The Emergence Of Pacific Urban Villages

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789292576103

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The Emergence of Pacific Urban Villages by Asian Development Bank Pdf

This publication seeks to explain the nature of settlements termed “urban villages” as set within the context of growing levels of urbanization in contemporary Pacific towns and cities. It investigates the meaning and conceptualization of myriad forms of urban villages by examining the evolution of different types of settlement commonly known as native or traditional villages, and more recently squatter and informal settlements. It views village-like settlements such as squatter and informal settlements as a type of urban village, and examines the role these and other urban villages play in shaping and making the Pacific town and city and arguably, the Pacific village city. It presents key actions that Pacific countries and development partners need to consider as part of urban and national development plans when rethinking how to conceptualize the ongoing phenomena of urban villages while achieving a more equitable distribution of the benefits of urbanization.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789290928713

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The State of Pacific Towns and Cities by Asian Development Bank Pdf

This report investigates urbanization trends across the 14 Pacific developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank. It examines the history of Pacific urbanization, current state of infrastructure and service provision within urban areas, and systems of urban governance. It presents key actions that Pacific countries need to take to manage urban growth, to meet the needs of their urban citizens, and to benefit from the potential of the urban economy.

Author : Tony Aldous
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : 0951902806

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Urban Villages by Tony Aldous Pdf

Author : Jayne Engle,Julian Agyeman,Tanya Chung-Tiam-Fook
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000601350

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Sacred Civics by Jayne Engle,Julian Agyeman,Tanya Chung-Tiam-Fook Pdf

Sacred Civics argues that societal transformation requires that spirituality and sacred values are essential to reimagining patterns of how we live, organize and govern ourselves, determine and distribute wealth, inhabit and design cities, and construct relationships with others and with nature. The book brings together transdisciplinary and global academics, professionals, and activists from a range of backgrounds to question assumptions that are fused deep into the code of how societies operate, and to draw on extraordinary wisdom from ancient Indigenous traditions; to social and political movements like Black Lives Matter, the commons, and wellbeing economies; to technologies for participatory futures where people collaborate to reimagine and change culture. Looking at cities and human settlements as the sites of transformation, the book focuses on values, commons, and wisdom to demonstrate that how we choose to live together, to recognize interdependencies, to build, grow, create, and love—matters. Using multiple methodologies to integrate varied knowledge forms and practices, this truly ground-breaking volume includes contributions from renowned and rising voices. Sacred Civics is a must-read for anyone interested in intersectional discussions on social justice, inclusivity, participatory design, healthy communities, and future cities.

Author : Walter Sinnott-Armstrong
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780190627126

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Think Again by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong Pdf

Subtitle in pre-publication: How to reason and argue--and why.

Author : Sarah Pinto,Shelley Hannigan,Bernadette Walker-Gibbs,Emma Charlton
Publisher : Springer
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811367298

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Interdisciplinary Unsettlings of Place and Space by Sarah Pinto,Shelley Hannigan,Bernadette Walker-Gibbs,Emma Charlton Pdf

This book brings together researchers from different fields, traditions and perspectives to examine the ways in which place and space might (be) unsettle(d). Researchers from across the humanities and social sciences have been drawn to the study of place and space since the 1970s, and the term ‘unsettled’ has been an occasional but recurring presence in this body of scholarship. Though it has been used to invoke a range of meanings, from the dangerous to the liberating, the term itself has rarely been at the centre of sustained examination. This collection highlights the idea of the unsettled in the scholarly investigation of place and space. The respective chapters offer a dialogue between a diverse and eclectic group of researchers, crossing significant disciplinary and interdisciplinary boundaries in the process. The purpose of the collection is to juxtapose a range of different approaches to, and perspectives on, the unsettling of place and space. In doing so, Interdisciplinary Unsettlings of Place and Space makes an important contribution and offers new insights into how scholarship and research into different fields and practices may help us re-envision place and space.

Author : Paul Memmott,John Ting,Tim O’Rourke,Marcel Vellinga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-16
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781350294332

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Design and the Vernacular by Paul Memmott,John Ting,Tim O’Rourke,Marcel Vellinga Pdf

Design and the Vernacular explores the intersection between vernacular architecture, local cultures, and modernity and globalization, focussing on the vast and diverse global region of Australasia and Oceania. The relevance and role of vernacular architecture in contemporary urban planning and architectural design are examined in the context of rapid political, economic, technological, social and environmental changes, including globalization, exchanges of people, finance, material culture, and digital technologies. Sixteen chapters by architects designers and theorists, including Indigenous writers, explore key questions about the agency of vernacular architecture in shaping contemporary building and design practice. These questions include: How have Indigenous building traditions shaped modern building practices? What can the study of vernacular architecture contribute to debates about sustainable development? And how has vernacular architecture been used to argue for postcolonial modernisation and nation-building and what has been the effect on heritage and conservation? Such questions provide valuable case studies and lessons for architecture in other global regions -- and challenge assumptions about vernacular architecture being anachronistic and static, instead demonstrating how it can shape contemporary architecture, nation building and cultural identities.

Author : Keith L. Camacho
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780295748597

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Reppin' by Keith L. Camacho Pdf

From hip-hop artists in the Marshall Islands to innovative multimedia producers in Vanuatu to racial justice writers in Utah, Pacific Islander youth are using radical expression to transform their communities. Exploring multiple perspectives about Pacific Islander youth cultures in such locations as Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Hawai‘i, and Tonga, this cross-disciplinary volume foregrounds social justice methodologies and programs that confront the ongoing legacies of colonization, incarceration, and militarization. The ten essays in this collection also highlight the ways in which youth throughout Oceania and the diaspora have embraced digital technologies to communicate across national boundaries, mobilize sites of political resistance, and remix popular media. By centering Indigenous peoples’ creativity and self-determination, Reppin’ vividly illuminates the dynamic power of Pacific Islander youth to reshape the present and future of settler cities and other urban spaces in Oceania and beyond.

Author : Sandro Galea,Catherine K. Ettman,Muhammad H. Zaman
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 559 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780226822501

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Migration and Health by Sandro Galea,Catherine K. Ettman,Muhammad H. Zaman Pdf

Part IV. Approaches to understanding the relationship between migration and health.The relevance of culture for migrant health /Tilman Lanz --The sociology of migration and health : the decline in migrants' health due to adverse environments and limited options for care /Steven J. Gold --Economics in migrant health : migrant-sensitive service improvement as a driver for cost savings in health care? /Ursula Trummer, Lika Nusbaum, and Sonja Novak-Zezula --Multilevel and mixed-methods studies of migration and health /Joshua Breslau and Lilian G. Perez -- Epidemiology and the study of migrant health / Nadia N. Abuelezam -- The humanities of migration and health / Carrie J. Preston -- Law, migration, and health in the US context / Sondra S. Crosby, Michael R. Ulrich, and George J. Annas --Migration : a health-equity lens /Felicity Thomas --Part V. Case studies in migration and health.The United States as a case study : policy, access, and outcomes /Sana Loue --Eastern Mediterranean and Balkan migration route /Karl Philipp Puchner --Migration and health in Nepal /Sabrina Hermosilla, Emily Treleaven, and Dirgha Ghimire --Persian Gulf migrants /Maria Kristiansen --South Africa /Jo Vearey --Migration and health in China /Bingqin Li --Asian immigrants in New Zealand /Eleanor Holroyd and Jed Montayre --Mobility and health in the Pacific Islands /Celia McMichael --Venezuela and Latin America /Oscar A. Bernal Acevedo, Jovana A. Ocampo Cañas, Jhon Sebastian Patiño Rueda, Laura Baldovino-Chiquillo, and Salma S. Baizer Cassab --The South Asian context /Muhammad H. Zaman, Reshmaan Hussam, and Hulya Kosematoglu --Part VI. The future of migration and health.Preparing the next generation of scholars in migrant health /Zelde Espinel and James M. Shultz --Migration and health : taking stock and looking to the future /Muhammad H. Zaman, Catherine K. Ettman, and Sandro Galea.

Author : Uday Chatterjee,Arindam Biswas,Jenia Mukherjee,Dinabandhu Mahata
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04-19
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781000572377

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Sustainable Urbanism in Developing Countries by Uday Chatterjee,Arindam Biswas,Jenia Mukherjee,Dinabandhu Mahata Pdf

The mushrooming of illegal housing on the periphery of cities is one of the main consequences of rapid urbanisation associated with social and environmental problems in the developing countries. Sustainable Urbanism in Developing Countries discusses the linkage between urbanism and sustainability and how sustainable urbanism can be implemented to overcome the problems of housing and living conditions in urban areas. Through case studies from India, Indonesia, China, etc., using advanced GIS techniques, this book analyses several planning and design criteria to solve the physical, social, and economic problems of urbanisation and refers to urban planning as an effective measure to protect and promote the cultural characteristics of specific locations in these developing countries. FEATURES Investigates an interdisciplinary approach to urbanism, including urban ecology, ecosystem services, sustainable landscapes, and advanced geographical systems Analyses unique case studies of rapid urbanisation from a local to a national scale in countries such as India, Sri Lanka, China, Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Indonesia and their global impact Examines the use of GIS and spatial statistics in analysing urban sprawl and the massive amount of data gathered by every operational activity of municipalities Focuses on the holistic perspective of sustainable urbanism and the harmony in the human–nature relationship to achieve sustainable development Covers a wide range of issues manifested in urban areas with economic, societal, and environmental implications contributed by leading scholars from the Global South

Author : Ninik Suhartini,Paul Jones
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2023-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783031222399

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Beyond the Informal by Ninik Suhartini,Paul Jones Pdf

This book provides a much-needed analysis of the pivotal role of the urban kampung in Indonesia’s urbanization process and importantly, provides a deeper understanding of how these communities create their complex socio-physical environments through self-organization. The book challenges the current formal approaches and practices to modern planning in Indonesia where many kampungs are classed as illegal and excluded from city plans. Beyond informality unpacks via three case studies the self-generated planning and development arrangements and mechanisms which occur parallel to processes of formal exclusion, adaptation, negotiation and modification. Kampungs are posited as inseparable urban entities contributing to the complex assemblage of the city and the dynamics of contemporary urban planning and design. In the context of planning and design practice, this book provides a better understanding on how one needs to consider human-scale urbanism to achieve more effective and efficient planning plans and policies in the self-organized city. Even though self-organization by residents comes with its challenges as outlined in the book, formal planning in both Indonesia and other developing countries has much to learn from understanding self-organized settlements (kampung) and informal settlements ‘as they are’.

Author : David Sanderson,Laura Bruce
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781000053548

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Urbanisation at Risk in the Pacific and Asia by David Sanderson,Laura Bruce Pdf

This book presents practical approaches for tackling the threats from climate change and disasters to urban growth in Pacific island countries and Asian nations. With chapters written by leading scholars and practitioners, Urbanisation at Risk presents research and case studies from island countries across the Pacific, Cambodia, Nepal and the Philippines. The book explores and presents the theory, policy and practice of how governments, civil society, aid organisations and people themselves prepare for, withstand and recover better from urban disasters including windstorms, floods, earthquakes and fires, and the effects of climate change. This book is written for urban policy makers, researchers, humanitarian aid and development workers, and anyone interested in urbanisation, participatory approaches, disasters, resilience and climate change adaptation.

Author : Nair, C.T.S.,Matta, R.,Kumar, R.,Lee, S.,Thomson, L.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2023-06-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789251379011

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Pacific Forest Sector Outlook Study 2023 by Nair, C.T.S.,Matta, R.,Kumar, R.,Lee, S.,Thomson, L. Pdf

This outlook study focuses on the Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS), comprising 14 countries in the Pacific region – Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu (Melanesia); the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, and Palau (Micronesia); and the Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, and Tuvalu (Polynesia). It examines the future prospects for forests and trees in the Pacific, providing insights into potential pathways of change and options for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The study was prepared by FAO in response to a request from the Pacific Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry and incorporates information from country outlook papers, thematic studies, and various published and unpublished sources.

Author : John Connell,John Lea
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2002-09-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781134540716

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Urbanisation in the Island Pacific by John Connell,John Lea Pdf

Managing rapid urban growth presents a significant challenge in the small independent countries of the Pacific Islands. Although they originated in colonial times, the towns and cities are now distinctively post-colonial, with economies, environments and social structures that reflect unique island characteristics. This transformation has stimulated new concerns, such as the causes and effects of pollution, the need for employment for landless migrants, the need for adequate and affordable housing and the financing of expanding urban services. This book explores the diversity of the urban experience in the ten independent island states, focusing on strategies to secure long term sustainable development.

Author : Clive Moore
Publisher : ANU Press
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781760465070

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Honiara by Clive Moore Pdf

Nahona`ara means ‘facing the `ara’, the place where the southeast winds meet the land just west of Point Cruz. Nahona`ara became Honiara, the capital city of Solomon Islands with a population of 160,000, the only significant urban centre in a nation of 721,000 people. Honiara: Village-City of Solomon Islands views Honiara in several ways: first as Tandai traditional land; then as coconut plantations between the 1880s and 1930s; within the British protectorate (1893–1978) and its Guadalcanal District; in the 1942–45 war years, which created the first urban settlement; in the directly post-war period until 1952 as the new capital of the protectorate, replacing Tulagi; and then as the headquarters of the Western Pacific High Commission (WPHC) between 1953 and 1974. Finally, in 1978, Honiara became the capital of the independent nation of Solomon Islands and the headquarters of Guadalcanal Province. The book argues that over decades there have been four and sometimes five changing and intersecting Honiara ‘worlds’ operating at one time, each of different social, economic and political significance. The importance of each group—British, Solomon Islanders, other Pacific Islanders, Asians, and more recently the 2003–17 presence of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI)—has changed over time.