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This edited volume defines and compares central aspects of governance and management related to urban open spaces such as long-term management, combined governance and management, and strategic management of urban open spaces.
The research presented in this book demonstrates how an integrated ‘systems’ approach to farming in the watershed context increases the effectiveness of a production system and improves people’s livelihoods.
Drawing on first-hand accounts of action research in the Americas, Africa, and Asia, The Heart of Community Engagement illustrates the transformative learning journeys of exemplary catalysts for community-based change.
A comprehensive account of the well-known Sardar Sarovar Project in India and the world-wide campaign against it led by the Narmada Bachao Andolan.
This book examines identities, violence and conflict in the context of internal migration in India. Combining a district-level analysis with... Læs mere
This volume examines various aspects of the global financial crisis and its impact on remittances, emigration and return... Læs mere
Devoting itself to the study of India and its relation with the contemporary world, this book compares the cultural paradigms... Læs mere
The volume explores the aspect of gender in the course of post-disaster reconstruction. The essays use case studies from disasters... Læs mere
This book provides a detailed analysis of the state of plantation labour in India and the impact of globalisation on the sector. It discusses and analyzes the scenario of the plantation labour law and its market across states in India.
With transitions to more sustainable ways of living already underway, this book examines how we understand the underlying dynamics of the transitions that are unfolding. Without this understanding, we enter the future in a state of informed bewilderment.