Development and environmental geography Books

Book SynopsisBill Pritchard provides an important update on how current trade methodologies are implemented as China becomes one of the world’s largest fresh fruit importers from countries such as Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. The book also looks at their distinctive trade aspects and what can be learnt from alternative practices carried out in other countries through the use of global production networks. An in-depth analysis provides the reader with a welcome insight into existing processes from production through to export, often through informal routes, with a marketing structure providing more power to the distributors and brokers and mixed effects on the farmers. Using empirical evidence from four countries, this book explores what could, and should, be implemented in this under-researched topic to aid rural development.This will be an invaluable resource for researchers of human geography, international trade and Asian studies, particularly those with a focus on Southeast Asia and China.Trade Review‘The book opens up a rich field for research, presents valuable empirical insights, and provides inspiration for further inquiry.’ -- Niels Fold, The Developing Economies‘This edited volume brings together a set of timely and much needed research contributions on the pattern, nature and dynamics of the exports of fresh fruit from Southeast Asian countries to China. A palette of detailed case studies jointly develop our understanding of the emerging regional organization of agricultural trade flows directed to the food market in China by revealing new and different forms of inter-firm relationships and regulatory measures compared to similar but well-researched production networks that connect the Global South to the Global North.’ -- Niels Fold, University of Copenhagan, Denmark‘This book addresses a variety of case studies of South Asian regions, which are still under researched in comparison to their economic importance. The Australian economic geographer Bill Pritchard and his eleven Asian co-authors combine existing theories with their own regional perspectives on the fast emerging fruit value chains between South Asia and China. This is also very interesting from a general analytical perspective as it broadens the view on otherwise often overlooked dynamics and challenges which help our understanding of current value chain dynamics.’ -- Peter Dannenberg, University of Cologne, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: 1 Fresh fruit exports from mainland Southeast Asian countries to China: background context and key questions for research and policy 1 Bill Pritchard 2 Laotian borderland fruit production for the Chinese market: a case study on watermelon in Luangnamtha Province 26 Khammerng Bannalath and Vanthana Nolintha 3 Myanmar’s mango export to China and Singapore: implications for export destination diversification 42 Koji Kubo and Wah Wah Htun 4 Myanmar’s watermelon exports to China: impacts of unofficial investment by Chinese on the diffusion of a horticultural crop 62 Koji Kubo 5 Thai exports of durian to China: the expanding role of Chinese entrepreneurs 81 Nattapon Tantrakoonsab and Wannarat Tantrakoonsab 6 Thai exports of longan to China: implications of Chinese investment on Thai stakeholders 105 Aungkana Kmonpetch and Waranya Jitpong 7 The interlinkage of the Vietnamese horticultural sector with the Chinese market: the case of watermelons 120 Fumie Takanashi 8 The changing dragon fruit value chain in Vietnam: the increased presence of the Chinese in the chain 138 Shozo Sakata 9 The distribution of imported fresh fruits from Southeast Asia in China 154 Chun Yang Index

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Book SynopsisOffering insights on violence in conservation in Africa, this timely book demonstrates how and why the state pursues conservation objectives to the detriment of its citizens. It focuses on how the dehumanization of black people and indigenous groups, the insertion of global green agendas onto the continent, a lack of resource sovereignty, and neoliberal conservation account for why violence is a permanent feature of conservation in Africa. Chapters uncover various forms of violence experienced on the continent, revealing the local and global conditions that enable them, and propose pathways towards non-violent conservation. The book concludes that the ideology of conservation is also an ideology about people. Crucially, it highlights the implications of increasing investment in violent instruments and the institutionalization of militarized approaches for conservation, the state, and ordinary people. Scholars and students of political ecology and environmental policy and planning will greatly benefit from this book’s drawing together of perspectives encompassing green violence and the militarization of conservation. It will also be an invigorating read for African studies researchers looking at coloniality and the re-evaluation of the African state, particularly through the lens of nature conservation.Trade Review‘This volume traces the trajectory of the dominant conservation narratives and approaches in Africa, and reveals the myriad ways in which contemporary conservation ideologies and practices reproduce colonial conservation ideologies and practices. The chapters compiled into this volume illuminate the contradictions and contestations of the dominant conservation approaches, and propose alternatives that can produce beneficial outcomes for both people and nature. This book is an important contribution to our understanding of conservation, and is a must read for those who want to envision a conservation which will guarantee sustainable outcomes.’ -- James C. Murombedzi, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Ethiopia‘The Violence of Conservation in Africa presents a sobering assessment of the toll in human suffering paid by ordinary citizens living in or near Africa's national parks and reserves. The essays reveal the undeniable coloniality of thought permeating twenty-first century nature conservation practices, linking the preservation of Africa’s charismatic wildlife to a long history of “violence against black bodies”. The editors have brought together mostly authors based in African NGOs and universities, giving voice to those close to events on the ground. This is a must read for anyone interested in protecting Africa’s biodiversity without sacrificing the human rights of common citizens.’ -- Rod Neumann, Florida International University, US‘The Violence of Conservation in Africa explores the vexed question of why conservation action in Africa is so often associated with violence and militarisation. Maano Ramutsindela, Frank Matose and Tafadzwa Mushonga have brought together a strong team of African researchers and practitioners to explore this strain of “green” violence through case studies. In a far-reaching and important book, they ask where conservation violence emerged, why it persists, and whether it is inevitable. They call for a future of non-violence in nature conservation, for the sake of both people and non-human nature.’ -- Bill Adams, University of Cambridge, UK, and The Graduate Institute, SwitzerlandTable of ContentsContents: Preface xii PART I DIMENSIONS OF VIOLENT CONSERVATION IN AFRICA 1 Conservation and violence in Africa 2 Maano Ramutsindela, Frank Matose and Tafadzwa Mushonga PART II THE MILITARIZATION OF CONSERVATION 2 The state and contested natural resources in Africa 23 Frank Matose, Dina Dabo, Tichayana Konono and Simphiwe Tsawu 3 The violence of greening the state in Africa 38 Emmanuel Mogende and Maano Ramutsindela 4 The coloniality of “crisis conservation”: the transnationalization and militarization of Virunga National Park from an historical perspective 53 Esther Marijnen 5 Violent forests, local people and the role of the state in Zimbabwe 73 Tafadzwa Mushonga 6 The new turn in the militarization of conservation in Cameroon, Central Africa 90 Guy Patrice Dkamela and Samuel Nguiffo PART III LOCAL IMPACT AND AGENCY 7 ‘We just saw the fence’: infrastructural violence, fencing and the legacy of South Africa’s bantustan 113 Amber Abrams 8 Postcolonialism, protected areas and Basarwa of Central Kalahari Game Reserve 134 Joseph E. Mbaiwa and Olekae T. Thakadu 9 Green violence along the value chain of illicit trade 155 Shaun Cozett 10 Transgression and the making of local heroes in Mozambique: the conflict of contested illegality 168 Nelisiwe L. Vundla PART IV ALTERNATIVES 11 Protecting (with) Mount Mabo: is another form of nature conservation possible? 188 Anselmo Matusse 12 Princess Vlei – a story of entangled vitality 203 Tania Katzschner and Bridget Pitt 13 Non-violent conservation: the need and possibilities 223 Maano Ramutsindela, Tafadzwa Mushonga and Frank Matose Index

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Book SynopsisThis engaging book assesses the statistical need for using particular ranking systems to compare the status of nations. With an overarching focus on human development, environmental performance and corruption, it carefully maps out some of the main processes associated with the ranking of countries.Centrally, Stephen Morse explores challenges associated with using index-based rankings for countries. Examining international ranking systems such as the Human Development Index and Corruption Perception Index, the book considers what they tell us about the world and whether there may be alternatives to these ranking techniques. It provides an important contemporary view on ranking systems by analysing not only how they are reported by traditional sources of media, but also by social media.Ranking Nations will be a significant read for economics, development studies and human geography researchers and academics. Its accessible written style will also benefit policy actors and decision makers that make use of index-based rankings.Table of ContentsContents: Preface: competition and motivation 1 A curious obsession with ranking 2 Three windows on humanity: development, corruption and environmental performance 3 Ranking nations with indices: why and how? 4 Exploring country rankings 5 Moving the goalposts: impact of changing index methodology on country rank 6 Read all about it: media reporting of country ranks 7 Closing thoughts: to rank or not to rank? References Index

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Book SynopsisProviding critical insight into the globalization of product conception, production, marketing and distribution, this Handbook comprehensively explores the functioning of global value chains (GVCs) and how they shape the global economy. It provides theoretical, analytical and empirically based policy-relevant tools to understand international production and trade in the modern global economy. Written by a multidisciplinary group of leading scholars, this Handbook offers expert guidance on GVC analysis and the relationship between GVCs and governance, power relations, gender, upgrading and international development. The contributors also provide insight into strategy, innovation and learning, highlighting the dynamism and resilience of GVCs, and critically reflect on how GVCs affect inequality and the nature of work and production. Comprising empirically rich and innovative research, this Handbook will be critical reading for advanced undergraduate and master's level students interested in international business, global industries, sustainable development and the governance of global production systems. Academics researching and teaching in these fields will also benefit from this book's broad and comprehensive approach to GVC analysis.Trade Review'Finally, an encyclopaedia of global value chains. This collection of essays establishes the state of the art in knowledge on the industrial form - the GVC - that has transformed capitalism for better and worse and which is at the centre of contemporary scholarship and policy debates on economic development, distributive justice and international trade. This is an essential collection of essays that covers the micro and macro dimensions of the global value chain, including implications for gender equality, technological innovation and social activism. I guarantee that I (and my students) will be using this volume as a go-to reference book for years to come.' --William Milberg, The New School for Social Research, US'This is the book on global value chains. With contributions from many leading lights of the GVC approach, and rising star early career academics, it provides a comprehensive understanding of the analysis of power, governance and distributive outcomes of globalisation in trade and production, and identifies key challenges for GVC research in the 21st century.' --Khalid Nadvi, University of Manchester, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Handbook on Global Value Chains Stefano Ponte, Gary Gereffi, Gale Raj-Reichert Part I: Mapping, Measuring and Analyzing GVCs 1. Global Value Chain Mapping Stacey Frederick 2. Global Value Chain Analysis: A Primer Karina Fernandez-Stark, Gary Gereffi 3. Measuring Global Value Chains Timothy Sturgeon 4. Global Value Chains and Quantitative Macro-Comparative Sociology Matthew C. Mahutga 5. Modelling Global Value Chains: Approaches and Insights from Economics Davin Chor Part II: Governance, Power and Inequality 6. Governance and Power in Global Value Chains Stefano Ponte, Timothy Sturgeon and Mark Dallas 7. Governance and Upgrading in Global Cultural and Creative Value Chains Joonkoo Lee and Minjung Lee 8. Rents and Inequality in Global Value Chains Raphael Kaplinsky 9. On Value in Value Chains Elizabeth Havice, John Pickles 10. Global Value Chains and Uneven Development: A Disarticulations Perspective Marion Werner, Jennifer Bair 11. Contestation and Activism in Global Value Chains Florence Palpacuer 12. Bringing the Environment into GVC Analysis: Antecedents and Advances Liam Campling, Elizabeth Havice 13. Sustainability, Global Value Chains and Green Capital Accumulation Stefano Ponte Part III: The Multiple Dimensions of GVC Upgrading 14. Economic Upgrading in Global Value Chains Gary Gereffi 15. Measuring and Analyzing Services in Global Value Chains Patrick Low 16. Social Upgrading Ariana Rossi 17. Corporate Social Responsibility in Global Value Chains Peter Lund-Thomsen 18. Livelihood Upgrading Jeff Neilson 19. Environmental Upgrading in Global Value Chains Valentina De Marchi, Eleonora Di Maria, Aarti Krishnan, Stefano Ponte 20. Gender Dynamics in Global Value Chains Stephanie Barrientos Part IV: Strategy, Innovation and Learning 21. Firm-level Strategy and Global Value Chains Mari Sako, Ezequiel Zylberberg 22. The Role of Transnational first-tier Suppliers in GVC Governance Gale Raj-Reichert 23. Innovation in Global Value Chains Rasmus Lema, Carlo Pietrobelli, Roberta Rabellotti 24. Local Firm-level Learning and Capability in Global Value Chain Cornelia Staritz, Lindsay Whitfield 25. Local Clusters and Global Value Chains Eleonora Di Maria, Valentina De Marchi, Gary Gereffi 26. International Business and Global Value Chains Noemi Sinkovics, Rudolf R. Sinkovics 27. Supply Chain Management and Global Value Chains Ruggero Golini, Matteo Kalchschmidt Part V: International Development and Public Policy 28. Compressed Development Timothy Sturgeon, D. Hugh Whittaker 29. GVCs and Development: Policy Formulation for Economic and Social Upgrading Penny Bamber, Karina Fernandez-Stark 30. Economic Upgrading through Global Value Chain Participation: Which Policies increase the Value added Gains? 31. Industrialization Paths and Industrial Policy for Developing Countries in Global Value Chains Victor Stolzenburg, Daria Taglioni, Deborah Winkler 32. International Trade Policy and Global Value Chains Shamel Azmeh 33. Public-Private Partnerships in Global Value Chains Ajmal Abdulsamad, Hernan Manson 34. The Roles of the State in Global Value Chains Rory Horner, Matthew Alford 35. International Development Organizations and Global Value Chains Frederick Mayer, Gary Gereffi Epilogue Gale Raj-Reichert, Gary Gereffi and Stefano Ponte Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.Providing a concise overview of resilience in the context of unprecedented global environmental change, this Advanced Introduction addresses the intertwined systems of people and nature. It explores ecological resilience, incorporating social science approaches and concepts, and identifies and discusses innovative ways of planning for an increasingly unpredictable future. Key Features: Identifies practical resilience-building strategies applicable to multiple areas Provides an interdisciplinary discussion of the fundamentals of social and ecological resilience Proposes new ways of dealing with complex environmental problems which present fundamental challenges to conventional science and technology Highlights knowledge and issues concerning the resilience of Indigenous peoples across the globe, and the lessons that may be learned Examining the concept of resilience rooted in historical analysis, from Greenland’s Vikings to the collapse of Maya civilization, this insightful Advanced Introduction will be essential reading for students and scholars of environmental studies, ecological economics, environmental and human geography, political studies, socio-economics, sociology and social policy. It includes key concepts for practitioners in the areas of climate change, development studies, disaster management, and natural resources management.Trade Review‘Resilience is a crucial ingredient of healthy environments, societies, and communities – but what is it and how do we get it? Berkes tells us, through a masterful exploration that looks back in history and right up to the present day of COVID-19. The book is filled with real-world examples, making it down-to-earth and pleasantly readable.’ -- Anthony Charles, Director, Community Conservation Research Network, Canada‘This book is a brilliant synthesis of resilience scholarship. It provides a fresh perspective on ways that society can address its most urgent challenges despite prevailing uncertainties about the future. This clearly written book is essential reading for managers, policy-makers, scientists, and ordinary citizens.’ -- F. Stuart Chapin III, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, US‘This is a beautiful text on resilience, the ability of a system to renew itself while adapting to or transforming with change, with a focus on social-ecological systems. Fikret Berkes explains resilience as capacities, with stories and cases from Indigenous groups to governance of climate change. A pleasure to read, highly recommended!’ -- Carl Folke, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Stockholm University, Sweden

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.Providing a concise overview of resilience in the context of unprecedented global environmental change, this Advanced Introduction addresses the intertwined systems of people and nature. It explores ecological resilience, incorporating social science approaches and concepts, and identifies and discusses innovative ways of planning for an increasingly unpredictable future. Key Features: Identifies practical resilience-building strategies applicable to multiple areas Provides an interdisciplinary discussion of the fundamentals of social and ecological resilience Proposes new ways of dealing with complex environmental problems which present fundamental challenges to conventional science and technology Highlights knowledge and issues concerning the resilience of Indigenous peoples across the globe, and the lessons that may be learned Examining the concept of resilience rooted in historical analysis, from Greenland’s Vikings to the collapse of Maya civilization, this insightful Advanced Introduction will be essential reading for students and scholars of environmental studies, ecological economics, environmental and human geography, political studies, socio-economics, sociology and social policy. It includes key concepts for practitioners in the areas of climate change, development studies, disaster management, and natural resources management.Trade Review‘Resilience is a crucial ingredient of healthy environments, societies, and communities – but what is it and how do we get it? Berkes tells us, through a masterful exploration that looks back in history and right up to the present day of COVID-19. The book is filled with real-world examples, making it down-to-earth and pleasantly readable.’ -- Anthony Charles, Director, Community Conservation Research Network, Canada‘This book is a brilliant synthesis of resilience scholarship. It provides a fresh perspective on ways that society can address its most urgent challenges despite prevailing uncertainties about the future. This clearly written book is essential reading for managers, policy-makers, scientists, and ordinary citizens.’ -- F. Stuart Chapin III, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, US‘This is a beautiful text on resilience, the ability of a system to renew itself while adapting to or transforming with change, with a focus on social-ecological systems. Fikret Berkes explains resilience as capacities, with stories and cases from Indigenous groups to governance of climate change. A pleasure to read, highly recommended!’ -- Carl Folke, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Stockholm University, Sweden

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Book SynopsisRethinking Tourism and Development provides a critical analysis of the tourism industry's impact on development and the environment. While tourism contributes significantly to the global economy, it also generates environmental costs that can no longer be ignored. This book challenges the conventional paradigm of sustainable tourism development and proposes a radical new approach to address the negative impacts of tourism.Chapters cover the global environmental crisis, the overconsumption of tourism and the impact of a growth-based economy in relation to tourism and development. Through a detailed examination of the tourism industry's adherence to the pursuit of economic growth, Richard Sharpley and David J. Telfer argue that the expansion of tourism has resulted in exploitation and inequality. It explores the concept of degrowth and proposes that tourism should be rethought within this framework, offering a possible pathway to a post-growth world.The book is ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate tourism students, particularly those focusing on sustainability and tourism economics. It will also be an interesting read for human geography, development studies and environment scholars and academics looking for new insights into the relationship between tourism and development, and how it could be reframed.Trade Review‘Richard Sharpley and David Telfer have done it again! Building on their previous work, the theoretical potency and empirical strength of this book provides a deep foundation for rethinking development in all its forms. The excellent work herein is the most erudite and comprehensive treatise on tourism and development ever written.’ -- Dallen J. Timothy, Arizona State University, US‘This excellent, thought-provoking book calls us to rethink the complex and often paradoxical relationships between tourism and development. Based on their extensive analysis, Sharpley and Telfer invite us to consider a path for tourism to a post-growth world. This is a timely and important book - essential reading for all those thinking about the future of tourism.’ -- Jarkko Saarinen, University of Oulu, Finland, and Uppsala University, Sweden‘There has never been a more critical moment to rethink tourism and its relationship to development. Sharpley and Telfer’s book highlights key concerns, and most importantly, helps to steer us in the direction of a more equitable, inclusive, sustainable and just tourism system.’ -- Regina Scheyvens, Massey University, New Zealand‘Rethinking Tourism and Development provides a timely and thought-provoking contribution which contests current practices in large parts of the global tourism industry. By reviewing previous paradigms of development and today’s consumerism, as well as the global environmental crisis, they uncover a toxic mixture in which tourism plays an important part. Hence, they call for a radical rethinking of growth-oriented pathways in tourism development and suggest degrowth as a remedy. Though not all will embrace such a prescription, the book makes students and scholars of tourism aware that business-as-usual is not an option and indeed a rather perilous way to go. Thus, this is an imperative read for those interested in sustaining tourism and destinations.’ -- Dieter K. Müller, Umeå University, SwedenTable of ContentsContents 1. Introduction: the need to rethink tourism and development 2. Transformations in tourism and development 3. Redefining development as the objective of tourism 4. Tourism and the global environmental crisis 5. Tourism supply in a growth-based economy 6. The (over)consumption of tourism 7. Rethinking tourism and development: towards equitable degrowth References Index

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Book SynopsisA political scientist and an urban architect explore China's odyssey to become an ecological civilization and transform its massive, unsustainable, urbanization process into one that creates hundreds of eco-cities. The resulting From Eco-Cities to Sustainable City-Regions is the first book-length study combining analysis of politics and power, urban design and planning issues derived from the co-authors' interdisciplinary research, and on-site fieldwork from their political science and architectural area specialties. Begun in 1986, little-known policy actions have taken shape in the building of 285 eco-cities--and growing. What are the driving forces of these innovative developments? How is China going about converting its teeming urban areas into replicable and showcase cities? Can these new policy initiatives overcome the damage done to its air, waterways, and land, while significantly reducing public health dangers to its inhabitants? In searching for means for the People s Republic of China to take the next step from eco-cities to sustainable city-regions, the co-authors assess the potential success of China's present course and offer key recommendations for Chinese political leaders, urban planners, and citizen stakeholders to make the transition to a sustainable future for its people and the rest of the world. The primary market for this book will be eco-researchers, Asian studies scholars and teachers, eco- and urban architects, environmental and urban policy professionals, and advanced undergraduates in environmental and sustainability studies or sciences programs. The interdisciplinary reach and critical framework of analysis will appeal to a wide variety of scholars interested in Chinese ecological strides and seeking a critical assessment of its potential.Trade Review‘Overall, this book provides good insights into China’s sustainability effort, the development logic, and various controversies in China’s eco-park development. The various cases provide a vivid view of how Chinese cities search for their path in ecological modernization and the bumpy roads they experienced when attempting to transplant the sustainability concept into the local soil. It can be used as a textbook for under-graduates or graduates to understand sustainability debates and its operationalization process in different political-economic-societal contexts. It can also provide researchers on sustainability and eco-park development with rich information and provocative reflections on the global sustainability debate.’ -- Yawei Chen, Eurasian Geography and Economics‘This remarkable book brings a bold new vision to urban architectural design as an opportunity for informed collective activism over time.’ -- Robert J Koester, The Plan Journal‘This remarkable book brings a bold new vision to achieve highly-integrative systemic performance at the scale of the City-as-a-Hill and its surrounding rural partner land. No less, it provides the means for the ambitious sustainability interests of the Chinese party-state to achieve global recognition for becoming a social and environmentally integrated ecological civilization.’ -- Robert J. Koester, Ball State University, US'From Eco-Cities to Sustainable City-Regions by Ernest J. Yanarella and Richard S. Levine deserves to be widely read. General readers, China specialists, environmental scientists, and policy makers alike will gain insight into current sustainability concepts and practices around the world, be drawn into a case study approach to China's environmental challenges, and benefit from the well balanced analysis of China's efforts, complications, achievements, and failures to address those challenges through the creation of sustainable city-regions.' --Terry Bodenhorn, (Retired) Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Director of the Library, and Professor of Modern Chinese History, Shantou University, China 2010-2019'Yanarella and Levine bring a needed focus on the term ''eco-cities,'' taking it further to ''sustainable city-regions.'' They draw on their detailed knowledge of China's exploration of eco-cities as part of an ecological civilization. This book is an important assessment of a key aspect of transitioning to a sustainable future.' --Haydn Washington, author of What Can I Do to Help Heal the Environmental Crisis?Table of ContentsContents: Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction: China’s Eco-cities and Bid to Become an Eco-Civilization 1. Theoretical Foundations of the Sustainable City-Region 2. Eco-city Development Strategy in Beijing and China’s Cities: Top-down/Bottom-up Dynamics 3. Suzhou, Wuxi and China’s Twenty-first Century Eco-city Program: From Austerity Ecology to Eco-scientific Plenty 4. New Kunming/Chenggong Eco-District: City Surrounding the Countryside? 5. Shantou: A Metropolitan Coastal Garden-City in the Making? 6. Beyond the Dongtan Debacle: Tianjin and Global Showcase Urban Sustainability Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.With disasters increasing in both frequency and intensity, this timely Advanced Introduction provides a fresh perspective on how the concepts established in the Sendai Framework can be put into practice to reduce disaster risk, improve preparedness in cost-effective ways, and develop whole-of-society approaches to increasing resilience.Key Features: Provides evidence-informed coverage of the core areas of disaster risk reduction Identifies the implementation issues and challenges to anticipation, preparedness, evaluation and governance and the strategies that can be used to facilitate it Discusses individual and collective ways to manage recovery and to learn from disaster experiences and programmes such as Build Back Better to prepare people to deal with disasters more effectively in the future Incorporating research on preparedness modelling, evaluation strategies, adaptive governance, and transformative learning, this Advanced Introduction will be invaluable to students and scholars of environmental management, governance and regulation interested in disaster risk reduction. It will also be a vital resource to policymakers looking to strengthen their disaster preparedness and recovery measures.Trade Review‘This is valuable work when the world is facing compounded hazards in a complex risk landscape. The book is also timely with countries taking stock of the mid-term review of the Sendai Framework. The book illustrates nicely future aspects of disaster risk reduction including adaptive governance.’ -- Rajib Shaw, Keio University, JapanTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to disaster risk reduction 2. Understanding disaster risk 3. Anticipation 4. Preparedness 5. DRR in international contexts: cross-cultural issues 6. DRR in response and recovery settings 7. Assessing the effectiveness of DRR: cost–benefit and evaluation perspectives 8. Transformative learning, capacity development and building back better 9. Conclusions and future issues References Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.With disasters increasing in both frequency and intensity, this timely Advanced Introduction provides a fresh perspective on how the concepts established in the Sendai Framework can be put into practice to reduce disaster risk, improve preparedness in cost-effective ways, and develop whole-of-society approaches to increasing resilience.Key Features: Provides evidence-informed coverage of the core areas of disaster risk reduction Identifies the implementation issues and challenges to anticipation, preparedness, evaluation and governance and the strategies that can be used to facilitate it Discusses individual and collective ways to manage recovery and to learn from disaster experiences and programmes such as Build Back Better to prepare people to deal with disasters more effectively in the future Incorporating research on preparedness modelling, evaluation strategies, adaptive governance, and transformative learning, this Advanced Introduction will be invaluable to students and scholars of environmental management, governance and regulation interested in disaster risk reduction. It will also be a vital resource to policymakers looking to strengthen their disaster preparedness and recovery measures.Trade Review‘This is valuable work when the world is facing compounded hazards in a complex risk landscape. The book is also timely with countries taking stock of the mid-term review of the Sendai Framework. The book illustrates nicely future aspects of disaster risk reduction including adaptive governance.’ -- Rajib Shaw, Keio University, JapanTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to disaster risk reduction 2. Understanding disaster risk 3. Anticipation 4. Preparedness 5. DRR in international contexts: cross-cultural issues 6. DRR in response and recovery settings 7. Assessing the effectiveness of DRR: cost–benefit and evaluation perspectives 8. Transformative learning, capacity development and building back better 9. Conclusions and future issues References Index

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Book SynopsisIn this multidisciplinary and multi-jurisdictional account of sustainability in urban tourist destinations, the Handbook on Sustainable Urban Tourism draws together the latest academic research and provides key practical insights on this developing area of study. It not only considers the importance of cities as ideal tourist destinations due to their complex characteristics and the variety of attractions they offer, but also the challenges they are confronted with, most notably sustainability. Leading scholars expertly analyse the contemporary challenges facing sustainable urban tourism while presenting practical solutions for implementing sustainable tourism development in urban destinations. Chapters feature discussions relating to the contribution of urban destinations towards advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The Handbook also provides a comprehensive overview of key topics such as overtourism, social justice, environmental protection, and local community participation, while exploring sustainable urban tourism practices and challenges.Expanding the literature on this relatively under-researched field of study, this Handbook will be of great interest to academics and students interested in tourism management, business management, development studies, geography, sustainable cities and community studies, alongside urban and regional studies. The applied nature of the text will also be of benefit to tourism management professionals.Trade Review‘There is a continuous need to explore the sustainability of tourist destinations. This book provides a comprehensive contribution on social and environmental issues affecting the tourism industry in urban contexts. I strongly recommend this title to academic colleagues, practitioners and to advanced undergraduate students, who are interested in expanding their knowledge and understanding on responsible tourism planning and destination marketing.’ -- Mark Anthony Camilleri, University of Malta‘The Handbook on Sustainable Urban Tourism traces and explores the challenges and opportunities of urban destinations as they grapple with the implementation, organisation, and development of sustainable cities. This book provides fresh insight into various contemporary issues, planning and management trends and the geographies of sustainable cities within the broader environment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.’ -- Jayne Rogerson, University of Johannesburg, South Africa‘Urban environments, with their bustling crowds, traffic, concrete and buildings, are ecosystems that greatly influence the quality of their inhabitants and visitors by also providing space for relaxation, recreation and exploration. The Handbook on Sustainable Urban Tourism provides valuable insights into contemporary challenges and trends, while also offering practical solutions and shedding light on the crucial role that urban destinations play in advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. An enlightening read and empowering guide to sustainable urban tourism.’ -- Willy Legrand, IU International University of Applied Sciences, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Handbook on Sustainable Urban Tourism 1 Cristina Maxim PART I CONTEMPORARY ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND TRENDS IN SUSTAINABLE URBAN TOURISM Introduction to Part I: Contemporary Issues, Challenges and Trends in Sustainable Urban Tourism 16 2 Sustainable tourism implementation in urban areas: Challenges and opportunities 20 Cristina Maxim 3 Overtourism in urban environments 34 Rachel Dodds and Richard W. Butler 4 Urban tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals 44 Jonathon Day and Filza Armadita 5 Regenerative urban tourism 57 Jonathon Day and Jianan Z. Lee 6 Pro-environmental behaviour in the urban context: A literature review 71 Hongliang Qiu, Xiongzhi Wang, Wei Zheng and Yingzhi Guo 7 Social and cultural sustainability in urban destinations 83 Jiawei Li, Alastair M. Morrison, Thi Hong Hai Nguyen and J. Andres Coca-Stefaniak 8 Socially sustainable tourist behaviour – Bridging the gap between scholarly research and real-world issues 102 Jiawei Li, Alastair M. Morrison, Thi Hong Hai Nguyen and J. Andres Coca-Stefaniak 9 Sustaining a city’s image in crisis times 116 Qian Dong, Huayi Hou, Yan Gao and Bo Zhang 10 Urban green spaces and resident wellbeing: Foundations of sustainable city tourism 133 Melanie Kay Smith, Ivett Pinke-Sziva and László Puczkó 11 The nexus of sustainable urban tourism and quality of life 146 Adiyukh Berbekova and Muzaffer Uysal 12 Smart or sustainable? Toward smart tourism cities that deliver at both levels 159 Francisco Liébana-Cabanillas, Elena Higueras-Castillo, J. Andres Coca-Stefaniak and Sebastián Molinillo 13 Technological innovations and sustainable urban tourism 178 Ye (Sandy) Shen 14 Innovative urban mobility solutions in tourist destinations 191 Ioanna Pagoni and Andreas Papatheodorou 15 The role of air in the sustainable development of urban destinations 206 Mohan Li, Songshan (Sam) Huang and Ganghua Chen 16 The sharing economy and urban sustainability 217 Alastair M. Morrison 17 Climate change and sustainable urban tourism 234 Jonathon Day and Ailin Fei 18 The contribution of community events to sustainable urban tourism 248 Judith Mair and Michelle Duffy 19 Sustainable urban tourism success factors 260 Birgül Aydõn PART II PLANNING AND MANAGING SUSTAINABLE URBAN DESTINATIONS Introduction to Part II: Planning and Managing Sustainable Urban Destinations 274 20 Destination stewardship and sustainable urban tourism 276 Jonathon Day 21 Planning and managing sustainable urban destinations 291 Alastair M. Morrison 22 Sustainable urban destinations and governance 310 Vanessa GB Gowreesunkar, Hugues Séraphin and Pinaz Tiwari 23 Stakeholder views on sustainable urban destinations 324 Gaurav Panse, Alan Fyall and Sergio Alvarez 24 A holistic approach towards more sustainable urban tourism in coastal cities 336 Carlo Alberini 25 City branding and sustainable urban development 348 Alastair M. Morrison and J. Andres Coca-Stefaniak 26 Indicators for sustainable urban tourism development 365 Lina Zhong and Zongqi Xu 27 Big data and conventional information sources in sustainable urban tourism 379 Lina Zhong and Yingchao Dong PART III SUSTAINABLE URBAN TOURISM CASES WORLDWIDE Introduction to Part III: Sustainable Urban Tourism Cases Worldwide 393 28 Reassessing transportation-related CO2 emissions of European city tourism: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the contribution of DMOs in improving the precision of CO2 estimates 396 Ulrich Gunter and Karl Wöber 29 Challenges and best practices in sustainable urban tourism development in Central and Eastern Europe 415 Cristina Maxim and Carmen E. Chașovschi 30 Urban tourism, social sustainability, and public policy implications for U.S. cities 429 Costas Spirou 31 Open Hiring® for social inclusion in tourism employment in urban destinations: Challenges and opportunities in Monterrey, Mexico 440 María F. Calderón-Villarreal, Daniela Jacques-Osuna, María J. Zambrano-Villarreal and Blanca A. Camargo 32 Sustainable urban tourism in African cities 456 Lisa-Mari Coughlan 33 Examining the link between urban green spaces and sustainable urban tourism in sub-Saharan Africa 471 Llewellyn Leonard and Cinà van Zyl 34 Sustainable urban tourism and smart destinations in South America 484 Maximiliano E. Korstanje 35 Sustainable urban tourism in MENA countries 496 Reem El Shafaki, Nahla Mesbah, Cristina Maxim and Alastair M. Morrison 36 Bars and heritage: A conundrum for an ancient Chinese town 514 Xiao Chen, Wanxin Chen and Deborah Edwards 37 Sustainable urban tourism in Asia-Pacific 529 Haryadi Darmawan, Cristina Maxim and Alastair M. Morrison 38 How do tourism higher education institutions promote sustainable urban tourism development? Insights from Indonesia 546 Hera Oktadiana, Myrza Rahmanita and Fetty Asmaniati PART IV THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE URBAN TOURISM Introduction to Part IV: The Future of Sustainable Urban Tourism 565 39 Short-term outlook for sustainable urban tourism 566 Alastair M. Morrison 40 Long-term recommendations for sustainable urban tourism 581 J. Andres Coca-Stefaniak, Jonathon Day, Cristina Maxim and Alastair M. Morrison Index 596

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Book SynopsisExploring the need for a sustainable transport paradigm, which has been sought after by local and national authorities internationally over the last 30 years, this illuminating and timely Handbook offers insights into how this can be secured more broadly and what it may involve, as well as the challenges that the sustainable transport approach faces.Drawing on a wide range of research and relevant case studies that showcase where the principles of sustainable transport have been, or could be, implemented, the Handbook offers readers a holistic understanding of the paradigm. Contributions showcase the evidence of the continued need for a sustainable transport approach, analyse its core principles, and, finally, discuss what it will take to achieve implementation, considering aspects such as behaviour change, accessibility, governance and politics.Offering a comprehensive overview across the many dimensions of sustainable transport, this Handbook will be an indispensable resource for transport, planning and urban studies scholars. It will also be a useful guide for planners and policy makers looking for advice to advance future practice.Trade Review'Curtis and the impressive cast of international researchers have written a comprehensive resource at the forefront of sustainable transport scholarship. Early on, this text establishes a sustainable framework and makes the case for why the automobile, while transformative, has not been utilized in a sustainable way under the previous paradigm. Then, the book evaluates the wide swath of legacy, new, and emerging transportation options and how they measure up against sustainability metrics. One particularly outstanding contribution is the wide-ranging treatment of land use and the built environment and their critical and symbiotic role in supporting a modal shift. This will be a resource for students, practitioners, and scholars around the globe interested in meeting the challenge of creating sustainable transport systems.' -- Kelly Clifton, Portland State University, US'The Handbook of Sustainable Transport will be a must-read for students, researchers, and practitioners. With more than 40 chapters written by some of the leading scholars in the field, the Handbook covers the area of sustainable transport in an unprecedented manner, calling for a paradigm shift in the way we think, plan, and develop sustainable transport. With the COVID-19 pandemic, this Handbook could not be more timely.' -- Ahmed El-Geneidy, McGill University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xxiii Preface xxiv 1. Introduction to Handbook of Sustainable Transport 1 Carey Curtis PART I THE RATIONALE FOR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT: FROM GENESIS TO PRESENT DAY 2. Paradigm shift? 5 Tom Rye 3. Unsustainable transport 14 Leigh Glover and Nicholas Low 4. Economic inefficiency of the car-based paradigm 26 John Whitelegg 5. Social equity and disadvantage 37 Ren Thomas 6. Transport and health: a personal and UK perspective 48 Adrian Davis 7. Beyond the dilemma: questioning the links between human prosperity and mobility growth 58 Luca Bertolini 8. Low carbon mobility transitions 69 Debbie Hopkins PART II INTEGRATED TRANSPORT 9. To travel, or not to travel? Telecommuting, teleshopping, and avoiding the need to travel 81 Erik Elldér 10. Universal design – universal access: Sweden as leaders in the built environment and transport 90 Helena Svensson 11. What of a walkable urban future? Towards sustainable institutional design for walking 100 Courtney Babb 12. How culture shapes – and is shaped by – mobility: cycling transitions in The Netherlands 109 Marco te Brömmelstroet, Willem Boterman and Giselinde Kuipers 13. Making space for bicycling 119 Kevin J. Krizek and David A. King 14. Docked and dockless public bike-sharing schemes: research, practice and discourse 129 Dorina Pojani, Jiashuo Chen, Iderlina Mateo-Babiano, Richard Bean, Jonathan Corcoran 15. Public transport network planning 139 Jan Scheurer 16. On-demand public transport – the future of public transport or the emperor’s new clothes? 150 Fredrik Pettersson-Löfstedt 17. Paratransit 160 Deike Peters and Samikchhya Bhusal 18. The sustainability of last-mile freight in cities 170 Michael Browne and Sam McLeod 19. Is micro-mobility sustainable? An overview of implications for accessibility, air pollution, safety, physical activity and subjective wellbeing 180 Dimitris Milakis, Laura Gebhardt, Daniel Ehebrecht, Barbara Lenz 20. The role of car-sharing in sustainable transport systems 190 Jennifer L. Kent 21. Congestion charging/mobility pricing 199 Daniel Firth 22. The transition to automated mobility : how well do connected and autonomous vehicles really fit into a sustainable transport future? 209 Iain Docherty PART III INTEGRATED LAND USE AND TRANSPORT 23. Why sustainable transport cannot ignore land use 220 Susan Handy 24. Transit-oriented development and sustainable transportation 230 John L. Renne 25. Making places with transit-oriented development: the case of North Holland 238 Paul Chorus 26. Reducing the need to travel: the challenge of employment self-containment 248 Sharon Biermann and Kirsten Martinus 27. Rethinking the urban arterial: from car mobility to urban liveability 258 Peter M. Jones 28. The Ghent Living Streets: experiencing a sustainable and social future 269 Dries Gysels 29. Parking: an opportunity to deliver sustainable transport 280 Rebecca Clements 30. Integrating land use and transport: understanding the dynamics of proximity 289 Anders Larsson PART IV ADJUSTING TO THE NEW PARADIGM 31. CBA legitimizes unsustainable transportation outcomes 299 Petter Næss 32. A multi-actor multi-criteria exercise in transport planning : the case of the Nueva Alameda Providencia project 310 Beatriz Mella Lira and Robin Hickman 33. Using accessibility metrics and tools to deliver sustainable mobility 323 Enrica Papa 34. Accessibility at the local scale: how its constrains our ability to ‘live locally’ 333 Cecília Silva 35. Children and sustainable transport 343 Claire Freeman 36. Generational change and travel 357 Tsoi Ka Ho and Becky P.Y. Loo 37. Keeping older people mobile through a new philosophy for a new ageing population 368 Charles Musselwhite 38. Financing the expansion of mass transit services 378 John Stone and James C. Murphy 39. Financing public transport through land use and value capture 388 Corinne Mulley and Barbara T.H. Yen 40. Institutional path dependence 398 Muhammad Imran 41. Experts and bias: the impact on sustainable transport 408 Alexa Delbosc 42. Politics of paradigm shift: a story from Stockholm 416 Karolina Isaksson 43. Educators as advocates in transport politics 425 Crystal Legacy 44. Sustainable transport: looking back – looking forward 434 Phil Goodwin and Carey Curtis Index 447

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Book SynopsisThis Handbook provides a critical analysis of the evolution of the contemporary niche tourism phenomenon. By framing discussions around sustainable development thinking, concepts and practical applications, each chapter provides specific reflections on niche tourism trends, successes and/or failures, and the challenges and opportunities that destinations that pursue tourism as a vehicle for sustainable development face around the world.The Handbook includes a blend of academic and practitioner contributors providing a balance of theoretical, conceptual and empirical elaborations on the topic, with case studies from across the globe. It covers a broad range of critical thematic areas, including: nature-based tourism, rural tourism, heritage and culture based tourism, dark tourism, spiritual, religious and wellness tourism, and social and inclusive tourism. Chapters also examine the latest developments in niche tourism, including the impact of Covid-19.This invigorating and comprehensive study of niche tourism will benefit sustainable tourism scholars, as well as tourism researchers and students more broadly. It will also be useful to policy makers and tourism practitioners seeking a better understanding of this increasingly important field.Trade Review‘Tourism is now more dynamic than ever across markets and products globally as we move beyond disruptions. While the context has changed, the opportunities are many. This Handbook is not only a vital contribution to our understanding of tourism nuances, but a motivator for renewed creativity and innovation. Whether reading individual chapters or from cover to cover, this is not only a key contribution to our understanding of niche tourism, but also a call to action with relevant forward-focused insights.’ -- Hannah Messerli, The World Bank, US‘This Handbook provides a welcome addition to tourism scholarship. The niche tourism experiences outlined are largely owned and operated locally, which is something that those of us wanting to see more local control over tourism (especially after the “overtourism” crisis pre-pandemic) and more local benefits from tourism, are seeking. This Handbook is thus well placed to inspire other researchers engaging with ideas around the desire for more sustainable and mindful travel post-pandemic.’ -- Regina Scheyvens, Massey University, New Zealand‘The tourism “product” has, in recent decades, become remarkably diversified; destinations offer and tourists now seek an enormous variety of tourism attractions and experiences that collectively comprise an increasingly significant sector of the overall market – niche tourism. This Handbook makes a vital contribution to our knowledge and understanding of this sector. In particular, its critical perspective, necessarily exploring the problems and prospects of numerous forms of niche tourism within the contemporary context of sustainability, makes it essential reading for those with an interest in tourism development.’ -- Richard Sharpley, University of Central Lancashire, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to niche tourism – contemporary trends and development xxiii Marina Novelli, Joseph M. Cheer, Claudia Dolezal, Adam Jones and Claudio Milano PART I NATURE-BASED TOURISM 1 Astro-tourism in the Czech–Polish Izera Dark Sky Park 2 Grzegorz Iwanicki 2 Glacier tourism and climate change in Switzerland 14 Emmanuel Salim 3 Architourism in nature areas: a ‘Bilbao effect’ in the bush? 25 Ben Wielenga, Stefan Hartman and Jasper Hessel Heslinga 4 Conservation tourism in Pangatalan island, Palawan UNESCO Biosphere Reserve 38 Cristina Abreu, Frédéric Tardieu and António D. Abreu 5 Urban ecotourism and regime altering in Denmark 49 Jane Widtfeldt Meged and Jesper Holm 6 In focus 1 – geocaching tourism in Poland 65 Joanna Kosmaczewska PART II RURAL TOURISM 7 Experiential tea tourism in Asia 69 Lee Jolliffe 8 Agritourism and the Prosecco Route of Italy 84 Marta Soligo 9 Culinary tourism: artichoke from land to table in Spain 99 Francesc Fusté-Forné 10 Astro-tourism in Portugal’s rural areas 111 Áurea Rodrigues and Helena Reis 11 Rural festival and event tourism in Albania 124 Enrico Porfido 12 In focus 2 – Koh Phi Phi Thailand: an icon of backpacker culture, victim of film tourism and devastated by crisis 140 Faye Taylor PART III HERITAGE AND CULTURE-BASED TOURISM 13 Personal heritage tourism 144 Heather Kennedy-Eden and Ulrike Gretzel 14 Communist heritage tourism in Poland 158 Robert Pawlusiński, Joanna Kowalczyk-Anioł and Magdalena Kubal-Czerwińska 15 Railways and niche tourism developments in Brazil 172 Carla Fraga 16 Industrial tourism and ceramics-led tourism in Stoke-on-Trent, UK 186 Paul Williams 17 ‘Escape rooms’ and cultural tourism in Poland 200 Andrzej Stasiak 18 Language tourism 218 Montserrat Iglesias 19 In focus 3 – contemporary arts tourism in West Africa 232 Marina Novelli, Maria Pia Bernardoni and Clive Allanso PART IV DARK TOURISM 20 Battlefield tourism: the legacy of Sandakan in Malaysian Borneo 236 Balvinder Kaur Kler and Cassie Perpetua Forsythe 21 Cold War Museum in Lithuania 250 Rasa Pranskūnienė and Viltė Kriščiūnaitė 22 Cemetery tourism in Slovenia 262 Lea Kužnik and Tanja Ostrman Renault 23 In focus 4 – fine dining in a prison: The Clink restaurants in the UK 278 Alison McIntosh, Maria Gebbels and Tracy Harkison PART V SPIRITUAL, RELIGIOUS AND WELLNESS TOURISM 24 Faith, new age spirituality and religious tourism 282 Daniel H. Olsen 25 Babymoon travel in India 300 Senthilkumaran Piramanayagam and Partho Pratim Seal 26 Pilgrimage tourism and the Shugendō programs in Japan 316 Ricardo Nicolas Progano 27 In focus 5 – religious tourism in the urban setting of Varanasi in India 328 K Thirumaran, Simona Azzali, Zilmiyah Kamble, Yash Prabhugaonkar and Manisha Agarwal PART VI SOCIAL AND INCLUSIVE TOURISM 28 Social tourism in Brazil 332 Ernest Cañada 29 Developmentourism and school tours in Zimbabwe 345 Kathleen Smithers and Joanne Ailwood 30 Gay tourism and sustainable rainbow tourist destinations 357 Fabio Corbisiero and Salvatore Monaco 31 The ‘albergo diffuso’ and tourism revitalization in Southern Italy 371 Dionisia Russo Krauss 32 In focus 6 – the ‘Wasteland – Graced Land’ story of Melkhoutfontein, South Africa 383 Anthea Rossouw PART VII LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN NICHE TOURISM 33 South Korean ‘one-month stay’ travellers 388 Jaeyeon Choe 34 Unseen Tours’ virtual ‘Not-in-a-Pub’ quizzes: social inclusion and empowerment in times of COVID-19 401 Claudia Dolezal, Jayni Gudka and Dominic Lapointe 35 In focus 7 – hot air ballooning in the Czech Republic 422 Markéta Novotná and Josef Kunc 36 In focus 8 – flights to nowhere 425 Martine Bakker Index 427

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Book SynopsisThis insightful Handbook brings together the practical guidance of over 50 international practitioners in sustainable tourism. Applying strong research design principles it provides a workable and rational toolkit for investigating practical challenges while accounting for modest timeframes and resources.Expert contributors illustrate how to undertake environmental, socio-cultural and economic assessments that establish the feasibility of new tourism ventures and ascertain their impact over time. Chapters cover fundamentals including how to conduct feasibility studies and business plans, and address key topics such as visitor management and overcrowding. Offering how-to tools and step-by-step guidance, this Handbook combines academic insight with extensive professional experience to outline the best practices for an array of tasks to inform sustainable tourism planning, development and operation.Incorporating concrete solutions employed in numerous contexts, this Handbook is crucial reading for practitioners of sustainable tourism and agencies commissioning sustainable tourism assignments who are in need of innovative methods and up-to-date guidance in the field. It will also benefit tourism scholars, particularly those investigating practical methodologies for creating sustainable tourism experiences.Trade Review'Written by world experts in their fields, it fills a gap in the market for sustainable tourism research that is helpful and practical. It is gratifying to read all these chapters from consultants and practice-oriented academics that I have admired for years, which allow us an insight into the experience they have gained over decades of working for some of the most influential international organisations, overseas development agencies, governments and protected areas.'Table of ContentsContents: Foreword xxi 1 Introduction to the Handbook for Sustainable Tourism Practitioners: The Essential Toolbox 1 Anna Spenceley PART I PLANNING AND DESIGNING SUSTAINABLE TOURISM 2 Tourism Theory of Change: a tool for planners and developers 12 Louise Twining-Ward, Hannah R. Messerli, Jose Miguel Villascusa and Amit Sharma 3 Guidelines for tourism policy formulation in developing countries 32 Mike Fabricius 4 Tourism master planning: the key to sustainable long-term growth 52 Roger Goodacre 5 Commercialization strategies for tourism within parks and protected areas 70 Paul F. J. Eagles 6 Feasibility studies, business plans and predicting returns for new lodging facilities 96 P. J. Massyn 7 Funding proposals for new tourism ventures 110 Michael Wright 8 Planning for optimal local involvement in tourism and partnership development 131 Amran Hamzah 9 Touching the earth, touching people: approaches to sustainability design 154 Nicholas Coetzer 10 UN Indicators Programme: informing sustainable development for tourism destinations 172 Edward W. (Ted) Manning PART II ENHANCING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF EXISTING TOURISM 11 Sustainable supply chains in travel and tourism: towards a circular approach 190 Jos van der Sterren 12 Using mainstream development economics to improve sustainability: a value chain approach 204 Jonathan Mitchell 13 Establishing sustainability standards in tourism 233 Randy Durband 14 Designing and delivering wildlife viewing protocols that enhance sustainability 249 Jeff R. Muntifering and Wayne L. Linklater 15 Consultation approaches in sustainable tourism 273 Carolin Lusby PART III BALANCING OVERTOURISM AND UNDERTOURISM: VISITOR MANAGEMENT IN PRACTICE 16 A research strategy to understand what biophysical and social conditions are appropriate and acceptable in tourism destinations 287 Stephen F. McCool 17 Visitor use management framework 303 William T. Borrie and Elena A. Bigart 18 Developing targets for visitation in parks 323 Paul F. J. Eagles, Andjelko Novosel, Ognjen Škunca and Vesna Vukadin 19 Optimization of tourism development in destinations: an approach used to alleviate the impacts of overtourism in the Mediterranean region 347 Ante Mandić PART IV MONITORING AND EVALUATION 20 Visitor counting and surveys 366 Joel Erkkonen and Liisa Kajala 21 Economic effects assessment approaches: US National Parks approach 382 Cathy Cullinane Thomas and Lynne Koontz 22 Economic effects assessment approaches: Tourism Economic Model for Protected Areas (TEMPA) for developing countries 395 Thiago do Val Simardi Beraldo Souza, Alex Chidakel, Brian Child, Wen-Huei Chang and Virginia Gorsevski 23 Biodiversity and stressors rapid assessment 412 Shane Feyers, Gretchen Stokes and Vanessa Hull 24 Social and cultural impact assessment of tourism 435 Jacqueline N. Kariithi 25 Tourism certification audits: reviewing sustainable certification programs 449 Monica Mic 26 Case study research for sustainable tourism: towards inclusive community-based tourism 477 Regis Musavengane and Darlington Muzeza 27 Establishing and managing research programmes in tourism destinations: the case of South African National Parks 499 Liandi Slabbert Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely Handbook considers the increasing struggles facing international development in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. It investigates the role global co-operation must play in resolving the multiple crises of the pandemic, resultant economic devastation and existing climate changes and external-debt concerns. Contributions identify the need to question current assumptions and approaches to international development in the context of how markets are constructed, states reformed and resources distributed.Split across four thematic parts, this thought-provoking Handbook explores the concept and politics of development, development and contested globalization, the politics of development agendas and global actors in the politics of development. Chapters examine the politics of: developmental regionalism, crime, law and development in historical perspective, international monetary relations, food, global health, the global gender agenda, the sustainable development goals, development in the WTO, and private foundations. Engaging and accessible, the Handbook on the Politics of International Development will be a key resource for students and scholars of international politics and relations, public policy, geopolitics and development studies. Trade Review‘In the face of neoliberal globalization, environmental crises, growing intersectional inequalities and health uncertainties, the need to conceptualise international development as a political enterprise is greater than ever. This Handbook does so cogently and comprehensively. Brilliant contributions, from extraordinary scholars.’ -- Jane Grugel, University of York, UK‘Development is as much a political outcome as an economic one. This remarkable Handbook, edited and written by the leading experts from developing countries themselves, is the essential pairing for any development economics course and should be on the shelf of every expert.’ -- Kevin Gallagher, Boston University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to Handbook on the Politics of International Development 1 Melisa Deciancio, Pablo Nemiña and Diana Tussie PART I THE CONCEPT AND POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT: PARADIGMATIC DEBATES 1 International development in a historical context 15 José Antonio Ocampo 2 Democracy and development: the case of foreign direct investment 31 John Marangos and Eirini Triarchi 3 The politics of the developmental state 46 Giuseppe Gabusi 4 The politics of decolonizing development 62 Rosalba Icaza and Rolando Vázquez 5 The politics of developmental regionalism 75 Helen E. S. Nesadurai PART II DEVELOPMENT AND CONTESTED GLOBALIZATION 6 The global governance of development 91 Axel Marx and Kari Otteburn 7 The China model of development as solidarity 107 Xi Lin 8 The politics of crime, law and development in historical perspective 118 Tom Chodor and Jarrett Blaustein 9 Reviewing the GVC approach and its international institutionalization: a critical perspective 131 Víctor Ramiro Fernández and Manuel Facundo Trevignani 10 The politics of international monetary relations 148 Oscar Ugarteche 11 The politics of south–south cooperation 168 Bernabé Malacalza 12 Civil society and the politics of development 183 Daniela Irrera 13 The development compact 197 Milindo Chakrabarti PART III THE POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT AGENDAS 14 The global political economy of development finance: myths and new realities in Latin American development finance 218 Ernesto Vivares and Leonardo E. Stanley 15 Development and climate: a tale of two crises 231 Peter Newell 16 The politics of food 243 Thiago Lima and Andrea Santos Baca 17 The politics of the global gender agenda: a pathway to empowerment 257 María del Pilar López-Uribe, María Alejandra Chávez, María Paula Neira Ahumada and Paulina Pastrana 18 The politics of global health 286 Christiane Struckmann 19 The politics of international migration 301 Fabiola Mieres 20 The politics of the sustainable development goals 315 Bruce Currie-Alder 21 Bioeconomy governance and (sustainable) development 329 Melisa Deciancio, Karen M. Siegel, Daniel Kefeli, Guilherme de Queiroz Stein and Thomas Dietz 22 Aid for Trade and development 346 Juliana Peixoto Batista and Vanesa Knoop PART IV GLOBAL ACTORS IN THE POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT 23 The World Bank and the politics of development 360 João Márcio Mendes Pereira 24 The politics of the International Monetary Fund 376 Timon Forster, Thomas H. Stubbs and Alexander E. Kentikelenis 25 The politics of development in the WTO, or there and back again … 392 Amrita Narlikar 26 The United Nations and the politics of development 405 Andrés Rivarola Puntigliano 27 From ‘club of the rich’ to ‘globalization à la carte’? Is the OECD becoming a global player? 417 Judith Clifton and Daniel Díaz-Fuentes 28 The politics of the regional development banks 435 Stefano Palestini 29 The domestic and external conditions of the Chinese development path 450 Alexandre Cesar Cunha Leite, Javier Vadell and Leonardo Ramos 30 Private foundations and the politics of international development 461 Elham Seyedsayamdost Index 477

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Book SynopsisA political scientist and an urban architect explore China's odyssey to become an ecological civilization and transform its massive, unsustainable, urbanization process into one that creates hundreds of eco-cities. The resulting From Eco-Cities to Sustainable City-Regions is the first book-length study combining analysis of politics and power, urban design and planning issues derived from the co-authors' interdisciplinary research, and on-site fieldwork from their political science and architectural area specialties. Begun in 1986, little-known policy actions have taken shape in the building of 285 eco-cities--and growing. What are the driving forces of these innovative developments? How is China going about converting its teeming urban areas into replicable and showcase cities? Can these new policy initiatives overcome the damage done to its air, waterways, and land, while significantly reducing public health dangers to its inhabitants? In searching for means for the People s Republic of China to take the next step from eco-cities to sustainable city-regions, the co-authors assess the potential success of China's present course and offer key recommendations for Chinese political leaders, urban planners, and citizen stakeholders to make the transition to a sustainable future for its people and the rest of the world. The primary market for this book will be eco-researchers, Asian studies scholars and teachers, eco- and urban architects, environmental and urban policy professionals, and advanced undergraduates in environmental and sustainability studies or sciences programs. The interdisciplinary reach and critical framework of analysis will appeal to a wide variety of scholars interested in Chinese ecological strides and seeking a critical assessment of its potential.Trade Review‘Overall, this book provides good insights into China’s sustainability effort, the development logic, and various controversies in China’s eco-park development. The various cases provide a vivid view of how Chinese cities search for their path in ecological modernization and the bumpy roads they experienced when attempting to transplant the sustainability concept into the local soil. It can be used as a textbook for under-graduates or graduates to understand sustainability debates and its operationalization process in different political-economic-societal contexts. It can also provide researchers on sustainability and eco-park development with rich information and provocative reflections on the global sustainability debate.’ -- Yawei Chen, Eurasian Geography and Economics‘This remarkable book brings a bold new vision to urban architectural design as an opportunity for informed collective activism over time.’ -- Robert J Koester, The Plan Journal‘This remarkable book brings a bold new vision to achieve highly-integrative systemic performance at the scale of the City-as-a-Hill and its surrounding rural partner land. No less, it provides the means for the ambitious sustainability interests of the Chinese party-state to achieve global recognition for becoming a social and environmentally integrated ecological civilization.’ -- Robert J. Koester, Ball State University, US'From Eco-Cities to Sustainable City-Regions by Ernest J. Yanarella and Richard S. Levine deserves to be widely read. General readers, China specialists, environmental scientists, and policy makers alike will gain insight into current sustainability concepts and practices around the world, be drawn into a case study approach to China's environmental challenges, and benefit from the well balanced analysis of China's efforts, complications, achievements, and failures to address those challenges through the creation of sustainable city-regions.' --Terry Bodenhorn, (Retired) Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Director of the Library, and Professor of Modern Chinese History, Shantou University, China 2010-2019'Yanarella and Levine bring a needed focus on the term ''eco-cities,'' taking it further to ''sustainable city-regions.'' They draw on their detailed knowledge of China's exploration of eco-cities as part of an ecological civilization. This book is an important assessment of a key aspect of transitioning to a sustainable future.' --Haydn Washington, author of What Can I Do to Help Heal the Environmental Crisis?Table of ContentsContents: Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction: China’s Eco-cities and Bid to Become an Eco-Civilization 1. Theoretical Foundations of the Sustainable City-Region 2. Eco-city Development Strategy in Beijing and China’s Cities: Top-down/Bottom-up Dynamics 3. Suzhou, Wuxi and China’s Twenty-first Century Eco-city Program: From Austerity Ecology to Eco-scientific Plenty 4. New Kunming/Chenggong Eco-District: City Surrounding the Countryside? 5. Shantou: A Metropolitan Coastal Garden-City in the Making? 6. Beyond the Dongtan Debacle: Tianjin and Global Showcase Urban Sustainability Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisFeaturing an international, multidisciplinary set of contributors, this thought-provoking book reimagines established narratives of the Anthropocene to allow differences in regions and contexts to be taken seriously, emphasising the importance of localised and situated knowledge. Envisaging a narrative of change that renders visible the complex transformations taking place across the globe, this book outlines new and radical ways to address the current environmental crisis in a more sustainable and context-specific manner. It presents empirical studies from various contexts, highlighting the potentiality of non-Western knowledge, concepts and categories as well as recognising the entanglement of humans with other beings and ecosystems. In particular, it offers critical engagement with the debates around the Anthropocene by challenging the dominant techno-rational agenda that often prevails in socio-political and academic discussions. This book will be crucial reading for researchers and post-graduate students working in fields from human geography and tourism studies to law, public policy and administration, philosophy, politics and organisation studies who are dealing with intersecting issues of environment, sustainability, indigenous rights, space and ethics. It will also be helpful for policy makers and research consultants in leveraging localised solutions to the current ecological crisis.Trade Review'Have we run out of time to think and live differently? In this timely, globally relevant text, Valtonen, Rantala and Farah invite us to travel with them on a journey of human-earth relationships in relation to ethics, politics and space. Contributors have collectively produced a critical and provocative text which touches. Beautifully and sensitively written, readers will be inspired to radically question the ways in which we have contributed to capitalism's destruction of our planet. What matters is radically rethinking our being with human and non-human others as a political and ethical intervention.' --Alison Pullen, Macquarie University, Australia'Ethics and Politics of Space for the Anthropocene brings us stories that plumb the depths of both theory and grounded insights from the margins of Europe and the Indian sub-continent. With surprising and novel relations generated, this refreshing mix of voices counters growth-based, techno-oriented business as usual at our current climatic juncture and gives perspectives as well as hopes for an uncertain future of our making.' --Edward H. Huijbens, Wageningen University, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction: reimagining ways of talking about the Anthropocene 1 Anu Valtonen and Outi Rantala PART I REIMAGINATIONS 2 Imagining place and politics in the Anthropocene 17 Forrest Clingerman 3 Walking with rocks – with care 35 Outi Rantala, Anu Valtonen and Tarja Salmela 4 On scientific fabulation: storytelling in the more-than-human world 51 Emily Höckert PART II STORIES FROM MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES 5 Rethinking knowledge, power, agency: learning from displaced and slum communities in Bangladesh 72 Afroja Khanam and Tiina Seppälä 6 Spaces of climate justice: towards an ethical politics of intervention in the Anthropocene 107 Paul Routledge 7 Between extractivism and sacredness: the struggle for environmental inheritances by the Adivasi communities of India 124 Arpita Bisht PART III LAW AND TECHNOLOGY 8 Beyond the Capitalocene: an ecocentric perspective for the energy transition 150 Giovanni Frigo 9 Temporality, technology and justice in Hannah Arendt: a critical approach 175 Jana Lozanoska 10 The Anthropocene and climate change in the post-Paris Agreement debate 197 Paolo Davide Farah and Marek Prityi 11 The role of imagination, marginalized communities, law and technology in building an ethical approach to the Anthropocene 210 Paolo Davide Farah Index

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the Ecological Footprint and biocapacity accounting within an applied development content for Costa Rica. By doing so, it is possible to track changes as well as perhaps link these to overarching global issues, such as trade, globalization, and food security, among other emergent topics based findings stemming from this methodology. Based on a timeseries since 1961, it is possible to track cross-temporal changes of land-type categories (for crop land, grazing land, forest land, fishing ground, built-up land, and carbon) of the Ecological Footprint and biocapacity conveying whether a country is in ecological deficit and what may be contributing to such a trendTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction – overview and relevant background, including published (cross-disciplinary) research that provides a context and justification for the study.- Chapter 2: The Ecological Footprint – tracking the evolution of this sustainability metric.- Chapter 3: Biocapacity accounting – used to develop a context for carrying capacity set against the Ecological Footprint.- Chapter 4: Case study – national scale case consideration of Costa Rica as an example of a developing country set amid the contemporary context of sustainable development.- Chapter 5: Implications – examines the contribution for sustainable development, using the Sustainable Development Goals as a springboard for discussion.- Chapter 6: Quality Analysis – presents caveats of the methodology based on the National Footprint Accounts.- Chapter 7: Conclusion – summary of the findings and contribution of the brief, including address of path dependency and final consideration given to sustainability metrics and sustainable development.

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Book SynopsisThis book applies an approach to study the externalization of cost under capitalism in the production of Argentine yerba mate, an infusion with stimulant properties long used by indigenous peoples. Consumption in today’s globalized economy makes it difficult to understand the consequences of our actions across the globe. A political-ecological lens, informed by the work of Robert Sack and Ian Cook, can help guide an analysis that geographically reconstructs supply chains and reveal the realities of consumption. The use of yerba mate has become a cornerstone of Argentine society and identity, and yerba mate processors are working to expand exports globally. In Argentina’s Misiones Province, the heart of yerba mate production, the true costs of production are borne by the children, the impoverished laborers, and the environment of Argentina’s Atlantic Rainforest. These consequences of modernity, along with the efforts of an NGO to remedy them, are presented and assessed.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. A Brief Biographical Sketch of Yerba Mate.- Chapter 3. “Get[ting] Behind the Veil”.- Chapter 4. INYM, Prices, and the Argentine Yerba Mate “Food System”.- Chapter 5. Socio-Environmental Consequences of Low Margins.- Chapter 6. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an important overview of how climate-driven natural hazards like river or pluvial floods, droughts, heat waves or forest fires, continue to play a central role across the globe in the 21st century. Urban resilience has become an important term in response to climate change. Resilience describes the ability of a system to absorb shocks and depends on the vulnerability and recovery time of a system. A shock affects a system to the extent that it becomes vulnerable to the event. This book focus examines how private property-owners might implement such measures or improve their individual coping and adaptive capacity to respond to future events. The book looks at the existence of various planning, legal, financial incentives and psychological factors designed to encourage individuals to take an active role in natural hazard risk management and through the presentation of theoretical discussions and empirical cases shows how urban resilience can be achieved. In addition, the book guides the reader through different conceptual frameworks by showing how urban regions are trying to reach urban resilience on privately-owned land. Each chapter focuses on different cultural, socio-economic and political backgrounds to demonstrate how different institutional frameworks have an impact.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Resilient cities and homeowners action: governing for flood resilience through homeowner contributions.- Propety, property rights and natural hazards and beyond.- Individual behaviour in disaster risk reduction.- Resilient flood recovery – financial schemes for the recovery-mitigation nexus.- Resident’s role in Sponge City construction and urban flood disaster relief of China.- Factors influencing flood related coping appraisal among homeowners and residents in Kampala, Uganda.- Addressing the homeowners’ barriers to Property-Level Flood Risk Adaption: A case study of tailored expert advice in Belgium.- Strategic risk communication to increase the climate resilience of households – Conceptual insights and a strategy example from Germany.- Government, homeowners, and wildfire: what can we learn from California’s resilience planning experience?.- Supporting stakeholder-based adaptation to climate change: experiences in the City of Melbourne.- Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThe Trade and Development Report 2022 analyses current economic trends and major policy issues of international concern, and makes suggestions for addressing these issues at various levels. This year report emphasizes that structural imbalances and inequalities in the global macroeconomic environment have grown since the global financial crisis and have intensified further with the Covid-19 pandemic. With less than a decade to meet the Agenda 2030, the Trade and Development Report 2022 finds that current policy trends could imperil the progress of developing countries towards inclusive and sustainable development. While improved policy coordination is needed at the multilateral level to better address the vulnerabilities facing developing countries, scaling up and strengthening regional arrangements can also help widen the opportunities from closer economic integration

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Book SynopsisWritten by a leading geographer of climate, this book offers a unique guide to students and general readers alike for making sense of this profound, far-reaching, and contested idea. It presents climate change as an idea with a past, a present, and a future.In ten carefully crafted chapters, Climate Change offers a synoptic and inter-disciplinary understanding of the idea of climate change from its varied historical and cultural origins; to its construction more recently through scientific endeavour; to the multiple ways in which political, social, and cultural movements in today's world seek to make sense of and act upon it; to the possible futures of climate, however it may be governed and imagined. The central claim of the book is that the full breadth and power of the idea of climate change can only be grasped from a vantage point that embraces the social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences. This vantage point is what the book offers, written from Trade Review"As with Mike Hulme’s career, this book ranges between the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities. In doing so, it offers an interdisciplinary - and explicitly geographical - perspective on the ‘key idea’ of climate change. In 10 thoughtful chapters, Hulme opens up and extends understanding of the ways in which the idea of climate change is mediated through culture and politics. Selected key readings, provocative questions and scholar portraits increase the book’s usability. I look forward to using it in my teaching practice."Saffron O’Neill, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of Exeter, UK"Is there a more contemporary ‘key idea’ than climate change? In this compelling overview, Hulme tracks how ideas of climate change have varied in space and time, and across cultural groups. From art to religion, from scepticism to cli-fi, he contextualises (and challenges) the matter-of-factness of a scientific view of climate change. Whether new to the topic or in need of a refresh, both students and senior scholars will find much of value here."Lesley Head, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor, University of Melbourne, Australia"There is no one better qualified than Mike Hulme to explain the past, present and future of climate change in just ten chapters. In clear and engaging prose, Hulme leads us through the many facets of climate change: as a scientific concept, a locus of political debate, and a catalyst for imagined futures."Rebecca Lave, Professor and Chair, Department of Geography, Indiana University, USA"Mike Hulme’s ground breaking writings have been the must-read texts on the social meaning of climate from theories of human difference, markers of place (those salubrious climates!) to science and technology studies. His work illuminates the conflicts, meanings, impacts and politics of climate change. By placing the understanding of climate as a socio-cultural as well as a scientific project, Dr. Hulme’s work, always warm, generous and clearly written, has defined what it means to be an interdisciplinary, engaged scholar on a hyper-controversial topic. This magisterial book integrates climate questions through multiple discourses and controversies. Since it is hard to imagine a future without imagining climate change, this volume recasts and clarifies the nature of the debates. I think it is an essential volume for understanding atmospheric disorder, in all the meanings of the term." Susanna B Hecht, Professor, Luskin School of Public Affairs, and Institute of the Environment, University of California, Los Angeles, USA and Professor, International History, Graduate Institute for Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland"This powerful and important book cogently demonstrates the need to take our ideas about climate change very seriously. Hulme shows the importance of recognizing climate change as a cultural predicament to be addressed through the explicitly performative mobilisation of different and competing values, ideologies, and narratives rather than a problem to be solved through more and better science and technology alone. An essential read."John Robinson, Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto, Canada"This is a unique book with a truly interdisciplinary and comprehensive approach to the key ideas of climate change, and an all-in-one but concise reading of various ideas about climate change from social sciences, humanities and natural sciences. It is suitable for students and general readers trying to understand the profound climate changes. An innovative contribution of a human geographer to climate change studies!"Weidong Liu, Professor in Economic Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, People's Republic of China"What does climate change really mean for diverse communities? In this marvellous book, Mike Hulme explores the multitude of our human experiences of a changing climate. As a leading climate scientist, Hulme takes the reader beyond the science in a confronting, and profoundly enriching way. Building on a lifetime of climate research and the insights of marginalised voices, including indigenous, feminist, artistic, and religious insights, Hulme help us understand what it really means to be alive in a changing climate … to resist, struggle and imagine new futures, expanding our imagination in politically powerful ways."Bronwyn Hayward, Professor of Political Science, University of Canterbury, New Zealand"This book offers the most complete collection of key debates and examples from around the world that epitomizes the multifaceted nature of climate change. Reading it was for me an intellectually stimulating learning curve as Mike Hulme inspiringly reflects upon our personal and social bonds with the matter and idea of climate. Beautifully written, thought-provoking and easily accessible, Climate Change is the ultimate companion, and indeed a profoundly rewarding journey, for scholars of all disciplines."Chaya Vaddhanaphuti, Lecturer, Department of Geography, Chiang Mai University, ThailandTable of ContentsSection 1: Climate Histories, Geographies, and Knowledges 1. Climate and Culture Through History: climate change historicised 2. Climate Change and Science: climate change quantified Section 2: Finding the Meanings of Climate Change 3. Reformed Modernism: climate change assimilated 4. Sceptical Contrarianism: climate change contested 5. Transformative Radicalism: climate change mobilised 6. Subaltern Voices: climate change supplanted 7. Artistic Creativities: climate change reimagined 8. Religious Engagements: climate change transcended Section 3: Climate Change to Come 9. Governing Climate: climate change governed 10. Climate Imaginaries: climate change forever

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