Migration, livelihood and well-being : evidence from Indian city slums
Employment ; India ; Informal sector ; Internal migration ; Job search ; Labour market ; Labour migration ; Manpower ; Shanty town ; Social capital ; Social network ; Well-being
and political contexts. Four diagnostic indicators suggest that local food systems in the south west of Ireland and Britain are particularly well developed. The Index itself is a useful tool for making international comparisons, being easy to replicate
The A. suggests that the development in alternative sources of energy may herald a fundamental change in the economic landscape, with poorer regions being very vulnerable to the difficulties associated with this change. He presents the nature
of the energy crunch. There are arguments that suggest the UK is less well prepared than other European competitors for increased energy costs and price volatility. Data for regions are presented suggesting that energy challenges might herald an era of greater
Econometry ; Economic growth ; Europe ; European Union ; Living standard ; Neo-classical model ; Proximity ; Regional economy ; Space time ; Well-being
British Columbia ; Canada ; City-region ; Economic restructuring ; Industry ; Labour migration ; Large city ; Local labour market ; Ontario ; Outer conurbation area ; Professional qualification ; Quebec ; Residential choice ; Urban economy ; Well
Australia ; Brisbane ; Children ; Household ; Large city ; Neighbourhood effect ; New South Wales ; Queensland ; Social geography ; Spatial concentration ; Sydney ; Unemployment ; Well-being
Elderly people ; Environmental justice ; Neighbourhood ; Perception ; Place ; Public space ; Residential environment ; Scotland ; Social justice ; Strathclyde ; United Kingdom ; Urban area ; Well-being
Community of Madrid ; Elderly people ; Madrid ; Residential mobility ; Social geography ; Spain ; Town ; Urban infrastructure ; Urban migration ; Urban policy ; Well-being
Community ; Family income ; Living standard ; Residential environment ; Spatial equilibrium ; United States of America ; Urban area ; Urban development ; Urban sprawl ; Urban structure ; Utility fonction ; Well-being
County ; Demographic change ; Economic geography ; Internal migration ; Labour market ; Model ; Population growth ; Quality of life ; Spatial differentiation ; Spatial equilibrium ; United States of America ; Well-being
Employment ; France ; Ile-de-France ; Indicator ; Poverty ; Segregation ; Social class ; Social group ; Social segregation ; Spatial differentiation ; Well-being
the years 1986-2007. Mean and extreme values for, as well as standard daily deviations in, atmospheric pressure were analysed, as were the changes day by day in relation to months and years. The greatest variability in pressure is shown to be characteristic
are burdensome, the focus being on the number of days in a given month featuring interdaily changes in pressure >8 hPa. - (BJ)
The trade in human beings for sex in Southeast Asia
Since the 1990s human trafficking has been mentioned more frequently by the news media and has become a major concern for SEA governments. In recent years the trafficking in human beings for the purpose of sexual exploitation has been steadily