Currently in Vietnam there is an increasing demand for building and housing. Many high-rise housing developments have been built recently and continue to be constructed. This dissertation will not address the question of whether the high-rises should be built or not, it will focus on the question: What is appropriate high-rise housing in Vietnam?

無 / Since Beijing launched its “open doors policy” of economic reform in the late 1970s, China has registered a sustained economic growth, which made it one of the world’s leading economies, the world’s fourth biggest economy. By early 2000s, China has not only become an economic giant, with huge markets, cheap manpower, the main destination of foreign direct investments, but China has also become a world class political power whose influence is unceasingly growing, in Asia and all over the World. Africa, a continent often said to be marginalized and “unimportant” in the international arena is also becoming a much more coveted region by China in recent years. Not only does China intend to strengthen its “historical partnership” with Africa, but it also seeks to have access to Africa’s largely unexploited oil reserves, other raw material, and market. China’s increasing activities in Africa reflect China’s growing power and its desire to build partnerships and influence and to have access to oil supply sources. The purpose of this study is to try to answer the question “to what extent the rise of China as a global power in world politics is impacting Africa?” Meanwhile, we will also try to answer some subsidiary questions: What Africa could expect from the rise of China? What are China’s interests in Africa? And what are the implications of the rise of China for the relationship between Africa and Western Countries. The method used for this study consists of analyzing secondary data in order to assess and explain the rise of China and its impact on Africa. This research concludes that the rise of China does have positive and negative impacts on Africa. China’s booming economy and its growing demands for oil and minerals constitutes an opportunity for African countries’ exports as well as a source of investments. However, China’s rise is also a source of problems for African economies as the flood of cheap Chinese products to Africa and the international markets could cause the loss of jobs and undermine the industrialization of the continent. Finally despite its growing presence in Africa, it is unlikely that China would replace the West as dominant power in Africa, at least in the near future.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität Zürich.

Thesis (M. Hous. M.)--University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 65-68).

Thesis (M.Hous.M.)--University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 65-68). Also available in print.

Cada vez mais a sustentabilidade tem ganhado atenção nas discussões da sociedade. Várias conferências e acordos vêm sido realizados para que os países estabeleçam e cumpram metas para melhorar seu desenvolvimento sustentável. Em especial, no setor agropecuário vêm sendo desenvolvidos vários instrumentos para avaliar e mensurar a sustentabilidade das propriedades agropecuárias. Sendo o setor leiteiro muito representativo para o agronegócio brasileiro, o presente trabalho tem por objetivo analisar a sustentabilidade em propriedades agropecuárias que têm a atividade leiteira sua principal atividade econômica, buscando verificar a hipótese de que elas são sustentáveis nas dimensões ambiental, econômica e social, pela metodologia RISE. A escala ecológica do RISE está dividida em trinta parâmetros que compõe seis indicadores (Uso do solo; Produção animal; Fluxo de nutrientes; Uso da água; Energia e clima; e Biodiversidade e proteção das plantas). A escala social é formada por dez parâmetros que representam dois indicadores (Condições de trabalho e Qualidade de vida). A escala econômica por sua vez é compota por onze parâmetros que geram dois indicadores (Viabilidade econômica e Gestão da fazenda). Cabe destacar que esse trabalho surgiu de uma parceria da Dairy Partners Americas com o Swiss College of Agriculture que visa à avaliação de propriedades leiteiras em várias partes do mundo, onde há atuação da empresa. Assim, tornou-se possível o acesso ao questionário do RISE para ser aplicado e a coleta dos dados necessários ao cálculo dos parâmetros e indicadores. Para analisar a sustentabilidade nas propriedades leiteiras foram selecionadas dez amostras, localizadas nos estados de Minas Gerais, São Paulo e Rio Grande do Sul, nas quais foram aplicados o questionário. Os resultados obtidos mostram a necessidade de implementação de medidas em caráter de urgência em algumas áreas ambientais, especialmente no que se refere ao fluxo de nutrientes, energia e clima que apresentaram resultados insustentáveis na maioria das amostras. Já os indicadores ambientais de Uso de solo e Produção animal apresentaram valores sustentáveis na maioria das propriedades. Também foram obtidos resultados sustentáveis nos quesitos de qualidade de vida e viabilidade econômica das dimensões social e econômica, respectivamente. Os demais indicadores obtiveram um resultado intermediário, mas necessitam de medidas para melhorar a sustentabilidade. / Increasingly sustainability has gained attention in discussions of society. Several conferences and agreements have been made for countries to set and meet goals to improve their sustainable development. In particular, the agricultural sector has been developed several tools to evaluate and measure the sustainability of livestock farming. As the dairy industry very representative for the Brazilian agribusiness, this study aims to examine sustainability in agricultural properties that have in dairy as its main economic activity, seeking to verify the hypothesis that they are sustainable in environmental, economic and social, by using RISE methodology. The scale of the ecological RISE is divided into thirty parameters that comprise six indicators (Soil use; Animal husbandry; Nutrients flows; Water use; Energy and climate; and Biodiversity and plant protection). The social scale consists of ten parameters that represent two indicators (Working conditions and Quality of life). The economic scale turn is jam eleven parameters that generate two indicators (Economic viability and Farm management). It is worth noting that this work grew out of a partnership between Dairy Partners Americas with the Swiss College of Agriculture aimed at the evaluation of dairy farms in various parts of the world where the company operates. Thus, it became possible access to the RISE questionnaire to be applied and the collection of data necessary to calculate the parameters and indicators. To analyze sustainability in dairy farms were selected ten samples located in the states of Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Rio Grande do Sul, were studied using the questionnaire. The results show the need to implement measures on an emergency basis in some environmental areas, especially with regard to the flow of nutrients, energy and climate have tested unsustainable in most samples. The indicators of environmental soil use and animal husbandry values presented in the most sustainable properties. Sustainable results were also obtained in the categories of quality of life and economic viability of the social and economic dimensions, respectively. Other indicators showed an intermediate result, but require measures to improve sustainability.

Lun, Lee Chu Chloe. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2008-2009, design report."

Thesis (M. Arch.)--University of Detroit Mercy, 2006. / "1 May 2006". Includes bibliographical references (p. 70).

Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Queensland, 2005. / Includes bibliography.

Thesis (M. Hous. M.)--University of Hong Kong, 2007.