Economic geography

Mining and geological survey work in Jamaica goes back several hundred years and was initiated by the Europeans when they colonized the Island.

This book presents the series of lectures on the "e;Belt and Road Initiatives"e; from the Guang Ming Forum organized by Guang Ming Daily.

Focuses on Indonesia''s political regime, political economy, and how identity-based mobilizations have emerged since democratization in 1998.

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

The book describes the context within which the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union has been established, the basic mechanisms of the policy for the main sectors of agricultural production and their adaptation over time in line with changes in the broader world economy; the changes in Eastern Europe, the problems of developing countries and the GATT-WTO Agreement in particular.

This volume is devoted to the geographical-or spatial-aspects of population research in regional science, spanning spatial demographic methods for population composition and migration to studies of internal and international migration to investigations of the role of population in related fields such as climate change and economic growth.

This book discusses the smallholder tea economy and regional development opportunities in India.

'Advances in Tourism Economics' follows his predecessor 'Advances in Modern Tourism Research' (2007) in providing a thorough assessment of state-of-the-art economic research in this rapidly developing field.

Why do some companies stay out of stock markets?

Modern spatial-economic systems exhibit a high degree of dynamics as a result of technological progress, demographic evolution or global change.

This book divides the history of China's rural-urban relations into three stages: antagonism, integration and re-antagonism, and demonstrates that the two coupled variables i.

As one of the eighteen field-specific reports comprising the comprehensive scope of the strategic general report of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, this sub-report addresses long-range planning for developing science and technology in the field of regional development research.

In the great tradition of moral argument about the nature of the economic market, Rebecca Blank and William McGurn join to debate the fundamental questionsequality and efficiency, productivity and social justice, individual achievement and personal rights in the workplace, and the costs and benefits of corporate and entrepreneurial capitalism.

This book considers all aspects of black pepper from its growth, as a flowering vine, to how the dried fruit (peppercorn) is used as a spice and traded as a commodity.

This Brief identifies various aspects of energy challenges faced by the Chinese central/local governments, and also provides an opportunity to study how best to achieve green growth and a low-carbon transition in a developing country like China.

This book discusses the future and present regional challenges of southern Europe, adopting a multidisciplinary perspective concerning planning, regional development, the role of innovation and sustainability of cities.

Throughout the industrialized world, international migrants serve as nannies, construction workers, gardeners and small-business entrepreneurs.

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

Oil is the source of wealth and economic opportunity.

A desire for intimacy in domestic spaces motivated by a growing sense of individualistic expression, an incentive to conceal the labor or enslavement taking place, and an appetite for solace and comfort led to interiors taking on more specific roles in the eighteenth century.

This book explores the innovative workplaces, namely coworking spaces and makerspaces, that are emerging as a consequence of digital innovations and the related development of the knowledge economy and society in the wake of deindustrialization.

Over 100 scientists, architects, journalists, artists and activists address creatively the unprecedented challenges facing an Urban Planet.

For one hundred and forty 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 accessible and insightful textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the economics of prehistory.

This book applies a spatial economics perspective to the understanding of the recent dynamism of the global economy, with particular focus on East Asia, and examines the prospects of regional integration in East Asia.

This book focuses on the geography of beer in the contexts of policies, perceptions, and place.

The Handbook of Regional Science is a multi-volume reference work providing state-of-the-art information, prepared by respected scientists in the field.

Oil is the source of wealth and economic opportunity.

This edited collection examines the formation of urban networks and role of gateways in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern world.

This 57th edition of the Development Co-operation Report is intended to align development co-operation with today's most urgent global priorities, from the rising threat of climate change to the flagging response to the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda.

This book provides a detailed description of sustainable tourism development in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

This book provides a wider understanding of the geographies of the platform economy, focusing on the critical perspectives that have emerged on this new economic and digital context.

The book adopts an interdisciplinary approach to maritime boundary delimitation and uses Malaysia as a case study.

This book provides perspectives on depopulated areas and regional social capital from positivistic field surveys.

This book explores the present conflictual relationship between the economy, the environment, and society.

This two-volume set presents the conference papers from the 1st International Conference on Economics, Development and Sustainability (EDESUS 2019), organized by the University of Economics and Business, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

This work aims to provide unique insights into the multidisciplinary research on spatial disparities from an unconventional point of view.

This book offers a theoretical and practical exploration of the beach as space and places unique disciplinary lenses (Political Science and Geography).

Challenging the main ways we debate globalization, Global Displacements reveals how uneven geographies of capitalist development shape and are shaped by the aspirations and everyday struggles of people in the global South.

What happens when previously autonomous firms from different countries, each with their own identities, routines, and capabilities, come together inside a single multinational corporation?

This proceedings book addresses the main issues of contemporary political geography and international relations, providing a platform for discussion and collaboration of experts in the fields of Political Geography, Geopolitics, International Relations, and International Law.

Amongst intellectuals and activists, neoliberalism has become a potent signifier for the kind of free-market thinking that has dominated politics for the past three decades.

The contributors explore four central themes: the locational impacts of the openness of the Canadian economy, Canada's relatively simple economic geography in terms of regional variations in resources and urban development, the problems of keeping pace with rapid advances in technology, and the role of government in maintaining a national market and assisting economic development.

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This monograph explores the nature of corruption around the world from a geographic perspective.

For those in developed nations, suddenly being without electricity is a disaster: power cuts have us fretting over the food stored in the freezer, and even a few hours without lights, televisions, or air conditioning is an ordeal.

This book offers a window into the mechanisms that drive events when countries with poor track records in environmental protection and low administrative capacity, join an organisation with ambitious environmental regulatory regimes, which include some of the highest environmental protections standards in the world.