Development studies

In this landmark new work, the major authorities in the field from around the world present a wealth of research data, coverage of regulatory issues, and thinking about the effects of man-made noise on marine mammals, turtles, amphibians, fishes, and invertebrates.

The climate problem is getting worse, but the solutions are getting better.

Won explores the untold story of immigration in South Korea through a new precariat lens.

Symbiosis Conference on Rule of Law in Context (SYMROLIC) represents the point of arrival of Faculty of Law, SIU to maturity with its own imprint in the world of legal research.

Quelle est la pertinence des réformes multidimensionnelles engagées au sein des institutions régionales d’Afrique centrale ces vingt dernières années ?

Le franc CFA suscite intérêt et critiques, compte tenu de son mécanisme et de sa stratégie originaire immuables, le vestige de l’empire colonial qu’il représente et surtout ses liens avec la France, objet d’un contrat de coopération depuis cinquante ans.

This book examines the three pillars of sustainability (physical environment, social issues, and economic justice) and the progress and achievability of the United Nations' (UN) 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Canada, Guyana, India, Sri Lanka, and the USA.

This book reviews the strategies for the development of sustainable health promotion practices, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with case examples from the COVID-19 pandemic.

This book examines the three pillars of sustainability (physical environment, social issues, and economic justice) and the progress and achievability of the United Nations' (UN) 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Canada, Guyana, India, Sri Lanka, and the USA.

Gamification plays a major role in individual and business decision-making in today's digital era, remarkably changing the way businesses perform basic functions.

The book project strives to establish and interpret the experiences and realities of African migration using African epistemology and philosophy.

India is the fastest growing and the world's third-largest economy in terms of GDP in PPP terms.

Pour le décollage économique de la R.

La période d’analyse, guidée sous le prisme dominant du développement rural durable et de la protection de l’environnement sur le terrain, est basée sur une expérience dans 32 pays, surtout en Afrique, Asie, Moyen-Orient et Europe de l’Est.

Zero Hunger (SDG-2) and Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG-12) of the United Nations are very crucial aspects for any economy in the world.

Sustainability accounting and accountability is fundamental in the pursuit of low-carbon and less unsustainable societies.

As sustainable development becomes an increasingly important strategic issue for all organizations, there is a growing need for management and executive education to adapt to this new reality.

In the scholarship of urbanism, small towns are overlooked and understudied.

This edited volume brings together international authors to explore how cities around the world are implementing their commitment towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Les Sara arrivent, à partir du XVI^e siècle, du Nord-Est de l’Afrique par vagues successives dans le bassin du lac Tchad.

This innovative textbook on the theories, approaches and methodologies that inform political geography is brought together by past and present editors of the journal of the same name.

This innovative textbook on the theories, approaches and methodologies that inform political geography is brought together by past and present editors of the journal of the same name.

This text provides a critical assessment of dominant features of development theory and practice in such areas as globalisation, governance, social development, participation, feminism and postcolonialism, civil society, environment and development management.

Originally published in 1997, as part of the Ethnoscapes: Current Challenges in the Environmental Social Sciences series, reissued now with a new series introduction, Tradition, Location and Community: Place-making and Development brings together the selected papers of seventeen architects, social scientists and planners.

Fully revised and updated in its third edition, this timely book brings together the study of conflict and war and the problems surrounding the economic development of developing societies that are most prone to experiencing problems in moving on after war.

This book investigates the experiences of women in Zimbabwe facing COVID-19 and gender-based violence, arguing that the insights from this extremely tough period could be used as a springboard for positive legal, cultural and policy changes.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of Islamic finance and sustainability, showcasing how Islamic financial instruments can support environmentally sustainable initiatives.

This book brings together a range of arts and development scholars and practitioners to explore the unique ways in which arts-based research methods can make a unique positive contribution to effective global development practice.

A Practical Research Process for Developing a Sustainable Built Environment in Emerging Economies aims to fill the dearth of practical research guidance and reference material with specific focus on the built environment in developing countries.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of Islamic finance and sustainability, showcasing how Islamic financial instruments can support environmentally sustainable initiatives.

Around the globe, faculty and higher education leaders are actively changing what they teach to create a sustainable world.

This book introduces a new framework for understanding how the relationship between political parties and the state shapes the development of political parties, party systems and democratic consolidation.

This book presents valuable insights, critiques and contributions from energy researchers focused on Latin American case studies.

Bringing concepts from critical transitional justice and peacebuilding into dialogue with education, this book examines the challenges youth and their teachers face in the post-conflict settings of Bougainville and Solomon Islands.

This volume includes the proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on "e;From Smart City to Smart Factory for a Sustainable Future"e; (SCFF24), held at VSB - Technical University of Ostrava from May 14 to 16, 2024.

Employing the intellectual migration analytical framework, this book examines the dynamics of student and professional migration.

Gamification plays a major role in individual and business decision-making in today's digital era, remarkably changing the way businesses perform basic functions.

This volume includes the proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on "e;From Smart City to Smart Factory for a Sustainable Future"e; (SCFF24), held at VSB - Technical University of Ostrava from May 14 to 16, 2024.

Latin American Geographies introduces student readers to cutting-edge scholarship on a range of topics from Indigenous geographies to sustainable development and dependency theory.

This innovative textbook, written by an author based in Zambia, provides an invaluable perspective on the key public health issues that Africa is facing today.

This contemporary book offers current perspectives on routines and rituals to extend an understanding of the scope of these concepts, with a view to challenging conventional wisdom and to offer insight for practitioners.

In the scholarship of urbanism, small towns are overlooked and understudied.

This completely revised and rewritten handbook gives an overview of international organization (IO) as a dynamic field of research that adds to our understanding of global and regional relations and related domestic politics.

Trust and Brand Management covers the main topics of heritage-based corporate brand management and its relationship to external factors and performance.