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Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics, 2016 This article focuses on the recent history and contemporary practice of a kind of traditional tapestry weaving known as smettvev in the rural county of Jølster in mountainous western Norway.
Sallie Anna Steiner
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The home language environment in rural China: variations across family characteristics
BMC Public Health, 2023 Background A rich language environment is an important element of a nurturing home environment. Despite their proven importance, vocabulary and conversation have been shown to vary widely across households—even within the same socio-economic class.
Yue Ma +7 more
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Urban sprawl : neighbourhood dissatisfaction and urban preferences : some evidence from Flanders [PDF]
, 2016 Early studies suggest that people living in rural neighbourhoods are more satisfied with their residential location than people living in cities. Consequently, most individuals seem to prefer low-density environments to reside in.
De Vos, Jonas +2 more
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Participatory Design to Enhance ICT Learning and Community Attachment: A Case Study in Rural Taiwan
Future Internet, 2015 This study used observation and interviews with participants in “PunCar Action” to understand how participatory design methods can be applied to the education of rural individuals in information and communication technology (ICT).
Yi-Ting Huang
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The wider value of rural rail provision [PDF]
, 2013 In the context of recent plans for public sector expenditure, the value for money provided by rural public transport is an important issue in Britain and elsewhere, and one aspect of this is the option and non-use value placed on public transport by ...
Beeching +18 more
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Ecosystems and People, 2023 Intensification of agricultural land use in traditional Andean production landscapes has led to changes in the provision of nature’s contributions to people (NCP) that can threaten people’s wellbeing.
Robert Kockelkoren +2 more
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The futures of rural migration in sub-Saharan Africa: A literature review and exploratory essay [PDF]
, 2019 In a context where 200 million more people are expected to live in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) alone by 2050, the question of the futures of SSA rural migration is of crucial importance in a region which so far as remained essentially rural, in spite of a ...
Bourgeois, Robin
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Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2023 This study examined the impact of the adoption of Korra tef (Eragrostis tef) on farm households’ welfare in Ethiopia. It was conducted with 479 farmers during the 2020 cropping season.
Solomon Zewdu Leul +3 more
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Building virtual bridges: how rural micro-enterprises develop social capital in online and face-to-face settings [PDF]
, 2016 In rural UK, businesses are often isolated and have much to gain from healthy networks, yet studies show that many rural business owners fail to network effectively.
Norman, Timothy +3 more
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Agriculture & Food Security, 2021 Background Agriculture is considered an important strategy for overcoming many of the emergencies faced by rural households in developing countries. In rural Ethiopia household access to food largely depends on what the household grows, either because ...
Dereje Derso Mengistu +2 more
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