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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Social capacity"”.
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Transportation planning options for elderly mobility
… and within a taxonomy of fiscal and social capacity. Diverse contexts mean that no one option is sufficient, and communities will ultimately decide which options to pursue based on their unique needs and resources. In the future, policy options will likely evolve to better address …
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We Put Down Our Guns and Picked Up Microphones: Community Radio as a Conduit for Community Development in Guatemala
… there must be a solid community foundation for social capacity. Approaching radio as a conduit for change, I examine the various roles the radio takes on in order to enhance the overall quality of life by serving as (1) a channel for community knowledge; (2) a platform for indigenous rights; (3) …
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CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PLAN IMPLEMENTATION IN SASKATCHEWAN: LESSONS FOR CAPACITY BUILDING
… implementation in selected areas and describes capacity building needs for SWP plans implementation in Saskatchewan. Results are discussed based on four capacity areas: financial, institutional, technical and social capacity. The results in this study show that capacity areas in need of …
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Local capacity to implement a source water protection plan in the South Saskatchewan River watershed
… of SWP plans are variable and dependent on local capacity factors. Through key informant interviews, this study identifies factors that facilitate and constrain local capacity for implementation of a source water protection plan in the South Saskatchewan River watershed. Results are discussed …
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Texas disaster recovery capacity : the impacts of leadership structures on local resilience
… resilience. Disaster recovery is a physical and social process that requires both scientific knowledge of best practices and practical local knowledge of community context. The level of a community's physical, organizational, and social capacity relates directly to its ability to deliver needed …
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How the New Labour Government Third Way policies (1998-2010) and the delivery of the New Deal for Communities (NDC) regeneration programme impacted on participation in health care in an area-based initiative. A longitudinal study using action-learning research methodology in a New Deal for Communities Area Based Initiative
… participatory joint working, welfare state, social capacity, health inequalities, citizen involvement and community capacity. It captures the experiences of local community and front-line workers whilst delivering the Health Focus Group (HFG) in the NDC programme. Using action learning …
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A Critical Analysis of the UK Climate Impacts Programme's Problematization of Adaption.
… ontology and epistemology that occludes social forms of knowledge and social contingency. Its political rationale accounts for adaptation as a planned, pre-emptive decision based on existing objectives. This problematization is supplemented by conceptual elements that recognize …
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Walking the land: Examining an ecosystem approach for private estates through the lens of woodland expansion
… are identified by land managers to improve social and structural connectivity using the novel landscape resilience mapping method, which presents land manager perceptions over a spatial scale linked to resilience concepts. The Forest Energy Tool developed in response to the need for economic …
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LIFE EVENTS, STRESS AND COPING
… descriptions of the patient’s life events (social and burdensome) over time, and geographical sites are used as anchors for autobiographical memories. A so called lifeline follows each individual and provides information on the person’s social capacity, as well as information on …
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Enhancing participation through rural self-help structures in KwaZulu - the case of a bureaucratic public institution
… outside to replace them. Although the financial capacity appears to be a major constraint, the community does not view it as a priority. Control seems to be correlating with payment and therefore, ownership. However, there is a need for “hard aid” to increase the community organizations economic …
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The social perception of fatherhood: a comparison of father's and mother's caregiving during mealtime
… interacted more with the older children in a social capacity, although many signs of care such as changing diapers and helping to cut up food by them were also observed. Finally, with regards to discipline the families were each different. Each household had a different means of division of …