Capacity development : approaches for future megacities / / Bernd Mahrin (editor)

• Pubblicazione: Berlin : , : Jovis, , [2014]; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (210 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.90091724
• Soggetto topico: Economic development projects - Developing countries
• Persona (resp. second.): MahrinBernd
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Preface; Index; Introduction; Capacity Development Approaches-What to Expect from this Book; Acknowledgements; How to Change Structures: Governance-related Capacity Development; The LPG Project: Collective Action for Fuel Transition among the Urban Poor; EnerKey Long-term Perspective Group (ELPG)-A Format to Introduce Long-term Thinking in Today's Decision-making; Building Local Capacities to Improve the Quality of Electricity for Agriculture and to Enhance Energy Efficiency; Mobile Learning Containers (MLC) for Improving the Qualification of Workers at Construction Sites ; Training Practice and Theoretical InstructionIntegrating Street Food in a Sustainable Food Distribution System-Food Safety Training for, and with, Street Vendors; Waste Management-Practical Training and Capacity Building; On-site Construction Workshops in Iran; Wastewater Treatment-International Workshops and Online Learning Platform; Multidisciplinary Research/Design/Build Summer Schools: Alternative Solutions for a Water-scarce Future in Metropolitan Lima, Peru; Education for Sustainable Lifestyles-ESL; Training on the Way to the First Passive House in Western China ; Capacity Development through Media and CounsellingTrying to Persuade Rather than to Force People: The Approach of the Handbook for Green Housing; Urban Agriculture in Casablanca-Overview of the Capacity Development Approaches; Meteorological Measurements; Complementary Digital and Printed Learning Media on Construction Topics; Appendix; The Projects of the Programme on Future Megacities in Brief; Authors; Imprint
• Sommario/riassunto: The projects in the Future Megacities programme gain valuable experiences in developing energy efficient standards and urban structures with adequate conditions to treat resources with care and avoid unnecessary emissions. To achieve the ambitious objectives, it is essential to convince and enable people to take an active part in sustainable development. This requires qualification and education efforts at different levels, with different target groups and for different topics. This volume presents several proven and evaluated capacity building measures. Proper workmanship, individual responsi
• Titolo autorizzato: Capacity development
• ISBN: 3-86859-882-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910163018303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Future megacities ; ; Volume 3.