This is a study on the material and symbolic re-configuration of urban spaces and population structures in the processes of the transition from the Ottoman empire to the Turkish nation-state in the historically specific case of Izmir. Through an analysis of two historical events…
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Catalysts are key figures in the rural development process throughout the world. While some advocate for political change through a process of community empowerment and conscientisation, others serve the more conventional agenda of the development agency. This case study of the …
To offset declining productivity and incomes in the current cropping systems in Pakistan, the Government invested substantially in rural infrastructure during 1986-92. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) examines whether higher levels of rural infrastructure have actually affected farm…
This study analyzes the relation between investment in human capital and rate of growth of per capita income in Pakistan. The study is conducted using data growth 1965 to 1992 for Pakistan within the neoclassical growth accounting framework. Recognizing the shortcoming of the pr…
The Edwards aquifer controversy is a classic example of the transition which occurs when a common-pool resource governed under the institution of 'free capture' fails to meet all demands. As such, it provides opportunities for water planners to develop institutions which allocat…
This study is intended to explore the intentions to migrate of a group of migrants from urban Java and Kalimantan, Indonesia, using a framework based on Place-Utility/Migration Intentions Model. Because this study explores the intentions of urban residents, several new variables…
America, as a society, is aging. Currently, 13% of the population is 65 years of age or older. This percentage is expected to rise to 21% by 2030. Since older travelers frequently suffer from one or more age-related physical and/or information handling decrements, they often hav…
Development as a hypotheses has been tried with different variable plans ranging from agriculture to industry, and even with changing systems of government. Many of these plans have failed to bring changes in the economies of developing nations, especially in Africa. The purpose…
The problems, policies, and prospects of urban transport have assumed added urgency due to the pressing need in Senegal and The Gambia to improve both its supply and standard. The inadequacies and inefficiencies of urban transportation services are major barriers to socioeconomi…
Fatehpur Sikri is a world heritage monument. It was commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Akbar and was constructed in less than fifteen years (1569-1574). Fatehpur Sikri served as the capital of the Mughal empire for a very short time, from 1569 to 1585. At present, most of its bu…
The European Community was created just a few years after the devastation of the Second World War. It has contributed much to rebuilding the economic, social and political systems of member countries in the post-war period. Since the early 1980s, however, the economic position o…
The scope and the nature of regional disparities are the spatial reflection of a societal system formed through a historical process of transformation of social internal dynamics, influenced by external socio-economic and geographic factors. Yugoslavia, located at the cross-road…
This dissertation examines the principal forces guiding the pattern of international tourism evolution in less developed countries (LDCs). It focuses on supply side determinants stressing that at any destination, tourism's evolution does not follow an actor-less development path…
Waste management policy to the extent that it qualifies, as management in most Nigerian cities has been disposal oriented. Even when waste is collected from the urban communities, this waste is only to be discarded into open dumps at the edge or in some cases along major highway…
This study examines residential growth and its quality tendency in the vicinity of different urban subcenters. The outcomes of this study are expected to assist in the development of future policies regarding spontaneous residential developments and to contribute to a better und…
This study explores the major aspects that has made Sub-Saharan Africa the least computerized continent. When it comes to Information Technology (IT), Africa emerges as the lost continent. Although Africa is the second largest continent in the world, it is the least served by co…
A Strategic Environmental Justice Assessment Methodology (SEJAM) for identifying environmental justice concerns at the policy, planning, program, and procedure (P4) levels of assessment is developed. Through a review of environmental justice mandates of the National Environmenta…
This thesis addresses the history and the future of urban planning in Jerusalem. Jerusalem is a vital city that has been produced by a complex interaction of geographical, historical, religious, cultural, political and spiritual factors. This study addresses the need for innovat…
One essential component of the maternal and child health program in Indonesia is the provision of prenatal care, which has long been a high priority of the government in their efforts to reduce the incidence of adverse birth outcomes, including low birthweight. However, the empi…