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1. Adaptive Capacity of Fishing Communities at Marine Protected Areas: A Case Study from the Colombian Pacific

Author:
Rocío del Pilar Moreno-Sánchez; Jorge Higinio Maldonado
Source:
Ambio 2013 v.42 no.8 pp. 985-996
ISSN:
0044-7447
Subject:
case studies; conservation areas; fisheries; household surveys; social capital
Abstract:
... Departing from a theoretical methodology, we estimate empirically an index of adaptive capacity (IAC) of a fishing community to the establishment of marine protected areas (MPAs). We carried out household surveys, designed to obtain information for indicators and sub-indicators, and calculated the IAC. Moreover, we performed a sensitivity analysis to check for robustness of the results. Our findin ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13280-013-0454-y
PubMed:
24213997
PubMed Central:
PMC3824870

2. Agricultural Policy, Climate Factors and Grain Output: Evidence From Household Survey Data in Rural China

Author:
Yong-fu CHEN; Zhi-gang WU; Tie-hui ZHU; Lei YANG; Guo-ying MA; Hsiao-ping Chien
Source:
Journal of integrative agriculture 2013 v.12 no.1 pp. 169-183
ISSN:
2095-3119
Subject:
agricultural policy; assets; atmospheric precipitation; climatic factors; crop production; data collection; farmers; household surveys; households; labor; subsidies; temperature; China
Abstract:
... This paper estimates a stochastic frontier function using a panel data set that includes 4 961 farmer households for the period of 2005–2009 to decompose the growth of grain production and the total factor productivity (TFP) growth at the farmer level. The empirical results show that the major contributor to the grain output growth for farmers is input growth and that its average contribution acco ...
DOI:
10.1016/S2095-3119(13)60217-8

3. Are Food Insecurity’s Health Impacts Underestimated in the U.S. Population? Marginal Food Security Also Predicts Adverse Health Outcomes in Young U.S. Children and Mothers

Author:
John T. Cook; Maureen Black; Mariana Chilton; Diana Cutts; Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba; Timothy C. Heeren; Ruth Rose-Jacobs; Megan Sandel; Patrick H. Casey; Sharon Coleman; Ingrid Weiss; Deborah A. Frank
Source:
Advances in nutrition 2013 v.4 no.1 pp. 51-61
ISSN:
2156-5376
Subject:
burden of disease; caregivers; children; females; food security; health care costs; household surveys; households; mental depression; mothers; psychosocial factors; public health; public policy; risk; sociodemographic characteristics; United States
Abstract:
... This review addresses epidemiological, public health, and social policy implications of categorizing young children and their adult female caregivers in the United States as food secure when they live in households with “marginal food security,” as indicated by the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module. Existing literature shows that households in the US with marginal food security are more l ...
DOI:
10.3945/an.112.003228
PubMed:
23319123
PubMed Central:
PMC3648739

4. Assessing Zambia's Industrial Fortification Options: Getting beyond Changes in Prevalence and Cost-Effectiveness

Author:
John L. Fiedler; Keith Lividini; Gladys Kabaghe; Rodah Zulu; John Tehinse; Odilia I. Bermudez; Vincent Jallier; Christophe Guyondet
Source:
Food and nutrition bulletin v.34 no.4 pp. 501-519
ISSN:
0379-5721
Subject:
Estimated Average Requirement; cost effectiveness; disability-adjusted life year; food fortification; iron; monitoring; nutrient deficiencies; nutritional status; prices; public health; sugars; surveys; vegetable oil; vitamin A; zinc; Zambia
Abstract:
... Since fortification of sugar with vitamin A was mandated in 1998, Zambia's fortification program has not changed, while the country remains plagued by high rates of micronutrient deficiencies. To provide evidence-based fortification options with the hope of reinvigorating the Zambian fortification program. Zambia's 2006 Living Conditions Monitoring Survey is used to estimate the apparent intakes o ...
DOI:
10.1177/156482651303400413

5. Assessing the ecosystem services value of Can Gio Mangrove Biosphere Reserve: Combining earth-observation- and household-survey-based analyses

Author:
Claudia Kuenzer; Vo Quoc Tuan
Source:
Applied geography 2013 v.45 pp. 167-184
ISSN:
0143-6228
Subject:
conservation areas; ecosystem services; farmers; forests; geography; household surveys; income; managers; remote sensing; shrimp; socioeconomics; Vietnam
Abstract:
... In this paper we present the results of an ecosystem service value derivation for the Can Gio Mangrove Biosphere Reserve in Vietnam. We combine earth-observation-based mapping at the main species level with the result of an extensive socio-economic household survey to assess the value of direct and indirect ecosystem services provided by Can Gio's mangroves. Remotely sensed optical and radar data ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apgeog.2013.08.012

6. Benefits, costs, and livelihood implications of a regional payment for ecosystem service program

Author:
Hua Zheng; Brian E. Robinson; Yi-Cheng Liang; Stephen Polasky; Dong-Chun Ma; Feng-Chun Wang; Mary Ruckelshaus; Zhi-Yun Ouyang; Gretchen C. Daily
Source:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2013 v.110 no.41 pp. 16681-16686
ISSN:
0027-8424
Subject:
behavior change; cost benefit analysis; ecosystem services; fertilizers; household surveys; hydrologic data; land use change; leaching; livelihood; natural capital; paddies; program evaluation; surface water; water quality; water quantity; water reservoirs; China
Abstract:
... Despite broad interest in using payment for ecosystem services to promote changes in the use of natural capital, there are few expost assessments of impacts of payment for ecosystem services programs on ecosystem service provision, program cost, and changes in livelihoods resulting from program participation. In this paper, we evaluate the Paddy Land-to-Dry Land (PLDL) program in Beijing, China, a ...
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.1312324110
PubMed:
24003160
PubMed Central:
PMC3799363

7. Beyond water-intensive agriculture: Expansion of Prosopis juliflora and its growing economic use in Tamil Nadu, India

Author:
Takahiro Sato
Source:
Land use policy 2013 v.35 pp. 283-292
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
Prosopis juliflora; coppicing; electricity; energy; fuels; household income; household surveys; irrigation water; markets; poverty; prices; private enterprises; rural areas; socioeconomic status; trees; villages; water resources; wood; India
Abstract:
... Against the backdrop of expanding commercial crop markets and private well expansion, market-oriented agriculture has developed in villages with access to abundant water resources in Tamil Nadu, India. On the other hands, the villages that have failed to secure sufficient irrigation water have experienced sharp decline in cropping. Such land has been rapidly invaded by Prosopis juliflora, a tree s ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2013.06.001

8. Biodiversity conservation attitudes and policy tools for promoting biodiversity in tropical planted forests

Author:
Nhung Nghiem
Source:
Biodiversity and conservation 2013 v.22 no.2 pp. 373-403
ISSN:
0960-3115
Subject:
attitudes and opinions; biodiversity; deforestation; developing countries; extinction; forest policy; foresters; health foods; household surveys; livelihood; models; plantation forestry; tropical forests; tropics; Vietnam
Abstract:
... Biodiversity loss poses a real threat to the livelihoods, food security and health of the poor. In Vietnam, nearly 700 species are threatened with national extinction and over 300 species are threatened with global extinction. Deforestation is the main contributor to these biodiversity losses. This study examines biodiversity conservation attitudes of foresters and proposes policy options to promo ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10531-012-0418-8

9. Can rodent outbreaks be driven by major climatic events? Evidence from cyclone Nargis in the Ayeyawady Delta, Myanmar

Author:
Nyo Me Htwe; Grant R Singleton; Andrew D Nelson
Source:
Pest management science 2013 v.69 no.3 pp. 378-385
ISSN:
1526-498X
Subject:
agricultural land; breeding season; crops; farmers; foods; harvest date; household surveys; image analysis; models; monsoon season; planting date; rice; rodents; sanitation; summer; weather; Myanmar
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Massive rodent population outbreaks occurred in the Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar, in July 2009, 15 months after cyclone Nargis. Satellite imagery with high temporal frequency was used to identify the area and planting time of rice at a landscape scale of > 80 000 ha, and household surveys of farmers were conducted to validate the mapping and to quantify losses. RESULTS: Farmers did not ha ...
DOI:
10.1002/ps.3292
PubMed:
22488926

10. Changing indigenous cultures, economies and landscapes: The case of the Tsimane’, Bolivian Amazon

Author:
Irene Pérez-Llorente; Jaime Paneque-Gálvez; Ana C. Luz; Manuel J. Macía; Maximilien Guèze; Jose A. Domínguez-Gómez; Victoria Reyes-García
Source:
Landscape and urban planning 2013 v.120 pp. 147-157
ISSN:
0169-2046
Subject:
Landsat; basins; biodiversity; case studies; habitat destruction; habitat fragmentation; household surveys; indigenous peoples; land use; landscapes; multivariate analysis; remote sensing; society; villages; Amazonia
Abstract:
... Habitat fragmentation and habitat loss are two of the primary causes of biodiversity loss worldwide. There is abundant literature addressing the factors driving habitat loss and fragmentation in the Amazon basin, yet little is known of how cultural and economic changes may be related to landscape change. In this paper, we present a case study of the Tsimane’, an indigenous society native to the Bo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landurbplan.2013.08.015

11. Constructing Roads—Constructing Risks? Settlement Decisions in View of Landslide Risk and Economic Opportunities in Western Nepal

Author:
Thomas Lennartz
Source:
Mountain research and development 2013 v.33 no.4 pp. 364-371
ISSN:
0276-4741
Subject:
case studies; household surveys; interviews; landslides; livelihood; people; risk perception; road construction; rural roads; socioeconomic development; Nepal
Abstract:
... Government authorities and development agencies use road construction as a tool to support socioeconomic development in remote areas worldwide. In mountain regions, roads are closely connected with landslide risk. They destabilize slopes and often lead to the expansion of settlements into hazard zones. Weighing increased landslide risk against economic opportunities, inhabitants of adjacent areas ...
DOI:
10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-13-00048.1

12. Consumer-Defined Attributes and Choice Methods for Fresh Produce Purchases in Australia

Author:
David Pearson
Source:
Journal of international food & agribusiness marketing 2013 v.25 no.4 pp. 298-310
ISSN:
1528-6983
Subject:
consumer preferences; contingent valuation; food prices; food purchasing; fresh produce; freshness; household expenditure; household surveys; questionnaires; sales; taste; Australia
Abstract:
... The aim of this research is to identify ways of increasing sales by understanding how household food buyers choose fresh produce items. Three hundred responses were obtained from a questionnaire randomly distributed in one city in Australia. Fresh produce items are frequent, low-value purchases. Their most important attributes are taste, price, and freshness, and the buyer choice method used for i ...
DOI:
10.1080/08974438.2013.731592

13. Demand and proximity: drivers of illegal forest resource extraction

Author:
Catrina A. Mackenzie; Joel Hartter
Source:
Oryx 2013 v.47 no.2 pp. 288-297
ISSN:
1365-3008
Subject:
grazing; trees; carbon sequestration; forests; household surveys; assets; population density; human population; issues and policy; capital; harvesting; employment opportunities; ownership; livestock; markets; socioeconomics; national parks; tourism; landscapes; villages; conservation areas; Uganda
Abstract:
... Illegal extraction from protected areas is often shaped by the surrounding socio-economic landscape. We coupled village-scale socio-economic parameters collected using household surveys with measured levels of illegal resource extraction proximate to study villages to investigate the socio-economic drivers of illegal extraction from Kibale National Park, Uganda. The level of illegal tree harvestin ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0030605312000026

14. Description of production systems and morphological characteristics of Abergelle and Western lowland goat breeds in Ethiopia: implication for community-based breeding programmes

Author:
S. Abegaz; J. Sölkner; S. Gizaw; T. Dessie; A. Haile; M. Wurzinger
Source:
Animal genetic resources 2013 v.53 pp. 69-78
ISSN:
2078-6344
Subject:
body conformation; body length; body weight; breeding programs; chest; color; farmers; flocks; goat breeds; horns; household surveys; households; males; milk yield; multiple births; nannygoats; production technology; selection criteria; wattles; withers; Ethiopia
Abstract:
... A household survey and measurements of different body traits from 120 households and from 1 009 goats were collected to characterize the production system and morphological features of Western lowland and Abergelle goat breeds of Ethiopia. Goats were kept for multifunctional roles in both areas, but mainly to generate cash. The average ± SD of flock sizes per household were 10.8 ± 7.25 and 48.56 ± ...
DOI:
10.1017/S2078633613000088

15. Determinants of adaptation practices to climate change by Chepang households in the rural Mid-Hills of Nepal

Author:
Luni Piya; Keshav Lall Maharjan; Niraj Prakash Joshi
Source:
Regional environmental change 2013 v.13 no.2 pp. 437-447
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
development policy; households; rural communities; household surveys; credit; extension education; climate change; land tenure; rain; coping strategies; climate; Nepal
Abstract:
... This study analyzes the factors influencing the adoption of various adaptation practices by a highly marginalized indigenous community in the remote rural Mid-Hills of Nepal. The analysis is based on a household survey conducted among 221 Chepang households selected randomly. A multivariate probit model was used to analyze five categories of adaptation choices against a set of socio-economic, inst ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-012-0359-5

16. Determinants of household food access among small farmers in the Andes: examining the path

Author:
Jessica Leah; Willy Pradel; Donald C Cole; Gordon Prain; Hilary Creed-Kanashiro; Miluska V Carrasco
Source:
Public health nutrition 2013 v.16 no.1 pp. 136-145
ISSN:
1475-2727
Subject:
assets; bivariate analysis; cross-sectional studies; farmers; food security; health status; household surveys; households; human capital; irrigated farming; livelihood; natural capital; path analysis; questionnaires; social capital; Andes region; Bolivia; Ecuador; Peru
Abstract:
... Household food access remains a concern among primarily agricultural households in lower- and middle-income countries. We examined the associations among domains representing livelihood assets (human capital, social capital, natural capital, physical capital and financial capital) and household food access. Cross-sectional survey (two questionnaires) on livelihood assets. Metropolitan Pillaro, Ecu ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1368980012000183
PubMed:
22348247

17. Do the urban poor face higher food prices? Evidence from Vietnam

Author:
John Gibson; Bonggeun Kim
Source:
Food policy 2013 v.41 pp. 193-203
ISSN:
0306-9192
Subject:
developing countries; food prices; household surveys; income; low-income neighborhoods; poverty; Vietnam
Abstract:
... Whether there is a poverty penalty, in terms of food prices, is unsettled in the literature after more than four decades of study. Unit values from household surveys suggest that prices vary with income while outlet surveys typically find food prices varying with store type but not with neighborhood income. Most outlet surveys are from rich countries, with just one spatially limited study from a d ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodpol.2013.05.003

18. Economic Growth, Demographic Change and Rural-Urban Migration in China

Author:
Fu-ning ZHONG; Qing LI; Jing XIANG; Jing ZHU
Source:
Journal of integrative agriculture 2013 v.12 no.10 pp. 1884-1895
ISSN:
2095-3119
Subject:
economic development; household surveys; issues and policy; rural urban migration; China
Abstract:
... Is China able to maintain fast growth after three decades? This paper tries to answer this question by: 1) arguing that factors contributed to sustained long-run growth at supply side; 2) focusing on contributions of demographic dividend especially that of rural-urban migration; and 3) analyzing rural demographic change with information collected through village-wide household survey. Policy alter ...
DOI:
10.1016/S2095-3119(13)60597-3

19. End-users' experiences with electricity supply from stand-alone mini-grid solar PV power stations in rural areas of western China

Author:
Chian-Woei Shyu
Source:
Energy for sustainable development 2013 v.17 no.4 pp. 391-400
ISSN:
0973-0826
Subject:
case studies; electricity; field experimentation; household surveys; households; interviews; rural areas; rural electrification; rural planning; China
Abstract:
... The aim of this study is to understand electricity supply from stand-alone mini-grid solar PV power stations in remote rural areas of western China from the perspective of ‘end-users’ including: their satisfaction, evaluation of sufficiency of electricity supply, positive experiences, negative experiences, behaviors, and needs. The methodology used for this study adopts the approach of an in-depth ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.esd.2013.02.006

20. Environmental Health and Household Demographics Impacting Biosand Filter Maintenance and Diarrhea in Guatemala: An Application of Structural Equation Modeling

Author:
Divelbiss Daniel William; Boccelli Dominic Louis; Succop Paul Allan; Oerther Daniel Barton
Source:
Environmental Science & Technology 2013 v.47 no.3 pp. 1638-1645
ISSN:
1520-5851
Subject:
demographic statistics; diarrhea; educational status; environmental health; household surveys; hygiene; pathogens; rural health; sanitation; socioeconomic status; structural equation modeling; technology; variance; water supply; Alberta; Guatemala
Abstract:
... In rural health development practice, engineers and scientists must recognize the complex interactions that influence individuals’ contact with disease-causing pathogens and understand how household habits may impact the adoption and long-term sustainability of new technology. The goal of this study was to measure the effect of various environmental health factors and household demographics on the ...
DOI:
10.1021/es303624a

21. Estimation of urban residential electricity demand in China using household survey data

Author:
Shaojie Zhou; Fei Teng
Source:
Energy Policy 2013 v.61 pp. 394-402
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
cities; demand elasticities; electricity; electricity costs; energy efficiency; household surveys; income; income elasticities; issues and policy; prices; urban areas; China
Abstract:
... This paper uses annual urban household survey data of Sichuan Province from 2007 to 2009 to estimate the income and price elasticities of residential electricity demand, along with the effects of lifestyle-related variables. The empirical results show that in the urban area of Sichuan province, the residential electricity demand is price- and income-inelastic, with price and income elasticities ra ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2013.06.092

22. Farm woodlots in rural Rwanda: purposes and determinants

Author:
Jean Damascene Ndayambaje; Wim J. M. Heijman; Godefridus M. J. Mohren
Source:
Agroforestry systems 2013 v.87 no.4 pp. 797-814
ISSN:
0167-4366
Subject:
Eucalyptus; alternative farming; altitude; developing countries; extension education; farm size; farmers; forests; fuelwood; household surveys; households; land use; livelihood; livestock; livestock production; ownership; subsistence farming; travel; tree farms; unemployment; Rwanda
Abstract:
... The development of farm woodlots as an alternative source of livelihood for smallholder farmers in diverse biophysical and socio-economic conditions is a challenging issue in developing countries, such as Rwanda, where the majority of the population relies on subsistence farming. There is a need to understand why and when farmers decide to grow trees and woodlots on their farms. The objective of t ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10457-013-9597-x

23. Farmers’ stated preference analysis towards resources use under alternative policy scenarios

Author:
Giacomo Giannoccaro; Julio Berbel
Source:
Land use policy 2013 v.31 pp. 145-155
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
European Union; case studies; farmers; farming systems; farms; household surveys; issues and policy; regression analysis; water resources
Abstract:
... This paper considers farmer's stated responses to CAP scenarios, identifies the extent to which these plans would be influenced by the introduction of CAP abolishment from 2014 and considers the implications in terms of likely changes (i.e. increases or decreases in the deployment of chemicals and water resources on the farm). The analysis uses data from a large sample survey of household farmers ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2011.12.013

24. Farmers’ vulnerability to climate variability in Dimapur district of Nagaland, India

Author:
Chubanaro Jamir; Nitasha Sharma; Asmita Sengupta; N. H. Ravindranath
Source:
Regional environmental change 2013 v.13 no.1 pp. 153-164
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
agricultural industry; climate; climate change; drought; farmers; household surveys; needs assessment; rain; villages; India
Abstract:
... Certain parts of the State of Nagaland situated in the northeastern region of India have been experiencing rainfall deficit over the past few years leading to severe drought-like conditions, which is likely to be aggravated under a climate change scenario. The state has already incurred considerable losses in the agricultural sector. Regional vulnerability assessments need to be carried out in ord ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-012-0324-3

25. Food purchasing sites. Repercussions for healthy eating

Author:
Janaína Calu Costa; Rafael M. Claro; Ana Paula B. Martins; Renata B. Levy
Source:
Appetite 2013 v.70 pp. 99-103
ISSN:
0195-6663
Subject:
food consumption; food groups; food purchasing; fruits; geography; healthy diet; household surveys; issues and policy; nutritive value; statistics; supermarkets; vegetables
Abstract:
... Changes in the food system are associated with the increase in consumption of foods with low nutritional value in recent decades. Data on food purchasing for household consumption, collected from the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE – Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) Household Budget Survey (HBS) in 2002–3, were used to describe the contribution of food purchas ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.appet.2013.06.094
PubMed:
23835229

26. From complexity to food security decision-support: Novel methods of assessment and their role in enhancing the timeliness and relevance of food and nutrition security information

Author:
Nancy Mock; Nathan Morrow; Adam Papendieck
Source:
Global food security 2013 v.2 no.1 pp. 41-49
ISSN:
2211-9124
Subject:
communications technology; data collection; decision making; food security; household surveys; issues and policy; nutrition
Abstract:
... Food and Nutrition Security Information (FNSI) is a critical tool for achieving food and nutrition security, yet FNSI efforts to date have not produced the intended impacts on policy and program decision making, largely due to shortcomings in available technologies and frameworks. The article reviews the evolution of FNSI efforts in the context of emerging technology and data collection techniques ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.gfs.2012.11.007

27. Geographic distribution and socio-economic determinants of women's nutritional status in Mali households

Author:
Constance A Gewa; Timothy F Leslie; Lisa R Pawloski
Source:
Public health nutrition 2013 v.16 no.9 pp. 1575-1585
ISSN:
1475-2727
Subject:
at-risk population; body mass index; breast feeding; education; geographical distribution; household income; household surveys; households; iodine; iodized salt; malnutrition; nutritional status; obesity; socioeconomics; underweight; urban areas; weight gain; women; women's health; Mali
Abstract:
... Mali is one of the poorest countries in Africa, with 72 % of its population surviving on less than $US 1·00 per day. Health and demographic indicators are bleak. With few exceptions, studies related to the health of women in Mali have largely been under-represented. In addition, in recent years a new type of malnutrition stemming from weight gain and obesity has been observed throughout Africa. Th ...
DOI:
10.1017/S136898001200451X
PubMed:
23072839

28. Globalization, Pacific Islands, and the paradox of resilience

Author:
Matthew Lauer; Simon Albert; Shankar Aswani; Benjamin S. Halpern; Luke Campanella; Douglas La Rose
Source:
Global environmental change 2013 v.23 pp. 40-50
ISSN:
0959-3780
Subject:
coral reefs; food production; globalization; governance; household surveys; interviews; tsunamis; villages; Solomon Islands
Abstract:
... On April 2nd, 2007 a 12m tsunami struck Simbo, a relatively remote island in Western Province, Solomon Islands. Although Simbo's population continues to depend on their own food production and small-scale governance regimes regulate access to resources, the island's way of life over the last century has increasingly been affected by processes associated with globalization. In this context of a rap ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2012.10.011

29. Household carbon dioxide emissions from peasants and herdsmen in northwestern arid-alpine regions, China

Author:
Jiansheng Qu; Jingjing Zeng; Yan Li; Qin Wang; Tek Maraseni; Lihua Zhang; Zhiqiang Zhang; Abigail Clarke-Sather
Source:
Energy Policy 2013 v.57 pp. 133-140
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
carbon dioxide; energy conservation; family size; greenhouse gas emissions; household income; household surveys; households; irrigation; issues and policy; peasantry; questionnaires; society; China
Abstract:
... This study assessed household CO2 emissions (related to the consumption of necessary and luxury goods and services) of peasants and herdsmen households in arid-alpine regions in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia provinces, China. We also explored whether agriculture types, family income and family size have played any role in household CO2 emissions. In order to address these issues, we: (i) developed as ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2012.12.065

30. How community-based forest management can improve rural livelihoods: A case of Kabhre district, Nepal

Author:
Tara Devi Manandhar; Man Yong Shin
Source:
Forest science and technology 2013 v.9 no.3 pp. 131-136
ISSN:
2158-0715
Subject:
community development; community forestry; forest management; forest products; forest resources; forests; household surveys; income; livelihood; people; rural communities; sustainable forestry; Nepal
Abstract:
... Community forestry (CF) is a government-adopted forest management practice introduced in Nepal in the late 1970s, in which the local community controls a legally defined area of forest in terms of its management and the conservation and utilization of forest products. In Nepal, CF is one of the most successful strategies for managing natural resources with the active participation of rural communi ...
DOI:
10.1080/21580103.2013.801170

31. How reliable are household expenditures as a proxy for permanent income? Implications for the income–nutrition relationship

Author:
John Gibson; Bonggeun Kim
Source:
Economics letters 2013 v.118 no.1 pp. 23-25
ISSN:
0165-1765
Subject:
household surveys; income; nutrition
Abstract:
... Using short-run expenditures from household surveys as a proxy may create attenuated estimates of the impact of permanent income on economic outcomes. We use repeated observations to calculate reliability ratios and estimate errors in variables regressions of the impact of income on nutrition. We find significant responses to income, in contrast to previous influential studies. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.econlet.2012.09.016

32. How will climate change spatially affect agriculture production in Ethiopia? Case studies of important cereal crops

Author:
Paul Evangelista; Nicholas Young; Jonathan Burnett
Source:
Climatic change 2013 v.119 no.3-4 pp. 855-873
ISSN:
0165-0009
Subject:
Eragrostis tef; barley; case studies; climate change; climate models; computer software; corn; crop models; crop production; databases; early warning systems; emissions; food production; food security; grain crops; household surveys; issues and policy; land suitability; rain; temperature; Ethiopia
Abstract:
... Nearly all of Ethiopia’s agriculture is dependent on rainfall, particularly the amount and seasonal occurrence. Future climate change predictions agree that changes in rainfall, temperature, and seasonality will impact Ethiopia with dramatic consequences. When, where, and how these changes will transpire has not been adequately addressed. The objective of our study was to model how projected clima ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10584-013-0776-6

33. Identifying Zambia's Industrial Fortification Options: Toward Overcoming the Food and Nutrition Information Gap-Induced Impasse

Author:
John L. Fiedler; Keith Lividini; Rodah Zulu; Gladys Kabaghe; John Tehinse; Odilia I. Bermudez
Source:
Food and nutrition bulletin v.34 no.4 pp. 480-500
ISSN:
0379-5721
Subject:
World Health Organization; adults; breakfast; corn; corn meal; fortified foods; guidelines; iron; monitoring; nutrient content; nutrition information; sugars; surveys; vegetable oil; vitamin A; wheat flour; zinc; Zambia
Abstract:
... Zambia was a pioneer when it started fortifying sugar with vitamin A in 1998. Micronutrient deficiencies—especially among young children—have changed little over the past decade. In 2008 an initiative to introduce fortified flours was halted when last-hour questions about the program could not be answered. To provide information about the need, coverage, and impact of alternative fortification por ...
DOI:
10.1177/156482651303400412

34. Impact of farmers’ differentiation on farmland-use efficiency: Evidence from household survey data in rural China

Author:
X. Hengzhou; C. Tong
Source:
Zemědělská ekonomika v.59 no.5 pp. 227-234
ISSN:
0139-570X
Subject:
agricultural land; farmers; household surveys; models; regression analysis; China
Abstract:
... Farmer differentiation has important implications for the efficiency of farmland use. Applying the model of DEA and Tobit, using the household survey data, this paper investigates the effects of the farmer stratum differentiation on the efficiency of farmland use. The empirical results showed that the type of farmer differentiation was positive and statistically significant at 5% level. The regress ...
DOI:
10.17221/124/2012-agricecon

35. Impacts of Part-time Farming on Agricultural Land use in Ecologically-vulnerable Areas in North China

Author:
Haiguang Hao; Xiubin Li; Jiping Zhang
Source:
Journal of resources and ecology 2013 v.4 no.1 pp. 70-79
ISSN:
1674-764X
Subject:
agricultural land; capital; crops; elderly; employment; farmers; farms; females; household surveys; households; income; labor productivity; land use; leasing; part-time farming; planting; China
Abstract:
... Part—time farming has been increasing steadily in China. It is currently the largest segment among all the farm sectors in the country. Based on rural household survey data in Taipusi County as a case site ofecologically—vulnerable areas in North China, we firstly classify farm households into four types according to the proportion of non-farm income in total income, and then compare their agricul ...
DOI:
10.5814/j.issn.1674-764x.2013.01.010

36. Maize for food and feed in East Africa—The farmers’ perspective

Author:
Hugo De Groote; Getachew Dema; George B. Sonda; Zachary M. Gitonga
Source:
Field crops research 2013 v.153 pp. 22-36
ISSN:
0378-4290
Subject:
cooking; cooking quality; corn; corn stover; farmers; foods; household surveys; households; income; livestock; livestock feeds; pest resistance; probability; taste; Ethiopia; Southern Africa; Tanzania
Abstract:
... The rapid increase of both human and livestock populations, along with a restricted land base and an increased demand for livestock products, put high pressure on the maize-livestock systems that dominate East and Southern Africa. Dual-purpose maize, i.e. varieties with increased grain and stover yields, are therefore being developed. These varieties show high potential, but it is not clear if the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.fcr.2013.04.005

37. Nutritional Impact of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Kenya

Author:
Lora Iannotti; Devesh Roy
Source:
Food and nutrition bulletin v.34 no.3 pp. 299-309
ISSN:
0379-5721
Subject:
Influenza A virus; age; anthropometric measurements; at-risk population; avian influenza; birds; children; coasts; control methods; educational status; eggs; food consumption; food groups; growth retardation; household surveys; households; income and wealth; livelihood; meat consumption; nutritional status; poultry meat; public health; underweight; Kenya
Abstract:
... Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) (virus type H5N1) have led to extensive bird culling and other control measures throughout the world, with implications especially for the livelihoods of the poor. There is limited empirical evidence for the impact of HPAI on poultry consumption and nutrition of vulnerable populations. To test the effect of reduced per capita poultry consumptio ...
DOI:
10.1177/156482651303400302

38. Perceived environment and public open space use: a study with adults from Curitiba, Brazil

Author:
Rogério César Fermino; Rodrigo Siqueira Reis; Pedro Curi Hallal; José Cazuza de Farias Júnior
Source:
international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity 2013 v.10 no.1 pp. 35
ISSN:
1479-5868
Subject:
men; household surveys; managers; women; open space; trees; traffic; cross-sectional studies; adults; Brazil
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the perceived environment and the use of public open spaces (POS). METHODS: A cross-sectional study with household surveys was conducted in 1,461 adults from Curitiba, Brazil interviewed in person. The perceived environment was evaluated with the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale, and the POS use was evaluated us ...
DOI:
10.1186/1479-5868-10-35
PubMed:
23497221
PubMed Central:
PMC3608090

39. Persistence of Swidden Cultivation in the Face of Globalization: A Case Study from Communities in Calakmul, Mexico

Author:
Birgit Schmook; Nathalie van Vliet; Claudia Radel; María de Jesús Manzón-Che; Susannah McCandless
Source:
Human ecology 2013 v.41 no.1 pp. 93-107
ISSN:
0300-7839
Subject:
case studies; conservation programs; corn; drought; environmental factors; globalization; household surveys; households; hurricanes; intensive farming; interviews; issues and policy; off-farm employment; politics; profitability; reproduction; villages; Mexico
Abstract:
... Over the last decades, political, economic and environmental pressures have encouraged changes from swidden to more intensive agricultural practices, resulting in the hypothesis that swidden cultivation systems are disappearing. In Calakmul, southeastern Mexico, communities decreased the area under milpa, the traditional maize swidden system, but a collapse did not occur. To document and explain t ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10745-012-9557-5

40. Predicting socioeconomic conditions from satellite sensor data in rural developing countries: A case study using female literacy in Assam, India

Author:
Gary R. Watmough; Peter M. Atkinson; Craig W. Hutton
Source:
Applied geography 2013 v.44 pp. 192-200
ISSN:
0143-6228
Subject:
autocorrelation; case studies; cropland; developing countries; females; geography; household surveys; land cover; literacy; models; monitoring; prediction; regression analysis; remote sensing; woodlands; India
Abstract:
... Social data from census and household surveys provide key information for monitoring the status of populations, but the data utility can be limited by temporal gaps between surveys. Recent studies have pointed to the potential for remotely sensed satellite sensor data to be used as proxies for social data. Such an approach could provide valuable information for the monitoring of populations betwee ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apgeog.2013.07.023

41. Refining spatial resolution and spillovers of a micro-econometric analysis of adapting portfolios to climate change using the global positioning system

Author:
S. Niggol Seo
Source:
Mitigation and adaptation strategies for global change 2013 v.18 no.7 pp. 1019-1034
ISSN:
1381-2386
Subject:
Food and Agriculture Organization; altitude; climate; climate change; farms; global positioning systems; household surveys; land values; latitude; longitude; models; soil; South America; United Kingdom
Abstract:
... This paper refines the spatial resolution and spillover effects of a micro-econometric analysis of adaptation of agricultural portfolios to climate change using the Global Positioning System (GPS). From the household surveys collected across South America by the World Bank, the GPS recordings of exact farm locations such as latitude, longitude, and altitude are matched with high resolution grid ce ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11027-012-9405-3

42. Regional Integration and Household Resilience: Infrastructure Connectivity and Livelihood Diversity in the Southwestern Amazon

Author:
Stephen G. Perz; Martha Rosero; Flavia L. Leite; Lucas Araujo Carvalho; Jorge Castillo; Carlos Vaca Mejia
Source:
Human ecology 2013 v.41 no.4 pp. 497-511
ISSN:
0300-7839
Subject:
economic development; household surveys; households; infrastructure; livelihood; markets; natural resource management; Amazonia; Bolivia; Brazil; Peru
Abstract:
... The Inter-Oceanic Highway is among the first wave of large infrastructure projects under the auspices of the Initiative for the Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America, which proposes regional integration as a means of economic development. Such projects have reignited debates over infrastructure impacts, which in many ways center on the ramifications for natural resource managemen ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10745-013-9584-x

43. Rising Food Prices and Household Welfare: Evidence from Brazil in 2008

Author:
Francisco H. G. Ferreira; Anna Fruttero; Phillippe G. Leite; Leonardo R. Lucchetti
Source:
Journal of agricultural economics 2013 v.64 no.1 pp. 151-176
ISSN:
0021-857X
Subject:
consumer surplus; farm labor; food prices; foods; household surveys; households; inflation; labor force; markets; poverty; rural areas; Brazil
Abstract:
... Food price inflation in Brazil in the 12 months to June 2008 was 18%, whereas overall inflation was 7%. Using spatially disaggregated monthly data on consumer prices and two different household surveys, we estimate the welfare consequences of these food price increases, and their distribution across households. Because Brazil is a large food producer, with a predominantly wage‐earning agricultural ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1477-9552.2012.00347.x

44. Rising food prices and undernourishment: A cross-country inquiry

Author:
Gustavo Anríquez; Silvio Daidone; Erdgin Mane
Source:
Food policy 2013 v.38 pp. 190-202
ISSN:
0306-9192
Subject:
agricultural land; developing countries; energy; food prices; household surveys; households; nutritional adequacy; nutritional status; rural areas; urban areas
Abstract:
... Households’ welfare in developing countries has been hit by dramatic food prices increases which occurred between 2005 and 2008. In this paper, we adopt a partial equilibrium approach to analyze the short-time effects of a staple food price increase on nutritional attainments, as a measure of welfare. The analysis consists of first approximating complete food-demand systems and then performing hou ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodpol.2012.02.010

45. Rural organizations and adaptation to climate change and variability in rural Kenya

Author:
Camille Washington-Ottombre; Bryan C. Pijanowski
Source:
Regional environmental change 2013 v.13 no.3 pp. 537-550
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
arid zones; households; games; household surveys; interviews; collective action; climate change; livelihood; coping strategies; Kenya
Abstract:
... Numerous studies have shown that collective action affects the type and efficiency of short- and long-term adaptation to climate change. This empirical study contributes to the body of the literature on collective action and adaptive capacity by demonstrating how organizations frame responses to climate variability and change in rural Kenya by promoting local rural institutions. By analyzing inter ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-012-0343-0

46. Slow pace of dietary change in Scotland: 2001–9

Author:
Wendy L. Wrieden; Julie Armstrong; Andrea Sherriff; Annie S. Anderson; Karen L. Barton
Source:
British journal of nutrition 2013 v.109 no.10 pp. 1892-1902
ISSN:
1475-2662
Subject:
energy; food consumption; food preparation; food prices; food purchasing; household surveys; milk consumption; monitoring; nutrient intake; nutrients; policy analysis; soft drinks; sugars; vegetable consumption; wastes; whole milk; Scotland
Abstract:
... Monitoring changes in the food and nutrient intake of a nation is important for informing the design and evaluation of policy. Surveys of household food consumption have been carried out annually in the UK since 1940 and, despite some changes over the years 1940–2000, the method used for the Expenditure and Food Survey (Living Costs and Food Survey from 2008) has been fundamentally the same since ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0007114512003789
PubMed:
23116795

47. Social valuation of mangroves in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria

Author:
Godstime K. James; Jimmy O. Adegoke; Sylvester Osagie; Saba Ekechukwu; Peter Nwilo; Joseph Akinyede
Source:
International journal of biodiversity science, ecosystem services & management 2013 v.9 no.4 pp. 311-323
ISSN:
2151-3740
Subject:
biodiversity; cultural capital; decision making; economic valuation; ecosystem services; ecosystems; household surveys; issues and policy; multicultural diversity; natural capital; river deltas; social benefit; vegetation; Nigeria
Abstract:
... Worldwide, the mangrove ecosystem is in serious decline. The continuous conversion of mangrove vegetation to alternative usage is attributable to the lack of appreciation for the many ecological services, as well as products from the vegetation. As a result, seminal studies have been conducted severally to estimate the economic value of products and services derived from mangroves. However, mangro ...
DOI:
10.1080/21513732.2013.842611

48. Spatial Analysis of Undernutrition of Children in Léogâne Commune, Haiti

Author:
Andrea L. Spray; Brittany Eddy; James Aaron Hipp; Lora Iannotti
Source:
Food and nutrition bulletin v.34 no.4 pp. 444-461
ISSN:
0379-5721
Subject:
anthropometric measurements; autocorrelation; caregivers; child nutrition; children; food and nutrition programs; household surveys; malnutrition; mortality; questionnaires; regression analysis; spatial data; underweight; Haiti
Abstract:
... Over a fifth (21.9%) of children under 5 years of age in Haiti suffer from chronic malnutrition, 11.4% are underweight, and 5.1% suffer from acute malnutrition. Léogâne Commune has one of the highest under-five mortality rates in the country. Ordinary least squares regression conducted using data from household surveys to assess the impact of causal factors on child undernutrition may mask importa ...
DOI:
10.1177/156482651303400410

49. Spatial and temporal variability of farm size in China in context of rapid urbanization

Author:
Minghong Tan; Guy M. Robinson; Xiubin Li; Liangjie Xin
Source:
Chinese geographical science 2013 v.23 no.5 pp. 607-619
ISSN:
1002-0063
Subject:
Census of Agriculture; agricultural land; farm size; farmers; farming systems; farms; household surveys; households; income; land use; rural population; temporal variation; urban areas; urbanization; villages; China
Abstract:
... During the last 30 years, China has witnessed rapid economic growth and dramatic urbanization, with about 1.2 × 10⁷ rural people migrating annually into urban areas. Meanwhile, especially since 1995, the rural population has been declining, which is closely linked to land circulation and the increase in farm size in many villages. Increasing scale of farming operations is often regarded as a key t ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11769-013-0610-0

50. Survey of household waste composition and quantities in Abuja, Nigeria

Author:
Toochukwu Chibueze Ogwueleka
Source:
Resources, Conservation & Recycling 2013 v.77 pp. 52-60
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
bulk density; cities; fabrics; glass; household surveys; households; income; organic wastes; paper; plastics; recycling; solid wastes; Nigeria
Abstract:
... Inadequate management of household solid waste is a serious problem in many developing cities. The study aimed to evaluate the quantities and composition of household solid waste generation in Abuja within different socioeconomic groups. The wastes from 74 households across different socioeconomic levels in Abuja were collected, weighted and classified on a daily basis for seven days in February 2 ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2013.05.011

51. Sustainability effects of household-scale biogas in rural China

Author:
Jorrit Gosens; Yonglong Lu; Guizhen He; Bettina Bluemling; Theo A.M. Beckers
Source:
Energy Policy 2013 v.54 pp. 273-287
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
air quality; biogas; climate change; coal; crop residues; electricity; energy; environmental degradation; forests; fuelwood; heat; household surveys; households; issues and policy; liquid petroleum gas; quality of life; China
Abstract:
... Households in rural China rely heavily on low quality fuels which results in reduced quality of life and environmental degradation. This study assesses the comparative contribution of household scale biogas installations to the broad set of sustainability objectives in the Chinese biogas policy framework, which targets household budget, fuel collection workload, forest degradation, indoor air qual ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2012.11.032

52. The Institutional Design and Effectiveness of Timber Benefit Sharing under Joint Forest Management in Madhya Pradesh, India

Author:
Masahiko Ota; Misa Masuda; Yukako Tani
Source:
Small-scale forestry 2013 v.12 no.2 pp. 215-234
ISSN:
1873-7617
Subject:
attitudes and opinions; case studies; collective action; committees; decision making; forestry incentives; forests; harvest date; household surveys; issues and policy; people; plantations; state forests; state government; timber production; India
Abstract:
... This paper explores the institutional design of timber benefit sharing under the Joint Forest Management (JFM) policy and its effectiveness as an incentive for forest protection in Madhya Pradesh, India. Institutional analysis and case studies including household surveys for five committees were carried out. Except for plantations newly created under JFM, the places and times of timber harvesting ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11842-012-9208-0

53. The Rental Market for Farmland in Vietnam's Mountainous North Central Coast Region: Outcomes and Constraints

Author:
Van Le; Michael Lyne; Nazmun Ratna; Peter Nuthall
Source:
Mountain research and development 2013 v.33 no.4 pp. 416-423
ISSN:
0276-4741
Subject:
agricultural income; agricultural land; coasts; farmers; farms; household surveys; households; land use; markets; minorities (people); risk; rural areas; villages; Vietnam
Abstract:
... Vietnam's rural areas are characterized by small and fragmented farms, cost inefficiency, and low agricultural income. An efficient land rental market is expected to alleviate some of these problems by creating incentives for allocative efficiency. Voluntary rental transactions are also expected to improve the welfare of both lessees and lessors. This study investigates the efficiency and equity o ...
DOI:
10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-13-00009.1

54. The crisis in food price data

Author:
John Gibson
Source:
Global food security 2013 v.2 no.2 pp. 97-103
ISSN:
2211-9124
Subject:
developing countries; food prices; food quality; food security; foods; household surveys; nutrients
Abstract:
... Many studies estimate impacts of higher food prices on consumer welfare. Yet reliable data on real welfare levels in poor countries are rare since surveys prioritize collecting nominal living standards data over price data. Narrower questions about the impacts of prices on food quantity consumed and on the availability of nutrients are poorly answered. Most studies ignore coping responses that inv ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.gfs.2013.04.004

55. The impact of alternate weekly collections on waste arisings

Author:
I.D. Williams; C. Cole
Source:
Science of the total environment 2013 v.445-446 pp. 29-40
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
containers; household surveys; households; public health; streams; universities; waste reduction; wastes; England
Abstract:
... Residual waste is commonly collected separately from recyclable and organic materials. Different forms of collection and disposal are used internationally since regional or municipal authorities have to adapt to their own circumstances. Many authorities have adopted an alternate weekly collection (AWC) of residual waste and recyclables to force/encourage householders to recycle; however, the degre ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.12.024
PubMed:
23314120

56. The long-term impacts of resettlement programmes resulting from dam construction projects in Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Sri Lanka and Turkey: a comparison of land-for-land and cash compensation schemes

Author:
Ryo Fujikura; Mikiyasu Nakayama
Source:
International journal of water resources development 2013 v.29 no.1 pp. 4-13
ISSN:
1360-0648
Subject:
farmers; household surveys; livelihood; urban areas; Indonesia; Japan; Laos; Sri Lanka
Abstract:
... Post-project household surveys were conducted regarding 10 resettlement programmes resulting from dam construction projects in Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Sri Lanka and Turkey. In all cases the resettlement was completed at least 20 years ago, except for one case in Laos. Six of the programmes adopted a cash compensation scheme and the other four were based on a land-for-land compensation scheme. Whil ...
DOI:
10.1080/07900627.2012.741032

57. The role of cooperative business models for the success of smallholder coffee certification in Nicaragua: A comparison of conventional, organic and Organic-Fairtrade certified cooperatives

Author:
Tina D. Beuchelt; Manfred Zeller
Source:
Renewable agriculture and food systems 2013 v.28 no.3 pp. 195-211
ISSN:
1742-1713
Subject:
certification; cooperatives; credit; crop yield; fair trade; farm income; farmers; household surveys; interviews; issues and policy; models; nongovernmental organizations; profits and margins; Nicaragua
Abstract:
... Supported by policy-makers and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), coffee farmer organizations obtain organic and Fairtrade certifications to upgrade their coffee and, thus, increase returns to their members. Whether this and other upgrading strategies fit into the business model of the cooperative and lead to success are often not considered. This research aims to identify similarities and dif ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1742170512000087

58. The union wage effect and ability bias: Evidence from Ireland

Author:
Frank Walsh
Source:
Economics letters 2013 v.119 no.3 pp. 296-298
ISSN:
0165-1765
Subject:
economics; household surveys; Ireland
Abstract:
... We use longitudinal data from an Irish household survey to measure the union wage premium. A subsample in which the worker’s payslip was seen by the interviewer is unlikely to have measurement error for the union variable. The results support the finding that measurement error leads to a large downward bias in fixed-effects estimates of the union effect but indicate that ability bias has a small e ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.econlet.2013.02.034

59. Towards better measurement of household food security: Harmonizing indicators and the role of household surveys

Author:
Calogero Carletto; Alberto Zezza; Raka Banerjee
Source:
Global food security 2013 v.2 no.1 pp. 30-40
ISSN:
2211-9124
Subject:
data collection; food security; household surveys; monitoring; nutrition; periodicity; stakeholders
Abstract:
... A variety of indicators are currently used for food security analysis, monitoring, and programming, and most agencies have their preferred variant on methods of data collection, aggregation, and analysis. This lack of consensus is reflected in an inefficient multiplicity of survey instruments collecting information on various dimensions of food and nutrition security, with tremendous variation in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.gfs.2012.11.006

60. Towards overcoming the food consumption information gap: Strengthening household consumption and expenditures surveys for food and nutrition policymaking

Author:
John L. Fiedler
Source:
Global food security 2013 v.2 no.1 pp. 56-63
ISSN:
2211-9124
Subject:
food consumption; food security; household consumption; household surveys; households; information processing; nutrition assessment; nutrition information; nutrition policy; questionnaires; stakeholders
Abstract:
... The dearth of nationally representative dietary assessment studies continues to severely constrain the nutrition evidence base and throttle the pace of global progress in improving nutrition. Despite their shortcomings, household consumption and expenditures surveys (HCESs) are increasingly being used to address the food and nutrition information gap because they contain a great deal of informatio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.gfs.2012.09.002

61. Underlying and proximate driving causes of land use change in district Swat, Pakistan

Author:
Muhammad Qasim; Klaus Hubacek; Mette Termansen
Source:
Land use policy 2013 v.34 pp. 146-157
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
deforestation; ecosystem services; ecosystems; environmental factors; forest management; fuelwood; governance; household surveys; interviews; issues and policy; land cover; land use change; landscapes; markets; overgrazing; pastures; property rights; socioeconomics; Himalayan region; Pakistan
Abstract:
... Swat is part of the high mountain Hindu-Kush Himalayan region of Pakistan, with diverse biophysical and socio-economic characteristics. The region is endowed with many fragile and fragmented ecosystems, and land use and land cover changes have accelerated destructive processes with irreversible effects on ecosystems. The paper aims to (1) find proximate and underlying causes of land use and land c ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2013.02.008

62. Understanding peri-urban maize production through an examination of household livelihoods in the Toluca Metropolitan Area, Mexico

Author:
Amy M. Lerner; Hallie Eakin; Stuart Sweeney
Source:
Journal of rural studies 2013 v.30 pp. 52-63
ISSN:
0743-0167
Subject:
cities; corn; crop production; employment; food security; household surveys; households; insurance; issues and policy; livelihood; markets; planning; rural areas; tortillas; urbanization; Mexico
Abstract:
... The rates of urban growth globally continue to rise, especially in small and intermediary cities and peri-urban areas of the developing world. Communities in these settings share characteristics with rural areas, in terms of continued connections with agriculture, yet with an increasing reliance of non-agricultural employment which poses challenges for policy and planning shaped by dichotomous con ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jrurstud.2012.11.001

63. Validity of Food Consumption Indicators in the Lao Context: Moving toward Cross-Cultural Standardization

Author:
Soo Mee Baumann; Patrick Webb; Manfred Zeller
Source:
Food and nutrition bulletin v.34 no.1 pp. 105-119
ISSN:
0379-5721
Subject:
agroecological zones; ethnic differences; food consumption; food security; household surveys; villages; Laos; Southern Africa
Abstract:
... Cross-cultural validity of food security indicators is commonly presumed without questioning the suitability of generic indicators in different geographic settings. However, ethnic differences in the perception of, and reporting on, food insecurity, as well as variations in consumption patterns, may limit the comparability of results. Although research on correction factors for standardization of ...
DOI:
10.1177/156482651303400112

64. What Determines the Acceptability of Wildlife Control Methods? A Case of Feral Pig Management in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, Australia

Author:
Kana Koichi; Alison Cottrell; Kamaljit K. Sangha; Iain J. Gordon
Source:
Human dimensions of wildlife 2013 v.18 no.2 pp. 97-108
ISSN:
1533-158X
Subject:
Sus scrofa; baiting; economics; household surveys; invasive species; stakeholders; swine; tourists; trapping; tropics; wildlife damage management; Australia
Abstract:
... Understanding public acceptability of wildlife control methods is key to successful wildlife management. The existing literature, however, pays little attention to alien invasive species. We evaluated the acceptability of methods used to control feral pigs (Sus scrofa; trapping, hunting, fencing, and poison baiting) in Australia's Wet Tropics World Heritage Area (WTWHA) across local residents of a ...
DOI:
10.1080/10871209.2013.727523

65. ‘Los meses flacos’: seasonal food insecurity in a Salvadoran organic coffee cooperative

Author:
Katlyn S. Morris; V. Ernesto Mendez; Meryl B. Olson
Source:
Journal of peasant studies 2013 v.40 no.2 pp. 423-446
ISSN:
1743-9361
Subject:
coping strategies; diet; farmers; focus groups; food crops; food security; food shortages; household surveys; households; income; livelihood; livestock; peasantry; El Salvador
Abstract:
... Central American coffee farmers commonly refer to annual periods of food insecurity as ‘los meses flacos’ – the thin months – indicating a recurring season in which they are unable to meet household food needs. Although this is a common phenomenon, little empirical research has documented the seasonal food insecurity that many small-scale coffee farmers face. Household surveys and focus groups wer ...
DOI:
10.1080/03066150.2013.777708