Geography of Small Islands

Outposts of Globalisation

Beate M.W. Ratter (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XXI, 224 Seiten

2018
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-63867-6 (ISBN)

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This book is dedicated to the study of the islands and their role in a globalised world. Beside Coastal or Oceanic/Marine Geography, there is little comprehensive material about the speciality of small island geography so far. This volume aims to bridge natural, social and cultural science perspectives. In Geography of Small Islands readers learn about the physical development of islands, their cultural and political importance, as well as their economic particularities. This book appeals to researchers, students and scholars with an interest in the special characteristics in spatialities of islands.

Professor of Integrative Geography at the University of Hamburg, Beate Ratter is also head of the Department of Human Dimensions in Coastal Areas at the Institute of Coastal Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht. She spent the last 25 years studying boundaries and Maritime Delimitation for Islands and became expert on impact of maritime delimitation processes and regional cultural development in islands.

Preface.- Chapter 1. Introduction to the Geography of Islands.- Chapter 2. Genesis of Islands.- Chapter 3. Cultural History of Islands.- Chapter 4. Geopolitics of Small Islands.- Chapter 5. Socio-spatial and globalised economies.- Chapter 6. Island vulnerability and resilience.- Chapter 7. Conclusion.

Erscheinungsdatum	22.02.2018
Zusatzinfo	XXI, 224 p. 49 illus., 43 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	670 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
Schlagworte	Earth and Environmental Science • Economic Geography • Economic geology • Geography • Insularity • Islandness • Nissology • physical geography • Physical geography & topography • Physical geography & topography • Regional Geography • Small Islands • Socio-ecological Complex Systems • World Regional Geography • World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, R
ISBN-10	3-319-63867-X / 331963867X
ISBN-13	978-3-319-63867-6 / 9783319638676
Zustand	Neuware