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1. New Models of Regional Innovation: Transversality

   By Philip Cooke

   Leading up to the financial crisis of 2008 and onwards, the shortcomings of traditional models of regional economic and environmental development had become increasingly evident. Rooted in the idea that ‘policy’ is an encumbrance to free markets, the stress on supply-side smoothing measures such as...

   July 2011 | 978-0-415-60375-1 | Hardback (Routledge)

2. The Recession and Beyond: Local Authority Responses to the Downturn

   Edited by David Bailey, Caroline Chapain

   Due to their proximity to economic actors, local authorities are often at the forefront of dealing with the impacts of recession on people and places, and have been charged with powers to promote the well-being of their population in economic, social and environmental terms. With the shift from...

   July 2011 | 978-0-415-59034-1 | Hardback (Routledge)

3. The Contemporary Business of Champagne

   Edited by Steven Charters

   July 2011 | 978-0-415-59440-0 | Hardback (Routledge)

4. Routledge Handbook of International Migration

   Edited by Steven J. Gold, Stephanie J. Nawyn

   The current era is marked by an unparalleled level of human migration that has wide-ranging impacts upon social, economic, political, and cultural life in countries of origin and settlement. Such transformations impact not only those who are migrating, but those who are left behind as well as those...

   July 2011 | 978-0-415-77972-2 | Hardback (Routledge)

5. Practical Engineering Geology

   By Steve Hencher

   Emphasizing the link between engineering geology and geotechnical engineering, Steve Hencher takes a broad and fresh view of the tasks faced by engineering geologists. He outlines the fundamental role of engineering geology in civil engineering projects and assesses the various tools which an...

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-46909-8 | Paperback (Spon Press)

6. Coastal Engineering: Processes, Theory and Design Practice, 2nd Edition

   Coastal Engineering: Process, Theory and Design Practice is the only book to provide a thorough introduction to all aspects of coastal processes, morphology and design of coastal defences....

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-58353-4 | Paperback (Spon Press)

7. Introducing Social Movements: Past, Present and Future

   Edited by Ian Welsh, Graeme Chesters, Michal Osterweil

   An authoritative and accessible account of theories of social movements from the founding of the sub-discipline to date....

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-45052-2 | Paperback (Routledge)

8. Making Sense of Nature

   By Noel Castree

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-54550-1 | Paperback (Routledge)

9. Visual Sociology: An Introduction

   By Douglas Harper

   Why has the visual largely gone missing in sociology done so poorly when done at all? Visual sociology has been part of the sociological vocabulary since Howard S. Becker's 1974 article, 'Photography and Sociology' but until now there has not been a comprehensive text that introduces this area....

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-77896-1 | Paperback (Routledge)

10. Responsible Tourist Behaviour

    By CLARE WEEDEN

    What is important to ethical consumers when thinking about going on holiday and how do they incorporate their lifestyle choices into these holidays? What values inform their lifestyles and how do they satisfy these values on holiday? Do ethical consumers automatically become ethical tourists or is...

    June 2011 | 978-0-415-57399-3 | Hardback (Routledge)