Regional, state and other local government

Obwohl 'Soziale Ungleichheit' als ein klassisches Thema der Gesellschaftstheorie gelten muß, war die Diskussion um die Ur­ sachen, Formen und Veränderungen sozialer Ungleichheit gegen Ende der siebziger Jahre eher in den Hintergrund der sozial­ wissenschaftlichen Theoriediskussion geraten.

Diese Arbeit ist im Rahmen eines Forschungsvorhabens entstanden, das unter dem Arbeitstitel "Fachwissen in der Politik.

This book investigates the integration of Syrian refugees in the United States, and it identifies the challenges that hinder their successful integration.

This book investigates the relationship between universities, real estate markets, and local economic systems in light of contemporary urban regeneration processes and sustainability challenges.

This book illuminates how the profound challenges faced by contemporary societies over the past few decades, encompassing climate change and other environmental risks, global health threats, warfare, and mass migration, manifest themselves in European cities.

A vast amount has been written on climate change and what should be our response.

As the world undergoes huge demographic shifts with aging populations and increasing life expectancy, it is essential to recognize the importance of understanding aging in different international, cultural, social, and economic contexts.

This book gives a unique description of urban geography of Europe and specifically, Southern Europe, and provides a fine guide to urban complexity and resilience in the light of metropolitan sustainability.

This book provides multidisciplinary approaches to smart and sustainable urban ecosystems.

This book characterizes a type of city, i.

This book provides a machine-generated overview of social work across the globe, providing an in-depth understanding on social work education, practice and research.

This book investigates the relationship between universities, real estate markets, and local economic systems in light of contemporary urban regeneration processes and sustainability challenges.

The story of Sydney's metropolitan food landscapes is one of dramatic transformations of First Nations land amidst jostles for power and wealth.

This book provides a machine-generated overview of social work across the globe, providing an in-depth understanding on social work education, practice and research.

This book provides a comprehensive manual for researchers, practitioners, policymakers as well as students striving to achieve environmental sustainment.

Exploring random maintenance models, this book provides an introduction to the implementation of random maintenance, and it is one of the first books to be written on this subject.

In order to satisfy the needs of their customers, network utilities require specially developed maintenance management capabilities.

There are many aspects to consider when evaluating or improving an indoor environment; thermal comfort, energy saving, preservation of materials, hygiene and health are all key aspects which can be improved by passive methods of environmental control.

The analysis of the reliability and availability of power plants is frequently based on simple indexes that do not take into account the criticality of some failures used for availability analysis.

This book offers an in-depth look at the development, social significance, and role of graffiti in China's local culture.

This book is a product of human-machine collaboration in social work and is a premier in global social work education and practice.

This book characterizes a type of city, i.

This book explains the dynamics of revenue generation and allocation reality of city corporations in Bangladesh.

This book critically analyzes how European countries manage family-related challenges as they grapple with social and political transformations.

This short Pivot explores the the physical, emotional, and psychological impact of the lived experiences of asylum seekers on the staff and volunteers of third sector organisations who assist and support them.

This book bridges the disciplines of micro-economics and social policy in general, and, in particular, behavioral/explanatory social policy and public choice theory, plus Leibenstein's X-efficiency theory.

This book is a product of human-machine collaboration in social work and is a premier in global social work education and practice.

As the world undergoes huge demographic shifts with aging populations and increasing life expectancy, it is essential to recognize the importance of understanding aging in different international, cultural, social, and economic contexts.

This book examines the use of smart city-associated technologies to enhance sustainable transportation planning in cities of both the global north and south, focusing specifically on sustainable transportation.

This book delves into the values, attitudes, and behaviours of Koreans over the course of the past twenty years.

The management of technical plants for productivity and safety is generally a complex activity, particularly when many plants in one territory are affected, quality guarantees and cost results are required, and the technology involved is heterogeneous and innovative.

This book focuses on the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns on the welfare of the urban poor in the city of Harare, Zimbabwe.

This book classifies and assesses the real and perceived risks associated with both the Covid-19 pandemic and government responses to it in seven African countries — DR Congo, Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe — based on large scale quantitative and qualitative surveys conducted in 2022–2024.

This book examines the use of smart city-associated technologies to enhance sustainable transportation planning in cities of both the global north and south, focusing specifically on sustainable transportation.

This book illuminates how the profound challenges faced by contemporary societies over the past few decades, encompassing climate change and other environmental risks, global health threats, warfare, and mass migration, manifest themselves in European cities.

This book explains the dynamics of revenue generation and allocation reality of city corporations in Bangladesh.

Focusing on the street as a socio-spatial catalyst, this book fosters a comprehensive conversation on the past, present, and future of streets and public space.

This book critically analyzes how European countries manage family-related challenges as they grapple with social and political transformations.