In recent years, much mainstream development discourse has sought to co-opt and neutralise key concepts relating to empowerment, participation, gender, sustainability and inclusivity in order to serve
In recent years, much mainstream development discourse has sought to co-opt and neutralise key concepts relating to empowerment, participation, gender, sustainability and inclusivity in order to serve
It is increasingly apparent that the growing challenges facing development scholars, policy-makers, and practitioners in the twenty-first century require a more sophisticated understanding of the impo
Serious research into the problematic and contested relationship between notions of gender, poverty, and development continues to blossom. Indeed, the work of scholars in this cross-disciplinary field
Development policy makers and practitioners are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their ability to target ‘development’ interventions and the psychological domain is now a specific frontier of th
Development policy makers and practitioners are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their ability to target ‘development’ interventions and the psychological domain is now a specific frontier of th
If—as many environmental experts maintain—global climate change is the greatest challenge of our times, the need for a serious, and universal, commitment to low-carbon development is more urgent than
Geographers (and other social scientists) working in local and regional development ultimately seek to understand how—and to what extent—local and regional policy can positively affect economic growth
The United Nations has pithily defined sustainable development as progress that ‘meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’. But sus
The development experience of India has been a matter of much interest in recent years. India is home to a sixth of the world’s population, and about a third of the country is acknowledged to be livin
Incredibly, close to one-quarter of humanity lives without electricity or other modern forms of energy, while as many as one-third of the world’s population relies (at least in part) on traditional bi
For students and academics, Robbins (geography and development, U. of Arizona) examines concepts, individuals, research, and arguments in political ecology and the political forces at work in environm
The book presents and applies French heterodox economics concepts to questions of agri-environmental governance in agrifood. The chapters focus on the development of products, markets, and social rela
In Concepts, Kinds, and Cognitive Development, Frank Keil provides a coherent account of how concepts and word meanings develop in children, adding to our understanding of the representational nature
Marxism and Psychoanalysis is both a detailed consideration of the relationship between the ideas of Freud and Marx, and a development of how those ideas can be critically applied to the ideology of p
Marxism and Psychoanalysis is both a detailed consideration of the relationship between the ideas of Freud and Marx, and a development of how those ideas can be critically applied to the ideology of p
With its three-pronged approach of concepts, applications, and skill development, MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS: CONCEPTS, APPLICATIONS, SKILL DEVELOPMENT gives you a solid foundation of management concepts
This collection offers a comprehensive selection of journal articles and book chapters that provide readers with an historical overview of rural planning, collating the canonical writings on the subje
‘Sustainability’ is widely recognized as a key objective of urban development in the twenty-first century. But how is it realized in practice? What are its historical origins and its theoretical under
Key Concepts in Development Geography is a new kind of textbook that forms part of an innovative set of companion texts for the human geography sub-disciplines. Organized around 20 short essays, Key C
Management Fundamentals 7th Edition presents essential management concepts using a three-pronged approach of concepts, applications, and skill development. Through a variety of thought-provoking appli
Management Fundamentals 7th Edition presents essential management concepts using a three-pronged approach of concepts, applications, and skill development. Through a variety of thought-provoking appli
Concepts and Theories of Human Development is the most comprehensive and in-depth overview of the foundational theoretical contributions to understanding human development and the influence of these c
Human geographers Potter, Ruth Evans, Sally Lloyd-Evans (all U. of Reading, Britain) and Dennis Conway (emeritus, Indiana U.-Bloomington, US) explore theories of economic development from the perspect
Managing Local Economic Development introduces key concepts and strategies necessary for the successful development of local economies. It presents a complete analysis of local economic growth through
Human Resource Development provides an up-to-date introduction to the key concepts and issues within the field of learning and development.The text blends key theories and concepts with a practical ap
Pediatric Drug Development: Concepts and Applications is designed as a reference and textbook and is meant to address the science of differences between the pediatric and adult subject in the developm
This anthology synthesises a wealth of published research to provide students of the city with a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the key concepts and themes in contemporary urban studies.
Contains essays which discuss Islamic thought from a social science perspective, covering Islamic teachings on such topics as politics, the economy, women's rights, and science.
This brief book is an easy-to-digest introduction to the key concepts of web development. Understand the concepts of the web and how they apply to static and dynamic websites. See how HTML and CSS are
This new edition of a popular resource presents an updated comprehensive approach to system analysis, design, and development using an integrated set of concepts, principles, practices, and methodolog
