Regional Geography - Human Geography

Comparing case studies from Finland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Scotland and Sweden, this book describes and analyses the role of networks and social capital in rural development across rural Europe. It provides an interdisciplinary perspective, bringing together a group of leading geographers, sociolo..

Comparing case studies from Finland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Scotland and Sweden, this book describes and analyses the role of networks and social capital in rural development across rural Europe. It provides an interdisciplinary perspective, bringing together a group of leading geographers, sociolo..

This title was first published in 2002. Portugal experienced rapid and dramatic change over the final decades of the twentieth century. This important new volume provides an accessible overview and analysis of the key dimensions of recent economic and political change in the country. It identifies t..

First published in 1999. Successful regional development is more a personality issue than a global one, contends economist James Cécora. In a fresh new interdisciplinary approach countering traditional macro-economic theory, Cécora shown how 'innovative entrepreneurs' can secure regional economic st..

Provides an overview of demographic trends and patterns in the republics of the Soviet Union through the twentieth century providing a comprehensive and detailed review of fertility, marriage and the family, age and mortality...

Drawing the Line..

E-Governance in European and South African Cities..

Equity, Diversity and Interdependence..

Illustrated with case studies from Central and Eastern European border areas, this book examines capacities for region-building across national borders within the context of EU enlargement. This includes, among others, co-operative structures, governance practices, conflict-minimising dialogue and s..

Illustrated with case studies from Central and Eastern European border areas, this book examines capacities for region-building across national borders within the context of EU enlargement. This includes, among others, co-operative structures, governance practices, conflict-minimising dialogue and s..

This volume aims to rethink the regional concept of "Eurasia" as a scale of analysis and as a geographical place, examining dynamic geopolitical links reconfiguring Eurasian spaces from the western edge of Europe through the eastern edge of Asia. While current debates presume that Eurasia is merely ..

Covering four million years of history across the continent, this book introduces the general reader and beginning student to Africa's past, emphasizing those aspects only known or best known from archaeological and related evidence._x000D_..