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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Conflict Mitigation"”.
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Design rationale for computer supported conflict mitigation during the design-construction process of large-scale civil engineering systems
Thesis (Sc. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1994.
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Regional Economic Communities in Africa as a Conflict Mitigation Mechanism: The Case of the Economic Community of West African States
… expanded its mandate in the 1990s to include conflict prevention and mitigation. The Council of the Wise, a group of respected elders from ECOWAS member states, was created to engage in preventive diplomacy and is a unique institution based on African cultures’ respect for elders as mediators. …
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Assessing the role of local Authority institutions on peasants-pastoralists land use conflict mitigation in Tanzania, a case of Kishapu District
Peasant-pastoralists land use conflict remains to be the most serious resource-use conflict in Tanzania. The study investigated the role of local authority institutions on land use conflict mitigation between peasants and pastoralists in Kishapu district, Tanzania. A case study design was adapted. …
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Assessing the role of local Authority institutions on peasants-pastoralists land use conflict mitigation in Tanzania, a case of Kishapu District
Peasant-pastoralists land use conflict remains to be the most serious resource-use conflict in Tanzania. The study investigated the role of local authority institutions on land use conflict mitigation between peasants and pastoralists in Kishapu district, Tanzania. A case study design was adapted. …
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Wolves and Livestock: A review of tools to deter livestock predation and a case study of a proactive wolf conflict mitigation program developed in the Blackfoot Valley, Montana
… a tense value laden debate when wolves come into conflict with humans. Non-lethal conflict mitigation tools have been developed, funded, and implemented in several communities throughout the NRM; in hopes of decreasing the polarization that once ruled the debate between the stakeholders. Montana …
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Wolves and Livestock: A review of tools to deter livestock predation and a case study of a proactive wolf conflict mitigation program developed in the Blackfoot Valley, Montana
… a tense value laden debate when wolves come into conflict with humans. Non-lethal conflict mitigation tools have been developed, funded, and implemented in several communities throughout the NRM; in hopes of decreasing the polarization that once ruled the debate between the stakeholders. Montana …
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Dispute resolution strategies for construction projects
… a project is a plan to prevent and handle conflict, a Conflict Management Plan. Leading construction experts have identified Productivity, Innovation, Cost Control, Safety, and Litigation Expenses as critical areas in need of improvement in the construction industry of this next century. In …
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Habituation to Auditory Stimuli by Captive African Elephants (Loxodonta Africana)
… in wild elephants as part of humanelephant conflict mitigation. I hypothesized that elephants would initially exhibit strong reactions to both sounds, but these responses would diminish over repeated trials. I also hypothesized that their responses to the bee sound would decrease more slowly …
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The Ecology and Management of Kalahari lions in a Conflict Area in Central Botswana
… africaeaustralis). This has implications for conflict mitigation and lion conservation. I investigate the economics and extent of the lion livestock conflict in Central Botswana and explore potential management options in light of this new data. Management options should be carefully selected …
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The Ecology and Management of Kalahari lions in a Conflict Area in Central Botswana
… africaeaustralis). This has implications for conflict mitigation and lion conservation. I investigate the economics and extent of the lion livestock conflict in Central Botswana and explore potential management options in light of this new data. Management options should be carefully selected …
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Shared landscapes : exploring the relationships between people and red kites in the UK
… regarding human-red kite and human- wildlife conflict mitigation and resolution strategies.
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Coping with Human-Elephant Conflict in Laikipia District, Kenya
… pressure through encroachment. Human-elephant conflict is only a microcosm of the wider ecological struggle for survival between humans and wildlife. In this study, data is analysed on human-elephant conflict in the subsistence smallholder farming areas in south-western Laikipia. The study …
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Are Elephants Flagships or Battleships? Understanding Impacts of Human-Elephant Conflict on Human Wellbeing in Trans Mara District, Kenya
… thesis examines the impacts of human-elephant conflict on human wellbeing and the implications for elephant conservation and management in Trans Mara District, Kenya. The District comprises communal lands bordering the world-famous Masai Mara National Reserve in southwestern Kenya. Trans Mara …
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Enabling Experimentation and Evaluation of xApp Direct Conflict Detection and Mitigation in Testbed
… (Near-RT RIC) can lead to resource allocation conflicts, particularly when xApps pursue overlapping or competing control objectives. This thesis presents a complete conflict manage- ment mechanism, implemented as part of the Conflict Mitigation (CM) component in Near-RT RIC, that includes both …
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A Framework for Development in Rural Arid and Semi-Arid Environments in Africa: The Somalia Case
… in rural, arid and semi-arid agricultural conflict zones of Sub Saharan Africa, focusing on Somalia's societal stabilization and conflict mitigation. This task requires developing risk-reducing measures for infrastructure and service delivery in rural, post-conflict zones. Literature …
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Efficacy of an Electronic Scarecrow on 4 Mammalian Crop-Raiders in Limpopo Province, South Africa
… are promising tools for human-wildlife conflict mitigation, particularly for nocturnal antelopes. For primates, further innovation in design of scarecrows to incorporate a visual stimulus is recommended.</p>
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Co-created citizen science for community action
… communities. Projects included a large carnivore conflict mitigation programme in a ranching community, a freshwater health monitoring project on a suburban waterway, a social science investigation into a communities’ relationships with their private water supplies, a wolverine population ecology …