Social Science
Contesting Moralities
Questions of public and private morality, values and choices have become important areas of collective discussion. A key feature of this book is that it takes an ethnographic rather than a philosophical or speculative approach to moral debates.
Conflict Prevention
This publication evaluates the institutional record on conflict prevention, identifies current trends in conflict prevention practice and makes recommendations on improving organizational capacity.
Enhancing Participation and Governance in Water Resources Management
This book aims to further global understanding of approaches and techniques for applying public participation to improve water resources management.
Floods in Bangladesh
Is it really true that deforestation and the land use practices of the Himalayan farmers are to blame for the recurring and devastating monsoon floods in the plains of the Ganga and Brahmaputra? The validity of this paradigm has been increasingly questioned.
The Politics of Participation in Sustainable Development Governance
To be effective and legitimate, the governance of sustainable development requires the participation of a diverse set of actors ranging from transnational civil society groups to indigenous peoples.
Spatial Disparities in Human Development
Spatial disparities are a measure of the unequal distribution of income, wealth, power and resources between peoples in different locations.
Sustainable Cities
Developing countries are rapidly urbanizing and most of the world's population will soon be living in cities, making it crucial to examine how cities can be developed on a sustainable basis.
The WTO and Sustainable Development
"Professor Gary Sampson . . . presents policy options that are both ambitious and realistic, the pursuit of which could contribute to more coherent and mutually supportive action on the part of governments to both trade and sustainable development.
Trade and Investment Rule-making
Regional trade agreements are playing a greater role in shaping trade and investment rules around the world.
Understanding Human Well-being
With more than a billion people living on less than one dollar per day, human well-being is a core issue for both researchers and policy-makers. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are a powerful reminder of this point.