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scope of citizens’ participation in urban and transport planning. A series of case studies illustrates different, more or … less formalised, approaches to participation as well as typical planning issues for public transport development. In the … stakeholders, however, is likely to be seen as an obstacle and cause for frustration. Well-designed participation can, on the other …
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Die vorliegende Arbeit geht der Frage nach, ob sich in China eine Zivilgesellschaft in der Entstehung befindet. Die Autorinnen und Autoren widmen sich hierfür einer Reihe politischer und sozialer Entwicklungen und Phänomene, die auf ein sich änderndes Beziehungsgefüge zwischen Staat und...
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Several studies have shown a positive relationship between local greenspace availability and residents' health, which may offer opportunities for health improvement. This study focuses on three mechanisms through which greenery might exert its positive effect on health: stress reduction,...
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Mumbai, India, is at the frontline of oppositional practices confronting neoliberal, futuristic Dubai-style mega …
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Climate change, socio-demographic change and changing patterns of ordinary consumption are creating new and unpredictable pressures on urban water resources in the UK. While demand management is currently offered as a first option for managing supply/demand deficit, the uncertainties around...
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process itself. In studying and understanding the practices related to RVA, insights can be gained regarding ways in which the … municipalities developing their RVA practices, as well as for other actors performing similar types of analyses. Copyright Springer …
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This paper aims to capture and systematise those practices which have been proven as good skills, tactics, methods, and … acquisitions (M&As). These practices can be shared and learned to increase the probability of brand integration success in future M … members of M&A projects which have been involved in M&As. Twenty practices are outlined and defined after analysing ten M …
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This study is a cross-sectional comparative study between baseline (2006), mid-line (2009) and end-line (2011) surveys in 50 sub-districts from the first phase of the programme. Thirty thousand households from 50 sub-districts were selected in two steps: i) 30 villages were selected from each...
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This article discusses ethnoveterinary medical pluralism in Western Kenya. Qualitative methods of data collection such as key informant interviews, open-ended in-depth interviews, focus group discussions (FGDs), narratives, and participant and direct observations were applied. The study shows...
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This paper analyzes the strategies of the Canadian corporation Quebecor, a conglomerate regarded as the prototypical media company and a veteran in the process of gradual media convergence. This case study is based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted between 1999 and 2005, and on a review of the...
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