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The Petosiris necropolis at Tuna el-Gebel is one of the largest cemeteries of the Roman period in Egypt and belonged to the 'metropolis' Hermopolis Magna. This volume presents new archaeological and architectural-historical research results on the tomb houses of house groups 1 and 2, site management and roof drainage techniques. They provide extensive insights into construction methods, burial customs and ideas of the afterlife in a multicultural society. For the first time, numerous decorated tomb houses are comprehensively published and commented on. This volume was produced as part of the DFG research project "Celebrating with the Dead. Spatial Concepts and Burial Rituals in the Petosiris Necropolis of Tuna el-Gebel/Egypt". With contributions by Hussein Mohamed Ali | Cäcilia Fluck | Jana Helmbold-Doyé | Heidi Köpp-Junk | Katja Lembke | Timo Martin Meyer | Martina Minas-Nerpel | Stefan Pfeiffer | Silvia Prell | Jenny H. Schlehofer | Christine Wilkening-Aumann. Die Petosiris-Nekropole in Tuna el-Gebel ist einer der größten Friedhöfe römischer Zeit in Ägypten und gehörte zur ,metropolis' Hermopolis Magna. In diesem Band werden neue archäologische und bauhistorische Forschungsergebnisse zu den Grabbauten der Häusergruppen 1 und 2, dem Site Management und den Dachentwässerungstechniken vorgelegt. Sie liefern umfangreiche Erkenntnisse zu Bauweisen, Bestattungssitten und Jenseitsvorstellungen in einer multikulturellen Gesellschaft. Erstmals werden zahlreiche dekorierte Grabbauten umfassend publiziert und kommentiert. Dieser Band entstand im Rahmen des DFG-Forschungsprojekts "Feiern mit den Toten. Raumkonzepte und Bestattungsrituale in der Petosiris-Nekropole von Tuna el-Gebel/Ägypten". Mit Beiträgen von Hussein Mohamed Ali | Cäcilia Fluck | Jana Helmbold-Doyé | Heidi Köpp-Junk | Katja Lembke | Timo Martin Meyer | Martina Minas-Nerpel | Stefan Pfeiffer | Silvia Prell | Jenny H. Schlehofer | Christine Wilkening-Aumann.

Tombs --- Roofs --- Design and construction. --- Petosiris, --- Tomb.

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This open access book is based on work from the COST Action RESTORE - REthinking Sustainability TOwards a Regenerative Economy, and highlights how sustainability in buildings, facilities and urban governance is crucial for a future that is socially just, ecologically restorative, and economically viable, for Europe and the whole planet. In light of the search for fair solutions to the climate crisis, the authors outline the urgency for the built environment sector to implement adaptation and mitigation strategies, as well as a just transition. As shown in the chapters, this can be done by applying a broader framework that enriches places, people, ecology, culture, and climate, at the core of the design task - with a particular emphasis on the benefits towards health and resilient business practices. This book is one step on the way to a paradigm shift towards restorative sustainability for new and existing buildings. The authors want to promote forward thinking and multidisciplinary knowledge, leading to solutions that celebrate the richness of design creativity. In this vision, cities of the future will enhance users' experience, health and wellbeing inside and outside of buildings, while reconciling anthropic ecosystems and nature. A valuable resource for scientists and students in environmental sciences and architecture, as well as policy makers, practitioners and investors in urban and regional development.

Buildings --- Sustainable buildings. --- Repair and reconstruction --- Environmental aspects. --- Edifices --- Halls --- Structures --- Architecture --- Ecologically sustainable buildings --- Environmentally sustainable buildings --- Green buildings (Green technology) --- Sustainable development --- Built environment --- Urban Ecology --- Environment, general --- Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings --- Environmental Sciences --- Biophilic Design --- Built Environment --- Climate Change --- Evidence-based Design --- Green Roofs --- Green Economy --- Open Access --- Regenerative Design --- SDG 11 --- Sustainable Architecture --- Sustainability --- Sustainable Cities and Communities --- Urban Climate --- Ecological science, the Biosphere --- Urban & municipal planning --- The environment --- Environmentally-friendly (‘green’) architecture & design --- Desenvolupament sostenible --- Creixement sostenible --- Desenvolupament ecologicament sostenible --- Economia sostenible --- Sostenibilitat --- Creixement negatiu (Economia) --- Ciutats sostenibles --- Edificis sostenibles --- Agricultura sostenible --- Consum responsable --- Desenvolupament econòmic --- Economia circular --- Energia exosomàtica --- Pesca sostenible --- Petjada ecològica --- Reivindicacions socials

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It is well known that 55% of the world’s population currently lives in urban areas, and this figure is predicted to grow to 68% by 2050, adding more than 2.5 billion people to urban populations. It is also projected that there will be 43 megacities worldwide by 2030, with populations of more than 10 million inhabitants. The United Nations World Water Development Report, 2018, warned that by 2030, the global demand for fresh water is likely to exceed supply by 40%. Added to population growth, climate change has the potential to lead to changes in rainfall regimes, with the potential of increased flooding and drought. Currently, 1.2 billion people are at risk from flooding, but this is predicted to increase to about 1.6 billion, i.e., nearly 20% of the total world population, by 2050. In line with this, replacing deteriorating water management infrastructure that can no longer cope is economically unfeasible, impracticable from a construction point of view, and likely to fail in the long term. To address these issues, approaches are needed that are flexible and have multiple benefits. In its World Water Development Report, 2018, the UN promotes the use of nature-based solutions to some of these problems, with the focus of Sustainable Development Goal 6 (making sure that everyone has access to a safe and affordable supply of potable water and sanitation by 2030) requiring investment in suitable infrastructure across the world. This Special Issue covers the challenges faced in managing urban water in all its forms, from potable supplies to reuse and harvesting, as well as resilient and sustainable approaches developed to address flooding and drought.

SWAT --- urbanization --- nutrient loads --- constructed wetlands --- buffer zones --- river bank stabilization --- multi-source combined water supply --- optimal allocation of water resources --- incoming water uncertainty --- guaranteed rate of water use --- groundwater --- Heckman model --- self-supply --- water demand --- water economics --- industry --- climate change --- coastal protection --- coastal flooding --- sea defence --- experimental modelling --- sustainability --- detention basins --- green roofs --- MicroDrainage --- porous pavement --- runoff reduction --- swales --- biological evolution --- ecosystem services --- low impact development (LID) --- stormwater best management practices (BMP) --- stormwater control measures (SCMs) --- sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) --- water sensitive urban design (WSUD) --- potable supplies --- groundwater level changes --- infiltration --- recharge --- climate changes --- water efficiency

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Quelques mois après l’élection de Benoît XIV, les architectes de la Fabrique de Saint-Pierre de Rome engagèrent une série d’enquêtes de stabilité sur la coupole de la basilique. Elle présentait, depuis longtemps déjà, de nombreuses fissures. L’inquiétude s’étendit à la curie et, à l’automne 1742, elle était à son paroxysme. Le pape commanda alors une expertise à des savants réputés mais étrangers au microcosme romain de l’architecture. Les résultats de leurs travaux, présentés lors d’un spectacle de démonstration scientifique mettant en scène la maquette de Michel Ange restaurée pour l’occasion, ne firent que déclencher une onde de protestations qui s’étendit sur plusieurs années. La querelle initiale, confinée dans les cercles du palais apostolique, se constitua rapidement en une controverse scientifiquement argumentée qui traversa avec une grande violence les catégories professionnelles et les clans intellectuels. Cependant, la richesse du dossier montre qu’il ne peut être réduit à un simple débat policé sur des questions techniques. Il fait apparaître la très grande diversité de conceptions sur l’architecture en vigueur dans la Rome du milieu du XVIIIe siècle, motivées par des positions identitaires, intellectuelles, religieuses et politiques discordantes.

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Droughts are one of the main extreme meteorological, and hydrological phenomena, which influence both the functioning of ecosystems, and many important sectors of human economic activity. Throughout the world, various direct changes in meteorological, and climatic conditions, such as: air temperature, humidity, and evapotranspiration can be observed. They have a significant influence upon the shaping of the phenomenon of drought. Land cover and land use can also be indirect factors influencing evapotranspiration, and, by the same token, the water balance in the water catchment area. They can also influence the course of the process of the drought. The observed climate change, manifested mainly by increases in temperature, in turn, influencing evapotranspiration, may cause intensification in terms of both the degree and frequency of droughts. Droughts related to changes in the hydrological regime, and to the decrease in water resources. Its results can be observed in various sectors, related, among others, to a demand for water for people, agriculture and the Industry. It can also prove problematic for water ecosystems. To reflect the aforementioned information, a reasonable drought risk management is indispensable in order to ease the water demand related problems in various sectors of human activity. This book presents original research on various drought indicators, modern measurement techniques used, among others, for monitoring and predicting droughts, drought indicator trends, the impact of insufficient precipitation on human activity in the context of climate change, and examples of modern solutions devised to prevent water shortages.

extensive green roofs --- climate change --- summer drought --- urban vegetation --- phytomass --- fertilizer --- biodiversity --- blue green infrastructure --- pan evaporation --- ANN --- WANN --- SVM-RF --- SVM-LF --- Pusa station --- drought --- SPI --- run theory --- Sen’s estimator --- Mann–Kendall --- Wadi Cheliff Basin --- water stress --- soil moisture --- atmospheric evaporative demand --- eddy covariance --- gross primary productivity --- meteorological drought --- agricultural drought --- atmospheric circulation --- elementary circulation mechanism (ECM) --- information entropy --- atmospheric blocking --- hydrological drought --- trends --- central Poland --- lotic systems --- refuge habitats --- fish --- risk management --- forecasting --- ARIMA --- Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) --- mitigation --- atmospheric drought --- forest drought --- Carpathian Mts. --- beech --- vertical climate zones --- Copernicus Sentinel-1 --- electrical resistivity tomography --- expansive clay --- InSAR --- shrink-swell risk --- SMOS surface soil moisture --- wavelet analysis --- precipitation --- precipitation deficit --- climatic water balance --- n/a --- Sen's estimator --- Mann-Kendall