Geography Books

Popular music is a cultural form much rooted in space and place. This book interprets the meaning of music from a spatial perspective and, in doing so it furthers our understanding of broader social relations and trends, including identity, attachment to...

Bringing together scholars of human geography, environmental sociology, law, economics and international policy from Finland, Russia, Sweden and Germany, this book examines how local communities and enterprises adjust to transition and institutional...

At a time when there is major reorientation of rural economies in Europe, and the emergence of new possibilities both for governance and for conflict, this book brings together a group of leading academics in the fields of geography, sociology and...

Over the past two decades, rates of adult and childhood obesity in the developed world have risen sharply. By the year 2000, 65% of the United States population were overweight, 30% of these obese. Whilst medical treatment has tended to focus on...

This book opens up the debate on the interrelations between space and mobilities with regard to different dimensions of social inequality. Based on the premise that the dynamics caused by modernization, globalization, migration and social change affect...

This important book addresses critical themes in the development of archaeology as a reflexive, self-critical discipline in the modern world. It explores the ethical, political and cultural tensions and responsibilities which need to be addressed by...

Taking a uniquely interdisciplinary view of the Eastern Mediterranean region's water problems, this book considers some of the technical and regulatory solutions being proposed or implemented to solve the difficulties of diminished or polluted water...

Policing reveals much about rural society. It refers to the way that the police, the public and other agencies regulate themselves and each other according to the dominant ideals of society. This can be formally, through the ever-growing spectrum of...

While place names have long been studied by a few devoted specialists, approaches to them have been traditionally empiricist and uncritical in character. This book brings together recent works that conceptualize the hegemonic and contested practices of...

First published in 1949, Letters on Shetland is a highly readable portrait of Britain's most northerly community, written from the inside.Formed from the texts of letters describing the isles, it provides, with encyclopedic scope, a revealing compendium...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. ...

Das Buch ""Das Studium der Geographie: In und Au�����er der Schule"" wurde im Jahr 1888 von Anton Stauber ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um ein Werk, das sich mit der Geographie als Wissenschaft und ihrem Studium auseinandersetzt. Dabei geht der...

""Das Reich der Wolken V2"" ist ein Buch des deutschen Autors Heinrich Birnbaum, das erstmals 1859 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es handelt sich um eine Sammlung von Geschichten und Erz�����hlungen, die sich um das Leben und die Kultur der Wolkenbewohner...

The last decade has seen a growing body of research about globalization and climate change in the Caribbean. This collection is a significant addition to the literature on a topic that is of critical importance to the region. It explores research from a...

This book argues the crucial role of culture and cultural policies in defining the notion of urban citizenship in Barcelona since 1979. Through analysis of official documents, municipal publicity campaigns, sport - including the Olympic Games and...

Texas' economic growth has consistently outpaced that of the United States as a whole over the past quarter century. What accounts for the state's economic success? And does it come at a price to be paid in the future? Ten-Gallon Economy features new...

This cutting edge collection focuses on the nature of civil society and its role in facilitating governance in Central Asia, considering local implications related to the concept of social capital and civil society in the Uzbek context. It discusses the...

Navigational Enterprises in Europe and its Empires, 1730-1850 brings together the work of international authors to explore European experiences in the development of new navigational techniques and instruments in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries...

The study treats the Victorian Antipodes as a compelling, fantastical, and utopian site of romance and subsequent satire for five middle-class writers who went to New Zealand between 1840 and 1872. Examining their dreams and experiences and the writing...

Europe in an Age of Austerity provides an in-depth discussion and analysis of the broad issues that have underpinned the current European economic crisis. It also offers detailed analysis of the experiences of three countries - Greece, Ireland, and...

The Islamic financial industry is growing rapidly. There are a number of foundational elements that are still developing, with macroeconomic policy goals and instruments, and policy formulation in the public sector at the forefront.Challenges in Econom

This book is a comprehensive description of the known world as it was understood by the ancient Greeks and Romans. It provides detailed information on the geography, history, culture, and natural resources of different regions and countries. The edition...

Ce livre raconte l'histoire de la découverte des îles Marquises par Álvaro de Mendaña, un explorateur espagnol du XVIe siècle. De ses premières expéditions en Amérique du Sud à sa découverte des terres lointaines de l'Océanie, ce récit offre un aperçu...

This comprehensive report delves into the geology, mineralogy, botany, and zoology of the state of Massachusetts. Compiled by renowned geologist Edward Hitchcock along with the Massachusetts Geological Survey, this work provides a detailed analysis of...

A vivid and lyrical account of the beauty and history of the River Clyde in Scotland, from its source high in the hills to its mouth at the city of Glasgow. Munro's prose captures both the grandeur and the minutiae of this remarkable waterway, from the...

Dieses Werk bietet eine detaillierte Beschreibung des Rheins, einem der bedeutendsten Flusse Europas. Hier werden der Lauf, die Mündung, die Flusslandschaften und die Beschaffenheit des Strombettes des Rheins eingehend behandelt. Eine wichtige Lekture...

This journal features articles on a range of geographical topics, including natural features, human settlements, and exploration. It provides valuable insights into the geography of Queensland and its place in the wider world.This work has been selected...

Partez à la recherche de l'explorateur La Pérouse en compagnie de Labillardière. Cette relation de voyage présente les paysages et les cultures des lieux visités et relate les événements qui ont conduit à la découverte de l'épave de La Pérouse.This work...

An essential reference for pilots and mariners navigating the waters of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century. This volume includes detailed tables of pilotage rates for ports across the country, as well as information on regulations, customs, and...

This reference book provides a comprehensive list of the dangers to navigation in the Pacific Ocean whose positions are either unknown or uncertain. Compiled by the Bureau of Navigation in the Navy Department in Washington City, this is an essential...

Dieses Buch beschäftigt sich mit der Geographie und Topographie der Welt auf wissenschaftsbasierte Art und Weise. Ernst Kapp bietet eine vergleichende Analyse von Kontinenten und Ländern, die auf verschiedenen wissenschaftlichen Methoden basieren. In der...

This book is a fascinating exploration of the natural world, as seen through the eyes of one of the greatest scientific minds of the nineteenth century. Humboldt's work combines detailed scientific observations with poetic prose, offering readers a...

This classic work of English literature celebrates the beauty and importance of the woodlands, providing a lyrical tribute to these unique ecosystems. Cobbett explores the history, culture, and biodiversity of the woodlands through the lens of his own...

Author Corey Ford writes the classic and moving story of naturalist Georg Whlhelm Steller, who served on the 1741-42 Russian Alaska expedition with explorer Vitus Bering. Steller was one of Europe's foremost naturalists and the first to document the...

The geology of Cornwall has been the subject of continuing investigation since the end of the seventeenth century. A literature of great historical interest exists, and this is analysed in this book alongside a wide-ranging review of the current position...

Originally published in 1989, The Geography of Urban-Rural Interaction in Developing Countries addresses the nature and importance of the interaction between 'urban' and 'rural' areas within Third World national territories, providing much-needed...

Traditional interpretations of the American West have concentrated on the importance of its aridity to the region's cultural evolution and development. But the West is marked by a second fact of physical geography that distinguished it (from the...

This book is a major contribution to our understanding of the role played by law(s) in the British Empire. Using a variety of interdisciplinary approaches, the authors provide in-depth analyses which shine new light on the role of law in creating the...

The Center for China Studies is among China's most influential think-tanks, and its China Studies Reports are read at the highest levels of government. Now for the first time, the most important of these reports is collected in book form in English,...

For the first time at the beginning of the twenty-first century, urban dwellers outnumber rural residents and this trend is set to continue. Consequently one of the most pressing issues of our time is how to square the social and economic...

In all developed countries, a minority of the population suffers from deprivation. This book explores the forms of this contemporary economic and social disadvantage and in particular, its social and spatial causes.

Sustaining the rural and urban populations of the developing world has been identified as a key global challenge for the twenty-first century. Rural-Urban Interaction in the Developing World is an introduction to the relationships between rural and urban...

This book provides a theoretical and practical foundation needed to change the practice of land use management.

This book focuses on the transformation of rural places, peoples, and land endemic to the contemporary manifestations of globalization. Migration, global economic restructuring, and climate change are rapidly transforming rural places across the globe...

This book explores an exciting range of creative engagements with ecologies of place, using geopoetics, deep mapping and slow residency to propose broadly based collaborations in a form of 'disciplinary agnosticism'.Providing a radical alternative to...

Written in an accessible and rigorous manner, Patchell integrates agglomeration concepts with the China's Greater Bay Area (GBA) conditions to explain the region's rise, innovativeness, and resilience.

Ecological Restoration and Environmental Change presents an introduction to the practice of renewing and restoring degraded, damaged, or destroyed ecosystems and habitats in the environment.