This book addresses the key challenges of balancing economic growth, poverty alleviation, and environmental protection in the development of major physical infrastructure, ranging from transport to energy

This book introduces readers to a powerful method for cross-cultural due diligence in mergers and organizational collaborations. It employs the context of joint ventures between local communities and companies in the domain of hospitality in emerging tourism destinations. The book first analyzes...

There is a widely acknowledged evaluation gap in the field of e-participation practice and research, a lack of systematic evaluation with regard to process organization, outcome and impacts. This book addresses the state of the art of e-participation research and the existing evaluation gap by...

On January 2009, President Obama signed the Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government. The memorandum declares the new Administration’s commitment to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government and establishing a system linking three principles: transparency, public...

Die Autoren zeigen in diesem Buch mit vielen Beispielen aus der Praxis, wie Führung in der öffentlichen Verwaltung mit modernen Führungstools erfolgreich gestaltet werden kann. Die Verantwortung für Verwaltung und Politik ist hoch und wird zunehmend komplexer. Nicht nur Mitarbeiter, auch...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Open Data: A Short History -- Chapter 3: Open Data in Southeast Asia -- Chapter 4: Opportunities and Challenges in Open Data -- Chapter 5: Conclusion and Outlook: Towards Economic Union, Urban Resilience, and Participatory Policy Making -- Appendix 1: Study...

Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und Wettbewerbsfaktoren von Tourismusdestinationen -- Räume als Wettbewerbseinheiten -- Destinationen in der Praxis: Zwischen Wettbewerbseinheit, Region und Lebensraum -- Bürgerbeteiligung und ihr Beitrag zur Zukunftsfähigkeit von Destinationen.

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Policy Impact Study: A Conceptual Framework -- Chapter 3: Past Reforms on People's Participation and Accountability in Bangladesh -- Chapter 4: Governance, People's Participation, Accountability and the Act of 2009 -- Chapter 5: Process of Participatory...

Die Wiederentdeckung der Beteiligung: Wie Gesellschaft gestaltet werden kann -- Konflikte bewältigen: Politische Mediation gegen erstarrte Rituale -- Mehrsektorale Partnerschaft: Umsetzen, was ich nicht verordnen kann -- Diskursive Politikgestaltung: Besser entscheiden -- Exkurs: Wie man...

This book is the first systematic exposition of advances in Kaiyu studies carried out by the author and his colleagues in Japan and other parts of Asia. Consumer shop-around behavior is referred to as Kaiyu in Japanese, a term widely used in several fields such as city planning, marketing, real...