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Improving The Efficacy Of Family Planning Policies In Indian, Chinese, Tanzanian Contexts, And Beyond, Jayce O'Shields 2015 Wofford College

Improving The Efficacy Of Family Planning Policies In Indian, Chinese, Tanzanian Contexts, And Beyond, Jayce O'Shields

Student Scholarship

In this paper, I will first present the problem of global overpopulation and the solution of decreasing populations to replacement level fertility using effective family planning and contraceptive policies. I will then describe the Indian state of Kerala as a model cultural context in which fertility rates have significantly declined in recent history and explain how Kerala can provide insight into efficient family planning and contraceptive strategies. Next, I will examine extant state and non-governmental organization (NGO) family planning and contraceptive policies in in India, China, and Tanzania, and in comparison to the Kerala mode, make general recommendations on how …


Sugar Bush Management In Ontario: Identification Of Resilient Adaptation Strategies For A Changing Climate, Kaitlin Richardson 2015 Wilfrid Laurier University

Sugar Bush Management In Ontario: Identification Of Resilient Adaptation Strategies For A Changing Climate, Kaitlin Richardson

Geography and Environmental Studies Major Research Papers

The purpose of this research is to gain a better understanding of human-facilitated silvicultural, biodiversity and genetic forest management in Ontario sugar bushes through a biogeographical lens to determine the social and ecological resilience to climate change impacts. Because sugar bushes are highly managed and therefore ecologically different than unmanaged sugar maple forests, a literature review combined with primary farm-level research will help to determine best management practices and adaptation decision-making to increase the resilience of these stands. The overarching conclusion is that maple syrup producers in Ontario need to entrench climate change objectives within forest management.


Spatial And Seasonal Responses Of Precipitation In The Ganges And Brahmaputra River Basins To Enso And Indian Ocean Dipole Modes: Implications For Flooding And Drought, M. S. Pervez, G. M. Henebry 2015 South Dakota State University

Spatial And Seasonal Responses Of Precipitation In The Ganges And Brahmaputra River Basins To Enso And Indian Ocean Dipole Modes: Implications For Flooding And Drought, M. S. Pervez, G. M. Henebry

Natural Resource Management Faculty Publications

We evaluated the spatial and seasonal responses of precipitation in the Ganges and Brahmaputra basins as modulated by the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) modes using Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC) full data reanalysis of monthly global land-surface precipitation data from 1901 to 2010 with a spatial resolution of 0.5° × 0.5°. The GPCC monthly total precipitation climatology targeting the period 1951–2000 was used to compute gridded monthly anomalies for the entire time period. The gridded monthly anomalies were averaged for the years influenced by combinations of climate modes. Occurrences of El Niño alone significantly …


The Politics Of Civil Society Organizations (Csos) Post-Reformation 1998, Aditya Perdana 2015 Departemen Ilmu Politik FISIP Universitas Indonesia

The Politics Of Civil Society Organizations (Csos) Post-Reformation 1998, Aditya Perdana

Masyarakat: Jurnal Sosiologi

After the reformation (reformasi) in 1998, some civil society organizations (CSOs) have en- dorsed policy changes from outside the government and have involved in many ministries’ assistance team to implement government’s development programs. These CSOs’ political action changes from outside to become inside the government are caused by the openness of political opportunity from political regime after Reformasi. Even though CSOs have used these political opportunities, these organizations faced seriously challenges in politi- cal field such as the fragmented of CSOs to endorse many policy reform and changes. In addition, there is lack of supporting changes in political culture structures …


Political Islam And Religious Violence In Post-New Order Indonesia, Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir 2015 Jurusan Sosiologi Universitas Negeri Jakarta (UNJ)

Political Islam And Religious Violence In Post-New Order Indonesia, Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir

Masyarakat: Jurnal Sosiologi

This paper tries to understand why religious violence increasingly occurs in post-New Order Indonesia. There are two dominant views in understanding this. First, the secu- rity approach that perceives the violence as a result of the emergent of “radical” agent of political Islam in the more open political space. In this regard, the state is considered weak because the iron hand as used by the authoritarian regime in the past New Order has disappeared. Thus, the strong security instruments are needed as a solution, such as the law on anti-terrorism and the police force of anti-terrorism (Densus 88). Second, the …


Dinamika Konflik Kekerasan Pasca Orde Baru, SOPAR PERANTO 2015 Peneliti Konflik Kekerasan–The Habibie Center

Dinamika Konflik Kekerasan Pasca Orde Baru, Sopar Peranto

Masyarakat: Jurnal Sosiologi

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Rasionalitas Sosial-Ekonomi Dalam Penyelesaian Pengangguran Terselubung Petani Sawah Tadah Hujan, Dessy Adriani 2015 Program Studi Agribisnis Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Sriwijaya

Rasionalitas Sosial-Ekonomi Dalam Penyelesaian Pengangguran Terselubung Petani Sawah Tadah Hujan, Dessy Adriani

Masyarakat: Jurnal Sosiologi

Disguised unemployment experienced by farmers in Indonesia are often caused by Zero Marginal Productivity of Labor . However, the completion of disguised unemployment has been only focused on the improvement of the economic structural transformation from agriculture to industry as an aspect of macro analysis, without considering aspects of micro analysis. Though micro analysis through socioeconomic rationality farm households can solve problems underemployment get to the root of the problem, because the basic analysis departs from the social and economic rational behavior. The research was conducted in the village of East Mount Merapi Flower District of Lahat. The research technique …


Konflik Dan Kontestasi Penataan Ruang Kota Surabaya, Siti Aminah 2015 Departemen Ilmu Politik FISIP Universitas Airlangga

Konflik Dan Kontestasi Penataan Ruang Kota Surabaya, Siti Aminah

Masyarakat: Jurnal Sosiologi

This article summarizes two hypotheses. Firstly, the practices problem of spatial planning in urban areas, especially in Surabaya City, has led to the contestation and conflict among governmental actors, the public, and the power of capitalist/investor. Secondly, the use of spatial planning framework, in this case is the use of Local Regulation on Urban Planning and Land Use Number 3 year of 2007, has shown the partiality and strengthening investor by the government. These hypotheses are analyzed by using socio spatial approach. The research method used in this article is qualitative method and descriptive analysis. Related to the problems of …


Modal Sosial Dan Mekanisme Adaptasi Masyarakat Pedesaan Dalam Pengelolaan Dan Pembangunan Infrastruktur, Ayu Kusumastuti 2015 Jurusan Sosiologi Universitas Brawijaya

Modal Sosial Dan Mekanisme Adaptasi Masyarakat Pedesaan Dalam Pengelolaan Dan Pembangunan Infrastruktur, Ayu Kusumastuti

Masyarakat: Jurnal Sosiologi

This research tried to explore bonding social capital which could be transformed to rural society adaptive capacity of infrastructure development. The adaptive capacity of society has an elastic power, flexibility, and stability in society if they can mobilize resource and modify social institution. The research conducted in Sidoasri Village, Sumbermanjing District, Malang County. This research utilized case study as qualitative approach. Data collecting used in-depth interview, and observation. The society has been developing water, electricity, road infrastructure since they has trust, strong interaction, and norm among the community members. It indicated the type of bonding social capital. This exclusive social …


Kerangkeng Besi Di Era Birokratisasi Total, Adam Bagaskara 2015 Program Studi Sosiologi, FISIP Universitas Indonesia

Kerangkeng Besi Di Era Birokratisasi Total, Adam Bagaskara

Masyarakat: Jurnal Sosiologi

No abstract provided.


Panel - Real World Applications: Overview Of Virginia Beach Center For Gis' Geoprocessing Of Storm Surge Models, Dave Arnold 2015 City of Virginia Beach, VA

Panel - Real World Applications: Overview Of Virginia Beach Center For Gis' Geoprocessing Of Storm Surge Models, Dave Arnold

January 23, 2015: Storm Surge Modeling Tools for Planning and Response

No abstract provided.


Storm Surge And Street-Level Inundation Modeling In New York City During Hurricane Sandy, Harry V. Wang, Derek Loftis, Zhou Liu, Jay Titlow, David Forrest, Joseph Zhang 2015 Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Storm Surge And Street-Level Inundation Modeling In New York City During Hurricane Sandy, Harry V. Wang, Derek Loftis, Zhou Liu, Jay Titlow, David Forrest, Joseph Zhang

January 23, 2015: Storm Surge Modeling Tools for Planning and Response

No abstract provided.


The Storm Surge Hazard, Jeff Orrock 2015 National Weather Service

The Storm Surge Hazard, Jeff Orrock

January 23, 2015: Storm Surge Modeling Tools for Planning and Response

No abstract provided.


Applications Of The Adcirc Storm Surge, Tide, And Wind-Wave Model, Rick Luettich, Brian Blanton 2015 University of North Carolina

Applications Of The Adcirc Storm Surge, Tide, And Wind-Wave Model, Rick Luettich, Brian Blanton

January 23, 2015: Storm Surge Modeling Tools for Planning and Response

No abstract provided.


Agenda, HR Adaptation Forum 2015 Old Dominion University

Agenda, Hr Adaptation Forum

January 23, 2015: Storm Surge Modeling Tools for Planning and Response

No abstract provided.


Introduction To Storm Surge Modeling, Rick Luettich 2015 University of North Carolina

Introduction To Storm Surge Modeling, Rick Luettich

January 23, 2015: Storm Surge Modeling Tools for Planning and Response

No abstract provided.


The Oil Man And The Sea: Navigating The Northern Gateway By Arno Kopecky, Patricia H. Audette-Longo 2015 Concordia University, Montreal

The Oil Man And The Sea: Navigating The Northern Gateway By Arno Kopecky, Patricia H. Audette-Longo

The Goose

Review of Arno Kopecky's The Oil Man and the Sea: Navigating the Northern Gateway.


Imperiling Our Children: An Interview With Fred Stenson About Who By Fire, Jon Gordon 2015 University of Alberta

Imperiling Our Children: An Interview With Fred Stenson About Who By Fire, Jon Gordon

The Goose

This interview with Alberta novelist Fred Stenson focuses on his most recent novel, Who By Fire. The discussion examines the role of environmentalists and the legal system in responding to the oil and gas industry in Alberta, as well as other issues connected to Stenson's work.


The Dove In Bathurst Station By Patricia Westerhof, Matthew Zantingh 2015 Briercrest College

The Dove In Bathurst Station By Patricia Westerhof, Matthew Zantingh

The Goose

Review of Patricia Westerhof's The Dove in Bathurst Station.


Invisible Dogs By Barry Dempster, David Huebert 2015 Western University

Invisible Dogs By Barry Dempster, David Huebert

The Goose

Review of Barry Dempster's Invisible Dogs.


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