This study seeks to determine if, in Romania, a relation in the short and / or long run between economic growth and energy consumption by fuel can be established. To this end, the authors used time series for the period 1965-2007 over which a set of tests were realized: a test to verify the...

The Inter-American Development Bank sponsored a workshop in Terezopolis, Brazil, in August 1995 to review current thinking among analysts and activists involved with programs for youth in Brazil. The Workshop brought together IDB staff working in the areas of Early Child Care and Development...

The objective of this policy is to ensure safe, affordable, quick, comfortable, reliable and sustainable access for the growing number of city residents to jobs, education, recreation and such other needs within our cities. URL:[http://urbanindia.nic.in/policies/TransportPolicy.pdf].

Esta apresentação analisa várias estatísticas relacionadas à violência em Diadema, uma das mais violentas cidades do Brasil, destacando as principais campanhas realizadas pelo governo municipal para reduzir a violência e o crime. Apresentada durante o Fórum Interamericano sobre...

Given that more than 50% of the world population lives in urban areas, tackling the problem of urban development is placed in the context of recognizing the role of cities as economic engines, a role undergoing through permanent and changing demand. As globalization intensifies, cities enter...

The present paper explores the implications of smart growth principles for Asia-Pacific urbanization, and discusses how to use such principles for development in this region over the coming decades. After the United States of America experienced urban pathology due to sprawl, the country...

The public libraries are logically indispensable partners in the local initiatives of urban development that focus on people and the quality of life. The libraries are, many times, available for all the inhabitants of a city, being considered as public institutions that provide a wide range of...

The degree and the way of upgrading differ widely per industry. This article tries to give some new insights in these differences by linking the concept of upgrading to that of the knowledge base. Moreover, we try to identify barriers to upgrading as well as the appropriate spatial scale on...

The paper focuses on the analysis of the current Czech law on public procurement. Its aim is to describe the most important problems that occur in the implementation of public procurement, and cause ineffi ciency in the management of public fi nance, lack of transparency and possible corruption....

Programming period 2007 - 2013 brings a new perspective on the funding policy of the European Union. Particularly in the fi eld of regional policy is a sub-tools, which indicate the transition from a "grant" to "repayable" funding. This particular form of fi nancing is conducted through fi...