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A modelling perspective on precipitationin the Indus River Basin: from synopticto Holocene variability
The Indus River civilisation was the first urban society in South Asia. Its demise, ca. 4000 years ago, might have been caused by environmental factors, such as recurrent drought conditions. Yet, palaeoclimate archives ... -
Celia's Ghosts: Liminality and Authenticity in De/extinction
(2021-05-01)What might it mean if extinction doesn’t last forever? This thesis grapples with that question through the case of the bucardo, an endemic subspecies of ibex from the Pyrenees, Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica. The bucardo has ... -
Resolving abrupt palaeoenvironmental changes in a lake sediment sequence from Ioannina, northwest Greece
Palaeoenvironmental sequences from the Mediterranean have, for many years, been a cornerstone of our understanding of ecological responses to Quaternary climate change. Lake Ioannina (NW Greece) is one such archive, with ... -
Assessing Health Vulnerability to Air Pollution in Seoul Using an Agent-Based Simulation
(2021-01-20)This study aims to investigate the exposure to air pollution in Seoul and the consequent health effects in Seoul South Korea, and suggest possible solutions using agent-based modelling (ABM). ABM is a useful technique that ...
