Kategoria BISAC: Political Science >> Public Policy - Regional Planning

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The 1984 lethal gas leak at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, may be the most extensively studied industrial disaster in history. In a departure from earlier studies that have focused primarily on the causes of the catastrophe, Sheila Jasanoff and the contributors to this volume critically examine the consequences of the accident.

Appalachia is a region in trouble. Even in the more remote coves and hollows, major social and economic changes are disturbing the traditional ways of life. The conditions which have made it a pocket of poverty cannot be easily eradicated; and the rapid changes of recent years have added further severe problems of adjustment which deeply affect the family, church life, education, the folk sub-culture, and, above all, the individual. Out-migration, psychological dislocation, and cultural alienation are the result.

The nine contributing scholars have lived and worked in Appalachia;...

A key textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students of contemporary European politics, European Union: Power and policy-making 4^th edition offers a comprehensive and accessible analysis of the European Union policy process.

Intended to advance understanding of the EU as a now mature and ongoing policy system, this book addresses the central issues relating to the distribution of power and influence in the European Union including:

• Theoretical perspectives
• The roles of key institutions in the processing of policy...

Municipal Shared Services and Consolidation" provides a comprehensive and clear review of the theories and practices of structuring and managing complex local government services. Intended for both students and practitioners, this volume in the "Public Solutions Handbook Series" addresses concepts and processes of shaping collaborative arrangements in public service with goals of effectiveness and efficiency in mind. The "Handbook" begins with a review of theories of shared services and consolidation, highlighting conceptual foundations, practical barriers, and cultural considerations...

This book provides an up-to-date assessment of the main processes and dilemmas of regional development and regional policy in the newer European Union Member States in Central and Eastern Europe and neighbouring countries. It highlights the difficulties of balancing the demands within the new Member States for rapid regional growth and development with, firstly, the demands of the European Union overall that restructuring and development should conform to the aims and principles of EU common policies; and, secondly, with budgetary constraints. The book covers a wide range of issues,...

Land Between the Lakes Recreation Area lies in western Kentucky and Tennessee, between two huge lakes formed by dams on the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers.Some 170,000 acres bounded by 300 miles of shoreline, Land Between the Lakes is blessed with a rich variety of plant and animal life. Conceived and administrated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, it is a unique recreational experiment which has drawn admiring visitors from around the world.

Frank E. Smith, director of TVA, tells the story of the transformation of submarginal land into a large-scale, multiple-use recreation...

Suburbanization, affordable housing, mass transportation, loss of fertile lands - these are modern problems, yet they are not new. Thomas Adams grappled with these same issues nearly a century ago, when he wrote Rural Planning and Development, a book that quickly became a touchstone for planners and planning in Canada. Reprinted for the first time and updated with commentaries by leading Canadian planners, this book highlights Adams? influence on the planning profession and the continued relevance of his comprehensive vision for planning - to move beyond the demands of the moment to...