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Political Ecology and the Role of Water
Environment, Society and Economy in Northern Yemen
Inbunden, 2003
2504 kr
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How can we explain the over-exploitation and degradation of natural resources in the countries of the South? Population growth, poverty and problems associated with common property resource management have been common themes in this debate, yet insufficient attention has been paid to how …
Water Stress: Some Symptoms and Causes
A Case Study of Ta'iz, Yemen
Inbunden, 2001
1517 kr
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Why is the bread basket of Arabia importing more water via grain than is pumped locally by all sectors and why does nobody notice? How can the same water be sold to different users at prices varying by five orders of magnitude? How can the biggest names in development throw millions of dollars at …
Squatters as Developers?
Slum Redevelopment in Mumbai
Inbunden, 2003
2504 kr
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In the mid-1990s, the state government of Maharashtra introduced an innovative strategy of slum redevelopment in its capital city, Mumbai (Bombay). Based on demolishing existing slums and rebuilding on the same sites at a higher density, it is very distinct from the two prevalent conventional …
Planning in Contemporary Africa
The State, Town Planning and Society in Cameroon
Av Ambe J. Njoh
Inbunden, 2003
2504 kr
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Why do authorities in post-colonial African states continue to employ European or Western planning models? What are the implications for different societal groups of adopting such models? Several decades following independence, this outstanding volume provides in-depth empirical research to uncover …
Agriculture and Rural Development Planning
A Process in Transition
Inbunden, 2003
2504 kr
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This book meets the needs of teachers and students of agriculture and rural development project and programme planning, planners employed by governments in developing countries and by external financing agencies. Project planners must understand the aspirations of rural families and their local …
Environment and Resettlement Politics in China
The Three Gorges Project
Inbunden, 2004
2504 kr
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The Three Gorges dam, currently being constructed on the Yantgze River in China, is controversial both inside and outside China, particularly because of the large number of people to be resettled (officially 1.2 million) and the environmental impacts. Using material previously unavailable in any …
Water Stress: Some Symptoms and Causes
A Case Study of Ta'iz, Yemen
Häftad, 2017
500 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Why is the bread basket of Arabia importing more water via grain than is pumped locally by all sectors and why does nobody notice? How can the same water be sold to different users at prices varying by five orders of magnitude? How can the biggest names in development throw millions of dollars at …
Squatters as Developers?
Slum Redevelopment in Mumbai
Häftad, 2016
874 kr
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In the mid-1990s, the state government of Maharashtra introduced an innovative strategy of slum redevelopment in its capital city, Mumbai (Bombay). Based on demolishing existing slums and rebuilding on the same sites at a higher density, it is very distinct from the two prevalent conventional …
Agriculture and Rural Development Planning
A Process in Transition
Häftad, 2017
747 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book meets the needs of teachers and students of agriculture and rural development project and programme planning, planners employed by governments in developing countries and by external financing agencies. Project planners must understand the aspirations of rural families and their local …
Environment and Resettlement Politics in China
The Three Gorges Project
Häftad, 2017
747 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The Three Gorges dam, currently being constructed on the Yantgze River in China, is controversial both inside and outside China, particularly because of the large number of people to be resettled (officially 1.2 million) and the environmental impacts. Using material previously unavailable in any …
Political Ecology and the Role of Water
Environment, Society and Economy in Northern Yemen
Häftad, 2016
849 kr
Lägg i varukorg
How can we explain the over-exploitation and degradation of natural resources in the countries of the South? Population growth, poverty and problems associated with common property resource management have been common themes in this debate, yet insufficient attention has been paid to how …
