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  • Spatial Planning and Resilience Following Disasters

    International and Comparative Perspectives

    by Teresa Sprague, Nadine Mägdefrau, Jaroslav Tešliar, Jozef Šulak, Ján Dzurdženik, Alena Kučeravcová, Donovan Finn, Neysa Setiadi, Jörn Birkmann, Matthias Garschagen0, Gusti Ayu Ketut Surtiari1, Togu Pardede2, Michio Ubaura3, Tamiyo Kondo5, Kanako Luchi6 ...
    Population shifts and an increase in the number of natural (and man-made) disasters are having a profound effect on urban and rural habitats globally. This book brings together for the first time the experiences and knowledge of international contributors from academia, research, policy and practice to discuss the role of spatial planning after significant disasters. It highlights on-going efforts ... Read more

    $47.69 USD

  • European Climate Vulnerabilities and Adaptation

    A Spatial Planning Perspective

    by Philipp Schmidt-Thome, Stefan Greiving ...
    European Climate Vulnerabilities and Adaptation: A Spatial Planning Perspective analyses the impacts climate change might have on regions and their local economies. Regions clearly differ in view of the complex patterns of climate change impact, but also regarding the given vulnerability and coping capacity.Impacts of climate change can have a marked effect on the functioning of regions and ... Read more

    $128.95 USD

  • Mountain Risks: From Prediction to Management and Governance

    Edited by Simone Sterlacchini, Stefan Greiving, Theo Van Asch, Jordi Corominas, Jean-Philippe Malet ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book offers a cross disciplinary treatment of the rapidly growing field of integrated approaches in risk assessment in mountainous areas. All major aspects related to hazard and risk assessment, risk management, and governance are illustrated with a wide range of case studies.The first part of the book focuses on new techniques for assessing the natural hazards of different types of mass ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Planning Cities in Africa

    Current Issues and Future Prospects of Urban Governance and Planning

    Edited by Genet Alem Gebregiorgis, Stefan Greiving, Ally Hassan Namangaya, Wilbard Jackson Kombe ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This open access book provides insights into challenges, threats and opportunities of urban development in Africa. It discusses how and why African cities need localised urban planning concepts and theories to deal with challenges and threats of rapid urbanisation and climate change. The book delivers an in-depth view of the nature and gaps of the framework on which current planning practice and ... Read more

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  • Education Policies in the 21st Century

    Comparative Perspectives

    Edited by Birol Akgün, Yusuf Alpaydın ...
    Series series Maarif Global Education Series
    This open access book explores the agenda of education policies in the 21st century. In the first part of the book, education is handled from a historical and political framework, and the effects of the change of states and policies on education are examined. In the second part, the effects of changes in the economy on education policies and economies’ demands from educational institutions are ... Read more

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  • Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D)

    by Richard Heeks ...
    Series series Routledge Perspectives on Development
    Mobile phones are close to ubiquitous in developing countries; Internet and broadband access are becoming commonplace. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) thus represent the fastest, broadest and deepest technical change experienced in international development. They now affect every development sector – supporting the work of hundreds of millions of farmers and micro-entrepreneurs; ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Land Tenure Security and Sustainable Development

    Edited by Margaret B. Holland, Yuta J. Masuda, Brian E. Robinson ...
    This open access book presents a nuanced and accessible synthesis of the relationship between land tenure security and sustainable development. Contributing authors have collectively worked for decades on land tenure as connected with conservation and development across all major regions of the globe. The first section of this volume is intended as a standalone primer on land tenure security and ... Read more

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  • Reframing the Urban Challenge in Africa

    Knowledge Co-production from the South

    Edited by Ntombini Marrengane, Sylvia Croese ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Cities and Development
    This book explores the changing dynamics and challenges behind the rapid expanse of Africa’s urban population.Africa’s urban age is underway. With the world’s fastest growing urban population, the continent is rapidly transforming from one that is largely rural, to one that is largely urban. Often facing limited budgets, those tasked with managing African cities require empirical evidence on the ... Read more

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  • Humanitarian Action and Ethics

    Edited by Ayesha Ahmad, James Smith ...
    From natural disaster areas to conflict zones, humanitarian workers today find themselves operating in diverse and difficult environments. While humanitarian work has always presented unique ethical challenges, such efforts are now further complicated by the impact of globalization, the escalating refugee crisis, and mounting criticisms of established humanitarian practice.Featuring contributions ... Read more

    $28.39 USD

  • Participatory Research and Planning in Practice

    Edited by Janez Nared, David Bole ...
    Series series The Urban Book Series
    This open access book provides in-depth insights into participatory research and planning by presenting practical examples of its use. In particular, it describes theoretical and methodological aspects of participatory research and planning, as well as the implementation of participatory processes in fields such as transport planning, cultural heritage management, environmental planning and post ... Read more

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  • The Routledge Handbook of Global Cultural Policy

    Edited by Victoria Durrer, Toby Miller, Dave O'Brien ...
    Series series Routledge International Handbooks
    Cultural policy intersects with political, economic, and socio-cultural dynamics at all levels of society, placing high and often contradictory expectations on the capabilities and capacities of the media, the fine, performing, and folk arts, and cultural heritage. These expectations are articulated, mobilised and contested at – and across – a global scale. As a result, the study of cultural ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • The Routledge Handbook of Green Social Work

    Edited by Lena Dominelli ...
    Series series Routledge International Handbooks
    Green social work espouses a holistic approach to all peoples and other living things – plants and animals, and the physical ecosystem; emphasises the relational nature of all its constituent parts; and redefines the duty to care for and about others as one that includes the duty to care for and about planet earth.By acknowledging the interdependency of all living things it allows for the ... Read more

    $63.99 USD