Geography Books

Environmental Change in South-East Asia brings together scholars, journalists, consultants and NGO activists to explore the interaction of people, politics and ecology. Ostensibly "green" activities - plantation forestry, eco-tourism, hydro-electricity -...

The nation-states and peoples of South and Central America, Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, that together form the political geographical region of Latin America, encompass a wide range of societies, politics and economies. This text exposes the...

One of the most significant social and economic changes of recent years has been the explosion in the number of mothers in the work place and in paid employment generally. Child care policy, provision and funding has in no way kept up with this change...

First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Population and Food examines recent trends in food production and assesses the prospects for feeding humanity in the twenty-first century. With case studies from throughout the developed and developing world, the book suggests that food production in...

Location is vital to the efficiency and profitability of industrial activity. Industrial Location presents a comprehensive introduction to and critical review of this field of growing academic and business interest. In business, the right choices have to...

In a world where global restructuring is leading to both integration and fragmentation, the meaning and practice of development are increasingly contested. New voices from the South are challenging Northern control over development...

Women's Voices from the Rainforest explores the position of the women whose families are tearing down the rainforest. These women of Central and Latin America have been largely invisible until now, but they are at last turning their voices into action...

The state of Israel and the Palestinian nation are at a monumental juncture in their histories. Both have a chance to claim a new future but more than a quarter of a century of occupation has had significant social, political, economic, cultural,...

First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Reluctant Partners? combines comprehensive empirical insights into NGOs' work in agriculture with wider considerations of their relations with the State and their contribution to democratic pluralism. This overview volume for the Non-Governmental...

Makes a key contribution from an economic standpoint to the understanding of tourism. Examining such issues as how tourism firms operate in national and global contexts, the effects of tourism on destination areas, the demand for tourism, and the...

The purpose of quantitative geography is to train geographers in numeracy and in the vital skills of data collection, processing and interpretation. Introducting Quantitative Geography describes quantification from first principles to cover all the key...

First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Urban Process and Power has two chief aims. Firstly, it analyses and explains a century of the production and reproduction of the urban environment in which most of us live. Secondly, the book focuses on recent changes in the control of these processes...

Multinational enterprises are particularly strong in Latin America and sensitive to political and economic changes there - the currently emerging debt crisis is likely to have far-ranging effects. This book considers multinationals in Latin America,...

First published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This book explores the changing approaches to urban common good in Central and Eastern Europe after 1989. The question of common good is fundamental to urban living, however understanding of the term varies depending on local contexts and conditions,...

Adam Smith's contribution to economics is well recognised, yet scholars have recently been exploring anew the multidisciplinary nature of his works. The Adam Smith Review is a rigorously refereed annual review that provides a unique forum for...

Immigration in the Circumpolar North: Integration and Resilience explores interconnected issues of integration and resilience among both immigrants and host communities in the Arctic region. It examines the factors that inhibit or enable the success of...

Radar polarimetry has been used for the precise monitoring of the Earth surface. This book explains the basic polarimetry concept and its diverse applications. Fully color-coded images make it easy to understand and recognize polarization by color. This...

Combining elements of sustainable and resilient cities agendas, together with those from social justice studies, and incorporating concerns about good governance, transparency and accountability, the book presents a coherent conceptual framework for the...

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the social and spatial experiences of people with dwarfism, an impairment that results in a person being no taller than 4' 10". This book engages with the concept that dwarfism's most prominent feature - body...

Focusing on the struggles of youth in the Arabian Gulf to find their place in their encounters with modernity, Everyday Youth Cultures in the Gulf Peninsula explores how global forces are reshaping everyday cultural experiences in authoritarian societies...

This book delves into the Fast Track Land Reform Programme (FTLRP) in Zimbabwe to provide insight into how it facilitated the delivery of housing for low-income urban households. It highlights the politics of land reforms and the power of community...

This title takes the broadest possible scope to interrogate the emergence of "platform urbanism", examining how it transforms urban infrastructure, governance, knowledge production, and everyday life, and brings together leading scholars and early-career...

In a world increasingly faced with, and divided by, regional and global crises, resilience has emerged as a key concept with significant relevance for tourism.A paradigmatic shift is taking place in the long-term planning of tourism development, in which...

This handbook brings together the expertise of Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars to offer a comprehensive overview of issues surrounding the well-being, self-determination and sustainability of Indigenous peoples in the Arctic. Offering...

Making Population Geography is a lively account of the intellectual history of population geography, arguing that, while population geography may drift in and out of fashion, it must continue to supplement its demographic approach with a renewed emphasis...

The collapse of the Soviet Union has engendered one of the most momentous and critical regional transformations of our tiomes through the formation and development of the post-Soviet states. This book explores the politics of post-Soviet transition and...

Setting out to explore the intersections of economy and geography, this book brings together contributions from the world's top economic geographers.Over forty contributors draw upon contemporary theory and experience to explore the cultural and social...

By 2000, Ireland had achieved a remarkable macroeconomic performance producing 10% economic growth, a budget surplus, and a very low debt to GDP ratio. Emigration had disappeared and there was significant immigration from Eastern Europe. By November...

In today's digital world, where remote working is becoming increasingly common, it is crucial to understand the importance of network security. With the rise of cyber threats and the adoption of hybrid working models, organizations and individuals must...

SYNOPSIS There are two Stories. One Big Movie can be taken OR Two Movies as Part I and Part II could be made as Movies with a big budget. One is the Battle War at the Planet between the evil King Kong Raj and the True Hero Vishal. STORY-LINE SYNOPSIS...

\"Ein paar Reisen, die ich vor mehreren Jahren im Orient machte, hatten in mir trotz des vorgerückten Alters die Lust erweckt noch einmal vor dem Ende meines Lebens den Erdteil zu betreten, von wo uns die Sonne zwar noch täglich zukommt, von wo aber...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Phys. Geogr., Geomorphologie, Umweltforschung, Note: 1,0, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Geographisches Institut), Veranstaltung: Fernerkundungseinsatz in Land- und...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Sonstiges, Note: 1,0, Universität Passau (Lehrstuhl Anthropogeographie), Veranstaltung: Lateinamerika: Ein Kulturraum?, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: "[D]as Wort "Welterbe" hat...

Masterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Regionalgeographie, Note: 2,2, Universität Karlsruhe (TH) (Institut für Regionalwissenschaft), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Sensibilisierungskampagnen sind wichtige...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Phys. Geogr., Geomorphologie, Umweltforschung, Note: 1,7, Universität Bremen (Institut für Geographie), Veranstaltung: Naturkatastrophen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Bei...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Bevölkerungsgeographie, Stadt- u. Raumplanung, Note: 2,0, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Gentrification als Prozess der Aufwertung...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Didaktik - Geowissenschaften, Note: 2,5, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Arbeit bietet eine Vollständige Sachanalyse für eine 3tägige Exkursion an die deutsche ...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Phys. Geogr., Geomorphologie, Umweltforschung, Note: 2,3, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: „Früher war mein Feld klein, aber...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Bevölkerungsgeographie, Stadt- u. Raumplanung, Note: 1,7, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (Geographisches Institut ), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Eine...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Regionalgeographie, Note: 1,00, Universität Wien (Institut für Geographie und Regionalforschung), Veranstaltung: Südosteuropa als heterogener Kulturraum, Sprache: Deutsch,...