Through their analysis of the works of many well-known graphic novelists - including Bechdel, Clowes, Spiegelman and Ware - Jan Baetens and Hugo Frey discuss all the visual and literary features that make the graphic novel so noteworthy. They also pay special attention to the cultural context of the graphic novel since its rise to prominence half a century ago.

Résumé
This latest Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will again form the standard reference for all those concerned with climate change and its consequences, including students, researchers and policy makers in environmental science, meteorology, climatology, biology, ecology, atmospheric chemistry and environmental policy.

Contenu

Foreword; Summary for policy makers; Technical summary; 1. Introductory chapter; 2. Integrated risk and uncertainty assessment of climate change response policies; 3. Social, economic and ethical concepts and methods; 4. Sustainable development and equity; 5. Drivers, trends and mitigation; 6. Assessing transformation pathways; 7. Energy systems; 8. Transport; 9. Buildings; 10. Industry; 11. Agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU); 12. Human settlements, infrastructure and spatial planning; 13. International cooperation: agreements and instruments; 14. Regional development and cooperation; 15. National and sub-national policies and institutions; 16. Cross-cutting investment and finance issues; Annex I. Glossary; Annex II. Metrics and methodology; Annex III. Technology-specific cost and performance parameters; Acronyms; List of contributors; List of expert reviewers and government expert reviewers; Index.