This volume explores how communities, companies, and governments contest and shape the evolution of norms, rules, and decision-making processes that govern stakeholder consultation in extractive industries. It will interest students and scholars res...Lasīt vairāk
Latin America is the most unequal region in the world and geographical imbalances are a significant component of overall inequality. On average, regional economic disparities are four times higher than in countries of the OECD. This book underscores...Lasīt vairāk
This book offers a comprehensive analysis of Indias healthcare challenges and the pathways to achieving universal health coverage. It critically examines the current healthcare landscape, highlighting persistent issues such as under-nutrition, demog...Lasīt vairāk
This book offers a comprehensive analysis of Indias healthcare challenges and the pathways to achieving universal health coverage. It critically examines the current healthcare landscape, highlighting persistent issues such as under-nutrition, demog...Lasīt vairāk
This book presents environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings and scorings and their providers and lists problems with data quality, data sources, and unknown methodology, contributing to the green- and social-washing ESG rating phenomeno...Lasīt vairāk
This book considers how the rapid arrival of China has brought visions of development which converge and contest what has gone before, and how these inform individual and collective aspirations on the ground in Laos. This book uses...Lasīt vairāk
Vocabulary for Sustainable Consumption and Lifestyles: a Language for our Common Future curates a shared vocabulary of concepts that enables a society-wide conversation about sustainable consumption and lifestyles, the future of cons...Lasīt vairāk
Vocabulary for Sustainable Consumption and Lifestyles: a Language for our Common Future curates a shared vocabulary of concepts that enables a society-wide conversation about sustainable consumption and lifestyles, the future of cons...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Routledge India, ISBN-13: 9781032962641)
The urgency of mitigating climate change is mounting globally and developing countries have a key role to play in ensuring a sustainable future. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of climate finance from the perspective o...Lasīt vairāk
This textbook presents a technical, yet accessible, introduction to the interdisciplinary field of industrial ecology.The textbook begins with the history of industrial ecology, and progresses through common industrial ecology tools to expl...Lasīt vairāk
This textbook presents a technical, yet accessible, introduction to the interdisciplinary field of industrial ecology. It is essential reading for those studying industrial ecology and environmental and sustainable engineering....Lasīt vairāk
This book seeks to provide an in-depth analysis of the political, governance, and socio-economic landscape of South Africa in the aftermath of apartheid. It examines the complexities and dynamics that have influenced and shaped the development of...Lasīt vairāk
This volume provides a transdisciplinary analysis of the political, social and environmental aspects of governance and its implementation in the mining sector.In a world profoundly shaped by the energy transition and the urgency of climate...Lasīt vairāk
This book explores the role of moral capital and its relationship with economic growth and emphasizes the ways in which investment in moral frameworks can promote social well-being and sustainable development. It argues that firm growth is crucial...Lasīt vairāk
Cities in the Metaverse offers a comprehensive exploration of the intersection between urban environments and digital realms. The book examines:· The size and shape of cities in the Metaverse· Spatial computing...Lasīt vairāk
This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the intersection between urban environments and digital realms. It is essential reading for urban planners, geographers, economists, technologists, policymakers, and anyone interested in the future o...Lasīt vairāk
This book expands on how Indonesia supports the achievement of global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by providing an in-depth examination of how the SDGs can be localized, not only at the national level, but also down to the grassroots level...Lasīt vairāk
Learning as Development examines how people learn around the world and considers what international development would look like if viewed through the prism of human development. In this groundbreaking second edition of Lea...Lasīt vairāk
In this groundbreaking second edition of Learning as Development, Daniel A. Wagner transforms our understanding of international development by positioning learning at its core. Through a compelling global lens, Wagner demonstrates how educ...Lasīt vairāk
Common market implementation in Africa could potentially alleviate poverty and grow economies. However, despite numerous trading blocs existing in Africa, challenges persist in common market implementation. This book investigates the enablers whic...Lasīt vairāk
This book documents the purpose and history of the African Network for Evidence-to-Action in Disability (AfriNEAD) with the aim to showcase how to develop useful research with, for, and by persons with disabilities within the Afr...Lasīt vairāk
Small states face a number of challenges, mainly because of their geographical positioning and inherent characteristics, such as small populations, limited resources endowment and market constraints that make them more vulnerable to exogenous econ...Lasīt vairāk
This book presents a thorough overview and assessment of the economics of the wildlife trade for scholars and conservationists, requiring only a basic understanding of economic principles. It will appeal to scholars, practitioners, and policymaker...Lasīt vairāk
This book presents a thorough overview and assessment of the economics of the wildlife trade for scholars and conservationists, requiring only a basic understanding of economic principles. It will appeal to scholars, practitioners, and policymaker...Lasīt vairāk
Since the beginning of US President Donald Trumps second term, the already volatile international order has faced increasingly disruptive developments and fundamental challenges. This volume outlines and analyses the role of Latin America as a wh...Lasīt vairāk
Exploring the transformation and challenges facing urban commerce in the twenty-first century, this book analyzes the retail apocalypse, the decline of shopping malls, commercial gentrification, the evolution of brick-and-mortar stores and tourist...Lasīt vairāk
The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing key sectors critical to global progress. AI Frontiers: Transforming Health, Agriculture, and Education delves into how cutting-edge AI innovations are addressin...Lasīt vairāk
This book explores Chinas contemporary energy relations with emerging markets.Through the prisms of global low-carbon transition and power sector development, Ryan McLean utilises the multi-level perspective to build upon existing understa...Lasīt vairāk
This book examines the background and consequences of the reversal in gender disparities in education through the case of the Philippines. While global education and development discourse has long emphasized girls disadvantage, a reversalwhere b...Lasīt vairāk
This open access book delves into Japans humanitarian aid efforts in Myanmar following the military coup of February 2021. As Myanmar faces political upheaval and growing humanitarian challenges, Japans respo...Lasīt vairāk
Universities are core institutions of the Knowledge Economy, and alongside firms and other research organisations, develop and promote knowledge within local economies. At the same time, they are obliged to deal with a global market, and participa...Lasīt vairāk
This book is a guide to understanding and practicing water diplomacya framework for building relationships, negotiating shared interests, and managing water challenges. It is essential reading for students and scholars of water diplomacy, water g...Lasīt vairāk
This book explores womens entrepreneurship in Asia and analyses the experiences of women entrepreneurs through institutional logics. Covering nine different countries throughout Asia, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Brunei, Indonesi...Lasīt vairāk
Originally published in 1991, this volume discusses the urban working class, and international migrants. The book exhibits the fruitful interaction that has taken place between sociological theory, new views of the changing world economy and the emp...Lasīt vairāk
This supports undergraduate courses in civil and environmental engineering and urban planning. It is broad and inclusive, and takes a modular approach, where each theme is discussed comprehensively from the macro to the micro level; to deliver sus...Lasīt vairāk
This supports undergraduate courses in civil and environmental engineering and urban planning. It is broad and inclusive, and takes a modular approach, where each theme is discussed comprehensively from the macro to the micro level; to deliver sus...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 30-Sep-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009605557)
An incisive and multi-disciplinary analysis of the Indian political economy by foregrounding the relationship between corporations and Hindutva under neoliberalism. The essays are theoretically informed by scholarship on fascism, focusing on Hindutv...Lasīt vairāk
Sērija : Development Trajectories in Global Value Chains
(Izdošanas datums: 30-Sep-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009591089)
Modern Slavery and the Governance of Global Value Chains provides an interdisciplinary analysis of the links between Global Value Chains (GVCs) governance, regulation, and vulnerability to severe forms of labour market exploitation by focusing on gov...Lasīt vairāk
This book investigates youth employment programmes across nine African countries, providing important insights into the worlds youngest continent by population, in which 60 of people are aged under 25. The book will be an important read for researc...Lasīt vairāk
Circularity is a practice that not only increases efficient industry performance but its focus on resource management, waste reduction, innovation, stakeholder engagement, and operational excellence, also contributes to sustainable business and en...Lasīt vairāk
Volunteer tourism is a global trend in which travellers engage in voluntary work, often in social, environmental, or charitable projects. Stefanie Schien explores the lived experiences of a Shuar community in the Ecuadorian Amazon that hosts voluntee...Lasīt vairāk
Development Theory and Climate Change is an illuminating exploration of the decline and subsequent revival of development theories. M.A. Mohamed Salih demonstrates how the end of the Cold War and the ascendancy of neoliberal global capitalism...Lasīt vairāk
This thoroughly revised second edition examines the current state of literature in law and political economy, drawing on scholarship across a variety of subject areas, geographies and orientations.Capturing recent developments in the field...Lasīt vairāk
This book describes global change pedagogically, offering a comprehensive perspective of its multidimensional nature, and detailing the necessary actions in the main areas to prevent catastrophic scenarios.Currently, there is an unprecede...Lasīt vairāk
Anis Ben Brik examines the state of the institutionalization of evaluation across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), providing a rigorous analysis of both historical progress and contemporary practices. Utilising Reinhard Stockmann et al.s wel...Lasīt vairāk
Amir Ullah Khan, Abdul Shaban, Venkatanarayana Motkuri
(Izdošanas datums: 26-Sep-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Routledge India, ISBN-13: 9781032761596)
This book provides a comprehensive look into the development challenges and critical socio-economic issues of the Muslim communities in Uttar PradeshIndias most populous state and home to one of its largest Muslim populations. ...Lasīt vairāk
Li Jun unveils the untold stories of private tutoring entrepreneurs in Chinas bustling Chongqing region, exploring their sensemaking processes through Karl Weicks theory of organizing. The book is an essential read for researchers and academics...Lasīt vairāk
