The placemaker's guide to building community by Hamdi, Nabeel

Table of Contents: “…Cover13; -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Prologue -- Chapter 1 The Evolution of Development and the Placemakers Tools -- A short introduction -- Urban housing and urban development -- International development, aid and the placemaker's tools -- Part I Place, Time and Clutter: Learning from Practice -- Reflection: Listening to Communicate 8211; David Sanderson -- Chapter 2 The Bad, the Good and the Ugly -- Day 1: The bad -- Day 2: The good -- Day 3: The ugly -- Chapter 3 Profiling Vulnerability -- Part II Placemaking and the Architecture of Opportunity -- Reflection: Getting Answers to Questions You Dont Ask 8211; Anshu Sharma -- Introduction to Part II -- Chapter 4 Toolkits -- Chapter 5 Knowledge -- Chapter 6 Participation in Practice -- Chapter 7 Interventions: Site Plans and House Plans, Buffaloes and Mushrooms -- Buffaloes and mushrooms -- The Piedibus -- The mobile market and resource cart -- Housing -- Homestays -- Part III Placemakers: Responsible Practice and the Question of Scale -- Reflection: The Invisible Stakeholder 8211; Charles Parrack -- Introduction to Part III -- Chapter 8 PEAS and the Sociable Side of Practice -- Providing -- Enabling -- Adaptability -- Sustainability -- Chapter 9 Reasoning to Scale -- Chapter 10 Targeting Constraints -- Chapter 11 Learning and Communication -- Reflecting, opening up, localizing -- Communication and legibility -- Chapter 12 Reducing Dependency, Cultivating Ownership -- Chapter 13 Building Livelihoods -- Part IV Teaching -- Reflection: The Mess of Practice 8211; Rumana Kabir -- Chapter 14 The Interventions Studio -- Learning objectives -- Exploring PEAS -- Streetwalk -- Profiling livelihoods -- Invading the site -- Planning the site -- Detail design -- Building a prototype -- Fieldwork -- Chapter 15 The Placemakers Code -- The context of constraints -- The complementarity of opposites -- Reflecting on conduct -- Notes and References -- Index.…”
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Under new public management : institutional ethnographies of changing front-line work

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Water : abundance, scarcity, and security in the age of humanity by Schmidt, Jeremy J.

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Handbook on poverty and inequality by Haughton, Jonathan Henry

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Making a difference? : social assessment policy and praxis and its emergence in China

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La Mondialisation au banc des accusés : La condition humaine et la civilisation de l'information by Rajāyī, Farhang, 1952 or 1953-

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Toward Sustainability : a Plan for Collaborative Research on Agriculture and Natural Resource Management. by Board on Agriculture Staff, National Research Council Staff

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Capacity development in practice

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Global institutions and development : framing the world?

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Transforming the development landscape : the role of the private sector

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African voices on structural adjustment : a companion to Our continent, our future

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Routledge Handbook on the un and Development by Browne, Stephen

Table of Contents: “…UN operations -- The UN's development impact -- Conclusion -- NOTES -- ADDITIONAL READING -- Chapter 2: The UN and development: objectives and governance -- The objectives of international development cooperation -- From the MDGs to the SDGs -- The governance of global development cooperation -- Conclusion: looking to the future -- NOTES -- ADDITIONAL READING -- Chapter 3: Emerging powers, a declining West, and multilateralism -- How the West weakens multilateralism -- Migration: why weaken multilateralism now? …”
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Reaching and investing in children at the margins : summary of a joint workshop by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Open Society Foundations, and the... by Alexander, Charlee M.

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Combating antimicrobial resistance : a One Health approach to a global threat : proceedings of a workshop

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The Nirankari Sikhs by Webster, John C. B., 1935-

Table of Contents: “…The Nirankaris Today; Nirankaris and Sant Nirankaris; Nirankari Identity within Sikhism; Important Internal Developments; Conclusion; Appendices; A. 'India: Lodiana Mission. …”
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Pathways for peace : inclusive approaches to preventing violent conflict

Table of Contents: “…Systemic prevention ; Regional action ; International tools for prevention ; International development assistance ; Areas of convergence between diplomatic, security, and development instruments -- Pursuing pathways for peace : recommendations for building inclusive approaches for prevention. …”
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Destination : tourism

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Voices of the Sierra Tarahumara

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Promoting Information and Communication Technology in ADB Operations. by Asian Development Bank

Table of Contents: “…Institutional Structure and Policy and Regulatory Frameworks; E. ICTs and International Development Goals; II. ICT Needs and Opportunities; A. …”
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Un nouveau monde du savoir : les universités canadiennes et la mondialisation

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Canadian annual review of politics and public affairs. 1971

Table of Contents: “…-- THE THIRD WORLD -- The Commonwealth and South Africa -- The Rhodesian Agreement -- Sino-Canadian Relations -- Vietnam, Laos and the icc -- INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE -- Relief for Pakistani Refugees -- THE UNITED NATIONS -- The China Question -- The Indo-Pakistan War -- Arms Control, Disarmament, and Amchitka -- CANADA'S MILITARY POSTURE -- North American Defence and Strategic Issues -- NATO -- Military Spending, Equipm.…”
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The World Bank's country policy and institutional assessment : an IEG evaluation.

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Assessing the social impact of development projects : experience in India and other Asian countries

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Assisting reform in post-communist Ukraine, 2000 -2012 : the illusions of donors and the disillusion of beneficiaries by Leitch, Duncan

Table of Contents: “…Chapter V: Analysis and Discussion -- Linking the Case Study Evidence to Theory Introduction; Part I: Theorising International Technical Assistance; Normative Institutional Isomorphism and Policy Transfer; Pro-Reform Enclaves and Informal Coalitions; Shared Features of the Case Studies; Distinguishing Features of the Case Studies; The Policy Transfer Network; Conclusions to Part I ; Part II: Reform Failure and the Political Economy Analysis of Development Theory; Introduction; From Know How Sharing to the Mainstream of International Development…”
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Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs 1974. by Saywell, John

Table of Contents: “…-- MANITOBA -- The session -- The CFI report -- The economy -- Winnipeg's centennial -- BRITISH COLUMBIA -- The legislative sessions -- Resource policies -- Government enterprises -- Programmes for people -- Political parties -- Labour and the economy -- PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND -- The economy -- SASKATCHEWAN -- The mineral industries -- Other legislation -- The political parties -- Other events -- ALBERTA -- Natural resources -- The session -- Political parties -- The PWA takeover -- Morality and political comeback -- NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR -- THE YUKON AND NORTHWEST TERRITORIES -- Oil -- Mining -- Sovereignty -- Transportation -- Native peoples -- Communities -- Miscellaneous -- External Affairs and Defence -- CANADIAN-AMERICAN RELATIONS -- Trade issues -- Environmental issues and boundary waters -- Energy issues -- EUROPE -- The European Community -- France -- THE UNITED NATIONS -- The World Food Conference -- Law of the Sea -- The Middle East and the PLO -- Peacekeeping and Cyprus -- INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.…”
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Investing in Peace : How Development Aid Can Prevent or Promote Conflict. by Muscat, Robert J.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Conflict and the International Development Agencies; The Focus of International Attention: Full-Blown Crises and Their Aftermath; The Search for More Effective Prevention; The Many Forms of Internal Conflict; International Terrorism; The Scope for Early Prevention; Mandates and Competence for an Overdue Responsibility; 2. …”
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Violence and mental health : opportunities for prevention and early detection: proceedings of a workshop by Patel, Deepali

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The Imperative of Development : the Wolfensohn Center at Brookings

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Remittances : Development Impact and Future Prospects.

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Hegel's Phenomenology of spirit : a reader's guide by Houlgate, Stephen

Table of Contents: “…(Hans) Opschoor; Chapter 6 Aiming for food and nutrition security in a changed global context: strategy to end hunger Joachim von Braun; Chapter 7 Demographic dynamics and the international development strategy beyond 2015 Ana Luiza Cortez…”
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Developmental pathways to poverty reduction

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Growing Apart : Oil, Politics, and Economic Change in Indonesia and Nigeria.

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Making foreign direct investment work for Sub-Saharan Africa : local spillovers and competitiveness in global value chains by Farole, Thomas

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Children's Vaccine Initiative : Achieving the Vision. by Staff, Institute of Medicine

Table of Contents: “…Federal Agencies and Programs""; ""U.S. Agency for International Development""; ""Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U.S. …”
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SAS² : a guide to collaborative inquiry and social engagement by Chevalier, Jacques M., 1949-, Buckles, Daniel, 1955-

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New perspectives on international migration and development

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Using industrial organizational psychology for the greater good : helping those who help others

Table of Contents: “…Using I-OPsychology to Improve the Plight of Women in Developing Countries: A Research AgendaChapter 16. Aiding International Development: Some Fresh Perspectives from Industrial-Organizational Psychology; Chapter 17. …”
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Inclusive Innovation for Sustainable Development : Theory and Practice

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Understanding the economics of microbial threats : proceedings of a workshop by Ogawa, V. Ayano

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Supporting family and community investments in young children globally : summary of a joint workshop by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Ethiop... by Widmer, Jocelyn

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