Causes, Impacts and Solutions to Global Warming

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Vegetation at Northern High Latitudes Under Global Warming....Pages 3-16
Exceptionally Hot Summers Months in Central and Eastern Europe During the Years 1951–2010....Pages 17-35
Spatial Correlations and Distributions of Heating and Cooling Degree-Day Normals in Turkey....Pages 37-59
Use of Empirical Regression and Artificial Neural Network Models for Estimation of Global Solar Radiation in Dubai, UAE....Pages 61-86
Turkish Water Foundation Climate Change Downscaling Model Principles....Pages 87-101
Climate Change Expectations in the Next Half Century of Turkey....Pages 103-127
Environmental Pollution by Organic Contaminants as the Contributors of the Global Warming....Pages 129-142
Assessment of Vulnerability to Climate Change Using Indicators: Methodological Challenges....Pages 143-156
Investigating the Climate Change Impacts on the Water Resources of the Konya Closed Basin Area (Turkey) Using Satellite Remote Sensing Data....Pages 157-168
Trend Analysis of Rainfall in North Cyprus....Pages 169-181
Forecasting Tropical Storms in the Eastern Region of the United Arab Emirates: Lessons Learnt from Gonu....Pages 183-194
Future Challenges in Urban Drainage Systems Under Global Warming....Pages 195-210
Preliminary Analysis on Phenological Data of Plants in an Urban Environment....Pages 211-224
Impacts of Climate Change on Cereal Production in the Setif High Plains (North-East of Algeria)....Pages 225-231
Environmental Impact of Soil Microorganisms on Global Change....Pages 233-250
Environmental Consciousness of Local People of Yakutia Under Global Climate Change....Pages 251-260
Environmental Impact Assessment of Explosive Volcanoes: A Case Study....Pages 261-290
Probabilistic Health Risk Assessment of PCDD/Fs in Vegetable Foods at Highly Polluted Area in Turkey....Pages 291-303
Selenium Adsorption on Activated Carbon by Using Radiotracer Technique....Pages 305-322
Teaching the Carbon Cycle Using IBL in the Secondary Schools....Pages 323-332
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
BTEX in the Exhaust Emissions of Motor Vehicles....Pages 333-342
Construction Criteria for the Sustainable Ecosystem....Pages 343-359
Front Matter....Pages 361-361
An Approach to Assessment of Sustainability of Energy Systems....Pages 363-387
Comparative Environmental Impact and Sustainability Assessments of Hydrogen and Cooling Production Systems....Pages 389-408
Integration of Cu–Cl Cycle of Hydrogen Production with Nuclear and Renewable Energy Systems for Better Environment....Pages 409-432
Comparative Environmental Impact Assessment of Nuclear-Based Hydrogen Production via Mg–Cl and Cu–Cl Thermochemical Water Splitting Cycles....Pages 433-459
Large Scale Photo-reactors for Environmentally Benign Solar Hydrogen Production....Pages 461-491
Comparative Environmental Impact Evaluation of Hydrogen Production Methods from Renewable and Nonrenewable Sources....Pages 493-514
Current Status of Fabrication of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells for Emission-Free Energy Conversion....Pages 515-523
Algae, Biofuels, and Modeling....Pages 525-607
Assessment of Sewage Sludge Potential from Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants for Sustainable Biogas and Hydrogen Productions in Turkey....Pages 609-626
Possibilities of Improving the Bioethanol Production from Cornmeal by Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. ellipsoideus ....Pages 627-642
Utilizing Bamboo Biochar for Carbon Sequestration and Local Economic Development....Pages 643-656
The Integrated Solid Waste Management System: Its Implementation and Impacts Towards the Environment....Pages 657-673
Modelling Anaerobic Digestion Process for Grass Silage After Beating Treatment Using Design of Experiment....Pages 675-695
Biogas Potential of Animal Wastes for Electricity Generation in Ardahan City of Turkey....Pages 697-707
Clean Technology for Volatile Organic Compound Removal from Wastewater....Pages 709-719
Comparison of Thermal Properties and Kinetics of Selected Waste Wood Samples in Two Different Atmospheres....Pages 721-729
Reducing Global Warming by Process Integration....Pages 731-749
Environmental Impact Assessments of Integrated Multigeneration Energy Systems....Pages 751-777
Front Matter....Pages 361-361
Integrated Renewable Energy-Based Systems for Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions....Pages 779-802
Exergetic and Environmental Impact Assessment of an Integrated System for Utilization of Excess Power from Thermal Power Plant....Pages 803-824
Exergy Analysis and Environmental Impact Assessment of a Geothermal Power Plant....Pages 825-837
Exergy Analysis and Environmental Impact Assessment of Solar-Driven Heat Pump Drying Systems....Pages 839-858
Regional Energy Planning Tool for Renewable Integrated Low-Energy District Heating Systems: Environmental Assessment....Pages 859-878
Exergy Analysis and Environmental Impact Assessment of Using Various Refrigerants for Hybrid Electric Vehicle Thermal Management Systems....Pages 879-908
Green Building Approach in Turkish Aviation Sector....Pages 909-919
Assessment of Energy Efficiencies and Environmental Impacts of Railway and Bus Transportation Options....Pages 921-931
A Change in the Transportation Needs Today, a Better Future for Tomorrow: Climate Change Review....Pages 933-947
Emission Analysis of a Commercial Aircraft for Different Ranges....Pages 949-956
Effect of Cavitation in Ships on the Environment....Pages 957-973
Effective Ship Ballast Water Treatment System Management....Pages 975-984
Coal as a Component of Sustainable Energy Portfolio....Pages 985-999
Adsorption Capacity, Towards Carbon Dioxide, of a Chemically Activated Coal....Pages 1001-1012
Integrated Coal Power Plant and Cu–Cl Water Splitting Cycle for Greenhouse Gases Reduction....Pages 1013-1034
Potential Methods for Converting Coal into Gasification Products for Reduced Global Warming....Pages 1035-1054
Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of Evapotranspiration in Green Roof Systems....Pages 1055-1066
New Parameters for Reduction of Heating Based Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Case Study....Pages 1067-1076
Environmental Impact Assessment of Building Energy Systems....Pages 1077-1089
Environmental Impact Assessment of Various Energy Storage Options for Buildings....Pages 1091-1141
Front Matter....Pages 361-361
Comparative Environmental Impact Assessment of Residential HVAC Systems....Pages 1143-1158
Comparative Assessment of Costs and CO 2 Emissions for Various Residential Energy Options....Pages 1159-1169
Back Matter....Pages 1171-1183