{"product_id":"9783031407468","title":"Key Challenges in Geography: Supporting the SDGs in the post-COVID era","description":"\u003ch1\u003eKey Challenges in Geography: Supporting the SDGs in the post-COVID era\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eKlonari, Aikaterini; De Lázaro y Torres, Maria Luisa; Kizos, Athanasios\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeography is a discipline with a profound interdisciplinary character focusing on studying the complex interactions between nature and society. Geography can advance the level of knowledge and awareness and provide important contributions to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. This book explores some of these issues, while also disseminating and supporting the efforts of geographers worldwide to promote the implementation of the SDGs. It offers local and global perspectives to a variety of topics covered by the SDGs, such as: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHow      do different actors such as universities, companies and education actors      respond to Sustainable   Development Goals, especially during      the complex context of the COVID pandemic?\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eWhat      is the role of novel spatial technologies and open\/big data in achieving      SDGs and how can Geography assist?    \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHow      are new eco-social challenges positioned in a post-pandemic global change?\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eWhat      are novel educational contexts and resources that can be used to transform      society toward sustainability of socioecological systems?\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eWhat      conceptual frameworks and strategies can contribute to the construction of      societies based on human welfare and the care of nature? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is focused on innovative sustainability-oriented geographical research on the above (and more) topics that explore the diverse social, environmental, economic and cultural contexts at various spatial scales. It also includes chapters that report on geographical education initiatives in schools and universities, the implication of geographers in community-based learning and increasing community's awareness in terms of environment, climate change and sustainable development as well as chapters that make use of geospatial technologies (e.g., remote sensing, GIS, etc.) both in geographical research and education forsustainable development are particularly relevant for the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2023-10-02\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783031407468\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-031-40747-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 325\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44522854580364,"sku":"9783031407468","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031407468.jpg?v=1776010641","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783031407468","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}