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The cities of Asia and the Pacific are at the epicentre of development in what is arguably, the most populous, culturally distinctive, and economically powerful region in the world. 16 major cities such as Tokyo, Shanghai, Manila, Jakarta, Bangkok, Singapore, Auckland, Kuala Lumpur and Santiago, located in countries as diverse as Mexico and Vietnam, Samoa and India, China and Australia, exemplify the changing patterns of development across this vast region of the world. By tracking economic and social trends the contributors to this collection reveal how a wide range of political and cultural factors have interacted over time to provide a powerful explanation for the shape and characteristic...
En esta novena edición del informe, se rescata el acontecer mediático y las trasformaciones más relevantes en materia de derecho a la información entre 2015 y 2016. Este periodo arroja interesantes análisis con respecto a temas como: los cambios del sistema de medios en Jalisco; la trasparencia y el acceso a la información, así como la configuración de quienes integran las instituciones que vigilan su aplicación; la transición a la televisión digital terrestre; los desaparecidos y la falta de acceso a la información, y el rostro de la prensa local a partir de sus capacidades financieras desde la perspectiva de su independencia editorial. Asimismo, se registraron hechos importante...
The book provides a global perspective of local government response towards the COVID-19 pandemic through the analysis of a sample of countries in all continents. It examines the responses of local government, as well as the responses local government developed in articulation with other tiers of government and with civil society organizations, and explores the social, economic and policy impacts of the pandemic. The book offers an innovative contribution on the role of local government during the pandemic and discusses lessons for the future. The COVID-19 pandemic had a global impact on public health, in the well-being of citizens, in the economy, on civic life, in the provision of public s...
A creative and comprehensive exploration of the institutional forces undermining the management of environments critical to public health. For almost two decades, the citizens of Western Mexico have called for a cleanup of the Santiago River, a water source so polluted it emanates an overwhelming acidic stench. Toxic clouds of foam lift off the river in a strong wind. In Sewer of Progress, Cindy McCulligh examines why industrial dumping continues in the Santiago despite the corporate embrace of social responsibility and regulatory frameworks intended to mitigate environmental damage. The fault, she finds, lies in a disingenuous discourse of progress and development that privileges capitalist...
Elaborado por el Instituto para cada una de las 32 entidades federativas, en un trabajo coordinado con los gobiernos de éstas. Contiene la información más reciente disponible al momento de su integración, organizada en capítulos que dan a conocer un panorama completo del territorio, la población y economía de la entidad. Incluye información sobre los siguientes temas: aspectos geográficos, medio ambiente, población, vivienda y urbanización, salud, educación y cultura, gobierno, seguridad y justicia, y trabajo. También se incorporan estadísticas de información económica agregada, agricultura, ganadería, aprovechamiento forestal, pesca, así como la relativa a la minería, industria manufacturera, construcción, electricidad, comercio, turismo, transportes y comunicaciones, indicadores financieros y finanzas públicas.
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This book presents different approaches to regional development based on knowledge and innovation in Andalusia, Spain (and some other countries).