Search Results - "Regional development"

State of the world's cities. 2008/2009 : harmonious cities.

Table of Contents: “…The spatial distribution of the world's cities -- Urban growth patterns -- Which cities are growing and why -- Shrinking cities -- Why urban inequality matters -- Urban inequalities: regional trends -- Education, employment and city size -- Slums: the good, the bad and the ugly -- Slum cities and cities with slums -- Urban environmental risks and burdens -- Cities and climate change -- Cities at risk from rising sea levels -- Energy consumption in cities -- Urban energy consumption at the household level -- Urban mobility -- Inclusive urban planning for harmonious urban development -- Building bridges: social capital and urban harmony -- Unifying the divided city -- Addressing rural-urban disparities for harmonious regional development -- Metropolitan governance: governing in a city of cities.…”

State of the world's cities. 2008/2009 : harmonious cities.

Table of Contents: “…The spatial distribution of the world's cities -- Urban growth patterns -- Which cities are growing and why -- Shrinking cities -- Why urban inequality matters -- Urban inequalities: regional trends -- Education, employment and city size -- Slums: the good, the bad and the ugly -- Slum cities and cities with slums -- Urban environmental risks and burdens -- Cities and climate change -- Cities at risk from rising sea levels -- Energy consumption in cities -- Urban energy consumption at the household level -- Urban mobility -- Inclusive urban planning for harmonious urban development -- Building bridges: social capital and urban harmony -- Unifying the divided city -- Addressing rural-urban disparities for harmonious regional development -- Metropolitan governance: governing in a city of cities.…”

Regional public goods from theory to practice /

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Regional public goods from theory to practice /

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Competitive intelligence 2.0 organization, innovation and territory /

Table of Contents: “…Organisation -- Competitive intelligence 2.0 : a three-dimensional relationship -- Management 2.0 -- Sustainable development 2.0 : seeking for "the creation of shared values" -- Corporate education and web 2.0 -- Marketing 2.0 -- Innovation -- Parallax : a mindset 2.0 -- Competitive intelligence 2.0 tools -- Patent information 2.0, technology transfer, and resource development -- Industrial property : competitive weapon 2.0 (case study of Tenofovir) -- Innovation, serendipity 2.0, filing patents from biomedical -- Literature exploration -- Processing business news for detecting business innovation strategies -- Information property and liability in the 2.0 -- Territory and organisational reputation 2.0 -- Triple helix and territorial intelligence 2.0 -- Regional development 2.0 -- Government strategies of territorial intelligence 2.0 : support to SMEs-TPE -- University : catalyst for the implementation of competitive intelligence 2.0 in Africa (case study of Nigeria).…”
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Citizenship and solidarity in the European Union : from the charter of fundamental rights to the crisis, the state of the art /

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Competitive intelligence 2.0 organization, innovation and territory /

Table of Contents: “…Organisation -- Competitive intelligence 2.0 : a three-dimensional relationship -- Management 2.0 -- Sustainable development 2.0 : seeking for "the creation of shared values" -- Corporate education and web 2.0 -- Marketing 2.0 -- Innovation -- Parallax : a mindset 2.0 -- Competitive intelligence 2.0 tools -- Patent information 2.0, technology transfer, and resource development -- Industrial property : competitive weapon 2.0 (case study of Tenofovir) -- Innovation, serendipity 2.0, filing patents from biomedical -- Literature exploration -- Processing business news for detecting business innovation strategies -- Information property and liability in the 2.0 -- Territory and organisational reputation 2.0 -- Triple helix and territorial intelligence 2.0 -- Regional development 2.0 -- Government strategies of territorial intelligence 2.0 : support to SMEs-TPE -- University : catalyst for the implementation of competitive intelligence 2.0 in Africa (case study of Nigeria).…”
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Citizenship and solidarity in the European Union : from the charter of fundamental rights to the crisis, the state of the art /

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The Arab Spring Five Years Later : Toward Great Inclusiveness / by Ghanem, Hafez

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The Arab Spring Five Years Later : Toward Great Inclusiveness / by Ghanem, Hafez

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Human diversity in education : an integrative approach / by Cushner, Kenneth

Table of Contents: “…Education in a changing society -- Multicultural education : historical and theoretical perspectives -- Culture and the culture-learning process -- Classrooms and schools as cultural crossroads -- Intercultural development : considering the growth of self and others -- Creating classrooms that address race and ethnicity -- The classroom as a global community : nationality and region -- Developing learning communities : language and learning style -- Religious pluralism in secular classrooms -- Developing a collaborative classroom : gender and sexual orientation -- Creating inclusive classrooms : the ability/disability continuum and the health dimension -- Creating developmentally appropriate classrooms : the importance of age and developmental status -- Improving schools for all children : the role of social class and social status in teaching and learning.…”

Human diversity in education : an integrative approach / by Cushner, Kenneth

Table of Contents: “…Education in a changing society -- Multicultural education : historical and theoretical perspectives -- Culture and the culture-learning process -- Classrooms and schools as cultural crossroads -- Intercultural development : considering the growth of self and others -- Creating classrooms that address race and ethnicity -- The classroom as a global community : nationality and region -- Developing learning communities : language and learning style -- Religious pluralism in secular classrooms -- Developing a collaborative classroom : gender and sexual orientation -- Creating inclusive classrooms : the ability/disability continuum and the health dimension -- Creating developmentally appropriate classrooms : the importance of age and developmental status -- Improving schools for all children : the role of social class and social status in teaching and learning.…”

AiREAS: Sustainocracy for a Healthy City Phase 3: Civilian Participation – Including the Global Health Deal Proposition /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Foreword -- Chapter 1: Persuasive communication, by Jean-Paul Close, Jaap Ham -- Chapter 2: the AiREAS Proof of Principle - POP Relating air quality to health and lifestyle, by Jean-Paul Close, Nicolette Meeder, John Schmeitz -- Chapter 3: The backpack project, by Jean-Paul Close, Nicolette Meeder -- Chapter 4: New entrepreneurship, by John Schmeitz, Jean-Paul Close -- Chapter 5: Event linked communication, by Jean-Paul Close, Eric de Groot, Pierre Cluitmans -- Chapter 6: Multicultural context, by Jean-Paul Close, Rüstem Demir -- Chapter 7: Level 4 Sustainocratic regional development, by Jean-Paul Close.…”
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AiREAS: Sustainocracy for a Healthy City Phase 3: Civilian Participation – Including the Global Health Deal Proposition /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Foreword -- Chapter 1: Persuasive communication, by Jean-Paul Close, Jaap Ham -- Chapter 2: the AiREAS Proof of Principle - POP Relating air quality to health and lifestyle, by Jean-Paul Close, Nicolette Meeder, John Schmeitz -- Chapter 3: The backpack project, by Jean-Paul Close, Nicolette Meeder -- Chapter 4: New entrepreneurship, by John Schmeitz, Jean-Paul Close -- Chapter 5: Event linked communication, by Jean-Paul Close, Eric de Groot, Pierre Cluitmans -- Chapter 6: Multicultural context, by Jean-Paul Close, Rüstem Demir -- Chapter 7: Level 4 Sustainocratic regional development, by Jean-Paul Close.…”
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Innovation management in research and industry /

Table of Contents: “…The link between technological focus and innovative capacities / Adrian Mader, Christian Kunz, Andreas Ninck, Dominic Humi and Kim Oliver Tokarski -- Uptake of market induced innovation by upstream actors in Tanzania: experience of sunflower processor SMES / Felix Adamu Nandonde, Galinoma Lubava and Pamela John Liana -- Customer experience, technology and innovation : evidence from Georgian London and the Victorian Era / Aykut Berber -- Industrial resilience : reframing the role of innovation policies for regional development / Manuel Laranja -- Innovation knowledge management nexus / Neeta Baporikar -- Human capital accounting : a contribution to innovation management or a fairly tale? …”
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Innovation management in research and industry /

Table of Contents: “…The link between technological focus and innovative capacities / Adrian Mader, Christian Kunz, Andreas Ninck, Dominic Humi and Kim Oliver Tokarski -- Uptake of market induced innovation by upstream actors in Tanzania: experience of sunflower processor SMES / Felix Adamu Nandonde, Galinoma Lubava and Pamela John Liana -- Customer experience, technology and innovation : evidence from Georgian London and the Victorian Era / Aykut Berber -- Industrial resilience : reframing the role of innovation policies for regional development / Manuel Laranja -- Innovation knowledge management nexus / Neeta Baporikar -- Human capital accounting : a contribution to innovation management or a fairly tale? …”
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Overcoming fragmentation in Southeast Europe spatial development trends and integration potential /

Table of Contents: “…Overcoming the fragmentation of Southeast Europe : an introductory overview of main themes / Grigoris Kafkalas -- Integration and structural change : pre-accession experience in the regions of the European Union new member-states / George Petrakos and Dimitris Kallioras -- Disintegrated (or fragmented) public administration and regional development policy in Eastern Europe / Ilona Palne Kovacs -- Delocalisation of labour intensive activities in a globalized world : can things become better for the countries of Southeast Europe? …”
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Overcoming fragmentation in Southeast Europe spatial development trends and integration potential /

Table of Contents: “…Overcoming the fragmentation of Southeast Europe : an introductory overview of main themes / Grigoris Kafkalas -- Integration and structural change : pre-accession experience in the regions of the European Union new member-states / George Petrakos and Dimitris Kallioras -- Disintegrated (or fragmented) public administration and regional development policy in Eastern Europe / Ilona Palne Kovacs -- Delocalisation of labour intensive activities in a globalized world : can things become better for the countries of Southeast Europe? …”
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Demography at the edge remote human populations in developed nations /

Table of Contents: “…Reed -- Fly-in/fly-out resource developments : implication for community and regional development / Sean Markey, Keith Storey, Karen Heisler -- Why the other half leave-gender aspects of northern sparsely populated areas / Rasmus Ole Rasmussen -- Education, remoteness and population dynamics / Bilal Barakat ... …”
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Demography at the edge remote human populations in developed nations /

Table of Contents: “…Reed -- Fly-in/fly-out resource developments : implication for community and regional development / Sean Markey, Keith Storey, Karen Heisler -- Why the other half leave-gender aspects of northern sparsely populated areas / Rasmus Ole Rasmussen -- Education, remoteness and population dynamics / Bilal Barakat ... …”
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