The Development Dimension Integrating Human Rights into Development Donor Approaches, Experiences and Challenges

The Development Dimension Integrating Human Rights into Development Donor Approaches, Experiences and Challenges

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2006-06-14

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 9264022104

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By giving numerous examples of practical approaches, this publication shows that there are various ways for donor agencies to take human rights more systematically into account – in accordance with their respective mandates, modes of engagement and comparative advantage.


Farmland Conversion The Spatial Dimension of Agricultural and Land Use Policies

Farmland Conversion The Spatial Dimension of Agricultural and Land Use Policies

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2009-03-18

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9264415521

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Land is a key input into agricultural production and the agricultural sector remains the main user of rural land in most OECD countries. How land is managed in agriculture, and the conversion of farmland to non-agricultural uses, are likely to have implications not only for the provision of food, but also for the supply of public goods such as rural amenities, as well as for the quantity and quality of water.


The SAGE Handbook of Nature

The SAGE Handbook of Nature

Author: Terry Marsden

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2018-03-23

Total Pages: 1907

ISBN-13: 1526421976

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The SAGE Handbook of Nature offers an ambitious retrospective and prospective overview of the field that aims to position Nature, the environment and natural processes, at the heart of interdisciplinary social sciences. The three volumes are divided into the following parts: INTRODUCTION TO THE HANDBOOK NATURAL AND SOCIO-NATURAL VULNERABILITIES: INTERWEAVING THE NATURAL & SOCIAL SCIENCES SPACING NATURES: SUSTAINABLE PLACE MAKING AND ADAPTATION COUPLED AND (DE-COUPLED) SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS RISK AND THE ENVIRONMENT: SOCIAL THEORIES, PUBLIC UNDERSTANDINGS, & THE SCIENCE-POLICY INTERFACE HUNGRY AND THIRSTY CITIES AND THEIR REGIONS CRITICAL CONSUMERISM AND ITS MANUFACTURED NATURES GENDERED NATURES AND ECO-FEMINISM REPRODUCTIVE NATURES: PLANTS, ANIMALS AND PEOPLE NATURE, CLASS AND SOCIAL INEQUALITY BIO-SENSITIVITY & THE ECOLOGIES OF HEALTH THE RESOURCE NEXUS AND ITS RELEVANCE SUSTAINABLE URBAN COMMUNITIES RURAL NATURES AND THEIR CO-PRODUCTION This handbook is a key critical research resource for researchers and practitioners across the social sciences and their contributions to related disciplines associated with the fast developing interdisciplinary field of sustainability science.


Socioeconomic Environmental Policies and Evaluations in Regional Science

Socioeconomic Environmental Policies and Evaluations in Regional Science

Author: Hiroyuki Shibusawa

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-09-07

Total Pages: 722

ISBN-13: 9811000999

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This book is a volume of essays celebrating the life and work of Yoshiro Higano, professor of Environmental Policy, Doctoral Program in Sustainable Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan. Prof. Higano’s research strongly focuses on the comprehensive evaluation of resources and research content for decision science and engineering, including simulation modeling for environmental quality control, the evaluation of environmental remediation technologies, integrated river (lake) basin management, and synthesized environmental policy. Yoshiro Higano is the past president of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) and the current president of the Japan Section of the RSAI (JSRSAI). He also served as executive secretary for the Pacific Regional Science Conference Organizations (PRSCO). This edited volume covers a wide range of regional science approaches, theory, policy, evaluation, modeling, simulation, and practice. It is a valuable reference work for researchers, scholars, policy makers, and students in the field of regional science. The volume celebrates Prof. Higano’s contributions to the JSRSAI, PRSCO, and RSAI. Essay contributors include his former students and a wide array of regional scientists, each with a personal connection to Prof. Higano.


Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development 2018 Towards Sustainable and Resilient Societies

Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development 2018 Towards Sustainable and Resilient Societies

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2018-05-28

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 9264301062

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The 2030 Agenda is a universal, collective responsibility that covers all levels: global, national and territorial. To address global policy challenges in a complex and interconnected world, policy coherence will be key. A more coherent multilateral system will be essential to reconcile ...