Author: United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
New Alternatives to Community Distress
Author: United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Author: United States. Superintendent of Documents
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1068
Book Description
February issue includes Appendix entitled Directory of United States Government periodicals and subscription publications; September issue includes List of depository libraries; June and December issues include semiannual index
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1068
Book Description
February issue includes Appendix entitled Directory of United States Government periodicals and subscription publications; September issue includes List of depository libraries; June and December issues include semiannual index
Transforming Distressed Global Communities
Author: Fritz Wagner
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317007697
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
Many of our global cities are distressed and facing a host of issues: economic collapse in the face of rising expectations, social disintegration and civil unrest, and ecological degradation and the threats associated with climate change, including more frequent and more severe natural disasters. Our long-held assumptions about man and nature and how they interact are defunct. We realize now that we can no longer continue to build without addressing the long-term impacts of our actions and their spillovers. Energy and natural resources are finite. The way we configure economies has come into question. In the developed world, especially in the United States, infrastructure and the notions that underpin it are outdated. Meanwhile, the developing world is experiencing major, rapid transformations in lifestyles and economies that are affecting billions of people and requiring a whole new way of planning human settlements. Cities are the key to our future; they represent the most effective vehicle for positive advancements in the human condition and environmental change. This volume argues for the need to redesign and re-plan our cities in holistic ways that reflect our new understanding and relate to their diversity and multi-dimensionality. Presenting a range of case studies from around the world, this volume examines how these distressed cities are dealing with these issues in planning for their future. Alongside these empirical chapters are philosophical essays that consider the future of distressed cities. Bringing together a team of leading scholars, United Nations agencies, non-governmental organizations, private consulting firms, international organizations and foundations, and policy officials, this volume provides a unique and comprehensive overview on how to transform distressed communities into more livable places.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317007697
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
Many of our global cities are distressed and facing a host of issues: economic collapse in the face of rising expectations, social disintegration and civil unrest, and ecological degradation and the threats associated with climate change, including more frequent and more severe natural disasters. Our long-held assumptions about man and nature and how they interact are defunct. We realize now that we can no longer continue to build without addressing the long-term impacts of our actions and their spillovers. Energy and natural resources are finite. The way we configure economies has come into question. In the developed world, especially in the United States, infrastructure and the notions that underpin it are outdated. Meanwhile, the developing world is experiencing major, rapid transformations in lifestyles and economies that are affecting billions of people and requiring a whole new way of planning human settlements. Cities are the key to our future; they represent the most effective vehicle for positive advancements in the human condition and environmental change. This volume argues for the need to redesign and re-plan our cities in holistic ways that reflect our new understanding and relate to their diversity and multi-dimensionality. Presenting a range of case studies from around the world, this volume examines how these distressed cities are dealing with these issues in planning for their future. Alongside these empirical chapters are philosophical essays that consider the future of distressed cities. Bringing together a team of leading scholars, United Nations agencies, non-governmental organizations, private consulting firms, international organizations and foundations, and policy officials, this volume provides a unique and comprehensive overview on how to transform distressed communities into more livable places.
Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1790
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1790
Book Description
Federal Job Retention Programs for Distressed Timber Communities
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Regulation, Business Opportunities, and Energy
Publisher:
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Category : Forest products industry
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest products industry
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The Federal Housing Administration Single Family Program Property Disposition
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking and Financial Services. Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity
Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Is FHA Limiting Choices for Home Finance?
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking and Financial Services. Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity
Publisher:
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Law from Below
Author: Elisabeth Rain Kincaid
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
ISBN: 1647124069
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
"This book describes a political theology which provides a mode of engagement with unjust laws. It argues that the theology of Francisco Suárez, SJ, an early modern legal theorist and theologian, which was developed to combat an authoritarian view of law, may be successfully retrieved to provide a constructive model of legal engagement for Christians today, including the possibility that communities may work to change law from the ground up as they function within the legal system, not just outside it. His theory of law thus provides a theologically robust way to mount a counter-narrative to contemporary authoritarian theories of law, while still acknowledging the good in the rule of law and its imposition by a legislative authority. He acknowledges the crucial contribution of citizens to improving law's moral content, without removing the importance of law's own authority or the role of the lawgiver"--
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
ISBN: 1647124069
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
"This book describes a political theology which provides a mode of engagement with unjust laws. It argues that the theology of Francisco Suárez, SJ, an early modern legal theorist and theologian, which was developed to combat an authoritarian view of law, may be successfully retrieved to provide a constructive model of legal engagement for Christians today, including the possibility that communities may work to change law from the ground up as they function within the legal system, not just outside it. His theory of law thus provides a theologically robust way to mount a counter-narrative to contemporary authoritarian theories of law, while still acknowledging the good in the rule of law and its imposition by a legislative authority. He acknowledges the crucial contribution of citizens to improving law's moral content, without removing the importance of law's own authority or the role of the lawgiver"--
Revitalization of Rural and Other Economically Distressed Areas
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic assistance, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic assistance, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Cyberpunk Women, Feminism and Science Fiction
Author: Carlen Lavigne
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786466537
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
This analysis of cyberpunk science fiction written between 1981 and 2003 positions women's cyberpunk in the larger cultural discussion of feminist issues. It traces the origins of the genre, reviews the critical reactions and outlines the ways in which women's cyberpunk advances points of view that are specifically feminist. Novels are examined within their cultural contexts; their content is compared to broader controversies within contemporary feminism, and their themes are revealed as reflections of feminist discourse around the turn of the 21st century. Chapters cover topics such as globalization, virtual reality, cyborg culture, environmentalism, religion, motherhood and queer rights. Interviews with feminist cyberpunk authors are provided, revealing both their motivations for writing and their experiences with fans. The study treats feminist cyberpunk as a unique vehicle for examining contemporary women's issues and analyzes feminist science fiction as a complex source of political ideas.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786466537
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
This analysis of cyberpunk science fiction written between 1981 and 2003 positions women's cyberpunk in the larger cultural discussion of feminist issues. It traces the origins of the genre, reviews the critical reactions and outlines the ways in which women's cyberpunk advances points of view that are specifically feminist. Novels are examined within their cultural contexts; their content is compared to broader controversies within contemporary feminism, and their themes are revealed as reflections of feminist discourse around the turn of the 21st century. Chapters cover topics such as globalization, virtual reality, cyborg culture, environmentalism, religion, motherhood and queer rights. Interviews with feminist cyberpunk authors are provided, revealing both their motivations for writing and their experiences with fans. The study treats feminist cyberpunk as a unique vehicle for examining contemporary women's issues and analyzes feminist science fiction as a complex source of political ideas.