Beate M. W. Ratter

Geography of Small Islands (eBook, PDF)

Outposts of Globalisation

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Comprehensive compilation of island studies issues

Analysis of the singularities of small island communities

Contribution to the concept of nissology

Global in perspective with specific case studies based on experience and the author's own work

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319638690
• Artikelnr.: 52453747

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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.