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UNINA9910765819003321 |
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Accountable government in Africa : perspectives from public law and political studies / / editors, Danwood M. Chirwa, Lia Nijzink |
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Tokyo, Japan : , : United Nations University Press, , 2012 |
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1 online resource (321 pages) : illustrations, tables |
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Government accountability - Africa |
Africa Politics and government 1960- |
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Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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In the early 1990s, a wave of democratisation swept the African continents, resulting in a flurry of constitution-making and constitutional revision. Two decades later, leading experts in the fields of public law, political sciemnce and democratisation studies assess to what extent accountable governance has taken root in Africa. this book represents new knowledge about legal and political developments in a number of African countries - Ghana, Malawi, Mali, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia, with further references to Mozambique, Kenya and Swaziland - bringing the policy goal of developing and deepening democratic governance and accountable government on the continent up to date. |
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UNINA9910781655303321 |
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Beatley Timothy <1957-> |
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Planning for coastal resilience [[electronic resource] ] : best practices for calamitous times / / Timothy Beatley |
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Washington, D.C., : Island Press, c2009 |
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1 online resource (198 p.) |
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Coastal zone management - United States |
Sustainable development - United States |
Emergency management - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Introduction : climate change and coastal resilience -- Coastal resilience : what is it? -- The vulnerability of coastal communities -- Coastal resilience : key planning dimensions -- Barriers to coastal resilience -- Understanding the political setting and context -- Principles of coastal resilience -- Tools and techniques for enhancing and strengthening coastal resilience -- Worcester County, Maryland -- Cannon Beach and the Northwest Oregon Coast -- Palm Beach County, Florida -- Charleston County, South Carolina -- New Orleans, Louisiana, and resilience after Katrina -- Brief coastal resilience profiles : La Plata, Maryland : rebuilding after a devastating tornado ; The villages at Loreto Bay, Baja California Sur : a model of a new, resilient, and sustainable coastal town ; Kinston, North Carolina : sustainable redevelopment and green infrastructure ; Solara : solar-powered affordable housing in San Diego County, California ; Maui County, Hawaii : resilient island paradise ; Noisette, North Charleston, South Carolina : large-scale coastal redevelopment with resilience and sustainability at the core -- Conclusion : the promise of coastal resilience. |
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