Efforts by the international community to promote development and reduce poverty have traditionally concentrated on rural regions, thereby overlooking the urban factor. It was not until the turn of the third millennium that this imbalance was recognized, and then addressed through conferences, reports, and forums on urbanization and the state of the planet’s cities. In the meantime, the …
In the Swedish language there is no name for the word management. Instead of using the word management the Swedes use a word that would translate to nursing or caretaking. Rather than trying to control nature the Swedes would like to think of themselves as taking care of nature and what it does best. The Swedes would like to work with nature and not control or change it. This sort of outlook pu…
The first edition of The Companion to Development Studies has been very well received, both critically and in the marketplace. Indeed, the major criticism we encountered suggested that we had made it all too easy for students of development studies – a limitation that we could more than happily live with! Further, the original volume has given rise to at least one other companion to devel…
This guide contains the basic elements that should be addressed by each university concerning the safe and legal use of vehicles operated by the university, whether they are university owned, rented, or privately owned. The use of this guide will facilitate continuity across the IHL System with regard to elements addressed while allowing flexibility among member institutions as to how each elem…
This book is based on a series of lecture notes used by the author for teaching the following subjects: Management of Building Projects (University of Lagos), Construction Management I & II (Caleb University, Lagos), and Construction Management (University of Cape Town) between 1996 and 2012. The book is also based on research undertaken and personal work experience of the author, and other con…
The principles of Total Quality Management (TQM) provide a means for achieving quality in the construction process. The improvement of quality requires that every member of the organization embrace the principles of continuous improvement. Total Quality Management is a customer-oriented approach that stresses the effective use of people. Total Quality Management also emphasizes the appli…
The “information age” is transformative for people with disabilities. Never before in modern history have the civil and human rights of people with disabilities aligned so well with fast-moving developments in communications and information technology. Without doubt, the center of the knowledge revolution is the Internet’s World Wide Web (web) which has opened up unprecedented opportuni…
The assessment for Fundamentals of Management Accounting is a two hour computer-based assessment comprising 50 compulsory questions, with one or more parts. Single part questions are generally worth 1–2 marks each, but two and three part questions may be worth 4 or 6 marks. There will be no choice and all questions should be attempted if time permits. CIMA are continuously developing the ques…