Reading Development

Random readings on society, politics and change – Jorge Carrillo

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

Sunday, 28 February 2016 · Leave a comment

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

Sunday, 28 February 2016 · Leave a comment

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

Friday, 26 February 2016 · Leave a comment

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…

Wednesday, 24 February 2016 · Leave a comment

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

Tuesday, 23 February 2016 · Leave a comment

Reorienting health aid to meet post-2015 global health challenges

Global development assistance for health (DAH) increased substantially in the MDGs era, from US $10.8 billion in 2001 to $28.1 billion by 2012 (in 2010 US dollars), and it played … Continue reading

Monday, 22 February 2016 · Leave a comment

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

Thursday, 18 February 2016 · Leave a comment

Moving Beyond GDP: New Regional Social Progress Index

The draft version of the regional Social Progress Index, released today for public comment, aims to measure the social progress for 272 European regions as a complement to traditional measures of … Continue reading

Thursday, 18 February 2016 · Leave a comment

Environmental Livelihood Security in Southeast Asia

This document addresses the need for explicit inclusion of livelihoods within the environment nexus (water-energy-food security), not only responding to literature gaps but also addressing emerging dialogue from existing nexus … Continue reading

Wednesday, 17 February 2016 · Leave a comment