Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 463
Cover Image
Youth and migration : an overview
Belmonte, Martina; Conte, Alessandra; Ghio, Daniela; … - Europäische Kommission / Gemeinsame Forschungsstelle - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012511652
Cover Image
Urban poverty and support for Islamist terror : survey results of Muslims in fourteen countries
Mousseau, Michael - 2010
Survey respondents in fourteen countries representing 62% of the world’s Muslim population indicate that approval of Islamist terror is not associated with religiosity, lack of education, poverty, or income dissatisfaction. Instead, it is associated with urban poverty. These results are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008669952
Cover Image
From Income to Urban Contest in Global Settings : Chronic Poverty in Bangalore
Benjamin, Solomon Ameh - 2014
Most Indian cities and particularly the metros are usually characterized by vibrant and complex economies. What does being poor and chronically poor mean within these settings? The MDGs state the need to halve the world's poor. Can one go beyond what is useful rhetoric to spur action and define...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013068617
Cover Image
Urban governance of disease
Katz, Rebecca; Mookherji, Sangeeta; Kaminski, Morgan; … - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 2 (2012) 2, pp. 135-147
Rapid population growth, urbanization, and the growing challenges faced by the urban poor require redefining the paradigm for public health interventions in the 21st century, creating new approaches that take urban determinants of health into consideration. The widening disparity between the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012012081
Cover Image
Estimating Urban Poverty Consistently Across Countries
Combes, Pierre-Philippe; Nakamura, Shohei; Roberts, Mark; … - 2022
Global poverty monitored by the World Bank for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is reported only at the national level, lacking a breakdown between urban and rural areas. A key challenge to producing globally comparable estimates of urban poverty is the need for consistent definitions of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013545421
Cover Image
The Economic and Social Processes Influencing the Level and Nature of Chronic Poverty in Urban Areas
Mitlin, Diana - 2014
considered in this Section are the old, young, women, badly paid, informal workers, and those with physical and mental illness …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014186406
Cover Image
Agricultural management for climate change adaptation, greenhouse gas mitigation, and agricultural productivity : insights from Kenya
Bryan, Elizabeth; Ringler, Claudia; Okoba, Barrack O.; … - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009303243
Cover Image
Sustainability indicators in practice
Latawiec, Agnieszka; Agol, Dorice - 2015
A unique book which reflects the multifaceted nature of sustainability by bringing together authors from interdisciplinary backgrounds. The book highlights the opportunities and challenges associated with applying sustainability indicators in different socio-cultural and geographical settings....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011494905
Cover Image
A Managerial Approach for the Coherent Development of Sustainable Development Law : The Kenya Electricity Expansion Project before the World Bank and the European Investment Bank’s...
Mbengue, Makane Moïse - 2020
similar factual scenarios, especially in the case of co-financing. The recent Kenya Electricity Expansion Project presented …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012841609
Cover Image
Sustainable Development and Investment Treaties : A Comparative Analysis of Bilateral Investment Treaties in Kenya and South Africa
Manana, Rodgers - 2021
examining the position of South Africa and Kenya, it ventures to scrutinize Bilateral Investment Treaties and whether they … to the capacity or freedom of developing countries such as Kenya, in regard of incorporation of sustainable development … norms.The study proceeds to compare the position of Kenya with that of South Africa, noting that the review process of that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013216452