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Making Migrants Visible in Post-MDG Debates

Thieme, Susan; Ghimire, Anita - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 1, pp. 399-415

While it is still a matter of global dialogue whether and how migration will feature in the post-2015 framework …, remittance-dependent countries like Nepal clearly back migration in their post-Millennium Development Goal (MDG) discussions. We … remittance-intense migration to include the increasing diversity of migration patterns and related commodification services, the …

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Gendered Morality and Development Narratives: The Case of Female Labor Migration from Indonesia

Chan, Carol - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 10, pp. 6949-6972

they experience the risks and promises of transnational labor migration in gendered and culturally specific ways. …

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Circulating Practices: Migration and Translocal Development in Washington D.C. and Cochabamba, Bolivia

Strunk, Christopher - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 10, pp. 4106-4123

international migration on sending regions is far from straightforward. In this article, I analyze migrant communities of origin in … explore migration’s role in struggles over belonging in Cochabamba, focusing on the efforts by migrants in Washington D.C. to … stake their claim through transnational houses and collective remittance projects and on recent internal migration from …

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Cultural Resources as Sustainability Enablers: Towards a Community-Based Cultural Heritage Resources Management (COBACHREM) Model

Keitumetse, Susan O. - In: Sustainability 6 (2013) 1, pp. 70-85

cultural information into certifiable intellectual (educational) and culture-economic (tourism) assets. Another monitoring …

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Rethinking Sustainable Development: Considering How Different Worldviews Envision “Development” and “Quality of Life”

Witt, Annick Hedlund-de - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 11, pp. 8310-8328

The concept of sustainable development does not articulate what needs to be sustained, developed, or how, and is consequently intersubjective and intercultural. I therefore argue that it is essential to consider different worldviews when discussing sustainable development, and I offer broad,...

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The Informal Economy as a Catalyst for Sustainability

Ruzek, William - In: Sustainability 7 (2014) 1, pp. 23-34

Sustainability typically involves the balancing of three major factors: the economy, the environment, and some notion of equity. Though the economy is already a key aspect, the recognition of the informal economy, seems to be absent from the many possible permutations of these three. This paper...

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Sustainable Living in Africa: Case of Water, Sanitation, Air Pollution and Energy

Omole, David O.; Ndambuki, Julius M. - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 8, pp. 5187-5202

The study reviewed developmental challenges confronting African countries with specific reference to the availability of potable water, sanitation, energy, water and ambient air. It showed the conflict between the need to exploit environmental capital in order to keep up with the pace of human...

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Land Change in the Mission-Aransas Coastal Region, Texas: Implications for Coastal Vulnerability and Protected Areas

Güneralp, Burak; Güneralp, İnci; Castillo, Cesar R.; … - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 10, pp. 4247-4267

The Mission-Aransas coastal region (MACR) in Texas is home to settlements vulnerable to coastal hazards. The region also contains significant biodiversity including several endangered species. The habitats in the bays and estuaries of MACR are especially sensitive to changes in land use/land...

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Birding for and with People: Integrating Local Participation in Avian Monitoring Programs within High Biodiversity Areas in Southern Mexico

Ortega-Álvarez, Rubén; Sánchez-González, Luis Antonio; … - In: Sustainability 4 (2012) 9, pp. 1984-1998

Biological monitoring is a powerful tool for understanding ecological patterns and processes, implementing sound management practices, and determining wildlife conservation strategies. In Mexico, regional long-term bird monitoring has been undertaken only over the last decade. Two comprehensive...

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Leveraging Fuel Subsidy Reform for Transition in Yemen

Breisinger, Clemens; Engelke, Wilfried; Ecker, Olivier - In: Sustainability 4 (2012) 11, pp. 2862-2887

Yemen is currently undergoing a major political transition, yet many economic challenges—including fuel subsidy reform—remain highly relevant. To inform the transition process with respect to a potential subsidy reform, we use a dynamic computable general equilibrium and microsimulation...

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