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the Report suggests that broad-based oversight organizations, such as advisory boards, representing the interests of all
actors, should be created to help avoid the danger that private or...
this report assesses both the local and global economic impacts of climate change in the Syrian Arab Republic. Syria is an important case study given the country’s location in a region that is...
This paper explores the impacts of economic, cultural and political globalization processes on urban Africa. It identifies changing globalization trends, explores the impacts on Sub-Saharan Africa...
Karen Walker of the ProAct Network and Martin Suvatne of the Norwegian Refugee Council presented a case study on climate change mitigation and adaptation.
This overview covers the basic terminology and concepts that are used in the fact sheets, and summarizes the common themes related to infrastructure (Water supply system, solid waste, sanitation...
This paper analyzes the changing patterns of Gbagyi housing in three decades, from 1976 to 2006. The traditional spatial order was tied to cosmology psychologically; isolated round huts physically...
Key Learning Objectives: By the end of this session participants should: 1. have a basic understanding of the global trends and how they are affecting and will affect shelter and settlement...
This document can also be found on the official website of the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund(UNICEF) at www.unicef....
This document was originally published on the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations: http://www.fao.org/.
This paper reviews emergency...
This book reviews recent urban planning practices and approaches, discusses constraints and conflicts therein, including those driven by climate change and related disasters, and identifies...