Global programs / Environmental change and security project (ECSP)
This paper argues that no consistent or meaningful relationship exists between urbanization and security. DEC abstract (PN-ACL-304)
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This paper argues that no consistent or meaningful relationship exists between urbanization and security. Even if we observe some correlation between these two factors, that does not tell much about the nature of causation. It fails to explain how the links between urbanization and variables like life expectancy, nutrition, and literacy actually operate. No doubt, urbanization often contributes to, and sometimes detracts from, the quality of people's lives, but we cannot tell by how much. According to the author, the very words "urbanization" and "security" do not mean a great deal because they embrace too many cross-cutting ideas and processes. The definition of "urbanization" is not universal, since virtually every country in the world describes it differently. In the case of security, it is hard to define whether the term relates to international relations, national matters, the city, a neighborhood, or an individual feeling of welfare. The author divides the existing literature on urbanization and security into eight popular theories or, in his words, "urban myths of our times." He reviews debates whether urbanization has positive or negative effects on the lives of city dwelle
Source: DEC abstract, PN-ACL-304 (1999). This is the source's own text, not a cited summary of the documents.
Operated in: South Africa, Latin America, Brazil, West Africa.
Districts, regions and facilities the program's own documents name, with what the document says it did there. Source: sentences in the program's documents
not in the map yet: no district, region or facility is named for this program yet; only Malawi and Guatemala have place data so far
No district, region or facility is named in this program's documents yet. Place dots exist for Malawi and Guatemala only so far. Towns and natural features are not drawn.
Countries where this program operated, set by the countries its documents name most often. Countries only tagged on documents are listed apart. Source: document tags, scope rule
Scope: global. How the scope was set is not described yet. High confidence.
How sure we are: 0.95.
When the program ran, from its start year to the latest document year. A hatched bar means the start is our estimate. Source: award and document years
Axis: award years, end from years in documents. The start year comes from award fiscal year; the end is the latest document year, so the program may have run longer.
Who started the program, and which administration it began under. Timing only; it does not say who started it. Source: initiative records, start year
Organizations that ran this program, from award records and document authors. Prime and sub roles are not split yet. Source: award and document records
Named as an institutional author on documents; whether prime, sub or consortium member is not recorded. Basis: read from a record field
| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan | implementer | 1997 to 1999 | Stated in a document | 12 sources |
| Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (WWICS) | implementer | 1997 to 1999 | Stated in a document | 12 sources |
Identifiers of the awards and the organizations that funded it. Amounts are under Money. Source: award records
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCP-3054-A-5004 (cooperative agreement, fiscal year not recorded) | 1997 to 1999 | Stated in a document read from a record field | 12 sources |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAID. Bur. for Global Programs, Field Support, and Research. Center for Population, Health and Nutrition. Ofc. of Population | 1997 to 1999 | Stated in a document |
Labels on the program's documents, not a description of what the program did. Source: DEC document tags
Sector profile (computed): Housing, urban and municipal infrastructure 55%; Economic opportunity (microenterprise, jobs, skills, poverty reduction) 8%; Social policies, regulations and systems (incl. gender, population) 6%
DEC topic and subject tags. They describe the documents, not what the program was. Each tag opens its evidence in the drawer.
Programs worth reading next, by topic, implementer, country and years. Similar by facets (topic, implementer, country, years) and, when available, description. It says the programs look alike, not how they are related in time. Source: catalog facets
Looking for similar programs.
Not recorded yet: support mechanisms, money rows, evaluations and lessons. A missing record is not a finding. USAspending records start in FY2007; earlier obligations are missing, not zero.
Every document that cites this program, grouped by a stage label from a weak classifier. Source: document library
None recorded. Evaluation studies linked to this program are listed under Evaluations and lessons.
None recorded for this program. A counterpart appears only when a document names the government body and its role.
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