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Degradation of Water and Land Resources in the Himalayan Mountain Ecosystems
Himalayan region is considered as the roof of the world. The nature of the Himalayan Mountain ecosystems is very complex. The climatic diversity of...
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Democracy, Natural Resources, and Infectious Diseases: the Case of Malaria, 1990–2016
Recently, work on the natural resource curse thesis has extended to testing the effects of natural resources on public health. Focusing on the case...
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Can gender-equitable access to and control over resources improve rural household food security? Case study in West Africa
Gender has been broadly acknowledged to play an essential role in a household’s food security. However, most of the existing studies have assessed...
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Sustainable Resources and Ecosystem Resilience in Turkey
This study examined two case studies in Turkey on sustainable resources and ecosystem resilience. These case studies are “sponge city” in the...
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Pollution and Natural Rights
This essay outlines the way in which natural rights theory regards pollution and on what basis it will say that pollution violates persons’ rights. I...
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Socio-economic factors influencing household dependency on forest resources: a case of the Munessa-Shashemene forest, Ethiopia
The research evidence about factors influencing household dependency on forest resources is a crucial step to initiate and implement a good forest...
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Exploitation or Investment of Africa’s Land Resources by the Chinese
The chapter seeks to discuss the thin line between the Africa–China relationship of exploitation or investment in African resources. The chapter...
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A Fixed and Versatile Resource: Land Resources
This chapter introduces the use and allocation of land resources and analyses the use of land resources in China. Section 6.1 of the chapter...
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Human Rights–Based Social Work and the Natural Environment: Time for New Perspectives
The natural environment and sustainability play an increasingly important role in social work as a discipline and profession. This is often described...
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The Future of Natural Resource Management
Natural resource management plays a vital role in sustaining human societies and the environment. As we navigate the complexities of the modern...
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Resources, Environment and Regional Development
This chapter examines the relationship between resource and environment and regional development. Environmental degradation poses serious challenges...
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Influence of Indigenous Spiritual Beliefs in Natural Resources Management and Climate Change Mitigation and Among the Yorùbás in Nigeria
Globally, climate change partly stems from anthropogenic activities during the pursuit of a livelihood, disrupting the natural ecosystem. Thus,...
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Coastal Landscapes, Environmental Change, and Maritime Cultural Heritage Resources in Morocco: The Case Study of Essaouira
Maritime cultural heritage (MCH) resources are non-renewable; research frameworks and mitigation plans to study and address the threats to these are...
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Non-consumptive Wildlife Tourism Resources Utilization Dynamics
Wildlife has several uses that generate revenues for the betterment of landowners and society. Wildlife is used both consumptively and...
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Natural or Semi-natural Landscape Features as Indicator of Biocultural Value: Observations from Slovakia
We identify hotspots of biocultural value on the national level in Slovakia in order: (1) to define indicators for the identification and evaluation...
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The Historical Origins of Communal Violence in Africa: Common Pool Resources-Driven Trust and Its Contrasting Effects on Violence
This study shows that variations in violence across communities in Africa can be traced back to the proportion of common-pool resources (CPRs) in...
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Blue-Green Infrastructure in Managing Urban Water Resources
Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) is a planned network of natural and semi-natural areas that utilise natural processes to improve water quality and...
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Natural Heritage
Singapore's remarkable evolution into a garden city can be attributed to years of unwavering commitment and continuous efforts to embrace greenery....
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Customary Land Certification, Governance and Natural Resource Use in Zambia: A Social Learning Approach
This study reports on the outcomes of customary land certification, which comprised formalisation of customary land rights in three chiefdoms in...
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Oil and Natural Gas and Sustainability
Oil and gas dominate the global energy mix since WWII. Fossil fuels have had a central role in the continuous growth of the economy, population, and...