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Implement Your Own Applications Using Online GISAn in-depth study detailing the online applications of geographic information systems (GIS), Online GIS and Spatial Metadata, Second Edition outlines ……続きを見る

This book provides a philosophical exposition of Ubuntu ethics, which it does by explaining the saying ‘a person is a person through other persons’. Written by one of the world’s leading scholars of……続きを見る

Une géographie populaire de la Caraïbe, adaptation d’Une histoire populaire des États-Unis de Howard Zinn, rompt avec le regard enchanteur et fantastique des clichés touristiques. La Caraïbe est enf……続きを見る

Eco-Concepts: Critical Reflections in Emerging Ecocritical Theory and Ecological Thought offers an intellectual journey through the ever-evolving landscapes of environmental discourse. This thought-……続きを見る

This book focuses on the socio-economic and sustainability challenges facing megacities in dealing with the dramatic population increases of informal areas and settlements (or slums), especially whe……続きを見る

Sous la direction de François BOST, Laurent CARROUÉ, Sébastien COLIN, Christian GIRAULT, Anne-Lise HUMAIN-LAMOURE, Olivier SANMARTIN, David TEURTRIE. DOSSIER : Le monde sous tension(s) par Laurent C……続きを見る

This book provides an assessment of the impacts of human intervention on the natural environment and peoples' livelihoods through land-use conversion due to industrialization. Problems of land acqui……続きを見る

This book throws a spotlight on the under-explored African perspective on the mercurial concept of human dignity. To do so, it employs two strategies. In the first instance, it considers African the……続きを見る

Trail of Story examines the meaning of landscape, drawn from Leslie Main Johnson’s rich experience with diverse environments and peoples, including the Gitksan and Witsuwit’en of northwestern Britis……続きを見る

Cities have become the major habitat for human societies. They are also the places where the starkest social inequalities show up. Income, social, land and housing inequalities shape the built envir……続きを見る

Esta obra é resultado de colaborações, investigações e base em artigos especializados, a respeito do fenômeno moda e suas implicações históricas e sociais. O livro oferece um panorama bem amplo sobr……続きを見る

El espacio como signo de contención, movilidad, identidad cultural, expresión corporal, dispositivo mnemónico y de percepción colectiva e individual permite examinar relaciones sociales y de género,……続きを見る

In the last thirty years, China has experienced rapid economic development and urbanisation which has resulted in high levels of environmental degradation and has put considerable pressure on the co……続きを見る

Cet atlas a pour vocation de donner une grille de lecture des relations internationales contemporaines. Nombreux sont les défis auxquels chaque acteur est confronté à son niveau. Les différentes car……続きを見る

This open access book presents current knowledge about ecosystem services (ES) in urban planning, and discusses various urban ES topics such as spatial distribution of urban ecosystems, population d……続きを見る

Ahora bien: para que Roosevelt adoptara este sencillo proyecto de la protección a los separatistas, había que ponerlo en contacto con un hombre que conociese bien a Panamá, su gente y su política. E……続きを見る

This edited volume explores the interconnection between care work, travel, and healthcare, emphasizing the emotional dimensions of seeking care away from home. It brings together contributions from ……続きを見る

Labor and labor norms orient much of contemporary life, organizing our days and years and driving planetary environmental change. Yet, labor, as a foundational set of values and practices, has not b……続きを見る

"Thomas Maitland Marshall, professor of history at Washington University...an authority on American history...expounded the view that colonial history of the nation was not confined to the Atlantic ……続きを見る

Representation of geographical data using graphs, diagrams and mapping techniques is a key for geographers and for researchers in other disciplines to explore the nature of data, the pattern of spat……続きを見る

This book provides humanitarian practitioners and policy makers with a manual for how to apply foresight and strategy in their work. Drawing on extensive research, the book demonstrates in practical……続きを見る

Humairah and Kamaludeen examine contemporary Malay national identity in Singapore and Malaysia through the lens of ‘primordial modernity’, taking on a comparative transnational perspective. How do M……続きを見る

Southeast Asia has in recent years become a crossroads of cultures with high levels of ethnic pluralism, not only between countries, sub-regions and urban areas, but also at the local levels of comm……続きを見る

This book discusses the history and contemporary practice of studying cultures 'at home', by examining Europe's regional or 'small' ethnologies of the past, present and future. With the rise of nati……続きを見る

This book explores the design, communication and implementation of social change programmes aimed at solving various social problems, from reducing health-risk behaviour to ’green’ consumption or fi……続きを見る

This book scrutinizes the new legal nature and stipulations of International Public Works Agreements and provides an in-depth analysis of new forms of infrastructure agreements which have been creat……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Regionalgeographie, Note: 1,7, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Veranstaltung: Hauptseminar Physische Geographie, ……続きを見る

This book presents the characteristics and limitations of geological units, Cenozoic and geochronological concepts. It studies landscape aspects developed from research in areas with proved Cenozoic……続きを見る

This is an indispensable career guide for everyone wanting to work in or already working in the international development and humanitarian emergencies sector. It provides a general introduction and ……続きを見る

This book is about how modernity affects our perceptions of time and space. Its main argument is that geographical space is used to control temporal progress by channeling it to benefit particular p……続きを見る