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  • Taken For A Ride

    Grounding Neoliberalism, Precarious Labour, and Public Transport in an African Metropolis

    by Matteo Rizzo ...
    Series series Critical Frontiers of Theory, Research, and Policy in International Development Studies
    How does public transport work in an African city under neoliberalism? Who owns what in it? Who has the power to influence its shape and changes in it over time? What does it mean to be a precarious and informal worker in the private minibuses that provide public transport in Dar es Salaam? These are the main questions that inform this in-depth case study of Dar es Salaam's public transport system ... Read more

    $24.69 USD

  • The Political Economy of HIV in Africa

    Edited by Deborah Johnston, Kevin Deane, Matteo Rizzo ...
    Biomedical revolutions seem to have radically altered the environment for HIV transmission: anti-retrovirals (ARVs) and drugs to reduce mother-to-child transmission promise to cut HIV transmission rates, as does male medical circumcision. However, the hopeful messages of UNAIDS are tempered with warning about expenditure shortfalls and calls for funding. Contributions to this book remind us that, ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

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  • Financing Transit-Oriented Development with Land Values

    Adapting Land Value Capture in Developing Countries

    by Hiroaki Suzuki, Jin Murakami, Yu-Hung Hong, Beth Tamayose ...
    Series series Urban Development
    Unlock the potential of transit-oriented development in developing countries. Urban railways can improve mobility, accessibility, and economic growth. This insightful guide provides strategies for financing these systems through land value capture, turning transit investments into sustainable urban development.This practical resource is for policymakers, urban planners, and investors seeking to ... Read more

    $24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The New Economy of the Inner City

    Restructuring, Regeneration and Dislocation in the 21st Century Metropolis

    by Thomas A. Hutton ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Economic Geography
    Following the restructuring process which swept away the traditional manufacturing economy of the inner city 25 years ago, new industries are transforming these former post-industrial landscapes. These creative, technology-intensive industries include Internet services, computer graphics and imaging, and video game production. The development dynamics of these new sectors are volatile in ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Local Content in Procurement

    Creating Local Jobs and Competitive Domestic Industries in Supply Chains

    by Michael Warner ...
    Local Content in Procurement is the first book of its kind. Recognizing the substantial economic and social value brought to host countries and local communities through the procurement practices of large private and public companies, this book by Dr Michael Warner – Director of the consultancy firm Local Content Solutions and former architect of the Local Content standards for BG Group – provides ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • The Economics of Tourism Destinations

    by Guido Candela, Paolo Figini ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    The book aims at providing an overview of the main economic issues related to tourism activities. While tourism is an important sector, contributing to more than 10% of the European Union’s GDP, research and teaching at the university level has only recently grown to a considerable level, and the field still lacks a firm research methodology. This book approaches tourism economics as an applied ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • The Organization of Transport

    A History of Users, Industry, and Public Policy

    Edited by Massimo Moraglio, Christopher Kopper ...
    Series series Routledge International Studies in Business History
    Over the past ten years, the study of mobility has demonstrated groundbreaking approaches and new research patterns. These investigations criticize the concept of mobility itself, suggesting the need to merge transport and communication research, and to approach the topic with novel instruments and new methodologies. Following the debates on the role of users in shaping transport technology, new ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Metro Rail Projects in India

    A Study in Project Planning

    by M. Ramachandran ...
    Taking stock of the urban transport scenario in Indian cities, this is the first full-length study of the metro rail system in India. In recent times the metro rail has come up as a favoured alternative of mass transport in urban spaces faced with growing population, heightened vehicular traffic, and increased pollution. Using data, analysis, and first-hand information, this book tells the story ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • International Maritime Transport

    Perspectives

    Edited by Heather Leggate, James McConville, Alfonso Morvillo ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Maritime Research
    The importance of the international maritime transport industry is difficult to overstate. This new book presents an interdisciplinary approach from a wide range of internationally-based experts.International Maritime Transport represents a radical departure from previous works in its structure and approach. The section editors each discuss the state of the art in the opening chapter, before ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Urban Poverty in Turkey

    Development and Modernisation in Low-Income Communities

    by Burcu Sentürk ...
    Gecekondu settlements-or shanty towns-in large Turkish cities are mostly populated by low-income families, many of which have migrated from the villages of Central Anatolia. The rise of the Islamist party AKP in the 1990s and 2000s had a large impact on how these gecekondus are examined, and how they are perceived to reflect key issues at play in Turkish society: welfare, local identity, religious ... Read more

    $153.89 USD

  • The Creation of Local Innovation Systems in Emerging Countries

    The Role of Governments, Firms and Universities

    by Marco Ferretti, Adele Parmentola ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book deals with the creation of local innovation systems (LIS) in emerging countries. The authors analyze the role of the government, firms and research centers in the formation of LIS. Special attention is paid to the manner in which different leading actors implement their LIS development strategies. The book presents detailed case studies on different strategies used to implement LIS in ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Advances in Tourism Economics

    New Developments

    Edited by Álvaro Matias, Peter Nijkamp, Manuela Sarmento ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    'Advances in Tourism Economics' follows his predecessor 'Advances in Modern Tourism Research' (2007) in providing a thorough assessment of state-of-the-art economic research in this rapidly developing field. The authors start by analyzing the recent upsurge of model-based economic research in the field, which builds on powerful tools in quantitative economics, such as discrete choice models, ... Read more

    $116.09 USD