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Since the industrial revolution and coal mining in the 19th century followed by oil and gas drilling in the 20th century, massive CO2 emissions are responsible for global warming and rising sea levels, which will continue until political and industrial energy decision-makers put in place effective energy transition solutions. In the meantime, younger generations are worried and some even suffer from climate eco-anxiety. This book gives examples of simulated coastal submersion, based on selected examples in the North Sea, the Mediterranean, the English Channel, the Atlantic, and on islands in the Caribbean, the Pacific and the Indian Oceans. Then, to reassure the generations of the 22nd centu...
2011 Updated Reprint. Updated Annually. Monaco Offshore Tax Guide
Solutions for a moving world.
Ce livre s'adresse à des croisiéristes en navigation sur la Saône et le Rhône. Après une brève synthèse de la géologie et de l'hydrologie, il présente l'histoire et le patrimoine des villes riveraines des deux voies d'eau, entre la Bourgogne et la Camargue. Les aménagements créés par la Compagnie Nationale du Rhône pour améliorer la navigation et produire de l'énergie hydroélectrique sont décrits également. Un chapitre spécifique est consacré au réchauffement climatique et à l'élévation du niveau marin qui va impacter le delta du Rhône d'ici la fin du siècle. Enfin, le dernier chapitre démontre que la voie d'eau est un acteur majeur, mais fragile, de lutte contre l...
The Author in Criticism:Italo Calvino’s Authorial Image in Italy, the United States, and the United Kingdom explores the cultural and historic patterns and differences in the critical readings of Italian author Italo Calvino’s works in the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and Italy. It considers the external factors that contribute to create recognizable patterns in the readings of Calvino’s texts in different contexts. This volume therefore covers, most notably, matters of genre (science fiction, postmodernism), cultural perceptions and conventions, the (re)current image of the author in different media, academic schools, -curricula and -canons, biographical information (...
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