Outputs (52)

Doing qualitative fieldwork in Cuba: Social research in politically sensitive locations (2012)
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Cuba, a country that is often portrayed as an isolated, secretive and bureaucratic dictatorship, would appear to present many challenges for a social researcher intent on eliciting the genuine opinions of the native population. However, in December 2... Read More about Doing qualitative fieldwork in Cuba: Social research in politically sensitive locations.

An extreme analysis for the 2010 precipitation event at the south of Saskatchewan prairie (2012)
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After a prolonged drought period in the early 2000s, the Canadian prairie experienced a remarkably wet year in 2010. Five stations near the edge of the Saskatchewan boreal forest recorded historically high cumulative precipitation (from April to Sept... Read More about An extreme analysis for the 2010 precipitation event at the south of Saskatchewan prairie.

Mediating consultation: insights from private sector consultants involved in air quality consultations (2012)
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Environmental consultants act as intermediaries between clients (public and private sector) and stakeholders (both statutory and non-statutory), presenting information and arguments on behalf of clients to stakeholders and gathering stakeholders' vie... Read More about Mediating consultation: insights from private sector consultants involved in air quality consultations.

Ten years after: The impact of irrigated sugar cane on the Nyaktafo community, Swaziland (2012)
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Review of ‘Hamdi, N. (2010) The placemaker’s guide to building community. Earthscan: London ISBN 978 1 84407 803’ (2012)
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La actividad trashumante, generadora de lugar y paisaje: una aplicacion geografica del habitar (2012)
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Transhumant herding practices offer an opportunity to explore certain conceptualisations of dwelling, a notion linked to Heidegger and more recently taken up by various academic currents as a core notion for geographical reflection. A hasty vision of... Read More about La actividad trashumante, generadora de lugar y paisaje: una aplicacion geografica del habitar.

Patterns of use by season, day of week and time of day that lead to identifying distinct cycle route typologies (2012)
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The identification of potential resilient estuary-based enterprises to encourage economic empowerment in South Africa: A toolkit approach (2012)
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It has been argued that ecosystem services can be used as the foundation to provide economic opportunities to empower the disadvantaged. The Ecosystem Services Framework (ESF) approach for poverty alleviation, which balances resource conservation and... Read More about The identification of potential resilient estuary-based enterprises to encourage economic empowerment in South Africa: A toolkit approach.

A future beyond the car? Editorial introduction (2012)
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Flood Risk in Asia's Urban Mega-deltas: Drivers, Impacts and Response (2012)
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Asia's urbanized mega-deltas are experiencing increased incidences of flooding. Flood risk is increasing due to urban growth, which makes people more vulnerable and threatens economic assets, and due to factors that increase flood hazard, including r... Read More about Flood Risk in Asia's Urban Mega-deltas: Drivers, Impacts and Response.