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Showing 1 to 20 of 118 for “"Participatory approach."”.
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Wildfire risk: a participatory approach in an alpine socio-ecological system
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Assessment of environmental degradation in Northern Ghana: A GIS based participatory approach
… degradation requires a holistic research approach. This thesis examines the potential application of a GIS based participatory approach in the assessment of environmental degradation in northern Ghana. It is a development of GIS in participatory research earlier proposed by Abbot et al. …
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Participatory Approach for the Monitoring of Air Pollution in urban environments (PA-MAP)
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Parole as way to reduce overcrowding in Zambian prisons: A Communicative and Participatory Approach
… official holding capacity of 5,265. The use of participatory communicative approaches is essential in the administration of parole, as this would provide interventional measures aimed at reducing overcrowding in Zambian Prisons. Many people are in prison because of felons and other social …
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Parole as way to reduce overcrowding in Zambian prisons: A Communicative and Participatory Approach
… official holding capacity of 5,265. The use of participatory communicative approaches is essential in the administration of parole, as this would provide interventional measures aimed at reducing overcrowding in Zambian Prisons. Many people are in prison because of felons and other social …
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Tracing public space : a participatory approach to transform public spaces in low-income communities
… artists and activists in general have relied on participatory planning and community engagement to improve urban conditions by addressing underlying local needs through small-scale interventions. This thesis introduces a new methodology to study, create awareness and inspire future leaders, …
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A participatory approach to developing a holistic and interdisciplinary adaptive capacity index for urban livelihoods
… change research and practice for bottom-up approaches that value communities' insight, it is clear that more participatory approaches for the assessment of adaptive capacity need to be developed. This research aims to address this gap by developing an adaptive capacity index that adopts a …
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Evaluating micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) development programmes in Mexico: a practical participatory approach
This thesis is about a participatory approach to evaluation of development programmes for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Mexico. It advocates the use of intangible factors (stakeholders' claims, concerns and issues) and the participation of stakeholders in the process of …
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Development of benchmarks and weighting systems for building environmental assessment methods : opportunities of a participatory approach
… such a progress as well as promoting sustainable approaches in construction. An effective building environmental assessment method requires definition of explicit benchmarks and weightings. These should take into account environmental, social and economic contexts of building developments. As the …
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Outcomes of a participatory approach to interpretive planning in the Shark Bay World Heritage area, Western Australia
This thesis examines a participatory approach to interpretive planning, employed in the Shark Bay World Heritage Area, Western Australia. At the project outset relations between the conservation agency responsible for administering World Heritage and the local community were strained, and …
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Empowering women's self-care: a participatory approach to prevent HIV/AIDS for women and children in Northeast Thailand.
… has remained steady for a number of years. This participatory approach aims to understand the married women's points of view and to facilitate their self-care to prevent HIV/AIIDS for themselves and their next child. The research utilised a three phase design: exploratory, explanatory and …
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Designing Ummeli a case for mediated design, a participatory approach to designing interactive systems for semi-literate users
… not as a methodology, but as a research approach, a foundation from which to incorporate participatory approaches to designing Information communication technologies for development (ICT4D). User Centred Design (UCD) was incorporated as a design approach. Ummeli was built by a combination …
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Designing Umeli: A Case for Medsersiated Design, a participatory approach to designing interactive systems for semi-literate users
… not as a methodology, but as a research approach, a foundation from which to incorporate participatory approaches to designing Information communication technologies for development (ICT4D). User Centered Design (UCD) was incorporated as a design approach. Ummeli was built by a …
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Contribution of TASAF in Promoting Quality Secondary Education through Participatory Approach in Tanzania: A Case Study of Ilala Municipal Council
… provision of quality secondary education through participatory approach. Triangulation was applied by mixing qualitative and quantitative techniques. Interviews were directed to Senior TASAF Leaders. Questionnaire were directed to Local Government Leaders, Teachers and students, while focused …
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Contribution of TASAF in Promoting Quality Secondary Education through Participatory Approach in Tanzania: A Case Study of Ilala Municipal Council
… provision of quality secondary education through participatory approach. Triangulation was applied by mixing qualitative and quantitative techniques. Interviews were directed to Senior TASAF Leaders. Questionnaire were directed to Local Government Leaders, Teachers and students, while focused …
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An exploration of older people’s perspectives of future homecare in the United Kingdom and principles for its design: A participatory approach
… decision- making. Growing evidence shows that participatory research may help understand and address some homecare issues among older people. Aim: To explore older people’s perspectives of the future homecare they want and collaborate with them to co-produce concepts and principles that should …
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A conceptual framework for community engagement at the North- West University (Potchefstroom Campus) : a participatory approach to communication for sustainable social change
… should adhere to the principles of the participatory approach to development communication, which is seen as the normative approach in the field of communication for social change. However, it is acknowledged that community engagement in the higher education sector environment is more …
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A PARTICIPATORY APPROACH TO ASSESS CHILDREN PERSONAL EXPOSURE TO BLACK CARBON IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT: SPATIAL ANALYSIS, PERSONAL MEASUREMENTS, AND POSSIBLE MITIGATION ACTIONS.
… aim of this dissertation is to present a novel participatory approach to assess schoolchildren exposure to air pollution with different approaches and to find possible exposure-mitigation actions. The common thread of the whole research process is black carbon (BC), an important component of …
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