著者:A.E.J. Morris
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2013年12月02日
Provides an international history of urban development, from its origins to the industrial revolution. This well established book maintains the high standard of information found in the previous two……続きを見る
Reading this book is your first step to becoming a competent human geography researcher. Whether you are a novice needing practical help for your first piece of research or a professional in search ……続きを見る
This book presents new research and theory at the regional scale showing the forms metropolitan regions might take to achieve sustainability. At the city scale the book presents case studies based o……続きを見る
"A highly readable and superbly fun guide to the why and how of doing fieldwork in human geography... I recommend it highly to any geographer-wannabes and practicing-geographers. The latter group, i……続きを見る
A thorough update of what was already an excellently written, accessible and well-used book. Coverage of the key issues to impact on regeneration in the UK since the 2008 financial crisis is compreh……続きを見る
Are political activists connected to the global justice movement simplistically opposed to neoliberal globalization? Is their political vision ′incoherent′ and their policy proposals ′naïve′ and ′su……続きを見る
Going beyond the celebrated 'hot-spots' of economic development, this book draws upon evidence from a broader range of cities and regions to help fill some important gaps in our knowledge of how clu……続きを見る
著者:Freestone
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2012年11月12日
Urban planning in today's world is inextricably linked to the processes of mass urbanization and modernization which have transformed our lives over the last hundred years. Written by leading expert……続きを見る
This revised and updated version of An Atlas of Middle Eastern Affairs provides accessible, concisely written entries on the most important current issues in the Middle East, combining maps with the……続きを見る
著者:Iris Borowy
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2013年12月04日
The UN World Commission on Environment and Development, chaired by former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland, alerted the world to the urgency of making progress toward economic developm……続きを見る
Named one of the Top 10 books about council housing - the Guardian online
Faced with acute housing shortages, the idea of new garden cities and suburbs is on the UK planning agenda once again, but w……続きを見る
This book argues that sound – as it is created, transmitted, and perceived – plays a key role in the constitution of space and community in contemporary Japan. The book examines how sonic practices ……続きを見る
著者:Kenneth E. Foote
出版社: University of Texas Press
発売日: 2013年12月06日
Winner, John Brinckerhoff Jackson Prize, Association of American Geographers, 1997
Shadowed Ground explores how and why Americans have memorializedーor notーthe sites of tragic and violent events sp……続きを見る
著者:Tracey Barnett
出版社: Bridget Williams Books
発売日: 2013年12月01日
‘This eloquent and passionate work documents how we have strayed from a humane policy towards asylum seekers, following the same sad and discredited path as Australia.’ Joris de Bres, Race Relations……続きを見る
Over half of the global population now lives in cities. This ongoing urbanisation is making it increasingly important to adequately manage urban systems and preserve urban environments. This book is……続きを見る
As cities are rapidly expanding and encroaching into agricultural and natural areas, a question of primary concern is how this expansion affects surrounding agriculture and natural landscapes. This ……続きを見る
著者:James Minahan
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2013年12月16日
The 20th century's most protracted conflict, the Cold War, also provided the longest and most stable peace in the history of the modern world--a fragile peace that came at the price of national free……続きを見る
著者:Edward Linacre
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2003年09月02日
Climate may be defined as the synthesis of long-term atmospheric conditions characteristic of a particular place. Consequently, the study of climate relies on sustained records of daily values. Howe……続きを見る
著者:Tim Unwin
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2013年12月16日
The Place of Geography is designed to provide a readable and yet challenging account of the emergence of gepgraphy as an academic discipline. It has three particular aims: it seeks to trace the deve……続きを見る
著者:Rosemary Hennessy
出版社: University of Minnesota Press
発売日: 2013年12月01日
The history of the maquiladoras has been punctuated by workers’ organized resistance to abysmal working and living conditions. Over years of involvement in such movements, Rosemary Hennessy was stru……続きを見る
Drawing from discussions that pulled together child researchers working near the borders of Mexico, the United States and Canada, this book explores how material and metaphoric borders give way to y……続きを見る
This book brings together a rich selection of up-to-date practical experience of EU regional policy from across Europe. It provides different perspectives on the design and operation of regional dev……続きを見る
First Published in 2004. Climate Since A.D. 1500 presents a unique perspective on the 'Little Ice Age' and the climate of the twentieth century. Leading scientists explore historical documents, dend……続きを見る
Why has international migration become an issue of such intense public and political concern? How closely linked are migrants with terrorist organizations? What factors lie behind the dramatic incre……続きを見る
The idea of citizenship is widely used in daily life. ‘Citizenship tests’ are used to determine who can inhabit a country; ‘citizen charters’ have been used to prescribe levels of service provision;……続きを見る
China today is never out of the news: from human rights controversies and the continued legacy of Tiananmen Square, to global coverage of the Beijing Olympics, and the Chinese 'economic miracle'. It……続きを見る
Until very recently questions of resistance seemed straightforward, addressed in terms of an analysis of power. This book demonstrates how new, radical geographies of resistance emerge, develop and ……続きを見る
著者:A.J. Barker
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2013年12月19日
A text which aims to help undergraduate students in geology to recognize and interpret metamorphic textures and microstructures in thin-section. For lecturers and postgraduates in geology and petrol……続きを見る
Sustainable development requires consideration of the quality of life that future generations will be able to enjoy, and as the adjustment to sustainable lifestyles gathers momentum, the rights of f……続きを見る
A text addressing the essential issues required to undertake satisfactory comparative agricultural and ecological experiments. It offers an integrated presentation, with the focus strongly placed on……続きを見る