The World Water Issues -- Fifty years of water policies, 1960-2010 -- The National Water Balance -- The holistic water balance: Blue Water, Green Water and Virtual Water -- Managing water demand and unconventional resources -- Water Security in Tunisia: debated issues -- Conclusion -- References.This book shows how the change of water paradigm has become urgent, and provides evidence for new po…
Part I: Introduction to the Geomorphological Landscapes and Landforms of Georgia -- Chapter 1. Long Term Geomorphological History of Georgia -- Chapter 2. Climate, hydrography and soils of Georgia -- Part II: Landscape Types of Georgia -- Chapter 3. Coastal (Abrasive) Landscape of Georgia -- Chapter 4. Karst Landscape of Georgia -- Chapter 5. Nival-Glacier Landscape of Georgia -- Chapter 6. Urb…
Chapter 1. Introduction to Landscapes and Landforms of Turkey -- Chapter 2. The Physical Geography of Turkey: An Outline -- Chapter 3. The Tectonic Control on the Geomorphological Landscapes of Turkey -- Chapter 4. The Geomorphological Regions of Turkey -- Chapter 5. Karstic Landscapes and Landforms in Turkey -- Chapter 6. Gypsum Karst Landscape in the Sivas Basin -- Chapter 7. The Antalya Tufa…
Adaptation Journey -- Measuring Status of Climate Change Adaptation: An Assessment Framework -- Regional Overview -- Status of Climate Change Adaptation in Central Asia Region -- Status of Climate Change Adaptation in Northeast Asia Region -- Status of Climate Change Adaptation in the Pacific -- Status of Climate Change Adaptation in South Asia Region -- Status of Climate Change Adaptation in S…
Chapter 1. Introduction (C. Chapain) -- Part 1. Interplay between sectoral and spatial dynamics of the creative industries -- Chapter 2. Specialisation as a driver of the development dynamics of creative cities and city regions (Krzysztof Stachowiak) -- Chapter 3. From global to local creative dynamics: the location patterns of art galleries (Jeremie Molho) -- Chapter 4. Innovation dynamic in t…
This book explores how to tackle the challenges of urbanization through international lessons in sustainable development and smart growth strategies. As readers will discover, smart growth offers an approach to urbanization with the aim to: improve the efficiency of land use, protect the natural and cultural environment, promote economic prosperity and improve the quality of life. Authors addre…