Development Geography

Bringing together case studies from Kenya, Benin, Cameroon and the Philippines, this volume provides a multidisciplinary overview of the economics of natural resource management in Tropical regions, at household and village level. By comparing a wide array of climatic and economic conditions, it exa..

Written from the perspective of developing countries, this book discusses the development process from a spatial perspective, focussing particularly on the evoltuion of the intra-national space-economy. With emphasis on African nations, this book offers a distinctive interpretation of the current si..

Offers a controversial reanalysis of the rise and dominance of managerialist approaches to development by using two British inner-city community development projects as case studies to shows how ’managed development’ runs counter to participatory values and aspirations of communities receiving deve..

Offers a controversial reanalysis of the rise and dominance of managerialist approaches to development by using two British inner-city community development projects as case studies to shows how ’managed development’ runs counter to participatory values and aspirations of communities receiving deve..

The Dynamics of Migration, Health and Livelihoods..

First published in 1988, this reissue presents a comprehensive overview of contemporary developments and research into the geography of the Third World, at a time when economies and societies there were changing at a much more rapid rate than their counterparts in the developing world. It covers the..

The Illegal City explores the relationship between space, law and gendered subjectivity through a close look at an 'illegal' squatter settlement in Delhi. Since 2000, a series of judicial rulings in India have criminalised squatters as 'illegal' citizens, 'encroachers' and 'pickpockets' of urban lan..

Based on the author’s first-hand field research, this book addresses the twin processes of urbanization and globalization as they affect the contemporary Caribbean region...

Based on the author’s first-hand field research, this book addresses the twin processes of urbanization and globalization as they affect the contemporary Caribbean region...

Does poverty lead to environmental degradation? Do degraded environments and natural resources lead to poverty? Or are there other forces at play? Is the relationship between poverty and the environment really as straightforward as the vicious circle portrayal of ‘poverty leading to environmental de..

Peri-urban livelihood strategies have become an increasingly important survival mechanism in the context of rapid urban growth. This book uses an innovative combination of methodologies from both the natural and social sciences to examine recent developments in and around the city of Kano in norther..

Peri-urban livelihood strategies have become an increasingly important survival mechanism in the context of rapid urban growth. This book uses an innovative combination of methodologies from both the natural and social sciences to examine recent developments in and around the city of Kano in norther..