Local Environmental Management in a North-South Perspective
Author : Manuel Flury
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 36,71 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783728128249
Local Environmental Management in a North-South Perspective
Author : Manuel Flury
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 12,58 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781586032227
Book Description
How can weaker sections of society exercise their rights and participate in the management of their physical environment? What factors enhance the development and adaptation of knowledge in view of sustainable natural resource management in rural as well as urban contexts? What roles do development agents such as public administration, community development organizations, training and research institutions and international development agencies assume in these regards?
International Environmental Law and the Global South
Author : Shawkat Alam
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 33,6 MB
Release : 2015-09-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 1107055695
Book Description
Situating the global poverty divide as an outgrowth of European imperialism, this book investigates current global divisions on environmental policy.
Ecological Regions of North America
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 24,72 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Biogeography
ISBN :
Book Description
This volume represents a first attempt at holistically classifying and mapping ecological regions across all three countries of the North American continent. A common analytical methodology is used to examine North American ecology at multiple scales, from large continental ecosystems to subdivisions of these that correlate more detailed physical and biological settings with human activities on two levels of successively smaller units. The volume begins with an overview of North America from an ecological perspective, concepts of ecological regionalization. This is followed by descriptions of the 15 broad ecological regions, including information on physical and biological setting and human activities. The final section presents case studies in applications of the ecological characterization methodology to environmental issues. The appendix includes a list of common and scientific names of selected species characteristic of the ecological regions.
Environmental Management and Local Government
Author : United States. Environmental Protection Agency
Publisher :
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 35,98 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Environmental management
ISBN :
Book Description
Global Change and Mountain Regions
Author : Uli M. Huber
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 14,2 MB
Release : 2005-10-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781402035067
Book Description
Environment, mountain biodiversity, ecological changes.
Regional Political Ecologies and Environmental Conflicts in India
Author : Sarmistha Pattanaik
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 23,1 MB
Release : 2022-11-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1000822583
Book Description
This book focuses on the regional political ecologies (RPEs) of environmental conflicts in India. It explores broadly, landscape-based analyses of political, economic and social issues, which impact environmental changes, challenges and conflicts at local and micro-local levels. The chapters in this volume examine the intervention of different stakeholders in the management of various regional ecological landscapes in India, including forests, rivers, canals, creeks and wetlands. The volume is an interdisciplinary endeavour, weaving together contextual narratives through a combination of approaches from sociology, anthropology, geography, political studies and environmental history. Using such core approaches, the book studies the place-based dynamisms within the regional environmental conflicts in the selected conservation landscapes. It provides empirical reflections on transboundary issues, rural-urban transitions, middle-class environmentalism, identity conflicts, decentralized natural resource management and the role of political institutions. Regional Political Ecologies and Environmental Conflicts in India will be of great interest to students and scholars of Political Ecology and South Asian Environmental Studies.
Urban Planning Against Poverty
Author : Jean-Claude Bolay
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 31,41 MB
Release : 2019-11-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3030284190
Book Description
This open access book revisits the theoretical foundations of urban planning and the application of these concepts and methods in the context of Southern countries by examining several case studies from different regions of the world. For instance, the case of Koudougou, a medium-sized city in one of the poorest countries in the world, Burkina Faso, with a population of 115.000 inhabitants, allows us to understand concretely which and how these deficiencies are translated in an African urban context. In contrast, the case of Nueve de Julio, intermediate city of 50.000 dwellers in the pampa Argentina, addresses the new forms of spatial fragmentation and social exclusion linked with agro export and crisis of the international markets. Case studies are also included for cities in Asia and Latin America. Differences and similarities between cases allow us to foresee alternative models of urban planning better adapted to tackle poverty and find efficient ways for more inclusive cities in developing and emerging countries, interacting several dimensions linked with high rates of urbanization: territorial fragmentation; environmental contamination; social disparities and exclusion, informal economy and habitat, urban governance and democracy.
Perspectives on Social Media
Author : Piet Kommers
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 29,24 MB
Release : 2014-08-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 1135011001
Book Description
Perspectives on Social Media presents the most current research on the effectiveness of social media across sectors. Progress in finding better applications for social media relies on the difficult task of integrating media technologies into fields such as engineering, marketing, health, learning, art, tourism, and the service industry. This book is based on cutting-edge creative work among top international researchers and renowned designers and provides readers with a preview of the most visionary outcomes in the field of social media. Some of the major topics that the book discusses are: New social media design Sense of community in web applications App design and development for mobile devices. Perspectives on Social Media uniquely builds on recent disputes among the top scholars around the world, thus including the dynamics of knowledge-sharing and cross-fertilization that one would expect to happen on the web but that are rarely found in a book.
Handbook of Environmental Psychology
Author : Robert B. Bechtel
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 18,54 MB
Release : 2003-01-17
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0471188476
Book Description
An international team of leading scholars explores the latest theories, research, and applications critical to environmental psychology Featuring the latest research and concepts in the field straight from the world's leading scholars and practitioners, Handbook of Environmental Psychology provides a balanced and comprehensive overview of this rapidly growing field. Bringing together contributions from an international team of top researchers representing a myriad of disciplines, this groundbreaking resource provides you with a pluralistic approach to the field as an interdisciplinary effort with links to other disciplines. Addressing a variety of issues and practice settings, Handbook of Environmental Psychology is divided into five organized and accessible parts to provide a thorough overview of the theories, research, and applications at the forefront of environmental psychology today. Part I deals with sharpening theories; Part II links the subject to other disciplines; Part III focuses on methods; Part IV highlights applications; and Part V examines the future of the field. Defining the ongoing revolution in thinking about how the environment and psychology interact, Handbook of Environmental Psychology is must reading for anyone coping directly with the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors that are destroying our environment and putting our lives in jeopardy. Topics include: * Healthy design * Restorative environments * Links to urban planning * Contaminated environments * Women's issues * Environments for aging * Climate, weather, and crime * The history and future of disaster research * Children's environments * Personal space in a digital age * Community planning
