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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Agricultural potential"”.
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Agricultural potential on Indian reservations in Ontario
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1989.
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Realizing agricultural potential in land reform: The case of Vaalharts irrigation scheme in the Northern Cape Province
The effectiveness of the South African Land reform Programme has been at the centre of debates amonng land reform activists and within government. Empirical evidence shows that land reform has not only been moving at a slow pace, but has also had limited impact on the livelihoods of beneficiaries, …
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The resource value of indigenous plants to rural people in a low agricultural potential area (Volume 1)
… of amenities, soils, vegetation, geology, agricultural development and potential has been done on a 1:100 000 scale by Loxton et al, 1969. These data were used as a basis for smaller scale maps by Tinley and van Riet (1981) who also provided detailed descriptive information on climate, …
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Assessment of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production Potential Using Crop Allocation Optimization
… This thesis quantifies the global SAF production potential through different crop allocation strategies. Biomass potential is quantified by land suitability and agricultural availability. An optimization model is developed using binary integer linear programming with three crop allocation …
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Strategic Resources of Iraq, Turkey and Iran and the Development of Kurdish Nationalism: The Domestic, Regional and International Context
… defined as oil and nonfuel mineral assets and agricultural potential, to include degree of soil productivity and availability of water supplies. To the extent applicable, industrial development is discussed as well. Kurdish history, language and culture and the Kurdish nationalist movement in …
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Vibrant City: Mixed-Use and Transit-Oriented Development at Virginia Square
… station and linked green space with small scale agricultural potential. Mid-rise dwelling units provide the density to support local business along shop-lined streets. Pedestrian ways and bike trails offer additional transportation routes while mass transit cuts down on automobile usage. The …
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Social optimality in land use: a comparative study of conservation and agriculture in the Sundays River Valley, Eastern Cape, South Africa
… is looking to expand in an area with high agricultural potential. It is also an area with high levels of unemployment, extensive land degradation, and unique biological diversity. These factors make achieving a socially optimal use of land particularly pertinent. Data was collected from the …
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Coping with uncertainty: perspectives on sustainability of smallholder agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
Agricultural sustainability of smallholder farms in the tropics has rarely been examined in an integrated manner by addressing simultaneously ecological, social and economic dimensions and exploring its spatial and temporal characteristics. In this submission I have prepared a Context Statement …
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The Contemporary Cape Winery: A Wine Cooperative for Jamestown, Stellenbosch
… To develop this new typology, a site with agricultural potential and a direct connection to an urban farm workers settlement will be used. The potential of the urban environment will be analysed in relation to the existing facilities in the community to determine a solution for a new …
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The Application of Pedology, Stable Carbon Isotope Analyses and Geographic Information Systems to Ancient Soil Resource Investigations at Piedras Negras, Guatemala
… <p>GIS maps that indicated areas of best agricultural potential based on slope and soil type were used as a guide to opportunistically sample soils in an area south of Piedras Negras Guatemala – an area that was densely vegetated and unexplored. Soils that represented the different soil …
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Land use and its impact on the Succulent Karoo
… a statistical model to assess the future agricultural potential in the SK biome. The current status of the land use practices in the SK biome shows that most of its area is used for extensive grazing (90%) followed by conservation (4.8%). Due to the aridity of the area, agriculture …
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Validation, Calibration, and Uncertainty Quantification of the Wofost Crop Simulation Model
… in Africa project [44] aims to unlock the agricultural potential in Africa and help farmers improve their crop productivity by enabling them to make more precise and timely decisions about crop management via better prediction tools. The absence of large, comprehensive, and structured …
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Developing a virtual approach to determine if ecosystem service provision differs between Scottish river corridors with and without nature designations
… river corridor features to ecosystem service potential. To achieve the overarching research aim, paired analysis comparing four protected (Special Areas of Conservation) and unprotected Scottish rivers occurs. Undertaking GE RES assessments reveals that protected rivers appear to supply higher …
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All That Is Air Turns Solid: The Creation of a Market for Sinks Under the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change
… in environmentally vulnerable areas with limited agricultural potential. The most important commodity in a case of fictitious capital like this one is the production of credibility, provided here by certifying agencies. This case study contributes to filieres or commodity chains analysis by …
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Use of 15N2 for direct measurement of free-living N2 fixation
… can help clarify the ecological importance and agricultural potential of a process once believed to be a major source of soil N.
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Agricultural change in the Northern Province of Zambia, 1948-1978 : a case study of maize production in Kasama District
This dissertation studies agricultural change in the Northern Province of Zambia. It analyzes the agricultural policies and practices of both the Northern Rhodesian Colonial and Zambian Governments between 1948 and 1978. The focus is maize production in Kasama District. There has been misplaced …
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Agricultural change in the Northern Province of Zambia, 1948-1978 : a case study of maize production in Kasama District
This dissertation studies agricultural change in the Northern Province of Zambia. It analyzes the agricultural policies and practices of both the Northern Rhodesian Colonial and Zambian Governments between 1948 and 1978. The focus is maize production in Kasama District. There has been misplaced …
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The determinants of agglomeration in Brazil: input-output, labor and knowledge externalities
… displays spatial autocorrelation for several agricultural industries, due to spatially autocorrelated agricultural potential, and for manufacturing industries producing metal products (auto parts and metal forgings, among others) and products intensive in chemical inputs (paints, soaps, rubber …
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Food demand and supply under global change
… to address this complex problem exploring agricultural potential globally but on a local scale. For this, we considered the influence of lifestyle changes (dietary patterns) as well as technological progress and their effects on climate change, mainly greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. …
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