Suchergebnisse

This highly topical book provides an in-depth account of the South Asian experience with the deadly disease that has held this region hostage for millennia. The book touches specifically on the resurgence of malaria experienced in the second half of the twentieth century, which occurred just a few years after malaria was thought to have been virtually eradicated from the region. The causes and consequences of this reappearance across space and time are discussed. The book also covers past, present and future ways to curb, control and ultimately, conquer malaria. As malaria continues to ravage

This double-volume work focuses on socio-demographics and the use of such data to support strategic resource management and planning initiatives. Papers go beyond explanations of methods, technique and traditional applications to explore new intersections in the dynamic relationship between the utilization and management of resources, and urban development.International authors explore numerous experiences, characteristics of development and decision-making influences from across Asia and Southeast Asia, as well as recounting examples from America and Africa. Papers propound techniques and methods used in geographical research such as support vector machines, socio-economic correlates and travel behaviour analysis.In this volume the contributions examine issues such as natural resource and environmental management, livelihoods issues in the context of climate change, land markets and land trusts, adaptive management of wildlife sanctuaries, ground water scarcity, flood hazards and flood plain management, non-conventional energy resources, community forestry and management and land use and land cover change. The significance of these topics lie in the pace and volume of change as is reflected through continued development within established fields of inquiry and the introduction of significantly new approaches during the last decade.Readers are invited to consider the dynamics of spatial expansion of urban areas and economic development, and to explore conceptual discussion of the innovations in and challenges on urbanization processes, urban spaces themselves and both resource management and environmental management.Together, the two volumes contribute to the interdisciplinary literature on regional resources and urban development by collating recent research with geography at its core. Scholars of urban geography, human geography, urbanism and sustainable development will be particularly interested in this book. Dr. Ashok Duttis Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography, Planning and Urban Studies, University of Akron, Akron. He is the leading exponent of urban and regional development and planning and has contributed nearly 350 research papers. He is the editor/author of 27 books. Dr. Allen G. Nobleis Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography and Planning at the University of Akron, Akron. He is a cultural geographer with interest in urban studies and South Asia. He has authored several books including Barns in the Midwest. Dr. Frank J. Costais Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography, Planning and Urban Studies, University of Akron, Akron. He has published in a wide variety of planning, urban studies and geography journals worldwide. He has edited and co-authored several books. Dr. Sudhir Thakuris Associate Professor at the College of Business Administration, California State University, Sacramento. He has research interests in the areas of regional economic systems, technological change and regional development, location and land use and spatial econometrics. He has published among others with the Structural Change and Economic Dynamics and UNU-WIDER.Dr. Rajiv Thakuris Visiting Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography, University of Tennessee, Knoxville and currently Chair, Regional Development and Planning Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers. He is an Economic Geographer with research interest that centers on regional innovations and cluster-based economic development. His publications are in the field of regional economic development.Dr. H. S. Sharmais a former Professor of Geography at the Department of Geography, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. His research interests lie in environmental geography and has published widely in geography journals.

Facets of Social Geography: International and Indian Perspectives provides a breadth of information on the nature, scope, history and evolution of social geography along with a good representation of approaches and techniques used in this field. It discusses both conceptual and empirical approaches, and traditional and emergent social geography themes including art and culture, urbanism and crime, social institutions of caste, class and religion, gender, disability, activism, feminism, social planning, enterprise zones, social and economic inequities, post-colonialism, post-modernism and development of quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods. India's social structure based on centuries-old Karma principles and a four-level caste system are dealt with in this book to help unravel the country's social geography. This book is a felicitation volume in honour of Allen G. Noble, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography and Planning at the University of Akron, Ohio, USA. A result of the collective effort of 40 leading national and international scholars, it is an excellent addition to the current stock of knowledge and will be of interest to geographers, sociologists, demographers, urban and regional planners and policy-makers

Challenges to Asian Urbanization in the 21st Century: An Introduction -- A Half-Century of the World City: Asian and African Cities -- Post-Colonial Cities in the Global Era: A Comparative Study of Mumbai and Accra -- Colombo and the Pattern of South Asian and Port City Models -- The Development of Hill Stations as Urban Centers -- Communicative Planning Practice in an Undemocratic society: Hong Kong Case -- Central Planning and Market Elements in Viet Nam's Economy -- Recent Planning Strategies in Jerusalem -- A Spatio-Temporal, Functional Classification of Indian Cities -- Ambient Air Quality in Delhi 1988–1994: A Spatio-Temporal Analysis -- Environmental Degradation and Health:Urban Growth and Health Risks in Pondicherry -- Pollution Parameters in Asian Cities -- Mitigating Rural-Urban Exodus: Multi-Objective Spatial Design of Rural Biomass Energy -- The Role of Secondary Cities in Rapidly Industrializing Countries:The Example of Kaohsiung, Taiwan -- Assessing Rail Network History in Japan's Kanto Region -- Urban Development of South Asia.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Currents of Change: Urban Planning and Regional Development -- 2 Finnish and American Planning: A Comparative Analysis -- 3 Regional Planning and Development in Israel as Affected by the Peace Process -- 4 Regional Planning and Development as Affected by Tamil Insurgency in Sri Lanka -- 5 Population Dynamics and Planning: China and India -- 6 Transportation, Regional Development, and Economic Potential in Mexico -- 7 Shifts in Slum Upgrading Policy in India with Special Reference to Calcutta -- 8 Health Planning and the Resurgence of Malaria in Urban India -- 9 Residential Land Development in Highland Ecuador -- 10 Sustainable Development in China: Reconciling Modernity with Tradition -- 11 Tourist Facility Development and Coastal Zone Management in Costa Rica -- 12 Reflections on Cuban Socialism and Planning in the "Special Period" -- 13 The Promotion of Neoliberal Industrialization in Third World Countries -- 14 Urban Planning and Development in Calcutta: Local and Global Issues -- 15 Planning for the City Efficient: The Hong Kong and Macau Experience -- 16 Singapore, the Planned City State: Government Intervention in Nation Building -- 17 Seven Decades of New Land Planning: The Ijsselmeer Polder Experience -- 18 Decentralization, Popular Participation, and Changing Patterns of Urban and Regional Development in Bolivia -- 19 Future Trends: Globalism and Regionalism -- Index