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On AlterNet: development

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "development"

The Darker Side of China's Economic

The Darker Side of China's Economic "Miracle"

David Sirota, AlterNet. July 17, 2009.
Many scholars and columnists celebrate China's gilded development. But what's beyond these capitalist pipe dreams?

Californians, Imagine New Homes That Need No New Water

Californians, Imagine New Homes That Need No New Water

Doug Linney, AlterNet. May 29, 2009.
A bill in California's legislature seeks to take the strain off the water supply and alleviate the housing slump.

It's Outrageous That Gaza Depends on Secret Tunnels for Access to the Outside World

It's Outrageous That Gaza Depends on Secret Tunnels for Access to the Outside World

Ann Wright, AlterNet. February 26, 2009.
How do you rebuild 5,000 homes, businesses and government buildings when the only way supplies come into Gaza is through tunnels?

The Financial Crisis Is Too Dire to Be Left to Politicians

The Financial Crisis Is Too Dire to Be Left to Politicians

Jeremy Brecher, Brendan Smith, Tim Costello, AlterNet. January 28, 2009.
Current leaders of the world's nations have utterly failed to develop a solution. Now it's up to ordinary citizens.

Is Florida Just One New Development Away From Environmental Ruin?

Is Florida Just One New Development Away From Environmental Ruin?

Stan Cox, AlterNet. January 15, 2009.
A thousand people a day move to Florida, but with development gone wild, the state's natural systems have passed the brink of sustainability.

The Costs of Migration Hit Women Hardest

The Costs of Migration Hit Women Hardest

Diana Mendoza, IPS News. September 28, 2008.
There's strength in numbers, and women migrant workers are organizing themselves and strengthening their networks.

Watering the West: Growth Stops When the Water Runs Out

Watering the West: Growth Stops When the Water Runs Out

Sarah Bates, Science Progress. June 17, 2008.
The failure to connect land-use and water planning may have far-reaching and increasingly unacceptable consequences.

Why Protecting Watersheds Is About Community and Culture

Why Protecting Watersheds Is About Community and Culture

Derrick Christopher Evans, January 29, 2008.
A new vision for Gulf-area communities gets beyond the legacy racism, classism and environmental destruction.