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Sustainable development
Sustainable development

Crossing borders, breaking stereotypes

Contributor(s): Mirosława Czerny (Editor), Ciro Alfonso Serna Mendoza (Editor)
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Geography, Regional studies, Human Geography, Rural and urban sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: city; region; spatial planning; Colombia; Warsaw; sustainable development
Summary/Abstract: In Poland and in Latin American countries socio-economic development has large environmental costs. The ruling elites, in the name of economic growth, do not care enough to follow the recommendations for such resource management as to reduce all types of pollution and emissions harmful to humans and the environment. The societies themselves are also not fully aware of these changes. This publication is a continuation of the topics discussed in earlier monographs, which were the result of joint research of Polish and Latin American geographers within many projects dedicated to urban issues. It is the second of the two volumes published in 2021 and contains texts presenting new case studies and new ideas about sustainable development, risk and local development in Poland, Colombia and other Latin American countries. Thousands of pages have already been written on sustainable development. However, the subject is still relevant. Processes occurring in the environment, especially the climate change, only emphasize the need for further research and discussion on the subject. In this monograph we return to the issue of understanding and implementing the idea of sustainable development in Poland and Latin America. We also join the discussion on sustainable urban development and governance. Finally, by presenting a few examples, we address the issue of the conflicting nature of sustainable development policies in some countries and regions. The book also introduces the reader to the issue of education on sustainable development. As part of the cooperation of Polish and Latin American geographers academics of the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies of Warsaw University have been lecturers at doctoral studies in urban and regional sustainable development and post-doctoral studies in Earth and Environmental Science at the University of Manizales in Colombia (Doctorado en Desarrollo Sostenible y Posdoctorado en Ciencias de la Tierra y el Medio Ambiente). Doctoral students and lecturers from the University of Manizales have visited Poland many times in joint symposia and workshops. In 2017 a Polish-Colombian monograph in Spanish was published in Colombia and in 2018 two scientific monographs, both in Spanish and English, were brought out by the University of Warsaw Press. This volume is the second of the two published in 2021 and contains only English texts on sustainable development, risk and local development in Poland, Colombia and some other Latin American countries.

  • E-ISBN-13: 978-83-235-4886-7
  • Print-ISBN-13: 978-83-235-4878-2
  • Page Count: 430
  • Publication Year: 2021
  • Language: English
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Ecosystem services as determinants of poverty

Ecosystem services as determinants of poverty
(Ecosystem services as determinants of poverty)

Bio-accounting recognition approach of agronomic properties in "Brachiaria humidicola" pastures under a Silvopastoral System in the humid Amazon tropics

Bio-accounting recognition approach of agronomic properties in "Brachiaria humidicola" pastures under a Silvopastoral System in the humid Amazon tropics
(Bio-accounting recognition approach of agronomic properties in "Brachiaria humidicola" pastures under a Silvopastoral System in the humid Amazon tropics)

Peace, healthy environment, and autonomy

Peace, healthy environment, and autonomy
(Peace, healthy environment, and autonomy)

Environmental governance in south-central Caldas, a reflection on public policy for risk management

Environmental governance in south-central Caldas, a reflection on public policy for risk management
(Environmental governance in south-central Caldas, a reflection on public policy for risk management)

Infrastructure megaprojects observed: “the Grid” and “the Prophecies”

Infrastructure megaprojects observed: “the Grid” and “the Prophecies”
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Determinants of the intensity of environmental conflicts in Latin America

Determinants of the intensity of environmental conflicts in Latin America
(Determinants of the intensity of environmental conflicts in Latin America)

Megacity Buenos Aires and its most recent conurbation impact

Megacity Buenos Aires and its most recent conurbation impact
(Megacity Buenos Aires and its most recent conurbation impact)

Urban conflicts over the space

Urban conflicts over the space
(Urban conflicts over the space)

Functions of public space and virtual space – post-pandemic scenario

Functions of public space and virtual space – post-pandemic scenario
(Functions of public space and virtual space – post-pandemic scenario)

Revitalisation and adaptation of cities in Poland

Revitalisation and adaptation of cities in Poland
(Revitalisation and adaptation of cities in Poland)

Discount trade in big city space – development or regress of a phenomenon?

Discount trade in big city space – development or regress of a phenomenon?
(Discount trade in big city space – development or regress of a phenomenon?)

Architecture styles in the process of spatial nationalization on the example of interwar Bydgoszcz

Architecture styles in the process of spatial nationalization on the example of interwar Bydgoszcz
(Architecture styles in the process of spatial nationalization on the example of interwar Bydgoszcz)

Vegetation and ‘Biophilia’ from architectural design

Vegetation and ‘Biophilia’ from architectural design
(Vegetation and ‘Biophilia’ from architectural design)

The appropriation of public space in the Gasca community

The appropriation of public space in the Gasca community
(The appropriation of public space in the Gasca community)

Social and territorial inequality in Colombia

Social and territorial inequality in Colombia
(Social and territorial inequality in Colombia)

Rural youth and migration

Rural youth and migration
(Rural youth and migration)

Citizen electoral participation in Colombian sustainable development

Citizen electoral participation in Colombian sustainable development
(Citizen electoral participation in Colombian sustainable development)

(Dis)ordered bodies: gender and territorial planning in La Celia, Risaralda, Colombia

(Dis)ordered bodies: gender and territorial planning in La Celia, Risaralda, Colombia
((Dis)ordered bodies: gender and territorial planning in La Celia, Risaralda, Colombia)

Citizens, territory and disaster risk: a complex relationship for participation in Colombia

Citizens, territory and disaster risk: a complex relationship for participation in Colombia
(Citizens, territory and disaster risk: a complex relationship for participation in Colombia)

Integral diagnosis and conservation strategies for the Otomí Mexica Park of the State of Mexico

Integral diagnosis and conservation strategies for the Otomí Mexica Park of the State of Mexico
(Integral diagnosis and conservation strategies for the Otomí Mexica Park of the State of Mexico)

Objective six of sustainable development 2030: characterization in hydrosocial territory in the south of the State of Mexico

Objective six of sustainable development 2030: characterization in hydrosocial territory in the south of the State of Mexico
(Objective six of sustainable development 2030: characterization in hydrosocial territory in the south of the State of Mexico)

Industrialization of the Amazon, a dialectical antagonism

Industrialization of the Amazon, a dialectical antagonism
(Industrialization of the Amazon, a dialectical antagonism)

Heat sources in the Eastern region of Bolivia between 2000 to 2019

Heat sources in the Eastern region of Bolivia between 2000 to 2019
(Heat sources in the Eastern region of Bolivia between 2000 to 2019)

Trade trends in cyberspace before COVID-19

Trade trends in cyberspace before COVID-19
(Trade trends in cyberspace before COVID-19)

COVID-19 in Mexico

COVID-19 in Mexico
(COVID-19 in Mexico)

Facing sanitarian crisis: between sustainability and compatibility

Facing sanitarian crisis: between sustainability and compatibility
(Facing sanitarian crisis: between sustainability and compatibility)

Water management: environmental and social impacts of dam construction

Water management: environmental and social impacts of dam construction
(Water management: environmental and social impacts of dam construction)

Economic valuation of flood control ecosystem service in natural wetlands

Economic valuation of flood control ecosystem service in natural wetlands
(Economic valuation of flood control ecosystem service in natural wetlands)

Earth science in education and its purpose in liquid modernity

Earth science in education and its purpose in liquid modernity
(Earth science in education and its purpose in liquid modernity)

“How were we supposed to know?” – the problem of embedding education for sustainable development in the learning process

“How were we supposed to know?” – the problem of embedding education for sustainable development in the learning process
(“How were we supposed to know?” – the problem of embedding education for sustainable development in the learning process)

Equal access to education as an aspect to serve Mexico’s vulnerable population by 2020

Equal access to education as an aspect to serve Mexico’s vulnerable population by 2020
(Equal access to education as an aspect to serve Mexico’s vulnerable population by 2020)

Do SDGs have a transformative power? 2020 Human Development Report The next frontier

Do SDGs have a transformative power? 2020 Human Development Report The next frontier
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