{"product_id":"atolls-of-the-maldives-nissology-and-geography-9781786606617","title":"Atolls of the Maldives: Nissology and Geography","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeyond the tropical paradise and beyond the fear of climate change effects, the Maldives is a fascinating island country that faces social, cultural, economic and environmental transformations. Atolls of the Maldives: Nissology and Geography provides a spatial analysis on some key challenges the Maldivian society has to deal with, and guides the reader in the discovery of the human and environmental geography of this Indian Ocean archipelago. Geographers, political scientists, sociologists, geologists, biologists and experts in environmental policies help the audience to move through the complex systems of interrelations, connections and disconnections that shape the environment and the geography of this extraordinary archipelagic country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditors’ Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Environment and Education\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaashia Mohamed and Mizna Mohamed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2. The Gender Dimension of Environment in the Maldives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarcella Schmidt di Friedberg and Aminath Abdulla\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Energy Production and Waste Management: The Human Ecology of Maldivian Islands\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStefano Malatesta\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Water Management and Consumption Models\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCecilia Castaldo and Stefano Malatesta\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5. The Centralization of Governance and Economy in Maldives: A Reading of the Contemporary Demographic Transition between Domestic Migration and Forced Displacement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuna Mohamed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Greening the Resort, De-bordering the Enclave\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElena dell’Agnese\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7. New Waves: The Guesthouse Dilemma\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShahida Zubair and David Bowen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Governance, Activism, and Environment in the Maldives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFathmath Shadiya\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9. Environment and Ecosystems Protection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMizna Mohamed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10. Sea-Level Changes and the Reefs of the Maldivian Archipelago\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniela Basso and Alessandra Savini\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11. Coral Reef Biodiversity of the Maldives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaolo Galli, Simone Montano, Davide Seveso and Davide Maggioni\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Editors and Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042462499159,"sku":"9781786606617","price":80.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781786606617.jpg?v=1750954243","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/atolls-of-the-maldives-nissology-and-geography-9781786606617","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}