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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"socio-economic activities"”.
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Transnational Migration: A Study of Ghanaian Immigrant Entrepreneurs’ Socio-economic Activities in the Canadian Prairies
… and sustain various transnational social and economic relations between their societies of origin and settlement). This dissertation focuses on the transnational economic activities of Ghanaian immigrant entrepreneurs in three Canadian Prairie cities – Calgary, Saskatoon/Regina, and Winnipeg. …
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The environmental and social impacts of modes of transport: a case study of Chilanga peri-urban
… modes of transport on the environment and socio-economic activities of people. A questionnaire was used to collect data from the residents of Chilanga peri-urban. The residents were selected using a random sampling method. The questionnaire contained questions that included modes of …
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The role of women in national development in Liberia, 1800-1900
… from diverse cultures in religion, education and socio-economic activities as the Liberian nation developed throughout the 19th century.
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Developing and testing integrated decision support models for coastal management
… long-term impacts on the environment and socio-economic activities. For this reason, there has been a recognized need for a system modelling approach which is able to support and improve oil spill contingency management. In order to meet the challenge of decision making in response to or …
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Refugee resettlement and socio-economic participation through entrepreneurship: The case of New Zealand
… refugees to find employment and participate in socio-economic activities. Previous studies have suggested refugee entrepreneurship as a pathway for refugee integration. However, it is not enough to assert that entrepreneurship is a pathway for refugees to integrate and resettle in a host …
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Poverty of Indigenous People in Taiwan ¿ rethinking agency, embedded disposition, role of family and institution in the study of poverty.
… poverty dynamics and diversified patterns of socio-economic action amongst indigenous people. Hogget and Greener¿s model of agency, which contains the essential theoretical views of Giddens (the ability of agents to act) and Bourdieu (the embedded corporeal disposition of human agents) are …
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Disaster and infrastructure scene understanding
… including natural disasters and human-centered socio-economic activities. Image-based understanding of urban scenes has been actively pursued in the computer and machine vision communities, as witnessed by the abundance of high-level vision methods that emerged in recent years. However, limited …
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The Influence of Socio-Economic Factors on Children Access to Secondary Education in Monduli District
This study investigated socio-economic factors that inhibit children access to secondary education particularly in Monduli District. In this study, there were three objectives namely: to explore the existing socio-economic activities in Monduli District, to examine the influence of the existing …
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The Role of Microfinance Institutions in Enhancing Women Entrepreneurship; The Case Study of FINCA in Kinondoni Municipality
… of contribution of small loans in enhancing the economic empowerment to women micro-entrepreneurs obtaining loans from MFI’s whereas FINCA in Kinondoni Municipal was used as the case study. The study aimed to assess whether small loans contribute to women economic empowerment in relation to their …
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Essays on economic geography and networks
… networks of firms, people, and locations shape socio-economic activities. The first chapter analyzes the role of supplier to buyer matching in the firm-to-firm trade as a source of geographic concentration of economic activities. Using a panel of firm-to-firm trade data covering over a million …
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Understanding the characteristics of droughts over Eastern Africa in past and future climates
Drought poses a threat to socio-economic activities across eastern Africa and its river basins. While there are indications that global warming may continue to enhance evaporation and intensify droughts at all scales, most drought projections over eastern Africa are based on rainfall alone and are …
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Development of a land use-based spatial water requirements model for the Berg Water Management Area
… water demand modelling of diverse land uses and socio-economic activities were evaluated. Finally, the question of improving spatial water demand modelling at the catchment scale was considered from both a systems design and a technical perspective. The resulting model consists of two main …
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An assessment of the socio-economic impacts of communities’ relocations: A case of the Nkurenkuru peri-urban area, Kavango west region, Namibia
… relocations. This phenomenon, trigger profound socioeconomic impacts that disrupt communities' access to essential resources, education, healthcare, housing, and employment opportunities. Amid this backdrop, the study critically investigates the socioeconomic effects of relocation, particularly …
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An assessment of environmental conservation and community participation processes in the Big 5 Hlabisa Local Municipality
… as a factor in disfranchising women in socio-economic activities around the protected areas. Their apparent land ownership views indicated community-based ownership, with traditional leaders rather than the royal house or government overseeing land management. These outcomes debunked the …
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Renewable energy technologies assessment in providing sustainable electricity to Nigerian rural areas.
… have been negatively affected in their socio-economic activities. A strength, weakness, opportunity and threat (SWOT) analysis in combination with an assessment of sustainability indicators of RETs, identified the most appropriate technology for providing sustainable electricity in …
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How can Cape Flats youth overcome Environmental circumstance by using their Personal potential?
… restrict youth from participating fairly in socio-economic activities – effectively limiting their growth potential. Personalization theory states that growth is not solely dictated by environmental conditions but in part dependent on how an individual respond to these external experiences. …
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The influence of horizontal resolution and boundary forcing in simulating hurricanes over the South Atlantic Ocean using WRF
A hurricane is a threat to socio-economic activities in coastal communities bordering the South Atlantic Ocean (SAO). Hurricanes rarely form over this region and as such these communities are not prepared for them. Previous studies have suggested that anthropogenic warming may lead to more frequent …
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Investigating the link between southern African droughts and global atmospheric teleconnections using regional climate models
… especially in Southern Africa, where many socio-economic activities depend on rain-fed agriculture. This study evaluates the capability of Regional Climate Models (RCMs) in simulating the Southern African droughts. It uses the Standardized Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI, …
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Exploring factors contributing to secondary school teachers’ retention in rural areas in Pemba district of Southern province, Zambia.
… (f) family factors, (g) entrepreneurial activities, (h) isolation, (i) affordability and quality of life and (j) an embracing local community. Further analysis, resulted in main themes explaining why teachers have remained teaching in rural areas for more than ten years. The three main …
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Exploring factors contributing to secondary school teachers’ retention in rural areas in Pemba district of Southern province, Zambia.
… (f) family factors, (g) entrepreneurial activities, (h) isolation, (i) affordability and quality of life and (j) an embracing local community. Further analysis, resulted in main themes explaining why teachers have remained teaching in rural areas for more than ten years. The three main …
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