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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Socio-economic aspects"”.
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Socio-economic aspects of the sustainable harvesting of buchu (Agathosma Betulina) with particular emphasis on the Elandskloof community
The aim of this thesis is to explore the socio-economic factors that impact on the sustainable harvesting of buchu in the Western Cape of South Africa. Some of the factors that will be explored include poverty, natural resource tenure, legislation, and local practices with regard to the harvesting …
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF COMMERCIAL PORTS AND WHARVES IN SOUTHWEST ENGLAND: A GROUNDED THEORY APPROACH TO REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
… (including the support of the local council) and economic environment are the two most important indicators for the success or failure of a small port. In terms of regional competitiveness, a small port contributes to the competitiveness of its region as a business in the traded sector and a …
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Sheep in the Land of Fire and Ice- Socio-economic aspects of sheep grazing on highland rangelands in Iceland
The aim of this thesis is to examine socio- economic aspects of sheep grazing on highland rangelands in Iceland in relation to sustainable land use practices by means of a literature review. Socio-economic aspects refer to the economic environment of sheep husbandry in Iceland, agricultural …
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Egresso acadêmico: um estudo do perfil do curso de Gestão Pública da Universidade Federal da Paraíba
… dimensions: The first dimension refers to the socio-economic aspects; second, the situation of the labor market for graduates and the third dimension, assesses the educational situation of the course from the perceptions of graduates and graduates of 2015.1. While stock market, fell develop an …
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Investigating the efficacy of graywater use at the household level
… of chemicals in graywater are still unclear. The socio-economic aspects of graywater are variable from one place to another and need to be investigated in order to predict whether graywater use will be accepted or not by the people.
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Finding a balance: Placing Farmers' Markets in the context of sustainability in modern society
… with them directly. This thesis explores the socio-economic aspects of Farmers’ Markets and the reasons producers are willing to engage. It asks if a balance can be found between the local system and the global system in our modern fast track lives.
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Regenerative Design for Future Cities
… and renewing process that integrates the social, economic and environmental aspects into the urban system in order to promote a more resilient living environment aligning with the social needs of all1. This process is established upon the cultural value of each specific place, the environmental …
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Conservatory of Music and Dance
… of constraints imposed by structural, climatic, socio-economic aspects, construction methodologies and material properties, amongst others. These constraints call for fine-tuning of the design. The sophistication and elegance used to handle these constraints differentiate a "building" that poses …
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Ambulatory Sub-Bandage Pressure Assessment: Background and implementation
… required a literature review concerning the socio-economic aspects, aetiology and healing methods (focusing on compression therapy) of venous leg ulcers, interface and stiffness measurement studies, and contemporary pressure measurement technologies. Gaps in knowledge relating to the effects …
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The Estonian forest sector in transition to sustainability? : Capturing sustainability with the help of integrated assessment
… that Estonian forest sector has undergone rapid economic development with strong pressure on environment. There has also been a considerable drop in economic profitability, but an increase in sustainability-oriented initiatives. The modelling results revealed that current definition of …
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Impacts of climate change on global agricultural land availability
… land and further influence agricultural related socio-economic aspects by the end of this century.
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Ka‘u Community Asthma Management Program
… effects which impact the mental, physical and socio-economic aspects of the population. The Ka’u district has the highest number of adults who have asthma. The project was guided by the ACE Star Model of Knowledge Transformation complimented by community participatory approach. Literature …
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Assessing Climatic Hazards in Coastal Socio-Ecological Systems using Complex System Approaches
Coastal socio-ecological systems face unprecedented challenges due to climate change, with impacts encompassing long-term, chronic changes and short-term extreme events. These events will impact society in many ways and prompt human responses that are extremely challenging to predict. This …
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Emission quantification associated with firewood usage: A case study of Mangondi village in Limpopo Province, South Africa.
… study illustrate that several factors, such as, socio-economic aspects, accessibility and availability were reasons for the utilization of fuelwood as a preferred choice of energy for households in Mangondi village. The average wood mass burnt in 2021, in the morning sessions (2-5 hours) was 4.04 …
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'Perceptions of the 'red peril'' : the National Party's changing portrayal of the 'communist threat' c.1985 - February 1990
… Party posited a more constructive approach to socio-economic aspects of the Communist threat (in the face of Conservative Party opposition), the portrayal of a military and political threat from Communist-backed forces remained common until 1989. The discourse between 1985-89 did not anticipate …
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Epidemic cholera in KwaZulu-Natal : the role of the natural and social environment
… and dynamic interaction of their biological, socio economic, and environmental nature over time and space. The nature of the study was such that it called for a multi faceted design to involve not just understanding the societal aspect of the disease but its demographic, ecological and spatial …
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Towards supporting cohesive decision making across water, energy and food through understanding challenges in Malawi
… to sustain human life. In 2011, the World Economic Forum identified water, energy and food (WEF) security as a global risk, and the WEF nexus concept was first recognised and described in time for the Bonn conference in Germany the same year. The increasing pressures on our planet have …