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Indigenous knowledges and the sustainable development agenda
"This book discusses the vital importance of including indigenous knowledges in the sustainable development agenda. In the wake of colonialism and imperialism, dialogue between indigenous knowledges and Western epistemology has broken down time and again. However, in recent decades the broader indigenous struggle for rights and recognition has led to more understanding of indigenous knowledges,…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780367853785
- Collation
- xiv, 236 pages : illustrations
- Series Title
- Routledge studies in indigenous peoples and policy
- Call Number
- 338.9 BRE i
Resilient urban futures
This open access book addresses the way in which urban and urbanizing regions profoundly impact and are impacted by climate change. The editors and authors show why cities must wage simultaneous battles to curb global climate change trends while adapting and transforming to address local climate impacts. This book addresses how cities develop anticipatory and long-range planning capacities for …
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030631314
- Collation
- xi, 190p. : ill.
- Series Title
- The Urban Book Series
- Call Number
- 307.1216 RES r
Situating Women : Gender Politics and Circumstance in Fiji
Since the time of decolonisation in Fiji, women’s organisations have navigated a complex political terrain. While they have stayed true to the aim of advancing women’s status, their work has been buffeted by national political upheavals and changing global and regional directions in development policy-making. This book documents how women activists have understood and responded to these cha…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781922144157
- Collation
- 278
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 305.4099611.GEO
White gold : the commercialisation of rice farming in the lower mekong basin
This open access book is about understanding the processes involved in the transformation of smallholder rice farming in the Lower Mekong Basin from a low-yielding subsistence activity to one producing the surpluses needed for national self-sufficiency and a high-value export industry. For centuries, farmers in the Basin have regarded rice as “white gold”, reflecting its centrality to their…
- Edition
- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9789811509988
- Collation
- XXVIII, 456 p. ; ill.
- Series Title
- White Gold: The Commercialisation of Rice Farming in the Lower Mekong Basin
- Call Number
- 633.18 CRA w
Ten crises: the political economy of China’s development (1949-2020)
This open access handbook, Ten Crises systematically traces the economic history of China from 1949 to 2020, unravelling the complex domestic and global factors leading to the cyclical crises identified by WEN and his research team, and examining the corresponding counteracting policies and measures by the government to resolve or defer the crises. The book offers profound insights into China…
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- Ed. 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9789811604553
- Collation
- xxxii, 510p: ill..
- Series Title
- Global University for Sustainability Book Series
- Call Number
- 338 WEN t
NGOs in india : the challenges of women's empowerment and accountability
By examining how NGOs operate in Southern India in the early 2000’s, this book discusses the challenges faced by small, local NGOs in the uncertain times of changing aid dynamics. The key findings focus on what empowerment means for Indian women, and how NGO accountability to these groups is an important part of the empowerment being realised. The notion of community empowerment, in which the…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780203842720
- Collation
- 148p
- Series Title
- Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series
- Call Number
- 338.954 KIL
Reframing the urban challenge in Africa : knowledge co-production from the South
This book explores the changing dynamics and challenges behind the rapid expanse of Africa’s urban population. Africa’s urban age is underway. With the world’s fastest growing urban population, the continent is rapidly transforming from one that is largely rural, to one that is largely urban. Often facing limited budgets, those tasked with managing African cities require empirical evidenc…
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- 16
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781003008385
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 307.76096 NTO r
Between peace and conflict in the East and the West: studies on transformatio…
This open access book features various studies on democratization, transformation, socio-economic development, and security issues in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) geographical region and beyond. Written by experts and scholars working in the field of human dimension, security, transformation and development in Europe and Asia, particularly in post-soviet and co…
- Edition
- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030774899
- Collation
- x, 297p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 341.7 BET b
Citizen activities in energy transition : user innovation, new communities, a…
This book addresses the rapidly changing citizen roles in innovation, technology adoption, intermediation, market creation, and legitimacy building for low-carbon solutions. It links research in innovation studies, sustainability transitions, and science and technology studies, and builds a new approach for the study of user contributions to innovation and sociotechnical change. Citizen Activit…
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- 8
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780367680251
- Collation
- xii, 190 p
- Series Title
- Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology,
- Call Number
- 333.794 HYY c
From technology transfer to intercultural development : understanding technol…
The central theme of this book is the intercultural development of technology in a globalising world. Migration, tourism, information and communication technology and international trade stimulate tfhe encounter between cultures, leading to a totally new social configuration on a worldwide scale.
- Edition
- 3
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781920382049
- Collation
- i, 171 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 303.483 VAN f
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