Human geography Books
Springer Nature Switzerland AG Green Gold: Contested Meanings and
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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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Human-Centered Urban Planning and Design in
Book SynopsisThis book explores a more human-centered development pathway associated with the ideological shift from "quantity" to "quality" growth in the new era of Chinese urbanization. Sustainable urban and rural planning should be “people-centered” and concerned about urban-rural coordination. The authors argue that successful urban and rural development in China should promote social equity, culture diversity, economic prosperity and sustainable built form. This book prompts Chinese urbanists to reconsider and explore a sustainable and people-first planning approach with Chinese characteristics. The breadth and depth of this book is of particular interest to the faculty members, students, practitioners and the general public who are interested in subjects like urban and regional planning, rural planning, housing and community development, infrastructure planning, climate change and ecological planning, environmental planning, social equity and beyond. This book dealing with human-centered urban planning and development, rural planning and urban-rural coordination in China is part of a 2 volume set. Volume II discusses human-centered urban design and placemaking, human activities and urban mobility.Table of ContentsPart I Urban planning and development 1. On Chinese Approach to Theoretical Study of Urban Growth Boundary (UGB)Hui Li, Yiling Hua, Yadong Li, Yu Zhang, Zhiying Li, Honghong Fan and Jiahao Ren 2. The Spatial Planning Technology Innovation of the Smart City under Knowledge Economy and Ecological SustainabilityLe Che, Yinquan Luo, Yangfang Hu and Sheng Yao 3. Chinese Traditional Ecological Wisdom and Contemporary Sustainable Landscape ArtYan Huang 4. Spatial-temporal Variations of Green Space in Metropolitan Area: The Case of Wuhan, ChinaChun Li, Zhiyong Wang and Tixing Yang 5. Relationship among Fractional Vegetation Cover, Land use and Urban Heat Island Using Landsat 8 in Taipei, TaiwanMu-En Chang, Zhi-Qing Zhao and Hsiao-Tung Chang 6. Ecological perspective of the evolution of urban spatial form and construction: case study of Hefei cityHuifen Huang and Dazhi Gu 7. Study of the Ecological Adaptive Mechanism of Traditional Human Settlements in Sichuan Tibetan Areas Based on a Cultural PerspectiveLinglan Bi, Xuejin Liu and Zhengjun Zhang 8. Study Analysis of The Influence of Tibetan Buddhism on The Formation and Development of Urban Areas in Mongolia Region in Qing DynastyChong Liu and Ying Han 9. A Method of Discovering Urban Functional Zones Based on Poi Feature Vector and Network Kernel DensityShiwei Shao, Hui Liu and Lin Lu 10. Evaluation Methodology on Industry-city Integration Degree of China National High-Tech Industrial Development Zones: A Case Study of Hubei ProvincePei Chen and Yaping Huang Part II Rural planning and urban-rural coordination 11. Urban-rural Coordination in Shaoxing: Small and Medium Towns Development during Urban-rural Relationship TransformationWenting Jiang, Jian Liu and Xiaoxuan Li 12. Spatial growth of urban and rural construction land and policy impact mechanism in HangzhouHaiyan Pang and Yonghua Li 13. Study on China’s Adaptation Policies to Climate Change from the View of Urban and Rural PlanningYuan Huang and Yanxiao Pan 14. Considerations on Urban-Rural Relationship and Planning Philosophy from the Perspective of Rural Planning in Contemporary China- Discussion on the Existing Problems in Rural Planning EducationFan Yang, Tianyang Zhou and Jiehao Zhu 15. Obstacles and Opportunities for Characteristic Town Development in Central China Area: Hubei Province Case StudyShuting Yan, Toshikazu Ishida, Mamiko Fujiyama and Xilin Zhou 16. Research on the Shaping of Landscape in Rural Cultural Heritage Based Areas Using the Optimal Solution ModelYu Guo, Zhenya Chen, Lingqing Zhang, Jing Yan, Wenfeng Fu, Ying Cao and Xiaohong Tang 17. An Argument Concerning Rural Planning in Contemporary China from the Perspectives of Law, Institutional Practice and Implementation Methods Jiehao Zhu, Fan Yang and Tianyang Zhhou
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Human-Centered Urban Planning and Design in
Book SynopsisThis book provides insights and discusses human-centered urban design and placemaking, human activities and urban mobility in China. It argues that sustainable urban design and mobility should be “people-centered” and concerned about “place-making” in the new era of Chinese urbanization. Successful urban design and placemaking should adopt interdisciplinary approaches to planning and designing “space” and “place”. A core vision is the delivery of urban spaces that can cater to the needs of an increasingly diverse crowd of urban dwellers calling cities home. The book prompts Chinese urbanists to reconsider and explore a sustainable and people-first planning and design approach with Chinese characteristics. The breadth and depth of this book is of particular interest to those faculty members, students, practitioners and the general public who are interested in subjects like urban design, transport planning, mobility analysis and planning, housing and community development, infrastructure planning, environmental planning, social equity and beyond. This book discussing human-centered urban design and placemaking, human activities and urban mobility is part of a 2 volume set. Volume I deals with human-centered urban planning and development, rural planning and urban-rural coordination in China.Table of ContentsPart I Urban design and placemaking 1. Space-oriented Elements and Their Relevance to Chengdu Street Cultural Landscape Lingqing Zhang and Jing Yan 2. Study of the Fifth Façade Planning and Controlling in the Wuhan Aerotropolis Guanpeng Liu, Shaozhi Hong, Ying Wang, Ling Dai and Weixuan Wei 3. Station-City Integration: Urban Space Ecological Transformation Research Based on Rail Transit Yang Yue and Jiang Chang 4. Overview of the Research Progress of TOD at Home and Abroad - Based on the Visual Analysis into Citespace Software Xuan Zhuo, Jiang Chang and Yuanyuan Deng 5. Towards a definition of bikability in the Chinese context Aline Chevalier, Manuel Charlemagne, and Leiqing Xu 6. The Activation System of the ‘Three-dimensional City’ in Urban Renewal Qing Mei 7. Research on the Generation Mechanism of Urban Innovation Space Peng Zeng and Jinxuan Li 8. A Strategic Approach to Activating Multi-level Public Space in Neighborhoods along Urban Expressways Yijia Guo and Yan Huang 9. Urban Form Analysis of Courtyard in Traditional Settlements - Case Study of Three Lanes and Seven Alleys District in Fuzhou city Li-bin Zhou and Hsiao-Tung Chang 10. Analysis of Existing Research on the Architecture Culture and Ecological Technique used in Li`s Courtyard in Yanjing Village, Shanxi Province Yuanfen Lv Part II Human activities and urban mobility 11. Understanding the Substitution of Commuting Trip Chains for Other Home-based Trips and Factors’ Effects on Commuting Trip Chaining Propensity - Using Shanghai Mobile Phone Sighting Data Yishu Wang and Haixiao Pan 12. Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of Passenger Travel Modes: A Study Based on Shanghai Smart Card Data Huanxi Xu and Shaozhi Hong 13. Study of the Spatial-Temporal Characteristics of College Students' Activities Based on Mobile Phone Data Chenchen Sun, Xinyi Niu and Xiaodong Song 14. Cycling to School in China: Identifying Patterns in Safety Perception Aline Chevalier, Manuel Charlemagne and Leiqing Xu 15. Effects of the Built Environment on the Route-Choosing Behaviors of Recreational Cyclists in Shenzhen Ting Wen and Kun Liu 16. The Effects of Parks and Surrounding Built Environments on Physical Activity Diversity with Volunteered Geographic Information Hongkun Xie, Miao Yu and Kun Liu 17. The Inflow and Outflow Pattern of University Graduates of Major Cities in China from the Perspective of Flow Space Jingxin Nie and Helin Liu 18. A Study on the Distribution of Migrants with Different Education Levels in Shanghai Ziqi Liu, Bev Wilson and Wei Zhu
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Herbals of Asia: Prevalent Diseases and Their
Book SynopsisMedicinal flora plays an important role in health care systems across the world. Out of the half million flowering plants, around 50.000 species are valued for their therapeutic properties. During the last few decades, 20% of the world’s population used plants and/or their derived products as a source of medicine. WHO stated that 80% population around the globe, specifically the rural communities, depend on medicinal plants for their basic healthcare needs. To this end, plant-based phytochemicals are known to have hepato-protective, anti-carcinogenic, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant actions. This book is a guide to ~280 plant species of medicinal flora that demonstrates global relevance. Our goal is to share local knowledge about phytomedicines to a worldwide audience. It is an illustrated reference that documents and preserves the existing knowledge on these plant taxa, with a social and cultural (ethnobotanical) emphasis. This book also provides comprehensive and useful information about traditional uses of medicinal plants by the local communities for the treatment of various prevalent diseases. It contains comprehensive descriptions of each species including family, synonyms, English name, distribution, altitude, habitat, morphological description, life form, part used, mode of utilization, diseases category, recipes, other medicinal uses, phytochemical activity and toxicity.Table of ContentsCHAPTER 1: IntroductionCHAPTER 2: Medicinal Plant Used for HypertensionCHAPTER 3: Medicinal Plant Used for Gynecology DisordersCHAPTER 4: Medicinal Plant Used for ENT DisordersCHAPTER 5: Medicinal Plant Used for Skin DisordersCHAPTER 6: Medicinal Plant Used for Pediatrics or Children DisordersCHAPTER 7: Medicinal Plant Used for Musculoskeletal DisordersCHAPTER 8: Medicinal Plant Used for Glottis disorders
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional
Book SynopsisWhile urban settlements are the drivers of the global economy and centres of learning, culture, and innovation and nations rely on competitive dynamic regions for their economic, social, and environmental objectives, urban centres and regions face a myriad of challenges that impact the ways in which people live and work, create wealth, and interact and connect with places. Rapid urbanisation is resulting in urban sprawl, rising emissions, urban poverty and high unemployment rates, housing affordability issues, lack of urban investment, low urban financial and governance capacities, rising inequality and urban crimes, environmental degradation, increasing vulnerability to natural disasters and so forth. At the regional level, low employment, low wage growth, scarce financial resources, climate change, waste and pollution, and rising urban peri-urban competition etc. are impacting the ability of regions to meet socio-economic development goals while protecting biodiversity. The response to these challenges has typically been the application of inadequate or piecemeal solutions, often as a result of fragmented decision-making and competing priorities, with numerous economic, environmental, and social consequences. In response, there is a growing movement towards viewing cities and regions as complex and sociotechnical in nature with people and communities interacting with one another and with objects, such as roads, buildings, transport links etc., within a range of urban and regional settings or contexts. This comprehensive MRW will provide readers with expert interdisciplinary knowledge on how urban centres and regions in locations of varying climates, lifestyles, income levels, and stages development are creating synergies and reducing trade-offs in the development of resilient, resource-efficient, environmentally friendly, liveable, socially equitable, integrated, and technology-enabled centres and regions.Table of ContentsApproximately 300 chapters listed A-Z
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG The Culture and Communities Mapping Project
Book SynopsisThis book describes three years of work by the Culture and Communities Mapping Project, a research project based in Edinburgh that uses maps as an object of study and also a means to facilitate research. Taking a self-reflexive approach, the book draws on a variety of iterative mapping procedures and visual methodologies, from online virtual tours to photo elicitation, to capture the voices of inhabitants and their distinctive perspectives on the city. The book argues that practices of cultural mapping consist of a research field in and of itself, and it situates this work in relation to other areas of research and practice, including critical cartography, cultural geography, critical GIS, activist mapping and artist maps. The book also offers a range of practical approaches towards using print and web-based maps to give visibility to spaces traditionally left out of city representations but that are important to the local communities that use them. Throughout, the authors reflect critically on how, through the processes of mapping, we create knowledge about space, place, community and culture.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: The Global Festival City Chapter 2. Theories and Methods of Cultural Mapping Chapter 3. Cultural Mapping in the City of Edinburgh Chapter 4. Neogeography, Software Sorted Geographies and Web Maps Chapter 5. Maps, Memories and Stories of Place
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Adolescent Mental Health in The Middle East and
Book SynopsisThis 2-volume set focuses on adolescent health in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), and presents the latest research on the health risk behaviours and social behaviours that adolescents from the MENA region engage in. While there has been a surge in peer-reviewed research publications on population health in the MENA region in the last couple of decades, very few books offer a resource to address the diverse negative influences that disproportionately affect adolescents and children in the MENA region, including increased tobacco consumption culture, low emphasis on physical activity, increased sedentary behaviours, weak health policies, and societal issues related to displacement and political conflicts. These books offer a synthesis of current knowledge on adolescent health issues in the MENA region, and aim to provide evidence-informed adolescent health care practices that address current issues related to mental, physical, reproductive and nutritional health. Volume 1 focuses on mental health in the MENA region, the development and implementation of youth friendly public policies, and how to strategize in the age of COVID-19. The study will aid health care professionals, policy makers, government organizations and health program planners to assess current policies and practices related to adolescent health in the MENA region, and to identify the best courses of action moving forward. Table of Contents1-Adolescent Mental Health in the MENA Region and the link with Policy and Programming.- 2-There is no Health Without Mental Health: The Middle East and North Africa.- 3-A Silent Epidemic of Depression among Adolescents in the Middle East and North Africa Region: Emerging Tribulation.- 4-Understanding mental illness stigma in Arab youths’ everyday lives.- 5-Developing and Implementing Youth Friendly Public Policies: A perspective into the Arab Region.- 6-Adolescent health in Saudi Arabia: Policy dimensions.- 7-Health Policies of Adolescents in the Middle East and North Africa: What Works, What Doesn’t, and How Do We Strategize in the Age COVID-19?.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Adolescent Health in the Middle East and North
Book SynopsisThis 2-volumeset focuses on adolescent health in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), and presents the latest research on the health risk behaviours and social behaviours that adolescents from the MENA region engage in. While there has been a surge in peer-reviewed research publications on population health in the MENA region in the last couple of decades, very few books offer a resource to address the diverse negative influences that disproportionately affect adolescents and children in the MENA region, including increased tobacco consumption culture, low emphasis on physical activity, increased sedentary behaviours, weak health policies, and societal issues related to displacement and political conflicts. These books offer a synthesis of current knowledge on adolescent health issues in the MENA region, and aim to provide evidence-informed adolescent health care practices that address current issues related to mental, physical, reproductive and nutritional health. Volume 2 focuses on nutritional and reproductive health in the MENA region, predictive modelling of obesity, determinants of sexual and oral health, HIV, and diabetes. The study will aid health care professionals, policy makers, government organizations and health program planners to assess current policies and practices related to adolescent health in the MENA region, and to identify the best courses of action moving forward. Table of Contents1-Adolescent Health in the MENA Region: Determinants and Distribution.- 2-Adolescent nutrition: a focus on the MENA.- 3-Addressing Social Determinants of Oral Health among Adolescents from MENA.- 4-Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in relation to Vitamin D Deficiency among older adolescents.- 5-Activity among Adolescents from the MENA.- 6-Exploring Factors for Predictive Modelling of Obesity and Overweight in Adolescents: Application to MENA Region.- 7-Determinants of Knowledge in relation to Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents in the Middle East and North Africa Region.- 8-Growth Assessment in Adolescence: Measurement and Interpretation for the Middle East and North Africa.- 9-Oral health of adolescents in the MENA region.- 10-Demographic and Geographic Variations in Respiratory and Allergic Conditions among Adolescents in the United Arab Emirates.- 11-The Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus among in adolescents and their determinants in from the Middle East and North Africa Region.- 12-HIV and sexual health in MENA’s adolescents.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Systematic Mixed-Methods Research for Social Scientists
Book SynopsisThis textbook provides clear and accessible guidance on the importance and practical application of mixed-methods research. Professor Olsen presents a range of multiple mixed-methods techniques using quantified data. Critical realism underpins key arguments. She offers detailed examples based on wide experience with international applied social-science projects. The book shows readers how to join quantitative and qualitative data together. Detailed methods include: using multiple-level data; constructing new indices based on mixing survey responses and personal interviews; and using focus groups alongside a large survey. The book provides readers with linkages of data between different software packages. It explains the analysis stage in mixed-methods research, interprets complex causality, shows how to transform data, and helps with interpreting social structures, institutions, and discourses. Finally, the book covers some epistemological issues. These include the nature and value of data. The author discusses validity and techniques for ensuring relevant, innovative conclusions. The book also touches on action research as an overarching participatory method.This book is based on clear and explicit definitions, is accessible to students and researchers across disciplines, and shows the appeal of mixed-methods research to those trained in quantitative methods.Table of ContentsPart I Setting Up Systematic Mixed Methods Research (SMMR).1 Mixed Methods for Research on Open Systems. 1.1 The Link Between Quantification and Mixed Methods. 1.2 A Conceptual Introduction to Methodology and Ontology. 1.3 Triangulation. 1.4 Three Domains of Reality, As Realists Approach Research. 1.5 Conclusion. Appendix. References. 2 Mixed Methods with Weakly Structuralist Regression Models. 2.1 Modelling and Methodology for Mixed Methods. 2.2 Strategic Structuralism. 2.3 Logics Used in Strategic Structuralist Research. 2.4 Conclusion. Appendix. References. Part II SMMR Approaches in Practical Terms. 3 Causality in Mixed-Methods Projects That Use Regression. 3.1 Causality in a Regression Model. 3.2 Stages of Research Design Amendment for Mixed-Methods Research. 3.3 Deduction Cannot Stand Alone. 3.4 A Quantitatively Complex Example. 3.5 Conclusion. References. 4 Multiple Logics in Systematic Mixed-Methods Research. 4.1 Multiple Logics in Statistical Research: Some Exemplars. 4.2 An Exemplar Using Participatory Research with Panel Data. 4.3 A Statistical Exemplar with a Randomised Control Trial for a Social Intervention. 4.4 Warranted Arguments and Two Caveats for Strategic Structuralism. 4.5 An Exemplar Using Correspondence Analysis Without Regression. Appendix. References. 5 Factor Analysis in a Mixed-Methods Context. 5.1 Latent Variables and Entities. 5.2 One Could Use Exploratory or Confirmatory Factor Analysis. 5.3 Measurement Issues for the Manifest Variables in a Confirmatory Model. 5.4 Mixed-Methods Research Designs Using Latent Variables. 5.5 Whether to Use Scoping Analysis or Primary Field Research. 5.6 Research Scope and Feedback Loops. 5.7 Closed and Open Retroduction in a Factor Analysis Context. 5.8 The Ontological Element. 5.9 Conclusion. References. 6 Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA): A Classic Mixed Method Using Theory. 6.1 QCA Is an Umbrella Over Many Procedures. 6.2 Tables Help to Summarise Qualitative Comparative Evidence. 6.3 Data Reduction Has Been Well Theorised. 6.4 Threshold Tests, Quasi-Sufficiency, and Next Steps in QCA. 6.5 Conclusion. Appendix. References. 7 Calibration of Fuzzy Sets, Calibration of Measurement: A Realist Synthesis. 7.1 Two Forms of Calibration: Ordered Categories or Fuzzy Sets. 7.2 Features of Multiple Hypothesis Tests Using Fuzzy Sets. 7.3 Asymmetry of the Causal Mechanisms? Issues Around Counterfactuals. 7.4 How to Make and Illustrate Deep Linkages. Appendix. References. 8 From Content Analysis to Discourse Analysis: Using Systematic Analysis of Meanings and Discourses. 8.1 Methods of Qualitative Analysis and Elaboration of Findings. 8.2 Qualitative Methods, with a Content Analysis Example. 8.3 Three Illustrations Demonstrating Deep Arguments Based on Depth Ontology. 8.4 Conclusion. Appendix. References. Part III Interpretation and the Validity of Research. 9 Interpretations, Meanings, and Validity in Mixed-Methods Research. 9.1 Truth Is Not Simple in a Complex Society. 9.2 Epistemology for Late-Modern Mixed Methods. 9.3 Falsifying Hypotheses: Possible and Desirable, but Not Necessary. 9.4 A Retroductive Approach. 9.5 Conclusion. References. 10 Summary of the Logics and Methods for Systematic Mixed-Methods Research. 10.1 Induction. 10.2 Deduction. 10.3 Retroduction. 10.4 Synthesis. 10.5 Recognising Relevant Irreducible Phenomena (Holism). 10.6 Logical Linkage. 10.7 Conclusion. References. 11 Glossary.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Land Quality and Sustainable Urban Forms:
Book SynopsisIn the panorama of studies related to the ability of lands to support both natural processes and agricultural production activities, this research introduces a still unexplored or under-studied theme which is that of the relationship between urban sprawl in its various forms and land quality.The first part of the book is dedicated to the motivations and the theoretical premises from which the research originates, connected to the concept of land and those of sustainable urban form. The second part concerns the complex path towards a sustainable use of land, both in terms of institutional and regulatory measures, and in terms of knowledge and understanding of soil degradation processes. This research focuses on the Mediterranean area which is discussed in more detail in the third part. In this part of Europe we try to establish relationships between settlement dynamics and land quality: here fragile ecosystems are diffused both from a biological point of view. physical as well as socio-economic, here we find landscapes that are particularly sensitive to land degradation processes (subject to land degradation, considered the antipodes of land quality) and which in recent decades have been particularly affected by anthropic pressure.In the fourth part, an analysis is presented concerning 76 metropolitan areas representative of southern Europe. The methodology used in this analysis is based on the relationship that exists between soil sealing (or soil waterproofing) and land degradation (or land degradation) aimed at an interpretation, at the metropolitan scale, of how in southern Europe the pattern of Urbanization (compact, dispersive, intermediate) affects the land's ability to support both natural processes and agricultural production activities in a diversified way. In particular, the data on land quality and data on land use were considered together in order to analyze the processes of urban growth and the occupation of productive land for a very large area that includes Greece, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and some parts of the Adriatic coast.There is still a long way to go, in terms of sharing, integration and definition of strategies aimed at achieving certain targets. A necessary and innovative look towards land quality could help to consider the protection of the soil as a whole, even at the planning level.Table of ContentsFOREWORDINTRODUCTION- THE UNEVEN TRANSFORMATION OF URBAN EUROPE- SUSTAINABLE URBAN FORMS AND SOCIOECONOMIC CHANGE-FROM LAND TO LANDSCAPETOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE USE OF LAND. CURRENT POLICIES COPING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION- THE POLICY FRAMEWORK-LAND QUALITY AND SOIL SEALINGMEDITERRANEAN EUROPE, A FRAGILE LANDSCAPE. METROPOLITAN GROWTH AND URBAN SPRAWL- THE INTRINSIC FRAGILITY OF MEDITERRANEAN PERI-URBAN LANDSCAPES-FROM DISPERSED CITIES TO METROPOLITAN NETWORKS-THE MEDITERRANEAN CITY AS AN ENTROPIC SPACE-THREE PROTAGONISTS OF URBAN SPRAWLSOIL CONSUMPTION AND URBAN GROWTH IN MEDITERRANEAN EUROPE-THE LINK BETWEEN URBAN EXPANSION AND LAND QUALITYPRESERVING LAND QUALITY IN EUROPEAN METROPOLIS-MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE ASPECTS--CULTURAL ASPECTS AND GOOD PRACTICESCONCLUSIONSGLOSARYINDEX OF FIGURESINDEX OF TABLESREFERENCES
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Springer International Publishing AG Systems Mapping: How to build and use causal
Book SynopsisThis open access book explores a range of new and older systems mapping methods focused on representing causal relationships in systems. In a practical manner, it describes the methods and considers the differences between them; describes how to use them yourself; describes how to choose between and combine them; considers the role of data, evidence, and stakeholder opinion; and describes how they can be useful in a range of policy and research settings. This book provides a key starting point and general-purpose resource for understanding complex adaptive systems in practical, actionable, and participatory ways. The book successfully meets the growing need in a range of social, environmental, and policy challenges for a richer more nuanced, yet actionable and participatory understanding of the world. The authors provide a clear framework to alleviate any confusion about the use of appropriate terms and methods, enhance the appreciation of the value they can bring, and clearly explain the differences between approaches and the resulting outputs of mapping processes and analysis.Table of ContentsChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Rich PicturesChapter 3:Theory of Change diagramsChapter 4: Causal Loop DiagramsChapter 5: Participatory Systems MappingChapter 6: Fuzzy Cognitive MappingChapter 7: Bayesian Belief NetworksChapter 8: System DynamicsChapter 9: What data and evidence can you build system maps from?Chapter 10: Running systems mapping workshopsChapter 11: Comparing, choosing, and combining systems mapping methodsChapter 12: Conclusion.
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Springer International Publishing AG A Geographical Century: Essays for the Centenary of the International Geographical Union
Book SynopsisThis volume of specially commissioned interpretative essays marks the centenary of the establishment of the International Geographical Union in 1922. Written by leading human and physical geographers from all parts of the world, A Geographical Century considers the history and present condition of geography as an international science. Based on the latest research, A Geographical Century provides new and critical analyses of the different forms of geographical internationalism that emerged during the 20th century; the changing relations between geography and cognate disciplines in the natural and social sciences; the geopolitics of international geographical collaboration; and the prospects of geography as a 21st century international science.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction.- Part 1: Geography as International Science: Historical Perspectives on the IGU.- Chapter 2. nternationalising Geography, 1871–1945.- Chapter 3. The International Geographical Union in the Post War Period.- Chapter 4. Internationalization of Geography in the Bipolar World: Socialist Countries During the Cold War.- Chapter 5. The International Circulation and Dissemination of Geographical Concepts and Ideas.- Chapter 6. ‘The International’ in Geography: Concepts, Actors, Challenges.- Chapter 7. Internationalization in the International Geographical Union: Landmarks, Periods and Personalities.- Part 2: The Challenges of International Geography.- Chapter 8. The Challenges of International Geography.- Chapter 9. To Be or not to Be International: Geographic Knowledge, Globalization and the Question of Languages.- Chapter 10. Geography and International Education.- Chapter 11. The ‘North – South’ Problem in Geography.- Chapter 12. Gender and International Geography.- Part 3: International Geography in the 21st Century: A Dream Discipline .- Chapter 13. Interactions of Geography with Other Natural and Social Sciences and the Humanities.- Chapter 14. Global Understanding: A New Geographical Paradigm for the 21st Century?.- Chapter 15. Geography and Environmental Issues.- Chapter 16. Geography and the Information Society.- Chapter 17. Geography and Social Issues. – Chapter 18. Geography and Social Issues
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Springer International Publishing AG The Palgrave Handbook of Urban Development
Book SynopsisWhere can one get a synthesis of research findings on urban development planning in Africa? This book addresses this gap in knowledge by distilling existing research to provide insights into theories, research designs, empirical findings and approaches on urban development planning in Africa. Starting with the overall planning culture and strategies, the book chapters move on to specific themes such as governance, population, poverty, water, recreation, transport, agriculture, air quality and rural-urban linkages. This book reduces the prevailing risk of unnecessary duplication of research and the inadequate attention that is being given to extending research in new areas. This situation has partly been due to existing research remaining scattered in different organizations and publications and has not been subjected to critical synthesis to unearth any new developments that it contains. The book makes available research findings to be utilized in current and future urban development planning in Africa.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Navigating the Urban Development Planning Landscape in AfricaChapter 2: Planning CulturesChapter 3 : Political Management and Governance Chapter 4 : Agriculture Chapter 5 : Financial Resources Chapter 6 : Population Planning and Management Chapter 7 : Managing Poverty Chapter 8 : Public Transport Services Chapter 9 : Water Management Chapter 10 : Rural-urban Linkages Chapter 11 : Recreation Planning and Management Chapter 12 : Air Quality
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Springer International Publishing AG Fourth Places: Informal Social Life and
Book SynopsisThis book challenges current views that public life is in decline and that contemporary urban design trends reliant on privatisation, control, events, and thematic designs are to be blamed. Drawing on detailed and extensive analysis of a case study that illustrates well such urban design trends, it shows that informal social life and interaction occur more than its necessary in new master planned environments and new designed public settings, whether public or private owned and/or managed. Furthermore, it reveals the existence of a new category of informal public social settings which it calls fourth places because of their close relationship to Oldenburg’s third places in terms of social and behavioural characteristics – radical departure from the routines of home and work, inclusivity and social comfort – but distinct in terms of activities, locations and spatial conditions – being characterised by spatial, temporal and managerial in-betweenness, i.e. indeterminacy in form, function and times, and a great sense of publicness.The acceptance of these findings problematises well-established urban design theories about master planning, expands existing social theories about the optimal conditions for public social life by empirically and spatially elaborating on them and redefines several spatial concepts for designing public space in relation to the specific dynamics of informal social interaction. More importantly, it brings optimism to urban design practice, offering new insights into designing more lively and inclusive public spaces.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Is public social life in decline and are contemporary masterplanning And public space design practices to be blamed?- Theorisation of informal public social life and interaction in urban public space.- The sociality and spatiality of social encounters among strangers.- Observations on the theorized conditions that support informal social interactions in new designed public spaces.- Observations on the under-theorized conditions that support informal social.- Interactions in new designed public spaces.- ‘Fourth-places’: The contemporary public settings for informal social life and Interaction.
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Springer International Publishing AG COVID-19 and Marginalisation of People and
Book SynopsisThis book examines how COVID-19 has often enhanced social and economic marginalisation in different places and societies around the world. It explores the reality that selective deglobalisation is occurring and over and above the human tragedy which has been experienced, many societies and economies have had to adapt to the new reality which they find themselves in. Governments have been challenged to improve health care and provide economic relief and stimulus packages to sectors as diverse as tourism and education which have had to develop new ways of coping. Resilience theory is drawn on to help explain some of the creative responses which we observe, while in other places deep-rooted concerns for the future are a stark reality. By describing how the pandemic has exacerbated pre-existing geographic, social and economic marginalisation, particularly for the most vulnerable places, societies and economic activities globally, this book provides insight into the impacts and implications across the world and reflects on the different experiences. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction(Borna Fuerst-Bjeliš, Etienne Nel and Stanko Pelc).- Part I: COVID’s Global Impact and Marginalisation.- Chapter 2. COVID-19s Economic and Social Impact Globally(Borna Fuerst-Bjeliš, Etienne Nel and Stanko Pelc).- Part II: Social Impacts and Marginalisation.- Chapter 3. De-Marginalising Social-Democracy: The Recovery Of The Collectivity In Europe During Covid-19 Pandemic(Hugo Capellà i Miternique).- Chapter 4. COVID-19 Lockdown and Education: The Risk of Increasing Marginalisation - Distance-Education in Switzerland During the Spring 2020 Lockdown(Walter Leimgruber).- Chapter 5. Restrictions on Formal Education Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Their Effects on Growing Marginalisation in Argentina(Margarita Schmidt and Claudio Urra Coletti).- Chapter 6. Addressing Geographical Marginality During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Romania: Civil Society, Volunteerism, and Networking(Oana-Ramona Ilovan, Alexandra Ioana Ciupe and Csaba Horváth).- Chapter 7. The COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia: Its impacts on the poor and migrant workers communities in urban areas.(Jamalunlaili Abdullah and Marlyana Azyyati Marzukhi).- Chapter 8. Marginality and Resilience Strategies in Coastal Fishing Villages during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the State of Yucatan, Mexico(José Manuel Crespo-Guerrero and Araceli Jiménez-Pelcastre).- Part III: Economic Impacts and Marginalisation.- Chapter 9. The COVID-19 pandemic and the enhanced marginalisation of marginal tourist destinations(Gabriel Camară).- Chapter 10. Exacerbating Marginalisation: COVID-19’s Impact on Peripheral, Tourism-Dependent Regions in New Zealand and Local Responses(Etienne Nel).- Chapter 11. The COVID-19 pandemic’s implications for tourism preferences in Croatia: potential new challenges for marginal areas(Borna Fuerst-Bjeliš and Ivan Šulc).- Chapter 12. The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Tourism in Romania in 2020 With Special Regard on Marginal Rural Areas(Raularian Rusu).- Chapter 13. Tourism and (De)Marginalisation: How to Minimise the Cost of COVID-19 in Porto(Ana Ferreira).- Part IV: COVID-19’s Impact on Movement and Globalisation.- Chapter 14. Spatial Diffusion of COVID-19: From Hyper-Connected Territories to Marginal Areas: the Case of Niassa, Mozambique(Paulo Nossa, Anabela Mota-Pinto, Alice Freia, Julio Masquete, Pedro Bem-Haja Fernanda Cravidão).- Chapter 15. Vietnam’s Global Market Integration During the Covidian Era : An Exploratory Analysis of the Pandemic’s Marginalising Effects on the Rural Poor(Antoine Beaulieu).- Part V: Conclusion.- Chapter 16. Some Conclusions About COVID-19's Impact on Marginality and Marginalisation(Borna Fuerst-Bjeliš, Etienne Nel and Stanko Pelc).
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Springer International Publishing AG Maps of Quality of Life in Argentina Since the
Book SynopsisThe book is presented as an Atlas where the map plays a fundamental role in the study of quality of life, as it shows its progression in Argentina from the 19th to the 21st Century. In the book, it can be observed how the concept has evolved along with the dimensions and variables that better represent its spatial distribution. This is one of the original points of the book: the temporal study of the living conditions of the argentine population, empirically and spatially, emphasizing their territorial representation. Although the book maintains the same socioeconomic dimensions (education, health and housing), the tour through the different chapters offers a historical window that allows the reader to know what the forms of information collection were like in different historical moments. This book is written for geographers and members of the scientific community interested in the study of the well-being of the population. It also allows us to observe the evolution of the quality of life from the 19th century to the 21st, so it may be of interest to historians as well.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Inequality As A Historical Problem. The Pre-Statistical Stage(Daniel Santilli).- Chapter 2. Quality Of Life In Argentina In The First National Census (1869)(Guillermo Velázquez, Hernán Otero).- Chapter 3. Quality Of Life By Departments And Regions In Argentina At The End Of The 19th. Century(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín).- Chapter 4. Quality Of Life In Argentina. Analysis From The Third National Census (1914)(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín).- Chapter 5. Quality Of Life In Argentina. Analysis From The Fourth National Census (1947)(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín, Fernando Ariel Manzano).- Chapter 6. Quality Of Life In Argentina In 1960(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín).- Chapter 7. Quality Of Life In Argentina (1970)(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín).- Chapter 8. Quality Of Life In Argentina (1980)(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín).- Chapter 9. Quality Of Life And Fragmentation In The Argentina Of The Nineties(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín).- Chapter 10. Quality Of Life In Argentina In 2001(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín, Sebastián Gómez Lende, Fernando Manzano, María Eugenia Arias).- Chapter 11. Quality Of Life In Argentina In 2010(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín, Sebastián Gómez Lende, Fernando Manzano, Claudia Mikkelsen, María Eugenia Arias).- Chapter 12. Quality Of Life Differentiating Factors: Migratory Dynamics, Entrality/Accessibility, Urban Categories And Geographic Gross Product(Guillermo Velázquez, Santiago Linares).- Chapter 13. Geography And Quality Of Life In Argentina. Analysis According To Census Radius (2010)(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín, Santiago Linares, Adela Tisnés, Fernando Manzano, Claudia Mikkelsen, Lorena La Maccchia, María Eugenia Arias).- Chapter 14. The Well-Being Of Rural Population Of Argentina(Claudia Mikkelsen, Sofía Ares, Matías Gordziejczuk, Natasha Picone, Mariana Bruno).
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Springer International Publishing AG Cities of the Future: Challenges and
Book SynopsisThis book seeks to address the key challenges and opportunities of "future cities" embracing novel approaches and grounded technologies in pursuing a vision for smart, inclusive cities. The objective of this book is to discuss multiple areas at the local, national, and international levels and how these challenges can hinder the development objectives planned to be achieved by the cities of the future. The chapters featured in this collection were presented at the 6th Memaryat International Conference (MIC 2022), held at the Effat University, Jeddah. MIC’s objective is to build bridges between science, technology, and innovation, seen as the key levers of attaining the SDGs.This book provides the most innovative ideas presented at the conference to address the key manifestation of “future cities" to embrace novel approaches and grounded technologies in the pursue of a vision for smart inclusive cities. It thus represents a platform for diverse contributions from academics and practitioners to present their different perspectives addressed theoretically as well as in practice concerning the challenges and opportunities of future cities. This includes contributions from decision-makers, architects, urban planners, urban designers, entrepreneurs, and educators to stimulate discussion covering the latest on the challenges and opportunities for better future cities in the different domains of architecture, building science and technology, environmental design, mobility & infrastructure, urban design & landscape, housing & real estate developments, urban planning, governance, socio-cultural & economic development, community engagement, tourism and heritage revitalization.Table of ContentsFuture of Smart Inclusive Livable Cities.- Smart Environmental Solutions in Future Cities.- Mobility & Infrastructure in Future Cities.- Smart Economic Solutions in Future Cities.- Governance and Community Development in Future Cities.- Saudi Cities Future.
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Springer International Publishing AG Sustainable Futures in Southern Africa’s
Book SynopsisThis open access book presents multiple disciplinary perspectives on the challenges and opportunities for sustainable development in the South African mountain city of Phuthaditjhaba. These challenges are embedded in the complex environmental, socio-cultural and political contexts of the region. Established as the capital of the QwaQwa ‘homeland’ under Grand Apartheid, this city is now home to between 400,000 – 700,000 people but in many areas lacks formal infrastructure and services. Each chapter of this volume addresses a different aspect of the city’s development and all take the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a common framework to guide their reflections on potential sustainable futures for Phuthaditjhaba. While the circumstances in Phuthaditjhaba will be familiar to many researchers of informal and growing cities in developing regions, the mountain setting of the city brings its own set of challenges and opportunities linked to the rugged and steep terrain, remoteness and natural resources. This book serves to showcase the diverse research taking place in this emerging mountain city and provide reflections on how a sustainable future can be ensured for its environment and inhabitants. Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: the “invention” of an African mountain town by the editors 1. The rise and fall of a homeland capital Lochner Marais 2. Urban sustainable development in the Global South. A resilience-based approach Marco Morandotti 3. Phuthaditjhaba communities - the future sustainable city Louw van Biljon 4. Human settlement growth and socio-economic development: a geographical analysis Okello, TW., Adelabu, SA., Onaolapo TF. 5. Internal and international migration in a mountain border town Andrea Membretti 6. Virtual disclosures and self-emancipations: the female body and self-identity on online platforms Loice S Nzombe, Rodwell Makombe & Oliver Nyambi 7. Socio-economic resilience in a mountain community: the role of cultural value orientations Mudzingiri, C., Guvuriro, S. & Gomo, C. 8. Education for sustainable development in local schools through preservice teacher preparation: a need for practice models Maria Tsakeni 9. Surviving on the margin of a collapsing social-ecological system: mountain livelihood sustainability in rural communities Mukwada, G., Mutana S., Zondo, SA., & Msimanga, L. 10. Harnessing livelihood trade-offs and synergies in informal settlements: Agricultural Development research in the era of Sustainable Development Goals Neo Mathinya 11. The feasibility of sustainably creating an urban tree canopy as a climate change adaptation measure Susan Jean Taylor 12. Sustainable Development Goals and small-town tourism in the Drakensberg region. A discourse analysis of literature Mutana S. & Mukwada G. 13. The role of commons and of commoning practices with respect to access to the land and its administration Ioanni Del Sante 14. Transforming Agro-Social Development Cias T. Tsotetsi & Bunmi I. Omodan 15. Analysis of project initiatives aimed at achieving sustainable development Nomcebo Dlamini & Jesse Lutabingwa 16. Can insect pollination ameliorate soil fertility during soybean production under marginalized farming system? Adelabu Dolapo Bola, Emile Bredenhand & Johan Van Niekerk 17. Geophagia, mineral deficiency and popular education Van Onselen 18. Energy and transport (to be confirmed) 19. The use and usefulness of spatial biodiversity plans for local application towards the Sustainable Development Goals Falko Buschke, Aliza le Roux, Toka Mosikidi & Lefu Mofokeng 20. Dependence on the highlands for water and climate change nexus Ntebohiseng Sekhele 21. Progress in water and sanitation access and management strategies M. Mamera, J.J. van Tol & M.P. Aghoghovwia 22. Stakeholders’ perspectives on Tourism Norman Mokoena 23. Conclusion 24. Bibliography
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Springer International Publishing AG Transport and Mobility Futures in Urban Africa
Book SynopsisThis book provides a collection of insightful conceptual and empirical works that situate transport and mobility challenges in the unique context of individual countries and cities while highlighting commonalities across the African continent. Written from an interdisciplinary perspective, the book covers important themes in transport and mobility including the links between urbanization, urban structure, and accessibility; transport equity and poverty, non-motorized transport, public transport, and the challenges and opportunities of new and emerging transport technologies, and ICT-mediated mobility solutions. Each chapter engages with the normative imperatives that are critical to improving the transport and mobility situations of African urban areas now and in the future.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Transport and mobility situations of African cities.- Part 1: Urban form, accessibility and travel demand.- Urban form, accessibility and travel demand in African cities: An introduction.- Urban form and access to public transport in Accra, Ghana.- Disparities in public transport coverage and bus service quality in Algiers.- An Analysis of transportation demand Patterns in Ghana.- Part 2: Transport poverty, equity and inclusion.- Transport poverty and social divisions in African cities: An introduction.- Mobility regimes and equity in urban transport: Examining women’s mobility experiences in Accra.- Community severance in urban Africa.- Transport poverty, distance covered to access to basic infrastructures and modal choice in urban areas in Cameroon.- Conceptualizing an urban transport framework for enhanced residential quality of life in Sub-Saharan Africa: Case study of Ghana and Namibia.- Part 3: Public transport policy and governance.- Public transport policy and governance in African cities: An introduction.- Bus rapid transit implementation in African cities: The case for a more incremental reform approach.- Pricing transport services in urban Ghana – The politics and socio-spatial conflicts between transport operators and the state.- Safe, inclusive public transport in Africa - Challenges and opportunities identified in Ghana and Namibia.- Part 4: Non-motorized transport and traffic safety.- Non-motorized transport and traffic safety in African cities: An introduction.- Planning for walkability in Johannesburg.- Exploring barriers and prospects of bicycle transportation: A case study of a Ghanaian University campus.- The provision of NMT in the City of Lusaka: An analysis of policy and practice.- The future of non-motorized transport in Urban Africa.- Part 5: ICT, platforms and new technologies.- ICTs, digital platform mobility services, and transport de-carbonization in African cities: An introduction.- Opportunities and challenges for addressing personal safety concerns on public transport through ICTs in South African cities.- Smart mobility in urban Africa: Geography of diffusion, user characteristics and emerging impacts of digital platform/app-based mobility services.- e-Quantum leap: Planning for electric minibus taxis in sub-Saharan Africa’s paratransit system.- Conclusion: What futures for transport and mobility in African cities?
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Springer International Publishing AG The COVID-19 - Health Systems Nexus: Emerging
Book SynopsisThis contributed volume, based on papers presented at a conference held in Zimbabwe in mid-2021, examines the nexus between Zimbabwe’s health systems and the COVID-19 pandemic. The collection of papers contained here is diverse and covers topics from how health systems handled (or didn’t handle) surges to health communication during a global pandemic to economic and environmental impacts of the pandemic in Zimbabwe. Editors Drs. Edward Kunonga, Lazarus Chapungu, and David Chikodzi set the stage for these pieces with an introductory chapter that describes the health systems in Zimbabwe and offers an overview of the effects of the pandemic felt in the country. Their concluding chapter synthesizes trends and issues emerging from the chapters and recommends policy directions regarding health management systems in Zimbabwe and elsewhere in the face of this and future pandemics.Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Introduction: The COVID-19-Health Nexus: Trends and Dynamics Health system dynamics in a COVID-19 environment 2. COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe: A spatial and temporal perspective 3. Public Safety and Health Systems in the Context of Covid-19 in Zimbabwe: Gaps and Prospects 4. Devolution as Health Governance Paradigm Amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic in Zimbabwe: Convergences and Divergences 5. Global Covid-19 Pandemic: A strategic opportunity of operationalizing One Health Concept Case of Zimbabwe 6. An analysis of the dynamics of COVID-19 pandemic using the SIER Model with uncertain parameters characterized by a Stochastic Susceptible Population 7. Indigenous health practices and lifestyles: Can they help Zimbabwe transform its health systems in the face of Covid-19 pandemic? 8. Virtual communities in supporting access to health services during COVID-19 pandemic: The Implications and Impacts on Zimbabwe’s health system COVID-19 restrictive measures and related impacts 9. Decongesting global cities as part of Health Reform in the era of COVID-19: Impacts and implications for Zimbabwe 10. Deciphering Synergies and tradeoffs between COVID-19 measures and the progress towards SDG 15: Implications on health systems in Zimbabwe 11. The Impact of COVID-19 on Economic Development in Zimbabwe and the health management system. Vaccine uptake and diplomacy 12. COVID-19 vaccination apathy, hesitancy and neutrality. Interrogating the trends and impacts on Zimbabwe’s health delivery system 13. The complexities of public health communication on COVID-19 vaccination in social media. Implications on Zimbabwe’s health system. 14. COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy: Tracking the Chinese, Indian and Russian global pathways and undertones Conclusion 15. Conclusions: Emerging trends, issues and policy implications
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Springer International Publishing AG Labour Control and Union Agency in Global
Book SynopsisThis book puts Indian garment workers and their organisations at the centre of the analysis. Taking the Bangalore export-garment cluster as a case study, the book explores the conditions that enable but also constrain the capacities of garment workers’ unions to build collective power vis-à-vis employers and thereby improve their conditions. Drawing on theoretical concepts from labour geography, relational economic geography, and Global Production Network (GPN) analysis, the book highlights, on the one hand, how the complex labour control regime in the Bangalore export-garment cluster poses manifold challenges and constraints for workers’ and unions’ collective agency. On the other hand, the book illustrates the various networked agency strategies that local garment unions in Bangalore have developed over the years to overcome these constraints by tapping into coalitional power resources from worker, consumer and labour rights organisations in the Global North.This book is therefore highly relevant for economic geographers and other scholars interested in dynamics of labour and development in GPNs as well as for unionists and labour rights activists committed to improving working conditions in the global garment industry.This is an open access book.Table of ContentsPart I: Introduction.- Chapter 1. Introduction.- Part II: Theoretical Framework.- Chapter 2. Situating This Study Within Geographical Debates On Labour In Gpns.- Chapter 3. A Relational, Practice-Oriented Approach To Labour Control Regimes And Union Agency In Gpns.- Part III: Research Design & Methodology.- Chapter 4. Research Design & Methodology.- Part IV: Introduction Of Empirical Case.- Chapter 5. Situating The Bangalore Export Cluster Within The Garment Gpn.- Part V: Empirical Analysis.- Chapter 6. Labour Control Regime In The Bangalore Export Garment Cluster.- Chapter 7. Union Agency In The Bangalore Export Garment Cluster.- Part VI: Theoretical Contributions And Conclusion.- Chapter 8. Theoretical Contributions Of This Study.- Chapter 9. Conclusion: Lessons For Building Sustained Union Power In Garment Production Countries.
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Springer International Publishing AG Methodological Approaches in Integrated Geography
Book SynopsisThis book covers methodology of the study for all aspects of human geography. As a comprehensive geography textbook, it consists of detailed research methodology for research in human geography including a few selected case studies in Asia. It explores different approaches, methodological possibilities, and challenges in conducting geographical research in human geography. New digital geographic data sources and GIS applications can help researchers to receive clearer concepts and obtain better measurements of the relevant attributes changes. Furthermore, the book provides an opportunity to critically examine the conceptualization and identification of the field in geographical research and how digital media has not only expanded the scope of what constitutes the field but has redefined the field in itself as well as the practices of observing, knowing, and analyzing the real world. The uniqueness of this book is due to the contribution of several professors and subject experts from South East and East Asia with special particular reference to cases studies from this region of the world. Table of Contents
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Springer International Publishing AG Technosleep: Frontiers, Fictions, Futures
Book SynopsisThis book draws on a variety of substantive examples from science, technology, medicine, literature, and popular culture to highlight how a new technoscientifically mediated and modified phase and form of technosleep is now in the making – in the global north at least; and to discuss the consequences for our relationships to sleep, the values we accord sleep and the very nature and normativities of sleep itself.The authors discuss how technosleep, at its simplest denotes the ‘coming together’ or ‘entanglements’ of sleep and technology and sensitizes us to various shifts in sleep–technology relations through culture, time and place. In doing so, it pays close attention to the salience and significance of these trends and transformations to date in everyday/night life, their implications for sleep inequalities and the related issues of sleep and social justice they suggest. Table of ContentsIntroduction: Technosleep: Frontiers, Fictions, Futures.- Contextualising sleep.- Tracking sleep.- Transforming sleep?.- Machinic ‘sleep’.- Technosleep in/as science fiction.- Stratified technosleep futures.- Conclusions: Technosleep, frontiers, fictions and futures.
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Springer International Publishing AG Language Contacts and Discourses in the Far North
Book SynopsisThis open access book sheds light on 21st-Century multilingualism in the Far North of Europe – Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Estonia – an area with multifaceted contacts between many Uralic and Indo-European languages. These contacts are taking new forms as migration and English as the lingua franca are changing the linguistic situation remarkably. The national languages dominate the life of most inhabitants, while the use of indigenous Saami languages, old minority languages, and the languages of new immigrants is limited to certain areas or domains. This volume takes a close look at multilingual individuals and discusses how their lives are affected by different languages.Table of Contents Chapter 1: Language Discourses and Contacts in the 21st Century Far North – Introduction to the Volume Chapter 2: Managing Differences, Showing (Dis)affiliations: Language Contacts Through the Eyes of the Inhabitants of a Village in Finnish Lapland. Chapter 3: ‘Somewhere Between Engineering and Humanities’: Discourses of Investment in Additional Language Learning Among Students of Higher Education in Finland Chapter 4: The Effects of the Beginning of University Studies on the Language Revitalisation of Skolt Saami as Seen from the Perspective of Students and the Language Community Chapter 5: Talkin’ ’bout my Integration: Views on Language, Identity, and Integration Among Dutch and Finnish Migrants to the Swedish Countryside Chapter 6: Finnish, the Most Difficult Language to Learn? Four German-Speaking Migrants’ Ways of Getting Access to the Finnish Language in the North of Finland Chapter 7: Transnationals’ Discourses on the English Language in Finland Chapter 8: Silence and Question Marks in Drawings of Interactional Encounters Chapter 9: Relationship Between Translingual Practices and Identity Performance and Positioning on the Swedish-Finnish Border Chapter 10: Language Mixing in the Contact of Finnish with Swedish, Estonian, and English: The Case of Mixed Compound Nouns Chapter 11Structural Approach to Language Revitalisation: Revival of Aanaar Saami
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Springer International Publishing Staging Interspaces in Contemporary British
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Palgrave Macmillan Strengthening European Mobility Policy
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Springer VS Energy Geographies Negotiating the FrenchGerman
Book SynopsisEnergy Geographies an Introduction to Perspectives from France and Germany.- Peripheries Conflicts Transformations: Contested Geographies of Energy.- The Role of Crises in Shifting German Energy Geopolitics.- The North Sea and the EU's Interregional Energy Politics a Legal Geography Analysis.- Post-Nuclear Redevelopment Trajectories in France and Germany.- The Territories of Coal-Fired Power Plants as Sites for the Reconfiguration of Production Systems: Thoughts on a Meso-Scale of the Energy Transition.- Power Dynamics Below Ground: Investigating Political Geology in Geothermal Energy within the French Energy Transition.- Multidimensional Energy Discourses in the European Cross-Border Region SaarLorLux Hydrogen as a Common Element?.- The Discursive Production of Hydrogen Imaginaries and their Spatialities in France and Germany.- The Social Profile of Biogas Farmers in their Respective Territories: Research, Design and Methodology.- Anaerobic Digestion and Sustainability of Agri
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Springer Placing the Future
Book SynopsisChapter 1. Placing the Future: Understanding Space in the Making of Tomorrow.- Part I: Knowing the Future.- Chapter 2. Using Judgement to Anticipate the Future.- Chapter 3. A Technique for Guiding Images: Imagining the Future after Capitalism.- Chapter 4. Futures Consciousness as Vaccination against Misplaced Futures.- Chapter 5. Anaesthetic Worlds of Denial: 'Sleepwalking' through Climate Catastrophe.- Part II: Envisioning the Future.- Chapter 6. Utopias of Extinction.- Chapter 7. Futures all Around: Anthropological Reflections on Where (and How) to Find the Future.- Chapter 8. Envisioning Alternative Economic Futures through the Lens of Food.- Chapter 9. Economic Geographies of Post-Growth.- Chapter 10. Trusted Emplaced Futures.- Chapter 11. Speculating on Future Presents: Sociology, Futures, and Fictions.- Part III: Enacting the Future.- Chapter 12. Design and other Ways of Knowing the Future.- Chapter 13. Techniques of Futuring: How Imagined Futures Become Socially Performative.- Chapter 14. Outsourcing the Future.- Chapter 15. Futures Governance: The Case of Outer Space Technology.- Chapter 16. Was it Worth a Try? A few Lessons for the Future of Conferencing.
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Springer International Publishing AG Fear, Space and Urban Planning: A Critical
Book SynopsisThis book examines the phenomenon of urban fear – the increasing anxiety over crime and violence in Western cities despite their high safety – with a view to developing a comprehensive, critical, exploratory theory of fear, space, and urban planning that unravels the paradoxes of their mutual relations. By focusing especially on the southern European cities of Palermo and Lisbon, the book also aims to expand upon recent studies on urban geopolitics, enriching them from the perspective of ordinary, as opposed to global, cities. Readers will find enlightening analysis of the ways in which urban fear is (re)produced, including by misinformative discourses on security and fear and the political construction of otherness as a means of exclusion. The spatialization of fear, e.g., through fortification, privatization, and fragmentation, is explored, and the ways in which urban planning is informed by and has in turn been shaping urban fear are investigated. A concluding chapter considers divergent potential futures and makes a call for action. The book will appeal to all with an interest in whether, and to what extent, the production of ‘fearscapes’, the contemporary landscapes of fear, constitutes an emergent urban political economy.Table of ContentsLiving in a fearscape?.- Western paradoxes of security and fear.- Us and Them: otherness and exclusion.- Fear and space.- Planning, fear and power.- Thinking future.
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Springer International Publishing AG The Fluid City Paradigm: Waterfront Regeneration as an Urban Renewal Strategy
Book SynopsisThis book presents a new paradigm of knowledge and action with respect to urban waterfronts and the “fluid city paradigm,” explaining its methodological framework and describing an integrated and creative planning approach in which waterfront regeneration is pursued as a key urban-renewal strategy. It focuses especially on the WATERFRONT project (“Water And Territorial policiEs for integRation oF multisectoRial develOpmeNT”), which was funded jointly by Italy and Malta with the goal of developing common guidelines, strategies, and operational tools for the planning of coastal areas, based on cross-border exchange of experiences. In the described approach, the waterfront is recognized as having a broad identity, acknowledging the complexity of the relationship between seaport and town and taking into account the physical and environmental components of human settlement, infrastructure, and productive and recreational activities. It highlights details of the process of renewal in the port city of Trapani, with discussion of the implemented actions, plans, and programs. The book also examines the practices adopted to transform city–port relationships across Europe in pursuit of innovative and sustainable development.Table of ContentsThe Fluid City Paradigm: a deeper innovation.- Waterfronts and tourism.- The Waterfront Theorem: an integrated and creative planning approach.- Harbourscape: between specialization and public space.- Waterfront Projects in Italy.- From the harbour to the city. The process of urban renewal in Trapani.- An atlas of the Mediterranean Waterfronts: an instrument for knowledge and direction.- Waterfront and transformation in contexts of conflict.- Definition of the precincts and instruments for shared and harmonised planning of waterfront areas.- The fluid city experience: an update.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Räume im Wandel: Empirie und Politik
Book SynopsisDer räumliche Wandel hat sich beschleunigt. Im Wechselspiel von Persistenz und Pfadabhängigkeiten auf der einen Seite sowie technisch, ökonomisch, ökologisch und sozial induzierten Entwicklungsdynamiken auf der anderen Seite verschieben sich die räumlichen Gewichte und führen zu neuen Disparitäten. Die explizit räumlich orientierten Politiken wie Raumentwicklungspolitik, Stadtplanung und regionale Wirtschaftspolitik versuchen diese Prozesse auf nationaler Ebene normativ zu steuern. Der vorliegende Sammelband ist bewusst fachübergreifend angelegt und führt raumentwicklungspolitische, stadtplanerische, verwaltungsökonomische und philosophisch-historische Perspektiven auf den räumlichen Wandel zusammen. Table of ContentsWachstumsmotoren außerhalb der Metropolen.- Demografischer Wandel.- Gesunde Kommunen.- Urbaner Wandel.- Neuabgrenzungen von Gemeinden.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Neue Energielandschaften – Neue Perspektiven der
Book SynopsisDer Wandel der Energiewirtschaft hin zu mehr Stromerzeugung aus erneuerbaren Energien spielt sich in physisch-materieller Hinsicht in Landschaften ab. Er wird von Praktikern der Raum- und Landschaftsplanung teils mit Skepsis und teils mit positiven Erwartungen begleitet. In dem Band wird den Fragen nachgegangen, welche Folgen die Energiewende auf die ästhetische Bewertung von Landschaften hat, welche neuen Akteurskonstellationen entstanden sind und welche Konflikte um das Landschaftsbild, die Landnutzung oder die Verteilung von Macht zu verzeichnen sind. Es werden die Konsequenzen der Umbrüche hin zu „neuen Energielandschaften“ für die Landschaftsforschung, aber auch für räumliche Planung und Governance thematisiert.Table of ContentsAkteure, Governance und Diskurse.- Sichtweisen auf die Veränderung von Landschaften.- Planungswissenschaftliche Ansätze.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Survival and Sustainability: Environmental
Book SynopsisThe International Conference on Environment: Survival and Sustainability, held at the Near East University, Nicosia, Northern Cyprus 19-24 February 2007, dealt with environmental threats and proposed solutions at all scales. The 21 themes addressed by the conference fell into four broad categories; Threats to Survival and Sustainability; Technological Advances towards Survival and Sustainability; Activities and Tools for Social Change; Defining Goals for Sustainable Societies. Activities and tools that move the society towards greater sustainability were emphasized at the conference. These included environmental law and ethics, environmental knowledge, technology and information systems, media, environmental awareness, education and lifelong learning, the use of literature for environmental awareness, the green factor in politics, international relations and environmental organizations. The breadth of the issues addressed at the conference made clear the need for greatly increased interdisciplinary and international collaboration the survival and sustainability concept. The exchanges at the conference represent a step in this direction.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden San Diego: Eigenlogiken, Widersprüche und
Book SynopsisDie Entwicklungspfade von San Diego sind beeinflusst von der sozialen, kulturellen und ökonomischen Verschiedenheit der beiden Räume San Diego und Tijuana. Diese Verschiedenheit hat sich heute zu einer Ressource für Hybridisierungen entwickelt. Hybriditätsforschungen betrachten Kultur als Prozess, in dem sich Eigenes und Fremdes gegenseitig beeinflussen und bedingen. Mittels qualitativer Methoden werden die Biographien der hybriden Grenzmetropole nachvollzogen und die soziale Konstruktion von (Grenz-)Raum aus einer neuen Perspektive beleuchtet. Ergänzt wird diese Perspektive durch eine Analyse medialer Präsenz von San Diego und Tijuana.Table of ContentsTheoretische Zugänge.- Allgemeine Einflüsse: Aspekte der die Biographie San Diegos beeinflussenden räumlichen Entwicklungen in den Vereinigten Staaten.- Wesentliche Stationen der biographischen Entwicklungen von San Diego.- Die mediale Erzeugung gesellschaftlicher Landschaft: San Diego im Film und in Internetvideos.- Chicano-Park: Biographie und Symbolik eines besonderen Ortes hybrider Kultur.- Hybride Biographien in der Biographie des hybriden San Diego.- San Diego – Biographien der Hybridität und der Pastiches.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Bausteine der Regionalentwicklung
Book SynopsisIm Zuge der politischen, sozialen und ökonomischen Diskussionen um die spezifischen Stärken und Schwächen, wie auch Entwicklungschancen auf mittlerer räumlicher Maßstabsebene, hat das Thema der Regionalentwicklung besondere Aktualität erhalten. Das Buch befasst sich mit den Fragen der Herausforderungen für Regionen und die Regionalentwicklung in Gegenwart und Zukunft. Dabei wird insbesondere darauf eingegangen, welche Ansätze und Praktiken der Regionalentwicklung heute bestehen und wie diese begründet werden. Dabei erfolgt auch eine Reflexion von aktuellen Praxen und deren Begründung vor dem Hintergrund theoretischer Konzepte zur Raumentwicklung. Table of ContentsTheoretische, konzeptionelle und methodische Bausteine der Regionalentwicklung.- Bausteine der Regionen im Kontext gesellschaftlicher Wandlungsprozesse.- Bausteine regionaler Entwicklungsprozesse.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Konstruktion und Kontrolle: Zur Raumordnung
Book SynopsisWie verändern sich gesellschaftliche Raumordnungen im Zuge der Ökologisierung, Mediatisierung, Globalisierung und Technisierung der Weltverhältnisse? Welche Möglichkeiten der (Neu-)Gestaltung gesellschaftlicher Raumordnungen bestehen, wenn deutlich wird, dass dabei mit einem vielfach besiedelten Außen zu rechnen ist, das von der Gesellschaft aus nicht vollständig kontrolliert werden kann? Der vorliegende Band widmet sich diesen Fragen im Horizont des Wissenschaftsprogramms Systemtheorie. Gezeigt wird, dass eine gesellschaftliche Kontrolle des Raums nur auf der Basis der sozialen Konstruktion von Raum als eine fortlaufende Sequenz von Kontrollversuchen zu denken ist, das heißt als ein ständiges Überprüfen und Nachjustieren bestehender Raumordnungen. Weil die Systemtheorie bei dieser Auseinandersetzung mit den Außenbeziehungen der Gesellschaft an ihre konzeptionellen Grenzen stößt, werden die Theoriebezüge in verschiedenen Beiträgen erweitert. Im Ergebnis zeichnen sich Perspektiven einer allgemeinen Ökologie im Sinne eines Denkens in Nachbarschaften ab.Table of ContentsVon der Geographie sozialer Systeme zu einer allgemeinen Ökologie der Gesellschaft – eine Einleitung.- Über Raum reden – eine Vorrede.- Raum, formtheoretisch betrachtet.- Der sichtbare und unsichtbare Raum der Massenmedien.- Grenzen, Grenzziehungen und das Ländliche: Ein Versuch.- Europäische vs. postkoloniale Staatsbildung im Kontext funktionaler Differenzierung: Das Problem der territorialen Kontrolle.- Konstitutionalisierung von Hybridität: Governance in Europa.- Grenzen der Kontrolle: Institutionalisierung und Informalisierung des Raums – das Beispiel Lateinamerika.- Räumliche Konditionen und die Kontrolle des Raums durch Netzwerke und soziale Systeme.- Die Materialität der Sinnsysteme.- Gesellschaftliche Konstruktion und Kontrolle von Dinglichkeit.- Mikrodiversität und Anwesenheit: Zur Raumordnung urbaner Interaktionen.- Katastrophen als Formwechsel: Horizontverschiebungen und die Endostruktur der Gesellschaft.- Information, Energie und Technik: Zur Konstruktion und Kontrolle ökologischer Komplexe.- Systemtheorien und Mensch-Umwelt-Forschung: Eine geographische Perspektive.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Landschaftswandel - Wandel von Machtstrukturen
Book SynopsisDas Buch vereint interdisziplinäre Sichtweisen auf Formen, Kontexte und Prozesse von Landschaftswandel vor dem Hintergrund von Macht, Strukturen und Deutungshoheiten mit dem Ziel, Kräfteverhältnisse und ihre Wirkungen innerhalb der politischen, gesellschaftlichen und sozio-ökonomischen Diskurse und Praktiken zu erkennen und sichtbar zu machen. In den Beiträgen werden verschiedene Zugänge zu Landschaftswandel und Macht aus unterschiedlichen Zeiten und Räumen aufgezeigt. Dabei geht es um Prozesse der Veränderung physischer Strukturen und Nutzungsmuster (physisch-materielle Dimension) sowie um die Analyse landschaftsbezogener (Leit-) Bilder, Vorstellungen und Ideologien (wahrnehmungsbezogene Dimension). In der Auseinandersetzung mit Macht und Machtverhältnissen werden sowohl aktuelle Raumfragen (Energiewende, nachhaltige Landnutzung) als auch die Entwicklung von (Macht-) Strukturen in konkreten Räumen beleuchtet sowie Analysemethoden vorgestellt.Table of ContentsVorwort.- Macht und Landschaft: Einführungen.- Macht und Landschaft: Symbole, Diskurse, Institutionen.- Macht und Landschaft: normative Implikationen.- Macht und Landschaft: historische Formungen.- Macht und Landschaft: Gesellschaftliche Praxis.- Fazit.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Von Mondlandschaften zur Vision eines neuen
Book SynopsisDie Debatte über die Sanierung, Rekultivierung und Gestaltung von Tagebaubrachen in Ostdeutschland nach 1989/90 ist Gegenstand dieser Untersuchung. Markus Schwarzer analysiert die Ideen, Werte und Symboliken von Landschaft, die die ästhetische Wahrnehmung, wissenschaftliche Erforschung und planerische Umgestaltung der Brachen auszeichnen. Für seine Untersuchung hat er leitende Konzepte aus dem Südraum Leipzig, der Region Dessau-Bitterfeld-Wittenberg und der Lausitz ausgewählt. Der Autor arbeitet die kulturellen Gehalte von Landschaft in den jeweiligen Konzepten heraus und deutet den Wandel des Diskurses über die Bergbaufolgelandschaft.Table of ContentsAuswirkungen des Braunkohletagebaus.- Kulturwissenschaftliche Perspektive – Diskursanalyse.- Liberale, konservative, demokratische und romantische Landschaftsvorstellungen.- Leitvorstellungen staatlicher Planung, anwendungsorientierter Forschung, zivilgesellschaftlicher Initiativen und Öffentlich-Privater Partnerschaften.- Relevanz für die Theorie der Landschaft.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Integration von Migranten: Einwanderung und neue
Book SynopsisDeutschland hat sich verändert. Migration und Integration sind zu konstitutiven Merkmalen seiner Sozial- und Gesellschaftsstruktur geworden. Mit gegenwärtigen und in Zukunft zu erwartenden neuen Zyklen von Einwanderung wird Integration von Migranten zur gesellschaftlichen Daueraufgabe. Dieses Buch hat zum einen das Ziel, gesellschaftliche Wirklichkeit von Integrationsprozessen darzustellen; zum anderen sozialwissenschaftliche Theorien zur Erklärung der Entstehung und des Verlaufs von Integrationsprozessen vorzustellen sowie praktische Maßnahmen zu diskutieren, diese Prozesse mittels Integrationspolitik zu beeinflussen.Trade Review“... sein Buch für Studierende der Bereiche Migration und Integration, für allgemein am Thema interessierte Leser und für Praktiker der Integrationspolitik nützlich sein könne ... das Buch bietet einen sehr umfassenden und ausgewogenen Überblick über einen wissenschaftlich sehr spannenden und politisch wichtigen Forschungsbereich; es arbeitet umfassend die Literatur aus Deutschland und dem angelsächsischen Sprachraum ein. Es kann daher nicht nur Studierenden und einschlägig arbeitenden Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern, sondern auch interessierten Staatsbürgern sehr empfohlen werden ...” (Max Haller, in: Österreichische Zeitschrift für Soziologie, Jg. 41, 2016, S. 449 f.)“... Wer das Buch genau liest, wird aber genügend Argumente gegen rechte und linke Voreingenommenheiten und gegen schlichtes Unverständnis von Integrationsprozessen entdecken. ... Da die Integrations- und Migrationspolitik ideologisch stark umkämpft ist, bietet das Buch dem Leser die Chance, sich eine solide Wissensgrundlage zu verschaffen. Wer neugierig ist auf das Thema, wer sich ihm unvoreingenommen nähern will, dem sei dieses Werk nachdrücklich empfohlen ...” (Stefan Luft, in: POLITISCHE STUDIEN 460, Jg. 66, März-April 2015)“... ein klar strukturiertes, gut lesbares und auf den aktuellen Stand gebrachtes Werk zur Integrationsforschung ... genau richtig und zeitgemäß... Das Buch wendet sich nicht nur an Fachwissenschaftler, ...sondern darüber hinaus in erster Linie auch für Verwaltung, Politik, Integrationsräte und -beauftragte; aber auch für Studierende der Sozialwissenschaften, sozialer Arbeit, Migrationssoziologen und angehende Politikwissenschaftler. Es hat das Potenzial, auf diesem Feld das Standardwerk für die nächsten Jahre zu sein.” (Haci Halil Uslucan, in: Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie, Jg. 67, Heft 4, Dezember 2015, S. 818 f.)Table of ContentsIntegration und Migration.- Erklärung und Steuerung von Migration.- Integration: Konzept und theoretischer Rahmen.- Historische Erfahrungen mit Integrationsprozessen.- Strukturelle Integration: Arbeitsmarkt und Wirtschaft.- Strukturelle Integration: Einbürgerung.- Strukturelle Integration: Bildung.- Kulturelle Integration.- Soziale Integration.- Identifikative Integration.- Barrieren der Integration: Vorurteile.- Barrieren der Integration: Diskriminierung.- Integrationspolitik und integrationspolitische Strukturen.- Einwanderung und die Zukunft ethnischer Vielfalt.- Bedingungen erfolgreicher Integration und neue Nationenbildung.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Stadt und Gesellschaft im Fokus aktueller
Book SynopsisIm vorliegenden Buch befassen sich Stadtforscherinnen und Stadtforscher aus den Bereichen Geschichte, Geografie, Soziologie, Stadtplanung, Ökologie, Psychologie und Medienwissenschaft mit Fragen zur Stadt. Durch die unterschiedlichen fachlichen Perspektiven entsteht ein ganzheitlicher Blick auf die Stadt mitsamt ihren aktuellen Problemen und Herausforderungen. Städte sind Lebensräume des Menschen, von ihm selbst geschaffene gebaute Umwelten, die zugleich etwas über die herrschenden politischen Systeme und gesellschaftliche Wertvorstellungen und Verhältnisse aussagen. Viele Fragen knüpfen an die charakteristischen Merkmale von Städten an: das Zusammentreffen vieler Menschen, die hohe soziale und bauliche Dichte sowie die zunehmende Heterogenität der städtischen Bevölkerung.Table of ContentsHistorische Stadtforschung.- Stadtgeographie.- Stadtsoziologie.- Stadtplanung.- Verhältnis von Stadt und Umwelt.- Die Stadt aus psychologischer Perspektive.- Die Stadt in Bildern.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Lost in Transformation?: Raumbezogene Bindungen
Book SynopsisKaren Sievers untersucht, welche Rolle raumbezogene Bindungen - 'Heimat' - im Rahmen des Stadtumbaus in Ostdeutschland einnehmen.Unter Rückgriff auf die Beispiele Sanierung und Tagebau geht sie den Fragen nach, was dieses aktuelle Programm der Städtebauförderung aus diesen 'lernen' könnte, an welchen Kriterien ein 'behutsamer Stadtumbau' gemessen werden müsste und wie 'Theorie und Praxis' des Stadtumbaus mit dieser Herausforderung umgehen. Im Ergebnis zeigt sich, dass gerade auch der Ansatzpunkt dieser Programmmaßnahmen - also die baulich-räumliche Struktur der Stadt - als Ort raumbezogener Bindungen von Bedeutung ist. Diese Relevanz findet bisher kaum Berücksichtigung in der publizistischen und praktischen ‚Bearbeitung‘ des Programms.Table of ContentsRaumbezogene Bindungen in historischer Perspektive und aktuellen Kontexten.- Alltagswelt und planerischer Eingriff.- Heimat und Partizipation.- Lost in transformation?.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden StadtLandschaften: Die neue Hybridität von Stadt
Book SynopsisDas Buch befasst sich aus interdisziplinärer Perspektive mit dem Entstehen und der Entwicklung von StadtLandschaften. Diese StadtLandschaften lassen sich als Teil gesellschaftlicher Hybridisierungsprozesse deuten. Diese lassen sich nicht oder nur noch unzureichend mit modernistischen Konzepten dichotomen Denkens beschreiben. In dem Buch werden von den unterschiedlichen Autoren neben sozialen und ökologischen auch planerische und (infra)strukturelle Aspekte der Thematik angesprochen. Table of ContentsTheorieorientierte Perspektiven auf StadtLandschaften.- Sozial-kulturelle und politische Aspekte der StadtLandschaft.- „Naturen“ der StadtLandschaft.- Sozio-technische Transformationsprozesse sozial-ökologische Aspekte der StadtLandschaft.- Wissen und Macht in der StadtLandschaft.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Infrastrukturen der Stadt
Book SynopsisDer Band befasst sich mit dem Verhältnis von Stadt und Infrastruktur, von Urbanisierung und Infrastrukturentwicklung. Je nach Konstellation symbolisieren und reproduzieren Infrastrukturen gesellschaftliche Beziehungen, können diese aber auch mit hervorbringen und stabilisieren. Das Verschwinden eines erkenntnistheoretisch eigenständigen Raums jenseits der Stadt führt dazu, dass aus der Analyse von städtischen Phänomenen zunehmend Erkenntnisse über Merkmale der Gesellschaft insgesamt zu erwarten sind. Die mit diesem Band vorgelegte Auseinandersetzung mit Infrastrukturen der Stadt offenbart damit grundlegende Mechanismen und Funktionsweisen der heutigen Gesellschaft.Trade Review“... Der geneigte Leser findet viele weitere Überlegungen, die anregend, inspirierend und insofern auch produktiv sind. ... Ein wichtiges, ein anregendes, ein kluges Buch ...” (Michael Schäfer, in: Unternehmerin Kommune, Jg. 21, Heft 1, Mai 2017)Table of ContentsInfrastruktur, Stadt und Gesellschaft. Eine Einleitung.- Reproduktionen städtischer Räume durch (technische) Infrastrukturen.- Grüne Infrastruktur und die Erneuerung städtischer Naturen.- Für ein Recht auf Infrastruktur! Stadtpolitische Konflikte um die Energie- und Wasserversorgung in Berlin.- Zonen infrastruktureller Entkopplung. Urbane Prekarität und soziotechnische Verknüpfungen im öffentlichen Raum.- Die Räume des Codes und die Räume des Alltags – Zur Aneignung urbaner digitaler Infrastrukturen.- Infrastrukturen als Akteure. Die Materialität urbaner Infrastrukturen und ihre Bedeutung für das Soziale.- Vom Lebensraum zum Leitungsweg. Die Stadtstraße als soziale Arena.- Unheimliche Infrastruktur. Die doppelte Paradoxie unterirdischen Städtebaus.- Auf den Spuren des Los Angeles River.- Infrastrukturregime und inkrementeller Wandel: Das Beispiel der Energie- und Wasserversorgung in Los Angeles.- Infrastrukturen im Dorf: Welche Formen von Sozialität ermöglichen sie?.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Soziale Arbeit in der unternehmerischen Stadt:
Book SynopsisDie Beiträge dieses Bandes thematisieren Auswirkungen neuer Steuerungs- und Verwertungslogiken, die sich unter dem Begriff der „unternehmerischen Stadt“ zusammenfassen lassen. Soziale Arbeit, die vorwiegend quartierbezogen agiert, sieht sich dabei einer zunehmenden Fragmentierung der Stadt gegenüber und ist mit der Verdrängung sozial schwächerer Gruppen konfrontiert. Stadtentwicklungspolitik agiert dabei stützend und steuernd zugleich: Standortmarketing stärkt die internationale Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und Programme der Quartiersentwicklung wirken dem Auseinanderfallen der Stadt entgegen. Die Autoren und Autorinnen diskutieren aktuelle Programmatiken, thematisieren die Bereiche Selbsthilfe, soziale Bewegungen und Sozialpolitik und setzen sich mit der Rolle von Wahrnehmungen und Imaginationen in der Stadtforschung auseinander.Table of ContentsZum Kontext der unternehmerischen Stadt.- Kritik aktueller Programmatiken.- Neue Strategien und Methoden.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Was ist eine Smart City?: Betriebswirtschaftliche
Book SynopsisDieses Fachbuch beschreibt die zentralen Herausforderungen, mit denen sich Städte konfrontiert sehen und zeigt Ansätze, welche Handlungsoptionen sich den Städten aus Sicht des Städtemanagements bieten. Angesichts der in Deutschland und weltweit zu beobachtenden steigenden Urbanisierung ist die Auseinandersetzung mit Smart Cities ein zentrales gesellschaftspolitisches Thema. Zur Erhaltung der Zukunftsfähigkeit von Städten wird erörtert, welche zentralen Themenfelder am dringendsten zu berücksichtigen sind. Hierzu zählen ebenso nachhaltige Verkehrskonzepte wie auch innovative Formen des Verwaltungshandelns mit Blick auf die Einbindung der Bürger. Dieses Fachbuch ist für Führungskräfte in Stadtverwaltungen interessant, gleichermaßen aber auch für Studierende mit Studienschwerpunkten in den Bereichen Nachhaltigkeit, Logistik, Controlling, Vernetzung, Digitalisierung und Innovation in urbanen Kontexten.Table of ContentsLeistungsdimensionen von Smart Cities.- Strategieentwicklung für Smart Cities.- Regionale Abhängigkeiten trotz Smartness?.- Zentrale Akteure von Smart Cities.- Handlungsfelder (Urban Production & Logistics, Innovation und Digitalisierung, Risikomanagement, Megaprojekte).- Smarter Cities – Best Practice Beispiele von IBM (städtische Leitzentrale in Rio de Janeiro, Connected Car-Initiative, Verkehrsmanagement Stockholm, Stadionmanagement Miami).
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Klimawandel als widerspenstiges Problem: Eine
Book SynopsisElisabeth Süßbauer erforscht, welche kulturell-kognitiven Mechanismen und Strategien städtische Verwaltungen entwickeln, um die Herausforderungen des Klimawandels zu meistern. Die auf Dokumentenanalyse und Interviews basierende Studie zeigt, dass es verschiedene Arten gibt, wie Klimaanpassung in die Stadtplanung „übersetzt“ wird. Da zeremonielle und strategische Anteile dieser Übersetzungen überwiegen, werden kreative (Re-)Kombinationen mit anderen Stadtentwicklungszielen behindert. Mit der Betrachtung des „unsichtbaren“ Wissens zum Klimawandel leistet das Buch einen wichtigen Beitrag zu einer sich erst langsam etablierenden Soziologie der Klimawandelfolgenanpassung. Trade Review“… setzt sich wissenschaftlich mit den Mechanismen und Strategien auseinander, die städtische Verwaltungen entwickeln, um den Herausforderungen des Klimawandels zu begegnen. … Interessant ist die Thematik zweifelsohne für Stadtplaner, Soziologen, Umweltärzte und Umweltingenieure …” (Petra Münstedt, in: Blickpunkt öffentliche Gesundheit, Jg. 32, Heft 3, August 2016)Table of ContentsStadtplanung als Entscheidungskontext für Klimaanpassung in Städten.- Theoretische Grundlagen: Wissen und Wandel in Organisationen.- Forschungsdesign: empirisch begründete Theoriebildung.- Die Fallstudienstädte: lokalspezifische Ausgangsbedingungen.- Die stadtplanerische Übersetzung der Klimaanpassung.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Die Landschaft des Tourismus: Wie Landschaft von
Book SynopsisErik Aschenbrand untersucht, wie Vorstellungen von Landschaft durch Reiseveranstalter modifiziert und verfestigt werden, wo sich die Vorbilder touristischer Landschaftsmotive lokalisieren lassen und wer in der Lage ist, neue werbewirksame Vorstellungen zu erzeugen. Auf der Grundlage genauer Beobachtungen und eigener beruflicher Erfahrungen in der Tourismuswirtschaft analysiert er verschiedene Formen der touristischen Aneignung von Landschaft und erklärt die soziale Konstruktion des ‚Typischen‘, die Abläufe sozialen Distinktionsverhaltens sowie die Mechanismen der sozialen Konstruktion touristischer Landschaften im Besonderen und von Landschaft im Allgemeinen.Table of ContentsLandschaftstheorie.- Verbreitung und Entwicklung landschaftlicher Stereotype.- Diskursanalyse der Tourismuswerbung.- Tourismusforschung in teilnehmender Beobachtung.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Bausteine der Energiewende
Book SynopsisDie Energiewende verändert in Deutschland mit dem Ausstieg aus der Kernkraft und dem Ausbau erneuerbarer Energien in weitreichender Weise bisherige Strukturen der Energieversorgung und wirkt sich dabei räumlich stark aus. Biomasse-, Windkraft- und Photovoltaikanlagen stellen einige der physisch sichtbaren Manifestationen dar. Hinzukommen neue Stromtrassen. Diese Entwicklungsprozesse laufen allerdings keineswegs konfliktfrei ab. Das Buch gibt Einblicke in unterschiedliche Facetten, unterschiedliche Bausteine der Energiewende und ordnet diese ein.Die HerausgeberDr. Dr. Olaf Kühne ist Professor für Stadt- und Regionalentwicklung an der Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen.Dr. Florian Weber ist Akademischer Rat im Forschungsbereich Stadt- und Regionalentwicklung an der Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen.Table of ContentsTheoretische und konzeptionelle Perspektiven auf die Energiewende.- Politische und strukturelle Herausforderungen im Zuge von Klimaschutz und Energiewende.- Energiekonflikte: Ästhetik, Planung, Steuerung und praktischer Umgang.- Unter Strom: praktische Herausforderungen.- Der Ausbau der Windenergie: planerische Grundlagen, Herausforderungen und Potenziale.
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