This handbook is for journalists, researchers and policy makers who are interested in working in science communication for water, peace and cooperation, and who are searching for ideas and inspiration. It features descriptions on, and reflections of, the activities (including action research,...

In 2011, the non-governmental and non-religious organization Future for Religious Heritage (FRH) was founded with the aim of 'promoting, encouraging and supporting the safeguard, maintenance, valorisation and use of places of worship as well as their content and history'. This chapter defines the...

This chapter examines Iraqi agricultural extension in the conflict and post-conflict environment, the constraints placed by conflict on agricultural extension, and the initiatives undertaken between 2003 and 2012 by the US government to rebuild extension in Iraq. Opportunities and limitations...

This chapter focuses on the debate over the economic development of Kaliningrad Oblast as an exclave of the Russian Federation. Such debate has proceeded over the choice of a development model for the region: either to remain a Russian military outpost (a role that rendered the oblast closed to...

This chapter describes the development of a strategy across seven countries in the Carpathian Mountains of Eastern Europe regarding sustainable tourism. The strategy is to create a catalyst for an integrated effort among the seven countries so that they work together to coordinate the responsible...

This chapter discusses important elements of national preparedness planning for pandemic influenza, as well as provides an evaluation of the overall global response to the 2009 pandemic influenza, highlighting problems and issues that need further attention in future pandemics. International...

Based on site visits, archival research, participant observation and structured interviews of public and private sector organizations, this chapter investigates the role that tourism and, in particular, political tourism plays in fostering peace in Northern Ireland. It is argued that, despite the...

This chapter traces the origins of political borders and analyses border visitor attractions as symbols of interstate cooperation (actual or desired). It differentiates among one-sided attractions (where borders remain closed), those at formerly closed borders (often commemorative in nature) and...

This chapter provides an introduction to the Greater Mekong Sub-region, sets regional tourism policy in the broader context of regional social and economic development initiatives, and summarizes the recent emergence of a cohesive regional approach to pro-poor tourism (PPT) development.

This chapter describes several geopolitical aspects of the cruise sector, including its political complexities, its similarity to the growth of tourism at international boundaries and the role of cross-border regional cooperation in tourism, especially as it pertains to cruises.