Geography category: 5793 books
Metropolitan Preoccupations
The Spatial Politics of Squatting in Berlin
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2015
In this, the first book-length study of the cultural and political geography of squatting in Berlin, Alexander Vasudevan links the everyday practices of squatters in the city to wider and enduring questions about the relationship between space, culture, and protest.
Focuses on the everyday and...
Landscape Modelling
Geographical Space, Transformation and Future Scenarios
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2010
Landscape modelling integrates the differing perspectives of the many disciplines that deal with the landscape. It is motivated not only by the desire for scientific understanding, but also by the real-time demands of 21st century postindustrial society, which include the twin imperatives of stabilizing...
by Dominic Power, Allen J. Scott
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2004
Since the Second World War there has been considerable growth in the importance of non-manufacturing based forms of production to the performance of many Western economies. Many countries have seen increased contributions being made by industries such as the media, entertainment and artistic sectors.
Gathering...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2003
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
by Felix Bachofer
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2006
Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject Geography / Earth Science - Demographics, Urban Management, Planning, grade: 1,5, Uppsala University, 13 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: 'European Integration'describes a process, which tries to build up a kind of political,...
Mapping Precariousness, Labour Insecurity and Uncertain Livelihoods
Subjectivities and Resistance
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
The condition of precariousness not only provides insights into a segment of the world of work or of a particular subject group, but is also a standpoint for an overview of the condition of the social on a global scale. Because precariousness is multidimensional and polysemantic, it traverses contemporary...
Creative Industries in Europe
Drivers of New Sectoral and Spatial Dynamics
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2017
This book demonstrates how the creative industries are driving new sectoral and spatial dynamics in European cities, regions, and countries, and how these may be influenced by international and global dynamics. It takes a purposeful geographical approach to the study of the creative industries across...
by Arthur Landsman
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2014
Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2013 in the subject Geography / Earth Science - Demographics, Urban Management, Planning, grade: 91, , course: Project Management, language: English, abstract: A scholarly research paper in the field of Project Management which discusses the City of Toronto's...
Black Faces, White Spaces
Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
Why are African Americans so underrepresented when it comes to interest in nature, outdoor recreation, and environmentalism? In this thought-provoking study, Carolyn Finney looks beyond the discourse of the environmental justice movement to examine how the natural environment has been understood,...
Urban America Examined
A Bibliography
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017
Originally published in 1985 Urban America Examined, is a comprehensive bibliography examining the urban environment of the United States. The book is split into sections corresponding to the four main geographic regions of the country, looking respectively at research conducted in the East, South,...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2010
A Coming of Age: Geospatial Analysis and Modelling in the Early Twenty First Century Forty years ago when spatial analysis first emerged as a distinct theme within geography’s quantitative revolution, the focus was largely on consistent methods for measuring spatial correlation. The concept of spatial...
The Moving Frontier
The Changing Geography of Production in Labour-Intensive Industries
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
Originally published in 1992 and based on two theoretical approaches: the Global Commodity Chain and the Global Production Network, this book investigates the multitude of processes, as well as diverse consequences of global integration upon industries, regions, enterprises and employees. In doing...
Land Rent, Housing and Urban Planning
A European Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2018
Originally published in 1985, Land Rent, Housing and Urban Planning looks at the crucial social relationships associated with land ownership, and how these have played a crucial role in the economic development of many societies. The understanding of these relationships within modern capitalist societies...
The Millennial City
Trends, Implications, and Prospects for Urban Planning and Policy
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2017
Millennials have captured our imaginaries in recent years. The conventional wisdom is that this generation of young adults lives in downtown neighbourhoods near cafes, public transit and other amenities. Yet, this depiction is rarely unpacked nor problematized. Despite some commonalities, the Millennial...