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Data To Reproduce "Cim-Citysim Coupling" On The Epfl Campus

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Dasaraden Mauree, Silvia Coccolo

The data to reproduce results from the paper " Multi-scale modelling to evaluate building energy consumption at the neighbourhood scale " with DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0183437 can be found in this repository. We provide the useful data to rerun the CityS ...

2017

Peripheral residential developments in Switzerland : Facing carbon neutrality challenge

Sophie Lufkin, Judith Elisa Drouilles

The notion of urban sprawl is a central topic of discourses about sustainable city. In Switzerland as in most European countries, many single-family houses are still being built in the farthest peripheries of urban agglomerations. Characterized by low dens ...

2016

Neighbourhood morphology and solar irradiance in relation to urban climate

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Dan Assouline, Nahid Mohajeri Pour Rayeni, Govinda Upadhyay

Assessing the relationship between neighbourhood morphology and urban climate is becoming increasingly important as cities continue to grow and the climate continues to change. Here we focus on the impact of (1) shapes and sizes of buildings, (2) street la ...

2015

Climate change in Switzerland: A review of physical, institutional and political aspects

Philippe Thalmann

Climate change is clearly discernible in observed climate records in Switzerland. It impacts on natural systems, ecosystems, and economic sectors such as agriculture, tourism, and energy, and it affects Swiss livelihood in various ways. The observed and pr ...

Wiley-Blackwell2014

The 2010 California Research at the Nexus of Air Quality and Climate Change (CalNex) field study

Athanasios Nenes

The California Research at the Nexus of Air Quality and Climate Change (CalNex) field study was conducted throughout California in May, June, and July of 2010. The study was organized to address issues simultaneously relevant to atmospheric pollution and c ...

Blackwell Publishing Ltd2013

Assessment of Acceptable Swiss post-2012 Climate Policies

Marc Vielle, André Sceia

In the framework of the revision of the Swiss CO2-Law and in the preparation of the international negotiations that place at the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Swiss Government has proposed a set ...

2012

Business interest in Swiss climate policy

Alexandra Quandt

Successful implementation of policies and measures is key for effective climate legislation. In the political decision process, implementation depends to some extent on interest group influence. This project deals with the questions of why, how and what bu ...

2010

The political economy of climate policy

Alexandra Quandt

Implementation of policies and measures is an important feature of effective climate policy design. In the political decision process, implementation depends to some extent on interest group influence. This project deals with business interest groups influ ...

2010

Social barriers to implementing climate legislation - Private actors' influence on the Swiss CO2 law

Alexandra Quandt

The influence of firms on the elaboration of climate policy in a democratic system is quite controversial. Firms do not form a solid bloc of opponents to environmental regulation. Some firms even expect to gain from such regulation, either because they off ...

2010

Business interest in Swiss climate policy

Business associations play an important role in the decision making process of climate policy. In 2009, the revision of the Swiss CO2 law for designing post‐2012 climate policy is at stake. This paper analyzes the positions and arguments of the Swiss busin ...

2009

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