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This book offers the reader a deeper understanding of the eThekwini
Metropolitan Municipality's green and ecological infrastructure
policy landscape. The author utilises the PULSE3 analytical
framework to conduct an in-depth examination and to show how
experts frame and implement the municipality's green and ecological
infrastructure strategies and projects. Although the initial
purpose of this book was to investigate the role of green and
ecological infrastructures in eThekwini's water security
aspirations, the author realised that climate change adaptation and
mitigation play a more central role in motivating the municipality
to develop and implement such science-driven projects. To be sure,
science that is informed by a positivist paradigm, guides how,
where and when the municipality should develop green and ecological
infrastructures. Furthermore, a positivistic stance is generated in
this policy landscape, where science and politics meet at a local
government level, and the book offers an insight into the
science-policy interface, as well as the normative and value
orientations that positivism often ignores. The book also shows the
usefulness of the PULSE3 framework and how it can assist scientists
in all fields to gain a deeper understanding of the complications
that are faced by humankind. This book fills a market gap by
providing a view of how scientists think about problems and how to
solve them by using established paradigms and theories.
This book presents a new way of looking at and analyzing policies,
programs and/or plans in which research scientists have used their
knowledge to develop mechanisms such as South Africa's National
Water Resource Strategy, Second Edition; Australian and South
African climate change adaptation strategies for government
entities and the UNDP's Water and Ocean Governance focus area. It
critically assesses how science can be used in the service of
society and how researchers and practitioners can bridge the gaps
that arise as a result of incomplete thinking. Presenting a
bird's-eye view of how thinking and understanding operate in the
policy context, it offers a valuable contribution to fields of
inquiry such as research methods, comparative analyses, political
science, international relations and the natural and social
sciences in general. This book fills a market gap, providing
real-world solutions to the practical application of science,
paradigms and theories.
This book presents a new way of looking at and analyzing policies,
programs and/or plans in which research scientists have used their
knowledge to develop mechanisms such as South Africa's National
Water Resource Strategy, Second Edition; Australian and South
African climate change adaptation strategies for government
entities and the UNDP's Water and Ocean Governance focus area. It
critically assesses how science can be used in the service of
society and how researchers and practitioners can bridge the gaps
that arise as a result of incomplete thinking. Presenting a
bird's-eye view of how thinking and understanding operate in the
policy context, it offers a valuable contribution to fields of
inquiry such as research methods, comparative analyses, political
science, international relations and the natural and social
sciences in general. This book fills a market gap, providing
real-world solutions to the practical application of science,
paradigms and theories.
This book provides unique insights into the complex issue of water
security in South Africa. Based on qualitative research conducted
through face-to-face structured interviews and focus group
discussions with individuals, traditional leaders, municipal
officials, researchers, businesspeople and farmers in the two local
governments - the Sekhukhune District and eThekwini Metropolitan
Municipalities - it focuses on the peoples' understanding of the
concept of water security and whether they believe that the
municipalities have achieved water security for all. The research
is supported by water security-related statistics, particularly
those pertaining to water quality and quantity, and an extensive
literature review for the concept of water security. In addition to
assessing the state of water security in both municipalities, the
book presents a new water security definition and typology, and
offers valuable recommendations for future research.
The book investigates the role interest groups have played over the
years to influence the governments of Lesotho and South Africa, the
World Bank and project implementation authorities in changing some
policy aspects of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP). Some
of the issues being agitated by the interest groups are the
resettlement of villagers where some of the dams for the projects
are being constructed. The author argues that interest groups and
individuals have the ability to influence the above-mentioned
institutions and to such an extent that water politics and
governance is not the domain of state institutions only.
This book investigates the role that interest groups have played
over the years in influencing the government of Namibia, the World
Bank, the European Union and project implementation authorities to
not construct the proposed Epupa Hydroelectric Power Station on the
Kunene River in the Baynes mountains, a region on the border
between Namibia and Angola. Some of the issues brought forward by
the interest groups are the socio-economic impact the dam would
have on the OvaHimba, as well as negative consequences for the
river's aquatic and terrestrial environment. This book argues that
interest groups and individuals have the ability to influence the
above-mentioned institutions, and to such an extent that water
politics and governance are not exclusively the domain of state
institutions. As such, it argues that communal interest groups,
living in remote parts of the world, can influence state
institutions at various political scales.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
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++++ Eine Deutsche Apotheke Des 16. Jahrhunderts Dargestallt Auf
Grund Einer Notariell Beglaubigten Und Bei Dem Verlaufe Der
Ratsapotheke Zu Kolberg Im Jahre 1589 Aufgestellten Inventurliste
Richard Meissner Pilz, 1908 Medical; Pharmacy; Materia medica;
Medical / Pharmacy
Mei ner beschreibt in diesem Buch die Herstellung von Beerenweinen
im eigenen Haushalt. Nachdruck des Originals von 1920.
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