The aim of this volume, however, is not to offer abstract methodological considerations, but rather to rely both on concrete studies, out of which a reflection on this conjunction emerges, as well as on the reconstruction of certain ...

WorldMinds provides broad exposure to a geography that is engaged with discovery, interpretation, and problem solving.

The analysis presented in this book is based on the statistics contained in the Eurostat international migration database. The period of analysis is, broadly, from the early to mid 1980s to the present day.

In this important collection, Oliver Bakewell draws together key articles by leading scholars which investigate past and current thinking on the complex linkages between migration and development.

Education, Professional Ethics and Public Recognition of Engineering Geology. Preservation of Cultural Heritage. This book is one out of 8 IAEG XII Congress volumes, and deals with the preservation of cultural heritage.

The second edition of this handbook provides a state-of-the-art overview on the various aspects in the rapidly developing field of robotics.

This book offers a cross disciplinary treatment of the rapidly growing field of integrated approaches in risk assessment in mountainous areas.

This volume investigates how urban growth and prosperity transformed the cities of the Roman Mediterranean in the last centuries BCE and the fi rst centuries CE, integrating debates about Roman urban space with discourse on Roman urban ...

Urban Sprawl in Europe: landscapes, land-use change & policy explains the nature and dynamics of urban sprawl. The book is written in three parts. Part I considers contemporary definitions, theories and trends in European urban sprawl.

This collection of new essays investigates what makes this world so popular, and why the novels and television series are being taught in university classrooms as genre-defining works within the American fantasy tradition.