Ettore Spalletti's studio is in a
small industrial complex, shared with a biscuit factory, on one of the serpentine hill
roads of the legendarily dangerous car race that used to burn through the
coastal city of Pescara and its surrounding villages.
In contrast, while many African countries experience a similar trend in rapid urban
coastal growth, the level of economic development is generally lower and consequently the capacity to adapt is
smaller Coastal industries, their supporting infrastructure including transport (ports,
roads, rail and airports), power and water supply, storm water and sewerage are highly sensitive to a range of extreme weather and climate events including temporary and permanent flooding arising from extreme precipitation, high winds, storm surges and sea level rise.