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Choosing the best city of the future

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Peer-reviewed publication
июня, 2015
United States of America

This paper describes various possibilities of the cities of futures considering various constraints and demand of society, environment and geography. The need for future cities arises because of the rapid growth in population and thereby causing a decline in the living standards. In the United States itself, many people are moving to cities every day.

VALORI ECONOMICI E PAESAGGISTICI NELLE POLITICHE DI SVILUPPO DELLE WIND FARM IN SICILIA

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Peer-reviewed publication
июня, 2015

The paper synthesises and compares the results of a research carried out on the energy potential of the provinces of Enna and Syracuse from the perspective of wind energy production. The study highlighted some remarkable differences between the two provinces due to the different wind dynamics and the presence of the landscape characteristics.

'With only our voices, what can we do?': Land confiscation and local response in southeast Myanmar. - Texts, maps and video (English, Karen Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)

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Reports & Research
июня, 2015
Myanmar

Villagers in Karen areas of southeast Myanmar continue to face widespread land confiscation at the hands of a multiplicity of actors. Much of this can be attributed to the rapid expansion of domestic and international commercial interest and investment in southeast Myanmar since the January 2012 preliminary ceasefire between the Karen National Union (KNU) and the Myanmar government.

Rise of the Anatolian Tigers

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июня, 2015

Turkey’s demographic and economic
transformation has been one of the world’s most dramatic,
with urban growth and economic growth proceeding hand in
hand. Distinguishing Turkey from many other developing
countries has been the pace, scale, and geographical

Decision No. 872/2015/QD-TTg approving the adjusted master plan on socio-economic development of Thanh Hoa province through 2020, with orientations toward 2030.

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Regulations
июня, 2015
Vietnam

This Decision approves the adjusted master plan on socio-economic development of Thanh Hoa province through 2020, with orientations toward 2030, with the following principal contents: 1.

Federal Republic of Nigeria Slum Upgrading, Involuntary Resettlement, Land and Housing

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Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
мая, 2015
Africa
Nigeria

This report aims to extract lessons on slum upgrading and involuntary resettlement policies and practices learned from the process of addressing the Badia East case, which involved complex interactions between affected people, NGOs, the Bank and Lagos State Government.

Enjeux d’un aménagement du territoire autour de la ville de Dakar

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Journal Articles & Books
мая, 2015
Senegal

Les productions agricoles autour de la ville de Dakar ont un fort enjeu de sécurité alimentaire pour les populations urbaines. La production maraîchère de la région de Dakar représenterait 30% de la production nationale et occupe de nombreux actifs, intermédiaires et détaillants.

Farmland Investments and Water Rights: The legal regimes at stake

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Reports & Research
мая, 2015
Africa

Report brings together the multiple legal strands that weave together and form the context of farmland investments and water rights. Farmland investments are about much more than simple commercial land transactions; they have great impacts on the amount of water available for local communities and other states.

Metropolitan Governance in Brazil

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Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
мая, 2015
Brazil

In less than fifty years, Brazil evolved from a predominantly rural society and economy to a highly urbanized country in which 85 percent of its people now live in urban areas and more than 90 percent of the country’s GDP is generated in the cities.

Circular No. 43/2015/TT-BQP guiding a number of articles of the Government’s Decree No. 34/2014/ND-CP of April 29, 2014, promulgating the Regulation on land border areas of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

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мая, 2015
Vietnam

This Circular, consisting of 13 articles divided into four Chapters, guides a number of articles of the Government’s Decree No. 34/2014/ND-CP of April 29, 2014, promulgating the Regulation on land border areas of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

RAPID URBANIZATION AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURITY: AFRICA’S DILEMMA

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Journal Articles & Books
мая, 2015
Africa

Africa is basically an agrarian state, with over 65 percent of its populace engaged in one form of farming or animal husbandry. Predominately, Africa’s agriculture is human-labour dependent, with near absence of mechanization in most production practices as well as being rural based. In most rural areas cropping is basically achieved through the use of simple tools such as hoes and cutlasses.