1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450145403321

Titolo

Broadening Asia's security discourse and agenda [[electronic resource] ] : political, social, and environmental perspectives / / edited by Ramesh Thakur and Edward Newman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; Tokyo, : United Nations University Press, c2004

ISBN

1417564164

1-4175-6416-4

92-808-7055-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (371 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ThakurRamesh Chandra <1948->

NewmanEdward <1970->

Disciplina

355/.03305

Soggetti

National security - Asia

Security, International

Globalization - Economic aspects - Asia

Globalization - Environmental aspects - Asia

Human ecology - Asia

Electronic books.

Asia Economic conditions 21st century

Asia Politics and government 21st century

Asia Social conditions 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction: Non-traditional security in Asia; Part I Social and economic perspectives; 1 Globalization and human development: The cases of Pakistan and India; 2 Southeast Asia's embedded mercantilism in crisis: International strategies and domestic coalitions; 3 Poverty as a non-traditional security issue: Experiences of China's partnership with multilateral donor institutions on poverty alleviation; Part II Governance; 4 Security and governance in South Asia: Their linkages

5 Governance in plural societies: Sri LankaPart III Environment; 6



Sustainable development and human sevurity: Lessons from South Asia; 7 How critical is ""environmental security"" as a non-traditional security issue in Northeast Asia?; 8 A cultural theory perspective on environment and security issues in Nepal; 9 The hydro-politics of the Mekong River Basin: regional cooperation and environmental security; Part IV Institutional security perspectives; 10 Alternative security models: Implications for ASEAN

11 Seeking non-traditional security in ""traditional"" ways: Northeast Asia and emerging security challenges12 Cooperation and institutional transformation in ASEAN: Insights from the AFTA project; 13 Non-traditional security cooperation in Northeast Asia; Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Going beyond military threats and state-centric analysis, this publication demonstrates the importance of a broad security agenda that incorporates political, economic, social and environmental dimensions.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910890183403321

Autore

Ni Pengfei

Titolo

Global Urban Value Chain in History of Human Civilization : Global Urban Competitiveness Report (2020–2021) / / by Pengfei Ni, Marco Kamiya, Jing Guo, Haidong Xu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024

ISBN

9789819714025

9819714028

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (488 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

KamiyaMarco

GuoJing

XuHaidong

Disciplina

307.76

Soggetti

Urban economics

Urban Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Global Urban Competitiveness Ranking -- Global Urban Value Chain in



History of Human Civilization -- Themed Report: Urban Competitiveness and SDGs -- Progress in the Pursuit of Global Urban Sustainable Development Goals -- From the Perspective of Sustainable Urban Competitiveness -- Progress in the Implementation of Global Urban Sustainable Development -- From the Perspective of Sustainable Urban Competitiveness -- Case Analysis of Typical Cities with SDGs -- Global Urban Economic Competitiveness Report -- Global Urban Economic Competitiveness in 2020 -- Analysis of Global Urban Economic Competitiveness in 2020 -- Global Urban Sustainable Competitiveness Report -- Manifestation of Global Urban Sustainable Competitiveness in 2020 -- Interpretation of Global Urban Sustainable Competitiveness.

Sommario/riassunto

This study was designed and the book prepared by the National Academy of Economics Strategy of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme. By applying the indicator system and objective data, it evaluates the competitiveness of 1006 cities around the world in detail, measures the development pattern of global city competitiveness as a whole, and discusses theoretical and practical issues in the development of a global city. The report proposes the key concept of the “global urban value chain” which runs through the history of human civilization. It provides a detailed study of the relationship between urban competition and SDG and analyzes Sustainable Development Goal 11 and typical cases to clarify which cities meet the Sustainable Development Goals. The annual competitiveness report provides a detailed analysis of the economic competitiveness, sustainable competitiveness, and distribution patterns of 9 sub-competitiveness of 1006 cities worldwide.