Beyond the tropical paradise and beyond the fear of climate change effects, the Maldives is a fascinating island country that faces social, cultural, economic and environmental transformations. Atolls of the Maldives: Nissology and Geography provides a spatial analysis on some key challenges the Maldivian society has to deal with, and guides the reader in the discovery of the human and environmental geography of this Indian Ocean archipelago. Geographers, political scientists, sociologists, geologists, biologists and experts in environmental policies help the audience to move through the…mehr
Beyond the tropical paradise and beyond the fear of climate change effects, the Maldives is a fascinating island country that faces social, cultural, economic and environmental transformations. Atolls of the Maldives: Nissology and Geography provides a spatial analysis on some key challenges the Maldivian society has to deal with, and guides the reader in the discovery of the human and environmental geography of this Indian Ocean archipelago. Geographers, political scientists, sociologists, geologists, biologists and experts in environmental policies help the audience to move through the complex systems of interrelations, connections and disconnections that shape the environment and the geography of this extraordinary archipelagic country.
Stefano Malatesta is Senior Researcher at the Department of Human Sciences for Education, University of Milano-Bicocca. Marcella Schmidt di Friedberg is Full Professor at the Department of Human Sciences for Education, University of Milano-Bicocca. Mizna Mohamed is the Executive Director at the Maldives based non-governmental organisation International Center for Environment, Development and Operational Research (ENDEVOR). Shahida Zubair is an independent consultant and researcher based in the Maldives and in Oxford, UK. David Bowen is Reader in Oxford Brookes Business School, Oxford Brookes University.
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Foreword Acknowledgments Editors' Introduction Chapter 1. Environment and Education Naashia Mohamed and Mizna Mohamed Chapter 2. The Gender Dimension of Environment in the Maldives Marcella Schmidt di Friedberg and Aminath Abdulla Chapter 3. Energy Production and Waste Management: The Human Ecology of Maldivian Islands Stefano Malatesta Chapter 4. Water Management and Consumption Models Cecilia Castaldo and Stefano Malatesta Chapter 5. The Centralization of Governance and Economy in Maldives: A Reading of the Contemporary Demographic Transition between Domestic Migration and Forced Displacement Muna Mohamed Chapter 6. Greening the Resort, De-bordering the Enclave Elena dell'Agnese Chapter 7. New Waves: The Guesthouse Dilemma Shahida Zubair and David Bowen Chapter 8. Governance, Activism, and Environment in the Maldives Fathmath Shadiya Chapter 9. Environment and Ecosystems Protection Mizna Mohamed Chapter 10. Sea-Level Changes and the Reefs of the Maldivian Archipelago Daniela Basso and
Foreword Acknowledgments Editors' Introduction Chapter 1. Environment and Education Naashia Mohamed and Mizna Mohamed Chapter 2. The Gender Dimension of Environment in the Maldives Marcella Schmidt di Friedberg and Aminath Abdulla Chapter 3. Energy Production and Waste Management: The Human Ecology of Maldivian Islands Stefano Malatesta Chapter 4. Water Management and Consumption Models Cecilia Castaldo and Stefano Malatesta Chapter 5. The Centralization of Governance and Economy in Maldives: A Reading of the Contemporary Demographic Transition between Domestic Migration and Forced Displacement Muna Mohamed Chapter 6. Greening the Resort, De-bordering the Enclave Elena dell'Agnese Chapter 7. New Waves: The Guesthouse Dilemma Shahida Zubair and David Bowen Chapter 8. Governance, Activism, and Environment in the Maldives Fathmath Shadiya Chapter 9. Environment and Ecosystems Protection Mizna Mohamed Chapter 10. Sea-Level Changes and the Reefs of the Maldivian Archipelago Daniela Basso and
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