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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “nicholas wise”
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  • The Mediating Power of Sport

    Global Challenges and Sport Culture in China

    Edited by Enqing Tian, Nicholas Wise ...
    Series Book 21 - Research in the Sociology of Sport
    Given China’s investment in sport, success in international competitions and recent hosting of high-profile events, there is no doubt the country is a rising power in the realm of global sports. Encouraging readers in other international settings to consider this topic from their own cultural contexts, this collection addresses the question of why China has so tightly embraced modern sport. How ... Read more

    $108.29 USD

  • Tourism, Cultural Heritage and Urban Regeneration

    Changing Spaces in Historical Places

    Edited by Nicholas Wise, Takamitsu Jimura ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Urban regeneration is often regarded as the process of renewal or redevelopment of spaces and places. There is a need to look at tourism and urban regeneration with a particular focus on cultural heritage. Cultural heritage consists of tangible heritage (such as historic buildings) and intangible heritage (such as events). The wider need and impact for such work is that places plan for change to ... Read more

    $161.09 USD

  • Rugby in Global Perspective

    Playing on the Periphery

    Edited by John Harris, Nicholas Wise ...
    Series series Routledge Focus on Sport, Culture and Society
    This book critically examines how rugby union has developed in recent years, in nations on the periphery of the sport. Focusing on people and places on the fringes, it examines contemporary issues and challenges within the global game.Such a collection is timely, as the sport’s governing body seeks to expand influence and participation beyond the eight core nations, with the 2019 Rugby World Cup ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Events, Places and Societies

    Edited by Nicholas Wise, John Harris ...
    Events can be synonymous with a particular place, helping shape and promote a location. Given the rise of the global events industry, this book uncovers how events impact upon places and societies, looking at a range of different events and geographical scales. Geographers are concerned with how notions of space and place impact people, communities and identity, and events have played a central ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Human Geography and Professional Mobility

    International Experiences, Critical Reflections, Practical Insights

    Edited by Nicholas Wise, Weronika Kusek ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Human Geography
    This book explores an innovative set of critical narratives, accounts and engagements by different authors about their professional mobility and how that relates to the discipline and their life experiences.Human Geography and Professional Mobility seeks to encourage, influence, and help students understand geographic concepts based on critical reflections, international experiences, and practical ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • International Sports Volunteering

    Edited by Angela M. Benson, Nicholas Wise ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
    Sport volunteering is becoming an increasingly popular motive for international travel. Many tourism organisations now advertise sport volunteering projects, with colleges and universities also offering students the opportunity to participate in similar projects abroad. This is the first book to bring together diverse and interdisciplinary insights into the development of the contemporary sport ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Urban Transformations

    Geographies of Renewal and Creative Change

    Edited by Nicholas Wise, Julie Clark ...
    Series series Regions and Cities
    Economic restructuring and demographic change have in recent years placed much strain on urban areas with the effects falling disproportionately on neighbourhoods that were previously underpinned by industry and manufacturing. This has presented policy makers and city planners with a binary choice: to resist change and stagnate or to change and attempt to keep up with the pace of global demand. ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Urban Renewal, Community and Participation

    Theory, Policy and Practice

    Edited by Julie Clark, Nicholas Wise ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This edited collection investigates the human dimension of urban renewal, using a range of case studies from Africa, Asia, Europe, India and North America, to explore how the conception and delivery of regeneration initiatives can strengthen or undermine local communities.Ultimately aiming to understand how urban residents can successfully influence or manage change in their own communities, ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Sport, Events, Tourism and Regeneration

    Edited by Nicholas Wise, John Harris ...
    Series series Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility
    Investments in sport, events and tourism in cities and wider regions are part of nascent regeneration strategies linked to transitioning economic bases and place images. While it is important to consider physical regeneration, there is a range of subsequent benefits and opportunities brought about through regeneration that considers social impacts, communities and how investments and developments ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

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    by Christiane Harzig, Dirk Hoerder ...
    Series series What is History?
    The study of migration is and always has been an interdisciplinary field of study, vast and vibrant in nature. This short introduction to the field, written by leading historians of migration for student readers, offers an acute analysis of key issues across several disciplines. It takes in its scope an overview of migrations through history, how classic theories have interpreted such movements, ... Read more

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  • The New Rich in China

    Future rulers, present lives

    Edited by David Goodman ...
    Three decades of reform since 1978 in the People’s Republic of China have resulted in the emergence of new social groups which have included new occupations and professions generated as the economy has opened up and developed and, most spectacularly given the legacy of state socialism, the identification of those who are regarded as wealthy. However, although China’s new rich are certainly a ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • The New Economy of the Inner City

    Restructuring, Regeneration and Dislocation in the 21st Century Metropolis

    by Thomas A. Hutton ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Economic Geography
    Following the restructuring process which swept away the traditional manufacturing economy of the inner city 25 years ago, new industries are transforming these former post-industrial landscapes. These creative, technology-intensive industries include Internet services, computer graphics and imaging, and video game production. The development dynamics of these new sectors are volatile in ... Read more

    $42.99 USD