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Town and Country Planning in the UK provides one of the most authoritative and comprehensive accounts of British planning history, institutions, legislation, policies, processes and practices. This 16th edition has been substantially revised and re-organised to provide an up-to-date overview of the planning systems in the four nations of the UK, supported by analyses, interpretations, illustrations and examples from planning practice.The new edition features: details of the legislative and policy changes since 2015 and discussion of their implications, including the early stages of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act, 2023 discussion of environmental policies and programmes and the impact of Brexit on environmental regulatory landscape in Britain changes to climate change and resilience policies, notably the government's ‘Net Zero'agenda and their implications for planning updates to the substantive issues in plan-making, especially the responses to the shortage of affordable housing and the development of major infrastructure changes to the processes involved in plan-making and development management an expanded and revised chapter on design to include the growing significance of public health in the built environment major revisions to the chapter on rural planning revisions of the text on planning theory especially in relation to management of conflicts over the use and development of land extended discussion of politics, professionalism and participation in planning The 16th edition of Town and Country Planning in the UK is an ideal starting point for those who are studying or working in the planning field, and for other professionals who need to locate their work in the planning context.

Affordable housing shortage and social exclusion have become severe societal problems across the globe. Increasing numbers of people are suffering from social eviction and displacement due to urban densification, modernization, rising rents, and intense housing commodification. Vulnerable resident groups – such as old-aged or households with children – who often live in old housing stocks planned to be densified, renovated, or upgraded with higher rents, are forced to leave the urban core centers because they can no longer afford to live in central locations, or because they experience unstable or insecure housing conditions. A scenario that is highly unsustainable.So far, studies on densification have mainly considered the process as technological, architectural, or design-based problem (e.g., Kyttä et al., 2013; Broitman & Koomen, 2015; Bibby et al., 2018). However, systematic knowledge on how to implement densification objectives sustainably – regarding economic, environmental, and social aspects – is still lacking. This book tackles this gap by analyzing densification from a governance perspective. Its point of departure is that densification per se does not necessarily lead to sustainable outcomes in terms of social inclusion, cohesion, or community stability. Rather, it politicizes densification by neglecting how the process is planned, implemented, and governed by the actors involved.The book applies an actors-centered neoinstitutionalist political ecology approach to reveal the specific objectives and strategies of actors involved, as well as the socio-political structures (i.e. rules. laws, and policies) that govern densification. Four Swiss in-depth empirical qualitative case studies (Zürich, Basel, Köniz, and Kloten) illustrate the political and legal conditions for success or failure for (un)sustainable implementations of densification. Ultimately, this book advises stakeholders, governments, urban practitioners, and academics on more effective, community-oriented, collective, and decommodified forms of governance to respond to the needs of the public at large rather than simply catering to private individuals and firms. Such governance initiatives entail active municipal land policy approaches outside a purely market-based investment logic that not only limit, but also work with property rights.This is an open access book.

This essential Research Handbook provides an in-depth analysis of the link between corporate governance and ethics. By bringing together internationally renowned scholars, it reflects upon pertinent trends and challenges within the field. Significantly, it illuminates the ethical foundations of corporate governance. Presenting nuanced viewpoints on topics such as the stakeholder turn of corporate governance, this Research Handbook presents comprehensive insights into essential subjects within ethics and governance. Chapters examine the complexities of sustainably creating value, as well as how corporate governance may aid in overcoming challenges such as inequality and value conflicts. Importantly, they address the ethical foundations of corporate governance while identifying important current and future research trends. The Research Handbook on Corporate Governance and Ethics will be perfect for scholars of business and management pursuing further research into corporate governance. It will additionally be beneficial for policymakers and practitioners seeking further information on the diversity of research perspectives within this field.

Los modos de elaboración y de circulación de saberes son elementos importantes en el cambio histórico. La historia de las relaciones entre Europa Occidental y otros continentes, en especial América, es ciertamente un entramado de violencia y dominación, pero también de intercambios de personas y bienes materiales, entre ellos plantas cultivadas, o no, minerales y muchos más. Todos estos factores nos remiten a un hecho simple, pero muchas veces olvidado, que todos esos intercambios habrían sido imposibles de no haberse operado al mismo tiempo una intensa circulación en ambos sentidos de saberes y técnicas asociadas a la producción, uso y aprovechamiento de esos bienes. La difusión tecnológica no trata sólo del instrumental material del que se vale el hombre para asaltar a la naturaleza y modificarla, sino también del utillaje mental que a menudo le precede. Este libro es una buena muestra de todo lo anterior. Hasta el siglo XVIII, más que a un tema de estricta superioridad tecnológica, la preponderancia europea en el mundo podría atribuirse mucho más a la acción de sus instituciones (códigos, propiedad privada, burguesía, etc.) que prepararon su expansión por el mundo y quizá sobre todo también, a la manera como a través de la conquista de nuevas tierras y el colonialismo, lograron integrar vastos espacios, mercados y recursos a su propia dinámica económica y social. La irrupción de la Revolución Industrial europea y norteamericana trastoca profundamente, sin embargo, los términos de esta relación. El adelanto tecnológico se convierte en una realidad y la transferencia de saberes, implementos técnicos y maquinarias, se vuelve mucho más unidireccional y masiva. Sin embargo, nos parece genuino preguntarnos no solamente cómo y en qué medida los europeos encontraron una fuente de bienes primero y un más tarde un mercado y una salida para sus productos tecnológicos en la América española. Es importante explorar también qué manera los americanos abrevaron de esa “modernidad” técnica europea, de esos nuevos saberes y prácticas dándoles un sentido distinto y haciéndolos funcionar de maneras muy diferentes respecto de lo que sucedió en Europa y la América del Norte. Este libro es una contribución en ese sentido y es fruto del trabajo realizado en el marco del proyecto del Grupo de Investigación Internacional-AAA (Agricultura, Alimentación, Abastecimiento) que por varios años ha interconectado a instituciones europeas con México.

This comprehensive Handbook assesses the escalation of global natural disasters as a result of climate change. Examining the complex interplay of human and natural activities, it highlights the growing vulnerability of people and communities in developing countries to floods, landslides, cyclones, heat waves and wildfires. The Handbook opens with a global framework analysis, outlining the implications of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement and the Sendai Framework for disaster risk reduction. International contributors address the roles of stakeholders in mitigating climate hazards, as well as offer detailed analysis of cross-cutting issues, including poverty, health, education and gender. Concluding chapters address the future of climate change mitigation and disaster protection, exploring the growing role of emerging technologies in disaster resilience and sustainable development. Bringing together cutting-edge research from renowned global scholars and professionals, this Handbook offers key insights for researchers and students of environmental studies and development studies, particularly those focusing on natural disasters and climate technologies. The empirical data and case analysis will also benefit practitioners, professionals and policymakers working in climate risk relief.

Die Entwicklungen der Ära Bolsonaro zeigen, dass die Interessen zur Aneignung und Inwertsetzung von Natur im brasilianischen Amazonien ungebrochen sind. Sie forcieren die Reproduktion des Frontier-Mythos über den uneingeschränkten Zugang zu Ressourcen, der sich auf Basis des Entwicklungsmodells des (Neo-)Extraktivismus materialisiert und sich krisenhaft in die gesellschaftlichen Naturverhältnisse Amazoniens einschreibt. Der Trend steigender Abholzungsraten kontrastiert mit dem Ziel der Null-Entwaldung und markiert eine geradezu radikale Abkehr von der Stilisierung Amazoniens als potenziellen Schauplatz einer nachhaltigen Umweltgovernance. Michael Klingler analysiert am Beispiel des im Südwesten Parás gelegenen Untersuchungsraums Novo Progresso die sozial-ökologische Transformation von Frontier-Systemen und diskutiert die Ambivalenz modernisierungsorientierter Fortschrittsideale aus der (Post-)Frontier-Perspektive. Die politische Ökologie der Null-Entwaldung dechiffriert die vermeintliche Diskrepanz zwischen Extraktion und Schutz von Ressourcen, indem neue Technologien, Institutionen und Praktiken zur Regulierung und Kontrolle von Ressourcen überprüft werden.

The global spread of COVID-19 has led to devastating effects on countries worldwide in terms of population health, economy, politics, and sustainable development. Systemic Inequality, Sustainability and COVID-19 provides an opportunity to engage in a critical dialog on the consequences and interactions of COVID-19 with social inequalities and environment management. The pandemic has shattered personal lives, families, businesses, countries'health systems, education, economy, and sustainable development. COVID-19's impact is most visible among disadvantaged populations as the pandemic amplified the already profound social inequalities and problems of environmental justice existing in developed and developing countries alike. Understanding that it is critical to determine the scope, magnitude, and scale of pandemic effects on the most vulnerable groups and environmental sustainability, this book addresses the impact of COVID-19 on countries'development, exploring the consequences and interactions of COVID-19 with social inequalities and sustainable development. Taking a global perspective, this edited collection is vital to understanding countries'progress and development during and after the pandemic in this extraordinary moment in human history.

The Social Aspects of Environmental and Climate Change critically examines the prominence of natural science framing in mainstream climate change research and demonstrates why climate change really is a social issue.The book highlights how assumptions regarding social and cultural systems that are common in sustainability science have impeded progress in understanding environmental and climate change. The author explains how social sciences theory and perspectives provide an understanding of institutional dynamics including issues of scale, possibilities for learning, and stakeholder interaction, using specific case studies to illustrate this impact. The book highlights the foundational role research into social, political, cultural, behavioural, and economic processes must play if we are to design successful strategies, instruments, and management actions to act on climate change. With pedagogical features such as suggestions for further reading, text boxes, and study questions in each chapter, this book will be an essential resource for students and scholars in sustainability, environmental studies, climate change, and related fields.

Focusing on the future of tourism, Sustainable Tourism Dialogues in Africa is inclusive of experienced and emerging researchers, as well as incorporating local stakeholders in the tourism industry: architects, tourism operators, sustainable tourism lobbyists, policy makers, archaeologists, and geographers. The editors are frontline sustainable tourism advocates in Africa, and the book's thematic content is derived from 30 inter-university seminars on sustainable tourism hosted by Sustainable Travel & Tourism Agenda Kenya from 2017 to November 2019. These seminars involved the participation of 17 universities in Kenya, tourism operators, conservationists, developmentalists, investors, policy makers, and students.Every chapter is a voice projecting aspirations for the responsible management of tourism in Africa and promoting the ideals of sustainable tourism that young people in Africa advocate for the industry's future. In so doing, the authors pinpoint the necessary actions for bringing about transformations in sustainable development of tourism. The book thus seeks to encourage debate, while facilitating the development of both theoretical and practical foundations for managing tourism sustainably in Africa.