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Edelsward, L. M. 1958. "Highland visions : recreating rural Sardinia." Thesis, McGill University, 1994. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=28565.
Full textAamodt, Alan R. "Transportation issues in rural rehabilitation." Menomonie, WI : University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2005. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2005/2005aarnodta.pdf.
Full textPan, Yi. "Rural welfare in China." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.610262.
Full textPlassard, François. "L'évolution du monde rural français sous le regard de la démarche de prospective : quel nouveau contrat ville campagne?" Paris 1, 1999. http://www.theses.fr/1999PA010072.
Full textKounougous, Paul. "La problematique du developpement rural au niger." Paris 5, 1987. http://www.theses.fr/1987PA05D001.
Full textThe present research shows an experiment of rural development in niger from independance to this day. This state of the sahel region was one of the first to direct its development in priority towards the achievement of alimentary self-reliance. The object of this survey was to point out the difficulties, successes and limits of this development. These were analysed in three parts, the first two concerning the various components of the problems approached, "the men" and "the land", while the third was mainly devoted to propective. One has thus tried to understand the situation of rural development in its resources and potentialities, the regions where it is applied and, when possible, to know its evolution and the results achieved. The latter are on the whole positive, when considering that alimentary self-reliance, which still remains the government's main objective, is theoretically achieved, except during period of drought. Furthermore, the development structures set up within the specific frame of "the development society" allowed a more volontary consciousness and integration of the rural populations towards development actions. Finally, help from the international community was decisive in the fulfilment and success of certain projects
Puget, Françoise. "Stratégies féminines et développement rural." Toulouse 2, 1996. http://www.theses.fr/1996TOU2A080.
Full textThis study investigates development through an analysis of the relations between the women of the rural areas of the sahel and the outsiders, based on observation and the narration of practices. The effects of female participation in development casts some light on endogenous questions. In order to grasp the interplay of the forces involved the study concerns itself, in an initial phase, with endogenous factors highlighted by female strategies. There is in fact a gap between the social position of these women and their economic role the minimisation of the latter is useful to them in their agricultural and pastoral strategies. It enables them to occupy male preserves while maintaining continuity in their ostensible position in local society. Village women adopt the roles which, linking them to a food supplier function, enable them to carry out accumulation strategies. This study underlines the discrepancy between rules and practice. The growing involvement of women in agricultural and pastoral production goes hand in hand with a tendency towards the homogenisation of the practices of different groups. In this context of endogenous forces, we are witness to a redefinition of the relations between the sexes. The second phase of the study concerns the difficulties created by the confrontation of the local endogenous population and the exogenous development personnal using three main avenues of approach ambiguities in relations with the outsider, what is to be gained or lost by participating in a development project and the effects of relations between the sexes
Correa, Daniel Traxler Greg. "Determinants of rural non-farm employment and income in Paraguay." Auburn, Ala., 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10415/1555.
Full textHasbullah, Shahul Hameed. "The growth and variations of rural non-farm activities in Sri Lanka since independence." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/30595.
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袁月興 and Yuet-hing Cynthia Yuen. "Regulation, negotiation and resistance: rethinking women's experiences of the reform in rural south China." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31220253.
Full textTwarabamenye, Emmanuel. "L'habitat rural dans la préfecture de Ruhengeri (Rwanda)." Bordeaux 3, 1991. http://www.theses.fr/1991BOR30048.
Full textThe consequence of the high density of population is the omnipresence of farms and rural settlement of service. The farms are organized in scattered farms, polynuclear farms, family hamlets and agricultural village. The rural settlement of service includes scattered buildings, elementary grouping, centers of service, rural centers and villagescenters. Traditional dwelling house is replaced by a rectangular house in cob and covered of tiles or steel sheets. Till now problems of property, exiguity --- are not resolved. The buildings of rural settlement of service are in bricks and always covered of tiles or sheet teels. Some untreated materials are suffisant in ruhengeri. The metallic and synthetic material produice in kigali, arrive in ruhengeri by merchants the buildings cottage industry is considered as a secondary activity. The next evolution will be turned towards the generalization of family hamlets, the restructuration of the rugo, more use bricks and the arrival of the population in rural centers and villages centers
Anderson, Alistair R. "The Arcadian Enterprise : an enquiry into the nature and conditions of rural small business." Thesis, University of Stirling, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/1873.
Full textMusevenzi, Julius. "Rural livelihood diversification in semi-arid districts of Zimbabwe : an analysis of Muzarabani, Gokwe and Mwenezi districts." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1018922.
Full textYuen, Yuet-hing Cynthia. "Regulation, negotiation and resistance : rethinking women's experiences of the reform in rural south China /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B20842983.
Full textEversole, Robyn. "Rural weavers in Southern Bolivia : a development project case study." Thesis, McGill University, 1995. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=22584.
Full textOuedraogo, Lala. "Orpaillage artisanal et développement rural." Doctoral thesis, Université Laval, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/33312.
Full textThis thesis aims at addressing questions on artisanal gold mining in Burkina Faso. It is mainly composed of three chapters. Before discussing these three chapters, in the introduction, we first describe the socio-economic context and legal context of the country’s mining sector; then we review the literature on the issue of gold panning including positive impacts such as job opportunities and negative impacts such as health and safety issues; other issues including the relationship between agriculture and artisanal mining, the sustainability of gold washing and the social responsibility of mining companies, local governance of sites; and finally, the different conceptual frameworks mobilized for the three themes, namely the institutional development analysis framework, the sustainable livelihoods framework and women’s empowerment. In the first chapter, Local governance and labor organizations on artisanal gold mining sites in Burkina Faso, we use the institutional development analysis framework to discuss local governance and the division of labor in the artisanal gold mining camps in Bukina Faso; a country in West Africa which, in recent years, is increasingly exploiting its gold reserves. Field data were collected from three sites in the villages of Diosso, Siguinoguin and Zincko, according to reasoned sampling. One of the major discoveries from on-site research is that forms of governance vary along a continuum ranging from flexible (applied by joint powers: artisanal miners’ union, customary authorities and landowners) to rigid (applied by landowners). Another conclusion is that the type of relationship between indigenous communities and minors depends on the importance of the autochtony of artisanal miners. Indeed they are harmonious in Zincko where the miners are from the village while they are stretched to Siguinoguin which is populated by migrants. Finally, this article is based on the French school of proximity to enrich the definitions given to the attributes of the physical world and to the attributes of the community highlighted by the Ostrom theory, the geographical proximity not allowing to detail the forms relational proximity organized in the mining camps. In the second chapter, How do artisanal gold mining and smallholder farming coexist in Burkina Faso?, we propose an understanding of the dynamic relationship between subsistence agriculture and artisanal mining, drawing on evidence from artisanal mining communities in v the villages of Diosso, Siguinoguin and Zincko located in Burkina Faso. Research shows that communities face many vulnerabilities such as lack of rain and natural disasters and increasing safety concerns-related to terrorist attacks-in the Northern part of the country. On the one hand, agriculture supports artisanal gold mining by providing farmers with the income they need to engage in the activity, such as paying for the transport from their respective villages to mining camps; on the other hand, artisanal gold mining significantly supports agriculture by supporting families during lean periods of the dry season and by contributing to the purchase of agricultural inputs. While this interaction appears to be beneficial, the youth interviews revealed a real problem for farm succession that has become accustomed to the new modern life that could be offered through gold panning. Then, farm succession develops coping strategies that move it away from farming activities and lead it towards unsustainable long-term livelihoods. In the last chapter, Obtaining empowerment in a man’s world, we examine the economic and social empowerment of women through artisanal mining in Burkina Faso. We conducted individual interviews and focus groups on three mining camps across the country. These interviews provided information on the different roles played by women in mining camps, their access to the necessary resources and the collective power that they develop while working together in the mining camps. In general, women report that they engage in artisanal mining for precarious financial reasons and agricultural poverty. Our results indicate that access to resources depends on women’s positions, initial investments and marital status. It tends to be provided by husbands for married women who need less than 50 USD in initial investments (these women usually perform winnowing tasks). We found that only pit owners and stall owners (stands where stones are crushed, washed and processed) easily achieve greater economic and social independence by improving their economic level, self-esteem and autonomy. As far as "panners" are concerned, even if they improve their self-esteem, their incomes remain low to ensure sustainable economic autonomy.
Yeboah, Eric Henry. "Microfinance in rural Ghana : a view from below." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2010. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/1189/.
Full textMacdonald, Barbara A. "Socio-economic correlates of rural women's nutrition : the special case of re-introducing quinoa in Ecuador." Thesis, McGill University, 1999. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=35910.
Full textSeasonal and age-related variability in nutrient intakes as well as anthropometric status provided evidence of nutritional vulnerability in this population. Post-menopausal women (50+ years of age) consumed less energy (300 calories), less protein (11 g) and maintained a lower mean body weight (3.66 kg) compared to their younger counterparts. Seasonal changes in dietary quality and anthropometric status were apparent for women of all ages with less protein and micronutrients consumed post-harvest and mean arm circumference 6 cm smaller. Marked prevalences of inadequate intakes of many of these same nutrients (including iron, niacin, and vitamin B12) were demonstrated with the Probability Method.
Correlates of diet quantity (energy), quality (animal protein adjusted for energy) and anthropometric status were established. By means of a Principal Components analysis, socio-economic status was shown to be comprised of two unique constructs: modern lifestyle and farming wealth. Both factors were related to diet quality but neither was related to diet quantity. Diet quality, in turn, was significantly related to anthropometric status in multivariate models.
Women in quinoa-producing households consumed higher amounts of most nutrients and maintained larger arm protein-energy stores than those in non-quinoa-producing families. Trends were similar in children with no evidence of a difference in anthropometric status. However, quinoa-producers scored higher on both scales of socio-economic status, demonstrating self-selection bias. In multivariate models, quinoa production was related to increased intakes of energy, iron, zinc and folate but effects on animal protein intake and anthropometric status were confounded by the socio-economic effects. Therefore, while quinoa production was associated with positive nutritional impacts, the most impoverished households were left virtually untouched by this agricultural opportunity.
Freeman, Mark David. "Social investigation in rural England, 1870-1914." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 1999. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/1130/.
Full textIbanescu, Bogdan Constantin. "Les conditions de la mise en tourisme d'un espace rural périphérique de l'Union européenne : la province de Moldavie en Roumanie." Phd thesis, Université Michel de Montaigne - Bordeaux III, 2012. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00812545.
Full textGarnett, Anne Margaret. "Employment and population adjustment in rural Australia /." Canberra : University of Canberra, 2007. http://erl.canberra.edu.au/public/adt-AUC20070802.130527/index.html.
Full textEvans, Eliza Robinson. "Women, microcredit and capability in rural India." Access restricted to users with UT Austin EID Free text (PDF) of UMI/Dissertation Abstracts International, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p3031050.
Full textPan, Asan. "Emploi rural en Chine." Montpellier 1, 1991. http://www.theses.fr/1991MON10036.
Full textThe ouverpopulation of the chinese agriculture has been masked, during the collective period, by a weak rate of agricultural underemployment thanks to the daily work organization in the collective fields on the one hand, and to a strict control of rural exodus, on the other. The agricultural under-employment has become apparent, since the agricultural reforms have taken place at the late sixties. The transfer of agricultural active population in china has been characterized by a important transfer on the premises, thanks to the rapide development of rural entreprises and by a limited rural exodus. This transfer of agricultural manpower hazs reduced the rural under-employment in china and peasant's revenues have increased. It has throught out also the development of the pacttime farming in china. But the task of transfer of agricultural active population in china remains still very heavy in the future
Legerski, Joanna. "The Experience of Rural Battered Women: Overcoming Challenges." The University of Montana, 2007. http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-07032007-090636/.
Full textMamutse, Zivai Tapfumanei. "Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) and rural poverty reduction in the Eastern Cape Province South Africa: a case of Amathole Rural District." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1007231.
Full textLaüt, Laure. "L'espace rural antique autour d'argentomagus (Indre) : approche d'une région agricole et métallurgique." Paris 1, 1994. http://www.theses.fr/1994PA010621.
Full textThis work deals with the arrangement of the rural ancient space. Within a radius of twenty kilometres around the small town of argentomagus (Saint-Marcel, Indre). Four elements of the landscape are studied: roads, networks of parcels, dwelling places and, iron and steel workshops, which are very numerous in this area. Several methods have been used: study of vertical aerial photographs of the national geographic institue (ign), aerial surveys, oral inquiries and ground focused and systematic surveys. 283 sites are known today, 40% of them were discovered between 1990 and 1993. Thanks to the comparison of the diverse types of settlements, the organisation of this rural area is nowadays better known; it is especially true for the links between agriculture and metallurgy, which can be mixed or not. Traces of several networks of parcels have also been found. During the whole roman period, the evolutions of argentomagus and of its surrounding area often appear linked. The local economy, especially the iron and steel industry, was certainly organised by the town, where a factory of weapons was established during the late roman empire
Sully, Preis Max. "The meaning of work in a developing society a rural South African study." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002575.
Full textSperber, Flint S. "Rural income, welfare and migration : a study of three Ciskeian villages." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15974.
Full textThe on-going significance of the rural areas in policy formation in South Africa has its roots in the country's spatially skewed population distribution and the persistence of 'oscillating' or 'circular' migration. Thus, rural income (its level, sources and distribution) and rural welfare remain important policy considerations. This thesis, based on a microeconomic study of three Ciskeian villages, examines these issues, and attempts to use the understanding so gained, to consider the likelihood of continued circular migration. Chapter 1 places the study in context, providing necessary background to the research area. Chapter 2 looks at the spatial structure and education levels of households in the three villages studied. Chapter 3 deals with the problem of defining and measuring 'rural household income', whilst Chapter 4 examines the adequacy and distribution of this income, paying attention to how changes in various components of income affect rural income distribution and welfare. This thesis is concluded in Chapter 5 with an analysis of the factors contributing to the persistence of circular migration.
Young, Grace 1956. "The survival strategies of rural low income mothers." Thesis, McGill University, 1996. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=40471.
Full textGunasekera, Arosha Indika. "Achieving rural development in Sri Lanka through a systematic model : microfinance and women's empowerment." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2014. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.708366.
Full textPolomack, Adrienne. "Évolution du monde rural en Haute Guinée : approche et modèle analytique : du global au local." Paris 10, 1997. http://www.theses.fr/1997PA100190.
Full textBENTLEY, JEFFERY WESTWOOD. "ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY OF A RURAL PARISH IN NORTHWEST PORTUGAL (ECOLOGY, TECHNICAL CHANGE, AGRICULTURE, AND FRAGMENTATION, SOCIAL STRUCTURE)." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/183893.
Full textLaBrie, Sharon L. "Forming Family: Lesbian Mothers in Rural Communities." Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2008. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/LaBrieSL2008.pdf.
Full textКовальов, Богдан Леонідович, Богдан Леонидович Ковалев, Bohdan Leonidovych Kovalov, and A. G. Portianka. "Analysis of the socio-economic conditions of rural green tourism in Sumy region." Thesis, Sumy State University, 2014. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/36167.
Full textLebugle-Mojdehi, Amandine. "La baisse de la fécondité en milieu rural iranien." Paris, Institut d'études politiques, 2007. https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00552827.
Full textDing, Huimin, and 丁慧敏. "Social exclusion of rural-urban migrant workers: a case study of Shanghai." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2007. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B38572679.
Full textVarani-Norton, Eta. "How Cohesive is Fiji? Social Capital and Education in a Rural Town Community." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2007. https://hdl.handle.net/2123/28087.
Full textOppenheim, Willy. "Imagining 'demand' for girls' schooling in rural Pakistan." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2016. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:6d27397d-b5f1-4a83-b423-382be42908f4.
Full textBurel, Elisabeth. "Les perspectives d'aménagement rural de la Sologne." Paris 1, 1988. http://www.theses.fr/1988PA010609.
Full textHalim, Sadeka. "Rural development programmes : their impact on women : a Bangladesh study." Thesis, McGill University, 1991. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=61071.
Full textWallace, Rick L., and Nakia J. Cook. "Rethinking Ways to Provide Library Services to Rural Clinicians." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/8725.
Full textWallace, Rick L., and Nakia J. Cook. "Rethinking Ways to Provide Library Services to Rural Clinicians." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2011. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/8733.
Full textBoulbes, Diane-Colette. "Planification du developpement rural dans les d. O. M. Une nouvelle strategie economique : le cas de la guadeloupe." Toulouse 2, 1987. http://www.theses.fr/1987TOU20104.
Full textGuadeloupe is an archipelago of 1780 square kilometres, it consists of two main islands (basse-terre and grande-terre) and 5 dependant islands more or less remote - a large variety of landscapes, themselves under the influence of microclimates, implies different kinds of farming and different regions. Since 1946, social policy has been regarded as a priority by the government for rural development - another priority is the sitting up of a complete network of economic exchanges (harbour, airport. . . ) in order to meet the increasing needs of a population belonging more and more to the consumer society with a well structured import channel wich gives a small place at local production - how is it, in this case, possible to have rural development in guadeloupe ? the development of the d. O. M. Has only recent set its goals on economy. First mesures of rural development have changed land structure and the virtually full elimination of the system regarded as archaic and known as share - cropping, a remmant of civilisation. Pinpoint plans of development for productions have sometimes permitted a relance of these activities but, professions were not structured not representative and their objectives were not satisfied - no local rural development policy has been defined in guadeloupe and the attraction for the town is growing unbalance between town and country and regions one with others. The purpose of this work was to point out the agricultural and agro- industrial ressources of the different areas of guadeloupe and suggest how to optimize their reclaiming as part of a process of rural development - in this respect, all d. O. M. Are involved
Dóñez, Francisco Juan. "Sustainability indicators for rural industrialization in Latin America." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/29828.
Full textChileshe, Roy Alexander. "Land tenure and rural livelihoods in Zambia: case studies of Kamena and St. Joseph." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2005. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&.
Full textThermil, Alain R. "Perceptions of Haitians toward tourism development and resource management in rural Haiti." Virtual Press, 2004. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1286767.
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Lam, Minh Chau. "Predict the unpredictable : rural experiences of late-socialist marketisation in northern Vietnam." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2015. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.709414.
Full textQuach, Manh Hao. "Access to finance and poverty reduction : an application to rural Vietnam." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2005. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/111/.
Full textCohalan, Jean-Michel. "River trading in the Peruvian Amazon : market access and rural livelihoods among rainforest peoples." Thesis, McGill University, 2007. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=111508.
Full textTaffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum. "Three essays on Ethiopian farm households." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.670231.
Full textMasset, Edoardo. "Food demand, uncertainty and investments in human capital : three essays on rural Andhra Pradesh, India." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2010. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/2420/.
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