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  • Urban Growth in Emerging Economies

    Lessons from the BRICS

    Edited by Gordon McGranahan, George Martine ...
    Along with globalization, urban transitions have been central in the southward shift in economic power towards the newly emerging economies. As this book shows, however, these transitions have not been painless, and it is important for the rest of the urbanizing world to learn from the mistakes. It examines the role of urbanization and urban growth in the emerging economies, taking the BRICS ... Read more

    $101.68 CAD

  • Scaling Urban Environmental Challenges

    From Local to Global and Back

    Edited by Gordon McGranahan, Peter J Marcotullio ...
    �Think globally, act locally� emphasizes the importance of scale in dealing with environmental challenges, but not how to factor it in. This major new book focuses on the spatial dimensions of urban environmental burdens, showing how important it is to take these into account when pursuing environmental justice and good governance - whether in the context of the sanitary risks of slum living, the ... Read more

    $94.81 CAD

  • Air Pollution and Health in Rapidly Developing Countries

    Edited by Gordon McGranahan, Frank Murray ...
    In developing countries the price of rapid growth is all too often noxious airborne pollution, which annually contributes to a disturbing number of avoidable deaths. In recent decades, however, there has been considerable progress in the epidemiology of air pollution, significant changes in international air pollution guidelines, and the emergence of more systematic approaches to air pollution ... Read more

    $48.08 CAD

  • The New Global Frontier

    Urbanization, Poverty and Environment in the 21st Century

    Edited by George Martine, Gordon McGranahan, Mark Montgomery, Rogelio Fernandez-Castilla ...
    The worlds developing countries will be experiencing massive increases in their urban populations over the 21st century. If managed intelligently and humanely, this growth can pave the way to sustainable development; otherwise, it will favour higher levels of poverty and environmental stress. The outcome depends on decisions being made now.The principal theme that runs through this volume is the ... Read more

    $114.04 CAD

  • The Citizens at Risk

    From Urban Sanitation to Sustainable Cities

    by Pedro Jacobi, Marianne Kjellen, Gordon McGranahan, Charles Surjadi, Jacob Songsor ...
    Series series Earthscan Risk in Society
    Local environments such as cities and neighbourhoods are becoming a focal point for those concerned with environmental justice and sustainability. The Citizens at Risk takes up this emerging agenda and analyses the key issues in a refreshingly simple yet sophisticated style.Taking a comparative look at cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America, the book examines: the changing nature of urban ... Read more

    $90.68 CAD

  • A Pivotal Moment

    Population, Justice, and the Environmental Challenge

    by Martha Farnsworth Riche, Steve Sinding, Tim Wirth, Tim Cohen, Susan Gibbs, Brian O'Neill, Robert Engelman, Elizabeth Malone, Elizabeth Leahy Madsen, Amy Coen, Lynne Gaffikin, John Harte, Gordon McGranahan, Rachel Nugent, Walden Bello, Eleanor Sterling, Erin Vintinner, Vicky Markham, Julia Varshavsky, Carmen Barroso, Judith Bruce, John Bongaarts, Suzanne Petroni, Susana Chavex Alvarado, Jacqueline Nolley Echegaray, Adrienne Germain, Ellen Chesler, Roger-Mark De Souza, James Gustave Speth, Shira Saperstein, Priscilla Huang, Ursula Goodenough, Frances Kissling, Sandra Postel, Fred Sai, Alex Steffen, Adriana Varillas, Malea Hoepf Young, Charlotte Brody, Lester R. Brown, James B. Martin-Schramm, Rev. ...
    Through a series of essays by leading demographers, environmentalists and reproductive health advocates, A Pivotal Moment offers a new perspective on the complex connection between population dynamics and environmental quality. It presents the latest research on the relationship between population growth and climate change, ecosystem health and other environmental issues. It surveys the new ... Read more

    $60.49 CAD

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    Natural Disasters and Social Resilience

    by Mark Pelling ...
    When disaster strikes in cities the effects can be catastrophic compared to other environments. But what factors actually determine the vulnerability or resilience of cities? The Vulnerability of Cities fills a vital gap in disaster studies by examining the too-often overlooked impact of disasters on cities, the conditions leading to high losses from urban disasters and why some households and ... Read more

    $114.04 CAD

  • Cities in a Globalizing World

    Global Report on Human Settlements

    by Un-Habitat ...
    'The world has entered the urban millennium. Nearly half the world's people are now city dwellers, and the rapid increase in urban population is expected to continue, mainly in developing countries. This historic transition is being further propelled by the powerful forces of globalization. The central challenge for the international community is clear: to make both urbanization and globalization ... Read more

    $142.90 CAD

  • Paths to a Green World, second edition

    The Political Economy of the Global Environment

    by Jennifer Clapp, Peter Dauvergne ...
    A new edition of a book that takes a comprehensive look at the ways economic processes affect global environmental outcomes.This comprehensive and accessible book fills the need for a political economy view of global environmental politics, focusing on the ways international economic processes affect environmental outcomes. It examines the main actors and forces shaping global environmental ... Read more

    $36.79 CAD

  • Theories and Practices of Development

    by Katie Willis ...
    Series series Routledge Perspectives on Development
    The newly updated third edition provides a clear and user-friendly introduction to the complex debates around how development has been understood and achieved. It has been fully updated and expanded to reflect global political and economic shifts, as well as new approaches to development.The book deals with the evolution of development ideas and policies, focusing on economic, political, social, ... Read more

    $79.69 CAD

  • Advanced Introduction to Law and Development

    by Trebilcock, M.J., Prado, M.M. ...
    Series series Elgar Advanced Introductions series
    Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by some of the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This book offers a concise and accessible introduction to the main ... Read more

    $22.39 CAD

  • The Price of Rights

    Regulating International Labor Migration

    by Martin Ruhs ...
    Many low-income countries and development organizations are calling for greater liberalization of labor immigration policies in high-income countries. At the same time, human rights organizations and migrant rights advocates demand more equal rights for migrant workers. The Price of Rights shows why you cannot always have both.Examining labor immigration policies in over forty countries, as well ... Read more

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