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| Mazur, Kasia; Bennett, Jeffrey W.. |
| The survey was designed to estimate environmental values suitable for integration into MOSAIC, a bio-economic model for catchment and farm level planning. Local residents, as well as distant rural and distant urban communities, were surveyed in three NSW catchments (Lachlan, Namoi and Hawkesbury-Nepean) using choice modelling (CM). The survey aimed to find out respondents’ attitudes about, and preferences for, potential natural resource management (NRM) improvements. In total, 3,997 responses were collected from seven different locations in NSW. Fourteen split samples were established to allow for testing of incentive compatibility in CM, the impact of respondent location on values held, and scale effects. This research report describes the development... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Nonmarket valuation; Choice modelling; Survey; Questionnaire design; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94813 |
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| Boas, Ana Alice Vilas; Goldey, Patricia. |
| This paper describes a comparison on farmers’ participation in farmers’ organisations and attempts to explain why they prefer to carry out production and marketing activities by themselves. It also examines the implications of the findings for rural extension and related services. A total of 122 interviews were conducted with different categories of farmers and with the extension workers. The comparative analysis of two case studies (Cruz Alta and Pantano) showed that socio-economic characteristics were not very significant in determining the level of farmers’ participation in farmers’ organizations in Minas Gerais. The ability of managers emerged as one of the most important factors in the success or failure of farmers’ organizations. The presence of... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Rural extension; Associations; Management; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43922 |
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| Markusen, Ann. |
| Export base theory, which posits that overall regional growth is a function of external sales of locally produced goods and services, dominates economic development practice. But the consumption base can also serve as a growth driver, especially in small towns and rural areas. Local investments may induce residents to divert expenditures into local purchases, attract new and footloose residents and tourists, and revitalize aging town centers. A consumption base approach is not reducible to import substitution, but seeks to serve latent demand and alter the broad portfolio of goods and services purchased locally. I present the analytics for a consumption base theory and demonstrate how cultural investments prompt regional growth, emphasizing the role of... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Economic base; Consumption; Cultural investments; Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10164 |
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| Waldorf, Brigitte S.. |
| This paper introduces the Index of Relative Rurality, a continuous measure of rurality. The index is based on four dimensions: population size, density, percentage of urban residents, and distance to the closest metropolitan area. The index varies from 0 (most urban) to 1 (most rural). Compared to existing means of measuring rurality, the index is continuous and thus does not suffer from problems that arise when using arbitrary thresholds to separate discrete categories. This shift away from often ill-defined categories of rural and urban, to measuring the degree of rurality will shed new light on a wide array of rural issues ranging from rural poverty to economic growth. This paper shows that the Index of Relative Rurality makes an invaluable... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21383 |
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| Nascimento, Humberto Miranda. |
| As transformações produtivas ocorridas na área sisaleira do Estado da Bahia, nos últimos dez anos, trazem novas perspectivas de inserção econômica para a agricultura familiar do semi-árido baiano. Não só o sisal se recuperou sua importância econômica, outras atividades agrícolas e não-agrícolas começam a ganhar destaque, como a caprino-ovinocultura. O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar as transformações produtivas na Região do Sisal tendo como foco de análise a noção de Convivência com o Semi-Árido. Ressalta-se, na conclusão, que a noção de Convivência com o Semi-Árido não é somente a resposta a uma característica peculiar das áreas semi-áridas nordestinas, a estiagem, ela incorpora modos e técnicas de saber-fazer capitaneadas por governos, organizações e... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Convivência com o Semi-árido; Território do Sisal; Desenvolvimento rural. Living strategies with the Semi-Arid; Sisal Territory; Rural Development.; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107882 |
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| Nanayakkara, Upali. |
| The main objective of this paper is to critically examine the GOPEC's evaluation of the peasant colonization segment of the GOV program, "the core of the problem that this committee was called upon to report". This examination is intended to ascertain whether the benefit-cost assessment of the GOPEC was, in fact, correctly executed, and to see whether the main policy conclusion of the GOPEC with regard to peasant colonization - that "policy makers take a long, hard look at the advisability of diverting resources to what is essentially a social welfare function in an economy where the greatest need is to maximize production" - follows from the GOPEC's analysis. The second objective is to determine whether benefit-cost analysis was adequate for providing... |
| Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation |
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
| Ano: 1972 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11259 |
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| Mather, David; Donovan, Cynthia; Jayne, Thomas S.; Weber, Michael T.; Chapoto, Antony; Mazhangara, Edward; Mghenyi, Elliot W.; Bailey, Linda; Yoo, Kyeongwon; Yamano, Takashi. |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Downloads November 2008 - July 2007: 6. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11322 |
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