UNESCO [(2015). Quality Physical Education Guidelines for Policymakers. Paris: Press.] highlighted the importance of developing physical literacy (PL) from childhood, although it remains unc...

This paper presents an overview of emerging shifts in approaches to Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the water and sanitation sector. Based on interviews with 21 professionals who are actively involved in the field, the analysis focused on four areas: contracts, regulation, finance and stakeholder engagement. Whilst there are obvious limitations to using interviews as a methodology, our ai...

In developing countries where access to and use of renewable natural resources essential to rural livelihoods are highly contested, improving cooperation in their management is increasingly seen as an important element in strategies for peacebuilding, conflict prevention, and longer-term social-ecological resilience. While researchers have made important advances in recent years in assessing th...

PURPOSE: Recent severe storm experiences in the U.S. Gulf Coast illustrate the importance of an integrated approach to natural disaster preparedness planning that harmonizes efforts of implementing agencies and stakeholders. Risk management decisions that are informed by and address risk perceptions and behavior of decision makers and stakeholders are essential for effective risk management pol...

Understanding the role of Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) is important to acceptance of the concept and its alignment with spatial industry objectives. Much has been done to describe and understand the components and interactions of different aspects of SDIs and their integration into the transactions of the spatial data community. However, what fails to be received through these perceptions,...