Sustainable Development category: 1942 books
Engaging with Cities of the Future
A Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Inefficient and uncompetitive cities inhibit economic growth and inclusive development. Integrated urban planning will help stem the decline of Asian and Pacific cities, spelling the difference between a future of gloom or glory in the region. The technical assistance Establishing the Future Cities...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
In response to the growing demand of energy policy makers and regulators in the Asia and Pacific region for additional knowledge support on clean energy, this publication—prepared under the Law and Policy Reform Program of the Office of the General Counsel—presents lessons learned from countries’...
by Thomas Tufle; Mefalopulos Paolo
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2009
What do we mean when we say participatory communication? What are the practical implications of working with participatory communication strategies in development and social change processes? What experiences exists in practice that documents that participatory communication adds value to a development...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
The case studies featured in this publication provide an overview of gender issues, design features, and implementation arrangements that contributed to achieving gender-related targets in two projects of the Asian Development Bank.
Reaping Richer Returns
Public Spending Priorities for African Agriculture Productivity Growth
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2017
Enhancing the productivity of agriculture is vital for Sub-Saharan Africa's economic future and is one of the most important tools to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity in the region. How governments elect to spend public resources has significant development impact in this regard. Choosing...
Development Theory
Four Critical Studies
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2010
The studies in this book, first published in 1979, offer an all-encompassing contemporary critique of the sociology, politics and economics of development as they are ‘conventionally’ taught and disseminated.
They also seek to outline the beginnings of a new approach, while not sparing...
The Provincial Performance Improvement Initiative
Papua New Guinea: A Case Study on Subnational Capacity Development
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2008
The Provincial Performance Improvement Initiative (PPII) is an undertaking of the Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) that seeks to improve public administration at the subnational level. The case study describes how PPII has benefited from "enthusiastic leadership" and a high level of...
by Ronald Duncan, James McMaster
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2008
The University of the South Pacific (USP), a regional university, has changed its delivery systems for teaching and learning over the years to serve the growing needs for tertiary education of students living on the thousands of small and remote islands in the Pacific Ocean. This case study examines...
Cars, Automobility and Development in Asia
Wheels of change
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Cars, Automobility and Development in Asia explores the nexus between automobility and development in a pan-Asian comparative perspective. The book seeks to integrate the policies, production forms, consumption preferences and symbolism implicated in emerging Asian automobilities. Using empirically...
Regional Development Agencies: The Next Generation?
Networking, Knowledge and Regional Policies
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Across Europe, regional development agencies (RDAs) have become a central feature of regional policy, both as innovative policy-makers and as the implementers of programmes and initiatives originating from the national or European level. By drawing on a combination of conceptual reflection, surveys,...
Social Regeneration and Local Development
Cooperation, Social Economy and Public Participation
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2017
Social regeneration is about the transformative processes that, through institutional choices that embody cooperation and inclusion, develop opportunities and capabilities for weak categories, and transversally for society. The challenge of social regeneration can be addressed, in part, through organisational...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
This publication serves to inform those carrying out a project that is financed in whole or in part by a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), ADB-financed grant, or ADB-administered funds, of the policies that govern the procurement of goods, works and services required for the project.
International Aid and the Making of a Better World
Reflexive Practice
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2014
How can international aid professionals manage to deal with the daily dilemmas of working for the wellbeing of people in countries other than their own? A scholar-activist and lifelong development practitioner seeks to answer that question in a book that provides a vivid and accessible insight into...
Formal Peace and Informal War
Security and Development in Congo
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2013
Northern interventions into African countries at war are dominated by security concerns, bolstered by claims of shared returns and reinforcing processes of development and security. As global security and human security became prominent in development policy, Congo was wracked by violent rule, pillage,...