Urban Heat Islands and Climate Adaptation
Discusses rising surface temperatures in cities and adaptation measures such as shade, water surfaces and green roofs using fictional sample cities. The full text opens when the embargo ends.
Academic monographs, edited volumes and textbooks.
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Discusses rising surface temperatures in cities and adaptation measures such as shade, water surfaces and green roofs using fictional sample cities. The full text opens when the embargo ends.
An applied approach
Designed as a textbook, this work covers data cleaning, visualisation, basic statistical models and reproducible analysis habits with sample datasets.
A review explaining the relationship between the human microbiota and health, also touching on research design and ethics.
An edited volume examining how migration to cities shapes labour markets, housing and urban identity, with chapters from several disciplines.
Observations from Mediterranean shores
Coastal dunes are fragile ecosystems on the narrow strip between sea and land. Through a fictional field study this book describes dune vegetation, the role of wind and approaches to conservation.
From the archive to the web
Discusses digitising museum and archive collections, metadata standards and open-access publishing with sample projects.
A primer explaining the role of currents in heat transport, measurement methods and their contribution to climate models.
An introduction to wind, solar and storage technologies from a systems view, focusing on grid integration and energy efficiency.
Tells how trade, migration and everyday life intersected in port cities, using fictional archival documents.
A sourcebook on the role of play in learning: observation, classroom practice and family participation.
An illustrated atlas presenting plants in traditional use with their botany and research history. The full text is available for internal access only.
A textbook introducing the core areas of linguistics, from phonology to semantics, with Turkish examples.