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Sustainable Land Management in a European Context A Co-Design Approach

This book present and discuss current issues and innovative solution approaches for land management in a European context. ...

Technological and Institutional Innovations for Marginalized Smallholders in Agricultural Development

The aim of the book is to present contributions in theory, policy and practice to the science and policy of sustainable intensification ...

The Arctic Basin

The authors describe in The Russian North Pole Drifting Stations for the first time the history of establishing drifting ...

The Baobabs: Pachycauls of Africa, Madagascar and Australia

This is the only comprehensive account of all eight species in the genus Adansonia. It describes the historical background ...

The Barrier Zones in the Ocean

Geochemical barrier zones play an important role in determining various physical systems and characteristics of the oceans, ...

The Data Shake Opportunities and Obstacles for Urban Policy Making

This book represents one of the key milestones of PoliVisu, an H2020 research and innovation project funded by the European ...

The Demography of Disasters Impacts for Population and Place

This book provides worldwide examples demonstrating the importance of the interplay between demography and disasters in ...

The Economy as a Complex Spatial System

This collected volume represents the final outcome of the COST Action IS1104 “The EU in the new complex geography of economic ...

The Future of Arid Lands — Revisited : A Review of 50 Years of Drylands Research

This volume first looks at the state of science in 1956 and attendant contemporary views of arid lands development. It then ...

The Geography of Small Firm Innovation

It has long been recognized that advances in science contribute to economic growth. While it is one thing to argue that such ...

The Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment

This volume is the first comprehensive assessment of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region. It comprises important scientific ...

The Places Where Community Is Practiced

In this book the social cohesion of urban neighborhoods and their residents is examined, which is often viewed as vulnerable ...

The Socio-Economic Causes and Consequences of Desertification in Central Asia

This book contains a selection of papers presented at the Advanced Research Workshop on ‘The Socio-economic causes and ...

The Territorial Future of the City

The volume brings together contributions by leading scholars and young academics with experience in the urban potential of ...

Thin Place Design : Architecture of the Numinous / Phillip James Tabb

Aims to expand the discussion about thin places, how they work and why they are important. It explores the origins and characteristics ...

Towards Interoperable Research Infrastructures for Environmental and Earth Sciences A Reference Model Guided Approach for Common Challenges

This book summarises the latest developments on data management in the EU H2020 ENVRIplus project, which brought together ...

Towards an Emissions Trading System in Mexico: Rationale, Design and Connections with the Global Climate Agenda : Outlook on the first ETS in Latin-America and Exploration of the Way Forward

This book provides detailed information about the incoming Mexican Emissions Trading System, including an analysis on why ...

Understanding Society and Natural Resources : Forging New Strands of Integration Across the Social Sciences

In this edited open access book leading scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds wrestle with social science integration ...

Undocumented Migrants and their Everyday Lives The Case of Finland

This monograph provides an overview of the everyday lives of undocumented migrants, thereby focusing on housing, employment, ...

Urban Environmental Management and Technology

This book examines the importance of urban environmental management in the face of formidable challenges. It offers a comprehensive ...

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