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residential tourists, can have an important local participation and involvement (independently of national citizenship), although …
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of best cultivation practices, development of improved varieties, dissemination of high quality seed, and capacity … development. Reduced drudgery in harvest and postharvest operations, and increased food safety were achieved through technological … innovations. Development of innovative food products and inclusion of Andean grains in school meal programs is projected to have …
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development is rarely planned using cultural resources. It is against this background that a Community-Based Cultural Heritage … article are the development of cultural competency-based training curriculum that will assist communities to transform …
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, remittance-dependent countries like Nepal clearly back migration in their post-Millennium Development Goal (MDG) discussions. We …
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The concept of sustainable development does not articulate what needs to be sustained, developed, or how, and is … discussing sustainable development, and I offer broad, provisional suggestions as to how we can begin doing this. I first discuss … how the notion of sustainable development at its heart is an attempt to unite conservation with growth. I then consider …
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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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environmental capital in order to keep up with the pace of human development activities and the need to utilize resources … sustainably. Hitherto, the cost of this development has been at the expense of public health and cleaner environment. The outcome …
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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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“heroes” who contribute to Indonesia’s economic development, or as exploited “victims” of labor abuse. By analyzing public … victims do not undermine representations of migrants as heroes of development. Instead, in Indonesian public discourses about …. More attention to gendered moral assumptions behind migrants’ narratives of development and victimhood can illuminate how …
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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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