Status and management of tropical coastal fisheries in Asia

Coastal fisheries, Fishery management, Stock assessment, Conferences, Asia,

Towards sustainable development of the coastal resources of Lingayen Gulf, Phlilppines

Coastal zone management, Resource development, Philippines, Lingayen Gulf,

A semiclassical model of light mesons

The dominantly orbital state description is applied to the study of light mesons. The effective Hamiltonian is characterized by a relativistic kinematics supplemented by the usual funnel potential with a mixed scalar and vector confinement. The influence of two different finite quark masses and potential parameters on Regge and vibrational trajectories is discussed.Comment: 1 figur

The revanchist logic of mega-events : community displacement in Rio de Janeiro's West End

As the curtains are drawn in London's East End, Brazil and Rio de Janeiro will be under the international spotlight over the next four years. This paper focuses on the process of Olympic city-making in the West End of Rio de Janeiro, where the planning and construction of facilities and transport network have adversely affected low-income settlements. The planning of the Olympic Park has become the latest episode in a series of attempts to drive out one of the longest established poor settlements in the borough of Barra da Tijuca. Attention is given to the changing discourse justifying the relocation and the context in which residents have resisted eviction. In another case study, the paper considers the construction of Bus Rapid Transit corridors aimed to improve access to the area. In this instance, some communities were not able to avoid eviction, being relocated to the western edges of the city or financially compensated. Analysis of the eviction process is drawn from material collected by visiting the affected communities. The paper concludes by reflecting on the inexorability of Olympic city-making and entitlement to the emerging geographies

The coastal resources of Brunei Darussalam: status, utilization and management

Marine resources, Resource management, Coastal zone management, Brunei Darussalam,

Rio de Janeiro 2016

This chapter offers an overview of Rio de Janeiro’s past, current processes of change, and a preliminary discussion of the legacies that will be left by the event. The first part charts the history of urban change, events and mega-projects that have shaped the development of the city. The second examines the different Olympic bids the city has prepared in the last two decades followed by an analysis of the preparations and their impacts six years after the Olympic nomination. Finally, the conclusion attempts to answer the questions posed with one year still to go before the start of the Olympics