This study assesses the integration of urban climate action within Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. Analysing 194 updated NDCs, we investigated the level and type of urban-related content, including mitigation and adaptation challenges and responses, and means of implementation. Despite varied levels of urban content across NDCs, overall representation remains insufficient, with one-third of the NDCs having no urban-related content. At the urban level, sectors like energy, transport, and waste receive more attention for mitigation, while infrastructures and water are given more focus for adaptation. Urban climate responses are more frequently mentioned than challenges, with few NDCs identifying dedicated means of implementation. Clear identification of urban challenges, responses, and means of implementation is crucial for assessing the effectiveness and monitoring the progress of climate interventions. This study provides insights useful for integrating multilevel governance and subnational engagement in supporting national climate plans and commitment.

Abstract This article critically examines the role of cultural heritage in Istanbul’s contemporary planning framework by analysing the interaction between Law No. 5225 on the Promotion of Cultural Investments and Initiatives (2004) and Istanbul’s Vision 2050 strategy through a document-based and case-informed policy analysis. As a historic metropolis shaped by recurrent shocks such as earthquakes, fires and epidemics, Istanbul provides a compelling context for exploring transformative resilience, path dependency, and multi-scalar governance in cultural heritage management. The study first outlines the significance and vulnerabilities of Istanbul’s World Heritage Sites but shifts beyond descriptive accounts to evaluate how current governance models mediate tensions between economic pragmatism and social-ecological objectives. Findings reveal that while Law 5225 offers instrumental financial incentives for restoration and adaptive reuse, Vision 2050 provides a normative framework aligned with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 11.4 that prioritises public value, social justice and ecological sustainability. However, the lack of binding integration mechanisms between these policy logics creates risks of implementation gaps, commodification, and gentrification-driven displacement. The article argues that Istanbul’s ability to transition from reactive to ‘bounce forward’ resilience depends on establishing governance arrangements that condition economic incentives on measurable social and cultural outcomes. By synthesising policy frameworks and examining micro case dynamics, the article contributes to scholarly debates on urban heritage governance and proposes avenues for building an adaptive and socially equitable model for the city’s future.

A munkaerő elvándorlása az utóbbi évtized(ek) jelentős munkapiaci problémájává vált. Az elvándorlás mértéke, az elvándorlók összetétele, hiányuk és lehetséges pótlásuk a hazai munkapiacon szorosan kapcsolódó szakpolitikai kérdések, amelyekre többféle válasz fogalmazódott meg. A hazai munkapiac szűkös tartalékainak bevonása, amelyhez jól célzott és kialakított munkaerőpiaci képzések szükségesek, vagy a hazatérés drága és bizonytalan sikerrel kecsegtető ösztönzése bővítheti a kínálatot. Mindenekelőtt azonban a visszatérés kevésbé vizsgált természetes folyamatát kell megérteni. Amíg a hazatérők egy része otthon marad, addig mások ismétlődően elindulnak, ingáznak, vagy külföldön élnek és dolgoznak. Ebben a folyamatban sem az elvándorlás, sem a hazatérés szelekciója nem véletlenszerű, a vándorlás során így kettős szelekció megy végbe, amely mindkét irányban lehet pozitív vagy negatív irányú, ennek eredője határozhatja meg a hazatérők összetételét. A cikk azt vizsgálja, hogy – a kettős szelekciót figyelembe véve – milyen az elvándorlás mérhető hatása a hazatérőkre: kik a hazatérők, dolgoznak-e, és ha igen, milyen formában, és jelent-e, s milyen – rendszerint jövedelemben mérhető – prémiumot a hazatérők számára a migrációs történetük. A cikk ezekre a kérdésekre keres a szerzők által végzett új adatfelvétel segítségével választ, amely a korábbiaknál mélyebb elemzésre, tényellentétes vizsgálatra ad módot (a felvett adatok adta korlátok mellett). Jelen cikk egy hosszabb kutatás első eredményeit mutatja be. Felvethető természetesen a kérdés, hogy a visszatérőknek milyen hatása lehet az otthoni munkapiacra, a válasz azonban meghaladja jelen cikk terjedelmét, erre a kérdésre a vizsgálat későbbi szakaszában adunk választ.

Postmodernism became a major social scientific theoretical paradigm during the 1980s and 1990s, although its popularity has now waned. In development studies it gained prominence as one of the routes for transcending the so-called theoretical 'impasse' that emerged in the mid-to late 1980s. However, the concept assumed diverse meanings, a factor contributing substantially to the often heated but unenlightening debates over its usefulness in the context of development.

The intensive utilization of tropical inland water bodies for multiple and sometimes competing activities underlines the necessity for their integrated and holistic co-management. This paper presents our synthesis on lake and reservoir fisheries in South and Southeast Asia as social–ecological systems, based on a synopsis of our research findings from a previous EU-funded research programme in Sri Lanka, Thailand and the Philippines (FISHSTRAT project). The paper attempts to merge our results with recent developments in research, policy and practice. We explore the effects of the main external and internal control mechanisms of the trophic state and pinpoint to the high production potential of traditionally unexploited small indigenous fish species. The limitations of conventional centralized management systems highlight the importance of introducing transdisciplinary approaches which integrate limnology, fish ecology and fisheries with the interests of other resource using stakeholders and decision makers in order to develop locally appropriate co-management strategies for sustainable aquatic resource use.

The livelihoods of urban Africans—how they earn incomes and sustain themselves—is closely related to the structure and cyclical dynamism or stagnancy of the continent's urban economies. The precise relationships over time between economic growth, diversification and population have been complex and variable within and between countries but stable, formal waged employment is usually the preserve of a minority of residents. Urban livelihoods are often characterised by precarity, insecurity, informality and at times illegality. Many households, and even individuals, rely on multiple income-generating activities to make ends meet. Gendered work and gender disparities are the norm, with women almost invariably earning less for comparable work, and comprising the majority of part-time and precarious workers. The vulnerability of urban livelihoods is exacerbated by cyclical economic fluctuations and global restructuring, as well as by climate change and epi- and pandemics.

As an introduction to The Handbook of Genocide Studies, this chapter address the goals of the volume, as well as an overview of the chapters included within it. The primary objective is to address how the study of genocide has emerged as a field, and how a variety of different academic perspectives approach the subject matter within the field. The field is rich enough hat no handbook to it could possibly be expected to offer wither a simple or a final answer to the question of how to explain genocide, a concept whose occurrence may seem so horrific as to be virtually inexplicable in the first place. Moreover, the field of genocide studies is much richer than simply composing a canon of historical episodes and studies of their underlying pathologies. This volume strives to address how different types of scholars think about genocide as well as how different disciplinary approaches serve to illuminate the events, processes, and legacies of genocide.

The UN's urban sustainability goal number eleven (11) is fundamental to the global sustainable development agenda. David Simon explains the anatomy and dynamics of SDG 11, and critically assess how it is being used and understood in different local, regional and national contexts. Supported by case studies throughout, Simon considers how SDG 11 interacts with other Sustainability Development Goals and how competing indicators, other external constraints, as well as lack of political will can present tough challenges to implementation. He provides a balanced and dispassionate analysis, highlighting problems and limitations alongside positive applications. A key aspect of the unfolding story of the SDGs is how they play out in practice. Although some of the connections and complementarities were designed, others are shown to have emerged by default. Drawing on lessons learnt so far, Simon considers how realistic sustainability goals are for cities and human settlements worldwide, and asks how different will cities be by the end of the SDG's 15-year lifespan in 2030? Written for students, policy-makers and practitioners, the book provides an authoritative assessment of one of the most important and integrative SDGs.

This panel discussion session explores some of the central dimensions of the Crisis in the Anthropocene that constitute global social challenges in the context of development studies. The conference theme highlighted the profound human impact on our blue-green-brown planet, that is already breaching planetary boundaries and pushing us beyond the roughly 1.5°C tipping point. This threatens liveability and sustainability in many localities and regions and may well rapidly be ‘off the scale’ of imaginability and survivability. Inevitably, as mounting empirical evidence and increasingly clear projections by the IPCC and other authoritative bodies show, these impacts are unevenly spread, both socially and spatially, both now and over the coming decades. The urgency of appropriate action is undeniable and we already know many dimensions of the required adaptations and transformations. Yet progress mostly remains too slow. These challenges are vital to the development studies community – heterogenous as it is – with our concerns for tackling poverty, inequality, deprivation and environmental degradation globally and locally. Hence this symposium asks what the crisis means for development theory, policy and practice and what development studies can and should be contributing to – and, indeed, whether it is capable of – addressing some key dimensions that warrant greater attention.

Two genocides in the mid-1990s - against the Tutsi in Rwanda and agsint Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica (and, arguably, elsewhere in Bosnia) shattered the notion that the end of the cold war would usher in an era of global peace and stability. Thisd chapter examines those genocides as a means of drawing attention to how these episodes changed the way policy makers and scholars came to think about genocide. After presenting an overview of each case, I address the failure to grasp the genocidal dimensions of violence in Rwanda and Bosnia. I argue that those failures revealed blind spots in what people understood about genocide or the prospect of suppressing it. They also prompted changes in both the policy-making and academic realms that have altered the trajectory of genocide studies since then.

BACKGROUND:Work-related stress is significantly higher among healthcare workers (HCWs) than in the general population. Elevated occupational stress has been linked to burnout syndrome and depression. Moreover, medical professionals working during infectious disease outbreaks are at especially high risk for these problems. The aim of the present study was to examine the mental health status of HCWs and possible predictors of mental health status related to the COVID-19 outbreak utilizing a complex comprehensive model.METHODS:In a countrywide cross-sectional survey among HCWs (N = 2087), work-related stress, COVID-19 -related objective work factors (displacement, frontline working) and subjective work factors (insecurity, unpredictability, workload), perceived stress, work-related stress, burnout and depression were assessed between the second and third wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary.RESULTS:COVID-19-related objective factors did not predict directly stress, burnout, and depression, whereas feelings of insecurity and unpredictability in relation to the COVID-19 situation at work had a significant medium-sized total effect (also considering the indirect effect via stress) on burnout and depression.CONCLUSIONS:In order to prevent subsequent mental health problems during crisis situations, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare management should create a more predictable work environment and a safer work experience for healthcare workers and provide mental health support.

Journal of the Royal Anthropological InstituteVolume 28, Issue 1 p. 358-359 Book and film reviews Klein, Elise & Carlos Eduardo Morreo (eds). Postdevelopment in practice: alternatives, economies, ontologies. xvi, 334 pp., illus., bibliogrs. London: Routledge, 2019. £36.99 (paper) David Simon, David Simon Royal Holloway, University of LondonSearch for more papers by this author David Simon, David Simon Royal Holloway, University of LondonSearch for more papers by this author First published: 11 February 2022 https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9655.13675Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Volume28, Issue1March 2022Pages 358-359 RelatedInformation