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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Socio-economic dynamics"”.
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Modelling socio-economic dynamics in a working class desegregation area in post-industrial, post-Apartheid South Africa : the case of Danville-Elandspoort, Pretoria
… literature is a lack of a model on which to base socio-economic changes in a situation of post-Apartheid and post-industrial trends. This study addresses both of these short fallings of current academic literature. This paper explores Socio Economic Transformation within a lower income urban area …
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Land dispossession and options for restitution and development: a case study of the Moletele Land Claim in Hoedspruit, Limpopo Province
… interviews was employed to understand the socio-economic dynamics and evaluate the feasibility of the community's perceptions.
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The interplay of structure and agency: the negotiation process of bridewealth payment in South-East Nigeria
… assessments and dialogue, which are driven by socio-economic needs. In the context of this framework, it explored one central question: In what ways do power relations play out in the negotiation process of bridewealth payment in South-East Nigeria? Using literature review, non-participant …
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Implications of floodplain dynamics for reservoir operation
… and flood events cause billions of dollars of economic damages in the United States and other countries every year. To alleviate both types of disaster, reservoirs regulate inflow, decreasing downstream variability. However, one blind spot in current reservoir operation, specifically …
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African youth constructions of safety: A multi-country photovoice study
… youth constructions of safety within their socio-political contexts and their everyday lived realities, often shaped by unequal globalised power relations, colonial legacies, and contemporary socio-economic dynamics. Through a presentation and analysis of both the unmediated and mediated …
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The Impact of Refugee Resettlement Programs on Local Communities in America: A Case Study of New York City
… New York City. This study explores how complex dynamics of refugee integration shape the socio-economic, cultural, and political dynamics of host communities. New York City, being a diverse urban city center, the high number of refugees significantly influenced the city’s dynamic cultural …
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Social and Climatic Factors Contributing to the Persistence of Malaria in The Chittagong Hills Tracts of Bangladesh
… knowledge about malaria and prevention methods. Socio-economic dynamics between tribal and Bengali communities emerged as a barrier to accepting information provided by NGOs. Additionally, occupation (employment) was found to be closely linked to malarial sickness. These findings can inform …
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Das Problem der Motivations- und Leistungssteigerung in multinationalen Industrieunternehmen
… their irrelevance in the context of increasing socio-economic dynamics and cultural diversity already on the micro-level. On the contrary, even in the same or comparable geographical and cultural space, consumer and employee preferences are not time-stable and often strongly affected by …
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Understanding the selection and co-existence of tin bronze alloying techniques in Antiquity. An experimental and archaeological approach with Northeast Iberia as case study (2800-200BC).
… This thesis evaluates how environmental and socio-economic factors may have affected the selection of bronze alloying techniques in the past. To do so, it was firstly necessary to assess differences in performance between techniques through a set of field-based alloying experiments. The …
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Empirical Linkage Between Economic Growth and Political Instability and the Effects of Inequalities in Africa
… relationship between political instability and economic growth is critical in today's global economy, especially in African nations facing multifaceted challenges. Over recent decades, this connection has been a key area of focus for economic scholars, driving significant empirical research. …
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Casting a wider legal fishnet: Assessing opportunities to combat fisheries crime with a focus on the South African abalone poaching and trafficking crisis
… The syndicates take advantage of the sensitive socio-economic dynamics in South Africa’s coastal communities for financial gain by recruiting local poachers and using highly organised networks to smuggle abalone to East Asia. The illegal trade in abalone is one significant factor that threatens …
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Improving quality of life through smart public transport: The interplay of technological and non-technological approaches in London and Tehran
… in cities, affecting physical and mental health, socio-economic dynamics, and environmental sustainability. Traffic congestion and air pollution – common consequences of urban traffic – exacerbate these concerns, underscoring the importance of promoting public transport as an environmentally …
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Population dynamics in first millennium BCE Italy: mobility and ancestry at Fermo, Marche
… of a community and a fundamental aspect of the socio-politic dynamic of a group. Exploring human migration in prehistoric contexts implies many challenges due to the absence of written documents or information other than the material culture. Migration studies, initially used as a tool to …
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A theory evaluation of a peer education programme.
… takes place within the context of socio-economic dynamics and social and cultural norms. The approach that an organisation favours will influence the design of the programme. Mfesane implemented a peer education programme in the Saldanha Bay Municipality in 2008. This programme was …
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Sustaining Glasgow's Urban Networks: the Link Communities of Complex Urban Systems
… of growth between networked infrastructure and socio-economic dynamics affects the sustainable assimilation and equal access to infrastructure in various districts in cities, rendering it as a privilege. Yet, the empirical evidence of whether the place of residence acts as a disadvantage to …