This book provides a comprehensive description of the landscape-ecological planning system LANDEP, and introduces the methodical procedure. LANDEP was developed at the Institute of Landscape Ecology of Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava and has... Zobraziť viac
Over the last thirty years, the European Union has created a system of environmental governance in Europe. This work seeks to understand this new system of environmental governance both at the European level and at the level of member states. It argues... Zobraziť viac
This intriguing volume provides a thorough examination of... Zobraziť viac
This book presents a hierarchical modelling scheme intended to support energy planning and policy analysis in developing countries. Zobraziť viac
A Comparative Study of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict and the Aland Islands Precedent... Zobraziť viac
Collecting David Harvey's finest work on Paris during the second empire, this volume offers brilliant insights ranging from the birth of consumerist spectacle on the Parisian boulevards, the creative visions of Balzac, Baudelaire, and Zola, and the... Zobraziť viac
This book is intended for those with an academic, scientific and practical interest in river conservation and management. It provides an overview of how changes in legislation, policies, institutional responsibilities, science, technology, practical... Zobraziť viac
The twentieth century has seen immense worldwide shifts in population. Whether it is Europe to North America, the Caribbean to the United Kingdom, or East Asia to Australia, migration is one of the major factors that influences the global political and... Zobraziť viac
The only book of its kind, this balanced and accessibly written text explores the geographical study of religion. Roger W. Stump presents a clear and meticulous examination of the intersection of religious belief and practice with the concepts of place... Zobraziť viac
Much of the Middle East is in a continuing state of visible, often revolutionary, change in almost every fi eld-social, cultural, economic, political. Although time will have greatly modifi ed the conditions here presented, the author emphasizes those... Zobraziť viac
Making Energy Markets charts the emergence and early evolution of electricity markets in western Europe, covering the decade from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. Liberalising electricity marked a radical deviation from the established paradigm of... Zobraziť viac
'Climate refugees' are often presented as the human face of climate change. Despite media coverage of some emblematic (but often anecdotal) cases of displacement, no authoritative analysis has yet appeared. Migration and Climate Change provides a... Zobraziť viac
This ambitious book rewrites the terms of debate about globalization. Focusing on two major new concepts--the unfinished global-democratic revolution and the global-Western state--Martin Shaw evaluates global change, considering the radical... Zobraziť viac
This work represents one of the first modern works that integrates the various ways geographers think about and use scale. Zobraziť viac
A triple perspective - the city and economy; the city and society; the city and power. Includes chapters on race, ethnicity and the city; and on gender, space and power. Zobraziť viac
This book synthesises a variety of approaches to the visual, drawn from politics, theory, feminism and activism, in order to provide the blueprint for an ecocritical art history. Zobraziť viac
The use of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) represents a new era in remote sensing technology. A complete handbook for anyone who must design an SAR system capable of reliably producing high quality image data products, free from image artifacts and... Zobraziť viac
Long before reinventing government came into vogue, the Urban Institute pioneered methods for government and human services agencies to measure the performance of their programs. This comprehensive guidebook synthesizes more than two decades of Harry... Zobraziť viac
This volume provides a benchmark statement from the world's leading geomorphologists on the state of, and potential changes to, the environment. Focusing on catalysts of landscape change other than climate, including relief, hydroclimate, sea-level... Zobraziť viac
Leading scientists describe how we can reduce CO2 emissions; for graduate students and researchers. Zobraziť viac
