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Peter Walker
Researcher at Tufts University
Publications - 32
Citations - 826
Peter Walker is an academic researcher from Tufts University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Humanitarian aid & Poison control. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 31 publications receiving 612 citations. Previous affiliations of Peter Walker include Chatham University.
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Key competencies in sustainability in higher education : toward an agreed-upon reference framework
Katja Brundiers,Matthias Barth,Gisela Cebrián,Matthew L. Cohen,Liliana Diaz,Sonya Doucette-Remington,Weston Dripps,Geoffrey Habron,Niki Harré,Meghann Jarchow,Kealalokahi Losch,Jessica Ostrow Michel,Yoko Mochizuki,Marco Rieckmann,Roderic A. Parnell,Peter Walker,Michaela Zint +16 more
TL;DR: In this article, a Delphi study with 14 international experts in sustainability education on the framework of key competencies in sustainability by Wiek et al. (Sustain Sci 6: 203-218, 2011), the most frequently cited framework to date, was conducted.
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Shaping the humanitarian world
Peter Walker,Daniel Maxwell +1 more
TL;DR: A critical introduction to the notion of humanitarianism in global politics, tracing the concept from its origins to the twenty-first century, the authors examines how the so called international community works in response to humanitarian crises and the systems that bind and divide them.
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A Blueprint For Professionalizing Humanitarian Assistance
TL;DR: Research is reported on exploring the case for professionalizing humanitarian action through an international professional association, the development of core competencies, and the creation of a universal certification system for aid workers.
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Smoke and mirrors: deficiencies in disaster funding
TL;DR: The headlines rightly applaud the compassionate outpouring of the public around the world but fail to question the logic of promoting one-off giving from individuals rather than sustained involvement by governments.