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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Rural conditions"”.
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Architecture in Eden: a transition between urban and rural conditions
… examines the relationship between urban and rural conditions that exist in Alexandria, Virginia. The architect has drawn heavily from an editorial for <u>OPPOSITIONS</u> magazine entitled “The Third Typology”, by Anthony Vidler. “The Third Typology” is not utilized as a paradigm for …
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Prairie Spirit: Medieval Revival Ecclesiastical Architecture in Saskatchewan, 1839 - 1913
… and challenging period. In some instances, these conditions fostered the construction of innovative churches. The majority of these innovative churches were constructed in the harshest rural conditions and are true symbols of the prairie spirit. These early rural prairie churches provide glimpses …
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Descriptive analysis of the Carter Caves Extension Area
Problem (M.A.)--Michigan State University. College of Home Economics. Dept. of Home Management and Child Development, 1967
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Heartland Sonshine: A Thriving Rural Church and Community
xi, 236 leaves. Advisor: Dale Patrick.
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Wheelchair use in less resourced settings: a study on research quality, wheeled mobility in rural areas, and the user experience in the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
… resourced areas are rarely designed to withstand rural conditions with poor infrastructure, which leads to increased rates of product failure and/or abandonment. Global recognition of the need for more durable and efficient wheelchairs created a movement in evaluating how patients in these …
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The Present and Potential Role of Non-Governmental Organisations in Agricultural and Rural Development in Tanzania
… and promote agricultural development to improve rural conditions and the livelihoods of the majority rural population. This thesis is an to capture the role the NGOs play in promoting rural and agricultural development in the country. NGO involvement in what the NGOs are involved in, the …
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What is the agenda of the rural land social movements in post apartheid South Africa?: a case study of the Tenure Security Coordinating Committee (TSCC)
… aimed to locate South African post-apartheid rural land social movements within existing theoretical approaches. The land social movements organize around land rights and access for landless people and for those whose land rights are weak or threatened. The study analyzed conditions …
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Vietnamese villages in the Mekong Delta: their articulations with a wider society and the implications for local social organization
<p>In this study, I examine community social organization in the Mekong Delta with particular reference to the nature and consequences of the village’s connections with the wider Vietnamese society. In so doing, my objectives are both ethnographic and theoretical. The latter derive from the fact …
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Food production strategies and the sustenance of rural livelihood at Umzumbe
The standard of living in the rural areas of Umzumbe is impacted upon by a number of factors, ranging from the system of landownership, lack of capital and labour shortages to social problems like population increase and attitudes towards food production. The aim of this research was to examine the …
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Land development in Massachusetts: Its effect on the environment within Essex and Middlesex counties from 1990 to 2007
… pollution, and systematic losses of rural conditions have become obvious. To monitor development, the post-classification change detection method was applied to Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) satellite data and GIS was used to detect, quantity, and document the extent of development and …
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Land tenure and rural livelihoods in Zambia: case studies of Kamena and St. Joseph
… study explores how land and natural resources in rural communities are accessed, used, and managed in livelihoods. In particular it examines first, crop field tenure, and livelihoods in natural resources. Second it explores factors that mediate access, use and control of land and natural resources …
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Understanding the Occupational Choices of Rural White Southern Males
… was to investigate the occupational choices of rural white southern adolescent males. The study was comprised of eight core participants and an additional 30 survey respondents. This ethnography utilized six sources of data: a questionnaire, individual interviews, two focus group interviews, …
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Kimberley Women : Their Experiences of Making a Remote Locality Home
In previous histories of Western Australia, pre-dominantly written from a male Eurocentric viewpoint, scant attention has been drawn to the everyday lives of country women. The study described in this dissertation explores the responses of women to the challenges of relocation and settlement within …
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