Causes, Impacts and Solutions to Global Warming, 2013

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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