Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
Guide to Geography Programs in the Americas
Author: Guide to Geography Programs in North America
Author: United Nations Documents Index
Author: Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Guide to Programs of Geography in the United States and Canada
Author: Cepalindex, ECLAC system documents
Author: Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Report
Author: International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science, and Technology for Development (Project)Publisher: Iaastd
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science, and Technology for Development (IAASTD) looks realistically at how we could effectively use agriculture/AKST to help us meet development and sustainability goals. An unprecedented three-year collaborative effort, the IAASTD involved more than 400 authors in 110 countries and cost more than $11 million. It reports on the advances and setbacks of the past fifty years and offers options for the next fifty years. The results of the project are contained in seven reports: a Global Report, five regional Sub-Global Assessments, and a Synthesis Report. The Global Report gives the key findings of the Assessment, and the five Sub-Global Assessments address regional challenges. The volumes present options for action. All of the reports have been extensively peer-reviewed by governments and experts and all have been approved by a panel of participating governments. The Sub-Global Assessments all utilize a similar and consistent framework: examining and reporting on the impacts of AKST on hunger, poverty, nutrition, human health, and environmental/social sustainability. The five Sub-Global Assessments cover the following regions: Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) East and South Asia and the Pacific (ESAP) Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) North America and Europe (NAE) Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
El Ordenamiento Territorial como Opción de Políticas Urbanas y Regionales en América Latina y el Caribe
Author: Pedro Felipe Montes LiraPublisher: UN
ISBN: 9789213219478
Category : City planning
Languages : es
Pages : 396
Book Description
Para superar los inconvenientes de la planificación tradicional, los nuevos Planes de Ordenamiento Territorial se caracterizan por la implementación de componentes estratégicos y flexibles integrados a una base estructural heredada de la planificación tradicional. Las innovaciones en estos planes apuntan a una adecuada implementación de los principales componentes de la flexibilidad tomados de la planificación estratégica: la eficiencia y la participación. La eficiencia como componente de operatividad de la flexibilidad, se traduce básicamente en la adopción de un régimen de prioridades que se manifiesta preferentemente en los instrumentos de planeamiento y ejecución del plan. La participación se constituye en el componente de soporte y legitimación de la flexibilidad. Finalmente, los instrumentos de seguimiento y revisión del plan, conforman el soporte fundamental que permitiría adecuar la flexibilidad a lo largo del tiempo.
Uncertain Regional Urbanism in Venezuela
Author: Fabio Capra RibeiroPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000203301
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Uncertain Regional Urbanism in Venezuela explores the changes cities face when they become metropolises, forming expanding regions which create both potential and problems within settlements. To do so, it focuses on three metropolitan areas located in Venezuela’s Center-North region: Caracas, Maracay and Valencia, designated as "Camava." Considering three core topics, government and territorial administration, infrastructure and environment, as well as looking at the reciprocal impact, this book describes and analyzes the determinant variables that characterize the phenomenon of regional urbanization in this area and in the wider Global South. It includes documentary research, semi-structured interviews and Delphi methodology, involving a total of forty experts from different disciplines to build a comprehensive outlook on the situation. This book presents a broader understanding of the region to encourage a more sustainable and knowledge-based development plan, moving away from the exploitation of natural resources, with six future-oriented scenarios to consider. This is a much-needed study in the urban regions of Venezuela, which will be of interest to academics and researchers in Latin American studies, the Global South, architecture and planning.
Agroecology
Author: V. Ernesto MendezPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1482241773
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Agroecology: A Transdisciplinary, Participatory and Action-oriented Approach is the first book to focus on agroecology as a transdisciplinary, participatory, and action-oriented process. Using a combined theoretical and practical approach, this collection of work from pioneers in the subject along with the latest generation of acknowledged leaders
Tierra Vacante en Ciudades Latinoamericanas
Author: Nora ClichevskyPublisher:
ISBN: 9781558441491
Category : Land use, Urban
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Vacant urban land--the product of land market activity, the actions of private agents, and the policies of public agents--is an important challenge for policy makers. Vacant lots on the urban fringe and in central and interstitial areas have affected growth patterns in Latin America. Contributors to this book analyze the problems and opportunities related to vacant urban land in five cities: Buenos Aires, Argentina; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Quito, Ecuador; Lima, Perú; and San Salvador, El Salvador.