The contributors to this volume address global, regional, and local landscapes, cosmopolitan and indigenous cultures, and human and more-than-human ecology as they work to reveal place-specific tensional dynamics. This unusual book, which covers a wide-ranging array of topics, coheres into a work that will be a valuable reference for scholars of geography and the philosophy of place.

Looking at representations of the Irish landscape in contemporary literature and the arts, this volume discusses the economic, political and environmental issues associated with it, questioning the myths behind Ireland's landscape, from the first Greek descriptions to present day post Celtic-Tiger architecture.

"The concept of cultural landscape has become significant in social and political decision making, in environmental management and preservation and in diverse academic disciplines. This book reflects on the philosophical presuppositions underlying discussions about landscapes which lie in the space between natural and built environments. With their focus on ethical and aesthetic considerations regarding the cultural landscape, the topics here address, in particular, the qualitative aspects of approaches to the environment."--BOOK JACKET.

Meet the Brady family. They're brilliant, brooding and barreling into relationships whether they like it or not. The Brady family is deeply involved in each other's business, and that business is engineering. Not romance. And yet...romance seems to have come for the Brady family and they are definitely not ready. If you love messy family dynamics, unforgettable characters, and sizzling chemistry, you'll devour these sexy, hilarious full-length novels, all in one convenient package. Foundation: A Grouchy Geek Romance Zack Brady doesn’t do relationships. He does calculations, and Nicole Kennedy is a problem he can't seem to solve. Suspension: An Opposites Attract Romance Liam Brady has no chill. He’s a guy who irons his underwear and checks people’s math for a living. When his family business hires a creative writer for a marketing project, he is not prepared to spend time with a woman who keeps candy in her pockets and always asks people uncomfortable questions. Inspection: A Silver Fox Romance He closed off his heart when he lost his wife. She is trying to start fresh. Can they rekindle an old flame? Vibration: An Accidental Roommates Romance Irresponsible. Impulsive. Reckless. Cal Brady has heard it all from his family and he's getting a little sick of it, so he answers an online ad for a roommate and moves in with a dude named Logan. Only...Logan isn't a dude at all. Current: A Secret Baby Romance What happens when you realize your new mailman is your hot one-night stand…and the father of your baby? Restoration: A Silver Fox Redemption Romance Is it ever too late for love?

Through out the current period of educational change, Geography education has also changed. The innovations may be the starting point to affect conceptual change and paradigm shifts. Geography education assimilates and integrates knowledge, skills and scientific methodologies. The ten articles in this book illuminate a wide range of topics of interest to Geography education. In their article, Skarstein and Wolff discuss how the interplay between the environment, society and economy pillars of sustainability thinking play out on scales of time, space and multitude and how geography teachers can support the students’ understanding of sustainability. Yli-Panula et al. analysed used teaching and learning methods to find out good ones for promoting sustainability in geography. The same idea can be found in Duffin's and Perry’s article on Place-Based Ecology Education. In their article, Dür and Keller discuss the topics of quality of life, sustainability and global justice based on the goals of Education for Sustainable Development. Evaluation is an important part of learning. It is reviewed by Schauss and Sprenger regarding climate change education. The following two articles deal with students' views of landscapes worth conserving. In both studies, students expressed concern about the state of the environment. Yli-Panula et al. found that the Mexican students seldom considered their own activities in relation to the environment while Yli-Panula et al. stated that only some of the Finnish and Swedish students act as observers while others actively care for their environment. The remaining three articles deal with teaching methods and models. Benninghaus et al. present a benchmark method, which allows statements about the quality of the maps/diagrams in general. Álvarez-Otero and De Lázaro y Torres, on the other hand, describe their Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge model. Kopnina and Saari discusses student assignments reflecting on the documentary film through critical pedagogy and ecopedagogy.

This collection explores the various forms of narrative, semiotic, and technological mediation that shape the experience of place. Gary Backhaus and John Murungi have assembled a wide array of scholars who give a unique perspective on the phenomenology of place.