The Economic Rationale for International Labor Rights
Most of workers’ and human rights violations persist in the global South. Therefore, the debate about international workers’ rights revolves primarily around enforcing social standards in developing countries. As countries … Continue reading
Migration as Adaptation?
A comparative analysis of policy frameworks on theenvironment and development – this paper aims to discuss possible adaptation policies, and current climate change and development policy structures on human mobility. … Continue reading
Synchronizing Economic and Security Agenda in Southeast Asia
Rapid integration in Southeast Asia is creating new economic, social and development opportunities, but also poses significant security challenges underpinned by organised crime. There are indications that organized crime and … Continue reading
Do People Shape Cities, or Do Cities Shape People?
Urban change involves transformations in the physical appearance and the social composition of neighborhoods. Yet, the relationship between the physical and social components of urban change is not well understood … Continue reading
Challenges in assessing and measuring urban resilience
Originally posted on UGEC Viewpoints:
Susie Moloney, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University, Australia Marta Olazabal, Basque Centre for Climate Change, Spain Lilia Yumagulova, The University of British Columbia, Canada…
Power and the Sustainable Development Goals: a feminist analysis
This article offers a power analysis of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) process and outcomes, from a feminist perspective. Many see, in the SDGs, several opportunities for progress on gender … Continue reading
Developing and testing the Urban Sustainable Development Goal’s targets and indicators – a five-city study
This paper reports the findings of a unique comparative pilot project involving co-production between researchers and local authority officials in five diverse secondary and intermediate cities: Bangalore (Bengaluru), India; Cape … Continue reading
