Approaches to urban slums; a multimedia sourcebook on adaptive and proactive strategies. (CD-ROM included).9780821373545 Approaches to urban slums; a multimedia sourcebook on adaptive and proactive strategies. (CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). included) Ed. by Barjor Mehta and Arish Dastur A dastūr is a Zoroastrian high priest who has authority in religious matters and ranks higher than a Mobad or Herbad. In modern usage the term dastūr refers mostly to Parsi priests in India. Boyce, Mary (2001). Zoroastrians, their religious beliefs and practices. . The World Bank 2008 59 pages $30.00 Paperback WBI (WeB Intermediaries) A technology from IBM that provides a framework for intermediate processing between the user's browser and the Web server. WBI provides a middleware standard that can be used for password and privacy management, for transcoding from one format to learning resources series HT243 This guide from the World Bank is a supplemental overview to the accompanying sourcebook presented on CD-ROM, which discusses how to improve the lives of those in urban slums. It contains 14 audiovisual presentations and 12 video interviews. Sections consider adaptive and proactive approaches, and feature six profiles of places such as Ecuador and Kabul. Interviews--with urban stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. , those in government and nongovernment organizations, academia, and others--are on themes such as working with slum slum Densely populated area of substandard housing, usually in a city, characterized by unsanitary conditions and social disorganization. Rapid industrialization in 19th-century Europe was accompanied by rapid population growth and the concentration of working-class people dwellers, planning, land, and policies. Information is based on data accumulated over 35 years from different sources. The sourcebook does not exist in printed format. It is intended for practitioners, policy makers, students, and academics. Two versions of the CD are included--one a PowerPoint and the other a Flash version of the sourcebook. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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