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Cities Responding to Climate Change: Copenhagen, Stockholm and Tokyo
by Stephen JonesThis book explores the climate policy approaches established by various city governments. It details the strategies, plans and initiatives that have so far been designed to both mitigate and adapt to the impacts of global warming. In doing so, it considers the implications of the actions taken by leading cities and its effects on underlying theoretical assumptions relating to policy development and management processes in achieving climate policy outcomes. Cities Responding to Climate Change establishes an analytical framework that critically examines the application of performance management by city governments in their policy responses to climate change. It draws its focus on the city governments of Copenhagen, Stockholm and Tokyo to bring together and discuss the concepts, strategies and practices that have since been introduced to respond to the climate challenges faced. This book highlights the lessons to be learned by other city governments around the world contemplating serious action with climate policies to lessen the impacts of global warming. It will be of particular interest to practitioners and researchers seeking evidence of how governments deliver on their commitments and improve their effectiveness in implementing climate polices.
Cities Responding to Climate Change: Copenhagen, Stockholm and Tokyo
by Stephen JonesThis book explores the climate policy approaches established by various city governments. It details the strategies, plans and initiatives that have so far been designed to both mitigate and adapt to the impacts of global warming. In doing so, it considers the implications of the actions taken by leading cities and its effects on underlying theoretical assumptions relating to policy development and management processes in achieving climate policy outcomes. Cities Responding to Climate Change establishes an analytical framework that critically examines the application of performance management by city governments in their policy responses to climate change. It draws its focus on the city governments of Copenhagen, Stockholm and Tokyo to bring together and discuss the concepts, strategies and practices that have since been introduced to respond to the climate challenges faced. This book highlights the lessons to be learned by other city governments around the world contemplating serious action with climate policies to lessen the impacts of global warming. It will be of particular interest to practitioners and researchers seeking evidence of how governments deliver on their commitments and improve their effectiveness in implementing climate polices.
Tomorrow's Geography for Edexcel GCSE (9–1) A Fifth Edition (PDF)
by Steph WarrenExam Board: Edexcel Level: GCSE Subject: Geography First Teaching: September 2016 First Exam: June 2018 Endorsed for Edexcel Equip your students with the knowledge and skills they need to excel under more challenging assessment conditions, following the trusted guidance and developmental activities in a fully updated edition of this bestselling Student's Book. - Navigate the new specification with confidence, using clear learning objectives and outcomes for every topic to ensure you cover the content in an exam-focused, time-efficient way - Build progressive skills development into every lesson, choosing from a range of activities that allow students to learn and apply cartographic, graphical, numerical and statistical geographical skills - Encourage high achievers to fulfil their potential with extension questions designed for students working at grades 7-9 - Help your students become exam ready with practice questions at the end of each chapter and topic reviews to aid revision - Meet the requirement to focus on contextualised case studies by consulting a wealth of UK and worldwide examples - Prepare students for the revised fieldwork assessments, using topic-specific suggestions throughout the book to plan relevant projects
GCSE Geography AQA Student Book (PDF)
by Simon Ross Nick RowlesPlease note this title is suitable for any student studying:Exam Board: AQALevel: GCSESubject: GeographyFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: June 2018GCSE Geography AQA is a student-friendly resource for the 2016 AQA GCSE Geography specification, written specially to target the demands of the course. Accessible, clear and thorough, this student book engages all yourstudents with interesting, up-to-date examples and relevant case studies and has been approved by AQA. Clearly-written objectives open each unit, setting out for students what they need to learn, and high-qualityphotos, maps and diagrams aid explanations. Motivating differentiated activities, chapters on fieldwork and issue evaluation, and practice questions all reinforce the book's rigour. The book also features a glossary of key terms, and a full index.
An Introduction to Physical Geography and the Environment
by Prof Joseph HoldenThis highly respected and best-selling textbook provides an engaging and comprehensive introduction to the major topics within physical geography. It focuses on understanding the inter-linkages between processes, places and environments and is fully illustrated to demonstrate how the physical environment works. An Introduction to Physical Geography and the Environment is accompanied by a rich and extensive range of electronic support resources including updated weblinks relevant for each chapter, multiple choice questions, fieldwork exercises, interactive models and video clips.The text is suitable for both undergraduate and postgraduate study in the field of physical geography.
New Key Geography: Connections, pupil book (4th edition) (PDF)
by David Waugh Tony BushellFor these new editions, the Key Geography pupils' books have been completely revised, updated and expanded. Teachers and pupils will still find all the important and familiar features of this popular series, making New Key Geography as attractive, stimulating and fun to use as ever!These new pupils' books provide you with: throughly revised and updated content, exciting new top, a refreshed design, with many new photos and artworks, appropriate and accessible resources for all levels of ability. New Key Geography resources will help you to enhance your lessons with an up-to-date approach to teaching and learning for Key Stage 3 Geography.
The New Coastal History: Cultural and Environmental Perspectives from Scotland and Beyond
by David WorthingtonThis book provides a pathway for the New Coastal History. Our littorals are all too often the setting for climate change and the political, refugee and migration crises that blight our age. Yet historians have continued, in large part, to ignore the space between the sea and the land. Through a range of conceptual and thematic chapters, this book remedies that. Scotland, a country where one is never more than fifty miles from saltwater, provides a platform as regards the majority of chapters, in accounting for and supporting the clusters of scholarship that have begun to gather around the coast. The book presents a new approach that is distinct from both terrestrial and maritime history, and which helps bring environmental history to the shore. Its cross-disciplinary perspectives will be of appeal to scholars and students in those fields, as well as in the environmental humanities, coastal archaeology, human geography and anthropology.
The New Coastal History: Cultural and Environmental Perspectives from Scotland and Beyond
by David WorthingtonThis book provides a pathway for the New Coastal History. Our littorals are all too often the setting for climate change and the political, refugee and migration crises that blight our age. Yet historians have continued, in large part, to ignore the space between the sea and the land. Through a range of conceptual and thematic chapters, this book remedies that. Scotland, a country where one is never more than fifty miles from saltwater, provides a platform as regards the majority of chapters, in accounting for and supporting the clusters of scholarship that have begun to gather around the coast. The book presents a new approach that is distinct from both terrestrial and maritime history, and which helps bring environmental history to the shore. Its cross-disciplinary perspectives will be of appeal to scholars and students in those fields, as well as in the environmental humanities, coastal archaeology, human geography and anthropology.
Introduction To Coastal Processes And Geomorphology
by Robin Davidson-ArnottWritten for undergraduate students studying coastal geomorphology, this is the complete guide to the processes at work on our coastlines and the features we see in coastal systems across the world. Accessible to students from a range of disciplines, the quantitative approach of this book helps to build a solid understanding of wave and current processes that shape coastlines. The resulting processes of erosion, transport and deposition and the features they create are clearly explained, with over 400 illustrations and photographs. From sandy beaches to coral reefs, the major coastal features are related to contemporary processes and to sea-level changes over the past 25,000 years. Key equations describing or predicting measurements from instruments used to map these processes are all presented in this wide-ranging overview. Davidson-Arnott completes this teaching package with online material that brings the subject to life, including videos of coastal processes and virtual field trips.
Tourism: Principles And Practice
by John Fletcher Alan Fyall David Gilbert Stephen WanhillThanks to its engaging writing style and accessible structure, Fletcher has become the ultimate one-stop text for any student studying Tourism. Its broad appeal and popularity increases with each new edition, making it excellent value for any student who wants to understand and explore the principles of the subject. Well-liked by students and lecturers alike, Tourism: Principles and Practice is the ultimate reference text for anyone wishing to understand the complex and varied issues involved with such a diverse and constantly changing subject.
Distributed Leadership: The Dynamics of Balancing Leadership with Followership
by Neha ChatwaniAddressing the area of shared leadership, also known as collective or distributed leadership, this edited book embraces the underlying idea that leadership is a dynamic process that intersects closely with followership. While some authors present rigorously researched qualitative and quantitative case studies that investigate the dynamics of followership in distributive leadership in terms of collective decision-making, leadership identity, roles and demographic composition of groups in a variety of settings, other authors take a critical look at distributed leadership models by viewing them through the lens of nature and ecosystems as well as human development processes. The chapters aim to inspire readers to challenge the current definition of leadership and explore more inclusive and holistic paradigms. Distributed Leadership provides a comprehensive and constructive contribution to the field of leadership and will be an essential read for academics and scholar-practitioners interested in business management.
Distributed Leadership: The Dynamics of Balancing Leadership with Followership
by Neha ChatwaniAddressing the area of shared leadership, also known as collective or distributed leadership, this edited book embraces the underlying idea that leadership is a dynamic process that intersects closely with followership. While some authors present rigorously researched qualitative and quantitative case studies that investigate the dynamics of followership in distributive leadership in terms of collective decision-making, leadership identity, roles and demographic composition of groups in a variety of settings, other authors take a critical look at distributed leadership models by viewing them through the lens of nature and ecosystems as well as human development processes. The chapters aim to inspire readers to challenge the current definition of leadership and explore more inclusive and holistic paradigms. Distributed Leadership provides a comprehensive and constructive contribution to the field of leadership and will be an essential read for academics and scholar-practitioners interested in business management.
The Political Economy of the Low-Carbon Transition: Pathways Beyond Techno-Optimism
by Peadar Kirby Tadhg O’mahonyThis book addresses the global need to transition to a low-carbon society and economy by 2050. The authors interrogate the dominant frames used for understanding this challenge and the predominant policy approaches for achieving it. Highlighting the techno-optimism that informs our current understanding and policy options, Kirby and O’Mahony draw on the lessons of international development to situate the transition within a political economy framework. Assisted by thinking on future scenarios, they critically examine the range of pathways being implemented by both developed and developing countries, identifying the prevailing forms of climate capitalism led by technology. Based on evidence that this is inadequate to achieve a low-carbon and sustainable society, the authors identify an alternative approach. This advance emerges from community initiatives, discussions on postcapitalism and debates about wellbeing and degrowth. The re-positioning of society and environment at the core of development can be labelled “ecosocialism” – a concept which must be tempered against the conditions created by Trumpism and Brexit.
The Political Economy of the Low-Carbon Transition: Pathways Beyond Techno-Optimism
by Peadar Kirby Tadhg O’mahonyThis book addresses the global need to transition to a low-carbon society and economy by 2050. The authors interrogate the dominant frames used for understanding this challenge and the predominant policy approaches for achieving it. Highlighting the techno-optimism that informs our current understanding and policy options, Kirby and O’Mahony draw on the lessons of international development to situate the transition within a political economy framework. Assisted by thinking on future scenarios, they critically examine the range of pathways being implemented by both developed and developing countries, identifying the prevailing forms of climate capitalism led by technology. Based on evidence that this is inadequate to achieve a low-carbon and sustainable society, the authors identify an alternative approach. This advance emerges from community initiatives, discussions on postcapitalism and debates about wellbeing and degrowth. The re-positioning of society and environment at the core of development can be labelled “ecosocialism” – a concept which must be tempered against the conditions created by Trumpism and Brexit.
Geography For Edexcel A Level Year 2 Student Book (PDF)
by Russell Chapman Bob Digby Dan Cowling Simon SampsonPlease note this title is suitable for any student studying:Exam Board: Edexcel Level: A Level Year 2Subject: GeographyFirst teaching: September 2016 First exams: June 2018A student-friendly and engaging Student Book for Year 2 of the Edexcel GCE A Level specification. Endorsed for Edexcel, it has been specially written to match the demands of the 2016 specification. The coverage of key geographical concepts and processes is accessible and clear, and all students will be engaged by the interesting, up-to-date examples and case studies - but the rigour, detail, and depth required by the specifications is retained throughout. Clearly-written objectives open eachsection, setting out for students what they need to learn, and high-quality photos, maps, and diagrams aid explanations. Motivating activities, practice questions, and coverage of the required skills are strong features. The book is completed with a glossary for each chapter and a full index. Answerguidance for the activities is available on Kerboodle (school purchase only).
The Leadership Hubris Epidemic: Biological Roots and Strategies for Prevention
by Peter GarrardThis edited collection surveys and analyses the multidimensional problem of Hubris syndrome, and its deleterious effect on leadership within organisations. The study develops an extended metaphor of the social and political ill of Hubris as a virulent, communicable disease of dysfunctional leadership, illustrating its ubiquity and potential for serious harm. Taking a biological perspective to understand the possible underlying mechanisms as well as the environments in which hubris has been found to thrive, contributors emphasise the notion of prevention over cure. Divided into three sections, The Leadership Hubris Epidemic examines psychological, neuroendocrinological and neuropsychological approaches to the biology of Hubris, explores factors that encourage or inhibit its growth, and finally provides methods for preventing or retarding its development. This book has huge interdisciplinary appeal and scholars of biology, psychology, sociology, management, and politics will find the topic extremely useful, as well as anyone who is interested in the structure and governance of organisations.
The Leadership Hubris Epidemic: Biological Roots and Strategies for Prevention
by Peter GarrardThis edited collection surveys and analyses the multidimensional problem of Hubris syndrome, and its deleterious effect on leadership within organisations. The study develops an extended metaphor of the social and political ill of Hubris as a virulent, communicable disease of dysfunctional leadership, illustrating its ubiquity and potential for serious harm. Taking a biological perspective to understand the possible underlying mechanisms as well as the environments in which hubris has been found to thrive, contributors emphasise the notion of prevention over cure. Divided into three sections, The Leadership Hubris Epidemic examines psychological, neuroendocrinological and neuropsychological approaches to the biology of Hubris, explores factors that encourage or inhibit its growth, and finally provides methods for preventing or retarding its development. This book has huge interdisciplinary appeal and scholars of biology, psychology, sociology, management, and politics will find the topic extremely useful, as well as anyone who is interested in the structure and governance of organisations.
Collins Primary Atlas [Fifth edition] (PDF)
by Collins MapsProviding an introduction to mapping of all major regions of the world, this reference includes information on map reading skills, the meaning of scale and measuring distances. The reference maps are informative, politically colored, and easy to read with national capitals and major cities easily identifiable. The maps are supported with national flags and basic national statistics. Continental maps are linked to the regional mapping and are supported by a selection of aerial and terrestrial photographs. Continental relief maps show layer coloring and major physical features are highlighted. The index uses a simple grid reference system, and a selection of web addresses is included to help with further study.
Migration, Cross-Border Trade and Development in Africa: Exploring the Role of Non-state Actors in the SADC Region
by Christopher Changwe Nshimbi Inocent MoyoBased on migration dynamics in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, this edited volume focuses on the activities of grassroots and informal non-state actors. The authors explore cross-border economic activities, migration governance issues, the regional integration project of the SADC, and implications for sustainable development in Africa. Examining the apparent success of immigrant entrepreneurs operating in cities of economically depressed countries such as Zimbabwe, it also discusses the role of local authorities in managing migration to achieve development. Thus, the book is centred on human mobility, the building of cohesive communities between immigrants and indigenous people, the informal economic activities of cross-border traders and undocumented migrants, and regional integration, providing a multidisciplinary and rich source of knowledge for scholars interested in African politics, labour, migration and economy.
Resource Constraints and Global Growth: Evidence from the Financial Sector
by Efundem Agboraw Aled JonesWith substantial risks arising from resource constraints on global growth, serious questions are being posed about how a scarcity of finite resources may impact global social and political fragility. The research which forms the core of this book focuses on how this scarcity will impact the financial sector, especially through insurance, pension and banking activities. The UK finance sector, which is considered to be amongst the most globalised, is placed under the microscope, and its approaches to food and oil are particularly noteworthy. Interviews with senior financial experts are analysed alongside more traditional quantitative economic analysis to explore potential future impacts, the scope of natural resource constraints and their impact on the economy.
Resource Constraints and Global Growth: Evidence from the Financial Sector
by Efundem Agboraw Aled JonesWith substantial risks arising from resource constraints on global growth, serious questions are being posed about how a scarcity of finite resources may impact global social and political fragility. The research which forms the core of this book focuses on how this scarcity will impact the financial sector, especially through insurance, pension and banking activities. The UK finance sector, which is considered to be amongst the most globalised, is placed under the microscope, and its approaches to food and oil are particularly noteworthy. Interviews with senior financial experts are analysed alongside more traditional quantitative economic analysis to explore potential future impacts, the scope of natural resource constraints and their impact on the economy.
My Revision Notes: WJEC GCSE Geography (PDF)
by Dirk Sykes Rachel CrutcherExam Board: WJEC Level: GCSE Subject: Geography First Teaching: September 2016 First Exam: Summer 2018 Target success in WJEC/WJEC Eduqas A GCSE Geography with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam-style tasks and practical tips to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge. With My Revision Notes every student can: - Plan and manage a successful revision programme using the topic-by-topic planner - Enjoy an active approach to revision with clear topic coverage and related 'Now Test Yourself' tasks and practical revision activities - Improve exam technique through exam tips and formal exam-style questions - Monitor their knowledge and progress using the answers provided for each 'Now Test Yourself' activity and exam-style question - Develop geographical understanding and enhance exam responses with event/place examples This book covers the content of: - 2016 WJEC GCSE (A*-G) Geography specification regulated by Qualifications Wales - 2016 WJEC Eduqas GCSE (9-1) Geography A specification regulated by Ofqual
Edexcel AS/A-level Geography Workbook 1: Tectonic processes and hazards; Glaciated landscapes and change; Coastal landscapes and change (PDF)
by Mike Witherick David HolmesExam Board: Edexcel Level: A-Level Subject: Geography First Teaching: September 2016 First Exam: Summer 2017 Create confident and well-prepared students with this exam practice workbook for the new Edexcel assessment requirements; brought to you by the leading A-level Geography publisher and a team of expert teachers and examiners. This Student Workbook builds understanding of each topic and develops the exam skills students need, as well as providing ready-made lesson solutions. - Supplements key resources such as textbooks with targeted, topic-by-topic exam practice that enables students to apply their learning - Helps students understand examination language and command words as they become familiar with different question types - Reinforces knowledge and understanding through condensed topic summaries and exam-style activities - Encourages students to undertake independent learning and assessment by supplying answers to all questions online - Offers time-saving and economical solutions for classwork, extension or revision tasks
Geographical Skills and Fieldwork for WJEC GCSE Geography and WJEC Eduqas GCSE (9–1) Geography A and B (PDF)
by Steph WarrenExam Board: WJEC Level: GCSE Subject: Geography First Teaching: September 2016 First Exam: June 2018 Maximise every student's performance with a step-by-step approach to learning, improving and applying the geographical and fieldwork skills they need to achieve their best under the reformed WJEC/Eduqas GCSE Geography specifications. - Provides a complete, tailor-made solution to teaching the cartographic, graphical, numerical and statistical skills emphasised in the 2016 WJEC Eduqas A and B GCSE Geography specifications - Helps you prepare students for the changed fieldwork assessments and new question formats with a dedicated section on geographical enquiries - Supports students of varying abilities by moving from clear explanations of each skill to easy-to-follow guidance on applying the skills in an examination context - Offers plenty of opportunities to put newly-acquired skills into practice through a range of activities for all learners, as well as extension tasks designed for students targeting the top grades - Boosts students' confidence tackling terminal assessment with skills-focused exam-style questions and insider tips on common question types and topics - Cuts down your marking time and enables students to monitor their own progress by including answers for every activity and exam-style question
Agroecology: Reweaving a New Landscape
by Angela HilmiThis book argues that sustainable development, based on sustained growth, has led us to an impasse. In response, Agroecology brings back and utilises notions of eco-development and co-evolution with nature as a refreshing paradigm. It also proposes a further shift in mindset with the notion of being within, or looking at agroecology as a way to reconnect and rebuild relationships and movement within farming systems and beyond. Rather than linear technical fixes, it considers the critical nodes of tension, the inflection points, or acupoints, which can trigger a transition towards greater harmony and well-being. The book also draws from a concrete example of agroecology by examining a pilot project in Mozambique testing new approaches to investments and peasant farming that will inspire farming communities, researchers, policy makers and development organizations alike, to build greater autonomy and self-determination.