Search Results - "International development"

University partnerships for international development /

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Improving classroom engagement and international development programs : international perspectives on humanizing higher education /

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Yearbook on Space Policy 2016 Space for Sustainable Development /

Table of Contents: “…The year in Space 2016 -- Space for sustainable development -- Challenges of development and the role of space -- Reflecting on a decade of collaboration between NASA and USAID: Deriving value from space for international development -- The sustainable development goals: A new space for action?…”
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Making aid agencies work : reconnecting INGOs with the people they serve / by Gibson, Terry

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The History and Politics of Sport-for-Development Activists, Ideologues and Reformers / by Darnell, Simon C., Field, Russell, Kidd, Bruce

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Gender and practice : knowledge, policy, organizations /

Table of Contents: “…Exploring spaces, limits and future possibilities for feminist perspectives on knowledge management in international development and beyond / Åsa Corneliusson -- 2. …”
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Cylinder components Properties, applications, materials.

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Pistons and engine testing

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Contested Migration Tswana Women "Running Away" from the "Land of the Desert" / by Cockerton, Camilla May

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Dimensions of Resilience in Developing Countries Informality, Solidarities and Carework / by Charmes, Jacques

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Negotiating boundaries and borders qualitative methodology and development research /

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Moving the Masses: Bus-Rapid Transit (BRT) Policies in Low Income Asian Cities Case Studies from Indonesia / by Wijaya, Suryani Eka, Imran, Muhammad

Table of Contents: “…List of abbreviations -- Indonesian terms -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Complexities of urban transport in low-income Asian (LIA) cities -- 1.1 Urban transport and climate change issues -- 1.2 Features and characteristics of medium-sized low-income Asian cities -- 1.2.1 Urbanisation in LIA cities -- 1.2.2 Compact urban forms and travel characteristics -- 1.2.3 Transport and environmental characteristics in LIA cities -- 1.2.4 Solutions offered to urban transport problems in LIA cities -- 1.3 Governance and multi-level governance -- 1.3.1 Governance -- 1.3.2 Multi-level governance -- 1.4 The challenges of multi-level governance for LIA cities -- 1.5 Multi-level planning policy issues and responses in Indonesia -- 1.5.1 System for the development of planning and policies -- 1.5.2 Spatial and sectoral planning -- 1.5.3 Urban transport projects -- 1.6 Summary -- Chapter 2 Conceptualising policy tensions in LIA cities -- 2.1 Power, communication, and participation -- 2.1.1 Power in multi-level governance structure -- 2.1.2 Legitimacy, communication, and participation -- 2.2 Multi-level governance in Europe and LIA -- 2.2.1 Multi-level governance in the EU -- 2.2.2 Multi-level governance in the Low-Income Asia -- 2.2.3 Comparison of multi-level governance in Europe and LIA cities -- 2.3 Theoretical framework -- 2.4 Research design -- 2.4.1 Data collection methods -- Chapter 3 Transport planning and policies in Indonesia -- 3.1 Transport and climate change decision-making in Indonesia -- 3.1.1 Government organisations -- 3.1.2 International organisations -- 3.1.3 Non-government organisations -- 3.2 Transport and climate change policies in Indonesia -- 3.2.1 Environment and climate change policy -- 3.2.2 National development planning system -- 3.2.3 Transport policy -- 3.2.4 Spatial planning policy -- 3.2.5 Energy policy -- 3.2.6 Economic policies -- 3.3 Summary -- Chapter 4 Transport planning and policies in Bandung -- 4.1 Personal experience of commuting in Bandung -- 4.2 Bandung urban transport challenges and emerging opportunities -- 4.2.1 Economic growth, urbanization, and urban form -- 4.2.2 Increasing road construction and motorization -- 4.2.3 Air pollution problems -- 4.2.4 Declining public transport patronage -- 4.3 Transport decision-making in Bandung -- 4.3.1 Stakeholders in the decision-making -- 4.3.1.1 International development agencies -- 4.3.1.2 Central government organisations -- 4.3.1.3 Provincial government organisations -- 4.3.1.4 City government organisation -- 4.3.1.5 Public transport operators -- 4.3.1.6 Non-government organisations -- 4.3.2 BRT decision-making in Bandung -- 4.4 Bandung transport policy review -- 4.4.1 Urban spatial planning policy -- 4.4.2 Urban development planning policy -- 4.4.3 Climate change policy -- 4.4.4 Urban transport policy -- 4.4.5 Bandung BRT studies -- 4.5 Policy tensions in the BRT project -- 4.5.1 Institutional-financial power of higher level governments -- 4.5.2 Socio-political power -- 4.5.3 Discourse in advancing BRT in Bandung -- 4.5.4 Communication and participation gaps -- 4.6 Summary -- Chapter 5 Transport planning and policies in Surabaya -- 5.1 Personal experience of communicating in Surabaya -- 5.2 Surabaya urban transport challenges and opportunities -- 5.2.1 Economic role of Surabaya -- 5.2.2 Urban form and transport system -- 5.2.3 Transport externalities -- 5.2.4 Urban public transport system -- 5.3 Transport decision-making process -- 5.3.1 Stakeholders in the decision-making -- 5.3.1.1 International development agencies -- 5.3.1.2 Central government organisations -- 5.3.1.3 Provincial government organisations -- 5.3.1.4 City government organisations -- 5.3.1.5 Public transport operators -- 5.3.1.6 Non-government organisations -- 5.3.2 BRT decision-making in Surabaya -- 5.4 Surabaya transport policy review -- 5.4.1 Urban spatial planning policy -- 5.4.2 Urban development planning policy -- 5.4.3 Climate change policy -- 5.4.4 Infrastructure development policy -- 5.4.5 Urban transport policy -- 5.4.6 Surabaya BRT studies -- 5.5 Policy tensions in urban transport in Surabaya -- 5.5.1 Institutional and financial power at different levels -- 5.5.2 Socio-political power in Surabaya -- 5.5.3 Discursive power in the selection and rejection of the BRT in Surabaya -- 5.5.3.1 Low-cost storyline -- 5.5.3.2 Modern and practical storylines -- 5.5.3.3 Environmentally sustainable storyline -- 5.5.4 Community participation and consultation gaps -- 5.6 Summary -- Chapter 6 Identifying policy tensions in transport planning and policies -- 6.1 Explaining the dynamics of transport and climate change policies -- 6.2 Explaining policy tensions in BRT projects in Bandung and Surabaya -- 6.2.1 Financial-institutional tensions -- 6.2.2 Socio-political tensions -- 6.2.3 Discursive tensions -- 6.2.4 Communication and public participation tensions -- 6.3 The importance of multi-level governance framework -- Chapter 7 Conclusion -- 7.1 Directions for future research -- References -- Appendices.…”
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