Human geography

Earth observation data policy has received little attention, even though the conditions of access to Earth observation data are fundamental to the exploitation of and the further growth of the Earth observation sector.

The countryside has often been marginalised in discussions of economic and societal development, in favour of the urban.

Elite Women and the Agricultural Landscape, 1700-1830 offers a detailed study of elite women's relationships with landed property, specifically as they were mediated through the lens of their estate management and improvement.

This book begins with an introductory outline of the structure of the city politics of the United States.

In the seventeenth century, previously peaceful relations between the Ottoman Empire and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth deteriorated into a series of military confrontations over the principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia.

This book explores the relationship between space, subjectivity and property in order to invert conventional socio-legal understandings of property.

This title was first published in 2000: This timely volume makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the issues faced by developing countries embarking on the path of democracy and economic development.

Barron's AP Human Geography features key content review and practice to help students prepare for the exam.

Doreen Massey (1944-2016) changed geography.

This book collates traditional and modern applications of remote sensing in aquatic ecosystem monitoring.

Describing a field that has been transformed by the recent availability of data from a new generation of space and airborne systems, the authors offer a synthetic geometrical approach to the description of synthetic aperture radar, one that addresses physicists, radar specialists, as well as experts in image processing.

This title was first published in 2003.

This book discusses and analyzes past and ongoing national urban policy development efforts from around the globe, particularly those that can lead the way toward smart and green cities.

Contemporary urban studies engages a wide range of approaches in the analysis of the processes at work in urban areas.

"e;A fine, fascinating book.

This book is an effort to draw attention to the resilience of traditional knowledge systems for a sustainable future in the Himalayas with a particular focus on agriculture and food practices.

The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Economic Geography presents students and researchers with a comprehensive overview of the field, put together by a prestigious editorial team, with contributions from an international cast of prominent scholars.

Fundamentals of Biogeography presents an accessible, engaging and comprehensive introduction to biogeography, explaining the ecology, geography, history and conservation of animals and plants.

All cities are vulnerable.

Drawn from a decade of refugee studies, this book offers a wealth of insights on arts-based methodologies.

There is little question today that processes of globalization affect national and local economies, governance processes, and conditions for economic competitiveness in the major urban regions of the world.

Describing sacred waters and their associated traditions in over thirty countries and across multiple time periods, this book identifies patterns in panhuman hydrolatry.

This title was first published in 2000: This work provides a new insight into china's township and village enterprises (TVEs).

Despite the precipitous rise of East Asia as a center of architectural production since the Second World War, informed studies remain lacking.

Retailer's buying power has significantly increased in recent years as a result of a process of market concentration.

This book presents most recent research studies on mapping and spatial analysis of socio-economic and environmental indicators used by various national and international contributors to regional development projects.

In a world of increasingly mixed identities, what does it mean to belong?

This book examines the conditions under which non-governmental organisations (NGOs) may exert influence on policies to conserve and sustainably use natural resources in sub-Saharan Africa.

This book combines mobilities research with feminist and queer studies offering new perspectives on mobility justice.

This wide-ranging volume captures the diverse range of societies and experiences that form what has come to be known as Melanesia.

This text focuses on cities as the dominant form of human settlement for the future, examining the transformation that is happening in urban connobations worldwide today.

CROSS REF DEV STUDIES Both Africa and the Middle East have sought alternatives to Western models of development.

The emergence of new and substantial human migration flows is one of the most important consequences of globalisation.

Middle India and Rural-Urban Development explores the socio-economic conditions of an 'India' that falls between the cracks of macro-economic analysis, sectoral research and micro-level ethnography.

This title was first published in 2002: This volume focuses on the Roman provinces of Syria and Arabia, above all the lands now within Lebanon, Syria and Jordan.

Volume III of Geospatial Information Handbook for Water Resources and Watershed Management discusses water and watershed issues such as water quality, evapotranspiration, water resource management, and ecological services.

This book explores attitudes towards migrants and refugees from North Africa and the Middle East during the so-called migration crisis in 2015-2016 in Poland.

Sub-Saharan Africa faces many development challenges, such as its size and diversity, rapid urban population growth, history of colonial exploitation, fragile states and conflicts over land and natural resources.

This book acquaints readers with a range of techniques to help them effectively identify, record, map, analyze and report on patterns in various dimensions of human development (HD) with spatial scales down to the village level.

Wild animals form an integral component of the human leisure experience.

The book explores the implications that research-density has on the people and places researched, on the researchers, on the data collected and knowledge produced, and on the theories that are developed.

This book analyses residency, a form of municipal membership that plays a strategic role in administrative processes in Italy.

This book provides an overview of innovative and new directions being chartered in South African tourism geographies.

Arguing that our laws are skewed to benefit entrenched homeowners, at the expense of newcomers and lower-income households, this book advocates both for libertarian ideals and for social justice - an unusual and revealing combination.

Does the 'city region' constitute a new departure in urbanisation?

The thesis is an original and novel contribution to land use/land cover change analysis using methods of geosimulation and agent-based modeling.

Using legal arguments consistent with international law, this book explores whether and under which circumstances a State (or States) may establish and militarily enforce safe zones in countries that produce large-scale refugee outflows so as to protect its (or their) own interests by averting said outflows, as well as to alleviate human suffering in today's world of civil and internal warfare.

Authored by world-class scientists and scholars, The Handbook of Natural Resources, Second Edition, is an excellent reference for understanding the consequences of changing natural resources to the degradation of ecological integrity and the sustainability of life.

The wine industry appears to be an anomaly within the modern global economy.

This holistic book covers the richest area in North East India in terms of both explored and foreseen reserves of fossil fuels and other natural resources.