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Showing 1 to 20 of 40 for “"Non-Metropolitan"”.
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The implications of segmented work structures in non-metropolitan Canada
… consequences of changes in work structures on non-metropolitan individuals. With spatial locality as the primary focus, quantitative-aggregate data is used to demonstrate the relevant changes in work structures using a structural segmentation framework. Using labour markets, organizations and …
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Dollar Stores and Supermarket Survivability in Non-metropolitan US Communities
<p>With the growing popularity of dollar stores, concerns have surfaced over the potential relationship between dollar stores and the closures of grocery stores. Healthy food accessibility for consumers, particularly those in rural areas, has additionally become of great interest. This thesis aims …
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Generativity in the Lives of Non-Metropolitan Lesbians and Gay Men
… study explored generative action in the lives of non-metropolitan lesbians and gay men. A concurrent qualitative-quantitative design was selected with an eye toward understanding what forms of generativity were occurring in respondents' lives and what contextual conditions were promoting that …
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Factors Underlying Non-Metropolitan-to-Metropolitan Commuting Decisions in Northern Virginia Households
This study analyzes the wage and non-wage factors underlying non-metropolitan-to-metropolitan commuting decisions of households in five non-metropolitan counties in Northern Virginia. The potential fiscal and planning implications of these decisions are also discussed. Chapter one contains a …
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The Differential Impact of Welfare Reform in Non-metropolitan and Metropolitan Areas of Virginia
… concerns remain, however, about the ability of non-metropolitan labor markets to absorb female household heads currently on welfare. This thesis addresses potential differences in the impact of welfare reform measures in non-metropolitan and metropolitan labor markets by estimating wage and …
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International normalised ratio control in a non-metropolitan setting in Western Cape Province, South Africa
… and safety of Warfarin. Data on INR control in non-metropolitan settings of South Africa (SA) is sparse. Objectives: To examine the Time in Therapeutic Range (TTR) and its potential predictors in a sample of Garden Route District Municipality INR clinics Methods: INR records from eight Primary …
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Regulating nightlife, policing race: a critical exploration of public and private policing in a non-metropolitan setting
This thesis draws attention to the ways in which nightlife is constructed along white, local norms by those who have a responsibility for governing and managing nightlife. Situated within ‘Greenshire’, one of London’s home counties, this thesis draws upon direct observations and interviews with …
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Examining uses of selected WhatsApp emojis as a communication tool among the youth: A case of Non-Metropolitan College
… sampling to select the youth participants among non-metropolitan TVET college students who responded to the semi-structured open-ended questionnaires. At the same time, semiotic analysis was adopted to examine popular WhatsApp emojis among the youth. The findings were coded and analysed …
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The suitability of industries to non-metropolitan communities : the case of the Israeli development towns of Yerucham and Dimona
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1984.
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An evaluation of the provision and performance of acute care hospitals in the non-metropolitan regions of the Western Cape Province
Health Departments across South Africa face increasing financing constraints comparable to other developing countries and reported internationally. During the 1997/98 financial year, the Department of Health (DOH), Provincial Administration of the Western Cape (PAWC) faced huge cuts in its …
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Intensive care nurses’ perceptions of ‘good’ end-of-life care for the adult patient who has had treatment withdrawn or withheld: A North Island non-metropolitan ICU nursing study.
… issues. It appears generally end-of-life care in non-metropolitan ICUs is done reasonably well. Barriers to providing ‘good’ end-of-life care documented by nurses in this study are similar to results from nurses who have studied similar themes overseas.
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Female migration and housing in South Africa: evidence from the 2007 community survey
… migration mechanisms. This new migration phenomenon is observed to influence housing accessibility among female migrants in the areas of destinations specifically in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas of South Africa. Yet, little is known about the forms of housing tenure female migrants use …
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Growth effects of urban-rural and intra-regional linkages on counties and communities in the U.S.
… nodality-based spatial structure scheme for U.S. metropolitan regions. Using a broad literature review of the relationships between monocentrism, polycentrism, and economic and demographic variables, I develop hypotheses regarding theoretical characteristics of monocentric and polycentric regions. …
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Residential Development Patterns in Flathead County, Montana
Population growth in the Non-Metropolitan West has increased over the last two decades. Many researchers have argued that natural amenity concerns, the quality and diversity of the environment, and the rural nature of the non-metropolitan West are the chief factors influencing individuals’ …
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Residential Development Patterns in Flathead County, Montana
Population growth in the Non-Metropolitan West has increased over the last two decades. Many researchers have argued that natural amenity concerns, the quality and diversity of the environment, and the rural nature of the non-metropolitan West are the chief factors influencing individuals’ …
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Population growth in a high amenity area: migration and socio-economic change in Cornwall
… to and from Cornwall. Cornwall is a remote, non-metropolitan county which has been experiencing very strong population growth since the 1970s almost solely due to in-migration. There are several aspects of the project that should contribute to an understanding of internal migration in England …
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Understanding Food Stamp Program Participation Among Female-Headed Households: Has It Been Affected By Participation In The AFDC/TANF Program?
… welfare program experienced sharp drops among non-metropolitan single female-headed families with children (SFHFwC) after welfare reform in 1996. There is concern that leaving welfare program has led to nonparticipation in food stamp program due to multiple reasons. This study conducts an …
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The sublime, imperialism and the African landscape
… colonial mountaineering discourse, suggest that non-metropolitan discourses of the sublime, far from being an outmoded rhetoric, could manage and contain the contradictions inherent in the aesthetic appreciation and appropriation of contested colonial landscapes.
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Towards co-operative relations between district and local municipalities
… and region-wide district councils throughout non-metropolitan South Africa. The aim of this study was two-fold. FIrst to analyze the key causes of conflict that arise within the two-tiered system. Second, to determine whether district intergovernmental forums will be able to address the key …
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Interlocal cooperation in public service delivery: the case of Virginia
… 3. There is no appreciable difference between metropolitan and non-metropolitan jurisdictions in Virginia with regard to interlocal cooperation. 4. Virginia cities tend to use written agreement and contract more often than do either counties or towns. Counties are more apt to use contributions …
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