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A guidebook to 60 day walks on the Portuguese island of Madeira and neighbouring Porto Santo. Covering mountains, coast, laurisilva cloud forest and levadas (irrigation channels), routes range from easy strolls to more strenuous mountain hikes, some calling for a good head for heights. Walks range from 4 to 27km (2–17 miles) with options to combine routes to create longer days out. Sketch maps are included for each walk Detailed information on planning, facilities and public transport Highlights include an ascent of Pico de Areeiro, Madeira’s highest peak Easy access from Funchal
A user-friendly introduction to the world of the Romans, focusing on the daily lives of the people of the Roman Empire and the role of Latin in building unity in the Empire. Designed especially to enhance the study of Latin and encourage interest in students' Western heritage. Includes maps and a glossary. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Marine tourism has become one of the fastest growing areas within the tourism industry. With the increased use of marine environments comes the need for informed planning and sustainable management as well as for the education and training of planners, managers and operators. Combining the disciplines of marine scientists and tourism researchers, this encyclopedia will bring together the terms, concepts and theories related to recreational and tourism activities in marine settings. Entries range from short definitions to medium and long articles.
Apuleius’ Golden Ass and the Lucianic Loukios, or the Ass depend on and play with readers’ familiarity with the clear patterns of Greek and Roman stories of metamorphosis. The formulaic nature of these stories suggests that the appearance of a god at the end of the Golden Ass is unsurprising and that the end of the Loukios is more innovative. This context also sheds new light on the function of the Cupid and Psyche story, the meaning of these works’ titles, and the lost Metamorphoseis on which they are both based and of which the Golden Ass is a translation.
A cada dia que passa cresce a dificuldade de resolução dos atuais problemas sociais. Da mesma forma que a nossa sociedade se tornou mais complexa devido ao avanço tecnológico constante, as ciências também evoluíram. Problemas, que antes eram estudados e resolvidos simplesmente com a aplicação dos princípios, métodos e valores das ciências tradicionais, não são mais facilmente aplicáveis às situações modernas. Dentro desse contexto, podem e devem ser inseridos os problemas sociais que envolvem a ordem pública e, principalmente, o seu elemento segurança pública. Essas questões que tanto afligem a sociedade não podem mais ser estudadas unicamente através de ciências tra...
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling, ICIDS 2018, held in Dublin, Ireland, in December 2018. The 20 revised full papers and 16 short papers presented together with 17 posters, 11 demos, and 4 workshops were carefully reviewed and selected from 56, respectively 29, submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: the future of the discipline; theory and analysis; practices and games; virtual reality; theater and performance; generative and assistive tools and techniques; development and analysis of authoring tools; and impact in culture and society.
Descreve as formas de aliciamento de trabalhadores para atividades, envolvendo a "escravidão por dívida" e como os trabalhadores participam desse aliciamento : pressões econômicas, sonhos de mudança, entre outros. Analisa, sob aspectos diferentes, a representação, a migração, o medo, a hierarquia e a resistência de homens e mulheres de um município do Piauí e de quatro municípios de Mato Grosso, afetados diretamente pela relação com as fazendas.