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Showing 1 to 20 of 73 for “"Policy Support"”.
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Farm-level mathematical programming tools for agricultural policy support
The growing interest in policy support oriented research in agriculture originates from the need for policy makers of making quickly good decisions in complex situations. The dissertation focuses on some recent developments of farm-level mathematical programming models as one type of quantitative …
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Economic Inequality Through a Contextual Lens: Spatial Variation in Beliefs, Opinion, and Policy Support
… in their residential contexts associated with support for inequality-reducing policies? Which strategies for measuring urbanicity and economic conditions best reflect perceptual processes and other contextual mechanisms? The first chapter, “Attitudes in an Urban Context: Metropolitan Urbanicity …
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When Politicians Misread the Public: Experimental Evidence that Politicians Underestimate Climate Policy Support and Norm-Based Solutions
… Do politicians underestimate public support for climate policies? The social norm literature shows that citizens often underestimate climate policy support, contributing to a Spiral of Silence that discourages advocacy. Whether politicians hold such misperceptions remains an open …
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Large-scale grid-connected renewable energy in Australia: Potential barriers, strategies and policy support mechanisms that may affect RE development from the perspective of energy specialists at a leading consultancy operating in the built environment in Australia
… limited legal frameworks and limited regulatory support. Although it is noted that barriers to development are country specific, as well as the solutions to overcome such barriers. Policy measures implemented in various countries to support renewable energy have been seen to have a marked impact …
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Organisational sensemaking through the sustainable management of Fujian opera troupes in the urban-rural reconstruction
… organisations, practitioners need effective policy support and organisational support to motivate positive emotions at work, sequentially impacting sustainability. The quantitative phase examined the influence of key factors on sustainability. A questionnaire was developed by combining cues …
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Factors affecting public support of transportation policies : using an international survey and hybrid discrete choice modeling
What transportation policies do people support? What factors affect people's policy support? Detangling people's support of transportation policies is a way to understand public needs, to understand how the public evaluates and envisions the role of government in shaping the current as well as …
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Solar energy as an alternative energy source for lighting: the case of George, Lusaka.
… high cost of solar devices and insufficient policy support. Variables of solar energy that promote adoption include: having relative advantage (98 percent) over candles and electricity, being; environmentally friendly (94 percent), compatible (92 percent), easy to use (90 percent), …
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Solar energy as an alternative energy source for lighting: the case of George, Lusaka.
… high cost of solar devices and insufficient policy support. Variables of solar energy that promote adoption include: having relative advantage (98 percent) over candles and electricity, being; environmentally friendly (94 percent), compatible (92 percent), easy to use (90 percent), …
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Alcohol policy and regulation: public opinion amongst young adults in Khayelitsha, South Africa
… as it plays a crucial role in the success of policy measures. There is a dearth of research on public opinion of alcohol policies in developing countries. This study is the first to explore public opinion of older and young adults on alcohol policy in South Africa. In addition, the drinking …
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A comparative study of climate change mitigation regime proposals, and the Triptych approach, and a South African energy model
… This thesis first makes use of the FAIR 2.2 policy support tool to determine South Africa’s GHG reduction requirements under the South-North dialogue, Contraction and Convergence and Multi-stage proposals. A Triptych 7.0 regime target was calculated for South Africa using both the FAIR 2.6 …
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Competitive Analysis of New Energy Vehicle Market in China
After a decade of continuous policy support and market development, China has the largest number of new energy vehicles (NEVs) in the world and over one million NEVs annual sales. Last year, the Chinese government set an ambitious goal that 20% of all passenger cars sold in 2025 would be NEV. Who …
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Impact of Climate Change on Career Pathway Choices of Youth in Nepal
… and (4) Expanding Opportunities Through Policy Support. The findings revealed that climate change is impacting how young people perceive agriculture as an occupation. Interview subjects revealed that climate change negatively impacts their perceptions of traditional farming careers while …
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The potential of the agro-processing industry for industrialization in Zambia
… of the agro-food processing industry could support the structural transformation of the Zambian economy. This is set against a backdrop of improved food systems coupled with increased demand for processed foods domestically and regionally, as well as income growth, urbanization, and regional …
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Depolarizing Environmental Policy: Identities and Public Opinion on the Environment
… and on climate change in particular, have led to policy gridlock in the United States. While most Americans rely on their partisan identities to guide their policy preferences on highly polarizing issues, other non-partisan identities may also be relevant in informing environmental policy …
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Building Energy Efficiency - Policy, learning and technology change
… To promote energy efficiency, various policy instruments have been in place since the 1970s. Nevertheless, energy efficiency improvements still lag behind their potential in the building sector, which indicates that there is a lack of knowledge about the performance of policies. To …
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A Critical Analysis of the Sustainable Potential of Using Aquaponics to Scale up Short Crop Production in St. Vincent and the Grenadines to Strengthen Food Security
… include function of different stakeholders, policy and regulation, potential niche opportunities and cost-benefit analysis to determine the viability of aquaponics within the local context. The findings reveal that aquaponics presents numerous benefits, such as reduced water usage, …
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System thinking to analyze the Market penetration of Two-Wheeled vs Four-Wheeled EVs in India
… E4Ws lag significantly at 1.91%, despite similar policy support. Through force field analysis and stakeholder value mapping, this research identifies key factors driving this disparity and evaluates their temporal evolution over three time horizons. The analysis reveals that E2Ws benefit from …
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