New Geographies of the Globalized World

This book provides a comprehensive spatial guide to the globalized world of the 21st century, focusing on nine timely global themes as well as insights and ideas for worlds of the future: demographic trends in the contemporary world and migration; problems of development; religion; war, conflict and terrorism; challenges in transportation; media and the world community; the world community and diseases; cities, and the endangered Earth. This book will be of interest to those studying geography, human-environment relations, politics, globalization studies and international relations.