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Showing 1 to 20 of 201 for “"local knowledge"”.
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Historical Local Knowledge and Cartography:Within GIS: Kaua`i, Hawai`i
… Maps as historic documents are sources for local knowledge, serving to illuminate cultural history, not accurate or complete in every detail but they may be all that remain of an oral historic record. Traditional Hawaiian local knowledge (HLK) within island-scale maps of the Hawaiian Islands …
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Voice to the silent : an ecology of local knowledge in psychology
… in both practice and research is of concern to local practitioners. Previous research into the problem has been presented from western academic frameworks but little has been recorded exposing local voices on the subject, or proposing useful approaches to praxis. In an attempt to address these …
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Minimal supervision for language learning: bootstrapping global patterns from local knowledge
… Each step depends on prior lexical and syntactic knowledge. Where do children begin in solving this problem when learning their first languages? To experiment with different representations that children may use to begin understanding language, we have built a computational model for this early …
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Conserving dolphins and fishermen: Combining science and local knowledge to reduce cetacean bycatch
<p>Bycatch is the portion of catch that is neither targeted nor retained by fishermen. It threatens the survival of many marine mammal populations globally, and it occurs in nearly every fishing gear type. Despite its widespread occurrence, observations of bycatch are rare, and scientific data on …
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Mapping elk distribution on the Canadian prairies: Applying local knowledge to support conservation
… for species persistence, by using both local ecological knowledge (LEK) and biological research techniques in tandem. Integrating LEK with more conventional biological research can provide complementary data at contrasting time and spatial scales and facilitates comparison of multiple …
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Universal versus local knowledge : No Child Left Behind as seen through teachers' eyes
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University. Department of Curriculum, Teaching, and Educational Policy, 2010
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Entitlement advantage : the balance of local knowledge and capital access in real estate entitlements
… at the confluence of all development factors: local politics, due diligence, financial support, and patience. The purpose of this paper is to identify the critical organizational structures and human capital required to reduce entitlement risk. It begins with an overview of the definition of …
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Linking Local Knowledge and Satellite-Derived Land-Use/Land-Cover Change Information In Krabi Province, Thailand
… most common negative effects identified by the locals were water pollution, followed by a decrease in wild catch, and an increase in the number of mosquitoes. Although shrimp farm developers promised many benefits from this enterprise, very few were realized by the villagers. Integrating …
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The role of indigenous and local knowledge on climate adaptation for smallholder farmers in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe
… requires informed decision-making that utilises locally validated information sources, including Indigenous knowledge (IK) and local knowledge (LK). Smallholder farmers across multiple regions of the world rely on IK and LK forecasts for climate decision making. This knowledge provides a rich …
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WATER QUALITY AND WATERBORNE DISEASE ALONG THE NIGER RIVER, MALI: A STUDY OF LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AND RESPONSE
… the findings of a study to assess patterns in local knowledge of and response to water quality and waterborne diseases in relation to seasonal changes in the Niger River Inland Delta. The study draws on field data collected in four villages along the Niger River in the Mopti district of Mali …
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WATER QUALITY AND WATERBORNE DISEASE ALONG THE NIGER RIVER, MALI: A STUDY OF LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AND RESPONSE
… the findings of a study to assess patterns in local knowledge of and response to water quality and waterborne diseases in relation to seasonal changes in the Niger River Inland Delta. The study draws on field data collected in four villages along the Niger River in the Mopti district of Mali …
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The local knowledge bank : uncovering the processes and networks of social innovation at Brazil's first community bank
… a case study method to examine the processes of knowledge management both within the neighborhood, and in institutional partnerships, by Banco Palmas, Brazil's first community development bank, as a way of uncovering a key component to understanding community-driven social innovations. Founded in …
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Local Knowledge in the Valuation of Residential Property: Establishing the Benefit of Spatial and Sectoral Familiarity Through an Elucidation of Current Practice
For decades local knowledge has been seen as an important requirement of property valuers in both residential and commercial markets, when undertaking valuations. Following criticisms of valuation methods in the early 1990's local knowledge became a mandatory requirement of professional surveying …
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Street science : the fusing of local and professional knowledge in environmental policy
his dissertation analyzes how local knowledge improves environmental decisions. The premise is that controlling pollution and addressing public health disparities are not problems that professionals alone can solve. Concerned lay publics, especially low-income populations and people of color that …
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Local and expert knowledge in experienced mining communities : the case of a proposed uranium mine in Crownpoint
… limited public access to professional scientific knowledge and little acknowledgment by professionals of the contributions of local knowledge hinder discussion of proposed mines. A proposed uranium mine in Crownpoint, New Mexico, a predominantly Navajo community, presents a case for studying the …
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A Comparative Study of Culture and Cultural Heritage in Humanitarian Aid Efforts: Post-Earthquake Haiti and Post-Tsunami Aceh
<p>This thesis explores how cultural knowledge, beliefs, and practices affected the humanitarian aid response to disasters in Haiti and Aceh Province, Indonesia. It examines the importance of local knowledge in post-disaster response situations and how aid workers' "expertise" interplays with local …
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Assembling the socio-educational spheres within contested urban environments: The Role of a Community Learning Hub in a Contested Urban Environment
… the social construction and distribution of local knowledge & resources within a contested urban location. Through the identification of global and local issues, new perspectives developed through the consideration and incorporation of local socio-educational networks act as crucial points of …
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Participants' motivations to contribute geographic information in an online community
… contributing to VGI. I find that an individual’s local knowledge about geospatial situations is the most significant motivation. When they see that the areas they care about are blank or erroneously mapped, this invokes the instrumentality of their local knowledge. Individuals realize that they …
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