OECD Territorial Reviews: Kazakhstan

OECD Territorial Reviews: Kazakhstan

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2017-06-15

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 9264269436

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This review looks at how a modern approach to regional development can help Kazakhstan, by mobilising the growth potential of different parts of the economy and territory, supporting economic diversification and reducing regional inequalities.


OECD Urban Policy Reviews: Kazakhstan

OECD Urban Policy Reviews: Kazakhstan

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2017-06-08

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 9264268855

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This report provides a comprehensive assessment of Kazakhstan’s urban policies in terms of economic, social and environmental impact.


OECD Urban Policy Reviews: China 2015

OECD Urban Policy Reviews: China 2015

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2015-04-18

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9264230041

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This review examines the major challenges associated with China's shift to a new model of urbanisation, looking at a range such issues as social and labour-market policies, land use and transport planning, urban planning, urban governance and public finance.


OECD Territorial Reviews: Northern Sparsely Populated Areas

OECD Territorial Reviews: Northern Sparsely Populated Areas

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2017-03-13

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9264268235

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This report looks at the northern sparsely populated areas of Finland, Norway and Sweden, which are becoming increasingly important to the geopolitical and economic interests of these countries and the European Union.


World Urbanization Prospects 2014: Highlights

World Urbanization Prospects 2014: Highlights

Author: United Nations Publications

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789211515176

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This report presents the highlights of the 2014 Revision of World Urbanization Prospects, which contains the latest estimates of the urban and rural populations of 233 countries or areas from 1950 to 2014 and projections to 2050, as well as estimates of population size from 1950 to 2014 and projections to 2030 for all urban agglomerations with 300,000 inhabitants or more in 2014. The world urban population is at an all-time high, and the share of urban dwellers, currently at 54 per cent, is projected to represent two thirds of the global population in 2050. Continued urbanization will bring new opportunities and challenges for sustainable development.


Artificial Intelligence in Society

Artificial Intelligence in Society

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2019-06-11

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 9264545190

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The artificial intelligence (AI) landscape has evolved significantly from 1950 when Alan Turing first posed the question of whether machines can think. Today, AI is transforming societies and economies. It promises to generate productivity gains, improve well-being and help address global challenges, such as climate change, resource scarcity and health crises.


Current Trends in Landscape Research

Current Trends in Landscape Research

Author: Lothar Mueller

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2019-11-13

Total Pages: 680

ISBN-13: 3030300692

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This book presents definitions, key concepts and projects in landscape research and related areas, such as landscape science and landscape ecology, addressing and characterising the international role, status, challenges, future and tools of landscape research in the globalised world of the 21st century. The book brings together views on landscapes from leading international teams and emerging authors from different scientific disciplines and regions of the globe. It describes approaches for achieving sustainability and for handling the multifunctionality of landscapes and includes international case studies demonstrating the great potential of landscape research to provide partial sustainable solutions while developing cultural landscapes and protecting semi-natural landscapes. It is intended for scientists from various disciplines as well as informed readers dealing with landscape policies, planning, evolvement, management, stewardship and conservation.