… or implied; civil society continues to be distanced from the locus of global decision making, in spite of the fact that it has grown in size …

… from this approach provide pointers to other development projects and initiatives on setting in motion a process which, right from the start, … area, yields have more than doubled since the project was initiated. Farmers' claims that "food security is no longer a problem" …

… Sonja Vermeulen. This special issue of PLA comes from the Power Tools initiative which aimed to develop, test and circulate existing and new …

… were addressed. The paper considers lessons learned in sustaining the initiatives and institutionalising citizen participation in social …

… environmental sustainability. However, the views on how to improve global food security vary greatly and tend to focus solely on increasing …

… aerial photographs, satellite imagery, readings obtained through Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Geographic Information Systems …

… of any Brazilian metropolitan centre. Virtually all its people have water piped to their homes and most have good-quality sanitation and …

… the conditions for their own well-being~- How to determine if these initiatives serve the ideals of the United Nations Convention on the …

… settled and growing rapidly. In this paper, we undertake the first global review of the population and urban settlement patterns in the Low …

… are taking place due to liberalisation and to identify approaches and initiatives that enhance the livelihoods of poor women and men, with an …