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This book is the first systematic account of mega urban projects in China, covering their construction, operation and planning. It is a detailed examination of the planning and construction of Hongqiao and its impact on local residents. In short, the aim of this book is...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-11-14
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This open access book provides an integrated overview of the challenges and resources of large-scale social housing estates in Europe and outlines possible interdisciplinary approaches and tools to promote their regeneration. It especially focuses on the tool of urban...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-11-11
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Studies on South Asia are an emerging interdisciplinary field, this volume expands on the currently limited literature available on South Asia and focuses on the regions environmental, climatic and natural resource base by looking at case studies from Nepal, India and...
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Springer
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2022-11-11
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Profit — getting more out of something than you put into it — is the original genius of homo sapiens, who learned how to unleash the energy stored in wood, exploit the land, and refashion ecosystems. As civilization developed, we found more and more ways of extracting...
Editeur :
Polity
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2022-11-08
Collection :
Environmental History
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This book is a review of research on the prehistoric and historic evolution of the Basin of Mexico’s lacustrine systems. Based on this review, the book presents a model of long and short-term natural lacustrine dynamics as the basis for understanding the...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-11-01
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Wie kann digitale Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung (BNE) an Universitäten und Hochschulen konkret umgesetzt werden?Wie können Lehrveranstaltungen und Lehr-Lern-Räume gestaltet werden, um Hochschulbildung verstärkt zukunftsfähig zu machen?
Wissenschaftler*innen der...
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Springer Spektrum
Parution :
2022-10-31
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This Edited book introduces the concept of complex disasters and considers both disaster risks and impacts across the disaster management spectrum – Prevention – Preparation – Response and Recovery. Three types of complex disasters are analysed – ‘Compound’, ‘Cascading’...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2022-10-20
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This book focuses on regions for which until now the geomorphology was very poorly studied and relatively unknown. Nevertheless, the landforms and landscapes of the Horn of Africa are highly attractive, diverse and in a few cases unique, since they span very different...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-09-30
Collection :
World Geomorphological Landscapes
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Master the in-depth knowledge and higher-level skills that A-level Geography students need to succeed; this focused topic book extends learning far beyond your course textbooks.Blending detailed content and case studies with questions, exemplars and guidance, this...
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Hodder Education
Parution :
2022-09-30
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Against the backdrop of an accelerating global urbanization and related ecological, climatic or social challenges to urban sustainability, this book focuses on the access to “safe, inclusive and accessible green and public space” as outlined in United Nations’...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-08-31
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Our societies have become very crisis-prone. This book explores crises and the methods of anticipation, management and reconstruction, and considers a risk-crisis-territorial development continuum. The aim is to better understand a widely used concept and clarify the...
Editeur :
Wiley-ISTE
Parution :
2022-08-24
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Nothing new from the Ice Age? Far from it! Barely ten years have passed since the first edition of this book was published, but in that time researchers around the world have developed new methods and published their findings in scientific journals. Consequently, ideas...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-08-19
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Das Buch diskutiert und organisiert Planungstheorien auf eine neue Weise. Aufbauend auf einer wissenschaftstheoretischen Fundierung werden dabei sowohl die Planungspraxis als auch die Planungswissenschaften eingeordnet und deren inhärente Bedeutung im Sinne der...
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Springer Spektrum
Parution :
2022-08-05
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Master the in-depth knowledge and higher-level skills that A-level Geography students need to succeed; this focused topic book extends learning far beyond your course textbooks.Blending detailed content and case studies with questions, exemplars and guidance, this...
Editeur :
Hodder Education
Parution :
2022-07-28
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Since the last decades of the twentieth century, the circumstances surrounding map use and map making have drastically changed owing to advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs). In particular, the spread of web maps and mobile devices have altered...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-07-24
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This volume focuses on the fourth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), education, to look at sustainability from various angles with the purpose of challenging preconceptions about what sustainable education might entail and how it should be conducted. To...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-07-18
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Mentors and sponsors are essential to career success, but these close relationships are not always free from trouble. This book shares advice and practical examples on how to survive and thrive throughout your career by differentiating between good and bad guidance you...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-07-16
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The Covid-19 Pandemic has brought forth global anxiety about linkages between the environment and society at a fundamental structural level. Earthly Order: How Natural Laws Define Human Life provides an accessible exposition of the latest foundational knowledge on how...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2022-07-01
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This book is a collection of seminal position essays by leading researchers on new development in Geographic Information Sciences (GIScience), covering a wide range of topics and representing a variety of perspectives. The authors propose enrichments and extensions to...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-06-30
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This book addresses the environmental challenges that Libya and similar countries in the regions are currently facing. Each chapter of this book provides a methodology using remote sensing (RS) and geographical information systems (GIS) dealing with one of these...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2022-06-29
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