Economic geography

In recent decades, gold mining has moved into increasingly remote corners of the globe.

Public Finance: A Normative Theory, Fourth Edition provides a classic text on the normative theory of government policy.

This book provides a cross-sectoral, multidisciplinary assessment of the major verticals of Blue Economy relevant to the mangrove ecosystem in Indian Sundarbans, which is a deltaic complex at the apex of Bay of Bengal.

The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.

This book presents a socio-economic and livelihood analysis of agriculturally-dependent communities of Mizoram, the eastern extension of the Himalaya, using the sustainable livelihood approach.

This book illustrates and discusses the main characteristics of port-city development dynamics with a focus on the fast-growing city-states of the Middle East, which are emerging as key players in logistics and the global supply chain.

This book is dedicated to the study of the islands and their role in a globalised world.

New Zealand and Australia are broadly considered to be countries in which sustainability and responsibility discourses are being pursued by governments and business alike, and in which incentives and initiatives are helping confront and overcome sustainability-related challenges.

The lifestyles and socio-economic status that are prevalent in regions of the world with limited resources form the background for the unique features of neoplastic diseases in these areas, where the majority of the world population lives.

For the last 138 years, The Statesman's Yearbook has been relied upon to provide accurate and comprehensive information on the current political, economic and social status of every country in the world.

This edited collection examines the evolution of regional inequality in Latin America in the long run.

Forced to embrace a post-carbon future, or risk serious damage to the planet, we have begun a race for alternatives to the scarce resources that previous generations relied on.

When we talk about clusters, it's the fabulous destiny of Silicon Valley that first comes to mind - the place where entrepreneurs and policymakers alike flock.

This authoritative reference work explores the factors driving the much-debated increase in economic inequality in U.

This book presents the first empirically tested, comprehensive study on shifting cultivation in Mizoram.

Metropolitan growth has been dramatic in the past several decades, and today metropolitan regions are recognized as the main driving forces in national growth and development as well as in national and global innovation processes.

Nearly forty percent of humanity lives on an average of two dollars a day or less.

This book explains the roles of the industrial location in vitalizing regional economies in various economic environments created due to the progress of globalization.

A Brookings Institution Press and Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) publicationIn the last ten to fifteen years, the Latin American and Caribbean region has undergone the most significant transformation of economic policy since World War II.

The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.

This book examines patterns of economic governance in three specific, contrasting, contexts: machinery-producing districts; declining steel cities; and clusters of high-technology activities.

This book catalogues the multi-scale impact of agronomy and economy on Cardamom, known as the "e;Queen"e; of spices.

The purpose of the book is to elaborate a planning theory which departs from the plethora of theories which reflect the conditions of developed countries of the North-West.

Development largely depends on how given places participate in global economic processes.

The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.

This book is part of a five-volume set that explores sustainability in textile industry practices globally.

This book will highlight the role of CE in the sustainability field as it is expressed in the various fields and disciplines and its contribution to building a sustainable society by providing a better understanding of the relevant social and cultural structures and the need for cross-disciplinary knowledge and diverse skills.

The seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates were little known until the spectacular success of Dubai.

Drawing on more than 30 case studies from around the world, this book offers a multitude of examples for improving the governance of small-scale fisheries.

This book offers a comprehensive and insightful exploration of the technologies and processes involved in energy generation through waste treatment.

This book focuses on peri-urban development processes in Africa, with special emphasis on Zimbabwe.

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This book defines and discusses the term "e;hidden geographies"e; in two ways: systematically and by presenting a variety of examples of the research fields and topics concerning hidden geographies, with the aim of stimulating further basic and applied research in this area.

The extraordinary stories of low-income women living in Sao Paulo, industrial case studies and the details of three squatter settlements, and communities in the periphery researched in Simone Buechler's book, Labor in a Globalizing City, allow us to better understand the period of economic transformation in Sao Paulo from 1996 to 2003.

The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.

This book seeks to deepen readers' understanding of world history by investigating urbanization and the evolution of urban systems, as well as the urban world, from the perspective of historical analysis.

The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on all the countries of the world.

This book discusses the question of how a regional economy can develop under the influence of an ageing and declining population, and how regional development policies can help make labor markets more resilient and more inclusive.

This book assesses the vulnerability impacts of climate change on food security by examining a 50 years scenario (2015- 2065) and following a top-down approach.

What is family farming?

The Economics of Globally Shared and Public Goods responds to an urgent need to consolidate and refine the economic theories and explanations pertinent to globally shared resources.

Much popular belief--and public policy--rests on the idea that those born into poverty have it in their power to escape.

In recent decades, gold mining has moved into increasingly remote corners of the globe.

How America's high standard of living came to be and why future growth is under threatIn the century after the Civil War, an economic revolution improved the American standard of living in ways previously unimaginable.

Complex systems analysis has become a fascinating topic in modern research on non-linear dynamics, not only in the physical sciences but also in the life sciences and the social sciences.