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Crowdfunding and sustainable urban development in emerging economies / Umar G. Benna and Abubakar U. Benna, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Benna, Umar G., author.
- Series:
- Advances in e-business research series.
- Advances in E-Business Research Book Series, 1935-2719
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Crowd funding--Developing countries.
- Crowd funding.
- City planning--Developing countries.
- City planning.
- Sustainable development--Developing countries.
- Sustainable development.
- Physical Description:
- 26 PDFs (xxiii, 343 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Hershey, Pennsylvania : Business Science Reference, 2018.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- "This book explores the theoretical foundation and development values influencing the choices by the key development actors in developing countries of the types of activities and the tools for undertaking them and highlights how public institutions use digital technologies to transform their activities in their cities and the results achieved"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Section 1. Opportunities and challenges in crowdfunding markets. Chapter 1. Knowledge networks, crowds, and markets: a social entrepreneurship project in Latin America ; Chapter 2. Framework for IT role in crowdfunding urbanization process in Developing Countries ; Chapter 3. Collaborative consumption as a tool for agricultural expansion in Developing Countries: enriching farmers by delivering value to consumers ; Chapter 4. From informal to inclusive urbanization: options for funding the transformation in India ; Chapter 5. Applications of crowdsourcing in sustainable urban development planning in Developing Countries
- Section 2. Opportunities and challenges in crowdfunding markets. Chapter 6. A comparative analysis of online crowdfunding platforms in Africa and the Middle East ; Chapter 7. Africa and Indian crowdfunding markets: a cross-cultural comparative analysis ; Chapter 8. A comparative analysis of Africa and Chinese crowdfunding markets ; Chapter 9. Crowdsourcing as a tool for improving learning in tertiary institutions in Developing Countries
- Section 3. Evolving crowdfunding in emerging economies. Chapter 10. Volunteerism in urban development the case of non-cash, non-digital crowdfunding growth in Nigeria ; Chapter 11. Prospects and options for sustainable and inclusive crowdfunding in African cities ; Chapter 12. Crowdfunding: can it support urban local bodies in India? ; Chapter 13. Improving quality of urban life through enhanced energy policy in Africa ; Chapter 14. Exploring the crowdfunding of Nigerian volunteer corps' efforts in urban development.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781522539537
- OCLC:
- 1022578516
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