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  • Beyond Common Ground

    How Everyday Places Solve Big Social Challenges

    de Daniel P. Aldrich ...
    What if society could move past traditional "gray infrastructure" approaches like seawalls and prisons to address problems such as climate change, terrorism, and crime? In Beyond Common Ground, Daniel P. Aldrich argues that social infrastructure—physical and virtual spaces including parks, libraries, and radio programs—offers a more effective alternative by fostering coproduction and multiple ... Leer más

    $28.49 USD

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  • Building Resilience

    Social Capital in Post-Disaster Recovery

    de Daniel P. Aldrich ...
    The factor that makes some communities rebound quickly from disasters while others fall apart: "A fascinating book on an important topic."—E.L. Hirsch, in ChoiceEach year, natural disasters threaten the strength and stability of communities worldwide. Yet responses to the challenges of recovery vary greatly and in ways that aren't explained by the magnitude of the catastrophe or the amount of aid ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Black Wave

    How Networks and Governance Shaped Japan's 3/11 Disasters

    de Daniel P. Aldrich ...
    Despite the devastation caused by the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and 60-foot tsunami that struck Japan in 2011, some 96% of those living and working in the most disaster-stricken region of Tohoku made it through. Smaller earthquakes and tsunamis have killed far more people in nearby China and India. What accounts for the exceptionally high survival rate? And why is it that some towns and cities in ... Leer más

    $21.59 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Site Fights

    Divisive Facilities and Civil Society in Japan and the West

    de Daniel P. Aldrich ...
    One of the most vexing problems for governments is building controversial facilities that serve the needs of all citizens but have adverse consequences for host communities. Policymakers must decide not only where to locate often unwanted projects but also what methods to use when interacting with opposition groups. In Site Fights, Daniel P. Aldrich gathers quantitative evidence from close to five ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Resilience and Recovery in Asian Disasters

    Community Ties, Market Mechanisms, and Governance

    Edición de Daniel P. Aldrich, Sothea Oum, Yasuyuki Sawada ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book establishes a new, holistic framework for disaster recovery and mitigation, providing a multidisciplinary perspective on the field of risk management strategies and societal and communal resilience. Going beyond narrow approaches that are all too prevalent in the field, this work builds on an optimum combination of community-level networks, private market mechanisms and state-based ... Leer más

    $89.09 USD

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  • Adaptive Mediation and Conflict Resolution

    Peace-making in Colombia, Mozambique, the Philippines, and Syria

    Edición de Cedric de Coning, Ako Muto, Rui Saraiva ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This open access book introduces adaptive mediation as an alternative approach that enables mediators to go beyond liberal peace mediation, or other determined-design models of mediation, in the context of contemporary conflict resolution and peace-making initiatives. Adaptive mediation is grounded in complexity theory, and is specifically designed to cope with highly dynamic conflict situations ... Leer más

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  • The Future of the Fifth Child

    An Overview of Global Child Protection Programs and Policy

    de Sid Gardner ...
    The premise of this book is that 400 million childrenone in five children aliveare abused and neglected in ways that could affect their entire lives, and that greater progress in protecting those children is both urgent and possible.The book reviews the long history of child maltreatment from prehistoric times to the present, contrasting statements about precious, innocent children with the ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD

  • Land Tenure Security and Sustainable Development

    Edición de Margaret B. Holland, Yuta J. Masuda, Brian E. Robinson ...
    This open access book presents a nuanced and accessible synthesis of the relationship between land tenure security and sustainable development. Contributing authors have collectively worked for decades on land tenure as connected with conservation and development across all major regions of the globe. The first section of this volume is intended as a standalone primer on land tenure security and ... Leer más

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  • Too Critical to Fail

    How Canada Manages Threats to Critical Infrastructure

    de Ben Bisset, Bryan Mills, Kevin Quigley ...
    In the summer of 2013, just as a small town in Quebec was decimated due to a train derailment, heavy rainfall prompted thirty Alberta communities to declare a state of emergency. Whereas a SWAT team surrounded train conductor Thomas Harding and brought him to court where he was charged with the deaths of forty-seven in Quebec, Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi emerged from the Alberta crisis as a folk ... Leer más

    $36.99 USD

  • How Ten Global Cities Take On Homelessness

    Innovations That Work

    de Linda Gibbs ...
    Creative solutions for global cities addressing their urgent homeless crises.This book takes on perhaps the most formidable issue facing metropolitan areas today: the large numbers of people experiencing homelessness within cities. Four dedicated experts with first-hand experience profile ten cities—Bogota, Mexico City, Los Angeles, Houston, Nashville, New York City, Baltimore, Edmonton, Paris, ... Leer más

    $28.99 USD

  • Human Behavior in a Just World

    Reaching for Common Ground

    de Rosemary J. Link, Chathapuram S. Ramanathan ...
    This dynamic text on human behavior takes a unique international perspective to introduce students to the concepts of large social systems and development. Social workers now practice in an increasingly global context for reasons ranging from migration to international adoptions to developments in technology. Understanding these global connections is essential to social workers today.Human ... Leer más

    $47.79 USD

  • Planning as if People Matter

    Governing for Social Equity

    de Marc Brenman, Thomas W. Sanchez ...
    Series series Metropolitan Planning + Design
    American communities are changing fast: ethnic minority populations are growing, home ownership is falling, the number of people per household is going up, and salaries are going down. According to Marc Brenman and Thomas W. Sanchez, the planning field is largely unprepared for these fundamental shifts. If planners are going to adequately serve residents of diverse ages, races, and income levels, ... Leer más

    $29.59 USD