As the first book to examine the origins and spread of agriculture and pastoralism in Europe and Asia as a whole, this major contribution should be essential reading for archaeologists, anthropologists, biologists and geographers.
Radar Hydrology: Principles, Models, and Applications provides graduate students, operational forecasters, and researchers with a theoretical framework and practical knowledge of radar precipitation estimation.
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.
The book draws from regulation theory to explain urban planning policies and outcomes in Southeast Asia as a function of governance structures and processes.
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 accessible shortform book describes storm surge forecasting to enable port managers and practitioners to forecast these and mitigate their effects.
In this book leading social science and humanities contributors in the field of mobilities research address the multiple issues generated by the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermaths.
This new edition introduces the fundamentals of passive microwave remote sensing of oceans, including the physical principles of microwave radiometry, novel observational data, their interpretation, and applications.
A widely respected ecological scientist and activist draws on the poets image and his own environmental research to demonstrate the many interconnections among the worlds ecosystems.
This timely, insightful, and data-led book fills a gap in gang scholarship by examining gangs in rural areas, specifically focusing on youth gang activity.
Dieses Buch füllt eine Lücke im Lehrbuchsegment, indem es kartographische Darstellungen als multimediale Konstrukte von Theorie über Kritik bis hin zur neopragmatischen Perspektive einführend beleuchtet.
Over the last 25 years, the "e;Africa Rising"e; discourse has been used to signify hope and promise for the continent, marking a break from previous pessimistic portrayals.
In developed countries like the United States, Germany, and the UK, it has been observed that workers who perform non-routine activities, either cognitive or manual, have benefited in terms of employment and income, while those performing routinary tasks have seen their job prospects and wages decline.
This multidisciplinary collection of scholarship rethinks European urban modernity from a race-conscious perspective, being aware of (post)colonial entanglements.
The Asia-Pacific region, home to some of the world's fastest-growing economies, faces a range of complex challenges, including environmental degradation, the increasing frequency of natural hazards, and rapid urbanization.
Gender Analysis of the Corruption and Youth Unemployment Nexus in African Countries: A Dynamic Panel Threshold Approach Abdessalem GOUIDER, Hedi BEN HADDAD
The EU Aid for Trade and its Impact on Trade Performance with Recipient Countries: A Disaggregated Assessment Yawa AWA, Nicolas PERIDY
Les effets de l’urbanisation sur l’accès aux services de base en Afrique Armand TOTOUOM, Hervé NENGHEM TAKAM
Effet de la vulnérabilité économique sur la dette extérieure en Afrique subsaharienne : le rôle des ressources naturelles et de la qualité des institutions Mohamed Tidjane KINDA, Pam ZAHONOGO
Effects of income inequality on COVID-19 in Africa: Accounting for literacy and informal sector Sévérin TAMWO, Etayibtalnam KOUDJOM, Aurelien KAMDEM YEYOUOMO
Taille de l’économie informelle et croissance économique dans les pays de l’UEMOA Souleymane OUEDRAOGO, Abou KANE
Tunisian Inclusive Education: A Multi-Pronged Regional Approach Nadia ZRELLI BEN HAMIDA
Solvabilité réelle des collectivités locales tunisiennes et équilibre budgétaire Faycal RADDAOUI
Inégalités régionales et étapes de développement : une déformation de la courbe en cloche Maurice CATIN
This book offers a comprehensive analysis of how the developmental goals of Asian states are reflected in large-scale projects and how various actors both realize and challenge these goals.
This book provides a concise and informative introduction to how geography and institutions shaped the development of nations, showing that while the role of institutions for the development of nations is indisputable, the role of geographic factors remains underexplored and underestimated.
Injuries due to air turbulence has increased recently, therefore there is considerable concern and interest in understanding and detecting it more accurately.
The term 'relocation cost' has been coined by Philip Curtin to refer to the increased mortality associated with the migration of people from their childhood disease environments to new ones.
This edited volume asks how the city, with its spatial and temporal configuration and its rhythms, produces and shapes violence, both in terms of the built environment, and through particular 'urban' social relations.
GIS for Sustainable Development examines how GIS applications can improve collaboration in decision making among those involved in promoting sustainable development.
Informed by urban political economy and critical social analysis, this book provides a critical comparative analysis of macro- and micro-level spatial design processes in architecture and urban planning.
Informed by urban political economy and critical social analysis, this book provides a critical comparative analysis of macro- and micro-level spatial design processes in architecture and urban planning.