Flood generation in mountainous headwater catchments is governed by rainfall intensities, by the spatial distribution of rainfall and by the state of the catchment prior to the rainfall, e.g. by the spatial pattern of the soil moisture, groundwater conditions and possibly snow. The work...

By employing a comparative method that analyzes China’s increasing presence in different Latin America countries, this study explores key features and implications of Beijing’s approach towards this region. Colombia, Ecuador and Peru are used as case studies to evaluate China’s diplomatic...

China, desde su reforma y apertura en 1979, ha logrado posicionarse como uno de los mayores poderes económicos en el mundo; es socio estratégico comercial y de inversiones para muchos países. Sin embargo, el sustancial y rápido aumento de la participación china en las economías de América...

The events of May and June 1989 in Beijing represent a watershed in the intellectual and political development in China, even if they did not impact its economic growth in the long term. The brutal repression of the Tian’anmen student movement was followed by exile and silence, fear and...