The history of water development . . . offers a particularly fine post for observing the astonishing and implausible workings of historical change and, in response, for cultivating an appropriate leve
This book is part of the international response to the crisis in heritage protection triggered by the recent looting of the Iraqi National Museum and other world cultural heritage sites. The author is
Much of the current debate on how we should preserve our cultural heritage revolves around urban sites – historic monuments in urban settings, historic districts, or complete historic towns.The
The idea for the book was sparked by a panel at the July 2008 European Conference on Modern South Asian Studies. Scholars of various humanities and social sciences explore the concept and implementati
One of our deepest needs is for a sense of identity and belonging. A common feature in this is human attachment to landscape and how we find identity in landscape and place. The late 1980s and early 1
One of our deepest needs is for a sense of identity and belonging. A common feature in this is human attachment to landscape and how we find identity in landscape and place. The late 1980s and early 1
Joy, an anthropologist, profiles life in Djenne, a mudbrick town in Mali that has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Each year, the impoverished town hosts a brief flood of tourists due to it
The authors suggest that some of the problems of the public sector are self-inflicted and that current policies may only deliver partial success "at a price we cannot afford". It proposes a radical al
This text offers a collection of 18 case studies on water management in the context of health, urbanization and industrialization, poverty, agriculture, and ecological stewardship. They present the pr
Contributors identified only by name discuss tourism and its alternatives as strategies for managing cultural resources in Southeast Asia; mitigating the effects of tourism and other developmental for
In many low and middle income countries, dismal failures in the quality of public service delivery such as absenteeism among teachers and doctors and leakages of public funds have driven the agenda fo
Baxter (public and professional programs, U. of Cambridge) works with and studies a variety of British heritage and tourism organizations. Here he explores the role of management, particularly strateg
"There is a vast literature for and against privatizing public services. Those who are against privatization are often confronted with the objection that they present no alternative. This book takes u
Presents several viewpoints on the relationship between human beings and water including environmental concerns for the ocean, water scarcity, access to clean water, and hydropower.
In 10 essays from an April 2006 conference in Boston, scholars of conservation, architecture, history, and international relations recount how the idea of protecting sites as examples of world heritag
Learn to apply the International Building Code and International Existing Building Code to historic buildingsWritten for architects, engineers, preservation, and code enforcement professionals, this i
The use of cars and trucks over the past century has remade American geography—pushing big cities ever outward toward suburbanization, spurring the growth of some small towns while hastening the de
The absence of water supply infrastructure is a critical issue that affects the sustainability of cities in the developing world and the quality of life of millions of people living in these cities. U
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