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Adapting Tests in Linguistic and Cultural Situations
Author | : Dragoş Iliescu |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 711 |
Release | : 2017-11-02 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1107110122 |
This book provides a practical but scientifically grounded step-by-step approach to the adaptation of tests in linguistic and cultural contexts.
A Blueprint for Coastal Adaptation
Author | : Carolyn Kousky |
Publisher | : Island Press |
Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 2021-05-20 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1642831395 |
Tens of millions of Americans are at risk from sea level rise, increased tidal flooding, and intensifying storms. A Blueprint for Coastal Adaptation identifies a bold new research and policy agenda and provides implementable options for coastal communities responding to these threats. In this book, coastal adaptation experts present a range of climate adaptation policies that could protect coastal communities against increasing risk, including concrete financing recommendations. Coastal adaptation will not be easy, but it is achievable using varied approaches. A Blueprint for Coastal Adaptation will inspire innovative and cross-disciplinary thinking about coastal policy at the state and local level while providing actionable, realistic policy and planning options for adaptation professionals and policymakers.
Adaptation and Natural Selection
Author | : George Christopher Williams |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 335 |
Release | : 2018-10-30 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0691185506 |
Biological evolution is a fact—but the many conflicting theories of evolution remain controversial even today. When Adaptation and Natural Selection was first published in 1966, it struck a powerful blow against those who argued for the concept of group selection—the idea that evolution acts to select entire species rather than individuals. Williams’s famous work in favor of simple Darwinism over group selection has become a classic of science literature, valued for its thorough and convincing argument and its relevance to many fields outside of biology. Now with a new foreword by Richard Dawkins, Adaptation and Natural Selection is an essential text for understanding the nature of scientific debate.
Climate Adaptation Engineering
Author | : Emilio Bastidas-Arteaga |
Publisher | : Butterworth-Heinemann |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 2019-03-16 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 0128168404 |
Climate Adaptation Engineering defines the measures taken to reduce vulnerability and increase the resiliency of built infrastructure. This includes enhancement of design standards, structural strengthening, utilisation of new materials, and changes to inspection and maintenance regimes, etc. The book examines the known effects and relationships of climate change variables on infrastructure and risk-management policies. Rich with case studies, this resource will enable engineers to develop a long-term, self-sustained assessment capacity and more effective risk-management strategies. The book's authors also take a long-term view, dealing with several aspects of climate change. The text has been written in a style accessible to technical and non-technical readers with a focus on practical decision outcomes. - Provides climate scenarios and their likelihoods, hazard modelling (wind, flood, heatwaves, etc.), infrastructure vulnerability, resilience or exposure (likelihood and extent of damage) - Introduces the key concepts needed to assess the risks, costs and benefits of future proofing infrastructures in a changing climate - Includes case studies authored by experts from around the world
What Do You Know About Animal Adaptations?
Author | : Suzanne Slade |
Publisher | : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
Total Pages | : 25 |
Release | : 2007-12-15 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1435847008 |
Readers will learn about the amazing and often bizarre ways that animals have adapted to their habitats. The volume explores how several different animals adaptations help them endure extreme environments, find food, or hide from predators.
Biodiversity and Climate Change Adaptation in Tropical Islands
Author | : Chandrakasan Sivaperuman |
Publisher | : Academic Press |
Total Pages | : 808 |
Release | : 2018-04-05 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0128130652 |
Biodiversity and Climate Change Adaptation in Tropical Islands provides comprehensive information on climate change, biodiversity, possible impacts, adaptation measures and policy challenges to help users rehabilitate and preserve the natural resources of tropical islands. While biodiversity and climate change of tropical islands has previously received less attention, it is ironically one of the most vulnerable regions in this regard. The core content of the work derives largely from the ideas and research output from various reputed scientists and experts who have recorded climate change impacts on aquatic and coastal life in tropical regions. Contributors have direct working experience with the tribes in some of the tropical islands. All of their expertise and information is compiled and presented in the work, including coverage related to climate change. This work highlights the ever-growing need to develop and apply strategies that optimize the use of natural resources, both on land and in water and judicious use of biodiversity. It functions as a critical resource on tropical island biodiversity for researchers, academicians, practitioners and policy makers in a variety of related disciplines. - Covers a huge range of biodiversity documentation, conservation measures and strategies that can be applied to various sectors, from forests to agriculture - Brings together expertise from researchers in the area who have direct experience in the regions described - Contains a wealth of field research related to biodiversity conservation and its applications from a variety of tropical islands
Animal Adaptations
Author | : Julie K. Lundgren |
Publisher | : Britannica Digital Learning |
Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 2013-03-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1615357661 |
Early readers investigate various animal adaptations.
Adaptation to Climate Change
Author | : Mark Pelling |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2010-10-18 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1134022026 |
The impacts of climate change are already being felt. Learning how to live with these impacts is a priority for human development. In this context, it is too easy to see adaptation as a narrowly defensive task – protecting core assets or functions from the risks of climate change. A more profound engagement, which sees climate change risks as a product and driver of social as well as natural systems, and their interaction, is called for. Adaptation to Climate Change argues that, without care, adaptive actions can deny the deeper political and cultural roots that call for significant change in social and political relations if human vulnerability to climate change associated risk is to be reduced. This book presents a framework for making sense of the range of choices facing humanity, structured around resilience (stability), transition (incremental social change and the exercising of existing rights) and transformation (new rights claims and changes in political regimes). The resilience-transition-transformation framework is supported by three detailed case study chapters. These also illustrate the diversity of contexts where adaption is unfolding, from organizations to urban governance and the national polity. This text is the first comprehensive analysis of the social dimensions to climate change adaptation. Clearly written in an engaging style, it provides detailed theoretical and empirical chapters and serves as an invaluable reference for undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in climate change, geography and development studies.
The Bloomsbury Introduction to Adaptation Studies
Author | : Yvonne Griggs |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 297 |
Release | : 2016-02-25 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1441167692 |
From David Lean's big screen Great Expectations to Alejandro Amenábar's reinvention of The Turn of the Screw as The Others, adaptations of literary classics are a constant feature of popular culture today. The Bloomsbury Introduction to Adaptation Studies helps students master the history, theory and practice of analysing literary adaptations. Following an introductory overview of major debates and concepts, each chapter focuses on a canonical text and features: - Case study readings of adaptations in a variety of media, from film to opera, televised drama to animated comedy show, YA fiction to novel/graphic novel. - Coverage of popular appropriations and re-imaginings of the text. - Discussion questions and creative exercises throughout to guide students through their own analyses. - Annotated guides to further reading and viewing plus online resources. - The book also includes chapter overviews and a glossary of critical terms to give students quick access to key information for further study, reference and revision. The Bloomsbury Introduction to Adaptation Studies covers adaptations of: Jane Eyre; Great Expectations; The Turn of the Screw; The Great Gatsby.