Geography, Environment, Earth Sciences & Planning Books

This book uses Berlin as a pivotal case study to analyse the transformation of urban spaces under the combined influences of financialisation and platformisation. By examining Airbnb’s impact on...

Although Antonio Gramsci is widely known as the theorist of hegemony, his enduring relevance to struggles against colonial oppression across the Global South reveals a deeper, often overlooked...

Placing vernacular knowledge at the forefront of climate-responsive design, this book deals with the UN’s SDG 11 mandate for inclusive, safe, and resilient cities. The volume also reviews how...

This book develops a comprehensive theoretical and empirical framework explaining how entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) influence firms’ sustainable high growth (SHG). Its core objective is to...

Involving contributions from archaeology, geology, ethnography, anthropology and prehistory, The World at 18 000 BP: High Latitudes (first of the two volumes, and originally published in 1990)...

This book is designed to show how ecotourism theory can be put into practice by exploring innovation, program applications, and research-supported case studies in ecotourism. The chapters reflect...

This book delves into the intricate relationship between climate change, urbanisation, political attitudes, and spatial inequities, examining how these elements collectively shape vulnerability in...

This book critically examines how artificial intelligence is reshaping global power dynamics. Through “algorithmic colonialism”— the extraction of data, labor, and natural resources from the Global...

Global climatic change has resulted in new and unpredictable patterns of precipitation and temperature, the increased frequency of extreme weather events and rising sea levels. These changes impact...

Food is routinely given attention in tourism research as a motivator of travel. Regardless of whether tourists travel with a primary motivation for experiencing local food, eating is required during...

First published in 2015, Maritime Heritage of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha offers a detailed exploration of the maritime traditions of these coastal regions. Divided into two parts, Part I of the book...

Originally published in 1987, this book rejects the ‘pay through the nose’ approach to conservation enshrined in the Wildlife and Countryside Act, and demonstrates the need to strengthen and extend...

This book explores the concept of leisure through the lens of colour, offering a fresh and innovative perspective on how chromatic elements shape our understanding of health, wellbeing, and...

Physical Chemistry of Soils provides a comprehensive introduction to the physicochemical principles that govern soil systems. It explains how forces, energy exchanges, and molecular interactions...

The International Conference on Adaptive Technologies for Sustainable Growth (ICATS-2025) was successfully held on May 28, 2025, at Paavai Engineering College (Autonomous), Namakkal, Tamil Nadu,...

Regional variations in public welfare provision have been the cause of some of the most heated debates about the public service sector. Very often, the geographical factors inherent in these...

This book is driven by the urgency of addressing the triple energy challenge— energy sustainability, security, and affordability. It explores a timely and policy-relevant research question, examining...

Meghalaya Mirrors offers an insightful exploration of innovative, community-led initiatives that are shaping environmental conservation, biodiversity preservation, and socio-economic development in...

This book brings together critical discussions on the challenges of urban transformation and the limited opportunities available to marginalized youth in contemporary India. Against the backdrop of...

Recent debates about sustainable development have shifted their focus from fixing environmental problems in a technocratic and economic way to more fundamental changes in social-political processes...

In this comprehensive and clear introduction to contemporary social theory, Anthony Elliott and Charles Lemert explore the major theoretical traditions from the Frankfurt School to the digital...

This book examines environmental governance in China during the Xi Jinping era.Drawing on extensive fieldwork, this book uses the eco-transformation of waste management as a case study to reveal how...

The life of Jorian Jenks (1899-1963) has great potential to upset settled assumptions. Why did a sensitive and intelligent man from a liberal family become a fascist? How did a Blackshirt go...

There is growing global interest in understanding how digital technologies, institutional and physical spaces, particularly within the framework of digital and green agendas, can transform cities,...

Biofungicides: Advanced Delivery for Sustainable Crop Protection offers a thorough understanding of challenges in biofungicides delivery. The advent of nanoparticle formulations and encapsulation...

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of how artificial intelligence (AI), ecological design, and governance reforms can be leveraged to tackle climate-induced urban heat.The book is...

Meghalaya Mirrors offers an insightful exploration of innovative, community-led initiatives that are shaping environmental conservation, biodiversity preservation, and socio-economic development in...

How a Slum is (Re)Produced: An Ethnography of Kibera and Korogocho in Nairobi offers an in-depth ethnographic analysis of how slums are produced and reproduced as physical, symbolic, and...

This book explores the influence of policies and politics on food security governance at a local government level. It unravels new, and as yet, unknown, dimensions on how policy and decision-making...

Examining how artificial intelligence (AI) can contribute to building a fairer, more resilient, and sustainable world, this book explores the connections between technology, ethics, and...

The development of the festival and event industry has seen large scale growth and extensive government support as a result of objectives to enhance and project the image of place and leverage...

This book provides a compelling insider’s account of The North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP), a groundbreaking initiative that has transformed avian conservation across the continent.In...

This book discusses the sustainability challenges of small-scale fisheries in the Sundarbans, examining the socioecological dynamics and management approaches in this complex transboundary ecosystem...

This book introduces Method Supporting Product Improvement (MSPI), a method that aggregates key sustainability criteria during the product design and development stages, including conceptualization...

This book examines the challenges facing the development of tourism in the six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab...

This book critically examines the application of the enabling housing strategy in Asia, and assesses why market-driven strategies fail to meet the housing needs of the urban poor. The enabling...

This book explores ferrate (VI) (also known as Fe(VI)) as a cutting‑edge, environment-friendly chemical for wastewater treatment. It details various synthesis techniques, stability evaluations, and...

Specialized Plumbing Technologies presents a unique compilation of specialized plumbing systems rarely covered in general plumbing literature. Moving beyond basic water supply and drainage systems,...

One starting point for the Anthropocene – in which human industry has so profoundly altered the planet’s geosphere – is the invention of the steam engine in the late eighteenth century, a date...

This book examines how catastrophes—natural, technological, ideological, biological and socioeconomic—transform urban design and planning, potentially creating "turning points" in a city's...

Maritime Asia, collectively bordered by the Pacific, Indian and Arctic Ocean, sources Asia’s food reserve, goods and ideas yet figures relatively lesser in global cultural production. Asia’s ‘great...

The idea of the global city, which focuses on globalisation's impact on the social, financial, and political reality of cities in advanced economies, has become widely influential in the decades...

This book highlights the role of the home as a central social unit of resilience in the face of climate change and sustainable living in contemporary cities.It examines how climate change affects...

This book covers the relationship between artificial intelligence and sustainability goals, bringing together cutting-edge research and insights from business researchers and practitioners.Through...

This book delves into the intricate relationship between climate change, urbanisation, political attitudes, and spatial inequities, examining how these elements collectively shape vulnerability in...

This book considers for the first time the relationship between the river environment and the economic and political structures of northern Italy in the post-Roman period. Through the study of the...

This book investigates various aspects of East Asia’s borders and borderlands and contextualizes them in the region's dynamic geopolitical and geoeconomic contexts. It illustrates how a regional or...

Developing a new understanding of the cultural relationships of humans with nature through heritage and tradition, this book examines ways of transforming these relationships sustainably and assesses...