Rippple Books
Rippple Books is a publisher of English language fiction books, based in Germany. They have six titles to date, and were recently named and Indie Groundbreaking Publisher by the Independent Publisher.
View Rights PortalRippple Books is a publisher of English language fiction books, based in Germany. They have six titles to date, and were recently named and Indie Groundbreaking Publisher by the Independent Publisher.
View Rights PortalThe 'overtourism' phenomenon is defined as the excessive growth of visitors leading to overcrowding and the consequencial suffering of residents, due to temporary and often seasonal tourism peaks, that lead to permanent changes in lifestyles, amenities and well-being. Enormous tensions in overtourism affected destinations have driven the intensification of policy making and scholarly attention toward seeking antidotes to an issue that is considered paradoxical and problematic. Moving beyond the 'top 10 things you can do about overtourism', this book examines the evolution of the phenomenon and explores the genesis of overtourism as well as the system dynamics underpinning it. With a rigorous scientific approach the book uses systems-thinking and contemporary paradigms around sustainable development, resilience planning and degrowth; while considering global economic, socio-political, environmental
Silvester: eigentlich nur ein Datum, aber eines, dem man sich schwer entziehen kann, wenn einem die Knaller um die Ohren fliegen und die Flucht aufs Land spätestens im Oktober geplant werden muss. Und die stillen Tage zwischen den Jahren, in die man nach Weihnachten satt und faul driftet: Die einen genießen sie, andere ergreift die Panik, wenn Rückschau und innere Einkehr drohen. Und immer wieder hofft man hartnäckig auf Erneuerung. Man möchte ein besserer Mensch werden, bewusster leben, weniger fernsehen. Siebzehn neue Geschichten über die Tage am Ende des Jahres. Was bringen sie außer Katerstimmung und hohen Rechnungen? Was genau geht da eigentlich zu Ende? Und was beginnt? Mit Texten von DBC Pierre, Detlef Kuhlbrodt, Rainer Schmidt, Thomas Pletzinger, Markus Kavka, Moritz von Uslar, Barbara Höfler, Thomas von Steinaecker, Claudio Gutteck, Susanne Heinrich, Anna von Bayern, Saskia Fischer, Andreas Stichmann, Tobias Hülswitt und Malin Schwerdtfeger. Außerdem: Hans Nieswandts Top 10 der musikalischen Silvesterknaller