Development Geography

This title provides a geographical interpretation and exposition of the whole of Europe. Beginning with a historical and environmental introduction, the text covers cultural identity, political structure, economic organisation and social context, examining complex issues that are shaping the charact..

A European Geography provides a geographical interpretation and exposition of the whole of Europe. Beginning with a historical and environmental introduction, the text covers the cultural identity, political structure, economic organisation and social context of Europe, examining the complex issues ..

This book discusses alternative development and its relevance for local/global processes of marginalization and change in the Global South. It questions who the producers of development knowledges and practices are, and aims at decentring development and geographical knowledge from the Anglo-America..

This book discusses alternative development and its relevance for local/global processes of marginalization and change in the Global South. It questions who the producers of development knowledges and practices are, and aims at decentring development and geographical knowledge from the Anglo-America..

Examining the experiences of the international community of batik producers, this book studies individual and collective activities and the emergence of a global craft consciousness, in the light of increasing demand from fashion and tourism and growing competition from commercial mass production...

Examining the experiences of the international community of batik producers, this book studies individual and collective activities and the emergence of a global craft consciousness, in the light of increasing demand from fashion and tourism and growing competition from commercial mass production...

This book examines the linkages between land tenure, development and governance in the context of China’s development transformation. Drawing on empirical studies, it advocates the exploration of innovative land tenure systems that address the wider determinants: institutions, power, politics and so..

Continuity and Change in the Tunisian Sahel..

This ethnographic study of social computing in the Central Himalayas, India, investigates alternative social practices with new technologies and media amongst a population that is largely undocumented. The book offers fresh, critical perspectives on issues of free learning with computers, the range ..

Concerned primarily with statistical data, this text aims to provide a guide to the nature, uses, availability and limitations of the main data sources for interpreting and undertaking regional studies of economic activity. It also considers the methods used for the collection of this data...

First Published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Western ideas, worldviews, actors, tools, models, and frameworks have long dominated development theory and practice in Africa. This book gives a platform for thirteen African voices, academics and practitioners, to turn this Western-led theory around, and talk about an endogenous development proces..