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Includes entries for maps and atlases.
"Addresses the question of why institutions meant to attract citizen participation succeed in strengthening civil society and improving state responsiveness and transparency in some places, but fail in others. Focuses on urban politics in Porto Alegre (Brazil), Montevideo (Uruguay), and Caracas (Venezuela)"--Provided by publisher.
"Reconstructs the experience of participatory urban governance in three impoverished communities in Montevideo, Uruguay. Offers an account of various experiences and explains successes and failures in reference to the distinct traditions and resources found in each community"--Provided by publisher.
An annotated world theatre bibliography documenting significant theatre materials published world wide since 1945, plus an index to key names throughout the six volumes of the series.
Medical Geology is a rapidly growing field concerned with the relationship between natural geological factors and human and animal health, as well as with improving our understanding of the influence of environmental factors on the geographical distribution of health problems. This book brings together the work of geoscientists and medical/public health researchers, which addresses health problems caused, or exacerbated by geological materials (rocks, minerals, atmospheric dust and water) and processes (including volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. Among the environmental health problems discussed in this book are: exposure to toxic levels of trace essential and non-essential elements such a...
El final de predominio de las dictaduras en América Latina generó muchas esperanzas en sus izquierdas emergentes. La realidad tardó poco en desmontar estos escenarios. Los sucesivos momentos electorales no les fueron favorables y las relegó en la eterna oposición o en ser unas fuerzas marginales. Este libro nos muestra una realidad más estimulante porque sus izquierdas han cambiado. El fracaso social y económico de las recetas neoliberales impuestas en todos los países ha creado un contexto mucho más favorable a la experimentación con otras alternativas socioeconómicas y políticas. Se ha pasado de las consignas que surgían de cuatro dirigentes, al debate entre hombres y mujeres ...