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A D Basiago - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • economic social and environmental sustainability in Development Theory and urban planning practice
    The Environmentalist, 1998
    Co-Authors: A D Basiago
    Abstract:

    In ten years, more than half the world's population will be living in cities. The United Nations (UN) has stated that this will threaten cities with social conflict, environmental degradation and the collapse of basic services. The economic, social, and environmental planning practices of societies embodying 'urban sustainability' have been proposed as antidotes to these negative urban trends. 'Urban sustainability' is a doctrine with diverse origins. The author believes that the alternative models of cultural Development in Curitiba, Brazil, Kerala, India, and Nayarit, Mexico embody the integration and interlinkage of economic, social, and environmental sustainability. Curitiba has become a more livable city by building an efficient intra-urban bus system, expanding urban green space, and meeting the basic needs of the urban poor. Kerala has attained social harmony by emphasizing equitable resource distribution rather than consumption, by restraining reproduction, and by attacking divisions of race, caste, religion, and gender. Nayarit has sought to balance Development with the environment by framing a nature-friendly Development plan that protects natural systems from urban Development and that involves the public in the Development process. A detailed examination of these alternative cultural Development models reveals a myriad of possible means by which economic, social, and environmental sustainability might be advanced in practice. The author concludes that while these examples from the developing world cannot be directly translated to cities in the developed world, they do indicate in a general sense the imaginative policies that any society must foster if it is to achieve 'urban sustainability'.

Ross A. Thompson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • whither the preconventional child toward a life span moral Development Theory
    Child Development Perspectives, 2012
    Co-Authors: Ross A. Thompson
    Abstract:

    A vigorous research literature focused on early childhood conscience, prosocial behavior, and empathy—and also Theory of mind, emotion understanding, and social cognition—has important implications for moral Development Theory. It offers a new understanding of the early conceptual, affective, and relational foundations of moral Development. In addition, it provides the opportunity to create a genuinely life-span Theory of moral Development when it is considered together with the research literatures on moral character, identity, and judgment at older ages. The purpose of this article is to summarize current research on the early foundations of moral Development, highlighting how it compares with earlier formulations and describing its implications for constructing a life-span moral Development Theory to guide future research.

Kenneth L Sokoloff - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Edward J Blakely - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • planning local economic Development Theory and practice
    1994
    Co-Authors: Edward J Blakely
    Abstract:

    Acknowledgments Introduction 1. A New Argument for Taking Local Economic Development Initiatives 2. Toward a National Policy Agenda in Support of Local Economic Development 3. Concepts and Theories of Local Economic Development 4. The Local Economic Development Planning Process 5. Analytical Techniques for Local Economic Development 6. Selecting a Local Economic Development Strategy 7. Locality Development 8. Business Development 9. Human Resource Development 10. Community-Based Economic and Employment Development 11. Preparing a Detailed Project Plan 12. Institutional Approaches for Local Economic Development 13. The High Technology Economic Development Strategy 14. The Local Economic Development Profession and Professionals Subject and Name Index About the Authors

Peter Sunley - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • paul krugman s geographical economics and its implications for regional Development Theory a critical assessment
    Economic Geography, 1996
    Co-Authors: Ron Martin, Peter Sunley
    Abstract:

    AbstractEconomists, it seems, are discovering geography. Over the past decade, a “new trade Theory” and “new economics of competitive advantage” have emerged which, among other things, assign a key importance to the role that the internal geography of a nation may play in determining the trading performance of that nation's industries. Paul Krugman's work, in particular, has been very influential in promoting this view. According to Krugman, in a world of imperfect competition, international trade is driven as much by increasing returns and external economies as by comparative advantage. Furthermore, these external economies are more likely to be realized at the local and regional scale than at the national or international level. To understand trade, therefore, Krugman argues that it is necessary to understand the processes leading to the local and regional concentration of production. To this end he draws on a range of geographical ideas, from Marshallian agglomeration economies, through traditional loc...