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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"Political and Environmental"”.
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Assessing Economic, Social, Political and Environmental Issues Related to Mega-projects: A case study of Merowe Dam in Sudan
… at sustainable development, poverty eradication and environmental protection especially in energy production to achieve socioeconomic development (Behera, 2006; Dunning, 2006). In developing countries, a shift from traditional development to modern economic development has begun since the 1970s …
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The Nexus of Climate Change and Human Rights: An examination of how social, political, and environmental impacts of climate change jeopardize the protection of human rights in the African Sahel
… is a threat multiplier by its driving forces of environmental stress and scarcity. In the developing world, countries are hit hardest and most frequently by the effects of climate change, such as severe floods, droughts, and desertification. In this thesis, I argue that existing models for the …
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Irene Greenwood: A voice for peace
… thesis establishes the contribution to feminism and the peace of Western Australian broadcaster, (Dr.) Irene Greenwood (AM). In spite of efforts by organised peace groups to persuade governments of the social, political and environmental consequences of violence and warfare, ours is still a …
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Players in a storm: Climate and political migrants in The Tempest and Othello
<p>This paper presents a reading of migrants and their relationships with political and environmental slow violence in William Shakespeare’s The Tempest and Othello. Using Steve Mentz’s work with water and shipwreck, Lowell Duckert’s work on water in Shakespeare, Rob Nixon’s concept “slow …
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Phronetic implications: making a case for cross-disciplinary conversations in higher education
… are more complex than ever; these social, political and environmental issues require an interdisciplinary skill set to even begin to understand them let alone tackle them with a comprehensive strategy. Higher Education can better prepare people for real world problem solving by interacting …
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Political Ecology and Coastal Conservation: A Case Study of Menai Bay Conservation Area, Tanzania
… goal. Researchers have begun to use theories of political ecology to study the ways in which conservation practices in Africa can negatively affect communities living near protected areas. However, much of this important research is focused on land-based ecosystems and has overlooked coastal …
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Hands in the Soil: Experiential Education at the Urban Farm
… It begins with an introduction to the project and an explanation of the personal relevance of this project in the author's academic experience. This is followed by a foundational look at experiential education and its role in university settings. After examining the learning side of the …
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Exploring Indonesia's Capital City Relocation As a Model for Multidimensional Conflict Resolution
… relocation could reduce social, economic, political, and environmental tensions while supporting more balanced territorial development beyond Java. Using a mixed-methods design, the study integrated a systematic literature review, regulatory mapping, interviews, focus group discussions, …
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The Zapatistas and their world : the pueblos of Morelos in postrevolutionary Mexico, 1920-1940
Studies on the state of Morelos and its role in the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920) have tended to focus on the origins of the conflict or the fighting itself rather than the outcomes of the insurgency led by Emiliano Zapata (1879-1919). This dissertation, instead, analyzes the aftermath of the …
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Political Disasters: The Politics of U.S. Disaster Relief, 1927-2005
This study combines the fields of political and environmental history to understand the evolution of federal disaster relief policy in the United States from 1927-2005, specifically the development of US federal natural disaster relief as a component of the welfare state. The institutionalization …
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The Evaluation of Service Quality by Socially Responsible Customers
… customers are concerned about social, political, and environmental issues. These concerns have been shown to affect their attitudes towards the quality of goods and services as well as their buying behaviors. Nevertheless, there is a paucity of empirical research in the service …
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Reframing Environmental Messages and the Role of Identity in Wider Appeal
<p>As issues related to climate change and the environment are often framed and narrated through a moral lens, messages that are tactfully framed to tap into relevant moral endorsements may be effective at bringing about public and community engagement. Previous research has found an effect of …
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An international study of curricular organizers for the study of technology
… key descriptors of a definition of technology and curricular organizers for use in the study of technology. Seven panels were used for the three round Delphi to identify the key descriptors and curricular organizers. The panels included: (1) technology educators, (2) philosophers of education, …
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The Bodhisattva and relationship: Thich Nhat Hanh and Rita Gross on the integration of parenting and Buddhist practice among non-Asian, North American Buddhists
One of the key elements in the growth and adaptation of Buddhism in North America is the integration of Buddhist practice and family life (see Farrer-Halls: 2002, 88; Ikeda-Nash: 2000, 297-300; Tsomo: 2000, 327; 1999b, 26; 1995, 12; Gross: 1999b, 105; Nhat Hanh: 1996, 200; Mandell: 1995, 51; …
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Geometrism: How geometrical fundamentalism came to shape our world
… initially emerging from Pythagorean thought and Mathematical Platonism, have shaped our understanding and organization of the world in profound and often unrecognized and unexpected ways, ways that are often reductive, alienating, and ideologically charged. The spill of these abstract ideals …
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An investigation of project selection in the renewable energy sector of Zambia
Project selection and the development of its portfolio in line with corporate strategy is an important task of decision makers in the renewable energy sector of both public and private sector organizations. The selected projects have to meet appropriate time frame for completion and delivery, a …
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Ecotourism and Human-Bear Relations in Ontario: Working for Multispecies Respect and Economic Sustainability
… between northern Ontario’s human communities and black bears have often been violent, and hunting is promoted for economic and “safety” reasons. The Ontario spring bear hunt was previously banned but was recently reinstated, compounding concerns about human-bear conflict and bear management. …
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Indigenising post-war state reconstruction. The Case of Liberia and Sierra Leone.
… the indigenous institutions, societal resources and cultural agencies of post-conflict societies, although such entities are rooted in the sociological, historical, political and environmental realities of these societies. Such universalised and `best practice¿ approaches, more often than not, …
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Development of an econo-energy model and an introduction to a carbon and climate model for use in a nuclear energy analysis
… society has developed an ever increasing demand for energy to fuel population growth, increases in quality of life, and the advancement of third world countries. Currently, we feed our power needs with mostly carbon-based energy sources, which have an appreciable effect on the global climate. …
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Educating for the ‘Anthropocene’: The Meaning of Politics in an Age of Slow Violence
… study examines the interface of education and environmental activism in spaces affected by the slow violence of environmental degradation, characteristic of the current high ‘Anthropocene’ era. By conducting research at government schools and in their surrounding communities in Pashulok, …
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