Defining culturally relevant indicators: What are we waiting for?
Abstract: Nazarea et al respond to comments made by Marlor et al regarding their paper on defining culturally relevant indicators in relation to natural resources.
- Date of Publication: 1999
- Author(s): V. Nazarea; R. Rhoades; E. Bontoyan; G. Flora
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Catch the tiger by the tail: Some notes on method
Abstract: Nazarea et al respond to criticisms over their use of modified Thematic Apperception Tests for eliciting culturally relevant indicators of sustainability and quality of life.
- Date of Publication: 1999
- Author(s): V. Nazarea; R. Rhoades; E. Bontoyan; G. Flora
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Soil development and fertility characteristics of a volcanic slope in Mindanao, the Philippines
This study analyzes thirteen pedons from four geomorphic regions (alluvial terraces, lower footslopes, upper footslopes, mountains) to investigate the relationship between soil development and soil fertility […]
- Date of Publication: 1999
- Author(s): D. Poudel; L. West
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Erosion and productivity of vegetable systems on sloping volcanic ash-derived Philippine soils
Soil erosion is a significant threat to agricultural productivity on sloped lands. This paper assesses the effectiveness of several different soil conservation practices for vegetable systems […]
- Date of Publication: 1999
- Author(s): D. Poudel; D. Midmore; L. West
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management, Productivity
Sustainability of commercial vegetable production under fallow systems in the uplands of Mindanao, the Philippines
This paper assesses the dynamics affecting the land use of upland commercial vegetable production systems by evaluating the soil quality of fallowed farm land in northern […]
- Date of Publication: 1999
- Author(s): D. Poudel; T. Nissen; D. Midmore
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management, Productivity
Coping with El Nino, 1998: An investigation in the upland community of Lantapan, Bukidnon, Philippines
This report contains the results of the survey of households in Lantapan, Bukidnon, Philippines that captured the production and other household data for the first half […]
- Date of Publication: 1999
- Author(s): A. Rola; C. Tabien; I. Bagares
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Cotacachi : Capitales comunitarios y propuestas de desarrollo local
DESCRIPTION: Several NGOs and social organizations are collaboratively working in the Cotacachi canton to aid the process of participatory planning for sustainable local development. The research […]
- Date of Publication: 1999
- Author(s): S. Baez; M. Garcia; F. Guerrero; A. Larrea
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Participatory landscape/lifescape appraisal: Synthese du diagnostic participatif realise a Madiama, nerekoro et tombonkan du 1er au 14 fevrier 1999
Results from a Participatory Landscape Lifescape Appraisal (PLLA) in Mali suggest several potential research topics related to the themes of natural resource management, food security, conflict, […]
- Date of Publication: 1999
- Author(s): SANREM CRSP
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Prices and tree planting on hillside farms in Palawan
This paper assesses the factors determining the adoption of tree crops on low-income farms in the Philippines. The author applies regression analysis to evaluate the influence […]
- Date of Publication: 1999
- Author(s): G. Shively
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Risks and returns from soil conservation: Evidence from low-income farms in the Philippines
This paper investigates the risks and benefits of using contour hedgerows as a soil conservation technique on low-income hillside corn farms in te Philippines. The author […]
- Date of Publication: 1999
- Author(s): G. Shively
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management