Urban Communication

ISSN: 2153-1404

Cities are inherently places of communication, meeting spaces for interaction and/or observation. The nature of any communication venue is altered by social and technological circumstances and the urban environment is altered, in turn, by changes in communication patterns. We need to understand relationships among these significant forces – communication, technology, and the urban, suburban, rural environment – as they shape each other. Communication systems and urban social systems can be examined at multiple levels as scholars and planners examine interaction in public spaces, neighborhood communication patterns, and urban systems of transport. The focus of this series is on social relationships in a swiftly changing communication environment. Media coverage of urban issues, conflict resolution and contested urban space, visual communication, rhetorical dimensions of urban life, film and the city, journalism, the ethnic press, local media and public policy are just some areas of relevance. Volumes in this series provide a forum to explore and discuss the challenges created by the intersection of communication and urban life, focusing on what communication scholarship has to offer for enhanced understanding of cities and for the development of a public policy that takes into account communication needs and practices.

14 publications

Multimedia Marketing & Kommunikation

Die Reihe “Multimedia Marketing & Kommunikation“ bietet eine Plattform für Beiträge, die innovativ orientierte Themen aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven diskutieren. Ein Fokus liegt auf der Auseinandersetzung mit technisch-/technologischen Entwicklungen einzelner Medienformen, der Bewertung von Integrationsmöglichkeiten in neue Anwendungsfelder, der theoretischen und empirischen Untersuchung multimedialer Marketingkonzepte sowie der Diskussion medienpolitischer Fragestellungen.

3 publications

Urban Girls

ISSN: 2470-122X

With more attention being directed toward adolescent girls' and young women’s educational development and human rights across the globe, urban girls as an educationally and politically disenfranchised group are becoming more of the primary focus of educational, sociological, and psychological research and discourse. There is a need for theory, inquiry, and praxis that considers the dynamics of the interactions of race, class, gender, age, and spatial location on　youth education and overall socio-emotional development. The social and cultural context of where students learn, play, and work significantly shape youth's identities and agency. Similarly, gender plays an important role on students’ academic and social development. The Urban Girls series brings scholarly attention to the unique, yet diverse, cultural experiences and identities of adolescent girls and young women being socialized in urban contexts. Authors explore and theorize how young women's racialized and gendered experiences in their families, communities, and schools and larger social contexts foster agency, resilience, and resistance. Proposals for this series can be emailed to Series Editor Venus Evans-Winters at vevansw@ilstu.edu.

4 publications

Stadtentwicklung. Urban Development

ISSN: 2366-0708

Urban development is a key to designing the socio-spatial future of human societies. The book series pursues an interdisciplinary approach towards a wide array of public tasks: from urban design to the supply of local facilities and infrastructure, urban governance and the relationship between state and non-state actors. Urban development is also the arena in which visions about community life and its practical implementation meet. The series focuses on representing overarching topics. While the number of publications on special issues grows exponentially, they often seem to lack contextualization. It is the purpose of this series to close that gap. Besides a specifically German viewpoint, its publications bring international research results into play. The series was earlier published under: Beiträge zur kommunalen und regionalen Planung. Stadtentwicklung ist ein Schlüsselbereich für die Zukunftsgestaltung menschlicher Gesellschaften. Die Buchreihe möchte den Blick aus interdisziplinären Perspektiven auf ein breites Feld öffentlicher Aufgaben richten: vom Städtebau über technische und soziale Infrastrukturen bis zur politischen Steuerung eines Gemeinwesens durch Institutionen und Initiativen. Hier vereinen sich Visionen über das Zusammenleben mit praktischen Fragen seiner Ausgestaltung. Die Sammelbände und Monografien der Reihe sollen jährlich übergreifende Themen in den Mittelpunkt stellen und so zu Überblickswerken werden, die eine Vielzahl von Untersuchungen zu Einzelsachverhalten bündeln. Die Reihe rückt neben den Sichten auf die Stadtentwicklung aus deutscher Forschung auch internationale Erkenntnisse in das Blickfeld. Diese Reihe wurde bisher unter dem Titel Beiträge zur kommunalen und regionalen Planung geführt.

5 publications

Non-Prolifération et Sécurité / Non-Proliferation and Security

The aim of this book series is to study the various aspects of risk linked to human activities. Scientific and technological development is changing our society fundamentally and the concept of risk is crucial for the analysis of the ongoing social transformation process. Progress in genetic engineering and the use of military technology by civilians, for instance, raise questions concerning ethical, political, environmental and public-health issues. This series, therefore, opts for a multidisciplinary approach to the problem of risk, which involves the scientific community as much as the political world and civil society. It publishes monographs and collected papers, mainly in French or English. Cette collection a pour principal objectif de traiter les différents aspects de la problématique des risques associés aux activités humaines. Parmi celles-ci, le développement scientifique, technologique et économique s’impose de plus en plus comme un moteur fondamental du changement social. Dans cette perspective, le concept de risque se révèle un outil pertinent d’analyse des processus de transformation sociale. À titre d’exemple, les recherches en génie génétique, de même que l’utilisation civile de technologie militaire, soulèvent inévitablement des questions d’éthique, de santé publique, d’environnement et de gestion des politiques publiques. Il est dès lors souhaitable d’envisager la problématique des risques à la lumière d’une approche multidisciplinaire qui mobilise tant la communauté scientifique que le monde politique et économique, voire même la société civile. Cette collection intègre des monographies et des ouvrages collectifs, principalement en langue française ou anglaise. The aim of this book series is to study the various aspects of risk linked to human activities. Scientific and technological development is changing our society fundamentally and the concept of risk is crucial for the analysis of the ongoing social transformation process. Progress in genetic engineering and the use of military technology by civilians, for instance, raise questions concerning ethical, political, environmental and public-health issues. This series, therefore, opts for a multidisciplinary approach to the problem of risk, which involves the scientific community as much as the political world and civil society. It publishes monographs and collected papers, mainly in French or English.

9 publications

Générations futures, Paix et Environnement / Future generations, Peace and the Environment

ISSN: 2736-3279

The purpose of this collection is to promote the work carried out by the Normandy Chair for Peace, which investigates the rights of future generations and Peace with the Earth. Resolutely open to the international scene and committed to multidisciplinarity, the Normandy Chair for Peace will publish here the proceedings and scholarship it has coordinated in fields as varied as: the legal protection of the planet, the rights of indigenous peoples, the rights of nature, animals, success stories, and environmental peace-building. This collection strives for coherence among the various transformations currently under way in international, regional and national legal systems with a view toward establishing sustainable protection of the environment, environmental rights and the future. The collection also explores protection of the future human condition along with bioethical issues that are constantly renewing the legitimate fields of law. Drawing on the immemorial wisdom of Humankind, this collection intends to promote all types of work illustrating the imperative of civilization according to which: "We shall have peace on Earth when we live in Peace with the Earth". Cette collection a pour objet de promouvoir les travaux menés par la Chaire Normandie pour la Paix qui œuvre pour le droit des générations futures et la Paix avec la Terre. Résolument ouverte à l’international et inscrite dans la pluridisciplinarité, la Chaire Normandie pour la paix publiera ici les travaux scientifiques qu’elle aura coordonné dans des domaines aussi variés que　: la protection juridique de la planète, des droits des peuples autochtones, des droits de la nature, des animaux, des success stories, de la construction de la paix environnementale. Elle œuvre pour une mise en cohérence de différentes transformations actuellement en cours au sein des systèmes juridiques internationaux, régionaux à nationaux en vue d’instituer une protection durable de l’environnement, des droits environnementaux et de l’avenir. Elle est également ouverte à la protection de la condition humaine future et aux questions de bioéthique qui ne cessent de renouveler les champs légitimes du droit. Prenant appui sur la sagesse immémoriale de l’Humanité, cette collection entend promouvoir tous types de travaux illustrant cet impératif de civilisation selon lequel　: «　Nous aurons la paix sur Terre lorsque nous vivrons en Paix avec la Terre　».

7 publications

Studies in Literature, Culture, and the Environment / Studien zu Literatur, Kultur und Umwelt

ISSN: 2365-645X

This interdisciplinary and international book series aims to bring together current approaches in the environmental humanities (particularly in the fields of ecocriticism, environmental history, and environmental justice), with a focus on European contexts. It comprises thematic and theoretical studies which engage ecological issues, climate change, and the discourse of the Anthropocene, seeking to understand the forms of their representation across different media, cultures, and historical periods. „Studies in Literature, Culture, and the Environment" aim to connect the environmental humanities to the social and natural sciences and thus to contribute to the remediation of ecological problems. The series comprises monographs and edited volumes in both German and English. All publications will be peer reviewed. Book proposals are welcome and may be submitted to the editors. Editorial Board: Stefania Barca (University of Coimbra, Portugal) Axel Goodbody (University of Bath, UK) Isabel Hoving (Leiden University, The Netherlands) Dolly Jørgensen (Luleå University of Technology, Sweden) Peggy Karpouzou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece) Timo Maran (University of Tartu, Estonia) Serpil Oppermann (Cappadocia University, Ürgüp/Nevşehir, Turkey) Dana Phillips (Towson University, Baltimore, USA) Stephanie Posthumus (McGill University, Montreal, Canada) Christiane Solte-Gresser (Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany) Keijiro Suga (Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan) Pasquale Verdicchio (University of California, San Diego, USA) Berbeli Wanning (University of Siegen, Germany) Sabine Wilke (University of Washington, Seattle, USA) Hubert Zapf (University of Augsburg, Germany) Nikoleta Zampaki (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece) Evi Zemanek (University of Freiburg, Germany) Die interdisziplinär und international ausgerichtete Reihe hat das Ziel, aktuelle Forschungsansätze zu Ecocriticism, Umweltgeschichte und Umweltgerechtigkeit mit einem deutlichen Fokus auf Europa zu bündeln. Sie umfasst theoretische und gegenstandsbezogene Studien, die sich mit dem Umwelt- und Klimawandel wie auch dem Anthropozän-Diskurs aus geistes- und kulturwissenschaftlicher Perspektive auseinandersetzen und die Formen ihrer narrativen und bildlichen Darstellung epochen- und kulturraumübergreifend ausloten. Zudem schlägt sie eine Brücke zu den umweltbezogenen Sozial- und Naturwissenschaften und will so zum besseren Verständnis ökologischer Probleme beitragen. Die Reihe enthält Monographien, Forschungsberichte sowie Sammel- und Tagungsbände in deutscher und englischer Sprache. Alle Bände werden peer reviewed. Manuskriptvorschläge an die Herausgeber sind willkommen. Wissenschaftlicher Beirat: Stefania Barca (Universität Coimbra, Portugal) Axel Goodbody (Universität Bath, Großbritannien) Isabel Hoving (Universität Leiden, Niederlande) Dolly Jørgensen (Luleå University of Technology, Schweden) Peggy Karpouzou (Nationale und Kapodistrias-Universität Athen, Griechenland) Timo Maran (Universität Tartu, Estland) Serpil Oppermann (Kapadokya Universität, Ürgüp/Nevşehir, Türkei) Dana Phillips (Towson University, Baltimore, USA) Stephanie Posthumus (McGill University, Montreal, Kanada) Christiane Solte-Gresser (Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken) Keijiro Suga (Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan) Pasquale Verdicchio (University of California, San Diego, USA) Berbeli Wanning (Universität Siegen) Sabine Wilke (University of Washington, Seattle, USA) Hubert Zapf (Universität Augsburg) Nikoleta Zampaki (Nationale und Kapodistrias-Universität Athen, Griechenland) Evi Zemanek (Universität Freiburg)

17 publications