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Quarnberg, Tisah M. "Community Satisfaction, Community Attachment, Community Experience, Internet Use and Internet Access in Rural Utah Communities". BYU ScholarsArchive, 2011. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2790.
Texto completoRicketts, Kristina G. "The importance of community leadership to successful rural communities in Florida". [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2005. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0009802.
Texto completoStanley, Lois A. 1961. "Community asset building in rural development : an analysis of military-base redevelopment in rural host communities". Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/8518.
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This dissertation is about opportunities in rural development. Often we think of development as a function of location. In the pursuit of economic development, analysts and practitioners tend to consider the advantages--economic, geographic, and institutional--of one location over another. Rural areas often weigh in toward the bottom of such analyses because they enjoy few of the traditional, i.e., location-dependent, resources for development. The general question underlying this dissertation is: How do rural communities find opportunities for economic development without the traditional resources to serve as stimuli? Local responses to air force bases closures during the 1990s are examined, first, through a comparative analysis between the groups of six rural and 26 metropolitan host communities of closed bases and, second, through case studies of four host communities--three rural and one metropolitan. Principle findings included:
(cont.) *Surprisingly, the rural host communities achieved success in base redevelopment comparable to metropolitan host communities despite significant economic, geographic, and institutional gaps between the two groups in the study. *Residents mobilized in response to base-closure crises in every community. Through participation in base reuse planning activities, residents grew knowledgeable in base-related issues that, ultimately, aided redevelopment and compensated for the lack of more formal local development expertise. *Host communities capitalized upon much-needed development assets they derived from federal resources--grants, technical assistance, and base property. *By the end of the study period, the rural host communities, in particular, had improved their capacity to plan and manage future development through the accumulation and capitalization of assets derived from local and federal resources in base redevelopment.
by Lois A. Stanley.
Ph.D.
Rivers, James. "Improving the usability and accessibility in aging rural communities: rural policy for innovation in an aging community". Kansas State University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/17748.
Texto completoDepartment of Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community Planning
Katherine Nesse
Most adults have grown accustomed to the current design orientation of their communities; however, as adults grow older they will be hard pressed to maintain their current lifestyle and level of activity in their community. This research identifies the importance of incorporating accessibility and usability elements into the streetscape of a community to encourage the integration of seniors into community life. One of the four pillars of the Main Street approach is design. This encompasses the design of building facades, streetscapes, and public spaces. This research looks at the Kansas Main Street program and investigates its success in furthering usability and accessibility of streetscapes in rural communities experiencing an aging population and infrastructure. My thesis is if the Main Street organizations of Kansas were concerned about the access and use of streetscapes for elderly populations, their concern would be expressed in development plans and practices through their Main Street program undertakings. Through this research, I have found that while rural communities see the value in accessible streetscapes their primary barrier to creating them is a financial one.
Ramirez, Ricardo. "Rural and remote communities harnessing information and communication technology for community development". Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/NQ56291.pdf.
Texto completoWhite-Davison, Patricia A. M. "Rural Views: Schooling in Rural/Remote Communities". Thesis, Griffith University, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/367842.
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Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
School of Cognition, Language and Special Education
Arts, Education and Law
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Weierbach, Florence M. "Elder Friendly Rural Communities". Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7389.
Texto completoMamburu, David Nyadzani. "The evaluarion of the impact of a community empowerment programme on rural communities". Pretoria : [s.n.], 2000. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03122007-133235.
Texto completoBrooks, Kathryn Janet (Lamb) y kal@aapt net au. "Rural resilience and prosperity : the relevance of government and community networks". The Australian National University. Faculty of Arts, 2007. http://thesis.anu.edu.au./public/adt-ANU20080115.173131.
Texto completoBolton, Debra J. "Social capital in rural southwest Kansas". Diss., Kansas State University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/10725.
Texto completoDepartment of Family Studies and Human Services
William H. Meredith Jr
Walter R. Schumm
This study addresses a social capital literature that has mostly targeted a White majority population in the United States. Hispanic audiences, especially new immigrant populations, have not been primary survey respondents in most studies. Information about the social connectedness of minorities has come from secondary sources. The goal of this study was to understand to what extent Hispanic, compared to Anglo, families in rural Kansas experienced different levels of social capital in terms of social connectedness and community involvement. This study was done in English and Spanish in order to reach the under-represented population. According to political scientist, Robert Putnam (2000), it is through experiences of face-to-face interaction with those from different backgrounds that people learn to trust each other. Connections create networks that allow social trust to spread throughout society. At the individual level, there has been strong, consistent evidence that social connectedness has positive consequences. Individuals have the capacity and the choice to build their social connectedness and community engagement. Then those assets can be shared with the collective; be it family, organization, community, state, or country. When individuals have access to networks of supportive and accepting associates, it can generate an array of personal and societal benefits that include preventing or overcoming illness, preventing crime, mitigating poverty, addressing racial inequalities, supporting child development, improving health, and addressing other social ills. When one builds a stock of personal relationships and other social connections from which he or she can call upon in times of need, it is called social capital. This study, in part, assessed social connectedness and community engagement of people in Southwest County, a rural location in Southwest Kansas which has a 30% Hispanic population. Surveys were sent to selected households in English and Spanish, and two small focus groups were conducted in the two languages. Statistical analyses indicated support for the hypotheses when the independent variables gender, age, race/ethnicity, education, income, and community longevity were analyzed with dependent variables made up of scaled items to measure social connectedness and community engagement. Race/ethnicity, education, and income appeared to be the strongest predictors of social connectedness and community engagement. Implications of the results are discussed.
Prior, Maria E. "Added-value roles and remote communities an exploration of the contribution of health services to remote communities and of a method for measuring the contribution of institutions and individuals to community stocks of capital /". Thesis, Available from the University of Aberdeen Library and Historic Collections Digital Resources, 2009. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?application=DIGITOOL-3&owner=resourcediscovery&custom_att_2=simple_viewer&pid=33408.
Texto completoVasiliauskaitė, Aistė. "Kaimo bendruomenių veiklos tobulinimas Šiaulių krašte". Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2008. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2008~D_20080925_100224-20834.
Texto completoIn the Master’s degree thesis the scientific publications by Lithuanian and foreign authors, concerning the countryside communities activities, were analysed and systematized; the legitimate basis and the ways of financial supply allotted to countryside communities activities reviewed; the possibilities to improve the quality of life in the villages of Šiauliai Country, owing to the acting countryside communities, were found out. During the process of investigation, there was collected information about the activities offered by the Šiauliai Country countryside communities and their organizations, about the obstacles that arose in their proceedings, and analysis was done, how and taking what measures it is possible to expand and improve the activities of countryside communities in Šiauliai area. In the graduation thesis a hypothesis was formulated, stating that strengthening and expansion of communities create a possibility to assure further perspectives of Lithuanian village and to create its new structure, thus proving the village to be not just a place, where agricultural products are made.
Xu, Haiqing. "Rural industrialisation and urbanisation of the rural communities in China". Thesis, University of Sheffield, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.415173.
Texto completoSharman, Zena Catherine. "The recruitment and retention of community health workers in small cities, towns, and rural communities". Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/25102.
Texto completoDenker, Amy E. "Public engagement in rural aging communities". Kansas State University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/17663.
Texto completoDepartment of Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community Planning
Katherine Nesse
Public engagement in rural, aging communities is often an after thought when creating plans, strategies, or projects in these communities. Initiatives that focus specifically on interacting with aging ruralites through new media is almost non-existent. However, engagement through web-based forums or social media is a growing trend. At the same time, older people have proven that they do not use the internet or social media as frequently as younger generations. To bridge the gap of inexperience with online forms of engagement, I investigate whether educational components introduced through traditional face-to-face forms of public engagement can increase the participation of older residents. To test this, I introduce social media and online engagement to older adults through an educational presentation at a public meeting in Council Grove, Kansas, in cooperation with the Flint Hills Regional Council. I monitored social media and online websites connected to the public meeting prior to and after the meeting to track changes in engagement that occurred due to the meeting. Though there was little change in engagement on the two websites I monitored, the survey results suggest that the people at the meeting appreciated the introduction and did have some familiarity with the internet and the online engagement environments. Unfortunately, this research does not definitively answer the question asked. It suggests that further education presented in future meetings may increase online engagement when implemented at a larger scale.
Sandbulte, Natalie J. "Rural communities and mental health care". Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2007. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p088-0180.
Texto completoFlorence, James, Robert P. Pack, Jodi L. Southerland y Randolph F. Wykoff. "The Depth of Rural Health Disparities in America: ABCDE's". Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1325.
Texto completoDevine, Jonathan Hugh. "Rural Community Attitudes Towards Tourism". Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2006. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/DevineJH2006.pdf.
Texto completoPopkin, Karen Patricia. "Representing the imagined rural community". Thesis, University of Bristol, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.263895.
Texto completoDzansi, Dennis Yao. "Social responsibility of SMMEs in rural communities". Thesis, Pretoria : [s.n.], 2004. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03302005-112633.
Texto completoLaBrie, Sharon L. "Forming Family: Lesbian Mothers in Rural Communities". Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2008. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/LaBrieSL2008.pdf.
Texto completoGoetz, Marieta. "Mobile business models in African rural communities". Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2581.
Texto completoMobile telephone subscription in developing countries has increased by more than 500 percent since 2005, with Africa experiencing the highest growth rate globally. Amongst Africa’s 306.5 million subscribers, recorded in 2008, an unexpectedly high adoption rate of the technology by poor, often illiterate rural communities is observed. Mobile telephony generally provides African rural users access to electronic communication for the first time. Providing access to communication, information and knowledge, mobile phones present a platform for economic and social interaction in rural Africa. The extent of the resulting positive socio-economic impact on the developing world has lead to mobile telephony increasingly being viewed as a potential development tool for the socio-economic upliftment of the rural poor. This thesis is inspired by the potential for value creation to end users of mobile telephony, leading to the proposition that the rapid expansion of mobile telephony in rural Africa can contribute significantly to the sustainability of these communities’ rural livelihoods. For this proposition to be valid, mobile telephony has to provide value beyond being communication tool. It has to provide value in income generating activities by increasing opportunities for access to financial and social capital with mobile business models appropriate to the rural African context. To assess the appropriateness of mobile value offerings, the rural African context was analyzed using the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework. Through multi-level analysis, the challenges and issues that influence the lives of the rural poor were explored and the dominant livelihood strategies in terms of income generating activities were identified. Apart from agricultural income streams, waged labor, migration and micro-entrepreneurial activities provide non-agricultural income streams. Creating an appropriate mobile business ecosystem for rural Africa requires the collaboration of a complex network of actors within a value constellation to co-produce value for the end users. Three conditional factors were identified for mobile telephony and emerging mobile business models to contribute successfully to sustainable livelihoods: adaptation of the technology by providers, user appropriation to make the technology their own and the assimilation of it into their livelihood strategies. These factors were researched for validation through the study of existing literature and reported case studies. It was found that these three conditional factors were unequivocally met. Firstly, the mobile telecommunication industry active in Africa is seen to successfully adapt and innovate solutions that are relevant to African rural communities’ vulnerabilities and livelihood strategies. Secondly, African mobile phone users have successfully adopted and appropriated mobile telephony to create value for themselves in their livelihood strategies, often independent of external interventions. They are claiming ownership of the technology and not merely using it as a communication tool. Thirdly, by assimilating mobile telephony into their livelihood strategies, value-creation within their income generating activities have been made possible. This value creation is impacting users’ social and financial capital positively. This thesis concludes that mobile telephony and emerging mobile business models are contributing to increasing African rural dwellers’ income generating potential, reducing their vulnerability to shocks, and providing them with a voice; thereby contributing to sustainable rural livelihoods.
Reitmaier, Thomas Oliver. "Designing digital storytelling for rural African communities". Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11508.
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This thesis situates digital storytelling in rural African communities to enable rural people to record and share their stories and to express their imaginations digitally. We explore the role of design and the methods and perspectives designers need to take on to design across cultures and to understand the forms and meanings behind rural African interpretations of digital storytelling. By integrating ethnographic insights with previous experiences of designing these kinds of systems, we implement a method using cell-phones to localize storytelling and involve rural users in design activities– probing ways to incorporate visual and audio media in storytelling. Our mobile digital storytelling system proved to be useable and useful, also allowing users to form their own interpretations of digital storytelling and (re)appropriate our system to alternative ends.
Kurtzman, Judith A. "Utah's Rural Communities: Planning for the Future". DigitalCommons@USU, 1999. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/4946.
Texto completoBoswell, Laird Clermont Guy. "Le communisme rural en France : le Limousin et la Dordogne de 1920 à 1939 /". Limoges : PULIM, 2006. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb40238488q.
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van, Vuuren Catharina Cornelia Maria (Kitty) y n/a. "Community Participation in Australian Community Broadcasting: A Comparative Study of Rural, Regional and Remote Radio". Griffith University. School of Arts, Media and Culture, 2004. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20040720.153812.
Texto completovan, Vuuren Catharina Cornelia Maria (Kitty). "Community Participation in Australian Community Broadcasting: A Comparative Study of Rural, Regional and Remote Radio". Thesis, Griffith University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366371.
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School of Arts, Media and Culture
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Masutha, Takalani (Takalani Henry). "Community forestry and rural livelihoods : a case study of the contribution of natural resources to livelihoods of rural communities in the Northern Province, South Africa". Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52738.
Texto completoENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Government of South Africa is faced with a mammoth task of redressing the imbalances of the past apartheid policies in the rural areas of the country. The Government has developed policies and programmes aimed at alleviating poverty in these areas. The Government has also realised the vital role that natural resources play in the livelihoods of rural people. The vision of Community Forestry as stated in the Forestry White Paper (GOSA, 1996), is to contribute to social and economic upliftment of all people, especially those in the rural areas, by promoting the sustainable utilisation of natural resources. The study was conducted in three rural villages in the Northern Province of South Africa. The three villages were chosen because of their closeness to the Kruger National Park, their remoteness and lack of infrastructure that could provide employment to the villagers. The villages were investigated using Rapid Rural Appraisal techniques and semi structured interviews with households and key-informants. The study reports on the pattern and structure of livelihoods and institutions that govern access to and control of natural resources in the woodlands that surround the three villages. It reports on the vital contribution that natural resources generate to livelihoods of the village communities by providing goods for fuel, shelter, food and medicines which are unavailable or unaffordable elsewhere for many households. The study also reports on the decline in the dependency of the communities on natural resources and the lack of cooperation between village communities and the Kruger National Park authorities, which may lead to serious management problems in the area. Lastly, recommendations based on the study findings, that may bring about possible economic and social upliftment of the communities in the three villages are put forward.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die Suid Afrikaanse Regering staan voor die reuse taak om ongelykhede wat in die verlede onder die apartheids beleid in die landelike gebiede van die land tot stand gekom het, te herstel. Die huidige Regering het 'n beleids en programstelsel ontwikkel met die doelom armoede in die gebiede te verlig. Verder het 'n besef ontwikkel van die integrale rol wat natuurlike hulpbronne in die lewensonderhoud van mense uit landelike gebiede speel. Die visie van gemeenskaps bosbou, soos uiteengesit in die Forestry White Paper (GO SA, 1996), is om deur middel van die bevordering van volhoubare gebruik van natuurlike hulpbronne, 'n bydrae te lewer tot die sosiale en ekonomiese opheffing van alle mense, maar spesifiek die in landelike gebiede. Die studie is uitgevoer in drie landelike dorpies in die Noordelike Provinsie van Suid-Afrika. Die spesifieke dorpies is gekies a.g.v. beide hulle nabyheid aan die Nasionale Kruger Wildtuin sowel as hul afsondering en tekort aan infrastruktuur, wat werksgelenthede aan die inwoners kan verskaf. Die dorpies is bestudeer m.b.v. die Rapid Rural Appraisal tegniek en semigestruktureerde onderhoude met huishoudings en sleutel-informante. Deur middel van die studie word verslag gelewer op die lewensonderhouds patroon en strukture van huishoudings, sowel as die instellings wat toegang tot en gebruik van natuurlike hulpbronne beheer in die boslande rondom die drie dorpies. Dit dui die lewensbelangrike ondersteuning wat natuurlike hulpbronne aan huishoudings in die gemeenskap verskaf aan. Die ondersteuning word gevind in die vorm van materiaal vir vuurmaakhout, skuiling, kos en medisyne wat elders onbeskikbaar of onbekostigbaar is vir baie huishoudings. Verder word verslag gelewer oor die dalende afhanklikheid van gemeenskappe van hierdie natuurlike hulpbronne en die tekort aan samewerking tussen dorpsgemeenskappe en die bestuur van die Nasional Kruger Wildtuin. Dit mag wel tot bestuursprobleme in die nabye toekoms lei. Laastens word voorstelle, gebaseer op die bevindinge soos bespreek in die studie, gemaak wat mag lei tot die moontlike sosiale en ekonomiese opheffing van die gemeenskappe in die drie dorpies.
Silburn, Linda Helen. "Rural women as leaders and decision-makers within rural family enterprises and communities". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2005.
Buscar texto completoLowndes, Theresa Maria. "Privatisation, rural railways and community development". Thesis, University of Plymouth, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/2178.
Texto completoAndoh-Arthur, Johnny. "Perception of Psychological Sense of Community among Adolescents: A Qualitative Study of Rural and Urban Communities in Ghana". Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Psykologisk institutt, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-13604.
Texto completoRipplinger, David. "Organizing Transit in Small Urban and Rural Communities". Diss., North Dakota State University, 2012. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/26729.
Texto completoAndre, Alex Nicholas. "Does Disassociation from the Majority Religious Affiliation Affect Community Desirability?" BYU ScholarsArchive, 2020. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/8465.
Texto completoOncescu, Jacquelyn. "The impact of a school's closure on rural community residents' lives". Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/24094.
Texto completoMunshaw, Vernon G. "Interdenominational local church mergers in rural Saskatchewan communities". Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/nq21872.pdf.
Texto completoHolden, Anna Dean. "Organizing Rural Communities for Effective Citizen Science Programs". The University of Montana, 2007. http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-04252007-134546/.
Texto completoVyas, Krutarth J. "HIV Stigma Within Religious Communities in Rural India". ScholarWorks, 2015. http://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1725.
Texto completoBeatty, Kate, Michael Meit, Emily Phillips y Megan Heffernan. "Rural Health Departments: Capacity to Improve Communities' Health". Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/6838.
Texto completoMangokwana, Andries Mphoto. "Makgotla : a vehicle for development in rural communities?" Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14278.
Texto completoThis is an exploratory study using a qualitative approach. This study attempts to explore the nature of makgotla found in the rural community of Ramokgopa. It examines the structure and operation, nature of services rendered, successes, areas of concern as well as the role of makgotla played in community development. The primary objective was to assess the viability of makgotla as a vehicle for development in rural communities. Data was collected via in-depth interviews, and using a community-forum approach. Eleven headmen/key members and five consumers of services were selected for interviewing. Two community meetings were also held for the same purpose. The study found that makgotla have taken initiatives and efforts to develop their own community. This is in spite of the fact that there are areas of concern like gender sensitivity that need to be addressed. The study concludes with some recommendations, one of them being that local government officials be made aware of the presence of makgotla and how best to engage in a dialogue which will reap benefits for the community.
Chappell, Darian Edward. "Prisons Used as Economic Development in Rural Communities". University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1341089902.
Texto completoScott, Jacqueline L. "Role strain and employed mothers in rural communities /". free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 1998. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9924954.
Texto completoWelker, Lauren ELizabeth. "Rural Inequality in the Republic of Karelia: Considering Nonfarm Communities in Russian Rural Studies". The Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1293723070.
Texto completoHirmer, Stephanie. "Improving the sustainability of rural electrification schemes : capturing value for rural communities in Uganda". Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2018. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/277685.
Texto completoSmailes, Peter John y peter smailes@adelaide edu au. "Redefining the Local: the social organisation of rural space in South Australia, 1982-2006". Flinders University. Geography, Population and Environmental Management, 2006. http://catalogue.flinders.edu.au./local/adt/public/adt-SFU20061005.151832.
Texto completoBaloi, Votumi Arone. "Community perceptions and attitudes towards integrated wildlife/livestock land-uses : the case of Greater-Giyani rural communities, Limpopo, Province". Thesis, University of Limpopo, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/1515.
Texto completoLivestock production in communal areas is faced by a myriad of challenges such as environmental degradation, poor markets, stock theft and disease. This has drawn interest towards wildlife-based land-use practices as an alternative or complement to livestock production. Wildlife-based land-uses have potential to generate incomes and create employment in wildlife rich areas. On the other hand, several problems such as human-wildlife conflict have been identified in wildlife rich areas. This study investigated perceptions of rural households in areas adjacent to the Kruger National Park (KNP) regarding integrated wildlife/livestock land-use practices. Data were collected from 130 households in nine villages alongside KNP in Giyani. Respondents were stratified into cattle owning households and non-cattle owning households, to determine differences in perception towards wildlife. Chi-square and Cramer`s V tests were used to test if there is an association and relationship between the households` opinion and cattle ownership. For empirical analysis, factor analysis and multinomial logistic regression models were run with SPSS. Attitudes and perceptions were analysed by the Likert-scale numbered from 1 to 4. High scores (i.e. 3 and 4) indicated negative attitudes and low scores (i.e. 1 and 2) indicated positive attitudes. The factor analysis managed to reduce the number of attitude variables fitted into the model from 29 to 9 factors (components), that were used in the multinomial logit model analysis. Results from the multinomial regression indicated that demographic factors such as age, gender, education, occupation, marital status, monthly income and cattle ownership had a significant impact in distinguishing between pairs of groups and the contribution which they make to change the odds of being in one dependent variable group rather than the other. Results from factor analysis (component variables or factors) also had a significant impact on the dependent variables when applied to multinomial logit regression. About 59% of the sampled households showed positive attitudes towards integrated wildlife-based land-use practices, and indicated willingness to participate in it. Those who had negative attitudes and were not likely to participate were 13%; and those who were uncertain on whether or not to participate were 28%. Looking at the results of the empirical analysis derived from regression analysis through multinomial logit, several factors were found to have influenced whether or not households were likely to participate in the integrated wildlife/livestock land-uses. Variables: damages caused by wild animals on crops and vegetables; giving land and stopping farming to allow for wildlife conservation; roles and opportunities of wildlife in the community; roles and opportunities of livestock in the community; age of household head; occupation of household head; gender of household head; cattle ownership; Access to market, income earned from sale of livestock, and state of grazing area, were found to be significant (at different significant levels 1%, 5% and 10%) in determining whether or not households were likely to participate in the integrated wildlife/livestock land-uses. However, variables: Government support and the number of people benefiting from livestock, Interest in wildlife protection, Relationship between wildlife, human and domestic animals and land ownership were found to be insignificant in determining whether or not households were likely to participate in the integrated wildlife/livestock land-uses. Most of the households showed interest in participating in wildlife-based land-uses irrespective of whether or not they own cattle. Some households indicated dislike of the proposed land-use practice, mainly those who practiced cattle and crop production, as they perceived wild animals as a high risk to their stock. However, this negative attitude can be managed if benefits to households and community are clearly defined and compensation for loses from wildlife are made a priority. Cooperation of all stakeholders (for example, community, government, conservationists and foreign donor’ agencies) is recommended for implementation of wildlife-based land-uses.
Mbelu, Ntandokazi Busisa. "Exploratory study on empowering rural communities of O.R Tambo District with special reference to Mqanduli". Thesis, Walter Sisulu University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11260/d1009453.
Texto completoBennett, Amanda Dawn. "Project GENESIS: Community Assessment of a Rural Southeastern Arizona Border Community". Diss., The University of Arizona, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/194342.
Texto completoMiller, Debra Joan. "Children with ADHD in a rural community". Thesis, Montana State University, 2005. http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2005/miller/MillerD1205.pdf.
Texto completoMarkham, Claire Louise. "The public house in the rural community". Thesis, University of Lincoln, 2014. http://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/23378/.
Texto completoCobbinah, J. E. "Barriers in community participation and rural development". Thesis, University of Bradford, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/5263.
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