Glossary C
Deutsch: Beton / Español: Hormigón / Português: Concreto / Français: Bêton / Italiano: Calcestruzzo
Concrete is a composite material composed of coarse granular material (the aggregate or filler) embedded in a hard matrix of material (the cement or binder) that fills the space among the aggregate particles and glues them together.
Deutsch: Betonbruch / Español: escombros de hormigón / Português: entulho de concreto / Français: gravats de béton / Italiano: macerie di cemento
Concrete rubble in the environmental context refers to the broken pieces of concrete left over from demolished structures or construction waste. This rubble can have significant environmental impacts but also potential benefits if recycled and reused appropriately.
Deutsch: Kondensation / Español: Condensación / Português: Condensação / Français: Condensation / Italiano: Condensazione /
A Condensation is a part of the Hydrologic Cycle during which water vapor turns into a liquid.
Water drops on the outside of a cold glass of water are condensed water. Condensation is the opposite process of evaporation.
Deutsch: Bedingung / Español: Condición / Português: Condição / Français: Condition / Italiano: Condizione /
A condition is the distribution of scores describing resource attributes without respect to any societal value or desired use, that is, a state of being. (New term l993.)
A condition indicator is a Characteristic of the environment that provides quantitative estimates of the state of ecological resources and is conceptually tied to a value.