This publication provides a standard compilation of supply and use tables (SUTs) for 19 economies in Asia and the Pacific to help them comply with the United Nations 2008 System of National Accounts (SNA) recommendations.
The Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR) is a funding window of the Climate Investment Funds, of which the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a major partner in Asia and the Pacific, delivering investments through six country programs (Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Tajikistan, and Tonga) and one regional program for the Pacific.
Good corporate governance practices reduce vulnerability to financial crises, reinforce property rights, reduce the cost of capital, and lead to greater capital market development.
The Climate Change Operational Framework 2017-2030 is intended to provide broad direction and guidance for enhancing resilience and strengthening climate actions in the operations and business processes of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
To help overcome remoteness, Pacific economies are looking to improve economic integration not only through ICT and transport network investments, but also by promoting greater competition and private investment.
This publication seeks to explain the nature of settlements termed "e;urban villages"e; as set within the context of growing levels of urbanization in contemporary Pacific towns and cities.
The urban metabolism framework maps the activities of cities from their consumption of materials, the different activities associated with those processes, and the wastes produced.
Everything you always wanted to know about world chess champion Bobby Fischer, complete with easily accessible examples of his chess playing style, in one compact and very readable volume.
Grandmaster Larry Kaufman presents a very effective way for White to disrupt the plans and demolish the position of players on the black side of the popular Grunfeld Defence.
What Amateurs Can Learn from Ulf Anderssons Positional MasterpiecesOne of the most effective ways to improve your chess is to take a world class-player as your example.
Community Development in Sub-Saharan Africa explores the dynamics of community development thinking, processes, and approaches in contemporary sub-Saharan Africa.
Es prioritario continuar revisando el problema social de la pobreza infantil en sus propuestas conceptuales (definiciones) y metodológicas de medición porque persisten relevantes desafíos de construcción de conocimiento específico sobre esta categoría social que es la infancia en situación de pobreza, pero también de comparabilidad de las mediciones en el tiempo y entre diferentes dominios.
This book investigates the art and architecture of Papua New Guinean spirit structures with a multi-perspectival approach that combines cultural and social sciences with building, architectural, and spatial research.
The Politics of Architectural Pedagogy in Iran explores the evolution of architectural pedagogy during two significant socio-political upheavals in Iran: The White Revolution (1963) and the Islamic Revolution (1979).
***Winner of Architectural Guide of the Year at the Architectural Book Awards 2024***The Deck Access Housing Design Guide is the first practical design guide to deck access housing.
Seit Anfang der 90er Jahre wird in Politik und Öffentlichkeit das Konzept von quartiersbezogenen, gemeinschaftlichen Wohnprojekten intensiv diskutiert.
Quartiersbezogene Wohnkonzepte sind ein wichtiger Beitrag, um den demographischen und sozialen Herausforderungen gerecht werden zu können: durch kleinräumige Vernetzung von Wohn- und Betreuungsangeboten, Stärkung von Eigenständigkeit und selbstständigem Wohnen, durch Pflege im Wohnviertel und Unterstützung sozialer Netze.
This book looks at the current trends in Athens, the capital city of Greece, and focuses on the processes of globalization it has been undergoing during the last two decades.
