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Children in an Urban Tanzania [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
One in four children being born in today‟s Tanzania is likely to be growing up in an urban area. It is projected to be one in three in the short time span of one generation.
Riggio, Eliana
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The Future of Hydrogen‐Powered Aviation: Technologies, Challenges, and a Strategic Roadmap for Sustainable Decarbonization

open access: yesAdvanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
Hydrogen‐powered aviation offers a transformative pathway to zero‐emission flight by eliminating in‐flight CO2 emissions. Key considerations include propulsion systems (fuel cells and hydrogen combustion), cryogenic storage and insulation challenges, infrastructure and cost barriers, and supply‐chain constraints.
Mubasshira   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of tertiary educational institution on the spatial expansion of Ekpoma town, Nigeria

open access: yesUrban Governance
This study seeks to address the relational impact of educational institution on the spatiotemporal growth of Ekpoma town. It examines the “urban growth” effects that the tertiary institution has on its site location. Landsat Imageries of Ekpoma town were
Jolly Osaretin Egharevba   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk governance in Nepal: Reflecting on experiences with Risk and Resilience Committees [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This paper reports on fieldwork in Nepal, which produces a comparison between two communities of their perception and experience of risk. In particular, it explores contrasting ideas of risk governance based upon a community survey as well as in depth ...
Jones, Samantha
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Citizen Engagement for Social and Technological Innovation in Sustainable Energy Systems

open access: yesAdvanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
This study underscores the potential of citizen participation in the energy transition by providing insights to foster citizen‐driven innovation. An analysis of energy communities, one of the most dynamic innovations in the energy sector, reveals that these models can be citizen‐led initiatives regarding their operational and organizational structure ...
Ana Belén Cristóbal   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

URBAN GOVERNANCE AND URBAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY IN ETHIOPIA

open access: yesJournal of Public Administration, Finance and Law, 2022
Mengistu GUTEMA, Solomon NIGUSSIE
openaire   +1 more source

Do outgrower schemes enhance technology adoption and productivity? Evidence from maize farmers in Northern Ghana

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Urban Local Governance in the Crucible: empirical overtones of central government meddling in local urban councils affairs in Zimbabwe [PDF]

open access: yes
This article explores the criticalness of decentralized governance as a solution towards service delivery challenges experienced by urban centres.
Chirisa INNOCENT, Jonga WELLINGTON
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How Does Cultural and Colonial Heritage Affect Optimal Branding Strategies? Evidence From the Rice Sector in Senegal

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Africa's cultural and colonial heritage has profoundly segmented rice markets. Whereas in ancient centers of rice domestication, consumers maintained preferences for local rice consistent with their cultural heritage, preferences have shifted toward imported Asian rice in coastal areas around seaports, due to prior exposure to colonial import ...
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

In search of effective and practical urban governance to address crises

open access: yesUrban Governance, 2021
Bingqin Li, Hongtao Yi, Jiannan Wu
doaj   +1 more source

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