Atolls of the Maldives

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<span>Beyond the tropical paradise and beyond the fear of climate change effects, the Maldives is a fascinating island country that faces social, cultural, economic and environmental transformations.</span><span> Atolls of the Maldives: Nissology and Geography</span><span>provides a spatial analysis on some key challenges the Maldivian society has to deal with, and guides the reader in the discovery of the human and environmental geography of this Indian Ocean archipelago. Geographers, political scientists, sociologists, geologists, biologists and experts in environmental policies help the audience to move through the complex systems of interrelations, connections and disconnections that shape the environment and the geography of this extraordinary archipelagic country.</span>

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<p><span>Stefano Malatesta is Senior Researcher at the Department of Human Sciences for Education, University of Milano-Bicocca.</span></p><p></p><p><span>Marcella Schmidt di Friedberg is Full Professor at the Department of Human Sciences for Education, University of Milano-Bicocca.</span></p><p></p><p><span>Mizna Mohamed is the Executive Director at the Maldives based non-governmental organisation International Center for Environment, Development and Operational Research (ENDEVOR).</span></p><p></p><p><span>Shahida Zubair is an independent consultant and researcher based in the Maldives and in Oxford, UK.</span></p><p></p><p><span>David Bowen is Reader in Oxford Brookes Business School, Oxford Brookes University.</span></p>

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