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The implications on the UK of the impacts of climate change and sea-level rise on critical coastal infrastructure overseas, 2010 to 2100
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Investigating the source – pathway – receptor – consequence framework for coastal flood system analyses
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Letter from C.D. Darlington to Janaki Ammal, 18 January, 1960
No full textLetter from C.D. Darlington to Janaki Ammal. Darlington requests information on criminal castes, which he ultimately used for a section of his controversial trilogy of books, Genetics and Man (1953), The Evolution of Man and Society (1969) and the Little Universe of Man (1978). These books have subsequently received criticism for biological determinism, because of the unsubstantiated emphasis that they placed on biological causes of social behaviour.
Author: C.D. Darlington
Date: 18 January, 1960
Source: Bodleian Library Archives, Folder: MS DARLINGTON/J114
(C) Reproduced with Permission of C.D. Darlington's family</p
A regional, multi-sectoral and integrated assessment of the impacts of climate and socio-economic change in the UK: Part I. Methodology
No full textPolicy makers and stakeholders are increasingly demanding impact assessments
which produce policy-relevant guidance on the local impacts of global climate
change. The 'Regional Climate Change Impact and Response Studies in East Anglia
and North West England' (RegIS) study developed a methodology for stakeholder-
led, regional climate change impact assessment that explicitly evaluated local
and regional (sub-national) scale impacts and adaptation options, and cross-
sectoral interactions between four major sectors driving landscape change
(agriculture, biodiversity, coasts and floodplains and water resources). The
'Drivers-Pressure-State-Impact-Response' (DPSIR) approach provided a structure
for linking the modelling and scenario techniques. A 5x5 km grid was chosen for
numerical modelling input (climate and socio-economic scenarios) and output, as
a compromise between the climate scenario resolution (10x10 km) and the detailed
spatial resolution output desired by stakeholders. Fundamental methodological
issues have been raised by RegIS which reflect the difficulty of multi-sectoral
modelling studies at local scales. In particular, the role of scenarios, error
propagation in linked models, model validity, transparency and transportability
as well as the use of integrated assessment to evaluate adaptation options to
climate change are examined. Integrated assessments will provide new insights
which will compliment those derived by more detailed sectoral assessments
A suitable girl : Daṇḍin and a meal on the banks of the Kāverī
No full textIn the sixth ucchvāsa of the Daśakumāracarita, Daṇḍin narrates a short story in which a young man coming from Kāñcī is in search for a bride. He finds the suitable girl in a town on the banks of the Kāverī; her beauty is a sign of auspiciousness, and she proves to be able to cook a full meal only with the aid of a limited amount of rice. As for the meal, the passage is extremely interesting from a documentary point of view, because it describes its preparation in full detail. As well known, Daṇḍin is a Pallava poet, who writes around 700 CE; Kāñcī was the Pallava capital at that time, and the full story appears to take place in Pallava territory. The author must know the recipes he is describing quite well. But, besides providing a pleasant short novel, he almost surely had other aims as well. Daṇḍin is always very precise in locating the adventures of his characters, who quite often are of dubious morality. It is most probable that this perfect wife, and the ‘pure’ meal proposed, are also to be read as a way to extol the virtuous women and the Brahmanic customs of the Pallava country, and thus of the Dravidian South
Change is in the Cards: Competition in the Canadian Debit Card Market
No full textAs new entrants arrive in Canada’s debit card market, rule changes are needed to ensure a level playing field, and to enhance the potential benefits of competition for consumers and merchants. In a study released today, the author assesses the implications of the rapidly changing debit payment landscape. Bergevin makes recommendations for action to ensure that consumers and merchants are protected and that the system can evolve to serve them even better.financial services, debit card market, VISA, MasterCard, Interac
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