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Education for rural development: Embedding rural dimensions in initial teacher preparation
Perspectives in Education, 2014 In South Africa, rural education and development are issues of social justice, especially in places that were previously established as homelands.
Alfred Masinire +2 more
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, 2018 Using the example of Vilcabamba in Ecuador, this article explores the ways that migrants from the USA materialise their quest for better lives by relocating to small communities in the Global South.
S. Kordel, Perdita Pohle
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The Off-Season: Masculinities, Rurality, & Family Ties in Alaska Commercial Fishermen [PDF]
, 2017 The purpose of this study is to explore the intersections of masculinity, rurality, the family, and economics through the experiences of commercial fishermen in Alaska.
Morey, Cruz M.
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, 2009 Rural transport is dominated by the car, but substantial problems exist for those without access to a car. Service provision should be based on making the best use of all cars and exploring innovative means to promote public transport through the transformation of bus operators becoming managers of mobility services.
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THE EFFECTS OF RURALITY AND INDUSTRIAL SPECIALIZATION ON INCOME GROWTH: U.S. COUNTIES 2000 TO 2003* [PDF]
This paper— part of a comprehensive project on industry clusters and rural competitiveness— explores the role of industrial specialization and rurality on economic performance for counties in the continental United States. Regression models are estimated
Brigitte S. Waldorf
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Time use and rurality – Canada 2005 [PDF]
This paper provides a preliminary assessment of rurality as a factor affecting where and how people use their time, in a North American context. Rurality is a complex concept, but two key aspects are the degree of urban influence, and economic dependence
Hugh Millward, Jamie Spinney
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Brain Drain in Rural America [PDF]
The paper aims at understanding changes in the distribution and accumulation of intellectual capital by analyzing migrants' educational profiles across a sample of 303 U.S. counties.
Waldorf, Brigitte S.
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THE “STOCK AND FLOW” APPROACH TO THE GOVERNANCE OF SELF-SUSTAINABLE RURAL SYSTEMS [PDF]
The aim of this study is to present the “stock and flow” model - based on the Georgescu-Roegen bio economic paradigm and on the ecological economics principles - in a regional key and to discuss the implications of such an approach on the local system ...
Bonaiuti, M. +2 more
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Frontiers in Environmental ScienceAccess to water has been and remains one of humanity’s greatest challenges. Especially in arid plains exposed to significant climatic fluctuations and future global change trends.
Aldana Calderón Archina +7 more
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Quantifying the rural-urban gradient in Latin America and the Caribbean [PDF]
This paper addresses the deceptively simple question: What is the rural population of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)? It argues that rurality is a gradient, not a dichotomy, and nominates two dimensions to that gradient: population density and ...
Buys, Piet +2 more
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