爱上爱丁堡

爱丁堡位于苏格兰东海岸入海口,雄踞于延绵的火山灰和岩石峭壁上,与大部分欧洲城市相比,爱丁堡拥有优越的地理位置,是南部低地的中心,也是苏格兰的首都,充满了苏格兰独特的魅力。一位作家曾称赞道：＂没有比这里更适合称为王国首屈一指的地方,没有比这里更高贵迷人的景色＂。     

Local youth training initiatives

In April 1986, Leeds City Council staged a three day European Employment Conference on local employment initiatives involving Leeds and its twin cities Dortmund (Federal Republic of Germany) and Lille (France). High on the conference agenda was the problem of youth unemployment. This article discusses some of the local initiatives which were presented at the conference, against the background of various national education, training and employment creation schemes in operation in Germany, Britain and France. It is argued that although their overall impact on the youth unemployment problem is relatively small, the local initiatives described in this paper do provide training of a quality which is often lacking in many of the large-scale nationally based schemes.     

"爱丁堡艺术节"掠影

[爱丁堡艺术节(Edinburgh Festival)]始于1947年,是世界最著名的大型综合性艺术节之一.它的宗旨起先是为了加强欧洲国家间的文化交流,推广高雅艺术,后来由于不断有世界著名艺术家的参与,逐渐演变成一个雅俗共赏的全球艺术盛会.华裔著名音乐家马友友、汤沐海等都曾先后随世界知名交响乐团前往爱丁堡艺术节演出.     

Disaster risk reduction initiatives in South Africa

The field of disaster management in South Africa has developed dramatically over the past seven years. The paradigm shift from civil protection to disaster risk management brought with it the realisation that the management of disaster risk is paramount to reducing successfully the vulnerability of these communities most at risk. The resilience and coping mechanisms of communities affected by disasters have demonstrated the importance of local and traditional knowledge in the reduction of risk and the effects of hazards. This article aims to explore various initiatives for disaster risk reduction in South Africa undertaken by government departments and non-governmental organisations from 1994 to 2003. It describes the various methods and systems employed to reduce risk and vulnerability. A case study of the February 2000 floods in the Limpopo province of South Africa provides insight into local coping mechanisms and indigenous methods of risk reduction.     

共建道德企业倡议正当其时

6月11,中国上市公司百强高峰论坛向全体上市公司发起“共建社会主义道德企业”的倡议。     

Spatial development initiatives (SDIs) ‐ the official view

This paper presents a South African government perspective on the SDI process. It outlines the objectives of the SDI programme as removing bottlenecks to investment, and identifying strategic investment opportunities within the areas defined as SDIs. It spells out the institutional arrangements within the SDI programme. Each of the eleven SDIs in South Africa is described and assessed briefly.     

Economic analysis of community‐based wildlife utilisation initiatives in Botswana

Financial and economic cost‐benefit models were applied to determine the worth of several planned community‐based, wildlife utilisation initiatives in Botswana, and to identify policy guidelines. Projects planned to incorporate small‐scale wildlife cropping. Rentals from safari‐hunting or wildlife‐viewing activities were found to have inherent viability, both financially and economically, particularly in the north of the country, where tourism is greatest. However, success is dependent on both good management and high densities of wildlife. In the Kalahari, game at low densities (more than 100 hectares per large stock unit) cannot be cropped profitably by communities and investments in game protection will result in economic gain. At higher game densities (between 100 and about 25 hectares per large stock unit), positive financial returns are possible with community‐based cropping but two considerations are important. First, investment in protection continues to pay economically and, second, cropping at close to maximum sustainable intensity is most profitable economically. Selective protection aimed at restoring proportions of drought‐sensitive game species also appears economically rewarding.     

Local Responses to Long-term Unemployment: Delivering Access to Employment in Edinburgh

This paper examines locally developed policy responses to long-term unemployment in the city of Edinburgh: a labour market characterised by relatively low-unemployment and generally high levels of demand. Drawing upon in-depth interviews with 115 long-term unemployed people residing in the city, the paper first analyses the complex combination of barriers to work faced by members of this client group. Two recent labour market initiatives, developed by the local authority in partnership with other public and third sector agencies and (in one case) major employers, are then discussed. It is suggested that this locally focused, partnership-based approach may provide a useful model for local policy responses to long-term unemployment, particularly in buoyant labour markets.