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We provide an in-depth study of applying wireless sensor networks to real-world habitat monitoring. A set of system design requirements are developed that cover the hardware design of the nodes, the design of the sensor network, and the... more
We provide an in-depth study of applying wireless sensor networks to real-world habitat monitoring. A set of system design requirements are developed that cover the hardware design of the nodes, the design of the sensor network, and the... more
Well-exposed, ancient rocky shores are rare and the associated shelly faunas are normally strongly worn and fragmented due to erosion during both sea-level rise and fall. An early Campanian rocky shore with a rich fauna is preserved at... more
This paper presents an analysis of the Mead/Freeman controversy with a focus on Mead's claim that “coming of age” in 1920s Samoa was accomplished with relative ease. It is concluded that, while Mead appears to have engaged in some... more
In this paper we investigate to what extent tax incentives are effective in attracting investment in Sub-Saharan Africa. We test the neo-classical investment theory prediction that tax incentives, by lowering the user cost of capital,... more
A REVIEW OFfSUNAMIHAZARD MITIGATIONINTHE COASTALAND SMALL ISLANDS The coastal areas of Indonesia, both geographically and geologically, have huge potentia/for tsunami and earthquake hazards. The tsunami that happened in Indonesia is... more
[ITA] La posizione dell’isola di Ponza, strategica per il controllo delle rotte marittime da e per il porto di Napoli, ha fatto sì che l’interesse Reale si spingesse oltre il semplice controllo del territorio con un presidio militare, ma... more
The issue of the social geographical dimensions of climate change is timely and important. This paper sets out to explore one example of this: how people living in the Pacific who are most at risk of being made landless by climate change... more
Islands are often thought to be ‘romantic’ or ‘idyllic’ places where, for a couple of weeks, we can leave behind our stressful, humdrum lives. However, this book probes the underside of islandness, the everyday life of many islanders.... more
Περίληψη: Στην εργασία αυτή παρουσιάζεται ένα σχέδιο προς την «δυνάμει» ολοκληρωμένη ανάπτυξη των γεωγραφικά απομονωμένων νησιωτικών περιοχών, το οποίο βασίζεται στην ολιστική διεπιστημονική μεθοδολογία των επτά σταδίων (Ρόκος 2007), όπως... more
At the beginning of the 20th Century Italy was one of the most important producers of lentil in the Mediterranean basin. Presently, this pulse is mainly cultivated in marginal areas of Central and Southern Italy and in some small islands.... more
This paper investigates ways in which political obstacles inhibit the formulation and implementation of sustainable tourism development in small-island developing states through the example of North Cyprus. The methodology draws on... more
Si les grandes îles de la Méditerranée occidentale, la Corse, la Sardaigne, la Sicile, ou encore Malte, sont bien connues, ainsi que les archipels les plus denses, comme les Baléares, ces terres sont loin d´épuiser les figures de... more
Gili Labak Island has a very beautiful natural potential, both on land and sea. Location close to the mainland make this small island a new tourism destination that is in demand of local and regional travelers and able to create new... more
Rindyastuti R, Nurfadilah S, Rahadiantoro A, Hapsari L, Abywijaya IK. 2018. Leaf anatomical characters of four epiphytic orchids of Sempu Island, East Java, Indonesia: The importance in identification and ecological adaptation.... more
This paper presents the concept and the design of a hybrid renewable energy polygeneration microgrid along with its technical and economical evaluation. The energy of the sun and the wind is harvested by photovoltaics and a wind turbine.... more
Τhe geological history of the island topoi started in the interior of the primordial sea of our planet hundreds of millions of years ago, an immensely long time before the appearance of humans. Evidence of hominid-"islanders", and,... more
In the fourth millennium BC, a settlement with a small island necropolis to its south started to develop in a restricted area in the eastern part of the southern tip of the island (fig. 1). In about 2700 BC, the town occupied the entire... more