While creativity plays an important role in the advancement of computer science, great ideas are built on a foundation of practical experience and knowledge.
In social science terms, the `Arctic' is a relative, not an absolute concept, relating to several dimensions, such as constitutional and geographic status, remoteness, socioeconomic status, and demographic/anthropological factors.
North-East India, comprising the seven contiguous states around Assam, the principal state of the region, is a relatively unknown, yet very fascinating region.
This book contributes to the literature on Geographical Indications (GIs) by providing key theoretical reflections from a five-year review process on the potential of GIs for agri-food products in Southern Africa.
The broad spectrum of topics surrounding what is termed the 'knowledge economy' has attracted increasing attention from the scientific community in recent years.
Today, India still remains a rural agricultural country although the share of urban population has also increased but these figures do not tell the whole story.
This volume of 18 chapters is the work of more than 30 authors, many of whom are natives of the Central Asian region or are researchers who have dedicated a large part of their working lives to studying the development dynamics in this vast and fascinating region.
This volume bridges the gap between the global promotion of the Green Economy and the manifestation of this new development strategy at the urban level.
Essays in Economics and Other Cheerful Themes is a collection of pieces on economy, polity and society, written by a social scientist over a number of years.
This 57th edition of the Development Co-operation Report is intended to align development co-operation with today's most urgent global priorities, from the rising threat of climate change to the flagging response to the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda.
For those in developed nations, suddenly being without electricity is a disaster: power cuts have us fretting over the food stored in the freezer, and even a few hours without lights, televisions, or air conditioning is an ordeal.
La agricultura periurbana está adquiriendo en los últimos tiempos un gran interés analítico y prospectivo en el marco de las renovadas políticas agroalimentarias y de planificación territorial.
Durante años, el principal objetivo de las investigaciones urbanas en España consistió en estudiar las raíces del intenso proceso urbanizador asociado a la burbuja inmobiliaria.