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A multi-scalar analysis of European cities [PDF]

In this article, we observe existing links between sustainable development and cities’ structural features. First, we identify cluster of cities that are homogenous in structural terms. We then adopt a multiscalar perspective.
Enrico Giovannetti, Francesco Pagliacci
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The Little Data Book on Gender 2009

, 2009
The little data book on gender 2009 is a pocket edition of World Development Indicators (WDI) 2009 with a focus on gender-related statistics. It is intended as a quick reference for users of the WDI 2009 book and CD-
World Bank
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Operationalising Circular Economy Through Social Innovation: A Systems Thinking‐Based Model for Sustainability Transitions

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social innovation (SI) is increasingly recognised as an important enabler of circular economy (CE) transitions. However, existing research offers limited explanation of the processes through which SI operationalises CE principles, as SI and CE have largely evolved in parallel and existing conceptualisations remain predominantly descriptive ...
Souresh Cornet, Saswat Barpanda, Marc‐Antoine Diego Guidi   +2 more
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The Nature of Contemporary Conflicts and Prospects for Adapting Collective Security Systems: A Triadic Approach

Vestnik RUDN. International Relations
The study focuses on the analysis of the nature of modern conflicts, and the prospects for the adaptation of collective security systems in the context of the emergence of a polycentric world order.
Natalia I. Kharitonova
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Oriental Studies and the Polycentricity of the Modern World

Bulletin of the Karaganda university History.Philosophy series
he article notes the need to discuss not only and not so much the East-West dichotomy as the concepts of orientalism and occidentalism, since the task of finding ways and means of perceiving the East by the West and vice versa should be at the forefront.
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Polycentricity and metropolitan governance. A Swiss case study [PDF]

The concept of ‘polycentric spatial development’, a central principle of the European Spatial Development Perspective, is closely linked to the concept of ‘sustainable urban development’.
Nathalie Grillon, Lars Glanzmann, Alain Thierstein, Christian Kruse   +3 more
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The Little Data Book 2009

, 2009
The little data book 2009 is a pocket edition of World Development Indicators (WDI) 2009. It is intended as a quick reference for users of the WDI 2009 book and CD-ROM and WDI online, and electronic subscription
World Bank
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Indigenous Relational Thought and Climate Crisis Response: Rethinking Human‐Environment Relations Beyond Technocratic Governance

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change is frequently framed as a technical problem of emissions, risk, finance, adaptation planning, and institutional coordination. This critical integrative review, supported by scoping‐informed searching and transparent eligibility and synthesis procedures, examines how selected Indigenous relational literatures can deepen climate ...
Jacob Kwakye, Basin Nawai Sumaila
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Intercultural communicative competence as a guiding principle for adult foreign language education in a polycentric world

Вестник Тамбовского университета. Серия: Гуманитарные науки
Importance. Against the backdrop of the emergence of the polycentric system of international relations, as well as shifting values and objectives of foreign language education, there is a need to review approaches of teaching foreign languages to adults.
M. V. Sergeyeva, E. P. Glumova
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China in polycentric world

Bulletin of the L.N.Gumilyov Eurasian National University.Political Science. Regional Studies. Oriental Studies. Turkology Series., 2020
Jean-Paul Guichard, R.S. Zhanbulatova, M.K. Dyussembekova   +2 more
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