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"Transport and mobility history is one of the most exciting areas of historical research at the present. As its scope expands, it entices scholars working in fields as diverse as historical geography, management studies, sociology, industrial archaeology, cultural and literary studies, ethnography, and anthropology, as well as those working in various strands of historical research. Containing contributions exploring transport and mobility history after 1800, this volume of eclectic chapters shows how new subjects are explored, new sources are being encountered, considered and used, and how increasingly diverse and innovative methodological lenses are applied to both new and well-travelled subjects. From canals to Concorde, from freight to passengers, from screen to literature, the contents of this book will therefore not only demonstrate the cutting edge of research, and deliver valuable new insights into the role and position of transport and mobility in history, but it will also evidence the many and varied directions and possibilities that exist for the field's future development"--

In this concise and accessible text, David P. Turner presents an overview of global environmental change and a synthesis of research from earth system science and sustainability science. It provides a framework for understanding human impact on the environment for anyone interested in our current predicaments and what we can do about them

This article discusses the London & North Western Railway's (LNWR) marketing activities before 1914. It extends our understanding of British railway marketing by examining how the company forged links with stakeholders in North Wales, particularly the resort authorities, in support of its development of the tourist trade there. While the company remained the dominant force in promoting the region, cooperative working facilitated the sharing of market intelligence, exchange of best practice, coordination of advertising efforts, coordination of services, and the harmonizing of a promotional message that appealed to middle-class discretionary travelers that North Wales was a place for health and pleasure. The article also shows how the LNWR deployed a system of integrated marketing communications, providing one of the earliest known examples within British business of such practice. The sum result was positive impacts on the development of the North Welsh tourist trade in the years before the World War I.

Earth system science -- Earth's geosphere, biosphere, and climate -- The evolution of the biosphere -- Technosphere impacts on the global biogeochemical cycles -- Technosphere impacts on the biosphere -- Scenarios of global environmental change -- Globalization and ecological modernization -- Global environmental governance -- Global monitoring -- Socio-ecological systems -- Key concepts for a new planetary paradigm -- Lexicon of the spheres

Earth system science -- Earth's geosphere, biosphere, and climate -- The evolution of the biosphere -- Technosphere impacts on the global biogeochemical cycles -- Technosphere impacts on the biosphere -- Scenarios of global environmental change -- Globalization and ecological modernization -- Global environmental governance -- Global monitoring -- Socio-ecological systems -- Key concepts for a new planetary paradigm -- Lexicon of the spheres.