Growing Populations, Changing Landscapes

Growing Populations, Changing Landscapes
Author: National Academy of Sciences
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2001-06-12
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0309170729

As the world's population exceeds an incredible 6 billion people, governmentsâ€"and scientistsâ€"everywhere are concerned about the prospects for sustainable development. The science academies of the three most populous countries have joined forces in an unprecedented effort to understand the linkage between population growth and land-use change, and its implications for the future. By examining six sites ranging from agricultural to intensely urban to areas in transition, the multinational study panel asks how population growth and consumption directly cause land-use change, and explore the general nature of the forces driving the transformations. Growing Populations, Changing Landscapes explains how disparate government policies with unintended consequences and globalization effects that link local land-use changes to consumption patterns and labor policies in distant countries can be far more influential than simple numerical population increases. Recognizing the importance of these linkages can be a significant step toward more effective environmental management.

Urban and Regional Planning and Development

Urban and Regional Planning and Development
Author: Rajiv R. Thakur
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 539
Release: 2020-02-10
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3030317765

This book discusses urban planning and regional development practices in the twentieth century, and ways in which they are currently being transformed. It addresses questions such as: What are the factors affecting planning dynamics at local, regional, national and global scales? With the push to adopt a market paradigm in land development and infrastructure, the relationship between resource management, sustainable development and the role of governance has been transformed. Centralized planning is giving way to privatization, not only in the traditional regions but also in newly emerging regions of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Further, attempts are being made to bring planning related decision-making closer to the people who are most affected by it. Presenting a collection of studies from scholars around the world and highlighting recent advances in the field, the book is a valuable reference guide for those engaged in urban transformations, whether as graduate students, researchers, practitioners or policymakers.

HARYANA GK: HARYANA AT THE START OF 2020

HARYANA GK: HARYANA AT THE START OF 2020
Author: Ravindra Malik
Publisher: MyARSu
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2020-01-01
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 1647837863

HARYANA GK: HARYANA AT THE START OF 2020 book is the 2020 edition of our General Knowledge Haryana book with updated information post new government formation. To upgrade over the previous edition and to make this book more useful for the students preparing for Haryana State level Examinations like HCS (Ex. Br.) and Other Allied Services Examination lot of new sections are added to the book like famous personalities of Haryana, Sustainable Development Goals and Haryana, GS Mains examination of 2019 along with the updated information on the history, geography, polity, economy etc. of Haryana. The detailed list of its chapters include: Introduction to Haryana; Geography of Haryana; History of Haryana; Culture of Haryana; Economy of Haryana; Polity of Haryana; Schemes, Policies and measures by Centre and State for Welfare; Administrative, Educational and non-educational Institutions; Vital Census and Miscellaneous information on Haryana (based on the analysis of previous Exams); Leaders and Famous Personalities of Haryana; Honours in India; Important information on the Constitution of India; Recent Developments on Environment and SDGs; Important Day; Previous year General Studies Solved MCQ of HCS (Ex. Br.) and other allied services 2018, 2014 and 2011; and General Studies paper of HCS Mains-2019.

Gender, Identity and Violence

Gender, Identity and Violence
Author: Rainuka Dagar
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2015-07-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317341597

The missing girls in India are not a new phenomenon. The British passed an Act to check female infanticide more than 100 years ago. Since 1960, India’s birth sex ratios have progressively declined from 994 to 910, implicating life-affecting gender violence. Backed by extensive field research, data and interviews, this book explores girl child deselection through cultural neglect, female infanticide and foeticide, and the role of caste and religion. The book spans critical socio-historical contexts and examines the practice of selective right to life. It views the effects of militancy and khaap panchayats, and studies women’s rights discourses and protective legal reforms. The gender imbalance is mapped globally and analysed in the specific conditions of the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana. The book examines the inter-linkages of gender hierarchies with male child preference and warns that theoretical analyses limited to female foeticide alone cannot address gender inequalities or change the cycle of violence. This will be valuable to scholars and researchers of gender and women studies, sociology, politics, and population and demographic studies. It will also be indispensable for women’s rights activists, NGOs, policy makers, government bodies, and those studying health and family planning.

Gender Equity in Education

Gender Equity in Education
Author: Madhumita Bandyopadhyay
Publisher: Anchor Books
Total Pages: 47
Release: 2008
Genre: Discrimination in education
ISBN: 9780901881199

Women and Development

Women and Development
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 218
Release: 1992
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

Bibliografie gebaseerd op 'Abstracts on Rural Development in the Tropics' jrg.5, nr.1 - jrg.7 nr.4. Het gaat hierbij om tijdschriftartikelen, boeken, congrespapers enz. m.b.t. vrouwen, gender en ontwikkeling, afkomstig uit de database van het Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen (KIT).

Population and Land Use in Developing Countries

Population and Land Use in Developing Countries
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 174
Release: 1993-02-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0309048389

This valuable book summarizes recent research by experts from both the natural and social sciences on the effects of population growth on land use. It is a useful introduction to a field in which little quantitative research has been conducted and in which there is a great deal of public controversy. The book includes case studies of African, Asian, and Latin American countries that demonstrate the varied effects of population growth on land use. Several general chapters address the following timely questions: What is meant by land use change? Why are ecological research and population studies so different? What are the implications for sustainable growth in agricultural production? Although much work remains to be done in quantifying the causal connections between demographic and land use changes, this book provides important insights into those connections, and it should stimulate more work in this area.