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AU Press To Know Our Many Selves: From the Study of Canada
Book SynopsisTo Know Our Many Selves profiles the history of Canadianstudies, which began as early as the 1840s with the Study of Canada. Indiscussing this comprehensive examination of culture, Hoerderhighlights its unique interdisciplinary approach, which included bothsociological and political angles. Years later, as the study of otherethnicities was added to the cultural story of Canada, a solidfoundation was formed for the nation’s master narrative. Against this background, To Know Our Many Selves focuses onwhy Canadian studies can be used as a sound model for the study ofother societies in a framework of transcultural societal studies.Table of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Traditions and Practices: From Colonial and Area to Cultural orSocietal Studies I. Framing Research on Canada: Burdens and Achievements ofthe Past 2. The Atlantic World: Creating Societies in Imperial Hinterland 3. Canada’s Peoples: Inclusions & Exclusions 4. Self-Constructions: From Regional Consciousnesses to NationalBillboards II. From Privileged Discourses to Research on SocialSpaces 5. Privileged Discourses up to 1920: Scholarship in the Making 6. Substantial Research: The Social Spaces of the Geological Surveyof Canada 7. Learning and Society: Social Responsibility, EducationalInstitutions, Elite Formation III. The Study of Canada: The Social Sciences, the Arts, NewMedia, 1920s–1950s 8. Data-Based Studies of Society: Political Economy, History,Sociology 9. Discourse-Based Reflections about Society: Where Were theHumanities? IV. The Third Phase: Multiple Discourses about InterlinkedSocieties 10. Decolonization: The Changes of the 1960s 11. Visions and Borderlines: Canadian Studies since the 1960s 12. Views from the Outside: The Surge of International CanadianStudies 13. Agency in a Multicultural Society: Interdisciplinary ResearchAchievements V. Perspectives 14. From Interest-Driven National Discourse to TransculturalSocietal Studies Interviews with the Author; Index
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University of Westminster Press Festivals and the City: The Contested Geographies of Urban Events
Book SynopsisThis book explores how festivals and events affect urban places and public spaces, with a particular focus on their role in fostering inclusion.
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University of Westminster Press Tourism and the Metropolis
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University of Westminster Press The World as Abyss: The Caribbean and Critical
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Cornell University Press Chinese Walls in Time and Space: A
Book SynopsisAre walls remnants of ancient and medieval societies, destined to become anachronistic in modern and post-modern times? Or will they persist, shaping as well as adjusting to new conditions? Do walls necessarily constrain and even isolate those who live within them, or can they act as a medium of support and communication for people on both sides? This volume addresses these questions. Authors from six disciplines—history, art, law, medicine, communication, and film—provide multiple perspectives on various kinds of walls: material ones around and within states, cities, and towns, as well as virtual ones regulating the administration of justice, the flow of pathogens, and the transmission of information.
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Rutgers University Press Aging in a Changing World: Older New Zealanders
Book SynopsisThis is a story about aging in place in a world of global movement. Around the world, many older people have stayed still but have been profoundly impacted by the movement of others. Without migrating themselves, many older people now live in a far “different country” than the one of their memories. Recently, the Brexit vote and the 2016 election of Trump have re-enforced prevalent stereotypes of “the racist older person”. This book challenges simplified images of the old as racist, nostalgic and resistant to change by taking a deeper, more nuanced look at older people’s complex relationship with the diversity and multiculturalism that has grown and developed around them. Aging in a Changing World takes a look at how some older people in New Zealand have been responding to and interacting with the new multiculturalism they now encounter in their daily lives. Through their unhurried, micro, daily interactions with immigrants, they quietly emerge as agents of the very social change they are assumed to oppose.Trade Review"Sure to become a classic of urban ethnography. A powerful and much needed account of the way in which older people respond to and negotiate change within urban communities. The research challenges views which present older people as 'victims' of global change, providing a highly nuanced description of both the perceived challenges of migration, but also the positive ways in which it is incorporated into new ways of adapting to social change."— Christopher Phillipson, coeditor of Precarity and Ageing: Understanding Insecurity and Risk in Later Life "Molly George’s book beautifully upends common assumptions about the widespread racism among elderly white Americans, Brits, and New Zealanders, offering a much more nuanced portrait of how ethnicity and migration are viewed by older generations. Examining everyday interactions between long-term residents and newcomers, Aging in a Changing World challenges stereotypical views of what it means to 'age in place' when places, and the people who occupy them, are in fact ever-changing. The result is a thought-provoking examination of multiculturalism as lived experience for the elderly."— Susanna Trnka, author of Traversing: Embodied Lifeworlds in the Czech RepublicTable of ContentsList of Illustrations 1 Aging in Times of Great Change 2 Global Movement, Everyday Multiculturalism, and Aging 3 Constructing the Field and Recruiting the Urban Stranger 4 “Then and Now”: Narratives of Change 5 Older New Zealanders’ Immigration-Related Concerns 6 A Surprise Twist? Older New Zealanders as Approachable and Accepting 7 Mentoring “Kiwiness” 8 Cosmopolitan Cadences 9 Conclusions Acknowledgments Notes References Index
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Rutgers University Press Erotic Cartographies: Decolonization and the
Book SynopsisErotic Cartographies uses subjective mapping, a participatory data collection technique, to demonstrate how Trinidadian same-sex-loving women use their gender performance, erotic autonomy, and space-making practices to reinforce and resist colonial ascriptions on subject bodies. The women strategically embody their sexual identities to challenge imposed subject categories and to contest their invisibility and exclusion from discourses of belonging. Erotic Cartographies refers to the processes of mapping territories of self-knowing and self-expression, both cognitively in the imagination and on paper during the mapping exercise, exploring how meaning is given to space, and how it is transformed. Using the women’s quotes and maps, the book focuses on the false binary of public-private, the practices of home and family, and religious nationalism and spiritual self-seeking, to demonstrate the women’s challenges to the structural, symbolic, and interpersonal violence of colonial discourses and practices related to gender, knowledge, and power in Trinidadian society.Trade Review"Erotic Cartographies is a significant and a very welcome contribution to the small but growing body of scholarship on same-sex loving women in the Caribbean. Through subjective maps, Ghisyawan teases out Trinidadian women’s articulations of identity, passion, friendship, and family, as well as how they resist homophobia and find spaces of safety and belonging. It is a finely crafted study that is theoretically and methodologically rich, clearly produced with much care and respect. A vital text in Queer, Caribbean and decolonial studies." -- Kamala Kempadoo * author of Trafficking and Prostitution Reconsidered: New Perspectives on Migration, Sex Work, and Hu *"Ghisyawan makes an outstanding contribution to Caribbean knowledge production in this profound and insightful study of Caribbean sexuality and same-sex desire. Through a much-needed focus on same-sex-loving women and space-making practices, she offers a unique decolonial methodology through subjective mapping and intersectional feminist praxis that demonstrates complex understandings of safety, visibility, place, identity, and queerness. Erotic Cartographies locates and affirms queer Caribbean belonging and spaces by examining lived experiences, creativity, spirituality, and erotic subjectivities that are fiercely and powerfully defiant." -- Angelique V. Nixon * author of Resisting Paradise: Tourism, Diaspora, and Sexuality in Caribbean Culture *"For Ghisyawan, the erotic is a kind of self-knowing that allows us to reshape space into safe havens, shifting and eliminating the boundaries of what it means to transgress, while also intuiting unsafe spaces and knowing the kinds of performances that become necessary around the potential hostilities of family members, friends, coworkers, and strangers. Ultimately, Erotic Cartographies challenges us to consider the role the erotic plays in our lives as what moves us toward decolonial spaces that are more than just safe enough. By allowing ourselves to inhabit our erotic selves more fully, we also allow ourselves to map the world anew." -- Jessica Díaz Rodríguez * Sx Salon *Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsNote on Trinidadian LanguageProloguePart I: Introduction and Methodology1 Introduction: Erotic Cartographies and the Decolonial2 Subjective Mapping: Queer Decolonial MethodologyPart II: Confronting Binaries: Space, Gender, and Social Class3 Being in Public: Queer Transnational Subjectivities4 Contesting “Home”: Unsettling Public-Private BoundariesPart III: State, Religion, and Personhood5 Religious Nationalism: Its Roots and Fruit6 “Dealing Up with the Spirit”: Spiritual Knowledge and Erotic Fulfillment7 ConclusionAppendix 1. Analytics Used for MapsAppendix 2. Bio-Data of Research ParticipantsAcknowledgmentsNotesReferencesIndex
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Rutgers University Press Building Something Better: Environmental Crises
Book SynopsisAs the turmoil of interlinked crises unfolds across the world—from climate change to growing inequality to the rise of authoritarian governments—social scientists examine what is happening and why. Can communities devise alternatives to the systems that are doing so much harm to the planet and people? Sociologists Stephanie A. Malin and Meghan Elizbeth Kallman offer a clear, accessible volume that demonstrates the ways that communities adapt in the face of crises and explains that sociology can help us understand how and why they do this challenging work. Tackling neoliberalism head-on, these communities are making big changes by crafting distributive and regenerative systems that depart from capitalist approaches. The vivid case studies presented range from activist water protectors to hemp farmers to renewable energy cooperatives led by Indigenous peoples and nations. Alongside these studies, Malin and Kallman present incisive critiques of colonialism, extractive capitalism, and neoliberalism, while demonstrating how sociology’s own disciplinary traditions have been complicit with those ideologies—and must expand beyond them. Showing that it is possible to challenge social inequality and environmental degradation by refusing to continue business-as-usual, Building Something Better offers both a call to action and a dose of hope in a time of crises.Trade Review"In Building Something Better, Malin and Kallman provide a sophisticated and nuanced explanation of the persistent and inequitable nature of environmental crises, and they introduce us to a compelling array of social movements working to create more just, sustainable communities."— Jill Harrison, author of From the Inside Out: The Fight for Environmental Justice within Government Agencies "This brave volume posits an environmental sociology that stands in for all of sociology to press for collective well-being. The authors support those who bridge the gap between scholarship and activism, and their wonderful case studies of community activism, many involving Indigenous people, merge the gritty world of organizing and with the thoughtful ideas of social science. It’s a delight to read and an important vehicle for change." — Phil Brown, Northeastern University "In Building Something Better, Malin and Kallman provide a sophisticated and nuanced explanation of the persistent and inequitable nature of environmental crises, and they introduce us to a compelling array of social movements working to create more just, sustainable communities."— Jill Harrison, author of From the Inside Out: The Fight for Environmental Justice within Government Agencies "Especially timely and germane in light of today's political, cultural, and environmental driven instabilities, Building Something Better: Environmental Crises and the Promise of Community Change is a seminal, informative, and accessibly organized and presented study that is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, college, and university library environmental economic policy collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists." — John Taylor, Midwest Book Review "This brave volume posits an environmental sociology that stands in for all of sociology to press for collective well-being. The authors support those who bridge the gap between scholarship and activism, and their wonderful case studies of community activism, many involving Indigenous people, merge the gritty world of organizing and with the thoughtful ideas of social science. It’s a delight to read and an important vehicle for change." — Phil Brown, Northeastern UniversityTable of ContentsPart I: Where We’re At And Why 1 Introduction 2 A People’s Sociology 3 Failing People and the Planet: Neoliberal Economics and the Erasure of Difference Part II: Building Better Worlds 4 Human Beings, Not Humans Buying: Trends in Modern Environmentalism, and How Communities Are Reimagining Collectives 5 Democratizing the Commons by Building Communities 6 More than the Market: Practicing Social and Ecological Regeneration 7 Conclusion: Building Something Better Acknowledgments Notes Index
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Rutgers University Press Building Something Better: Environmental Crises
Book SynopsisAs the turmoil of interlinked crises unfolds across the world—from climate change to growing inequality to the rise of authoritarian governments—social scientists examine what is happening and why. Can communities devise alternatives to the systems that are doing so much harm to the planet and people? Sociologists Stephanie A. Malin and Meghan Elizbeth Kallman offer a clear, accessible volume that demonstrates the ways that communities adapt in the face of crises and explains that sociology can help us understand how and why they do this challenging work. Tackling neoliberalism head-on, these communities are making big changes by crafting distributive and regenerative systems that depart from capitalist approaches. The vivid case studies presented range from activist water protectors to hemp farmers to renewable energy cooperatives led by Indigenous peoples and nations. Alongside these studies, Malin and Kallman present incisive critiques of colonialism, extractive capitalism, and neoliberalism, while demonstrating how sociology’s own disciplinary traditions have been complicit with those ideologies—and must expand beyond them. Showing that it is possible to challenge social inequality and environmental degradation by refusing to continue business-as-usual, Building Something Better offers both a call to action and a dose of hope in a time of crises.Trade Review"In Building Something Better, Malin and Kallman provide a sophisticated and nuanced explanation of the persistent and inequitable nature of environmental crises, and they introduce us to a compelling array of social movements working to create more just, sustainable communities." -- Jill Harrison * author of From the Inside Out: The Fight for Environmental Justice within Government Agencies *"This brave volume posits an environmental sociology that stands in for all of sociology to press for collective well-being. The authors support those who bridge the gap between scholarship and activism, and their wonderful case studies of community activism, many involving Indigenous people, merge the gritty world of organizing and with the thoughtful ideas of social science. It’s a delight to read and an important vehicle for change." -- Phil Brown * Northeastern University *"In Building Something Better, Malin and Kallman provide a sophisticated and nuanced explanation of the persistent and inequitable nature of environmental crises, and they introduce us to a compelling array of social movements working to create more just, sustainable communities." -- Jill Harrison * author of From the Inside Out: The Fight for Environmental Justice within Government Agencies *"This brave volume posits an environmental sociology that stands in for all of sociology to press for collective well-being. The authors support those who bridge the gap between scholarship and activism, and their wonderful case studies of community activism, many involving Indigenous people, merge the gritty world of organizing and with the thoughtful ideas of social science. It’s a delight to read and an important vehicle for change." -- Phil Brown * Northeastern University *"Especially timely and germane in light of today's political, cultural, and environmental driven instabilities, Building Something Better: Environmental Crises and the Promise of Community Change is a seminal, informative, and accessibly organized and presented study that is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, college, and university library environmental economic policy collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists." -- John Taylor * Midwest Book Review *Table of ContentsPart I: Where We’re At And Why1 Introduction2 A People’s Sociology3 Failing People and the Planet: Neoliberal Economics and the Erasure of DifferencePart II: Building Better Worlds4 Human Beings, Not Humans Buying: Trends in Modern Environmentalism, and How Communities Are Reimagining Collectives5 Democratizing the Commons by Building Communities6 More than the Market: Practicing Social and Ecological Regeneration7 Conclusion: Building Something BetterAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Reviewing Design Process Theories: Discourses in
Book SynopsisThis interdisciplinary book explores design theories, combining research from a range of fields including architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, urban design, industrial design, software engineering, environmental psychology, geography, anthropology, and sociology. Following an extensive review of the current literature, the author reveals eight major types of theory in design processes. The theories are classified as follows: Rational vs. Empiricist Theories, Procedural vs. Substantive Theories, Normative vs. Positive Theories, Design Scopes, Designers vs. People, Form and Space Creation Paradigms, Efficient Tools and Sources in the Design Process, and Place vs. Non-Place Theories. The respective design theories are illustrated with diagrams, tables and figures, condensing the content of over 140 essential theoretical texts that address various aspects of design processes. Given its scope, the book will appeal to undergraduate and graduate students, and to researchers and practitioners in design, urban planning, urban design, architecture, art, etc.Table of ContentsDesign Process Theories and Concepts.- Rational versus Empirical Theories.- Procedural versus Substantive Theories.- Normative versus Positive Theories.- Design Scopes.- Design Participation (Designers versus People Theories).- Paradigms in Form and Space Creation.- Efficient Tools and Sources in Design Process.- Place versus Non-Place Theories.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Smart Villages: Bridging the Global Urban-Rural
Book SynopsisThis book brings together technical expertise, best practices, case studies and ground-level application of the ideas for empowering the rural population of the world to live economically prosperous, environmentally sustainable, and socially progressive lives, on par or comparable with the quality of life enjoyed by the global urban population. The idea of Smart Villages takes on greater urgency in light of the investments made in this millennium on “Smart Cities”, taking advantage of the technological advances, particularly in digital connectivity. These investments have and will continue to expand the urban-rural divide, unless similar investments are made in the villages as well. The book provides a much-needed guide for a holistic development of a Smart Village, by defining the need, developing the framework, and describing the delivery, complete with successful case studies. Contributors to the book, from Canada, USA, Africa and India bring years of academic, industry and governmental experience, including organization of several Smart Village conferences. The knowledge base in the book will be of great value to anyone interested in or active in rural planning, including governmental and non-governmental organizations, industrial solution providers, public healthcare professionals, public policy professionals and students, as well as rural communities around the world. Consolidates all the aspects of creating/developing a Smart Village; Delivers an effective tool-kit for practitioners in the area of Smart Villages; Provides a policy-based framework for the development of an ideal Smart Village; Illustrates, through case studies, the fulfillment of key requirements of a Smart Village; Brings together experts from around the world to share their vision of a Smart Village; Highlights the importance of balancing development with social/gender equity and cultural traditions. Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Part 1. Defining the Need.- Chapter 1. Setting the Scene.- Chapter 2. Smart Village-Concepts and Intended Benefits.- Chaper 3. Bridging the Urban-Rural Divide.- Chapter 4. An Ideal Smart Village – Methodology, Parameters and Metrics.- Chapter 5. Ensuring a Sustainable Development Ecosystem.- Chapter 6. Preserving Indigenous Traditions and Values.- Part II. Buidling the Framework.- Chapter 7.Governance Aspects of a Smart Village – Developed Economy.- Chapter 8. Decentralizing towards Good Governance at the Grassroots.- Chapter 9. Components of an Ontology for a Smart Village.- Chapter 10. A Blueprint for Rural Public Health.- Chapter 11. Socio-Economic Conceptualization of Smart Villages.- Chapter 12. Smart Villages – Indian Realities, Opportunities and Way Forward.- Chapter 13. Leveraging Physical, Digital and Knowledge Connectivity for Smart Villages.- Chapter 14. An Appropriate Technology for Value Addition in Rural Indian Villages.- Chapter 15. The Role of Skills Development in Smart Villages.- Chapter 16. Financing and Development of a Smart Village.- Part III. The Enablers-Delivery and Case Studies.- Chapter 17. Smart Village – The Canadian Experience.- Chapter 18. Strengthening Rural Economy through Farmer Producer Companies.- Chapter 19. Resources and Agriculture - Smart Village Enablers in African Smart Villages.- Chapter 20. Clean Water Supply in Rural Odisha – A Case Study.- Chapter 21.Sustainable Water for Smart Villages – A Case Study.- Chapter 22. Value Added Options in Agriculture in Smart Villages.- Chapter 23. A Healthcare Case Study from Botswana, Africa.- Chapter 24. Smart Health and Wellness Promoting Villages – A Case Study from India.- Chapter 25. Lessons from Distance Healthcare Delivery Case Study - India.- Chapter 26. A Rural Nurse-led Public Health Case Study in Tamil Nadu, India.- Chapter 27.Cloud-based Solutions for Education and Skill Development – Botswana.- Chapter 28. Pan-African E-Network – A Distance Education Case Study.- Chapter 29. Implementing Appropriate Technology for Empowerment of Women in Indian Villages – A Case Study.- Chapter 30. A Unique Smart Village for People with Different Abilities.- Chapter 31. Preserving Traditions in a Smart Village – A Pan-African Perspective.- Chapter 32. COVID-19 – Implications of the Pandemic in the 21st Century.- Chapter 33. Going Forward.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Historic Cities in the Face of Disasters:
Book SynopsisThis book examines reconstruction and resilience of historic cities and societies from multiple disciplinary and complementary perspectives and, by doing so, it helps researchers and practitioners alike, among them reconstruction managers, urban governance and professionals. The book builds on carefully selected and updated papers accepted for the 2019 Silk Cities international conference on ‘reconstruction, recovery and resilience of historic cities and societies’, the third Silk Cities conference held in L’Aquila, Italy, 10-12 July 2019, working with University of L’Aquila and UCL.This multi-scale, and multidisciplinary book offers cross-sectoral and complimentary voices from multiple stakeholders, including academia, urban governance, NGOs and local populations. It examines post-disaster reconstruction strategies and case studies from Europe, Asia and Latin America that provide a valuable collection for anyone who would like to get a global overview on the subject matter. It thereby enables a deeper understanding of challenges, opportunities and approaches in dealing with historic cities facing disasters at various geographical scales. Additionally, it brings together historical approaches to the reconstruction of historical cities and those of more recent times. Thus, it can be used as a reference book for global understanding of the subject matter.Trade Review“There is a vast amount of information in the book for readers to understand the complexity of this field. Hopefully, not only urban designers will take advantage of it, as the details are extensive enough to also be relevant for architects, engineers, policy-makers and public administration officials involved in the rehabilitation process.” (Meenakshi Bhagat, Urban Design, Issue 164, 2022)Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Part I: Heritage and collective memory for resilience and reconstruction.- Thinking about post-disaster reconstruction in Europe: Functionalist and identity approaches.- Old Souks of Aleppo: A narrative approach to post-conflict heritage reconstruction.- Photography for the city, between the need for protection, conservation and civic identity.- Cultural heritage as stones of memory: The recovery of archives in the area of the Marche crater.- Intangible heritage and resilience in managing disaster shelters: Case study in Japan.- Water gives, water takes away. Memory, agency and resilience in ENSO-vulnerable historic landscapes in Peru.- Intangible cultural economy, a mould for tangible urban built fabric – The case of Shahjahanabad, India.- The Tree: The concept of place after the earthquake, L’Aquila.- Part II: Historic and contemporary reconstructions of historic cities.- Marsica: One hundred years on.- Coventry: Shell or Phoenix, city of tomorrow or concrete jumble? From reconstruction to the Phoenix Initiative, UK.- Post-trauma recovery of monumental buildings in Italy and the United States at the beginning of twentieth century.- Historical town centres and post-seismic reconstructions: Between functional recovery and heritage value awareness.- Integrating green solutions into post-earthquake recovery of Bam, Iran.- Reconstruction of heritage and spirit: Mending the scars of Aleppo.- Beyond the damage, the reconstruction of L’Aguila.- The “Solidere” effect and the localisation of heritage reconstruction in post-war transitions, Libya.- Bell towers under (seismic) attack: Saving a symbol, once it became a menace.- Ancient city of the future: Notes on the reconstruction of Beirut.- Part III: Society, governance and collective resilience.- Bonding between urban fabric and capacity of collective resilience: The case of Talca historic centre, Chile.- Multi-perspective pre-disaster examination as post-disaster managerial thinking ahead for Hoi An in Vietnam.- Play Street: Experimenting tactical urbanism for urban resilience in Iran.- The preservation of rural landscapes for building resilience in small towns: Insights from north Italy.- Antigua Guatemala, from history of disasters to resilient future.- Emergency management for the built heritage post-earthquake: Emilia-Romagna and Lombardy, Italy.- Factors of educational poverty and resilience responses in L’Aquila’s young population.- Dropout, resilience and cultural heritage: A focus of the ACCESS Project in a highly fragile area.- How can teachers promote resilience in schools?- Part IV: Bringing the 21st century into reconstruction.- Cities in transformation: Smarter reconstruction in historic city centres.- Evaluating visitors’ experiences at St Augustine’s Abbey (Canterbury).- Seismic Microzonation: A preventive measure for the conservation of the built heritage.- The representation of a resilient city: The case of Amatrice’s reconstruction.- Evacuation simulation considering tourists’ attempts to return home: A case of the Kiyomizu-dera Temple area, Japan.- Public administration versus social media in emergency situations.- Social media and disaster management in Iran: Lorestan floods as case study.- Environmental issues and energy potentials in post-earthquake reconstruction.- A multidisciplinary approach to retrofitting historic buildings: The case of the former San Salvatore Hospital, L’Aquila.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Water Security, Conflict and Cooperation in
Book SynopsisThis open access book explores the implications of urbanization in South Asia for water (in-) security in the peri-urban spaces of Dhaka and Khulna in Bangladesh, Bengaluru, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Pune in India, and Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. The book looks into specifically peri-urban water security issues in a context of rapid urbanization and social-environmental changes, including the changing climate and its emerging impacts. It demonstrates how urbanization processes change water flows between rural and urban areas, the implications of this processes for the water security of peri-urban populations, and how new institutions and technologies develop to mediate the relationships between peri-urban communities and water. The book seeks to further the debate on peri-urban water security, including what constitutes the peri-urban, socially differentiated access to water in peri-urban spaces, interventions for improving water access, and emerging forms of cooperation and conflict related to water access in a context of urbanization and climate change. As such, this book is an interesting read for academics with various disciplinary backgrounds, professionals working in the worlds of national and international policy, NGOs, activist groups, research and development institutes, and individual readers interested in water security and urbanization. Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction: Peri-Urban Water Security in South Asia Vishal Narain and Dik Roth Chapter 2 A New Imagination for Waste and Water in India’s Peri-Urban Interface Seema Mundoli, Dechamma C.S., Madhureema Auddy, Abhiri Sanfui, and Harini Nagendra Chapter 3 From Royal Canal to Neglected Canal? Changing Use and Management of a Traditional Canal Irrigation System in Peri-Urban Kathmandu Valley Anushiya Shrestha, Dik Roth, Saroj Yakami Chapter 4 Public Lives, Private Water: Female Ready-Made Garment Factory Workers in Peri-Urban Bangladesh\ Deepa Joshi, Sadika Haque, Kamrun Nahar, Shahinur Tania, Jasber Singhand, and Tina Wallace Chapter 5 Digging Deeper: Deep Wells, Bore-Wells and Water Tankers in Peri-Urban Hyderabad Nathaniel Dylan Lim & Diganta Das Chapter 6 Changing Agriculture and Climate Variability in Peri-Urban Gurugram, India Pratik Mishra and Sumit Vij Chapter 7 Views from the Sluice Gate: Water Insecurity, Conflict and Cooperation in Peri-Urban Khulna, Bangladesh M. Shah Alam Khan, Rezaur Rahman, Nusrat Jahan Tarin, Sheikh Nazmul Huda, and A.T.M. Zakir Hossain Chapter 8 Interventions to Strengthen Institutional Capacity for Peri-Urban Water Management in South Asia Sharlene L. Gomes Chapter 9 Concluding Reflections: Towards Alternative Peri-Urban Futures? Dik Roth and Vishal Narain
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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 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 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 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 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 Nature, Society, and Marginality: Case Studies
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the interrelations between nature and humans, in particular on those segments of societies that have been left behind (marginal groups). Nature is both the friend of humans and their adversary, depending on the way people treat and use it. Consequently, the book adopts a wide perspective of marginality: nature that has been marginalized by man (ecological marginality), but also social groups marginalized by politics, economic interests, and value judgements imbedded in culture. Many chapters deal specifically with issues in Nepal, but along with the other chapters with case studies from Southeast Asia and other regions, they demonstrate that the major man-nature problems are the same everywhere and can only be solved by constructive politics through clear regulations, convincing actions and general acceptance.Table of ContentsPart I Introduction1 Natural disasters, marginal regions and labor migration Pushkar K Pradhan and Walter LeimgruberPart II Human interference and natural systems2 Environmental un-sustainability or the cost of civilization Walter Leimgruber3 Climate change and health impacts on vulnerable communities: the case of kala-azar (Visceral Leishmaniasis) in Nepal Bandana Pradhan and Birgit Kuna4 Cryosphere changes, cascading disasters, and societies – a case in Langtang valley Binaya Pasakhala, Amina Maharjan, Sabarnee Tuladhar, Arabinda MishraPart III Geomorphological and Water issues: Nepal and Brazil5 Urbanization and soil erosion in the Kathmandu Valley, NepalChhabi L Chidi6 Assessing terrain hazards for sustainable human settlements in Chāngunārāyan municipality of the Kathmandu Valley, NepalKrishna Karkee, Shakti Gurung and Anish Joshi 7 River ecology services and riparian communities in the Tāmākoshi River Basin, central NepalUttam S Shrestha and Saruna Amatya Shrestha8 Traditional water supply systems and Sponge City Concept toward improving environmental marginalization in Kirtipur municipality, NepalGyanu R Maharjan 9 Everyday water use: vulnerability and resistance in Kathmandu Valley, NepalShobha Shrestha and Devi P Poudel 10 Marginalized urban rivers: between local governance and environmental justiceIvaldo Lima Part IV Economy and society: Nepal and Southeast Asia11 Empowerment of Dalit Women’s Groups through micro-finance and social capital in NepalChikako Aoki and Pushkar K Pradhan 12 Informal marketing and livelihood of marginal communities in urban Kathmandu Valley, NepalPuspa Sharma 13 Farmers’ access to agriculture development services in eastern hills of Nepal: a case of the Tinjure-Milke Watershed RegionShyam P. Wagle14 People’s accessibility and periodic markets in the Tankhuwākholā watershed, eastern hills of NepalShambhu P. Khatiwada15 Human-elephant conflict impact toward marginalized community of Ulu TembelingJamalunlaili Abdullah and Mohd Ruzed Embong16 Sedentarization program and everyday resistance to state intervention in Vietnam’s uplandDoo-Chul Kim and Quy Le Ngoc Phuong Part V Regional policy issues17 Accessibility and governance systems in local development: measuring marginality in the Mid-Marsyāngdi River Basin, NepalBalkrishna Baral 18 Cohesion policy in the struggle against the marginalization of the inner peripheries - Polish experience and recommendationsPawel Churski, Anna Dubownik, Czeslaw Adamiak & Barbara Szyda19 Between two empires: the Jiftlik marginal lands in the Jordan Valley and the Jiftlik Ottoman Saraya and British Police Post 1890-1948Rivka Yermiash and Ruth KarkPart VI Conclusion20 Humans and nature: conflict or cooperation?Pushkar K Pradhan, Walter Leimgruber
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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 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 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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