Geography

Post-disaster and post-conflict tourism has recently emerged as a prominent topic of research and considers new risks that jeopardize tourism travel to destinations that have recently experienced climate-related disasters, civil conflicts, and other challenges.

By the mid-1980s, Sudan's economy, society and political framework were on the point of disintegration.

Planning is a highly political activity.

This text aims to offer information on research approaches to assessing global environment changes.

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

Rural crime is a fast growing area of interest among scholars in criminology.

Geographic information, spatial analysis and geospatial technologies play an important role in understanding changes in planetary health and in defining the drivers contributing to different health outcomes both locally and globally.

What is a livable community?

Looks at the question: do forests cool or warm the atmosphere and reduce global warming?

Geographic Information System (GIS) is one of the most important tools to help us understand public health and many aspects of our lives.

This is the first in-depth and analytical biography of an Asian woman scientist-Edavaleth Kakkat Janaki Ammal (1897-1984).

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

This book examines the 'other' side of the countryside, a place also inhabited (and visited) by women, children, teenagers, the elderly, gay men and lesbians, black and ethnic minorities, the unemployed and the poor.

Austerity as Public Mood explores how politicians and the media mobilise nostalgic and socially conservative ideas of work and community in order to justify cuts to public services and create divisions between the deserving and undeserving.

Anyone who is planning on carrying out research in South Asia or indeed anyone who simply wishes to understand more about this cultural heartland should read this book.

Your map to understanding human geography Human Geography For Dummies introduces you to the ideas and perspectives encompassed by the field of human geography, and makes a great supplement to human geography courses in high school or college.

This title was first published in 2003.

Integration is a key challenge facing modern society today.

Dust storms, produced by the removal of surface materials from the world's drylands, are a vital component of the environment.

This book discusses the design of comfortable buildings and shows that design perception and, as a result, comfort should be an intentional feature of architectural design.

This book offers original insights into cultural transformations of the sensory with particular emphasis on environments and technologies, articulating a special moment in the sensory history of urban Europe as people's relationship with their environment is increasingly shaped through digital technologies.

First published in 1971, The Economics of the Distributive Trades is a comprehensive analysis of all sectors of the British retailing sector, written by the then-head of the Research Department of the John Lewis Partnership.

The countries that make up the MENA region display wide diversity.

This book is an analysis of both contemporary Tokyo and the contemporary Olympic Games, emphasizing the role of late-stage capitalism and political economy in shaping both.

The completion of this collection took many months, and, for a variety of reason, required the assistance and/or indulgence of a number of individuals.

Advances in Hydroscience, Volume 10-1975 covers articles on the evergrowing scientific knowledge on water.

This book demonstrates that mobility in Europe is not a synonym for European mobility, showing how certain mobile individuals are more likely to develop an explicitly European identity than others.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

What is the capacity of mapping to reveal the forces at play in shaping urban form and space?

This volume examines to what extent the positive atmosphere created by the Helsinki Accords contributed to the change in political circumstances seen in the countries of Central Europe, under Soviet domination.

Educating Entrepreneurial Citizens examines the multiple and contradictory purposes and effects of entrepreneurship education aimed at addressing youth unemployment and alleviating poverty in Tanzania.

Planning and management for tourism growth is becoming essential in the context of sustainable development.

While ethnic neighborhoods are usually associated with poverty, crime and social problems, they have also emerged as places of leisure and consumption, providing opportunities for numerous entrepreneurs and employees.

This title was first published in 2002.

This book uses the concept of the region to introduce traditional Chinese villages in ten typical areas.

This volume brings together a collection of essays by contemporary thinker and social scientist S.

The way in which products and services are delivered to consumers, through branches and retail outlets, or more generally through a network of distribution channels, remains fundamentally important for maintaining a competitive advantage for a very wide range of businesses.

This book focuses on the relationship between the state and economy in the development of cities.

History of the British West Indies (1954) examines the history of the islands of the Caribbean from their first discovery, through the periods of colonisation and slavery, and up to the beginnings of their status as independent nations.

A small, poor, little-known nation, the Central African Republic has had a troubled history, from the days of slave raids by Arab-speaking peoples from the north, through the bizarre rule of Jean-Bedel Bokassa, to the present military regime.

Transport discourse often concentrates on what is missing from transport policy and practice in developing countries vis-A -vis high-income countries rather than articulating local creativity in responding to transport needs as revealed in informal public transport modes such as matatu, motorcycle, bicycle and animal transport.

Informed by witness testimonies, Eurafrican Migration details how the perilous journeys undertaken by irregular migrants are enabled by complex networks of guides during the Sahara phase, and explores the relationship between migrants and the criminal groups who arrange for them to be transported across the sea to southern Europe.

Fierce competitiveness between established and emerging major cities, such as Berlin, London, Shanghai and Sydney, has led to a pressure to excel as desirable locations for business, cultural activities, highly skilled migrants and tourists.

First published in 1985.

Democratization in South Africa has been accompanied by continuing and even deepening economic inequalities.

This book explores structural changes in Greenland's economy and labour markets due to the transformative effects of climatic changes and growing international attention.