Causes, Impacts and Solutions to Global Warming [electronic resource] / edited by Ibrahim Dincer, Can Ozgur Colpan, Fethi Kadioglu.

Part. 1.Causes and Impacts -- Vegetation at Northern High Latitudes under Global Warming -- Exceptionally hot summers months in Central and Eastern Europe during the years 1951-2010 -- Spatial Correlations and Distributions of Heating and Cooling Degree-day Normals in Turkey -- Use of Empirical Regression and Artificial Neural Network Models for Prediction of Global Solar Radiation in Dubai, UAE -- Turkish Water Foundation Climate Change Downscaling Model Principles -- Climate Change Expectations in the Next Half Century of Turkey -- Environmental pollution by organic contaminants as the contributors of the global warming -- Assessment of Vulnerability to Climate Change Using Indicators: Methodological Challenges -- Investigating the Climate Change Impacts On The Water Resources Of The Konya Closed Basin Area (Turkey) Using Satellite Remote Sensing Data -- Trend Analysis of Rainfall in North Cyprus -- Forecasting Tropical Storms in the Eastern Region of the United Arab Emirates: Lessons Learnt from Gonu -- Future Challenges in Urban Drainage Systems under Global Warming -- Preliminary analysis on phenological data of plants in an urban environment -- Impacts of Climate Change on Cereal Production in the Setif High Plains (North-East of Algeria) -- Environmental Impact of Soil Microorganisms on Global Change -- Environmental Consciousness of Local People of Yakutia under Global Climate Change -- Environmental Impact Assessment of Explosive Volcanoes: A Case Study -- Probabilistic Health Risk Assessment of PCDD/Fs in Vegetable Foods at Highly Polluted Area in Turkey -- Selenium Adsorption on Activated Carbon by Using Radiotracer Technique -- Teaching the carbon cycle using IBL in the secondary schools -- BTEX in the exhaust emissions of motor vehicles -- Construction Criteria for the Sustainable Ecosystem -- Part 2. Potential Solutions -- An Approach to Assessment of Sustainability of Energy Systems -- Comparative Environmental Impact and Sustainability Assessments of Hydrogen and Cooling Production Systems -- Integration of Cu-Cl Cycle of Hydrogen Production With Nuclear and Renewable Energy Systems For Better Environment -- Comparative Environmental Impact Assessment of Nuclear-Based Hydrogen Production via Mg-Cl and Cu-Cl Thermochemical Water Splitting Cycles -- Large Scale Photo-reactors for Environmentally-Benign Solar Hydrogen Production -- Comparative Environmental Impact Evaluation of Hydrogen Production Methods from Renewable and Non-Renewable Sources -- Current Status of Fabrication of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells for Emission-free Energy Conversion -- Algae, Biofuels and Modeling -- Assessment of Sewage Sludge Potential from Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants for Sustainable Biogas and Hydrogen Productions in Turkey -- Possibilities of Improving the Bioethanol Production from Corn Meal by Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. ellipsoideus -- Utilizing Bamboo Biochar for Carbon Sequestration and Local Economic Development -- The Integrated Solid Waste Management System: Its Implementation and Impacts Towards The Environment -- Modeling Anaerobic Digestion Process for Grass Silage After Beating Treatment Using Design of Experiment -- Biogas Potential of Animal Wastes for Electricity Generation in Ardahan City of Turkey -- Clean Technology for Volatile Organic Compound Removal from Wastewater -- Comparison of Thermal Properties and Kinetics of Selected Waste Wood Samples in Two Different Atmospheres -- Reducing Global Warming By Process Integration -- Environmental impact assessments of integrated multigeneration energy systems -- Integrated Renewable Energy Based Systems for Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- Exergetic and Environmental Impact Assessment of an Integrated System for Utilization of Excess Power from Thermal Power Plant -- Exergy Analysis and Environmental Impact Assessment of a Geothermal Power Plant -- Exergy Analysis and Environmental Impact Assessment of Solar Driven Heat Pump Drying Systems -- Regional Energy Planning Tool for Renewable Integrated Low-Energy District Heating Systems – Environmental Assessment -- Exergy Analysis and Environmental Impact Assessment of Using Various Refrigerants for Hybrid Electric Vehicle Thermal Management Systems -- Green Building Approach in Turkish Aviation Sector -- Assessment of energy efficiencies and environmental impacts of Railway and Bus Transportation Options -- A Change in the Transportation Needs Today, a Better Future for Tomorrow – Climate Change Review -- Emission Analysis of a Commercial Aircraft for Different Ranges -- Effect of Cavitation in Ships on the Environment -- Effective Ship Ballast Water Treatment System Management -- Coal as a component of Sustainable Energy portfolio -- Adsorption Capacity, Towards Carbon Dioxide, of A Chemically Activated Coal -- Integrated Coal Power Plant and Cu-Cl water splitting cycle for Greenhouse Gases Reduction -- Potential Methods for Converting Coal into Gasification Products for Reduced Global Warming -- Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of Evapotranspiration in Green Roof Systems -- New Parameters for Reduction of Heating Based Greenhouse Gas Emissions:  A Case Study -- Environmental Impact Assessment of Building Energy Systems -- Environmental Impact Assessment of Various Energy Storage Options for Buildings -- Comparative Environmental Impact Assessment of Residential HVAC Systems -- Comparative Assessment of Costs and CO2 Emissions for Various Residential Energy Options.

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