| List of Editors | xiii |
| List of Contributors | xv |
| Foreword | |
| Rahma Bourquia | xix |
| Acknowledgements | xxi |
| General Introduction: Building Hope, Perspectives and Experiences from the Global South | |
| Marcelo Sili | 1 |
| Part 1: In Search for Peace and Democracy-Building |
| Introduction | |
| Javier Enrique Medina Vásquez | 9 |
| Chapter 1: Peace Can Be Built from the Territories: Experiences of Networking in South-Western Colombia | |
| Milena Umaña Maldonado and Claudia Ospina Aldana | 13 |
| Chapter 2: Non-Proliferation in Asia: Time to Un-tap the Potential of NWFZs | |
| J. Enkhsaikhan | 19 |
| Chapter 3: Youth and New Forms of Politics in Chile | |
| Sandra Iturrieta Olivares | 25 |
| Chapter 4: Public Policies for Social Inclusion in Contemporary Brazil | |
| Camila Gonçalves De Mario and Fabricio Pereira da Silva | 31 |
| Chapter 5: Human Mobility as a Resource and an Asset | |
| Driss El Yazami | 35 |
| Chapter 6: Curbing Electoral Corruption: Two South Asian Civil Society Efforts to Build Robust Democracies | |
| Anwesha Chakraborty | 39 |
| Part 2: Organising Territories and Infrastructures to Improve Life |
| Introduction | |
| Samira Mizbar | 47 |
| Chapter 7: The Peri-Urban Area of the City of Morelia: An Opportunity for the Implementation of Innovative Schemes of Socio-Environmental Inclusion in México | |
| Norma Angélica Rodríguez Valladares and Antonio Vieyra | 53 |
| Chapter 8: Emancipation and the Construction of New Development Models: The Experience of Andean Peasants in Argentina | |
| Paula Lucía Olaizola | 59 |
| Chapter 9: Metrocable: Public Transport for Urban and Social Transformation in Medellín | |
| Beatriz Garcés Beltrán | 63 |
| Chapter 10: Revaluing Heritage and Managing Conflicts Over Land Use in the City of Quito | |
| Rosa Cuesta and Martha Villagómez | 69 |
| Chapter 11: The Emergence of New Paradigms of Sustainable Construction | |
| Juan José García Pérez | 75 |
| Chapter 12: China’s New Development Concept and the New Model of ‘People’s City’ in the Context of Globalisation – Renewal of Yangpu Industrial Area and Innovation of Gubei Civic Center in Shanghai as an Example | |
| Zhongshi Yuan and Jingting Zhang | 79 |
| Chapter 13: Pakistan and Trans-regional Connectivity: Infrastructure for Regional Transformation | |
| Murad Ali | 85 |
| Part 3: Revitalising the Economy with a Sustainable Approach |
| Introduction | |
| Marcelo Sili | 93 |
| Chapter 14: A Toolkit for Hope (ASHA): Farmers’ Sovereignty and Holistic Agriculture in India | |
| Poonam Pandey and Kavitha Kuruganti | 99 |
| Chapter 15: Agroecological Experiences from Argentina | |
| Rodrigo Tizón | 105 |
| Chapter 16: Trade as a Driver of Sustainability Pathways: Insights from the Palm Oil Sector in Indonesia | |
| Ahmad Dermawan and Otto Hospes | 109 |
| Chapter 17: Bioeconomy and Local Value-Chain Development as a Hedge Against Deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado | |
| Mairon G. Bastos Lima | 115 |
| Chapter 18: The National Association of Quinoa Producers in Bolivia (ANAPQUI): An Experience of Collective Action and Participation in Globalised Market Chains | |
| Elizabeth Jiménez | 121 |
| Chapter 19: Yomol A’tel and its Struggle for Lekil Kuxlejal (Buen Vivir) | |
| José Andrés Fuentes | 127 |
| Chapter 20: Development Facing the Challenge of Territorial Organisation: The Case of Special Economic Zones in West Africa | |
| Idrissa Yaya Diandy | 133 |
| Chapter 21: Technological and Institutional Innovations for Rural Development in Sri Lanka | |
| Seetha I. Wickremasinghe | 139 |
| Part 4: Ensuring Environmental Sustainability |
| Introduction | |
| Aviram Sharma | 149 |
| Chapter 22: Building Urban Hope Recognising Traditional Governance: Overcoming Water Poverty in Oaxaca | |
| Alejandro Rivero-Villar, Antonio Vieyra, Yadira Méndez-Lemus, Cinthia Ruiz-López and Alejandra Larrazábal | 153 |
| Chapter 23: The Grassland Alliance in Argentina and the Challenge of Conserving Nature in a Productive Landscape | |
| Pablo Grilli | 161 |
| Chapter 24: Sources of Environmental Conflicts from Energy Justice and Equity Perspective: Evidence from Gold Mining Sectors in Ghana | |
| Asaah Sumaila Mohammed | 165 |
| Chapter 25: Happiness and Wellbeing Centre at Royal University of Bhutan: A Unique Approach | |
| Sangay Dorji and Pema Latsho | 171 |
| Chapter 26: The Changing Face of Snow Cover in Afghanistan: Opportunities for Development Interventions | |
| Fazlullah Akhtar, Abdul Haseeb Azizi, Christian Borgemeister, Bernhard Tischbein and Usman Khalid Awan | 177 |
| Chapter 27: Energy Transition in the Global South: Combating Energy Poverty and Climate Change | |
| Aviram Sharma | 183 |
| Part 5: Inclusive and Caring Worlds |
| Introduction | |
| Andrés Kozel | 191 |
| Chapter 28: Custody of Native Languages: The Experience of the Nivaclé Communities of Formosa | |
| Nelida Sotelo | 195 |
| Chapter 29: Children’s Orchestras: Living to Play, Playing to Live | |
| Federico Escribal | 199 |
| Chapter 30: Indigenous Universities, Houses of Wisdom | |
| María Luisa Eschenhagen | 205 |
| Chapter 31: Mexican Women: Organisation and Resistance Against Structural Violence | |
| Diana Tamara Martínez Ruiz and Deyani Alejandra Ávila Martínez | 211 |
| Chapter 32: #CantayNoLlores: Forms of Solidarity During the 2017 Earthquake in Mexico City | |
| Édgar Adrián Mora | 217 |
| Chapter 33: Local Products Fair: Women’s Empowerment and Social Cohesion in Piribebuy, Paraguay | |
| María José Aparicio Meza, Carmiña Soto and Amado Insfrán Ortíz | 221 |
| Chapter 34: Community Action Networks in Cape Town: Possibilities of Development Beyond COVID-19 | |
| Crain Soudien | 229 |
| Chapter 35: Virtual Mobilisations and Reinvention of the Social Link for the Survival of Vulnerable Populations Confined for the Fight Against COVID-19 in the Republic of Congo | |
| Ossere Nganongo | 237 |
| Chapter 36: Crisis Management in Chinese Universities – Shanghai Universities’ Response to COVID-19 Outbreak in 2022 | |
| Li Juan | 243 |
| General Conclusion: Global Multidimensional Crisis and Hope | |
| Fernando Calderón Gutiérrez | 249 |
| Index | 253 |