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Urban Violence, Resilience and Security
Edited by Michael R. Glass, Taylor B. Seybolt, Phil Williams
‘Urbanization is one of the most significant mega-trends of the modern era. It is also one of the most profoundly misunderstood. This knowledge gap is explored by Michael Glass, Taylor Seybolt and Phil Williams who examine the multiple c...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Handbook on Transnationalism
Edited by Brenda S.A. Yeoh, Francis L. Collins
‘This Handbook provides an impressive overview of scholarship on transnationalism. Its chapters engage pressing questions about the geographies and temporalities of transnationalism across places, scales, life stages, and domains, from c...eBook:Find out more£48.00
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A Research Agenda for Urban Tourism
Edited by Jan van der Borg
‘This book stands out in what is a rapidly growing field by balancing the two main discourses in urban tourism in recent decades: the opportunity for economic and social development vs. the devastating forces of overtourism for urban eco...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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The Violence of Conservation in Africa
Edited by Maano Ramutsindela, Frank Matose, Tafadzwa Mushonga
‘The Violence of Conservation in Africa explores the vexed question of why conservation action in Africa is so often associated with violence and militarisation. Maano Ramutsindela, Frank Matose and Tafadzwa Mushonga have brought togethe...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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A Research Agenda for Event Impacts
Edited by Nicholas Wise , Kelly Maguire
‘Event owners and organisers are under increasing pressure to justify the events they stage. This book provides a timely and substantive contribution toward analysing and evaluating the social, economic and environments implications of p...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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A Research Agenda for Manufacturing Industries in the Global Economy
Edited by John R. Bryson, Chloe Billing, William Graves, Godfrey Yeung
This timely Research Agenda provides a state-of-the-art review of existing research on manufacturing, as well as highlighting key areas of study to advance the field. Expert contributors from across the globe analyse the central role of ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Handbook on Entropy, Complexity and Spatial Dynamics
Edited by Aura Reggiani, Laurie A. Schintler, Danny Czamanski, Roberto Patuelli
‘This book poses a critical question: Is entropy the universal principle to understand and model spatial economic systems, to get grip on the complexity of our modern, highly connected economy? We need proper theory to claim so. Building...eBook:Find out more£48.00
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Handbook of Critical Agrarian Studies
Edited by A. H. Akram-Lodhi, Kristina Dietz, Bettina Engels, Ben M. McKay
‘This impressive Handbook captures and reflects the vibrancy of, and will propel further, the rapidly expanding field of critical agrarian studies. It is an indispensable reference in the field for students, teachers, researchers, policy...eBook:Find out more£48.00
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Advanced Introduction to Gentrification
Chris Hamnett
‘In this book, Chris Hamnett, a key figure in gentrification studies, offers a succinct yet sophisticated overview of this classical topic which abounds with heated debates and lasting vitality. Situating gentrification in wider urban pr...eBook:Find out more£12.76
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Handbook on Cities and Complexity
Edited by Juval Portugali
‘This is a fascinating collection of discussions by leading authors, ranging from philosophical perspectives to conceptual frameworks and mathematical models across many disciplines. A unifying theme is the role of human cognition and de...eBook:Find out more£48.00
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Planned Urban Development
Chris Couch
‘Chris Couch provides a detailed overview of the modern history of urban extension schemes in Britain. Discussions of broader trends are combined with in-depth chapters on individual localities, including international comparative case s...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Advanced Introduction to Demography
Wolfgang Lutz
‘Wolfgang Lutz secured his place among the handful of the world's most influential demographers by decades of pioneering empirical research, theoretical exploration, and institutional leadership. This succinct book is a capstone to his c...eBook:Find out more£14.36