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This book is an interdisciplinary study of struggles for indigenous self-determination and the recognition of indigenous’ territorial rights in Latin America.
Introduces the readers to political ecology and summaries the various findings. This title covers topics on the political ecology of war and the disaster state; fuelling... Læs mere
Development histories reveal a legacy of contested power. These essays explore the language of development and its meaning within different political contexts, drawing material from Africa, Asia and Latin America by way of comparison.
Conservation efforts are often seen to be in conflict with local livelihoods and resource use - the 'park versus people' debate.... Læs mere
Examining mothers of newly diagnosed disabled children within the context of new reproductive technologies and the discourse of... Læs mere
This volume addresses the question of children’s understanding of AIDS, not simply in terms of their dependence but as active participants in the interpretation of their social worlds.
Managing water resources is one of the most pressing challenges of our times - fundamental to how we feed 2... Læs mere
Adaptation Urbanism and Resilient Communities outlines and explains adaptation urbanism as a theoretical... Læs mere
This book investigates the ways in which the mobile telephone has transformed societies around the world, bringing... Læs mere
A first-hand account of the challenges and breakthroughs of growing participatory leadership through a community-based approach to organisational development and urban regeneration.
Organized into four sections, this Handbook provides knowledge on what poverty is, how it has developed, and what type of policies might be able to succeed in reducing poverty.
This book addresses the relevance of geographical indication as a tool for local and socio-economic development and democratization of agri-food, with case studies from Asia, Europe and the Americas.