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Ecology and Society, 2006 The heterogeneous nature of even small communities has been acknowledged, yet how such heterogeneity is reflected in local ecological knowledge (LEK) among groups of resource users in a community is poorly studied.
Beatrice Irene. Crona
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LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AND NEIGHBOURHOOD ECOLOGY IN INCREMENTAL HOUSING ARCHITECTURE
International Journal of African Innovation and Multidisciplinary ResearchThis study investigates the influence of local knowledge and neighbourhood ecology on incremental housing architecture in Oghede, a peri-urban settlement on the fringes of Benin City, Nigeria. Using a qualitative case study design grounded in constructivist epistemology, the research draws on interviews, focus group discussions, and field observations ...
null ISIWELE A. J., null IMOYERA. M. E.
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor +3 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite the broad focus on necessity‐ and opportunity‐driven entrepreneurship in research and policy, the entrepreneurial dichotomy within the agribusiness context has not been adequately addressed. This study contributes to closing this knowledge gap by examining youth's perceptions of agribusiness through the lens of the push‐pull motivation
Cool Dady Mangole +6 more
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Incorporating local ecological knowledge to explore wolverine distribution in Alberta, Canada
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2019 Wolverines (Gulo gulo) occur at low densities in remote areas that are typically difficult to access, which has resulted in a lack of baseline data and uncertain status across parts of their range.
Shevenell M. Webb +5 more
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Harvesting Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl. in a western Amazon rural community: local ecological knowledge and meaning to "nut-crackers". [PDF]
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed, 2023 Souza AO +3 more
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Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Cross-Cultural Research [PDF]
, 2015 The initiatives outlined in this article are intended to advance our understanding of cultural processes as they occur in diverse community contexts, as well as contribute to the further conceptualization, critique and development of indigenous knowledge
Barnhardt, Ray
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Consumer Preferences for Craft Beer: The Interplay of Localness and Advertising Language
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study explores the influence of the language of the label, origin of production, and origin of brewing ingredients on Croatian consumers' preferences and willingness to pay for organic craft beer. Employing an online survey and a choice experiment among 223 Croatian alcohol consumers, we find that while there's a willingness to pay a ...
Marija Cerjak +2 more
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Mitochondrial DNA and local ecological knowledge reveal two lineages of leatherback turtle on the beaches of Oaxaca, Mexico. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 Castillo-Morales CA +3 more
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Ecological factors affecting Alpine chamois population recruitment: remote sensing can support adaptive management [PDF]
, 2016 The analysis of ecological factors able to affect the life history traits of ungulates is important to reveal key information on population dynamics of wild herbivores.
Apollonio, Marco +4 more
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