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Showing 1 to 20 of 153 for “"Honduras"”.
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Esperanza - Village Building in Honduras
… is a 300 x 500 meter plateau in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
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Wastewater sludge management options for Honduras
… concern across wastewater treatment systems in Honduras. The lack of timely sludge removal has led to declining plant performance in many facilities throughout the country. In addition to maintaining treatment efficiency, proper sludge management is important for mitigating pathogen levels and …
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Temperature analysis for lake Yojoa, Honduras
Lake Yojoa is the largest freshwater lake in Honduras, located in the central west region of the country (1405' N, 88° W). The lake has a surface area of 82 km2, a maximum depth of 26 m. and an average depth of 16 m. The locals believe that the anthropogenic activities around the lake for the past …
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Optimization of wastewater stabilization ponds in Honduras
… a study of wastewater treatment systems in Honduras. Building upon previous research, this study assessed the state of centralized wastewater treatment facilities. The project included travel to Honduras in January 2009 for a field survey of these facilities. In addition, the students …
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Assessing Landscape Change in Western Honduras, 1957-2010
… to evaluate landscape change in western Honduras between 1957 and 2010, and specifically focuses on changes in tree cover. Results from repeat photography and satellite classification show an increase in tree cover. Spatial statistics indicate that increases in shade coffee production may …
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Crafting Democracy : Civil Society in Post-Transition Honduras
… focus here is on a newly established democracy – Honduras – a country that initiated a transition to democracy in 1980. The present study shows how civil society organizations initially played a relatively limited role in the regime-controlled transition, but eventually reacted against the …
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Wastewater treatment in Las Vegas, Santa Barbara, Honduras
The Municipality of Las Vegas, Honduras is located immediately to the west of Lake Yojoa, the largest inland lake in Honduras. Beginning in 2005, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) began working with stakeholders around the lake to assess anthropogenic environmental impacts on the …
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Nutrient load analysis of Lago de Yojoa, Honduras
Lake Yojoa, Honduras is an important natural resource to the people of Honduras. The lake's water quality has been a controversial subject. This thesis describes a nutrient load analysis performed to gain a better understanding of the water quality. Loads were calculated for point sources, …
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Housing and the state : the case of Honduras
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1984.
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Splendor of Ruins: Gang, State, and Crime in Honduras
… of Ruins examines the growth of street gangs in Honduras in the aftermath of the Cold War, as a flourishing criminal economy and the devastation of Hurricane Mitch destabilized life in the capital, Tegucigalpa. I examine the displacement of smaller gangs in the city by the broad community of …
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Impact of Piping Materials on Water Quality in Tegucigalpa, Honduras
… plant of "La La Concepciónâ " in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. "La La Concepciónâ " is a surface water reservoir experiencing biogeochemical cycling of manganese. Black water problems have been reported in the distribution system since 1998. An evaluation of the potential influence that PVC and iron …
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Sustainable development in Honduras: economic evaluation of soil conservation practices
… for a representative farm in a watershed in Honduras are examined in a linear programming framework. Special attention is paid to income-soil loss tradeoffs, income-risk tradeoffs, and on the effect of different farmers' planning horizons on net farm income. A representative farm model for …
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CONTESTED TERRITORY: VIOLENCE, ORGANISED CRIME AND TERRITORIAL PRACTICES IN CONTEMPORARY HONDURAS
… plagued by violence and insecurity, like Honduras, territory is strategically important for criminal actors, that usually seek to obtain territorial control in certain areas and often compete over it with their rivals and authorities. Despite this, Honduras remains a highly understudied …
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Determinants of Prenatal Care and Supplement Use: The Case of Honduras
… with prenatal care and supplement use in Honduras.Objective: To identify characteristics of Honduran women who are the least and most likely to use prenatal care and supplements.Methods: Data from a 2001 Honduras cross-sectional survey of women was used to assess their use of prenatal care …
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An economic analysis of the agricultural development potential for Southern Honduras
… in the Valle and Choluteca Districts of Southern Honduras in 1974. The objectives of the study were (1) to identify input-output relationships for selected crops; (2) determine current and potential productivity estimates for various resources r which would provide guidance for making investment …
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Timber, trade, and transformation: a historical geography of mahogany in Honduras
… the historical geography of mahogany in Honduras. Focusing on the north coast, its temporal focus stretches from the mid-eighteenth century through the last years of the nineteenth century. This incorporates the earliest stages of the commercial mahogany trade in Honduras, its decline and …
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Nesting Ecology of Hawksbill Sea Turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) on Utila, Honduras
… where we lack knowledge regarding hawksbills is Honduras. This study aimed to increase our understanding of hawksbill nesting ecology in Caribbean Honduras. Characteristics of hawksbill nesting activity and a nesting beach on the island of Utila were elucidated using satellite telemetry, beach …
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