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Showing 1 to 20 of 65 for “"livelihood strategies"”.
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Livelihood strategies and its impact on women in northern Thailand
… choices, motives and the implications of their livelihood decisions for themselves and their families. It will be shown that Thai womena??s attainment of greater social and economic mobility vary according to the extent of their possession of the various forms of capital. In addition, their …
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Challenges and Livelihood Strategies of Darfurian Refugees Living in Kampala, Uganda
… issues related to refugee rights, refugee livelihoods and durable solutions. My research provides evidence among a larger body of literature which addresses the increasing amount of refugees in urban areas. This body of literature lacks adequate examination of the challenges that urban …
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Homestays as Livelihood Strategies in Rural Economies: The case of Johar Valley, Uttarakhand, India
… if a homestay model could be a suitable livelihood strategy used throughout the Johar Valley. During field work I found that a few guesthouses currently exist, but a homestay program has not been developed. This thesis created an evaluation matrix that can be used to determine the …
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Sustainable livelihoods of forest fringe communities: forests, trees and household livelihood strategies in southern Ghana
… play fundamental roles in supporting rural livelihoods in Ghana. They form an integral part of the rural economy, providing subsistence goods and services as well as items of trade. Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) contribute in many ways to improving diets, combating hunger and increasing …
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What is the impact of livelihood strategies on farmers' climate risk perceptions in the Bolivian highlands?
… study combines risk perception literature and livelihood strategy literature to examine climate risk perceptions. Studying the risk perceptions of the Aymara people can give policy-makers an understanding of the people's perception of risk, allowing them to make better climate adaptation …
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Exploring the livelihood strategies of unemployed black female migrant youth living in Cape Town, South Africa
… employment. This qualitative study explored the livelihood strategies of unemployed black female migrant youth living in Cape Town, South Africa. The study interviewed twenty unemployed black female migrant youth between the ages of 25 and 34 to understand their experiences and perceptions of a) …
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Ethnic Group Livelihood Strategies and State Integration: Moken and the Hill People in Negotiation with the State
… that have a far reaching impact on their livelihood. The perspectives of proper practices as seen by the state contrast with the views of the ethnic minorities. For example the policies of environment protection prohibit traditional practices like gathering sea snails in the case of the …
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Livelihood strategies of farmers in Bolivar, Ecuador: asset distribution, activity selection and income generation decisions in rural households
… Poor households engage in a variety of livelihood strategies. Livelihood strategies are characterized by the allocation of assets (natural, physical, financial, public, social and human), income-earning activities (on farm, off farm), and outcomes (food, income, security). Together these …
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Crash landing in Cape Town : testing the port-of-entry conceptualisation and examining Cape Town's spatial policy for cognisance of migrant's diverse spatial and livelihood strategies
… requires cognisance of their diverse spatial and livelihood strategies in order to augment, rather than undermine, their mechanisms of integration. Port-of-entry neighbourhoods, as documented in cities such as New York and Johannesburg, are neighbourhoods in which such mechanisms manifest, deeming …
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Lateral communities, vertical cities: understanding the nature of the livelihood strategies utilized by former residents of the Pine Road informal settlement in the pickwick transitional housing development
… in Salt River has possibly impacted the livelihood strategies of the residents. In order to inform the development of a transitional housing model that responds to the South African context built around supporting the livelihood strategies of very low, inconstant income and/or unemployed …
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Struggling against the Sea in Ban Khun Samut Chin: Environmental Knowledge, Community Identity and Livelihood Strategies in a Village Fighting Severe Coastal Erosion on the Gulf of Thailand
… to rely on their customary social networks and livelihood skills, as they struggle to adapt.
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Gender and Climate Change: Use of the Livelihood Framework to Investigate Women's Adaptive Capacity in Mwanga District, Tanzania
… explores the factors influencing gendered livelihood strategies, climate change adaptation and the role of women play in a context of a climate change in Mangio Village, Mwanga District, Tanzania. By using a livelihood theoretical framework and qualitative research methods including focus …
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Enduring intersectional precarity: A history of resistance by women informal traders in Harare (Zimbabwe), c. 1965 to 2022
The thesis examines livelihoods through an intersectional and gendered framework, emphasizing survival amid complex and intersecting forces, including structural racial and gendered marginalisation; socio-economic crises; systemic absence of State support; punitive regulation of the informal sector …
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The right to a 'world class city'?: street trading, public space and urban governance in the Cape Town city centre
… Town's street trading management approach on the livelihood strategies of traders on the Parade. I review relevant literature on street trading management, and develop criteria for assessing the City of Cape Town's street trading management approach. These criteria are linked to Lefebvre's (1968) …
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Motivations and incentives for pro-environmental behaviour: the case of silvopasture adoption in the tropical forest frontier
… agroforestry that provides both ecological and livelihood benefits. A number of projects have been implemented across the tropics to encourage silvopasture adoption, with varying success. This dissertation questions the reasons for variable outcomes among participants within these projects: what …
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Gender, livelihoods and conservation in Hluleka, Mpondoland c.1920 to the present : land, forests and marine resources
… anticipate the effect of state measures on local livelihood strategies.
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