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Urban Vulnerability and Climate Change in Africa
Urbanisation and climate change are among the major challenges for sustainable development in Africa. The overall aim of this book is to present innovative approaches to vulnerability analysis and for enhancing the resilience of African cities against climate change-induced risks. Locally adapted IPCC climate change scenarios, which also consider possible changes in urban population, have been developed. Innovative strategies to land use and spatial planning are proposed that seek synergies between the adaptation to climate change and the need to solve social problems. Furthermore, the book explores the role of governance in successfully coping with climate-induced risks in urban areas. The book is unique in that it combines: a top-down perspective of climate change modeling with a bottom-up perspective of vulnerability assessment; quantitative approaches from engineering sciences and qualitative approaches of the social sciences; a novel multi-risk modeling methodology; and strategic approaches to urban and green infrastructure planning with neighborhood perspectives of adaptation.
Environmental Change and African Societies
The volume Environmental Change and African Societies contributes to current debates on global climate change from the perspectives of the social sciences and the humanities. It charts past and present environmental change in different African settings and also discusses policies and scenarios for the future. The first section, “Ideas”, enquires into local perceptions of the environment, followed by contributions on historical cases of environmental change and state regulation. The section “Present” addresses decision-making and agenda-setting processes related to current representations and/or predicted effects of climate change. The section “Prospects” is concerned with contemporary African megatrends. The authors move across different scales of investigation, from locally-grounded ethnographic analyses to discussions on continental trends and international policy. Contributors are: Daniel Callo-Concha, Joy Clancy, Manfred Denich, Sara de Wit, Ton Dietz, Irit Eguavoen, Ben Fanstone, Ingo Haltermann, Laura Jeffrey, Emmanuel Kreike, Vimbai Kwashirai, James C. McCann, Bertrand F. Nero, Jonas Ø. Nielsen, Erick G. Tambo, Julia Tischler.
Capitalisation and Sharing of Experiences on the Interaction Between Forest Policies and Land Use Patterns in Asia: Proceedings summary
Papers and proceedings of the Regional Workshop on Capitalisation and Sharing of Experiences on the Interaction Between Forest Policies and Land Use Patterns in Asia, held at Kathmandau during 24-28 January 2005.
The Madwoman in the Volvo
I don't remember exactly when my formerly charming, humorous, omnipotent mother, who would swim a mile out into the ocean to get your beach ball in choppy seas, did the great recede. But she was a tide gradually but irrevocably washing out, she retreated, she receded, she drifted away, and there was nothing anybody could do about it. In ancient times, tribal women went alone to caves during menopause. Today, the 50 million menopausal women in America turn to cheery self-help books. As for Loh and her female friends, they are determined not to go quietly into their sixth decade, but instead opt for a desert festival of debauchery and half-nude stoners. Based on her acclaimed memoir of the same title that Booklist calls "hilarious, comforting and enlightening†?, Loh's play is a hilarious, provocative, often moving consideration of what it is to be a woman in a society that values and reveres youth. The Mad Woman in the Volvo received its world premiere on 3 January 2016 at South Coast Repertory, California.
May I Kiss You On The Lips, Miss Sandra?
Fragile, raw, daring, brilliant...Sandra Bernhard rocks. The actress, philospher, comedian, and cult goddess is definitely back -- and feeling fabulous -- with a labor of love that'll knock her followers off their feet and draw new ones to her like a magnet. Stage, film, music, television -- in every performance, Bernhard has shocked and amused, titillated and broken every rule. With her first two books, Confessions of a Pretty Lady and Love, Love, and Love Bernhard's electrifying talent took to the page and burned it up with flashes of true brillance -- the kind of writing that separates the powerful from the good. And now, in this new book, Sandra returns with a deeply personal collection ...
Sandra Bullock
One of the most acclaimed actresses of the last two decades, Sandra Bullock has managed to skillfully shift between action roles? ?and more serious dramatic? ?parts throughout her long career.? She has? ?also taken an active role in humanitarian issues, donating? ?one million? ?dollars to relief efforts in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, among other causes. This compelling volume provides an incisive biography of Sandra Bullock. Chapters include her childhood, her breakthrough into Hollywood with the movie Speed, making movies as a producer, and a year of personal triumphs and challenges.
Behind the Magic Mirror
Former Romper Room Teacher and Anchorwoman Sandra Hart has written her powerful memoir - a story of betrayal, murder and survival revolving around schizophrenia. A visually rich journey begins with the author's childhood in a gloomy Ohio Valley steel town and follows her through her early career on Romper Room and then her final investigation into the disappearance of her ex-husband. Surviving an early life-threatening illness, Sandra finally finds happiness in adulthood only to discover that her utopian life is a mirage. A confident personality in front of the camera, few knew that behind the scenes she was fearful of a stalker intent on destroying her. It is a searing story of a woman who ...
Fringe Benefits
The ladies of the Seekers Hair Fashions, a small suburban salon near Wellington, New Zealand, are a tight-knit group. Sue Knovac, the owner, gets along very well with Rona, her senior stylist, and Lucy, her apprentice. The clients range from amusing to downright rude, but the person who has earned the top spot on their most-hated list is not a client but Frank Morton, their horrible landlord. He's a nasty piece of work, and his treatment of his long-suffering wife, May, can only be described as abominable. Sue, Rona, and Lucy feel sorry for May, so they set out to help her boost her self-esteem with a makeover and a new outlook on life. May's refreshed new look seems to be brightening her attitude, and a neighbour persuades her to get her tarot reading done. Things are really looking up for May-until she disappears. Did she leave of her own accord-or did Frank have something to do with it? Their suspicions are further fuelled by Frank's infuriatingly cavalier attitude-and by the appearance of his new lady friend. The emergence of some surprising new information casts the whole investigation in a new light, and they race to determine what has happened-before it's too late.
Wit's End
Sandra Shamas is a brilliant comedic storyteller who pokes fun at her own (and our own) foibles in an earthy, engaging, honest and deadly funny way, never losing sight of the fundamental importance of loyalty, affection, and love. In book form, her three smash hit shows— My Boyfriend’s Back and There’s Gonna Be Laundry; The Cycle Continues; and Wedding Bell Hell— published as A Trilogy of Performances, were shortlisted for the Governor General’s Award and the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour. In Wit’s End, Shamas faces life’s next hurdle after marriage, divorce— and moves from the city to a farm. Urban angst meets the real darkness of nature in a delightful story of healing and creating a new life.
