Sustainable Community Development: Dilemma of Options in Kenya

Sustainable Community Development: Dilemma of Options in Kenya

Author: F. Waswa

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-11-13

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 1137497416

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Community development has lately gained much prominence, but the emphasis has remained on the economic and social welfare of communities, rather than the environment. By focusing on 'sustainable' development in Kenya, this study shows the importance of integrating ecological concerns in socio-economic and cultural development processes.


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Download or read book Sustainable Community Development: Dilemma of Options in Kenya written by F. Waswa and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-13 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Community development has lately gained much prominence, but the emphasis has remained on the economic and social welfare of communities, rather than the environment. By focusing on 'sustainable' development in Kenya, this study shows the importance of integrating ecological concerns in socio-economic and cultural development processes.


Forests and Food

Forests and Food

Author: Bhaskar Vira

Publisher: Open Book Publishers

Published: 2015-11-15

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1783741937

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As population estimates for 2050 reach over 9 billion, issues of food security and nutrition have been dominating academic and policy debates. A total of 805 million people are undernourished worldwide and malnutrition affects nearly every country on the planet. Despite impressive productivity increases, there is growing evidence that conventional agricultural strategies fall short of eliminating global hunger, as well as having long-term ecological consequences. Forests can play an important role in complementing agricultural production to address the Sustainable Development Goals on zero hunger. Forests and trees can be managed to provide better and more nutritionally-balanced diets, greater control over food inputs—particularly during lean seasons and periods of vulnerability (especially for marginalised groups)—and deliver ecosystem services for crop production. However forests are undergoing a rapid process of degradation, a complex process that governments are struggling to reverse. This volume provides important evidence and insights about the potential of forests to reducing global hunger and malnutrition, exploring the different roles of landscapes, and the governance approaches that are required for the equitable delivery of these benefits. Forests and Food is essential reading for researchers, students, NGOs and government departments responsible for agriculture, forestry, food security and poverty alleviation around the globe.


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Download or read book Forests and Food written by Bhaskar Vira and published by Open Book Publishers. This book was released on 2015-11-15 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As population estimates for 2050 reach over 9 billion, issues of food security and nutrition have been dominating academic and policy debates. A total of 805 million people are undernourished worldwide and malnutrition affects nearly every country on the planet. Despite impressive productivity increases, there is growing evidence that conventional agricultural strategies fall short of eliminating global hunger, as well as having long-term ecological consequences. Forests can play an important role in complementing agricultural production to address the Sustainable Development Goals on zero hunger. Forests and trees can be managed to provide better and more nutritionally-balanced diets, greater control over food inputs—particularly during lean seasons and periods of vulnerability (especially for marginalised groups)—and deliver ecosystem services for crop production. However forests are undergoing a rapid process of degradation, a complex process that governments are struggling to reverse. This volume provides important evidence and insights about the potential of forests to reducing global hunger and malnutrition, exploring the different roles of landscapes, and the governance approaches that are required for the equitable delivery of these benefits. Forests and Food is essential reading for researchers, students, NGOs and government departments responsible for agriculture, forestry, food security and poverty alleviation around the globe.


The Social Effects of Economic Thinking

The Social Effects of Economic Thinking

Author: William Van Lear

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-11-20

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 1137494018

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The book explains how social outcomes result from the influence of economic ideas which are themselves strongly impacted by the distribution of power in society. The book examines policies and programs of contending interests, emphasizing the importance of socio-economic issues stemming from quasi-economic stagnation.


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Download or read book The Social Effects of Economic Thinking written by William Van Lear and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-20 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book explains how social outcomes result from the influence of economic ideas which are themselves strongly impacted by the distribution of power in society. The book examines policies and programs of contending interests, emphasizing the importance of socio-economic issues stemming from quasi-economic stagnation.


Interviewing Rape Victims

Interviewing Rape Victims

Author: Karen Rich

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-11-04

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 1137353236

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This study presents a unique overview of the cultural, social and practical aspects of interviewing rape victims. Exploring a range of issues that affect rape cases including discourse, gender, attitudes and victim's rights, Rich reveals the complexities of sexual assault and looks to how communities can work to respond to and combat such violence.


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Download or read book Interviewing Rape Victims written by Karen Rich and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study presents a unique overview of the cultural, social and practical aspects of interviewing rape victims. Exploring a range of issues that affect rape cases including discourse, gender, attitudes and victim's rights, Rich reveals the complexities of sexual assault and looks to how communities can work to respond to and combat such violence.


Religious Liberties for Corporations?

Religious Liberties for Corporations?

Author: D. Gans

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-11-07

Total Pages: 87

ISBN-13: 1137479701

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An expanded version of a series of debates between the authors, this book examines the nature of corporate rights, especially with respect to religious liberty, in the context of the controversial Hobby Lobby case from the Supreme Court's 2013-14 term.


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Download or read book Religious Liberties for Corporations? written by D. Gans and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-07 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An expanded version of a series of debates between the authors, this book examines the nature of corporate rights, especially with respect to religious liberty, in the context of the controversial Hobby Lobby case from the Supreme Court's 2013-14 term.


The Formation of the BRICS and its Implication for the United States

The Formation of the BRICS and its Implication for the United States

Author: M. Schaefer

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-11-20

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 1137387947

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Schaefer and Poffenbarger assess whether the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) are attempting to balance US power and analyze the United States' responses to the creation of this IGO through a mix of theoretical and policy-focused approaches.


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Download or read book The Formation of the BRICS and its Implication for the United States written by M. Schaefer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-20 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Schaefer and Poffenbarger assess whether the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) are attempting to balance US power and analyze the United States' responses to the creation of this IGO through a mix of theoretical and policy-focused approaches.


Security and Sovereignty in the North Atlantic

Security and Sovereignty in the North Atlantic

Author: L. Heininen

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-11-21

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 1137470720

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The North Atlantic continues to be an area of international strategic significance regionally and globally. This study explores the strong processes of sovereignty, as well as new independent states and micro-proto-states that are forming in the region.


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Download or read book Security and Sovereignty in the North Atlantic written by L. Heininen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-21 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The North Atlantic continues to be an area of international strategic significance regionally and globally. This study explores the strong processes of sovereignty, as well as new independent states and micro-proto-states that are forming in the region.


The Intellectual and the People in Egyptian Literature and Culture

The Intellectual and the People in Egyptian Literature and Culture

Author: Ayman A. El-Desouky

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-11-13

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 1137392444

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The Intellectual and the People in Egyptian Literature and Culture uses the notion of am?ra – the Egyptian concept of collective and connective agency – to explore the relationship between the Egyptian intellectual and 'the people' in contemporary Egyptian literature and culture.


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Download or read book The Intellectual and the People in Egyptian Literature and Culture written by Ayman A. El-Desouky and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-13 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Intellectual and the People in Egyptian Literature and Culture uses the notion of am?ra – the Egyptian concept of collective and connective agency – to explore the relationship between the Egyptian intellectual and 'the people' in contemporary Egyptian literature and culture.


Preparing Teachers of Color to Teach

Preparing Teachers of Color to Teach

Author: C. Gist

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-11-27

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 1137430168

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A rich, comparative case study systematically exploring two program approaches for preparing teachers of color, Gist's work explores culturally responsive pedagogy as a strategy for organizing teacher education.


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Download or read book Preparing Teachers of Color to Teach written by C. Gist and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-27 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich, comparative case study systematically exploring two program approaches for preparing teachers of color, Gist's work explores culturally responsive pedagogy as a strategy for organizing teacher education.


Migration States and Welfare States: Why Is America Different from Europe?

Migration States and Welfare States: Why Is America Different from Europe?

Author: A. Razin

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-11-19

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 1137443804

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Over the last three decades, Europe's generous social benefits have encouraged a massive surge of 'welfare migration,' especially of low skilled laborers. At the same time, the US has attracted many highly skilled migrants, which in turn promotes internal innovation. Restrictions on the international mobility of labor are arguably the largest policy obstructions for the international economy today. A variety of studies suggest that even a small reduction in barriers to migration will result in the growth of significant global welfare benefits. Migration States and Welfare States focuses on a central tension faced by policy makers in countries that receive migrants from lower wage countries. Such countries are typically highly productive and rich in capital. These attributes, coupled with the host country's welfare system, attract low-skilled migrants, who find a generous welfare state particularly attractive, while deterring skilled migrants, who recognize that welfare states likely have higher redistributive taxes.


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Download or read book Migration States and Welfare States: Why Is America Different from Europe? written by A. Razin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-19 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last three decades, Europe's generous social benefits have encouraged a massive surge of 'welfare migration,' especially of low skilled laborers. At the same time, the US has attracted many highly skilled migrants, which in turn promotes internal innovation. Restrictions on the international mobility of labor are arguably the largest policy obstructions for the international economy today. A variety of studies suggest that even a small reduction in barriers to migration will result in the growth of significant global welfare benefits. Migration States and Welfare States focuses on a central tension faced by policy makers in countries that receive migrants from lower wage countries. Such countries are typically highly productive and rich in capital. These attributes, coupled with the host country's welfare system, attract low-skilled migrants, who find a generous welfare state particularly attractive, while deterring skilled migrants, who recognize that welfare states likely have higher redistributive taxes.