Political economy ; Post-apartheid ; Social inequality ; Social justice ; South Africa ; Town ; Urban society
While the end of apartheid promised a more just society, gross inequalities are being perpetuated in the post-apartheid city and in society at large. South Africa may be a microcosm of a world at large. Social justice in the (South African) city
Early in the 20th century, E. Huntington wrote of the impact of climate on civilization and of climate change on history and society. J. Lovelock, writing late in the century, claimed that the Earth is a living organism capable of self-regulation
International Geographical Union (IGU). Commission on the Geography of Information Society (2000 C-10) - Report 2000-2004 and Extension Proposal (2004-2008)
Correlation ; Czech Republic ; Land use ; Natural environment ; Nineteenth Century ; Society-environment relationship ; Twentieth Century
The article characterises changes of the relationship between land use and natural conditions in the Vysočina region in the Czech Republic during last 150 years. It also presents one method of long-term monitoring of society-nature interaction
Afforestation ; Biogeography ; Deforestation ; Forest ; Land use ; Mountain ; Phytogeography ; Society-environment relationship ; World
The paper reviews contemporary changes to the forest cover on mountains around world. These changes reflect the complex, dynamic relationships between society, the economy and land resources, and are also linked to a range of driving factors
Economic activity ; Economy ; Poland ; Population census ; Region ; Rural area ; Society
and their entrepreneurship, as well as in shaping of the new spatial and strutural systems of society and economy in different types of territories (suburban, peripheral, mountain, etc.). - (BJ)
Interculturismo y globalización : la Bolivia posible. Informe nacional de desarrollo humano 2004
Interculturalisme et globalisation : la Bolivie possible. Rapport national sur le développement humain 2004
Bolivia ; Cultural studies ; Development ; Economic development ; Economic indicators ; Economic integration ; Economic system ; Globalization ; Identity ; Multiculturalism ; Plural society ; Society ; World system
This paper argues that in many of the cities of the developing world, in large part due to state incapacity to address local problems, there has been a flourishing of organisations of civil society. These engage in self-help, build social networks