相关的事件,如马瑙斯港的历史系列记录,所有这些都与统计方法相结合。在玛瑙斯预警系统中,采用线性回归分析。根据近15年的预测结果,87%的预测达到了非常接近水位峰值的目标。此外,有人注意到,内格罗河27米的高度变成了警戒配额,回复期为10年。一旦河水水位达到29米的高度,就可以被认为是“严重洪水水位”,回复期为17年。
{"title":"Analysing the Flood Warning of Negro River in Manaus","authors":"J. Maciel, Luna Gripp Simões Alves, Daniel de Oliveira, Bruno Gabriel Santos Corrêa, Iraúna Maiconã Rodrigues de Carvalho","doi":"10.2495/ei-v5-n1-51-64","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2495/ei-v5-n1-51-64","url":null,"abstract":"The magnitude of the Amazon basin, associated with geological, geomorphological and hydrological factors, as well as the distribution of rainfall, contribute to the existence of large rivers, both in extension and flow, such as the Negro and Solimões rivers, which are selected to be evaluated in this study. Manaus city is bathed by the Negro river, near the confluence of the two rivers, in which the water level of Negro river is controlled by Solimões river level. This study proposes to analyse a project named Negro River Flood Warning System that presents a river level or stage forecast about Negro river by the Geological Survey of Brazil in Manaus since 1989, where the annual flood and ebb monitoring process is performed in the Solimões, Negro and Amazonas hydrological system. Flood forecasting models are important for the composition of extreme events alerts, as well as for the knowledge of decision-makers, representatives of public agencies and affected communities. Many factors contribute to the flooding event: how the various tributaries are integrated down the river main stem and how the basin behaves during the six months of flooding in the rainy season. For the forecast, it is important to monitor the evolution of the level of rivers such as Negro and Solimões, understanding the dynamics of the basin and also the events associated with major floods that have already occurred, as recorded in the historical series of the port of Manaus, all this combined with a statistical methodological approach. In the Manaus alert system, linear regression analysis is used. According to results obtained for the past 15 years, the flood forecast interval reveals that the forecast in 87% of cases has fulfilled the objective of presenting a stage very close to the water level peak. Furthermore, it was noticed that a height of 27 m in Negro river turned to be an alert quota with a return period of 10 years. Once the river water level reaches a height of 29 m, it can be considered a ‘severe flood water level’ with a return period of 17 years.","PeriodicalId":34209,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Impacts","volume":"75 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83380336","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On-field performance test and calibration of two commercially available low-cost sensors devices for CO2 monitoring","authors":"H. Chojer, P. Branco, F. G. Martins, S. Sousa","doi":"10.2495/ei-v5-n1-15-22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2495/ei-v5-n1-15-22","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":34209,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Impacts","volume":"61 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85109465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ángela Baeza-Serrano, María José Tarrega, J. Martínez-Blanch, Antonia Rojas, M. Tortajada, T. Montoya, G. Fayos
{"title":"Microbiome and Respirometry Analysis of the Bacterial Community in a Bench-Scale Activated Sludge Reactor Exposed to Insecticide","authors":"Ángela Baeza-Serrano, María José Tarrega, J. Martínez-Blanch, Antonia Rojas, M. Tortajada, T. Montoya, G. Fayos","doi":"10.2495/ei-v5-n1-82-94","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2495/ei-v5-n1-82-94","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":34209,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Impacts","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81415017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prospects for Mainstreaming Urban Agriculture in Kosovo in support of sustainable urban development","authors":"Fjollë Caka","doi":"10.2495/ei-v5-n1-23-37","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2495/ei-v5-n1-23-37","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":34209,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Impacts","volume":"70 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78965781","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-11-13DOI: 10.2495/ei-v4-n4-375-389
R. Gagliardi, C. Andenna
{"title":"Machine learning meteorological normalization models for trend analysis of air quality time series","authors":"R. Gagliardi, C. Andenna","doi":"10.2495/ei-v4-n4-375-389","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2495/ei-v4-n4-375-389","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":34209,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Impacts","volume":"36 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86636485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-11-13DOI: 10.2495/ei-v4-n4-340-350
M. Machate, LZ Maduna, K. Semenya, N. Thabethe
{"title":"Influencers of Health Care Waste Generation at Enhlazeni District Municipality, South Africa","authors":"M. Machate, LZ Maduna, K. Semenya, N. Thabethe","doi":"10.2495/ei-v4-n4-340-350","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2495/ei-v4-n4-340-350","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":34209,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Impacts","volume":"54 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78047035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-11-13DOI: 10.2495/ei-v4-n4-323-340
V. Krivtsov, S. Birkinshaw, R. Yahr, V. Olive
This paper provides a summary of ecological functioning, biodiversity and water chemistry of two sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) ponds, and compares the level of ecosystem services with those attainable by retrofitting green roofs (GRs) in the ponds’ catchments. These study sites are characterised by relatively high diversity of habitats, including aquatic, mesic and terrestrial; the importance of the latter is highlighted using the analysis of vascular plants and calcicolous lichens. Both SuDS sites provide valuable multiple benefits related to the enhancement of local biodiversity, water quality improvement and alleviation of flood risk, and the retrofitting of GRs would further enhance flood resilience and biodiversity of the area. However, there might be potentially negative effects on the runoff water quality and hydrobiological community composition of the receiving ponds. Changes in the runoff chemistry combined with the decreases in flush rate of high-flow events would increase the risk of cyanobacterial dominance during late summer and autumn. Such trade-offs should be carefully considered in planning any practical actions. This study elucidates indirect effects by following the methodological framework of comparative ecosystem analysis, which will be of use for any research and applications considering implementation of complex nature-based solutions (NBS), including those within the context of sustainable development of blue-green cities (BGC).
{"title":"Comparative Ecosystem Analysis of Urban Ponds: Implications for Synergistic Benefits and Potential Trade-Offs Resulting from Retrofitting of Green Roofs in Their Catchments","authors":"V. Krivtsov, S. Birkinshaw, R. Yahr, V. Olive","doi":"10.2495/ei-v4-n4-323-340","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2495/ei-v4-n4-323-340","url":null,"abstract":"This paper provides a summary of ecological functioning, biodiversity and water chemistry of two sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) ponds, and compares the level of ecosystem services with those attainable by retrofitting green roofs (GRs) in the ponds’ catchments. These study sites are characterised by relatively high diversity of habitats, including aquatic, mesic and terrestrial; the importance of the latter is highlighted using the analysis of vascular plants and calcicolous lichens. Both SuDS sites provide valuable multiple benefits related to the enhancement of local biodiversity, water quality improvement and alleviation of flood risk, and the retrofitting of GRs would further enhance flood resilience and biodiversity of the area. However, there might be potentially negative effects on the runoff water quality and hydrobiological community composition of the receiving ponds. Changes in the runoff chemistry combined with the decreases in flush rate of high-flow events would increase the risk of cyanobacterial dominance during late summer and autumn. Such trade-offs should be carefully considered in planning any practical actions. This study elucidates indirect effects by following the methodological framework of comparative ecosystem analysis, which will be of use for any research and applications considering implementation of complex nature-based solutions (NBS), including those within the context of sustainable development of blue-green cities (BGC).","PeriodicalId":34209,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Impacts","volume":"50 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86560009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}