- Table View
- List View
Alternative Perspectives on Livelihoods, Agriculture and Air Pollution: Agriculture in Urban and Peri-urban Areas in a Developing Country (Routledge Revivals)
by Neela MukherjeeThis title was first published in 2001. This text is based on participatory field research in selected urban and peri-urban villages in Varanasi and Faridabad districts of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, respectively. The topic of air pollution is approached in a holistic manner in terms of local lives and livelihoods.
An Alternative Philosophy of Development: From economism to human well-being
by Birendra Prasad MathurWhile development has been the foremost agenda before successive governments in India, it has been viewed narrowly – from the perspective of economic development and particularly in terms of gross domestic product (GDP). This book questions such an approach. It breaks from the conventional wisdom of GDP growth as being a definitive measure of the success of a country’s policies and offers an alternative development philosophy. The author contends that people’s economic and social welfare, life satisfaction, self-fulfilment and happiness should be treated as indicators of real development. The book underlines that in a successful model of development, the country’s economic policies will have to synergize with its cultural ethos and that the objective of development should be gross national happiness and well-being of the people. This book will be useful to scholars and researchers of development studies, economics, public policy and administration, governance, political science and sociology, as well as to policymakers.
An Alternative Philosophy of Development: From economism to human well-being
by Birendra Prasad MathurWhile development has been the foremost agenda before successive governments in India, it has been viewed narrowly – from the perspective of economic development and particularly in terms of gross domestic product (GDP). This book questions such an approach. It breaks from the conventional wisdom of GDP growth as being a definitive measure of the success of a country’s policies and offers an alternative development philosophy. The author contends that people’s economic and social welfare, life satisfaction, self-fulfilment and happiness should be treated as indicators of real development. The book underlines that in a successful model of development, the country’s economic policies will have to synergize with its cultural ethos and that the objective of development should be gross national happiness and well-being of the people. This book will be useful to scholars and researchers of development studies, economics, public policy and administration, governance, political science and sociology, as well as to policymakers.
Alternative Planning History and Theory
by Dorina PojaniThis book includes twelve carefully commissioned chapters each of which presents an alternative planning history and theory written from the perspective of groups that have been historically marginalized or neglected. In teaching planning history and theory, many planning programs tend to follow the planning cannon - a normative perspective that mostly accounts for the experience of white, Anglo, Christian, middle class, middle aged, heterosexual, able-bodied, men. This book takes a unique approach. It provides alternative planning history and theory timelines for each of the following groups: women, the poor, LGBTQ+ communities, people with disabilities, older adults, children, religious minorities, people of color, migrants, Indigenous people, and colonized peoples (in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Anglophone Africa). To allow for easy cross-comparison, chapters follow a similar chronological structure, which extends from the late 19th century into the present. The authors provide insights into the core planning issues in each time period, and review the different stances and critiques. The book is a must-read for planning students and instructors. Each chapter includes the following pedagogical features: (1) a boxed case study which presents a recent example of positive change to showcase theory in practice; (2) a table which lays out an alternative planning history and theory timeline for the group covered in the chapter; and (3) suggestions for further study comprising non-academic sources such as books, websites, and films.
Alternative Planning History and Theory
by Dorina PojaniThis book includes twelve carefully commissioned chapters each of which presents an alternative planning history and theory written from the perspective of groups that have been historically marginalized or neglected. In teaching planning history and theory, many planning programs tend to follow the planning cannon - a normative perspective that mostly accounts for the experience of white, Anglo, Christian, middle class, middle aged, heterosexual, able-bodied, men. This book takes a unique approach. It provides alternative planning history and theory timelines for each of the following groups: women, the poor, LGBTQ+ communities, people with disabilities, older adults, children, religious minorities, people of color, migrants, Indigenous people, and colonized peoples (in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Anglophone Africa). To allow for easy cross-comparison, chapters follow a similar chronological structure, which extends from the late 19th century into the present. The authors provide insights into the core planning issues in each time period, and review the different stances and critiques. The book is a must-read for planning students and instructors. Each chapter includes the following pedagogical features: (1) a boxed case study which presents a recent example of positive change to showcase theory in practice; (2) a table which lays out an alternative planning history and theory timeline for the group covered in the chapter; and (3) suggestions for further study comprising non-academic sources such as books, websites, and films.
Alternative Religions Among European Youth (Routledge Revivals)
by Luigi TomasiFrist published in 1999, this book provides an overview of various non-conventional notions of what is sacred, currently held among European young people. It analyses the growing estrangement between traditional religious doctrines and current beliefs among young people in the following countries: France, Austria, Holland, England, Germany, Poland, Russia and Iceland. Using fist-hand statistical support and a well-established theoretical approach, the book examines new religious movements and sects, analysing and interpreting the reasons for their growth and spread among young people. The distinctive features of the book are its investigation of diverse religious phenomena and its verification of whether this spread of ‘alternative ‘religiosity is due to the reluctance of a growing section of the European population to accept traditional religious beliefs. The result of eight separate empirical surveys, the book is original in its content and innovative in its theoretical approach. Overall, it provides a detailed and documented analysis of the increasing number of young Europeans now attracted by ‘alternative’ religions.
Alternative Religions Among European Youth (Routledge Revivals)
by Luigi TomasiFrist published in 1999, this book provides an overview of various non-conventional notions of what is sacred, currently held among European young people. It analyses the growing estrangement between traditional religious doctrines and current beliefs among young people in the following countries: France, Austria, Holland, England, Germany, Poland, Russia and Iceland. Using fist-hand statistical support and a well-established theoretical approach, the book examines new religious movements and sects, analysing and interpreting the reasons for their growth and spread among young people. The distinctive features of the book are its investigation of diverse religious phenomena and its verification of whether this spread of ‘alternative ‘religiosity is due to the reluctance of a growing section of the European population to accept traditional religious beliefs. The result of eight separate empirical surveys, the book is original in its content and innovative in its theoretical approach. Overall, it provides a detailed and documented analysis of the increasing number of young Europeans now attracted by ‘alternative’ religions.
Alternative Tourism in Turkey: Role, Potential Development and Sustainability (GeoJournal Library #121)
by Istvan EgresiThis book takes inventory of and evaluates the available resources for the development of alternative tourism in Turkey. It examines the role of alternative tourism in future tourism development plans and proposes public policies necessary to assure sustainability. Although tourism started later in Turkey than in the Western Mediterranean countries it has grown very rapidly during the last three decades and today the country ranks among the top ten countries in the world in terms of both arrivals and receipts. However, most of the tourism development has been in the mass tourism sector or the so-called sun-sea-sand tourism. While crucial for the economic development of Turkey, mass tourism, in the absence of proper planning, has happened in a haphazard manner leading to numerous environmental and socio-cultural problems. This book argues that, in order to mitigate these problems, Turkey should encourage the development of alternative forms of tourism.
The Alternative University: Lessons from Bolivarian Venezuela (Anthropology of Policy)
by Mariya IvanchevaOver the last few decades, the decline of the public university has dramatically increased under intensified commercialization and privatization, with market-driven restructurings leading to the deterioration of working and learning conditions. A growing reserve army of scholars and students, who enter precarious learning, teaching, and research arrangements, have joined recent waves of public unrest in both developed and developing countries to advocate for reforms to higher education. Yet even the most visible campaigns have rarely put forward any proposals for an alternative institutional organization. Based on extensive fieldwork in Venezuela, The Alternative University outlines the origins and day-to-day functioning of the colossal effort of late President Hugo Chávez's government to create a university that challenged national and global higher education norms. Through participant observation, extensive interviews with policymakers, senior managers, academics, and students, as well as in-depth archival inquiry, Mariya Ivancheva historicizes the Bolivarian University of Venezuela (UBV), the vanguard institution of the higher education reform, and examines the complex and often contradictory and quixotic visions, policies, and practices that turn the alternative university model into a lived reality. This book offers a serious contribution to debates on the future of the university and the role of the state in the era of neoliberal globalization, and outlines lessons for policymakers and educators who aspire to develop higher education alternatives.
The Alternative University: Lessons from Bolivarian Venezuela (Anthropology of Policy)
by Mariya IvanchevaOver the last few decades, the decline of the public university has dramatically increased under intensified commercialization and privatization, with market-driven restructurings leading to the deterioration of working and learning conditions. A growing reserve army of scholars and students, who enter precarious learning, teaching, and research arrangements, have joined recent waves of public unrest in both developed and developing countries to advocate for reforms to higher education. Yet even the most visible campaigns have rarely put forward any proposals for an alternative institutional organization. Based on extensive fieldwork in Venezuela, The Alternative University outlines the origins and day-to-day functioning of the colossal effort of late President Hugo Chávez's government to create a university that challenged national and global higher education norms. Through participant observation, extensive interviews with policymakers, senior managers, academics, and students, as well as in-depth archival inquiry, Mariya Ivancheva historicizes the Bolivarian University of Venezuela (UBV), the vanguard institution of the higher education reform, and examines the complex and often contradictory and quixotic visions, policies, and practices that turn the alternative university model into a lived reality. This book offers a serious contribution to debates on the future of the university and the role of the state in the era of neoliberal globalization, and outlines lessons for policymakers and educators who aspire to develop higher education alternatives.
Alternative Wirklichkeiten?: Wie Fake News und Verschwörungstheorien funktionieren und warum sie Aktualität haben (X-Texte zu Kultur und Gesellschaft)
by Katrin Götz-Votteler Simone HespersFake News und Verschwörungstheorien haben Hochkonjunktur: Lügen werden als Informationen getarnt und fadenscheinige Theorien ziehen bisher anerkannte Wahrheiten in Zweifel. Und spätestens wenn mit dem Begriff »alternative Fakten« Wahlmöglichkeiten auf dem Feld der Tatsachen suggeriert werden, kommt die Frage nach der willkürlichen Manipulation der Wirklichkeit auf. Doch was sind Fake News eigentlich? Wie funktionieren Verschwörungstheorien? Und warum sind wir dafür offensichtlich so anfällig? Katrin Götz-Votteler und Simone Hespers gehen den Gründen für den gegenwärtigen Erfolg dieser Phänomene nach und zeigen, wie kommunikative Mechanismen und Prozesse unbewusst auf unsere Meinungsbildung wirken. Der Sprache als wesentliches Kommunikationsmittel kommt hier eine ebenso große Bedeutung zu wie visuellen Codes und Bildern, die vor allem in Form von Fotografien ein »Fenster zur Welt« auch außerhalb der eigenen Erfahrungsmöglichkeiten öffnen.
Alternative Wirklichkeiten?: Wie Fake News und Verschwörungstheorien funktionieren und warum sie Aktualität haben (X-Texte zu Kultur und Gesellschaft)
by Katrin Götz-Votteler Simone HespersFake News und Verschwörungstheorien haben Hochkonjunktur: Lügen werden als Informationen getarnt und fadenscheinige Theorien ziehen bisher anerkannte Wahrheiten in Zweifel. Und spätestens wenn mit dem Begriff »alternative Fakten« Wahlmöglichkeiten auf dem Feld der Tatsachen suggeriert werden, kommt die Frage nach der willkürlichen Manipulation der Wirklichkeit auf. Doch was sind Fake News eigentlich? Wie funktionieren Verschwörungstheorien? Und warum sind wir dafür offensichtlich so anfällig? Katrin Götz-Votteler und Simone Hespers gehen den Gründen für den gegenwärtigen Erfolg dieser Phänomene nach und zeigen, wie kommunikative Mechanismen und Prozesse unbewusst auf unsere Meinungsbildung wirken. Der Sprache als wesentliches Kommunikationsmittel kommt hier eine ebenso große Bedeutung zu wie visuellen Codes und Bildern, die vor allem in Form von Fotografien ein »Fenster zur Welt« auch außerhalb der eigenen Erfahrungsmöglichkeiten öffnen.
Alternativer Umgang mit Alternativen: Aufsätze zu Philosophie und Sozialwissenschaften
by Frank Benseler Bettina Blanck Rainer Greshoff Werner LohIn den Kulturwissenschaften ist kontroverse Meinungsvielfalt normal. Nach wie vor stellt es ein grundsätzliches Forschungsproblem dar, unter dieser Vielfalt methodisch geleitet und verantwortbar entscheiden zu können. Dies mag daran liegen, daß es bislang keine Forschungstraditionen gibt, die das Erwägen von Alternativen nicht nur für die Genese von Lösungen heranziehen, sondern auch als eine Geltungsbedingung für Lösungen betrachten. Die Arbeiten dieses Bandes sind vor dem Hintergrund der Idee eines erwägungsorientierten Forschungsansatzes zu verstehen. Das Themenspektrum reicht von wissenschaftlicher Kommunikation über Dezision in den Wissenschaften, nicht-patriarchaler Wissenschaft, dem psychophysischen Problem, Theoriebildung und Theorienvergleich in den Sozialwissenschaften, erwägender Vernunft, Kant-Forschungen und Aussagenlogik bis zur Diskussion der evolutionären Ethik.
Alternatives to Imprisonment: Intentions and Reality
by Ulla V. BondesonThe detrimental effects of imprisonment have been documented and accepted in most western countries. As a result, alternatives to incarceration have been sought in the effort to reform the penal system. Although during the last thirty years several Nordic official committees have recommended a reduction in the use of jail sentences and an increase in other forms of punishment (i.e. fines and probation) in the hope of decreasing crime and rehabilitating criminals, incarceration rates have been going up in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. Still, the interest in alternatives to imprisonment continues to grow, but few studies have actually been published that examine their effectiveness.
Alternatives to Imprisonment: Intentions and Reality
by Ulla V. BondesonThe detrimental effects of imprisonment have been documented and accepted in most western countries. As a result, alternatives to incarceration have been sought in the effort to reform the penal system. Although during the last thirty years several Nordic official committees have recommended a reduction in the use of jail sentences and an increase in other forms of punishment (i.e. fines and probation) in the hope of decreasing crime and rehabilitating criminals, incarceration rates have been going up in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. Still, the interest in alternatives to imprisonment continues to grow, but few studies have actually been published that examine their effectiveness.
Alternatives to Imprisonment in England and Wales, Germany and Turkey: A Comparative Study
by Öznur SevdirenThe book focuses on one of the most problematic areas of Turkish penal justice: the overreliance on custodial measures and a corresponding growth in the prison population, and compares Turkey with two major European countries in this respect: England and Wales and Germany. The underlying question throughout the study is the extent to which prison alternatives can be seen as genuine alternatives to immediate custodial sentences.
Alternatives to Prison
by Gwen Robinson Anthony Bottoms Sue RexAs the UK and many other western societies face up to the consequences of a rapidly increasing prison population, so the search for alternative approaches to punishment and dealing with offenders has become an increasingly urgent priority for government policy and society as a whole. This book reports the results of the research programme commissioned by the Coulsfield Inquiry into Alternatives to Prison, which was funded by the Esmée Fairbairn 'Rethinking Crime and Punishment' initiative. It is written by leading authorities in the field, and provides a comprehensive, authoritative and wide-ranging review of the range of issues associated with the use of noncustodial sanctions, examining experiences in Scotland and Northern Ireland as well as England and Wales.
Alternatives to Prison
by Gwen Robinson Anthony Bottoms Sue RexAs the UK and many other western societies face up to the consequences of a rapidly increasing prison population, so the search for alternative approaches to punishment and dealing with offenders has become an increasingly urgent priority for government policy and society as a whole. This book reports the results of the research programme commissioned by the Coulsfield Inquiry into Alternatives to Prison, which was funded by the Esmée Fairbairn 'Rethinking Crime and Punishment' initiative. It is written by leading authorities in the field, and provides a comprehensive, authoritative and wide-ranging review of the range of issues associated with the use of noncustodial sanctions, examining experiences in Scotland and Northern Ireland as well as England and Wales.
Alternatives to State-Socialism in Britain: Other Worlds of Labour in the Twentieth Century (Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements)
by Peter Ackers Alastair J. ReidThis book poses a major revisionist challenge to 20th century British labour history, aiming to look beyond the Marxist and Fabian exclusion of working class experience, notably religion and self-help, in order to exaggerate ‘labour movement’ class cohesion. Instead of a ‘forward march’ to secular state-socialism, the research presented here is devoted to a rich diversity of social movements and ideas. In this collection of essays, the editors establish the liberal-pluralist tradition, with the following chapters covering three distinct sections. Part One, ‘Other Forms of Association’ covers subjects such as trade unions, the Co-operative Party, women’s community activism and Protestant Nonconformity. Part Two, ‘Other Leaders’, covers employer Edward Cadbury; Trades Union Congress leader Walter Citrine; and the electricians’ leader, Frank Chapple. Part Three, ‘Other Intellectuals’, considers G.D.H. Cole, Michael Young and left libertarianism by Stuart White. Readers interested in the British Labour movement will find this an invaluable resource.
Altersbilder in der professionellen Altenpflege: Eine empirische Studie
by Georg Weber Norbert Erlemeier Armin Nassehi Irmhild Saake Lars Oliver Watermann
Altersbilder in der Wirtschaft, im Gesundheitswesen und in der pflegerischen Versorgung: Expertisen zum Sechsten Altenbericht der Bundesregierung. Band 2
by Frank Berner Judith Rossow Klaus-Peter SchwitzerIn diesem Band werden Altersbilder in zwei wichtigen gesellschaftlichen Teilbereichen untersucht: im Gesundheits- und Pflegewesen und in der Wirtschaft. Die Studien zum Gesundheitswesen untersuchen die Auswirkungen der Altersbilder von Professionellen und der im System institutionalisierten Altersbilder auf die gesundheitliche Versorgung älterer Menschen. Für die Wirtschaft werden Altersbilder im Dienstleistungssektor und die Einstellungen von Personalverantwortlichen und die Personalpolitiken großer Unternehmen untersucht.
Altersbilder und Altenhilfe: Zum Wandel der Leitbilder von Altenhilfe seit 1950
by Birgit BaumgartlDie Hauptentwicklungslinien von Altenhilfe und Altenplanung in der Bundesrepublik seit 1950 beschreibt diese empirische Arbeit, die auch als eine 'Geschichte der Altenhilfe' gelesen werden kann. Nicht nur durch einen 'objektiven Problemdruck' wie z. B. die demographische Veränderung kann diese Entwicklung erklärt werden, sondern mindestens ebenso wichtig sind kulturelle Faktoren wie stereotype Vorstellungen und Wahrnehmungen von Alter als sozialem Problem. Woher die einzelnen Entwicklungen kommen und wie sie von unterschiedlich beteiligten Gruppen - Wissenschaft, Sozialarbeit und Verwaltung - rezipiert werden, wird beleuchtet. Ein im Hinblick auf die aktuelle Diskussion überraschendes Ergebnis ist, daß eher Kontinuität als Wandel die Entwicklung der Altenhilfe bestimmt hat.
Altersdemenz und lokale Fürsorge: Ein deutsch-japanischer Vergleich (Alter(n)skulturen #7)
by Ludgera Lewerich Shingo Shimada Celia SpodenWie gehen postindustrielle Gesellschaften mit der Herausforderung Altersdemenz um? Da die Versorgung demenziell Erkrankter meist weder allein durch familiäre noch ausschließlich durch institutionelle Pflege zu bewältigen ist, stellt sich die Frage, wie lokale Gemeinschaften einen Beitrag zur Lösung dieser Problematik leisten können. Basierend auf Forschungen in einer deutschen und einer japanischen Pflegeeinrichtung stellen die Beitragenden des Bandes zwei unterschiedliche Ansätze vor. Mittels einer kulturvergleichenden Analyse arbeiten sie Vor- und Nachteile der verschiedenen Systeme heraus und zeigen neue Wege der Versorgung Demenzkranker in ihrem lokalen Kontext auf.
Altersgerechte digitale Kanäle: Webseiten und mobile Apps (essentials)
by Alireza Darvishy Hans-Peter Hutter Alexander SeifertWorauf müssen Sie als Auftrageber*in achten, wenn Sie eine altersgerechte Webseite oder eine mobile Applikation entwickeln lassen? Dieses Buch erklärt Ihnen, wie altersbedingte Einschränkungen sich auf die Nutzung von Webseiten und mobilen Applikationen auswirken. Wenn gerontologische Aspekte im Design von digitalen Kanälen nicht berücksichtigt sind, tendieren ältere Menschen dazu, auf das entsprechende Angebot zu verzichten. Deshalb müssen Webseiten und mobile Applikationen die Bedürfnisse älterer Menschen berücksichtigen. Im Buch finden Sie nützliche Empfehlungen, wie Sie dies tun können, damit Ihre Webseiten und mobilen Applikationen für alle leicht zu bedienen sind.
