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A data base used for automated mapping of urban land cover (trees, grass, soil, concrete, asphalt, buildings, etc.) in satellite or aerial imagery. Published in the UCI Machine Learning Repository (http://archive.ics.uci.edu/ml/datasets/Urban+Land+Cover), the largest machine learning data base worldwide. Researchers can use the data set to learn...

This presentation introduces the adaptation effectiveness indicators and adaptation prioritization using multi-criteira decision making methodologies developed under the Suishinhi project S8-3-4.

The presentation introduces about the multi-criteria analysis using analytical hierarchy process for prioritizing adaptation actions at the local level in the Gangetic Basin. The key messages are: Considerable variation from community to community; In drought-prone areas, boring wells were generally preferred over surface water. Water-saving...

This paper measures the company's awareness and acceptability of market-based instruments (MBIs) for energy saving, and identifies their relationships with pre-classified determinants. The data were collected from 170 respondents mainly from iron & steel, cement and chemical sectors in China. The surveyed companies indicate moderate awareness but...

Keeping in view the various pressures operating on water resources, this chapter elicits various tools for prioritizing adaptation actions within water sector, evaluates different adaptation options including structural and non-structural adaptation and identify barriers that could undermine the rapid expansion of these adaptation options. Managing...