The tide is the greatest synchronised movement of matter on our planet. Every drop of seawater takes part in tidal motion, driven by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun. At the coast, we see ……続きを見る
Actors and institutions in localities and regions across the world are seeking prosperity and well-being amidst tumultuous and disruptive shifts and transitions generated by: an increasingly globali……続きを見る
著者:Stuart Elden
出版社: University of Chicago Press
発売日: 2018年12月17日
Shakespeare was an astute observer of contemporary life, culture, and politics. The emerging practice of territory as a political concept and technology did not elude his attention. In Shakespearean……続きを見る
A revised and updated edition of the leading introductory text on the geography of economic life, from the local to the global
Economic Geography is an engaging and accessible introduction to the di……続きを見る
Cities and Nature connects environmental processes with social and political actions. The book reconnects science and social science to demonstrate how the city is part of the environment and how it……続きを見る
著者:William Rankin
出版社: University of Chicago Press
発売日: 2016年07月01日
For most of the twentieth century, maps were indispensable. They were how governments understood, managed, and defended their territory, and during the two world wars they were produced by the hundr……続きを見る
著者:Waldemar Cudny
出版社: Springer International Publishing
発売日: 2016年07月05日
This is a multi-disciplinary scientific monograph referring to urban geography, urban regions management, event studies, tourism geography, cultural anthropology and sociology. It covers issues whic……続きを見る
"Michael Woods has taken on the formidable task of giving an overview of rural places and society in advanced economies as a single author and has presented a book that rightly deserves to be called……続きを見る
Endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education for full syllabus coverage.
Rely on a course with international focus and examples and case studies from around the world, which has been esp……続きを見る
It is now widely recognized that recreation is as important as work. This revealing book analyzes leisure and outdoor recreation in terms of both their management and their wider importance to socie……続きを見る
Exam board: Cambridge Assessment International Education
Level: A-level
Subject: Geography
First teaching: September 2016
First exams: Summer 2018
Reinforce and practise skills learned with step-by-……続きを見る
The economic and political situation of cities has shifted in recent years in light of rapid growth amidst infrastructure decline, the suburbanization of poverty and inner city revitalization. At th……続きを見る
著者:Harm de Blij
出版社: Oxford University Press
発売日: 2012年07月20日
In recent years our world has seen transformations of all kinds: intense climate change accompanied by significant weather extremes; deadly tsunamis caused by submarine earthquakes; unprecedented te……続きを見る
This book covers the basics of processing and spectral analysis of monovariate discrete-time signals. The approach is practical, the aim being to acquaint the reader with the indications for and dra……続きを見る
Motivate pupils to develop their geographical skills, knowledge and understanding as they become engaged and accomplished geographers, ready for the demands of GCSE.
Specifically designed to provide……続きを見る
Since the dawn of human civilization, forests have provided us with food, resources, and energy. The history of human development is also one of forest loss and transformation, and yet even in our i……続きを見る
著者:Maggie Black
出版社: University of California Press
発売日: 2016年08月09日
Climate change, population increase, and the demands made by the growing number of people adopting urban lifestyles and western diets threaten the world’s supply of freshwater, edging us closer to a……続きを見る
The Great Oasis of Egypt provides the first full study of the Dakhla and Kharga Oases in antiquity, written by participants in several of the current archaeological projects in this region. The oase……続きを見る
Amidst the unevenness and unpredictability of change in the Asia-Pacific region, women's lives are being transformed. This volume takes up the challenge of exploring the ways in which women are acti……続きを見る
Health and Development presents a broad and detailed description of the multifaceted aspects of health and development across the globe. People are living longer, their lifestyles are changing and s……続きを見る
Harnessing recent developments in computer technology, the latest New Naturalist volume uses the most up-to-date and accurate maps, diagrams and photographs to analyse the diverse landscapes of Scot……続きを見る
Arguing that the hegemony of the neoliberal/capitalist nexus must be challenged if we are to address the proliferating challenges facing our world, this inspiring book explains how democracy can rev……続きを見る
著者:David Pitt
出版社: Taylor and Francis
発売日: 2013年10月31日
A major concern of this book is how ordinary people might come to manage their own environment more effectively. A valuable resource for students of environmental studies, it considers how this migh……続きを見る
Using new evidence from a three year programme of research in developing countries in Asia, Latin America and Africa, the authors describe how government organizations have been privatised, decentra……続きを見る
Including ten new chapters on nature, globalization, development and risk, and a new section on practicing geography, this is a completely revised and updated edition of the best-selling, standard s……続きを見る
During the past century, scientists, world statesmen, and international entrepreneurs have become increasingly aware of the potential of the oceans as a source of minerals. This book provides an aut……続きを見る
著者:H. H. Lamb
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2013年09月05日
First published in 1988, this is a reissue of a groundbreaking collection of essays written by Hubert Lamb, one of the world’s foremost experts on weather and climate and a uniquely authoritative vo……続きを見る
First published in 1989. It seems such a long time ago, another ageーyet it is a mere twenty-odd years since the original Models in Geography was published. It is an even shorter time since the firs……続きを見る
著者:John Eyles
出版社: Society for Philosophy & Culture
発売日: 2013年04月16日
Senses of Place is an intriguing monograph which identifies different types of sense of place in a small market town in England. Its author -John Eyles - draws on the fields of community studies and……続きを見る