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SAGE Publications Ltd. Very Good. 6.25 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches. Paperback. 2002. 232 pages. <br> Evidently, the time has come to describe and asse ss the shift and its effects on policies per se. And this book do es so brilliantly. It takes stock of the relevant literature and also identifies significant theoretical issues as well as practic al problems associated with public implementation in the new cont ext of governance. Thus, the book is depicted as a state-of-the-a rt on public policy implementation --CHOICE Bringing the major current insights in implementation research and theory together, Public Policy, Implementation and Governance reviews the literatu re on public policy implementation, relating it to contemporary d evelopments in thinking about governance. The text stresses the continuing importance of a focus upon implementation processes a nd explores its central relevance to the practice of public admin istration. In light of the changing nature of governance, Hill an d Hupe suggest strategies for both future research on and managem ent of public policy implementation. Their basic approach is two- fold: firstly, to understand the process of implementation and se condly, to address how one might control and affect this process. Re-exploring the state of the art of the study of implementatio n as a sub-discipline of political science and public administrat ion, this book will be essential reading for students and researc hers in public policy, social policy, public management, public a dminstration and governance. Editorial Reviews Review `This is an excellent and much needed book. Hill and Hupe have provided a well written and highly accessible account of the development of implementation studies which will be immensely valuable to ev eryone concerned with understanding implementation in modern pol icy making.? - Professor Wayne Parsons, University of London Evi dently, the time has come to describe and assess the shift and it s effects on policies per se. And this book does so brilliantly. It takes stock of the relevant literature and also identifies sig nificant theoretical issues as well as practical problems associa ted with public implementation in the new context of governance. Thus, the book is depicted as a state-of-the-art on public policy implementation -- CHOICE About the Author Michael Hill is Eme ritus Professor of Social Policy at the University of Newcastle, UK.  Before entering academic life at the University of Reading h e was a street-level bureaucrat in a local social assistance offi ce. He later worked on research at the Universities of Oxford and Bristol on the implementation of social policy. Since retiring f rom Newcastle he has held part-time visiting professorships in Lo ndon University at Goldsmiths College and Queen Mary College and also in the London School of Economics and the University of Brig hton. His long-standing text The Public Policy Process reached it s eighth edition in 2021 in a joint version with Frédéric Varone of the University of Geneva. In 2020 he published Exploring the W orld of Social Policy with Zoë Irving of the University of York. Peter Hupeis Visiting Professor at the Public Governance Instit ute, KU Leuven, Belgium. He is also Honorary Senior Research Fell ow at the School of Social Policy, University of Birmingham, UK. While teaching Public Administration at Erasmus University Rotter dam, the Netherlands, he had academic affiliations in Leiden, Leu ven, London, Oxford and Potsdam. The major part of his research r egards the theoretical-empirical study of policy processes, parti cularly implementation and street-level bureaucracy. He discovere d the relevance of the latter during an earlier career as a polic ymaker in the Dutch national civil service. Publishing regularly in journals like Public Administration, Public Policy and Adminis tration and Public Management Review, in 2019 he composed the Res earch Handbook of Street-Level Bureaucracy: The Ground Floor of G overnment in Context. With Tony Evans he edited Discretion and th e Quest for Controlled Freedom (2020). </div About the Author M ichael Hill is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at the Univers ity of Newcastle, UK.  Before entering academic life at the Unive rsity of Reading he was a street-level bureaucrat in a local soci al assistance office. He later worked on research at the Universi ties of Oxford and Bristol on the implementation of social policy . Since retiring from Newcastle he has held part-time visiting pr ofessorships in London University at Goldsmiths College and Queen Mary College and also in the London School of Economics and the University of Brighton. His long-standing text The Public Policy Process reached its eighth edition in 2021 in a joint version wit h Frédéric Varone of the University of Geneva. In 2020 he publish ed Exploring the World of Social Policy with Zoë Irving of the Un iversity of York. Peter Hupeis Visiting Professor at the Public Governance Institute, KU Leuven, Belgium. He is also Honorary Se nior Research Fellow at the School of Social Policy, University o f Birmingham, UK. While teaching Public Administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands, he had academic affiliati ons in Leiden, Leuven, London, Oxford and Potsdam. The major part of his research regards the theoretical-empirical study of polic y processes, particularly implementation and street-level bureauc racy. He discovered the relevance of the latter during an earlier career as a policymaker in the Dutch national civil service. Pub lishing regularly in journals like Public Administration, Public Policy and Administration and Public Management Review, in 2019 h e composed the Research Handbook of Street-Level Bureaucracy: The Ground Floor of Government in Context. With Tony Evans he edited Discretion and the Quest for Controlled Freedom (2020). </div ., SAGE Publications Ltd, 2002, 3, CDWorld Wildlife Federation - WWFThe Nature ConservancyThe leading response to environmental challenges has been the creation of protected areas, yet they constantly are jeopardized by problems of staffing, sustainable finance and local development. Documentation of alternative strategies that could enhance success of protected area management is still at a nascent stage. To evaluate such strategies we built an on-line questionnaire to be answered by all Federal protected areas in Brazil. Just 12.8% confirmed and explained the strategies sought. Partnerships seemed to underpin most strategies cited. We believe that the low percentage of managers seeking alternative strategies is a result of the increasing lack of a strong, coherent and comprehensive policy for protected areas in Brazil, which will only change if a new breakthrough on conservation policy is made.Natural resources are under pressure worldwide; loss of biodiversity stands out (Pimm et al., 2014). The leading response to such challenge has been the creation of protected areas (PA). Today, worldwide, 15.4% of terrestrial and inland water areas and 3.4% of oceans are protected, covering a total of 20.6 million km2 (Juffe-Bignoli et al., 2014). Brazil has the largest PA system in the world; currently, there are 1930 locally-termed as Conservation Units in Brazil that cover 1,513,366 km2, which represents 17.20% of terrestrial and inland water areas and 1.5% oceanic areas (Ministério do Meio Ambiente, 2015), and 585 Indigenous Lands that cover 1,131,211 km2 which represents 13.2% of the Brazilian Territory (FUNAI, 2015).However, while PAs are a well-established tool for biodiversity conservation, on the other hand, they face serious questions as to whether they meet their targets or not. There are several concerns, such as negative changes in conservation status through downsizing, downgrading and degazettement in recent years (Bernard et al., 2014), reduction in game populations inside National Parks (Ogutu et al., 2011) and overuse of natural resources of Sustainable Use PAs (Peres et al., 2003). This negative scenario raises the urgent need to establish the main struggles of PA management and identify strategies which could bring them closer to targets.Analysis of effectiveness and its challenges can be used as a good indicator to better understand PA management difficulties. The most widespread of such analysis is the Rapid Assessment and Prioritization of Protected Area Management (RAPPAM) (Ervin, 2003). In Brazil the methodology was applied twice in the federal PAs (20052006 and 2010). In the first one, Staffing emerged as the main struggle; in the second, Sustainable Finance was the main challenge (ICMBio and WWF-Brasil, 2015). These results show us that Staffing and Sustainable Finance need a great attention from managers, policy makers and other stakeholders to tackle conservation targets in PAs.Although not directly addressed in the RAPPAM analysis, a third axis highly important to the effectiveness of PA is Local Development. Scholars have widely reported negative outcomes due to physical and economic displacement of local people imposed by the creation of PA (Adams and Hutton, 2007). Some argue that, to solve these problems, PA managers should seek participative approach and co-management with local communities (Homewood et al., 2013). Therefore, even though there are some contrary opinions (Soulé, 2013), Local Development is a theme that cannot be left out of such discussions.While the main challenges are more or less understood, on the other hand, the strategies to solve them are not. Legally all PAs in Brazil need to have a management plan for the reserve and an Advisory Board and Deliberative Council set up. Be that as it may, the understanding of strategies being applied in day to day of PA management, the documentation of such achievements, and the key issues faced are still at a nascent stage (Kothari et al., 2013). Moreover, first, even though the literature present us with a variety of possible strategies to better manager a PA according to its specific goals, we do not have a clear idea as to whether it is possible to put them into practice in context of the Brazilian legal and bureaucratic reality. Secondly, although innovative strategies, whether by the adaptation of known strategies in new realities, or creation of new tools, might be applying in the day-to-day management of PAs, have yet to undergo systematic evaluation for the Brazilian Federal Protected Area System., 2007, 4, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1996. viii, 242 pages, illustrations, map; 24 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. "Henry Petroski's previous bestsellers have delighted readers with intriguing stories about the engineering marvels around us, from the lowly pencil to the soaring suspension bridge. In this book, Petroski delves deeper into the mystery of invention, to explore what everyday artifacts and sophisticated networks can reveal about the way engineers solve problems. Engineering entails more than knowing the way things work. What do economics and ecology, aesthetics and ethics, have to do with the shape of a paper clip, the tab of a beverage can, the cabin design of a turbojet, or the course of a river? How do the idiosyncrasies of individual engineers, companies, and communities leave their mark on projects from Velcro to fax machines to waterworks? Invention by Design offers an insider's look at these political and cultural dimensions of design and development, production and construction. Readers unfamiliar with engineering will find Petroski's enthusiasm contagious, whether the topic is the genesis of the Ziploc baggie or the averted collapse of Manhattan's sleekest skyscraper. And those who inhabit the world of engineering will discover insights to challenge their customary perspective, whether their work involves failure analysis, systems design, or public relations. Written with the flair that readers have come to expect from his books, Invention by Design reaffirms Petroski as the master explicator of the principles and processes that turn thoughts into the many things that define our made world. / Henry Petroski's previous books include To Engineer Is Human, which was developed into a BBC television documentary; The Pencil; The Evolution of Useful Things; and Engineers of Dreams. Petroski is the Aleksandar S. Vesic Professor of Civil Engineering and Professor of History at Duke University." - Publisher.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Harvard University Press, 1996, 3, New York, New York, USA: The Labor Institute Press, 2015. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Near Fine Condition. Tiny chip to spine head, else Fine. Foreword by Chris Shelton. "Runaway Inequality" is designed to address the problems faced by everyday working people. With over 100 charts and graphs, it puts the facts in your hands so you can grasp what is really going on in our economy--and what you can do about it. It address the following: What is the cause of runaway economic inequality; what has made our economy less fair and left many less secure; how does the U.S. really compare with other major developed countries; how do we stack up on life, health and well-being; what does economic inequality have to do with so many of the critical issues, such as taxes, debt, education, criminal justice, racism, climate change, foreign trade, and war; and what concrete steps can we take to begin building a fair and just society. 314, indexed. 5.8 x 8.5 inches. 2015, The Labor Institute Press, New York, New York, USA, The Labor Institute Press, 2015, 3, UICN - Union mundial para la NaturalezaCDIUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, helps find solutionspractices to environmental problems and the most pressing development challenges--------------The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. It is involved in data gathering and analysis, research, field projects, advocacy, lobbying and education. IUCN's mission is to "influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable."Over the past decades, IUCN has widened its focus beyond conservation ecology and now incorporates issues related to gender equality, poverty alleviation and sustainable business in its projects. Unlike other international NGOs, IUCN does not itself aim to mobilize the public in support of nature conservation. It tries to influence the actions of governments, business and other stakeholders by providing information and advice, and through lobbying and partnerships. The organization is best known to the wider public for compiling and publishing the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, which assesses the conservation status of species worldwide.IUCN has a membership of over 1200 governmental and non-governmental organizations. Some 11,000 scientists and experts participate in the work of IUCN commissions on a voluntary basis. It employs approximately 1000 full-time staff in more than 60 countries. Its headquarters are in Gland, Switzerland.IUCN has observer and consultative status at the United Nations, and plays a role in the implementation of several international conventions on nature conservation and biodiversity. It was involved in establishing the World Wide Fund for Nature and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. In the past, IUCN has been criticized for placing the interests of nature over those of indigenous peoples. In recent years, its closer relations with the business sector have caused controversy.IUCN was established in 1948. It was previously called the International Union for Protection of Nature (19481956) and the World Conservation Union (19902008). Its full legal name is International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.------------------In the 1950s and 1960s Europe entered a period of economic growth and formal colonies became independent. Both developments had impact on the work of IUCN. Through the voluntary (i.e. pro bono) involvement of experts in its Commissions IUCN was able to get a lot of work done while still operating on a low budget. It expanded its relations with UN-agencies and established links with the Council of Europe. In 1961, at the request of ECOSOC, the United Nations Economic and Social Council, IUCN published the first global list of national parks and protected areas which is has updated ever since. IUCN's best known publication, the Red Data Book on the conservation status of species, was first published in 1964.IUCN began to play a part in the development of international treaties and conventions, starting with the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Environmental law and policy making became a new area of expertise.Africa was the first regional focus of IUCN conservation actionAfrica was the focus of many of the early IUCN conservation field projects. IUCN supported the Yellowstone model of protected area management, which severely restricted human presence and activity in order to protect nature. IUCN and other conservation organisations were criticized for protecting nature against people rather than with people. This model was initially also applied in Africa and played a role in the decision to remove the Maasai people from Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.To establish a stable financial basis for its work, IUCN participated in setting up the World Wildlife Fund (1961) (now the World Wide Fund for Nature WWF). WWF would work on fundraising, public relations, and increasing public support. IUCN would continue to focus on providing sound science and data, and developing ties with international bodies. Funds raised by WWF would be used to cover part of the operational costs of IUCN. Also in 1961, the IUCN headquarters moved from Belgium to Morges in Switzerland.Public concerns about the state of the environment in the sixties and seventies led to the establishment of new NGOs, some of which (e.g. Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth) also worked globally. Many of these new organisations were more activist and critical of government than IUCN which remained committed to providing science-based advice to governments. As a result, IUCN was criticized by some as being old-fashioned and irrelevant.IUCNs membership still grew (from 200 in 1961 to 400 in 1974) and its formal standing and influence increased. A grant from the Ford Foundation in 1969 enabled it to boost its secretariat and expand operations. During the 1960s, IUCN lobbied the UN General Assembly to create a new status for NGOs. Resolution 1296, adopted in 1968, granted 'consultative' status to NGOs. IUCN itself was eventually accredited with six UN organizations. IUCN was one the few NGOs formally involved in the preparations of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm, 1972). The Stockholm Conference eventually led to three new international conventions, with IUCN involved in their drafting and implementation:Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage (1972). IUCN provides technical evaluations and monitoringCITES- the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (1974) IUCN is a signatory party and the CITES secretariat was originally lodged with IUCNRamsar Convention Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (1975). The secretariat is still administered from IUCN's headquarters.IUCN entered into an agreement with the United Nations Environment Programme UNEP to provide regular reviews of world conservation. The income this generated, combined with growing revenue via WWF, put the organisation on relatively sound financial footing for the first time since 1948.This period saw the beginning of a gradual change in IUCNs approach to conservation. Ensuring the survival of habitats and species remained its key objective, but there was a growing awareness that economic and social demands had to be taken into account. IUCN started to publish guidelines on sustainable development. In 1975 the IUCN General Assembly passed a resolution to retain indigenous peoples and cater for their traditional rights in National Parks and protected areas. As a result, IUCN became more appealing to organisations and governments in the developing world.IUCN runs field projects for habitat and species conservation around the world. It produces the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems which in a similar way measures risks to ecosystems.IUCN participates in efforts to restore critically endangered species. In 2012 it published a list of the world's 100 most threatened species. It wants to expand the global network of national parks and other protected areas and promote good management of such areas, for example through the publication of the Green List of well-managed protected areas. IUCN is the governing body responsible for the development of the Protected Area Management Categories into which each protected area is divided depending on its conservation requirements and management aims. It is also developing a standard to identify Key Biodiversity Areas places of international importance for conservation. In particular, it focuses on greater protection of the oceans and marine habitats.IUCN is considered one the most influential conservation organisations in the world and, together with WWF and the World Resources Institute (WRI), is seen as a driving force behind the rise of NGO influence at the UN and around the world.It has established a network covering all aspects of global conservation via its worldwide membership of governmental and non-governmental organisations, the participation of experts in the IUCN commissions, formal involvement in international agreements, ties to intergovernmental organisations and increasingly partnerships with international business. The World Conservation Congress and the World Parks event organised by IUCN are the largest gatherings of organisations and individuals involved in conservation worldwide. They involve governmental organisations, NGOs, media, academia and the corporate sector.According to some, IUCN is not only a major global player in conservation action, but also has considerable influence in defining what nature conservation actually is. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems determine which species and natural areas merit protection. Through the Green List of well-managed protected areas and the system of IUCN protected area categories IUCN influences how protected areas are managed., 4, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Little, Brown and Company, 1967. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [xiv] 178pp. Standard university library markings. Dark green cloth w gold lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Condition indicates this book saw very limited circulation. "A study from the Center for International Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - The agricultural problem will not be solved in a laboratory or at a conference. To get the people of our world a decent supply of food - that most basic of all man's requirements - will require a gigantic effort. It will cost a lot of money, but money is the easiest need to fill. The goal will not be met unless many millions of people - technicians, officials, and above all, farmers - are willing to initiate a radical and often painful process of social change., Little, Brown and Company, 1967, 4, Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd, 1989. Paperback. Used: Acceptable. Condition good exlibrary. Isbn 0-85683-111-5, 0856831115. Major economic and environmental crises stem from imperfections in the land market, yet the theory which explains the allocation and value of natural resources is relegated to the periphery of social science and ignored by policy-makers. This is the thesis advanced by the authors who argue that problems ranging from the deforestation of the Amason basin to urban decay can be traced to a common factor: the failure to put a proper value on the resources of nature. Western governments have in recent years freed the labour and capital markets of restrictive practices and exchange controls, but restrictions on the land market have escaped attention so that policy decisions continue to be made in ignorance of social, economic and ecological consequences of shifts in the supply and price of land. This book explains how the malfunctioning of the land market affects economic performance, the distribution of income and the use of abuse of natural resources. It retrieves a classical theory of economics from limbo and explains how the market mechanism, if made to work properly, collaborates sympathetically with strategies aimed at enhancing the environment and conserving finite resources. To demonstrate the practicality of their argument, the authors have valued the land and natural resources of Britain - the first authoritative assessment since William the Conqueror's Domesday Book. They claim that, given a similar valuation, any country could develop a sustainable framework for the complex interactions of social, economic and ecological variables. They compare the unreliability of statistics in the United States with the comprehensive valuation available in Denmark., Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd, 1989, 2.5<

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Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd, 1989. Paperback. Used: Acceptable. Condition good exlibrary. Isbn 0-85683-111-5, 0856831115. Major economic and environmental crises stem from imperfe… Mehr…

Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd, 1989. Paperback. Used: Acceptable. Condition good exlibrary. Isbn 0-85683-111-5, 0856831115. Major economic and environmental crises stem from imperfections in the land market, yet the theory which explains the allocation and value of natural resources is relegated to the periphery of social science and ignored by policy-makers. This is the thesis advanced by the authors who argue that problems ranging from the deforestation of the Amason basin to urban decay can be traced to a common factor: the failure to put a proper value on the resources of nature. Western governments have in recent years freed the labour and capital markets of restrictive practices and exchange controls, but restrictions on the land market have escaped attention so that policy decisions continue to be made in ignorance of social, economic and ecological consequences of shifts in the supply and price of land. This book explains how the malfunctioning of the land market affects economic performance, the distribution of income and the use of abuse of natural resources. It retrieves a classical theory of economics from limbo and explains how the market mechanism, if made to work properly, collaborates sympathetically with strategies aimed at enhancing the environment and conserving finite resources. To demonstrate the practicality of their argument, the authors have valued the land and natural resources of Britain - the first authoritative assessment since William the Conqueror's Domesday Book. They claim that, given a similar valuation, any country could develop a sustainable framework for the complex interactions of social, economic and ecological variables. They compare the unreliability of statistics in the United States with the comprehensive valuation available in Denmark., Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd, 1989, 2.5<