SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries
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Training for Transformation V
Training for Transformation is designed to assist workers in the field who are encouraging the development of self-reliant creative communities. The book has as its basic philosophy the belief that we should all participate in making this world a more just place to live in.
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When Communities Design Aid
Aid initiatives go wrong for many reasons, but a common and surprising one is that poor people often don’t want the kind of aid that is offered. This book explores why this happens and how it can be prevented. Richard Atkinson outlines important mistakes that the designers of development programmes...
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Le pompage solaire pour l’approvisionnement en eau
Alberto Ibáñez Llario, Asenath W. Kiprono
L’énergie solaire pour le pompage d’eau souterraine renferme un énorme potentiel d’accroissement de la durabilité des systèmes d’approvisionnement en eau. Cependant, le manque de connaissances, de capacité et d’expertise en matière de conception et de mise en oeuvre de ces systèmes ralentit leur ado...
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Managing Our Waste 2021
Dealing with the waste we all generate is a growing global challenge. Waste management problems are conventionally described and measured in terms of material flows and environmental impacts, yet this is a human problem with major social, health, and economic impacts, felt most acutely by some of th...
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Bridging the WASH Humanitarian–development Divide
Marielle Snel, Nikolas Sorensen
The provision of safe and sufficient water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services is essential to protecting human health and providing an environment in which people can develop and maintain livelihoods. This is especially true in humanitarian crises, during which safe access to these services is...
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Cities for Human Development
For the last 30 years, the idea of ‘cities as engines of growth’ has played a key role in capturing the imagination of decision-makers and encouraging public and private investments into cities. However, at the same time, the world has experienced the urbanisation of poverty and inequality. Urban de...
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Building with Lime Stabilized Soil
How best can we stimulate lasting recovery from floods, earthquakes, and other climate disasters, with limited resources and funds? How can we deliver housing and adequate shelter that will protect as many people as possible across the world from anticipated future floods or extreme weather? Widely...
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Maneno ya utangulizi ya Kitabu Sphere Congo Swahili
The Sphere Handbook presents a principled approach to quality and accountability in humanitarian response. It is a practical translation of Sphere’s core belief that all people affected by disaster or conflict have a right to life with dignity and the right to receive humanitarian assistance. The...
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Mukanda Wa Sphere Tshiluba
The Sphere Handbook presents a principled approach to quality and accountability in humanitarian response. It is a practical translation of Sphere’s core belief that all people affected by disaster or conflict have a right to life with dignity and the right to receive humanitarian assistance. The...
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Mukanda Sphère Kikongo
The Sphere Handbook presents a principled approach to quality and accountability in humanitarian response. It is a practical translation of Sphere’s core belief that all people affected by disaster or conflict have a right to life with dignity and the right to receive humanitarian assistance. The...