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Banks, Gardens and Bees: Enhancing Community Resilience in West Africa

Creator:

Polasky, Sophia

Abstract:

International development programs are often implemented with the goal of building community resilience, but without a clear articulation of how this goal will be met, or any consideration of if or why the effort was successful after it has concluded. This thesis considers three different activities implemented by the U....

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis
A Political Ecology Lens for the Nutrition Transition in Rural, Kedougou, Senegal

Creator:

Lucey, Taylor K.

Abstract:

The nutrition transition is a global phenomenon in which populations move from low socioeconomic status (SES) to high SES and from high physical activity to low physical activity. Rising rates of urbanization and non-communicable diseases in West Africa may indicate an advanced phase of the nutrition transition; however, through a...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis