Urban Regional category: 846 books
by Angela Kuhnert
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2014
Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Economics - Case Scenarios, grade: 85, The Open University, language: English, abstract: Indonesia offers an interesting case in order to study the bargaining power of women within households. The country of Indonesia was created due to the Dutch colonial...
Communicating Global to Local Resiliency
A Case Study of the Transition Movement
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2015
In light of impending global climate and financial crises, it is imperative to analyze models for positive social change that are focused on building community resiliency and sustainability. The Transition Movement, premised in participatory action and permaculture principles with a broad digital...
A Wealth of Buildings: Marking the Rhythm of English History
Volume I: 1066–1688
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2016
This two-volume book explores how the great buildings of England bear witness to a thousand years of the nation’s history. In every age, investment in iconic buildings reaches a climax when the prevailing mode of production is operating most effectively, surplus wealth is most plentiful, and the...
PEST Analysis Hungary
Country Evaluation and Selection of Hungary
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2012
Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Economics - Case Scenarios, grade: A, Florida International University, Modesto A. Maidique Campus, language: English, abstract: The Republic of Hungary is located between Western Europe and the Balkans (Datamonitor). Its population accounts for approximately...
Learning from the South Korean Developmental Success
Effective Developmental Cooperation and Synergistic Institutions and Policies
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2014
This analysis of South Korea's development experience can present lessons for development in the 21st century. Situating the development experience of South Korea within the framework of the capability enhancing state, this volume examines the empowering institutions and policies of South Korea between 1945 and 2000.
Fiscal Decentralization and Development
Experiences of Three Developing Countries in Southeast Asia
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2012
An in-depth analysis of the fundamental role that decentralization plays in developing countries, using detailed statistical data to examine the actual fiscal structure between tiers of government, and the effects of decentralization at the local, national and international levels.
by Nick Neave
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2010
Gateshead was once described as the dirty lane leading to NewcastleA", and over the years it has often been portrayed as the 'poor relative' in comparison to its larger and more glamorous neighbor Newcastle, across the river Tyne. In fact Gateshead has a long and proud industrial and social history,...
English planning in crisis
10 steps to a sustainable future
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2016
The English planning system is in crisis, argue the authors of this provocative new book. Reflecting on controversial new Government reforms and deregulation, Kate Henderson and Hugh Ellis provide a comprehensive analysis of these reforms, assessing the implications and significance for the future....
Development Macroeconomics in Latin America and Mexico
Essays on Monetary, Exchange Rate, and Fiscal Policies
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2015
Development Macroeconomics in Latin America and Mexico brings the attention of academics, practitioners, and policy makers to the neglected macroeconomic factors that can account for both the unsatisfactory average growth performance of Latin American and the diversity around this average.
by Matthias Peiß
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2009
Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2009 in the subject Economics - Case Scenarios, grade: 1,3, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, course: Unicert IV Academic Paper, 19 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: This paper aims to answer the question of whether China is...
Infrastructure Redux
Crisis, Progress in Industrial Pakistan & Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2014
The focus of this book is on industrial infrastructures of production and circulation, from power distribution and roads to dry ports and airports. It looks at how these infrastructures underpin visions of progress and mediate relations between the state and capitalist firms in industrializing districts in Punjab, Pakistan.
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Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2015
This book, companion to Foundations of Location Analysis (Springer, 2011), highlights some of the applications of location analysis within the spheres of businesses, those that deal with public services and applications that deal with law enforcement and first responders. While the Foundations book...
GOingREEN. A collaborative platform for the Excellences of Campania Region
A collaborative platform for the Excellences of Campania Region
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2015
This volume focuses on the Excellencies, which are companies that have invested in greening, and that become for the “Company System” of the Campania Region an irreplaceable beacon to enter concretely in a dimension of sustainability.
Sustainability Analysis
An Interdisciplinary Approach
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2012
Sustainability Analysis provides a detailed exploration of current environmental thinking from a variety of perspectives, including institutional and psychological angles. Primarily focusing on macroeconomic policies and green national accounting, this book provides a strong basis for further study in sustainable development.