The development process : a spatial perspective / / Akin L. Mabogunje |
Autore | Mabogunje Akin L. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (386 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.9/001 |
Collana | Routledge Library Editions: Human Geography |
Soggetto topico |
Economic development
Space in economics |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-315-65848-8
1-317-33119-2 1-317-33118-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of tables; List of figures; Preface; 1 Introduction; Part One: Orientation; 2 Defining development; Development as economic growth; Development as modernization; Development as distributive justice; Development as socio-economic transformation; The nature of underdevelopment; 3 Geographic space and development; Space as part of socio-economic formation; Defining spatial structure; Elements of spatial organization; Development as spatial reorganization
Part Two: Rural Development4 Collapse of traditional rural structures; Traditional rural structures in Africa; The impact of colonial exploitation; Effects on the traditional rural structure; Post-colonial aggravation of rural conditions; 5 The nature of rural development; A critique of rural development projects; The nature of rural spatial reorganization; Social relations in spatial reorganization; 6 Strategy of rural development; Conceptual basis for the strategy of the 'big push'; Empirical evidence: Britain, United States, Soviet Union, China, Tanzania; Part Three: Urban Development 7 Emergent urbanizationTypology of colonial urbanization; Colonial impact on the traditional urban economy; Post-colonial urbanization and import-substituting industrialization; Emergent urban systems in underdeveloped countries; Patterns of urbanization; 8 Urban crisis of underdevelopment; Growth of the urban population; Urban unemployment and the growth of the informal sector; Environmental problems of cities in underdeveloped countries; Social alienation and urban management; 9 Urban system and national development; The conceptual basis of urban development Demand factors in the strategy of urbanizationTechnological choices and industrial development; Programme of urban development; Urban planning and management; Part Four: National Integration; 10 Integrating the national population; Population growth; Population density; The concept of a human carrying capacity; The role of social development; Population mobility and spatial interaction; Population planning and national integration; 11 Information flows; The nature of information; Network of information channels; Information flow and popular mobilization Developing a control information system12 Movements of goods and services; Colonial spatial integrative strategy; A model of transportation development; Transportation for self-centred development; Organizing the flow of goods and services; 13 External relations; Problems of external dependent relations; The role of multinational corporations; The metropolitan interests; The constraints of future global resources; The concept of selective closure; The imperative of regional organizations; 14 Conclusion; The investment-mobilization distinction; The ideological smokescreen The question of class analysis |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460605003321 |
Mabogunje Akin L. | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The development process : a spatial perspective / / Akin L. Mabogunje |
Autore | Mabogunje Akin L. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (386 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.9/001 |
Collana | Routledge Library Editions: Human Geography |
Soggetto topico |
Economic development
Space in economics |
ISBN |
1-315-65848-8
1-317-33119-2 1-317-33118-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of tables; List of figures; Preface; 1 Introduction; Part One: Orientation; 2 Defining development; Development as economic growth; Development as modernization; Development as distributive justice; Development as socio-economic transformation; The nature of underdevelopment; 3 Geographic space and development; Space as part of socio-economic formation; Defining spatial structure; Elements of spatial organization; Development as spatial reorganization
Part Two: Rural Development4 Collapse of traditional rural structures; Traditional rural structures in Africa; The impact of colonial exploitation; Effects on the traditional rural structure; Post-colonial aggravation of rural conditions; 5 The nature of rural development; A critique of rural development projects; The nature of rural spatial reorganization; Social relations in spatial reorganization; 6 Strategy of rural development; Conceptual basis for the strategy of the 'big push'; Empirical evidence: Britain, United States, Soviet Union, China, Tanzania; Part Three: Urban Development 7 Emergent urbanizationTypology of colonial urbanization; Colonial impact on the traditional urban economy; Post-colonial urbanization and import-substituting industrialization; Emergent urban systems in underdeveloped countries; Patterns of urbanization; 8 Urban crisis of underdevelopment; Growth of the urban population; Urban unemployment and the growth of the informal sector; Environmental problems of cities in underdeveloped countries; Social alienation and urban management; 9 Urban system and national development; The conceptual basis of urban development Demand factors in the strategy of urbanizationTechnological choices and industrial development; Programme of urban development; Urban planning and management; Part Four: National Integration; 10 Integrating the national population; Population growth; Population density; The concept of a human carrying capacity; The role of social development; Population mobility and spatial interaction; Population planning and national integration; 11 Information flows; The nature of information; Network of information channels; Information flow and popular mobilization Developing a control information system12 Movements of goods and services; Colonial spatial integrative strategy; A model of transportation development; Transportation for self-centred development; Organizing the flow of goods and services; 13 External relations; Problems of external dependent relations; The role of multinational corporations; The metropolitan interests; The constraints of future global resources; The concept of selective closure; The imperative of regional organizations; 14 Conclusion; The investment-mobilization distinction; The ideological smokescreen The question of class analysis |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798091903321 |
Mabogunje Akin L. | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The development process : a spatial perspective / / Akin L. Mabogunje |
Autore | Mabogunje Akin L. |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (386 p.) |
Disciplina |
338.9/001
338.9 |
Collana | Routledge Library Editions: Human Geography |
Soggetto topico |
Economic development
Space in economics |
ISBN |
1-315-65848-8
1-317-33119-2 1-317-33118-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of tables; List of figures; Preface; 1 Introduction; Part One: Orientation; 2 Defining development; Development as economic growth; Development as modernization; Development as distributive justice; Development as socio-economic transformation; The nature of underdevelopment; 3 Geographic space and development; Space as part of socio-economic formation; Defining spatial structure; Elements of spatial organization; Development as spatial reorganization
Part Two: Rural Development4 Collapse of traditional rural structures; Traditional rural structures in Africa; The impact of colonial exploitation; Effects on the traditional rural structure; Post-colonial aggravation of rural conditions; 5 The nature of rural development; A critique of rural development projects; The nature of rural spatial reorganization; Social relations in spatial reorganization; 6 Strategy of rural development; Conceptual basis for the strategy of the 'big push'; Empirical evidence: Britain, United States, Soviet Union, China, Tanzania; Part Three: Urban Development 7 Emergent urbanizationTypology of colonial urbanization; Colonial impact on the traditional urban economy; Post-colonial urbanization and import-substituting industrialization; Emergent urban systems in underdeveloped countries; Patterns of urbanization; 8 Urban crisis of underdevelopment; Growth of the urban population; Urban unemployment and the growth of the informal sector; Environmental problems of cities in underdeveloped countries; Social alienation and urban management; 9 Urban system and national development; The conceptual basis of urban development Demand factors in the strategy of urbanizationTechnological choices and industrial development; Programme of urban development; Urban planning and management; Part Four: National Integration; 10 Integrating the national population; Population growth; Population density; The concept of a human carrying capacity; The role of social development; Population mobility and spatial interaction; Population planning and national integration; 11 Information flows; The nature of information; Network of information channels; Information flow and popular mobilization Developing a control information system12 Movements of goods and services; Colonial spatial integrative strategy; A model of transportation development; Transportation for self-centred development; Organizing the flow of goods and services; 13 External relations; Problems of external dependent relations; The role of multinational corporations; The metropolitan interests; The constraints of future global resources; The concept of selective closure; The imperative of regional organizations; 14 Conclusion; The investment-mobilization distinction; The ideological smokescreen The question of class analysis |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910806954403321 |
Mabogunje Akin L. | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Exploring Sustainable Development : Geographical Perspectives |
Autore | Purvis Martin |
Edizione | [1st edition] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge, Aug. 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (416 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.9/001 |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development
Economic geography |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-136-56602-3
1-280-47498-X 1-136-56603-1 1-84977-129-4 9786610474981 600-00-0045-6 1-4175-8304-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
EXPLORING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTGeographical Perspectives; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; List of Contributors; Preface; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Introduction; Conflicting Political Ideals; Sustainable Development as an Ambiguous Compromise; From Economic Growth to Sustainable Development; Capital: A Unifying Thread in Development Theories; Economic Theories of Sustainable Development; Reconciling the Political and Theoretical Discourses; Questions about Sustainable Development; Geographical Perspectives on Sustainable Development; Conclusion
2 Geography and Sustainable DevelopmentIntroduction; A Case for Geography; Engaging with Sustainable Development; Geography and the Pursuit of More Sustainable Development; Looking Deeper; Conclusion; 3 The Role of Spatial Scale and Spatial Interactions in Sustainable Development; Introduction; Structuring Global Space; Achieving Sustainable Development at Different Levels; Sustainable Development in Open Economies; Interaction between Different Spatial Levels; Conclusion; 4 Linking the Local to the Global: Can Sustainable Development Work in Practice?; Introduction; Approaches to Development Can Local Action Substitute for Ineffective State Institutions?The Political Limits of Local Action; National Constraints on Participation in Sri Lanka; Institutional Change and Community Forestry in Nepal; Conclusion; 5 Forecasting Urban Futures: A Systems Analytical Perspective on the Development of Sustainable Urban Regions; Introduction; Impacts of Urban Development; The Complexity of Urban Sustainability; A Systems Perspective: Urban Modelling and Sustainability Assessment; Models of Sustainable and Urban Development The Quantifiable City Programme: Sustainable Urban Development Modelling in PracticeProblems and Prospects for Urban Sustainability Modelling; Conclusion; 6 Making Cities More Sustainable: People, Plans and Participation; Introduction; Continuity and Change in Urban Problems; Outlining Sustainable Urban Development; Planning for Urban Sustainability; People as Planners: Participation in the Search for Sustainable Urban Development; Urban Challenges in the Developing World; Communicating Good Practice; Making the Local Universal: A Concluding Reflection 7 Business, Capital and Sustainable Economic DevelopmentIntroduction; Business and the Environment; Sustainable Economic Development as Eco-efficiency; Too Good To Be True: Are Win-Win Arguments Sustainable?; A Space for Sustainable Development?; Conclusion; 8 Sustainable Agricuture for the 21st Century; Introduction; Modern Agriculture: Reviewing the Account; Sustainable Farming: Different Places, Different Solutions; Greater Resource Efficiency; Redistributing Resources; Conclusion: Sustainable Futures; 9 Sustaining the Flow: Japanese Waterways and New Paradigms of Development; Introduction 21st-Century Japan: Poised for Sustainable Development? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450369603321 |
Purvis Martin | ||
New York, : Routledge, Aug. 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Exploring Sustainable Development : Geographical Perspectives |
Autore | Purvis Martin |
Edizione | [1st edition] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge, Aug. 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (416 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.9/001 |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development
Economic geography |
ISBN |
1-136-56602-3
1-280-47498-X 1-136-56603-1 1-84977-129-4 9786610474981 600-00-0045-6 1-4175-8304-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
EXPLORING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTGeographical Perspectives; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; List of Contributors; Preface; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Introduction; Conflicting Political Ideals; Sustainable Development as an Ambiguous Compromise; From Economic Growth to Sustainable Development; Capital: A Unifying Thread in Development Theories; Economic Theories of Sustainable Development; Reconciling the Political and Theoretical Discourses; Questions about Sustainable Development; Geographical Perspectives on Sustainable Development; Conclusion
2 Geography and Sustainable DevelopmentIntroduction; A Case for Geography; Engaging with Sustainable Development; Geography and the Pursuit of More Sustainable Development; Looking Deeper; Conclusion; 3 The Role of Spatial Scale and Spatial Interactions in Sustainable Development; Introduction; Structuring Global Space; Achieving Sustainable Development at Different Levels; Sustainable Development in Open Economies; Interaction between Different Spatial Levels; Conclusion; 4 Linking the Local to the Global: Can Sustainable Development Work in Practice?; Introduction; Approaches to Development Can Local Action Substitute for Ineffective State Institutions?The Political Limits of Local Action; National Constraints on Participation in Sri Lanka; Institutional Change and Community Forestry in Nepal; Conclusion; 5 Forecasting Urban Futures: A Systems Analytical Perspective on the Development of Sustainable Urban Regions; Introduction; Impacts of Urban Development; The Complexity of Urban Sustainability; A Systems Perspective: Urban Modelling and Sustainability Assessment; Models of Sustainable and Urban Development The Quantifiable City Programme: Sustainable Urban Development Modelling in PracticeProblems and Prospects for Urban Sustainability Modelling; Conclusion; 6 Making Cities More Sustainable: People, Plans and Participation; Introduction; Continuity and Change in Urban Problems; Outlining Sustainable Urban Development; Planning for Urban Sustainability; People as Planners: Participation in the Search for Sustainable Urban Development; Urban Challenges in the Developing World; Communicating Good Practice; Making the Local Universal: A Concluding Reflection 7 Business, Capital and Sustainable Economic DevelopmentIntroduction; Business and the Environment; Sustainable Economic Development as Eco-efficiency; Too Good To Be True: Are Win-Win Arguments Sustainable?; A Space for Sustainable Development?; Conclusion; 8 Sustainable Agricuture for the 21st Century; Introduction; Modern Agriculture: Reviewing the Account; Sustainable Farming: Different Places, Different Solutions; Greater Resource Efficiency; Redistributing Resources; Conclusion: Sustainable Futures; 9 Sustaining the Flow: Japanese Waterways and New Paradigms of Development; Introduction 21st-Century Japan: Poised for Sustainable Development? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783532803321 |
Purvis Martin | ||
New York, : Routledge, Aug. 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Exploring sustainable development : geographical perspectives / / edited by Martin Purvis and Alan Grainger |
Edizione | [1st edition] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, UK ; ; Sterling, VA, : Earthscan Publications Limited, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (416 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.9/001 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
PurvisMartin
GraingerAlan |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development
Economic geography |
ISBN |
1-136-56602-3
1-280-47498-X 1-136-56603-1 1-84977-129-4 9786610474981 600-00-0045-6 1-4175-8304-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
EXPLORING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTGeographical Perspectives; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; List of Contributors; Preface; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Introduction; Conflicting Political Ideals; Sustainable Development as an Ambiguous Compromise; From Economic Growth to Sustainable Development; Capital: A Unifying Thread in Development Theories; Economic Theories of Sustainable Development; Reconciling the Political and Theoretical Discourses; Questions about Sustainable Development; Geographical Perspectives on Sustainable Development; Conclusion
2 Geography and Sustainable DevelopmentIntroduction; A Case for Geography; Engaging with Sustainable Development; Geography and the Pursuit of More Sustainable Development; Looking Deeper; Conclusion; 3 The Role of Spatial Scale and Spatial Interactions in Sustainable Development; Introduction; Structuring Global Space; Achieving Sustainable Development at Different Levels; Sustainable Development in Open Economies; Interaction between Different Spatial Levels; Conclusion; 4 Linking the Local to the Global: Can Sustainable Development Work in Practice?; Introduction; Approaches to Development Can Local Action Substitute for Ineffective State Institutions?The Political Limits of Local Action; National Constraints on Participation in Sri Lanka; Institutional Change and Community Forestry in Nepal; Conclusion; 5 Forecasting Urban Futures: A Systems Analytical Perspective on the Development of Sustainable Urban Regions; Introduction; Impacts of Urban Development; The Complexity of Urban Sustainability; A Systems Perspective: Urban Modelling and Sustainability Assessment; Models of Sustainable and Urban Development The Quantifiable City Programme: Sustainable Urban Development Modelling in PracticeProblems and Prospects for Urban Sustainability Modelling; Conclusion; 6 Making Cities More Sustainable: People, Plans and Participation; Introduction; Continuity and Change in Urban Problems; Outlining Sustainable Urban Development; Planning for Urban Sustainability; People as Planners: Participation in the Search for Sustainable Urban Development; Urban Challenges in the Developing World; Communicating Good Practice; Making the Local Universal: A Concluding Reflection 7 Business, Capital and Sustainable Economic DevelopmentIntroduction; Business and the Environment; Sustainable Economic Development as Eco-efficiency; Too Good To Be True: Are Win-Win Arguments Sustainable?; A Space for Sustainable Development?; Conclusion; 8 Sustainable Agricuture for the 21st Century; Introduction; Modern Agriculture: Reviewing the Account; Sustainable Farming: Different Places, Different Solutions; Greater Resource Efficiency; Redistributing Resources; Conclusion: Sustainable Futures; 9 Sustaining the Flow: Japanese Waterways and New Paradigms of Development; Introduction 21st-Century Japan: Poised for Sustainable Development? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826517103321 |
London, UK ; ; Sterling, VA, : Earthscan Publications Limited, 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fragments of development [[electronic resource] ] : nation, gender, and the space of modernity / / Suzanne Bergeron |
Autore | Bergeron Suzanne |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (213 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.9/001 |
Soggetto topico |
Development economics - Philosophy
Nation-state - Economic aspects Feminist theory |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-472-02156-7
1-282-42319-3 9786612423192 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455844003321 |
Bergeron Suzanne | ||
Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, c2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fragments of development : nation, gender, and the space of modernity / / Suzanne Bergeron |
Autore | Bergeron Suzanne |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan Press, , c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (213 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.9/001 |
Soggetto topico |
Development economics - Philosophy
Nation-state - Economic aspects Feminist theory |
ISBN |
0-472-02156-7
1-282-42319-3 9786612423192 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780542803321 |
Bergeron Suzanne | ||
Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan Press, , c2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fragments of development : nation, gender, and the space of modernity / / Suzanne Bergeron |
Autore | Bergeron Suzanne |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (213 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.9/001 |
Soggetto topico |
Development economics - Philosophy
Nation-state - Economic aspects Feminist theory |
ISBN |
0-472-02156-7
1-282-42319-3 9786612423192 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- ONE Narratives of the Nation: Modernizing the Global South in the Space of Development -- TWO Mapping Modernization and Growth -- THREE Coloniality, Modernity, and the Nation-State in Dependency Theory -- FOUR Structural Adjustment and Its Discontents -- FIVE Development and Globalization: Toward a Feminist (Re)Vision -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816654703321 |
Bergeron Suzanne | ||
Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, c2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Humanomics |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Toronto] : , : Centre of Humanomics, , -[2017] |
Disciplina | 338.9/001 |
Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Moral and ethical aspects
Economic policy - Moral and ethical aspects Social change - Moral and ethical aspects Développement économique - Aspect moral Politique économique - Aspect moral Changement social - Aspect moral |
Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
Soggetto non controllato | Economics - Philosophy |
ISSN | 0828-8666 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996398446203316 |
[Toronto] : , : Centre of Humanomics, , -[2017] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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