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Book SynopsisHuman Geography: A Serious Introduction gives students a thorough, rigorous grounding in the subject and its historical, economic, political, cultural, and urban dimensions.The book addresses early cultures, languages, religions, the rise of capitalism, and globalisation as components of human geographical systems. Students read about developed and underdeveloped societies, population, political geography, urban geography, agriculture, manufacturing, and services. Each chapter includes a preview of the main points, a post-reading summary, a glossary of key terms, and study questions to be used for in-class discussions or as writing assignments.The fourth edition features a new chapter on economic geography concerned with industrial agriculture, manufacturing, and services. It includes refreshed statistics and figures regarding world populations, groups, and geography to provide students with the most up-to-date information possible. It also contains new data on the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on world geography.By reading Human Geography, students gain a historically contextualised understanding of how the world's geographies have been formed, from hunting and gathering societies to cyberspace. The book is an idea resource for freshman-level human geography courses.

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Book SynopsisThis Handbook offers an insightful and comprehensive overview from a geographic perspective of the numerous and varied technologies that are shaping the contemporary world. It shows how geography and technology are intimately linked by examining the origins, growth, and impacts of 27 different technologies and highlighting how they influence the structure and spatiality of society. Following summaries of important conceptual issues such as diffusion, gender and science studies, the book explores various technologies, which are grouped into six main categories: Computational: code, location-based services and virtual reality Communications: fiber optics, satellites, the internet, radio, cell phones and television Transportation: automobiles, aviation, drones, railroads, and shipping and ports Energy: biofuels, dams, fracking, geothermal energy, pipelines, solar energy and LEED buildings Manufacturing: robotics, just-in-time systems and nanotechnology Life sciences: new technologies of health care, biotechnology and biometrics. Significantly, the book includes in-depth explorations of new technologies that have so far received very little attention from geographers. This much-needed Handbook offers a comprehensive and state-of-the-art summary of the geographies of major technologies and how they affect society, economies, geographies and everyday life. It will appeal to academics and advanced students interested in geography, planning and the social sciences in general.Contributors include: R. Baghel, M. Batty, R.E. Baxter, T. Birtchnell, M.J. Blair, L. Cabral, K.E. Calvert, M. Chen, J. Cidell, J.C. Comer, D. Comfort, S.W. Cunningham, M. Dodge, A.R. Goetz, A. Golub, A. Grech, D. Hillier, A. Holl, J.P. Howell, A. Johnson, P. Jones, A. Kellerman, L. Kurdgelashvili, L. Li, H. Lin, R. Lobato, B.P.Y. Loo, A. López Peláez, E. Louie, S. Maalsen, W.E. Mabee, J.D. Makholm, J. McLean, M. Nüsser, G. Popescu, R. Rama, P.L. Robertson, J.-P. Rodrigue, M.W. Rosenberg, B. Solomon, J.D. Stephen, D. Sui, G. Timilsina, N. Waldbrook, B. Warf, T.A. Wikle, C. WilkinsonTrade Review'An innovative and most valuable tour de force about geography/technology intersections in economic, social and political contexts. The thirty one chapters discuss the histories of specific technologies, 20th century advances and most recent innovations, the leading producers and consumers and current technology/social policy issues. The technologies addressed by author teams (mostly geographers) include railroads, air transport, automobiles, ports, radio, television, satellites, pipelines, geothermal sites, dams and more recent advances: the internet, drones, fiber optics, mobile phones, fracking, solar energy, nanotechnology, biometrics, location based services, code-spaces, virtual realities, LEED buildings, gender/technology interfaces, just-in-time technologies and health care advances. An excellent source of disciplinary, interdisciplinary and international literatures. Many chapters include maps and graphics. Useful for disciplinary and interdisciplinary courses and seminars and also workshops in universities, government and the private sector where cutting-edge advances are explored. This reference source will be cited and used by junior and senior scholars for the coming decades.' --(Stanley D. Brunn, University of Kentucky, US)Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Barney Warf PART I: CONCEPTUAL ISSUES 2. Technological Diffusion in Local, Regional, National and Transnational Settings Paul L. Robertson 3. Beyond the Binaries: Geographies of Gender-Technology Relations Jessica McLean, Sophia Maalsen and Alana Grech 4. Space for STS: An Overview of Science and Technology Studies Jordan P. Howell PART II: COMPUTATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES 5. Code/Space and the Challenge of Software Algorithms Martin Dodge 6. Understanding Locational-based Services: Core Technologies, Key Applications, and Major Concerns Daniel Sui 7. Virtual Realities, Analogies and Technologies in Geography Michael Batty, Hui Lin and Min Chen PART III: COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES 8. Fiber Optics: Nervous System of the Global Economy Barney Warf 9. The Internet as Geographic Technology Aharon Kellerman 10. Tuning in to the Geographies of Radio Catherine Wilkinson 11. Eyes in the Sky: Satellites and Geography Barney Warf 12. The Geography of Mobile Telephony Jonathan C. Comer and Thomas A. Wikle 13. Streaming Services and the Changing Global Geography of Television Ramon Lobato PART IV: TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES 14. Automobility in Space and Time Aaron Golub and Aaron Johnson 15. Air Transport: Speed, Global Connectivity and Time-Space Convergence Andrew R. Goetz 16. Drones in Human Geography Thomas Birtchnell 17. Geography of Railroads Linna Li and Becky P.Y. Loo 18. Ports and Maritime Technology Jean-Paul Rodrigue PART V: ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES 19. Assessing the Spatial, Economic, and Environmental Implications of Biorefining Technologies: Insights from North America Kirby E. Calvert, Jamie D. Stephen, M.J. Blair, Laura Cabral, Ryan E. Baxter and Warren E. Mabee 20. The Emergence of Technological Hydroscapes in the Anthropocene: Socio-hydrology and Development Paradigms of Large Dams Marcus Nüsser and Ravi Baghel 21. Fracking for Shale in the UK: Risks, Reputation and Regulation Peter Jones, Daphne Comfort, and David Hillier 22. Geography of Geothermal Energy Technologies Edward Louie and Barry Solomon 23. LEED Buildings Julie Cidell 24. The Interaction of Pipelines and Geography in Support of Fuel Markets Jeff D. Makholm 25. The Evolution of Solar Energy Technologies and Supporting Policies Govinda Timilsina and Lado Kurdgelashvili PART VI: MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES 26. Just-in-Time and Space Ruth Rama and Adelheid Holl 27. Robotics Antonio López Peláez 28. The Geography of Nanotechnology Scott W. Cunningham PART VII: LIFE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES 29. Biotechnology: Commodifying Life Barney Warf 30. Creating New Geographies of Health and Health Care through Technology Mark W. Rosenberg and Natalie Waldbrook 31. Biometric Technologies and the Automation of Identity and Space Gabriel Popescu Index

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Book SynopsisThe Handbook on the Geographies of Corruption is a comprehensive overview of corruption, exploring the immense variation of corruption among nations, and how this reflects levels of wealth, the centralization of power, colonial legacies, and different national cultures.In this Handbook, Barney Warf brings together a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary collection of original new chapters from established researchers and leading academics to examine corruption from a spatial perspective. The Handbook opens with a series of thematic chapters on the causes and consequences of corruption, its geography, the connection between corruption and gender, and the role of e-government in mitigating current corruption issues. Further chapters offer a series of national case studies, on countries including Mexico, Brazil, South Africa, Turkey, Russia, Pakistan, China, Indonesia, Ukraine, Bangladesh, and the Philippines from which to draw lessons. This Handbook will be a valuable read for human geography scholars and corruption researchers, wishing to gain a more in depth understanding of how and why corruption levels differ across the world. Practitioners concerned with combatting corruption would also greatly benefit from reading this given its real-world insights.Contributors include: A. Batory, S. Bayraktar, C. Calimbahin, S. Dabbous, D. Danieli, E. Dimant, N.G. Elbahnasawy, D.H. Enste, M. Eren, A. Guizani, C. Heldman, A. Jiménez, F.F. Khan, J. Leitner, J.M. Luiz, M. Marktanner, H. Meissner, K.Z. Meyer, M. Mietzner, S. Morris, M. Nurunnabi, V. Pesqué-Cela, G.G. Schulze, K. Senters, A. Sghaier, H.O. Stensöta, L. Wängnerud, B. Warf, M. Wilson, M.S. Winters, N. ZakharovTrade Review'Corruption occurs at multiple scales and in different forms. The 21 chapters by international scholars examine corruption and e-government, development, and gender and accounts of 16 countries/regions including China, Russia, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Arab World, and Central Asia. A timely and insightful book for seminars, workshops and policymakers.' --Stanley D. Brunn, Professor Emeritus, University of Kentucky, US'In this important book Barney Warf has assembled an impressive array of papers on the intricacies of corruption in its many forms across the globe. The chapters, empirically rich and conceptually sophisticated, open up new ground that is long overdue. Finally, this crucial topic gets a nuanced, robust airing that social scientists and policy analysts will deeply appreciate.' --David Wilson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to the Handbook on the Geographies of Corruption Barney Warf Part I: Themes for Understanding Corruption 2. Causes and Effects of Corruption: New Developments in Empirical Research Sufyan Dabbous and Eugen Dimant 3. Effects of Corruption on Human Capital and Economic Growth in Developing Countries Asma Sghaier and Asma Guizani 4. Gender and Corruption: Institutions and Mechanisms of Accountability Helena Olofsdotter Stensöta and Lena Wängnerud 5. World Regional Geographies of Corruption Barney Warf 6. The Consequences of Corruption Dominik H. Enste and Christina Heldman 7. E-Government and Corruption: A Review Nasr G. Elbahnasawy Part II: National Case Studies 8. Corruption in Mexico: Continuity Amid Change Stephen Morris 9. Persistent Malfeasance Despite Institutional Innovations and Public Outcry: A Survey of Corruption in Brazil Kelly Senters and Matthew S. Winters 10. Corruption in East Central Europe: Has EU Membership Helped? Agnes Batory 11. Corruption in Ukraine: Soviet Legacy, Failed Reforms and Political Risks Johannes Leitner and Hannes Meissner 12. Corruption in Russia Günther G. Schulze and Nikita Zakharov 13. Turkey’s Fight against Corruption: Current State and the Road Ahead Alfredo Jiménez, Secil Bayraktar, and Mesut Eren 14. Wasta in the Arab World: An Overview Marcus Marktanner and Maureen Wilson 15. Corruption and State Capture in South Africa: Will the Institutions Hold? Karl Z. Meyer and John M. Luiz 16. Drugs and Corruption in Former Soviet Central Asia Filippo De Danieli 17. Pakistan: A Study in Corruption Feisal Khan 18. Corruption in Bangladesh: Insights from the Financial Sector Mohammad Nurunnabi 19. Corruption in China Vanesa Pesqué-Cela 20. An Ambivalent State: The Crossover of Corruption and Violence in the Philippines Cleo Calimbahin 21. Indonesia: Why Democratization Has Not Reduced Corruption Marcus Mietzner Index

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Book SynopsisInvigorating and timely, this book provides a thorough overview of the geographies of cosmopolitanism, an ethical and political philosophy that views humanity as one community. Barney Warf charts the origins and developments of this line of thought, exploring how it has changed over time, acquiring many variations along the way.Offering a comprehensive account of the theory and practice of cosmopolitanism at multiple spatial scales, chapters note how and why cosmopolitans reject the nation-state and nationalism and view borders as artificial. The book addresses the intersections between cosmopolitanism and geography, including care-giving and relational space. It examines key contemporary issues, including globalization, negotiating the post-Westphalian political order, the United Nations, global citizenship, immigration, refugees and sanctuary cities. Particular focus is also given to cosmopolitanism in everyday life, including education, tourism, consumption and veganism.Analysing cosmopolitanism in an interdisciplinary manner, Geographies of Cosmopolitanism will be an interesting read for sociology, human geography and political science scholars. It will also appeal to philosophy and social science students more broadly who are keen to understand this approach to social justice and human rights.Trade Review'Truly an insightful pathbreaking tour de force on an evolving concept related to cultures, politics and economies in the contemporary world. It is a world where empathy, generosity, diversity and understanding are central and the meanings of boundaries, nationalism, identity, territory and distance are contested. Cosmopolitanism as a transdisciplinary theme intersects the social sciences and humanities and merits more research and classroom instruction at all levels.' -- Stanley D. Brunn, University of Kentucky, US'This is a pioneering book in its challenging portrayal of the geographies of cosmopolitanism, so far an almost terra incognita for geographers. Warf provides us with wide ranging geographical perspectives on cosmopolitanism, provocatively discussed and interpreted. This book promises to open up new research and study horizons for a better understanding of contemporary society.' -- Aharon Kellerman, University of Haifa, Israel'Warf powerfully examines the nuances of cosmopolitanism in clear and lucid strokes. This timely and much needed contribution, theoretically informed and empirically robust, will guide us for years to come. This book is essential reading for social scientists seeking to understand the complexities of cosmopolitanism as an analytic construct, a political movement and a social phenomenon in modern life.' -- David Wilson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. What is cosmopolitanism? 2. The history and varieties of cosmopolitanism 3. Cosmopolitanism and geography 4. Cosmopolitanism and nationalism 5. Globalization and cosmopolitanism 6. Immigrants, refugees, and cosmopolitan political practices 7. Applied cosmopolitanism: sanctuary cities 8. Banal cosmopolitanism and everyday life 9. Conclusion to Geographies of Cosmopolitanism References Index

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