De sporen die het klimaat in de aarde heeft nagelaten heeft de auteur ontcijferd en vertaald in duidelijk Nederlands zodat de burger en ook de student zelf een mening kan vormen over het toekomstige klimaat.

Voor de wetenschapper brengt dit boek nieuwe inzichten over hoe het klimaat ontstaat en welke mechanismen het klimaat beheersen en waarom het schommelt tussen tropisch warm en ijzig koud.

Die mechanismen zijn plaattektoniek en chemische processen die de invoer en verwijdering van CO2 ...

This volume contains the proceedings of the First International Workshop on Gender-Inclusive Translation Technologies (GITT-2023)1, hosted by the 24th Annual Conference of The European Association for Machine Translation (EAMT 2023). GITT is set out to focus on genderinclusive language in translation and cross-lingual scenarios. The workshop brings together researchers from diverse areas, including industry partners, MT practitioners and language professionals. Also, GITT aims to encourage mu...

In dit boek bespreek ik het belangrijke onderwerp van tolerantie en acceptatie in een polariserende maatschappij en waar ligt de lijn. In een tijd waarin onze samenleving steeds meer verdeeld lijkt te zijn door tegenstellingen en verschillende opvattingen, is het van vitaal belang om na te denken over hoe wij kunnen omgaan met deze uitdagingen. Het concept van tolerantie en acceptatie is niet nieuw, maar de snel veranderende dynamiek van onze hedendaagse wereld heeft het belang ervan nog verd...

Now in its second edition, Water Resources: An Integrated Approach provides students with a comprehensive overview of natural processes associated with water and the modifications of these processes by humans through climate change and land management, water-related health issues, engineering approaches to water and socio-economic processes of huge importance to water resources. The book contains chapters written by 24 specialist contributors, providing expert depth of coverage to topics. The...

For courses in Human Geography. Strengthening readers' connection to geography through active, discovery-based learning Trusted for its timeliness, readability, and sound pedagogy, The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography emphasises the relevance of geographic concepts to human challenges. The relationship between globalisation and diversity is woven throughout; Rubenstein addresses these themes with a clear organisation and presentation that engages students and appeals to ...

Actors and institutions in localities and regions across the world are seeking prosperity and well-being amidst tumultuous and disruptive shifts and transitions generated by: an increasingly globalised, knowledge-intensive capitalism; global financial instability, volatility and crisis; concerns about economic, social and ecological sustainability, climate change and resource shortages; new multi-actor and multi-level systems of government and governance and a re-ordering of the international...

A cutting edge examination of urban theory as related to the realities of social and economic change in today's global cities.

With lots of illustrations and interviews with key urban analysts, this book offers a field-defining look at the challenges and opportunities of using new and emerging data to study contemporary and future cities through methods including GIS, Remote Sensing, Big Data and Geodemographics.

An essential resource, Research Ethics for Human Geography is an engaging introduction to key ethical issues in geographical research; edited and authored by leading figures in the discipline.

This book is a detailed, empirical investigation into the question of whether academic social research can compete with the commercial sector, with its new technologies and big data, in order to classify, profile, and understand us.