Gender relations and water management in different eco-cultural contexts in northern Thailand
This paper assessed water management by households from three ethnic groups in two contrasting ecological settings (upland and lowland) in the Upper Ping River Basin in Northern Thailand. Important gender differences in the use and management of water were identified. Women are major users of water for agriculture in the uplands, but less so in the lowlands. In the lowlands irrigation is viewed as a masculine activity. In the uplands the role of women is more widely accepted, with women frequently being members of water user groups.
Council Tax Policies and Territorial Governance: Analysis and Outlook of a Difficult Relationship
In recent years, the dependency of local public finance from various forms of taxation related to urban development and real estate has become increasingly evident in Italy. Nevertheless, to date no organic relationship seems to have been established between fiscal policies, on the one hand, and urban planning, on the other.
A Land-use Approach for Capturing Future Trip Generating Poles
Changes in the usage of a particular urban or regional area have immediate effects on transportation, such as the development of a new multimodal terminal within a city, or the creation of a business park in its outskirts. Thus far, this correlation has been under-researched at a national level in Greece. As a result, its effects on trip generation and passenger flows has been underestimated at the planning level, leading to the implementation of projects that are neither viable nor sustainable.
A Markov Chain Model of Land Use Change
The set of models available to predict land use change in urban regions has become increasingly complex in recent years. Despite their complexity, the predictive power of these models remains relatively weak. This paper presents an example of an alternative modeling framework based on the concept of a Markov chain. The model assumes that land use at any given time, which is viewed as a discrete state, can be considered a function of only its previous state.
The proposed new urban and regional planning bill.
ILMI Brown bag meeting, Thursday 15th October 2015, 12h30-14h00.
The new flexible land tenure act: An update [ILMI Document No. 2/2015].
ILMI Brown bag meeting on Thursday 29th October 2015, 12h30-14h00.
Growing City and Rapid Land Use Transition: Assessing Multiple Hazards and Risks in the Pokhara Valley, Nepal
People in motion, forests in transition: Trends in migration, urbanization, and remittances and their effects on tropical forests
Soil atlas: Facts and figures about earth, land and fields.
Without healthy soils, it is not possible to produce healthy food. But soils do not just produce food: they
Country Partnership Framework for the Plurinational State of Bolivia for the Period FY16-FY20
Bolivia’s distinct characteristics and
aspirations are a key for understanding its development
trajectory. Bolivia is one of the countries with the highest
share of indigenous population, representing a tapestry of
different groups with different historical, cultural and
economic features, with a significant influence in policy
decision making. The country is landlocked and one of the
most sparsely populated in the world. As a result, long
Hub-Periphery Development Pattern and Inclusive Growth
The hub-periphery development pattern of
the Guangdong economy, to some extent, is a miniature of
that of the Chinese economy. The Pearl River Delta, drawing
from its first-nature comparative advantages in factor
endowments and proximity to Hong Kong SAR, China, and Macau
SAR, China, and the second-nature advantages as first-movers
in the reforms in attracting and retaining domestic and
foreign resources, has developed into a regional economic