Communities in Action

Communities in Action
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 583
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ISBN-10 : 9780309452960
ISBN-13 : 0309452961
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Synopsis Communities in Action by : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome.

Large Dams

Large Dams
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 307
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ISBN-10 : 9789811325502
ISBN-13 : 9811325502
Rating : 4/5 (02 Downloads)

Synopsis Large Dams by : Thayer Scudder

This book highlights the first comparative long-term analysis of the negative impacts of large dams on riverine communities and on free-flowing rivers in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Following the Foreword by Professor Asit K. Biswas, the first section covers the 1956–1973 period, when the author believed that large dams provided an exceptional opportunity for integrated river basin development. In turn, the second section (1976–1997) reflects the author’s increasing concerns about the magnitude of the socio-economic and environmental costs of large dams, while the third (1998–2018) discusses why large dams are in fact not cost-effective in the long term.

The Future of Large Dams

The Future of Large Dams
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 408
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ISBN-10 : 9781136547751
ISBN-13 : 1136547754
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis The Future of Large Dams by : Thayer Ted Scudder

Viewed by some as symbols of progress and by others as inherently flawed, large dams remain one of the most contentious development issues on Earth. Building on the work of the now defunct World Commission on Dams, Thayer Scudder wades into the debate with unprecedented authority. Employing the Commission's Seven Strategic priorities, Scudder charts the 'middle way' forward by examining the impacts of large dams on ecosystems, societies and political economies. He also analyses the structure of the decision-making process for water resource development and tackles the highly contentious issue of dam-induced resettlement, illuminated by a statistical analysis of 50 cases.

Finding Common Ground

Finding Common Ground
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Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages : 301
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ISBN-10 : 9781787141308
ISBN-13 : 1787141306
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis Finding Common Ground by : Ron Iphofen

This volume addresses concerns about the impact of current systems for the management of research ethics in the social sciences. Many procedures in place are seen as inappropriate as they were originally designed for use in biomedical research. The content identifies areas of ‘common ground’, core ethics principles and areas of particular concern.

Modelling the Socio-Economic Implications of Sustainability Issues in the Housing Market

Modelling the Socio-Economic Implications of Sustainability Issues in the Housing Market
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 247
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ISBN-10 : 9783030489540
ISBN-13 : 303048954X
Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Synopsis Modelling the Socio-Economic Implications of Sustainability Issues in the Housing Market by : Solomon Pelumi Akinbogun

This book discusses sustainable housing issues in urban areas throughout the Global South, revealing their complexity in terms of urban dynamics, housing markets and human interactions with the environment. Its main focus is on the location of graves within private residences, cemeteries in the immediate vicinity of private residences, and the implications of these factors for renters’ choices and rents. The book addresses the economics of land use for graves in connection with housing choices and the implications for the rented sector of the property market. By means of several model-based simulations, it demonstrates that the neoclassical economics remedy to the negative externality of graves in or near private residences remains generally unacceptable. Providing readers with a clear understanding of tenants’ priorities in their choice of housing, as well as a new approach to the negative externality of graves in the rented sector, the book will be of interest to policymakers, urban planners, investors in residential housing and land economists alike.

Inclusive Developments through Socio-economic Indicators

Inclusive Developments through Socio-economic Indicators
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Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages : 295
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ISBN-10 : 9781804555569
ISBN-13 : 1804555568
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis Inclusive Developments through Socio-economic Indicators by : Ramesh Chandra Das

Proposing issues that hinder equal development, Inclusive Developments through Socio-economic Indicators: New Theoretical and Empirical Insights focuses upon the roles of different socio-economic indicators in explaining the convergence or inclusiveness of income across groups of varying wealth as well as within larger economies