Originally published in 1985, Women Attached was one of the first empirical studies in geography to deal with the special problems of women with young children.
Kriging can be used to determine optimal unbiased predictions for regionalized variables and has been shown to be a powerful tool in slope reliability analysis for reliability-based design.
In this book, the author explains the major strategies pursued by the United States of America, which govern its vision of itself and define the features of its role in the international system.
The first world atlas ever compiled on vernacular architecture, this comprehensive work illustrates the variety and ingenuity of the world's vernacular building traditions from a multi-disciplinary, cross-cultural and comparative approach, using over sixty world and regional maps.
Water is an integral part of our daily lives, yet most of us have little idea about how much water we use to maintain our lifestyles and the extent to which our lifestyles pollute and degrade water resources.
Designed Forests: A Cultural History explores the unique kinship that exists between forests and spatial design; the forest's influence on architectural culture and practice; and the potentials and pitfalls of "e;forest thinking"e; for more sustainable and ethical ways of doing architecture today.
This book investigates African philosophical contributions to the concept of deep ecology, which advocates for rethinking human and non-human relationships within our ecosystems, by promoting the inherent and earned worth of all beings.
The TransNav 2013 Symposium held at the Gdynia Maritime University, Poland in June 2013 has brought together a wide range of participants from all over the world.
This second edition focuses on Tropical Dry Forests (TDF) in the Americas and provides a comprehensive overview of new studies conducted in the last decade, giving new insights into the most endangered ecosystem in the tropics.
As human and machine agency become increasingly intermingled and digital media is overlaid onto the urban landscape, The machinic city argues that performance art can help us to understand contemporary urban living.
This innovative textbook on the theories, approaches and methodologies that inform political geography is brought together by past and present editors of the journal of the same name.
This innovative textbook on the theories, approaches and methodologies that inform political geography is brought together by past and present editors of the journal of the same name.
The Handbook for the Future of Work offers a timely and critical analysis of the transformative forces shaping work and employment in the twenty-first century.
Kochen und Essen sind medial omnipräsent und es gibt kaum noch einen Ort, an dem nichts gegessen oder getrunken wird - dabei bleibt die Küche im Zuhause zunehmend kalt.
Originally published in 1985, Women Attached was one of the first empirical studies in geography to deal with the special problems of women with young children.
Fully revised and updated in its third edition, this timely book brings together the study of conflict and war and the problems surrounding the economic development of developing societies that are most prone to experiencing problems in moving on after war.
This edited collection investigates gender-sensitive spaces, design practices, and provocations that challenge the complex social and material structures that shape inequities of access and inclusion in the urban environment.
En este libro se amplía la visión histórica a partir de contribuciones de la Geografía en los procesos de Territorialidad en el siglo XIX y en la región del Centro Sur Oeste de la Pampa Bonaerense.
Table of contents : ChatGPT And Regulation : Navigating the Impact On Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Human Rights The Healthcare System In Post-Covid Africa : What Policies for Which Priorities?
The book unravels the complexity of Pakistan's physical terrain, from the Arabian Sea coast to the Himalayan heights, focusing on its bio-climatic environment.
Latin American Geographies introduces student readers to cutting-edge scholarship on a range of topics from Indigenous geographies to sustainable development and dependency theory.
Effectively Manage Wetland Resources Using the Best Available Remote Sensing TechniquesUtilizing top scientists in the wetland classification and mapping field, Remote Sensing of Wetlands: Applications and Advances covers the rapidly changing landscape of wetlands and describes the latest advances in remote sensing that have taken place over the pa
This innovative textbook, written by an author based in Zambia, provides an invaluable perspective on the key public health issues that Africa is facing today.
Volume VI of the Six Volume Remote Sensing Handbook, Second Edition, is focused on the use of remote sensing in the assessment and monitoring of droughts, dry lands, biomass burning, disasters such as volcanoes and fires, and urban studies and nightlights.