This book presents a comprehensive view of the different theories of risk management in water, drawing on recent studies that serve to inform the way that practitioners consider their own risk practice.While it is commonplace to see risk described in technical and engineering terms when discussing water, this book argues that this is a flawed practice that results in poor decision-making, particularly where water intersects with social elements and the community. Challenging these ...

Spaltung, Ambivalenz und Integration werden als relevante Formen psychischer Verarbeitungsprozesse und Abwehrmechanismen in der klinisch-therapeutischen und psychosozialen Arbeit anhand zahlreicher Fallbeispiele und aktueller sozialer und gesellschaftlicher Herausforderungen (Altern, Migration) diskutiert. Deutlich wird, dass innerseelische Spaltungsprozesse, die Entwicklungsfortschritte oft blockieren, in schwierigen Entwicklungsphasen zeitweise überlebensnotwendig sein können. Das Phänom...

Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.With Agenda 2030, the UN adopted wide-ranging Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that integrate development and environmental agendas. This book focuses on the political tensions between the environmental objectives and socio-economic aspects of sustainable development.The collection provides an introduction to interlinkages, synergies and trade-offs between the ‘green’ and other goals, such as gender equality and ...