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Environmental health in emergencies and disasters : a practical guide / / edited by B. Wisner, J. Adams
| Environmental health in emergencies and disasters : a practical guide / / edited by B. Wisner, J. Adams |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Geneva, : World Health Organization, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | xx, 252 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 363.7 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WisnerBenjamin
AdamsJohn <1961-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental health
Disasters |
| ISBN |
92-4-068030-6
9786610041398 1-280-04139-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. About this book -- 1.1 Objectives -- 1.2 Target audiences -- 1.3 Organization of the chapters -- 1.4 Scope -- 1.5 Approach -- 1.6 Glossary of terms -- Part I. General aspects -- 2. The nature of emergencies and disasters -- 2.1 Environmental health and disasters -- 2.2 Disasters and emergencies -- 2.3 Vulnerability to disasters and emergencies -- 2.4 Human actions that increase vulnerability to disasters -- 2.5 The disaster-management cycle -- 2.6 Steps in disaster management -- 2.7 Further information -- 3. Predisaster activities -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Institutional arrangements -- 3.3 Vulnerability and capacity assessment -- 3.4 Prevention and mitigation -- 3.5 Preparedness and planning -- 3.6 Institutional learning and memory -- 3.7 Warning indicators -- 3.8 Further information -- 4. Emergency response -- 4.1 Assessments -- 4.2 Evacuation -- 4.3 Environmental health measures in the emergency phase -- 4.4 Organization of environmental health activities during emergencies -- 4.5 Personnel management in emergencies -- 4.6 Equipment and supplies -- 4.7 Transportation and logistics -- 4.8 Telecommunications -- 4.9 Financial procedures -- 4.10 Rules, standards and guidelines in disaster response -- 4.11 International assistance -- 4.12 Further information -- 5. Recovery and sustainable development -- 5.1 From disasters to development -- 5.2 Assessment for recovery -- 5.3 Recovery planning -- 5.4 Recovery in different contexts -- 5.5 Post-disaster environmental health activities and sustainable development -- 5.6 Further information -- Part II. Technical aspects -- 6. Shelter and emergency settlements -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Assistance to self-sheltering populations -- 6.3 Short-term shelter in existing buildings.
6.4 Site selection and arrangement of emergency settlements -- 6.5 Longer-term issues for emergency settlements -- 6.6 Community participation in environmental health management -- 6.7 Further information -- 7. Water supply -- 7.1 Water-supply preparedness and protection -- 7.2 Emergency water-supply strategy -- 7.3 Assessment -- 7.4 Emergency water-supply techniques -- 7.5 Operation and maintenance -- 7.6 Further information -- 8. Sanitation -- 8.1 Human waste and health -- 8.2 Strategy for excreta disposal in emergencies -- 8.3 Techniques for excreta disposal in emergencies -- 8.4 Disposal of wastewater (sullage) -- 8.5 Management of refuse -- 8.6 Further information -- 9. Food safety -- 9.1 The importance of safe food -- 9.2 Food control -- 9.3 Food safety and nutrition -- 9.4 Public education and information -- 9.5 Safe and hygienic warehouse management -- 9.6 Further information -- 10. Vector and pest control -- 10.1 The importance of vector and pest control in disasters and emergencies -- 10.2 Disease control and nuisance control -- 10.3 Available control measures -- 10.4 Environmental management for vector and pest control -- 10.5 Hygiene and personal protection -- 10.6 Further information -- 11. Control of communicable diseases and prevention of epidemics -- 11.1 The importance of communicable diseases in emergencies and disasters -- 11.2 Measures for controlling communicable diseases and epidemics -- 11.3 The control of cholera: an example -- 11.4 Further information -- 12. Chemical incidents -- 12.1 Types of chemical incident -- 12.2 The health effects of chemical incidents -- 12.3 Operational planning and preparedness -- 12.4 Dealing with chemical incidents -- 12.5 Assessing the impact on public health -- 12.6 Further information -- 13. Radiation emergencies -- 13.1 Health consequences of radiation -- 13.2 Radiation from nuclear incidents. 13.3 International and local response to a major nuclear accident in compliance with the Convention on Early Notification and Assistance Convention -- 13.4 The role of WHO in a radiation emergency -- 13.5 Mitigation of effects -- 13.6 Inadvertent exposure to radioactive material -- 13.7 Further information -- 14. Mortuary service and handling of the dead -- 14.1 Recovery of the dead -- 14.2 Organization of the mortuary -- 14.3 Identification of the dead -- 14.4 Handling the dead -- 14.5 Ceremonial aspects -- 14.6 Further information -- 15. Health promotion and community participation -- 15.1 Definitions -- 15.2 Hygiene promotion and community participation in the disaster-management cycle -- 15.3 Community participation -- 15.4 Hygiene promotion and hygiene education -- 15.5 Further information -- 16. Human resources -- 16.1 Professional staff -- 16.2 Volunteer staff and employed labour -- 16.3 Training -- 16.4 Further information -- References -- Websites -- Annex 1 WHO model of country-level emergency planning -- Annex 2 Equipment and supplies for environmental health activities in disasters and emergencies -- Annex 3 Accidental pesticide poisoning -- Annex 4 International and national actions in response to a radiation emergency -- Annex 5 Selected information from the International Basic Safety Standards for Protection against Ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources -- Annex 6 Checklist of hygiene practices that protect health in emergencies and disasters. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808219103321 |
| Geneva, : World Health Organization, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Routledge handbook of hazards and disaster risk reduction / / [edited by] Ben Wisner, J.C. Gaillard and Ilan Kelman
| The Routledge handbook of hazards and disaster risk reduction / / [edited by] Ben Wisner, J.C. Gaillard and Ilan Kelman |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (876 p.) |
| Disciplina |
363.34/6
363.346 363.347 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GaillardJ. C
KelmanIlan WisnerBenjamin |
| Soggetto topico |
Natural disasters - Risk assessment
Hazard mitigation Emergency management |
| ISBN |
1-136-91868-X
1-280-68159-4 1-136-91869-8 9786613658531 0-203-84423-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; The Routledge Handbook of Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Author biographies; Foreword by Salvano Briceño; Acknowledgements; 1. Challenging risk: we offer the reader a left-foot book: The Editors; Part I: Big picture views - hazards, vulnerabilities and capacities; 2. Introduction to Part I: The Editors; 3. Framing disaster: theories and stories seeking to understand hazards, vulnerability and risk: Ben Wisner, JC Gaillard and Ilan Kelman; Politics, history and power
4. Historical concepts of disasters and risk: Greg Bankoff5. Politics: power and disasters: Adolfo Mascarenhas and Ben Wisner; 6. Human rights and disaster: Jean Connolly Carmalt and Claudine Haenni Dale; 7. Violent conflict, natural hazards and disaster: Ben Wisner; Culture, knowledge and religion; 8. Culture, hazard and disaster: Kenneth Hewitt; 9. Knowledge and disaster risk reduction: Jessica Mercer; 10. Religious interpretations of disaster: David Chester, Angus M. Duncan and Heather Sangster; 11. Hazards and disasters represented in film: Gregory Berger and Ben Wisner 12. Hazards and disasters represented in music: Bob AlexanderEnvironment, development and sustainability; 13. Hazards, risk and urbanisation: Mark Pelling; 14. Disaster risk and sustainable development: Christopher M. Bacon; Part II: Fine-grained views - hazards, vulnerabilities and capacities; 15. Introduction to Part II: The Editors; All hazards; 16. Data sources on hazards: Julio Serje; 17. Tools for identifying hazards: Keiko Saito, Jane Strachan, Timothy Fewtrell, Nick Rosser, Susanna Jenkins, Aidan Slingsby and Katharine Haynes; Hydro-meteorological/climatological hazards 18. Hazard, risk and climate change: David Simon19. Coastal storm: Sebastiaan N. Jonkman, Herman Gerritsen and Marcel Marchand; 20. Thunderstorm and tornado: David Etkin, Kaz Higuchi and George Platsis; 21. Flood: Hanna Schmuck; 22. Drought: Thomas A. Smucker; 23. Extreme heat and cold: Sabrina McCormick; 24. Wildfire: Roger Underwood and Alexander Held; Geophysical hazards; 25. Landslide and other mass movements: Danang Sri Hadmoko and Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro; 26. Earthquake: Cinna Lomnitz and Ben Wisner; 27. Tsunami: Brian G. McAdoo 28. Volcanic eruption: Susanna Jenkins and Katharine Haynes29. Soil erosion and contamination: Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro; Biological/ecological hazards; 30. Human epidemic: Chris Dibben; 31. Livestock epidemic: Delia Grace and John McDermott; 32. Plant disease, pests and erosion of biodiversity: Pascal O. Girot; Astronomical hazards; 33. Hazards from space: Bill McGuire; Vulnerabilities and capacities; 34. Disability and disaster: David Alexander, JC Gaillard and Ben Wisner; 35. Gender, sexuality and disaster: Maureen Fordham; 36. Children, youth and disaster: Agnes A. Babugura 37. Elderly people and disaster: Ehren B. Ngo |
| Altri titoli varianti | Handbook of hazards and disaster risk reduction |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790304103321 |
| New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Routledge handbook of hazards and disaster risk reduction / / [edited by] Ben Wisner, J.C. Gaillard and Ilan Kelman
| The Routledge handbook of hazards and disaster risk reduction / / [edited by] Ben Wisner, J.C. Gaillard and Ilan Kelman |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (876 p.) |
| Disciplina |
363.34/6
363.346 363.347 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WisnerBenjamin
GaillardJ. C KelmanIlan |
| Soggetto topico |
Natural disasters - Risk assessment
Hazard mitigation Emergency management |
| ISBN |
1-136-91868-X
1-280-68159-4 1-136-91869-8 9786613658531 0-203-84423-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; The Routledge Handbook of Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Author biographies; Foreword by Salvano Briceño; Acknowledgements; 1. Challenging risk: we offer the reader a left-foot book: The Editors; Part I: Big picture views - hazards, vulnerabilities and capacities; 2. Introduction to Part I: The Editors; 3. Framing disaster: theories and stories seeking to understand hazards, vulnerability and risk: Ben Wisner, JC Gaillard and Ilan Kelman; Politics, history and power
4. Historical concepts of disasters and risk: Greg Bankoff5. Politics: power and disasters: Adolfo Mascarenhas and Ben Wisner; 6. Human rights and disaster: Jean Connolly Carmalt and Claudine Haenni Dale; 7. Violent conflict, natural hazards and disaster: Ben Wisner; Culture, knowledge and religion; 8. Culture, hazard and disaster: Kenneth Hewitt; 9. Knowledge and disaster risk reduction: Jessica Mercer; 10. Religious interpretations of disaster: David Chester, Angus M. Duncan and Heather Sangster; 11. Hazards and disasters represented in film: Gregory Berger and Ben Wisner 12. Hazards and disasters represented in music: Bob AlexanderEnvironment, development and sustainability; 13. Hazards, risk and urbanisation: Mark Pelling; 14. Disaster risk and sustainable development: Christopher M. Bacon; Part II: Fine-grained views - hazards, vulnerabilities and capacities; 15. Introduction to Part II: The Editors; All hazards; 16. Data sources on hazards: Julio Serje; 17. Tools for identifying hazards: Keiko Saito, Jane Strachan, Timothy Fewtrell, Nick Rosser, Susanna Jenkins, Aidan Slingsby and Katharine Haynes; Hydro-meteorological/climatological hazards 18. Hazard, risk and climate change: David Simon19. Coastal storm: Sebastiaan N. Jonkman, Herman Gerritsen and Marcel Marchand; 20. Thunderstorm and tornado: David Etkin, Kaz Higuchi and George Platsis; 21. Flood: Hanna Schmuck; 22. Drought: Thomas A. Smucker; 23. Extreme heat and cold: Sabrina McCormick; 24. Wildfire: Roger Underwood and Alexander Held; Geophysical hazards; 25. Landslide and other mass movements: Danang Sri Hadmoko and Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro; 26. Earthquake: Cinna Lomnitz and Ben Wisner; 27. Tsunami: Brian G. McAdoo 28. Volcanic eruption: Susanna Jenkins and Katharine Haynes29. Soil erosion and contamination: Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro; Biological/ecological hazards; 30. Human epidemic: Chris Dibben; 31. Livestock epidemic: Delia Grace and John McDermott; 32. Plant disease, pests and erosion of biodiversity: Pascal O. Girot; Astronomical hazards; 33. Hazards from space: Bill McGuire; Vulnerabilities and capacities; 34. Disability and disaster: David Alexander, JC Gaillard and Ben Wisner; 35. Gender, sexuality and disaster: Maureen Fordham; 36. Children, youth and disaster: Agnes A. Babugura 37. Elderly people and disaster: Ehren B. Ngo |
| Altri titoli varianti | Handbook of hazards and disaster risk reduction |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821776103321 |
| Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Towards a new map of Africa / / edited by Ben Wisner, Camilla Toulmin and Rutendo Chitiga
| Towards a new map of Africa / / edited by Ben Wisner, Camilla Toulmin and Rutendo Chitiga |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (377 p.) |
| Disciplina | 339.5096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ChitigaRutendo
ToulminCamilla WisnerBenjamin |
| Soggetto topico | Economic history |
| ISBN |
1-136-55132-8
1-136-55133-6 1-280-47494-7 9786610474943 600-00-0040-5 1-84977-339-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Towards a New Map of Africa; Copyright; Contents; List of Boxes, Figures and Tables; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Foreword; Introduction; Need for a Replacement for Africa in Crisis; Homogenizing Complexity; Twenty Years on from Africa in Crisis; What's Happened to the Crisis since Africa in Crisis was Published?; Arguments Old and New; Signs of Success; Running Out of Time?; How Can Our Book Contribute?; Part I: Human Ecology; 1 Land-based Livelihoods; Introduction; What are Rural Livelihoods?; Unfolding Livelihoods in West Africa; Two Cases
Conclusion2 Fishing Livelihoods: Successful Diversification, or Sinking into Poverty?; Introduction; Diverse People and Livelihoods; Fisheries as a Growing Livelihood Opportunity; The Attraction of the Fisheries Sector; Effects on Livelihood Security and Sustainability; Coping Strategies at Micro and Macro Levels; Conclusions; 3 Urban Livelihoods; Introduction; Framing Urban Livelihoods; Making a Living; Maintaining Social Networks and Urban Communities; Mounting Collective Action; Conclusions; 4 The Challenge of HIV/AIDS; Introduction; HIV/AIDS and its Potentially Devastating Impacts Positive AnomaliesAvoiding the Trap; Conclusion; 5 Food Security; Introduction; Food Security: The Definitional Quandry; Vulnerability Discourse, Monitoring Practice and Food Aid; Description of Famine Early Warning Systems in Africa; Critical Assessment of Early Warning Systems in Africa; Recommendations for Best Practice; Part II: Institutional Change; 6 The Global Economic Context; Introduction; The Promise of Globalization and Achievements; The Failed Promise of Growth; Explaining the Poor Performance: Has Africa Adjusted?; Africa Maladjusted: The Low-growth Path; Concluding Remarks 7 Legal FrameworksIntroduction; The Roots of African Poverty and Vulnerability; Can African Governments Use Law to Restructure Dysfunctional Institutions?; How Africans Designed Laws; Legislative Theory and the Use of Law for Institutional Transformation; Gathering the Facts; Summary and Conclusion; 8 The Politics of Decentralization; Introduction; Fetters on Decentralization; Means of Resistance: Powers Transfer and Institutional Choice; Conclusions; 9 National Institutions for Development: The Case of Botswana; Introduction; Theorizing the Botswana State Elite Unity, Underdevelopment and State AutonomyConscious Leadership and Class Unity: The Foundation of State Capacity; Conclusion; 10 Identity and National Governance; The Colonial State and Legally Inscribed Identities; Post-colonial Dilemmas; Political Identity: A Methodological Consideration; Democracy and Institutions: A Conclusion; 11 Regional Economic and Political Institutions; Introduction; The Southern African Development Community (SADC): A Historical Overview; Regional Transformations in the 1990s: Implications for SADC; Conclusion 12 Institutions for Conflict Resolution and Peacemaking |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782197603321 |
| London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Towards a new map of Africa / / edited by Ben Wisner, Camilla Toulmin and Rutendo Chitiga
| Towards a new map of Africa / / edited by Ben Wisner, Camilla Toulmin and Rutendo Chitiga |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (377 p.) |
| Disciplina | 339.5096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ChitigaRutendo
ToulminCamilla WisnerBenjamin |
| Soggetto topico | Economic history |
| ISBN |
1-136-55132-8
1-136-55133-6 1-280-47494-7 9786610474943 600-00-0040-5 1-84977-339-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Towards a New Map of Africa; Copyright; Contents; List of Boxes, Figures and Tables; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Foreword; Introduction; Need for a Replacement for Africa in Crisis; Homogenizing Complexity; Twenty Years on from Africa in Crisis; What's Happened to the Crisis since Africa in Crisis was Published?; Arguments Old and New; Signs of Success; Running Out of Time?; How Can Our Book Contribute?; Part I: Human Ecology; 1 Land-based Livelihoods; Introduction; What are Rural Livelihoods?; Unfolding Livelihoods in West Africa; Two Cases
Conclusion2 Fishing Livelihoods: Successful Diversification, or Sinking into Poverty?; Introduction; Diverse People and Livelihoods; Fisheries as a Growing Livelihood Opportunity; The Attraction of the Fisheries Sector; Effects on Livelihood Security and Sustainability; Coping Strategies at Micro and Macro Levels; Conclusions; 3 Urban Livelihoods; Introduction; Framing Urban Livelihoods; Making a Living; Maintaining Social Networks and Urban Communities; Mounting Collective Action; Conclusions; 4 The Challenge of HIV/AIDS; Introduction; HIV/AIDS and its Potentially Devastating Impacts Positive AnomaliesAvoiding the Trap; Conclusion; 5 Food Security; Introduction; Food Security: The Definitional Quandry; Vulnerability Discourse, Monitoring Practice and Food Aid; Description of Famine Early Warning Systems in Africa; Critical Assessment of Early Warning Systems in Africa; Recommendations for Best Practice; Part II: Institutional Change; 6 The Global Economic Context; Introduction; The Promise of Globalization and Achievements; The Failed Promise of Growth; Explaining the Poor Performance: Has Africa Adjusted?; Africa Maladjusted: The Low-growth Path; Concluding Remarks 7 Legal FrameworksIntroduction; The Roots of African Poverty and Vulnerability; Can African Governments Use Law to Restructure Dysfunctional Institutions?; How Africans Designed Laws; Legislative Theory and the Use of Law for Institutional Transformation; Gathering the Facts; Summary and Conclusion; 8 The Politics of Decentralization; Introduction; Fetters on Decentralization; Means of Resistance: Powers Transfer and Institutional Choice; Conclusions; 9 National Institutions for Development: The Case of Botswana; Introduction; Theorizing the Botswana State Elite Unity, Underdevelopment and State AutonomyConscious Leadership and Class Unity: The Foundation of State Capacity; Conclusion; 10 Identity and National Governance; The Colonial State and Legally Inscribed Identities; Post-colonial Dilemmas; Political Identity: A Methodological Consideration; Democracy and Institutions: A Conclusion; 11 Regional Economic and Political Institutions; Introduction; The Southern African Development Community (SADC): A Historical Overview; Regional Transformations in the 1990s: Implications for SADC; Conclusion 12 Institutions for Conflict Resolution and Peacemaking |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910799942803321 |
| London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Towards a new map of Africa / / edited by Ben Wisner, Camilla Toulmin and Rutendo Chitiga
| Towards a new map of Africa / / edited by Ben Wisner, Camilla Toulmin and Rutendo Chitiga |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, VA, : Earthscan, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (377 p.) |
| Disciplina | 339.5096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WisnerBenjamin
ToulminCamilla ChitigaRutendo |
| Soggetto topico | Economic history |
| ISBN |
1-136-55132-8
1-136-55133-6 1-280-47494-7 9786610474943 600-00-0040-5 1-84977-339-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Towards a New Map of Africa; Copyright; Contents; List of Boxes, Figures and Tables; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Foreword; Introduction; Need for a Replacement for Africa in Crisis; Homogenizing Complexity; Twenty Years on from Africa in Crisis; What's Happened to the Crisis since Africa in Crisis was Published?; Arguments Old and New; Signs of Success; Running Out of Time?; How Can Our Book Contribute?; Part I: Human Ecology; 1 Land-based Livelihoods; Introduction; What are Rural Livelihoods?; Unfolding Livelihoods in West Africa; Two Cases
Conclusion2 Fishing Livelihoods: Successful Diversification, or Sinking into Poverty?; Introduction; Diverse People and Livelihoods; Fisheries as a Growing Livelihood Opportunity; The Attraction of the Fisheries Sector; Effects on Livelihood Security and Sustainability; Coping Strategies at Micro and Macro Levels; Conclusions; 3 Urban Livelihoods; Introduction; Framing Urban Livelihoods; Making a Living; Maintaining Social Networks and Urban Communities; Mounting Collective Action; Conclusions; 4 The Challenge of HIV/AIDS; Introduction; HIV/AIDS and its Potentially Devastating Impacts Positive AnomaliesAvoiding the Trap; Conclusion; 5 Food Security; Introduction; Food Security: The Definitional Quandry; Vulnerability Discourse, Monitoring Practice and Food Aid; Description of Famine Early Warning Systems in Africa; Critical Assessment of Early Warning Systems in Africa; Recommendations for Best Practice; Part II: Institutional Change; 6 The Global Economic Context; Introduction; The Promise of Globalization and Achievements; The Failed Promise of Growth; Explaining the Poor Performance: Has Africa Adjusted?; Africa Maladjusted: The Low-growth Path; Concluding Remarks 7 Legal FrameworksIntroduction; The Roots of African Poverty and Vulnerability; Can African Governments Use Law to Restructure Dysfunctional Institutions?; How Africans Designed Laws; Legislative Theory and the Use of Law for Institutional Transformation; Gathering the Facts; Summary and Conclusion; 8 The Politics of Decentralization; Introduction; Fetters on Decentralization; Means of Resistance: Powers Transfer and Institutional Choice; Conclusions; 9 National Institutions for Development: The Case of Botswana; Introduction; Theorizing the Botswana State Elite Unity, Underdevelopment and State AutonomyConscious Leadership and Class Unity: The Foundation of State Capacity; Conclusion; 10 Identity and National Governance; The Colonial State and Legally Inscribed Identities; Post-colonial Dilemmas; Political Identity: A Methodological Consideration; Democracy and Institutions: A Conclusion; 11 Regional Economic and Political Institutions; Introduction; The Southern African Development Community (SADC): A Historical Overview; Regional Transformations in the 1990s: Implications for SADC; Conclusion 12 Institutions for Conflict Resolution and Peacemaking |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813019703321 |
| London ; ; Sterling, VA, : Earthscan, 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||