Note: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Climate Change Models and Impacts -- Assessment of Future Climate Trend Based on Multi-RCMs Models and Its Impact on Groundwater Recharge of the Mediterranean Coastal Aquifer of Ghis-Nekkor (Morocco) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 2.1 Characterization of Ghis-Nekkor Climate -- 2.2 Past Climate Trend -- 3 Data and Methodology -- 3.1 Climate Data -- 3.2 Limitations of the Study -- 3.3 Choice of Scenarios -- 3.4 Methodology -- 4 Results and Discussions -- 4.1 Projections of Precipitation and Temperature -- 4.2 Computing AI and SPI Indices -- 4.3 Impact of Climate Change on the Aquifer Groundwater Recharge -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Species Distribution Based-Modelling Under Climate Change: The Case of Two Native Wild Olea europaea Subspecies in Morocco, O. e. subsp. europaea var. sylvestris and O. e. subsp. maroccana -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Study Area -- 2.2 Occurrence Records -- 2.3 Current and Future Climatic Data -- 2.4 Habitat Suitability Modelling -- 2.5 Model Evaluation -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Climatic Variables Used for Maxent Models -- 3.2 Models Performance -- 3.3 Jackknife Test and Environmental Variable Importance -- 3.4 Predicted Habitat Suitability for the Olea europaea Subspecies in Morocco -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- The Frequency of Rare Cyclones in the Eastern Mediterranean and Northeastern Africa as a Sign of Climate Change Using Satellite Imagery, Climate Data Models and GIS-Based Analysis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Data and Methods -- 2.1 Satellite Images -- 2.2 Climatic Models -- 2.3 Rain Data -- 3 Analysis and Discussion -- 3.1 Medicane Oct. 2019 -- 3.2 Dragon Mar. 2020 -- 3.3 Changing in Strength, Frequency, and Tracks of Cyclones Under Study About the General Behavior of the Atmospheric Depressions in Egypt. , 3.4 Factors Affecting the Occurrence of Rare Cyclones in Egypt -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Climate Change Impacts on Hydrology in the Mediterranean Part of Slovenia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Study Area -- 2.2 Methods -- 3 Data -- 3.1 Climate Data -- 3.2 Hydrological Data -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Climate Variables -- 4.2 Hydrological Variables -- 4.3 Discharge Regimes -- 4.4 Floods -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Climate Change Impacts and the Role of Forestry: Insights from the Mediterranean Region -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Paris Agreement-A Cleaner Path-Through Article 5 -- 3.2 Climate-Based Forest Policy in Mediterranean Countries -- 3.3 How Much do we Know About the Contribution of Forestry to Global Warming? -- 3.4 Forest Industry, a Brother in Arms Towards Climate Neutrality -- 4 Conclusions -- 5 Limitations -- References -- Energy Impacts on Climate Change: Issues, Challenges and Solutions with Clean Conversion Technology -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Climatic Overview in the Middle East and North Africa -- 2.1 Cause of Climate Change -- 2.2 Impact of Climate Change -- 2.3 Effect of Conventional and Renewable Resources on Power Generation -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Location Analysis -- 3.2 Block Diagram Analysis -- 3.3 Analysis of Case Study Data -- 3.4 Simulation Model Configuration -- 4 Result and Discussion -- 4.1 Production Analysis -- 4.2 Performance Analysis -- 5 Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- Montenegro and World: Climate Change and Biodiversity Conservation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Aims and Objectives -- 3 Materials and Methods -- 4 World: Climate Change and Biodiversity -- 5 Montenegro: Brief Information -- 6 Results and Discussion -- 7 Conclusions -- 8 Recommendations -- References. , Portrayals of Climate Change and Drought in the Politically Oriented Turkish Press: Socialist, Islamist, and Nationalist Accounts of Extreme Weather in 2007 and 2014 -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Droughts in Turkey -- 1.2 Drought and Global Warming in the Media -- 1.3 Climate Change Policy and Communication in Turkey -- 2 Aims and Objectives -- 3 The Material and Method -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Ideology and Global Warming Coverage -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Climate Changes and Insolation in the Mediterranean Basin: The Case of Montenegro -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Aims and Objectives -- 3 Research Area, Data and Methodology -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- The Conservation Challenge of Traditional Agroecosystems in Morocco: The Case Study of Six Oases Agroecosystems -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Study Area -- 2.2 Agro-Diversity Surveys -- 2.3 Climate Change and Aridity Impacts on Traditional Oases Agroecosystems (TOAE) -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Composition of Traditional Oases Agroecosystems (TOAE) in Morocco -- 3.2 Oases Cropping System Characteristics -- 3.3 The Structure of TOAE in Morocco -- 3.4 Drought Incidence and Climate Change on Traditional Oases Agroecosystems -- 4 Discussion -- 4.1 Traditional Oases Agroecosystems -- 4.2 Drought Incidence in Traditional Oases Agroecosystems (TOAE) -- 4.3 Climate Change and the Challenge of Conservation -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Initiatives -- Enhancing the Resilience of Oasis Agrosystems to Climate Change in Morocco -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Water Mobilization and Distribution in Oases -- 3 Land Management and Agricultural Production in Oases -- 4 Moroccan Oases and Climate Change -- 4.1 Climatic Characteristics of Moroccan Oases -- 5 Challenges Facing Moroccan Oases -- 6 Enhancing the Resilience of Moroccan Oases. , 6.1 Better Water Mobilization -- 6.2 Better Water Distribution and Use -- 6.3 Crops with High Value Added -- 6.4 Better Land Management -- 6.5 Better Animal Production -- 6.6 Encouraging Ecotourism and Valorisation of Local Products -- 6.7 Increasing Attractiveness -- 6.8 Improving Innovation Capacity -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Climate Change and Agricultural Production in Algeria -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Energy and Greenhouse Gas in Algeria -- 2.1 Energy -- 2.2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- 3 Algeria's National Climate Plan -- 3.1 Mitigation Actions -- 3.2 Adaptation Actions -- 4 Methodology -- 5 Data and Descriptive Analysis -- 6 Results and Discussion -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Ready for Climate Change? An Assessment of Measures Adopted by 45 Mediterranean Coastal Cities to Face Climate Change -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The EU Covenant of Mayors as the Framework of Analysis -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Actions at the Local Level in the Mediterranean -- 4.1 Croatia -- 4.2 Cyprus -- 4.3 France -- 4.4 Greece -- 4.5 Italy -- 4.6 Portugal -- 4.7 Spain -- 4.8 Turkey -- 5 Results and Discussion: Improving the Reduction of Emissions but Lagging in Adaptation Measures -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Climate Change or Climate Crisis? Investigating the Views of Forestry Students on the Causes, Consequences and Tools for the Mitigation of Climate Change -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Background -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Demographic Characteristics -- 4.2 Causes of Climate Change -- 4.3 Impacts of Climate Change -- 4.4 Measures for Confronting Climate Change -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Development of a Water Security Index Incorporating Future Challenges -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Conceptualizing an Index for Water Security -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Calculating the WSI. , 3.2 Applying the WSI Index -- 3.3 Representing Future Scenarios in the Water Security Index -- 3.4 Data Challenges -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- An Approach to Adapting Urban Drainage Design to Climate Change: Case of Northern Morocco -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Concept and Principles -- 2.2 Study Area and Data Analysis -- 2.3 Peak Discharge Assessment -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Water Development Plan Case of Morocco -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology and Tool -- 2.1 Combination of Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches -- 2.2 Adopted Strategy -- 2.3 Design of the TMCC's Steps -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Presentation of the Loukkos and Tensift River Basins -- 4 Limitations -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Consumption Patterns and Public Attitudes Toward Organic Foods: The Role of Climate Change Awareness -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Data Selection -- 2.2 Measures -- 2.3 Methodology -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Descriptive Analysis -- 3.2 Factors Analysis Results -- 3.3 Cluster Analysis Results -- 3.4 Ordered Probit Model Results -- 4 Discussion -- 4.1 Limitations -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- Appendix -- References -- Climate Change in Lebanon and the Impact to Water Resources -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Aims and Objectives -- 3 Materials and Methods -- 4 Climate of Lebanon -- 5 Results and Discussion -- 5.1 Climate Parameters Variation -- 5.2 Origin of Climate Change -- 5.3 Impact of Climate Change to Water Resources -- 6 Conclusions -- 7 Recommendations -- 8 Limitations of the Work -- References -- Enhancing Urban Microclimates Towards Climate-Resilient Cities: The Potential of Courtyards -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Materials and Methods -- 2.2 Study Areas -- 3 Results and Discussion. , 3.1 The Relevance of Courtyards in the Two Mediterranean Cities.

Note: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Climate Change and Food Production Aspects -- Global Climate Agreements and Policy Translation in the Brazilian Agriculture: More of the Same -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Actors and Interactions in the Translation of the International Climate Agenda in the ABC Plan and Program -- 3.2 Ideas and Discourses to Legitimize the ABC Plan and Program -- 3.3 The Translation of the Climate Agenda in the ABC Plan and Program from an Institutional Perspective -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- The Journey of Darjeeling Tea Gardens Over Decades in the Eyes of the Satellite -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Data and Preprocessing -- 2.2 Feature Analysis and Selection -- 2.3 Classification Using Machine Language Algorithm -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- A New Diet: News on Food Habits and Climate Change -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Background -- 2 Object and Methodology -- 2.1 Object -- 2.2 Research Methods -- 3 Analysis of the Media Source -- 3.1 Dissemination of the PHD by the EAT-Lancet -- 3.2 The PHD in the Guardian -- 3.3 The PHD on BBC News and the Repercussions in Brazil -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Perspectives and Limitations of Urban Agriculture in Transition Economies: A Case Study in Bosnia and Herzegovina -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Urban Agriculture-Concepts, Integrated Multifunctional Benefits and Obstacles -- 1.2 Research Method -- 2 Results and Discussion -- 3 Conclusion -- Annex 1 -- References -- Integrated Assessment Tools in Support of Futuristic Climate Change Towards Rice Production in Nigeria -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Virtual Water, Food and Trade Nexus -- 1.3 Rice Production Background -- 2 Related Work -- 2.1 Basic Soil-Water-Plant Relationship -- 2.2 Futuristic Climate Scenario Models. , 2.3 Integrated Assessment Tools -- 3 Research Design and Methodology -- 3.1 Methodology -- 4 Key Research Findings -- 4.1 Rice Growing Index Concerning Morphoclimatic Variation -- 4.2 Climatic Variation Impacts on Annual Streamflow -- 4.3 Assessing Rice Cultivation Among the Varying Climatic Datasets Lengths -- 5 Key Results Implication -- 6 Conclusions and Recommendations -- 7 Limitation of the Study -- References -- Climate Change in the Horn of Africa Drylands: Domestication of Yeheb as a Climate-Smart Agricultural Mitigation Strategy to Protect the Regional Food Chain -- 1 Climate Change, Livelihoods and the Horn of Africa -- 1.1 The Somali Peninsula, the Home of Yeheb -- 2 Yeheb, a Candidate for Climate-Smart Agriculture -- 2.1 Adaptation of Yeheb to the Environment -- 2.2 Productivity of Yeheb -- 2.3 Mitigation Potential -- 2.4 Challenges and Threats to Yeheb -- 3 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Food Security and Climate Change Readiness: Navigating the Politics of Dams, Irrigation and Community Resilience in Zimbabwe -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Conceptual Framework -- 3 Literature Review -- 3.1 Food Security and Climate Change Readiness -- 3.2 The Politics of Dams, Irrigation and Community Resilience -- 4 Research Methodology -- 5 Results and Discussion -- 5.1 Case Studies of Tokwe Mukosi and Zambezi Water Project -- 5.2 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion and Policy Options -- References -- Edible Flora as a Sustainable Resource for World Food -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Centers of Origin and Domestication of Plants -- 2.1 Prospects for Food Production -- 2.2 Panorama of Food and Nutrition Security -- 3 Edible Flora as a Resource for Consumption -- 3.1 Edible Plants Within Agricultural Sustainability -- 3.2 Flora Diversity and Climate Change -- 4 Conclusions -- References. , The Utility of Agri-Compatible Virtual Resource Flows for Food Security Policy and Strategy Under Climate Change -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Resource Scarcity -- 1.2 Trade, Virtual Resource Flows, and Food Security -- 1.3 Aim and Objectives -- 2 Virtual Water -- 2.1 The Origin and Nature of the Concept -- 2.2 Conceptual Promise and Limitations -- 3 Agri-Compatibility -- 3.1 The Framework and Its Requirements -- 3.2 Utility for Policy Under Climate Change -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Yield Sensitivity of Some Crops to Climatic Factors and Enterprise Models for Adoption of Maize Breeds in Nigeria -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Test of Stationarity (Unit Root Test) -- 4 Cointegration Test -- 5 Results and Discussion -- 6 Time Series Results -- 7 Regression Results -- 8 The Maize Varieties for Climate Change Mitigation -- 9 Climatic Patterns Capable of Influencing Farming System for Increased Output -- 10 The Proposed Models for Cultivation of the New Improved Maize Varieties in Nigeria -- 11 Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations -- 12 Limitation of the Study -- 13 Future Research -- References -- Dietary Shifts to Mitigate Climate Crises: Barriers, Motivations and Willingness -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Food Consumption Trend Analysis: Health and Climate Impact -- 2.1 Animal-Sourced Food Consumption -- 2.2 Nutrition Transition: Unfavorable Dietary Impact -- 3 Diet: Healthy Versus Climate-Smart -- 3.1 Transitional and Traditional Diets: Environmental Impact -- 3.2 Locally Produced Food -- 4 Food Choice and Human Behavior -- 4.1 Pro-Environmental Behavior Change -- 4.2 Motivations -- 4.3 Drivers -- 4.4 Willingness -- 4.5 Barriers -- 5 Food Waste and Loss -- 5.1 Technical Interventions -- 5.2 Non-Technical Interventions -- 6 Concluding Remarks -- 6.1 Future Research Perspectives -- 6.2 Key Messages -- References. , Integrating Remotely Sensed Soil Moisture in Assessing the Effects of Climate Change on Food Production: A Review of Applications in Crop Production in Africa -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Importance of Remotely Sensed Soil Moisture and Its Implications for Farmer Preparedness to Climate Variability -- 1.2 Seasonal and Long-Term Monitoring of Soil Moisture for Improving Farmers' Preparedness to Climate Variability -- 1.3 Effects of Soil Type and Soil Cover on RS-Based SM Estimation -- 1.4 The Role of Major RS Systems in SM Estimation -- 2 Bibliometric Assessment of Publications on RS of SM in Africa -- 2.1 Literature Search -- 2.2 Content Analysis -- 3 Available RS-Based SM Estimation Approaches, Challenges and Developments -- 3.1 Available RS-Based SM Estimation Approaches -- 3.2 Challenges Confronting RS of SM -- 3.3 Developments in RS-Based Crop Production Orientated SM Estimation -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Impact of Climate Variability on Maize Production in South Africa -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Annual Rainfall and Temperature Analysis -- 3.2 Maize Production Analysis -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Climate Change and Food Production Aspects -- Adaptation Processes and Approaches -- Hybrid Application of LCA to Analyze the Global Warming Potential of Food Supply Chain -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Decision Support Tools for Analyzing Sustainability -- 3 Life Cycle Assessment -- 3.1 Goal and Scope Definition -- 3.2 Inventory Analysis -- 3.3 Impact Assessment -- 3.4 Interpretation of Results -- 4 Global Warming Potential Calculation in LCA -- 5 Food Supply Chain -- 6 LCA Contribution Toward Sustainable Food Production -- 6.1 Application of LCA by Farmers -- 6.2 Using LCA by Food Processing -- 6.3 LCA Results for Consumers -- 7 GWP of Meat Alternatives -- 8 Hybrid LCA in FSC. , 9 Hybrid LCA for Climate Change Mitigation of FSC -- 10 Conclusions -- References -- The Challenges of Food Sovereignty's Program by Global Climate Change in Tropical Ecosystem in Indonesia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Material and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Tropical Forest and Biodiversity -- 3.2 Biodiversity of Tropical Agricultural and Food Commodities -- 3.3 Food in Tropical Ecosystem -- 3.4 Bioeconomy and Strategies for Food Security -- 3.5 Food Supply Chain -- 3.6 Indonesian Food Sovereignty -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Climate Change Risk Assessment and Adaptation Measures in the Food Supply Chain-Perceptions and Responses of Buying Firms -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Conceptual Background -- 3 Research Method -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Climate Change Vulnerabilities of Food Supply Chains -- 4.2 Adaption to Climate Change Impacts in Food Supply Chains -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Consumers' Motivations Towards Environment-Friendly Dietary Changes: An Assessment of Trends Related to the Consumption of Animal Products -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Chapter Objectives -- 1.3 Chapter Outline -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Data Acquisition -- 2.2 Data Pre-processing -- 2.3 Problem Formulation -- 2.4 Classification Method -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Salient Trends in the Survey Results -- 3.2 Classification Results -- 3.3 The Role of Environmental Concerns -- 3.4 Achievements and Limitations of the Study -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Environmental Impact of Climate Change on Crop Production -- 1 Introduction -- 2 High Temperatures Altering Crop Yields -- 3 Impacts on Pest Management -- 4 Impact of High CO2 Concentration on Grain Quality -- 5 Mitigation Strategies in Combating Climate Change Effects -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Climate Change Effects on Agricultural Production Systems in México. , 1 Introduction.

Note: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Institutional Organisation, Structures, and Corporate Policies -- Appropriation of Disaster Risk Reduction in Brazil: Relations Between Civil Defense and Urban Planning as a Social Process Leading to Sustainability -- 1 Introduction -- 2 National Protection and Civil Defense Policy Relevance to Urban Planning in Natural Disasters Prevention -- 3 Appropriation of Regulations and Guidelines by Municipal Urban Administration -- 4 Methodology -- 5 Results and Analysis -- 5.1 About Transformations: In Relations and in Urban Space Management -- 5.2 Institutional Approach to Informal Settlements and Risk Areas -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Social Advancement as a Critical Success Factor in a Model of Translation and Control of Strategy in Agro-Industrial Cooperatives -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Translation and Control of Strategy -- 3 The Cooperative Movement -- 4 Agro-Industrial Cooperatives -- 5 Methodology -- 6 Results and Discussion -- 6.1 The Agro-Industrial Agraria Cooperative -- 6.2 Social Advancement -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Architecture-Oriented Agile Approach for Sustainability Reporting -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Research Design -- 3 GRI Standard -- 4 The Application Case -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Sustainable Procurement Process: A Case Study at a Public Higher Education Institution in Brazil -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Current PHEI Procurement Process -- 3.2 Sustainable Procurement Process Proposal for PHEI -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- How the Perception of Employees Can Help to Address Management and Operation Challenges Towards More Sustainable Sanitary Landfills: A Case Study of Curitiba and Metropolitan Area -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Solid Waste Management in Brazil and Dependence on Sanitary Landfills. , 3 Main Negative Impacts Associated with Sanitary Landfills -- 4 How the Perception of Employees Can Help to Address Management and Operation Challenges in Sanitary Landfills -- 5 Methods -- 6 Results and Analysis -- 7 Conclusion and Perspectives for Future Research -- References -- Comparative Analysis of the Sustainable Practices Based on Social Responsibility Guidelines of Personal Hygiene, Perfumery and Cosmetics Companies in Brazil -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Selection of the Analyzed Companies -- 3.2 Selection of the Comparison Criteria -- 3.3 Comparative Analysis of Sustainable Practices -- 3.4 Analysis of Companies in the Brazilian Market -- 4 Conclusion -- Appendix 1 -- Comparative Table of the Sustainable Practices -- References -- Sharing Economy: Sensegiving of Strategic Decisions Towards Sustainability -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Strategic Decision-Making Process as Sensegiving -- 2.1 Technological Context -- 2.2 Decision-Making -- 2.3 Construction of Meaning -- 3 Methodological Procedures -- 4 Results and Discussion: Sense Giving Materialized in the Strategic Communication -- 5 Closing Remarks -- References -- Social Responsibility as a Competitive Advantage for Companies: A Sustainability Research in Paraná's Cooperatives in Brazil -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Results -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Deployment of Sustainable Development Framework in Export Manufacturing Firms for the Common Good -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Differentiating/Distinguishing Between Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility -- 3 Literature Review and Hypothesis Formulation -- 4 Methodology and Data Analysis -- 5 Results and Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- Appendix 1 -- References -- Discussion of New Product Development Process Sustainability Based on the Supply Chain in the Context of Industry 4.0. , 1 Introduction: New Product Development, Supply Chain and Industry 4.0 -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Sustainability Oriented New Product Development and Supply Chain in Industry 4.0 -- 4 Models, Frameworks and Researches on Supply Chain and New Product Development in Industry 4.0 Context -- 5 Final Discussion of Results of Models, Frameworks and Researches Found in the Literature -- References -- (Non-)compliance with Public Finance Laws, Sustainability and Social Responsibility: A Critical Analysis of the Use of Mining Taxation in Canaã dos Carajás (Pará, Brazil) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sustainability, Social Responsibility and Public Finance Laws -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- The Importance of Green Supply Chain Management Approach in the Integrated Product Development Process -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 The Influence of a GSCM Approach on IPDP -- 4 Models, Frameworks and Researches on GSCM and IPDP -- 5 Final Considerations -- References -- Corporate Social Responsibility According to Employee Perception: The Case of an Energy Company -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) -- 3 Policies, Standards and Trends in CSR -- 4 Methodology -- 5 Data Collection -- 6 Discussion -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Approaches Towards Resource Efficiency (e.g. Energy, Water, Wastes, Materials) -- Mining Sustainability Practices in Latin America -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 2.1 Dimension 1: Types of Corporate Sustainability Activities -- 2.2 Dimension 2: Sustainability Issues Addressed -- 2.3 Dimension 3: Components Across the Value Chain -- 3 Research Design -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 5 Future Practices -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Assessing the Use of Pine Chip Ash in Manufacturing Soil-Cement Bricks -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Framework. , 2.1 Materials -- 2.2 Method of Water Absorption Test -- 2.3 Method for Compressive Strength Test -- 2.4 Mixture -- 2.5 Proof Bodies of Molding -- 2.6 Cure -- 2.7 Compressive Strength Test -- 2.8 Water Absorption Test -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Suggestions for Future Studies -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Nature-Based Solution in the Context of Sustainability: A Case Study of Artificial Reefs -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Contextualizing the Nature-Based Solution -- 3 Applicability of NbS Practice and Its Local to Global Interface -- 4 Artificial Reefs as a NbS Model -- 5 REBIMAR Program -- 6 Single Case Model: Artificial Reef -- 7 SWOT Analysis: REBIMAR Program -- 7.1 Internal Environment -- 7.2 External Environment -- 8 Final Considerations -- References -- Reverse Logistics System to Support the Lamp Circularity: A Case Study in Irati-Brazil -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Bases -- 2.1 Reverse Logistics and Environmental Legislation -- 2.2 Waste Lamps and Environmental Risks -- 2.3 The Reverse Logistics Situation of Lamps in Paraná -- 3 Research Method -- 3.1 Study Area and Problem Characterization -- 3.2 Municipality Information -- 3.3 Lamp Estimates (Consumption and Disposal) -- 3.4 Collection Points: Mapping and Structure -- 3.5 Collect's Routing -- 3.6 Proposed Reverse Logistics System's Estimated Cost -- 4 Results and Discussions -- 4.1 Estimated Consumption of Lamps -- 4.2 Proposed Collection System -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Corporate Responsibility in Practice: Co-processing Implementation of Municipal Solid Waste for the City of Campo Largo-Brazils -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Waste and Co-processing -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Area of Study -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 4.1 Current Flowchart -- 4.2 Waste Characterization -- 4.3 Current System Analysis -- 4.4 Co-processing Companies. , 4.5 Technical and Economic Analysis and Implementation Proposal -- 5 Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Arlev Association Questionnaire -- References -- Preliminary Product Development Approach for Discarded Materials Reuse-U-TURN Approach -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sustainability-Research Background -- 3 Product Development Process (PDP)-Research Background -- 4 Reuse of Discarded Materials and Reduction of Industrial Waste-Sustainable Production -- 5 Systematic Literature Review and Content Analyses -- 6 Proposal of a Preliminary Product Development Approach for Discarded Materials Reuse-U-TURN Approach -- 7 Macro-phase I-Analysis of Discarded Product Reuse Potentiality -- 8 Macro-phase II-New Product Design -- 9 Macro-phase III-Sustainable and Cyclical Production Design -- 9.1 Step 01-Zero Waste Manufacturing -- 9.2 Step 02-Integrated Supply Chain -- 10 Macro-phase IV- Material/Product Collection Return -- 11 Final Considerations -- References -- The Social Construction of Natural Disasters: A Systematic Review of the Literature -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Framework -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Objectives and Issues that Delimit This Research -- 3.2 Search Strategies -- 3.3 Research Steps -- 4 Results -- 5 Final Considerations -- References -- Sustainability in Logistic Systems: An Analysis of Articles Published in the Main Event of Production Engineering in Brazil -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sustainable Logistic -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Results and Analysis -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- The Use of "Equator Principles" for Project Compliance: The Case of the Santo Antônio Hydroelectric Plant, Brazilian Amazon -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Hydroelectric Power Production in the World -- 3 Feasibility of the Construction Project of the Santo Antônio Hydroelectric Power Plant -- 3.1 The Equator Principles. , 3.2 Financial Structure of the Santo Antônio Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP).

Note: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Understanding Climate Change Hazards -- Hydrometeorological Analysis of an Extreme Flash-Flood: The 28 September 2012 Event in Murcia, South-Eastern Spain -- Introduction -- The Study Region -- The Hydrometeorological Episode: A Brief Description -- Analysis of the San Wenceslao Flash-Flood -- Observed Databases and Precipitation Analysis -- Basin Response and Hydrological Modelling -- Anthropogenic Impacts on the Basin Response -- Kinematics of the San Wenceslao Flash-Flood -- Storm Movement and Soil Variability: Impact on the Hydrological Response -- Conclusions -- References -- A Multiple Linear Regression-Based Approach for Storm Surge Prediction Along South Brazil -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Astronomical Tide and Storm Surge -- Meteorological Data and the Mapping of the Cyclones' Paths -- Statistical Analysis and Data Filtering -- Extreme Data Analysis -- Results -- Analysis of the ADCP Data-Itapocorói Bay -- The Cyclones' Path -- Partial Serial Correlation (PSC) and Time Lag Multiple Linear Regression (TLMLR) -- Analysis of Positive and Negative Events Separately -- Validation of the Methodology -- Historical Analysis of Storm Surge -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Hydrodynamic Study of Free Standing Drilling Riser Under Hurricane Conditions -- Introduction -- Problem Statement -- Free Standing Drilling Riser -- Studies Conducted on Free Standing Drilling Riser (FSDR) -- API Recommended Practice for Design, Selection, Operation and Maintenance of Marine Drilling Riser System (API-RP 16Q) -- Hurricane -- Hurricane Generated Sea State -- Hurricane Generated Waves -- Hurricane Generated Swell -- Research Methodology -- Procedures to Develop the Functional Relationship Between Emergency Disconnection Location and Lateral Displacement of FSDR. , Procedures to Identify the Optimum Emergency Disconnection Location Along Drilling Riser Line in Technical Terms -- Procedures to Develop the Functional Relationship Between Saffir Simpson Scale Storm Maximum Significant Wave Height and Lateral Displacement of FSDR -- Procedure to Determine the Effect of Hurricane Generated Swell on Hydrodynamic Response of FSDR -- Results for Determination of Functional Relationship Between Emergency Disconnection Location and Lateral Displacement of FSDR -- Results for Determination of Optimum Emergency Disconnection Location Along Riser Line in Technical Terms -- Results for Determination of Functional Relationship Between Saffir Simpson Scale Maximum Significant Wave Height and Lateral Displacement of FSDR -- Results for Determination of Hydrodynamic Response of FSDR Under Hurricane Generated Swell -- Conclusion -- References -- Assessing Contribution of Climate Change on Wetlands by Using Multi-temporal Satellite Data -- Introduction -- Data and Methodology Used -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- City-scale Modeling of Urban Heat Islands for Kolkata -- Introduction -- Health Impacts of UHI -- Methods and Materials -- Study Area -- Preparation of Spatial Database -- Population Distribution -- Modeling of UHI Susceptibility -- Preparation of UHI Inventory Map and Training and Validation Dataset -- AHP Model -- Kernel Logistic Regression -- SVM Model -- SMCE Model -- Model Evaluation and Assessment -- Contribution measures for UHI Susceptibility -- Results and Discussion -- AHP Model and UHI Zonation -- KLR Model and UHI Zonation -- SVM Model and UHI Zonation -- SMCE Model and UHI Zonation -- Performances of City-scale UHI Models -- Assessment and Comparison of City-scale UHI Models -- Applicability of the Models and Priority Voting Ensemble of Contributing Factors. , Conclusion -- References -- GIS Hazard Assessments as the First Step to Climate Change Adaptation -- Introduction -- Study Area -- Methods -- Index Distribution -- Management Considerations -- Conclusions -- References -- Landscape Ecology and Conservation for Building Resilience and Adaptation to Global Change in Venezuela -- Introduction -- Conceptual Theoretical Framework About the Landscape Analysis -- Landscape Ecology: Spatial Patterns and Dynamics of Changes -- Modelling of Climate Change Scenarios -- Conservation and Adaptation -- Methodological Contributions for Building Resilience -- Building Resilience -- Conclusions -- References -- Influence of Vegetation in the Creation of Urban Microclimates -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Results and Discussions -- Strategies -- Conclusions -- References -- Preliminary Evaluation of Emergency Shelters for Disasters Associated with Landslides at the Hydrographic Basin of Corrego D'Antas, Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- Introduction -- The Socio-Environmental Disasters Associated with Landslide and the Reduction of Vulnerability Through Emergency Shelters (ES's) -- Emergency Shelters (ES) -- Study Area -- Methodology for Constructing a ES Evaluation Coefficient -- Calculation of ECES-CD and Classification of Shelters -- ECES-CD Application Methodology -- Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Assessment of Carbon Sequestration Potential of a Disturbed Humid Tropical Ecosystem, Southeast Nigeria -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Sample Collection -- Determination of Carbon Stock of the Woody Species -- Statistical Analysis -- Major Limitations of This Research -- Results and Discussion -- Ecological Characteristics of the Study Area -- Carbon Sequestration Across Land Use Categories -- Relationship Between Ecological Characteristics and Carbon Sequestered by Tree Species. , Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Flash-Floods: More Often, More Severe, More Damaging? An Analysis of Hydro-geo-environmental Conditions and Anthropogenic Impacts -- Introduction: Peculiarities of Flash Floods and the Question of Anthropogenic Effects -- Effects of Climate Warming -- Effects of Altered Land Use and Land Cover -- Effects of Engineering Measures Along the River Course and Within the Catchment -- Case Study: The Extreme Braunsbach Flash Flood, 29th May, 2016 -- Description of the Affected Region -- Rainfall Conditions -- Discharge Situation -- Geomorphological Analysis -- Damage Analysis -- Intensified Rainfall as a Consequence of Global/Regional Warming -- Land Use, Land Cover and Land Surface Conditions -- Constructions Along the River Course and Within the Catchment -- Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- Landslide Hazard Induced by Climate Changes in North-Eastern Romania -- Introduction -- Landslides in Northeastern Romania -- Climate Change Scenarios -- Methods -- Forecasting the Influence of Climate Change for Landslide Hazard -- Conclusions -- References -- Objective Analysis of Envelope Curves for Peak Floods of European and Mediterranean Flash Floods -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- The EuroMedeFF Database -- Use of Quantile Regression for Derivation of Flash Flood Envelope Curves -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- Treatment of Natural Hazards Within Planning Documents in Serbia in Relation to Climate Change Issues -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Planning and Natural Hazards in Serbia -- Treatment of Natural Hazards Within the Planning Documents in Serbia -- The Case of the Kolubara Lignite Basin -- Conclusions and Recommendations for Planning Policy -- References -- Occurrence and Characteristics of Flash Floods in Bavaria (Germany) -- Introduction. , The Flash Flood Events in May and June 2016 in Bavaria -- Flash Flood Identification Based on Discharge Measurements -- Selection of Suitable Gauging Stations -- Flood Identification from Discharge Time Series -- Determination of Flash Flood Events -- Occurrence and Characteristics of Flash Floods in Bavaria -- Flash Flood Occurrence and Frequency -- Classification into the European Context -- Seasonal Distribution of Flash Floods -- Flash Flood Magnitude and Speed -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Ozone Layer Holes, Regional Climate Change and Possible Ways for Their Forecasting -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Ozone Layer and Ozone Hole -- Ozone and Its Influence on Earth's Ecosystem -- Regional Climate -- Climate Change and Total Ozone -- Regional Hazards and Their Prediction -- Statistical Assessment of Total Ozone and Surface Temperature Correlation -- Case study 1: The Ozone Mechanisms on the Territory of Belarus -- Case study 2: The Ozone Mechanism and Sudden Stratospheric Warming in February 2018 -- Conclusion -- References -- The Protective Role of Forests to Reduce Rockfall Risks and Impacts in the Alps Under a Climate Change Perspective -- Protection Forests -- Managing Protection Forests Against Rockfall Hazard -- Managing Protection Forests Under Climate Change -- Conclusions -- References -- Handling the Impacts of Climate Hazards via Adaptation Methods and Options -- Towards a Prioritized Climate Change Management Strategy: A Revisit to Mitigation and Adaptation Policies -- Introduction -- Climate Change Management Policies: A Dilemma Between Two Choices -- Mitigation Policy -- Adaptation Policy: From a Dilemma to Choice -- Contextualizing Adaptation Priority -- Benefits of Adaptation Priority -- Conclusion -- References -- Urban Heat Island Effect, Extreme Temperatures and Climate Change: A Case Study of Hong Kong SAR. , Introduction.