Kenya's development centre policy: the case of Eldoret. An assessment of its implementation and impact
The study covers the historical evolution of the urbanization process in Kenya by considering the pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial periods until 1974 when the development centre policy was adopted. After 1974, the study concentrates
on assessing the performance of the development centre policy with emphasis on the development of Eldoret municipality as the study area and the impact on its environment and rural hinterland. -(AGD)
University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Department of Human Geography, Pays-Bas
Environmental policy : ecological modernisation or the risk society ?
This review reflects on both the intellectual and policy implications of global environmental change. It explores opposing perspectives on the relationship between environmental and social change. These perspectives possess an ideological component
[b1] Faculty of Social Sciences, Open Univ., Milton Keynes, Royaume-Uni
This paper analyses the National Cooperation Programme on Air Quality Program and its responses to conflicts between transport and environmental policies in the Netherlands. The research shows that it proves to be prone to two identified risks
[b1] Faculty of Spatial Sciences, Univ., Groningen, Pays-Bas
This study deals with effects of foreign companies on two central aspects of the transition process : the modernization of the manufacturing industry and the related changes in the demand for labor. It is concluded that the privatization policy
Utrecht University. Faculty of geographical sciences, Utrecht, Pays-Bas, (Université de soutenance)
Papers of a symposium held on the occasion of the combination of five, up to then more or less loosely connected subfaculties and/or research groups into a single Faculty of Environmental Sciences. The papers focus on the research programmes
Environmental management ; Impact study ; Industrial development ; Industrial location ; Industrial policy ; Kenya ; Location choice ; Town
Based on field work and documentation, the book provides an overall examination of Kenya's experience with urban industrial siting practices. It discusses the salient features of Kenya's industrial development policies, planning, and environmental
University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Department of Human Geography, Pays-Bas
of the remittances earned in the Czech Republic go to the construction of houses in Ukraine. The findings of determinants and motives of migration and remittances might help policy-makers on both sides of the migration corridor to formulate proper policies aiming
[b1] Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Economic Studies, Charles Univ., Prague, Tcheque, Republique
Les problèmes de conceptualisation et de classification dans les Sciences sociales considérées d'un point de vue méthodologique spécifique à savoir celui du réalisme relationnel. Les cas empiriques illustrent les insuffisances de l'approche
Les opinions d'Alfred Hettner sur la place de la géographie à l'intérieur du système des sciences. La recherche est fondée principalement sur les Nachlass de Hettner, à la bibliothèque de l'université de Heidelberg. - (AGD)
Eastern Europe ; Europe ; Household ; Housing ; Housing policy ; Income ; Living conditions ; Owner-occupier ; Post-communism ; Social geography ; Western Europe
[b1] Faculty of Social Sciences, Univ., Ljubljana, Slovenie
[b2] Faculty of Economics, Univ., Ljubljana, Slovenie