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This book addresses the subject of critical development alternatives for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states in a post-neoliberal, new multipolar... Læs mere
Performance Metrics for Sustainable Cities provides an overview of measurement systems and tools to enable communities to self-assess and benchmark their progress along a continuum of smart, intelligent, and sustainable development.
This book explores the meanings and perceptions of development and the dialectics of theory, policy and practice. It looks at how theory translates into policy, and the disconnections in its design and implementation in the Indian context.
By offering a frame for analysing and rethinking resettlement within urban studies, this book will support any scholar or expert dealing with resettlement, displacement, and housing in an urban context, seeking to improve housing and planning policies in and for the city.
This timely new textbook lays bare the ways in which disease and disaster can turn politicians into global leaders or national liabilities. It explains the impact of crises on development and human security and explores how states and societies can respond more effectively.
First published in 1979, European Demography and Economic Growth presents a collection of essays on the demographic development of individual European economies like Austria, Hungary, Germany, France, Italy, Norway, Portugal etc.
This book addresses the crucial importance of thinking through the future of global governance arrangements. It considers the prospects for the governance of world order... Læs mere
This book analyzes the role of state, industries, and higher education institutions in the... Læs mere
Along with studying Nigeria's environmental, geographical conditions, the book discusses raw earth architecture in both vernacular... Læs mere
This book reflects on the rural origins and consequences of the emergence of authoritarian and populist leaders across the world, as well as on the rise of multi-class mobilisation and resistance, alongside wider counter-movements and alternative practices.
This book analyses how people in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo, relate to their environment in different political and historical contexts.
This book accentuates the value and importance of a strong sustainability approach in an age of climate change emergency. It is an ideal companion for... Læs mere