Geography

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Within a generation of Columbus's first landfall in the Caribbean, Spain ruled an empire in Central and South America many times its size, while, in stark contrast, the English had only succeeded in settling the banks of one waterway and several bays.

Much of the world's population lives within thirty miles of a coast, and beaches are perhaps the most popular tourist destinations worldwide.

This book is a record of the Black music culture that emerged in post-colonial London at the end of the twentieth century; the people who made it, the racial and spatial politics of its development and change, and the part it played in founding London's precious, embattled multiculture.

During the 1990s, the United States underwent a dramatic transformation: investing in stocks, once the province of a privileged elite, became a mass activity involving more than half of Americans.

A PRACTICAL, FULL-COLOR GUIDE TO REMOTE SENSINGWritten by an internationally renowned expert in the field, An Introduction to Contemporary Remote Sensing introduces the latest developments in remote sensing and imaging science.

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

This volume considers the making of settlement as a process of identity formation.

A comprehensive, richly illustrated guide to Japan's astonishing animals and plants-and the natural forces that have shaped themThis richly illustrated guide is the first comprehensive and accessible introduction to the extraordinary natural history of the Japanese archipelago.

This is a story about the lust for gold and treasure,"e; Fine writes.

The world has become increasingly separated into the haves and have-nots.

Geography of the world has always been of paramount importance.

For more than a century, The Explorers Club has been the meeting place for some of the most daring adventurers on the planet.

From Kim Heacox, the acclaimed author of The Only Kayak and John Muir and the Ice That Started a Fire, comes Rhythm of the Wild, an Alaska memoir focused on Denali National Park.

This richly illustrated book takes a different angle on Robert E.

Patrons of Enlightenment is the first English language study of the St.

This book presents an overview of private rented housing in selected new EU member states and other transition countries - a topic scarcely researched to date, as it is largely part of the informal economy, and consequently often invisible to official statistics.

In this compelling book, award-winning adventure writer and former Lower Adirondack Search and Rescue team member Peter Bronski chronicles true stories of survival and tragedy, from famous historical cases during the early 20th century, to modern tales of harrowing struggle in the mountains and wilderness.

This book is a compelling account of China's response to the increasing numbers of 'foreigners' in its midst, revealing a contradictory picture of welcoming civility, security anxiety and policy confusion.

This book is an interdisciplinary attempt to understand the contemporaneous human condition of asylum seekers through analysis of their entrapment and the resultant new forms of resistance that have emerged to combat it.

Lightweight and small enough to fit in your pocket or tucked into your backpack, Survive Snow Country is the must-have item to keep with you in case you find yourself in a snowy survival situation.

This outstanding text provides students with the essential foundation in the historical geography of the United States.

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Disclosing Childhoods offers a critical account of knowledge production in childhood studies.

This book examines the concept of translation as a return to origins and as restitution of lost narratives, and is based on the idea of diaspora as a term that depicts the longing to return home and the imaginary reconstructions and reconstitutions of home by migrants and translators.

This book provides a holistic analysis of South Korea's strategic use of mega-events in its modern development.

This is the ultimate guide to big mammals of the Rocky MountainsElk, Grizzly Bears, Wolves, Bison, Black Bears, Moose, Bighorn Sheep, Mountain Lions, and Whitetail Deer.

This book offers a unique and innovative way of looking at the paradoxical consequences of human mobility.

Annie Dillard observes "e;The best of Edward Hoagland is the best in the land.

Leading scholars in the sociology of migration, Michaela Benson and Karen O'Reilly, re-theorise lifestyle migration through a sustained focus on postcolonialism at its intersections with neoliberalism.

Over the past decade, since the publication of the first edition, there have been new advances in solving complex geoinformatics problems.

The present volume Geography and Environment: Issues and Challenges is a festschrift in honour of Prof.

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

This book presents research on precipitation partitioning processes in vegetated ecosystems, putting them into a global context.

The first decades of the new millennium have been marked by major political changes.

The European Union (EU) has reached crisis point.

Increasingly, the European Union and its member states have exhibited a lack of commitment to protecting the human rights of non-citizens.

This book explores conservation practices on private land, based on research conducted with landholders in the hinterlands of Melbourne, Australia.

This book presents definitions, key concepts and projects in landscape research and related areas, such as landscape science and landscape ecology, addressing and characterising the international role, status, challenges, future and tools of landscape research in the globalised world of the 21st century.

This book explores the transformation of the Tunisian space of mobility after the Arab Uprisings, looking at the country's emerging profile as a migratory "e;destination"e; and focusing on refugees from Syria, Libya, and Sub-Saharan countries; Tunisian migrants in Europe who return home; and young undocumented European migrants living in Tunis.

America's prairies are home to some of the most abundant and beautiful wildflowers in the country.

This book is the first of its type on NEOM Region, NW of Saudi Arabia.

This edited collection brings together academics, artists and members of civil society organizations to engage in a discussion about the ideas of living with others, through concepts such as cosmopolitanism, solidarity, and conviviality, and the practices of doing so.

This book reviews empirical and theoretical research on sustainable development in the context of leisure management for communities.

This book explores current developments in the African energy sector and highlights how these are likely to be affected by the ongoing global efforts to transition to a low-carbon economy.

This book critically engages with how the conservation of tropical coral reefs is financed.

This book describes the importance of water resources for socio-economic and ecological development including geomorphic and ecological environments.

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.