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Community perceptions of four protected areas in the Northern portion of the Cerrado hotspot, Brazil
(CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, 2009)
Establishing effective networks of protected areas (PAS) is one of the major goals of conservation strategies worldwide. However, the success of PAS in promoting biodiversity conservation depends on their integration to ...
Small scale migration along the interoceanic highway in Madre de Dios, Peru: an exploration of community perceptions and dynamics due to migration
(BioMed Central, 2018)
BACKGROUND: Madre de Dios, a southern state in the Peruvian Amazon basin, has experienced rapid development as well as an influx of migrants since the construction of the Interoceanic Highway (IOH) connecting Brazil, ...
Conflicts, perceptions, and expectations of indigenous communities associated with natural areas in Chile
(NATURAL AREAS ASSOC, 2006)
Frequently, the management of natural areas and the aspirations of the indigenous communities linked to these areas are in conflict. A recurrent theme is that the conservation objectives of natural areas are not always ...
Determining the attitudes, barriers, and perceptions of faculty and administrators to distance education at a community college in Jamaica [PowerPoint presentation]
(2013-06-24)
This study sought to determine the perceptions, attitudes, and barriers of faculty and administrators to the implementation of distance education at a community college in Jamaica, and to generate the information that would ...
School and community factors involved in chilean students' perception of school safety
(2017)
Identifying and understanding predictors of school safety perceptions is important due to its consequences for students. However, it is not clear what school-related factors most contribute to explaining students' perception ...
Social Perceptions About Community Life with People with Mental Illness: Study of a Discharge Program in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
(Springer, 2015-01)
Effects of living near people with mental illness in community settings have been researched as part of psychiatric reform evaluation. However, these studies have been carried out mostly in industrialized countries, where ...
Peace with hunger: Colombia's checkered experience with post-conflict sustainable community development in emerald-mining regions
(MDPI AG, 2018)
The interactions between conflict and local development has puzzled scholars and practitioners alike. This article explores why the advent of peace in Colombia's emerald-mining regions for the past few years, as well as a ...
The dialogue between library and community: A case study about the profile and perceptions of the users of the community libraries of itaitinga, cearáO diálogo entre biblioteca e comunidade: Um estudo de caso acerca do perfil e das percepções dos usuários das Bibliotecas Comunitárias de Itaitinga, Ceará
(2018-01-01)
It presents a case study about the community libraries of the municipality of Itaitinga-CE. It addresses issues related to the studies of information users and their realization in local contexts. Its objectives are: to ...