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"This book addresses the major challenges to international cooperation for the development of the Arctic in view of the rapid growth in exploration and utilization of Arctic natural and environmental resources and transport connectivity between Europe, Asia, and North America. It covers the contemporary issues of international cooperation on the sustainable development of the Arctic"--

The aim of this study is to contribute to a process of learning about innovative and successful approaches to tackle problems and challenges of urban environmental protection. For this purpose, a detailed overview of the importance of environmental challenges, political priorities and successful solutions in selected countries and cities is provided. On this basis, the study analyses factors of success and it discusses, to what extent such success factors found in the case studies can be transferred to and replicated in other cities. Finally, recommendations are provided to cities, countries and the international community how to further strengthen environmental protection at the urban level. The role of German cities and institutions is discussed as well. The cases which are analysed are Belo Horizonte in Brazil, Moscow in Russia, Kochi in India, Beijing in China, Cape Town in South Africa and Jakarta in Indonesia. These cities were selected because they already implemented successful policies, measures and other initiatives in the past and the aim of this study is to find and discuss such successful activities. For each city, the study analyses the policy documents to describe challenges and political priorities. These documents are urban land-use plans (cross-sectoral), sectoral master plans as well as concrete urban policies and by-laws. The analysis aims to understand the effectiveness of the plans and instruments and also takes into account the national policy environment. Although taking a cross-sectoral perspective, the analyses each focus on certain sectors to receive in-depth results. The factors of success are deducted in a way the sectoral perspective can be opened up to a more holistic view about success factors.

Youth participation in monitoring and evaluation has been acknowledged as an important vehicle for positively engaging young people in development processes. The growing youth population in low- and middle-income countries necessitates greater investment in and engagement with young people to leverage positive development outcomes. This article aims to illustrate why youth participation in monitoring and evaluation is desirable in international development contexts, establish an alternative conceptual framework for applying youth participation in practice, explore the challenges and caveats that can be barriers to its wider use, and provide evidence of its application. This article draws upon examples from the literature and from the authors' own experiences conducting youth-led evaluations with Oaktree, Australia's largest youth-led international development organisation. Importantly, while we believe this article presents sufficient evidence to demand greater youth participation in monitoring and evaluation, it also acknowledges that there is still a lack of empirical evidence and standards of best practice, particularly within international development. Therefore, this article should be viewed as a call to action for the wider international development and evaluation community to work with young people to advance this important work.

Pettenati, G. 2022: Landscape as Heritage: International Critical Perspectives. London and New York: Taylor and Francis. 328 pp. £130.00 (cloth), £32.39 (e-book), £35.99 (paper). ISBN: 978-1-032-04934-2 (cloth), 978-1-003-19523-8 (e-book), 978-1-032-04623-5 (paper).

On the occasion of the International Women's Day 2008, the Institute for Women'sStudies in the Arab World (IWSAW) at the Lebanese American University, inpartnership with the British Council of Lebanon, dedicated this day to the memory of a very special Lebanese woman, the late Mai Ghoussoub.