Dean et al.

The concept of smallness depends on what is included and excluded. If only land area is included, islands may indeed be perceived as small (Dean et al., 59).

— Dean, A., Green, D. & Nunn, P. D. (2017). Too much sail for a small craft? Donor requirements, scale, and capacity discourses in Kiribati. En: Stratford. E. (Ed.). Islands geographies: essays and conversations, 54-77. New York: Routledge.