Tourism is an astonishingly complex phenomenon that is becoming an ever-greater part of life in today's global world. This clear and engaging text introduces students to this vast and diverse subject through the lens of geography, the only field with the breadth to consider all of the aspects, activities, and perspectives that constitute tourism.
This clear text provides a broad introduction to transportation geography. With an emphasis on the social and political aspects of transport, Julie Cidell takes a multi-scalar approach across multiple modes and places. She covers waterborne transport, starting with logistics systems; aviation and air travel; railroads; roads (including bicycles ......
This clear text provides a broad introduction to transportation geography. With an emphasis on the social and political aspects of transport, Julie Cidell takes a multi-scalar approach across multiple modes and places. She covers waterborne transport, starting with logistics systems; aviation and air travel; railroads; roads (including bicycles ......
The 2020 presidential election was one of the most historic, contested, and contentious in American history. Joe Biden was the oldest person elected President. Kamala Harris was the first female elected Vice President, and the first Vice President of Black and Asian descent. The primaries, campaigns, and elections were held for the first time amid ......
This book provides a spatial analysis of some key challenges facing the Maldives today, in particular social, cultural, economic and environmental transformations rendered by climate change and tourism.
Built Design and the Rhetoric of Cities explores how cities are imagined and represented and how the rhetoric of their built environments influence the ways people gather in, move through, and experience them.
Exploring the Emotional Dimensions of Caring on the Move
This edited volume explores the interconnections between care work, travel, and healthcare, placing an emphasis on the emotional dimensions of seeking care away from home.
This book mobilizes the theoretical resources offered by theories of little publics and posthuman civics to consider what it means to be a child in the Anthropocene.
China has become a superpower, exerting significant influence globally. This accessible text integrates thematic and regional coverage to provide a panoramic view of China--its physical geography; population, including ethnic diversity; urban development; agriculture and land use; transportation networks; dynamic economic processes; and ......
