Globally, floods have had the highest occurrence (43%) and damages ($40 billion) of all natural disasters; from 1994 to 2013 almost 2.5 billion people were affected. The problem is being exacerbated by climate change, urbanization, agriculture expansion, deforestation, and poor land development. In addition, extreme weather events and associated are expected to increase in the …
Greenhouse gasses (GHG), such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, accumulate and become trapped in the atmosphere, where they absorb heat energy and prevent it from escaping to space. As the concentrations of GHG increase, the surface temperatures on Earth also increase. This condition is known as global warming. Concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane, …
Soil is the third largest reservoir of carbon, including both organic and inorganic components. Carbon in soil is in the solid form, as opposed to carbon in the gaseous form, such as carbon dioxide (CO2). Soil organic carbon (SOC) is stored in the organic material from decayed plants and animals which is formed when plants …
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Biodiversity includes all living plants and animals on earth. “Biodiversity is the foundation of ecosystem services to which human well-being is intimately linked” . Ecosystem services are the functions of a healthy environment that benefit all living things, and includes water and soil production, plant growth, temperature control, and oxygen generation. Currently, there are an …
Urban regeneration can transform neglected areas, brown fields, and unused industrial sites into sustainable, prosperous spaces where people want to live and work. The goals of urban regeneration are to strengthen the economy and the physical and social environment of a city. Many cities are updating their planning approaches to adapt to or mitigate environmental …
