Provides an introduction to the relationships between rural and urban places in the developing world showing that not all their aspects are as obvious as migration from country to city
Provides an introduction to the relationships between rural and urban places in the developing world showing that not all their aspects are as obvious...
Sustaining the rural and urban populations of the developing world has been identified as a key global challenge for the twenty-first century. Rural-Urban Interaction in the Developing World is an introduction to the relationships between rural and urban places in the developing world and shows that not all their aspects are as obvious as migration from country to city. There is now a growing realization that rural-urban relations are far more complex.
Using a wealth of student-friendly features including boxed case studies, discussion questions and annotated guides to...
Sustaining the rural and urban populations of the developing world has been identified as a key global challenge for the twenty-first century. ...
This book is very different from existing environment and development texts. Rather than listing problems, making warnings and voicing advocacy, this title looks at practical management and problem-solving techniques.
This book is very different from existing environment and development texts. Rather than listing problems, making warnings and voicing advocacy, this ...
The continual degradation of the planet's environment is something that affects every person in every country, be it developed or developing. Statements and policies are made at international levels, but their effectiveness is questionable. Also, are techniques of environmental managment (EM) used in the west appropriate and relevant to the much poorer developing countries' needs and priorities? How can these countries be expected to follow policies, or to even just have a responsible attitude to the environment, when the governments of western developed countries have failed to keep...
The continual degradation of the planet's environment is something that affects every person in every country, be it developed or developing. Statemen...
This text is a revised and updated edition of The Third World City - a classic introduction to urbanization in developing areas. Using case studies of cities drawn from around the world, including Bangkok, Delhi, Manila, Mexico City, Singapore and cities in Zimbabwe, David Smith confronts three main questions: is there still a Third World; does it have a common urban form; and what is the relationship between urbanization and sustainability?
This text is a revised and updated edition of The Third World City - a classic introduction to urbanization in developing areas. Using case studies of...
Southeast Asia has long fascinated development practitioners and researchers for being one of the few regions of the world that has resisted global trends to become a successful developing region.
Divided into accessible thematic chapters, this book adopts a unique perspective of equitable development to outline the strengths and weaknesses of the transformations taking place in the Southeast Asian region. Focusing on four key themes: equality and inequality; political freedom and opportunity; empowerment and participation; and environmental sustainability, these concepts are used...
Southeast Asia has long fascinated development practitioners and researchers for being one of the few regions of the world that has resisted global...
Development to a large extent determines the way in which hazards impact on people. Meanwhile the occurrence of disasters alters the scope of development. Whilst a notion of the association of disaster and development is as old as development studies itself, recent decades have produced an intensifying demand for a fuller understanding. Evidence of disaster and development progressing together has attracted increased institutional attention. This includes recognition, through global accords, of a need for disaster reduction in achieving Millennium Development Goals, and of sustainable...
Development to a large extent determines the way in which hazards impact on people. Meanwhile the occurrence of disasters alters the scope of devel...
Synthesises development economics literature in order to identify the salient issues and controversies and to make them accessible and understandable.
Synthesises development economics literature in order to identify the salient issues and controversies and to make them accessible and understandable....
Over the past 5 or so years there has been a noticeable shift within development policy, practice and research to include religion as a relevant factor. While in practice religious traditions have contributed much to various sorts of 'development' work, until very recently this has tended to be ignored by major international development players. This book presents, explains and critically evaluates different sorts of literature from a range of disciplines that are relevant to thinking about the relationships between religions and development.
Over the past 5 or so years there has been a noticeable shift within development policy, practice and research to include religion as a relevant facto...
The relationship between food and development has always been controversial. Over the last thirty years, development in the north and south has failed to deliver people a decent diet. While some people have too little food and die as a consequence, some people have too much food and die from associated diseases. Furthermore, some methods of food production create social dislocation and deadly environments where biodiversity is eroded and pollution is rampant. While guaranteeing enough food for the world's inhabitants continues to be a serious challenge, new issues about food have...
The relationship between food and development has always been controversial. Over the last thirty years, development in the north and south has fai...
