This paper examines the long-term urban modification of mean annual conditions of near surface temperature in Nairobi City.Data from four weather stations situated in Nairobi were collected from the Kenya Meteorological Department for the period from 1966 to 1999 inclusive.The data included mean annual maximum and minimum temperatures, and was firs
The life community of mountains, rivers, forests, farmlands, lakes and grasslands (MRFFLG) and its systemic governance are key components to build ecological civilization in China.It comprises diverse connotations in value, scientific and economic dimensions.Epistemologically, it comes from the Chinese traditional philosophy of harmonious coexisten
Continental collision zones are structurally one of the most heterogeneous areas intermixing various different units within a relatively small space.A good example of this is the Dinarides, a mountain chain situated in the central Mediterranean, where thick carbonates cover older crystalline basement units and remnants of subducted oceanic crust.Th