Purdue has not only led the way in spreading the gospel of better highway construction methods through its academic program and through regular meetings such as this one, but also set the pattern for service to the state highway department through its Joint Highway Research Project that is now being followed in many other states. And the influence of Purdue is being felt throughout the nation a...

We study the effects of differences in local financial development within an integrated financial market. We construct a new indicator of financial development by estimating a regional effect on the probability that, ceteris paribus, a household is shut off from the credit market. By using this indicator we find that financial development enhances the probability an individual starts his own bu...

Zasoby informacyjne gromadzone i wykorzystywane przez jednostki samorządu terytorialnego na potrzeby rozmaitych opracowań, wniosków sprawozdań są bardzo rozległe. Jednakże nie zawsze uporządkowane, a kompleksowość stopień aktualizowania bazy informacyjnej wykorzystywanej do celów zarządzania można uznać za niedostateczny. W artykule zaprezentowano wielofunkcyjne narzędzie – Monitor Rozwoju Loka...

The Kuala Selangor mangrove forest are facing massive reclamation for economic development but the conservation aspect and fisheries values of mangroves have been ignored in the decision-making process. The local community support and awareness of the mangrove forest conservation are still doubtful. The aim of the study is to analyse the local community perception on the mangrove forest conserv...

Here in this article, there is an attempt to pay attention to the importance of people characters (traditional and civil) in the improvement of urban management due to the sustainable urban development. The deduction of this article in that people characters can play an important role in the process of developing and improving the operation of urban management by paving the way far participatio...