This book examines the flows and linkages between urban and rural areas in developing countries a... more This book examines the flows and linkages between urban and rural areas in developing countries and considers them in the context of development theory. Chapter 1 introduces the approach adopted by this book, explaining how it focuses on the flows that link areas rather than the structures or processes that separate them. The remaining chapters each focus on an aspect of these flows. Chapter 2 focuses on flows of food, specifically on the supply of food to the city from the countryside, as well as on the interaction with urban-based procurement strategies which may include urban as well as rural production. Chapter 3 focuses on systems of the natural environment and resources, including the systems that provide cities with raw materials and energy. This chapter also examines the implications of obtaining these resources from rural areas and the extent of their ecological impact, raising the question of how far a city places its environmental burden beyond its own boundary. Chapter 4 examines human strategies and how these impact upon people's residence and movement from urban to rural or rural to urban areas. Chapter 5 examines the importance of the flows of ideas and information. Finally, wealth/finance flows are discussed in chapter 6. Conclusions and future perspectives are presented in chapter 7. The book has a subject index.
This chapter reviews approaches to using podcasting technology to support learning in fieldwork a... more This chapter reviews approaches to using podcasting technology to support learning in fieldwork and other outdoor learning situations.
This chapter sets out to introduce to development studies students the key issues in the links be... more This chapter sets out to introduce to development studies students the key issues in the links between the city and the countryside in the developing world and in the study of poverty and development. Its sets out to argue in support of a growing trend towards re-uniting cities and countryside in both our understanding of development and our interventions to eradicate poverty. There is a list of suggested reading to follow up for more in-depth study.
This chapter introduces students to the key environmental issues in cities and examines how these... more This chapter introduces students to the key environmental issues in cities and examines how these can be managed. It points out that around the time of publication of the book the world's population switched from being mostly rural to being mostly urban. So in the future more people will live in cities and the trends are for this to increase. The cities with the fastest growing populations have the most challenging environmental problems. This chapters identifies these key problems and some of the solutions.
News: Dr Frances Harris, the book's editor, is working with the original team and the publishers to produce a Second Edition for late 2011.
This report presents the findings from an evaluation of the Youth Forums Project which is a Polic... more This report presents the findings from an evaluation of the Youth Forums Project which is a Police and young people engagement initiative that uses restorative approaches, coaching skills and theatre arts to improve relations between the two parties. The research was commissioned by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gloucestershire, with the support of Restorative Gloucestershire, and was conducted by a research team from the School of Natural and Social Sciences, University of Gloucestershire. The methodology comprised of participant observations and face to face interviews with Police Officers, young people and project facilitators at three Youth Forums in Stroud, Tetbury, and Gloucester, and later, at a structured Police follow up session in Gloucester. The young people involved were entered into the project through their membership of youth clubs and other youth initiatives and came from diverse backgrounds. The participating Police Officers were drawn from a range of different police roles and ranks and included neighbourhood officers, response officers and criminal investigators. The research is situated against wider national discourses on a perceived crisis in relations between young people and the Police.
Abstract: This paper explores the nature of the connections within and beyond geography education... more Abstract: This paper explores the nature of the connections within and beyond geography education and discerns the changes taking place so that some ideas emerge for making a future for the discipline. ... To cite this article: Lynch, Kenneth. Making Connections, Creating Futures [ ...
The rapid expansion of education over the last three decades is one of the most outstanding achie... more The rapid expansion of education over the last three decades is one of the most outstanding achievements of the developing world, greatly contributing to the quality of life, economic and social development. This survey examines ...
This book examines the flows and linkages between urban and rural areas in developing countries a... more This book examines the flows and linkages between urban and rural areas in developing countries and considers them in the context of development theory. Chapter 1 introduces the approach adopted by this book, explaining how it focuses on the flows that link areas rather than the structures or processes that separate them. The remaining chapters each focus on an aspect of these flows. Chapter 2 focuses on flows of food, specifically on the supply of food to the city from the countryside, as well as on the interaction with urban-based procurement strategies which may include urban as well as rural production. Chapter 3 focuses on systems of the natural environment and resources, including the systems that provide cities with raw materials and energy. This chapter also examines the implications of obtaining these resources from rural areas and the extent of their ecological impact, raising the question of how far a city places its environmental burden beyond its own boundary. Chapter 4 examines human strategies and how these impact upon people's residence and movement from urban to rural or rural to urban areas. Chapter 5 examines the importance of the flows of ideas and information. Finally, wealth/finance flows are discussed in chapter 6. Conclusions and future perspectives are presented in chapter 7. The book has a subject index.
This chapter reviews approaches to using podcasting technology to support learning in fieldwork a... more This chapter reviews approaches to using podcasting technology to support learning in fieldwork and other outdoor learning situations.
This chapter sets out to introduce to development studies students the key issues in the links be... more This chapter sets out to introduce to development studies students the key issues in the links between the city and the countryside in the developing world and in the study of poverty and development. Its sets out to argue in support of a growing trend towards re-uniting cities and countryside in both our understanding of development and our interventions to eradicate poverty. There is a list of suggested reading to follow up for more in-depth study.
This chapter introduces students to the key environmental issues in cities and examines how these... more This chapter introduces students to the key environmental issues in cities and examines how these can be managed. It points out that around the time of publication of the book the world's population switched from being mostly rural to being mostly urban. So in the future more people will live in cities and the trends are for this to increase. The cities with the fastest growing populations have the most challenging environmental problems. This chapters identifies these key problems and some of the solutions.
News: Dr Frances Harris, the book's editor, is working with the original team and the publishers to produce a Second Edition for late 2011.
This report presents the findings from an evaluation of the Youth Forums Project which is a Polic... more This report presents the findings from an evaluation of the Youth Forums Project which is a Police and young people engagement initiative that uses restorative approaches, coaching skills and theatre arts to improve relations between the two parties. The research was commissioned by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gloucestershire, with the support of Restorative Gloucestershire, and was conducted by a research team from the School of Natural and Social Sciences, University of Gloucestershire. The methodology comprised of participant observations and face to face interviews with Police Officers, young people and project facilitators at three Youth Forums in Stroud, Tetbury, and Gloucester, and later, at a structured Police follow up session in Gloucester. The young people involved were entered into the project through their membership of youth clubs and other youth initiatives and came from diverse backgrounds. The participating Police Officers were drawn from a range of different police roles and ranks and included neighbourhood officers, response officers and criminal investigators. The research is situated against wider national discourses on a perceived crisis in relations between young people and the Police.
Abstract: This paper explores the nature of the connections within and beyond geography education... more Abstract: This paper explores the nature of the connections within and beyond geography education and discerns the changes taking place so that some ideas emerge for making a future for the discipline. ... To cite this article: Lynch, Kenneth. Making Connections, Creating Futures [ ...
The rapid expansion of education over the last three decades is one of the most outstanding achie... more The rapid expansion of education over the last three decades is one of the most outstanding achievements of the developing world, greatly contributing to the quality of life, economic and social development. This survey examines ...
As global environmental pressures grow, the need for delivering relevant and sustainable capacity... more As global environmental pressures grow, the need for delivering relevant and sustainable capacity building in conservation has never been greater. Individuals, organizations and communities need the skills, knowledge and information that allow them to address environmental issues at a variety of spatial scales and in diverse contexts. Capacity is currently built through a range of activities, including tertiary education, training courses, online learning, mentoring and continuing professional development. However, a significant proportion of the current capacity-building provision is non-strategic, project-based and reactive. The conservation sector still lacks a coordinated approach to capacity building linked to broader conservation goals. Without an assessment of current capacity-building provision and future capacity needs, the delivery of capacity building in conservation will remain fundamentally ad hoc. The need for strategic conservation capacity building in sub-Saharan Afr...
Making the transition from war to peace and establishing justice is a challenging but vital condi... more Making the transition from war to peace and establishing justice is a challenging but vital condition of long term peacebuilding in post-conflict societies. This paper explores this post-conflict issues in Sierra Leone which suffered from a decade long civil war (1991-2002) after the neglect and corruption of the 1980s that combined have left the country languishing in poverty by most global measures. This research explores the role of different peace making and maintaining institutions in post-conflict Sierra Leone through the analysis is taken from a series of 50 interviews s conducted across the country and across social, cultural, tribal, religious and economic boundaries. It examines the role of three different sites of peace-making and maintaining. Firstly, the role of courts and particularly the United Nations Special Court for Sierra Leone that ran from January 2002 to December, 2013, convicting 23 people for crimes committed during the war, including former Liberian Preside...
"The resources in this set introduce qualitative research methods. It is aimed at Geography stud... more "The resources in this set introduce qualitative research methods. It is aimed at Geography students with a little knowledge of research techniques. It includes a series of four sound files with extracts from interviews with researchers using qualitative research methods on geographical or geography-related research topics. It also includes copies of four research reports written by the researchers from the projects discussed.
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The post-2015 agenda calls for a ‘data revolution in development’ and recognises that statistical... more The post-2015 agenda calls for a ‘data revolution in development’ and recognises that statistical capacity amongst the workforce is a prerequisite for achieving it. Universities have a critical role to play in building this capacity. This paper reports insights from in-depth interviews with development professionals in Malta, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom about current and future data skills needs. It presents recommendations on data skills training for aspiring development professionals informed by this evidence, with a particular focus on curriculum in social science related undergraduate programmes at universities.
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News: Dr Frances Harris, the book's editor, is working with the original team and the publishers to produce a Second Edition for late 2011.
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News: Dr Frances Harris, the book's editor, is working with the original team and the publishers to produce a Second Edition for late 2011.
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