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Developments in Social Impact Assessment
Edited by Frank Vanclay
Along with environmental impact assessment, social impact assessment (SIA) has its origins in the 1970s and has developed from being a tool to meet regulatory requirements, to a discipline that seeks to contribute proactively to better p... -
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Social Capital and Rural Development in the Knowledge Society
Edited by Hans Westlund, Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Social capital is often considered a key factor for local development. This book analyzes the role of social capital for rural areas’ survival and development in the current age of metropolitan growth – an era in which urban is the norm ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Government, Governance and Welfare Reform
Edited by Alberto Brugnoli, Alessandro Colombo
This unique and original book focuses on institutional changes, welfare reforms and transformations in both Britain and Italy over the last three decades.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Regional and Urban Policy and Planning on the Korean Peninsula]()
Regional and Urban Policy and Planning on the Korean Peninsula
Chang-Hee Christine Bae, Harry W. Richardson
The potential for reunification of the two Koreas, whether in the short or long term, argues for a comprehensive look at policy and planning issues that encompass the peninsula as a whole. This book deals with spatial policy issues in bo...eBook:Find out more$53.56
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Social Capital in Europe
Emanuele Ferragina
The book investigates the determinants of social capital across 85 European regions capturing the renewed interest among social capital theorists for the importance of active secondary groups in supporting the correct functioning of soci...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Reshaping Regional Policy
Edited by Harry W. Richardson, Chang-Hee Christine Bae, Sang-Chuel Choe
Originally initiated by the Presidential Committee on Regional Development in South Korea, this wide-ranging volume investigates the new directions in regional development policy taking shape around the world. In addition to contribution...eBook:Find out more$60.76
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![China’s Peasants and Workers: Changing Class Identities]()
China’s Peasants and Workers: Changing Class Identities
Edited by Beatriz Carrillo , David S.G. Goodman
The expert contributors illustrate how the development of the urban economic environment has led to changes in the urban working class, through an exploration of the workplace experiences of rural migrant workers, and of the plight of th...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Asian Responses to the Global Financial Crisis]()
Asian Responses to the Global Financial Crisis
Edited by Jehoon Park, T. J. Pempel, Geng Xiao
The expert contributors – both Asian and Western – illustrate that as G20 members, many Asian countries are now able to showcase their increasing powers and influence on global issues. Within this context, and via multidisciplinary econo...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Community Co-Production
Edited by Jane Farmer, Carol Hill, Sarah-Anne Muñoz
This book addresses a clutch of contemporary societal challenges including: aging demography and the consequent need for extended care in communities; public service provision in an era of retrenching welfare and global financial crises;...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Regional Integration and Economic Development in South Asia]()
Regional Integration and Economic Development in South Asia
Edited by Sultan Hafeez Rahman, Sridhar Khatri, Hans-Peter Brunner
This book considers the leadership of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and the interaction with civil society in the process of South Asian regional cooperation and integration, and discusses how the emerging ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Land Use Policies for Sustainable Development]()
Land Use Policies for Sustainable Development
Edited by Desmond McNeill, Ingrid Nesheim, Floor Brouwer
The urgent need to enhance sustainable development in developing countries has never been greater: poverty levels are growing, land conversions are uncontrolled, and there is rapid loss of biodiversity through land use change. This timel...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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New Directions in Social Impact Assessment
Edited by Frank Vanclay, Ana Maria Esteves
This important new book outlines current developments in thinking in the field of Social Impact Assessment (SIA). It advances the theory and practice of SIA, and argues that a dramatic shift is required in the way socioeconomic studies a...eBook:Find out more$40.00
