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Linking the trends in material flows with poverty in The Philippines
Rapera, Corazon L. - In: International Journal of Global Environmental Issues 5 (2005) 3/4, pp. 181-193
Philippines only recently, and standard measures of poverty. Since the Philippines economy during the last two decades has … undergone significant ups and downs, poverty of parts of the Philippines population is an eminent problem. At the same time, the … Philippines is still to a great extent an agricultural economy where both growth in household income and availability of food are …
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Role of the Members of Parliament in the Local Government of Bangladesh: Views and Perceptions of Grassroots in the Case of Upazila Administration
Rahman, Muhammad - In: Public Organization Review 13 (2013) 1, pp. 71-88
This paper intents to present the overall state of the local government and attention has been drowned particularly on the new commence Upazila in Bangladesh. Attempts have been made to address sensitive issue of debate whether the MPs should have the role in the local government or not as a...
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Comparative analysis on the communication strategies of the forest owners' associations in Europe
Fabra-Crespo, M.; Rojas-Briales, E. - In: Forest Policy and Economics 50 (2015) C, pp. 20-30
This research reports a comparative analysis of the communication strategy that forest owners' associations across Europe use to influence society on one side and the decision-makers on the other, in order to fulfill forest owners' interests. 60% of Europe's forests are privately owned by an...
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‘Catching the development train’: perspectives on ‘top-down’ and ‘bottom-up’ development in post-apartheid South Africa
Bek, David; Binns, Tony; Nel, Etienne - In: Progress in Development Studies 4 (2004) 1, pp. 22-46
Government policy in post-1994 South Africa, whilst upholding the principles of community participation and development, has been firmly wedded to a neoliberal growth agenda. This paper critically examines whether one element of that new growth agenda, that of Spatial Development Initiatives,...
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From the ground up: holistic management and grassroots rural adaptation to bovine spongiform encephalopathy across western Canada
McLachlan, Stéphane; Yestrau, Melisa - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 14 (2009) 4, pp. 299-316
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SUSTAINABILITY AT THE LOCAL LEVEL: MANAGEMENT TOOLS AND MUNICIPAL TAX INCENTIVE MODEL
Braun, Ricardo - In: Environment, Development and Sustainability 9 (2007) 4, pp. 387-411
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Problem structuring in participatory forest planning
Khadka, Chiranjeewee; Hujala, Teppo; Wolfslehner, Bernhard - In: Forest Policy and Economics 26 (2013) C, pp. 1-11
Decision-making for multi-purpose forestry requires well-aligned public participation and stakeholder interaction. The operational research community has developed both the theory and practice of problem-structuring methods (PSMs) to help stakeholders determine a solvable joint problem...
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Accommodating multiple interests in local forest management: a focus on facilitation, actors and practices
Paul G.H. Engel, Anouk Hoeberichts, Laurent Umans - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 1 (2001) 3/4, pp. 306-326
This paper is concerned with three questions. When, if at all, is facilitation worthwhile? When dealing with local forest management, what exactly should facilitators focus on? How does empowerment fit into facilitation efforts? Two case studies, one concerned with the establishment of the...
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The Invisible Foot
Hahnel, Robin - In: Review of Radical Political Economics 46 (2014) 1, pp. 70-86
This article pays homage to E. K. Hunt who was a founding member of URPE who helped build chapters on several campuses in western states. Much of the author’s own research work over the past forty years was an attempt to strengthen criticisms Hunt voiced long ago about markets and blind...
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Critical success conditions of collaborative methods: a comparative evaluation of transport planning projects
Walter, Alexander; Scholz, Roland - In: Transportation 34 (2007) 2, pp. 195-212
This paper explores critical success conditions of collaborative planning projects in the area of urban transport, evaluating the impact of new collaborative methods, instruments and processes on project performance. Hypothesis building is based on a comparative, empirical research design,...
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