"This book initiates a fresh discussion of affordability in rural housing set in the context of the rapidly shifting balance between rural and urban populations. It conceptualises affordability in rural housing along a spectrum that is interlaced with cultural and social values …
Northeast India: a Reader
"Northeast India is a multifaceted and dynamic region that is constantly in focus because of its fragile political landscape characterised by endemic violence and conflicts. One of the first of its kind, this Reader on Northeast India examines myriad aspects of the region its pe…
Le développement durable et sa traduction en terme de participation des acteurs locaux aux choix d'avenir des territoires dans lesquels ils vivent ou travaillent, sont devenus des sujets d'actualité. Parmi les méthodes pour mettre en place des démarches participatives autour de …
Le développement durable et sa traduction en terme de participation des acteurs locaux aux choix d'avenir des territoires dans lesquels ils vivent ou travaillent, sont devenus des sujets d'actualité. Parmi les méthodes pour mettre en place des démarches participatives autour de …
Le développement durable et sa traduction en terme de participation des acteurs locaux aux choix d'avenir des territoires dans lesquels ils vivent ou travaillent, sont devenus des sujets d'actualité. Parmi les méthodes pour mettre en place des démarches participatives autour de …
In most countries in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, the fall of communism meant individuals could acquire land. Based on fieldwork between 1990 and 2001, the author explores the importance of land and land ownership in one Transylvanian community.
In most countries in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, the fall of communism meant individuals could acquire land. Based on fieldwork between 1990 and 2001, the author explores the importance of land and land ownership in one Transylvanian community.
How can the seeds of accountability ever grow in authoritarian environments? This book explores how civil society 'thickens' by comparing two decades of rural citizens' struggles to hold the Mexican state accountable, exploring both change and continuity before, during and after…
This book gives a practitioner's account of international experiences with rural development seen from a German angle. It argues for a development co-operation for rural areas that actively supports popular participation, beneficiaries' self-organization, decentralization and, c…
"The book argues for a development co-operation for rural areas that actively supports popular participation, beneficiaries' self-organization, decentralization and, consequently, smaller self-managed (para)projects rather than large, top-down organized rural development project…