Book Notes

Book Notes give short descriptions of recently published books, papers and reports on all subjects relevant to the environment and development. Priority is given to items produced by research groups and NGOs in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Book Notes also includes short descriptions of newsletters and journals. Send us a copy of any publication you would like included; we produce Book Notes of publications in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese.

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Cities: An Environmental History

Ian Douglas, 2013, 352 pages. Published by I B Tauris, London.

Cities, Disaster Risk and Adaptation

Christine Wamsler, 2014, 352 pages. Published by Routledge, New York.

Tools for Inclusive Cities: The Roles of Community-based Engagement and Monitoring in Reducing Poverty

Celine d’Cruz, Sonia Fadrigo Cadornigara and David Satterthwaite, 2014, 48 pages. Published by IIED, London.

Urbanization Concepts and Trends

Gordon McGranahan and David Satterthwaite, 2014, 28 pages. Published by IIED, London.

Urban Growth in Emerging Economies: Lessons from the BRICS

Gordon McGranahan and George Martine (editors), 2014, 288 pages. Published by Routledge, London.

Latin American Urban Development into the 21st Century. Towards a Renewed Perspective on the City

Dennis Rodgers, Jo Beall and Ravi Kanbur (editors), 2012, 290 pages. Published by Palgrave Macmillan, UK.

Africa’s Urban Revolution

Susan Parnell and Edgar Pieterse (editors), 2014, 320 pages. Published by Zed Books, London and New York.

Urban Villager: Life in an Indian Satellite Town

Vandana Vasudevan, 2013, 296 pages. Published by SAGE Publications, India.

Safety, Sustainability and Future Urban Transport

Dinesh Mohan (editor), 2013, (n.p.). Published by Eicher Goodearth Ltd, New Delhi.

Delivering Integrated Flood Risk Management: Governance for Collaboration, Learning and Adaptation

Sebastiaan Van Herk, 2014, 246 pages. Published by CRC Press and available online at http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:b78d47bd-57bd-49f2-9c2b-d582dc7bd7cd.

Basic Services for All in an Urbanizing World; the Third Global Report on Local Democracy and Decentralization

United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), 2014, 326 pages. Published by Routledge, London.

Cost-benefit Analysis of Mangrove Restoration in Thi Nai Lagoon, Quy Nhon City, Vietnam. Tran Huu Tuan and Bui Duc Tinh, 2013, 61 pages. Published by IIED, London.

Participatory Budgeting and its Contribution to the Provision and Management of Basic Services; Municipal Practice and Evidence from the Field

Yves Cabannes, 2014, Working Paper (n.p.). Published by IIED, London.

The Booklovers, the Mayors and the Citizens: Participatory Budgeting in Yaoundé, Cameroon Edward Paice, 2014, 37 pages. Published by Africa Research Institute, London.