The Solidarity Approach in Geography : Cases from the Indian Subcontinent

This contributed volume explains the concept of solidarity and illustrates how perspectives informed by a solidarity approach can be utilized in geographic research. The application of a set of core geographical concepts to the phenomena under investigation, including space, place, scale, landscape, mobility, and nature distinguishes geography from other related disciplines, such as development, economics, politics, and sociology. Geography is different from other sciences in its subject matter and methodology but at the same time, it has a multidisciplinary approach and transects its disciplinary boundary in other disciplines. The concept of solidarity in geography is illustrated here through nearly forty case chapters, all from the Indian subcontinent. Topics covered here include but are not limited to geographical approaches to solidarity in economic issues, indigenous knowledge, international geopolitics, climate change, crisis management, human heath, and more.