Disappearing islands and climate refugees have become signifiers of the scale and urgency
of uneven impacts of climate change. This paper offers a critical account of how sea level …

This paper presents insights into the emerging academic field of 'island studies', defined as
the interdisciplinary study of islands on their own terms. This exposé is undertaken in two …

Islands are sites of innovative conceptualizations, whether of nature or human enterprise,
whether virtual or real. The study of islands on their own terms today enjoys a growing and …

Whether in Homer or Plato, Shakespeare or Huxley, throughout history, thinking about
islands has shaped how we think about human nature and our place in the world. However …

Making local energy futures, from marine energy to hydrogen fuel, at the edge of the world.
The islands of Orkney, off the northern coast of Scotland, are closer to the Arctic Circle than …

Examining subnational island jurisdictions such as Guantánamo Bay, Macau, Aruba, the Isle
of Man, and Prince Edward Island, Godfrey Baldacchino shows how these distinct locales …

Sustainable local development is central to debates on socioeconomic and environmental
change. Although the meaning of sustainable local development is disputed, the concept is …

The island has become arguably one of the most emblematic figures of the Anthropocene. It
is regularly invoked as exemplary of the changing stakes of our planet. This generates a …

Postcolonial Studies is more often found looking back at the past, but in this brand new
book, Bill Ashcroft looks to the future and the irrepressible demands of utopia. The concept …

This book is the first literary study of postcolonial tourism. Looking at the cultural and
ecological effects of mass tourism development in highly exoticized island states that are still …