Local Administration Reforms and Geography

Local Knowledge in Development ( Geography ) Geography

The use of local knowledge in and for development is a relatively recent phenomenon, entering the realm of development theory and practice from the mid 1970s, yet it has become a key part of the rhetoric and practice of development agencies and academic research. The conceptual and historical background to local knowledge in development, including its roots of ‘Western’ engagement with ‘other’ ...

Geography of local configurations

A d-dimensional ferromagnetic Ising model on a lattice torus is considered. As the size n of the lattice tends to infinity, the magnetic field a = a(n) and the pair potential depend on n. Precise bounds for the probability for local configurations to occur in a large ball are given. Under some conditions bearing on potentials a(n) and b(n), the distance between copies of different local configu...

Geography and Prevention for Local Communities

Alcohol availability, measured in terms of geographic density of alcohol­sales outlets, is linked to specific patterns of alcohol­related motor vehicle crashes in communities. To curb alcohol­related problems such as violence, traffic crashes, and drinking and driving, community advocates often focus on reducing alcohol availability through modifications of zoning laws and licensing requirement...

Governance Reforms in Public Administration and Good Governance Applications in Sports Administration

From the beginning of 1980s on, a transformation period that has affected almost all of the public administrations in the world and made a radical innovation on the basis of traditional public administrations, new expectations in the public transportations have come up especially with triggering of global dynamics. Because deficiency of constant slowing down bureaucratic structure of traditiona...

Local Government Reforms In Pakistan : Context , Content And Causes