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Review of Fundamentals of Sustainable Development

2012-11-29T11:05:08Q

Professor Nick Gray of Trinity College has reviewed Fundamentals of Sustainable Development, by Niko Roorda and posted it on his blog.

He concludes: 'This is a colourful and intriguing textbook which I highly recommend. It is the sort of book you wish you had written yourself, but Niko Roorda has done just that and in the process added a remarkable edition to the sustainability library.'

For the full review, click here!

Handbook of Local and Regional Development wins Regional Studies Association Best Book 2012 award

2012-11-22T10:21:51Q

On the 5th October, Professor Andy Pike of Newcastle University received the Regional Studies Association (RSA) Best Book Award for the ‘Handbook of Local and Regional Development’ (Routledge 2011). Described by Fabrizio Barca, Italian Minister without portfolio for Territorial Cohesion, as "A must read for all those wanting seriously to understand spatial patterns in development and to engage in the difficult art of modern local and regional development policy". Click here for the full article.

The Economist review of The Politics and Economics of Britain’s Foreign Aid: The Pergau Dam Affair

2012-11-19T09:01:52Q

The Politics and Economics of Britain's Foreign Aid
The Pergau Dam Affair
By Tim Lankester
978-0-415-52952-5 September 2012

'Sir Tim Lankester, a former British civil servant who played a central role in the affair, has now produced a gripping account of what Douglas Hurd, Britain’s foreign secretary from 1989-95, called, with typically patrician understatement “a fairish nightmare”.' The Economist, November 2012 click here to read the full review

Coming soon! New edition of Africa South of the Sahara

2012-08-08T14:14:50Q

A review of the forthcoming third edition of Africa South of the Sahara, by Robert Stock.

Just Published! Fundamentals of Sustainable Development

2012-04-12T11:04:14Q

Fundamentals of Sustainable Development, By Niko Roorda

This reader-friendly book is the first to promote a holistic approach to sustainable development. It gives readers a multifaceted approach to the area to encompass what is referred to as ‘people, planet and profit’. It looks at people, cultures, social cohesion, empowerment, education and health, nature and the environment, and prosperity and the economy, to help readers understand the fundamentals of sustainable development.

Africa, Book of the Month, April 2012

2012-04-09T18:36:04Q

Africa: Diversity and Development is a refreshing interdisciplinary text that enhances understanding of Africa’s current position and clarifies possible future scenarios. The book contains illustrations throughout as well as detailed case studies and current data.

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Profits, Populism, and Patriarchy: a Book Review Symposium on Ananya Roy’s Poverty Capital

2012-03-19T20:23:05Q

‘A Friend in Need, Temporarily’ review of Disaster Diplomacy

2012-03-09T12:13:11Q

Review of Disaster Diplomacy: How Disasters Affect Peace and Conflict by Ilan Kelman

'A Friend in Need, Temporarily' article written by Eilif Ursin Reed in The Diplomatic Courier, 21 February 2012.

Click here to read it!

Featured book: Food and Development

2012-03-08T09:00:54Q

Food and Development by E.M.Young

Food and Development is a lively and lucidly written text which provides a clear and accessible introduction to these complex and diverse food related problems. It explores the continued prevalence of mass under nutrition in the developing world; acute food crises in some places associated with conflict; the emergence of over nutrition in the developing world and the vulnerability of the contemporary global food production system. The text identifies the major problems and analyzes factors at international, national and local scales to understand their continued prevalence. The book concludes by evaluating the potential of some oppositional forces to challenge the hegemony of the contemporary food system.

Featured Book: Towards Sustainable Rural Regions in Europe

2012-02-07T14:55:51Q

This book confronts an important contemporary policy issue: how best to ensure that an agricultural policy can contribute to regions' development.

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Featured Book: Environment and Economics in Nigeria

2012-01-05T17:43:14Q

Contributors to this book examine such issues such as violence, health, sustainability, and conservation.

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Featured Book: Can Emerging Technologies Make a Difference in Development?

2012-01-05T15:36:12Q

In Can Emerging Technologies Make a Difference in Development?, scientists and practitioners outline the opportunities for and the challenges of bringing new technology to poor communities in developing countries.

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Featured Book: Global Trends and Regional Development

2012-01-02T14:51:51Q

This edited collection is dedicated to the discussion of four global trends: upgrading the rationality of organizations, individualization, the spreading of instrumental activism, and universalization of value-normative systems.

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Featured Book: Landscape and Environment in Colonial and Postcolonial Africa

2011-12-12T20:20:23Q

This volume explores the concepts of environment and landscape in colonial and Postcolonial discourse about Africa.

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Featured Book: China and Africa Development Relations

2011-12-12T20:08:09Q

Now in paperback!

China and Africa Development Relations gives an overview of how the China–Africa relationship has evolved over the last few decades while investigating whether this relationship presents a new paradigm of "development relations" in the international system.