Tabla de Contenidos: “…Eligibility for federal programmes varies across spatial scales, which hinders participation of local governments -- Rural innovators' barriers to finance can be overcome by involving a wider pool of stakeholders -- Non-bank financial intermediaries can help overcome barriers for access to finance -- With more support, non-governmental organisations (NGO) and community-based organisations can continuously contribute to foster community development -- Broadband connectivity is an important condition for innovation, yet there are substantial gaps to high-quality broadband access in rural and Tribal Land areas, in comparison with urban areas -- Rural areas in the United States have lower broadband coverage, less choice of internet providers and lower speed rates than urban regions -- The United States government has recognised the importance of broadband connectivity for all, regardless of where they live -- Access to quality education has been a barrier for many rural counties -- Access to education in rural counties is more expensive and of lower quality than in urban counties -- Skills training needs to match local labour market demands -- Higher education and R&amp -- D institutions can have a positive impact on local innovation -- Recommendations -- Improving policy design and implementation for rural innovation -- Promoting a broader view of innovation policy for diverse rural areas -- Implementing programs in accordance with different scales of intervention -- Ensuring effective co-ordination mechanisms across levels of government and capacity for multi-level governance -- Building a culture of experimentation in rural entrepreneurship -- Improving access to high-quality broadband in rural areas -- Better assessing the state of broadband connectivity…”

“…"The factors causing ecosystem decline, such as rapid urban development and habitat fragmentation occur at the local level and are generated by local land use policies. …”
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“…Among these challenges five are directly related to the content of this book: 1. Restore and improve urban infrastructure 2. Advance health informatics 3. …”
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“…De ser una técnica plástica entre muchas, en los últimos años y probablemente gracias al fenómeno del "urban sketching, se ha convertido en el lenguaje con el que cada vez más gente documenta su entorno cotidiano. …”
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“…It delves into the socio-political dynamics surrounding environmental issues, focusing on topics such as water rights, urban ecology, and forestation impacts. The book features contributions from various authors who analyze regional and local narratives, environmental policies, and justice. …”

“…The essays address a number of different questions in medieval economic and social history, as the volume looks at the activities of merchants, their trade, legal interactions and identities, and on the importance of money and credit in the rural and urban economies. Other essays look more widely at patterns of immigration to London, trade and royal policy, and the role that merchants played in the Hundred Years War…”

“…They make us rethink the rural/urban divide, investigate regionalists’ politicisation of rural life and heritage, and reveal how locals use EU monies to prop up or challenge existing hierarchies. …”

“…It compiles the experiences and practices of black communities in urban and rural contexts, reflecting their struggles and philosophies. …”

“…In this compelling media history, John Crespi argues that manhua must be understood in the context of the pictorial magazines that hosted them, and in turn these magazines must be seen as important mediators of the modern urban experience. Even as times changed—from interwar-era consumerism to war-time mobilization to Mao-style propaganda—the art form adapted to stay on the cutting edge of both politics and style…”

“…Why do early films present the Netherlands as a country full of canals and windmills, where people wear traditional costumes and wooden shoes, while industries and modern urban life are all but absent? Where do such visual clichés come from? …”

“…Analyses on violence-related norms of male juveniles (ages 16-21 years old) living in high-risk urban neighborhoods. Intense discussion of the concept of street code and its use. …”

“…ASTER data have been widely used in a variety of application areas such as land surface mapping and change detection, volcano and other natural hazard monitoring, mineral exploration, and urban heat island monitoring. This Special Issue consists of 12 papers (2 reviews, 9 articles, and 1 technical note) and covers topics including development of new techniques to process ASTER data, calibration activities to ensure long-term consistency of ASTER data, validation of the ASTER data products, and scientific achievements using ASTER data…”

“…The chapters explore various narrative worlds and spaces—from the urban to parks and forests, from textual spaces to spatial thematics, studying these spatial features in relation to the problems of late modernity…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Impact on Governance and Urban Life -- Escapee criminals and crime control in colonial southwestern Nigeria, 1861-1945 -- Introduction -- Conceptualising Escape -- Criminality and Escape in the Pre-colonial Period -- The Colonial Perspective -- Issues involved in the Escape of Criminals in Colonial Nigeria. -- Extradition of criminals: Application of the Law and its Implications. -- Conclusion -- The second Liberian peace process and the problem of post conflict peace building in West Africa: some contending issues and interests -- INTRODUCTION -- FROM ECOMIL TO UNMIL -- CONTENDING ISSUES AND INTERESTS -- Charles Taylor -- LURD and MODEL -- Guinea -- The United States -- Côte d'Ivoire -- ECOWAS -- Other European nations -- The United Nations -- NIGERIA'S GEO-STRATEGIC INTEREST -- THE PROBLEM OF POST-CONFLICT PEACE BULDING IN WEST AFRICA -- POLICY ACTIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- CONCLUSION -- Globalisation of Pentecostalism in Africa: evidence from the Redeemed Christian church of God (Rccg), Nigeria -- Introduction -- The New Pentecostalism: Its Emergence -- The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG): A Brief History -- Diversification of Religiosity -- Elite Groups -- Media Use -- Global Business -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Demand for modern health care services and the incidence of poverty in Nigeria: a case study of Ilorin Metropolis -- Introduction -- Conceptual Issues: Poverty and The Demand For Modem Health Care Services -- Poverty Trends in Nigeria -- Demand for Modern Health Care Services -- Study Area and Methodology -- Study Area -- Methodology -- Data Source -- Model Specification -- Results and Discussion -- Incidence of Poverty in llorin Metropolis -- Results of the Multiple Regression Analysis of the Demand for Modern Health Care Services and the incidence of Poverty in Ilorin Metropolis -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- Chief D.O. …”

“…During fiscal crises in the 1970's and 1980's in America's urban centers, arts teaching positions were cut. …”

“…This volume - has the prevailing goal of let be known the effect and importance of the different locations of the University Federico II in the extended urban context of the metropolitan area of ​​Naples. …”

“…Today, with the increasing interest in local and sustainable connections, and in bodily and spiritual enhancement, we see a growing use of walking tracks both in landscapes within reach from urban centres and in more remotely located or 'wild' areas. …”

“…Shedding new light on this foundational period, the authors explore not just major historical events and the development of an urban bourgeois lifestyle but a social field of vision of Palestinian life as exemplified in the Jerusalem community. …”

“…In this book, the real-world implementations of successful Smart City technology in places like New York, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, and more are analyzed, and insights are gained from recorded attempts in similar urban centers that have not reached their full Smart City potential. …”

“…In accessible prose filled with cutting-edge ideas, these scholars address topics ranging from the recent financial crisis to discrimination and gentrification and show how housing law and policy impacts household wealth, financial markets, urban landscapes, and local communities. Together, they harness evidence and theory to capture the 'state of play' in housing, generating insights that will be relevant to academics and policymakers alike. …”