1. Crossing Borders in South and Southeast Asia: Assessing Existing Problems through a New Lens -- 2. Addressing Urban Poverty through Empowerment and Inclusion in India -- 3. Development Efforts toward Ecological Sustainability in Calcutta: Transformation of a Metropolis -- 4. De facto State...

This book presents the foundations for the future of tourism in a structured and detailed format. The who-is-who of tourism intelligence has collaborated to present a definitive blueprint for tourism reflecting the role of science, market institutions, and governance in its innovation and...

Chapter 1. Development Institutions as a Tool for Implementing Transformation Processes in the Economy -- Chapter 2. Managing for future crisis management under post-industrial modernization -- Chapter 3. High Technologies for Smart Cities Development -- Chapter 4. Digital State: Creation...

This book describes and clarifies how certain problems can be resolved in Japan and Asia. For the future, the focus should be on Japan, which can provide "common knowledge" as a public good. The book collects the results of researchers in Japan, China, South Korea, and Indonesia on declining...

Chapter 1. Global Health Care Platforms as Social Innovations -- Chapter 2. Senior Entrepreneurs Are Driving More and More Sustainable Social Innovation Worldwide than Any Other Demographic -- Chapter 3. Largest Social Movement in Human History -- Chapter 4. Social innovation in a field of...

Designing Social Innovation for Sustainable Livelihoods -- Designing Sustainable Livelihoods for Informal Markets in Dhaka -- Designing Livelihoods Responsibly: Insights from Seed Conservation and Management Practices among Farming Communities in India -- Designerly Ways for Sustainable...

Chapter 1. Work-Life Integration: Experiences of Women Faculty and Administrators Working at Tangaza University College (Tuc)-Catholic University of Eastern Africa (Cuea), Kenya -- Chapter 2. Female Scholars’ Access to Research Grants in Higher Education as a Promotional Facet to Social...

This book brings together experts from four continents (Asia, North America, Europe, Africa) and from varied disciplines to discuss a spectrum of problems created by globalization, such as the economic and financial, environmental, legal, cultural, socio-economic and social media impacts. The...

1. Introduction: Construction of a Development Model for Bangladesh -- 2. Examining the distinct features of Bangladesh’s development: Interactions between Growth, Poverty and Social Development -- 3. Inclusive Economic Growth and Climate Resilient Development in Bangladesh -- 4. Education,...

Part I. Overview of Development Goals -- Chapter 1: The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): What are they? How were they devised? Were they appropriate for developing countries? -- Part II. What Influenced MDGs? -- Chapter 2: Ethnic diversity and MDGs -- Chapter 3: Social capital and MDGs --...