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Placing Poverty in Context: A Case Study (2014)
Journal Article

The “poverty-in-context” approach to understanding poverty is shaped by the needs and priorities of a particular context, and it can be used as the basis for identifying pro-poor projects in local strategies such as City Development Plans. A key argu... Read More about Placing Poverty in Context: A Case Study.

Editorial – Special issue on planning and sustainability (2013)
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Guest Editors: Deepak Gopinath, Paola Gazzola, Tony Jackson

Dirigiste and smart growth approaches to urban sprawl: Lessons from Scotland and British Columbia (2012)
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Two communities operating under diverse planning systems, St. Andrews in Scotland and Prince George in British Columbia (BC), provide case studies for examining how planning tools are used in these jurisdictions to address urban containment issues. T... Read More about Dirigiste and smart growth approaches to urban sprawl: Lessons from Scotland and British Columbia.

The future of urban living through the lens of 'climate change'? Insights from American initiatives (2012)
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Commentary

A pragmatist lens on local planning practices: The case of the St. Andrews community-driven green belt (2010)
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Green belts test the capacity of the planning system to reconcile competing demands on the sustainable use of land. In 2002, in response to strong community pressure and against the wishes of the planning authority, the Scottish Executive approved a... Read More about A pragmatist lens on local planning practices: The case of the St. Andrews community-driven green belt.

Decentralisation in India: Towards `localism' or `regionalism'? (2009)
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This paper offers a commentary on what decentralisation has come to mean in India, based on recent research conducted in Kerala, one of the southern states. In particular, the paper discusses the tensions between ‘regionalism’ and ‘localism’. It begi... Read More about Decentralisation in India: Towards `localism' or `regionalism'?.

Contemporary approaches to economic development: The special economic zone 2programme (2009)
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Of considerable interest within policy and academic circles, is the emergence of India's status as a new economic powerhouse in Asia. This development can be linked to its recent advocacy of 'effective' local economic development policies, particular... Read More about Contemporary approaches to economic development: The special economic zone 2programme.

Construction of environmental knowledge: Experiences from India (2009)
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This paper explored key issues in how knowledge of the environment is constructed in the Third World. Drawing on which, it showed that there are both explicit and implicit ways in which this knowledge is contested. Particularly, it discussed how impl... Read More about Construction of environmental knowledge: Experiences from India.

Geografiska Annaler B: Human Geography - Book review (2008)
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Book review