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REGULATING URBANISATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA THROUGH CLUSTER SETTLEMENTS: LESSONS FOR URBAN MANGERS IN ETHIOPIA [PDF]

Against the backdrop that urbanization in sub-Sahara African (SSA) countries, including Ethiopia, has occurred without the attendant growth and development spillovers; and that the inherent benefits of urbanization are threatened by the fast pace of ...
Davidson Sunday Ashemi ALACI
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Relationship between Rural Settlements’ Plant Communities and Environmental Factors in Hilly Area of Southeast China

, 2020
The construction of the ecological environment in rural settlements is a very important part of the development of human settlements. Key to this construction is the coordinated and sustainable development of plant environment, geographical environment ...
Ziyan Wang, Cheng Wang, Chang Zhang, Kaiyue Wei, Zehui Jiang, Wenjing Han, Jiao Zhao, Tao Hu, Jiali Jin, Xinyu Wang   +9 more
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Regional Differences in U.S. Consumer Preferences for Native Woody Shrubs With Varying Aesthetic Characteristics

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn, Ariana P. Torres, Sue Barton, Bridget K. Behe   +3 more
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Studying and Prioritizing the Vulnerability of Rural Settlements of Khuzestan Province against Natural Disasters [PDF]

جغرافیا و پایداری محیط, 2016
1- Introduction The environmental hazards is always considered as a threat for human settlements. Their effects on rural areas and various regions of the country are different according to the type of hazards.
Hojjatollah Sadeghi , Yaghoub Seif , Skandar Seidaiy , Maryam Salehi Kakhki   +3 more
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FINAL DESTINATION DIAGNOSIS OF SOLID WASTE GENERATED IN RURAL SETTLEMENTS IN THE SERTÃO OF PARAÍBA, BRASIL

, 2017
The increasing use of natural resources, the advancement of technology, changes in the needs established by the modern population, constituted by cultural aspects contribute significantly to the increase of solid waste generation in the urban and rural ...
Rosângela Gomes Tavares, Miranda, Roberto de Sousa, Tavares, Rosângela Gomes, Valmir Cristiano Marques Arruda, Alessandro Pelópidas Ferreira de Queiroz, da Silva, Elisângela Maria, Arruda, Valmir Cristiano Marques, Roberto de Sousa Miranda, de Queiroz, Alessandro Pelópidas Ferreira, Elisângela Maria da Silva   +9 more
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of rural settlement expansion on educational accessibility: a patch-scale study based on 2867 Chinese counties from 2000 to 2020

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Rural educational accessibility is crucial for achieving equitable education, reducing urban-rural disparities, and fostering inclusive and sustainable human settlements, which are key sustainable development goals (SDGs).
Yuan Gao, Li Tian, Zhibin Li, Yiheng Wang, An Huang, Qingsong He   +5 more
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Effects of Outsourced Agricultural Extension Services on the Technical Efficiency and Financial Returns of Soybean Farms in Northern Cameroon

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the agricultural landscape of most developing countries, the last decade has witnessed the expansion of outsourced agricultural extension services. Private firms and nongovernmental organizations focused on delivering agricultural extension and advisory services to farmers have emerged.
Boris D. Soh Wenda, Doria A. Medondjeu, Dorothy E. Fon, Stefan Sieber   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Global urban and rural settlement dataset from 2000 to 2020

Scientific Data
Accurate mapping of global urban and rural settlements is crucial for understanding their distinct expansion patterns and ecological impacts. However, existing global datasets focus mainly on urban settlements and ignore the delineation of rural ...
Zhitao Liu, Sheng Huang, Chuanglin Fang, Luotong Guan, Menghang Liu   +4 more
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The Rural Settlements in Czechoslovakia

Geografie, 1977
The population and housing census 1970 enabled, inter alia, the first exact analysis of the pattern of the rural settlements in Czechoslovakia. (Until 1970, only data relating to communities were available; the communities are, however, solely administrative units involving sometimes even more territorially independent settlements.) According to the ...
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