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Is dam development a mechanism for human security? Scale and perception of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia and the Xayaburi Dam on the Mekong River in Laos

Creator:: Veilleux, Jennifer Corinne
Abstract:: Human security is a framework related to the stability and sustainability of political, environmental, economical, and socio-cultural areas of concern. Water resources around the world are under increased pressure from increased development, growing populations, pollution, and global climate change. Large-scale dam development while still popular for political and economic development...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Nile River in Ethiopia and the Xayaburi Dam on the Mekong River in Laos. A new human security

An economic analysis of small-holders agriculture in the central highlands of Ethiopia : a system simulation approach

Creator:: Bellete, Solomon
Abstract:: In the majority of the less developed countries the small-scale peasant agriculture is the dominant sector of the countries' economies. The successes of major agricultural programs in order to increase the potentials depend primarily on the understanding of the economic organizations of the peasant households. This study analyzed over a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . dollars AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF SMALL-HOLDERS AGRICULTURE IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OF ETHIOPIA I

Livelihoods and land use change in highland Ethiopia

Creator:: Guillozet, Kathleen
Abstract:: This dissertation investigates livelihood and land use change dynamics in a community at the farm-forest periphery in highland Ethiopia. I use interviews and livelihood assessment data to compare the strategies used by members of different wealth groups to negotiate and maintain access to forest resources, and integrate socioeconomic, bio-physical and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: +. Foreign investment in forests in places like Ethiopia is often touted in the name of economic

Is Aquaculture a Sustainable Source of Food and income in Nigeria?

Creator:: Ogundari, Kolawole
Abstract:: Aquaculture is an industry regarded as being uniquely placed to reverse declining supplies from capture fisheries in many developing countries. There is a growing consensus that this industry offers potential in meeting key components of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) around the globe. While drawing analogue from national statistical data and...
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: nutritional security most especially as a major player in augmenting the supply of fish protein for

An analysis of the effects of social security taxes on resource allocation in the U.S. farm sector

Creator:: Schotzko, Ralph T.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , 1977 Title: AN ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES ON RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN THE U.S

Using the stock market to forecast future undesirable outcomes

Creator:: Algursan, Assem S.
Abstract:: This dissertation focuses on the behavior of security returns around certain events that occurred in the Saudi stock market. In the first study, we measure and analyze the reaction of security returns around a major horizontal merger that occurred in the banking industry in Saudi Arabia. The objective of this...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: economic events are of great importance. In chapter 2, we focus on the reaction of security returns

Out-of-pocket health care expenditures and household food insecurity among families with children

Creator:: Patton-Lopez, Megan M.
Abstract:: Since the late 1990s accelerated growth in health care spending coupled with a cost shift of health insurance from employers to employees has created an increased financial burden for many families. Past research suggests that financial burden due to out-of-pocket (OOP) health care costs limits access to health care and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: food security, as it is exactly these savings that people need in times of economic crisis to secure

Beyond heat or eat : street-level bureaucracy in rural Oregon energy relief

Creator:: Maguire, Jennifer J.
Abstract:: Rising energy costs coupled with the diminishing incomes associated with rural economic restructuring leave an increasing proportion of rural households faced with the heat or eat dilemma--where families must choose between meeting one basic need over another, such as putting food on the table or keeping the heat on. Effective...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: residents depend on fixed incomes (i.e. social security) (Etuk, 2008). Economic hardship from rural

Effects of insecure attachment on marital interactions : examining the family stress model

Creator:: Wicks, Steven M.
Abstract:: This exploratory study posited that being in an insecure marriage would increase marital conflict and perceived relational aggression when the couple is experiencing economic constraints. The cross-sectional design assessed two groups of marriages: secure and insecure. A structural equation model using multiple group comparison tested the effect of each type...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: economic constraints. The cross-sectional design assessed two groups of marriages: secure and insecure

Exploring Income, Housing Space, and Cultural Perceptions in Relationship to Food Security in Full-time RV Households

Creator:: McGonagall, Odhran Mason
Abstract:: This thesis explores the relationships that income and housing space limitations have with regard to food security in full-time recreational vehicle (RV) households. This research used a scaled survey tool and a subset questionnaire to gather information on RV dwellers' housing and kitchen spaces along with participants' food shopping, storage,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Income, Housing Space, and Cultural Perceptions in Relationship to Food Security in Full-time RV

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Is dam development a mechanism for human security? Scale and perception of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia and the Xayaburi Dam on the Mekong River in Laos

An economic analysis of small-holders agriculture in the central highlands of Ethiopia : a system simulation approach

Livelihoods and land use change in highland Ethiopia

Is Aquaculture a Sustainable Source of Food and income in Nigeria?

An analysis of the effects of social security taxes on resource allocation in the U.S. farm sector

Using the stock market to forecast future undesirable outcomes

Out-of-pocket health care expenditures and household food insecurity among families with children

Beyond heat or eat : street-level bureaucracy in rural Oregon energy relief

Effects of insecure attachment on marital interactions : examining the family stress model

Exploring Income, Housing Space, and Cultural Perceptions in Relationship to Food Security in Full-time RV Households

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