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    AgriCultura : Urban Agriculture and the Heritage Potential of Agrarian Landscape (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Human geography. ; Cultural property. ; Agriculture. ; Urban Sociology. ; Human Geography. ; Cultural Heritage.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introductory text (Toward a linkage between Urban Agriculture and Cultural Heritage) -- Part I: Unraveling cultural potential of urban agriculture -- Chapter 1. Agricultural and urban policies in Europe: The co-construction of peri-urban agricultural landscape. Experiences, problems, perspectives (André Fleury) -- Chapter 2. Urban Agriculture as Heritage: methodological issues and perspectives (Lionella Scazzosi) -- Chapter 3. Engagement, participation and governance of Urban Agricultural Heritage (Paola Branduini) -- Part II: Landscape at risk, landscape as opportunity -- Chapter 4. Urban agriculture and territorial heritage: keys to resiliency (María-José Prados, Jesús Santiago Ramos) -- Chapter 5. Urban agriculture and landscape in Mexico City between history and innovation (Saúl Alcántara Onofre) -- Chapter 6. Tangible and intangible heritage in urban agriculture: the Australia experience (Jane Lennon) -- Chapter 7. Sewage farms in Pierrelaye: peri-urban agriculture multifunctionality model (Roland Vidal) -- Chapter 8. Urban agriculture: what about domestic gardens? (Hubert Gulinck, Valerie Dewaelheyns, Frederik Lerouge) -- Chapter 9. Is Urban Agriculture an opportunity to preserve landscape systems? Suggestions from England (Raffaella Laviscio) -- Part III: The co-construction of urban agricultural landscape -- Chapter 10. Agriculture and the city of Geneva: the end of a love affair? (Joëlle Salomon Cavin, Nelly Niwa) -- Chapter 11. Recognizing the multifunctional nature of agriculture: stakes and challenges in Montréal and Ile Bizard (Sabine Courcier, Gérald Domon) -- Chapter 12. Agro-culture in the Metropolitan area of Barcelona: a big issue, multiple landscapes, several solutions (Ana Zazo Moratalla, Valerià Paül, Sònia Callau Berenguer, Josep Montasell i Dorda) -- Chapter 13. Cultivating the Cologne green belt: the Belvedere agricultural park (Axel Timpe). Chapter 14. La Vega de Granada: the defence of a paradigmatic Agrarian Heritage space by local citizens (José Castillo Ruiz, Alberto Matarán Ruiz) -- Chapter 15. AgriCulture in Milan. The mutual benefit between urban agriculture and cultural heritage (Paola Branduini, Raffaella Laviscio, Lionella Scazzosi).
    Abstract: This book explains how cultural heritage can be a tool for enhancing urban agriculture and improving landscape and life quality. It cuts across the existing literature and fills the gaps between urban agriculture, considered as a food, social and environmental opportunity and cultural heritage, considered as resource. It focuses the role of the countryside for urban areas, in the history of the city and today. Its attention is on the quality for all areas, both outstanding, ordinary and degraded, as well as large, little or fragmented (European landscape convention 2000). It considers agricultural landscape as a system of tangible and intangible heritage components and relationships, to be retained, enhanced and transmit, in a process of inevitable but appropriate dynamic conservation and management over time (ICOMOS-IFLA Principles 2017). This book can benefit the collaboration among local players – such as farmers, citizens, associations, public institutions, stakeholders – in conserving and enhancing agrarian heritage and reinforcing the identity of places and people. It can strengthen collective action and generate positive effects on good large and local -scale management. The first part has a methodological character in order to enlighten the integrated approach between cultural heritage and urban agriculture. The second part exemplifies cases where the heritage has been recognised but not yet translated into concrete action. The third Part discloses ongoing process of co-construction, where policies have recognized the cultural, environmental and social meaning of urban agriculture as heritage. This book aims to reach scholars, local administrations, professionals, farmers and citizens. It involves many authors, many of whom are directly engaged with action-research in safeguarding and implementing the mutual interaction between urban agriculture activities and agrarian heritage.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XX, 261 p. 97 illus., 86 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030490126
    Series Statement: Urban Agriculture,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49012-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-49012-6
    DDC: 630
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    Managing Landscapes for Change (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Environmental management. ; Agriculture. ; Physical geography. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Management. ; Agriculture. ; Physical Geography. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. What is a Landscape? -- Chapter 3. Drivers of Landscape Change -- Chapter 4. Landscape Trajectories -- Chapter 5. Options for Managing Landscape for Change -- Chapter 6. Barriers to Managing for Change -- Chapter 7. Social and Institutional Innovations -- Chapter 8. Technologies for Innovating Forward -- Chapter 9. Conclusions and Recommendation.
    Abstract: This book discusses how future landscapes will be shaped by pervasive change and where, when, and how society should manage landscapes for change. Readers will learn about the major anthropogenic drivers of landscape change, including climate change and human induced disturbance regimes, and the unique consequences that multiple and simultaneously occurring change agents can have on landscapes. The author uses landscape trajectories as a guide to selecting the appropriate course of action, and considers how landscape position, inertia, and direction will determine landscape futures. The author introduces the concept of landscapes as socio-technical-ecological systems (STES), which combines ecological and technological influences on future landscape change and the need for society to acknowledge both when considering landscape management. Thinking beyond solutions, the author identifies barriers to managing landscapes for change including the cost, cultural identity of local populations, and the fear of taking action under uncertain conditions. Nevertheless, processes, tools, and technologies exist for overcoming social and ecological barriers to managing landscapes for change, and continued investment in social and scientific infrastructure holds out hope for maintaining our landscape values even as we enter an era of unprecedented change and disruption.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 111 p. 36 illus., 25 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030620417
    Series Statement: Landscape Series, 27
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62041-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-62041-7
    DDC: 304.2
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    Urban Biodiversity and Ecological Design for Sustainable Cities (2021)
    Tokyo :Springer Japan :
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    Keywords: Urban ecology (Biology). ; Landscape architecture. ; Human geography. ; Landscape ecology. ; Civil engineering. ; Sustainability. ; Urban Ecology. ; Landscape Architecture. ; Human Geography. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Civil Engineering. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: PART I Chapter 1 Approach For Ecological Landscape And Urban Biodiversity -- Chapter 2 Diversity And Design On A Former Freight Rail-Yard -- Chapter 3 Biodiversity In The Day To Day Practice Of The Landscape Architect -- Chapter 4 Edible Landscapes: Relocalising Food And Bringing Nature Into North London -- Chapter 5 Landscape Design For Nature Restoration And In Urban Areas In Japan -Planning Process Of Designing A River Bank Fishway And Surroundings- -- PART II Chapter 6 Nature In The Cities - Places For Play And Learning -- Chapter 7 Greening School Grounds: Schools’ Role In A Biodiversity Process -- Chapter 8 Nature Environment And Management For Children’S Play And Learning In Kindergarten In Urban Forest, Kyoto, Japan -- Chapter 9 Ecological Evaluation Of Landscape Components Of The Tokushima Central Park Through Red-Clawed Crab (Chiromantes Haematocheir) -- Chapter 10 Developing Urban Green Spaces And Effective Use Of Rooftop Spaces For Cooling And Urban Biodiversity -- PART III Chapter 11 Addressing Climate Change And Biodiversity Loss From An Urban Perspective: Linking Climate Co-Benefits And Urban Ecosystem Services In Sao Paulo City, Brazil -- Chapter 12 Evaluation Of Habitat Functions Of Fragmented Urban Forests For Wildlife ~ The Case Of Kitakyushu City -- Chapter 13 The Effects And Functions Of Spatial And Structural Characteristics Of Shrine Forests As Urban Green Space -- Chapter 14 Green Infrastructure As A Planning Response To Urban Warming A Case Study Of Taipei Metropolis -- Chapter 15 Green Infrastructure Planning For Asian Cities: The Planning Strategies, Guidelines, And Recommendations.
    Abstract: This book highlights various designs for urban green spaces and their functions. It provides an interesting meeting point between Asian, European and North America specialists (researchers, planners, landscape architects) studying urban biodiversity; urban biodiversity and green space; relations between people and biodiversity. The most important feature of this book is the unique point of view from each contributor towards “the relationship between nature and people in urban areas”, in the context of the ecosystem and biodiversity in urban areas and how to manage them. All chapters explore and consider the relationship between humans and nature in cities, a subject which is taking on increasing importance as new cities are conceptualized and planned. These discussion and examples would be useful for urban ecology researchers, biologists, city planners, government staff working in city planning, architects, landscape architects, and university instructors. This book can also be used as a textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate city planning, architecture or landscape architecture courses. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 375 p. 196 illus., 134 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9784431568568
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-56856-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-56856-8
    DDC: 577.56
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    The County Diagnostic : A Regional Environmental Footprint Framework for the USA (2020)
    Wiesbaden :Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden :
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Environmental management. ; Human geography. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Existing Footprinting Methods and the Need for Regional Ecological Planning in the USA -- The Urban Metabolism and Flows of the Anthroposphere -- The Dissipative Ecological Unit (DEU) as Organizing Principle for Metabolic Analysis of Counties -- Calculations and Data Sources for the County Diagnostic Method -- A Case Study Application of the County Diagnostic to the Eastern Temperate Forest Ecoregion -- Comparative Vertical Waveform Diagrams for Cases and Interpretation of Case Study Results.
    Abstract: The county diagnostic method is a spatially explicit, unit specific, component expanded regional environmental footprint framework for the USA designed by Bryce Lawrence to compare the influence of ecoregions on poly‐factorial environmental footprints. This 'diagnostic assessment' quantifies and compares the flows of food, water, energy, carbon, municipal solid waste, wastewater and spatial extent of ecosystem conservation. The county diagnostic fills the gap in regional environmental planning in the USA by bridging urban and state level planning. Contents Existing Footprinting Methods and the Need for Regional Ecological Planning in the USA The Urban Metabolism and Flows of the Anthroposphere The Dissipative Ecological Unit (DEU) as Organizing Principle for Metabolic Analysis of Counties Calculations and Data Sources for the County Diagnostic Method A Case Study Application of the County Diagnostic to the Eastern Temperate Forest Ecoregion Comparative Vertical Waveform Diagrams for Cases and Interpretation of Case Study Results Target Groups Researchers, lecturers and students of landscape ecology, landscape and ecological planning, environmental and regional planning, landscape architecture County engineers and managers, councils of government (COGs), regional planners in public and private practice, US environmental management agencies The Author Dr. Bryce Lawrence is a research scientist and educator at the Department of Landscape Ecology and Landscape Planning at the TU Dortmund University’s Faculty of Spatial Planning in Germany.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XX, 268 p. 67 illus., 37 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783658286163
    Series Statement: Beiträge zur Landschafts- und Umweltplanung I Contributions to Landscape and Environmental Planning,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-28616-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-28616-3
    DDC: 304.2
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    Frontier Making in the Amazon : Economic, Political and Socioecological Conversion (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Human geography. ; Agriculture Economic aspects. ; Economic geography. ; Cultural geography. ; America Politics and government. ; Physical Geography. ; Human Geography. ; Agricultural Economics. ; Economic Geography. ; Social and Cultural Geography. ; American Politics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction: Frontier thinking and the Amazon region -- Scarcities and abundances in place and time: A proposed conceptualisation of frontier making -- Placing the agricultural frontier of Mato Grosso, Brazil -- Peasant farming in the Amazon frontiers -- Water and energy frontiers in the Amazon -- Production of poverty and the poverty of production in the Amazon -- Disrupting frontier development from within: The latent geographical agency of indigenous peoples -- Development and conservation frontiers in the Pantanal wetland -- Conclusion: Lessons learned to expand frontier theory.
    Abstract: This book discusses the outcomes of more than ten years of research in the southern tracts of the Amazon region, and addresses the expansion of the agricultural frontier, consolidation of the agribusiness-based economy, and expansion of regional infrastructure (roads, dams, urban centres, etc). It combines extensive empirical evidence with the international literature on frontier-making and regional Amazonian development, and adopts a critical politico-geographical perspective that will benefit scholars in various other disciplines. This book is intended to push the current theoretical and methodological boundaries regarding the controversies and impacts of agribusiness in the region. A new international scientific network, led by the author, is investigating the broader context of the themes analysed here. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 222 p. 33 illus., 29 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030385248
    Series Statement: Key Challenges in Geography, EUROGEO Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38524-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-38524-8
    DDC: 910.02
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    Housing Policy and Vulnerable Families in The Inner City : Public Housing in Harlem, New York City (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Social structure. ; Equality. ; Human Geography. ; Urban Sociology. ; Social Structure.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. The Status Quo: Observations on a Gentrified Harlem -- 2. Rise and Fall: Harlem Renaissance and Ghettoization -- 3. Urban Poverty in Theory -- 4. Public Housing -- 5. Listening to Harlem: Tenants, Activists, Experts -- Conclusion: Understanding Harlem: The Making of a Mixed-Income Neighbo.
    Abstract: This book provides insights in how the lack of coherent social policy leads to the displacement of vulnerable low-income families in inner-city neighborhoods facing gentrification. First, it makes a case for how social policy by its racist setup has failed vulnerable families in the history of U.S. public housing. Second, it shows that today’s public housing transformation puts the same disadvantaged socio-economic clientele at risk, while the neighborhoods they call their homes are taken over by gentrification. It raises the powerful argument that the continuing privatization of Housing Authorities in the U.S. will likely lead to greater income diversity in formerly neglected neighborhoods, but it will happen at the expense of vulnerable families being displaced and resegregated further outside the city, if no regulatory planning measures for their protection are initiated by the government. By providing a solid empirical portrait of public housing in New York City’s Harlem, this book provides a great resource to students, academics and planners interested in gentrification with specific concern for race and class. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 75 p. 2 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030428495
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42849-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-42849-5
    DDC: 304.2
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    Smart Living for Smart Cities : Case Studies (2020)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Telecommunication. ; Human geography. ; Application software. ; Sustainability. ; Urban economics. ; Physical geography. ; Communications Engineering, Networks. ; Human Geography. ; Computer and Information Systems Applications. ; Sustainability. ; Urban Economics. ; Physical Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Smart Living for Smart Cities.-Part 2: City studies -- Chapter 2: Smart Living for Smart Hong Kong -- Chapter 3: Smart laws and regulations for Smart Living Case of Dehradun -- Chapter 4: Smart Heathy Living for Smart Kozhikode Metropolitan Area -- Chapter 5: Regeneration of Smart Spaces for Smart Living in Kozhikode Metropolitan Region (KMR) -- Chapter 6: Smart Initiatives In Sustainable Historic Capital city of The Himalayas- Shimla -- Part 3: Conclusion -- Chapter 7: International Collaborative Research Smart Living for Smart Cities and Conclusions of city studies.
    Abstract: This book, based on extensive international collaborative research, highlights the state-of-the-art design of smart living for metropolises, megacities, and metacities, as well as at the community and neighbourhood level. Smart living is one of six main components of smart cities, the others being smart people, smart economy, smart environment, smart mobility and smart governance. Smart living in any smart city can only be designed and implemented with active roles for smart people and smart city government, and as a joint effort combining e-Democracy, e-Governance and ICT-IoT systems. In addition to using information and communication technologies, the Internet of Things, Internet of Governance (e-Governance) and Internet of People (e-Democracy), the design of smart living utilizes various domain-specific tools to achieve coordinated, effective and efficient management, development, and conservation, and to improve ecological, social, biophysical, psychological and economic well-being in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of development ecosystems and stakeholders. This book presents case studies covering more than 10 cities and centred on domain-specific smart living components. The book is issued in two volumes. and this volume focus on city studies.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 454 p. 319 illus., 298 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811546150
    Series Statement: Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4615-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-4615-0
    DDC: 621.382
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    Promoting the Sustainable Development Goals in North American Cities : Case Studies & Best Practices in the Science of Sustainability Indicators (2021)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Human geography. ; Environmental policy. ; Physical geography. ; Sustainability. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Policy. ; Physical Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1: Introduction: Localizing SDG Goals and empowering cities and communities in North America for sustainability -- SectionI: City & Regional Localization of SDGs -- Chapter2: Localizing the SGDs in Baltimore: Challenges and Opportunities of the USA Sustainable Cities Initiative -- Chapter3: Los Angeles: Measuring Its Ambition to Achieve the SDGs -- Chapter4: The Idea of Sustainability and the Houston Region -- SectionII: Programs and Tools to support the implementation of the SDGs -- Chapter5: Making the SDGs Relevant for Cities: Using the Community Capital Tool in British Columbia -- Chapter6: How Local Communities Can Align with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: A Santa Cruz County Case Study -- SectionIII: Mobilizing Local SDG efforts across North America -- Chapter7: Top-down and Bottom-Up Approaches to the SDG-Monitoring Challenge -- Chapter8: Data for Good for All – Enabling All Communities to Track Progress Towards SDG Implementation -- SectionIV: Developing new methods and data to localize SDGs -- Chapter9: Helping the Neighborhood Create Indicators for Sustainable Housing Planning, Sustainable Development Goal #11 Sustainable Cities & Communities -- Chapter10: How the Youth Social Enterprise (YSE) Model Supports the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal #8 Economic Growth and Decent Work in American Cities -- SectionV: Goals, Targets and Indicators for Localizing SDGs in the US -- Chapter11: Proposed Local SDG Indicators for US Cities and Communities.
    Abstract: This volume presents North American best practices and perspectives on developing, managing and monitoring indicators to track development progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in local communities and cities. In 4 main sections, the book presents and frames the many ways in which community indicator programs are either integrating or retooling to integrate the SDGs into their existing frameworks, or how they are developing new programs to track and report progress on the SDGs. This is the first volume that focuses on SDG adoption within the context of North Americans cities and communities, and the unique issues and opportunities prevalent in these settings. The chapters are developed by experienced academics and practitioners of community planning and sustainable development, and will add broad perspective on public policy, organizational management, information management and data visualization. This volume presents a case-study approach to chapters, offering lessons that can be used by three main audiences: 1) teachers and researchers in areas of urban, regional, and environmental planning, urban development, and public policy; 2) professional planners, decision-makers, and urban managers; and 3) sustainability activists and interested groups.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VII, 160 p. 118 illus., 48 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030591731
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development Goals Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59173-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-59173-1
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    Cities of the Future : Challenges and Opportunities (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Landscape ecology. ; Geography. ; Architecture. ; Urban economics. ; Human Geography. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Regional Geography. ; Cities, Countries, Regions. ; Urban Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Future of Smart Inclusive Livable Cities -- Smart Environmental Solutions in Future Cities -- Mobility & Infrastructure in Future Cities -- Smart Economic Solutions in Future Cities -- Governance and Community Development in Future Cities -- Saudi Cities Future.
    Abstract: This book seeks to address the key challenges and opportunities of "future cities" embracing novel approaches and grounded technologies in pursuing a vision for smart, inclusive cities. The objective of this book is to discuss multiple areas at the local, national, and international levels and how these challenges can hinder the development objectives planned to be achieved by the cities of the future. The chapters featured in this collection were presented at the 6th Memaryat International Conference (MIC 2022), held at the Effat University, Jeddah. MIC’s objective is to build bridges between science, technology, and innovation, seen as the key levers of attaining the SDGs. This book provides the most innovative ideas presented at the conference to address the key manifestation of “future cities" to embrace novel approaches and grounded technologies in the pursue of a vision for smart inclusive cities. It thus represents a platform for diverse contributions from academics and practitioners to present their different perspectives addressed theoretically as well as in practice concerning the challenges and opportunities of future cities. This includes contributions from decision-makers, architects, urban planners, urban designers, entrepreneurs, and educators to stimulate discussion covering the latest on the challenges and opportunities for better future cities in the different domains of architecture, building science and technology, environmental design, mobility & infrastructure, urban design & landscape, housing & real estate developments, urban planning, governance, socio-cultural & economic development, community engagement, tourism and heritage revitalization.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 258 p. 114 illus., 93 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031154607
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15460-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-15460-7
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    Housing and Technology : Special Focus on Zimbabwe (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Buildings Design and construction. ; Geography. ; Real estate business. ; Human Geography. ; Urban Sociology. ; Building Construction and Design. ; Regional Geography. ; Real Estate Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. The Housing and Technology Nexus: An Overview -- 2. The Context of Housing and Technology in Zimbabwe -- 3. Housing-Technology Differentiation and Typologies -- 4. Housing Delivery, Management and Technology -- 5. Socio-Cultural, Ecological and Economic Issues in Housing and Technology, and the Politics -- 6. Towards Sustainable Policies for Housing and Technology in Zimbabwe. .
    Abstract: The housing and human settlement sector is fast changing, and technology is making it more complex than ever before. With reference to Zimbabwe, a developing country in Southern Africa, the essence of this book is to bring out housing as an issue within the technology debate and practice. The following themes emerge from the 6 chapters in the book: • The characterisation and conceptualisation of housing and technology and the nexus of both • The complexity of housing challenges and the problems governments face in providing adequate housing, especially for the poor • Diverse practices in housing construction through the application of different typologies of technology • Assessment of the feasibility of technologies in housing development in Zimbabwe by mirroring them against global experiences. • Discussion of alternative policy approaches that may guide technology integration in housing development. This book will excite scholars and practitioners in urban and development studies, construction project management, urban sociology, geography, real estate together with policymakers and government officials. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 117 p. 20 illus., 19 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031090981
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace, 37
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09098-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-09098-1
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    Urban Mountain Waterscapes in Leh, Indian Trans-Himalaya : The Transformation of Hydro-Social Relations (2022)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Geography. ; Human geography. ; Water. ; Urban Sociology. ; Regional Geography. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Perspectives on Hydro-Social Relations in Urban Mountain Contexts. Chapter 3. Research Design -- Chapter 4. Socio-Environmental Context of Urban Waterscapes in Leh -- Chapter 5. Urbanisation and the Impact on Water Use in Leh -- Chapter 6. Discussion: The Uneven Waterscape of Leh -- Chapter 7. Conclusion.
    Abstract: The city of Leh is located in the high mountain desert of Ladakh in the Indian Himalayas and access to water has always been limited there. In recent years, the town has experienced high rates of urbanisation on the one hand, and tourist numbers have increased exponentially on the other, which has implications for the water supply of the people living there. Through several years of on-site research, challenges on various levels were documented and current governance approaches were analysed. This research forms the basis for future approaches to sustainable development.
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    Pages: XVI, 181 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031182495
    Series Statement: Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18249-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-18249-5
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    The Trialism and Application of Human Settlement, Inhabitation and Travel Environment Studies : Applications in Water-net Region (2023)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Landscape architecture. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Human Geography. ; Landscape Architecture. ; Environmental Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chinese Human Settlements Philosophy -- The Origin of Trailism of Human Settlement, Inhabitation and Travel Environment -- Three elements and Main Factors Analysis on Human Settlement, Inhabitation and Travel Environment -- The Evolution of the Human Settlement, Inhabitation and Travel Environment Theory -- The Classification and Characteristics of the Human Settlement, Inhabitation and Travel Environment Background -- Analysis and Evaluation on Activity in Human Settlement, Inhabitatin and Travel Environment -- Human Settlement, Inhabitation and Travel Environment Construction Theory and Technology.-Human Settlement, Inhabitation and Travel Environment Studies in Water-net Region -- Human Settlement, Inhabitation and Travel Environment Studies in Valley Region.
    Abstract: This book studies human settlements in China in terms of Human Settlements Trialism in 5 typical human settlement types: river valleys, water networks, hills, plains, and arid areas. Focusing on 3 elements of Trialism—(1) natural and constructed environments, resources, and visual landscapes in human settlements background; (2) survival strategies, customs, culture, and values in human settlements activity; and (3) the layout of time and space as well as the planning and design of the urban, the country, and the wilderness in human settlements construction—the book analyzes the evolution of human settlements and predicts future trends. Presenting academic researchers and graduate students in various fields with insights from landscape architecture, urban planning, architecture, geography, forestry, art, and psychology, the study discusses the principles of interactive physiological thinking and systematically theoretical philosophy related to professional physiology, planning and design principles, and traditional and modern methods and technologies in urban and rural construction. The innovative multi-discipline study promotes the planning and design of 5 types of human settlement, which is helpful to the judgment of value, activity rule, and living style of human settlements, and also discusses the development of human settlements in the new millennium.
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    Pages: XX, 344 p. 70 illus., 49 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811991431
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9143-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-9143-1
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    UAVs and Urban Spatial Analysis : An Introduction (2020)
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    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Environment. ; Civil engineering. ; Human geography. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Geographical Information System. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Civil Engineering. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Monitoring.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1-Introduction to UAVs and urban spatial analysis -- Chapter 2-UAV platforms and implications for geographic observation -- Chapter 3-A primer on aeronautical charts and maps -- Chapter 4-Legal, environmental, operational and safety challenges in urban areas -- Chapter 5-UAVs and privacy -- Chapter 6-UAV data integration with geographic information systems -- Chapter 7-Application 1: remotely sensing physical disorder -- Chapter 8-Application 2: urban vegetation management -- Chapter 9-Application 3: disasters, pest control and emerging diseases -- Chapter 10-Application 4: water management for urban recreational areas -- Chapter 11-Application 5: structure from motion photogrammetry -- Chapter 12-UAVs and urban futures.
    Abstract: This book provides an introduction to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the geographic observation and spatial analysis of urban areas. The velocity of urban change necessitates observation platforms that not only enhance situational awareness for planning and allied analytical efforts, but also provide the ability to rapidly and inexpensively collect data and monitor change. UAVs can accomplish both of these tasks, but their use in urban environments is loaded with social, operational, regulatory and technical challenges that must be addressed for successful deployments. The book provides a resource for educators and students who work with geographic information and are seeking to enhance these data with the use of unmanned aerial vehicles. Topics covered include, 1) a primer on UAVs and the many different ways they can be used for geographic observation, 2) a detailed overview on the use of aviation maps and charts for operating UAVs in complex urban airspace, 3) techniques for integrating UAV-derived data with more traditional geographic information, 4) application of spatial analytical tools for urban and environmental planning, and 5) an exploration of privacy and public safety issues associated with UAV operation.
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    Pages: XIV, 206 p. 68 illus., 66 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030358655
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35865-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-35865-5
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    Geoecology of Landscape Dynamics (2020)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Landscape ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Geographic information systems. ; Human Geography. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Land use land cover dynamics using Remote Sensing and GIS techniques in Western Doon Valley, Uttarakhand, India -- Spatial analysis and mapping of malaria risk in Dehradun city India: A geospatial technology based decision making for planning of control -- Sustainable Energy Development and Participatory Management Scenario in Sundarbans: A Case Study from Sagar Island, West Bengal, India -- Robust and reliable technique of automatic building extraction from high resolution imagery -- Soil Resource Inventory for Meeting Challenges of Land Degradation: A Remote Sensing Approach -- Controlling Challenges of Urban Surface Run-Off Water: A Sustainable Approach -- Hydrological Modeling Using SWAT Model and Geoinformatic Techniques -- Green Buildings: Building a Greener City, a Greener Future An Indian Perspective -- Human Capital Impact for Sustainable Economic Growth -- Temporal variation in glacier’s area and Identification of glacial lakes in Sikkim -- UN SDGs and context of Heritage cities in India: a study of Ayodhya and Varanasi -- Morphometric Analysis of the Yerla Watershed of the Krishna River Basin using Spatial Information Technology -- Conceptualising and Measuring Social Capital as a Sustainable Development Strategy in Mewat Region, Haryana -- Analysing the capability of NCI technique in change detection using high and medium resolution multispectral data -- Monitoring and Modelling of Urban Sprawl Using Geospatial Techniques: A Case Study of Shimla City, India -- Comparison of Multi Temporal Drought Indices Using Monthly Precipitation in the Western Part of the West Bengal -- Dying and Dwindling of Non-Glacial Fed Rivers Under Climate Change: A Case Study from The Upper Kosi Watershed, Central Himalaya, India) -- Planning of Integrated Land use & Social Infrastructure of SAS Nagar (Mohali) -- Agroforestry Ecosystem in Himalayan Region of Uttarakhand Using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System -- A study of Development along Delhi-Jaipur Express using Geospatial Technology -- Slope Vulnerability, Mass Wasting and Geohydrological-hazards in Himalaya: A Case Study of Alaknanda Basin, Uttarakhand, India -- Demarcation of Hyper Arid Land in the Indian Desert: An Environmental Analysis. .
    Abstract: This book provides an overview of the ecological indicators of landscape dynamics in the context of geographical landscape integration. Landscape dynamics depicts every change that occurs in the physical, biological, and cognitive assets of a landscape. To understand and interpret the complex physical, biological, and cognitive phenomena of landscapes, it is necessary to operate conceptually and practically on a broad range of spatial and temporal scales. Rapid land use changes have become a concern to environmentalists and planners because of their impacts on the natural ecosystem, which further determines socioeconomic dynamics. In this regard, the book discusses case studies that share new insights into how landscape patterns and processes impact small creatures, and how small creatures in turn influence landscape structure and composition. In turn, the relevant aspects of land use and land cover dynamics are covered, and the multi-faceted relationship between the substrata and ecological community is highlighted. The book is unique in its focus on the application of spatial informatics such as automatic building extraction from high-resolution imagery; a soil resource inventory for meeting the challenges of land degradation; hydrological modeling; the temporal variation analysis of glacier area and the identification and mapping of glacial lakes; morphometric analysis of river basins; and the monitoring and modeling of urban sprawl, among other features.
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    Pages: IX, 381 p. 150 illus., 132 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811520976
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2097-6
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    Simulating Climate Change and Livelihood Security : A Western Himalayan Experience, India (2021)
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    Keywords: Climatology. ; Human geography. ; Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Climate Sciences. ; Human Geography. ; Regional Geography. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Climate Change and Livelihood Security: An Integration of Trans-Disciplinary Study -- Drivers of Climate Change Research Pathways -- Study Area: A Geographical Profile and Livelihood Pattern -- Kangra: Climate and Climate Change Scenario Modeling -- Dynamics of Livelihood Capitals Security -- Investigation of Livelihoods Asset Pentagon: The SLF Core -- Climate Dynamics and Livelihood Vulnerability Assessment -- Systems approach in Sustainable Livelihood Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies -- Indian Climate Policy, Programs and Initiatives. .
    Abstract: This book identifies and provides reasoning for computed methods of local climate dynamics and the livelihood vulnerability indices assessment in the mountainous region of Himachal Pradesh, India. The outcomes of this study agree with the focused objectives on simulating climate change and its impact on livelihood security. It deals with several crucial methodologies to analyze livelihood security with and without climate change. The explorative deductive approach was used to observe climatic changes since the 1970s and simulated the climate until 2080. Additionally, the composite livelihood vulnerability index (LVI) without climate change and the climate change livelihood vulnerability index (CCLVI) with climate change impact were prepared. The book is beneficial for policymakers who are involved in framing and implementing policies chiefly in the Himalaya. It is also valuable for all stakeholders in society: students, researchers and academicians. It proposes discussions and debate on a new, integrated, inclusive and open approach to climate change and validates the significance of geographic knowledge in addressing climate change issues at various levels, suggesting policy measures to cope with them.
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    Pages: XXXII, 312 p. 89 illus., 72 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811646485
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4648-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-4648-5
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    The Rise in Vacant Housing in Post-growth Japan : Housing Market, Urban Policy, and Revitalizing Aging Cities (2020)
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    Keywords: Sociology, Urban. ; Human geography. ; Urban economics. ; Economic geography. ; Urban Sociology. ; Human Geography. ; Urban Economics. ; Economic Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Why the rise in urban housing vacancies oc-curred and matters in Japan -- Mapping the problems of housing vacancies in Japan -- Changes in essential facilities of housing estates in an aging society: the failure of city planning in Japan -- Geodemographic characteristics of vacant houses in the resale condominium market in the Kansai metropolitan area -- The decline in price of suburban secondhand hosuing in Hiroshima city -- Distribution of vacant homes in Tama city in the Tokyo metropolitan area: estimation using GIS and small area statistics -- Urban abandonment and housing vacancies in Japanese local cities: a case of Kyo-machiya, traditional wooden town houses -- A problem of vacant housing in local cities: Utsunomiya city, Tochigi prefecture case study -- Revitalizing old houses “Kominka” by private real estate agencies -- Local responses to a rise in housing vacancies in the Nagoya suburbs. .
    Abstract: This book explores how Japanese cities have transformed since the 1950s by describing housing and urban planning policies, urbanization processes, and maps with GIS analysis. It also discusses how housing vacancies have increased in shrinking Japanese cities, with case studies in Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima, and Utsunomiya, and examines public–private partnerships and civil engagement to revitalize cities. Providing examples of how Japanese cities have addressed the issues of aging populations and urban shrinkage, it contributes to better decision-making by politicians, planners, local authorities, NPOs, and local communities in many rapidly urbanizing and potentially aging regions such as Asia. In the era of urban shrinkage, Japanese cities have struggled with aging populations, low fertility, population loss, and a decline in the economic base over decades. In particular, shrinkage in metropolitan suburbs and large cities (e.g., sites of prefectural government with 300 000–400 000 inhabitants) has caused serious social problems owing to the huge aging population and large areas covered. One typical problem that has emerged is an increase in vacancies in now empty and abandoned housing.
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    Pages: XVI, 175 p. 53 illus., 24 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811379208
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7920-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-7920-8
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    Soil Science Americana : Chronicles and Progressions 1860─1960 (2021)
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    Keywords: Soil science. ; Human geography. ; Ethnology America. ; Culture. ; Soil Science. ; Human Geography. ; American Culture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Foreword by Ron Amundson, Maxine Levin -- Acknowledgements -- About this book.-About the author -- 1. Prologue - The roots of soil science -- 2. Pochva Americana I -- 3. From a farm on loess – Emil Truog -- 4. From a farm on till – Charles Kellogg -- 5. From a farm on the plains - Roy Simonson -- 6. The mother of the west -- 7. Building an American soil survey -- 8. Of soils and men -- 9. Pochva Americana II -- 10. Building international soil science -- 11. First International Congress of Soil Science in 1927 -- 12. From 1927 to 1960, and a favor returned -- 13. Seventh International Congress of Soil Science in 1960 -- 14. Chronicles and Progressions -- 15. Epilogue -- References -- Subject index -- Person index.
    Abstract: This book narrates how the study of the soil became a science and institutionalized in the USA between 1860 and 1960. The story meanders through the activities, ideas, publications, and correspondence of people who influenced the progressions, that led to the budding and early blossoming of American and international soil science. Interwoven is a tale of two farm boys who grew up 900 km apart in the Midwest USA in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Emil Truog and Charles Kellogg met in the late 1920s and shared a natural connection to the soil. Both were practical pioneers and believed that understanding soils was crucial to helping people on the land make a better living. The USA is a big country, its soil science is geographically intertwined, and the cradle of its history primes back to a few people. “Soil Science Americana is an intellectual biography, not of one individual but of a new scientific field from its emergence to its complete coming of age.” — Louise O. Fresco, President, Wageningen University and Research “In a lively, personal voice, Hartemink traces the roots of modern soil science in the United States…creating a book that will engage both the expert and non-expert in the underappreciated field of soil science.” — Jo Handelsman, Director, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery “The intellectual master piece is of interest to soil scientists, general public and the policy makers, and will remain pertinent for generations to come.” — Rattan Lal, World Food Prize Laureate 2020, The Ohio State University .
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    Pages: XXXIV, 623 p. 146 illus., 74 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030711351
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71135-1
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    Social and Economic Impact of Earth Sciences (2023)
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Atmospheric science. ; Ecology . ; Oceanography. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Regional economics. ; Spatial economics. ; Human geography. ; Earth Sciences. ; Atmospheric Science. ; Biooceanography. ; Water. ; Regional and Spatial Economics. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Short to Medium Range Weather Forewarning System in India -- Chapter 2. Operational Seasonal Forecasting of the Southwest Monsoon Rainfall -- Chapter 3. Severe Weather Events over Indian Region: Insights from Ensemble Prediction System -- Chapter 4. Monsoon Variability and Change -- Chapter 5. Use of Remote Sensing in Weather and Climate Studies and Forecasts -- Chapter 6. Forecasting of Severe Weather Events -- Chapter 7. Weather and Climate Modelling -- Chapter 8. Operational Extended Range Forecast of Weather and Climate Over India and the Sectoral Applications -- Chapter 9. Frequency and Magnitude of Heat and Cold Waves over India -- Chapter 10. Economic Impacts of Air pollution and Fog in India and Prediction Efforts -- Chapter 11. Advances in Ocean State Forecasting and Marine Fishery Advisory Services for the Indian Ocean Region -- Chapter 12. Satellite-Based Marine Ecological Services for the Indian Ocean Region -- Chapter 13. Augmentation of Water—Can Oceans Help? -- Chapter 14. Emerging Blue Economy Paradigm and Developments in India -- Chapter 15. Coastal Research—Beach Restoration and Protection -- Chapter 16. Developing Ocean Technology -- Chapter 17. Deep Sea Mineral Resources and the Indian Perspectives -- Chapter 18. Tsunami Early Warning Services -- Chapter 19. Landslide Hazard and Monitoring -- Chapter 20. Seismic Microzonation of Indian Cities and Strategy for Safer Design of Structures -- Chapter 21. Earthquake Monitoring in India by National Center for Seismology, India.
    Abstract: This book collects research papers on the economic and social impact of earth sciences. It covers topics related to weather forecasting, climate modelling, monsoon variability, air pollution, heat and cold wave, deep sea mineral and living resources, ocean state monitoring, tsunami and earthquake monitoring, desalination, coastal research, etc. The book focuses on the activities of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, India, in promoting the societal and economic impacts of earth science research in a simple language and in the form of stories and case studies, so that people with basic science degree can understand them. .
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    Pages: XVII, 432 p. 12 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811969294
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6929-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-6929-4
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    Formal Methods in Architecture : Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Formal Methods in Architecture (5FMA), Lisbon 2020 (2021)
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    Keywords: Architecture. ; Human geography. ; Civil engineering. ; Computer science. ; Mathematics. ; Architecture. ; Human Geography. ; Civil Engineering. ; Computer Science. ; Mathematics.
    Description / Table of Contents: The Ethics of our Work -- From Datascape to Formal Methods -- Variational Beauty of Space. Machine Intuition and Urban Networks -- Global and Disciplinary Frameworks for Formal Methods in Architecture -- Mathematically Developing Building Facades: an Algorithmic Framework -- Design to Experiment - Experiment to Design: Tool (User, Breaker, Designer) -- Tectonics of Differential Growth. Folds in Additive Fabrication and Moulding for Architectural Design -- BIM Based Airport Design Project Standardization (IFC) for Use of Code Checking -- Agent-based Semiology: Optimizing Office Occupation Patterns with Agent-based Simulations -- Digital Doxiadis: Parametric Thinking for Human Settlements -- L’Objet Invalide.
    Abstract: This edited book gathers research studies presented at the 5th International Symposium on Formal Methods in Architecture (5FMA), Lisbon 2020. Studies focus on the use of methodologies, especially those that have witnessed recent developments, that stem from the mathematical and computer sciences and are developed in a collaborative way with architecture and related fields. This book constitutes a contribution to the debate and to the introduction of new methodologies and tools in the mentioned fields that derive from the application of formal methods in the creation of new explicit languages for problem-solving in architecture and urbanism. It adds valuable insight into the development of new practices solving identified societal problems and promoting the digital transformation of institutions in the mentioned fields. The primary audience of this book will be from the fields of architecture, urban planning, civil engineering, AEC, landscape design, computer sciences and mathematics, both academicians and professionals.
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    Pages: XXXII, 313 p. 193 illus., 159 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030575090
    Series Statement: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57509-0
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    Fish, Fishing and Community in North Korea and Neighbours : Vibrant Matter(s) (2020)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Physical geography. ; Korea History. ; Economic development. ; World politics. ; Human Geography. ; Physical Geography. ; History of Korea. ; Development Studies. ; Political History.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter One: Watery Introductions -- Chapter Two: Geographies and Histories of Fish and Fishing -- Chapter Three: Fish, Fishing Infrastructures and Fishing Knowledge (s) as Vibrant Matter -- Chapter Four: Fishing in North Korea, a History and a Geography -- Chapter Five: Gageodo, Dalian and Slavankya…Lively Matters in the Neighbourhood -- Chapter Six: Sindo, the Informal Life Politics of Fishing -- Chapter Seven: Lively Conclusions.
    Abstract: This open access book explores the histories and geographies of fishing in North Korea and the surrounding nations. With the ideological and environmental history of North Korea in mind, the book examines the complex interactions between local communities, fish themselves, wider ecosystems and the politics of Pyongyang through the lens of critical geography, fisheries statistics and management science as well as North Korean and more generally Korean and East Asian studies. There is increasing global interest in North Korea, its politics, people and landscapes, and as such, this book describes encounters with North Korean fishing communities, as well as unusual moments in the field in the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Korea (South Korea). It addresses fish, fishing infrastructure, fishing science and fishing statistics and other non-human elements of North Korean and other nations’ developmental regimes as actors and participants within them as much as humans and their technologies. The book enables readers to gain extensive insights into the aspirations and practices of fishing in North Korea and its neighbours, the navigation of difficult political and developmental situations and changing ecological realities in a time of environmental and climate crisis familiar to many across the globe.
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    Pages: XII, 202 p. 14 illus., 13 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811500428
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0042-8
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    Contemporary Environmental Problems in Nepal : Geographic Perspectives (2021)
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    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Human geography. ; Environmental sciences. ; Physics. ; Geographical Information System. ; Conservation Biology. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Physics.
    Description / Table of Contents: From the Contents: Geographic Settings -- Spatial Locations of Nepal (Geopolitics) -- Culture, Religion, and Natural Resources -- Population Growth, Migration and Residential Mobility (Literature review and field verifications) -- Demographic Theory and Population Growth -- Fertility, Mortality, and Demographic Transition -- Human-environment relationships -- General Theory of Development and Migration -- Political Ecology of Land Encroachment -- Concepts and Determinants of Migration.
    Abstract: This monograph examines contemporary environmental challenges facing Nepal, this landlocked country’s representativeness in the wider South Asian context is both distinct and generalizable. In large part, this is because of its extremes of physiographical structure- plains, hill ranges, mountainous massifs - and wide range of altitudinal terrains, which represent and replicate South Asian and East Asian continental conditions differing as markedly as humid tropical lowlands, sub-tropical hill ranges and temperate to sub-arctic mountainous environments. Associated forest regimes, in which deforestation and reforestation patterns have evolved in recent times, and differing densities of settlement and cleared agricultural landscapes in each of these altitudinal zones, add to the environmental diversity of Nepal. Associated fauna and exotic species are in various states of endangerment especially Bengal tigers, one horned rhinos, wild elephants, crocodile, musk deer, and peasants, to name a few- so that their forested and mountainous habitats as ‘Wild Life Reserves’ also deserve our attention, and are featured in this monograph’s remit.
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    Pages: XXXI, 764 p. 211 illus., 169 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030501686
    Series Statement: Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50168-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-50168-6
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    Regenerative-Adaptive Design for Sustainable Development : A Pattern Language Approach (2021)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Human geography. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Sustainable architecture. ; Sustainability. ; Human Geography. ; Urban Ecology. ; Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1: State of the planet -- Chapter2: The challenge of a changing environment -- Chapter3: The importance of a sustainable future -- Chapter4: Sustainability, ecological systems, and climate change -- Chapter5: Beyond sustainable development: regenerative-adaptive futures -- Chapter6: Origins of advanced knowledge -- Chapter7: Interconnections between people and their natural environments -- Chapter8: A regenerative pattern language -- Chapter 9: Case study: application of the regenerative pattern language -- Chapter10: Conclusion.
    Abstract: In this book, the author tests a regenerative-adaptive pattern language theory towards investigating the possibilities of a holistic, integrated design and planning method for sustainable development that incorporates the principles of regenerative design, as well as an adaptive pattern language that re-establishes our wholeness with nature, and considers the vulnerabilities of a changing landscape. The book examines an integral approach to contemporary theories of planning and design that explores the human-nature relationship patterns in social and spatial interconnections, between people and their natural environments. The interconnectedness of human and natural systems is used to scaffold possible solutions to address key environmental and sustainability issues that specifically address the need for patterns of behaviour that acknowledge the duality of ‘man and nature’. In 12 chapters, the book presents a holistic, regenerative-adaptive pattern language that encapsulates how communities can better appreciate landscape change under future climate effects, and acknowledges the importance to adapt to patterns of change of place and the environment and therefore inform the communities’ responses for sustainable development. The application of the regenerative-adaptive pattern language was tested along the Great Ocean Road region of the Victorian coast in Australia. The concluding chapters argues that for human settlements and cities to be resilient and sustainable, we must understand the interconnected patterns of human-built environments and natural systems, and how we function in a social-spatial dimension with these. The book is intended for practitioners and academic scholars with interest in sustainable development, regenerative design, pattern languages, biophilia, settlement planning, and climate change adaptation.
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    Pages: XXV, 247 p. 109 illus., 31 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030532345
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development Goals Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53234-5
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    The Soils of India (2020)
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    Keywords: Soil science. ; Human geography. ; Environment. ; Agriculture. ; Soil Science. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1:Introduction (Bipin B Mishra) -- Chapter 2:History of Soil Research (A. Subba Rao) -- Chapter 3:Climate (Kamaljit Ray) -- Chapter 4:Geology and Geomorphology (K. S. Anil Kumar) -- Chapter 5: Major Soil Types and Classification (K S Anil Kumar) -- Chapter 6: Soil Mineralogy and Clay Minerals (S C Datta) -- Chapter 7: Soil Micromorphology (Sayantani Neogi) -- Chapter 8: Soil Biogeochemistry (Debjani Sihi) -- Chapter 9: Benchmark soils in Agro-ecological regions (K. S. Anil Kumar) -- Chapter 10: Land Evaluation and Land Use Planning (V Ramamurthy).
    Abstract: This book provides an overview of the diversified soil regimes in India. In addition to the historical advances in soil research and its limitations, it describes the monitoring of various soil conditions and soil uses to improve productivity. Discussing topics such as climate, geology and geomorphology, major soil types and their classification, soil mineralogy and clays, soil micromorphology, soil biogeochemistry, benchmark soils, land evaluation and land use planning, soil health and fertility and soil resilience, the book highlights the multiple uses of soils in industry, human health care, mitigation of challenges due to climate change and construction. It also presents measures for a brighter future of soil science in India, such as imposing organic farming principles toward sustainable agriculture in the context of the second green revolution besides alleviating the poverty and providing the employment opportunities among the farming communities in India.
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    Pages: XXVIII, 281 p. 117 illus., 101 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030310820
    Series Statement: World Soils Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31082-0
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    SeaCities : Urban Tactics for Sea-Level Rise (2021)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Environment. ; Natural disasters. ; Environmental management. ; System theory. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Natural Hazards. ; Environmental Management. ; Complex Systems.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Inter-national examples of Water Hazards -- 3. Tactics and examples against sea-level rise -- 4. Application of tactics in scenarios -- 5. From risks to opportunities Outcome, outlook.
    Abstract: This book presents and discusses a strategy which includes four approaches to dealing with the risk of sea-level rise and other water hazards. It also offers opportunities for cities to explore urban extensions such as marine estates, aquatic food production systems, new sea related industries, maritime transport developments, new oceanic tourist attractions, and the designation of additional coastal ecological zones. The urban interface between Sea and Cities generates, therefore, both burning issues and valuable opportunities and raises the question of whether it is possible to solve the former by exploiting the latter?
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    Pages: XVII, 304 p. 157 illus., 121 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811587481
    Series Statement: Cities Research Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8748-1
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    Climate Change Research, Policy and Actions in Indonesia : Science, Adaptation and Mitigation (2021)
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Climatology. ; Physical geography. ; Sustainability. ; Human geography. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Physical Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part 1 Introduction / Overview -- Part 2 Climate change adaptation -- Part 3. Climate change mitigation -- Glossary. .
    Abstract: This edited volume reviews the latest advances in policies and actions in understanding the science, impacts and management of climate change in Indonesia. Indonesia is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change due to its geographical, physical, and social-economic situations. There are many initiatives to understand and deal with the impacts in the country. The national government has issued key guiding policies for climate change. International agencies together with local stakeholders are working on strengthening the capacity in the policy formulations and implement actions to build community resilience. Universities are conducting research on climate change related at different scales. Cities and local governments are implementing innovations in adapting to the impacts of climate change and transiting toward green economy. This book summarizes and discusses the state-of-the-art regarding climate change in Indonesia including adaptation and mitigation measures. The primary readership of the book includes policy makers, scientists and practitioners of climate change actions in Indonesia and other countries facing similar challenges. Chapter “Carbon Stocks from Peat Swamp Forest and Oil Palm Plantation in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
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    Pages: VIII, 328 p. 47 illus., 41 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030555368
    Series Statement: Springer Climate,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55536-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-55536-8
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    National Protection of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa : Beyond the rhetoric (2021)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Human geography. ; Peace. ; Human rights. ; Geography. ; Human Geography. ; Peace and Conflict Studies. ; Human Rights. ; Politics and Human Rights.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Introduction -- Chapter2, Towards a Legal Framework on Internal Displacement in South Sudan -- Chapter3. Mediating Protection of Forcibly Displaced Populations in the Frontlines of the Central African Republic -- Chapter4. The Adequacy of Law and Policy Frameworks on Internal Displacement in Ethiopia: A Critical Appraisal -- Chapter5. Beyond Accountability and Eminent Domain: Development Rights and Development-Induced Displacement in Kenya -- Chapter6. A Review of Land and Property Rights of Internally Displaced Persons in Zimbabwe: Steps Towards Restitution -- Chapter7. Internally Displaced Children in Nigeria: A Rights-Based Situational Appraisal -- Chapter8. Straddled Between Government Forces and Armed Separatists: The Plight of Internally Displaced Persons from the Anglophone Regions of Cameroon -- Chapter9. National Protection of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa: Law and Policy Beyond the Rhetoric.
    Abstract: This volume examines the protection of internally displaced persons (IDPs) through an interdisciplinary lens, with a focus on IDPs in Africa. The novelty of this book resonates from the fact that it explores national perspectives on internal displacement, with the aim of providing a well-grounded engagement on the subject of internal displacement, for which very little exists. The chapter authors are drawn from various disciplines and institutional backgrounds, and provide context-based analysis and examine the situation in countries with significant population displacement. The work is a timely engagement, as the issue of internal displacement has emerged as a pertinent concern in Africa. Each of the chapters in this book draw on significant context-based knowledge and on issues for which there is a need for pertinent attention across the African countries. This book will be a significant reference point for researchers, professors, practitioners, judges, policy makers, international organizations, regional bodies, lawyers and scholars in the field of migration, forced migration, and regional institutions.
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    Pages: VII, 113 p. 2 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030668846
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development Goals Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66884-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-66884-6
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    Integrated Research on Disaster Risks : Contributions from the IRDR Young Scientists Programme (2021)
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Human geography. ; Public health. ; Natural disasters. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Human Geography. ; Public Health. ; Natural Hazards. ; Urban Sociology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Index -- Glossary.
    Abstract: This book is a collection of works written by young scientists involved in the Integrated Disaster Risk Research (IRDR). Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) is a decade-long research programme co-sponsored by the International Science Council (merged by International Council for Science (ICSU), the International Social Science Council (ISSC), and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). It is a global, multi-disciplinary approach to dealing with the challenges brought by natural disasters, mitigating their impacts, and improving related policy-making mechanisms. The book examines multidisciplinary research and actions related to disaster risk reduction internationally. The Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) Young Scientists programme is: • A sub-programme within IRDR which promotes capacity building of young professionals and encourages them to undertake innovative and need-based research which makes science–policy and science–practice linkages stronger. • IRDR Young Scientists Programme was started in late 2016. Currently, it is a community of 115 young researchers from over 40 countries after 3 batches of application. • IRDR network and partners provide academic advice and training courses, workshops, and programmes for IRDR young scientists. • IRDR young scientists contribute to innovative research in the field of disaster risk reduction and participate in conferences and/or social media as the ambassador of IRDR. The book is of interest to researchers and scholars in the field of governance of sustainability and environmental governance. Postgraduate students will benefit this book within courses on environmental governance, on climate change governance, and on transformation and social change processes. Societal actors in climate change adaptation and other environmental governance fields on local, national, and international levels can benefit from the focus on societally relevant findings in the past 10 years of research on adaptiveness.
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    Pages: VII, 356 p. 111 illus., 90 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030555634
    Series Statement: Disaster Risk Reduction, Methods, Approaches and Practices,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55563-4
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    The Centre of City: Urban Central Structure (2021)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Regional economics. ; Spatial economics. ; Human Geography. ; Regional and Spatial Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction to the Urban Centrality Structure -- Development Models of the UC Structure -- Functional Analysis of the UC Structure Hierarchy -- Spatial Layout of the UC Structure -- UC Structure Planning.
    Abstract: This book presents the latest research results related to urban center and urban center. It expounds the theoretical connotation, development models, hierarchical function, and spatial layout of the urban central structure through over 200 figures and tables. In addition, it analyzes the threshold characteristics, structural hierarchy, spatial characteristics, and development rules of urban central structure through field research and quantitative researches on the major urban central structures in Asia. Meanwhile, how to solve the issue of construction and layout of urban central structure in planning and design practice is also covered. The book reveals the laws and spatial characteristics of urban central structure and provides a valuable guide both for urban designers and planners as well as researchers and students working in urban design and planning fields. It sheds new light on better understanding of the urban central structure.
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    Pages: XV, 609 p. 505 illus., 392 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789813366756
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6675-6
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    Urban Food Deserts in Japan (2021)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Sociology. ; Nutrition. ; Food. ; Social service. ; Gerontology. ; Human Geography. ; Sociology of Food and Nutrition. ; Social Care. ; Gerontology.
    Description / Table of Contents: The definition of Japanese food desert issues -- The background of Japanese Food Desert Issues -- Food access and social capital -- Case Study 1 (Central Tokyo) -- Case study 2 (a prefectural government city) -- Local City -- Measures to address Food Desert Issues. .
    Abstract: This book introduces the Japanese urban food desert (FD). Currently, Japan has the most rapidly aging society in the world, with a shrinking population and food desert issues in connection with the isolation of the elderly people from their families and local communities. The types of food deserts that Japan is currently facing are likely to occur in many other countries under similar circumstances in the near future. This book serves as a valuable resource for researchers and policymakers who are working on FD issues in Japan as well as in other countries. The book consists of 8 chapters, with each chapter covering a different aspect of FD, and it also includes case studies, one of which is the FD in Tokyo.
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    Pages: XXI, 237 p. 93 illus., 1 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811608933
    Series Statement: International Perspectives in Geography, AJG Library, 15
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0893-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-0893-3
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    Labour Control and Union Agency in Global Production Networks : A Case Study of the Bangalore Export-garment Cluster (2023)
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    Keywords: Economic geography. ; Economic history. ; Human geography. ; Tourism. ; Management. ; Environmental economics. ; International business enterprises. ; Economic Geography. ; Economy-wide Country Studies. ; Human Geography. ; Tourism Management. ; Environmental Economics. ; International Business.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part II: Theoretical Framework -- Chapter 2. Situating This Study Within Geographical Debates On Labour In Gpns -- Chapter 3. A Relational, Practice-Oriented Approach To Labour Control Regimes And Union Agency In Gpns -- Part III: Research Design & Methodology -- Chapter 4. Research Design & Methodology -- Part IV: Introduction Of Empirical Case -- Chapter 5. Situating The Bangalore Export Cluster Within The Garment Gpn -- Part V: Empirical Analysis -- Chapter 6. Labour Control Regime In The Bangalore Export Garment Cluster -- Chapter 7. Union Agency In The Bangalore Export Garment Cluster -- Part VI: Theoretical Contributions And Conclusion -- Chapter 8. Theoretical Contributions Of This Study -- Chapter 9. Conclusion: Lessons For Building Sustained Union Power In Garment Production Countries.
    Abstract: This book puts Indian garment workers and their organisations at the centre of the analysis. Taking the Bangalore export-garment cluster as a case study, the book explores the conditions that enable but also constrain the capacities of garment workers’ unions to build collective power vis-à-vis employers and thereby improve their conditions. Drawing on theoretical concepts from labour geography, relational economic geography, and Global Production Network (GPN) analysis, the book highlights, on the one hand, how the complex labour control regime in the Bangalore export-garment cluster poses manifold challenges and constraints for workers’ and unions’ collective agency. On the other hand, the book illustrates the various networked agency strategies that local garment unions in Bangalore have developed over the years to overcome these constraints by tapping into coalitional power resources from worker, consumer and labour rights organisations in the Global North. This book is therefore highly relevant for economic geographers and other scholars interested in dynamics of labour and development in GPNs as well as for unionists and labour rights activists committed to improving working conditions in the global garment industry. This is an open access book.
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    Pages: XXV, 313 p. 27 illus., 13 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031273872
    Series Statement: Economic Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27387-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-27387-2
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    Ethnic Enclaves in Contemporary Japan (2021)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Race. ; Demography. ; Population. ; Sociology. ; Human Geography. ; Race and Ethnicity Studies. ; Population and Demography. ; Sociology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Overview of Ethnic Enclaves as Example Cases -- Chinese Enclaves: Formation of New Chinatowns by Chinese Newcomers -- The Contrasting Enclaves between Korean Oldcomers and Newcomers -- Filipino Enclaves as Products of Migration Industry: Cases in a Big City’s Downtown and a Port City’s Coastal Area -- Brazilian Residents as Persistent Repeaters and Their Enclaves -- Turkish Residents and Marital Assimilation -- Conclusion. .
    Abstract: This book is the first work to comprehensively investigate the enclaves of non-Japanese residents in Japan. In a comparative study, it convincingly examines eight enclaves of five nationalities (Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Brazilian and Turkish) in twelve municipalities. Japan now leads in terms of depopulation in countries affiliated with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The fact that the country has been supplementing the decreased number of Japanese nationals with an increase in migrants, who form enclaves, has attracted great attention. The temporal development and status quo of such enclaves are important concerns of researchers, policymakers and the general public. This publication is the result of joint studies by geographers and sociologists and contributes to a more detailed understanding of these topics. It thus represents a valuable achievement in the study of the segregation and enclave formation of minority nationalities. The empirical validity of existing explanatory frameworks, such as spatial assimilation and heterolocalism, is also discussed in a Japanese context.
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    Pages: XV, 189 p. 64 illus., 57 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789813369955
    Series Statement: International Perspectives in Geography, AJG Library, 14
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6995-5
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    Green Technologies and Infrastructure to Enhance Urban Ecosystem Services : Proceedings of the Smart and Sustainable Cities Conference 2018 (2020)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Sustainability. ; Soil science. ; Physical geography. ; Human Geography. ; Urban Ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Soil Science. ; Physical Geography.
    Abstract: These proceedings of the Smart and Sustainable Cities Conference (SSC) in Moscow from May 23 to 26, 2018 addresses important questions regarding the global trend of urbanization. What are the environmental consequences of megacities’ expansion? What smart solutions can make life in cities safe, comfortable and environmentally friendly? It is projected that 70% of the global population will live in cities by 2050, and as such the book describes how this rapid urbanization will alter the face of the world. Focusing on solutions for the environmental problems of modern megapolises, it discusses advanced approaches and smart technologies to monitor, model and assess the environmental consequences and risks. The contributors present examples of successful sustainable urban development, including management and design of green infrastructure, waste management, run-off purification and remediation of urban soils. The SSC conference and its proceedings offer a valuable contribution to sustainable urban development, and are of interest to the scientific and research community, municipal services, environmental protection agencies, landscape architects, civil engineers, policy makers and other stakeholders in urban management and greenery.
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    Pages: XIII, 280 p. 117 illus., 97 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030160913
    Series Statement: Springer Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16091-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-16091-3
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    Planning Indian Megacity Regions : Spatial Model, Development Dynamics and Future Advances (2022)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Regional economics. ; Spatial economics. ; Sustainability. ; Bioclimatology. ; Urban policy. ; Transportation. ; Human Geography. ; Regional and Spatial Economics. ; Sustainability. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Urban Policy. ; Transportation Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Evolution of Megacities and Megacity Regions -- Megacity Region Spatial Model -- Dynamics of Megacity Regional Development -- Megacity Regional Governance and Plan Implementation -- Emerging Advances in Regional Spatial Planning. .
    Abstract: This book focuses on spatial planning of megacities that are growing in Asia, Africa, and America. These cities are not be seen in isolation from their respective influence regions. They complement each other. Most of the solutions to the problems of such cities are found in their respective regions, and, on the other hand, the regions derive their strength from their respective megacities. There is a need for promoting integrated spatial planning of megacity regions. The five chapters in this book highlight the spatial planning of such regions.
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    Pages: XXXVIII, 175 p. 22 illus., 4 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811654695
    Series Statement: Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5469-5
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    Socio-Environmental Research in Latin America : Interdisciplinary Approaches Using GIS and Remote Sensing Frameworks (2023)
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    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Human geography. ; Environmental management. ; Geographical Information System. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Interdisciplinarity, GIScience, and Socio-environmental Research in Latin America -- Chapter 2. Using Spatial Time-series and Field Data to Understand Cultural Drivers of Land Change: Connecting Land Conflict and Land Change in Eastern Amazonia -- Chapter 3. Crossing Boundaries: Transboundary Geographic Information in the Amazon Borderlands of Peru and Brazil -- Chapter 4. Territorial Implications of Economic Diversification in the Waorani Ancestral Lands -- Chapter 5. New Insights on Water Quality and Land Use Dynamics in the Napo Region of Western Amazonia -- Chapter 6. From Mapping to Guiding: An Emergent Framework for the Multiple Uses of Remote Sensing and GIScience in Socio-Environmental Research in the Peruvian Andes -- Chapter 7. The Use of Remote Sensing in Air Pollution Control and Public Health -- Chapter 8. Human-environmental Interactions and their Impacts on Temperate Forests in the Exploradores Valley in Western Patagonia -- Chapter 9. El Chaltén, Argentine Patagonia: A successful Combination of Conservation and Tourism? -- Chapter 10. GIS Approaches to Environmental Justice in Mexico’s Oil and Gas Production Zones with Implications for Latin America -- Chapter 11. Contributions to Socio-Environmental Research through Participatory GIS in Archaeology -- Chapter 12. Comparing Volunteered Data Acquisition Methods on Informal Settlements in Mexico City and São Paulo: a Citizen Participation Ladder for VGI -- Chapter 13. CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES Interdisciplinary GIScience Research on Human-environment Dynamics in Latin America.
    Abstract: This contributed volume presents relevant examples of socio-environmental research that highlight the challenges and opportunities of using geotechnologies in interdisciplinary settings across the vast, culturally, and environmentally mega-diverse region known as Latin America. While remote sensing has been mostly used for mapping and monitoring physical features, geographic information systems open up opportunities for the integration of socio-economic and environmental data collected through individual and community-based surveys, in-situ measurements, and other participatory research techniques to offer additional analytically grounded power when evaluating socio-environmental processes that shape Latin American landscapes. The topics addressed in this book include deforestation and land degradation, borderlands dynamics, agriculture and agroecological systems, environmental conservation and development, public health, tourism, environmental justice, archeology, volunteered geography and urban planning, among others. The book is intended for academics, graduate and undergraduate classrooms, and general audiences with interest in Latin America and the socio-environmental issues that threaten the sustainability of the region and local communities. The book will also appeal to practitioners, managers, and policy makers interested in the application of geo-technologies and field-based research to address complex socio-environmental problems in the Global South. .
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    Pages: XIX, 294 p. 78 illus., 73 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031226809
    Series Statement: The Latin American Studies Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22680-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-22680-9
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    Place Naming, Identities and Geography : Critical Perspectives in a Globalizing and Standardizing World (2023)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; History. ; Political science. ; Sociology. ; Anthropology. ; Philology. ; Human Geography. ; History. ; Politics and International Studies. ; Sociology. ; Anthropology. ; Philology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction: Approaching place naming narratives -- Part I: Challenging conceptual and theoretical approaches to place naming -- Assessing the validity of critical toponymy perspectives for understanding human perception of places: An analytical framework -- Legacies and place naming: Perspectives from Korea and Japan -- Place naming and neotoponymy: French experiences through the lens of a Theoretical Framework -- Geographical Names in Argentina: Present and Challenges -- Toponymy, Scale and the Change of Scale. A Geographical and Linguistic Challenge -- The mystery of hydronomy in the land of Israel -- United Nations capacity building in toponymy -- Part II: Approaches to implementing standardization of place names -- Standardization of geographical names on land and sea in Slovenia -- The New Zealand geographic board and the contested nature of place names in New Zealand -- Theorising multiple place names in Southern Africa -- Conflicts and challenges in the standardisation of geographical names in Spain -- Language policies in the field of toponymy: Perspectives on Spain -- Urban toponymy in Turkey -- Cultural crossroads in toponymy: Case study of Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Part III: Geo-histories, legacies, and toponymy transitions -- Giving identity to space through (re)naming: Practice of village renaming in the period of the republic of Turkey -- Geo-history of the toponymy of Mohács Plain, SW Hungary -- Recreating the future: Modern residential neighbourhood and existing toponyms in Sarajevo -- Street-naming in Malta as a geo-cultural and political exercise as seen from local sources -- Toponymic study of the map of New Lusitania: A Portuguese cartographic monument from the 18th century -- Names and naming of collective farms in (the) Soviet Estonia -- Part IV: Toponymy: Narratives, languages, culture, and education -- Reading Ireland’s colonial and postcolonial toponymic landscapes -- Translating topographies: Brian Friel’s approach to language, landscape, and toponymy in Ireland -- The overlaid past: The politics of space and memory in Gibraltar’s ‘Doubling’ street naming principle -- From historical to new place names. The case of Italy -- Geographical names represent a memory of places: Case study in Bandung Basin, West Java, Indonesia -- The vital question of placenames and naming of places in geographical education: Concepts, activities, and questions for reflection -- Part V: The relationship between geographical naming and cultural politics -- The nexus between geographical naming, place, and the politics of power.
    Abstract: This book presents research on geographical naming on land and sea from a wide range of standpoints on: theory and concepts, case studies and education. Space and place naming or toponymy has a long tradition in the sciences and a renewed critical interest in geography and allied disciplines including the humanities. Place: location and cartographical aspects, etymology and geo-histories so salient in past studies, are now being enhanced from a range of radical perspectives, especially in a globalizing, standardizing world with Googlization and the consequent ‘normalization’ of place names, perceptions and images worldwide including those for marketing purposes. Nonetheless, there are conflicting and contesting voices. The interdisciplinary research is enhanced with authors from regional, national and international toponymy-related institutions and organizations including the UNGEGN, IGU, ICA and so forth.
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    Pages: XVIII, 632 p. 158 illus., 134 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031215100
    Series Statement: Key Challenges in Geography, EUROGEO Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21510-0
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    Building Resilient Neighbourhoods in Singapore : The Convergence of Policies, Research and Practice (2020)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Sustainability. ; Social policy. ; Economic geography. ; Civil engineering. ; Human Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Social Policy. ; Economic Geography. ; Civil Engineering.
    Description / Table of Contents: The Ecology of Neighbourhood Resilience: A Multi-disciplinary Perspective -- Fostering Social Cohesion in 21st Century Singapore -- The State of Ethnic Congregation in Singapore Today -- Social Resilience through Parks and Common Recreational Spaces -- Urban Mobility and Resilience: Transport Infrastructure Investment and the Demand for Travel -- Participatory Design to Co-create Community Spaces -- Bringing Arts Closer to Local Communities: Spatial Opportunities and Impacts on Community Bonding -- Place Familiarity and Community Ageing-with-Place in Neighbourhoods -- Designing for Resilience in Public Housing: An Architect’s Perspective.
    Abstract: This book examines how institutional and environmental features in neighbourhoods can contribute to social resilience, highlighting the related socio-demographic issues, as well as the infrastructure, planning, design and policies issues. It is divided into three themes – infrastructure, planning, and community. Infrastructure examines how physical features such as parks and street patterns influence neighborliness and resilience, while planning studies how urban design enhances social interactions. Lastly, community discusses policies that can forge social bonds, either through racial integration, grassroots activities, or social service. Overall, the book combines research and empirical work with scholarly models of resilience and governance philosophy, focusing on Singapore’s urban planning and social policies.
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    Pages: VII, 168 p. 62 illus., 50 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811370489
    Series Statement: Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7048-9
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    Justice in Climate Action Planning (2022)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Human geography. ; Political planning. ; Regional Geography. ; Human Geography. ; Public Policy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 -- Integrating inclusivity & justice into climate action planning: Beyond mere symbolism. Chapter 2 -- We can’t address what we don’t acknowledge: How urban climate adaptation plans confront racial injustices. Chapter 3 -- Sustainable city? The search for social justice in Flagstaff, Arizona’s climate action plan. Chapter 4 -- Missing the Housing for the Trees: The Challenge of Equity in Urban Climate Planning. Chapter 5 -- Climate Discourses in France: Fuel Taxes, Yellow Vests, and the Grand Débat. Chapter 6 -- Incorporating an Equity Lens into Local Climate Action Planning: Portland, Oregon’s Experience. Chapter 7 -- Community engagement and equity in climate adaptation planning: experience of small and mid- size cities in the United States and in France. Chapter 8 -- Mobilities In Climate Action Planning: The Challenges of Integrating (In)Justices in Current Policies. Chapter 9 -- Resilience and climate risk in extreme and extreme - ing urban environments: planning and climate justice. Chapter 10 -- Addressing Individualized Risk Response to Climate Resilience Assessment by Fostering Adaptive Capacity. Chapter 11 -- Downscaling Resilience: Appropriating and Contesting Resilience from City to Neighborhood. Chapter 12 -- Cultural Heritage Preservation, Climate Action Planning, and Social Justice. Chapter 13 -- Community agency for climate justice through and beyond the state: The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization. Chapter 14 -- Creating Tools for Community Based Climate Planning. Chapter 15 -- Interagency Collaborations in Place- Based Environmental Sustainability Work: Social Network Insights at the Community Level. Chapter 16 -- Afloat and Adrift: What’s the Plan as South Florida Slowly Sinks? Chapter 17 -- Vulnerable Locations and the Need for Climate Action Planning: The Case of Cape Coral, Florida.
    Abstract: This edited volume examines how climate action plans engage justice at the scale of the city. Recent events in the United States make the context particularly ripe for a discussion of justice in urban climate politics. On the one hand, the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement, George Floyd’s death, and the prominence of racial discrimination in the public realm have mainstreamed the notion of justice. On the other hand, the dire consequences of increased frequency and severity of climate events on vulnerable segments of urban populations are undeniable. While some cities have been proactive about integrating justice in their climate action planning, in most places an explicit and systematic link between both spheres has been lacking. This book explores this interface as it seeks to understand how cities can respond to climate change in a just way and for just outcomes. While resilience strategies based on “development” may engage historic inequities, they may at the same time result in marginalizing certain populations through various processes, from mismatched solutions to outright exclusion and climate gentrification. By identifying how certain populations are included in or excluded from climate action planning practices, the chapters in this volume draw on case studies to outline the differential outcomes of climate action in American cities, also proposing a template for comparative work beyond the US. The authors tackle the debate about how justice is or is not integrated in climate action plans and assess practical implications, while also making theoretical and methodological contributions. As it fills a gap in the literature at the intersection of justice and climate action, the book produces new insights for a wide-ranging audience: students, practitioners, policy-makers, planners, the non-profit sector, and scholars in geography, urban planning, urban studies, environmental studies, ecology, political science, or anthropology. Along five axes of investigation―theory, resilience, equity, community, and comparison as method―the contributors offer various pathways into the intersection between urban climate action and different understandings of justice. Collectively, they invite a reflection that can lead to practical initiatives in climate mitigation, while also advancing the theorization of social justice to account for the urban as a node where (in)justice plays out and can be addressed with significant results.
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    Pages: XXX, 293 p. 56 illus., 52 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030739393
    Series Statement: Strategies for Sustainability,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73939-3
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    Regional Development Planning and Practice : Contemporary Issues in South Asia (2022)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Economic policy. ; Social policy. ; Political planning. ; Human geography. ; Regional Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Socio-Economic Policy. ; Public Policy. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Sustainable Regional Development with Environmental Practices -- Geopolitics of Sustainable Development -- The Transversal and Territorial Praxis of Regional Development -- Regional Development and Sustainable Responses to Climate Change and other Environmental Issues in Sri Lanka -- Regional Planning Strategy to Sustainable Development in Nepal -- Consequences of Dislocation and Involuntary Migration: Some Lessons from the Teesta River Bank Erosion Affected Communities -- Micro-Spatial Analysis of Rural Accessibility for Imbricating Regional Development: Exemplifying an Indian District -- Managing the Regional Inequalities in India with Particular Reference to the Transformation of Aspirational Districts Programme -- Understanding the Disability Divides in India: A Spatio-temporal Analysis with District-level Datasets -- How Far Gender Inequality Suppresses Human Development: Evidence from India -- Association of Morbidity among Children with Housing, Water, Sanitation Conditions in Urban India: A Policy Perspective -- Urban Heat Island Formation in Relation to Land Transformation: A Study on a Mining Industrial Region of West Bengal -- Housing Conditions with Reference to Seepage in Different Residential Localities in Mumbai -- Livelihood of the Displaced: A Study on Selected Areas of Bangladeshi Immigrants in West Bengal, India -- Household Vulnerability of Tribal People to Climate Change in the Part of Dooars Region, West Bengal, India -- Exploring the Options for Sustainable Livelihood in the Indian Sunderbans: An Attempt through Contingent Valuation Method.
    Abstract: This book, through a bunch of systematic and analytical notes and scientific commentaries, acquaints the readers with the innovative methods of regional development, measurement of the development in regional scale, regional development models, and policy prescriptions. Conceptualizing development as a regional process is a geographer's brainchild, and the sense of region has long been rooted deeply in the fundamental research practices that geographers are accustomed to. The geographical perspective of regions entails conceptualizing them nested horizontally as the formal region and hierarchical relationships in space with spatial flows or interactions as the functional region. In geographical research, the region works as a tool by serving as a statistical unit of analysis. More importantly, however, regions serve as the fundamental spatial units of management and planning by specifying a territory or a part of it for which a certain spatial development or regulatory plan is sought. This book addresses the complex processes in different regions of the world, particularly South Asia, to perceive the regional development planning involved and the sustainable management practiced there. The book is a useful resource for socio-economic planners, policymakers, and policy researchers. .
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    Pages: XXXIV, 427 p. 113 illus., 105 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811656811
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5681-1
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    The Geography of Serbia : Nature, People, Economy (2022)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Physical geography. ; Regional economics. ; Spatial economics. ; Human geography. ; Economic development. ; Economic history. ; Regional Geography. ; Physical Geography. ; Regional and Spatial Economics. ; Human Geography. ; Development Studies. ; Economy-wide Country Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part I: Historical and Geopolitical Context (edited by Emilija Manić and Vladimir Nikitović) -- Chapter 1. Geographical Position of Serbia (Milutin Tadić, Emilija Manić) -- Chapter 2. Prehistory of Serbia: A Brief Review (Dušan Mihailović, Dragana Antonović, Aleksandar Kapuran) -- Chapter 3. Serbia: A Historical Survey (Radmila Pejić, Sofija Petković, Dejan Radičević) -- Chapter 4. Political Geography of Serbia: Territorial Organization and Government (Nebojša Vuković) -- Part II: Physical Geography (edited by Predrag Đurović) -- Chapter 5. Climate of Serbia (Boško Milovanović, Gorica Stanojević, Milan Radovanović) -- Chapter 6. Hydrological Characteristics of Serbia (Marko Urošev, Ana Milanović Pešić, Jelena Kovačević–Majkić, Dragoljub Štrbac) -- Chapter 7. Geomorphological Characteristics of Serbia (Predrag Djurović) -- Chapter 8. Biogeographical Characteristics of the Territory of Serbia: Richness and Spatial Distribution of Biodiversity, Endemism and Biogeographical Regionalization (Vladimir B. Stevanović) -- Chapter 9. Geohazards and Geoheritage (Ivan Novković, Slavoljub Dragićević, Mirela Djurović) -- Part III: Demography (edited by Vladimir Nikitović) -- Chapter 10. Demographic Profile of Serbia at the Turn of the Millennia (Daniela Arsenović, Vladimir Nikitović) -- Chapter 11. Demographic Challenges in Serbia (Mirjana Rašević, Marko Galjak) -- Chapter 12. Migration and Mobility Patterns in Serbia (Vesna Lukić) -- Chapter 13. Approaching Regional Depopulation in Serbia (Vladimir Nikitović) -- Part IV: Economy (edited by Emilija Manić) -- Chapter 14. Serbian Economy – History, Transition and Present (Đorđe Mitrović) -- Chapter 15. Agriculture in Serbia (Žaklina Stojanović) -- Chapter 16. Natural Resources and Manufacturing Sector (Emilija Manić, Milena Lutovac) -- Chapter 17. Transport Sector in Serbia (Ivan Ratkaj) -- Chapter 18. Services: Finance, Trade and Tourism (Svetlana Popović, Dragan Stojković, Radmila Jovanović) -- Chapter 19. Serbia Internationally: International Trade and Integrations (Predrag Bjelić, Ivana Popović Petrović). Part V: Regional Development and Specificities (edited by Vladimir Nikitović and Emilija Manić) -- Chapter 20. Environmental Issues in Serbia: The Pollution and Nature Conservation (Vladimir Stojanović, Milana Pantelić, Stevan Savić) -- Chapter 21. Development Challenges Faced by Cities in Serbia (Nikola Krunić, Aleksandra Gajić, Dragutin Tošić) -- Chapter 22. Rural Areas and Rural Economy in Serbia (Marija Drobnjaković, Žaklina Stojanović, Sonja Josipović) -- Chapter 23. Regional Disparities in Serbia (Dejan Molnar) -- Index.
    Abstract: The book offers a comprehensive regional geography synthesis of the most important physical and human spatial processes that shaped Serbia and led to many interesting regional issues, not only to Serbia but to the Balkans and Europe. The book provides an overall view on the Serbian physical environment, its population and economy. It also highlights important regional issues such as regional disparities and depopulation, sustainable development and ecological issues and rural economy in the context of rural area development, which have been shaped by different political and historical processes. This highly illustrated book provides interesting and informative insights into Serbia and its context within the Balkans and Europe. It appeals to scientists and students as well as travelers and general readers interested in this region.
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    Pages: XVI, 317 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030747015
    Series Statement: World Regional Geography Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74701-5
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    Essential Graphical Techniques in Geography (2021)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Human geography. ; Cultural geography. ; Cartography. ; Physical geography. ; Economic geography. ; Geography. ; Social and Cultural Geography. ; Cartography. ; Human Geography. ; Physical Geography. ; Economic Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Concept, types, collection, classification and representation of geographical data -- Representation of geographical data using graphs -- Diagramatic representation of geographical data -- Mapping techniques of geographical data.
    Abstract: 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 spatial and temporal variations and their relationships, and formulation of principles to accurately understand and analyze features on or near the earth’s surface. These modes of representation also enable the development of spatial understanding and the capacity for technical and logical decision making. The book depicts all types of graphs, diagrams and maps, explained in detail with numerous examples. The emphasis is on their appropriate data structure, the relevance of selecting the correct technique, methods of their construction, advantages and disadvantages of their use, and applications of these techniques in analyzing and realizing the spatial pattern of various geographical features and phenomena. This book is unique in that it reflects a perfect correlation between theoretical knowledge of geographical events and phenomena and their realistic implications, with relevant examples using appropriate graphical methods. The book serves as a valuable resource for students, researchers, cartographers and decision makers to analyze and represent various geographical data for a better, systematic and scientific understanding of the real world.
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    Pages: XXXII, 310 p. 161 illus., 24 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811665851
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6585-1
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    Adaptive Fisheries Governance in Changing Coastal Regions in Japan (2021)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Human geography. ; Corporate governance. ; Geography. ; Regional Geography. ; Human Geography. ; Corporate Governance.
    Description / Table of Contents: Changing Community Governance in the Coastal Fishing Regions -- Examining Geographical Methods for Analyzing Relationships Among Actors in Fishing Ground Use -- Rethinking the State of Fisheries Cooperative Associations Through the Long-Term Consolidation Movement in Japan -- Fisheries Resource Governance in Hyogo Seto Inland Sea: Fishers, the Government, Research Institutes and Fisher’s Organizations -- Fishery Activities in Response to the Rapid Decline of the Herring Catch in Hokkaido -- Adaptive Capacity in Fishery Restoration Process at Tsunami-Affected Areas: Assets, Flexibility and Social Organization -- Adaptive Governance of Coastal Fisheries Resources in Response to Isoyake (Seaweed Deforestation). .
    Abstract: Japan’s fisheries sector is undergoing a major restructuring. The coastal ecological change and natural disasters such as tsunami demand that communities transform or organize resource governance anew. Under the national policy of decentralization to cope with the aging and declining population, the availability of local infrastructure, both physical and social, plays a significant role in the adaptive capacity of the community. This book presents the historical and spatial dynamics of coastal fisheries resource governance in response to different environmental changes, its socio-political context, and challenges raised by academicians. The reader will find the national trends and geographical patterns of the administrative restructuring in the communities and fisheries cooperatives from abundant maps and figures, as well as a rich description of adaptive governance in the scale of region and community by ecological-historical approaches. Comparative analysis of the communities provides a practical framework to understand a variety of local resources in Japan’s coastal regions, which will serve as a guide to the development of alternative adaptive governance in community-based small-scale fisheries in the world.
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    Pages: XIII, 159 p. 47 illus., 36 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789813342408
    Series Statement: International Perspectives in Geography, AJG Library, 13
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4240-8
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    Livelihood Enhancement Through Agriculture, Tourism and Health (2022)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture Economic aspects. ; Tourism. ; Social medicine. ; Economic geography. ; Human Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Agricultural Economics. ; Tourism Economics. ; Health, Medicine and Society. ; Economic Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: - Livelihood Transformations and Sustainability in India -- The Exodus in Times of Pandemic: Mobility, Migration and Livelihood of Informal Migrant Workers during COVID 19 Crisis in India -- Challenges in Livelihood of Residents in Kilinochchi District, Sri Lanka due to Water Scarcity -- Tobacco cropping increases sediment delivery in a subtropical agricultural catchment in Brazil -- Digital Elevation Model and Irrigation Management Planning in Bangladesh -- Small Holder Tea Farming in West Bengal, India: An Exploratory Insight -- The Transition of Traditional Agriculture in Nagaland, India: A Case Study of Shifting (Jhum) Cultivation -- Land Use Land Cover Dynamics in Baku Micro-watershed Area of Ausgram Block-II, Purba Barddhaman District, West Bengal, India -- Spatio-Temporal Changes of Crop Combination in Selected C.D. Blocks of Purba Bardhaman District, West Bengal, India -- Development of Sericulture in Murshidabad with Special Reference to Women’s Participation -- Opportunities and the Challenges of Tourism Industry in Bangladesh -- Socio-economic Development through Tourism: An Investigative Study for the Himalayan State Sikkim, India -- Tourism Potentials of Fossil Parks as Geoheritage Sites: A Study in Western and South Western Region of West Bengal, India -- Classifying the million plus urban agglomerations of India - geographical types and quality of life -- Urban Rejuvenation and Social Sustainability in Smart City: An Empirical Study of Community Aspirations -- Urban Wetlands: Opportunities and challenges in Indian Cities – A case of Bhubaneswar City, Odisha -- Analysing Spatial Inequalities of Amenities in Jammu City using Geoinformatics -- Land Suitability Analysis of Settlement Concentration using GIS-based Multicriteria decision-making Technique in Fringe area of Siliguri Town, West Bengal (India) -- GIS-based healthcare accessibility analysis- A case study of selected municipalities of Hyderabad -- Dynamics of Disease Diffusion: A Critical Analysis of Dengue Outbreak in Kolkata and Adjacent Areas -- Tuberculosis Patients in Malda District of West Bengal, Eastern India: Exploring the Ground Reality -- An Assessment Study on Hierarchical Integrity of Road Connectivity and Nodal Accessibility of Maternal Health Care Service centres in Itahar Block, Uttar Dinajpur District, West Bengal -- Strategies for Sustainable Tribal Development in Purulia District, West Bengal, India: A Socio-Ecological Perspective -- Development of Tribal Livelihood in Manbazar-II Block of Purulia District, West Bengal, India -- The Fourth Paradigm in Geographical Sciences -- Establishing relationships of cellular communication coverage provided by governmental and non-governmental companies as a function of digital elevation, population density, and transport infrastructure in Jodhpur District, Rajasthan. .
    Abstract: Agriculture is the backbone of our economic system. It provides not only food and raw material but also employment opportunities to a very large number of people. Higher atmospheric temperature has an impact on crop yields while the changes in rainfall could affect both crop quality and quantity. Climate change, therefore, could increase the prices of major crops in some regions. For the most vulnerable people, lower agricultural output means lower income. In addition, climate change is expected to increase the risk of illness and death from extreme heat and poor air quality. Recent evidence is the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, climate change also affects the occurrence of other infectious diseases. A number of well-known diseases are climate-sensitive - malaria, dengue fever, and cholera among others. Tourism is considered as an industry and alternative contributor to a nation’s income. It can generate employment opportunities and boost up the economy. This book, consisting of 26 chapters, focuses on the issues of agriculture, tourism and health for livelihood enhancement. It is essential to discuss these diverse issues in the field of geography as it encompasses interdisciplinary topics. The range of concerns at the national, regional and local levels is not confined to geography only but also involves other disciplines as well. Therefore, this book is a valuable source for scientists and researchers in allied fields such as livelihood, agriculture, land use, tourism management, health care and tribal studies. Furthermore, this book can be of immense help to the researchers, planners and decision makers engaged in solving problems in these areas in developing countries and beyond.
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    Pages: XXXIV, 529 p. 220 illus., 192 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811673108
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7310-8
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    Form, Space and Design : From the Persian to the European Experience (2020)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Aesthetics. ; Cities and towns History. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Human Geography. ; Aesthetics. ; Urban History. ; Urban Sociology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Origin and Continuity -- Chapter 2. Flowing spaces, Flowing forms -- Chapter 3. Urban space, a comparative look -- Chapter 4. The concept of space, aesthetic aspects -- Chapter 5. Design of urban block -- Chapter 6. Lesson.
    Abstract: This book studies the principles of urban spatial organization of historic cities. It can be considered a guide to design, presenting qualitative criteria to satisfy practical needs. The subject is explored through interconnected chapters, each addressing an important aspect of form-space and design values, knowledge and our present problems. In this book the interpretation is artistic and socio-cultural. Discussion is not concentrated on singular urban space but on interrelated spaces and elements across the city, and complexes. Considering the comparative aspects of study, the reader will notice that despite cultural differences, there is a common understanding in artistic creativity and sensibility in the presented examples.
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    Pages: XVI, 138 p. 103 illus., 22 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030158316
    Series Statement: The Urban Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15831-6
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    Socio-Spatial Small Town Dynamics in South Africa (2023)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Urban policy. ; Environmental geography. ; Human Geography. ; Urban Policy. ; Integrated Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. A Review of Recent Small Town Research in South Africa (Ronnie Donaldson & Musfiqah Majiet) -- 2. The Relationship between White Privilege, Segregation, Topophobia and Symbolic Boundaries in Secunda, Mpumalanga (Tarryn Paquet) -- 3. Neglect of Municipal infrastructure in the Mining Town of Phalaborwa (Manfred Spocter) -- 4. Collaborative Governance, Social Capital and Drought: A Case Study of a Collaborative Governance Regime in Graaff-Reinet (Rebecca Light) -- 5. Surviving the Tides: A Study of Small-scale Fisheries and Community Livelihoods in Selected Coastal Towns of the Western Cape, South Africa (Samantha Williams) -- 6. The State and Implications of Housing Provision in Small Towns: Experiences in the Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality, Eastern Cape Province (John Ntema, Robert Mongwe & Eliot Mathebula) -- 7. The Socio-economic Wellbeing of Small Mining Towns in the Northern Cape (Avril Gardiner & Ronnie Donaldson) -- 8. Complex Town-gown Relationships and the Paradoxes of Studentification in the South African Traditional Authority Lands (Nothile Ndimande) -- 9. Local Government Election Trends in Small Towns (Stephen Rule) -- 10. The Historical Development of South African Small Towns as Spa Resorts (Christian M. Rogerson & Jayne M. Rogerson).
    Abstract: This book explores small town geographical aspects by approaching them from a socio-spatial perspective. The contributions included in this book delve into a range of topics that have not been commonly studied before, such as white privilege, neglect of municipal infrastructure, collaborative governance, livelihoods in small-scale fisheries, housing provision, well-being in mining towns, studentification in rural contexts, election trends, and the historical development of small-town spas. The book adopts a socio-spatial point of view, providing a holistic understanding of the interplay between social and spatial factors within selected small town case studies. This approach sheds light on the socio-economic, political, and cultural dynamics that shape small towns. This localized perspective allows for a more targeted analysis of issues and potential solutions, taking into account the specific historical, cultural, and political contexts of small town South Africa. The edited volume serves as a valuable resource for academics, policymakers, practitioners, and anyone interested in understanding and improving small towns in South Africa.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031371424
    Series Statement: Urban Perspectives from the Global South,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37142-4
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    Land Quality and Sustainable Urban Forms : Changing Landscapes and Socioeconomic Structures of European Cities (2022)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Human geography. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Urban economics. ; Agricultural ecology. ; Regional Geography. ; Human Geography. ; Urban Ecology. ; Urban Economics. ; Agroecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Towards a sustainable use of land current policies coping with environmental degradation -- Mediterranean Europe, a fragile landscape -- Soil consumption and urban growth in Mediterranean Europe -- Preserving land quality in European metropolis -- Conclusions.
    Abstract: In the panorama of studies related to the ability of lands to support both natural processes and agricultural production activities, this research introduces a still unexplored or under-studied theme which is that of the relationship between urban sprawl in its various forms and land quality. The first part of the book is dedicated to the motivations and the theoretical premises from which the research originates, connected to the concept of land and those of sustainable urban form. The second part concerns the complex path towards a sustainable use of land, both in terms of institutional and regulatory measures, and in terms of knowledge and understanding of soil degradation processes. This research focuses on the Mediterranean area which is discussed in more detail in the third part. In this part of Europe we try to establish relationships between settlement dynamics and land quality: here fragile ecosystems are diffused both from a biological point of view. physical as well as socio-economic, here we find landscapes that are particularly sensitive to land degradation processes (subject to land degradation, considered the antipodes of land quality) and which in recent decades have been particularly affected by anthropic pressure. In the fourth part, an analysis is presented concerning 76 metropolitan areas representative of southern Europe. The methodology used in this analysis is based on the relationship that exists between soil sealing (or soil waterproofing) and land degradation (or land degradation) aimed at an interpretation, at the metropolitan scale, of how in southern Europe the pattern of Urbanization (compact, dispersive, intermediate) affects the land's ability to support both natural processes and agricultural production activities in a diversified way. In particular, the data on land quality and data on land use were considered together in order to analyze the processes of urban growth and the occupation of productive land for a very large area that includes Greece, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and some parts of the Adriatic coast. There is still a long way to go, in terms of sharing, integration and definition of strategies aimed at achieving certain targets. A necessary and innovative look towards land quality could help to consider the protection of the soil as a whole, even at the planning level.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030947323
    Series Statement: Springer Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94732-3
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    Beneath the Lines : Borders and Boundary-Making from the 18th to the 20th Century (2022)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; History. ; Political science. ; Human geography. ; Cartography. ; Geography. ; History. ; Political Science. ; Human Geography. ; Cartography. ; Regional Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Drawing the lines, knowing the borders. An overview of recent scholarship on boundary-making and modern regimes of territorialization -- Part I. Boundary Treaties and Joint Commissions: Theoretical Foundations and Praxis on the Ground -- 2. Modern State Sovereignty as Geometric Purification of Territory. Delimitation Theories and Practices in the 1864 Spanish-Portuguese Boundary Treaty -- 3. Delimitation of the Spanish-Portuguese Border and the Controversy over La Contienda -- 4.From a Line on a Map to Realities on the Ground. The French-German Joint Boundary Commission at Work (1871-1877) -- 5. Mexican Geographer Engineers and the Demarcation of Mexico's Borders -- Part II. Contesting the Naturalness of Borders. Cartographic Practices, Geographical Knowledge and Territorial Issues -- 6. Borders on Paper, Borders on the Ground. Boundary Commissions Under the Treaty of Madrid and Their Role in the Reinvention of the Rio de la Plata Frontier (1752-1759) -- 7. Rights of Use vs. Natural Boundary: Demarcation of the Iraty Forest Massif (Western Pyrenees, 17th-19th Centuries) 8. A Water Borderline Adrift Between France and Spain. The Bidasoa and the Bay of Higuer at the End of the 19th Century -- 9. Demarcation of the Border of the Spanish Protectorate in Morocco (1913–1931): Chronicle of Failure -- Part III. Concluding Essay -- 10. Borders at the Global Turn.
    Abstract: This book brings together ten empirically rich and theoretically informed contributions that aim to clarify both geo-historical specificities and common transnational and global features of the cultures and practices of boundary making that shaped modern statehood. Written by scholars from Spain, France, Italy, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico, the essays included in this volume provide a comparative international perspective on the processes of border formation, as well as an integrative approach that seeks to strengthen the links between renewed geo-historical studies and more contemporary-oriented border studies. The book is addressed to a wide range of researchers, including geographers, historians, political scientists and specialists in geopolitics and the history of international relations.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030969042
    Series Statement: Historical Geography and Geosciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96904-2
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    The Geography of Bosnia and Herzegovina : Between East and West (2022)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Human geography. ; Physical geography. ; Geology. ; Economic geography. ; Demography. ; Population. ; Regional Geography. ; Human Geography. ; Physical Geography. ; Geology. ; Economic Geography. ; Population and Demography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part I: Geographical Position, Borders And Size Of Bosnia And Herzegovina -- Chapter 1. Geographical Position, Spatial Coverage And Size Of Bosnia And Herzegovina -- Chapter 2. Borders Of Bosnia And Herzegovina -- Part II: Physical Geography Of Bosnia And Herzegovina -- Chapter 3. Geology And Geotectonics Of Bosnia And Herzegovina -- Chapter 4. Geomorphology Of Bosnia And Herzegovina -- Chapter 5. Climatology Of Bosnia And Herzegovina -- Chapter 6. Hydrography Of Bosnia And Herzegovina -- Chapter 7. Pedogeography Of Bosnia And Herzegovina -- Chapter 8. Biogeography Of Bosnia And Herzegovina -- Part III: Human Geography Of Bosnia And Herzegovina -- Chapter 9. Historical Geography Of Bosnia And Herzegovina -- Chapter 10. Political Geography Of Bosnia And Herzegovina -- Chapter 11. Population Geography Of Bosnia And Herzegovina -- Chapter 12. Urban And Rural Geography Of Bosnia And Herzegovina -- Part IV: Economic Geography Of Bosnia And Herzegovina -- Chapter 13. Natural Resources Of Bosnia And Herzegovina -- Chapter 14. Economic Development Of Bosnia And Herzegovina -- Part V: Geographic Regions Of Bosnia And Herzegovina -- Chapter 15. Geographic Regionalization And Regions Of Bosnia And Herzegovina -- Index.
    Abstract: This monograph provides a comprehensive overview of fundamental scientific insights into the geographical features of a country which was and still is in the centre of the geopolitical battle of the large world powers and especially neighboring countries. The book presents the scientifically proven reserves of individual resources such as: mineral riches, land, forests, flora and fauna, water and climate features, to the extent needed, through statistical indicators and geographic maps. The authors point to features and specifics of the existing interdependence of economic and political development and impact of natural resources on spatial development which can be useful for potential investors, spatial planers, decision makers, politicians, geographers, students, large Bosnian diaspora and anyone interested in area of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This book fills the gap in geographical literature on Bosnia and Herzegovina in the English language. The monograph appeals to researchers and scholars of all levels in the fields of geography, geopolitics, history and related fields and everyone interested in this country between East and West.
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    Pages: XIV, 413 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030985233
    Series Statement: World Regional Geography Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98523-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-98523-3
    DDC: 910.021
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    Tall Buildings and the City : Improving the Understanding of Placemaking, Imageability, and Tourism (2020)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Social media. ; Human Geography. ; Urban Sociology. ; Social Media.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Tall Building Construction Boom: A Global Snapshot -- Theoretical Framework: Engage, Enhance, and Enrich -- Public Participation and Methods of Visual Communication -- Preliminary Findings -- The Chicago River -- The Magnificent Mile -- The Chicago Loop -- The Chicago Skyline -- Chicago as a Placemaking Model. .
    Abstract: The chaotic proliferation of skyscrapers in many cities around the world is contributing to a decline in placemaking. This book examines the role of skyscrapers and open spaces in promoting placemaking in the city of Chicago. Chicago’s skyscrapers tell an epic story of transformative architectural design, innovative engineering solutions, and bold entrepreneurial spirit. The city’s public plazas and open spaces attract visitors, breathe life, and bring balance into the cityscape. Using locational data from social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, along with imagery from Google Earth, fieldwork, direct observations, in-depth surveys, and the combined insights from architectural and urban design literature, this study reveals the roles that socio-spatial clusters of skyscrapers, public spaces, architecture, and artwork play to enhance placemaking in Chicago. The study illustrates how Chicago, as the birthplace of skyscrapers, remains a leading city in tall building integration and innovation. Focusing on some of the finest urban places in America, including the Chicago River, the Magnificent Mile, and the Chicago Loop, the book offers meaningful architectural and urban design lessons that are transferable to emerging skyscraper cities around the globe.
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    Pages: XII, 477 p. 226 illus., 224 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811560293
    Series Statement: The Urban Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6029-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-6029-3
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    The Southernmost End of South America Through Cartography : Tierra del Fuego, the South Atlantic Ocean and Antarctica from the 16th to 19th Century (2021)
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    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Latin America History. ; Human geography. ; Cultural geography. ; Economic geography. ; Geographical Information System. ; Latin American History. ; Human Geography. ; Social and Cultural Geography. ; Economic Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Chapter 1. The first territorial incorporation of the southern lands and seas in modern cartography -- Chapter 2. The cartographic construction of a South Atlantic region: geopolitical and economic interests -- Chapter 3. Southern Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego, the South Atlantic Ocean and the Antarctic lands within global strategies -- Chapter 4. Conclusions -- Sources and Bibliography.
    Abstract: This volume describes the construction of the territorial identity of the southern end of South America and analyzes the cartographic territorialization of Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and the “Terra Australis” continent. Different spatial representations and territorial nature coexisted in this process as a result of the spatial interpretation and value modes as well as the projects and strategies of various actors. The book discusses the formal and symbolic incorporation to the Spanish dominion and its inclusion in the imperial design built over a new image of the world. Examining Jesuit cartography it considers both the indigenous territoriality and the dynamics of relations between natural and social components in the continental hinterland. The process of cartographic differentiation for this southern Atlantic region is analyzed in the framework of early Antarctic exploration and competing use of navigation routes and maritime resources. The book emphasizes the role geopolitical and economic interests play in these developments. The formation of territorialities of various origins has particular contents and logic, which are built upon imaginary subordination to political and economic interests. Cartographic language in the 19th century, associated with political and commercial motivations and the (British) imperial ideology, stimulated the territorial expansion. The book argues why in the late 1800's this was an important factor in the integration process of the southern indigenous territories and the national territoriality.
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    Pages: VIII, 180 p. 66 illus., 61 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030658793
    Series Statement: The Latin American Studies Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65879-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-65879-3
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    Building a Compact City : Spatial Planning in Yinchuan City, Western China (2022)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The compact city in a local area -- Chapter 3. Chinese spatial planning and management system -- Chapter 4. Rapid growing cities in western China – the case study of Yinchuan -- Chapter 5. Urban planning and urban expansion control -- Chapter 6. Public programs and housing developments -- Chapter 7. Specific zoning and land use pattern -- Chapter 8. Build a compact city in inland China -challenges and opportunities.
    Abstract: This book serves as a solid ground for seeking strategies to build the compact city that situated in a specific local area, based on the systematic examination of the effects of spatial planning system on urbanization control. Furthermore, the critical problems in the urban planning process are revealed, and the possible approaches to improve the local planning system toward effectively promoting more compact development are discussed. This book also provides a comprehensive picture for understanding the mutual influences between the planning, its implementation, and urban developments, particularly in the context of cities of western China, while these cities are experiencing dramatic urban growth in recent years but walking into a quite different development path comparing to the eastern mega cities. In nearly two decades, government officials, professional planners, scholars of urban studies, citizens who concern sustainable development are talking about the compact city, a promising vision for sustaining our growing or shrinking cities. Abundance of debates fall on the images, measurement and strengths of the compact city, while the substantializing of the vision in a specific city has been barely explored.
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    Pages: XV, 126 p. 51 illus., 35 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030912826
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91282-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-91282-6
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    Sustainable Renovation of Buildings : Building Information Modelling (2022)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Human geography. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Sustainable architecture. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Operations research. ; Sustainability. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings. ; Urban Ecology. ; Operations Research and Decision Theory.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Sustainable renovation of buildings and methodologies to quantify environmental and economic impact -- Chapter 2. Spanish regulations and European standardization: Driving transformation -- Chapter 3. Methods -- Chapter 4. Method application -- Appendix.
    Abstract: The book provides a complete vision about Spanish sustainable renovation of buildings situation at this moment, analysing legal and technological context and opportunities that economic stimulus —by means of direct aids— and the use of BIM methodologies offers a standardization of high scale interventions. Nowadays, BIM models let us integrate multiple quantitative parameters that can agile the information to interchange between stakeholders. Using this potential to standardize protocols of interventions and share knowledge is necessary to face a high scale intervention that our cities need. Climatic Emergency and socioeconomic crisis caused by recent events —COVID-19 and hydrocarbons crisis— are the two principal struggles we face as society. European Politics, embodied by National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) developed by each region give the way to the green transition of different productive sectors. Our building stock is responsible for approximately 36% of the CO2 emissions in the European Union. For this reason, these policies focus a large part of their efforts on economically incentivizing a new development model for the building sector that is committed to the large-scale renovation of the existing real estate stock and that, through the reduction of energy demand and of emissions, manage to reduce the environmental impact of these. Next Generation EU is the new recovery instrument that aims to mobilize investments towards strategic sectors for the reorientation of the production model that, among other measures, contributes to decarbonization through the promotion of energy efficiency and the deployment of renewable energies.
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    Pages: XII, 104 p. 8 illus., 7 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031151439
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15143-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-15143-9
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    Maps of Quality of Life in Argentina Since the 19th Century (2022)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Well-being. ; Cartography. ; Geography. ; Human Geography. ; Well-Being. ; Cartography. ; Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Inequality As A Historical Problem. The Pre-Statistical Stage(Daniel Santilli) -- Chapter 2. Quality Of Life In Argentina In The First National Census (1869)(Guillermo Velázquez, Hernán Otero) -- Chapter 3. Quality Of Life By Departments And Regions In Argentina At The End Of The 19th. Century(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín) -- Chapter 4. Quality Of Life In Argentina. Analysis From The Third National Census (1914)(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín) -- Chapter 5. Quality Of Life In Argentina. Analysis From The Fourth National Census (1947)(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín, Fernando Ariel Manzano) -- Chapter 6. Quality Of Life In Argentina In 1960(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín) -- Chapter 7. Quality Of Life In Argentina (1970)(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín) -- Chapter 8. Quality Of Life In Argentina (1980)(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín) -- Chapter 9. Quality Of Life And Fragmentation In The Argentina Of The Nineties(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín) -- Chapter 10. Quality Of Life In Argentina In 2001(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín, Sebastián Gómez Lende, Fernando Manzano, María Eugenia Arias) -- Chapter 11. Quality Of Life In Argentina In 2010(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín, Sebastián Gómez Lende, Fernando Manzano, Claudia Mikkelsen, María Eugenia Arias) -- Chapter 12. Quality Of Life Differentiating Factors: Migratory Dynamics, Entrality/Accessibility, Urban Categories And Geographic Gross Product(Guillermo Velázquez, Santiago Linares) -- Chapter 13. Geography And Quality Of Life In Argentina. Analysis According To Census Radius (2010)(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín, Santiago Linares, Adela Tisnés, Fernando Manzano, Claudia Mikkelsen, Lorena La Maccchia, María Eugenia Arias) -- Chapter 14. The Well-Being Of Rural Population Of Argentina(Claudia Mikkelsen, Sofía Ares, Matías Gordziejczuk, Natasha Picone, Mariana Bruno).
    Abstract: The book is presented as an Atlas where the map plays a fundamental role in the study of quality of life as it shows its progression in Argentina from the 19th to the 21st Century. In the book, it can be observed how the concept has evolved along with the dimensions and variables that better represent its spatial distribution. This is one of the original points of the book: the temporal study of the living conditions of the argentine population, empirically and spatially, emphasizing their territorial representation. Although the book maintains the same socioeconomic dimensions (education, health and housing), the tour through the different chapters offers a historical window that allows the reader to know what the forms of information collection were like in different historical moments. This book is written for geographers and members of the scientific community interested in the study of the well-being of the population. It also allows us to observe the evolution of the quality of life from the 19th century to the 21st, so it may be of interest to historians as well.
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    Pages: XVIII, 400 p. 148 illus., 146 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031152627
    Series Statement: The Latin American Studies Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15262-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-15262-7
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    The Geography of Albania : Problems and Perspectives (2022)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Geology. ; Physical geography. ; Economic geography. ; Human geography. ; Geography. ; Geology. ; Regional Geography. ; Physical Geography. ; Economic Geography. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: PART I - INTRODUCTION, POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY, ETHNIC GROUPS AND RELIGIONS -- Introduction -- I.1. General geographical features of Albania -- I.2. Historical and Political Geography -- I.3. Ethnic Groups and Religions -- I.3.2. Religions -- PART II - LANDSCAPE OF ALBANIA -- II.1. Geological construction -- II.2. The relief -- II.3. Climate -- II.4. Waters -- II.5. Soils -- II.6. Flora and fauna -- II.7. Albanian natural and cultural heritage -- PART III - DEMOGRAPHICS -- III.2. Sociocultural features -- III.2. Sociocultural features -- PART IV - THE ECONOMY -- PART V - GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS -- INDEX.
    Abstract: This book is one of the first to give a comprehensive and detailed overview of the complete geography of Albania in English. It highlights the most important and manifold potentials of nature, society and economy of Albania as well as development problems during different time periods. One focus lies on Albania's perspectives and challenges for the future. Beside natural aspects also topics such as migration, poverty, social situation, economy, urban development, regional disparities among others are discussed. This book appeals to academics and researchers of geography, regional development and related disciplines as well as teachers and students of geography, geology, natural sciences, social sciences, economics. The book is also attractive for media representatives, tourists and other interested individuals travelling to Albania.
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    Pages: XXIV, 255 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030855512
    Series Statement: World Regional Geography Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85551-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-85551-2
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    Population Growth and Sustainable Transport in China (2023)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Population Economic aspects. ; Regional economics. ; Spatial economics. ; Human Geography. ; Population Economics. ; Regional and Spatial Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Population and transport: A global view -- The theoretical relationship between population growth and transport -- Passenger mobility and freight movement in China -- Key issues in transport sustainability in China -- Growth and spatial distribution of population in China -- Population migration in China -- The mismatch between population distribution and transport development -- The gaps between population migration, traffic flows and transport -- Transport in the population shrinking in cities and regions -- Population-oriented transport strategies in China -- Transport accessibility-based population distribution -- Future population and future transport.
    Abstract: This book discusses the links between population growth, migration and the transport system in China. It first reviews the theories concerning the relationship between population growth, distribution and transport systems from an international perspective and then analyses the history of and changes in population growth, population migration, urbanisation and population spatial distribution in China by using multiple data sources, including the census, China Family Panel Studies data, China Migrants Panel Studies data and mobile phone data. Thirdly, it explores the effects of population growth and migration on transport infrastructures and services in terms of planning, investments, development, operation and management. The book also evaluates the features, strengths and weaknesses of various population policies on the basis of their impacts on transport, birth control, the hukou system, the migration management system and the policies designed to limit the growth of large cities and encourage the growth of small cities. Further, it addresses transport policies in the context of their capacity to meet people’s mobility and accessibility needs and other factors, including energy consumption, environment pollution and regional development inequalities. Examining the trends in population distribution and their influences on transport, such as an increase in urban agglomeration and mega city regions in the east of China and population shrinkage in the cities and regions in northeast and west China, it also investigates the new trends of rural migration and population movement during the Spring Festival and other public holidays and the challenges of these new trends for transport system. Lastly, the book discusses future directions and challenges, sustainable population and transport policies and proposes population-oriented transport strategies and accessibility-based population distribution policies. Relevant to China and other developing countries, the book is a valuable resource for scholars interested in population studies, sustainable transportation, regional planning and development and environmental policy. .
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    Pages: XII, 360 p. 188 illus., 176 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811974700
    Series Statement: Population, Regional Development and Transport,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7470-0
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    Urban Metabolism and Climate Change : Perspective for Sustainable Cities (2023)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Environment. ; Sustainability. ; Climatology. ; Social sciences. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Climate Sciences. ; Society.
    Description / Table of Contents: Urban Metabolism and Global Climate Change: An overview -- Interlinkages between Urban Metabolism and Sustainability: An overview -- Urban Metabolism - An Analytical approach for enhancing resilience -- Urban metabolism to understand changes in urban ecology: a case of Bengaluru -- City core and Urban sprawl -- Adaptive reuse of historic buildings: an ecological indicator -- Integrating ecological and social concepts for urban metabolism studies -- Sustainable urban metabolism and urban planning -- Urban metabolism in the circular bio-economy of tomorrow -- Closing the Urban Waste Loop: Delivering Environmental and Financial Sustainability -- Transitioning Urban Agriculture to a Circular Metabolism at a Neighbourhood Level -- Eight years to go, to meet the SDG targets: Waste management as enabler and enabled -- Emerging approaches for sustainable urban metabolism -- Species Selection in Urban Forestry - towards Urban Metabolism -- Geospatial analyses for urban metabolism and climate change work -- Smart Urban Metabolism: A Big-data and Machine Learning Perspective -- Policy initiatives on urban metabolism in Ghana (2002-2021). .
    Abstract: This book provides a basic understanding and state-of-the-art of urban metabolism. Urban centres are increasingly challenged by population increase and the resultant environmental concerns including the urban sprawl and climate change. Different patterns of urbanization contribute to the changing climate via. differences in their urban metabolism represented by energy and matter. Urban metabolic studies in terms of energy and material inflows, outflows, and stocks can be associated with traditional evaluation techniques to help assess the magnitude and potential effects of variety of environmental challenges the world is facing today. Urban centres are critical real time observatories that indicate the impact anthropogenic activities have on global biogeochemical cycles. Urban processes have significant and lasting impacts on the global carbon budget. The technological and infrastructural advancements have fuelled an increase in urban inputs and outputs of material and energy. Therefore, more sustainable approaches need to be adopted in changing scenarios for urban planning, particularly for sustainable resource utilization and better waste management practices. The book emphasises on the sustainability in urban metabolism, sustainable urban planning, ecosystem services, and disaster resilience to provide an interdisciplinary understanding of urban metabolism. The book also identifies an urgent need to develop new methodological approaches for real time and reliable evaluation of urban metabolism.
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    Pages: XIV, 363 p. 69 illus., 64 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031294228
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29422-8
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    Disaster Resilience and Human Settlements : Emerging Perspectives in the Anthropocene (2023)
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Bioclimatology. ; Public health. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Architecture. ; Human geography. ; Natural Hazards. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Public Health. ; Urban Ecology. ; Cities, Countries, Regions. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Disaster Resilience and Human Settlements: Emerging Perspectives in the Anthropocene -- Leaving nothing to chance: reducing flood risk by evaluating simulation exercises in urban contexts -- Urban growth and increasing flood impact in the city of Palma: a loss of resilience capacity -- Addressing the Impacts of Inland Floods on Informal Housing in Honiara, Solomon Islands -- Adaptive Capacity Analysis of Flood Prone Regions in Bihar, India -- Cruise tourism, risk perception and public narratives in Syracuse, Italy -- Social media in risk perception and disaster management: a geographical perspective -- Environment as a Weapon: History, Gaia, and the Geohazards of War -- Living on Mount Etna between risk, beauty and need: a field survey on villages struck by 2018 earthquake -- Narratives of urban resilience and sustainability in southern Italy: the case studies of Matera (Basilicata) and Filadelfia (Calabria) -- Disaster resilience assessment for drainage network and urban landscape after heavy meteorological events: examples from the middle Adriatic coastal area (Abruzzo Region, Central Italy) -- Revitalizing the wounded territory: the “geo-hiking's” potential -- Sense of belonging and response to climate change: how the relation with local territories influences climate resilience -- From Disasters to the Pandemic: A Study on the EU Solidarity Fund.
    Abstract: This book presents emerging perspectives on disaster resilience and human settlements in the larger context of the Anthropocene. The chapters explore urban and rural perspectives focusing on the current and emerging perspectives on disaster resilience through a holistic approach, involving scientists, humanists, planners, policymakers, and professionals in the global debate.
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    Pages: XXX, 312 p. 106 illus., 89 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819922482
    Series Statement: Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2248-2
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    Geographical Scale and Economic Development : Lessons Learned from Texas and Mexico (2023)
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    Keywords: Economic geography. ; Economic history. ; Human geography. ; Tourism. ; Management. ; Environmental economics. ; International business enterprises. ; Economic Geography. ; Economy-wide Country Studies. ; Human Geography. ; Tourism Management. ; Environmental Economics. ; International Business.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Background to Case Studies in Geographical Scale and Economic Development -- Chapter 2. Binational Trade and Economic Development: U.S.-Mexico Steel Trade Since 1940 -- Chapter 3. Inland Ports of Mexico and the Geography of Intermodal Shipping -- Chapter 4. Ports-To-Plains: A Case Study in Cargo Transport Infrastructure Policy and Planning -- Chapter 5. Case Studies in Freight Transport Geography: Four West Texas Industrial Rail Facilities -- Chapter 6. Victoria and Brownsville: Regional Transportation and the Development of Two South Texas Maritime Ports -- Chapter 7. Economic Development, Land Use, and Commercial Transportation in Two Small Cities of South Texas: Beeville and Gonzales -- Chapter 8. Small-City Economic Development in Southwest Texas: Uvalde and Sonora -- Chapter 9. Geography and Economic Development: Lessons Learned.
    Abstract: This book is an attempt to bridge the academic discipline of economic geography with the professional field of economic development. Through case studies of economic development, it illustrates two fundamental concepts of the sub-discipline of economic geography: scale and spatial connections. It demonstrates some of the ways that economic development policies and plans are linked globally, nationally, regionally, and locally. It ties together several studies of communities and transportation systems in Texas and Mexico carried out from the late 2010’s through 2021. The studies shed light on the need to study economic development at multiple scales and to do so through blended qualitative research methods that include conversations with economic development stakeholders, published data, news content from the business and trade media, and direct observation of the built environment. The book is a set of narratives that combine descriptions of the evolution of commercial transportation systems, economic promotion in selected communities, and corresponding changes in the built environment. It is organized into three sections, each of which corresponds to a different scale at which economic development functions: macro, regional, and local. .
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031361975
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36197-5
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    Pandemic Cities : The COVID-19 Crisis and Australian Urban Regions (2022)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Urban policy. ; Public health. ; Urban economics. ; Human geography. ; Sustainability. ; Urban Policy. ; Public Health. ; Urban Economics. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: COVID-19 and Australian cities: when the pandemic came to town -- Population challenges and change in pandemic cities -- COVID-19 and the social structure of cities: The forgotten vulnerable -- The great job reshuffle: How COVID-19 changed urban labour markets -- Housing and the pandemic -- Moving around the COVID city -- Planning the COVID city -- The future of COVID cities.
    Abstract: This book highlights the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cities. The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated economic and social impacts have been felt around the world. In large cities and other urban areas, the pandemic has highlighted a number of issues from pressures on urban labour and housing markets, shifts in demographic processes including migration and mobility, changes in urban travel patterns and pressures on contemporary planning and governance processes. Despite Australia’s relatively mild COVID exposure, Australian cities and large urban areas have not been immune to these issues. The economic shutdown of the country in the early stages of the pandemic, the sporadic border closures between states, the effective closure of international borders and the imposition of widespread public health orders that have required significant behavioural change across the population have all changed our cities in some and the way we live and work in them in some way. Some of the challenges have reflected long-standing problems including intrenched inequality in labour markets and housing markets, others such as the impact on commuting patterns and patterns of migration have emerged largely during the pandemic. This book, co-authored by experts in their field, outlines some of the major issues facing Australian cities and urban areas as a result of the pandemic and sets a course for future of the cities we live in.
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    Pages: XII, 123 p. 49 illus., 47 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811958847
    Series Statement: Cities Research Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5884-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-5884-7
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    Management Geography : Asian Perspectives Focusing on Japan and Surrounding Regions (2022)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Management. ; Economics. ; Human Geography. ; Management. ; Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction: Management geography—An Asian perspective focusing on Japan and surrounding regions -- Performance analysis of boundary spanners in multinational enterprises through the lens of management geography -- Changes in the locational conditions of the Japanese machinery and instrument industry in China: A case study of the Dalian Economic and Technological Development Zone -- Management issues in global R&D of Japanese chemical companies -- Small- and medium-sized “global-niche” firms in Japan: A key for the rejuvenation of Japan’s local economy? -- Industrial agglomeration and regional development planning analysis by GIS in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan -- Unique functions of a metropolitan co-working space: A case study in Tokyo, Japan -- How customer service centers in foreign cities serving Japan changed their business?: A case study of the city of Dalian, China -- Factors influencing enterprise development in the inland regions of Fujian province in China -- Transformation of agricultural management in Japan under globalization pressure: A focus on product differentiation strategy. .
    Abstract: Management geography explores the spatial characteristics of management-related issues, especially of firms. This book discusses management geography in Japan and other Asian countries from Asian perspectives. The field has made significant contributions to the global economy but has not been deeply investigated in English-language geographical literature to date. The book addresses the following critical questions: What kinds of challenges do multinational corporations in Japan and other Asian countries face? How are managerial actors in multinational enterprises (MNEs) embracing boundary-spanning activities in a global context? How do firms and related entities cultivate business pipelines and ‘buzz’ within and beyond local regions? How do actors in Japanese MNEs, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and related institutions embed various managerial processes at overseas locations? This book consists of two parts: Part I discusses the application and roles of Japanese and international managerial practices in the globalizing world. Part II examines changing business communities in the industrial and rural spaces of East Asia, focusing primarily on Japan and China. This work will interest readers in a wide range of fields, including geography, management studies, economics, urban planning and sociology. The book is also suitable for upper-level undergraduate students and graduate students in geography, management studies and related fields.
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    Pages: IX, 228 p. 39 illus., 6 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811944031
    Series Statement: International Perspectives in Geography, AJG Library, 19
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4403-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-4403-1
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    Adolescent Health in the Middle East and North Africa : An Epidemiological Perspective (2022)
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    Keywords: Environmental geography. ; Human geography. ; Medical care. ; Integrated Geography. ; Human Geography. ; Health Care.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1-Adolescent Health in the MENA Region: Determinants and Distribution -- 2-Adolescent nutrition: a focus on the MENA -- 3-Addressing Social Determinants of Oral Health among Adolescents from MENA -- 4-Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in relation to Vitamin D Deficiency among older adolescents -- 5-Activity among Adolescents from the MENA -- 6-Exploring Factors for Predictive Modelling of Obesity and Overweight in Adolescents: Application to MENA Region -- 7-Determinants of Knowledge in relation to Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents in the Middle East and North Africa Region -- 8-Growth Assessment in Adolescence: Measurement and Interpretation for the Middle East and North Africa -- 9-Oral health of adolescents in the MENA region -- 10-Demographic and Geographic Variations in Respiratory and Allergic Conditions among Adolescents in the United Arab Emirates -- 11-The Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus among in adolescents and their determinants in from the Middle East and North Africa Region -- 12-HIV and sexual health in MENA’s adolescents.
    Abstract: This 2-volumeset focuses on adolescent health in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), and presents the latest research on the health risk behaviours and social behaviours that adolescents from the MENA region engage in. While there has been a surge in peer-reviewed research publications on population health in the MENA region in the last couple of decades, very few books offer a resource to address the diverse negative influences that disproportionately affect adolescents and children in the MENA region, including increased tobacco consumption culture, low emphasis on physical activity, increased sedentary behaviours, weak health policies, and societal issues related to displacement and political conflicts. These books offer a synthesis of current knowledge on adolescent health issues in the MENA region, and aim to provide evidence-informed adolescent health care practices that address current issues related to mental, physical, reproductive and nutritional health. Volume 2 focuses on nutritional and reproductive health in the MENA region, predictive modelling of obesity, determinants of sexual and oral health, HIV, and diabetes. The study will aid health care professionals, policy makers, government organizations and health program planners to assess current policies and practices related to adolescent health in the MENA region, and to identify the best courses of action moving forward. .
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    Pages: X, 199 p. 20 illus., 14 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030921071
    Series Statement: Global Perspectives on Health Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92107-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-92107-1
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    Smart Geography : 100 Years of the Bulgarian Geographical Society (2020)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Human geography. ; Landscape ecology. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Data mining. ; Geography. ; Human Geography. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Urban Sociology. ; Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery.
    Description / Table of Contents: Smart Geography: 100th Years Bulgarian Geographical Society -- Part I: Towards Smart Geography -- BGS and the Contemporary Progress of the Geographical Science Towards Smart Geography -- Smart Geographies and the Political Economy of Innovation and Inequality -- Evaluate Turkey's Climate Classification by Clustering Analysis Method.
    Abstract: This book focuses on new and innovative spatial approaches based on smart solutions and developed in the field of geography and related interdisciplinary fields such as urban and regional studies, landscape ecology and ecosystem services. It includes contributions from a conference dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Bulgarian Geographical Society. In turn, the book reveals how 21st-century geography is expected to facilitate the development of human capital and the knowledge society, while also offering place-specific solutions for sustainable regional development and utilization of the planet’s natural and human capital to improve social wellbeing. This volume is intended for the global geographical research community, as well as professionals and practitioners in all fields that deal with space, including regional planners and environmental managers.
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    Pages: VIII, 455 p. 141 illus., 113 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030281915
    Series Statement: Key Challenges in Geography, EUROGEO Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28191-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-28191-5
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    Contemporary China’s Land Use Policy : The Link Policy (2021)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Urban policy. ; Economic development. ; Geography. ; Human Geography. ; Urban Policy. ; Development Studies. ; Regional Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Urbanization and China’s land use policy reform -- China’s rural transformation and the Link Policy -- Rural densification under China’s Link Policy -- An evaluation of contemporary China’s land use policy – the Link Policy: A case study from Ezhou City, Hubei Province -- Factors affecting farmers’ satisfaction with contemporary China’s land allocation policy – the Link Policy: Based on the empirical research of Ezhou -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Appendices.
    Abstract: This book discusses contemporary China’s land use policy – the Link Policy – which calls for land consolidation and rural resettlement to achieve the goal of preserving farmland while also providing more space for urban development. Given the limited analyses and commentaries on the Link Policy in the literature, particularly in English-language articles, the book systematically presents and analyzes China’s land use policy by assessing the impacts of the Link Policy on rural life and how effective the Link Policy is in achieving its objectives. It also examines how satisfied farmers are with the policy and what the contributing factors are. Drawing on a critical review of the literature, field observations and interviews with resettled farmers, the book offers insights into China’s land use policy, and compares it with similar policy instruments in other countries. Presenting research findings that help readers gain a holistic understanding of the Link Policy in China and its implications, the book is a valuable resource for professionals in other developing countries that are facing similar challenges in terms of balancing urban development and farmland conservation.
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    Pages: XVII, 168 p. 48 illus., 29 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811583315
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8331-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-8331-5
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    Transforming Bangladesh : Geography, People, Economy and Environment (2023)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Human geography. ; Economic history. ; Economic geography. ; Asia History. ; Regional Geography. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Human Geography. ; Economy-wide Country Studies. ; Economic Geography. ; History of South Asia.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Introduction -- Index -- Glossary -- Part 1 Geo-Physical Dynamics -- Part 2 Bio-Physical Aspects -- Part 3 Changes in Society -- Part 4 Land Resource and Land Use Patterns -- Part 5 Towards Food Security and Food Self-sufficiency -- Part 6 Changing Popular Dynamics -- Part 7 Rural Settlement Pattern -- Part 8 Urbanization: A Future Challenge -- Part 9 Trade, Communication and Industries for Economic Growth -- Part 10 Bangladesh in Growing International Sharing -- Part 11 Natural Hazards and Changes in Livelihood Pattern -- Part 12 Environmental Problems and Policies for Sustainable Living -- Part 13 Bangladesh Under Climate Change Threat -- Part 14 Development Policies and Future of Bangladesh.
    Abstract: This book focuses on the transformation of Bangladesh in respect to its people, geography, economy and environment. The authors discuss current problems such as vulnerability caused by environmental degradation in Bangladesh but also opportunities of this rapidly changing country. The book explains how the country is rapidly transforming from a rural subsistence agrarian based economic system to a new economic partner contributing to global processes. Bangladesh is presented as an example for the changes in the Global South, where a mismatch is often observed in linking resources and activities with environmental sustainability, possibly due to insufficient base-line knowledge. As faster growth is marginalizing resources to increase the GDP, the sustainability of resource exploitation is being questioned. The authors describe the vulnerable situation caused by possible sea-level rise, soil degradation, biodiversity loss, climate extremities, urbanization, and population displacement. This volume offers comprehensive knowledge about the geography and environment of Bangladesh and aims to help readers further investigate the issues and work on solutions. The book appeals to academics, professionals and students at all levels interested in Bangladesh as well as environmental problems and geographical issues in a rapidly transforming country. .
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    Pages: X, 176 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031450938
    Series Statement: World Regional Geography Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45093-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-45093-8
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    At the Frontiers of Everyday Life : New Research in Cramped Spaces (2023)
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    Keywords: Environmental geography. ; Human geography. ; Urban policy. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Integrated Geography. ; Human Geography. ; Urban Policy. ; Urban Sociology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Cramped spaces, w(r)iggle room and everyday politics: An introduction -- Part 1: Everyday geographies of scholar activism -- Should I stay or should I go? Academic tempered radicalism in the era of ecological crisis -- Towards ‘minor’ methodologies or crisis as method -- Part 2: Repertoires of research methodologies and fieldwork experiences -- The sympoietic orchard: Everyday ways of co-creating an orchard -- Researching urban coworking spaces: Everyday life and reflexivity during the fieldwork -- Beyond the club: A feminist poetic inquiry to reimagine festive spaces and practices of the electronic scene in Paris -- Mapping sifikile – A place of home: Methodological reflections on hope from a coal frontier -- Madame Ruetabaga’s prefigurative politics at the urban fringes of Grenoble -- Digital practices on social media: New perspectives on the production of space and geopolitical inquiry -- Part 3: Embodied negotiations: Agency, survival, care -- Life at the margins: Women’s everyday practices as resistance in a working-class neighbourhood in Barcelona -- Digitalisation of working space: Women working from home in Turkey -- Home, work and everyday life: Gender dynamics in a mining city -- Epilogue.
    Abstract: The book provides a critical analysis of the geographies of everyday life, looking at how spatial practices craft w(r)iggle room to cope with the boundaries saturated by normativity, power relations, and inequalities. It explores the possibilities for making do with the everyday practices forming a way of living in cramped spaces. In this respect, early-career researchers and activists share their fieldwork experiences through an intersectional lens based on emerging research methodologies and scholar-activist practices. From their own vantage point, they look at their own contexts, practices, and research subjects at the level of everyday life. Spatial practices and place-based imaginaries from France, Finland, and Spain to Turkey and South Africa present a wide range of non-counter hegemonic yet enabling practices for transformation in everyday life. The contributors, trained in a variety of convergent disciplines concerned with everyday life and space (geography, geopolitics, architecture, urban planning, sociology, political sciences), discuss scholar-activist methodologies during the current crisis in contemporary academia, reflect on their research methodologies and research experiences, and inquire into the ways of embodied negotiations for agency, survival, and care. A group of early-career researchers and activists came together to seek out the possibilities of transformative change in everyday life during the peak periods of COVID-19. When researchers and activists were forced to stay at home in isolation, the authors met up online to discuss their subjectivities self-reflexively to challenge the distance between the researcher and “the field.” The book is the outcome of their collective production based on numerous meetings, writing workshops, and creative debates.
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    Pages: XIV, 224 p. 23 illus., 18 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031465802
    Series Statement: The Urban Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46580-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-46580-2
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    Reframing the Vernacular: Politics, Semiotics, and Representation (2020)
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    Keywords: Cultural property. ; Human geography. ; Buildings Design and construction. ; Cultural geography. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Semiotics. ; Cultural Heritage. ; Human Geography. ; Building Construction and Design. ; Social and Cultural Geography. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Semiotics.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Landfill Vernacular -- 2. ‘Bale Kulkul’ Architecture as the Representation of Balinese Autonomy Tradition -- 3. Cultural Burning and the Interstices of Two Vernacular Cultural Forms -- 4. The Effects ‘Share-Economy’ Based Accommodation Service on Vernacular Settlement (Case Study: Yogyakarta’s Sultanate Palace Complex) -- 5. The Shift of Symbolic Meaning of Joglo Houses For People In Brayut Tourism Village -- 6. Designing for Vernacular Landscape through Ecosystem-Approach: A case of Floating Settlements at Dal Lake, Kashmir -- 7. Place Making as Ordering Life Case Study: The Bali Aga Village, Pengotan -- 8. Identifying Local Builders’ Roles in Physical Transformation of Minangkabau’s Rumah Gadang -- 9. Transformation in Vernacular Architecture of Baiga Tribe of Central India -- 10. Meaning, Time, Communication: Reflecting on the “Aceh Method” and Vernacular -- 11. Identity Representation and Conflict Prevention in Community Mosques of Malang Raya, East Java, Indonesia -- 12. Transformation versus Preservation of Vernacular Architecture in Bali: A Lesson from Bali Aga Villages -- 13. Coping Strategies in Vernacular Architecture: Adaptation and Adjustment for Contemporary Needs at Pinggan Village, Kintamani, Bali -- 14. Vernacularity and Place: Re-presentation of Fishing Huts of Bahrain at the Venice Biennale -- 15. Relation of Binary Opposition Structure (Rwa-Bhineda) Mount-Ocean : A Case Study on Cultural Heritage of Pura Batukaru-Pakendungan/Tanah Lot in the Perspective of Ecofeminism in Bali -- 16. Preventive Measures and Formulas for the Sustainability of Vernacular Settlements in Malaysia -- 17. Physical Attributes Significant in Preserving the Social Sustainability of the Traditional Malay Settlement -- 18. Revisiting the Minangkabau Traditional House in the Central Area of Sumatra: The Case of Limapuluh Koto and Bangkinang -- 19. The Influence of Cultural Acculturation on Architecture Keraton Kasepuhan Cirebon -- 20. Transformation of Traditional Vernacular Settlements: Lessons from the Kathmandu Valley.
    Abstract: The aim of this book is to reflect on ''vernacularity'' and culture. It concentrates on two major domains: first it attempts to reframe our understanding of vernacularity by addressing the subject in the context of globalisation, cross-disciplinarity, and development, and second, it discusses the phenomenon of how vernacularity has been treated, used, employed, manipulated, practiced, maintained, learned, reconstructed, preserved and conserved, at the level of individual and community experience. Scholars from a wide variety of knowledge fields have participated in enriching and engaging discussions, as to how both domains can be addressed. To expedite these aims, this book adopts the theme "Reframing the Vernacular: Politics, Semiotics, and Representation",organised around the following major sub-themes: • Transformation in the vernacular built environment • Vernacular architecture and representation • The meaning of home • Symbolic intervention and interpretation of vernacularity • The semiotics of place • The politics of ethnicity and settlement • Global tourism and its impacts on vernacular settlement • Vernacular built form and aesthetics • Technology and construction in vernacular built forms • Vernacular language - writing and oral traditions.
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    Pages: XI, 271 p. 139 illus., 120 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030224486
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22448-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-22448-6
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    Neoendogenous Development in European Rural Areas : Results and Lessons (2020)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Regionalism. ; Human Geography. ; Regionalism.
    Description / Table of Contents: Neoendogenous rural development in mountain areas. Dax -- Social innovation and rural development. Bosworth -- The role of rural development policy in European territorial cohesion. Copus -- Territorial governance and rural development, challenge or reality? -- Public action and territorial development. Lacquement -- Territorial distribution of projects with LEADER approach in Andalusia and Extremadura -- Social capital and innovation in Italy and Spain -- Transnational cooperation experiences with LEADER approach in rural areas of Spain and Finland -- The role of agriculture in rural development in Spain and Italy -- The importance of tourism in rural development in Spain and Germany -- Women and young people entrepreneurs in neoendogenous development -- Work and workers created in the LEADER approach -- Natural and cultural heritage in the LEADER approach -- The failed projects. Initiatives that never had support from rural development policy -- Experiences and shared lessons. Cejudo, Eugenio and Navarro, Francisco.
    Abstract: This book is one of the main outcomes of the projects “Development Programmes and Rural Change in the European Union: governance, results and lessons to share”and “Successes and failures in the practice of neoendogenous rural development in the European Union (1991-2013)”, funded both of them by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. This publication aims, on one side, to clarify and deepen the knowledge of the social, economic and territorial effects of the LEADER approach, and, on the other, to analyze the importante of the participation of several stakeholders (young people and women) as well as some traditional activities –agriculture- or modern ones (tourism) linked all of them to the rich cultural and natural heritage of these areas. It also provides an in-depth study of the causes that lead to the generation of successful projects in the practice of neoendogenous rural development and also explores the reasons that cause certain projects to fail in the path towards LEADER support so that they are finally not implemented. In addition, it is shown the problems, results and best practices that cause the neoendogenous rural development in different areas inside of the European Union: Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and United Kingdom. Thereby it helps to improve the decision-making in rural development, both on a local and regional scale. The multidisciplinary and international character of the authors, as well as the specificity of the research trajectory of each of them, in the analysis of rural development, enriches the publication and facilitates the different and critical reflections on the contributions, errors and meaning of the neoendogenous local development. Researchers in this discipline and technicians working in the practice of rural development along the European Union are the main audience of the book.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030334635
    Series Statement: Springer Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33463-5
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    The Geography of Slovenia : Small But Diverse (2020)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Human geography. ; Physical geography. ; Economic geography. ; Regional Geography. ; Human Geography. ; Physical Geography. ; Economic Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Slovenia: A European Landscape Hotspot (Drago Perko, Rok Ciglič, Matija Zorn) -- Part I: Physical geography -- Chapter 2. Rocks and Tectonic Structure of Slovenia(Mauro Hrvatin, Jure Tičar, Matija Zorn) -- Chapter 3. Landforms of Slovenia (Matija Zorn, Mateja Ferk, Matej Lipar, Blaž Komac, Jure Tičar, Mauro Hrvatin) -- Chapter 4. Waters of Slovenia(Mauro Hrvatin, Miha Pavšek, Maja Topole) -- Chapter 5. Climate and weather of Slovenia (Blaž Komac, Miha Pavšek, Maja Topole) -- Chapter 6. Soils of Slovenia (Matija Zorn, Mateja Breg Valjavec, Blaž Komac, Manca Volk Bahun, Mauro Hrvatin) -- Chapter 7. Biodiversity of Slovenia (Urban Šilc, Branko Vreš, Tatjana Čelik, Matjaž Gregorič) -- Part II: Human geography -- Chapter 8. The History of Slovenia: Archaeological Evidence from Prehistory to the Slavs (Matija Turk, Anton Velušček, Primož Pavlin, Sneža Tecco Hvala, Lucija Grahek, Jana Horvat, Marjeta Šašel Kos, Zvezdana Modrijan, Andrej Pleterski) -- Chapter 9. The History of Slovenia: The Middle Ages to the Present (Miha Kosi, Miha Preinfalk, Petra Svoljšak) -- Chapter 10. Slovenia’s Population (Drago Kladnik, Jani Kozina, Peter Repolusk) -- Chapter 11. The Settlement System in Slovenia (David Bole, Maruša Goluža, Jernej Tiran, Peter Kumer, Maja Topole, Janez Nared) -- Chapter 12. Slovenian Economy (Janez Nared, David Bole, Nika Razpotnik Visković, Jernej Tiran) -- Chapter 13. Culture in Slovenia (Mimi Urbanc, Mateja Šmid Hribar, Peter Kumer) -- Part III: Regional geography -- Chapter 14. Slovenia’s Landscapes (Drago Perko, Rok Ciglič) -- Chapter 15. Slovenia’s Regions (Drago Perko, Rok Ciglič) -- Chapter 16. Slovenia on maps (Primož Gašperič, Jerneja Fridl, Manca Volk Bahun) -- Part IV: Human impact on environment -- Chapter 17. Natural hazards in Slovenia (Blaž Komac, Mateja Ferk, Primož Pipan, Jure Tičar, Matija Zorn) -- Chapter 18. Land use in Slovenia (Matej Gabrovec, Peter Kumer, Daniela Ribeiro, Mateja Šmid Hribar) -- Chapter 19. Regional development in Slovenia (Janez Nared) -- Chapter 20. Human-induced degradation in Slovenia (Aleš Smrekar, Mateja Breg Valjavec, Katarina Polajnar Horvat) -- Chapter 21. Slovenia’s Protected Areas (Aleš Smrekar, Katarina Polajnar Horvat, Daniela Ribeiro) -- Part V: Slovenia and the World -- Chapter 22. Slovenia: Comparisons (Drago Kladnik, Matjaž Geršič) -- Chapter 23. Slovenia's records and outstanding features (Drago Perko, Matjaž Geršič).
    Abstract: This book is the first to give a comprehensive and detailed overview of the complete geography of Slovenia in English. Only very few countries, even considerably larger ones, can boast the landscape diversity found in Slovenia since the Alps, the Pannonian Basin, the Dinaric Alps, and the Mediterranean meet and interweave in this small corner of Central Europe, as do Germanic, Hungarian, Slavic, and Romance cultural influences. The book provides a systematical overview of physical and human geographical elements of Slovenia from landforms to cultural characteristics. Special attention is given to landscape diversity, to the presentation of Slovene landscape types and regions, to some particularities and interesting facts of Slovenia, and to the position of Slovenia in the World. The book also illustrates some other important geographical phenomena, processes and interactions between nature and society in nowadays Slovenia. This volume appeals to researchers as well as students in the field of regional geography. It can also serve as a source for complete background information as well as a field guide for Slovenia.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030140663
    Series Statement: World Regional Geography Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14066-3
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    Milk Culture in Eurasia : Constructing a Hypothesis of Monogenesis–Bipolarization (2020)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Cultural geography. ; Ethnology Asia. ; Culture. ; Ethnology Europe. ; Agriculture. ; Nutrition   . ; Social and Cultural Geography. ; Human Geography. ; Asian Culture. ; European Culture. ; Agriculture. ; Nutrition.
    Description / Table of Contents: Milk Culture and Pastoralism -- Milk Culture of West Asia -- Milk Culture of South Asia -- Milk Culture of North Asia -- Milk Culture of Central Asia -- Milk Culture of the Tibetan Plateau -- Milk Culture in Europe and the Caucasus -- The Monogenesis-Bipolarization Hypothesis of Eurasian Milk Culture -- Milk Processing Systems and Processes: A Reconsideration of Nakao’s Analytical Model -- From Milk Culture to Pastoralism Theory.
    Abstract: The invention of milking and milk use created a new mode of subsistence called pastoralism. On rangelands across Eurasia, pastoralists subsist by extensive animal husbandry and by processing their animals’ milk. Based on the author’s fieldwork over more than two decades, this book details the processing systems and uses of milk observed in pastoralist and farm households in West Asia, South Asia, North Asia, Central Asia, the Tibetan Plateau, and Europe and the Caucasus. Milk culture in each region is characterized by its processing technology and use of milk, and characteristics common to wider geographical spheres are identified. Inclusion of case studies from the literature expands the continent-wide perspective and provides further indications of how milk culture developed and diffused historically. The inferences drawn are expressed in the author’s monogenesis­–bipolarization hypothesis of Eurasian milk culture, that milking and milk processing had a single center of origin in West Asia, and that the technology involved the spread from there across the continent, developing distinct characteristics in northern and southern spheres. Finally, because milk culture underpins pastoralism as a mode of subsistence, the typology and theory of pastoralism are re-examined from the standpoint of milk culture.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811517655
    Series Statement: Springer Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1765-5
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    Cycling & Walking for Regional Development : How Slowness Regenerates Marginal Areas (2021)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Sustainability. ; Architecture. ; Urban economics. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Cultural property. ; Human Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Cities, Countries, Regions. ; Urban Economics. ; Urban Sociology. ; Cultural Heritage.
    Description / Table of Contents: From Slow Tourism to Slow Travel: An Idea for Marginal Regions -- The Seat and the Saddle. How Slow is Quick and Fast is Stuck -- Marginality from Theory to Practices -- Marginalised Areas as a Public Policy Concern -- Italian Policies on Marginal Territories: An Overview -- Slowness to Discover the Ordinary Italian Landscape -- Food on the Bike -- The Role of Historic Roads to Preserve and Valorize the Landscape -- Cultural Heritage Preservation and Territorial Attractiveness: A Spatial Multidimensional Evaluation Approach -- Slow Travel Project for Enhancing Territories: Motivations and Directions -- Design, Public Engagement and Communication: Reframing Methodology -- Narration of Cultural Heritage as Anti-fragility Tool -- Learning from the Experience: A Set of European Policies -- The United Kingdom’s National Cycle Network: Paths for Everyone, Past, Present and Future -- The Singularity of the Camino de Santiago as a Contemporary Tourism Case -- The Success of the Cycle Tourist Backbone Along the Danube in Germany and Austria.
    Abstract: This book investigates why and how cycle and walking paths can help to promote the regeneration of marginalized areas facing depopulation and economic decline. In addition, it offers a broad overview of recent scientific research into slow tourism and marginality/spatial inequality and explores the linkages between these topics. Key issues are addressed by experts from various disciplinary backgrounds, and potential measures are proposed for the integration of slow tourism into strategies for regional development. Particular attention is devoted to the VENTO project, which involves the creation of a 700-km-long cycle route from Venice to Turin that passes through various rural and marginalized areas of northern Italy. The goal, research process, design, and early lessons from this important project are all discussed in detail. Moreover, the book describes policies and strategies that have successfully been used to enhance the slow tourism infrastructure in other European countries. Given its scope, the book will appeal to researchers, professionals, and students interested in e.g. policymaking, tourism planning, regional development, and landscape and urban planning.
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    Pages: X, 249 p. 97 illus., 61 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030440039
    Series Statement: Research for Development,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44003-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-44003-9
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    Anthropogenic Tropical Forests : Human–Nature Interfaces on the Plantation Frontier (2020)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Forestry. ; Soil science. ; Physical geography. ; Economic sociology. ; Human Geography. ; Forestry. ; Soil Science. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Economic Sociology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Commodification of Nature on the Plantation Frontier -- 2. Geomorphological Landscapes of Borneo and Riverine Society of the Kemena Catchment, Sarawak -- 3. Land-use Types along the Kemena River–Tubau–Lower Jelalong Region, Sarawak -- 4. Trend Analysis of Rainfall Characteristics in the Kemena and Tatau River Basins, Sarawak -- 5. Multiethnic Society of Northwest Borneo: An Ethnographic Analysis -- 6. Commodified Frontier: Jungle Produce Trade and Kemena Basin Society in History -- 7. The History of Local Communities: Migration, Kin Relations and Ethnicity -- 8. Diversity of Medium- to Large-sized Ground-dwelling Mammals and Terrestrial Birds in Sarawak -- 9. Species Composition and Use of Natural Salt Licks by Wildlife Inside a Production Forest Environment in Central Sarawak.-10. Above-Ground Biomass and Tree Species Diversity in Anap Sustainable Development Unit, Sarawak -- 11. Influence of Herbicide Use in Oil Palm Plantations on Stream Water Chemistry in Sarawak -- 12. Spatial Variations in Dissolved and Particulate Organic Carbon in the Kemena and Tatau Rivers, Sarawak -- 13. Stream Fish Biodiversity and the Effects of Plantations in the Bintulu Region, Sarawak -- 14. The Effects of Landscape and Livelihood Transitions on Hunting Activity in Sarawak -- 15. From River to Road? Changing Living Patterns and Land Use of Inland Indigenous Peoples -- 16. The Impact of RSPO Certification on Oil Palm Smallholdings in Sarawak -- 17. The Autonomy and Sustainability of Small-scale Oil Palm Farming in Sarawak -- 18. The Bird’s Nest Commodity Chain between Sarawak and China -- 19. The Feeding Ecology of Edible Nest Swiftlets in a Modified Landscape in Sarawak -- 20. Swiftlet Farming: New Commodity Chains and Techniques -- 21. Current Status and Distribution of Communally Reserved Forests in a Human-modified Landscape in Bintulu, Sarawak -- 22. Transitions in the Utilisation and Trade of Rattan in Sarawak: Past to Present, Local to Global -- 23. Oil Palm Plantations and Bezoar Stones: An Ethnographic Sketch of Human–Nature Interactions in Sarawak -- 24. Estate and Smallholding Oil Palm Production in Sarawak: A Comparison of Profitability and Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- 25. Tropical Timber Trading from Southeast Asia to Japan -- 26. Certifying Borneo’s Forest Landscape: Implementation Process of Forest Certification in Sarawak -- 27. Changing Patterns of Sarawak’s Exports, c.1870–2013 -- 28. Into a New Epoch: Capitalist Nature in the Plantationocene.
    Abstract: The studies in this volume provide an ethnography of a plantation frontier in central Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Drawing on the expertise of both natural scientists and social scientists, the key focus is the process of commodification of nature that has turned the local landscape into anthropogenic tropical forests. Analysing the transformation of the space of mixed landscapes and multiethnic communities—driven by trade in forest products, logging and the cultivation of oil palm—the contributors explore the changing nature of the environment, multispecies interactions, and the metabolism between capitalism and nature. The project involved the collaboration of researchers specialising in anthropology, geography, Southeast Asian history, global history, area studies, political ecology, environmental economics, plant ecology, animal ecology, forest ecology, hydrology, ichthyology, geomorphology and life-cycle assessment. Collectively, the transdisciplinary research addresses a number of vital questions. How are material cycles and food webs altered as a result of large-scale land-use change? How have new commodity chains emerged while older ones have disappeared? What changes are associated with such shifts? What are the relationships among these three elements—commodity chains, material cycles and food webs? Attempts to answer these questions led the team to go beyond the dichotomy of society and nature as well as human and non-human. Rather, the research highlights complex relational entanglements of the two worlds, abruptly and forcibly connected by human-induced changes in an emergent and compelling resource frontier in maritime Southeast Asia. Chapters ‘Commodification of Nature on the Plantation Frontier’ and ‘Into a New Epoch: The Plantationocene’ are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
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    Pages: XLIII, 641 p. 316 illus., 177 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811375132
    Series Statement: Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7513-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-7513-2
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    Urban and Regional Planning and Development : 20th Century Forms and 21st Century Transformations (2020)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Sustainability. ; Urban economics. ; Human Geography. ; Urban Sociology. ; Sustainability. ; Urban Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Urban and Regional Planning and Development: Introduction and Overview -- Frank J. Costa: Professional Career and Contributions -- Regional Development and Planning -- Forty Years of Urban and Regional Development and Planning in China -- Urban and Regional Development and Planning in India’s Five Year Plans: Patterns and Emerging Policy Issues -- South African Urban Planning in the 20th and 21st Centuries – Continuities between the Apartheid and Democratic eras? -- A Reappraisal of Spatial Planning in Botswana -- What and Where are We Tweeting about Black Friday? -- Remaking ‘Urban’ in 21st Century Neoliberal India -- Confronting Styles and Scales: Normative vs. Participative Planning in a Twentieth-Century Colonial Setting -- Structural Gaps within a Country: The Socio-Economic Development of Cities in Ecuador -- Exploring Urban Dynamics in the Network Space -- Spatiotemporal Analysis of Shooting-Arrest Interaction in Houston -- Ecological Regional Planning: An Approach of the Protected Areas and the Environmental Services in Costa Rica -- Remaking ‘Urban’ in 21st Century Neoliberal India -- Confronting Styles and Scales: Normative vs. Participative Planning in a Twentieth-Century Colonial Setting -- Structural Gaps within a Country: The Socio-Economic Development of Cities in Ecuador -- Exploring Urban Dynamics in the Network Space -- Spatiotemporal Analysis of Shooting-Arrest Interaction in Houston -- What and Where are We Tweeting about Black Friday? -- Geographies of Indian Women’s Everyday Public Safety -- Land Use Change Outside Dhaka Metropolitan Area: An Analysis of Factors from Physical, Socio-Economic and Institutional Perspectives -- Consequences of Unplanned Growth: A Case Study of Metropolitan Hyderabad -- Slum Upgradation and Improvement through Slums Vulnerability Assessment (SVA) in Delhi -- Remodelling Urban Villages in Delhi: The Overriding Role of Transportation Lines -- Regional Differentials in Transformation of Dalits in Northwestern India -- Land Use Planning Policies and Gentrification in U. S. Cities -- State-led Urbanity: Reexamining Modern Movement Servicescapes -- Urban Governance under Neoliberalism: Increasing Centralization vis-a-vis Participatory Decentralization -- Changing Trajectories of Urban Governance and Participatory Urban Development in India -- Politics and Ethics in the Process of Plan Preparation and Implementation -- Participatory Comprehensive Planning of Amphawa District, Thailand -- Infrastructure and Regional Development in India: Spatial Linkages and Policy Implications -- Tourism and Urban Development in Chennai, India: An Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis -- Knowledge and Skills for India's Urban Transformation-High Growth Period for Urban Planning -- Intermediary Cities of Refuge: From Istanbul to Kolkata -- Return Migrants as Force to Urban Transformation – A Case Study from Poznan, Poland -- Leveraging Brewing History: The Case of Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine Neighborhood -- Sustainable Cities in the Global South: Lessons from the African Continent -- Growing Sustainable Transportation in an Autocentric Community: Current Trends and Applications -- Sacred-Heritage City Development and Planning in India: A Study of Banaras and Ayodhya -- An Assessment of Preservation Planning Activities in Pennsylvania Municipalities Using the Historic District Act.
    Abstract: This book discusses urban planning and regional development practices in the twentieth century, and ways in which they are currently being transformed. It addresses questions such as: What are the factors affecting planning dynamics at local, regional, national and global scales? With the push to adopt a market paradigm in land development and infrastructure, the relationship between resource management, sustainable development and the role of governance has been transformed. Centralized planning is giving way to privatization, not only in the traditional regions but also in newly emerging regions of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Further, attempts are being made to bring planning related decision-making closer to the people who are most affected by it. Presenting a collection of studies from scholars around the world and highlighting recent advances in the field, the book is a valuable reference guide for those engaged in urban transformations, whether as graduate students, researchers, practitioners or policymakers.
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    Pages: XIV, 546 p. 132 illus., 95 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030317768
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31776-8
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    Satellite Towns in Neo-metropolitan Development in India : Lessons from Selected Cities (2020)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Sustainability. ; Political science. ; Cultural property. ; Economic geography. ; Human Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Governance and Government. ; Cultural Heritage. ; Economic Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Growth of Metropolises and Megacities with Focus on Global South -- Problems and Policies of Metropolitan Growth in India -- Satellite Town Development in Retrospect and Prospect -- Metropolitan Regions of India: Rapid Growth, Changing Landuse and Challenges -- Metropolitan City-Satellites-Fringe villages Relationship: Case Studies with Greater Mumbai, Bengaluru and its Region.
    Abstract: This book discusses population growth and the resultant problems, and highlights the need for immediate action to develop a set of planned satellite towns around Indian megacities to reduce their population densities and activity concentrations. It addresses problems like unplanned spatial expansion, over-concentration of populations, unmanageable situations in industrial growth, and poor traffic management, concluding that only megacities and their satellites, when planned properly, can together mitigate the urgent problem of urban concentration in and around the megacities. Identifying the general problems, the book develops a quantitative and spatially fitting regional allocation model of population and economic activities. It also offers a policy-based planned program of development for the selected megacities in India along with their satellites and fringe areas to ensure a healthy, balanced and prospective urban scenario for India in the coming decades.
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    Pages: XXXI, 234 p. 87 illus., 83 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811515026
    Series Statement: Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1502-6
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    Divided Tokyo : Disparities in Living Conditions in the City Center and the Shrinking Suburbs (2020)
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    Keywords: Sociology, Urban. ; Human geography. ; Sustainability. ; Economic geography. ; Urban Sociology. ; Human Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Economic Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Divided Tokyo: Housing policy, the ideology of homeownership, and the growing contrast between the city center and the suburbs -- The rise of the condominium lifestyle in Japanese cities -- Homeownership by single women in central Tokyo -- New condominium town in the Tokyo Bay area: making “home” an antithesis to rootlessness in suburbia -- Shrinking suburbs in Tokyo -- The generative processes of vacant housing in the shrinking suburbs: The case of Ushiku in Tokyo’s 50-60-km Commuter Belt -- Policy response and civic engagement to address urban shrinkage -- Conclusions. .
    Abstract: This book explores how and why Tokyo has been divided over time in terms of living conditions. First, recent urban discourses that explain the transformation of Tokyo’s urban structure are examined, along with social changes and the expansion of unequal residential conditions within the metropolitan area. Chapter 1 reviews: 1) discussions on globalization, neo-liberalization, and changes in housing policies; 2) debates on the divided city; 3) debates on the shrinking city and the urban lifecycle; 4) discussion of the urban residential environment from a social justice perspective; and 5) family–housing relationships in the post-growth society. Based on the literature review, the rest of the book is structured as follows. Chapter 2 explains the changes in urban and housing policies, demography, and socio-economic conditions. In Chapters 3 to 5, the background and characteristics of the growth of condominium living in the city center are examined. The next three chapters analyze the reality of shrinking suburbs, using case studies to demonstrate the increase in vacant housing and local responses toward shrinkage. In Chapter 9, possible solutions are proposed for dealing with problems related to urban shrinkage and the expanding gap in terms of the availability of investments to stimulate urban development, the residential environment, and the population age structure in Japanese cities by comparing the author’s findings and the literature review. This book provides deep insights for urban and housing scholars, urban planners, policy decision-makers, and local communities that struggle with aging populations and urban shrinkage.
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    Pages: XI, 174 p. 193 illus., 4 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811542022
    Series Statement: International Perspectives in Geography, AJG Library, 11
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4202-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-4202-2
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    Historical Geography, GIScience and Textual Analysis : Landscapes of Time and Place (2020)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Geographic information systems. ; Knowledge, Theory of. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Communication. ; Culture Study and teaching. ; Human Geography. ; Geographical Information System. ; Epistemology. ; Water. ; Media and Communication. ; Cultural Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I: Landscape, Time, Text -- Ch.1 Ghost Cathedral of the Blackland Prairie: Waxahachie, Texas, Places in the Heart and the Superconducting Super Collider -- Ch.2 Digital Mapping and the Narrative Stratigraphy of Iceland -- Ch.3 Dead Men Tell Tales: History and Science at Duffy’s Cut -- Ch.4 ‘Please Mention the Green Book:’ The Negro Motorist Green Book as Critical GIS -- Part II: Cultures, Networks and Mobilities -- Ch.5 Queer Cartographies: Urban Redevelopment and the Changing Sexual Geography of Postwar San Francisco -- Ch.6 Revisiting the Walking City: A Geospatial Examination of the Journey to Work -- Ch.7 Corruption and Development of Atlanta Streetcar Lines in the Nineteenth Century: A Historical GIS Perspective -- Ch.8 “A brother Orangeman the world over”: Migration and the Geography of the Orange Order in the United States -- Part III: Climate, Weather, Environment -- Ch.9 Mining Weather and Climate Data from the Diary of a Forty-Niner -- Ch.10 Unmappable Variables: GIS and the Complicated Historical Geography of Water in the Rio Grande Project -- Ch.11 Supplying the Conquest: A Geospatial Visualization and Interpretation of Available Environmental Resources at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.-Ch.12 Mapping the Irish Rath (Ringfort): Landscape Settlement Patterns in the Early Medieval Period -- Part IV: Place, Philology, History -- Ch.13 Mapping Power: Using HGIS and Linked Open Data to Study Ancient Greek Garrison Communities -- Ch.14 The Preservation of Paradox: Bismarck Towers as National Metaphor and Local Reality -- Ch.15 Mapping the Historical Transformation of Beijing’s Regional Naming System -- Ch.16 Geographical Enrichment of Historical Landscapes: Spatial Integration, Geo-Narrative, Spatial Narrative, and Deep Mapping.
    Abstract: This book illustrates how literature, history and geographical analysis complement and enrich each other’s disciplinary endeavors. The Hun-Lenox Globe, constructed in 1510, contains the Latin phrase 'Hic sunt dracones' ('Here be dragons'), warning sailors of the dangers of drifting into uncharted waters. Nearly half a millennium earlier, the practice of ‘earth-writing’ (geographia) emerged from the cloisters of the great library of Alexandria, as a discipline blending the twin pursuits of Strabo’s poetic impression of places, and Herodotus’ chronicles of events and cultures. Eratosthenes, a librarian at Alexandria, and the mathematician Ptolemy employed geometry as another language with which to pursue ‘earth-writing’. From this ancient, East Mediterranean fount, the streams of literary perception, historical record and geographical analysis (phenomenological and Euclidean) found confluence. The aim of this collection is to recover such means and seek the fount of such rich waters, by exploring relations between historical geography, geographic information science (GIS) / geoscience, and textual analysis. The book discusses and illustrates current case studies, trends and discourses in European, American and Asian spheres, where historical geography is practiced in concert with human and physical applications of GIS (and the broader geosciences) and the analysis of text - broadly conceived as archival, literary, historical, cultural, climatic, scientific, digital, cinematic and media. Time as a multi-scaled concept (again, broadly conceived) is the pivot around which the interdisciplinary contributions to this volume revolve. In The Landscape of Time (2002) the historian John Lewis Gaddis posits: “What if we were to think of history as a kind of mapping?” He links the ancient practice of mapmaking with the three-part conception of time (past, present, and future). Gaddis presents the practices of cartography and historical narrative as attempts to manage infinitely complex subjects by imposing abstract grids to frame the phenomena being examined— longitude and latitude to frame landscapes and, occidental and oriental temporal scales to frame timescapes. Gaddis contends that if the past is a landscape and history is the way we represent it, then it follows that pattern recognition constitutes a primary form of human perception, one that can be parsed empirically, statistically and phenomenologically. In turn, this volume reasons that literary, historical, cartographical, scientific, mathematical, and counterfactual narratives create their own spatio-temporal frames of reference. Confluences between the poetic and the positivistic; the empirical and the impressionistic; the epic and the episodic; and the chronologic and the chorologic, can be identified and studied by integrating practices in historical geography, GIScience / geoscience and textual analysis. As a result, new perceptions and insights, facilitating further avenues of scholarship into uncharted waters emerge. The various ways in which geographical, historical and textual perspectives are hermeneutically woven together in this volume illuminates the different methods with which to explore terrae incognitaes of knowledge beyond the shores of their own separate disciplinary islands.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030375690
    Series Statement: Historical Geography and Geosciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37569-0
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    Coping Mechanisms for Climate Change in Peri-Urban Areas (2020)
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Climatology. ; Sustainability. ; Human geography. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Human Geography. ; Urban Ecology. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1-Introduction -- Chapter 2-Evidences from climate change dynamics -- Chapter 3-Sustaining livelihoods for survival -- Chapter 4-Cultural influence for revitalizing health traditions and vulnerable environments -- Chapter 5-Holistic health for well-being -- Chapter 6-Summary and policy options. .
    Abstract: This book discusses the dynamics and resource management qualities of the peri-urban interface to address climate change consequences, focusing on the peri-urban region of the global city of Bengalaru. In 5 chapters, the authors document the unique challenges experienced in peri-urban areas, including soil-water vegetation dynamics, local and regional impacts on water bodies (surface and groundwater), food production issues, and the inhibited adaptive capacity of local communities. The book also provides knowledge on implementations of environmental management by local institutions, government interventions that have acted as catalysts in promoting community based adaptation strategies, and the physical, social and economic aspects of rural-urban dynamics. The book not only adds to the scarce existing literature on peri-urban contexts, but also addresses the role of culture in protecting ecological landscapes and how traditions play an important role in coping with climate change. Furthermore, the authors expand on these climate change coping mechanisms in peri-urban areas, taking into account local cultural factors and interesting governance interventions in the context of health. The book will be of interest to planners, policy makers, and students and researchers engaged in rural-urban dynamics and climate change adaptation. .
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030185176
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18517-6
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    Decolonising and Internationalising Geography : Essays in the History of Contested Science (2020)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Science History. ; World history. ; Geographic information systems. ; Civilization History. ; Geography. ; Human Geography. ; History of Science. ; World History, Global and Transnational History. ; Geographical Information System. ; Cultural History. ; Regional Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Mapping Cross-cultural Exchange: Jaime Cortesão’s Dialogues and Documents on the Role of Indigenous Knowledge in Brazilian Exploration -- Pioneers of the Latin American Critical Geography: Josué de Castro and Antonio Núñez Jiménez -- After the Excitement of War: ‘Disabled Veterans’ in Modern Japan -- Indian Ocean Small Islands along the Postcolonial Trajectory: Chagos and the Maldives -- Do not cross. The “North/South” Divide: A Means of Domination? -- Drone Photography and the Re-Aestheticisation of nature -- “Our Field is the World”: Geographical Societies in International Comparison, 1821–1914 -- Personified Continents in Public Places: Internationalism, Art and Geography in Late Nineteenth Century Paris -- Pierre Monbeig and the Geohistory of Brazil -- How International was the International Geographical Congress in Rio de Janeiro 1956? On Location and Language Politics -- (Re-)Writing the History of IGU? A Report from the Archive. .
    Abstract: International scholarship is increasingly aware that the ‘geographical tradition’ is a contentious and contested field: while critical reflections on the imperial past of the discipline are still ongoing, new tendencies including de-colonial studies and geographies of internationalism are focusing on the progressive aspects of plural geographical traditions. This volume contains selected papers presented at two Symposia of the Commission on the History of Geography of the International Geographical Union within the 25th International Congress of History of Science and Technology which took place in Rio de Janeiro in July 2017. The papers address processes of ‘decolonising’ and ‘internationalising’ science in the 19th and 20th century, with a special emphasis on geography. Internationalization, circulation and dissemination of geographical concepts and ideas are in the focus. The volume includes case studies on Latin America, tropical regions as well as Europe and Japan. There is also an emphasis on the history of international congresses and organizations and on the international circulation of knowledge.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030495169
    Series Statement: Historical Geography and Geosciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49516-9
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    Mapping and Spatial Analysis of Socio-economic and Environmental Indicators for Sustainable Development : Case Studies from North Africa (2020)
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    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Regionalism. ; Regional economics. ; Spatial economics. ; Sustainability. ; Human geography. ; Geology. ; Physical Geography. ; Regionalism. ; Regional and Spatial Economics. ; Sustainability. ; Human Geography. ; Geology.
    Abstract: This book presents most recent research studies on mapping and spatial analysis of socio-economic and environmental indicators used by various national and international contributors to regional development projects. It gathers the best contributions to the 1st International Conference on Mapping and Spatial Analysis of Socio-Economic and Environmental Indicators for the Local and Regional Sustainable Development. The conference was held in southern Tunisia, Tataouine in March 2015.The research studies focused on generating and analyzing indicators in various domains of Agriculture, Energy, Industry, Tourism, Transport, Urban Planning, Exploitation of Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Health, Environment, Education, Information and Communication Technologies, Social Affairs and Employability, and Culture and Sport. Socio-economic and environmental indicators are important in regional development plans and strategies as they allow to observe and analyze changes in the economic growth and to measure their impact on the environment and on social networks/daily life of citizens. On the basis of well-defined geomatic approaches, and particularly, through sophisticated digital mapping and spatio-temporal analyses, authors focused on retrieving indicators to evaluate the exploitation rate of natural resources, intensity of the energy consumption in various economic sector, net migratory flows, quality checking of the air in urban areas, adaptation to climate change, and vulnerability of the coastal domain and risk of marine submersion due to sea-level rise. The book is of interest not only to investors and contributors to regional development projects, but also to all relevant policy makers. .
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030211660
    Series Statement: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21166-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-21166-0
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    Planning for Ecosystem Services in Cities (2020)
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    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Climatology. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Human geography. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Physical Geography. ; Urban Ecology. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Introduction -- Chapter2. A review of ecosystem services in urban plans -- Chapter3. A review of ecosystem services in urban climate plans -- Chapter4. Developing ecosystem service information for urban planning -- Chapter5. Applying ecosystem services in urban planning: a case study -- Chapter6. Towards equitable distribution of ecosystem services in cities -- Chapter7. Conclusions.
    Abstract: 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 distribution, and physical infrastructure properties. The book addresses all these issues by: i) investigating to what extent ecosystem services are currently included in urban plans, and discussing what is still needed to improve planning practice; ii) illustrating how to develop ecosystem services indicators and information that can be used by urban planners to enhance plan design; iii) demonstrating the application of ES assessments to support urban planning processes through case studies; and iv) reflecting on criteria for addressing equity in urban planning through ecosystem service assessments, by exploring issues associated with the supply of, the access to and demand for ES by citizens. Through fully worked out case studies, from policy questions, to baseline analysis and indicators, and from option comparison to proposed solutions, the book offers readers detailed and accessible coverage of outstanding issues and proposed solutions to better integrate ES in city planning. The overall purpose of the book is to provide a compact reference that can be used by researchers as a key resource offering an updated perspective and overview on the field, as well as by practitioners and planners/decision makers as a source of inspiration for their activity. Additionally, the book will be a suitable resource for both undergraduate and post-graduate courses in planning and geography.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030200244
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20024-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-20024-4
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    Spatial Justice and Planning : Reshaping Social Housing Communities in a Changing Society (2023)
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    Keywords: Urban policy. ; Human geography. ; Architecture. ; Social justice. ; Urban Policy. ; Human Geography. ; Cities, Countries, Regions. ; Social Justice.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- An enquiry into planning for justice -- From aspirational to operational: Towards an integrated approach to spatial justice -- Urban regeneration and social housing redevelopment in Aotearoa New Zealand: Issues and challenges -- Historical-Geographical analysis of spatial differentiations -- Changing social housing policy in the context of neoliberalism -- People, place and policy -- Spatial justice and planning: Bridging the gap.
    Abstract: Despite the significance of urban justice in planning research and practice, how just societies and cities can be organised and achieved remains contested. Spatial justice provides an integrative and unifying theory concerning place, policies, people and their interplay, but ambiguities about its practical bases have undermined its application in planning. Through creating and substantiating a new conceptual framework comprising a morphological study, policy analysis and embodiment research, this book crystallises the spatiality of (in)justice and (in)justice of spatiality in the context of social housing redevelopment. Like many countries around the world, social housing in Aotearoa New Zealand is an area of contention, especially at the building and redevelopment stages. Protecting community character and human rights has been used by social housing tenants to resist changes, but the primary focus on material outcomes neglects broadening access to planning processes. Compact, mixed tenure and sustainable (re)developments are regarded as the just built environment, as they enable equal accessibility to all. But there are contradictions between the planned spatiality of justice and individuals’ socialised sensory space. Reconciliation of morphological differentiations in built forms and social cohesion remains a challenging task. This book focuses on the re-examination, integration and transferability of spatial justice. It makes a new contribution to urban justice theory by strengthening spatial justice and planning. Social housing areas are expected to adapt to changing social and economic demands while retaining much-valued established community character. This book also provides practical strategies for tackling complex planning problems in social housing redevelopment.
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    Pages: XIX, 172 p. 40 illus., 27 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031380709
    Series Statement: The Urban Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38070-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-38070-9
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    Diversified Cropping Pattern and Agricultural Development : A Case Study from Malda District, India (2021)
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    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Agriculture. ; Human geography. ; Subsistence farming. ; Physical Geography. ; Agriculture. ; Human Geography. ; Subsistence Agriculture.
    Abstract: This book examines how crop diversification strategies can help to ensure sustainable agricultural development across different land-size categories, with a focus on Malda District in West Bengal, India. Using Malda as the study area, a region with nearly 4 million people, the book assesses the extent, pattern, factors and future of crop diversification and its contribution to the development of agriculture in Malda and in India as a whole. The work presents data from 1995-2015 concerning changing cropping patterns at various land-size distributions, and analyzes the information over the twenty year period to understand the link between crop diversification and agricultural development, in order to combat major agricultural issues and make suitable policy recommendations at micro (rural) and macro (urban) levels of agricultural planning. The study is a unique contribution to the field of agricultural geography, and will be of use to students and researchers, as well as government organizations, city/community planners and agriculture managers.
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    Pages: XXXVI, 285 p. 116 illus., 48 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030557287
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55728-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-55728-7
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    Railways and Sustainable Low-Carbon Mobility in China (2021)
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    Keywords: Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Human geography. ; Transportation engineering. ; Traffic engineering. ; Environment. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Human Geography. ; Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Railways and low-carbon mobility -- Part 1. Retrospect of the past: modal shift is important -- Railways and national carbon emissions from passenger travel in China -- Railways and regional carbon emissions from passenger travel in China -- Part 2. Current situation: competition and integration between railways and other transport modes -- Competition between railways and other transport modes -- Cooperation between railways and other transport modes -- Part 3. Prospects for the future: breaking institutional barriers -- Breaking institutional barriers in China -- Towards sustainable low-carbon mobility in China.
    Abstract: This book explores the role of railways in developing sustainable low-carbon mobility by analyzing the intermodal relationship between railways and other transport modes. Focusing on geographical and governance perspectives, and taking China as a case study, it analyzes the competition and cooperation between and integration of railways and other transport modes, in order to provide guidance on future sustainable transport development. Firstly, the book examines the contribution of railways to low carbon emissions in China over recent decades by estimating the carbon dioxide emissions from various transport modes in China at national and regional levels using decomposition analysis. It then discusses the current competition and cooperation between railways and other transport modes, as well as their integration and the impact of their relationship on climate change. It also highlights how the competition between railways and other transport modes may change the passenger flows between city pairs and so alter transport carbon emissions and examines how cooperation and integration could improve passengers’ travel experience while at the same time reducing carbon emissions. Lastly, it addresses the implications for future sustainable transport development based on institutional analysis. Presenting multidisciplinary, sustainable transport research on the role of railways in reducing carbon emissions, and also offering policy recommendations for developing low-carbon, integrated transport in the future, this book is a valuable reference resource for graduates, researchers, and government managers responsible for transport development, urban planning and environmental policy.
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    Pages: XIII, 206 p. 56 illus., 31 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811590818
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9081-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-9081-8
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    Managing Socio-ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes for Sustainable Communities in Asia : Mapping and Navigating Stakeholders, Policy and Action (2020)
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Landscape ecology. ; Economic development. ; Human geography. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Development Studies. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction: Socio-ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes -- Chapter 2: Mapping the policy interventions on marine social-ecological systems: case study of Sekisei Lagoon, southwest Japan -- Chapter 3: How to engage tourists in invasive carp removal: Application of a discrete choice model -- Chapter 4: The Use of Backcasting to Promote Urban Transformation to Sustainability: The Case of Toyama City, Japan -- Chapter 5: Traditional Knowledge, Institutions, and Human Sociality in Sustainable Use and Conservation of Biodiversity of the Sundarbans of Bangladesh -- Chapter 6: Lessons learned from application of the “Indicators of Resilience in Socio-ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS)” under the Satoyama Initiative -- Chapter 7: Place-based Solutions for Conservation and Restoration of Social-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes in Asia -- Chapter 8: Managing Socio-ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes for Sustainable Communities in Asia: Mapping and Navigating Stakeholders, Policy and Action -- Chapter 9: Synthesis: Managing Socio-ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes for Sustainable Communities in Asia.
    Abstract: This open access book presents up-to-date analyses of community-based approaches to sustainable resource management of SEPLS (socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes) in areas where a harmonious relationship between the natural environment and the people who inhabit it is essential to ensure community and environmental well-being as well as to build resilience in the ecosystems that support this well-being. Understanding SEPLS and the forces of change that can weaken their resilience requires the integration of knowledge across a wide range of academic disciplines as well as from indigenous knowledge and experience. Moreover, given the wide variation in the socio-ecological makeup of SEPLS around the globe, as well as in their political and economic contexts, individual communities will be at the forefront of developing the measures appropriate for their unique circumstances. This in turn requires robust communication systems and broad participatory approaches. Sustainability science (SuS) research is highly integrated, participatory and solutions driven, and as such is well suited to the study of SEPLS. Through case studies, literature reviews and SuS analyses, the book explores various approaches to stakeholder participation, policy development and appropriate action for the future of SEPLS. It provides communities, researchers and decision-makers at various levels with new tools and strategies for exploring scenarios and creating future visions for sustainable societies.
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    Pages: X, 179 p. 45 illus., 32 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811511332
    Series Statement: Science for Sustainable Societies,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1133-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-1133-2
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    Renewing Cities with Value Capture Planning : Model for Achieving Equitable Housing, Public and Open Spaces, and Sustainable Transport (2021)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Welfare economics. ; Human geography. ; Environment. ; Regional Geography. ; Environmental Studies. ; Urban Ecology. ; Social Economy. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I City and Region Renewal and Value Capture Planning Model -- Part Ii Inner city Renewal and Value Capture Planning -- Part III Middle Ring City Renewal and Value Capture Planning -- Part IV Regional Growth Centre Renewal and Value Capture Planning -- Part V Regional Capital City Renewal and Value Capture Planning -- Part VI Cities and Value Capture Planning Directions.
    Abstract: The book offers a model for city development and renewal based on land value capture (called ‘value capture’). Firstly, a review is presented of cities around the world that are currently using value capture. From these city examples the author shows how any state, city or regional government can adopt value capture policies. Looking at recent events the author reviews the implications of the coronavirus pandemic (2020) for future planning (including value capture) of cities and regions (particularly noting healthy cities planning). The development of a value capture planning (VCP) model is then outlined. The basis of the model is reflected in its planning components, being: Housing (affordable, social and market housing); Public and Open Spaces (natural areas, open spaces and public spaces); and, Sustainable Transport (rail, bus, and active transport). The VCP model is devised to provide an economic and planning tool that can be utilised in addressing each of these planning components. This tool includes data entry tables and explanations of how these tables are applied. Four case study cities (within Australia) currently undergoing renewal are selected for the model to be applied to. The areas were chosen to represent contrasting urban settings and types of development and renewal, including: inner city, middle ring city; growth centre city; and, regional capital city. The current (2020) active renewal programs within these areas include (city in brackets): Central to Eveleigh Renewal Area (CERA) (City of Sydney); Sydenham to Bankstown Urban Renewal Corridor (SBURC) (Canterbury Bankstown City); Gosford City Centre Revitalisation (GCCR) area (Gosford City); and, Newcastle City Renewal Area (NCRA) (Newcastle City). The reader is walked through (graphically) the backgrounds of these case study cities, including geography, development trends and details of renewal plans. Conclusions on the VCP model application are outlined for each study area (within that chapter) and for the cumulative results across all study areas (final chapter). With these conclusions, the application of the model to any city or region anywhere in the world is outlined. Finally, on a practical level the reader would be interested in how value capture is administered through programs (including the roles of government, developers and the community). Summing up, the book offers the reader an understanding of current city planning and the tools (like value capture) that will be required for future planning.
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    Pages: XXX, 182 p. 90 illus., 60 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030629588
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62958-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-62958-8
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    AUC 2019 : Proceedings of the 15th International Asian Urbanization Conference, Vietnam (2021)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Environment. ; Cooperating objects (Computer systems). ; Urban economics. ; Climatology. ; Sustainability. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Cyber-Physical Systems. ; Urban Economics. ; Climate Sciences. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Climate Change and Cities in Mekong Delta - VietNam -- Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Response Solutions for Can Gio District, Ho Chi Minh City: Potential to Adapt Ideas from Selected Developed Countries -- Understanding the Implications of Urban Heat Island Effects on Household Energy Consumption and Public Health in Southeast Asian Cities: Evidence from Thailand and Indonesia -- Need of Understanding Disaster Risk for Resilient City Development -- Architectural solutions with regards to climate change for the rural housing of Vinh Long province in Vietnam -- Application of Artificial Intelligence to Predict the Mapping of Flood Prone Areas in the Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta -- Urban vegetable gardening brings greening to slum environment and helps mitigate Climate change effects -- Collaborative Approach for Resource Mobilization Transformation in Vietnam -- Governance Characteristics of Dhaka City for ensuring implementation of land use planning -- Urban Planning in Vietnam: Why Gender Matter -- Slum Children-youth Groups Demonstrate Zest, Collective Confidence and Tenacity to Improve Access to Education and Self-development Opportunities -- On the use of Data Envelopment Analysis to improve performance efficiency of governmental management in big cities.
    Abstract: This book presents selected articles from the 15th International Asian Urbanization Conference, held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on November 27-30, 2019. Bringing together researchers and professionals in the area of urban planning and development to better understand the growing need for sustainable urban life, it covers topics such as climate change and urban resilience; inclusive and implementable urban governance; smart and green mobility; transformations in land management; livable and smart cities; integrated planning and development; urban slums and affordable housing; sustainable urban finance; and urban renewal and redevelopment. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 570 p. 177 illus., 138 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811556081
    Series Statement: Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5608-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-5608-1
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    Social Morphology, Human Welfare, and Sustainability (2022)
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    Keywords: Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Sustainability. ; Human geography. ; Environmental geography. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Human Geography. ; Integrated Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1-Environment, Society and Sustainability: A Human-Nature Interface -- 2-Social Welfare and Sustainable Development: Paradigm Shift -- 2-Ensuring Social Security for Child and the Elderly People -- 3-Geo-heritage and Geo-Ecotourism Conservation- Case Study -- 4-Resource Allocation and Sustainable Development -- 5-Welfare Schemes for Socially Vulnerable Segments -- 6-Population Growth, Poverty and Inequality -- 7-Illiteracy, Unemployment, Underemployment and Migration -- 8-Slums and Issues of Educational Sub-normality of Social Poor -- 9-Urbanization & Housing Affordability, Requirements of the Marginalized People -- 10-Gender Inequality, Women Health Issues and Women Empowerment -- 11-Climate Change and its Social Consequences and adaptation -- 12-Flood and its Impact on Human Livelihoods on Global South- Case study -- 13-Drought and its Associated Social Responses- Case study -- 14-Access to Basic Amenities, Healthcare Services and Mass Education -- 15-Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development, Industrialization as a Source of Employment -- 16-Protection of Civil Rights, Transgender Equality, Vocal for Local and Ecofeminism -- 17-Conclusion.
    Abstract: This volume discusses a broad range of human welfare problems associated with and stemming from social issues, natural resource deficiencies, environmental hazards, vulnerability to climate change, and sustainability challenges. The chapters form a framework centered around the concept of social morphology, i.e. the role of humans in shaping society, and associated human-nature interactions which inform the ability to achieve sustainable welfare and well-being. The book is divided in six sections. Section I contains the introductory chapters where the book explores shifting interfaces between environment, society, and sustainability outcomes. Section II discusses contemporary issues of social welfare, and covers sustainable in geo-heritage and ecotourism. Section III addresses the roots of various social conflicts and inequalities in relation to overpopulation, poverty, illiteracy, employment concerns, and human migration. Section IV highlights social security and areas of social deprivation, including urban affordability, gender equality, and women’s health. Section V covers social issues resulting from natural hazards and disasters. Section VI concludes the book with a discussion of the way forward for social sustainability. The book will be of interest to students, researchers, policy makers, environmentalists, NGOs, and social scientists.
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    Pages: XXIX, 739 p. 224 illus., 196 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030967604
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96760-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-96760-4
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    Emerging Issues in Internal Displacement in Africa (2021)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Human geography. ; Africa Politics and government. ; Human rights. ; Regional Geography. ; Human Geography. ; African Politics. ; Politics and Human Rights.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction: Emerging issues, internal displacement and regional legal protection in Africa -- Chapter 2. Emerging issues: Conceptual Clarification -- Chapter 3. Emerging issues and internal displacement in Africa: interlinkages -- Chapter 4. Legal protection in emerging contexts -- Chapter 5. Conclusion and Recommendations.
    Abstract: This book focuses on emerging issues related to internal displacement in Africa. The six principal issues discussed are climate change, technology, xenophobia, harmful practices, generalized violence and development projects. Increasingly, the need to understand the root causes of the dimensions of internal displacement and the dimensions in which this displacement manifests have become a pertinent rhetoric in the discussion on internal displacement. Therefore, this monograph examines emerging issues for which there is very little in the internal displacement discussion, with the aim of providing knowledge within African regional contexts to advance law and policy formation. The novelty of this book lies in the fact that it moves beyond the conventional discussion on internal displacement into grey areas on the subject in Africa, leveraging the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). This book will be a significant reference point for researchers, professors, practitioners, judges, policy makers, international organizations, regional bodies, lawyers and scholars in the fields of migration, forced migration, and regional institutions.
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    Pages: VI, 75 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030645625
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Law,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64562-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-64562-5
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    Handbook of Sustainable Development and Leisure Services (2021)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Sociology. ; Leisure. ; Environmental management. ; Tourism. ; Management. ; Human geography. ; Sustainability. ; Leisure Studies. ; Environmental Management. ; Tourism Management. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Sustainable development and leisure services: Changes and trends -- Chapter 2. Algorithmic automation of leisure from a sustainable development perspective -- Chapter 3. The role of leisure in sustainable development -- Chapter 4. Leisure activities and recreation facilities in Nigeria: Implications for wholesome community health -- Chapter 5. Leisure activities and loneliness among people with disabilities -- Chapter 6. Physical activity of male and female university students as a manifestation of sustainable development -- Chapter 7. Selected determinants of recreational and tourist activity of the inhabitants of rural communes of the Poznań Metropolis -- Chapter 8. Rural community prosperity vs. tourism progress: An example of sustainable opportunities -- Chapter 9. Leisure industry and hotels: The importance of wellness services for guests’ well-being -- Chapter 10. Contemporary threats to the development of sustainable urban tourism -- Chapter 11. Rural tourism and its contribution to sustainable development in Jyotisar, Kurukshetra (Haryana), India -- Chapter 12. Sustainable development of rural tourist settlements in Serbia: Building a better future for all -- Chapter 13. A typology of hosts in Housing Tourism -- Chapter 14. Glamping and the development of sustainable tourism: A Portuguese case study -- Chapter 15. Ecotourism as a core of sustainability in tourism -- Chapter 16. Environmental sensibility and human values as a factor of forming European eco-tourist market segments -- Chapter 17. A systems approach to ecotourism, leisure and education in Panamá: A case study -- Chapter 18. Religious tourism and sustainable development: Perspectives from Hill States in India -- Chapter 19. Smart tourism: towards the concept of a data-based travel experience -- Chapter 20. Social media and sustainable tourism marketing: Perceptions of leisure-related enterprises’ owners operating within Viana do Castelo Littoral Geopark.
    Abstract: This book reviews empirical and theoretical research on sustainable development in the context of leisure management for communities. Although leading research centers are pursuing interdisciplinary research on leisure in the context of sustainable development, there are still few papers that holistically address the current challenges in this area. In addition, demographic changes have made the promotion of a healthy lifestyle essential. Doing so requires responsible behavior on the part of various stakeholders in this market. This book fills an important gap in the literature and gathers contributions from an interdisciplinary and international team of authors, whose fields of expertise include human geography, management, intersections of sustainability and leisure, behavioral psychology and tourism.
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    Pages: XIX, 318 p. 36 illus., 32 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030598204
    Series Statement: World Sustainability Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59820-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-59820-4
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    Relational and Critical Perspectives on Education for Sustainable Development : Belonging and Sensing in a Vanishing World (2022)
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Teaching. ; Human geography. ; Critical Thinking. ; Geography. ; Pedagogy. ; Human Geography. ; Critical Thinking.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1-The wonderment of touching, sensing and naming the more-than human world -- Chapter 2-Being in and through aesthetic forms of expressions reimagining a future world -- Chapter 3-Awareness and subjectification of the more-than-human world -- Chapter 4-Exploring the world in sensuous ways, creating new narratives and asking urgent and severe questions -- Chapter 5-Social Justice and Action Competences in Classroom Practice: The future ‘skills’ of citizenship -- Chapter 6-Introducing disorienting dilemmas: Provoking actions -- Chapter 7-Creating spaces for negotiation, imagining and listening: Stretching situated moments of critical literacy in whole class discussion -- Chapter 8-Addressing anxiety: To linger, confirm and give hope -- Chapter 9-Transformative learning: Creating new identities -- Chapter 10-Take a stance: Facilitating students’ decision-making.
    Abstract: This volume focuses on the fourth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), education, to look at sustainability from various angles with the purpose of challenging preconceptions about what sustainable education might entail and how it should be conducted. To this end, the book assembles scholars from various research fields and disciplines, who are willing to be at the cutting edge regarding sustainability and education on all levels with students in the ages of 6-15. Through this approach, the text points towards a “wild pedagogy” in line with post-sustainable thinking. This involves agency and the role of nature itself as a co-educator, and promotes cultural changes, and explorative processes of finding “the wild” – the unknown, and complexity in nature – and thus of challenging the human need for control. This approach is also, in line with the 2030 Agenda, an attempt to move from advocating predetermined behavioural change to embracing a pluralistic perspective on sustainability, based on holistic views on education. Such views include curiosity, wonderment, compassion and agency as guiding lights. The book is structured into three sections, based on three interrelated strands. These strands are, in various ways, dependent on one another and further engaged with bringing education theory and practice together. These strands are 1) Belonging and sensing, 2) Critical thinking, social justice and action competence, and 3) Creating hope in a vanishing world. These strands aim to increase our access to and understanding of the ways in which sustainability can be integrated into education and why. The purpose of the text is to encourage educators of all kinds and levels, as well as scholars in different fields, to explore new perspectives on education for sustainable development. The book examines probes in diverse academic fields and focuses on how to combine different approaches and content, and therefore everyone interested in interdisciplinary and cross-curricular teaching and learning should find this work enlightening. .
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030845100
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development Goals Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84510-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-84510-0
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    Adolescent Mental Health in The Middle East and North Africa (2022)
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    Keywords: Environmental geography. ; Medical care. ; Human geography. ; Integrated Geography. ; Health Care. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1-Adolescent Mental Health in the MENA Region and the link with Policy and Programming -- 2-There is no Health Without Mental Health: The Middle East and North Africa -- 3-A Silent Epidemic of Depression among Adolescents in the Middle East and North Africa Region: Emerging Tribulation -- 4-Understanding mental illness stigma in Arab youths’ everyday lives -- 5-Developing and Implementing Youth Friendly Public Policies: A perspective into the Arab Region -- 6-Adolescent health in Saudi Arabia: Policy dimensions -- 7-Health Policies of Adolescents in the Middle East and North Africa: What Works, What Doesn’t, and How Do We Strategize in the Age COVID-19?.
    Abstract: This 2-volume set focuses on adolescent health in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), and presents the latest research on the health risk behaviours and social behaviours that adolescents from the MENA region engage in. While there has been a surge in peer-reviewed research publications on population health in the MENA region in the last couple of decades, very few books offer a resource to address the diverse negative influences that disproportionately affect adolescents and children in the MENA region, including increased tobacco consumption culture, low emphasis on physical activity, increased sedentary behaviours, weak health policies, and societal issues related to displacement and political conflicts. These books offer a synthesis of current knowledge on adolescent health issues in the MENA region, and aim to provide evidence-informed adolescent health care practices that address current issues related to mental, physical, reproductive and nutritional health. Volume 1 focuses on mental health in the MENA region, the development and implementation of youth friendly public policies, and how to strategize in the age of COVID-19. The study will aid health care professionals, policy makers, government organizations and health program planners to assess current policies and practices related to adolescent health in the MENA region, and to identify the best courses of action moving forward. .
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030917906
    Series Statement: Global Perspectives on Health Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91790-6
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    Hidden Geographies (2021)
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Cultural geography. ; Geography. ; Economic geography. ; Physical geography. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Social and Cultural Geography. ; Human Geography. ; Geography. ; Economic Geography. ; Physical Geography. ; Environmental Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I: Introducing hidden geographies -- Conceptualising hidden geographies -- Cognitive geography. Space reflected in the mind -- Symbolization in (of) space. Theory and practices -- Geographies of the sacred: The mystical literature as a source of knowledge -- Part II: Hidden environmental geographies -- Soils – A hidden world: A case study of soil sequences on carbonate parent materials in Slovenia -- Uncovering spatio-temporal air pollution exposure patterns during commutes to create an open-data endpoint for routing purposes -- Burden of the coastal area with solid waste in Kornati National Park (Croatia) -- Potential for the development of astronomical tourism in Kumano City, Mie Prefecture, Japan -- Part IV: Hidden historical and sacred places -- Visualising the subterranean: Tunnels and flows beneath a Welsh lead mining landscape -- Hidden geographies of the XVI Century road Network and trade in Georgia's portion of the Silk Road -- Boundary stones and their "Hidden" legacy in Slovenia -- The monastic Carthusian space -- Part V: Hidden urban geographies -- Hidden urban geographies, the case of Barcelona.
    Abstract: This book defines and discusses the term “hidden geographies” in two ways: systematically and by presenting a variety of examples of the research fields and topics concerning hidden geographies, with the aim of stimulating further basic and applied research in this area. While the term is quite rarely used in the scientific literature (more often as a figure of speech than to illustrate or problematize its deeper meaning), we argue that hidden geographies are everywhere and many of them have significant impacts on (other) natural and social phenomena and processes, subsequently triggering changes, for example in landscape, economy, culture, health or quality of life. The introductory section of the book conceptualises hidden geographies and discusses cognitive geography, symbolization of space, and the hidden geographies in mystical literature. Case studies of hidden environmental geographies address soils, air pollution, coastal pollution and the allocation of an astronomical tourism site. Revealing hidden historical and sacred places is illustrated through examples of the visualisation of the subterranean mining landscape, the analysis of the historical road network and trade, border stones and historical spatial boundaries, and the monastic Carthusian space. Hidden urban geographies are discussed in terms of the urban development of an entire city, presenting the role of geography in rescuing architecture, revealing illegal urbanisation, and the quality of habitation in Roma neighbourhoods. Case studies of hidden population geographies shed light on the ageing of rural populations and the impact of spatial-demographic disparities on fertility variations. Discussions of hidden social and economic geographies problematize recent social changes and conflicts in a country, present the implementation of the fourth industrial revolution and borders as hidden obstacles in the organisation of public transport. Hidden geographies are explicitly linked to perceptions and explanations in case studies that address local responses to perceived marginalisation in a city, the solo women travellers’ perceived risk and safety, and hidden geographical contexts of visible post-war landscapes. The book brings such a diversity of views, ideas and examples related to hidden geographies that can serve both to deepen their understanding and their various impacts on our lives and environment, and to attract further cross-disciplinary interest in considering hidden geographies – in research and in our every-day lives.
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    Pages: IX, 528 p. 177 illus., 160 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030745905
    Series Statement: Key Challenges in Geography, EUROGEO Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74590-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-74590-5
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    East Asian Architecture in Globalization : Values, Inheritance and Dissemination (2021)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Cultural property. ; Asia History. ; Human Geography. ; Cultural Heritage. ; Asian History.
    Description / Table of Contents: (0) Table of Contents -- (1) Introduction (to be written by the EAAC 2017 Editorial Board).-(2) Selected papers related to Topic A: Historical and Theoretical Research -- (3) Selected papers related to Topic B: Conservation Methodology and Technology -- (4) Selected papers related to Topic C: Adaptive Reuse -- (5) Selected papers related to Topic D: Community Design -- (6) Index -- (7) List of Contributors.
    Abstract: This book collects a selected list of peer-reviewed papers presented at EAAC 2017, International Conference on East Asian Architectural Culture, the leading conference on architectural history and built heritage conservation in the East Asia region. While centered around the core issue of globalization and its complex effects on East Asian architectural cultures, the selected papers were arranged into four major sub-topics: Historical & Theoretical Research; Conservation Methodology & Technology; Adaptive Reuse; and Community Design. All together, this collection showcases the most recent disciplinary developments in East Asian countries, as well as the main concerns and prospects of leading practitioners. The wide range of contributions and perspectives included here in English language for a global audience should be of considerable appeal to all scholars and professionals in the fields of architectural and urban design, history of the built environment, and heritage conservation policies and methods.
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    Pages: XXII, 614 p. 403 illus., 276 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030759377
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75937-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-75937-7
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    Urban and Transit Planning : A Culmination of Selected Research Papers from IEREK Conferences on Urban Planning, Architecture and Green Urbanism, Italy and Netherlands (2017) (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Transportation engineering. ; Traffic engineering. ; Sustainable architecture. ; Buildings Design and construction. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Sustainability. ; Human Geography. ; Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering. ; Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings. ; Building Construction and Design. ; Urban Sociology. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Sustainability and the Built Environment -- Urban and Environmental Planning -- Sustainable Urban Land Use and Transportation -- Environmental Transformation: Energy Efficient Urban Areas & Renewable Energy Generation -- Quality of Life & Environmental Management Systems.
    Abstract: A volume of five parts, this book is a culmination of selected research papers from the second version of the international conferences on Urban Planning & Architectural Design for sustainable Development (UPADSD) and Urban Transit and Sustainable Networks (UTSN) of 2017 in Palermo and the first of the Resilient and Responsible Architecture and Urbanism Conference (RRAU) of 2018 in the Netherlands. This book, not only discusses environmental challenges of the world today, but also informs the reader of the new technologies, tools, and approaches used today for successful planning and development as well as new and upcoming ones. Chapters of this book provide in-depth debates on fields of environmental planning and management, transportation planning, renewable energy generation and sustainable urban land use. It addresses long-term issues as well as short-term issues of land use and transportation in different parts of the world in hopes of improving the quality of life. Topics within this book include: (1) Sustainability and the Built Environment (2) Urban and Environmental Planning (3) Sustainable Urban Land Use and Transportation (4) Energy Efficient Urban Areas & Renewable Energy Generation (5) Quality of Life & Environmental Management Systems. This book is a useful source for academics, researchers and practitioners seeking pioneering research in the field.
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    Pages: XII, 589 p. 399 illus., 397 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030173081
    Series Statement: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17308-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-17308-1
    DDC: 304.2
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    Environmental & Social Justice Challenges Near America’s Most Popular Museums, Parks, Zoos & Other Heritage Attractions (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Social justice. ; Demography. ; Population. ; Human Geography. ; Social Justice. ; Population and Demography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part1: Context and Design -- Chapter1: Creating Attractions and Tolerating Inequity -- Chapter2: Designing a Multiple-Scale and Multiple-Metric Data Analysis -- Part 2: Case Studies -- Chapter3: America’s Forever Beautiful Heritage Attraction Sites: the U.S.’s Most Popular National Parks -- Chapter4: Remnants of the Industrial Revolution: America’s Historic Grand Concourses as Heritage Attractions -- Chapter5: Zoos as Endangered Attractions -- Chapter6: America’ Iconic Urban Parks and the Gentrification Challenge -- Chapter7: Museums, the Building of Wealth Clusters, and Soft Power -- Part 3: Looking for Other Species of Heritage Sites and Better Solutions -- Chapter8: Other Species of Heritage Sites: Commercial and Political Symbols -- Chapter9: Looking for Better Affordable Housing Solutions -- Chapter 10: Epilogue: Summary and Looking Forward.
    Abstract: This book examines environmental and social justice challenges near America's most popular heritage attractions. These include over 100 places that host national parks (e.g., Glacier, Yellowstone), zoos (e.g., Bronx, Henry Doorly), urban parks (e.g., Central Park, Fairmount), grand concourses (e.g., 5th Avenue, Massachusetts Avenue), and multiple museums and galleries (e.g., National Gallery, Getty). The book includes measurements of demographics, air quality/distance from hazards, health outcomes, and urban assets in the areas immediately surrounding these heritage sites and compares them with adjacent areas and their host cities or states. It considers the history of justice-related-issues near the sites and evaluates what owners, managers and communities are doing to address gentrification, displacement, the legacy of redlining and other challenges, such as the animal rights movement, climate change/sustainability, and tight budgets. The book examines what some host cities are doing about affordable housing and what some heritage sites have done in establishing constructive relationships with surrounding communities. The book should have two primary audiences. One is the strong and growing social and environmental justice community that has increasingly been scrutinizing parks and other icons for evidence of injustice. This book will interest them, even though all the results do not necessarily support their positions. The second audience is businesses, not-for-profits, and government agencies who manage parks, zoos, museums, and other attractions and need to understand what is happening near their sites and what they can do to be better neighbours.
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    Pages: XX, 198 p. 46 illus., 39 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031081835
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08183-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-08183-5
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    Nature, Culture, and Food in Monsoon Asia (2020)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Geography. ; Human geography. ; Cultural geography. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Climatology. ; Regional Geography. ; Human Geography. ; Social and Cultural Geography. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Climate Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Nature, Culture, and Food in Monsoon Asia -- Rainfall, Floods, and Rice Production in South Asia -- Global Warming and Agricultural Production in Asia -- Cultivation of Glutinous Rice in Northeast India and Its Food Products -- Fog and People in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China -- Yamato-shijimi and Environmental Changes over Past Several Thousand Years at Lake Jusanko, Northern Japan -- Natto in Mainland Southeast Asia -- Distribution of Traditional Seafood Dishes and Their Background in Miyazaki Prefecture, South Japan -- Nepalese Food and Its Socio-cultural Climate: Changing Dāl-bhāt Inside and Beyond Nepal -- Brewing “Chang” or Preserving Nature: Hospitality Challenged in Contemporary Bhutan -- Satsuma Shochu and Geographic Indication -- Dietary Habits and Kitchens of the Sundanese in West Java Villages -- Creating a New Relationship with the Environment through Food-Learning from Community Development Initiatives in Kaneyama Township in Yamagata Prefecture, Northeast Japan -- Epilogue. .
    Abstract: The giant Asian monsoon has formed a diverse climate and natural environment. The Asian monsoon climate manifests itself in manifold ways depending not just on the latitude or altitude of an area but also on physical conditions such as topography and vegetation and even the size of its human population. Likewise, the livelihoods of people in the affected area are diverse. This book focuses on nature and agriculture, food, and climate and culture as an excellent framework for understanding the relationship between humans and the environment in complex Monsoon Asia. Through the discussions in this book, what the authors have sought to demonstrate is that the livelihoods in Monsoon Asia demonstrate unique forms in a limited environment, while the Asian monsoon climate has one of the largest movements of any natural phenomenon on a macroscopic scale. These manifest forms are diverse both on a time scale and on a spatial scale and are extremely diversified in limited regions. Such diversity is not only due just to the effects of the natural environment but also results from social and cultural forces. In this area of Monsoon Asia, traditional and religious social norms are becoming entangled with “new” economic and political norms brought in from the outside world by globalization.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXI, 172 p. 86 illus., 77 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811521133
    Series Statement: International Perspectives in Geography, AJG Library, 10
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2113-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-2113-3
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    Participatory Research and Planning in Practice (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Sociology, Urban. ; Human geography. ; Regionalism. ; Urban Sociology. ; Human Geography. ; Regionalism.
    Description / Table of Contents: Co-production, Participatory Planning and Resilient Cities to Climate Change -- Participatory Transport Planning: the Experience of Eight Euro-pean Metropolitan Regions -- Participatory Planning in a Post-socialist Ur-ban Context: Experience From Five Cities in Central and Eastern Europe -- Governance and Management Systems in Mediterranean Marine and Coastal Biosphere Reserves -- Promises and Limits of Participatory Urban Greens Development: Experience from Maribor, Budapest, and Krakow.
    Abstract: This open access book provides in-depth insights into participatory research and planning by presenting practical examples of its use. In particular, it describes theoretical and methodological aspects of participatory research and planning, as well as the implementation of participatory processes in fields such as transport planning, cultural heritage management, environmental planning and post-earthquake recovery. Further, it compares participatory planning experiences from different territorial levels – from the macro-regional, e.g. Southeastern Europe, Mediterranean or European metropolitan regions, to national, regional and local levels. The book will help researchers, planners, public administration officials, decision-makers and the general public to understand the advantages, disadvantages and constraints of participatory planning and research. Using various examples, it will guide readers through the theory of participatory planning and research, its methods, and different perspectives on how to use it in practice.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 227 p. 26 illus., 22 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030280147
    Series Statement: The Urban Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28014-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-28014-7
    DDC: 307.76
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    Ecological Rationality in Spatial Planning : Concepts and Tools for Sustainable Land-Use Decisions (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Regional economics. ; Spatial economics. ; Sustainability. ; Ecology . ; Human Geography. ; Regional and Spatial Economics. ; Sustainability. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Standing on the shoulders of giants – reviving ecological approaches in planning traditions -- Chapter 2. The concept of Ecological Rationality and its application to spatial planning -- Chapter 3. Bridging the gaps: connecting Spatial Planning with Land Use Science and Political Ecology -- Chapter 4. Towards a conceptual framework for ecological rationality in spatial planning -- Chapter 5. A closer look to processes of territorial transformations in Europe: urbanisation, agricultural intensification and land abandonment -- Chapter 6. Policies and regulatory frames in the EU and the needed link with spatial planning -- Chapter 7. Conclusions and ways forward: five propositions for bringing back ecological rationality in spatial planning.
    Abstract: Spatial planning defines how men use one of the most important and scarce resources on Earth: land. Planners therefore play a key role in countering or deepening the current ecological crisis. To foster ecological transitions, planning scholars and practitioners need to be equipped with sound theories and practical tools. To this end, this book advocates a re-foundation of spatial planning under the paradigm of “ecological rationality”, based on the revaluation of early pioneers of ecological planning and mutual fertilization with different disciplines, including decision-making science, ecology, (eco)system theory, land use science and political ecology. The key principles of ecological rationality and its application to spatial planning are discussed and this conceptual framework is used to explain the main underlying drivers of ecological degradation and their spatial manifestations at the local level. Current policy instruments in the European context, which can be used to underpin ecological planning, such as Green Infrastructure and the Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystem Service (MAES) initiative, are also examined.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 198 p. 11 illus., 8 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030330279
    Series Statement: Cities and Nature,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33027-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-33027-9
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    The Co-Housing Phenomenon : Environmental Alliance in Times of Changes (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Sociology, Urban. ; Human geography. ; Urban Sociology. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Technocene,- 2. Sharing as cultural revolution -- 3. Sharing as cultural pre-existence -- 4. Co-housing -- 5. Co-housing cases -- 6. Hopes.
    Abstract: This book presents 50 case studies of contemporary co-housing projects spread all over the world to show how communities of shared living have become a global phenomenon that can serve as a tool to promote social and urban sustainability. By presenting evidence that shared housing experiences are capable of revitalizing sterile urban fabrics and promoting social sustainable practices, the volume situates co-housing experiences as microscale responses to the macroscale challenges posed by environmental degradation and the decline of communitarian ways of living. The volume also reviews the most famous typologies of shared living in different parts of the world across human history. By analyzing historical experiences in different regions of Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania, the author shows that living together is part of a historical culture of sharing that is being rediscovered all over the world by people who activate public spaces, work in shared offices or live in contractual communities. The Co-Housing Phenomenon – Environmental Alliance in Times of Changes will be of interest to both professionals and scholars involved in urban design, urban planning and architecture, especially those in the field of sustainable urbanism. It will also be a valuable resource for public agents and civil society organizations dealing with housing, social, environmental and sustainability policies.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 269 p. 195 illus., 188 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030370978
    Series Statement: The Urban Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37097-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-37097-8
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    Gastronomy and Urban Space : Changes and Challenges in Geographical Perspective (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Economic geography. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Human geography. ; Tourism. ; Management. ; Economic Geography. ; Urban Sociology. ; Human Geography. ; Tourism Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I: Theoretical aspects of studies on gastronomy in urban space -- Relations between gastronomy and the city -- Theories and concepts related to gastronomy in urban space -- Dimensions of gastronomy in contemporary cities -- Part II: Changes -- Changes in gastronomy and urban space – Introduction to Part II -- Culinary attractiveness of a city – Old and new destinations -- Traditional and regional cuisine in urban space -- Changes in the distribution of gastronomic services in the city centre -- Restaurants and bars in the outer city -- Suburbanisation and gastronomic services on the outskirts of Warsaw (Poland): Piaseczno -- Eating establishments in smaller cities and towns in Poland (on selected examples) -- Ethnic cuisine in urban space -- Tourist experience and change in culinary tastes. An example of Polish students in Warsaw -- The food supply chain in the restaurant industry: a case study from Warsaw, Poland -- Part III: Challenges -- New trends in gastronomy in the context of the urban space – Introduction to Part III -- New gastronomic hotspots in the urban space. Food courts in Poland -- Challenges to urban gastronomy: green and blue spaces -- Street food and food trucks: Old and new trends in urban gastronomy -- Home delivery services -- Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book focuses on the relationship between gastronomy and urban space. It highlights the intrinsic role of eating establishments and the gastronomy industry for cities by assessing their huge impacts on urban changes and discussing some of the challenges posed by new developments. Written by authors with a background in geography, it starts by discussing theoretical aspects of studies on gastronomy in urban space to place the subject in the broader context of urban geography. Covering both changes and challenges in gastronomy in urban space, it presents a wide range of problems, which are described and analysed using various case studies from Europe and other parts of the world.
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    Pages: XLII, 345 p. 143 illus., 130 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030344924
    Series Statement: The Urban Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34492-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-34492-4
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    The History of the East Sea and the Sea of Japan : Origin of Geographical Names, Conflicts and Solutions (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Human geography. ; Asia History. ; International relations. ; Geographic information systems. ; Science Study and teaching. ; Oceanography. ; Human Geography. ; Asian History. ; International Relations. ; Geographical Information System. ; Science Education. ; Ocean Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1 ‘The Story of Geographical Names and Disputes’ -- Chapter 2 ‘Beginning of Discomfort and Dispute’ -- Chapter 3 'East Sea, an Endonym of Korea' -- Chapter 4 'Endonym and Exonym of Japan' -- Chapter 5 'Various Exonyms Used in the West' -- Chapter 6 ‘Sea of Japan and East Sea in Geography Education of the Modern Period’ -- Chapter 7 ‘The Unfinished Story of Geographical Names’ -- Bibliography -- Sources of Maps and Pictures -- Chronology of the Names of East Sea/Sea of Japan -- Epilogue.
    Abstract: This monograph discusses the dispute in geographical naming of the sea between Korea and Japan, which has been a long-lasting issue in East Asia and beyond. The book covers the modern history of the dispute, reveals the origin of the names for the sea between Korea and Japan, and the historical change of the name on ancient maps of Korea, Japan, and the West, and tracks the naming trends of the East Sea in geography textbooks in the pre-modern and modern times. The book also contains suggestions for some tangible solutions for the issue. This book is a useful resource for students and scholars in the fields of political geography, historical geography, cartography, diplomatic history, international relations, politics, and other related disciplines. It also appeals to international experts in hydrographic organizations and the United Nations, and geography and history teachers. The book is also interesting for the general readers interested in the topic of geographical naming disputes.
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    Pages: XXIX, 186 p. 208 illus., 194 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031070440
    Series Statement: Historical Geography and Geosciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07044-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-07044-0
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    Urban Morphology : An Introduction to the Study of the Physical Form of Cities (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Urban policy. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Geography. ; Human geography. ; Urban Policy. ; Urban Sociology. ; Regional Geography. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- The elements of urban form -- The agents and processes of urban transformation -- Cities in history -- Contemporary cities -- The study of urban form: Different approaches -- From theory to practice -- Relationships with other fields of knowledge -- Conclusions.
    Abstract: 'This is a textbook about cities or, more precisely, about the physical form of cities. It provides an overview of the main elements of urban form—streets, street blocks, plots and buildings—structuring our cities and the fundamental agents and processes of transformation shaping these elements. It applies this analytical framework to describe the evolution of cities over history as well as to explain the functioning of contemporary cities. After the initial focus on the 'object' (cities), the book introduces how different schools of thought have been dealing with this object since the emergence of Urban Morphology, as the science of urban form, in the turning to the twentieth century. Finally, the book identifies the main contributions of urban morphology to cities, societies and economies. This second edition of the book offers updated and more accurate knowledge on several morphological issues, presents expanded contents, and it has a more explicit didactic nature, including a set of exercises in the end of each chapter, that will help teachers and students (in architecture, geography, planning, history, sociology and urban studies) in acquiring and consolidating their urban morphological knowledge.
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    Pages: XXV, 240 p. 95 illus., 70 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 2nd ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030924546
    Series Statement: The Urban Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92454-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-92454-6
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