A multi-agent system was developed to simulate strategies of natural resources management in the remarkable site of the Causse Méjan, a limestone plateau dominated by a rare pseudo-steppe endangered by pine encroachment. To stimulate the emergence of alternative long-term management strategies of the sheep farms and of the woodlands, contrasting dynamic viewpoints on land resources were designe...

This study carries out a quantitative analysis of the impact on microclimate (air temperature and thermal comfort) row 165 historical Pinus pinea L. located in central neighbourhood Rome (Italy). The starts from qualitative general stressful conditions leading to tree decline urban environment especially during extreme climate change phenomena. Subsequently, effects planting new types trees are...

Traffic-related air pollution is a persistent concern especially in urban areas where populations live in close proximity to roadways. Innovative solutions are needed to minimize human exposure and the installation of vegetative barriers shows potential as a method to reduce near-road concentrations. This study investigates the impact of an existing stand of deciduous and evergreen trees on nea...

Financial decision making involves uncertainty and consequently risk. It is well known that asset return forecasts and risk estimates are inherently inaccurate. The inaccuracy in forecasting and estimation can be addressed through the specification of rival scenarios. In this paper, we extend the multi-period mean-variance portfolio optimization and asset liability management problems to the ro...

Based on a study of a perennial herb Anemone patens L. (Ranunculaceae) in a variety of natural habitats in Saskatchewan, Canada, eight life stages (seed, seedling, juvenile, immature, vegetative, generative, subsenile, and senile) are distinguished and characterized in detail. The species ontogenetic growth patterns are investigated. A. patens has a long life cycle that may last for several dec...