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    Socio-Environmental Research in Latin America : Interdisciplinary Approaches Using GIS and Remote Sensing Frameworks (2023)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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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. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    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
    DDC: 910.285
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    Spatial Justice and Planning : Reshaping Social Housing Communities in a Changing Society (2023)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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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.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    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
    DDC: 307.76
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    Beyond the Informal : Understanding Self-Organized Kampungs in Indonesia (2023)
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    Keywords: Urban policy. ; Human geography. ; Urban Policy. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Inquiring into self-organization and the self-organized city -- Informality and responding to the challenges of informal settlements -- Key concepts in understanding self-organization and the self-organized city -- Urbanization and the development of the Kampung in Indonesia -- Kampung Marlina, Jakarta -- Kampung Pakualaman, Yogyakarta -- Kampungs Lebak Siliwangi and Tamansari, Bandung -- Beyond the informal – Better understanding self-organization and the self-organized city.
    Abstract: This book provides a much-needed analysis of the pivotal role of the urban kampung in Indonesia’s urbanization process and importantly, provides a deeper understanding of how these communities create their complex socio-physical environments through self-organization. The book challenges the current formal approaches and practices to modern planning in Indonesia where many kampungs are classed as illegal and excluded from city plans. Beyond informality unpacks via 3 case studies the self-generated planning and development arrangements and mechanisms which occur parallel to processes of formal exclusion, adaptation, negotiation and modification. Kampungs are posited as inseparable urban entities contributing to the complex assemblage of the city and the dynamics of contemporary urban planning and design. In the context of planning and design practice, this book provides a better understanding on how one needs to consider human-scale urbanism to achieve more effective and efficient planning plans and policies in the self-organized city. Even though self-organization by residents comes with its challenges as outlined in the book, formal planning in both Indonesia and other developing countries has much to learn from understanding self-organized settlements (kampung) and informal settlements ‘as they are’.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXIX, 161 p. 109 illus., 106 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031222399
    Series Statement: The Urban Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22239-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-22239-9
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    Lived Experiences of Borderland Communities in Zimbabwe : Livelihoods, Conservation, War and Covid-19 (2023)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Urban policy. ; Human geography. ; Cultural geography. ; Cultural property. ; Urban Policy. ; Social and Cultural Geography. ; Cultural Heritage.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: The Lived Experiences of Zimbabwean Borderlands -- Chapter 2: Peasant Accumulation and Livelihoods Strategies in Zimbabwe’s Mozambican Borderlands -- Chapter 3: Slippery Bananas? Environmental Conflicts, Banana Production and Entangled Livelihoods along the Zimbabwe-Mozambican border with specific reference to Honde Valley, 1992 – 2020 -- Chapter 4: Land Rights, Displacements and Rural Livelihoods in Zimbabwe’s South-Eastern Borderlands -- Chapter 5: Borders, Boundaries, and Livelihoods in Western and North-Western Zimbabwe, 1890 – 2021 -- Chapter 6: Local Community Perceptions on Wildlife Conservation and Park-People Relationships in the Sengwe Area, Chiredzi District, Southeast Zimbabwe -- Chapter 7: Understanding the Complexities of Human Conflict Over Wildlife in the Border Town of Kariba, Zimbabwe -- Chapter 8: The Nexus between the Zimbabwe’s Borderlands, Marginalised Peoples, Community Archiving and Archival Activism 4 -- Chapter 9: Entangled Borderlands: Effects of the 1978-1992 Mozambican Civil War on Border Communities in Zimbabwe -- Chapter 10: “Across the border, you are treated well, they care:” Patients, Travels and Therapeutic Mobilities in Honde Valley and Kariba Borderlands -- Chapter 11: The Covid-19 Pandemic and Tourism in Kariba Border Town -- Chapter 12: The Health Seeking Behaviour of Borderline Communities: The Status of the San People of Tsholotsho, Zimbabwe -- Chapter 13: Unfolding Realities of Urbanism at the Margins: Beitbridge (Zimbabwe) and Musina (South Africa) Border Towns as a Single Urban Frontier.
    Abstract: This book examines the national borders and borderlands of Zimbabwe through the presentation of empirically rich case studies. It delves into the lived experiences, both past and present, of populations residing along the borders between Zimbabwe and its neighbours, i.e., Zambia, Botswana, South Africa and Mozambique. It locates these lived experiences within the political economy of Zimbabwe, and highlights a wide range of themes pertinent to borders, including health, COVID-19, marginalisation, resource access, conservation, human-wildlife conflicts, civil wars, politico-economic crises, border jumping and cross border trade. The borderland communities discussed also include ethnic minorities such as the Tonga, San, Ndau, Shangane, and Kalanga. Overall, the book demonstrates the centrality of borders to the Zimbabwean nation-state and the importance of reading history, politics and society from the borderlands. The book fits into the wider prevailing literature of border and borderlands in Africa and beyond and thus has appeal far beyond Zimbabwe. Its diverse themes also relate to topics covered in multiple disciplines, including history, anthropology, and sociology. Academics, development specialists and policy makers will benefit in different ways from the depth and breadth of the analysis in the book.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 214 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031321955
    Series Statement: Springer Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32195-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-32195-5
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    Urbicide : The Death of the City (2023)
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    Keywords: Sociology, Urban. ; Human geography. ; Urban policy. ; Geography. ; Urban Sociology. ; Human Geography. ; Urban Policy. ; Regional Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1: Introduction -- Introduction. Urbicidio: An unprecedented methodological entry in urban studies?- Part 2: Urbicidio. The death of the city -- Urbicide. The liturgical murder of the city -- Death by theory and the power of ideas: From theories of cities to “Smart” Cities -- Urbicide: Towards a conceptualization -- Urban order and disorder. Genealogy of urbicide -- Imaginaries and archetypes on the death of the city -- Covid 19 and the city: Reframing our Understanding of Urbicide by Learning from the Pandemic -- Part 3: Aniquilation: The end of the public space -- The ideology of public space and the new urban hygienism: Tactical urbanism in times of pandemic -- The transformation of urban and digital spaces from a democratic perspective -- Streets, avenues and highways -- The post-automobile city. From deterritorialization to the proximity city: The case of Madrid -- Mobility as an expression of the Urbicide: The risks of transport modernization in Latin American metropolises -- Part 4: Deterioration of the building environment -- The urbanization of risk -- Urbicide or suicide? Shaping environmental risk in an urban growth context: The example of Quito city (Ecuador) -- Between greens and grays: Urbanization and territorial destruction in the Sabana de Bogotá -- Overregulation, corruption and Urbicide -- Obsolescence of the building environment -- Part 5: Dissolution of social interaction -- The (un)made city: Spatial fragmentation, social inequalities and (de)compositions of urban life -- The city and the abandonment of public space. Between neoliberal urbanism and citizen urbanism -- A “New” urban colonialism? North-South migration and racially structured gentrification in Latin America -- Urban frontiers in the fracturing city: Heritage, tourism and immigration -- The production of emptied places in the borderlands of the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires -- Part 6: Degradation and abandonment -- Reconstructing cultural paradigms. Experiences in East Europe: The historical memory of the historical centers in Lithuania -- Lose the memory, lose the history, lose the city -- Revolt and destruction. The public and monument landscape in Latin American cities -- Trends of urban and territorial reconfiguration in metropolitan Buenos Aires -- Anatomy of an Urbicide. Social housing in Santiago 1980-2006 -- Urbicide. A look through the mirror -- Part 7: Destruction of common life: Violence -- The besieged city: Geographies of crime -- Urbicide, violence and destruction against cities by criminal organizations -- Discursive understandings of the city and the persistence of gender inequality -- Border cities between life and death: Ciudad Juárez and El Paso -- Part 8: Contraction of public management: Privatization -- The metamorphosis of infrastructure in Latin American urbanization: From insufficiency to presence as fictitious capital -- Public policies (or their absence) as part of urban destruction -- Metropolitanicide? Urbs, polis and civitas revisited -- International tourism, urban rehabilitation and the destruction of informal income-earning opportunities -- De-urbanization: From the shock to the revolution of a new urban logic -- Part 9: Urbicide: Cities cases -- Grassroots spaces make London exciting: The relationship between the civitas and the urbs -- Rio de Janeiro: The trajectory of the wonderful city, violence, and urban disenchantment -- The implosion of memory. City and drug trafficking in Medellín and the Aburrá Valley -- Caracas. Urbicide and precariousness of urban life at the beginning of the Venezuelan 21st century. The worst of capitalism and savage populism -- Santiago, the non-city? Destruction, creation, and precariousness of verticalized space -- Neoliberal urbicide in Barcelona. The case of Ciutat Vella -- Part 10: Epilogue -- Epilogue. Remake us from Ruins, collective memories and dreams -- Epilogue. The power of urban destruction.
    Abstract: This book uses the reflection of academics specialized in the urban area of Latin America, Europe and the United States, to initiate a comparative debate of the different dynamics in which Urbicidio expresses itself.The field or focal point of analysis that this publication approaches is the city, but under a new critical perspective of inverse methodology to that has been traditional used. It is about understanding the structural causes of self-destruction to finally thinking better and then going from pessimism to optimism. It is a deep look at the city from an unconventional entrance, because it is about knowing and analyzing what the city loses by the action deployed by own urbanites, both in the field of its production and in the field of its consumption. This suppose that the city does not have an ascending linear sequential evolution in its development but neither in each of its parts in the improvement process, showing the face that commonly not seen but others live. The category used for this purpose is that of Urbicidio or the death of the city, which contributes theoretically and methodologically to the knowledge of the city, as well as to the design of urban policies that neutralize it. In addition, it is worth mentioning that the book has an inclusive view of the authors. For this reason, gender parity, territorial representation and the presence of age groups have been sought.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 945 p. 107 illus., 80 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031253041
    Series Statement: The Urban Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25304-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-25304-1
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    Geographic Information Systems in Urban Planning and Management (2023)
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    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Geography. ; Human geography. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Geographical Information System. ; Regional Geography. ; Human Geography. ; Environmental Social Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction of Geographic Information System -- Referencing and Coordinate Systems in GIS -- GIS Data Models -- Data Input in GIS -- Data Visualization and Output -- Spatial Data Analysis -- Non-spatial Data Management -- Applications of GIS in Urban Policy/Planning/Management -- Monitoring and Modelling of Urban Land Use Changes -- Simulating Future Urban Growth using Cellular Automata-Markov Chain Models -- Identification of Potential Sites for Housing Development Using GIS Based Multi-Criteria Evaluation Technique -- Urban Green Space Analysis and Potential Site Selection for Green Space Expansion -- A Multi-Criteria Decision Making for Alternative Landfill Site Selections Using Fuzzy TOPSIS Approach -- Urban Flood Susceptibility Modelling of Srinagar using Novel Fuzzy Multi-Layer Perceptron Neural Network (Fuzzy MLPNN) -- Assessment, Mapping and prediction of Urban Heat Island. .
    Abstract: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) play a pivotal role in the field of urban planning and management and provide better solutions for numerous urban problems. With GIS, one has the ability to better understand existing requirements of a city and its design to fulfill those needs. This book contributes to developing scientific knowledge based on geospatial technologies among planners, researchers, scientists, professionals, students, and laymen and providing them with better understanding for urban planning and management at various levels. The book manifests the importance of GIS in better understanding of current urban challenges and provides new insights on how to apply GIS in urban planning. It also encourages the various stakeholders of society to participate in the decision-making process and assists planners and authorities to formulate suitable plans for sustainable urban growth of a region. The book is divided into two parts. The first part describes the fundamental concepts of GIS and also deals with the advanced techniques of spatial planning. The second part addresses real-world case studies using various applications of GIS. The case studies include urban land-use changes, simulation of future urban growth, urban heat island, alternate landfill site selection and urban flood susceptibility mapping, among others. This book shows how to integrate GIS with remote sensing, geostatistics, artificial intelligence-machine learning techniques, and other cutting-edge technologies. Readers find this book to be an invaluable resource for understanding and solving problems relating to sustainable urban planning and management.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 252 p. 115 illus., 51 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811978555
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7855-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-7855-5
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    Advanced Remote Sensing for Urban and Landscape Ecology (2023)
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    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Cartography. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Human geography. ; Geographical Information System. ; Cartography. ; Urban Ecology. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Data And Urban Poverty: Detecting And Characterising Slums And Deprived Urban Areas In Low-And Middle-Income Countries -- Investigation Of Ecological Sustainability Through The Landscape Approach Of Geospatial Technology: Study From New Town Project In Eastern India -- Advanced Remote Sensing For Sustainable Decent Housing For The Economically Challenged Urban Households -- Impact Of Uncontrolled Tourism Development On Landscape Ecology Of Purba Medinipur Coastal Region, West Bengal: A 4-C Framework And Swoc Analysis -- Impact Of Urban Heat Island: A Local-Level Urban Climate Phenomenon On Urban Ecology And Human Health -- Identification Of Environmental Epidemiology Through Advanced Remote Sensing Based On Ndvi -- Assessment Of Land Utilization Pattern And Their Relationship With Surface Temperature And Vegetation In Sikkim, India -- Monitoring Land Use And Land Cover Change Over Bhiwani District Using Google Earth Engine -- Image And Perception Of Royal Heritage And Eco-Space Of The Medium Towns In India: Reflection From Burdwan Royal Heritage Site -- Governance And Floodplain Extent Changes Of Yamuna River Floodplain In Megacity Delhi -- Assessing Urban Compactness Using Machine Learning And Earth Observation Datasets: A Case Study Of Kolkata City -- Analysis Of Ecological Vulnerability Behind The Land Conversion From Agriculture To Aquaculture Of Purba Medinipur District In West Bengal, India -- Environmental Change Analysis Using Remote Sensing And Gis: A Study Of Upper Baitarani Basin, Odisha -- Mapping Urban Footprint Using Machine Learning And Public Domain Datasets.
    Abstract: This book introduces the use of various remote sensing data such as microwave, hyperspectral and very high-resolution (VHR) satellite imagery; mapping techniques including pixel and object-based machine learning; and geostatistical modelling techniques including cellular automation, entropy and land fragmentation. Remote sensing plays a vital role in solving urban and environmental challenges at the landscape level. Globally, more than half of the urban population is facing severe environmental and social challenges, especially those relating to climate change, agricultural land encroachment, green infrastructure and environmental degradation, mobility due to rapid rural–urban transformation and anthropogenic interventions. Mapping and quantification of such threats at the landscape level are challenging for experts using traditional techniques; however, remote sensing technology provides diverse spatial data at a varying scale, volume and accessibility for mapping and modelling, and it also analyses challenges at urban and landscape levels. Together, they address challenges at urban and landscape levels to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 317 p. 153 illus., 129 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819930067
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3006-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-3006-7
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    Urban Morphology : An Introduction to the Study of the Physical Form of Cities (2022)
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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.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    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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    Fourth Places : Informal Social Life and Interaction in New Designed Public Spaces (2022)
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    Keywords: Sociology, Urban. ; Human geography. ; Design. ; Urban Sociology. ; Human Geography. ; Design.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction: Is public social life in decline and are contemporary masterplanning And public space design practices to be blamed?- Theorisation of informal public social life and interaction in urban public space -- The sociality and spatiality of social encounters among strangers -- Observations on the theorized conditions that support informal social interactions in new designed public spaces -- Observations on the under-theorized conditions that support informal social -- Interactions in new designed public spaces -- ‘Fourth-places’: The contemporary public settings for informal social life and Interaction.
    Abstract: This book challenges current views that public life is in decline and that contemporary urban design trends reliant on privatisation, control, events, and thematic designs are to be blamed. Drawing on detailed and extensive analysis of a case study that illustrates well such urban design trends, it shows that informal social life and interaction occur more than its necessary in new master planned environments and new designed public settings, whether public or private owned and/or managed. Furthermore, it reveals the existence of a new category of informal public social settings which it calls fourth places because of their close relationship to Oldenburg’s third places in terms of social and behavioural characteristics – radical departure from the routines of home and work, inclusivity and social comfort – but distinct in terms of activities, locations and spatial conditions – being characterised by spatial, temporal and managerial in-betweenness, i.e. indeterminacy in form, function and times, and a great sense of publicness. The acceptance of these findings problematises well-established urban design theories about master planning, expands existing social theories about the optimal conditions for public social life by empirically and spatially elaborating on them and redefines several spatial concepts for designing public space in relation to the specific dynamics of informal social interaction. More importantly, it brings optimism to urban design practice, offering new insights into designing more lively and inclusive public spaces.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 237 p. 135 illus., 1 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031079467
    Series Statement: The Urban Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07946-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-07946-7
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    sUAS Applications in Geography (2022)
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    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Physical geography. ; Control engineering. ; Robotics. ; Automation. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Human geography. ; Geographical Information System. ; Physical Geography. ; Control, Robotics, Automation. ; Environmental Studies. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Section 1 – sUAS Basics -- Introduction and outline for book – Konsoer, Leitner, Lewis -- Provide brief history of sUAS and the rapid technological advancements in recent years that have led to drone revolution and close range remote sensing -- Outline of book and intended uses as both a collection of specific research topics in geography and as a teaching tool -- Rules and Regulations for sUAS use in the United States (and/or globally, selected countries?) -- FAA regulations -- Essentials of proper and safe sUAS use -- sUAS Ethics and other considerations (privacy issues) -- Communicating Science with sUAS -- Section 2 – Applications in Human Geography -- Crime Geography (e.g., security, surveillance/monitoring, etc.) -- Sociocultural Geography (e.g., monitoring cultural resources) -- 3D Mapping -- Section 3 – Applications in Physical Geography -- Geomorphology -- Climatology -- Biogeography (e.g., precision agriculture, habitat monitoring, etc.) -- Section 4 – Applications in Interdisciplinary Research -- Environmental Geography (e.g., water quality, algae, land use changes) -- Mississippi River Delta Archaeological Mitigation (MRDAM) (e.g., geomorphology and archaeology – Konsoer et al) -- Disaster Science Management (e.g. search and rescue operations, damage assessment).
    Abstract: The use of small unoccupied aerial systems (sUAS) for acquiring close-range remotely sensed data has substantially increased in the past 5 years. A primary focus of early research was on physical systems and photogrammetric techniques. However, as sUAS technology continues to improve and more sophisticated payloads are utilized, such as lidar and multispectral cameras, applications have expanded to nearly all subdisciplines within Geography. This edited volume is intended to showcase the various ways in which sUAS are used in geographic research, including geomorphology, environmental and hazard monitoring, biogeography, and urban and sociocultural geography.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VI, 331 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031019760
    Series Statement: Geotechnologies and the Environment, 24
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-01976-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-01976-0
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    Optical and SAR Remote Sensing of Urban Areas : A Practical Guide (2022)
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    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Cartography. ; Human geography. ; Geographical Information System. ; Cartography. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: - Geospatial Machine Learning in Urban Areas: Challenges and Prospects -- Exploratory Analysis and Transformation for Remotely-Sensed Imagery -- Mapping Urban Land Cover using Multi-seasonal Sentinel-2 Imagery, Spectral and Texture Indices -- Mapping Urban Land Cover using Multi-seasonal Sentinel-1 Imagery and Texture Indices -- Improving Urban Land Cover Mapping -- Land Cover Classification Accuracy Assessment -- Appendix.
    Abstract: This book introduces remotely sensed image processing for urban areas using optical and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data and assists students, researchers, and remote sensing practitioners who are interested in land cover mapping using such data. There are many introductory and advanced books on optical and SAR remote sensing image processing, but most of them do not serve as good practical guides. However, this book is designed as a practical guide and a hands-on workbook, where users can explore data and methods to improve their land cover mapping skills for urban areas. Although there are many freely available earth observation data, the focus is on land cover mapping using Sentinel-1 C-band SAR and Sentinel-2 data. All remotely sensed image processing and classification procedures are based on open-source software applications such QGIS and R as well as cloud-based platforms such as Google Earth Engine (GEE). The book is organized into six chapters. Chapter 1 introduces geospatial machine learning, and Chapter 2 covers exploratory image analysis and transformation. Chapters 3 and 4 focus on mapping urban land cover using multi-seasonal Sentinel-2 imagery and multi-seasonal Sentinel-1 imagery, respectively. Chapter 5 discusses mapping urban land cover using multi-seasonal Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 imagery as well as other derived data such as spectral and texture indices. Chapter 6 concludes the book with land cover classification accuracy assessment.
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    Pages: XI, 119 p. 103 illus., 90 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811651496
    Series Statement: Springer Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5149-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-5149-6
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    Contemporary Environmental Problems in Nepal : Geographic Perspectives (2021)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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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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    The Southernmost End of South America Through Cartography : Tierra del Fuego, the South Atlantic Ocean and Antarctica from the 16th to 19th Century (2021)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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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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    Slum Development in India : A Study of Slums in Kalaburagi (2021)
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    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Urban policy. ; Human geography. ; Community development. ; Social service. ; Geographical Information System. ; Urban Policy. ; Human Geography. ; Social Work and Community Development.
    Description / Table of Contents: Urbanization in India -- Slums in India -- Case study: Kalaburagi -- Slum identification and validation -- Slum modeling for growth prediction -- Slum housing demand assessment and analysis -- Slum development programs – An overview -- Slum spatial decision support system.
    Abstract: This book is an earnest effort in understanding the slums and their needs by taking a case study of Kalaburagi, India. This study aims to contribute sustainable methodologies to advance the living conditions of slum dwellers and for better execution of slum policies. The core objectives are: 1) mapping the existing slums of Kalaburagi (formerly Gulbarga) city using slum ontology from very high-resolution data and validating the slum map through ground survey and using reliable data; 2) developing a model to understand the factors which are responsible for the present growth as well as to predict the future growth of slums; 3) estimating the housing demand of urban poor and suggesting a suitable site for the rehabilitation program; and 4) suggestions for the better intervention of government policies with special reference to in-situ program. Urban is the future, and slums are its reality. Sustainable development goals are directly and indirectly concerned about the increasing urbanization and the slums. Housing the urban poor and affordable housing to all are the national missions. Practically making these plans successful depends on a deep understanding of urban issues and proper methodology and technology to handle it. The participatory slum mapping, cellular automata slum model, housing demand analysis, and the spatial decision support system demonstrated in the book help in monitoring and managing the slums and thus lead towards a slum-free India.
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    Pages: XVIII, 180 p. 163 illus., 161 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030722920
    Series Statement: The Urban Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72292-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-72292-0
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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
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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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    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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    Participatory Research and Planning in Practice (2020)
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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.
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    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
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    The Co-Housing Phenomenon : Environmental Alliance in Times of Changes (2020)
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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.
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    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
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    Tourism, Cultural Heritage and Urban Regeneration : Changing Spaces in Historical Places (2020)
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    Keywords: Sociology, Urban. ; Human geography. ; Cultural geography. ; Tourism. ; Management. ; Urban Sociology. ; Social and Cultural Geography. ; Tourism Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Changing spaces in historical places -- Clarksdale, Mississippi: Downtown regeneration, cultural heritage, tourism and blues music -- Beer as cultural lubricant: Brewing Tsingtao, regenerating Qingdao -- Sporting heritage and touristic transformation: Pacaembu stadium and the football museum in São Paulo, Brazil -- Old town Tallinn: Medieval built heritage amid transformation.
    Abstract: Urban regeneration is often regarded as the process of renewal or redevelopment of spaces and places. There is a need to look at tourism and urban regeneration with a particular focus on cultural heritage. Cultural heritage consists of tangible heritage (such as historic buildings) and intangible heritage (such as events). The wider need and impact for such work is that places plan for change to keep up with the shifts in demand in the global economy in order for places to maintain a competitive advantage. Moreover, places need to keep up with the pace of global change or they risk stagnation and decline as increased competition is resulting in increased opportunities and choice for consumers. Each chapter in this book explores a specific form of cultural heritage that is driving change in urban spaces. Intended for a wide readership, the book will appeal to students of urban studies, human geography, heritage studies and international tourism management, as well as experts conducting research in and across these areas.
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    Pages: XI, 213 p. 31 illus., 29 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030419059
    Series Statement: The Urban Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41905-9
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    Mapping Empires: Colonial Cartographies of Land and Sea : 7th International Symposium of the ICA Commission on the History of Cartography, 2018 (2020)
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    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Human geography. ; Imperialism. ; Geographical Information System. ; Human Geography. ; Imperialism and Colonialism.
    Abstract: This book comprises 17 chapters derived from new research papers presented at the 7th International Symposium of the ICA Commission on the History of Cartography, held in Oxford from 13 to 15 September 2018 and jointly organized by the ICA Commission on Topographic Mapping and the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford. The overall conference theme was ‘Mapping Empires: Colonial Cartographies of Land and Sea’. The book presents a breadth of original research undertaken by internationally recognized authors in the field of historical cartography and offers a significant contribution to the development of this growing field and to many interdisciplinary aspects of geography, history and the geographic information sciences. It is intended for researchers, teachers, postgraduate students, map librarians and archivists.
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    Pages: X, 321 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030234478
    Series Statement: Publications of the International Cartographic Association (ICA),
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23447-8
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    Remote Sensing for Archaeology and Cultural Landscapes : Best Practices and Perspectives Across Europe and the Middle East (2020)
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    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Cultural property. ; Cultural policy. ; Archaeology. ; Human geography. ; Technology Sociological aspects. ; Geographical Information System. ; Cultural Heritage. ; Cultural Policy and Politics. ; Archaeology. ; Human Geography. ; Science, Technology and Society.
    Description / Table of Contents: PART I. POLICY PERSPECTIVE -- CHAPTER 1. Opportunities by the Copernicus Program for Archaeological Research and World Heritage Site Conservation -- CHAPTER 2. Recent Destructions in Palmyra/Syria, Looting and Illegal Antiquities Trade -- PART II. ADVANCEMENTS IN THEORY -- CHAPTER 3. Recent Destructions in Palmyra/Syria, Looting and Illegal Antiquities Trade -- CHAPTER 4. Automatic Change Detection From High Resolution Satellite Imagery -- CHAPTER 5. SAR for Archaeological Prospection in Europe and in the Middle East -- CHAPTER 6. Dense Surface Models from Airborne and Spaceborne (Multi-)Stereo Images -- PART III. ARCHAEOLOGY AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPES -- CHAPTER 7. Active Satellite Sensors in Cultural Heritage Research: The Use of SAR for Archaeological Prospection -- CHAPTER 8. Archaeological looting feature extraction by Satellite Remote Sensing: Approach and application in Syria -- CHAPTER 9. Identification of buildings damaged by natural hazards using very high resolution satellite images: The case of earthquake in L’Aquila, Italy -- CHAPTER 10. Remote Sensing Roman and Byzantine Eastern Frontier Zone in Landscape: Case Studies from Syria and Turkey -- CHAPTER 11. Archaeological landscapes and built heritage: Climate risk and contribution of RS Technologies -- CHAPTER 12. Interpreting archaeological features on the Wieprza River floodplain, West Pomerania, Poland -- CHAPTER 13. Towards Early Warning for Damages to Cultural Heritage Sites: the Case of Palmyra -- CHAPTER 14. The Use Of UAVs for Cultural Heritage and Archaeology -- PART IV. ADDED VALUE OF IN-SITU DATA -- CHAPTER 15. Remote Sensing Work in Palmyra/Syria -- CHAPTER 16. Monitoring Cultural Heritage Sites Affected by Geo-Hazards Using In-Situ and SAR Data: The Choirokoitia Case Study. .
    Abstract: This book investigates the added value that satellite technologies and remote sensing could provide for a more sustainable mapping, monitoring and management of heritage sites, be it for purposes of regular maintenance or for risk mitigation in case of natural or man-caused hazards. One of the major goals of this book is to provide a clear overview on policy perspectives, regarding both space policy as well as heritage policy, and to provide possible suggestions for common ground of these two fields, in Europe and around the world. Readers will develop a good understanding of cutting-edge applications of remote sensing and geographic information science, and the challenges that affect heritage maintenance and protection. Particular attention is given to Earth observation and remote sensing techniques applied in different locations. This book brings together innovative technologies, concrete applications and policy perspectives that can lead to a more complete vision of cultural heritage as a resource for future development of our society as a whole. .
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    Pages: XVI, 308 p. 213 illus., 180 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030109790
    Series Statement: Springer Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10979-0
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    Urban Heritage Along the Silk Roads : A Contemporary Reading of Urban Transformation of Historic Cities in the Middle East and Beyond (2020)
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    Keywords: Sociology, Urban. ; Cultural property. ; Natural disasters. ; Political sociology. ; Human geography. ; Cultural geography. ; Urban Sociology. ; Cultural Heritage. ; Natural Hazards. ; Political Sociology. ; Social and Cultural Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Part I: Urban Heritage and Cultural Identity -- Public Open Spaces in Bahrain: Connecting Migrants and Urban Heritage in a Transcultural City -- Paradise Extended; Re-examining the Cultural Anchors of the Historic Pleasure Avenues -- Landscape Architecture Significance in Restoration Historical Areas, Old “Muharak” City, Bahrain -- Part II: Governing Urban Heritage -- The Rise of the Facilitation Approach in Tackling Neighbourhood Decline in Tehran.
    Abstract: This book examines examples of contemporary situation of historic regions in the Middle East and its broader geographic context connected to the historic trade routes, offering cross-disciplinary and cross-sectoral perspectives. The region is home to ancient settlements and early human endeavors to form cities, and across the region historic urban historic features, such as ancient city centers, still exist alongside contemporary ones. Many of those historic regions are along the Silk Roads. However, the urban continuity that once existed over generations in the physical and social paradigm have been interrupted by rapid urbanization, globalization and urban economic pressures, in addition to conflicts and frequent destructive natural hazards. It is often the case that dealing with such pressing issues in a historic city is more complex than dealing with those in newly built cities and urban areas. Based on carefully selected and updated papers from the Silk Cities 2017 International Conference, this book appeals to researches, practitioners and policy makers.
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    Pages: XIII, 268 p. 129 illus., 107 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030227623
    Series Statement: The Urban Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22762-3
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    Pathways to Demographic Adaptation : Perspectives on Policy and Planning in Depopulating Areas in Northern Europe (2020)
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    Keywords: Sociology, Urban. ; Demography. ; Population. ; Human geography. ; Economic geography. ; Social policy. ; Urban Sociology. ; Population and Demography. ; Human Geography. ; Economic Geography. ; Social Policy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Introduction -- Chapter2. A Policy Perspective on Shrinkage -- Chapter3. Rural shrinkage in a Nordic Welfare State -- Chapter4. Policy implications of rural depopulation -- Chapter5. Why do they fail? -- Chapter6. Arguments for a local adaptation policy.
    Abstract: This book builds on case studies in depopulating and shrinking areas in Northern Europe. While most contemporary literature on shrinkage focuses on these issues from a planning standpoint, this book uniquely applies a policy perspective when approaching the material. The book assesses the potential of demographic adaptation policies to manage depopulation, that is, policy programs aiming at managing depopulation through adaptation, rather than through growth policies intended to foster population growth. In 6 chapters, the book acts as an up-to-date resource on demographic adaptation for master and Ph.D. students, researchers, and practitioners working in local and regional development, governance, and planning. Chapter 1 gives an overview of recent demographic trends in Northern Europe and introduces the theoretical differences between growth policy and adaptation policy. Chapter 2 accounts for the policy concept and introduces a framework for how local adaptation policies could be systematically analysed. Chapter 3 suggests that the Nordic welfare states exhibit two characteristics that prove to be relevant when discussing the consequences and policy implications of demographic decline, i.e. an extremely sparse population structure and an ambitious welfare assignment that in many respects has been devolved to the local level of government. Chapter 4 suggests that whether shrinkage constitutes a problem or not depends upon the interpretations of those in power, but also upon political, economic and geographic conditions Chapter 5 seeks to understand why local level policymakers avoid developing strategies for how to handle long-term population decline. Chapter 6 summarizes the points of the previous chapters, and concludes that local governments in shrinking areas ought to develop local adaptation policies. These policies, however, also need to be subjected to critical analysis, and the chapter introduces a model for how local adaptation policy priorities could be assessed in a more structured manner. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 93 p. 6 illus., 5 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030340469
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34046-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-34046-9
    DDC: 307.76
    Language: English
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