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Interrogating the economy-first paradigm in ‘Sustainable Development’: towards integrating development with the ecosystem in Ethiopia

Mizan Law Review, 2017
This article examines the concept of sustainable development after the Post-2015  Paris Climate Change Agreement with particular emphasis on Ethiopia.
Tsegai Berhane Ghebretekle
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Price Volatility in Agricultural Markets - Evidence, impact on food security and policy responses [PDF]

Recent bouts of extreme price volatility in global agricultural markets portend rising and more frequent threats to world food security. A new Policy Brief of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization argues that countries should improve market ...
FAO Economic and Social Development Department
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Conservation and Sustainable Development of Human-inhabited World Heritage Site: Case of World Heritage Lijiang Old Town

Built Heritage, 2017
Many studies on Lijiang Old Town, the World Heritage Site in China, criticise the negative impact that the rapid tourism development caused on its ‘outstanding universal value’. However, tourism is a very important driving force for the local development
Yong Shao
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Contribution of Islamic Intellectual Organizations to Educational and Social Aspects in Pattani, Thailand

Prosperity
This research discusses the importance of the contribution of Islamic intellectual organizations to community development in Pattani, Southern Thailand. The main objective of this research is to identify how Islamic intellectual organizations play a role
Paisul Leengaedayee, Agus Riyadi
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Lutter contre la pauvreté et la faim - Quel est le rôle de l'agriculture urbaine ? [PDF]

Les villes des pays en développement connaissent une croissance rapide. Ce processus est souvent accompagné de niveaux élevés de pauvreté et de faim qui poussent beaucoup d'habitants urbains à entreprendre des activités agricoles pour satisfaire leurs ...
FAO Economic and Social Development Department
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'Baptism of Fire': The First Year in the Life of a Newly Qualified Social Worker. [PDF]

, 2009
This paper describes research commissioned by Skills for Care South West to identify and track the learning and development needs of newly qualified social workers through their first year of employment.
Bates, Natalie, Brown, Keith, Immins, Tikki, Keen, Steven, Parker, Jonathan, Rutter, Lynne, Zsigo, Sharon   +6 more
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La volatilidad de precios en los mercados agrícolas - Evidencia, efectos en la seguridad alimentaria y respuestas normativas [PDF]

Los últimos episodios de volatilidad extrema de los precios en los mercados agrícolas mundiales presagian mayores y más frecuentes amenazas a la seguridad alimentaria mundial.
FAO Economic and Social Development Department
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Genre et droit à la terre - Comprendre les complexités, adapter les politiques [PDF]

Accroître l'accès des femmes à la terre est crucial pour lutter contre la faim et la pauvreté. Toutefois, les disparités entre les sexes concernant l'accès aux terres restent importantes dans la plupart des pays, quel que soit leur niveau de ...
FAO Economic and Social Development Department
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A hundred key questions for the post-2015 development agenda

, 2015
With a new development framework under way and an increasingly urgent need to address political, socioeconomic and environmental issues on a global scale, this is a critical moment for the international development agenda.
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
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Using social robots to study abnormal social development [PDF]

, 2005
Social robots recognize and respond to human social cues with appropriate behaviors. Social robots, and the technology used in their construction, can be unique tools in the study of abnormal social development.
Scassellati, Brian
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