A systematic rethinking of financialization, which explores how financial capitalism – especially the asset management industry – is organised, how the locus of power has shifted from public to private authority, and how its consequences have defined...Loe edasi...
Indian and South African Labor Responses to the International Labor Organization’s Green Initiatives:Through the Eyes of the Colonized explores the differences in attitudes of developing states to the International Labor Organization (ILO)...Loe edasi...
This book is devoted to the study of the problem of sustainable development of rural territories. To solve this problem, a novel solution is offered: the implementation of climate-smart technologies in agriculture. This book discloses the components...Loe edasi...
Recent trends in tourism have seen a decline in the traditional mass-consumption model, accompanied by a rise in a more segmented tourism to which local communities must adapt. The tourist is increasingly interested in the region as a source of mate...Loe edasi...
As cities grow and demands increase, continuing to build is unavoidable. Continuing to build in the same way, however, is not. This book challenges the dangerous trajectory of extractive, growth-centred practices within of the built environment indu...Loe edasi...
This book examines the key development challenges facing the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) of the Caribbean and the Pacific, focusing on livelihoods and state security and stability in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)....Loe edasi...
Although Antonio Gramsci is widely known as the theorist of hegemony, his enduring relevance to struggles against colonial oppression across the Global South reveals a deeper, often overlooked dimension of his thought. With this book, Giovanni Fre...Loe edasi...
Although Antonio Gramsci is widely known as the theorist of hegemony, his enduring relevance to struggles against colonial oppression across the Global South reveals a deeper, often overlooked dimension of his thought. With this book, Giovanni Fre...Loe edasi...
This book explores the multispecies dimensions of First Nations burning practices and shows how these integrate with Aboriginal ontologies to resist the ideological and structural violence of colonisation....Loe edasi...
Forests have become a key topic in ongoing debates about sustainability, as they lie at the intersection of climate change, biodiversity loss, competing land uses and evolving demands on the bioeconomy. In Europe and around the world, forest governa...Loe edasi...
This book is an urgent invitation, provocation and proposal to devise possible theories, methods, and practices of eco-entangled, cobwebbed, symbiotic, and chaotic forms of existence between human and more-than-human species....Loe edasi...
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...
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 makersp...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 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...
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...
This open access book offers innovations in how sustainability is studied, taught, and practiced across academic and professional contexts. The book captures the richness of current principles and practice in sustainability from diverse geographical...Loe edasi...
This open access book provides a comprehensive analysis of the resilience of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to climate change, drawing on a unique and extensive empirical investigation involving more than 10,000 Italian firms. It examines...Loe edasi...
Through interconnected perspectives on environment, gender inequality, identity and Caribbean spatial re-colonisation influences on social, cultural and environmental landscapes, The Inequity of Caribbean Spaces and Designed Places: Race, Class and...Loe edasi...
This book addresses an urgent need to rethink the future of human settlement in the context of significant economic, social and environmental changes, arguing that we must look beyond our current paradigm of sustainability to envision a continuously...Loe edasi...
This book provides a forward-looking and interdisciplinary exploration of the green economy as a transformative framework for achieving sustainable agriculture, climate resilience, and net-zero development goals. Bridging economic theory, technologi...Loe edasi...
Sari: Elements in The Archaeology of Ancient Israel
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009558327)
Past climate fluctuations significantly shaped human ways of life. This Element reconstructs Southern Levant climate (ca. 1300300 BCE) using high-resolution, well-dated paleoclimate records. Results show a 150-year arid phase ending the Late Bronze...Loe edasi...
Past climate fluctuations significantly shaped human ways of life. This Element reconstructs Southern Levant climate (ca. 1300300 BCE) using high-resolution, well-dated paleoclimate records. Results show a 150-year arid phase ending the Late Bronze...Loe edasi...
This book sorts out the experience and achievements of Chinas demography development, explores its internal laws, and looks forward to its future trends. It summarizes the achievements, experience, gains and losses of various branches of demography...Loe edasi...
This book explores how the global shift to clean energy affects people differently, and what can be done to make this transition fair for everyone. It explains the idea of energy justice and shows why questions of fairness and equity are as importan...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 30-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Springer International Publishing AG, ISBN-13: 9783031859472)
This book is an in-depth and insightful exploration of the pivotal role Geographic Information Systems (GIS) play in understanding heritage changes and revitalizing urban identities amidst rapid urbanization and transformation. Geographic Info...Loe edasi...
This book provides an account of the third, last and longest civil revolt of independent Sudan. The December revolution was a continuing process that survived the mi...Loe edasi...
Through a concise and accessible overview, Economic Geography: The Basics examines how geographical concepts – place, space, territory, networks, and scale – enable the study of economic phenomena from a spatial perspective. ...Loe edasi...
Through a concise and accessible overview, Economic Geography: The Basics examines how geographical concepts – place, space, territory, networks, and scale – enable the study of economic phenomena from a spatial perspective. ...Loe edasi...
Drawing on over two decades of research in and on China and on extensive reviews of current scholarship, China: The Basics introduces readers to the key aspects of Chinese society, culture, and politics.The book provides an empirical...Loe edasi...
Drawing on over two decades of research in and on China and on extensive reviews of current scholarship, China: The Basics introduces readers to the key aspects of Chinese society, culture and politics. Drawing on over two de...Loe edasi...
This book offers an accessible introduction to the relationship between tourism and politics. Moving beyond traditional ideas about borders and passports, the chapters in this volume examine how everyday interactions, cultural ideologies, celebrit...Loe edasi...
As the second volume of this trilogy focused on nature in cities, this book focuses on global case study examples relevant to nature-based urbanism. As a relatively newer field of research, nature-based urbanism encompasses the integration of ecolog...Loe edasi...
Hans R. A. Koster, Stef Proost, Jacques-François Thisse
(Ilmumisaeg: 29-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9780197824696)
In Spatial Economics, the authors explore how cities, regions, and the global economy are shaped by the interplay between location, land use, and transportation. They examine why economic activities are clustered in large metropolitan areas...Loe edasi...
Marc Oliva, Jordi Martín-Díaz, Carles Barriocanal, Juan Ignacio López-Moreno, Josep Bonsoms
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Springer International Publishing AG, ISBN-13: 9783031933769)
This book describes “global change” pedagogically, offering a comprehensive perspective of its multidimensional nature, and detailing the necessary actions in the main areas to prevent catastrophic scenarios.Currently, there is an unprecede...Loe edasi...
This book explores the critical role of regulated markets in the development of agriculture, focusing on Murshidabad District, India. Drawing from rigorous research and primary data, it examines the interplay between market regulation and agricult...Loe edasi...
This book offers an exploration of how cities can become engines of equity and well-being. As urbanization accelerates globally, this book argues, the future of truly sustainable, resilient cities depends on making them more equitable by design. It...Loe edasi...
Peter Dirksmeier, Liz Cox, Angelina Göb, Liza Griffin, Kay Pallaris, Hannah Widmer, Lee Crookes, Beth Perry, Irene Manzini Ceinar, Regan Koch...
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Bristol University Press, ISBN-13: 9781529241594)
From parks and libraries to pubs and schools, social infrastructures are the everyday places that bring people together, support community life and foster connection. As interest in the concept grows, this timely and accessible edited collection o...Loe edasi...
This book provides an up to date overview of Mediterranean port cities and their challenges in a ‘liquid’ world. It interrogates emerging cultural narratives of these places, new morphological approaches to understand their transformation, and the...Loe edasi...
This book argues that the time has come to embrace transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary teaching and research as essential to addressing todays complex challenges. It traces the shift from rigid silo thinking toward integrated approaches that con...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781802201277)
This innovative book tackles one of the 21st centurys most urgent challenges: steering transport systems toward a socially just, low-carbon future. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, Kate Pangbourne explores transport governance across multiple m...Loe edasi...
Tracing counternarratives to border regimes, communities-in-transit transform non-places into social places, navigating inbetweenness and oceans.The global border regimes threaten to escalate, and state-controlled refugee camps domin...Loe edasi...
