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Empirical research on the societal and spatial impacts of global change has concentrated either on rural or urban contexts, especially on megacities. The periurban spaces in between are largely left unnoticed, although experiencing the most profound and dynamic transformations. This book presents the first comprehensive study on spatial dynamics of industrial development and social change in this context, taking peri-urban Chennai, the thriving industrial hub in southern India, as an example.The book combines quantitative and qualitative findings to analyse the implications of rapid industrialisation: a dynamic land market, changing labour conditions, strained governance structures and the demise of an agrarian social order. In order to systematically approach this transformation an innovative conceptual framework is developed from Lefebvres theory of the production of space.Following the notion of inclusive development the book explores the contested spatial dynamics of development, contrasting strategies of global players with the local struggles of the vulnerable striving for livelihood security in the peri-urban spaces of today.

Urban expansion and associated land-use changes increase both flood hazards and exposure. This e-book provides a conceptual and methodological framework for the analysis of urban flood risk in dynamic and complex settings, and proposes a comprehensive, system-oriented, integrated approach for its assessment.The risk assessment is carried out using case-specific indicators on the sub-city scale in two municipalities of Santiago de Chile. Relevant information is derived from various geodata sources, and together with explorative scenarios, is used to estimate future risk development. All data about hazard, elements at risk, and their vulnerability are compiled to a GIS-based risk map to join the risk-relevant components, to show their interrelations, and to provide a tool for monitoring and evaluating their changes over time. Finally, previous deficits in flood risk prevention and mitigation are outlined and recommendations on risk reduction are made.

História de Bertioga é o livro mais completo já publicado revelando em textos e imagens a cronologia dos fatos históricos do descobrimento até a emancipação de Bertioga, com fundamento nos ensinament

The Greater Pearl River Delta (China) is one of the worlds mega-city regions. Its electronics industry is an important driver for economic growth and prosperity in China with firms that are highly flexible and quickly adapting to changing markets.The objective of this volume is to understand how informal modes of governance in customer and producer relations contribute to a flexible production network. It investigates whether informal interactions make up for constantly changing formal regulations in China or smooth business operations as an innovative mean to manage a firms network.The findings show that firms in the Greater Pearl River Delta organise their network by using a combination of formal and informal means in recruiting, contracting and enforcing processes. This research contributes to a better understanding of the complex business model in China and its implications for organisational novelty as such.

Indawgyi Lake in Kachin State, located in the northern part of Myanmar, is the largest inland freshwater lake in the country, with rich aquatic flora and fauna, high biodiversity and a (largely) intact ecosystem. Since 1999 the "Indawgyi Wetland Bird Sanctuary" has been declared a conservation area. Still, it is a peripheral region and lagging behind in its development. At present the three main economic activities are agriculture, fishing and gold mining.Zin Mar Than offers an in-depth analysis of the socio-economic situation of the area and identifies its future development potentials using the SWOT approach (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats). In this context the author discusses concepts of endogenous development and sustainability. Special emphasis is placed on developing ecotourism as a fourth economic activity in the area and to meet the needs of long-term conservation.

The hegemonic perspective on adaptation solely focuses on climate stimuli as the driving force behind peoples adaptation. Such a perspective underestimates the role played by historical trajectories of political and social forces of change in shaping current adaptation practices. In doing so, it also separates the environment from processes of social change. This work challenges this dominant view by arguing that adaptation practices pursued by pastoral communities need to be seen at the intersection of state-environment-pastoralists-interactions. In other words, the understanding of pastoralists risk management and livelihood practices requires a perspective that situates local actors into their broader socio-political and environmental contexts. By using a political ecology approach that emphasizes on the agency of pastoral actors, this work demonstrates how the Karrayyu pastoral groups of upper Awash valley develop and use various risk management and livelihood practices under the influence of both socio-political and ecological sources of change.

The regional economic development model of the Chinese Pearl River Delta is under increasing pressure to adapt. Local firms and their business models are faced with growing competition from other Chinese regions and Asian economies. Along with a slowdown in economic growth, firms and policy-makers are called for a reorganization of business models as well as for an overall adjustment of the regional economic growth model and economic upgrading.Based on a case study of the electronics industry and supported by a mixed-methods approach, this e-book analyzes the role of formal and informal institutions for the process of regional economic adjustment and allows for an in-depth view into the changing economic landscape of the production cluster in the Pearl River Delta. It contributes to the emerging field of empirical studies on institutions and economic development in geography.Following a discussion of the role of institutions and innovation for regional economic change, four empirical chapters elaborate the role of firms strategic adaptation, the role of financial markets for firm innovation, the use of supply-chains for interactive learning, and the role of the party administration and informality for the process regional economic adjustment.

Constructing more inclusive political spaces has been a central concern of social movements in postcolonial societies. This e-book engages with Ecuadors recent processes of political transformation by questioning to what extent these contribute to a decolonization of Ecuadors democracy.Based on visual ethnographic research in Ecuadorian local politics, it interrogates the effect of womens and indigenous peoples political participation on building more inclusive, intercultural political spaces. The volume develops a poststructuralist electoral geography capturing the embodied, emotional, and intersectional performances that produce political spaces.In doing so, it breaks new empirical ground and expands the field of electoral geography, connecting it to current conceptual debates in human geography.

This e-book addresses questions surrounding the constructions of space, culture, society, identity and representation. The geography of cinema extends beyond the screen, director and audience, to include the wider industrial and political complex of the cultural economy. In this sense, culture can be viewed as an economic commodity set within the broader frame of globalization and postmodernism. A cinematic world occupies a territory between our citys streets, the Cineplex, the TV set, and our geographical imagination and identity. These contexts invite inquiries into the production, distribution, exhibition, and consumption of film as well as global cinema, hapticalities of viewing, critical political economies, and cinematic ethnographies. This collection provides unique and eclectic insights into the exciting and emerging subfield of film geography.

This e-book adopts a unique perspective on journalism by considering it as a practice of cartography. Through every aspect of their work, journalists describe and define their community and situate that community within the larger world. With words, images, and sounds, journalists: sketch out the boundaries of community; define its values; identify key components of its political, economic, and cultural infrastructure; describe its constituents; position community with respect to neighbouring communities; highlight other constituencies with which this community has important ties; and relegate to the margins great portions of the rest of the world. These news reports create mental maps for news audiences, cartographies of the imagination, from whatever news sources they draw upon. Because access to the world is highly mediated, it is largely through news reporting and commentary that we come to know that world. Thus, these maps of the news wield considerable symbolic power, feeding the social imaginary. News media power is two-fold. First, it is the power of selection, one of inclusion and exclusion, exposure and suppression. Second, it is the power of categorization, entailing classification, definition, and suppression.

Presentamos algunas variantes de la ciudad sin atributos, la no ciudad, desde la forma más amable, la ciudad sueño, hasta la forma más extrema, que significa la aniquilación del sentido de lo urbano. Tanto la literatura como las otras artes se han apoderado del concepto, y este libro es una muestra de ello. El lector encontrara en el sugerentes estudios sobre "la no ciudad" desde diferentes perspectivas en autores diversos como Volodine, Herta Muller, Maximiliano Barrientos, Jaime Bunda, Elsa Morante, Carlos Lozano Ascencio, Ignacio Vidal- Folch, Aurora Bertrana, Leonardo Padura, Amir Valle y Patrizia Cavalli. Ademas del estudio sobre las operas posmodernas o sobre el cine de Michelangelo Antonioni, asi como el innovador estudio sobre la imagen de Pyongyang como anticiudad en la literatura francofona. Un abanico de miradas distopicas que ofrecen al lector la posibilidad de indagar en todas ellas, de ahi su interes y su modernidad

A Editora Foco tem o prazer e a satisfaço de apresentar o mais novo trabalho de direito ambiental do consagrado Professor Marcelo Abelha Rodrigues. Nesta obra o autor se debruça sobre toda a legislaço da flora (florestas e demais formas de vegetaço) no Brasil em seus aspectos constitucionais, civis, administrativos, penais e ate processuais. Alem de penetrar num estudo historico impar da formaço da legislaço da flora brasileira e de trazer a compreenso do leitor uma serie de conceitos tecnicos de ecologia, sem os quais no seria possivel entender a sua tutela juridica, este livro tambem percorre, começando pelo texto constitucional, todas as normas gerais, especificas e setoriais (ai incluindo decretos e resoluçes) de proteço da vegetaço brasileira. Temos aqui, a rigor, um verdadeiro Tratado da Flora Brasileira, porque cuida de modo minudente e profundo, de todos os aspectos juridicos relevantes acerca do tema no Brasil. E, como se ja no bastasse o seu denso conteudo, tambem proporciona uma leitura leve, agradavel e de facil compreenso, que alias e uma marca muito caracteristica do autor. Certamente, e unico livro publicado no pais que enfrenta o tema de forma sistematica, didatica, profunda e com a mencionada amplitude, sendo, por isso mesmo, de consulta e leituras obrigatorias para os que pretendem estudar o tema. Marcelo Abelha Rodrigues

O que fez de um rio não catalogado pela ciência até o século XVII se tornar uma referência econômica nos meados dos séculos XIX e até a metade do século XX e desencadear a criação e urbanização de ci

Explaining Heideggers ideas on spatial phenomena simply and succinctly, this e-book will be provocative and invaluable to anyone interested in space and spatial theory. The author gives incisive, informative, and compelling analyses of Heideggers overall philosophy and of his changing ideas about space, spatiality, the clearing, places, sites, and dwelling. This study also charts the legacy of these ideas in philosophy, geography, architecture, and anthropology and includes a bibliography of select works that examine or are influenced by Heideggers ideas on space.

In this second edition of essays David Harvey searches for adequate conceptualizations of space and of uneven geographical development that will help to understand the new historical geography of global capitalism. The theory of uneven geographical development needs further examination: The extreme volatility in contemporary political economic fortunes across and between spaces of the world economy cries out for better historical-geographical analysis and theoretical interpretation. The political necessity is just as urgent since social inequalities have increased in recent decades. Fiscal crises have cascaded across much of the developing world with devastating results from Mexico to Indonesia, Russia and Argentina. Simultaneously, the different oppositional movements to neoliberalism create both opportunities and barriers in the search for alternatives. Harvey shows that this search needs to be supported by a deeper theoretical understanding of the roles of space and uneven geographical development in shaping the world around us.

A timely, large-format collection of fine art maps from Adam Dant, looking at the fractious world of politics.Adam Dants Political Maps is an all-new collection of this highly regarded artists intricate, absorbing and beautiful maps, this time focused on the world of politics. Informed by his experiences as the official artist of the UK general election in 2015, these glorious works of art are amusing and subversive, hugely imaginative and packed with eye-catching detail.Themes range across the spectrum of British and global politics past and present, bringing in recent political upheavals (Stop That Brexit) and current issues such as the controversy around certain statues (Iconoclastic London), alongside more timeless subjects like a map of US presidents (Presidents of the United States of America), and, of course, the pandemic (Viral London). Other highlights include:Johnsons London: Notorious places associated with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, including all the houses he has ever lived in New York Tawk: A visualisation of New York City through a century of its slang British Left Groups: A fascinating history of left-wing parties and pressure groups through the decades Quitting Europe: Brexit encapsulated in exotic European cigarette packets from the artists youth Witty, acerbic and intelligent, this unique collection will delight history enthusiasts, art lovers and politics buffs of all persuasions, and its large format guarantees hours of happy browsing of the densely packed detail Adam Dant brings to all his images.

El desarrollo y la aplicación de los principios de la sostenibilidad territorial siguen siendo una referencia para la elaboración no sólo de buenas prácticas de gestión a nivel local, sino también para la definicion de politicas a medio y largo plazo que favorezcan un crecimiento no depredador y sostenido en el tiempo. El ambito local es el mas cercano al ciudadano y el que este identifica directamente como origen y causa de que sus condiciones de vida sean mejores o peores en comparacion con otros lugares. Sin embargo, lo local ya no es el municipio, sino el territorio en el que viven y trabajan las personas, en el que establecen sus relaciones sociales, realizan sus actividades de ocio y se mueven diariamente. Ese territorio ha superado con creces las fronteras municipales y se configura como un area mucho mas amplia, lo que se conoce como ciudad real, ciudad vivida y areas metropolitanas. El objetivo de este libro se inserta en una doble perspectiva: por un lado avanzar en el conocimiento de la realidad territorial del area metropolitana de Valencia y, por otro, presentar metodos e instrumentos para la toma de decisiones en la ordenacion de territorios complejos como son las areas metropolitanas desde el punto de vista del desarrollo sostenible. El enfoque multidisciplinar es su punto fuerte. Disciplinas como la Geografia, la Sociologia, las Ciencias Politicas y el Trabajo Social se conjugan en este libro para ofrecer un panorama completo de los diferentes aspectos que tienen que ver con la gestion de un territorio sostenible, con el objetivo ultimo de contribuir a mejorar la calidad de vida de los ciudadanos

Featuring over 60 maps of London from the twentieth century, this fascinating miscellany provides an enthralling exploration of the history of the city. One of the best ways to gain an insight into a citys multilayered past is by deciphering its maps, and this curated collection of historical maps of London will help you do just that. Many of these hugely interesting and significant maps are also beautiful works of art and fascinating examples of design in and of themselves.The majority of the maps in this collection have been drawn from the historical treasure house that is The London Archives, which has been housing Londons records since 1889. The maps are presented in thematic chapters, including: Making Connections: Maps of the railways, tube system and roads. Lets Go Outside: Londons green spaces and the River Thames. Picture This: Pictorial, decorative and artistic maps. Perfect for map enthusiasts, history buffs and lovers of graphic design and London, this is a visually stunning book that you will spend hours poring over.

There is a reason that the story of globalization pre-sented in this atlas starts in Middlebury. It is in this small Vermont town, home of Middlebury College, where the concept for this atlas was conceived and developed, where most of the maps were designed and drafted, and where the analytical texts were dis cussed and crafted. As critical scholars and profes sors at this liberal arts college, we are keenly aware of the need for fact-based analysis and of the dearth of reliable maps about global processes and flows. We joined together to create an illustrated text that could cast light on the complex nature of globalization. We developed a comprehensive outline of topics and a list of about 100 maps. We were fortunate to have drafts of about half of the maps from the Perthes World Atlas that Guntram had edited previously, but it was clear that we needed to make substantial revisions, develop at least 50 maps on our own, and design a companion website for data updates and additional imagery. We decided to draw on the skills and insight of our students to master this challenge, not just to help us conduct research and design maps, but also to bounce off ideas for the text and maps, and to develop an atlas that was most effective for classroom use. We recruited 15 Middlebury College student research assistants with profound inter-national experience and training in data manage ment and visualizations, such as Q-GIS, Adobe Illustrator, and coding. As a team, we researched options for data collection, discussed strategies for the best representation of data classes, and con ferred about design choices. We faced many difficult choices, such as how to represent data for regions in the world that are occupied by foreign countries, how to draw international boundaries that are con-tested, what to use as the most reliable indicator for social phenomena, or where to source photos for the website. In the end, the strength of the education of IMPRINT our Middlebury students, our own scholarly work, the experience in the classroom, and Middleburys international links helped us address these challenges. Middlebury was instrumental in making this atlas a reality. It offered generous support for our research students and the production of the atlas and website. Its deep commitment to global education served as an inspiration. Middlebury College attracts students from all over the world who come here to pursue an undergraduate degree in liberal arts. Every summer, the campus houses its renowned language school, where students learn 13 world languages, including Abenaki, which is spoken by the Indigenous inhabi-tants who call this place home. Just up the road in the Green Mountains, the annual Bread Loaf School of English and Writers Conference draws teachers and writers from all over the globe. Middleburys presence extends far beyond the east coast. On the other side of the American continent is the Middle-bury Institute of International Studies, its Graduate School in Monterey, California, and Middlebury is in places as far-flung as China, Russia, India, France, Morocco, Cameroon, Brazil there are a total of 32 Middlebury C.V. Starr Schools Abroad in 16 dif-ferent countries. It is from these diver...

* Un pasaporte a más de 300 de los rincones más oscuros del mundo: un compendio de destinos como ningún otro.* Viaje en el tiempo para visitar los gulags de la época soviética y las forti?caciones de la Guerra Fria; vislumbre un futuro apocaliptico en la zona de exclusion de Chernobil; conozca los bombardeos de Hiroshima y Nagasaki.* Sea testigo de tragedias inolvidables en campos de batalla, de la muerte y de exterminio. Sienta la inspiracion de historias de enormes sacrificios y del triunfo del espiritu humano y preparese para emprender el viaje de su vida. El turismo oscuro esta en auge, y cada vez son mas las personas que optan por viajar a lugares de tragica importancia para comprender mejor los acontecimientos mundiales devastadores, reflexionar sobre ellos e involucrarse de manera significativa con nuestra herencia mas preocupante en lugar de optar por unas vacaciones meramente escapistas.El autor Peter Hohenhaus ha visitado casi todos los lugares que aparecen en el libro y aporta al lector su conocimiento de primera mano.