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

1st Edition

The Routledge International Handbook of Island Studies A World of Islands

Edited By Godfrey Baldacchino Copyright 2018
500 Pages
by Routledge

500 Pages 179 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

500 Pages 179 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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From tourist paradises to immigrant detention camps, from offshore finance centres to strategic military bases, islands offer distinct identities and spaces in an increasingly homogenous and placeless world. The study of islands is important, for its own sake and on its own terms. But so is the notion that the island is a laboratory, a place for developing and testing ideas, and from which... Read more

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



Biography

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).

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