Urban Governance for sustainable development 1 URBAN GOVERNANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Dr. Alka Bharat‚ Professor‚ Dept. of Architecture & Planning‚ M.A.N.I.T.‚ Bhopal – 462007‚ India. E-mail: alka_bharat@yahoo.com Ms. Chandan Chawla‚ Architect / Urban Planner.E mail: ccassociates@rediffmail.com INTRODUCTION The importance of sustainability in the urban setting cannot be over emphasized‚ as it concerns the very survival of a city. Healthy cities contribute to a healthy nation. Clean
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1) Profit Compensation Insurance Direct Labor Power Materials Supplies Repairs 158 Product 103 Total Standard 88 1341 59 946 68 20 Other Income Actual Sales 67.05 10 Remove? - Yes OK to remove 5202 Effect on 2004 Margin if Product 103 dropped -2532 A drastic net loss -2543 2) They should lower the price due to the increase in Contribution Margin shown below: Year 2005 Price Unit Sales Total Sales Compensation Insurance Direct Labor Power Materials Supplies Repairs Total Variable Costs Contribution
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outsourcing in hotels was not a popular concept but more recently with the downturn in the economy in the nineteen nineties more and more hotels are turning to outsourcing to help increase their revenues and maximize their profit potential. The use of outsourcing enables firms to maximize their resources and to reinforce their competitive advantage. One of the most popular areas for outsourcing in hotels would have to be the Food and Beverage sector. The decision to outsource by many hotels has been
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Critically analyse how clinical governance can ensure accountability of individuals and teams and that nursing practice is safe and of a high standard? As Defined by Scally and Donaldson 1998‚ clinical governance is: “A framework through which NHS organisations are accountable for continuously improving the quality of their services and safeguarding high standards of care by creating an environment in which excellence in clinical care will flourish” (NHS Executive‚ 1998). The aim of the NHS
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Challenge of Good Governance in India: Need for Innovative Approaches by Balmiki Prasad Singh * Abstract This paper makes an effort to provide a framework for good governance in India by identifying its essential features and shortcomings in its working and emphasizes need for innovative approaches. No theory of governance could be intelligible unless it is seen in the context of its time. India’s democratic experience of the past six decades has clearly established that good governance must aim at
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A. Introduction The report will be focused on China’s cultural dimensions in tourism development. Religion‚ food‚ festivals‚ music and leisure activities are the 5 cultural elements that are going to be examined how to be used for itinerary planning and will be supported with real itineraries. It is then followed by evaluating how the itineraries meet the cultural expectations of different market segments. Last but not least‚ suggestions on how to communicate with the local people effectively will
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indicate how well the company is performing to the external factors. (Hunger. D‚ 2000) The NH hotels has to deal with external factors as well‚ therefore‚ below an EFAS analysis is made: External factors | Weight | Rating | Weighted score | Comments | Opportunities | | | | | * Expansion of their activities | 0.25 | 4.5 | 1.1 | Nowadays‚ South Africa is getting more important for NH Hotels and plays a meaningful role. Mainly because of the black empowerment process to ensure sustainable
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The Independent Commission for Good Governance in Public Services‚ chaired by Sir Alan Langlands‚ worked throughout 2004. Through two rounds of consultation‚ the Commission drew on the views of a wide range of people with experience of governance‚ and of service users and citizens‚ to produce the Good Governance Standard for Public Services. The Standard presents six principles of good governance that are common to all public service organisations and are intended to help all those with an
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Introduction 2- Participatory Governance 2-1 Participation 2-2 Cornwall’s Definition of Participation Governance 2-3 Participatory Governance in Fragile Settings 3- The Case Study: Bangladesh 4- Conclusion 5- References Chapter1: Introduction Many developing countries have adopted poverty reduction strategies‚ but the mixed results of conventional poverty reduction strategies are disappointing. Research carried out by Merilee S. Grindle on Good Enough Governance suggests that lack of progress
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What is ICT Governance ICT Governance is the term that describes the general processing and communication of information through technology. In the case of the current study‚ it includes a number of technologies‚ such as mobile technology; email; two-way instant messaging; chat rooms; blogs; personal web pages; online shopping rating systems; download of images‚ audio‚ and video; and video games. ICT governance provides the framework for controlling and managing the use of ICTS in the organization
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