This article seeks to draw connections between a political ecology of global investment in resource sector development and a culturally informed understanding of rural out-migration across the Lao–Thai border.

This paper uses data collected in Thailand among permanent rural-urban migrants to analyse the motivations in land temporary transfers such as free loans or rentals.

El presente documento se inserta en la identificación de prácticas y oportunidades para la ecoeficiencia en el sector de los residuos, presentando casos sobre la recuperación de áreas utilizadas para el vertido de residuos en Chile, trayendo consigo experiencias con beneficios invaluables, desde la perspectiva social, ambiental y de restauración paisajística, entendiéndola como el valor que mar

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The efficiency and productivity of
Colombia's urban system will be a key determinant in
the ability of the country to transition from a middle
income to a higher-income economy. Colombia, as with most
Latin American countries, has experienced positive growth

This report investigates Egypt's
regional economic growth, explores the causes for
geographically unbalanced development, and proposes policy
options to make unbalanced growth compatible with inclusive
development. In Egypt, despite rapid progress in most

Informal settlements are a permanent
feature of South Africa's cities. Estimates from the
General Household Survey by Statistics South Africa show
that more than 26 percent of all households in the
country's six metropolitan areas live in informal

The East Asian and Pacific region has
achieved tremendous progress in poverty reduction in recent
years. However, further progress in poverty reduction may be
undermined by the high levels of vulnerability in many
countries across the region. The term vulnerability is