A unique homage to the fighter aircraft that won the Battle of Britain, marrying the story of how the author built a replica Spitfire in his garden with the planes operational history....Loe edasi...
Fascinating and lyrical . . . A beautifully written celebration of a lifelong passion – Stephen Venables The relationship of people with hills and mountains has been complex, rich and varied – from awe and wonder to fear and loathing, from spiritual...Loe edasi...
This volume offers an interdisciplinary, spatially grounded analysis of Northern Canadacentring the territories of Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut, and the broader geography of Inuit Nunangatto show how climate change, infrastructure,...Loe edasi...
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of LGBTQ+ centers and organizations in urban areas, a phenomenon that began in North American and Western European cities four decades ago and now flourishes around the world....Loe edasi...
This book is about how children become competent people who understand and can act on and even transform the world. Its novel framework of 4A agency shows how children participate in making as audience, assistant, apprentice and artisan in makerspac...Loe edasi...
Disrupting traditional notions of urban and city planning, this volume examines the intricate interplay of conflicts, the emergence of new borders for refugees and migrants, colonial legacies and postcolonial policies, and grassroots struggles for...Loe edasi...
Rapid and radical changes were taking place in the countryside. Originally published in 1970, People and the Countryside discusses the legislation affecting the countryside which appeared in the late 1940s and the work of the Countryside in 1970 Con...Loe edasi...
This book explores how modern cities are transforming through smart technologies and circular economy principles. The opening chapters introduce the concept of the smart city, explaining digital infrastructure, data-driven decision making, and conne...Loe edasi...
This book offers a comprehensive and scientifically rigorous synthesis of sustainable agriculture, emphasizing its role in building resilient food systems, advancing the green economy, and addressing climate change and natural resource constraints....Loe edasi...
This book comprises the contributions of the African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE) international conference which is conducted biennially across Africa, alternately with the AfricaGIS conference. It is the premier forum in...Loe edasi...
This book sheds light on metrics as a key element of power relations in the EU anti-poverty policy, not least because the calculative infrastructure underlying them actively shapes the distribution of power. These metric-based power dynamics are lin...Loe edasi...
This is the first book to theorise humanitarian power within the crimes of the powerful tradition, offering a compelling account of the structural forces embedded in humanitarian institutions, and the practices and forms of legitimation thr...Loe edasi...
Higher education institutions (HEIs) play a pivotal yet underexplored role in Regional Green Transitions (RGTs) and sustainable development. This volume addresses this knowledge gap by examining how universities in the Nordic region engage with RG...Loe edasi...