Les téléphones n'étaient alors ni intelligents ni mobiles, les voitures pas encore hybrides. C'étaient les années 1970 et un jeune homme partait en stop sur les routes d'Europe. Pour se découvrir, pour l'aventure et pour trouver l'âme soeur. Au hasard de ses voyages, saupoudrés de rock plus ou moins dur et de drogues plus ou moins douces, il collectionne les rencontres, dort en prison, fait fumer un joint à un aumônier. Mais Kerouac est mort en 1969, et « partir c'est partir loin et partir loin c'est revenir ». Cette chronique gentiment déjantée d'un monde parallèle où l'auto-stop pouvait emporter très loin ses serviteurs est d'une irrésistible drôlerie.
Richard Walter a choisi l'école de la rue à laquelle ses études « humanistes » ne le prédisposaient guère. Il a été équipier chez Mc Donald, arpète sur les chantiers, figurant, éboueur, plongeur (en apnée dans les bacs de lavage) à Rome, « triton » au théâtre, jardinier-paysagiste au Royaume Uni. Puis photographe et redac'chef d'un magazine, pour finalement quitter son poste et devenir gardien vacataire au musée du Louvre, puis à celui de Montmartre. Il vit et écrit dans le 18ème arrondissement.
De tous les (super)-héros, il y en a un que Gaspard admire par-dessus tout, c'est Hercule. Au cri de "Métaphormose !" voilà le petit garçon qui se transforme, prêt à affronter tous les dangers. Quel est ce monstre qui se dresse face à lui ? Le terrible lion de Némée. Et ne dites pas à ce fier héros qu'il se bat contre le coussin en fourrure moche de sa mémé ! Le combat est terrible... Et tant pis si ça met la pagaille dans l'appartement. Quand les héros de la mythologie grecque n'en finissent pas de fasciner les enfants.
Collection Lecture Solo, pour les enfants qui commencent à lire tout seuls (6-9 ans).
This book comprehensively describes essential research and projects on climate change and biodiversity. Moreover, it includes contributions on how to promote the climate agenda and biodiversity conservation at the local level. Climate change as a whole and global warming in particular are known to have a negative impact on biodiversity in three main ways. Firstly, increases in temperatures are detrimental to a number of organisms, especially those in sensitive habitats such as coral reefs and rainforests. Secondly, the pressures posed by a changing climate may lead to sets of responses in areas as varied as phenology, range and physiology of living organisms, often leading to changes in their lifecycles (especially but not only in reproduction), losses in productivity or even death. In some cases, the very survival of very sensitive species may be endangered. Thirdly, the impacts of climate change on biodiversity will be felt in the short term with regard to some species and ecosystems, but also in the medium and long term in many biomes. Indeed, if left unchecked, some of these impacts may be irreversible.
Many individual governments, financial institutes and international donors are currently spending billions of dollars on projects addressing climate change and biodiversity, but with little coordination. Quite often, the emphasis is on adaptation efforts, with little emphasis on the connections between physio-ecological changes and the lifecycles and metabolisms of fauna and flora, or the influence of poor governance on biodiversity. As such, there is a recognized need to not only better understand the impacts of climate change on biodiversity, but to also identify, test and implement measures aimed at managing the many risks that climate change poses to fauna, flora and micro-organisms. In particular, the question of how to restore and protect ecosystems from the impact of climate change also has to be urgently addressed.
This book was written to address this need. The respective papers explore matters related to the use of an ecosystem-based approach to increase local adaptation capacity, consider the significance of a protected areas network in preserving biodiversity in a changing northern European climate, and assess the impacts of climate change on specific species, including wild terrestrial animals. The book also presents a variety of case studies such as the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, the effects of climate change on the biodiversity of Aleppo pine forest in Senalba (Algeria), climate change and biodiversity response in the Niger Delta region, and the effects of forest fires on the biodiversity and the soil characteristics of tropical peatlands in Indonesia. This is a truly interdisciplinary publication, and will benefit all scholars, social movements, practitioners and members of governmental agencies engaged in research and/or executing projects on climate change and biodiversity around the world.
Focusing on technical, policy and social/societal practices and innovations for electrified transport for personal, public and freight purposes, this book provides a state-of-the-art overview of developments in e-mobility in Europe and the West Coast of the USA. It serves as a learning base for further implementing and commercially developing this field for the benefit of society, the environment and public health, as well as for economic development and private industry. A fast-growing, interdisciplinary sector, electric mobility links engineering, infrastructure, environment, transport and sustainable development. But despite the relevance of the topic, few publications have ever attempted to document or promote the wide range of electric mobility initiatives and projects taking place today. Addressing this need, this publication consists of case studies, reports on technological developments and examples of successful infrastructure installation in cities, which document current initiatives and serve as an inspiration for others.
En 1979, Jean-François Lyotard a articulé la condition postmoderne, annonçant la fin de la modernité. Mais la modernité nous tient encore et se réinvente dans des nouvelles périodisations. Il nous incombe de reprendre la réflexion sur ce paradigme à la fois historique, culturel et social, et ceci, à partir de notre condition de « puînés » de la modernité. Tel est le programme de réflexion de cet ouvrage collectif qui privilégie une approche interdisciplinaire et internationale. -- In 1979, Jean-François Lyotard sketched out the postmodern condition, announcing the demise of modernity. However, modernity perseveres, reinventing itself within shifting temporal contexts. As such, it is particularly relevant for us, as `latecomers', to reflect on this historical, cultural and social paradigm. This is the task undertaken by this interdisciplinary and international volume.
An essential roadmap to the application of computational statistics in contemporary data science In Computational Statistics in Data Science, a team of distinguished mathematicians and statisticians delivers an expert compilation of concepts, theories, techniques, and practices in computational statistics for readers who seek a single, standalone sourcebook on statistics in contemporary data science. The book contains multiple sections devoted to key, specific areas in computational statistics, offering modern and accessible presentations of up-to-date techniques. Computational Statistics in Data Science provides complimentary access to finalized entries in the Wiley StatsRef: Statistics Reference Online compendium. Readers will also find: A thorough introduction to computational statistics relevant and accessible to practitioners and researchers in a variety of data-intensive areas Comprehensive explorations of active topics in statistics, including big data, data stream processing, quantitative visualization, and deep learningPerfect for researchers and scholars working in any field requiring intermediate and advanced computational statistics techniques, Computational Statistics in Data Science will also earn a place in the libraries of scholars researching and developing computational data-scientific technologies and statistical graphics.
?In diesem Buch werden die Funktionseinschränkungen des Alters beschrieben, die führend durch Erkrankungen des Nervensystems bedingt sind. Basierend auf der Internationalen Klassifikation der Funktionsfähigkeit, Behinderung und Gesundheit (ICF) werden die einzelnen Themen in Bezug auf Diagnose und Therapie dargestellt. Der Behandler wird so geschult, den Fokus der Arbeits- und Denkweise der Altersmedizin nicht primär auf die Grunderkrankung, sondern auf die Funktionseinbuße zu lenken und damit das Nutzen-Risiko-Verhältnis einer medizinischen Maßnahme sorgfältig abzuwägen
This book addresses the emerging field of genderqueer or non-binary genders - that is, individuals who do not identify as male or female. It considers theoretical, research, practice, and activist perspectives; and outlines a basis for good practice when working with non-binary individuals.
The first section provides an overview of historical, legal and academic aspects of this phenomenon. The second section explores how psychotherapeutic, psychological and psychiatric theory and practice are adapting to a non-binary model of gender, and the third section considers the body related aspects, from endocrinology to surgery.
This work will appeal to a wide readership, from practitioners working with non-binary individuals - including psychologists, surgeons, social workers, nurses, psychiatrists, endocrinologists, psychotherapists and counselors, lawyers, and healthcare workers - to researchers interested in the study of gender identities, to students and gender activists.
Recent years have seen unprecedented outbreaks of avian influenza A viruses. In particular, highly pathogenic H5N1 viruses have not only resulted in widespread outbreaks in domestic poultry, but have been transmitted to humans, resulting in numerous fatalities. The rapid expansion in their geographic distribution and the possibility that these viruses could acquire the ability to spread from person to person raises the risk that such a virus could cause a global pandemic with high morbidity and mortality. An effective influenza vaccine represents the best approach to prevent and control such an emerging pandemic. However, current influenza vaccines are directed at existing seasonal influenza viruses, which have little or no antigenic relationship to the highly pathogenic H5N1 strains. Concerns about pandemic preparedness have greatly stimulated research activities to develop eff- tive vaccines for pandemic influenza viruses, and to overcome the limitations inh- ent in current approaches to vaccine production and distribution. These limitations include the use of embryonated chicken eggs as the substrate for vaccine prod- tion, which is time-consuming and could involve potential biohazards in growth of new virus strains. Other limitations include the requirement that the current inac- vated influenza vaccines be administered using needles and syringes, requiring trained personnel, which could be a bottleneck when attempting to vaccinate large populations in mass campaigns. In addition, the current inactivated vaccines that are delivered by injection elicit limited protective immunity in the upper respiratory tract where the infection process is initiated.
