Through a series of international case studies, the author traces the history of aviation over the past century, showing how early promises of flight, symbolized and performed in spectacular air shows, evolved into the devastating bombing campaigns
of the Second World War and the rise of international terrorism. The book offers historical evidence and new information about how the social and material spaces of the aeroplane are considered in the modern era. - (HC)
International organization ; Model ; Numerical data ; Sea
The paper deals with charting of the seas, the hydrography, the electronic navigational chart and standards. This article explains the basic structures and planned applications of the IHO (International Hydrographic Organisation) successor standard
Migration and internal architecture of marine dunes in the eastern English Channel over 14 and 56 year intervals : the influence of tides and decennial storms
and seismic data over the periods 1937–1993 and 1993–2007. The dune internal architecture is complex with superimposed eastward prograding units, displaying locally opposite progradation. The role of tide and storms on dune dynamics are discussed as well
Analyse des migrations internes des étrangers entre 1982 et 2004. Attractivité de plus en plus différenciée des régions ayant une position centrale dans la hiérarchie urbaine suisse en fonction du profil socio-économique des immigrants. Les
Permafrost thermal state in the polar northern hemisphere during the International Polar Year 2007-2009 : a synthesis
Special Issue : The international polar year
This paper synthesizes the regional results and thereby characterizes the thermal state of permafrost for the polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere at the end of the Fourth International Polar Year (IPY) : North America, Nordic region and Russia
Le marché immobilier international - l'industrie mondiale de l'immobilier
The ten articles deal with an introductory overview about global real estate industry and international real estate markets ; the internationalisation of the German office real estate market ; European financial centers in the wake
of financialisation with case studies of office markets and urban policy in Frankfurt, Paris and London ; the harmonisation of the international real estate markets and the impacts on the real estate evaluation ; trade with rental housing portfolios in Germany
markets on the example of Luxemburg ; the globalization, neoliberalism and international homogeneity in architecture and urban development ; central office markets of the semi-periphery between global integration and local embeddedness (the case of Mexico
The thermal state of permafrost in the Nordic area during the International Polar Year 2007-2009
Special Issue : The international polar year
This paper provides a snapshot of the permafrost thermal state in the Nordic area obtained during the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2009. The AA. demonstrate for Scandinavia that both lowland permafrost in palsas and peat plateaus, and large
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the world’s newest nuclear threat with multi-billion dollar payments and refuse to practice financial transparency despite calls by the Burmese and international community. However Total has in principle agreed to cooperate with the ILO to facilitate local