Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning

Colin MacFarlane was born in the Gorbals in the 1950s, 20 years after the publication of No Mean City, the classic novel about pre-war life in what was once Glasgow's most deprived district.

Death Valley was one place that could never be popular with men.

A existência de áreas verdes nas cidades, sobretudo na forma de parques urbanos, é destacada como um fator determinante para a qualidade de vida local pois, além de oferecer um espaço para o convívio e o lazer da população, estas áreas proporcionam um embelezamento da paisagem e uma série de serviços ambientais que contribuem para a melhoria do clima local.

O assunto sustentabilidade seguramente está figurando a muito tempo entre os principais temas de discussão do planeta, podemos encontrar trabalhos que lidam com o tema de forma teórica e pedagógica abundantemente e certamente todos proporcionarão um acréscimo no conhecimento de quem se predispor a ler.

What can the generative processes of dynamic ownership reveal about how the urban is experienced, understood and made in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia?

Anti-migrant populism is on the rise across Europe, and diversity and multiculturalism are increasingly presented as threats to social cohesion.

Wer beim anderen auf "gut Wetter macht", hat meist wenig Aussicht auf Erfolg.

In recent years, the way to plan and develop large urban centers has changed drastically.

Participatory Planning for Climate Compatible Development in Maputo, Mozambique is a practitioners' handbook that builds upon the experience of a pilot project that was awarded the United Nations 'Lighthouse Activity' Award.

Children feature centrally in the ubiquitous narratives of 'migration crises'.

In Gärten und auf Feldern vollzieht sich ein Massensterben: Die Bestäuber verenden, Bienen, Käfer und Schmetterlinge, auf die unsere Nahrungspflanzen angewiesen sind.

Why, when so many people understand the severity of environmental problems, is progress so slow and sustainability such a distant goal?

Faced with a global threat to food security, it is perfectly possible that society will respond, not by a dystopian disintegration, but rather by reasserting co-operative traditions.

Der Mensch gestaltet schon seit jeher seine Umwelt zu seinem Besten.

The Call of the Wild is a novel by American writer Jack London.

Los astrónomos crearon de la nada la inexistente materia oscura y la energía oscura que según ellos ocupan el 95 % del cosmos; por ser magnitudes imaginarias obviamente no se pueden ver, registrar o percibir por método alguno.

Village Housing explores the housing challenge faced by England's amenity villages, rooted in post-war counter-urbanisation and a rising tide of investment demand for rural homes.

The Call of the Wild is a novel by American writer Jack London.

Antarcticness joins disciplines, communication approaches and ideas to explore meanings and depictions of Antarctica.

Der Mensch gestaltet schon seit jeher seine Umwelt zu seinem Besten.

Urban Design Governance takes a deep dive into the governance of urban design around Europe.

"e;The human brain is neutral, it does not distinguish between right and wrong, ethical and non-ethical behaviour.

Pilze werden uns helfen, die Welt zu retten.

Little did Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and other 'gentlemen scientists' know, when they were making their scientific discoveries, that some centuries later they would inspire a new field of scientific practice and innovation, called citizen science.

In Deutschland leben mehr Menschen denn je in Städten.

Urban Claims and the Right to the City explores how contested processes of urban development, and the rights of city dwellers, are understood and interpreted from the perspective of women and men working, in different ways, at the grassroots in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, and London, UK.

Moore sind Horte der Stabilität und federn bislang alle Umweltveränderungen lässig ab.

The Call of the Wild is a novel by American writer Jack London.

Comparative Approaches to Informal Housing Around the Globe brings together historians, anthropologists, political scientists, sociologists, urban planners and political activists to break new ground in the globalisation of knowledge about informal housing.

Beni-Amer cattle owners in the western part of the Horn of Africa are not only masters in cattle breeding, they are also knowledge sovereign, in terms of owning productive genes of cattle and the cognitive knowledge base crucial to sustainable development.

Georges Perec, novelist, filmmaker and essayist, was one of the most inventive and original writers of the twentieth century.

Buck, a sturdy crossbreed canine (half St.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the UN in 2015 have influenced the actions of international and intergovernmental organisations and governments around the world, and have dictated priorities for international aid spending.