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Author: Peter D. Little
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-03-19
Total Pages: 419
ISBN-13: 0429712537
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book presents case studies highlighting social, economic, political, and biological dimensions of environmental degradation in the Third World. It uses local data to examine, test, and refine larger explanatory models and theories. .
Author: Dean T. Jamison
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2006-04-02
Total Pages: 1449
ISBN-13: 0821361805
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBased on careful analysis of burden of disease and the costs ofinterventions, this second edition of 'Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd edition' highlights achievable priorities; measures progresstoward providing efficient, equitable care; promotes cost-effectiveinterventions to targeted populations; and encourages integrated effortsto optimize health. Nearly 500 experts - scientists, epidemiologists, health economists,academicians, and public health practitioners - from around the worldcontributed to the data sources and methodologies, and identifiedchallenges and priorities, resulting in this integrated, comprehensivereference volume on the state of health in developing countries.
Author: Piers Blaikie
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005-08-18
Total Pages: 549
ISBN-13: 1134887078
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExamines the significance of the human factor which is as much of a cause of disasters as the natural environment. Practical and policy conclusions are drawn with a view to disaster reduction and the promotion of safer environments.
Author: John J. Poggie
Publisher: SUNY Press
Published: 1992-01-01
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 9780791410011
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe authors of this book share a common assumption about anthropology--that replicable and systematic procedures of data collection and analysis are essential requirements for building useful cultural theory. They view cultural theory as both an aid to understanding sociocultural phenomena, and as an aid in changing existing social conditions. This book focuses on five specific themes representing a set of principles for conducting research: the importance of intra-cultural variation; the blending of qualitative and quantitative approaches; the search for micro/macro levels of generalization; the innovative matching of methodology to research problems; and the practical or applied merit of systematically generated and evaluated theory. It contributes to scientific anthropology and shows that the credibility and utility of anthropological research in policy matters is enhanced by scientific research methodology.
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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 187
ISBN-13: 142899341X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Baleshwar Thakur
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 586
ISBN-13: 9788180696190
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Idriss Jazairy
Publisher: NYU Press
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 539
ISBN-13: 0814737544
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDespite almost four decades and billions of dollars in development activities, we are barely in a position to track the changing dynamics of poverty or to define with conviction the processes that entrap the poor in their misery. Accounting for about 90% of global poverty, rural poverty, through transmigration, is also a main contributor to urban poverty. It is in the rural areas of the world where poverty is most severe in human terms, where the hunger, hopelessness, hardship, and despair commonly associated with entrenched poverty are most pronounced, where basic health services, sanitation, educational opportunities, and other common amenities are most lacking. The alleviation of rural poverty is therefore tantamount to the alleviation of global poverty in its entirety. The State of World Rural Poverty offers the first comprehensive look at the economic conditions and prospects of the world's rural poor.
Author: Richard E. Bilsborrow
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 88
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCase studies-- of the links between highlands and lowlands in Latin America; of transmigration in Indonesia; and of migration and desertification in the Sudan-- illustrate the relationship between poverty, internal migration, and environmental change in rural areas of developing countries.
Author: C J Barrow
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-09-19
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 1317896335
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book presents a comprehensive overview of global environmental problems - past, present and future - examining their roots and implications and suggesting, where possible, ways in which they might be mitigated or avoided by careful management.
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-06-17
Total Pages: 332
ISBN-13: 1136498877
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe State of the World's Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture is FAO's first flagship publication on the global status of land and water resources. It is an 'advocacy' report, to be published every three to five years, and targeted at senior level decision makers in agriculture as well as in other sectors. SOLAW is aimed at sensitizing its target audience on the status of land resources at global and regional levels and FAO's viewpoint on appropriate recommendations for policy formulation. SOLAW focuses on these key dimensions of analysis: (i) quantity, quality of land and water resources, (ii) the rate of use and sustainable management of these resources in the context of relevant socio-economic driving factors and concerns, including food security and poverty, and climate change. This is the first time that a global, baseline status report on land and water resources has been made. It is based on several global spatial databases (e.g. land suitability for agriculture, land use and management, land and water degradation and depletion) for which FAO is the world-recognized data source. Topical and emerging issues on land and water are dealt with in an integrated rather than sectoral manner. The implications of the status and trends are used to advocate remedial interventions which are tailored to major farming systems within different geographic regions.
