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Migration and the rural-urban continuum: Evidence from the Rural Philippines [PDF]
This paper explores the diversity of the experience of migrants to rural, peri–urban, and urban areas using a unique longitudinal data set from the Philippines.
Quisumbing, Agnes R., McNiven, Scott
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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The role of civil society organizations (CSOs) in addressing climate change is acknowledged, but engagement with questions of voice remains limited, especially in the Global South. Addressing this, this paper zooms in on (International) nongovernmental organizations ((I)NGOs) and their collaborations with domestic CSOs in the Global South on ...
Margit van Wessel, Precious Akampurira
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Socio-economic differentials in child stunting are consistently larger in urban than rural areas [PDF]
Urban-rural comparisons of childhood undernutrition suggest that urban populations are better-off than rural populations. However, these comparisons could mask the large differentials that exist among socioeconomic groups in urban areas.
Menon, Purnima +2 more
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Nested Carbon Governance in Southeast Asia: Towards Just Nature‐Based Solutions?
Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Nature‐based solutions (NbS) have gained prominence as an integrated approach to addressing climate change and biodiversity loss while supporting sustainable development. Yet, their implementation across Southeast Asia remains fragmented and often contested.
Helena Varkkey +2 more
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Inequality in Vietnamese Urban-Rural Living Standards, 1993-2006 [PDF]
Using data from five waves of the Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey, we find evidence of significant urban-rural expenditure inequality. Urban-rural inequality in Vietnam increased dramatically from 1993 to 1998, and peaked in 2002 before reducing
Le, Huong Thu, Booth, Alison L.
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, 2023 Against the historical background of the burgeoning platform economy and the promotion of common prosperity, this paper focuses on the impact of the development of the platform economy on the urban–rural income gap.
Nan Hao, Mingxing Ji
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How Multiple Streams Influence Agenda‐Setting for Water Reuse in Swiss Substates
Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As climate change creates significant challenges for both the environment and society, potential mitigation and adaptation solutions are widely discussed. Yet, neither challenges nor their potential solutions automatically reach the political agenda or lead to a policy decision.
Magdalena A. Knabl +4 more
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Urban–Rural Integration and Agricultural Technology Innovation: Evidence from China
AgricultureUrban and rural relations are important for the sustainable development of a nation or region. Urban and rural integration (URI), as a conceptual framework and strategic tool for managing urban–rural relations, is supposed to play a role in linking urban
Huasheng Zhu, Changwei Geng, Yawei Chen
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Redressing the Rural-Urban Imbalance [PDF]
This paper focuses on rural poverty, its causes and effects, and suggests one of a number of possible measures to alleviate the problem. It examines why there exists an urban bias in development, and the impact it has on development patterns.
T. Scarlett Epstein
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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Open burning plastics is a major environmental health hazard in low‐ and middle‐income countries, releasing toxic pollutants and exacerbating climate change. Although Indonesia prohibits plastic burning, enforcement in rural settings remains fragile.
Sujarwoto Sujarwoto +3 more
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