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Download or read book Water and Politics written by Veronica Herrera and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2017-02-02 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines how public water service becomes a political tool in Mexican cities and uncovers the politics of water provision in developing democracies

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Download or read book The Urban Transport Crisis in Emerging Economies written by Dorina Pojani and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-18 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume discuses urban transport issues, policies, and initiatives in twelve of the world’s major emerging economies – Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, and Vietnam - countries with large populations that have recently experienced large changes in urban structure, motorization and all the associated social, economic, and environmental impacts in positive and negative senses. Contributions on each of these twelve countries focus on one or more major cities per country. This book aims to fill a gap in the transport literature that is crucial to understanding the needs of a large portion of the world’s urban population, especially in view of the southward shift in economic power. Readers will develop a better understanding of urban transport problems and policies in nations where development levels are below those of richer countries (mainly in the northern hemisphere) but where the rate of economic growth is often increasing at a faster rate than the wealthiest nations.

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Download or read book The Mexico Handbook written by James B Pick and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference incorporates information from the 1990 Mexican census and combines a wealth of historical data with revised graphs and improved maps showing social and economic change over the past century, particularly over the past decade.

Download or read book The Development Conceptualisation and Implementation of Quality in Disability Support Services written by Jan Šiška and published by Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press. This book was released on 2021-08-01 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social services for people with disabilities have undergone substantial changes over time, in particular in the past two decades. Whilst lack of affordable and appropriate housing is a barrier to community living for many people with disabilities, it is only one part of the jigsaw. This book traces some of these changes, in particular related to living situation and support available, in a range of different countries and considers the factors that have influenced these changes. This book considers other aspects of what is needed to bring about real change in the lives of all people with disabilities.