From traditional to modern water management systems; reflection on the evolution of a ‘water ethic’ in semi-arid Morocco [PDF]
, 2011 The chapter focuses on water because of the crucial importance of that resource in a semiarid country and because the ways in which it has been managed throughout centuries illustrate the changes in socio-political structures in the society. The focus on
Simon, Sandrine
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Handikappade och 1800-talets fattigvård
Kulturella Perspektiv, 2007 This article is based on local poor relief records from parishes in the Sundsvall Region, Sweden. The period described, i.e. decades around the mid-19th century, is characterized by rapid shifts from a rural society and to an industrialized one.
Ulf Drugge
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Use of Civil Society Organisations to Raise the Voice of the Poor in Agricultural Policy [PDF]
, 2004 This working paper examines how civil society organisations (CSOs) -- particularly those representing poor and marginalised rural people -- can inform and influence the processes of agricultural policy formulation and implementation.
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Sustainable Local Development and Attracting Maximum Participation of People Case Study: The Experiences of International Project of Carbon Sequestration in South Khorasan Dr. Rostam Saberifar Assistant Professor of Geography University of Payam Noor Dr. Mahmood Fal Soleyman Assistant Professor of Geography University of Birjand Sedigheh Gheisari M.Sc University of Payam Noor [PDF]
جغرافیا و توسعه, 2012 Introduction Although, villagers are the societies with simple social, cultural and economical relations, but in most of the areas, the existence of cultural, ethnic, and religious conflicts issues and more important, the intensive contrast of social ...
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THE CHANGING RURAL POLICY CONTEXT [PDF]
A characteristic of our rural policies is that we seem to treat farm policy and other rural policy as if agriculture and the rest of the rural economy and society are separate. Literature from each perspective tends to ignore the existence and context of
Smith, Stephen M.
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PERSONAL NAMES AND LANGUAGE SHIFT IN EAST JAVA [PDF]
, 2011 This paper is intended to trace the speed of language shift through names practices in given society. In Sidoarjo, for instance, the parents are motivated to attach foreign names to their children.
Widyastuti, Widyastuti
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Afkaruna: Indonesian Interdisciplinary Journal of Islamic StudiesInterfaith dialogue in rural contexts remains underexplored, despite the unique dynamics of social and religious coexistence in such areas. This study aims to answer two central research questions: (1) How is interfaith dialogue practiced in a ...
Puji Kurniawan +2 more
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THE PAIR EDUCATION AND INNOVATION – KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY’S ICON [PDF]
This paper uses the frame of the SWOT Analysis to introduce the EPIC Model, which is based on four elements, among which two of them we suppose are representative for the knowledge society: education and innovation.
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Accidental immersion and unintentional drowning of rural children: An investigation for the Child Accident Prevention Foundation of New Zealand [PDF]
, 2002 In New Zealand drowning amongst preschoolers is one of the leading causes of death. The monetary and emotional costs to society are devastating and cannot be underestimated .
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Poverty, Language, and Participation in Non-Farm Labor Markets in Rural Paraguay [PDF]
Paraguay is a society comprised of two vastly different populations. One population is urban, Spanish speaking, educated and employed in the formal sector. The other is rural, speaks Guaraní, has little schooling, and is self-employed.
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