The Routledge International Handbook of Island Studies: A World of Islands

ISBN-13: 9780367659899 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 460 str.

Godfrey Baldacchino

Opis

This International Handbook of Island Studies is a global, research-based and pluri-disciplinary overview of the study of islands. Its chapters deal with the contribution of islands to literature, social science and natural science, as well as other applied areas of inquiry. The collated expertise of interdisciplinary and international sc

Spis treści

Part I Foundations of Islands and Island Life 1. Definitions and Typologies 2. Locations and Classifications 3. Origins and Environments 4. Evolution 5. Flora 6. Fauna Part II The Human World Of Islands 7. History and Colonisation 8. Governance 9. Economics and Development 10. Tourism 11. Migration 12. Health and Wellbeing 13. Literature and The Literary Gaze 14. Cities and Urbanisation 15. Rivers and Estuaries 16. Society and Community 17. Resilience and Sustainability 18. Brands and Branding 19. Commoning and Alternative Development 20. Artificial Islands and Islophilia 21. Futures: Green and Blue

O autorze

Godfrey Baldacchino is Professor of Sociology at the University of Malta; UNESCO Co-Chair (Island Studies and Sustainability) at the University of Prince Edward Island, Canada; President of the International Small Islands Studies Association (ISISA); and Founding Executive Editor of Island Studies Journal (2006–2016).