"Eco-Cities" And "Sustainable Cities" - Whither?,
2010
Singapore Management University
"Eco-Cities" And "Sustainable Cities" - Whither?, Kheng Lian Koh, Asanga Gunawansa, Lovleen Bhullar
Social Space
The concept of sustainable cities was first discussed by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2003, with the idea of eco-cities entering the picture in 2007. Are the two mutually exclusive, or do they overlap? The authors consider the implications of cities as engines of growth and examine case studies that reveal what lies ahead for sustainable cities and eco-cities.
Roads: Leading Indicators Show Ramp-Up In Activity,
2010
San Jose State University
Roads: Leading Indicators Show Ramp-Up In Activity, Shishir Mathur, Kunal Katara
Faculty Publications, Urban and Regional Planning
No abstract provided.
Bedouin Women In The Naqab, Israel: Ongoing Transformation,
2010
University of Denver
Bedouin Women In The Naqab, Israel: Ongoing Transformation, Marcy M. Wells
Human Rights & Human Welfare
Since its inception in 1948, the state of Israel has based development plans on an agenda of nation-building that has systematically excluded Palestinian Arab citizens such as the indigenous Bedouin. Policies of relocation, resettlement, and restructuring have been imposed on the Bedouin, forcing them from their ancestral lands and lifestyle in the Naqab (or Negev, as it is called in Hebrew) desert of southern Israel. The rapid and involuntary transition from self-sufficient, semi-nomadic, pastoral life to sedentarization and modernization has resulted in dependency on a state that treats the Bedouin as minority outsiders through unjust social, political, and economic structures. …
Human Rights Education In Peace-Building: A Look At Where The Practice Has Come From, And Where It Needs To Head,
2010
Vassar College
Human Rights Education In Peace-Building: A Look At Where The Practice Has Come From, And Where It Needs To Head, Tracey Holland
Human Rights & Human Welfare
The world’s peace-building and development organizations increasingly are incorporating human-rights frameworks into the myriad of activities now under their purview. Slower to develop, however, are the capacity-building programs designed to impart knowledge about human rights to citizens and communities. Field-workers throughout the world indicate that the lack of such guidance-giving education hinders them when it comes to monitoring activities, helping to rebuild public institutions, setting up and organizing electoral politics, building an unfettered media, protecting human security, setting up transitional justice mechanisms, and the myriad of other peace-building activities and democratization challenges they face in post-conflict situations. This paper not …
Habitat For Humanity - Interlocking Bricks,
2010
Singapore Management University
Habitat For Humanity - Interlocking Bricks, Lien Centre For Social Innovation
Social Space
Conscientious housing projects have to perpetually choose between expensive eco-friendly building materials and existing low-cost options that dominate the market. Habitat For Humanity Singapore’s team hopes to set up a research centre to contribute to low-cost, eco-friendly construction and to implement a financially self-sustaining model that provides employment to the local population.
Far From Gold: Why Hosting The Olympics Is Detrimental To The Host Country,
2010
Claremont McKenna College
Far From Gold: Why Hosting The Olympics Is Detrimental To The Host Country, Carlen Don
CMC Senior Theses
Due to the excitement and prestige surrounding the Olympics, international perceptions of hosting the Games are positive and the Olympics are thought to bring prosperity and economic benefits to the host country. However this paper insists that hosting the Olympic Games is actually more detrimental to the host country than beneficial. Though each Games is different and every host country has the opportunity to create a positive Games, the negative aspects of hosting the Games create a difficult environment for any country to host a successful Games. Due to the negative effects of the Olympics on national unity, economic impact …
Measuring The Success Of Stormwater Credit Programs Through The Implementation Of Credit Utilization Ratios,
2010
University of Kentucky
Measuring The Success Of Stormwater Credit Programs Through The Implementation Of Credit Utilization Ratios, Conan Brooks
MPA/MPP/MPFM Capstone Projects
Credit programs can serve different purposes, including encouraging stormwater customers to pay for and maintain Best Management Practices (BMPs) on their property when doing so will provide a financial advantage. Assuming this reduced cost of the BMP will also lower costs for the utility while improving urban water quality, credit utilization can be used to show that a credit program is a successful at lowering the cost of pollution abatement. Evaluating different credit programs might be possible through the use of ratios, or a combination of ratios, in order to compare a credit program’s utilization to other utilities. Policy makers, …
Tls Newsletter, Volume 3, Edition 1. January 2010,
2010
University of North Florida
Tls Newsletter, Volume 3, Edition 1. January 2010, Unf Transportation And Logistics Society
Transportation & Logistics Society Newsletter
Inside the Newsletter: In the Know--The State of the Transportation and Logistics Program. Behind the Scenes at Hubbard House. Important Spring Dates. Professional Spotlight on Dr. Frankel. Get to know Lindsey Scarazzo
