Ｍａｉ - Human Geography 1

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

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 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

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 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

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

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

"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

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

This monograph presents urban simulation methods that help in better understanding urban dynamics. Over historical times, cities have progressively absorbed a larger part of human population and wil……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

The conviction that we all have, possess or inhabit a discrete culture, and have done so for centuries, is one of the more dominant default assumptions of our contemporary politico-intellectual mome……続きを見る

This book focuses on overlooked contextual factors that constitute the urban creative climate or innovative urban milieu in contemporary cities. Filled with reflections based on interviews with a di……続きを見る

O livro de Lucas Maia tem um objetivo claramente manifesto em seu conteúdo: demonstrar que a análise que Marx faz das classes sociais em O Capital não é nada simplista como muitas interpretações afi……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

Uganda's Nakivubo swamp has been receiving wastewater from Kampala for over 30 years and consists of a floating root mat. It's potential to remove nutrients and pathogens from wastewater in a sustai……続きを見る

Daylight, Design and Place-Making examines the role of daylight in creating and revealing the wonders of heritage and contemporary architecture. Shifting from a purely technical approach to daylight……続きを見る

It is clear that the climate is changing and ecosystems are becoming severely degraded. Humans must mitigate the causes of, and adapt to, climate change and the loss of biodiversity, as the impacts ……続きを見る

_______________ WINNER OF THE INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION THE TOP 2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK AN OBSERVERBOOK OF THE YEAR _______________ Mudlark (/'mAdla;k/) noun ……続きを見る

A Field Guide to Larking is a practical, interactive and inspiring guide to 'larking' from the bestselling author of Mudlarking. LARK (verb): to get out and about, to explore the world around us and……続きを見る

This Brief provides a contextual framework for exploring the settlement rights of Israel's Bedouin population of the Negev desert, a traditionally pastoral nomadic Arab population. In 1948, the Isra……続きを見る

The Japanese urban alleyway, which was once part of people’s personal spatial sphere and everyday life has been transformed by diverse and competing interests. Marginalised through the emergence of ……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