Characterizing National Exposures to Infrastructure from Natural Disasters : Data and Methods Documentation / / Anu Narayanan, Henry H. Willis, Jordan R. Fischbach, Drake Warren, Edmundo Molina-Perez, Chuck Stelzner, Kathleen Loa, Lauren Kendrick, Paul Sorensen, Tom LaTourrette |
Autore | Narayanan Anu |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | RAND Corporation |
Soggetto topico |
Infrastructure (Economics) - Risk assessment - United States
Infrastructure (Economics) - Security measures - United States Climatic changes - Effect of human beings on - United States Global warming Climate and civilization Natural disasters - Social aspects |
ISBN | 0-8330-9627-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Figures -- Tables -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- ; Chapter 1. Introduction: ; 1.1. References -- Chapter 2. Climate-Adjusted Hazards: ; 2.1. Coastal Flooding: ; 2.1.1. Data Sources -- ; 2.1.2. Analysis Methods -- ; 2.1.3. References -- ; 2.2. Extreme Temperature: ; 2.2.1. Data Sources -- ; 2.2.2. Analysis Methods -- ; 2.2.3. References -- ; 2.3. Meteorological Drought: ; 2.3.1. Data Sources -- ; 2.3.2. Analysis Methods -- ; 2.3.3. References -- ; 2.4. Wildfires: ; 2.4.1. Data Sources -- ; 2.4.2. Analysis Methods -- ; 2.4.3. References -- ; Chapter 3. Hazards Without Climate Adjustment: ; 3.1. Earthquakes: ; 3.1.1. Data Sources -- ; 3.1.2. Analysis Methods -- ; 3.1.3. References -- ; 3.2. Hurricane Winds: ; 3.2.1. Data Sources -- ; 3.2.2. Analysis Methods -- ; 3.2.3. References -- ; 3.3. Ice Storms: ; 3.3.1. Data Sources -- ; 3.3.2. Analysis Methods -- ; 3.4. Riverine Flooding: ; 3.4.1. Data Sources -- ; 3.4.2. Analysis Methods -- ; 3.4.3. References -- ; 3.5. Tsunamis: ; 3.5.1. Data Sources: ; 3.5.2. Analysis Methods -- ; 3.5.3. References -- ; 3.6. Tornadoes: ; 3.6.1. Data Sources: ; 3.6.2. Analysis Methods -- ; 3.6.3. References -- ; 3.7. Landslides: ; 3.7.1. Data Sources -- ; 3.7.2. Analysis Methods -- ; 3.7.3. References -- ; Chapter 4. Infrastructure Data Collection Process -- ; Chapter 5. Approach to Characterizing Infrastructure Vulnerability to Hazards. |
Altri titoli varianti | Characterizing National Exposures to Infrastructure from Natural Disasters |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219965603321 |
Narayanan Anu | ||
RAND Corporation | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Climate change through an intersectional lens : gendered vulnerability and resilience in indigenous communities in the United States / / Kirsten Vinyeta, Kyle Powys Whyte, and Kathy Lynn |
Autore | Vinyeta Kirsten |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Portland, OR : , : U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (72 pages) |
Collana | General technical report PNW |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - United States
Ethnoecology - United States Climate and civilization - United States Indians of North America Gender identity - United States Climate and civilization Climatic changes Gender identity Indigenous peoples - Ecology |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Climate change through an intersectional lens |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910704278103321 |
Vinyeta Kirsten | ||
Portland, OR : , : U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Climate variability and the global harvest [[electronic resource] ] : impacts of El Niño and other oscillations on agroecosystems / / Cynthia Rosenzweig, Daniel Hillel |
Autore | Rosenzweig Cynthia |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (282 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.1/4 |
Altri autori (Persone) | HillelDaniel |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Forecasting
Crops and climate Climate and civilization |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-19-756166-7
1-281-15879-8 9786611158798 0-19-803147-5 1-4356-1417-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Foreword; Contents; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Prologue; 1 Climate Variability in the Context of Climate Change: El Niño and Other Oscillations; 2 Impacts of El Niño and La Niña Cycles: Systems and Sectors; 3 Links to Agroecosystems: Processes and Productivity; 4 Recent El Niños and Their Manifestations: Evolving Understanding; 5 Analysis of El Niño Effects: Methods and Models; 6 Seasonal Climate Predictions: Farmers, Planners, and Policymakers; 7 Regional Activities in a Global Framework: Developing and Developed Countries
8 Climate, Society, and Sustainable Development: Assessing Vulnerability, Building Adaptive CapacityEpilogue; Notes; References; Figure Credits; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451423303321 |
Rosenzweig Cynthia | ||
New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Climate variability and the global harvest [[electronic resource] ] : impacts of El Niño and other oscillations on agroecosystems / / Cynthia Rosenzweig, Daniel Hillel |
Autore | Rosenzweig Cynthia |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (282 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.1/4 |
Altri autori (Persone) | HillelDaniel |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Forecasting
Crops and climate Climate and civilization |
ISBN |
0-19-756166-7
1-281-15879-8 9786611158798 0-19-803147-5 1-4356-1417-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Foreword; Contents; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Prologue; 1 Climate Variability in the Context of Climate Change: El Niño and Other Oscillations; 2 Impacts of El Niño and La Niña Cycles: Systems and Sectors; 3 Links to Agroecosystems: Processes and Productivity; 4 Recent El Niños and Their Manifestations: Evolving Understanding; 5 Analysis of El Niño Effects: Methods and Models; 6 Seasonal Climate Predictions: Farmers, Planners, and Policymakers; 7 Regional Activities in a Global Framework: Developing and Developed Countries
8 Climate, Society, and Sustainable Development: Assessing Vulnerability, Building Adaptive CapacityEpilogue; Notes; References; Figure Credits; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777019103321 |
Rosenzweig Cynthia | ||
New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Climate variability and the global harvest : impacts of El Niño and other oscillations on agroecosystems / / Cynthia Rosenzweig, Daniel Hillel |
Autore | Rosenzweig Cynthia |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (282 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.1/4 |
Altri autori (Persone) | HillelDaniel |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Forecasting
Crops and climate Climate and civilization |
ISBN |
0-19-028593-1
0-19-756166-7 1-281-15879-8 9786611158798 0-19-803147-5 1-4356-1417-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Foreword; Contents; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Prologue; 1 Climate Variability in the Context of Climate Change: El Niño and Other Oscillations; 2 Impacts of El Niño and La Niña Cycles: Systems and Sectors; 3 Links to Agroecosystems: Processes and Productivity; 4 Recent El Niños and Their Manifestations: Evolving Understanding; 5 Analysis of El Niño Effects: Methods and Models; 6 Seasonal Climate Predictions: Farmers, Planners, and Policymakers; 7 Regional Activities in a Global Framework: Developing and Developed Countries
8 Climate, Society, and Sustainable Development: Assessing Vulnerability, Building Adaptive CapacityEpilogue; Notes; References; Figure Credits; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807906303321 |
Rosenzweig Cynthia | ||
New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Current and Future Exposure of Infrastructure in the United States to Natural Hazards / / Henry H. Willis, Anu Narayanan, Jordan R. Fischbach, Edmundo Molina-Perez, Chuck Stelzner, Kathleen Loa, Lauren Kendrick |
Autore | Willis Henry H. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | RAND Corporation |
Soggetto topico |
Infrastructure (Economics) - Risk assessment - United States
Infrastructure (Economics) - Security measures - United States Climatic changes - Effect of human beings on - United States Global warming Climate and civilization Natural disasters - Social aspects |
ISBN | 0-8330-9626-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: The Need to Better Understand Current and Future Hazard Exposure -- Defining and Analyzing Infrastructure Exposure -- Current Patterns of Exposure in the Continental United States -- Climate Change and Natural Hazard Exposure -- Findings and Policy Considerations. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219965503321 |
Willis Henry H. | ||
RAND Corporation | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Educating for radical social transformation in the climate crisis / / Stuart Tannock |
Autore | Tannock Stuart <1969-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 pages) |
Disciplina | 304.25 |
Collana | Palgrave studies in education and the environment |
Soggetto topico |
Climate and civilization
Educació ambiental Canvi climàtic Condicions socials Condicions econòmiques |
Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
ISBN | 3-030-83000-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910502975003321 |
Tannock Stuart <1969-> | ||
Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Stemming the tide : global strategies for sustaining cultural heritage through climate change / / edited by Rebecca Rushfield |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : Smithsonian Scholarly Press, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 161 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 363.69 |
Collana | A Smithsonian contribution to knowledge |
Soggetto topico |
Cultural property - Protection
Climatic changes - Risk management Climate and civilization Museums - Climatic factors Architecture and climate |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Symposium presentations. Opening Keynote Address : The Importance of Place and Heritage in Achieving Climate Solutions / Ken Kimmell and Adam Markham -- Cultural Landscapes and Historic Urban Landscapes : Planning for Climate Impacts on Communities / Ashley Robbins Wilson -- Archeological Sites : A Case Study for Partnering Cultural Heritage and Climate Action / Isabel C. Rivera-Collazo -- Built Heritage (Buildings and Structures) / Carl Elefante -- Cultural Communities : From Generation to Generation : Supporting Resilience in Climate Displacement and Migration / Victoria Herrmann -- Intangible Cultural Heritage / Janene Yazzie -- Museums and Collections : Museums Facing Climate Change : All Hands on Deck : Moving Past Climate Science and into Culture / Nicole Heller -- Closing Keynote Address : Climate Crisis, Culture Crisis, Julie's Bicycle : An Approach to the Climate and Ecological Crisis in the Arts and Culture / Alison Tickell -- Breakout session workshops. Introduction / Amber Kerr -- Cultural Landscapes and Historic Urban Landscapes : Cultural Landscapes and Heritage Workers in a Climate Changing World / Jenny Newell -- Archeological Sites : Ancient Knowledge, Future Wisdom : Sustaining Archaeological Sites in a Changing Climate / Erin Seekamp, Isabel Rivera-Collazo, and Antonietta Catanzariti -- Built Heritage (Buildings and Structures) / Jean Carroon -- Cultural Communities : The Front Lines : A PDIA Approach to Empowering Cultural Communities / Meredith Wiggins -- Intangible Cultural Heritage / Sarah Sutton -- Museums and Collections / Henry McGhie. |
Altri titoli varianti | Stemming the Tide |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910574871403321 |
Washington, District of Columbia : , : Smithsonian Scholarly Press, , [2021] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Water, life and civilisation : climate, environment and society in the Jordan Valley / / edited by Steven Mithen and Emily Black [[electronic resource]] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxviii, 490 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 551.48095694 |
Collana | International hydrology series |
Soggetto topico |
Hydrology - Jordan River Valley
Water-supply - Jordan River Valley - History Water and civilization Climate and civilization |
ISBN |
1-107-21799-7
1-139-06298-0 1-283-11224-8 9786613112248 1-139-07518-7 1-139-08200-0 1-139-07744-9 1-139-07973-5 0-511-97521-X 1-139-06941-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
; pt. I. Past, present and future climate. The present day climate of the Middle East / Emily Black [and others] -- Past climates of the Middle East / David Brayshaw [and others] -- Future climate of the Middle East / Emily Black [and others] -- Connecting climate and hydrological models for impact studies / Emily Black -- ; pt. II. The palaeoenvironmental record. Review of palaeoclimates and palaeoenvironments in the Levant and Eastern Mediterranean from 25,000 to 5000 years BP : setting the environmental background for the evolution of human civilisation / Stuart Robinson [and others] -- Palaeoenvironments of the southern Levant from 5000 BP to present : linking the geological and archaeological records / Claire Rambeau and Stuart Black -- Using proxy data, historical climate data and climate models to investigate aridification during the Holocene / Emily Black [and others] -- Palaeoenvironmental and limnological reconstruction of Lake Lisan and the Dead Sea / Stuart Black [and others].
; pt. III. Hydrological studies of the Jordan Valley. Impacts of climate change on rainfall-runoff in the upper River Jordan : methodology and first projections / Andrew Wade [and others] -- Modelling Dead Sea levels and rainfall : past, present and future / Paul Whitehead [and others] -- Hydrology of the Wadi Faynan / Andrew Wade [and others] -- Future projections of water availability in a semi-arid region of the eastern Mediterranean : a case study of Wadi Hasa, Jordan / Andrew Wade [and others] -- ; pt. IV. Human settlement, climate change, hydrology and water management. Archaeology of water management in the Jordan Valley from the Epipalaeolithic to the Nabataean, 21,000 BP (19,000 BC) to AD 106 / Bill Finlayson [and others] -- From global climate change to local impact in Wadi Faynan, southern Jordan : ten millennia of human settlement in its hydrological context / Sam Smith -- Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction at Beidha, southern Jordan (c. 18,000-8,500 BP) : implications for human occupation during the Natufian and pre-pottery Neolithic / Claire Rambaeu -- Influence of water on Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age settlement patterns in the southern Levant / Jaimie Lovell and Andrew Bradley -- Modelling water resources and climate change at the Bronze Age site of Jawa in northern Jordan : a new approach utilising stochastic simulation techniques / Paul Whitehead, Sam Smith and Andrew Wade -- Millennium of rainfall, settlement and water-management at Humayma, southern Jordan, c. 2,050-1,150 BP (100 BC-800 AD) / Rebecca Foote [and others]. ; pt. V. Palaeo-economies and developing archaeological methodologies. Reconstruction of diet and environment in ancient Jordan by carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis of human and animal remains / Michela Sandias -- Irrigation and phytolith formation : an experimental study / Emma Jenkins, Khalil Jamjoum and Sameeh Al Nuimat -- Investigation into the archaeological application of carbon stable isotope analysis used to establish crop water availability : solutions and ways forward / Helen Stokes, Gundula Müldner and Emma Jenkins -- Past plant use in Jordan as revealed by archaeological and ethnoarchaeological phytolith signatures / Emma Jenkins, Ambroise Baker and Sarah Elliott -- ; pt. VI. Society, economy and water today. Current water demands and future strategies under changing climatic conditions / Stephen Nortcliff, Emily Black and Robert Potter -- Water reuse for irrigated agriculture in Jordan : soil sustainability, perceptions and management / Genma Carr -- Social equity issues and water supply under conditions of 'water stress' : a study of low- and high-income households in Greater Amman, Jordan / Khadija Darmame and Robert Potter -- Role of water and land management policies in contemporary socio-economic development in Wadi Faynan / Khadija Darmame, Stephen Nortcliff and Robert Potter -- Political discourses and public narratives on water supply issues in Amman, Jordan / Khadija Darmame and Robert Potter -- ; pt. VII. Conclusions. Overview and reflections : 20,000 years of water and human settlement in the southern Levant / Steven Mithen and Emily Black. |
Altri titoli varianti | Water, Life & Civilisation |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459679403321 |
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Water, life and civilisation : climate, environment and society in the Jordan Valley / / edited by Steven Mithen and Emily Black [[electronic resource]] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxviii, 490 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 551.48095694 |
Collana | International hydrology series |
Soggetto topico |
Hydrology - Jordan River Valley
Water-supply - Jordan River Valley - History Water and civilization Climate and civilization |
ISBN |
1-107-21799-7
1-139-06298-0 1-283-11224-8 9786613112248 1-139-07518-7 1-139-08200-0 1-139-07744-9 1-139-07973-5 0-511-97521-X 1-139-06941-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
; pt. I. Past, present and future climate. The present day climate of the Middle East / Emily Black [and others] -- Past climates of the Middle East / David Brayshaw [and others] -- Future climate of the Middle East / Emily Black [and others] -- Connecting climate and hydrological models for impact studies / Emily Black -- ; pt. II. The palaeoenvironmental record. Review of palaeoclimates and palaeoenvironments in the Levant and Eastern Mediterranean from 25,000 to 5000 years BP : setting the environmental background for the evolution of human civilisation / Stuart Robinson [and others] -- Palaeoenvironments of the southern Levant from 5000 BP to present : linking the geological and archaeological records / Claire Rambeau and Stuart Black -- Using proxy data, historical climate data and climate models to investigate aridification during the Holocene / Emily Black [and others] -- Palaeoenvironmental and limnological reconstruction of Lake Lisan and the Dead Sea / Stuart Black [and others].
; pt. III. Hydrological studies of the Jordan Valley. Impacts of climate change on rainfall-runoff in the upper River Jordan : methodology and first projections / Andrew Wade [and others] -- Modelling Dead Sea levels and rainfall : past, present and future / Paul Whitehead [and others] -- Hydrology of the Wadi Faynan / Andrew Wade [and others] -- Future projections of water availability in a semi-arid region of the eastern Mediterranean : a case study of Wadi Hasa, Jordan / Andrew Wade [and others] -- ; pt. IV. Human settlement, climate change, hydrology and water management. Archaeology of water management in the Jordan Valley from the Epipalaeolithic to the Nabataean, 21,000 BP (19,000 BC) to AD 106 / Bill Finlayson [and others] -- From global climate change to local impact in Wadi Faynan, southern Jordan : ten millennia of human settlement in its hydrological context / Sam Smith -- Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction at Beidha, southern Jordan (c. 18,000-8,500 BP) : implications for human occupation during the Natufian and pre-pottery Neolithic / Claire Rambaeu -- Influence of water on Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age settlement patterns in the southern Levant / Jaimie Lovell and Andrew Bradley -- Modelling water resources and climate change at the Bronze Age site of Jawa in northern Jordan : a new approach utilising stochastic simulation techniques / Paul Whitehead, Sam Smith and Andrew Wade -- Millennium of rainfall, settlement and water-management at Humayma, southern Jordan, c. 2,050-1,150 BP (100 BC-800 AD) / Rebecca Foote [and others]. ; pt. V. Palaeo-economies and developing archaeological methodologies. Reconstruction of diet and environment in ancient Jordan by carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis of human and animal remains / Michela Sandias -- Irrigation and phytolith formation : an experimental study / Emma Jenkins, Khalil Jamjoum and Sameeh Al Nuimat -- Investigation into the archaeological application of carbon stable isotope analysis used to establish crop water availability : solutions and ways forward / Helen Stokes, Gundula Müldner and Emma Jenkins -- Past plant use in Jordan as revealed by archaeological and ethnoarchaeological phytolith signatures / Emma Jenkins, Ambroise Baker and Sarah Elliott -- ; pt. VI. Society, economy and water today. Current water demands and future strategies under changing climatic conditions / Stephen Nortcliff, Emily Black and Robert Potter -- Water reuse for irrigated agriculture in Jordan : soil sustainability, perceptions and management / Genma Carr -- Social equity issues and water supply under conditions of 'water stress' : a study of low- and high-income households in Greater Amman, Jordan / Khadija Darmame and Robert Potter -- Role of water and land management policies in contemporary socio-economic development in Wadi Faynan / Khadija Darmame, Stephen Nortcliff and Robert Potter -- Political discourses and public narratives on water supply issues in Amman, Jordan / Khadija Darmame and Robert Potter -- ; pt. VII. Conclusions. Overview and reflections : 20,000 years of water and human settlement in the southern Levant / Steven Mithen and Emily Black. |
Altri titoli varianti | Water, Life & Civilisation |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790086603321 |
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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