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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"Local Perceptions"”.
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The Natural Environment and local perceptions of poverty, well-being and justice in a Mexican fishing community. Gaps and bridges between local perceptions and national metrics
… of this absence by understanding the local meanings, perceptions and lived experiences of poverty; what contributes to a flourishing, worth-lived life and justice; and the nexus between the natural environment. For this purpose, an integrated ‘Justice and well-being pipeline’ …
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Ethnoprimatology of Urban Cebus Yuracus: An evaluation of Human-non-human interactions and local perceptions in Misahualli, Ecuador
… on the human-nonhuman interactions and the perceptions of the local people about the capuchin group. Behavioral interactions were examined using all-occurrence sampling, and the local perceptions of the Misahuallí people were assessed using semi-structured interviews. In total, 2,103 …
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Formative Assessment: Documenting Motor Vehicle Crashes and Local Perceptions with the Hualapai Tribe to Inform Injury Prevention Recommendations
… to enable the Tribe to develop and implement a locally relevant MVC intervention program. The specific aims were to: i) compile and analyze 2010-2016 MVC data from Hualapai and federal sources to assess distributions of frequency, rates, high risk-locales, causes, days, times, age and sex of the …
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It will rain if god wills it : local perceptions of climate change in the Futa Tooro of northern Senegal
… to regional vulnerability. This project explores local awareness of environmental change to evaluate the vulnerability of the Futa Tooro, a Sahel region in Northern Senegal, to climate change. Using semi-structured open-ended interviews of four Futa villages, local understanding of CCV and …
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“It is a strange thing for us to see water being sold”: Local Perceptions of the Fijian Bottled Water Industry
… of the global bottled water market and how these perceptions relate to larger questions about globalization, consumerism, inequality, and justice. But what happens if the demand for bottled water dries up? This thesis examines the dependency that Fiji is developing with the bottled water industry …
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“It is a strange thing for us to see water being sold”: Local Perceptions of the Fijian Bottled Water Industry
… of the global bottled water market and how these perceptions relate to larger questions about globalization, consumerism, inequality, and justice. But what happens if the demand for bottled water dries up? This thesis examines the dependency that Fiji is developing with the bottled water industry …
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The costs of human elephant conflict: understanding local perceptions, vulnerabilities and impacts associated with human elephant conflict in Subulussalam, Aceh, Sumatra.
… Such events can be catastrophic for both local people and elephants, occasionally leading to fatalities. The importance of mitigating these conflicts is evident, but in order to do so effectively, the impacts of HEC on local communities needs to be better understood. This study …
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Grassroots Community Peacebuilding in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Identifying Local Perceptions of the Causes of and Means of Preventing Interpersonal Violence
… involve defining and connecting measures at the local level that can lead to defining and challenging broad, oppressive cultural and structural factors linked to the persistence of violence at provincial, national, and international levels. Situating interpersonal violence within a peacebuilding …
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The price of being local in a global natural resource Local perceptions and global challenges Case study: Manaus and Novo Airão, Brazilian Amazon
This research examines if and how local people in Manaus and Novo Airão perceive the Brazilian Amazon as a ‘global natural resource’, essential for ‘global human and environmental security’. Using an ‘emic’ approach, based on in-depth interviews and participant observation, the findings reveal that …
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An analysis of local perceptions of the role of drought in exacerbating contemporary pastoral conflict in northern Kenya: a case study of Marsabit County
… 201. Hence this research project explores the local perceptions of the main drivers of conflict. While studies have been conducted on the effects of droughts on pastoral communities and their coping strategies in the County, little is known of the perceptions of the locals on the role of …
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Environmental politics in a polarized America : public mood and policy consequences
… is particularly important at the state and local levels, where many environmental policy decisions are made and implemented, but about which scholars have drawn mixed conclusions. This dissertation enters the debate to expand understanding of the parties' role in state-level regulatory …
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EMBODIED POLITICAL ECOLOGIES OF HEALTH: A CASE STUDY OF ALCOHOL AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE IN THE UPPER WEST REGION OF GHANA
… informed by qualitative methodologies examining perceptions of the misuse of an unregistered gin {akpeteshie), and it's role within the promulgation of hepatitis b in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Four research objectives are addressed: 1) to describe the nature of alcohol use among adults; 2) …
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The viability of perceptual analysis in predicting social impacts : a case study
… of Cape Town's purchase and take-over of two local flat complexes; Forest Hills and Liesbeek Gardens; represented a unique opportunity to compare two impacts analogous in all respects but time. Because one impact had already occurred and the other had not yet begun, the accuracy of social …
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Matmar: revisiting burial practice of the non-elite during the Third Intermediate Period
… the results were interpreted to shed light on local perceptions of sex and gender, religious practice and economy. The statistical analysis demonstrated a strong link between the sex and age of the individual and the choice of grave goods. The results also disputed some of Brunton’s original …
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Perceptions of Trust and Care in the Patient-Provider Relationship: A Mixed Methods Case Study of a Nurse-Practitioner Clinic in Rural Nebraska.
… study is required in rural areas to assess local populations for preferences in different types of healthcare providers. The trend toward greater NP utilization is one example of an increasingly important patient-provider relationship. Therefore, the patient-provider relationship needs to be …
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Legitimacy-Centric Regulatory Disruption: Revitalizing Communities and Competition in a Mature, Regulated Market
… efforts and harming both entrepreneurship and local communities. This longitudinal case study shows that some small and innovative firms also successfully influence regulation, but, instead of directly challenging or capturing their regulatory environment, they embrace social responsibilities …
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Policy, practice and perceptions : understanding governance of aquarium fishing in the Philippines
… de-facto practices in an aquarium fishery, and local perceptions of benefits and legitimacy in fishery management. Policy-practice gaps form as de-jure rules are translated into rules-in-use. Firstly, as national and local policies are implemented on-the-ground, and then through inconsistent …
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Understanding changes in mangrove forests and the implications to community livelihood and resource management in Kenya
… ecosystem's degradation if management disregards local people's needs. Degraded mangroves are more vulnerable to environmental changes and may be less able to provide the ecosystem services and goods that are crucial to the livelihood of local people. The key outcome of sustainable resource …
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