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    558,95 kr.

    Traditional notions of security are premised on the primacy of state security. Non-traditional security (NTS) scholars argue that threats to human security have become increasingly prominent since the end of the Cold War, and that it is thus critical to adopt a holistic and multidisciplinary approach in addressing rising energy needs.

  • af Abraham R. Matamanda
    558,95 kr.

    The housing and human settlement sector is fast changing, and technology is making it more complex than ever before. With reference to Zimbabwe, a developing country in Southern Africa, the essence of this book is to bring out housing as an issue within the technology debate and practice. The following themes emerge from the 6 chapters in the book:   The characterisation and conceptualisation of housing and technology and the nexus of both  The complexity of housing challenges and the problems governments face in providing adequate housing, especially for the poor Diverse practices in housing construction through the application of different typologies of technology Assessment of the feasibility of technologies in housing development in Zimbabwe by mirroring them against global experiences.  Discussion of alternative policy approaches that may guide technology integration in housing development. This book will excite scholars and practitioners in urban and development studies, construction project management, urban sociology, geography, real estate together with policymakers and government officials. 

  • - A Case of RFEMF Risk Perceptions in Malaysia
    af Yusniza Kamarulzaman
    620,95 kr.

    The book expands on the knowledge and understanding of different risk perception related to radiation in order to explain the gap in literature regarding the relationship between risk perceptions that lead to public behaviors.

  • - Socio-environmental Struggle of the Shora Forest Community in the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest
    af Sajal Roy
    572,95 kr.

    This book explores gendered perceptions of the Sundarbans Forest in Bangladesh, and the extent to which these perceptions are affected by extreme weather events (specifically, cyclones Aila and Sidr).

  • - Perspectives from Africa, Latin America, Europe and New Zealand
     
    548,95 kr.

    This book examines links between post-conflict security, peace and development in Africa, Latin America, Europe and New Zealand. Young peace researchers from the Global South (Uganda, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Brazil, Colombia) as well as from Italy and New Zealand address in case studies traumas in Northern Uganda, demobilisation and reintegration of ex-combatants in the Ivory Coast, economic and financial management of terrorism in Kenya, organised crime in Brazil, mental health issues in Colombia, macro realism in Europe and global defence reforms within the military apparatus since 1990. The book reviews linkages between regional stability, development and peace in post-conflict societies while adding on to the post 2015 international agenda and discusses linkages between peace, security and development.

  • - Transition Toward a New Migratory Phase
    af Ana Elizabeth Jardon Hernandez
    671,95 kr.

    This book presents an analysis of the various transformation processes at work in the international migratory dynamic of Mexicans as a consequence of the 2008 international economic crisis and the implementation of an increasingly strict American migration policy.

  • af Mansoureh Ebrahimi
    658,95 kr.

    Based on British and Iranian sources, this book investigates the background and goals of the coup in Iran, examining how British foreign and domestic agents interfered with Iran's internal affairs between the nationalization of Iran's oil in 1951 until its failure in 1953 with the overthrow of Prime Minister Mossadegh.

  • - Water Footprint as a Complementary Approach to Water Management in Mexico
     
    786,95 kr.

    This book addresses the following topics: the contemporary model for water management and alternative approaches; change in dietary patterns and water security; gray water footprint and water pollution; gray water footprint and mining; estimates of the water footprint of four key cereals, forage, livestock and bottled drinks.

  • - An Analysis of Autonomous Adaptation in Response to Environmental Changes in Peri-Urban Areas
    af Liana Ricci
    573,95 kr.

    This book explores whether and how a reinterpretation of Sub-Saharan cities, through the concept of adaptive capacity, could bridge this distance and contribute to a new understanding of the contemporary city.

  • - Imperatives for Equitable Public Expenditure
     
    900,95 kr.

    This unique book focuses on the hybridization of grassroots participation in planning, implementing, and developing gender-responsive budgeting. It explores the possibilities for gender sensitive budgeting when implemented using techniques that have been popularized by participatory governance activists.

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    657,95 kr.

    A decade after the approval of the UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH), the concept has gained wide acceptance at the local, national and international levels.

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    561,95 kr.

    This book explores an interdisciplinary field at the intersection of gender and development studies, disaster and land tenure policy. Using case studies from Asia, this book argues that land tenure is a key factor in mitigating the impact of disasters on women.

  • - Importance of Leadership Connections for Establishing Effective Nongovernmental Organizations in a Non-Democracy
    af John W. Tai
    692,95 kr.

    Through a comparative analysis of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in today's China, this study shows the importance of the human factor, notably the NGO leadership, in the establishment of a modern civil society.

  • - Livelihood Opportunities, the Labour Market, Social Welfare and Social Security
     
    568,95 kr.

    This book is one of four volumes on a major empirical migration study by leading Thai migration specialists from Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok) for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).This volume reviews the livelihood opportunities for displaced persons in temporary shelters and in the surrounding communities.

  • - A Case Study of the Istanbul Metropolitan Area
    af Ebru A. Gencer
    665,95 kr.

    This book argues that, on one hand, socio-economic disparities resulting from unsustainable urban development can increase vulnerability to natural hazards, and on the other hand, when paired with natural hazards this increased vulnerability can negatively affect urban areas, resulting in further inequality.

  • - Peacebuilding between International Interventions and Locally Led Initiatives
     
    548,95 kr.

    Moreover, it examines how local ownership - emerging as key criteria for any external intervention - is constituted: does this concept only imply local participation or is local control from the outset a must?

  • - A Critical Realist Perspective
    af Thanh-Dam Truong
    658,95 kr.

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    513,95 kr.

    Traditional notions of security are premised on the primacy of state security. Non-traditional security (NTS) scholars argue that threats to human security have become increasingly prominent since the end of the Cold War, and that it is thus critical to adopt a holistic and multidisciplinary approach in addressing rising energy needs.

  • af Philip Jan Schafer
    668,95 kr.

    The work aims at answering the question as to how far discourses on human security are present in Jordan and Israel, if they converge and if political solutions for the issue of water security could be derived.

  • af John A. Kington
    556,95 kr.

    Comprising the first definitive account of the geological and palaeometeorological studies made by the British geologist, Frederic W. The balance of this deficiency will be redressed by bringing to light in this volume his contributions to the history of science to an audience of academic and lay readers of the current literature.

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    729,95 kr.

    This book is one of four volumes on a major empirical migration study by leading Thai migration specialists from Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok) for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).this volume discusses the environmental impact of temporary shelters for displaced people along the Thai-Myanmar border.

  • - Royal Thai Government Policy and Donor, INGO, NGO and UN Agency Delivery
     
    783,95 kr.

    This book is one of four volumes on a major empirical migration study by leading Thai migration specialists from Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok) for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The volume is also helpful for anyone studying forced migration and its denouement in the globalized age.

  • - Sectoral Analysis
     
    555,95 kr.

    This Brief identifies various aspects of energy challenges faced by the Chinese central/local governments, and also provides an opportunity to study how best to achieve green growth and a low-carbon transition in a developing country like China.

  • - Household Behaviour, Legislation, Regional Analysis and Impacts
     
    668,95 kr.

    This Brief identifies various aspects of energy challenges faced by the Chinese central/local governments, and also provides an opportunity to study how best to achieve green growth and a low-carbon transition in a developing country like China.

  • - Displacement along the Thai-Myanmar Border
     
    679,95 kr.

  • - Theories and Global Standards
    af Mehdi Shabannia Mansour
    699,95 kr.

    This book discusses the need of a legal protection at national and global levels to address the use of temporary employment contracts by employers. Chapter 1 reviews some theories of job security, showing how job security issues should be regulated in labour laws to protect workers and also how temporary contracts affect job security. Chapter 2 examines legal protection of job security in temporary contract in international contexts where it examines the concept and need for job security and job protection especially for temporary contracts based on three United Nations' instruments, namely, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), and International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). Chapter 3 studies the ILO standards in relation to job security and temporary contracts as well as those covered by the Philadelphia Declaration and other conventions and recommendations. Chapter 4 discusses Islamic jurisprudence on jobs and job security. The main aims of this chapter is to provide the framework for protecting workers as a means to enhance job security in the world especially in Islam. It discusses Islamic jurisprudence concerning work and job conditions. The Islamic precept is based on the Qur'an and Hadith and these sources are used to explain the concept of jobs in Islam. In addition, this chapter also examines the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam (CDHRI).

  •  
    671,95 kr.

    This book is one of four volumes on a major empirical migration study by leading Thai migration specialists from Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok) for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The volume is also helpful for anyone studying forced migration and its denouement in the age of globalization.

  • - Mediterranean Soil Ecosystems 1
     
    561,95 kr.

    The term "Soil Security" is used in the context of maintaining the quality and quantity of soil needed in order to ensure continuous supplies of food and fresh water for our society.

  • - A Critical Assessment from the Arab World
    af Gamal M. Selim
    555,95 kr.

    It also explores the prospects of regional arms control in the context of the ongoing Arab Spring with its ramifications for Arab regional politics, and provides a new perspective on arms control in the Middle East.

  • - Perspectives of IPRA's Ecology and Peace Commission
     
    749,95 kr.

    This book has peer-reviewed chapters by scholars from Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Mexico and the USA that were presented to the Ecology and Peace Commission (EPC) of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA) in November 2012 in Japan.

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