Geography Books

It is a commonly-voiced opinion that opportunities for mobility undermine family in modern industrialized societies. Family and Intimate Mobilities challenges this assumption. Drawing on theoretical developments in mobilities, family practices and...

Globalization and changes to statehood challenge our understanding of space and territory. This book argues that we must understand that both the modern state and globalisation are based on a cartographic reality of space. In consequence, claims that...

This volume analyzes changing patterns of authority in the global political economy with an in-depth look at the new roles played by state and non-state actors, and addresses key themes including the provision of global public goods, new modes of...

The advent of the international trade regime has compelled many East Asian governments to retreat from the scene of strategic trade policy. While surviving on their own in world markets and responding to the technological paradigm, East Asian MNCs, and...

This book explores the impact of the rise of China on South East Asia, addressing the consequences for some of Asia's key economic sectors, including educational services, bio-technology, financial services, and the food industry.

The first volume of IDS Companions to Development Studies focuses on pivotal writing emerging from the IDS fellowship during the last 50 years. It includes five topics: perspectives and paradigms, debunking myths, development policy, gender and...

The authors explore some of the ways in which standardization, ideology and linguistics are interrelated. Through a number of case studies they show how concepts such as grammaticality and structural change covertly rely on a false conceptualization of...

The post-communist states of South East Europe (SEE) have a strong commitment to decentralisation as a means to contribute to the consolidation of democracy, and to improve institutions for local economic and social development. However, the experience...

Sociological theory has veered between an insistence on understanding human rights as a genuine universal morality and far more cynical portrayals of human rights as a veil of bourgeois capitalist enterprise. This book criticizes, adapts and combines...

This book analyzes the aims, activities and structures of cross border migrant organizations in four European countries of arrival and seven countries of origin, exploring different patterns of cross-border resource mobilization and coordination.

While the rest of the world was mired in the Great Recession, the economies of Brazil, China, and India stood out for their resilience. Yet these societies did not merely hold their ground. In this volume, leading China scholars from multiple disciplines...

A timely and accessible analysis of one of the most crucial and contentious issues facing the world today - the processes and consequences of natural and human induced changes in the structure and function of the climate system.Integrating the latest...

This succinct and balanced monograph critically examines Africa's integration - or lack thereof - into the global capitalist system. From historical and interdisciplinary perspectives, it considers how encounters between structurally unequal economies...

The work is organised into sections on: global perspectives on capital markets; stock exchanges and capital markets within the African continent; regional perspectives within the continent; the Nairobi Stock Exchange; the role of the Nairobi Stock...

Nowadays, human must hope have comfortable lives. Every one must need comfortable feeling to live in our earth in any country. I write this book aims to give my opinion whether what aspects are our most hope in order we can live more comfortable as well...

Embark on an awe-inspiring journey into the heart of the Amazon rainforest, where adventure and discovery converge in a quest for a hidden city lost to time. In "The Amazon Expedition: A Search for a Hidden City," you'll become a part of an extraordinary...

The book, ""The Boston School Atlas, Embracing a Compendium of Geography"" , has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a...

The book, ""Fairy Tales; Their Origin and Meaning"" , has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present...

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format...

Tropospheric ozone pollution is a serious one, based on studies from all parts of the globe, and because of ozone's adverse effects on the health of plants and animals. Numerous studies indicate a relationship between ozone con­cen­tration and weather...

Anecdotal accounts and media stories about poor birth outcomes following amajor disaster have as yet not been verified in an academic context, especiallyfor the United States. If this relationship is true, the implications are that apopulation already...

163 Farbfotos310 s/w Fotos46 KartenDie Metropolregion Tokyo ist das politische und wirtschaftliche Zentrum des Landes und zugleich die größte Metropole der Welt. Hier residiert der Kaiser, hier sind der Regierungssitz, hier befinden sich die Zentralen...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Phys. Geogr., Geomorphologie, Umweltforschung, Note: 1,0, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Geographisches Institut), Veranstaltung: Hauptseminar, Sprache: Deutsch,...

Masterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Bevölkerungsgeographie, Stadt- u. Raumplanung, Note: 1,0, Universität Salzburg (Geographie und Geologie), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Water is supposed to be the source of any...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Didaktik - Geowissenschaften / Geographie, Note: 1,3, Universität Vechta; früher Hochschule Vechta, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Den Beziehungen von Stadt und Umland kommt nicht nur innerhalb geographischer...

Examensarbeit aus dem Jahr 2008 im Fachbereich Didaktik - Geowissenschaften, Note: 1,0 , Pädagogische Hochschule Weingarten, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Erdbeben stellen eine der häufigsten Naturkatastrophen unseres Planeten dar.Diese Arbeit beschäftigt...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2008 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Regionalgeographie, Note: 1,0, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (Institut für Geographie), Veranstaltung: Oberseminar Regionalökonomie und Regionalentwicklung,...

Magisterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Phys. Geogr., Geomorphologie, Umweltforschung, Note: 1,3, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Institut für physische Geographie), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Abgesehen von...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Bevölkerungsgeographie, Stadt- u. Raumplanung, Note: 1,7, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (Geowissenschaften), Veranstaltung: Seminar: Raum- und Umweltplanung,...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2008 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Phys. Geogr., Geomorphologie, Umweltforschung, Note: 1,7, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Veranstaltung: Oberseminar: Raum- und Umweltplanung, Sprache: Deutsch,...

The present book attempts to portray the significance of geographical and other elements to the development of ecotourism. it also gives an insight of tourists behaviour to the nature. Development of ecotourism is not mere the visiting destinations of...

This book entitled "Disaster Risk Management" describing and analysing the spatial variations of disasters in general and floods in particular. Disaster is a serious disruption of the functioning of a society causing wide spread damages that exceed ...

Grootbos Nature Reserve hosts a large variety of different ecosystems. The majority of the reserve is covered in species-rich fire-prone fynbos shrub- and heathlands. Forests are patchily dispersed as shady islands in places not influenced by wildfires...

The city of Los Angeles is a contradiction, as much an imagined city as a real one. For as many people who have believed in and chased the dream of success, there are as many who have been destroyed by the illusion of opportunity. Beginning with the...

Teaching Through Toponymy considers the versatility of indigenous place-names in educating about land, language and (oral) history. Based on collaborative research with Tl'azt'en Nation, Karen Heikkilä explores the meaning of place and belonging to...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Bevölkerungsgeographie, Stadt- u. Raumplanung, Note: 1,3, Universität Trier, Veranstaltung: Oberseminar, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die vorliegende Arbeit befasst sich mit...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Bevölkerungsgeographie, Stadt- u. Raumplanung, Note: 1,3, Universität Augsburg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Gegenstand von Interesse sollen in dieser Arbeit Megastädte sind...

Scientific Essay from the year 2021 in the subject Geography / Earth Science - Meteorology, Aeronomy, Climatology, Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation, language: English, abstract: The project presented in this paper aims to develop a...

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2022 in the subject Geography / Earth Science - Physical Geography, Geomorphology, Environmental Studies, grade: A, , language: English, abstract: Global, regional, and national temperatures have indeed been on...

Wissenschaftlicher Aufsatz aus dem Jahr 2019 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Regionalgeographie, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit ist ein Rechenschafts-Bericht über eine wissenschafts-berufliche Weiterbildung. Es war mein...

Masterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2021 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Politische Geographie, Note: 1,00, Universität Wien (Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Arbeit bezieht sich auf nationale und internationale...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2018 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Wirtschaftsgeographie, Note: 1.3, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit verschiedenen Aspekten der...

Monitoring of vegetation structure and functioning is critical to modeling terrestrial ecosystems and energy cycles. In particular, leaf area index (LAI) is an important structural property of vegetation used in many land surface vegetation, climate, and...

This book brings together eleven works by scholars within and beyond geography, to argue the case for a continued engagement with smallholder agricultural studies. The research detailed is largely empirical and draws on a wide spectrum of mixed...

This reprint focuses on recent progress on hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) to upcycle wet waste biomass like sewage sludge and corn stover into valuable energy and materials like carbon quantum dots (CQDs). The reprint also reports fundamentals of HTC...

This book endeavours to understand how and why local political actors, organized in pan-Alpine networks, chose the Alps and the Alpine Convention as the shared frame of reference for their involvement. It explores issues linked to the constitution of a...