Atolls of the Maldives

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

• ForewordAcknowledgmentsEditors’ IntroductionChapter 1. Environment and EducationNaashia Mohamed and Mizna MohamedChapter 2. The Gender Dimension of Environment in the MaldivesMarcella Schmidt di Friedberg and Aminath AbdullaChapter 3. Energy Production and Waste Management: The Human Ecology of Maldivian IslandsStefano MalatestaChapter 4. Water Management and Consumption ModelsCecilia Castaldo and Stefano MalatestaChapter 5. The Centralization of Governance and Economy in Maldives: A Reading of the Contemporary Demographic Transition between Domestic Migration and Forced DisplacementMuna MohamedChapter 6. Greening the Resort, De-bordering the EnclaveElena dell’AgneseChapter 7. New Waves: The Guesthouse DilemmaShahida Zubair and David BowenChapter 8. Governance, Activism, and Environment in the MaldivesFathmath ShadiyaChapter 9. Environment and Ecosystems ProtectionMizna MohamedChapter 10. Sea-Level Changes and the Reefs of the Maldivian ArchipelagoDaniela Basso and

It is exciting to see such a wide-ranging volume, bringing to the world the richness of a culture and country too often seen as being for only tourism and climate change vulnerability. From gender to water management and from energy to activism, the book builds up an important picture of a fascinating archipelago.