post disaster reconstruction in the destructed zones entails the social aspects in addition to the physical and urban aspects, because of the presence of affected people in the very location. the presented research aims to assess the social aspects of the post disaster conditions in the course of reconstruction, which take into consideration the related social factors in the affected community....

In recent decades, institutions have been moving away from the positivism evident in many disciplines in the earlier years of the 20 century. Instead of seeking for a single truth or standard, institutional assessments have become local in nature within a framework of best practices. Similarly, librarianship must move in that direction in responding to local needs. With the advent of a new cent...

Before addressing those, however, it is important , I suggest, to go back to basics and ask ourselves ‘what is transport for?’ and ‘how best can the economic, social and other objectives identified be achieved’, before we proceed to more specific questions as to the identification and appraisal of social benefits and costs of road transport. Then I consider briefly a range of specific issues wh...

Social anthropologists have found that homosexuals and homosexual acts have occurred in all civilizations without exception. The reaction to homosexuality has varied from severe condemnation (as in our own society), through indifference, to acceptance, and in a few cases, even to glorification, where the high priests of a religious cult have been exclusively homosexual. No matter what the react...

Part I.—Economic Factors and Crime. Crime is a great source of waste. Millions worth of property is destroyed by criminal activity every year, in every country of any importance. Lakhs of rupees are spent on detection of crime and on bringing to book the offenders. Thousands of men are sent to prisons when their crimes are detected, and they have to be fed and housed at State cost. It is true t...