cities depend heavily on international tourist spending, which shrank at many retailers due to a strong dollar. 出自-2017年6月阅读原文 Fossil fuels remain the major source of primary energy consumption in today's world. 出自-2017年6月阅读原文 Even major fossil fuel exporting countries have great...
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University of Nebraska Press, 2008 Read preview Governing Middle-Sized Cities: Studies in Mayoral Leadership James R. Bowers; Wilbur C. Rich. Lynne Rienner, 2000 Read preview See all 25,331 related books and articles Article details Publication: The Birmingham Post (England) Date: ...
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Moreover, urbanization, industrialization, and population pressure extend the potential damages of flooding, liquefaction, and avulsion to lowland cities and agricultural plains81,90,91. In sedimentary basins such as the Bengal and others draining the Himalayan arc, growing urban centers and industrial ...
A doubling of life‐expectancy and a quadrupling of the world population during the 20th century have been associated with a transition from infectious to non‐communicable diseases as the major causes of death and disability worldwide 1., 2., 3.. Cardiovascular disease is a leading contributor ...
But this state of affairs did not last.In 1066 the Normans led by William defeated the Saxons and began their rule over England.For about a century,French became the official language of England while Old English became the language of peasants.As a result,English words of politics and the...
Even though air pollution is spread across the world, it is most severe in cities of developing countries (David et al.1996). But considering the spatial distribution, it is difficult to generalize the issue. Every country will have pockets of polluted areas as well as clean area. But develo...
fires around the world, such as the Great Fire of Rome in 64; the Great Fire of London in 1666; the three major fires in New York City in 1776, 1835 and 1845; and the Great Chicago Fire in 1871; had devastating effects and forced the reconstruction of a large part of those cities....
the California youngster drove the ball to within seven feet of the hole. And then, with nerveless, ice-cool precision, he rolled in the eagle putt that would ultimately propel him to a famous two-shot victory over overnight leader and 2016 US Open champion Dustin Johnson and England’s Pa...