Heatwaves impose disastrous impacts over human, natural and industrial systems across
the globe. Over a relatively short period of time, there has been considerable advancement …

The effects of the anomalously warm European summer of 2003 highlighted the importance
of understanding the relationship between elevated atmospheric temperature and human …

Despite their adverse impacts, definitions and measurements of heat waves are ambiguous
and inconsistent, generally being endemic to only the group affected, or the respective study …

Climate is a key resource for many types of tourism and as such can be measured and
evaluated. An index approach is required for this task because of the multifaceted nature of …

This fascinating book is the first comprehensive analysis of the economic, social and political
interrelationships between tourism and global environmental change: one of the most …

A growing research trend in additive manufacturing (AM) calls for layerwise anomaly
detection as a step toward enabling real-time process control, in contrast to ex situ or …

Tourism is largely dependent on natural resources. For example, the provision of fresh water
for drinking, taking showers, swimming pools or the irrigation of hotel gardens seem self …

The thermal environment in outdoor public spaces and their level of use are strongly
connected. The design of outdoor spaces, especially in urban areas, is very critical in …

The Mediterranean is recognized among the most responsive regions to climate change,
with annual temperatures projected to increase by 1–5° C until 2100. Large cities may …

The paper studies the climatology of the Discomfort Index (DI) and the Common Air Quality
Index (CAQI) in a large Mediterranean urban center (Greater Thessaloniki Area), examines …