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Handbook of Social Indicators and

Quality of Life Research

Volume I Theoretical and Methodological Foundations Vol-

ume II The Quality of Life in Societal Sectors Volume III The

Quality of Life in Specific Populations Volume IV The Quality

of Life in World Regions and Inter-Regional Comparisons

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Fields of interest

Quality of Life Research; Political Science; Anthro-pology

Type of publication

Encyclop(a)edia

Due September 2008

2008. Approx. 2200 p. (in 4 volumes, not available seperately).

Hardcover

846,25 €

ISBN 978-0-387-74622-7

Handbook of Social Indicators and

Quality of Life Research

Volume I Theoretical and Methodological Foundations Vol-

ume II The Quality of Life in Societal Sectors Volume III The

Quality of Life in Specific Populations Volume IV The Quality

of Life in World Regions and Inter-Regional Comparisons

Please note that this publication is available as printonly OR online only OR print + online set. Save 75%of the online list price when purchasing the bundle.For more information on the online version pleasetype the publication title into the search box above,then click on the "eReference" version in the resultslist.

Fields of interest

Quality of Life Research; Political Science; Anthro-pology

Type of publication

Encyclop(a)edia

Due October 2008

2008. eReference.

846,25 €

ISBN 978-0-387-74623-4

S. Albeverio, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Mendrisio,

Switzerland; D. Andrey, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Mendri-

sio, Switzerland; P. Giordano, Università della Svizzera Italiana,

Mendrisio, Switzerland; A. Vancheri, Università della Svizzera Ital-

iana, Mendrisio, Switzerland (Eds.)

The Dynamics of Complex Urban

Systems

An Interdisciplinary Approach

The present book outlines a conceptual frameworkfor modelling and forecasting the dynamics of bothgrowth-limited cities and megacities bringing to-gether experts from several disciplines. The interdis-ciplinary point of view is particularly stressed. Thecontributions presented reflect the various interde-pendencies between structural (physics and mathe-matics models) and social development (spatial de-cision making and urban planning models). The vol-ume emphasizes not only the contributions from dif-ferent disciplines but also pays attention to specif-ic problems like model calibration, data availabilityand management, case studies and interactions withurban planners. It is the collection of all the contri-butions of the speakers at the international work-shop "The Dynamics of Complex Urban Systems:an interdisciplinary approach" held at Monte Verità(Ascona/Switzerland) from 4th to 6th of November2004.

Fields of interest

Regional Science; Quantitative Geography; Land-scape/Regional and Municipal Planning; NonlinearDynamics, Complex Systems, Chaos, Neural Net-works; Mathematical and Computational Physics;Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics

Target groups

Scientists

Type of publication

Collection of essays

Due October 2007

2008. XX, 484 p. 190 illus. Hardcover

119,95 €

ISBN 978-3-7908-1936-6

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J. Asher, D. Banks, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; F.J.

Scheuren, Alexandria, VA, USA (Eds.)

Statistical Methods for Human

Rights

Human rights issues are shaping the modern world.They define the expectations by which nations arejudged and affect the policy of governments, corpo-rations, and foundations. They have set the agendain prosecutions at the International Criminal Courtat the Hague, funding decisions by the Internation-al Monetary Fund, and corporate expansion pro-grams by multinationals. Statistics is central to themodern perspective on human rights. It allows re-searchers to measure the effect of health care poli-cies, the penetration of educational opportunity, andprogress towards gender equality. The new wave ofentrepreneurial charities demands impact assess-ments and documentation of milestone achievement.Non-governmental organizations need statistics tobuild cases, conduct surveys, and target their efforts.This book describes the statistics that underlie thesocial science research in human rights. It includescase studies, methodology, and research papers thatdiscuss the fundamental measurement issues. It [..]

Features

Brings together a collection of papers on statisticsand human rights No other book on the market ad-dresses this subject matter

Contents

Introduction, Jana Asher.- The statistics of genocide,Mary Gray and Sharon Marek.- Why estimate directand indirect casualties from war? The rule of pro-portionality and causality estimates, Beth OsborneDaPonte.- Statistical thinking and data analysis en-hancing human rights work, Jorge Luis Romeu.-Hidden in plain sight: X.X. burials and the despare-cidos in the department of Guatemala 1977-1986,Clyde Collins Snow, Fredy Armando, PeccerelliMonterroso, Jose Samuel Susanavar Bolanos, AlanG. Robinson, and Jose Maria Najera Ochoa.- The de-mography of conflict-related mortality in [..]

Fields of interest

Statistics for Social Science, Education, Public Poli-cy, and Law; Methodology of the Social Sciences; De-mography; Health Care Administration

Target groups

Researchers, graduate students

Type of publication

Monograph

Due December 2007

2007. Approx. 410 p. Softcover

32,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-72836-0

J.G. Backhaus, University of Erfurt, Germany (Ed.)

Political Economy, Linguistics and

Culture

Crossing Bridges

During the late 19th and throughout the 20th centu-ry, social sciences in general and economics in par-ticular have undergone enormous progress. Thishas led to something of an embarrassment of rich-es. While certain topics have been fully researchedto the point where the marginal benefit from furtherresearch is approaching zero, others have remainedlargely under-researched or were being ignored al-together. It is this discrepancy which prompted theresearch paradigm of “Crossing Bridges”. For thisvolume, ten authors have joined forces to addressthe problem of under-researched topics, focussingin particular on gaps in interdisciplinary research be-tween economics and other social sciences such aslinguistics, art and cultural history. Making use of in-terdisciplinary methods and approaches, the bookmakes a case for stronger bonds between the differ-ent fields of social science.

Contents

Introduction.- Part I: A Language Bridge betweenPeoples and Disciplines.- The Theory and Mea-surement of Influence in the History of EconomicThought.- Gustave Courbet's L'Origine du Mondeand its Socio-Economic Implications.- Part II: In-troduction to Blums's Essays.- Contrasting histori-cal-logical narrative conventions in Germany andAustria and their influence upon inquiry and expla-nation in the arts and the sciences.- The EuropeanMetahistorical Narrative and Its Changing 'Meta-paradigms' in the Modern Age (Part I).- The Euro-pean Metahistorical Narrative and Its Changing [..]

Fields of interest

Methodology and the History of Economic Thought;Methodology of the Social Sciences; Sociology; Lin-guistics (General); Political Science

Target groups

Scientists

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due December 2007

2007. Approx. 250 p. (The European Heritage in Economics and

the Social Sciences, Vol. 5) Hardcover

89,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-73371-5

J.J. Barbara, Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement, Tampa, FL, USA

(Ed.)

Handbook of Digital and

Multimedia Forensic Evidence

This volume presents an overview of computerforensics perfect for beginners. A distinguishedgroup of specialist authors have crafted chaptersrich with detail yet accessible for readers who arenot experts in the field. Tying together topics as di-verse as applicable laws on search and seizure, inves-tigating cybercrime, and preparation for courtroomtesitmony, Handbook of Digital & MultimediaEvidence is an ideal overall reference for this mul-ti-faceted discipline.

Features

Presents an overview of computer forensics perfectfor beginners An ideal overall reference for this mul-ti-faceted discipline

Contents

The Analog and Digital World.- Training and Ed-ucation in Digital Evidence.- Certification and Ac-creditation Overview.- History, Concepts and Tech-nology of Networks and their Security.- The Digi-tal Crime Scene.- Investigating Cybercrime.- Duties,Support Functions, and Competencies.- ElectronicEvidence and Digital Forensic Testimony in Court.

Fields of interest

Criminology & Criminal Justice; Legal Aspects ofComputing; Forensic Medicine

Target groups

Forensic scientists, criminal justice enthusiasts, radi-ologists

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due December 2007

2008. Approx. 200 p. 13 illus. Hardcover

74,95 €

ISBN 978-1-58829-782-2


A. Baudisch, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Ro-

stock, Germany

Inevitable Aging?

Contributions to Evolutionary-Demographic Theory

Aging is inevitable: this is gerontological dogma.And humans do inevitably grow old, which is prob-ably why it seems so unlikely to us that other formsof life could escape aging. Escaping aging is not es-caping death. Death is an inherent part of life, andit can strike any time. But the question is, whetherdeath necessarily becomes more likely as life pro-ceeds. And it does not. The theoretical results in thismonograph indicate that life provides alternativestrategies. While some organisms will deteriorateover adult ages, for others mortality appears to fallor remain constant, at least over an extended periodof life after reproductive maturity. This is empirical-ly observed especially for several species that keepon growing during adult ages. Perhaps, the diversityof aging matches the diversity of life. My thesis, thecentral insight of this monograph, is: to deeply un-derstand why some species age it is necessary to un-derstand why other species do not.

Features

- Pathbreaking findings on aging opening a com-pletely new field of research - The author gets awayfrom the human centered vision of life showing thataging in any organism does not necessarily corre-spond to deterioration and senescence - Optimiza-tion models using sophisticated methods of controltheory and dynamic programming

Contents

Introduction.- Part I: Hamilton: Hamilton's Indica-tors of the Force of Selection.- Further Challenges.-Part II: Optimization Models: Optimization Mod-els Based on Size.- An Optimization Model Based onVitality.- Directions for Research.- Vitality Model -Appendix.

Fields of interest

Population Economics; Aging; Demography;Medicine, general; Evolutionary Biology; Applica-tions of Mathematics

Target groups

Scientists in Demography, Gerontology, Sociologyand Public Health, Policy Makers

Type of publication

Monograph

Due January 2008

2008. XXII, 170 p. 20 illus. (Demographic Research Monographs)

Hardcover

74,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-76655-1

T. Bengtsson, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; G.P. Mineau, Uni-

versity of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA (Eds.)

Kinship and Demographic Behavior

in the Past

What is the influence of family and kinship networkson fertility, marriage, migration and mortality? Pop-ulation scientists have studied the relationship be-tween families, both immediate and extended, anddemographic behavior for many years. This bookexamines the role of kinship and the family’s influ-ence on the health outcomes of their children, theirchildren’s selection of marriage partners, coupleshaving higher order births or reduced fertility, indi-vidual migration and origins of populations. Mortal-ity patterns are examined to determine the influenceof fertility patterns on parents’ mortality, the contri-bution of parents’ longevity to their children’s lifes-pan, and whether a family history of disease affectsthe risk of dying from that same disease. The volumeemphasizes the importance of studies that includeand compare other factors related to social organi-zation with information on multi-generational fami-lies. The authors elucidate previous explanations andprovide provocative new [..]

Features

Studies in this volume illustrate the different waysin which kinship affects demographic behavior Anumber of historical data sets from different culturalsettings are used to analyze demographic processesCompares the influence of social factors with familyfactors on demographic behavior

Contents

Acknowledgements. Introduction.- Part I: Familyand kin as immediate providers of well-being for itsmembers. 1: Marriage and the kin network: Evidencefrom a 19th-century Italian community. 2: Mortali-ty in the family of origin and its effects on marriagepartner selection in a Flemish village, 18th–20th cen-turies. 3: Villages, descent groups, households, andindividual outcomes in rural Liaoning, 1789–1909.-Part II: The importance of family and kin over thelife-course,- 4: The presence of parents and child-hood survival: The passage of social time and differ-ences by social class. 5: [..]

Fields of interest

Demography; Social Sciences; Human Genetics; Re-gional and Cultural Studies; Sociology; PopulationEconomics

Target groups

Sociologists, demographers, social and economic his-torians, anthropologists

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due February 2008

2008. Approx. 250 p. (International Studies in Population, Vol. 7)

Hardcover

94,95 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-6732-7

A. Biel, Goteborgs Universitet, Goteborg, Sweden; D. Eek, Gote-

borgs Universitet, Goteborg, Sweden; T. Garling, Goteborgs Uni-

versitet, Goteborg, Sweden; M. Gustaffson, Goteborgs Univer-

sitet, Goteborg, Sweden (Eds.)

New Issues and Paradigms in

Research on Social Dilemmas

This edited volume has been compiled to present thelatest developments in the field of social dilemma re-search. Social dilemmas are situations when there is aconflict between self-interest and collective interest.Research in this area has gained interest in the lasttwenty years in disciplines such as sociology, psy-chology, and economics. It also has wide applicationsto numerous real-world issues such as environmen-tal degradation, organizational management, and so-cietal public good. The main aim of this work was toinvestigate under what circumstances people makedecisions that are inline with the collective interestas well as investigating what can increase the likeli-hood of cooperation. There will be three man sec-tions mirroring the different levels of analysis: indi-vidual, group, and societal.

Features

Presents the latest developments in the field of socialdilemma research. The social dilemma field has wideapplications to numerous real-world issues such asenvironmental degradation brought on by humanbehavior, cooperative behavior in organizations, aswell as willingness to contribute to societal publicgoods

Contents

The conceptual framework of social dilemmas.- Anew look at the theory of social value orientations:Prosocials neither maximize joint outcomes norminimize outcome differences but prefer equal out-comes.- A classification of games by player type.-How do we react to feedback in social dilemmas.-Group-based trust in social dilemmas.- Promotingcooperation in social dilemmas via fairness normsand group goals.- Bringing back Leviathan into socialdilemmas.- Effectiveness of coercive and voluntaryinstitutional solutions to social dilemmas.- A recur-sive model for changing justice concerns [..]

Fields of interest

Sociology; Industrial and organisational psychology;Personality & Social Psychology

Target groups

Those working in social justice and social psychology– two areas that straddle both sociology and psychol-ogy. It may also be of interest to those in political sci-ence and economics

Type of publication

Professional book

Due December 2007

2008. XII, 288 p. 35 illus. Hardcover

69,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-72595-6


R. Blanton, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA; L. Fargher,

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA

Collective Action in the Formation

of Pre-Modern States

Anthropological archaeology and other disci-plines concerned with the formation of earlycomplex societies are undergoing a theoreticalshift stemming from the realization that thesocial evolution of complex societies was more var-ied and complex than imagined. Given the need fornew directions in theory, the book proposesthat anthropologists look to political science, espe-cially the rational choice theory of collective action.Collective action theorists propose that state forma-tion results from the strategic behavior of rationaland self-interested actors who make up the polity, in-cluding a political elite and those outside the officialstructure of the state. The theory proposes that theform taken by a state will depend on the "bargainingpower", of rulers and taxpayers. Where tax-payers have more resources with which to bar-gain, it is predicted that rulers will concede benefitsto taxpayers and will agree to restrictions on theirpower. The authors subject collective [..]

Features

uses political science theory in researchingstate formation in prehistoric societies takesa global comparative approach Blanton is one of thefounders of the field of economic and political ar-chaeology

Contents

Introduction The Rise and Demise of Neoevolution-ist Theory.- The Theory of Collective Action as Ap-plied to Pre-Modern States.- Historical Backgroundsto the Study Regions and the Coded Societies, PartI: Introduction and East Asia.- Background to StateFormation and the Coded Polities in Southeast Asia.-Background to State Formation and the Coded Poli-ties in South Asia and the Coded Polities .- Back-ground to Sub-Saharan African State Formation.-Background to State Formation in Western Eurasiaand the Mediterranean/North Africa.- Backgroundto the New World States.- Material and [..]

Fields of interest

Archaeology; Anthropology; Political Science

Type of publication

Monograph

Due December 2007

2008. Approx. 460 p. (Fundamental Issues in Archaeology) Hard-

cover

91,65 €

ISBN 978-0-387-73876-5

J.-P. Bocquet-Appel, CNRS, Paris, France (Ed.)

Recent Advances in

Palaeodemography

Data, Techniques, Patterns

The written data used by demographers essentiallycover the last five centuries. Since Homo Ergastermoved out of Africa around 1.8 million years agoand until the sub-contemporary periods, there isno data allowing us to reconstruct a demographichistory that can be interpreted with the traditionaltools of demography. If we want to be able to tackledemographic issues over a long evolutionary dura-tion, trying to reconstitute our human demograph-ic history and thinking out and testing macro-demo-graphic theories, we need to draw on sources otherthan written data and on techniques other than thosecommonly used by demographers. This necessari-ly means using information of every kind, from ar-chaeology, physical anthropology, paleontology, pri-matology or genetics, along with relevant models ofinterpretation. This book has been developed froma core of papers selected for the paleodemographicsession of the 25th World Population Congress (Ju-ly 2005, Tours, France). It covers recent paleodemo-graphic [..]

Features

Covers recent paleodemographic innovations, interms of data, techniques and the detection of pat-terns

Contents

Introduction.- Data: From genes to numbers: effec-tive population sizes in human origins. Assessmentof Land Surveys in Greece: Contributions and Lim-itations.- Techniques: Estimation of Age Distribu-tion with and its Confidence Intervals using an Iter-ative Bayesian procedure and a bootstrap samplingapproach. The Halley Band for PaleodemographicMortality Analysis. Model life-tables for preindustri-al populations. First application in Palaeodemogra-phy.- Patterns: Modeling Paleolithic Predator-PreyDynamics and the Effects of Hunting Pressure onPrey “Choice”. The Paleodemography of Central [..]

Fields of interest

Archaeology; Demography; Anthropology; SocialSciences

Target groups

Physical anthropologists, archaeologists, bioarchae-ologists, demographers, historical demographers

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due January 2008

2008. Approx. 275 p. Hardcover

104,95 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-6423-4

S. Body-Gendrot, Université Sorbonne Paris IV, France; P.

Spierenburg, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

(Eds.)

Violence in Europe

Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

Has violence changed over the centuries? Has it al-ways held the same meanings for us? Will it alwaysbe a given in society? Taking the sociocultural longview, Violence in Europe analyzes the prevalence androle of violence—from street crime to terrorist at-tacks, homicide to genocide—in the evolution of hu-man and national behavior. The editors and 14 col-leagues in history, anthropology, sociology, and psy-chology focus on Northern and Western Europe, ex-amining centuries of violent phenomena, from thecultural logic of the Middle Ages to today’s soccer ri-ots and security alerts. The contributors’ examina-tion of social constructions (honor codes, class andgender roles) and public ambivalence (acceptance,abhorrence, fascination) regarding violence shedsneeded light on current dynamics in law enforce-ment, political systems, and what many have termed"the civilization of violence." Findings from Britain,France, Ireland, Belgium, and Scandinavia explore:The paradoxes of ethnic violence and [..]

Fields of interest

Criminology & Criminal Justice; Social Sciences

Type of publication

Monograph

Due January 2008


122,45 €

ISBN 978-0-387-74507-7


H.G. Brauch, Mosbach, Germany; Ú. Oswald Spring, C. Mesjasz,

J. Grin, P. Dunay, N.C. Behera, B. Chourou, P. Kameri-Mbote, P.H.

Liotta (Eds.)

Globalization and Environmental

Challenges

Reconceptualizing Security in the 21st Century

Globalization and Environmental Challenges posenew security dangers and concerns. In this referencebook on global security thinking, 92 authors fromfive continents and many disciplines, from scienceand practice, assess the global reconceptualization ofsecurity triggered by the end of the Cold War, glob-alization and manifold impacts of global environ-mental change in the early 21st century. In 10 parts,75 chapters address the theoretical, philosophical,ethical and religious and spatial context of security;discuss the relationship between security, peace, de-velopment and environment; review the reconceptu-alization of security in philosophy, international law,economics and political science and for the political,military, economic, social and environmental securi-ty dimension and the adaptation of the institutionalsecurity concepts of the UN, EU and NATO; analyzethe reconceptualization of regional security and al-ternative security futures and draw conclusions forfuture research and [..]

Fields of interest

Environmental Law; Political Science; Geography;Environmental Economics; Sociology; ClimateChange

Target groups

Scientists, researchers; libraries, international organ-isations, institutes (environmental sciences, geog-raphy, demography, climatology, geosciences, eco-nomics, political sciences)

Type of publication

Reference work

Due December 2007

2008. Approx. XXVIII, 1148 p. Hardcover

229,00 €

ISBN 978-3-540-75976-8

D.L. Brown, Cornell University, NY, USA; N. Glasgow, Cornell Uni-

versity, NY, USA

Rural Retirement Migration

This book examines the migration of older personsto rural retirement destinations in the United States.While most the majority of older persons are resi-dentially stable, those who migrate are dispropor-tionately likely to move to a rural community. More-over, with the aging of the baby boom generation,particular rural communities can expect even moretocontinue attracting older in-migrants in the future.The book examines rural retirement migration fromthe older in-migrants’ perspective and from the van-tage point of the destination communities to whichthey move. This integrated micro-macro approachpermits the authors to view older in-migrants as em-bedded in particular types of environments that fa-cilitate and/or constrain their opportunities for pro-ductive living during older age. It also permits theexamination of positive and negative aeffects of olderin-migration for destination communities. The au-thors use a multiple methods approach featuring apanel survey of older in-migrants and [..]

Features

Combines micro- (older in-migrants) and macro-(retirement communities) levels of analyses Uses anintegrated multiple methods research design to ex-amine older in-migrants and the communities towhich they move (panel survey, secondary censusdata, and case studies) Grounded analysis examinesdeterminants and consequences of an increasinglyimportant demographic trend (population aging)asit affects [..]

Contents

Acknowledgements,- Ch 1: Rural Retirement Mi-gration: Past, Present and Future,- Ch 2: RetirementDestinations in the Countryside,- Ch 3: The Forma-tion and Development of Rural Retirement Desti-nations: Laszlo J. Kulcsar, Benjamin Bolender, andDavid L. Brown.- Ch 4: Who Moves to Rural Re-tirement Communities, and Why Do They MoveThere?,- Ch 5: Social Integration and Well-Being ofOlder In-Migrants to Rural Retirement Destinations:Nina Glasgow, Marie-Joy Arguillas and David L.Brown,- Ch 6: Community Challenges and Opportu-nities Associated with Retirement In-Migration,- Ch7: Rural [..]

Fields of interest

Sociology; Demography; Aging; Cities, Countries,Regions

Target groups

University teachers and researchers, policy makersand planners, university staff, government agencypersonnel

Type of publication

Monograph

Due March 2008

2008. Approx. 225 p. 30 illus. (The Springer Series on Demo-

graphic Methods and Population Analysis, Vol. 21) Hardcover

85,00 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-6894-2

M. Camps, P. Chauhan (Eds.)

Sourcebook of Paleolithic

Transitions

Methods, Theories, and Interpretations

The Paleolithic period (2,000,000 years ago to 11,000years ago) has a rather varied archaeologi-cal record - partially owing to the transitional pro-cesses that took place within its subdivisions (Low-er Paleolithic: 2,000,000 years ago to 120,000 yearago; Middle Paleolithic: 300,000 years ago to 30,000years ago; and Upper Paleolithic: 40,000 year ago to11,000 year ago). These transitional times arenot "set in stone" since new archaeological evidencecan move these transition dates significantly. Because of this, the changes that characterize theend of one phase and the beginning of anothermerits a closer examination and treatment.This sourcebook addresses the differ-ent transitional processes by examinatingthe nature and extent of behavioural changes, cul-tural patterns and differences that have been at-tributed to them. It brings together a global body ofresearch and compares differing theoreticalperspectives on the transitions - not only to compare[..]

Features

brings together an international group of leading re-searchers to discuss past, present and future researchon the Paleolithic transitions approaches the topicfrom a anthropological and theoretical perspectivethe cases are from around the world, making this atruly international sourcbook

Contents

Contributors Acknowledgements Preface ForewordIntroduction PART I: METHODOLOGICAL &THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES Lycett, Stephen:Quantifying transitions: morphometric approachesto Palaeolithic variability and technological changeBlackwell, Bonnie: ESR dating at hominid and ar-chaeological sites during the Plio-Pleistocene Bar-Yosef, Ofer: Revolutions and Transitions in Prehis-tory Soffer, Olga: The Politics of Rubicons And TheImagined Pasts Straus, Lawrence: Has the notionof "transitions" in Paleolithic prehistory outlived itsusefulness? Gowlett, John: The long gradient of [..]

Fields of interest

Archaeology; Anthropology

Target groups

This sourcebook is for archaeologists and anthropol-ogists (physical, social, cultural)interested in the Pa-leolithic period and the human transitions betweenits subdivisions.

Type of publication

Handbook

Due May 2008


146,30 €

ISBN 978-0-387-76478-8


M. Caraël, Free University of Brussels, Belgium; J. Glynn, London

School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (Eds.)

HIV, resurgent infections and

population change in Africa

Forty years ago, the age-old battle against infectiousdiseases as a major threat to human health was be-lieved close to being won. However, by the late twen-tieth century, the increase of emerging and reemerg-ing infectious diseases was evident in both low andhigh income countries. About 30 new infectiousdiseases have been identified in the last 20 years.Among the "new" diseases, and most importantly,the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) epidem-ic, with 40 million persons infected and 25 milliondeaths since its first description, presents one of themost significant health, societal and security chal-lenges facing the global community. The interactionof HIV/AIDS with tuberculosis, malaria and bacte-rial infections have increased HIV-related morbidi-ty and mortality, and in turn, the HIV pandemic hasbrought about devastating increases in tuberculosis.Understanding the population impact and the dy-namics of infection diseases in the most affected re-gion is critical to efforts to reduce the [..]

Features

New highlights on the current burden of infectiousdiseases and on major trends in infectious mortali-ty, as well as on the major determinants of infectiousdisease spread, such as mobility and urbanization,governance, health care systems, poverty and socialexclusion. Contribute to a better understanding ofthe reasons why sub-Saharan Africa is lagging somuch behind the other regions of the world in terms[..]

Contents

Preface: Michel Caraël and Judith Glynn,- Introduc-tion: France Meslé and Vladimir M. Shkolnikov,-PART I. Trends and diseases: 1:Mortality of theworld’s population 1950-2000: divergence replacesconvergence from the late 1980s: Kath Moser et al,-2: The impact of population growth on the epidemi-ology and evolution of infectious diseases: Geoff PGarnett and James JC Lewis,- 3: Why child mortali-ty in Sub-Saharan Africa has ceased declining sincethe early 1990s. The example of of Senegal, a coun-try where HIV epidemic has remained at a low level:Gilles Pison,- 4: Malaria, climate change [..]

Fields of interest

Demography; Medicine, general; Epidemiology; So-cial Sciences

Target groups

Academics, researchers and graduate students inpublic health, epidemiology, medicine, demography,economy and other social sciences.

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due June 2008

2008. XII,268p. (International Studies in Population, Vol. 6) Soft-

cover

38,00 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-6173-8

M. Caraël, Free University of Brussels, Belgium; J.R. Glynn, Lon-

don School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (Eds.)

HIV, resurgent infections and

population change in Africa

About 30 new infectious diseases have been identi-fied in the last 20 years. Among the “new” diseases,and most importantly, the Human Immunodeficien-cy Virus (HIV) epidemic, with 40 million persons in-fected and 25 million deaths since its first descrip-tion, presents one of the most significant health, so-cietal and security challenges facing the global com-munity. The interaction of HIV/AIDS with tubercu-losis, malaria and bacterial infections have increasedHIV-related morbidity and mortality, and in turn,the HIV pandemic has brought about devastating in-creases in tuberculosis. Understanding the popula-tion impact and the dynamics of infection diseases inthe most affected region is critical to efforts to reducethe morbidity and mortality of such infections, andfor decisions on where to use limited resources in thefight against infections. This book aims to contributeto these efforts by offering a demographic and epi-demiological perspective on emerging and reemerg-ing infections in sub-Saharan Africa.

Features

New highlights on the current burden of infectiousdiseases and on major trends in infectious mortali-ty, as well as on the major determinants of infectiousdisease spread, such as mobility and urbanization,governance, health care systems, poverty and socialexclusion Contributes to a better understanding ofthe reasons why sub-Saharan Africa is lagging somuch behind the other regions of the world in termsof [..]

Contents

From the contents Preface. Introduction.- PART I.Trends and diseases.- PART II. HIV and its impact.

Fields of interest

Demography; Epidemiology

Target groups

Academics, researchers and graduate students inpublic health, epidemiology, medicine, demography,economy and other social sciences

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due October 2007

2007. XII,268p. (International Studies in Population, Vol. 6) Hard-

cover

99,95 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-6172-1

P. Chauhan, T. Garge

Pursuing Archaeological Research

in India

Ancient Indica Rediscovered

India has a long and vibrant historical past, span-ning from the Lower Pleistocene to modern timesand the entire subcontinent is highly varied in itsecology, cultures, and traditions. The people of In-dia include diverse tribal communities, nomadicand semi-nomadic groups, as well as historically-es-tablished caste-based populations. As a result, theregion provides archaeologists with ampleopportunities to conduct anthropological and ar-chaeological research on living traditions as wellas on past material cultures. This manual,part of the WAC Cultural Heritage Manu-al series, represents a source of referencefor those interested in pursuing professionalarchaeological research in India. This book providesreaders with basic information of archaeological re-search in India, such as: General Indian geographyA brief history of archaeological research and devel-opment of field methods The diversity of the Indianarchaeological record The scope of ethnoarchaeologyon [..]

Features

the first manual to focus on the Indian subcontinenta very practical resource for those already workingin India and for those who want to collaborate witharchaeologists and cultural heritage managers in In-dia aims to encourage and enhance foreign collabo-rations with Indian archaeologists

Contents

Ch. 1 Introduction to India Ch. 2 The Developmentof Archaeology in India Ch. 3 Indian Archaeology– Prehistory, Protohistory, History Ch. 4 Ethnoar-chaeology Ch. 5 Government Departments &National Agencies Ch. 6 Indian Legislation on Ar-chaeology & Heritage Ch. 7 Conducting Ar-chaeological Fieldwork in India Ch. 8 Managementof Indian Cultural Heritage BIBLIOGRAPHY &RELATED WEBSITES GLOSSARY Index APPEN-DICES 1. Timelines 2. Forms 3. Contact Informa-tion, Addresses

Fields of interest

Archaeology; Cultural Heritage; History

Target groups

This manual is written for archaeologists, museumcurators and cultural heritage managers work-ing in India or who plan to work in India. Itwill also be of interest to those who work with arti-facts and material culture from this area.

Type of publication

Manual

Due March 2008

2008. Approx. 260 p. (World Archaeological Congress Cultural

Heritage Manual Series) Hardcover

84,70 €

ISBN 978-0-387-76456-6


E. Chuvieco, University of Alcalá, Spain (Ed.)

Earth Observation of Global Change

The Role of Satellite Remote Sensing in Monitoring the Global

Environment

Global Change is increasingly considered a criticaltopic in environmental research. Remote sensingmethods provide a relevant tool to monitor globalvariables, since they offer a systematic coverage ofthe Earth Surface, at different spatial, spectral andtemporal resolutions. The data provided by EarthObservation Satellites are being operationally usedfor monitoring atmospheric conditions, ice sheetsand glaciar movements, crop dynamism and land usechanges, deforestation and desertification process-es, as well as water conditions. The book includes ananalysis of the leading missions in global Earth ob-servation, and then reviews the main fields in whichremote sensing methods are providing vital data forglobal change studies. Audience: Academic libraries,practitioners, professionals, scientists, researchers,lecturers, tutors, graduates, undergraduates

Features

State of the Art review of contribution of Earth Ob-servation Data to monitoring Global Change in awide range of disciplines Covers a wide range: hyper-spectral sensors, optical, radar, lidar, low and high-resolution data By scientists working actively in thisfield from several countries: US, France, Belgium,Spain CD-ROM included with a sample of imagesused in the chapter descriptions, as well as power [..]

Contents

Preface.- 1. International efforts on global change re-search.- 2. NASA Earth Observation Satellite Mis-sions for Global Change Research.- 3. ESA Mis-sions.- 4. Ozone in the atmosphere. MonitoringOzone depth through Satellite Data.- 5. RemoteSensing of Land-Cover and Land-Use Dynamics.-6. Satellite observation of biomass burning: implica-tions in global change research.- 7. Satellite oceanobservation in relation to global change.- 8. Observ-ing surface waters for global change applications.- 9.Remote sensing of terrestrial snow and ice for globalchange studies.

Fields of interest

Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry; Geoinforma-tion/Cartography; Meteorology/Climatology; Ge-ology; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis/Envi-ronmental Ecotoxicology; Waste Water Technolo-gy / Water Pollution Control / Water Management /Aquatic Pollution

Target groups

This book will be of interest to researchers and prac-titioners in the fields of remote sensing, geographicalinformation, meteorology, geology and environmen-tal sciences. Also scientists and graduate up to post-graduate level students in environmental science willfind valuable information in this book.

Type of publication

Monograph

Due October 2007

2007. XII, 222p. With CD-ROM. Hardcover

99,95 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-6357-2

R.A. Cnaan, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; C.

Milofsky, Bucknell University, Philadelphia, PA, USA (Eds.)

Handbook of Community

Movements and Local

Organizations

This handbook takes voluntary associations as thestarting point for making sense of communities. Al-though the way associations and the organization oflocal social life are intertwined is one of the oldestapproaches to community study the way citizens andresidents come together informally to act and solveproblems has rarely been a primary focus. There islittle direct research or theory dealing with this sub-ject and beginning to correct that deficit is the taskof this book. The challenge accepted by this book isimportant because associations are central to impor-tant, developing areas of social theory and social ac-tion. For example, the theory of civil society is basedon the notion that informal groups, social move-ments, civic associations, and small formal nonprof-it organizations form a cohesive set of social organi-zations that integrate society. Grassroots and com-munity-based organizations exist between the pri-vate social world of the family and the formal, “pro-fessional” contractual world [..]

Features

The theory of civil society is based on the notionthat informal groups, social movements, civic as-sociations, and small formal nonprofit organiza-tions form a cohesion of social organization that in-tegrates society. They address a local problem, be-come an important focus of life for participants, anda formidable presence in the political realm This vol-ume will present contributions from experts in thefield [..]

Contents

Introduction- Community life and its variations:Why this Handbook, and What is it all about?.- Or-ganization, Community, and the History of Commu-nity Theory.- Symbolism, Tradition, Ritual, and theDeep Structure of Communities.- Local Life in theContext of Mass Culture and Society.- Small Non-Profits, Civil Society, Civic Engagement, Social Capi-tal.- Elites and Community Structure.- The Econom-ic Gradient and the Organization of Urban Space.-Public and Private Space: House, Home, and Neigh-borhood.- GIS and Meta-methods to UnderstandCommunity Indicators and Fluctuations.- Describ-ing [..]

Fields of interest

Sociology; Political Science; Industrial Organization

Target groups

Professionals and academics in Sociology, PoliticalScience, Policy Studies and Economics, focused onthe study of Nonprofit Management, Organizations,General Sociology

Type of publication

Handbook

Due December 2007

2008. X, 436 p. (Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research)

Softcover

61,60 €

ISBN 978-0-387-75729-2

C. Croner

GIS Analysis of Health Disparities

Small Areas, Challenges and Applications

This book establishes a systematic small area ap-proach to the study of health disparities, based onthe integration of geospatial databases, census tractgeography and GIS. While recognizing the past fail-ures of health care policies to fully address the oftenegregious disparities within the U.S. and other na-tions, the opportunity now exists to advance our un-derstanding, imporvement and, perhaps ultimately,elimination of these long-standing imbalances. Thecontributions of this book are scholarly and originalwork that incorporate GIS and related spatial ana-lytic methods to pursue issues of health disparity atcensus tract geography. The objectives of this bookare to: -continue the growing science worldwide onsocio-economic and health inequalities -provide ev-idence of the pivotal role of small area analysis forGIS and policy makers -build a valid basis for em-ploying census tract and comparable geographicscale -demonstrate replicable methods of space-timemeasurement and GIS [..]

Features

Proposes a new, more standardized small area ap-proach to GIS and public health Timely topic due tothe new emergence of polical concern regarding na-tional health disparities Exercises/homeworkproblems make the book suitable for senior under-graduate and graduate course use

Contents

Introduction.- Part 1: Concepts and Issues.- HealthDisparity.- Census and Other Small Area Geogra-phy.- Area-based Socio-Economic Determinants andMeasures.- Geographic Information Systems.- Part 2:U.S. Studies and Applications.- Part 3: Other Coun-try Examples.- Part 4: Conclusion.- Index

Fields of interest

Geoinformation/Cartography; Health Informatics& Health Administration; Health Care Administra-tion; Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, HealthSciences; Demography; Human Geography

Target groups

Public health policymakers and practitioners; pri-vate sector public-health organizations; researchers,teachers, and students in public health

Type of publication

Monograph

Due February 2008

2008. Approx. 350 p. 75 illus., 25 in color. (Advances in Geo-

graphic Information Science , Vol. 4) Hardcover

129,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-74879-3


O. Dahlman, Swedish Institute of International Affairs, Stock-

holm, Sweden; S. Mykkeltveit, NORSAR, Norway; H. Haak, Royal

Netherlands Meteorological Institute, the Netherlands

Nuclear Test Ban

Converting Political Visions to Reality

The book gives a broad presentation in laymen’s lan-guage of the creation and the implementation of thetreaty prohibiting nuclear test explosions (Compre-hensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: CTBT), one ofthe key guardians against nuclear proliferation. Thebook gives a unique insight into the challenging in-ternational work to establish a complex technicalsystem of global reach in a political environment,provided by those who guided this work for morethan 25 years. The book reviews the extensive nucle-ar testing that has taken place and efforts and argu-ments to create a test ban. It describes the unprece-dented effort at the Conference on Disarmament inGeneva by scientists from around the world to forma common understanding on how to verify a test bantreaty and to develop a prototype of a global verifica-tion system. This work was also a significant confi-dence building activity at the height of the cold war.The book gives a brief analysis of the political negoti-ations and of the Treaty itself. The [..]

Features

CTBT is likely to be on the front pages the comingyears - this book gives you the background. The mostcomprehensive verification system ever created issoon operational - this book gives you an assessment.Science for Security is a concept of the CTBT and ofthis book. This book provides a unique insight to thecreation and implementation of a treaty by those atthe helm.

Fields of interest

Political Science; Geophysics/Geodesy; Science, gen-eral; Applied Geosciences

Target groups

Professionals in political, diplomatic, militaryareas, Politicians and their staffs Scientists and grad-uate students in political science Researchers at in-stitutions in security related fields NGOs - a broadrange Journalists. Secondary Market Laymen whohave background and interest in security politics andarms

Type of publication

Monograph

Due March 2008


59,95 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-6883-6

A. Di Nicola, Università di Trento,Italy; A. Cauduro, M. Lombardi,

P. Ruspini (Eds.)

Prostitution and Human Trafficking

The book is based on the results of the project “Howmuch? A Pilot Study on Four Key EU Member andCandidate Countries on the Demand for TraffickedProstitution” financed by the European Commis-sion. The research is focused on the demand for traf-ficked prostitution and its driving factors in Italy,Romania, Sweden and the Netherlands. Many stud-ies have been conducted on the phenomenon oftrafficking in human beings for sexual exploitation,however very few were focused on the demand side.This book makes a first step to fill this gap. In par-ticular, the research attempts to improve knowledgeon the the demand for trafficked prostitution, us-ing an ethnographic methodology. In order to reachthis goal, a double approach was adopted: on the onehand, we developed a “virtual ethnography” focusedon the analysis of specialised forums/chats on theweb and an anonymous internet questionnaire waselaborated. On the other, field work allowed nation-al research teams to collect interviews and data from[..]

Contents

Part I. Investigation on the Demand for TraffickedWomen.- Introduction – Organization of the Book.-Research Methodology.- Review of the ResearchStudies on the Demand of Prostitution in the Euro-pean Union.- Part II. Ethnographic Perspectives onFour Selected Eu Countries.- Profiling the Demandfor Trafficked Women in Italy, Trafficking in Wom-en for Sexual Exploitation in Italy, Legislation andPolicies in Italy, Clients and Their Attitudes TowardsTrafficked Women in Italy, Policy Implications.-Profiling the Demand for Trafficked Women in Ro-mania, Trafficking in Women for Sexual [..]

Fields of interest

Criminology & Criminal Justice; Criminal Law; Pub-lic Law

Target groups

Academics in the fields of Criminology, Sociology,Law, Political Sciences, students (undergraduate,graduate, postgraduate), law enforcement officers,public prosecutors and judges involved in the fightagainst organised crime, in particular in tacklingtrafficking in persons; international organisations,policymakers, NGOs dealing with anti-trafficking ac-tivities, journalists and the mass media in general

Type of publication

Monograph

Due November 2007


69,30 €

ISBN 978-0-387-73628-0

J.P. Doody, National Coastal Consultants, Brampton, UK

Saltmarsh Conservation,

Management and Restoration

Coastal habitats provide the link between the landand the sea. They are dynamic, combine to formecosystems of great complexity and provide signifi-cant areas for wildlife. Their landscapes are treasuredby visitors, painters and musicians. They also pro-vide locations for significant economic activity andare intimately bound up with fisheries, providingfood and shelter for some species of commerciallyexploited fish stocks. The habitats themselves pro-vide a buffer to tides and wave action, which may beparticularly important in areas where relative sea lev-el is rising and during storm periods. Managing theseassets in the face of continuing pressure from humanpopulations on a sustainable basis is a major task.

Contents

Introduction.- Human influences.- Nature conserva-tion.- States and values.- The physical states.- Physi-cal states, restoration methods.- Vegetation states.-Grazing management.- Spartina.- Conclusions.- Ap-pendices.

Fields of interest

Geoecology/Natural Processes; Landscape/Regionaland Municipal Planning; Physical Geography; Hu-man Geography; Ecosystems; Landscape Ecology

Target groups

Academic (undergraduates); professionals concernedwith policy formulation and/or actively managingcoastal areas

Type of publication

Monograph

Due October 2007

2008. XX, 217 p. 82 illus., 24 tabs., with CD-ROM. (Coastal Sys-

tems and Continental Margins, Vol. 12) Hardcover

99,95 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-4603-2


K.-J. Evert, Stuttgart (Ed.)

Encyclopedic Dictionary of

Landscape and Urban Planning

Multilingual Reference in English, Spanish, French and Ger-

man

This unique 'quinqualingual' dictionary covers termswhich concern the planning, design and protectionof the environment. The languages are Americanand British English, German, French, andSpanish, together with many Latin-American equiv-alents. It is intended for the use of landscape archi-tects, urban planners, nature conservationists andenvironmentalists, as well as planning practices, re-search and educational institutes and now containsa total of approximately 12,000 terms - a 20% in-crease over the German-leading-language original.The terms have not simply been translated, but, asoften as possible and useful, various interpretationsat the planning, legal or technical level are also in-cluded in the definitions, with cross references togeneric and specific terms, thus adding to the pre-cise meaning and allowing clarification of the scopeof each term. In cases where particularterms are not used, or as yet unknown, in oneor another of the languages, helpful suggestions [..]

Features

First dictionary for landscape architecture and plan-ning, landscape design and conservation.Detailed ex-planations in English, Spanish, French and [..]

Contents

Foreword/Introduction in all four languages.- List ofAbbreviations.- Main Part of Dictionary in English,Spanish, French and German Text.- References.

Fields of interest

Landscape/Regional and Municipal Planning; Land-scape Architecture; Nature Conservation; Civil Engi-neering

Target groups

Internationally recognised and active landscape andurban planners, geographers, geo-ecologists, survey-ors, ecologists - as well as technical translators and li-braries with collections in the above disciplines

Type of publication

Encyclop(a)edia

Due March 2009

2009. eReference.

249,00 €

ISBN 978-3-540-76435-9

K.-J. Evert, Stuttgart (Ed.)

Encyclopedic Dictionary of

Landscape and Urban Planning

Multilingual Reference in English, Spanish, French and Ger-

man

This unique 'quinqualingual' dictionary covers termswhich concern the planning, design and protectionof the environment. The languages are Americanand British English, German, French, andSpanish, together with many Latin-American equiv-alents. It is intended for the use of landscape archi-tects, urban planners, nature conservationists andenvironmentalists, as well as planning practices, re-search and educational institutes and now containsa total of approximately 12,000 terms - a 20% in-crease over the German-leading-language original.The terms have not simply been translated, but, asoften as possible and useful, various interpretationsat the planning, legal or technical level are also in-cluded in the definitions, with cross references togeneric and specific terms, thus adding to the pre-cise meaning and allowing clarification of the scopeof each term. In cases where particularterms are not used, or as yet unknown, in oneor another of the languages, helpful suggestions [..]

Features

First dictionary for landscape architecture and plan-ning, landscape design and conservation.Detailed ex-planations in English, Spanish, French and [..]

Contents

Foreword/Introduction in all four languages.- List ofAbbreviations.- Main Part of Dictionary in English,Spanish, French and German Text.- References.

Fields of interest

Landscape/Regional and Municipal Planning; Land-scape Architecture; Nature Conservation; Civil Engi-neering

Target groups

Internationally recognised and active landscape andurban planners, geographers, geo-ecologists, survey-ors, ecologists - as well as technical translators and li-braries with collections in the above disciplines

Type of publication

Encyclop(a)edia

Due February 2009


249,00 €

ISBN 978-3-540-76455-7

R.W. Fairbridge†, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; R.W.

Herschy, Hydrology Consultant, Reading, UK (Eds.)

Encyclopedia of Lakes and

Reservoirs

Geography, Geology, Hydrology and Paleolimnology

Lakes and reservoirs hold about 90% of the world'ssurface fresh water. Some one billion people are atrisk from over-use, water withdrawals and pollutionof these water bodies (9th International Conferenceon Conservation and Management of Lakes, Japan2001 and 3rd World Water Forum, Kyoto 2003) TheEncyclopedia of Lakes and Reservoirs will thereforebe a vital reference for hydrologists, civil engineers,ecologists and environmental scientists worldwide.The book contributes to the physical, chemical andecological characteristics of lakes and reservoirs aswell as describing their uses and environmental statetrends in different parts of the world. Over 80 sci-entists from over 25 countries have contributed inboth large and small ways in this authoritative vol-ume. Superbly illustrated throughout, it includesover 200 entries in a wide range of topics that includefor example: acidification, artificialisation, biological,canals, climate change effects, chemical, dams, dewponds, drainage, [..]

Features

Overview of the physical, chemical and ecologicalcharacteristics of the world’s lakes and reservoirsTheir use and their environmental state and trendsThe impact on the environment and ecosystems oflakes and reservoirs

Contents

Africa: Lake review.- Alpine lakes.- Ancient Lakes.-Anderton Boat Lift.- An overview of world water re-sources development in 2004/5.- Aquatic Plant Man-agement - A delicate balance.- Aquatic plants.- AralSea.- Archaeology of lakes.- Arctic Water Reserves.-Argentino, Lake.- Aswan Dam.- Baikal, Lake.-Bartlett, Lake.- Bathymetric survey of fresh waterlochs in Scotland, 1897–1909.- Bengal Basin; Sedi-ment Sink at the mouth of the Ganges – Brahmapu-tra Rivers.- Big Bend Dam.- Black Sea Environment.-Bonneville Dam.- British Waterways, List of reser-voirs.- California: Reservoirs and dams.- [..]

Fields of interest

Hydrogeology; Geography; Geology; Ecology; WasteWater Technology / Water Pollution Control / Wa-ter Management / Aquatic Pollution

Target groups

Faculty and students in hydrology, hydrogeology,water science, geography, geology, ecology, biologyand environmental science

Type of publication

Encyclop(a)edia

Due November 2008

2008. Approx. 800 p. (Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series)

Hardcover

399,00 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-5616-1


P. Forer, University of Auckland, New Zealand; A. Yeh, University

of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; J. He, University of Hong Kong, Hong

Kong (Eds.)

Advances in GIS Research

Spatial and geographic data and the information sys-tems which handle them are a major IT growth areafor the 21st century. This book assembles the workof a number of leading researchers concerned withdeveloping new models for describing, analysing andvisualising such data. The authors address themesin data modelling, data error management, remotesensing techniques, neural networks, agent-basedsystems, generalisation, interactive cartography andnetworked decision support systems.The collectionprovides an exciting and authoritative selection ofwork occuring at the forefront of GIS and spatial da-ta handling.

Features

The book provides a cross section of cutting-edge re-search beeing pursued by researchers in geograph-ic information science and spatial data handling. Assuch it gives insights into developments of new tech-niques in data management, analysis and visualisa-tion.

Contents

Triangles and Computational Geometry - Cluster-ing/Grouping - Learning and Reasoning - GeometricModeling - Data Quality, Metadata - Multiscale Da-ta - Constraints-based approaches - EnvironmentalData Models - Distributed Databases/Network So-lutions - GIS: Systems and Science - Generalizationand Compression - Interoperability - Time - Appli-cations - Exploratory Data Visualization - Compu-tational Geometry (Overlay) - Query and Interface- Triangulated Irregular Networks and Contours -Generalization - Geometric Models - Three-Dimen-sional Modeling.

Fields of interest

Geoinformation/Cartography; Environmental Com-puting/Environmental Modelling; Systems and In-formation Theory in Engineering; Geography; Land-scape/Regional and Municipal Planning; Monitor-ing/Environmental Analysis/Environmental Ecotox-icology

Target groups

scientists/researchers in many disciplines (e.g. geog-raphy, geoinformatics, surveying, urban planning,environmental sciences....); libraries; institutes

Type of publication

Proceedings

Due May 2008


139,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-43456-6

R.A. Francisco, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA

Dynamics of Conflict

The mechanisms of protest and revolution have beenthe subject of theoretical research for over a centu-ry, yet the lack of data has hindered the empiricalvalidation of conflicting theories. In this book, theauthor presents a unique new set of sub-daily datafrom over thirty countries and seven civil wars anduses them to test two models of conflict, the preda-tor-prey model and the competing species model.The dynamic nature of the data modelling and thenovelty of the dataset make this work a unique con-tribution to the field of conflict research. The Dy-namics of Conflict will help to re-evaluate existingtheories and charts a new course towards the formaland statistical modelling of conflict.

Features

new & unique sub-daily dataset of civil conflictdynamic analysis of conflict processes

Contents

Introduction to Theory and the Problem Set.- Dy-namics of Protest and Repression in DemocraticContexts.- Dynamics of Protest and Repression inAutocracies and Dictatorships.- Varied Dynamics inBandwagon Mobilizations.- Dynamics and Stabilityin Civil War.- Conclusion

Fields of interest

Political Science; Sociology; Game Theory/Mathe-matical Methods; Game Theory, Economics, Socialand Behav. Sciences

Target groups

Researchers and graduate students in political sci-ence, economics and sociology

Type of publication

Monograph

Due January 2009


68,55 €

ISBN 978-0-387-75241-9

J.M. Fritz, School of Planning, College of Design, Art, Architec-

ture, and Planning, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA

(Ed.)

International Clinical Sociology

International Clinical Sociology showcases the artand science of clinical sociologists from around theworld. Clinical sociology is a creative, humanistic,and multidisciplinary specialization that seeks to im-prove life situations for individuals and collectivities.Clinical sociologists work with client systems to as-sess situations and avoid, reduce, or eliminate prob-lems through a combination of analysis and inter-vention. International Clinical Sociology is the firstvolume to present basic clinical sociology diagramsand models in addition to detailed histories of clin-ical sociology in the United States, Quebec, Franceand Japan. A range of interventions are discussed inlight of a region’s economic, social, political, and/or disciplinary history. Among the topics that arecovered: mediation, environmental justice activitiesin Brazil, focus groups for international clients, be-reavement, conflict prevention work in Malaysia,movement building in the United States, a therapeu-tic house for [..]

Features

The first volume to discuss clinical sociology on aglobal level These international case studies are fromleaders in the field Is appropriate to be used in grad-uate level courses around the world

Contents

Foreword by Michel Wieviorka.- Introduction by JanMarie Fritz.- The Basics: From Concepts to Mod-els.- The History of Clinical Sociology in the UnitedStates.- Clinical Sociology in Quebec: When EuropeMeets America.- On The Origins of Clinical Sociol-ogy in France: Some Milestones.- Clinical Sociologyin Japan.- Clinical Sociological Contributions to theField of Mediation.- Clinical Sociology and Bereave-ment.- Psychosocial Interventions and the Rehabil-itation of Drug Users in Greece.- The Patient’s Per-sonal Experience of Schizophrenia in China: A Clini-cal Sociology Approach to Mental [..]

Fields of interest

Sociology; Social Work

Target groups

Sociology professors and practitioners, sociology stu-dents interested in clinical and applied sociology aswell as a variety of academics and professionals whoare interested in intervention (e.g., city managers,business owners, NGO leaders, social science profes-sors, social service personnel)

Type of publication

Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook

Due December 2007

2008. Approx. 350 p. (Clinical Sociology: Research and Practice)

Hardcover

42,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-73826-0


K.A. Galvin, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA; R.S. Reid,

International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya; R.H.

Behnke, Jr., Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen,

Scotland, UK; N.T. Hobbs, Colorado State University, Fort Collins,

USA (Eds.)

Fragmentation in Semi-Arid and

Arid Landscapes

Consequences for Human and Natural Systems

The global significance of the world’s rangelands islarge, with these arid and semi-arid systems mak-ing up almost 25% of the earth’s landscapes – andsupporting the livelihoods of more than 20 millionpeople. These ecosystems are also home to severalof the planet’s remaining megafauna, as well as oth-er important species. Yet fragmentation across theserangelands has significantly impaired the ability ofboth people and animals to compensate for tempo-ral heterogeneity in vegetation and water by exploit-ing its spatial heterogeneity, resulting in limited re-source availability. The case is developed that whilefragmentation arises from different natural, socialand economic conditions worldwide it creates simi-lar outcomes for human and natural systems. Withinformation from nine sites around the world the au-thors examine how fragmentation occurs, the pat-terns that result, and the consequences of fragmenta-tion for ecosystems and the people who depend onthem.

Features

First book to show how fragmentation of natural sys-tems influences human welfare, economies Uniquein global coverage, integration of social, natural sci-ences of fragmentation in rangelands Complex sys-tems are self sustaining, whereas simplified ones of-ten want capital inputs, subsidies Shows linkage ofmultiple scale analyses Rangeland use exclusivitydoes not promote human welfare or sustain naturalprocesses

Contents

1. Global significance of extensive grazing lands andpastoral societies. 2. Fragmentation of arid and se-mi-arid ecosystems. 3. Causes and consequences ofherbivore movement in landscape ecosystems. 4.Changing patterns of land use and tenure in the Dal-rymple Shire, Australia. 5. From fragmentation toreaggregation of rangelands in the Northern GreatPlains. 6. Land use, fragmentation, and impacts onwildlife in Jackson Valley, Wyoming. 7. Ideology,land tenure and livestock mobility in Kazakhstan. 8.Policy changes in Mongolia. 9. Fragmentation of aperi-urban savanna, Athi-Kaputiei [..]

Fields of interest

Ecosystems; Anthropology; Ecology; Geography;Biodiversity

Target groups

Ecologists and social scientists interested in theworld’s rangelands and pastoral economies, scien-tists, academics, students, development practitioners,readers of the journal Human Ecology and the Jour-nal of Arid Lands

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due October 2007

2008. xviii, 411p. Hardcover

159,95 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-4905-7

M.C. Golumbic, University of Hafia, Israel

Fighting Terror Online

The Convergence of Security, Technology, and the Law

Fighting Terror Online The Convergence of Security,Technology, and the Law Martin Charles Golumbic The unprecedented events that have takenplace in recent years have led legislators and gov-ernments throughout the world to reconsider andrestructure their policies regarding security issues.Today, worldwide attention is being given to a newsecurity threat, in the form of global terrorism. Le-gal systems are being called upon to provide a re-sponse to these threats, in all areas of life, includ-ing the online environment. Among its many tools,global terror also uses advanced technological meth-ods. This fact presents a difficult challenge to poli-cymakers. Therefore, we have chosen to focus thisbook on the issue of formulating appropriate policyat the interface between security and technology, hu-man rights and economic policy. The fundamentalissue – the tension between security needs and civ-il rights – is not new. A great deal of experience hasbeen amassed in various countries in this [..]

Fields of interest

Criminology & Criminal Justice; Computers and So-ciety; Criminal Law

Type of publication

Monograph

Due December 2007

2008. 180 pp Hardcover

61,60 €

ISBN 978-0-387-73577-1


R.J. Green, Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning, The

University of Melbourne, Australia

Coastal Towns in Transition

Local Perceptions of Landscape Change

Many coastal areas around the world are experi-encing dramatic landscape changes as a result of in-creased tourism development and due to the "seachange phenomenon" – the migration of affluent ur-banites to small coastal towns seeking beautiful, nat-ural surroundings. In response to these changes lo-cal residents in these places often complain that thedistinctive character of their towns and/or individualneighborhoods is being lost or degraded. This booklooks at how changes due to unsympathetic devel-opment of the built environment and modificationof the natural landscape are perceived to negativelyimpact on the character of small coastal towns. Thebook explores the concept of town character, and as-sociated notions of sense of place, genius loci andplace identity, as conceptualised by local residents inseveral coastal town communities along Australia’sGreat Ocean Road. Findings of a four year study in-volving over 1800 respondents from these communi-ties are used to explore theoretical and [..]

Features

Based on extensive primary research with diversemembers of the public Analyses small coastal townsspecifically, but must be relevant for a wider contextIn-depth look at place character in light of globalisa-tion and development trends Makes normative rec-ommendations about what might be done to makethings better Contains considerable graphic materialBased on up-to-date research involving [..]

Contents

Chapters, incl. first 3 sections: 1. Introduction. 1.1The plight of coastal areas. 1.2 Forces of change. 1.3Sustainable development.- 2. Notions of place char-acter. 2.1 Landscape perceptions, meanings and val-ues. 2.2 Attributes of place character. 2.3 Environ-mental values and the social construction of place.-3. Methodological considerations in the assessmentof place character. 3.1 Assessing landscape percep-tions and values. 3.2 Expert versus public involve-ment in the assessment of landscape quality. 3.3Combining qualitative and quantitative methods.- 4.Community perceptions of [..]

Fields of interest

Community & Environmental Psychology; Land-scape/Regional and Municipal Planning; LandscapeEcology; Landscape Architecture; Architecture, gen-eral

Target groups

Written primarily for multidisciplinary academic au-diences, the book will be relevant to academics andstudents of planning, landscape, architecture, urbandesign, social psychology and geography. It will alsobe important for developers, local and central gov-ernment officers and politicians and local communi-ties – at least across Australia. In Australia it is possi-ble to see it being used as a core text for modules inenvironmental and landscape planning. Elsewhere—in Britain, for [..]

Type of publication

Monograph

Due July 2008


100,00 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-6886-7

J. Habu, University of California at Berkeley,CA, USA; C. Fawcett,

Saint Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Cana-

da; J.M. Matsunaga, University of California at Berkeley,CA, USA

(Eds.)

Evaluating Multiple Narratives

Beyond Nationalist, Colonialist, Imperialist Archaeologies

At the end of the 20th Century, archaeologists fromnon-Anglo-American countries started to becomevocal about the "traditional" interpretations of his-tory that archaeology was making. The "traditional"archaeology came from the predominantly white,male archaeologists from England and the UnitedStates going to other countries and interpreting thematerial culture from their point of view. This, ofcourse, is still happening but is becoming less accept-able nor accepted by the global world of archaeology.The goal of this volume is to use archaeological casestudies from around the world to evaluate the impli-cations of providing alternative interpretations of thepast. These cases also address key questions such as:Can multivocality (multiple interpretations of thepast) be separate from the theory of contemporaryAnglo-American archaeology; is multivocality rele-vant to local residents and non-Anglo-American ar-chaeologists; and can the close examination of alter-native interpretations contribute to [..]

Features

This volume brings together international cases todiscuss multivocality in archaeology The editors allhave experience working in Anglo-American andunderrepresented areas of the world and can edit abook on multivocality with authority

Contents

Introduction.- Part I. Operationalizing Multivocali-ty.- Introduction to Part I.- An Ethical Epistemologyof Publicly Engaged Biocultural Research: Archaeol-ogy of the New York African Burial Ground.- Multi-ple Voices for Many Ears in Indigenous Archaeolog-ical Practice.- “Making a Home”: Archaeologies ofthe Medieval English Village.- Critical Histories ofArchaeological Practice: Latin American and NorthAmerican Interpretations in a Honduran Context.-Part Ii. Evaluating Multiple Narratives In VariousRegional And Historical Settings.- Introduction toPart II .- Science or Narrative? [..]

Fields of interest


Target groups

Archaeologists both academic and professional, so-cial anthropologists and historians

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due December 2007


46,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-71824-8


G.B. Hall, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Open Source Approaches in Spatial

Data Handling

This book focuses on the nature and characteristicsof open source geospatial (OSG) software. The roleOSG approaches to data handling within the spatialinformation technology industry is the cross-cuttingtheme of the book. Within this theme, various sub-themes are explored that introduce readers unfami-lar to OSG software to the nature, purpose and appli-cations of OS programming and to the key new OStools and their application within the geospatial datadomain. The book also includes a discussion of newtools, approaches and applications for those alreadyusing OS approaches to software development.

Features

This book provides contributions from the origina-tors of some of the most popular OSG tools in use.

Contents

Foreward.- Section I: OSG Foundations.- Chapter1: Governments and OSG Initiatives.- Chapter 2:Business Model Development for OSG Ini-tiatives.- Chapter 3: Partnerships Between Industryand Communities of Practice Through Use of OSTools.- Chapter 4: The Mapserver Project.-Chapter 5: The Geospatial Data Abstraction Library(GDAL).- Chapter 6: OSG Application Develop-ment and Industry Strategies.- Chapter 7: GeotoolsSoftware.- Chapter 8: PostGIS and UDig Projects.-Chapter 9: Geographical Resources Analysis SupportSystem (GRASS) Tool.- Section II: Tools.- SectionIII: [..]

Fields of interest

Geoinformation/Cartography; Remote Sensing/Pho-togrammetry; Information Systems Applications(incl.Internet); Computer Applications in Geo-sciences; Software Engineering/Programming andOperating Systems; Coding and Information Theory

Target groups

Senior undergraduate students in courses that focusspecifically on OSG software development and use;graduate students in courses on open source GIS; re-searchers and practioners who are interested in opensource software alternatives to commercial spatialdata processing and analysis software.

Type of publication

Monograph

Due October 2007

2008. Approx. 275 p. 60 illus., 20 in color. (Advances in Geo-

graphic Information Science , Vol. 2) Hardcover

99,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-74830-4

S. Hasan, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi; J.

Onyx, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, Australia (Eds.)

Comparative Third Sector

Governance in Asia

Structure, Process, and Political Economy

Non-profit organizations, NGOs and other third sec-tor organizations are increasingly playing a centralrole in achieving and sustaining a prosperous econ-omy and a just civil society in countries around theworld. While their importance is widely acknowl-edged, their sustainability is not guaranteed and de-pends to a large extent on effectiveness and account-ability of their governance. In Europe and NorthAmerica, the governance of these organizations (set-ting directions and strategies; identifying and ensur-ing type and quality of goods and services; definingand maintaining relations among the stakeholders;relating the organization to its wider society) is gen-erally seen as the role of the board of directors orthe governing board. In of other parts of the world,specifically Asia, not much is known about the or-ganization and running of these groups. The book– the first of its kind – establishes new theory andknowledge in the area of third sector organizations(TSOs) in Asia. The main purpose of [..]

Features

First international volume to look at governance inTSO is Asia Based on a 3-year comparative studyconducted at the CACOM Center at the Universityof Technology, Sydney Cases represent a wide vari-ety of Asian culture and religion, historical and colo-nial past, and legal and political tradition

Contents

Third Sector Organisation Governance: Introducingthe Themes and the Chapters.- Third Sector Growthand Governance.- Legal Environment for TSO Gov-ernance.- Perceptions of Third Sector Governancein Asia.- Asian Third Sector Organisation and Gov-ernance Structure.- Third Sector Organisations andGovernance Process.- Accountability And Perfor-mance in Asian Third Sector Organisations.- Collec-tive Governance.- Three Models of OrganisationalGovernance in Asia’s Third Sector.- Experiences ofThird Sector Governance.- Governance Approach inAsia’s Third Sector.- Third Sector Governance in [..]

Fields of interest

Sociology; Political Science; Regional and CulturalStudies

Target groups

Eesearching NGOs, third sector organiztions andcivil society - especially on a global level, those inAsian studies

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due January 2009

2008. Approx. 365 p. 50 illus. (Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies)

Hardcover

69,30 €

ISBN 978-0-387-75566-3

C.F. Hutchinson, University of Arizona, USA; S.M. Herrmann, Uni-

versity of Arizona, USA

The Future of Arid Lands-Revisited

A Review of 50 Years of Drylands Research

Features

Explores changes in science and the managementof arid lands over the past 50 years within their his-torical contexts Highlights the effects of changes inscience on land use management policy Speculateson what role arid lands might play in the future andhow policy must adapt to their changing nature

Contents

From the contents Foreword.- 1 Introduction: TheFuture is Now.- 2 Contexts.- 3 The Search for Wa-ter.- 4. Weather Modification - More than BargainedFor?.- 5 Plant and Animal Alternatives.- 6 Ecosys-tems.- 7 Land Use and Management.- 8 Policy in andfor Drylands.- 9 The Future of Arid Lands – Revisit-ed.- References.

Fields of interest

Geography; Popular Science in Nature and Environ-ment; Environment, general; Interdisciplinary Stud-ies

Target groups

Decision makers (policy and management), collegestudents in natural resource management (practiceand policy), geography, professionals

Type of publication

Monograph

Due October 2007

2007. xii, 228p. (Advances in Global Change Research, Vol. 32)

Hardcover

129,95 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-6688-7


C. Höhn, Federal Institute for Population Research, Wiesbaden,

Germany; D. Avramov, Population and Social Policy Consultants

(PSPC), Brussels, Belgium; I.E. Kotowska, Warsaw School of Eco-

nomics, Warsaw, Poland (Eds.)

People, Population Change and

Policies

Lessons from the Population Policy Acceptance Study vol. 1:

Family Change

The content of the two volumes with the title “Peo-ple, Population Change and Policies: Lessons fromthe Population Policy Acceptance Study” is based onthe DIALOG project, an international comparativeanalysis of PPA survey data collected in the partici-pating countries. The DIALOG project was fundedby the European Commission for three years (2003 –2005). A co-ordinated, but nationally financed PPAsurvey had been conducted in 14 European coun-tries: Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Cyprus, the CzechRepublic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy,Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania andSlovenia. The second data source is a Policy-Del-phi study, which follows a qualitative approach –in addition to the countries mentioned above alsoSwitzerland participated. In these two volumes forthe first time the data from the DIALOG project willbe systematically and scientifically analysed. The re-search questions can be allocated to specific issues, asthey are reflected in the modular conception [..]

Features

International comparative analysis of surveys ondemographic change based on about 34000 inter-views in 14 European countries Lessons drown onwhat future will demographic trends bring and whatwill be the consequences for the family, children,equal opportunities and the ageing of the populationMethodological guide for the analysis and the fulldatabase for the scientific community, students andother [..]

Contents

From the contents 1. Introduction.- 2. Methods andOpportunities for Analyses of the International Pop-ulation Policy Acceptance Study Database (IPPAS).-3. Pathways of welfare and population related poli-cies: Towards a multidimentional typology of wel-fare state regimes in Eastern and Western Europe.-4. Family Matter.- 4.1. Attitudes towards (the changeof) the Family.- 4.2 Value of Children.- 4.3 FertilityIntentions.- 4.4 Reconciliation of work and family.-4.5. Family related policies.

Fields of interest

Demography; Sociology; Social Policy; Statistics forSocial Science, Education, Public Policy, and Law;Political Science

Target groups

Researchers, Policy makers, Students

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due February 2008

2008. Approx. 480 p. (European Studies of Population, Vol. 16/1)

Hardcover

174,95 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-6608-5

C. Höhn, Federal Institute for Population Research; D. Avramov,

Population and Social Policy Consultants (PSPC), Brussels, Bel-

gium; I.E. Kotowska, Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw,

Poland (Eds.)

People, Population Change and

Policies

Lessons from the Population Policy Acceptance Study Vol. 2:

Demographic Knowledge - Gender - Ageing

The content of the two volumes with the title “Peo-ple, Population Change and Policies: Lessons fromthe Population Policy Acceptance Study” is based onthe DIALOG project, an international comparativeanalysis of PPA survey data collected in the partici-pating countries. The DIALOG project was fundedby the European Commission for three years (2003 –2005). A co-ordinated, but nationally financed PPAsurvey had been conducted in 14 European coun-tries: Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Cyprus, the CzechRepublic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy,Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania andSlovenia. The second data source is a Policy-Del-phi study, which follows a qualitative approach –in addition to the countries mentioned above alsoSwitzerland participated. In these two volumes forthe first time the data from the DIALOG project willbe systematically and scientifically analysed. The re-search questions can be allocated to specific issues, asthey are reflected in the modular conception [..]

Features

International comparative analysis of surveys ondemographic change based on about 34000 inter-views in 14 European countries Lessons drawn onwhat future demographic trends will bring and whatwill be the consequences for the family, children,equal opportunities and the ageing of the populationMethodological guide for the analysis and the fulldatabase for the scientific community, students andother [..]

Contents

From the contents 1. Demographic Trends, popula-tion related policies and general attitudes.- 2. Chang-ing attitudes on population policies?- 3. ComparativeDelphi-Study.- 4. Gender roles.- 5. International Sol-idarity and Elderly.- 6. Policy Implications.- Annex:PPAS-Questionnaire(s), CD-Rom.

Fields of interest

Demography; Human Geography

Target groups

Researchers, Policy makers, Students

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due February 2008

2008. Approx. 375 p. With CD-ROM. (European Studies of Popula-

tion, Vol. 16/2) Hardcover

139,95 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-6610-8

P.M. Jenlink, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches,

TX, USA; B.H. Banathy, Late of Saybrook Graduate School, San

Francisco, CA, USA (Eds.)

Dialogue as a Collective Means of

Design Conversation

Volume II

Dialogue as a Collective Means of Design Conversa-tion is the second volume edited by Patrick M. Jen-link and Bela H. Banathy to offer a cross-disciplinaryapproach to examining dialogue as a communica-tive medium. In this Compendium, the contributingauthors set forth their ideas, experiences, and per-spectives as the path of a learning journey—a jour-ney of new meaning, of new understanding, and ofbecoming self-aware of design conversation as futurecreating and consciousness evolving. In particular,this volume comes at a time when we as a global so-ciety are faced with the question of how we shape ouractions and in turn shape our future, through con-versation that is focused on resolving global conflictand fostering world peace. The volume evokes in thereader a realization that our greatest potential rests,in no small measure, with our collective capacity forcultural creativity and in our capacity to achieve newlevels of consciousness through dialogue and designconversation.

Features

Focuses on and explores different modes of conver-sation and the application of design conversationwithin and across various types of design settingsand human experiences Examines design conversa-tion from philosophical, cultural, spiritual, and his-torical perspectives, exploring the philosophical andtheoretical perspectives as well as methodologicalideas related to conversation Outlines the next stepsin [..]

Contents

Introduction.- Design Conversation: Future Build-ing and Consciousness Evolving.- The Conversa-tion Movement.- Design Communication: Systems,Service, Conspiracy, and Leadership.- The Power ofDialogue In Social Systems Design.- Searching To-gether: Approaches, Methods, and Tools.- Conver-sation: Creating A Living Metaphor.- AppreciativeInquiry as Conversation.- Rights and Responsibili-ties in Conversation Practice.- Transcultural Com-munications: Theory and Practice.- The Critical Roleof Dialogue in Emancipatory Systems Design.- Di-alogue and Designing our Future: Conversation asCulture [..]

Fields of interest

Sociology; Philosophy of the Social Sciences; Qual-ity of Life Research; Philosophy of Technology;Business/Management Science, general; Organiza-tion/Planning

Target groups

Academic researchers and graduate students

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due December 2007


99,35 €

ISBN 978-0-387-75842-8


D.P. Johnson, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA

Contemporary Sociological Theory

An Integrated Multi-Level Approach

The overall organizing framework employed inthis textbook is based primarily on the distinctionsamong different levels of social reality. Theoristsroutinely distinguish between micro and macro lev-els of analysis. The micro level involves a focus onhuman agency and choice and the dynamics of per-sonal relationships and small-scale social systems ofvarious types, particularly those involving face-to-face encounters. The macro level, in contrast, is con-cerned with larger-scale social systems, typically atthe level of total societies. In addition to micro andmacro levels, various intermediate (or "meso") levelsof analysis may also be identified. This book is dis-tinctive as a theory text in giving explicit attentionto organizations, communities, markets, and socioe-conomic classes as meso-level social formations thatcan be identified between the micro level of face-to-face relations and the macro-level institutional struc-tures of the overall society. Contemporary Sociologi-cal Theory is divided [..]

Features

focuses on the multiple levels of social interaction- micro, meso and macro approaches theory by de-scribing social process and the theories that relate tothese processes reveals the complicated ways that dif-ferent dimensions of social life are interrelated andmutually influence each other

Contents

PART I SETTING THE STAGE FOR CONTEMPO-RARY THEORY Chapter 1 Introduction: From Im-plicit to Explicit Theories Chapter 2 Classical StageEuropean Sources of Sociological Theory Chapter3 The Development of American Sociology: A BriefHistorical Overview Chapter 4 Formal Theory Con-struction: Developing Sociological Theory as Partof a Scientific Enterprise PART II MOVING FROMMICRO TO MESO TO MACRO LEVELS Chapter 5Symbolic Interaction: Constructing the Social World– Plus the Identities of Its Participants Chapter 6Phenomenological Sociology and Ethnomethodolo-gy: The Everyday Life [..]

Fields of interest

Sociology

Target groups

This text is for sociologists focused on theory as wellas their graduate-level students

Type of publication


Due March 2008


42,35 €

ISBN 978-0-387-76521-1

H. Johnson, N. Ollus, S. Nevala

Violence Against Women

An International Perspective

The authors form a management team for theInternational Violence Against Women Survey(IVAWS). This is an international, com-parative survey which interviews random sam-ples of women about their experiences with maleviolence. The objective of IVAWS is to inves-tigate the level and nature of victimization of wom-en in a number of countries worldwide, to assess thesiliarities and differences in women's experiences, toprovide statistical data for the developement of crim-inal justice and social responses to victims, and totest theories.

Features

-builds on the international network and experienceof the European Institute of Crime Prevention andControl (HUENI) -incorporates information fromeleven different countries, including Canada, Aus-tralia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Poland, Italy, Switzer-land, The Philippines, Greece, Mozambique, China,and the Czech Republic. -incorporates statis-tical as well as qualitative data

Fields of interest

Criminology & Criminal Justice

Target groups

Researchers and policy makers, legislators and legalreformers, criminal justice practioners, communitygroups and agencies that provide assistance to vic-tims of violence, students and teachers at tertiary lev-el

Type of publication

Monograph

Due November 2007


60,85 €

ISBN 978-0-387-73203-9

I. Kawachi, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; S.V.

Subramanian, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA;

D. Kim, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA (Eds.)

Social Capital and Health

Social Capital and Health discusses social capital—a concept that originated in the social sciences—andits application to the field of public health. The ed-itors take care to define the concept of social capi-tal, describe its theoretical origins, and discuss thecontroversies and debates surrounding the use ofthe concept in public health research and practice.The book provides a comprehensive "tool kit" ofcurrent approaches to measure social capital. Fur-ther, the book surveys the empirical evidence link-ing social capital to physical and mental health out-comes, health-related behaviors (like smoking), andaging-related outcomes.

Features

Kawachi is a well-known researcher and author inthis field The book is addressing social determinantsof health which is a hot topic within Public HealthThere is a growing demand for material on socialcapital, particularly in the applied fashion presentedhere

Contents

Social Capital and Health: A Decade of Progress andBeyond.- I.-Measurement of Social Capital.- Mea-surement of Individual Social Capital: Questions,Instruments, and Measures.- The Measurement ofCommunity Social Capital Through Surveys.- Net-work-Based Approaches for Measuring Social Capi-tal.- Actual or Potential Neighborhood Resources forHealth: What can Bourdieu Offer for Understand-ing Mechanisms Linking Social Capital to Health?.-Social Capital and Public Health: Qualitative andEthnographic Approaches.- The Economic Approachto Cooperation and Trust: Lessons for the Study of[..]

Fields of interest

Health Care Administration; Sociology; Health Pro-motion and Disease Prevention; Epidemiology

Target groups

Graduate students and researchers in public health,health behavior and social epidemiology and socialmedicine coursesm

Type of publication


Due November 2007


54,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-71310-6


J. Keulartz, Wageningen University, The Netherlands; G. Leistra,

Wageningen University, The Netherlands (Eds.)

Legitimacy in European Nature

Conservation Policy

Case Studies in Multilevel Governance

Building forth upon recent developments in democ-racy theory that have identified multiple forms of le-gitimacy, this volume observes a EU-wide shift fromoutput legitimacy to input and throughput legitima-cy. Top down policy making is increasingly meetinglocal resistance. As a result, the importance for pol-icy makers of enhancing the democratic legitimacyof their policy plans has increased. In this volume,nine case studies are presented, seven case studies ofprotected areas in different countries (Belgium, Ger-many, Poland, Spain, Finland, France and the UK),and two case studies of protected species (the geesein the Netherlands, and the great Cormorant in Den-mark and Italy). These case studies are followed byextensive comments. The volume opens with an in-troductory chapter on the problematic productionof legitimacy in current European nature policy. Itconcludes with a chapter that situates the case stud-ies within the wider EU environmental policy andpolitical context.

Features

Integrates knowledge on a major piece of Europeanpolicy (nature conservation policy) in a reflexive andcomprehensive manner Combines theories of gov-ernance with theories of legitimacy Brings togetherempirical case studies and critical commentaries

Contents

From the contents Part 1: Introduction.- Part 2:Countries.- Part 3: Protected Areas.- Part 4: Protect-ed Species.- Part 5: Conclusions.

Fields of interest

Nature Conservation; Political Science; Political Phi-losophy; Landscape/Regional and Municipal Plan-ning; Biodiversity

Target groups

Academics interested in nature conservation policyand EU policy in general; policy practitioners in thearea of nature conservation

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due January 2008

2008. Approx. 255 p. (The International Library of Environmental,

Agricultural and Food Ethics, Vol. 14) Hardcover

104,95 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-6509-5

G. Kirchgässner, Universitat St. Gallen, Switzerland

Homo Oeconomicus

The Economic Model of Individual Behavior and Its Applica-

tions in Economics and Other Social Sciences

The economic model of behaviour is fundamentalnot only in economic theory, but also in modern ap-proaches of other social sciences, above all in polit-ical science and law. This book provides a compre-hensive treatise of the general model, its philosophi-cal and methodological foundations and its applica-tions in different fields. In addition to the basic mod-el, extensions to its assumptions are examined to ac-count for complex applications like low-cost situa-tions with moral behaviour. Finally, the book takes abroader perspective, by evaluating the impact of themodel on economic policy and on the developmentof the field of social science as a whole, such as thecompetition between individualistic and collectivistapproaches.

Contents

Introduction: Economics as a Positive Science.- TheEconomic Model of Behaviour.- Homo Oeconomi-cus in Economics.- The Application of the EconomicModel of Behaviour in Other Social Sciences.- Low-Cost Situations and Moral Behaviour.- Limits andDangers Connected with the Application of the Eco-nomic Model of Behaviour.- Some ‘Normative’ Con-siderations.- Homo Oeconomicus and the Unity ofthe (Social) Sciences.- Concluding Remarks: Eco-nomic Versus Sociological Approaches in the SocialSciences.- Literature.

Fields of interest

Methodology and the History of Economic Thought;Methodology of the Social Sciences; Political Science;Law and Economics

Type of publication

Monograph

Due February 2008

2008. Approx. 250 p. (The European Heritage in Economics and

the Social Sciences, Preliminary entry 6) Hardcover

83,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-72757-8

C. Knappett, University of Exeter, UK; L. Malafouris, Cambridge

University, Cambridge, UK (Eds.)

Material Agency

Towards a Non-Anthropocentric Approach

The idea of an "agent" in the social sciences connotesa person or persons whose motivation, intentions orgoals bring about change. Along with this, agency isbelieved to be a uniquely human attribute. This be-lief comes from a deeply entrenched assumption thatagency is a property, attribute or capacity processedsolely by human entities, be they individual or col-lective. The corollary is that no human entities aredeemed to be devoid of agency – although they mayoften be entangled in human actions, they never havethe initiative and thus play a purely secondary role.In this volume, the editors are challenging this posi-tion and examine the possibility that agency is not asolely human property. Instead, this collection of ar-chaeologists, anthropologists, sociologists and othersocial scientists explore the symbiotic relationshipsbetween humans and material entities (a key openinga door, a speed bump raising a car) as they engagewith one another co-dependently. Such an approachhas important [..]

Features

The theory of agency is an important one in the so-cial sciences and has always been assumed to be an-thropocentric. This collection of archaeologists, an-thropologists, sociologists and other social scien-tists use their understanding of agency to demon-strate that material culture or non-human entities al-so have agency.

Contents

Introduction: Agency and Material Culture.- TheArgument for Material Agency .- Where Brain,Body and World Collide.- Structural Memory,Distributed Cognition, and Material Agency.- Conversations with Material Agency: GordonPask’s Cybernetic Machines.- Agent-Artefact Space.-The Agency of Tools.- Engagement Theory(and the pitfalls of ‘agency’).- The Neglected Net-works of Agency.- Seeing Through Sensitive Stone.- In Context: Archaeological Recording and theActions of Form.- Concluding Remarks

Fields of interest

Archaeology; Anthropology; Cultural Heritage

Target groups

This truly an interdisciplinary work. The primaryaudience is archaeologists and the area of materialculture in particular. It will demonstrate to this au-dience how a larger social science theory and debatecan be brought to their specific disciplines. Addition-ally, the editors include specifics about courses inEurope and the U.S. that would be interested in thisbook.

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due May 2008


57,75 €

ISBN 978-0-387-74710-1


P. Koundouri, Athens University of Economics and Business,

Athens, Greece (Ed.)

Coping with Water Deficiency

From Research to Policy Making

In line with the Water Framework Directive, thisbook stresses the need for an Integrated Water Re-sources Management (IWRM) approach to balancethe competing demands on water-domestic, agricul-tural, industrial, tourism and environmental/eco-logical- and promote economically efficient, social-ly equitable and environmentally sustainable wa-ter use in selected regions from Southern Europe,the Mediterranean and the developing world. Re-sults from the research projects covered by this book,demonstrate that effective water management toolsand decisions-making practices, are needed in orderto complement integrated interventions for increas-ing the availability of supply and/or managing thegrowing demand for scarce water supplies. Further,the book attempts to bridge the gap between ideasand actions endorsed at the research-oriented envi-ronmental debate, and their translation into policymaking structures and programs in developed anddeveloping countries.

Features

Reports the culmination of the results of the ARIDcluster of projects which examine water scarcityand demand in arid and semi-arid regions in theMediterranean and Southern European CountriesAlso reports recent examples of methods for theidentification of water management issues and theproposed mitigation measures in developing coun-tries Covers a wide spectrum of topics important towater resources [..]

Contents

1. Introduction.- Part I: Arid Cluster Results. 2. Wa-ter Management on Mediterranean Islands: Pressure,Recommended Policy and Management Options. 3.The Range of Existing Circumstances in the Water-StrategyMan Case Studies. 4. Landscape Sensitivity,Resilience and Sustainable Watershed Management.5. Using Economic Valuation Techniques to InformWater Resources Management in the Southern Eu-ropean and Mediterranean and Developing Coun-tries: A survey and critical appraisal of available tech-niques and applications. 6. The Case for DecliningLong-Term Discount Rates in the Evaluation of [..]

Fields of interest

Environmental Economics; Social Sciences; WasteWater Technology / Water Pollution Control / Wa-ter Management / Aquatic Pollution

Target groups

Researchers and postgraduates in water manage-ment, natural resource management, environmentaleconomy and senior planners and policy makers inwater resource management

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due October 2007

2007. Approx. 300 p. 64 illus. (Environment & Policy, Vol. 48)

Hardcover

149,95 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-6614-6

W. Kresse, Technical University Neubrandenburg, Germany; D.M.

Danko, Environmental Systems Research Institute, Wien, Austria

(Eds.)

Springer Handbook of Geographic

Information

Computer science provides a powerful tool that wasvirtually unknown three generations ago. Comput-er science has changed the shape of many classicaldomains. Often domains have become more simi-lar than before. On the other hand new applicationshave emerged that were technically not feasible with-out the support of a computer. Those developmentslead to new high-level domains. One of them is Ge-ographic Information. Some of the classical fields ofknowledge are geodesy (surveying), cartography, andgeography. Electronics have revolutionized geodeticmethods. Cartography has faced the dominance ofthe computer that results in simplified cartographicproducts. All three fields make use of basic compo-nents such as the Internet and databases. Geodesymay be interpreted as the input-component, cartog-raphy may be interpreted as the output-component,and geography may be interpreted as one of manyapplication of Geographic Information. Fast and mo-bile Internet access as well as a comprehensive [..]

Contents

Basics.- Computer Science.- Modelling, ConceptualScheme Language.- Encoding.- Telecomunication.-Mathematics and Statistics.- Databases.- Hardware.-Geometry.- Image Processing.- Data Mining, Knowl-edge Discovery.- Geoinformatics.- Geographic Infor-mation Systems.- Geodesy.- Data Capture.- 3D-GIS.-Spatial Data Infrastructures, Web-GIS.- Portrayal,Cartography.- Metadata, Data Quality.- Standards.-Applications.- Annexes.-

Fields of interest

Geoinformation/Cartography; Information Sys-tems and Communication Service; Computer Ap-plications in Geosciences; Monitoring/Environ-mental Analysis/Environmental Ecotoxicology;Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engi-neering

Target groups

Scientists at universities and in industry, Practition-ers, Libraries

Type of publication

Handbook

Due March 2009

2009. Approx. 1200 p. With DVD-ROM. Hardcover

249,00 €

ISBN 978-3-540-72678-4

W. Kresse, Technical University Neubrandenburg, Germany; D.M.

Danko, Environmental Systems Research Institute, Wien, Österre-

ich (Eds.)

Springer Handbook of Geographic

Information

Computer science provides a powerful tool that wasvirtually unknown three generations ago. Comput-er science has changed the shape of many classicaldomains. Often domains have become more simi-lar than before. On the other hand new applicationshave emerged that were technically not feasible with-out the support of a computer. Those developmentslead to new high-level domains. One of them is Ge-ographic Information. Some of the classical fields ofknowledge are geodesy (surveying), cartography, andgeography. Electronics have revolutionized geodeticmethods. Cartography has faced the dominance ofthe computer that results in simplified cartographicproducts. All three fields make use of basic compo-nents such as the Internet and databases. Geodesymay be interpreted as the input-component, cartog-raphy may be interpreted as the output-component,and geography may be interpreted as one of manyapplication of Geographic Information. Fast and mo-bile Internet access as well as a comprehensive [..]

Contents

Basics.- Computer Science.- Modelling, ConceptualScheme Language.- Encoding.- Telecomunication.-Mathematics and Statistics.- Databases.- Hardware.-Geometry.- Image Processing.- Data Mining, Knowl-edge Discovery.- Geoinformatics.- Geographic Infor-mation Systems.- Geodesy.- Data Capture.- 3D-GIS.-Spatial Data Infrastructures, Web-GIS.- Portrayal,Cartography.- Metadata, Data Quality.- Standards.-Applications.- Annexes.-

Fields of interest

Geoinformation/Cartography; Information Sys-tems and Communication Service; Computer Ap-plications in Geosciences; Monitoring/Environ-mental Analysis/Environmental Ecotoxicology;Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engi-neering

Target groups

Scientists at universities and in industry, Practition-ers, Libraries

Type of publication

Handbook

Due April 2009

2009. eReference.

249,00 €

ISBN 978-3-540-72680-7


D. König, Bucerius Lawschool, Hamburg, Germany; P.-T. Stoll,

University of Göttingen, Germany; V. Röben, MPI, Heidelberg,

Germany; N. Matz-Lück, MPI, Heidelberg, Germany (Eds.)

International Law Today: New

Challenges and the Need for

Reform?

This collection of essays is based upon the presenta-tions given at a symposium on the occasion of the65th birthday of Professor Rüdiger Wolfrum in De-cember 2006. The contributions cover a wide rangeof contemporary issues of international law such asstate responsibility, crisis management, unity of law,deep sea genetic resources, liability for environmen-tal damage in Antarctica, human rights and intellec-tual property, and the protection of minorities. Theyall strive to contribute to the current state of academ-ic discussion on different aspects of international lawand offer valuable approaches to the solution of therelevant problems.

Contents

Stoll, T.: Responsibility, Sovereignty and Coopera-tion – Reflections on the "Responsibility to Protect".-Benzing, M.: Sovereignty and the Responsibility toProtect in International Criminal Law.- Röben, V.:Managing Risks to Global Stability: the UN Securi-ty Council’s New-found Role Post Iraq.- Köbele, M.:Comment on the Contribution by Volker Röben.-Matz-Lück, N.: Promoting the Unity of InternationalLaw: Standard-Setting by International Tribunals.-Hestermeyer, H.: Where Unity Is at Risk: When In-ternational Tribunals Proliferate.- König, D.: GeneticResources of the Deep Sea – How [..]

Fields of interest

European Law/Public International Law; PoliticalScience

Target groups

Libraries (law and political sciences), foreign min-istries, international organizations

Type of publication

Proceedings

Due October 2007

2008. VIII, 260 p. (Beiträge zum ausländischen öffentlichen Recht

und Völkerrecht, Vol. 193) Hardcover

69,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-75204-2

J.d. Leeuw, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA;

E. Meijer, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, USA (Eds.)

Handbook of Multilevel Analysis

Multilevel analysis is the statistical analysis of hier-archically and non-hierarchically nested data. Thesimplest example is clustered data, such as a sampleof students clustered within schools. Multilevel dataare especially prevalent in the social and behavioralsciences and in the bio-medical sciences. The mod-els used for this type of data are linear and nonlin-ear regression models that account for observed andunobserved heterogeneity at the various levels in thedata. This book presents the state of the art in multi-level analysis, with an emphasis on more advancedtopics. These topics are discussed conceptually, an-alyzed mathematically, and illustrated by empiricalexamples. The authors of the chapters are the leadingexperts in the field. Given the omnipresence of mul-tilevel data in the social, behavioral, and biomedicalsciences, this book is useful for empirical researchersin these fields. Prior knowledge of multilevel analysisis not required, but a basic knowledge of regression[..]

Features

Discusses complex data structures with a hierarchicalstructure, e.g., pupils nested within schools Distin-guished collection of contributors

Contents

Introduction to multilevel analysis, Jan de Leeuw,Erik Meijer.- Bayesian multilevel analysis andMCMC, David Draper.- Diagnostic checks for multi-level models, Tom A.B. Snijders, Johannes Berkhof.-Optimal designs for multilevel studies, Mirjam Mo-erbeek, Gerard J.P. Van Breukelen, Martijn P.F.Berger.- Many small groups, Stephen W. Rauden-bush.- Multilevel models for ordinal and nominalvariables, Donald Hedeker.- Multilevel and relat-ed models for longitudinal data, Anders Skrondal,Sophia Rabe-Hesketh.- Non-hierarchical multilevelmodels, Jon Rasbash, William J. Browne.- Multilevel[..]

Fields of interest

Statistical Theory and Methods; Methodology of theSocial Sciences; Psychometrics; Econometrics; Epi-demiology

Target groups

Practitioners and researchers

Type of publication

Monograph

Due December 2007


159,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-73183-4

K.T. Leicht, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA; J.C. Jenkins,

Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA (Eds.)

Handbook of Politics

State and Society in Global Perspective

Political sociology is the interdisciplinary study ofpower and the intersection of personality, societyand politics. The field also examines how the politi-cal process is affected by major social trends as wellas exploring how social policies are altered by vari-ous social forces. Political sociologists increasinglyuse a wide variety of relatively new quantitative andqualitative methodologies and incorporate theoriesand research from other social science cognate dis-ciplines. The contributors focus on the current con-troversies and disagreements surrounding the useof different methodologies for the study of politicsand society, and discussions of specific applicationsfound in the widely scattered literature where sub-stantive research in the field is published. This ap-proach will solidly place the handbook in a marketniche that is not occupied by the current volumeswhile also covering many of the same theoretical andhistorical developments that the other volumes cov-er. The purpose of [..]

Features

This handbook focuses on the methodological devel-opments in political sociology Emphasizes the inter-disciplinary connections in political sociology Cov-ers the theoretical and historical developments in thefield International group of contributors cover thisglobal topic

Contents

Chapter 1 - Politics and Society Enters the 21st Cen-tury.- PART I - Theory in Politics and Soci-ety.- Chapter 2 - Institutional Theory .- Chapter 3 -Power and its Manifestations.- Chapter 4 - Theoriesof the State.- Chapter 5 - Neo-Pluralism.- Chapter6 - Neo-Functionalism.- Chapter 7 - Globalizationand Neo-Liberalism.- Chapter 8 – Conflict Theoryand Political Sociology.- Chapter 9 - Class Theories:Weber to Bourdieu.- PART II - Political Change andTransformation.- Chapter 10 - Social Movements.-Chapter 11 - Violence and Terrorism.- Chapter 12 -Elites, PACS, and Political [..]

Fields of interest

Sociology; Political Science

Target groups

The intended audiences for this handbook are thosein sociology and related social sciences (political sci-ence, public policy and political geography). This canalso be used in graduate level courses in these areasof research.

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due October 2008


96,25 €

ISBN 978-0-387-68929-6


L. Leonard, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

The Environmental Movement in

Ireland

“The Environmental Movement in Ireland” exam-ines key themes in Irish environmental politics, in-cluding the main components that have come to de-fine such events, and incidents of environmentalcollective action in this country during forty yearsof growth and development. The author analysesthe mobilisation and framing processes undertakenin these disputes, locating them in the context of awider rural identity that has shaped grassroots envi-ronmentalism in the Irish case.

Features

Reviews the most significant ecological campaignsin Ireland during the last four decades Examines keythemes in Irish environmental politics and the maincomponents that define such events Analyses envi-ronmental collective action and campaigns using so-cial movement theories including resource mobilisa-tion, political opportunity, framing and event analy-sis

Contents

Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. Acronyms.-Politics: The Environmentalism Debate. Irish Envi-ronmental Activism: From Woodquay to the ‘CelticTiger’. The Environmental Protection Agency andthe Irish Green Party.- Communities: Rural Senti-ment and the Irish Environmental Movement. RuralSentiment as Ecological Capital. Understanding Col-lective Action. Campaigns – Phase One: No Nukes:Carnsore Point.- The Anti-Toxics: Movement.- Min-ing: Tynagh and Donegal.- Campaigns – Phase Two:Conservation: Mullaghmore. Anti-Incineration: Gal-way, Meath and Cork.- Resources: The Rossport 5(Shell to [..]

Fields of interest

Environment, general; Sociology; Political Science;Geography; Anthropology; Community & Environ-mental Psychology

Target groups

Graduate students and researchers interested in en-vironment, sociology, political science and Irish her-itage

Type of publication

Monograph

Due December 2007


124,95 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-6811-9

S. Liang, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA. (Ed.)

Advances in Land Remote Sensing

System, Modelling, Inversion and Application

This book collects the review papers from both tech-nical sessions and three discussion panels of the 9thInternational Symposium on Physical Measurementsand Signatures in Remote Sensing (ISPMSRS). It sys-tematically summarizes the past achievements andidentifies the frontier issues as the research agendafor the near future. It covers all aspects of land re-mote sensing, from sensor systems, physical mod-eling, inversion algorithms, to various applications.The papers on remote sensing system evaluate thecapabilities of different sensor systems for estimatingkey land surface variables and how they can best beimproved and integrated effectively in the future. Pa-pers on modeling and inversion review the state-of-the-art methodologies on physical modeling and theinversion algorithms for estimating a series of landsurface variables. The papers on remote sensing ap-plication assess the current status of various applica-tions and discuss how better to bridge the develop-ment of remote-sensing science [..]

Features

Comprehensive reviews of the state-of-the-art landremote sensing Bridging the research areas from sys-tem development to modelling, inversion and appli-cation Summarizes past achievements and providesan outlook to the future

Contents

1. Recent advances in land remote sensing: anoverview.- Part 1: Remote Sensing Systems.- 2. Pas-sive microwave remote sensing for land applica-tions.- 3. Active microwave RS systems and appli-cations to snow monitoring.- 4. Multi-angular ther-mal infrared observations of terrestrial vegetation.- 5.Terrestrial Applications of Multiangle remote sens-ing.- Part 2: Physical modeling and inversion algo-rithms.- 6. Forest reflectance modeling and inver-sion.- 7. Methodologies for inverting biophysicalvariables.- 8. Knowledge database and inversion.- 9.Methodologies for estimating broadband [..]

Fields of interest

Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry; Physical Geogra-phy; Environmental Physics; Geoinformation/Car-tography; Landscape/Regional and Municipal Plan-ning

Target groups

Graduate students; practitioners of remote sensingthrough academic research, government and indus-try

Type of publication

Monograph

Due January 2008


149,95 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-6449-4

W. Linder, University of Duesseldorf, Germany

Geo Information Systems

A Practical Course

The book is an "all-in-one" combination of basic the-ory and practical exercises with software and data in-cluded on a CD-ROM. Potential readers / users arestudents of Geography, Cartography, Urban Plan-ning and other sciences, but also all who are interest-ed in this topic. No pre-knowledge is necessary ex-cept of the handling of standard PCs. Theory is given"as few as possible but as much as necessary". In thefirst parts a theoretical overview is given concerningdifferent types of spatial (geometric) data and thekind of arrangement (raster and vector data), thengoing to attribute (tabular) data and the way to con-nect them with the geometry. Geometric data meansin particular that co-ordinates are given – thereforea discussion about various kinds of co-ordinate sys-tems, map projections and transformation betweenthem is included. The main part of the book containsseveral tutorials. In increasing complexity, accompa-nied with texts explaining further theory, the readercan go step by step [..]

Features

The combination of tutorial text, software and exam-ple data give an introduction into theory and practi-cal work with Geo Information Systems.

Fields of interest

Geoinformation/Cartography; Remote Sensing/Pho-togrammetry; Landscape/Regional and MunicipalPlanning; Geophysics/Geodesy; Geography

Target groups

Students of geography, geodesy, remote sensing, car-tography, agricultural science, environmental sci-ence, landscape/regional and urban planning, practi-tioners working in these fields

Type of publication


Due April 2009

2007. Approx. 200 p.With CD-ROM. Hardcover

79,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-36365-1


G. Lock, University of Oxford, UK; B.L. Molyneaux, University of

South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, USA (Eds.)

Confronting Scale in Archaeology

Issues of Theory and Practice

Without realizing, most archaeologists shift with-in a scale of interpretation of material culture. Ma-terial data is interpreted from the scale of an indi-vidual in a specific place and time and then shiftsto the complex dynamics of cultural groups extend-ing over time and space. This ignoring of scale is the“concession” archaeologists make to interpretation.The introduction of geographical information sys-tems (GIS) remote sensing, and virtual reality haveexpanded the scale at which data is interpreted evenmore, using multiple scales at the same time with-out recognizing the significance of their actions. Thisbook discusses the cultural, social and spatial aspectsof scale and its impact on archaeology in practicaland applicable cases. Each author takes one of thefundamental elements of archaeology - from the ex-perience of time and space to the visualization of in-dividuals, sites and landscapes to the intricacies ofarchaeological discourse - and shows how an aware-ness of scale can create new [..]

Features

Discusses the cultural, social and spatial aspects ofscale and its impact on archaeology in practical andapplicable cases

Contents

Introduction: Confronting Scale.- Section 1. Intro-ducing Scale: Space, Time and Size in the Past andthe Present.- Chapter 1: On Being the Right Size:Affordances and the Meaning of Scale.- Chapter 2:Timescales.- Chapter 3: Scale as Artifact: GIS, Ar-chaeological Analysis, and Ecological Fallacy.- Chap-ter 4: Artifacts as Social Interference: The Politics ofSpatial Scale.- Section 2. Constructing Scale: Identi-fying Problems.- Chapter 5: Topographical Scale asan Ideological and Practical Affordance: The Caseof Devils Tower .- Chapter 6: Perspective Matters:Traversing Scale through [..]

Fields of interest

Archaeology; Methodology of the Social Sciences

Target groups

Professionals and graduate students in Archaeology

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due November 2007


26,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-75701-8

L.R. Lozny, Hunter College, New York, NY, USA (Ed.)

Landscapes under Pressure

Theory and Practice of Cultural Heritage Research and Preser-

vation

There is a growing realization that human intent andactivity are not easily separated from natural forcesin the shaping of landscapes. The pervasive Westerndichotomy of culture and nature has proved to be apoor basis for scientific research and long-term en-vironmental management. Humans have been ma-jor factors in environmental change for thousands ofyears using fire, intensive hunting and a wide rangeof agricultural strategies to transform most ecosys-tems on the earth long before the Industrial Revolu-tion. All these activites contribute to the making ofcultural landscapes which incorporate elements gen-erally classified in two groups: tangible empirical ev-idence of human behavior, and intangible, symbolicmeanings. This book investigates the newly emerg-ing scope of interests and project agendas to investi-gate and preserve cultural landscapes. It presents thehistoric, archaeological, ethnographic, and environ-mental traditions of cultural landscape study and theattempts to reconstruct and [..]

Features

An interdisciplinary approach to landscape archaeol-ogy will be interest to archaeologists (especially cul-tural heritage managers), historians, ethnographers,environmentalists and ecologists

Contents

Introduction.- Part I: Theory.- Place, Problem andPeople: Issues in Interdisciplinary Cooperation.-Place, Historical Ecology and Cultural Landscape:New Directions for Culture Resource Management.-The Colonial Southwest: Pueblo and Spanish Sharedand Separate Landscapes.- A New Landscape forCultural Heritage Management: Characterization asa Management Tool.- The Site as a Modern Local-ity.- Part II: Methodology and Practice.- ChangingPlaces: Developing an archaeology of place at Low-er Pescado Village, Zuni, New Mexico.- EnvisioningFuture Landscapes in the Environmentally Sensitive[..]

Fields of interest

Archaeology; Landscape Ecology

Target groups

Archaeologists - especially cultural heritage man-agers, anthropologists, ethnographers, historians andenvironmental planners

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due January 2008


26,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-75720-9

G.G.G. Maciocco, University of Sassari, Italy

Fundamental Trends in City

Development

The Reinvented City reflects on externity, the prin-cipal feature of a reinvented city. Three fundamen-tal trends of the city are investigated, "discomposed","generic" and "segregated" phenomena with the lossof the city as a space of social interaction and com-munication. The interpretative categories of exter-nity are the intermediate spaces, the counterspaces,the void, the edge, the territory and the environment,places on which to base the future city project. Im-portant questions are posed: What is the true pub-lic sphere in contemporary societies? What is thecontemporary public space corresponding to it? Inwhat way can the city project construct contempo-rary public space?

Features

This book provides a theoretical contribution to theproject for the city departing from an interpretationof real international situations. A comparative analy-sis is made of the different cultural positions, whichare not configured as simple recognition but as ele-ments for the project. The theme of the city is facedboth from the spatial and the social point of view, be-ginning with minority elements which [..]

Contents

THREE CATEGORIES OF UTOPIA.- Cityadrift.- Conservative, liquidatory and resistantutopias.- THE DISCOMPOSED CITY.- The form-less city.- Crisis of the context of proximity.- Crisisof the ethics of proximity.- Deconstruction of thespace of proximity.- THE GENERIC CITY.- The re-venge of functionalism.- Thematisation of the city.-The city as a simulacrum.- Desired landscapes.- THESEGREGATED CITY.- The urban project of inequal-ity.- Elitist segregation as global identity.- Flat man.-REINVENTING THE CITY.- Externity.- Recoveringsensitive knowledge of the city.- Walking is the [..]

Fields of interest

Landscape/Regional and Municipal Planning; Land-scape Architecture; Urbanism; Cities, Countries, Re-gions; Environment, general

Target groups

Libraries, researchers, lecturers, tutors, graduates,undergraduates, professionals

Type of publication

Monograph

Due November 2007

2007. VIII, 198p. (Urban and Landscape Perspectives) Hardcover

99,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-74178-7


M. Madden, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA (Ed.)

Landscape Analysis using

Geospatial Tools

The subject of Landscape Analysis using Geospa-tial Tools is the combination of geospatial tools suchas remote sensing, geographic information systems(GIS), Global Positioning System (GPS), geostatisticsand geovisualization (e.g., 3D displays, fly throughs,annimation) to analyze landscapes, assess humanimpacts on earth resources, visualize changes overtime and conduct research in landscape ecology.This book truly bridges two broad disciplines, ecol-ogy and geography. More specifically, it integratesresearch and techniques in landscape ecology andgeographic information science (GISci) which, inturn, encompasses GIS, remote sensing, GPS, spatialstatistics and geovisualization. It is anticipated thatthis publication will be of interest to a wide audience.Case studies highlight the use of geospatial tools toassess the ecological impacts of human activities andassist in decision making for managers and policymakers.

Fields of interest

Geoinformation/Cartography; Remote Sensing/Pho-togrammetry; Ecology; Geography; Computer Appli-cations in Geosciences; Multimedia Information Sys-tems

Target groups

Libraries, Scientists, Researchers, Professionals,Graduates

Type of publication

Monograph

Due April 2008


99,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-36764-2

T. Majewski, Statistical Research Inc, Tuscon, AZ, USA; D. Gaim-

ster, Society of Antiquaries of London, UK (Eds.)

International Handbook of

Historical Archaeology

"The Past" is an area of research that is important tomany fields: Historians, Curators, Paleontologists,and Archaeologists. In this study of the past, archae-ologists are focused on the material remains of ourancestors. Those involved in prehistory have on-ly the artifacts to study and often need to make as-sumptions and interpretations about past societiesand their behavior based on their material culture.Those involved in historical or post medieval ar-chaeology have not only the material remains but of-ten a historical record to refer to find their answersabout past societies and their behavior. Historicalis a branch of global archaeology that has grown inthe last 30 years from a North American-based areaof research to a global community of archaeologistseach studying their area of the world in a historicalcontext. Where historical archaeology started in thepost-colonial societies (US, Canada, Australia) it hasnot expanded to Europe, Africa and South America.This seminal [..]

Features

Brings together an international group of leaders inthe field of historical or post Medieval archaeology Covers the field globally as well as theoretical-ly Perfect as a reference book and for use in graduat-ed level courses

Contents

Ethical Issues.- Archaeology of La Florida .- Cre-olization Theory.- Historical Archaeology inSouth America.- Post med arch in Northern Eu-rope.- Historical Archaeology and the Environ-ment.- Underwater Archaeology.- Zooarchaeolo-gy and Historical Archaeology.- HistoricalArchaeology in Australia andNew Zealand.- Mortuary studies.- History,Anthropology, and Historical Archaeology.-Native American Historical Archaeology.- Con-sumerist Studies.- Systematics and Artifacts.-World Systems.- Defining capitalism.- NorthwestBorderlands.- Asian American Studies.- [..]

Fields of interest

Archaeology; Cultural Heritage

Target groups

Historical Archaeologists interested in the field as aglobal area of study. This will also be of interest tohistorians.

Type of publication

Handbook

Due April 2008


134,75 €

ISBN 978-0-387-72068-5


E. Malinowski, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro, San José,

Costa Rica; E. Zimanyi, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Bel-

gium

Advanced Data Warehouse Design

From Conventional to Spatial and Temporal Applications

A data warehouse stores large volumes of historicaldata required for analytical purposes. This data is ex-tracted from operational databases; transformed in-to a coherent whole using a multidimensional mod-el that includes measures, dimensions, and hierar-chies; and loaded into a data warehouse during theextraction-transformation-loading (ETL) process.Malinowski and Zimányi explain in detail conven-tional data warehouse design, covering in particularcomplex hierarchy modeling. Additionally, they ad-dress two innovative domains recently introducedto extend the capabilities of data warehouse systems,namely the management of spatial and temporal in-formation. Their presentation covers different phas-es of the design process, such as requirements spec-ification, conceptual, logical, and physical design.They include three different approaches for require-ments specification depending on whether users, op-erational data sources, or both are the driving forcein the requirements gathering process, and they [..]

Features

Explains conventional data warehouse design in de-tail Additionally addresses the management of spa-tial and temporal information, needed for geographi-cal applications or for supply chain management Alldesign steps are illustrated using many real-world ex-amples Completed by sample implementations forMicrosoft's Analysis Services 2005 and Oracle 10gwith the OLAP and the Spatial extensions

Contents

Introduction.- Introduction to databases and datawarehouses.- Conventional data warehouses.- Spa-tial data warehouses.- Temporal data warehouses.-Designing conventional data warehouses.- Design-ing spatial and temporal data warehouses.- Conclu-sions and future work.- Formalization of the Mul-tiDim Model.- Graphical notations.- References.-Glossary.- Index.

Fields of interest

Database Management; Geoinformation/Cartogra-phy; Information Systems; Environmental Comput-ing/Environmental Modelling; Computer Applica-tions in Geosciences; Information Systems Applica-tions (incl.Internet)

Target groups

Students, lecturers, (advanced) professionals

Type of publication

Monograph

Due January 2008

2008. Approx. 430 p. (Data-Centric Systems and Applications)

Hardcover

59,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-74404-7

J. Marzluff, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA (Ed.)

Urban Ecology

An International Perspective on the Interaction Between Hu-

mans and Nature

Nearly thirty years after creation of the most ad-vanced and expensive hazardous waste cleanup in-frastructure in the world, Reclaiming the Land pro-vides a much-needed lens through which the Super-fund program should be assessed and reshaped. Fo-cusing on the lessons of adaptive management, it ex-plores new concepts and tools for the cleanup andreuse of contaminated sites, and for dealing with theuncertainty inherent in long-term site stewardship.Its contributors include scholars and practitionersrepresenting many decades of experience with theSuperfund program as well as a variety of disciplines."This excellent collection provides a range of per-spectives on making the Superfund program workeven better for the American people. The unifyingconcept of adaptive management offers broad, gen-erally applicable ways of improving cleanup andreuse of many types of contaminated sites." Carol M.Browner, Principal, The Albright Group and FormerAdministrator, United States Environmental Protec-tion [..]

Features

Presents a comprehensive view of the urban ecosys-tem by introducing drivers, patterns, processes andeffects of human settlements and the relationshipsbetween humans and other animals, plants, ecosys-tem processes, and abiotic conditions

Contents

Introduction.- Section I Urbanization and HumanDomination of Earth.- Section II Conceptual Foun-dations of Urban Ecology.- Section III The Atmo-sphere, Hydrosphere, and Pedosphere.- Section IVThe Biosphere.- Section V The Anthroposhere: Hu-man Dimensions.- Section VI The Anthroposphere:Planning and Policy.

Fields of interest

Landscape/Regional and Municipal Planning; Ecolo-gy; Biodiversity; Landscape Ecology; Nature Conser-vation

Target groups

Researchers, students, and practitioners in the fieldsof urban ecology, landscape architecture, urban de-sign and planning, conservation biology, geography,wildlife science, and sustainable development

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due January 2008


54,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-73411-8

L. Meng, Technical University Munich, Germany; A. Zipf, Universi-

ty of Applied Sciences Mainz, Germany; S. Winter, University of

Melbourne, VIC, Australia (Eds.)

Map-based Mobile Services

Interactivity and Usability

This book reports the newest research and techni-cal achievements on the following theme blocks: De-sign of mobile map services and its constraints, ty-pology and usability of mobile map services, visual-ization solutions on small displays for time-criticaltasks, mobile map users, interaction and adaptationin mobile environments and applications of map-based mobile services.

Features

Presents the newest research and technical achieve-ments in map-based mobile services

Fields of interest

Geoinformation/Cartography; Computer Applica-tions in Geosciences; Information Systems and Com-munication Service; Multimedia Information Sys-tems; Geophysics/Geodesy; User Interfaces and Hu-man Computer Interaction

Target groups

Libraries, institutes, scientists, researchers, graduatestudents

Type of publication

Monograph

Due December 2007

2008. Approx. 260 p. (Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Car-

tography) Hardcover

99,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-37109-0


P. Meusburger, University of Heidelberg, Germany; M. Welker,

University of Heidelberg, Germany; E. Wunder, University of Hei-

delberg, Germany (Eds.)

Clashes of Knowledge

"Clashes of Knowledge" is the first volume in a bookseries called "Knowledge and Space" dealing withspatial disparities of knowledge and the impact of thespatial context on the production and application ofknowledge. The contributions in this book explorethe conflicts between various types of knowledge, es-pecially between orthodox and heterodox knowledgesystems, which range from religious fundamental-ism to heresies within the scientific community itself.Does the traditional distinction between "belief" and"knowledge" still make sense? How is the differencebetween knowledge and belief understood in differ-ent cultural contexts? How have the religious-basedknowledge systems been displaced in their hegemon-ic role by "scientific" knowledge? In which ways dothe agents of hegemonic, orthodox knowledge inter-act with the representatives of deviating, heterodoxknowledge? These and many other questions are ad-dressed by scholars of geography, history of science,philosophy, psychology, religious [..]

Contents

Introduction.- Peter Meusburger: The nexus betweenknowledge and space.- Günter Abel: Typologies ofKnowledge – the perspective of philosophy.- MichaelWelker: The demarcation problem of knowledge andfaith: questions and answers from theology.- ThomasGieryn: Boundary-Work and Science.- Mikael Sten-mark: Scientism: salvation in the name of science?-Nicolaas Rupke: Alexander von Humboldt's rolein the privatization of religious belief.- Aileen Fyfe:Science and religion in popular publishing in nine-teenth-century Britain.- Wouter Hanegraaff: Reason,Faith, and Gnosis: Potentials and [..]

Fields of interest

Human Geography

Target groups

Social scientists, geographers, economists and histo-rians of science

Type of publication

Proceedings

Due October 2007

2007. Approx. 250 p. (Knowledge and Space, Vol. 1) Hardcover

94,95 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-5554-6

J.E. Moerlins, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA; M.K.

Khankhasayev, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA; S.F.

Leitman, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA; E.J. Makhmu-

dov, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA (Eds.)

Transboundary Water Resources: A

Foundation for Regional Stability in

Central Asia

“Human history becomes more and more a racebetween education and catastrophe.” H. G. WellsDespite a growing awareness of the importance offreshwater, human actions continue to degrade thefreshwater ecosystems upon which we depend. Mostregions of the world face serious impending prob-lems related to the availability and efficient/equitabledistribution of freshwater – these problems becomeexacerbated when both surface water and groundwa-ter flows between and among multiple countries. Aspopulations grow and the overall demand for waterincreases, the various and often competing demandsfor the finite stock of freshwater will increase. Theseshortages can lead to ecological/resource inefficien-cies, economic/industrial problems, degradation ofhuman health, social instability, and even conflict.The Central Asian republics and neighboring coun-tries are currently experiencing these problems -problems that will become exacerbated by global cli-mate change, increasing population and growing de-mands [..]

Features

Insight into water sharing issues in post-Soviet coun-tries Perspectives on water sharing in Central Asiaand Caucasus Political/economic/legal conflictpoints regarding scarce freshwater resources

Contents

From the contents Preface. Introduction/WorkshopOverview. I. Transboundary Water ManagementProblems in the Central Asian Region.- II. Manage-ment of Transboundary Water Resources in CentralAsia and Caucasus Region.- III. Legal, Technical andInstitutional Aspects of Transboundary Water Man-agement.- IV. Conclusion and Workshop Recom-mendations. Subject Index.

Fields of interest

Hydrogeology; Economic Geography; Waste WaterTechnology / Water Pollution Control / Water Man-agement / Aquatic Pollution

Target groups

University faculty/researchers, environmental con-sultants, international organizations

Type of publication

Proceedings

Due November 2007

2008. X, 263 p. (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C:

Environmental Security) Softcover

59,95 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-6735-8

J.E. Moerlins, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA; M.K.

Khankhasayev, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA; S.F.

Leitman, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA; E.J. Makhmu-

dov, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA (Eds.)

Transboundary Water Resources: A

Foundation for Regional Stability in

Central Asia

As populations grow and the overall demand forwater increases, the various and often competingdemands for the finite stock of freshwater will in-crease. These shortages can lead to ecological/re-source inefficiencies, economic/industrial prob-lems, degradation of human health, social instabil-ity, and even conflict. The Central Asian republicsand neighboring countries are currently experienc-ing these problems - problems that will become ex-acerbated by global climate change, increasing popu-lation and growing demands for water. In responseto these growing concerns, on 20-22 June 2006, aNATO-sponsored Advanced Research Workshop(ARW) was organized in Almaty, Kazakhstan enti-tled, “Facilitating Regional Security in Central Asiathrough Improved Management of TransboundaryWater Basin Resources”. This scientific meeting con-vened leading environmental experts from CentralAsia, the Caucasus and from NATO member coun-tries to address the myriad of issues involving sharedfreshwater among the countries in [..]

Features

Insights into water sharing issues in post-Sovietcountries Perspectives on water sharing in CentralAsia and Caucasus Political/economic/legal conflictpoints regarding scarce freshwater resources

Contents

From the contents Preface. Introduction/WorkshopOverview. I. Transboundary Water ManagementProblems in the Central Asian Region.- II. Manage-ment of Transboundary Water Resources in CentralAsia and Caucasus Region.- III. Legal, Technical andInstitutional Aspects of Transboundary Water Man-agement.- IV. Conclusion and Workshop Recom-mendations. Subject Index.

Fields of interest

Hydrogeology; Economic Geography; Waste WaterTechnology / Water Pollution Control / Water Man-agement / Aquatic Pollution

Target groups

University faculty/researchers, environmental con-sultants, international organizations

Type of publication

Proceedings

Due November 2007

2008. X, 263 p. (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C:

Environmental Security) Hardcover

139,95 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-6734-1


P.K. Mohanty, Berhampur University, India (Ed.)

Monitoring and Modelling Lakes

and Coastal Environments

Lakes and coastal wetlands all over the world are ide-al places for human habitation, fisheries, industries,shipping and recreation. Habitat environments oflakes and coastal wetlands are deteriorating due totheir exploitative use and improper management. Asrapid development and population growth continuein coastal areas, environmental degradation and overexploitation will further erode the biodiversity andundermine the productivity of these unique ecosys-tems. Lakes and coastal wetlands are transitional ar-eas between dry terrestrial and permanent aquaticecosystems and are recognised as highly productive.Their importance in socio-economic frontiers hasbeen increasingly felt. Over 200 rivers and lakes inthe world are shared by two or more countries. Thisenvisages their international importance. Various ef-forts are currently underway to develop technologiesand systems for successful management of lakes andcoastal wetlands both at national and internationallevels. However, conflicting [..]

Features

Contributions by well-known experts from differ-ent nations working on lakes and coastal wetlandsCovers topics ranging from biodiversity to modellingand management Depicts case studies from differentnations

Contents

Biodiversity assessment of algae of Chilika Lake, eastcoast of India.- Mercury resistant Bacillus Cereusisolated from the Pulicat Lake sediment, NorthChennai coastal region, South East India.- Mercurypollution in Vembanadu Lake and adjoining Muvat-tupuzha River, Kerala, India.- Sediment dispersion inthe Bay of Bengal.- Spatial heterogeneity of biogeo-chemical parameters in a Subtropical Lake.- Mixingand internal waves in a small stratified Indian Lake:Subhas Sarobar.- Physical processes in large lakes.-Modelling coastal ecology.- Adaptation to salinitychange induced by sea-level [..]

Fields of interest

Hydrogeology; Geography; Geology; Ecology; WasteWater Technology / Water Pollution Control / Wa-ter Management / Aquatic Pollution

Target groups

Academics and researchers working on lakes andcoastal wetlands; lake development authorities

Type of publication

Monograph

Due January 2008

Distribution rights for India: Capital Publishing Company

Jointly published with Capital Publishing Company, India

2008. XII, 248 p. 100 illus., 8 in color. Hardcover

99,95 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-6645-0

H. Nelen, University of Maastricht, Netherlands; D. Siegel, Vrije

Universiteit of Amsterdam, Netherlands (Eds.)

Organized Crime

Culture, Markets and Strategies

The term "global organized crime" is often used torefer to worldwide illegitimate activities of criminalgroups and networks and is associated with the so-called "globalization process". Although it can not bedenied that due to economic, technological, politicaland cultural developments, borders have disappearedor changed, markets have extended, mobility andcommunication facilities have improved, it wouldbe a major fallacy to study organized crime and itscontainment solely from a global perspective. Thecentral premise of this book is that we need morein-depth, empirically funded, knowledge on orga-nized crime in specific situational contexts, ratherthan trying to predict how organized crime mightdevelop throughout the world. The sixteen contribu-tions in the book deal with various aspects of orga-nized crime (drugs, diamonds, human trafficking,eco-crime, conflict resolution, underground banking,crime facilitators) in various parts of the world (Sici-ly, Sinai, the US, Quebec, Amsterdam, [..]

Features

-Examines organized crime in many different trades,from diamond dealing, to drug smuggling, to cartheft -Combines historical data with recent researchto analyze current trends in organized crime -Re-search examines and compared organized crime cir-cles throughout the world

Fields of interest

Criminology & Criminal Justice; Political Science

Type of publication

Monograph

Due January 2008

2008. Approx. 300 p. (Studies of Organized Crime, Vol. 7) Hard-

cover

76,25 €

ISBN 978-0-387-74732-3

E. Nemeth, University of Vienna, Austria; S.W. Schmitz, Institute

Vienna Circle, Vienna, Austria; U. Thomas, University of Manch-

ester, UK (Eds.)

Otto Neurath’s Economics in

Context

Otto Neurath (1882-1945) was a highly unorthodoxthinker both in philosophy and economics. He pro-posed a radically expanded scope of economic anal-ysis that would facilitate a comparative and system-atic study of the impact of a great variety of econom-ic and political measures on a population’s well-be-ing. Neurath regarded the controversial and wide-ly misunderstood concept of calculation in kind asan indispensable instrument for anyone (economistor politician) who sought to analyze economic rela-tionships from a wider perspective than that of priceformation under market conditions. What is the im-pact of alternative (economic, political or organisa-tional) measures on living conditions? What are theappropriate methods to compare and to rationallychoose among alternative measures? In Neurath’sopinion, answers to these questions are crucial forevery democratic government. The contributionsto this sparkling new book conclude that Neurathtouched on many of the most critical problems ofeconomic [..]

Features

The book is the only research oriented volume onNeurath’s economics in context. Could you pleaselist relevant journals to which we can offer your workfor review in due course?

Contents

A. Otto Neurath’s Economics in Context Intro-duction by Elisabeth Nemeth, Stefan W. Schmitz,Thomas E. Uebel Elisabeth Nemeth: "Freeing upone’s point of view" – Neurath’s Machian HeritageCompared With Schumpeter’s Thomas E. Uebel:Otto Neurath as an Austrian Economist: Behindthe Scenes of the Early Socialist Calculation DebateGuenther Chaloupek: Otto Neurath’s Concepts ofSocialization and Economic Calculation and his So-cialist Critics John O’Neill: Pluralism and EconomicInstitutions Peter Mooslechner: Neurath on Money:Some Reflections on Neurath’s Monetary Thought in[..]

Fields of interest

Economics/Management Science, general; Social Sci-ences; Methodology and the History of EconomicThought; Political Philosophy

Target groups

Philosophers und Historians of Economics, Philoso-phers and Historians of Science, Social Scientists,Ecological Economists, researchers in the field ofsustainable development, scholars in the field of thehistory of economic thought

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due March 2008

2008. Approx. 305 p. 2 illus. (Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook,

Vol. 13) Hardcover

120,00 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-6904-8


M. Neteler, FBK-irst, & CEA, Trento, Italy; H. Mitasova, North Car-

olina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA

Open Source GIS

A GRASS GIS Approach

With this third edition of Open Source GIS: AGRASS GIS Approach, we enter the new era ofGRASS6, the first release that includes substantialnew code developed by the International GRASSDevelopment Team. The dramatic growth in opensource software libraries has made the GRASS6 de-velopment more efficient, and has enhanced GRASSinteroperability with a wide range of open sourceand proprietary geospatial tools. Thoroughly updat-ed with material related to the GRASS6, the thirdedition includes new sections on attribute databasemanagement and SQL support, vector networksanalysis, lidar data processing and new graphical us-er interfaces. All chapters were updated withnumerous practical examples using the first releaseof a comprehensive, state-of-the-art geospatial dataset.

Features

Includes rich set of practical examples extensive-ly tested by users with data and changes, relatedto software updates readily available on a relatedwebsite The vector data architecture in the thirdedition is completely new; database supportadded Vector data covers both polygons, lines andsites in a new way and includes database manage-ment

Contents

-Foreword.- Preface.- Acknowledgments.- OpenSource Software And GIS.- GIS Concepts.- GettingStarted With GRASS.- GRASS Data Models And Da-ta Exchange.- Working With Raster Data.- WorkingWith Vector Data.- Graphical Output And Visual-ization.- Image Processing.- Notes On GRASS Pro-gramming.- Using GRASS With Other Open SourceTools.- Appendices.- Index.

Fields of interest

Geoinformation/Cartography; Computer Ap-plications in Geosciences; Remote Sensing/Pho-togrammetry; Information Systems Applications(incl.Internet); Image Processing and Computer Vi-sion; Environmental Computing/EnvironmentalModelling

Target groups

Professionals, researchers and practitioners in gov-ernment and industry; advanced-level students inter-ested in geospatial analysis and modeling

Type of publication

Monograph

Due November 2007

Originally published as volume 773 in the series: The Internation-

al Series in Engineering and Computer Science


76,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-35767-6

S. Neubert, German Development Institute, Bonn, Germany;

W. Scheumann, Helmholtz-Center for Environmental Research,

Leipzig, Germany; M. Kipping, German Embassy Kabul, Darm-

stadt, Germany (Eds.)

Water Politics, Water Policies and

Development Cooperation

Local Power Plays and Global Governance

The key challenge in the water sector is not a lack ofwater, of knowledge, of financial resources or tech-nology. In general, it is the political sphere that de-termines if water problems are solved or not, if peo-ple get access to water or not, if our natural resourcebase is sustainably developed or overexploited. Pol-itics – the process of decision-making for groups ofpeople, involving the authoritative allocation of val-ues – the actors, their interests and interactions de-termine if progress is made or hindered. The out-come of water politics is then reflected in water pol-itics, the substantive outcome of the political inter-play in terms of regulations, action programmes orspending priorities of the respective public or privateentities.

Contents

Global Norms and National Policies.- Critical De-bates revisited.- Politics of Water Supply and Sanita-tion.- Power Plays in Irrigation Reforms.- Develop-ment Cooperation

Fields of interest

Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Con-trol / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution; Po-litical Science; Environmental Law; Hydrogeology;Agriculture

Target groups

Scientists, researchers, consultants, libraries, insti-tutes, graduate students

Type of publication

Monograph

Due January 2008


129,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-76706-0

P.v. Oosterom, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands;

S. Zlatanova, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands;

F. Penninga, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands; E.

Fendel, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands (Eds.)

Advances in 3D Geo Information

Systems

The book will focus on comparing several types of3D models (and this is unique). Due to the rapid de-velopments in sensor techniques more and more 3Ddata becomes available. Effective algorithms for (se-mi) automatic object reconstruction are required.Integration of existing 2D objects with height datais a non-trivial process and needs further research.The resulting 3D models can be maintained in sever-al types of 3D models: TEN (Tetrahedral Network),Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG) models, Regu-lar Polytopes, TIN Boundary representation and 3Dvolume quad edge structure, layered/topology mod-els, voxel based models, 3D models used in urbanplanning/polyhedrons, and n-dimensional modelsincluding time. 3D analysis and 3D simulation tech-niques explore and extend the possibilities in spatialapplications.

Features

Covers the international state-of-the-art research inthe field of 3D geo-information modelling

Fields of interest

Geoinformation/Cartography; Computer Applica-tions in Geosciences

Target groups

Scientists and researchers in GIS, photogrammetryand remote sensing

Type of publication

Monograph

Due December 2007


tography) Hardcover

129,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-72134-5


J.-C. Otto, University of Bonn, Germany (Ed.)

Landform - Structure, Evolution,

Process Control

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Landform or-

ganised by the Research Training Group 437

The book will offer a broad interdisciplinaryoverview of state of the art research on landformrelated issues. This includes contributions fromPhysical Geography (incl. Geomorphology, Ecol-ogy, Remote Sensing, Hydrology, and Climatolo-gy), Meteorology, Geoinformatics, Cartography,and Computer Science. The book combines intro-ductory/overview papers as well as case studies. Thecase studies present various new approaches to-wards a better understanding of the role of landformas a boundary surface between the different earthspheres. Additionally, new methods of handling,modelling and visualisation of digital landform data(incl. digital elevation models, weather forecastingmodels, hydrological modelling, and ecological mod-elling) are introduced.

Fields of interest

Physical Geography; Geoinformation/Cartography;Geoecology/Natural Processes; Meteorology/Clima-tology; Geophysics/Geodesy

Type of publication

Monograph

Due June 2008

2008. (Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, Vol. 115) Hardcover

79,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-75760-3

E. Pajo, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA

International Migration, Social

Demotion, and Imagined

Advancement

An Ethnography of Socioglobal Mobility

Contemporary migration involves a dramatic para-dox. Although much of what is considered interna-tional or transnational migration today transformspeople of a wide range of social standings in the em-igration countries into laborers at the bottom socialand economic ranks of the immigration countries,millions of individuals worldwide seek to migrate in-ternationally. International Migration, Social Demo-tion, and Imagined Advancement argues that thisparadox cannot be explained for as long as commonpreconceptions about immigrants’ economic better-ment thwart even questioning why individuals whoare not threatened by famine or war willingly pur-sue their demotion abroad. Recognizing immigrants’decline as such, this book proposes viewing contem-porary migration as socioglobal mobility. Revolvingaround an ethnographic study of the Albanian "em-igration" in Greece, International Migration, SocialDemotion, and Imagined Advancement finds thatimaginaries of the world as a social hierarchy mightlie at the [..]

Features

One of the first studies to look at the negative resultsof migration An ethnographic study focusing on Al-banian migrants in Greece and Italy Discusses thereasons people leave their homeland for a “betterlife” - especially if that does not happen

Contents

International migration as socioglobal mobility.- Apreliminary portrait of The Albanian emigration.-Ethnography and the discursive scape.- Portrait ofLumturi F., high school teacher, domestic cleaner,kitchen help, maid.- Greece is better than Albania.-Portrait of Petraq Z., research scientist, plumber’saide, maker of icon frames, champion of capitalism.-Sufferings of the soul.- Portrait of Fatmir R., highschool principal, democrat, janitor, maintenancetechnician, contemporary citizen.- The economicdisadvantages of emigration.- Portrait of Llambi S.,math teacher, member of [..]

Fields of interest

Sociology; Migration; Labor Economics

Target groups

Social scientists, sociologists, anthropologists, de-mographers; economists studying the effects of mi-gration and those using ethnography in their re-search

Type of publication

Monograph

Due November 2007


52,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-71952-8

A.J. Parsons, University of Sheffield, U.K.; A.D. Abrahams, State

University of New York at Buffalo, U.S.A. (Eds.)

Geomorphology of Desert

Environments

About one-third of the Earth’s land surface expe-riences a desert climate, and this area supports ap-proximately 15% of the planet’s population. Thispercentage continues to grow, and with this growthcomes the need to acquire and apply an understand-ing of desert geomorphology. Such an understand-ing is vital in managing scarce and fragile resourcesand in mitigating natural hazards. This authorita-tive reference book is comprehensive in its coverageof the geomorphology of desert environments, andis arranged thematically. It begins with an overviewof global deserts, proceeds through treatments ofweathering, hillslopes, rivers, piedmonts, lake basins,and aeolian surfaces, and concludes with a discussionof the role of climatic change. Written by a team ofinternational authors, all of whom are active in thefield, the chapters cover the spectrum of desert geo-morphology.

Features

•The most comprehensive and up-to-date re-search-level treatment of desert geomorphology •Aglobal perspective •Written by authoritative practi-tioners in the field

Contents

Part One – Introduction.- 1. Geomorphology ofDesert Environments.- 2. Global deserts: a geo-morphic comparison.- Part Two – Weathering.- 3.Weathering Processes and Forms.- 4. Aridic Soils,patterned ground and desert pavements.- 5. Duri-crusts.- 6. Rock varnish in deserts.- Part Three –Hillslopes.- 7. Rock slopes.- 8. Rock-mantled slopes.-9. Badlands.- 10. The role of vegetation.- Part Four– Rivers.- 11. Catchment and channel hydrology.-12. Channel processes and forms.- Part Five – Pied-monts.- 13. Piedmonts in arid environments.- 14. Al-luvial fan processes and forms.- Part Six – [..]

Fields of interest

Physical Geography; Geoecology/Natural Processes;Hydrogeology

Target groups

Upper-level university students studying desert geo-morphology but also researchers in the biophysicalprocesses of desert environments, both academic andprofessional

Type of publication


Due May 2008


99,95 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-5718-2


M.P. Peterson, University of Nebraska at Omaha, NE, USA (Ed.)

International Perspectives on Maps

and the Internet

The Internet has redifined how maps are used. Nolonger restricted to paper, maps are now transmit-ted almost instantly and delivered to the user in afraction of the time required to distribute maps onpaper. They are viewed in a more timely fashion.Weather maps, for example, are updated continous-ly throughout the day. Most importantly, maps onthe Internet are more interactive. They are accessedthrough a hyperlinking structure that makes it possi-ble to engage the map user on a higher-level than ispossible with a map on paper. Finally, the Internet ismaking it possible to more easily distribute differentkinds of cartographic displays such as animations.The Internet presents the map user with both a fastermethod of map distribution and different forms ofmapping. This book provides an international per-spective on this growing area of information dissem-ination.

Features

Provides an international perspective on research as-sociated with maps and the Internet

Fields of interest

Geoinformation/Cartography; Computer Applica-tions in Geosciences; Information Systems and Com-munication Service

Target groups

Lecturers in the fields of GIS and computer applica-tions in geosciences

Type of publication

Monograph

Due November 2007


tography) Hardcover

129,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-72028-7

S. Piddock, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia

A Space of Their Own

The Archaeology of Nineteenth Century Lunatic Asylums in

Britain, South Australia and Tasmania

The history of lunatic asylums – what do we reallyknow about them? Films and television programshave portrayed them as places of horror where thepatients are restrained and left to listen to the criesof their fellow inmates in despair. But what was theworld of nineteenth century lunatic asylums real-ly like? Are these images true? This book will ex-plore this world using the techniques of historicalarchaeology and history. In the late eighteenth andearly nineteenth centuries the advent of new treat-ments for insanity based on moral therapy and non-restraint, and an increasing social awareness of theconditions in which the insane were being kept ledto a new focus on the provisions made for the insanein “madhouses”, lunatic asylums and hospitals. Inresponse to this new focus those interested in the re-form of these places and the new treatment regimesbegan to describe what lunatic asylums should be ifthey were going to bring the insane back to sanity. Inthis book a new methodology is [..]

Features

The first volume to examine institutional archaeol-ogy on a global level Demonstrates that institutions(and the buildings/rooms that are included within)can give a unique insight into society at a given peri-od of time The author is in the forefront of this newfield in historical archaeology

Contents

A Space of Their Own.- The Archaeology of Institu-tions.- The Changing Face of Insanity and the Riseof the Lunatic Asylum.- The ‘Ideal’ Lunatic Asylum.-The British Lunatic Asylum: Ideals and Realities.-South Australia and the Ideal Lunatic Asylum.- Tas-mania and the Ideal Asylum.- The Ideal Asylum: AWorld of Difference.- Conclusion: Archaeology andLunatic Asylums.

Fields of interest

Archaeology; Cultural Heritage

Target groups

Those working in Historical Archaeology and morespecifically Institutional Archaeology and thoseworking in the global ideas of colonialism and thewelfare of those in institutions

Type of publication

Monograph

Due November 2007

2008. XII, 268 p. 45 illus. (Contributions To Global Historical Ar-

chaeology) Hardcover

76,25 €

ISBN 978-0-387-73385-2

J. Pilz, University of Klagenfurt, Austria (Ed.)

Interfacing Geostatstics and GIS

Fields of interest

Geoinformation/Cartography; Computer Applica-tions in Geosciences; Geophysics/Geodesy; Math.Applications in Geosciences; Information Systemsand Communication Service; Geography

Type of publication

Monograph

Due January 2008


99,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-33235-0


T.D. Price, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA; G.M. Fein-

man, Field Museum, Chicago, IL, USA (Eds.)

Archaeology at the Millennium

A Sourcebook

An internationally distinguished roster of contribu-tors considers the state of the art of the discipline ofarchaeology at the turn of the 21st century and chartsan ambitious agenda for the future. The chapters ad-dress a wide range of topics including paradigms,practice, and relevance of the discipline; paleoan-thropology; fully modern humans; holocene hunter-gatherers; the transition to food and craft produc-tion; social inequality; warfare; state and empire for-mation; and the uneasy relationship between classi-cal and anthropological archaeology.

Features

Written by world-renowned archaeologists Eachchapter discusses the hot topics in turn-of-the-mil-lennium archaeology Suitable for advanced archaeol-ogy courses

Contents

Foreword.- Archaeology at the Millennium: OfParadigms and Practice.- An Aspect of Archaeology'sRecent Past and Its Relevance in the New Millenni-um.- Paleoanthropology at the Millennium.- Ful-ly Modern Humans.- Holocene Hunter-Gather-ers.- The Transition to Food Production.- Richman,Poorman, Beggarman, Chief: The Dynamics of So-cial Inequality.- Craft Production Systems.- Warfareand the Evolution of Culture.- Understanding An-cient State Societies in the Old World.- State Forma-tion in the New World.- Classical Archaeology andAnthropological Archaeology in North America: AMeeting of [..]

Fields of interest


Target groups

Advanced archaeology courses

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due October 2007

2007. XVI, 512 p. Softcover

53,90 €

ISBN 978-0-387-72610-6

L. Ramasubramanian, CUNY - Hunter College, New York, NY, USA

Geographic Information Science

and Public Participation

Computer-mediated participation is at the cross-roads. In the early heady days of the digital revo-lution, access to "high" technologies such as GISpromised the empowerment of marginalized com-munities by providing data and information that waspreviously hidden away from public view. To a greatextent, this goal has been achieved at least in the U.S.and Western Europe – data about a range of govern-ment initiatives and raw data about different aspectsof spatial planning such as land use, community fa-cilities, property ownership are available a mouse-click away. Now, that we, the public, have access toinformation, are we able to make better plans forthe future of our cities and regions? Are we more in-clusive in our planning efforts? Are we able to fos-ter collaborative governance structures mediated bydigital technologies? In the book, these issues will bediscussed using a three-part structure. The first partof the book will be theoretical – it will review the lit-erature in the field, establish [..]

Features

first book focusing directly on these topics provides atheoretical framework that links planning, GIS, andcommunity development includes case studies thatprovide examples of planning processes at the local,regional, and national scales contains critical discus-sions about the future of participatory processes thatuse technologies

Fields of interest

Geoinformation/Cartography; Landscape/Regionaland Municipal Planning; Computer Applications inGeosciences; Cities, Countries, Regions; Geography

Target groups

This book is intended for planning practitioners,policymakers, and managers. A secondary au-dience is academics and students interested in thedevelopment of participatory geographic informa-tion science.

Type of publication

Monograph

Due July 2008


99,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-75400-8

T. Rashed, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA; C. Juer-

gens, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany (Eds.)

Remote Sensing of Urban and

Suburban Areas

"Remote Sensing of Urban and Suburban Areas" pro-vides instructors with a text reference that has a log-ical and easy-to-follow flow of topics around whichthey can structure the syllabi of their urban remotesensing courses. Topics have been chosen to bridgethe gap between remote sensing and urban studiesthrough a better understanding of the science thatunderlies both fields. In so doing, the book includes19 chapters written by leading international expertsin respected fields to provide a balanced coverage offundamental issues in both remote sensing and ur-ban studies. Emphasis are placed on: theoretical andpractical issues in contemporary urban studies andremote sensing; the spectral, spatial and temporalrequirements of remotely sensed data in relation tovarious urban phenomena; methods and techniquesfor analyzing and integrating remotely sensed dataand image processing with geographic informationsystems to address urban problems; and examples ofapplications in which applying remote [..]

Features

Logical and easy to follow flow of topics aroundwhich university intructors can structure the syl-labusses of their urban remote sensing courses Set-up of chapters contain educational aids such aslearning objectives, summarizing text boxes, exercis-es and learning activities at the end of each chapterCompanion CD containing exercise data, and freeremote sensing software

Contents

Introduction, Tarek Rashed and Carsten Jurgens.-Theory: The Structure and Form of Urban Settle-ments, Elena Besussi, Nancy Chin, Michael Bat-ty, Paul Longley.- Defining Urban Areas, John R.Weeks.- The Spectral Dimension in Urban RemoteSensing, Martin Herold and Dar A. Roberts.- TheSpatial and Temporal Nature of Urban Objects,Richard Sliuzas, Monika Kuffer and Ian Masser.- TheV-I-S Model: Quantifying the Urban Environment,Renee M. Gluch and Merrill K. Ridd.- A Survey ofthe Evolution of Remote Sensing Imaging Systemsand Urban Remote Sensing Applications, Debbie Fu-gate, Elena [..]

Fields of interest

Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry; Landscape/Re-gional and Municipal Planning; Geoinforma-tion/Cartography

Target groups

University instructors, upper-division undergraduatestudents, graduate students, and general researchersat the departments of geography, architecture, engi-neering and urban planning

Type of publication


Due March 2008

2007. Approx. 300 p., 50 illustrations. With CD-ROM. (Remote

Sensing and Digital Image Processing, Vol. 10) Hardcover

69,95 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-4371-0


E. Reitz, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA; C.M. Scarry, Uni-

versity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; S.J. Scudder, Uni-

versity of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA (Eds.)

Case Studies in Environmental

Archaeology

The purpose of Case Studies in Environmental Ar-chaeology, Second Edition is to highlight stud-ies addressing significant anthropological issues inthe Americas from the perspective of environmen-tal archaeology. Environmental archaeology encom-passes the application of biological and geologicaltechniques to the study of human/environmentalinteractions. Each chapter is an original or revisedwork by internationally-recognized geoarchaeolo-gists, human biologists, paleoethnobotanists, andzooarchaeologists. Each study demonstrates how andwhy the information obtained using environmentaltechniques is important to anthropologists insteadof describing, critiquing, or advocating a method.These ethnographic, geological, and biological casestudies successfully demonstrate the application ofenvironmental science toward the resolution of ques-tions related to human behavior in the past. This sec-ond edition is based on the 1996 book of the same ti-tle. The editors have invited back a number of [..]

Features

Both editions of this title focus on interpreting envi-ronmental data rather than methodological discus-sions Uses case studies to resolve questions relatedto human behavior in the past rather than to demon-strate the application of methods Features compre-hensive flora and fauna index

Contents

From the contents Preface.- Acknowledgments.-List of Figures.- List of Tables.- 1. Introduction toEnvironmental Archaeology.- 2. Factors Affectingthe Composition of an Assemblage (New Chap-ter).- 3. Research Designs and Field Methods (NewChapter).- 4. Classification and Nomenclature (NewChapter).- 5. Sediments and Soils (Update).- 6.Seeds, Fruits, Nuts, and Tubers (Update).- 7. Woodand Charcoal (Update).- 8. Pollen (Update).- 9. Phy-toliths, Starch Grains, and Spores (Reorganized fromother Chapters).- 10. Micro-organisms (Update).-11. Arthropods: spiders and mites, fleas, [..]

Fields of interest

Archaeology

Target groups

Archaeologists, both academic and professionalworking with environmental archaeology but alsopaleoethnobotanists, human ecologists along withresource managers and policy makers involved withhistorical/cultural sites

Type of publication


Due December 2007

2008. Approx. 400 p. (Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeol-

ogy) Hardcover

99,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-71302-1

O. Renn, K. Walker (Eds.)

Global Risk Governance:

Concept and Practice Using the IRGC Framework

The establishment of the international risk gov-ernance council (IRGC) was the direct result ofwidespread concern within the public sector, the cor-porate world, academia, and society at large that thecomplexity and interdependence of health, environ-mental, and technological risks facing the world wasmaking the development and implementation of ad-equate risk governance strategies ever more difficult.IRGC set out to conduct a thorough examination ofthe fundamental principles and structures that guidethe way emerging risks and issues are identified, as-sessed, managed, and communicated. From this pro-cess, a framework for risk governance was developedand proposed, which forms part I of this volume.This IRGC framework was then subjected to rigor-ous peer review and comments from other expertsand the public at large were invited; these commentsmake up part II of the volume. The framework wasalso tested by applying it in a series of diverse, inter-national case studies on such diverse topics as [..]

Features

Timely topic, first volume in a new series

Contents

From the contents About the The International RiskGovernance Council. IRGC Board Members. IRGCScientific and Technical Council Members. Fore-word — A Business Perspective. Foreword — AFresh Thinking for Risk Management Practitioners.Foreword — A Better Platform for Global Risk De-bates. Introduction. Part 1: A Framework for RiskGovernance. Part 2: A Framework for Risk Gover-nance — Critical Reviews. Part 3: A Framework forRisk Governance-Case Study Applications. Part 4: AFramework for Risk Governance: Lessons Learned.

Fields of interest

Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk; PoliticalScience; Environmental Management; Health CareAdministration

Target groups

Risk managers/policy makers in governmentagencies, ministries in US, Europe, developingeconomies; public health; environmental protection;climate change; disaster management; internationalorganizations (WHO, UN, UNEP, OECD, etc.); cor-porations; insurance companies; NGOs interested inrisk governance; risk assessment specialists

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due October 2007

2008. xxx, 370 pp (International Risk Governance Council Book-

series, Vol. 1) Hardcover

109,95 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-6798-3

H. Rodriguez, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA; R. Saenz,

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA; C. Menjivar, Ari-

zona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA (Eds.)

Latinas/os in the United States

Changing the Face of América

Features

Unique from extant books that have focused on theLatino/a population Goes beyond the traditionalapproach of only focusing on the largest Latino/agroups Has a multidisciplinary focus, which includesthe collaboration and contributions of scholars froma diverse number of disciplines

Contents

Part A: Introduction.- Latinos/as in the UnitedStates: An Overview.- Theoretical, Methodological,and Research Issues and Implications in the Studyof the Latino population in the US.- Part B: Immi-gration and its Impact on Latino/as in the Unit-ed States.- Part C: The Social Demography of Lati-no/as.- Demographic Patterns.- Part D: Latino/aCulture.- The Latino Culture.- The Politics of Lan-guage.- Cultural Production and the Arts.- Sports inthe Latino/a and the American Context.- Part E: TheExpanding Borders of Latino/as.- Globalization andIts Impact on the Latino/a Community.- Part [..]

Fields of interest

Sociology; Cross Cultural Psychology

Target groups

Researchers and those teaching courses in Latinostudies in different academic departments – sociol-ogy, political science, economics, anthropology, his-tory, geography and ethnic/racial studies programsare the primary audience for this sourcebook; Profes-sional Organizations: Latino/a Section of ASA; LatinAmerican Studies Association (LASA); National As-sociation for Chicano/a Studies (NACS); Puerto Ri-can Studies Association (PRSA); National Associa-tion for Ethnic Studies (NAES); American [..]

Type of publication


Due December 2007


154,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-71941-2


D. Rogers, New York University Stern School of Business, New

York, NY, USA

Governance Changes in the New

York City Schools

Throughout the last forty years, the New York Citypublic school system has changed its governancestyle a number of times. Through the switch fromcentralized to decentralized to mayoral governance,New York has been an example (for good and bad)that many other large cities parallel or follow. ThisBook focuses on the political dynamics of the gov-erning overhaul and how the management styles ofMayor Bloomberg and School Chancellor Klein af-fected its design and implementation in the Mayor’sfirst term (which ends at the beginning of next year).But to be clear – This is not a New York City phe-nomena. Mayoral governance is happening in otherlarge cities, which is stimulated in large part by busi-ness leaders, big city mayors, and states concernedabout how the schools have contributed to the de-clining global competitiveness of the U.S. Economyand to continued social and economic problems ofinner cities.

Features

Assesses the first three years of Mayor Bloomberg’sradical overhaul of the NYC schools The analysis ofthis governance asks the question: To what extentcan the business management paradigm be trans-ferred to search a public section agency?

Contents

Why Past Reforms Have Not Worked.- HistoricalContext 1: Cycles of Centralization and Decentral-ization.- Historical Context 2: Mayoral Governanceas an Emerging National Movement.- AnalyticalContext: A Framework for Assessing Mayoral Gov-ernance in New York.- Bloomberg's Emerging En-gagement in the New Your City Schools.- Style andDirections of the Transformation.- Structural Com-ponents.- Implementation Problems.- Lessons forMayoral Governance: Critical Issues for the Future.

Fields of interest

Sociology; Leadership & Administration; Education& Society

Target groups

Sociologists (especially those involved with the soci-ology of education), educators, educational adminis-trators, and public policy makers

Type of publication

Monograph

Due January 2008

2007. Approx. 225 p. (Springer Studies in Work and Industry)

Hardcover

80,85 €

ISBN 978-0-387-71141-6

E. Rosowsky, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; J.M. Casciani,

Senior Vice President, Clinical Affairs VeriCare, CA; M. Arnold, In-

dependent Geropsychology Practice-Assisted Living Communi-

ties, NY (Eds.)

Geropsychology and Long Term

Care

A Practitioner's Guide

The ever-increasing population of older adults resid-ing in nursing homes and long-term care commu-nities, as reflected in numerous demographic stud-ies, point out a clear need for geropsychologists i.e.,trained specialists in the field of aging and mentalhealth, to meet the needs of this nation’s older adults.This book will provide a needed resource for psy-chologists working in long-term care settings andthose who wish to do so. Key outcomes include theprovision of high quality psychological services forthis important but neglected sector namely, peopleliving in nursing homes, assisted living communi-ties and other LTC settings. This text will be of greatvalue to psychologists currently working in long-term care settings who have had graduate work ingeropsychology, yet desire more in-depth and prac-tical training. A second audience includes those indi-viduals who may have a leaning towards expandingtheir professional activities in long-term care and areseeking additional preparation before [..]

Features

One of few books offering to increase the number oftrained mental health professionals available to ad-dress the unmet needs for mental health and behav-ioral health treatment within the growing populationof elderly; Includes ethical issues and guiding profes-sional principles; Offers easy access to the contentand considers various training models and opportu-nities; It reaches a variety of target groups, from [..]

Contents

Chapter 1: Policies and Reimbursement: Meeting theNeed for Mental Health Care in Long Term Care.-Chapter 2: Referrals.- Chapter 3: Providers.- Chapter4: Assessment.- Chapter 5: Treatment Plans.- Chap-ter 6: Treatment Process.- Chapter 7: Integration ofPsychiatry Medication and Psychology in Long TermCare.- Chapter 8: Documentation and OutcomesMeasurement.- Chapter 9: Ethical Issues in LongTerm Care.- Bibliography.- Index

Fields of interest

Geriatrics/Gerontology; Aging; Quality of Life Re-search; Health Psychology; Clinical Psychology

Target groups

Health psychologists, geropsychologists, health prac-titioners, nurses, and clinical psychologists

Type of publication

Monograph

Due October 2008


46,20 €

ISBN 978-0-387-72646-5

I. Rossi, St. John's University, Queens, NY, USA (Ed.)

Frontiers of Globalization Research

Theoretical and Methodological Approaches

For more than twenty years globalization has beena prominent topic in the social sciences and human-ities because it deals with processes that impact allsocieties at the international, national, and local lev-els. Controversies and conflicting approaches havedominated this field of studies. To understand thevariety and strength of different approaches, the edi-tor asked many of their leading exponents to outlinetheir own “research framework”. The book's con-tributors are world renowned experts in their field,including G. John Ikenberry, Michael Doyle, LaynaMosley, Alex Callinicos, Anthony McGrew, ThomasRisse, Roland Robertson, John Tomlinson, SaskiaSassen, David Held, Thomas Pogge, Chris Brownand Andrew Kuper. These writings have been orga-nized into four sections: theoretical perspectives andcultural globalization, economic globalization, polit-ical globalization, and methodological approaches.The extensive coverage and the interdisciplinary fla-vor of the volume makes it suitable for a large [..]

Features

Number of contributors are prominent scholars ofglobalization with international reputations and rec-ognizable names Presents a broad spectrum of an-alytical approaches to globalization Theoretical re-views are complemented by substantive chapters andmethodological analyses that tends to be unusual inan edited volume

Contents

Introduction.- Part One: Theoretical Perspectives.-Globalization as a Historical and a Dialectical Pro-cess.- Microglobalization.- A Transnational Frame-work for Theory and Research in the Study of Glob-alization.- Global Systems, Globalization and An-thropological Theory.- Structure Formation inWorld Society: The Eigenstructures of World Soci-ety and the Regional Cultures of the World.- Glob-al Complexities.- Part Two: Economic and PoliticalProcesses.- A. Economic Integration and Disinte-gration, and Uneven Development.- Trajectories ofTrade and Investment Globalization.- Globalization[..]

Fields of interest


Target groups

Scholars and students in disciplines related to soci-ology, international relations, political science, eco-nomics, cultural studies, anthropology, social-sci-ence oriented scholars in international law, and poli-cy studies

Type of publication

Professional book

Due December 2007


26,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-75719-3


C.K. Rowley, Locke Institute, Fairfax, VA, USA; F.G. Schneider, Jo-

hannes Kepler University of Linz, Linz, Austria (Eds.)

Readings in Public Choice and

Constitutional Political Economy

Public choice is the study of behavior at the intersec-tion of economics and political science. Since the pi-oneering work of Duncan Black in the 1940s, publicchoice has developed a rich literature, drawing fromsuch related perspectives as history, philosophy, law,and sociology.to analyze political decision making(by citizen-voters, elected officials, bureaucratic ad-ministrators, lobbyists, and other "rational" actors)in social and economic context, with an emphasis onidentifying disparities between individual and col-lective goals. In Readings in Public Choice and Con-stitutional Political Economy, Charles Rowley andFriedrich Schneider have assembled an internationalarray of leading authors to present a comprehensiveand accessible overview of the field and its applica-tions. Covering a wide array of topics, including reg-ulation and antitrust, taxation, trade liberalization,political corruption, interest group behavior, dicta-torship, and environmental issues, and featuring bi-ographies of the [..]

Features

Accessible essays on public choice from a varietyof perspectives from prominent scholars world-wide Features biographies of founding fathers ofthe field Essays culled from successful & well-reviewed Encyclopedia of Public Choice-updat-ed, revised & including new entriesPricing & packaging, relative to larg-er-scale Encyclopedia, will appeal to wider spectrumof libraries & to [..]

Contents

Preface.- Acknowledgments.- Public Choice andConstitutional Political Economy.- Public Choice:An Introduction.- Black, Duncan.- Buchanan, JamesM..- Downs, Anthony.- Friedman, Milton.- Ol-son, Mancur.- Riker, William H..- Tullock, Gor-don.- The Perspective of the History of Eco-nomic Thought.- The Perspective of Economics.-The Perspective of Philosophy.- The Perspectiveof Law.- The Perspective of Sociology.- Con-stitutional Political Economy.- Spatial Theory.-Social Choice, Contracts and Logrolling.- InterestGroup Behavior and Influence.- Dictatorship.- Pub-lic Finance.- [..]

Fields of interest

Economic Policy; Political Science; Political Philoso-phy

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due April 2008


99,35 €

ISBN 978-0-387-74574-9

M. Ryan, University of Aberdeen, UK; K. Gerard, University of

Southampton, UK; M. Amaya-Amaya, University of Aberdeen, UK

(Eds.)

Using Discrete Choice Experiments

to Value Health and Health Care

Using Discrete Choice Experiments to Value Healthand Health Care takes a fresh and contemporay lookat the growing interest in the development and appli-cation of discrete choice experiments (DCEs) with-in the field of health economics. The book compris-es chapters by highly regarded academics with expe-rience of applying DCEs in the area of health. Thefirst part of the book summarises how DCEs can beimplemented, from experimental design to data anal-ysis and the interpretation of results. In many waysthis can be regarded as a crash course on the con-duct of DCEs. Extensive reference is made through-out to other sources of literature where the interest-ed reader can find further details. The book also in-cludes a series of case studies illustrating the breadthof applications in health economics and some keymethodological issues. Finally there is an overviewof research issues discussed which the editors believeare at the leading edge of this field.

Features

Rigorous overview of DCE methods and applicationin health economics Transparency in how to applycurrent thinking on experimental design to healtheconomics applications Clear and illuminating seriesof applied case studies demonstrating different typesof choice modelling techniques and the use of resultsfor policy analysis Clear and illuminating series ofmethodological case studies by internationally [..]

Contents

From the contents List of contributors. Preface.-Part 1: DCEs – what are they and their application inhealth: a user's guide.- Part 2: Case Studies in Valu-ing Health and Health Care.- Part 3: Methodologicalissues.- Part 4: Conclusions.- Index.

Fields of interest

Economics general; Methodology of the Social Sci-ences; Economic Policy; Health Care Administra-tion; Environmental Economics

Target groups

Students in post graduate programmes in economics,health economics, health policy, public health andhealth services research; researchers based in aca-demic units or health services; commissioners of re-search and funders of studentships

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due October 2007

2007. xx, 256p. (The Economics of Non-Market Goods and Re-

sources, Vol. 11) Hardcover

124,95 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-4082-5

D. Scholich, Academy for Spatial Research and Planning, Han-

nover, Germany (Ed.)

Territorial Cohesion

The various regions within the EU are marked by ahigh degree of disparity with regard to their econom-ic performance and productivity, and as regards theirlabour markets. Facing these regional differences,the task of regional and spatial sciences is to developconcepts and strategies to reduce and prevent terri-torial imbalances. Thus "territorial cohesion" standsfor a more balanced spatial development, and aimsto improve integration throughout the EU. Althoughthe term is used in many EU documents and strate-gies, its meaning remains vague and unclear. The sci-entific articles in this annual deal with the interpreta-tions of this term, the challenges of European spatialdevelopment policy, and the problems and conceptsinvolved in achieving territorial cohesion. Further-more two short reports illustrate the implementationof territorial cohesion on the basis of two researchprojects.

Features

Provides international colleagues with informationconcerning problems and research results in the fieldof spatial research and planning Stimulates the dis-cussion on territorial cohesion

Contents

Preface.- Status and Perspektives of Territorial Cohe-sion with Respect to European Spatial DevelopmentPolicy.- Territorial Cohesion – between expecta-tions, disparities and contradictions.- Regional Dis-parities – Reasons Enough To Run A Cohesion-Ori-ented Spatial Policy?.- Varying Costs of Living asCompensation for Regional Disparities in Germany.-Metropolises and suburban surrounding country.-Consequences of the change from Soviet to Russianfederal regional compensation policy for the regionaldevelopment in the Russian Federation today.- Envi-ronmental protection needs good [..]

Fields of interest

Landscape/Regional and Municipal Planning; Geog-raphy; Civil Engineering; Regional Science; HumanGeography; Environmental Law

Target groups

Researchers in spatial planning, geography, econ-omy, ecology, policy Graduate students in spatialplanning, geography, EU policy

Type of publication

Yearbook

Due October 2007

2008. Approx. 160 p. (German Annual of Spatial Research and

Policy) Hardcover

69,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-71745-4


J. Schulkin, Georgetown University Medical School, Washington

DC, USA

Medical Decisions, Estrogen and

Aging

The decision making process that underlies ovarianhormone therapy (HT) is fallible. Two recent large-scale studies, one in the USA (Women’s Health Ini-tiative or WHI) and the other in Great Britain, cast anegative light on the use of hormone therapy. Bothhave received considerable attention in the media.Thus, the decision for women to go on hormonetherapy (HT) remains controversial. There is an his-torical oscillation of beliefs related in part to expecta-tions of the medicinal value of HT over longer-termuse beyond the initial peri-menopausal period. Stud-ies thought to resolve issues surrounding the efficacyof HT were perhaps over-stated. Confusion still per-meates the decision making with regard to HT. Overzealous advertising, and exaggerated understandingof the results (negative or positive) undermines pa-tient and physician decision making.

Features

Written for both specialists and generalists in thefield Bridges diverse features that surround the deci-sion-making concerning hormone therapy

Contents

INTRODUCTION. 1: HORMONE THERAPY:BIOLOGICAL, SOCIAL AND MEDICAL CON-TEXT; 2: DEMYTHOLOGIZED HUMAN DECI-SION-MAKING; 3: AUTONOMIC REGU-LATION, HEART AND STROKES; 4: BAD NEWSAND GOOD NEWS: CANCER AND BONE;5:BRAIN, MOOD AND COGNITION; 6: CON-TINUOUS LEARNING AND SELF-CORRECTIVEINQUIRY;CONCLUSION.

Fields of interest

Biomedicine general; Aging; Quality of Life Re-search; Medical Education; Philosophy of Medicine

Target groups

Graduate students, medical students, medical healthcare professionals, behavioral scientists, medicalethicists, gerontologists, historians of science, en-docrinologists

Type of publication

Monograph

Due March 2008

2008. VIII, 180 p. Hardcover

72,95 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-6685-6

H. Silverman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA;

D.F. Ruggles, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA

(Eds.)

Cultural Heritage and Human

Rights

In today’s world, there seems to be no corner of theworld that has not been affected by globalization –for good and for bad. While the world becomes morehegemonized socially and culturally, local communi-ties are fighting to preserve their way of life as partof their heritage. Travel and cultural institutions usethis “uniqueness” to promote travel and tourism;and while this brings in revenue and exposure, cul-tural heritage sites that were preserved by virtue oftheir isolation are now being severely damaged andeven destroyed. At the same time, there is a growingawareness that while this unique heritage is used todefine a community, society or nation, it also can bea basis for conflict. The volume addresses a deeplypolitical aspect of heritage preservation and manage-ment as it relates to human rights. Social and com-munity advocates assert that heritage is necessary forthe articulation and preservation of cultural identity.The display of heritage monuments and performancecan be a [..]

Features

One of the first international volumes looking at howglobalization has affected cultural heritage Archaeol-ogists and those involved with cultural heritage willfind this and subsequent volumes of interest for itsresearch being conducted and actual cases aroundthe world in an “at risk” stage For the researcher, in-stitution and practitioner in this interdisciplinaryarea of work

Contents

Introduction.- Historical Disruptions: Reproducingan Indian Past in Latin America.- Indigenous Peo-ple and Resistance to Public Heritage Commemora-tion of Their Pasts.- Buried Alive: Imagining Africain the Brazilian Northeast.- Transnational Diaspo-ras and Heritage: Who Has Rights to What Where?.-Wagging the Dog: Archaeology as a Positive Politi-cal Force in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia.- Intersectionsof Heritage Management Practice on Areas of PublicPolicy and the Cultural Politics of Identity.- The In-do-Islamic Garden: Conflict, Conservation and Con-ciliation in Gujarat, India.- Cultural [..]

Fields of interest

Archaeology; Cultural Heritage; Regional and Cul-tural Studies

Target groups

Archaeologists, cultural heritage managers, museumcurators, public policy makers, preservationists andconservationists working for public and private orga-nizations

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due November 2007

2007. X, 206 p. 17 illus. Hardcover

76,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-71312-0

H. Silverman, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA; W. Isbell,

State University of New York, Binghampton, NY, USA (Eds.)

Andean Archaeology III

North and South

This book is intended to continue the dynamic, cur-rent problem-oriented approach to the field of An-dean Archaeology that started with Andean Archae-ology I and Andean Archaeology II. In this volume,the strong cultural differences between northern andsouthern regions of the Central Andes are examinedand the conditions under which these differencesevolved are explored. Andean Archaeology III com-bines up-to-date research, diverse theoretical plat-forms, and far-reaching interpretations.

Features

As the third volume in the Andean Archaeology set,the focus is on the strong cultural differences be-tween the northern and southern regions of the Cen-tral Andes and to consider the under which differ-ences evolved and which were diminished As we cur-rently see in any large geographic and/or politicalregion (the United States, the European Union) theidentification and understanding of the different cul-tures [..]

Contents

Introduction: Regional Patterns.- The North: Intro-duction.- America’s First City? The Case of Late Ar-chaic Caral.- Religious Warfare at Chankillo.- TheVicus-Mochica Relationship.- Competitive Feast-ing, Religious Pluralism and Decentralized Powerin the Late Moche Period.- Northern Exposures:Recuay-Cajamarca Boundaries and Interaction.-Chimu Craft Specialization and Political Economy:A View from the Provinces.- The South: Introduc-tion.- Early Village Society in the Formative Periodin the Southern Lake Titicaca Basin.- The Emergenceof Complex Society in the Titicaca Basin: The View[..]

Fields of interest


Target groups

Archaeologists studying the Andean empire, thosestudying civilizations with different, comparativecultures within the same area

Type of publication

Professional book

Due December 2007

2008. XII, 524 p. Softcover

30,80 €

ISBN 978-0-387-75730-8


H. Silverman, University of Illinoise, Urbana, IL, USA; W. Isbell,

State University of New York, Binghampton, NY, USA (Eds.)

Handbook of South American

Archaeology

The Handbook of South American Archaeology hasbeen created as a major reference work for archae-ologists working in South America, professors andtheir upper-division undergraduate and graduatestudents in South American archaeology courses in-cluding areal courses (Central Andes, North Andes,tropical lowlands), archaeologists working elsewherein the world who want to learn about South Ameri-can prehistory in a single volume. The contributionsof this seminal handbook have been commissionedfrom leading local and global authorities on SouthAmerica. Authors present the dynamic evolution-ary processes of the ancient societies and principalgeographical regions of the continent and considerissues such as environmental setting and ecologicaladaptations, social equality/inequality, identity for-mation, long-distance/intercultural interaction, reli-gious systems and their material manifestations, ide-ological orientations, and political and economic or-ganization as these developed over time. The volume[..]

Features

The most comprehensive coverage of the SouthAmerican continent The biggest names in SouthAmerican archaeology and anthropology fromaround the globe Organized to bring researchers ofspecific areas to awareness of other cultures and his-tories of the continent

Contents

Foreword by Norman Yoffee.- Continental Intro-duction.- Profiles in Pleistocene History.- Chinchor-ro Culture: Pioneers of the Coast of the AtacamaDesert.- Early Occupations in the Southern Cone.-The Process of Sedentism in Northwestern SouthAmerica.- Central Andean Environments.- PlantDomestication and the Shift to Agriculture in theAndes.- Animal Domestication in South America.-High Elevation Foraging Societies.- Early Fishing So-cieties in Western South America.- Amazonia: TheHistorical Ecology of a Domesticated Landscape.-The Archaeology of Agriculture in Ancient Amazo-nia.- [..]

Fields of interest


Target groups

Archaeologists and cultural heritage managers(on site or in a museum) who work in or on SouthAmerican cultures

Type of publication

Handbook

Due April 2008


134,75 €

ISBN 978-0-387-74906-8

J. Skibo, University of Illinois, Normal, IL; M.B. Schiffer, University

of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

People and Things

A Behavioral Archaeological Perspective

The core of archaeology is the relationship betweenpeople and things. Left without informants and, inmany cases, textual data, archaeologists strive to re-construct past life through the window of artifacts:things made, used, and modified by individuals whileparticipating in the activities of everyday life. Ac-cording to behavioral archaeologists, our ability tounderstand the relationship between people andthings in the present is the foundation for archae-ological reconstruction of the past. This compre-hensive text provides an explanation of BehavioralArchaeology by the founders of the theory. Twenty years in the making, this work will be anessential tool for new scholars as well as experi-enced members of the field. It offers a clearoverview of the theory of Behavioral Archaeology,updated with responses to criticism, and demon-strates its application in six diverse case studies.

Features

-Definitive guide to the theory of Behavioral Archae-ology -First time these six diverse case studies havebeen published together -Compares and contrastsBehavioral Archaeology with other prevailing theo-retical models to fully explain the theory

Contents

Introduction: People and Things.- Behavior, Selec-tion, Agency, Practice, and Beyond.- Exploring theOrigins of Pottery on the Colorado Plateau.- SmudgePits and Hide Smoking Revisited.- The Devil is in theDetails: The Cascade Model of Invention Processes.-Ball Courts and Ritual Performance.- Social Theoryand History in Behavioral Archaeology.- StudyingTechnological Differentiation.

Fields of interest


Target groups

Academic archaeologists, archaeological theo-rists, graduate-level archaeology students

Type of publication


Due August 2008

2008. Approx. 250 p. (Manuals in Archaeological Method, Theory

and Technique) Hardcover

69,30 €

ISBN 978-0-387-76524-2

C. Smith, Flinders University, Adeliade, SA, Australia; H. Burke,

Flinders University, Adeliade, SA, Australia

Digging It Up Down Under

A Practical Guide to Doing Archaeology in Australia

What are the secrets to successful archaeology inAustralia? What traps are there for the novice ar-chaeologist? How can a hill be a sacred site? Whoholds the best repositories of historical documents?What skills and qualities do archaeological consul-tancy firms look for? What is it that everyone elseknows that you don’t? This book contains the an-swers to these questions, and more. Whether youare a graduate student seeking to gain overseas expe-rience, a volunteer wanting to learn more about ar-chaeology by working on a real site, or a professionalarchaeologist interested in gaining employment, thisvolume provides a unique introduction to undertak-ing archaeology in an Australian setting. Groundedin the social, political and ethical issues that informAustralian archaeology today, Digging it up DownUnder includes advice on the local legislative situa-tion, relevant codes of ethics, definitions of artifactsand sites, and the history and characteristic featuresof the occupation of the [..]

Features

First in a practical series of manuals – each target-ed to a specific region of the world Series is pub-lished in conjunction with the World ArchaeologicalCongress – one of the few truly international archae-ological bodies in the world

Contents

Acronyms.- Preface.- Archaeology ‘Down Under’.- ABrief History of Australian Archaeology.- An Intro-duction to Indigenous Australia.- Finding Funding.-Living it up Down Under: Working in an AustralianSetting.- Working with the Legislation.- Doing Ar-chaeology in Aboriginal Australia.- Doing HistoricalArchaeology in Australia .- Conserving and Manag-ing Cultural Heritage.- Documentation and Publica-tion.- Glossary.- Appendix 1: Australian Archaeolo-gy Yellow Pages.- Appendix 2: Codes of Ethics.- Ap-pendix 3: Converting Between Metric and Non-met-ric Systems.- Appendix 4: Sample Consent Forms.

Fields of interest

Archaeology

Target groups

Professional archaeologists, students seeking archae-ological experience in Australia, students studyingAustralian archaeology, professors

Type of publication

Professional book

Due November 2007

2008. Approx. 350 p. (World Archaeological Congress Cultural

Heritage Manual Series) Softcover

26,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-75700-1


A. Spink, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; M. Zimmer, New York Universi-

ty, NY, USA (Eds.)

Web Search

Multidisciplinary Perspectives

Web search engines have emerged as one of thedominant technologies of modern life, leaving fewaspects of our everyday activities untouched. Searchengines are not just indispensable tools for findingand accessing information online, but have becomea defining component of the human condition andcan be conceptualized as a complex behavior embed-ded within an individual's everyday social, cultur-al, political, and information-seeking activities. Thisbook investigates Web search from the non-techni-cal perspective, bringing together chapters that rep-resent a range of multidisciplinary theories, mod-els, and ideas about Web searching. They examinethe various roles and impacts of Web searching onthe social, cultural, political, legal, and informationalspheres of our lives, such as the impact on individu-als, social groups, modern and postmodern ways ofknowing, and public and private life. By critically ex-amining the issues, theories, and formations arisingfrom, and surrounding, Web searching, Web [..]

Contents

1) Introduction (Spink, Zimmer).- Part I: Social, Cul-tural, and Philosophical Perspectives - 2) Throughthe Google Goggles: Sociopolitical Bias in SearchEngine Design (Diaz) - 3) Reconsidering the Rhi-zome: A Textual Analysis of Web Search Enginesas Gatekeepers of the Internet (Hess) - 4) ExploringGendered Notions: Gender, Job Hunting, and WebSearches (Martey) - 5) Searching Ethics: The Roleof Search Engines in the Construction and Distribu-tion of Knowledge (Hinman) - 6) The Gaze of thePerfect Search Engine: Google as an Infrastructure ofDataveillance (Zimmer).- Part II: [..]

Fields of interest

Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet);Social Sciences; Library Science; Computers and So-ciety

Target groups

Information scientists, computer scientists, librari-ans, library science researchers

Type of publication

Monograph

Due January 2008

2008. Approx. 440 p. (Information Science and Knowledge Man-

agement, Vol. 14) Hardcover

89,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-75828-0

E. Stefanakis, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece

Geographic Databases and GIS

The author highlights the technological as-pects of GIS. Specifically, it focuses on its databaseand database management system. The method-ologies for modeling and handling geographic da-ta are described while commercial packages arepresented.

Contents

1) Geographic Data and GeographicInformation Systems The nature of geo-graphic data; Information system; GeographicInformatioan Systems; 2) Database Sys-tems Technology Database systems; Database sys-tems design; Advanced database systemsdesign; Data structure and algorithms 3) Geographic Database Systems TechnologyRepresentation of geographic data; Geographic datamodels; Geographic data analysis operations; Com-putational geometry; Spatial data structure; Execut-ing geographic operations; Commercial geographicdatabase systems; Current [..]

Fields of interest

Geoinformation/Cartography; Environmental Com-puting/Environmental Modelling; Math. Applica-tions in Geosciences; Information Systems Applica-tions (incl.Internet); Computer Appl. in Life Sciences

Target groups

Researchers, scientists, libraries, advancedstudents, (Geosciences, Geoinformation/Geo-matics, Information Systems, Cartography, Geogra-phy, Environmental Sciences)

Type of publication

Monograph

Due December 2008


119,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-22491-4

J.E. Stets, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA; J.H. Turner,

University of California, Riverside, CA, USA (Eds.)

Handbook of the Sociology of

Emotions

For almost thirty years, sociologists have increasinglytheorized about and conducted research on humanemotions. Surprisingly, it was not until the 1970sthat the sociology of emotions emerged as a coherentfield of inquiry. What makes this late date surprisingis that it is now obvious that human behavior, inter-action, and organization are driven by emotions. Itwas an immense oversight for emotions to be de-em-phasized in sociological theorizing and research formost of its 175 year history. Since the 1970s, howev-er, the study of emotions has accelerated and is nowat the forefront of sociological analysis. This book isdesigned to bring the reader up to date on the theoryand research traditions that have proliferated in theanalysis of human emotions. Key figures who havecarried the sociology of emotions to its current levelof prominence review their own work and the workof others who have made contributions to a particu-lar approach to the study of emotions. The outcomeis a comprehensive [..]

Features

Emotion is the response a individual has in responseto situations - usually of a social origin (i.e. he insult-ed me so now I am upset) In sociological terms, thisincludes not only the existence of social stimuli thataids in the prediction of emotion states, but also acognitive appraisal of emotion- relevant social pre-conditions and states - meaning that an individualevaluates the social environment and [..]

Contents

Introduction.- Section I: Basic Processes.- The Clas-sification of Emotions.- The Neuroscience of Emo-tions.- Gender and Emotions.- Section II: Theories.-Power and Status and the Power-Status Theory ofEmotions.- Cultural Theory and Emotions.- Ritu-al Theory and Emotions.- Symbolic Interactionism,Inequality, and Emotions.- Affect Control Theory.-Identity Theory and Emotions.- Self-Theory andEmotions.- Emotion-Based Self Theory.- Psychoana-lytic Sociological Theories and Emotion.- Social Ex-change Theory and Emotions.- Emotion in JusticeProcesses.- Expectation States Theory and Emotion.-[..]

Fields of interest

Sociology; Personality & Social Psychology

Target groups

Graduate students in Sociology; sociological re-searchers in Psychological Social Psychology andPsychology

Type of publication

Reference work

Due November 2007

2007. XIII, 657 p. (Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research)

Softcover

62,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-73991-5


D. Swenson, Mount Royal College, Calgary, AB, Canada

Religion and Family Links

Neofunctionalist Reflections

For many, the experience of religion and the familyare organically connected: first exposure to religionoften comes through the family, and, in families thatpractice a religion, it often has a shaping effect ontheir traditions, roles, practices, or structure. The au-thor of this text captures the important relationshipbetween religion and the family with a review of rele-vant literature on the subject, synthesizing it withina theoretical framework. The work begins with an in-troduction to the neofunctionalist theoretical frame-work of the family. This framework is connected toa multidimensional understanding of religion. Witha focus on systems and a holistic interpretation ofreligion, the author uses a systems approach to con-struct a synthesis of the salient literature on the linkbetween religion and the family. Four systems thatare embedded in the Neofunctionalist theoreticalframework are presented: the chronosystem (includ-ing time and history), the organic system (that whichis part of [..]

Features

Brings together research and theory on family andreligion Shows how these two social institutionswork – or don’t work together Author has back-ground in both family studies and religious studies

Contents

Familial Links to the Sacred Neo-Functionalism andReligion.- The Chronosytem: A Social History of Re-ligion and the Family Orientation.- The Organic Sys-tem: Biology, Religion and the Family Orientation.-The Personality System: Religion having an Impacton the Individual and the Individual’s influence onReligion in Familial Settings.- The Social System: Rit-ual and Social Organization.- The Cultural System:Mythology and Ethos.- Conclusions.

Fields of interest

Sociology; Family Relations; Religion

Target groups

Those in the sociology of the family and the sociolo-gy of religion as well as those in religious studies pro-grams

Type of publication

Monograph

Due March 2008


53,90 €

ISBN 978-0-387-75620-2

J.P. Terry, University of the South Pacific, Fiji Islands

Tropical Cyclones

Climatology and Impacts in the South Pacific

This book provides an in-depth anal-ysis of tropical cyclones in the South Pacific,discussing both the characteristics and be-haviors of tropical cyclones, and the impactsthese storms have on island physical geographyand landscape change. The second half ofthe book presents a whole field of important, newinsight. A thorough examination of the links be-tween climate and landscape are analysizedthrough detailed case studies based on 10years of original research showing the im-portance of tropical cyclones for is-land physical environments, by triggering enor-mous responses in e.g. river systems, slope process-es, coastlines, and even island formation and/or de-struction. A focus on the Pacific and the Pacific Is-lands cyclones is vital since a major area forresearch in climate change and climate extremesis located within this region. The South Pa-cific is one of the most important areas andfactors of El Nino. It is the center of [..]

Features

the first book about tropical cyclones in the SouthPacific, one of the main global regions wherecyclones occur brings a whole field of major new in-sight – explains the importance of the islands' phys-ical envrionment in regard to tropicalcyclones and discusses such drasticresponse options as alterations to riversystems, slope processes and coastlines, andeven island [..]

Contents

Part I: Tropical Cyclones.- Chapter 1: Introduction.-Chapter 2: The South Pacific Region.- Chapter 3:Tropical Cyclogenesis.- Chapter 4: Tropical CycloneStructure.- Chapter 5: Tropical Cyclone Character-istics and Behavior.- Chapter 6: Associated Meteo-rological Conditions.- Chapter 7: Climate Change.-Part II: Geomorphic Impacts.- Chapter 8: Island Sen-sitivity to Tropical Cyclones.- Chapter 9: Coastal Ge-omorphology.- Chapter 10: Slope Stability.- Chapter11: River Hydrology and Floods.- Chapter 12: FluvialGeomorphology.- Chapter 13: Conclusions.- Bibliog-raphy.- Appendix.-

Fields of interest

Meteorology/Climatology; Physical Geography; Cli-mate Change; Oceanography; Hydrogeology; Geolo-gy

Target groups

Graduate and advanced undergraduate students inphysical geography; researchers in climate and/or ge-omorphology, policy makers and the insurance in-dustry

Type of publication

Monograph

Due December 2007


76,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-71542-1

M.-H. Tsou, San Diego University, California, USA

Designing Web Map Services and

Network-based Cybercartography

This book provides a comprehensive intro-duction of web map services including online mapdesign principles, theories of cybercartography, var-ious real-world mapping applications, and the relat-ed Web GIS technologies. The goal of this book isto provide a practical learning guide to cartograph-ic graduate students and GIS/Cartographyprofessionals who are interested in developing webmapping applications. Recent developments of net-work-based cybercartography has created a stronginterest and academic research emphasis in the areaof web mapping. This book provides a systematicoverview and step-by-step training modules for GIS/Cartography professionals.

Features

The first comprehensive and coherent learning guidethat provides a systematic overview and step-by-steptraining modules for professionals and students inweb map services. Balanced view between the tech-nology-oriented and skill trainings and the theory -oruented map design emphasis. Suitable forcourse use (senior undergraduate/graduate) for GIS/Cartography

Contents

1. Introduction to Web Mapping Design.- 2. The De-velopment of Network-based Cybercartography.- 3.Getting Started with Web Mapping Tools.- 4. TheDesign Principles of Web Mapping.- 5. The Tech-nologies of Web Mapping.- 6. Evaluation and Main-tenance of Web Map Services.- 7. On-line MappingCase Study.- 8. Mobile Mapping.- 9. Future Direc-tions and Conclusion

Fields of interest

Geoinformation/Cartography; Media Design; Mul-timedia Information Systems; Information SystemsApplications (incl.Internet); Computer Applicationsin Geosciences; Landscape/Regional and MunicipalPlanning

Target groups

Professional cartographers; seniorundergraduate and graduate students in Ge-ography and GIS fields; researchers and lecturers inthese fields

Type of publication

Monograph

Due November 2007

2008. Approx. 300 p. (Advances in Geographic Information Sci-

ence , Vol. 3) Hardcover

129,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-74856-4


J.L. VandeBerg, Southwest National Primate Research Center,

San Antonio, TX, USA; S. Williams-Blangero, Southwest Founda-

tion for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, TX, USA; S.D. Tardif,

Southwest National Primate Research Center, San Antonio, TX,

USA (Eds.)

The Baboon in Biomedical Research

The present volume was written to provide anoverview of many diverse areas of biomedical re-search to which the baboon has made and contin-ues to make important contributions. Each chapterreviews the recent literature on the topic, discusseswork in progress, and presents the authors’ visionof research opportunities and likely future contribu-tions of the baboon model to human medicine. Thebaboon is a relative newcomer to the repertoire ofnonhuman primates used in biomedical research.However, in less than 50 years since its first use inthe U.S. it has become one of the most popular lab-oratory primate species. It is larger than the otherwidely used monkey species, making it advantageousfor many types of experiments and technological de-velopments. It is extraordinarily hardy and highly fe-cund in captivity. It closely resembles humans in avariety of physiological and disease processes, suchas cholesterol metabolism, early stages of atheroscle-rosis, and alcoholic liver disease. Its chromosomes[..]

Features

-First volume since 1965 to provide in depth studyof Baboon in Biomedical Research - Among all pri-mates, baboons are the most widely used as modelsfor the genetics of susceptibility to complex diseasesand they are the first nonhuman primate for whicha framework genetic linkage map was established. Inaddition, the baboon genome is currently being se-quenced, and as a result the utility of this species for[..]

Contents

Preface.- Introduction.- The Development and Sta-tus of the Baboon Genetic Linkage Map.- The Studyof Captive Baboon Behavior.- Microbiology of Cap-tive Baboons.- Spontaneous Pathology of Baboons.-Growth and Development of Baboons.- Reproduc-tive Biology of Baboons.- Baboon Model for En-dometriosis.- The Baboon in Embryology and Ter-atology Research .- Baboon Models for NeonatalLung Disease.- The Baboon Model for Dental De-velopment.- Baboon Model for Dyslipidemia andAtherosclerosis.- Baboon Model for the Study of Nu-tritional Influences on Pregnancy.- Baboon Modelfor Infant Nutrition.- [..]

Fields of interest

Anthropology; Zoology

Target groups

Researchers, Scientists, Professionals, and Graduatestudents in the fields of Primatology, Physical An-thropology, Zoology and Animal Behavior

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due July 2008

2008. (Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects)

Hardcover

99,35 €

ISBN 978-0-387-75990-6

I.N. Vogiatzakis, University of Reading, UK; G. Pungetti, University

of Reading, UK; A.M. Mannion, University of Reading, UK (Eds.)

Mediterranean Island Landscapes

Natural and Cultural Approaches

Mediterranean islands exhibit many similarities intheir biotic ecological, physical and environmentalcharacteristics. There are also many differences interms of their human colonization and current an-thropogenic pressures. This book addresses in threesections these characteristics and examines the majorenvironmental changes that the islands experiencedduring the Quaternary period. The first section pro-vides details on natural and cultural factors whichhave shaped island landscapes. It describes the en-vironmental and cultural changes of the Holoceneand their effects on biota, as well as on the currenthuman pressures that are now threats to the sustain-ability of the island communities. The second sec-tion focuses on the landscapes of the largest islandsnamely Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Cyprus, Crete, Mal-ta and the Balearics. Each island chapter includes aspecial topic reflecting a particular characteristic ofthe island. Part three presents strategies for action to-wards sustainability in [..]

Features

Only book dealing with Mediterranean island land-scapes Written by Mediterranean islands experts,thus offering first hand knowledge of theory andpractice Multidisciplinary effort that encompassesan holistic natural and cultural approach Incorpora-tion of the socio-political components of landscapedynamics Bibliographies to provide general and spe-cialised further reading Up to date information on[..]

Contents

About the contributors. Preface. Acknowledge-ments. Section I: Nature and culture in Mediter-ranean islands. 1. Introduction to Mediterranean is-land landscapes.- 2. Tertiary-quaternary envi-ronmental history of the Mediterranean basin.-&nb-sp;3. Holocene history of Mediterranean islands. 4.Mediterranean islands: Biogeography and landscapeecology.- 5. Cultural landscapes of Mediter-ranean islands.- 6. Political landscapes of Mediter-ranean islands.- Section II: Mediterranean islandlandscapes. 7. Sicily.- 8. Sardinia.- 9. Cyprus.-&nb-sp;10. Corsica.- 11. Crete.- 12. Balearic [..]

Fields of interest

Landscape Ecology; Geography; Environment, gen-eral; Cultural Heritage; Nature Conservation

Target groups

Undergraduate and postgraduate students inMediterranean, Europe and other island regions par-ticularly of mediterranean-type climate (i.e. Chile,California, South Africa, Southwest Australia), re-searchers and university lecturers in ecology, biolo-gy, nature conservation, geography, planning, poli-cymakers, as well as naturalists, ecotourists and thewider public visiting these popular holiday destina-tions

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due October 2007

2007. Approx. 300 p. (Landscape Series, Vol. 9) Hardcover

125,00 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-5063-3


J. Välimaa, University of Jyväskylä, Finland; O.-H. Ylijoki, Universi-

ty of Tampere, Finland (Eds.)

Cultural Perspectives on Higher

Education

This book analyses higher education from culturalperspectives and also to reflect on the uses of intel-lectual devices developed in the cultural studies ofhigher education over the last decades. The first partof the book presents fresh perspectives to integratecultural studies in higher education with wider soci-etal processes. Professor William G. Tierney speaksabout trust and culture in higher education, where-as Professor Imanol Ordorika opens a political per-spective to higher education institutions. The secondpart of the book studies the internal life of higher ed-ucation. Relying on a variety of cultural perspectives,the chapters explore the actual day-to-day practicestaking place in higher education, ranging from stu-dent socialisation, student consumerism, tensions incombining academic and market-oriented targets inknowledge production to the formation of academicidentities in different disciplinary and organisationalcultures. The focus in the third part of the book is touse cultural [..]

Features

State of the art in cultural studies on higher educa-tion A good variety of different approaches to studyculture in higher education Innovatives studies

Contents

From the contents Introduction to the Book and itsContents.- Part I Culture, Society and Higher Edu-cation.- Part II Academic Practices and Identities.-Part III Higher Education Institutions and Reformsin Cultural Frameworks.- Subject Index.- Contribu-tors.

Fields of interest

Social Sciences; Humanities, general; Higher Educa-tion

Target groups

Higher education researchers, including the CHERmembership; academics studying cultural issuesin social sciences, education and humanities; poli-cy-makers in the field of higher education; institu-tional leaders and managers

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due December 2007


89,95 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-6603-0

U. Walter, Medizinische Universität Hannover; B. Neumann, Nova

Scotia Advisory Council, Halifax, Canada (Eds.)

Gender in Prevention and Health

Promotion

Policy – Reserach – Practice

Over the past years, governments have committedthemselves to including gender issues in policy-mak-ing, with a view to advancing women’s equality. Atthe same time, there is increasing recognition thatthe systematic consideration of gender is essential tohigh quality health and social programs. This bookwill bridge the gaps between the players in research,politics and policy. It will present models of bestpractice from different countries linking differentfields. The main questions are: How can gender anddiversity analysis be made necessary and practical inprevention and health promotion? What strategiesare effective in fostering gender mainstreaming andpreventing gender bias? And how can they be imple-mented in politics, research, education and practice?The challenge of this book is to combine the verydifferent ways of generating and using "knowledge"from this discipline with the focus on the shared goalof enhancing prevention and health promotion un-der the gender perspective.

Features

Practical approach to gender issues in preventionand health promotion Including political issues andperspectives Written by leading experts on the fieldof health sciences and politics

Contents

From the contents: Overview: Gender issues in pre-vention and health promotion.- Gender inclusion inhealth promotion: political perspectives: Women inhealth promotion – A Canadian Perspective; Genderin (Austrian) Politics and Administration; Includinggender in health policy in Canada; Political perspec-tives on Gender in Germany; Political perspectiveson Gender in Great Britain.- Strategies linking poli-cy, research and practice: Bias free research – impacton policy advisers and decision makers; Linking pol-icy and research with gender and health promotionthrough NGOs; Working with [..]

Fields of interest

Health Care Administration; Political Science;Medicine, general; Social Sciences; Health Promo-tion and Disease Prevention

Target groups

Researchers and students in the field of PublicHealth, Medicine, Health-Promotion and preventionas well as politicians

Type of publication

Monograph

Due April 2008


79,95 €

ISBN 978-3-211-35717-0

X. Wang, University of Cincinnati, OH, USA; R.v. Hofe, University

of Cincinnati, OH, USA

Research Methods in Urban and

Regional Planning

Part of the new Tsinghua University Texts series,this book provides an up-to-date introduction to thefundamental methods related to planning and hu-man services delivery. These methods aid plannersin answering the following crucial questions abouthuman activities within a given community: "Whoare they?" (demographic analysis); "What do theydo?" (economic analysis); "Where do these activitiesoccur?" (land use analysis), and "How are human ac-tivities connected spatially?" (transportation analy-sis). This book brings these four pillars of planningmethods together in an introductory text targeted to-wards senior level undergraduate and graduate stu-dents. Planning professionals will also find this bookan invaluable reference.

Features

Theoretical background for different research meth-ods Use of Geographic Information System Integrat-ed approach to planning analyses

Contents

Introduction: Planning Research Methods.- Dataand Data Presentation.- Demographic Analysis.- Un-derstanding Your Regional Economy -The Econom-ic Base Theory.- Input-Output Analysis for PlanningPurposes.- Land Use Analysis.- Transportation Anal-ysis.- Synopsis -An Integrated Analysis.

Fields of interest

Landscape/Regional and Municipal Planning

Target groups

Graduate students, advanced undergraduate stu-dents, and planning professionals

Type of publication

Monograph

Due October 2007

Distribution rights for China: Tsinghua University Press

Jointly published with Tsinghua University Press

2008. 447 p. 300 illus. Hardcover

134,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-49657-1


G.W. Weber, Universität Wien; F.L. Bookstein, Universität Wien

Virtual Anthropology

A guide to a new interdisciplinary field

This first textbook for "Virtual Anthropology", a newbranch of science that combines elements from suchdifferent fields as anthropology, radiology, foren-sics, mathematics, and computer science, is intend-ed to be used by all kinds of students from biologi-cal to medical and technical fields as well as by teach-ers, journalists, and interested laymen. The contentsspans from an introduction into the discipline overmedical imaging and digitising techniques, the anal-ysis and reconstruction of morphology based on spa-tial geometry of biological objects, to many exam-ples of real applications and future perspectives forresearchers. Readers are not stressed with a flood oftechnical details but rather introduced step by stepinto the methods of operation to particularly under-stand their relevance for research and society. Read-ers are likewise encouraged to have a go on theirown using the enclosed DVD that contains instruc-tive exercises, answers, links to free software, and 2D& 3D data to make the [..]

Features

new and unique textbook to a new branch of scienceinterdisciplinary approach DVD with instructive ex-ercises

Fields of interest

Anthropology; Evolutionary Biology; Computer Ap-pl. in Life Sciences; Archaeology; Life Sciences, gen-eral; Applications of Mathematics

Target groups

Students form biological, medical and technicalfields, Teachers, Journalists, Interested Laymen

Type of publication

Atlas

Due December 2007

2008. Approx. 250 p. 250 illus., 100 in color. Hardcover

49,90 €

ISBN 978-3-211-48647-4

J.L. Wescoat Jr., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL,

USA; D.M. Johnston, Iowa State University, IA, USA (Eds.)

Political Economies of Landscape

Change

Places of Integrative Power

"Places of Power: Political Economies of LandscapeChange" asks how politics and economics trans-form the landscapes we inhabit. This volume ex-plores the connections between political economyand landscape change through a series of conceptu-al essays and case studies. In so doing, it speaks toa broad readership of landscape architects, geogra-phers, and related fields of social and environmentalresearch. The book consists of an introductory essaywith nine chapters commissioned from leading ge-ographers, landscape architects, political scientists,and economists, and a concluding essay on implica-tions for future landscape inquiry and design. Thebook is organized in three major sections. Part one,titled Landscapes of Struggle, Possibility, and Pros-perity, includes a chapter on new axioms for read-ing the landscape followed by two chapters that readprocesses of economic development and distress inmountain landscapes of the U.S. and South America.Part Two on Political and Economic Driving Forcesof [..]

Features

Examines political economy and landscape changein ways that build upon but go beyond research onthe political economy of environmental change Con-nects social research on landscape change with cre-ative processes of landscape design "Places of Pow-er" encompasses a wide range of approaches fromapplied welfare economics to institutional and radi-cal approaches. It strives to outline the "range of in-quiry" [..]

Contents

From the contents Preface and Acknowledg-ments.-Introduction: Three Faces of Power in Land-scape Change: James L Wescoat Jr.- Part I. Land-scapes of Struggle, Possibility, and Prosperity: 1: NewAxioms for Reading the Landscape: Paying Atten-tion to Political Economy and Social Justice: DonMitchell.- 2: Landscapes of Possibility? Livelihoodand Intervention in the Production of Andean Land-scape: Anthony J. Bebbington.- 3. Moving to theMountains: Amenity Migration in the Sierra andSouthern Appalachian Mountains: Kurt Culbertsonet al.- Part II. Political and Economic Driving Forcesof [..]

Fields of interest

Human Geography; Landscape/Regional and Munic-ipal Planning; Landscape Architecture; Urbanism;Environmental Management

Target groups

Scholars and graduate students in environmentalstudies, human and environmental geographers,landscape architectures and urban and regional plan-ners

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due January 2008

2008. Approx. 225 p. (GeoJournal Library, Vol. 89) Hardcover

89,95 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-5848-6


R. Whitley, University of Manchester, UK; J. Gläser, The Australian

National University, Australia (Eds.)

The Changing Governance of the

Sciences

The Advent of Research Evaluation Systems

The establishment of national systems of retrospec-tive research evaluations is one of the most signifi-cant of recent changes in the governance of science.In many countries, state attempts to manage publicscience systems and improve their quality have trig-gered the institutionalisation of such systems, whichvary greatly in their methods of assessing researchperformance, and consequences for universities. Thecontributions to this volume discuss, inter alia, thebirth and development of research evaluation sys-tems as well as the reasons for their absence in theUnited States, the responses by universities and aca-demics to these new governance regimes, and theirconsequences for the production of scientific knowl-edge. By integrating new theoretical approaches withcountry studies and studies of general phenomenasuch as university rankings and bibliometric evalua-tions, the book shows how these novel state steeringmechanisms are changing the organisation of scien-tific knowledge production and [..]

Features

Systematic approach to the analysis of national sys-tems of ex post research evaluation; Comparativecountry studies; Foci on both institutionalisationprocesses and impacts on knowledge production

Contents

Preface Introduction Changing Governance of thePublic Sciences: The consequences of establishingdiverse research evaluation systems -Richard Whit-ley Universities as Strategic Actors: State delega-tion and changing patterns of evaluation The Visi-ble Hand versus the Invisible Hand: The Allocationof Research Resources in Swedish Universities- LarsEngwall and Thorsten Nybom Prospective and Ret-rospective Evaluation Systems in Context: Insightsfrom Japan -Robert Kneller Elite through Rankings –The Emergence of the Enterprising University -PeterWeingart and Sabine Maasen The [..]

Fields of interest


Target groups

Scholars engaged in higher education research, sci-ence policy studies, and the sociology of science;Policy makers and analysts from science policy andhigher education policy; university managers and se-nior scientists.

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due November 2007

2008. Approx. 300 p. (Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook, Vol.

26) Hardcover

120,00 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-6745-7

T.-C. Wong, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; B.

Yuen, National University of Singapore, Singapore; C. Goldblum,

University of Paris, France (Eds.)

Spatial Planning for a Sustainable

Singapore

The book is intended to be a landmark publication toshowcase Singapore academics’ and practising plan-ners’ work and thinking in the globalisation age. Thebook takes a reflective approach in reviewing the di-rection, impact and significance of sustainable devel-opment in Singapore planning and the future chal-lenges facing the city-state looked upon by many de-veloping countries as a ‘model’. The book analysesand provides an insight to Singapore’s planning sys-tem and practices associated with sustainable devel-opment. It contributes and produces an impact onurban planning literature in a renewed perspectiveabout Singapore that reflects the reality and needto address sustainability in the triangular relation-ship of economic, environmental and social develop-ments.

Contents

Introduction.- Planning the World Metropolis at Is-land-City Scale: Urban Innovation as a Constraintand Tool in Global Change.- Nature and Environ-mental Sustainability: A Study of Singapore Experi-ence.- Remaking of Singapore’s Chinatown in Searchof a More Sustainable Development.- Singapore’sNature: Past, Present and Future.- Above the Tide-line: Sustainable Waterfront Planning Practices inSingapore.- Sustainable City Centre Development:The Singapore City Centre in the Context of Sustain-able Development.- Singapore’s Urban Transport:Sustainability by Design or Necessity?.- [..]

Fields of interest

Landscape/Regional and Municipal Planning; Ur-banism; Nature Conservation; Cities, Countries, Re-gions

Target groups

University libraries, students and government agen-cies with an interest in understanding the rationaleof policy formation, planning system and its imple-mentation in Singapore

Type of publication

Monograph

Due March 2008


89,95 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-6541-5

C. Yang, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA; D.W.S. Wong,

George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA; M. Kafatos, George

Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA

Network GIS

The first GIS book on how to prototype and devel-op Network GIS, this book suppliesreaders with both the principles behind, and hands-on experiences with, how to design and im-plement Network GIS. To meet this goal, this bookis organized in four parts: 1) Introduction gives anoverview of Network GIS, 2) Fundamental Knowl-edge provides basic network developing knowledge,3) Inside-Out deals with the details of how to builda Network GIS, and 4) Advanced Topics introducesadvanced techniques as well as research frontiers. Ifyou are a GISer, software developer, graduate/under-graduate in GIS/Information System, this book is foryou.

Fields of interest

Geoinformation/Cartography; Computer Applica-tions in Geosciences; Environmental Computing/En-vironmental Modelling; Geography; Math. Applica-tions in Geosciences

Target groups

Institutes, libraries, researchers, scientists, graduatestudents

Type of publication

Monograph

Due April 2008


99,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-36768-0


W. Zech, G. Hintermaier-Erhard

Soils of the World

This book describes and comprehensively illus-trates all earth soils in accordance with the prevailingworldwide WRB classification. However, it goes farbeyond description and definition, by presenting thesoils in the context of the natural habitats in whichthey occur. The book is structured in line with eco-logical zones. Initially their location, the climate andthe vegetation as well as the factors influencing theconstitution of the soil are briefly presented. All soilsrepresentative of the corresponding ecological zoneare then defined and described in detail: DefinitionDiagnostic features Physical, chemical and biologicalcharacteristics Occurrence and distribution Use andendangering Processes influencing soil formationDistribution maps Diagrams showing profile charac-teristics and soil formation processes Photographs ofsoil profiles Photographs of soil-scapes and Soil cate-nas All these factors contribute to producing an im-pression of their characteristics as well [..]

Features

In accordance with the worldwide WRB Classifi-cation (World Reference Base for Soil Resources)Presents soil in the context of the natural habitatStructured in line with ecological zones

Contents

Preface.- Abbreviations, Acronyms.- Polar and Sub-polar Zone.- Boreal Zone.- Humid Middle Lati-tudes.- Arid Middle Latitudes.- Winter Moist Sub-tropics.- Arid Tropics and Subtropics.- Wet-DryTropics.- Moist Subtropics.- Wet Tropics.- Moun-tain Regions.- Ubiquitous Soils.- Appendix.- Refer-ences

Fields of interest

Physical Geography; Applied Geosciences; Soil Sci-ence & Conservation

Target groups

Scientists, researchers, graduate students, profession-als in Soil Science, Geography, Geology, Biology,Ecology, Environmental Sciences

Type of publication

Reference work

Due August 2008

Original German edition published by Spektrum Akademischer

Verlag GmbH Heidelberg, 2002


79,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-30460-9

Y. Zeng, Duke University Durham, NC, USA; Peking University,

Beijing, China; D.L. Poston, Jr., Texas A&M University, College Sta-

tion, TX, USA; D. Ashbaugh Vlosky, Louisiana State University,

Baton Rouge, LA, USA; D. Gu, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA

(Eds.)

Healthy Longevity in China

Demographic, Socioeconomic, and Psychological Dimensions

China is aging at an extraordinary speed and hasthe largest quantity of elderly persons in the world.Scholars utilize this unprecedented living experienceof human being and the unique Chinese Longitudi-nal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS) datasets withthe aim to answer in this volume the following ques-tions critical to the aging population world wide. Isthe period of disability compressing or expandingwith increasing life expectancy and what factors areassociated with these trends in the recent decades? Isit possible to realize morbidity compression with aprolongation of the life span in the future? The firstsection of the book presents the CLHLS project’sstudy design, sample distribution, contents of da-ta collected, and assessments of age reporting anddata quality. The remaining chapters are groupedinto sections dealing with the demographic, social,economic, familial and psychological dimensions ofhealthy longevity. This volume contributes to the de-velopment of scientific knowledge [..]

Features

Deals with the determinants of healthy longevity inChina, the most populous country with the largestelderly population in the world Written by distin-guished experts in the field of healthy aging/ longevi-ty addressing strategically important issues of “livinglonger and healthier”

Contents

From the contents Preface: James W. Vaupel. Ac-knowledgement.- Introduction: Aging and AgedDependency in China: Dudley L. Poston, Jr. andZeng Yi.- Part I: CLHLS and Its Data Quality Assess-ment: Dudley L. Poston, Jr.- Part II: The Effects ofDemographic and Socioeconomic Factors: DananGu.- Part III: Living Arrangements and Elderly Care:Zeng Yi.- Part IV: Subjective Wellbeing and Disabili-ty: Denese Ashbaugh Vlosky.

Fields of interest

Aging; Geriatrics/Gerontology; Demography; Sociol-ogy

Target groups

Gerontologists, public health researchers and policymakers, demographers, sociologists

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due January 2008

2008. Approx. 350 p. (The Springer Series on Demographic Meth-

ods and Population Analysis, Vol. 20) Hardcover

134,95 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-6751-8

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