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UNINA9910463319503321 |
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Titolo |
Measuring livelihoods and environmental dependence : methods for research and fieldwork / / edited by Arild Angelsen. [et al.] |
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London ; ; Washington, D.C. : , : Earthscan, , 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-84459-1 |
1-136-53733-3 |
1-84977-569-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (283 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Household surveys - Developing countries - Methodology |
Questionnaires - Developing countries - Methodology |
Rural poor - Developing countries |
Rural development - Environmental aspects - Developing countries |
Electronic books. |
Developing countries Rural conditions |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Measuring Livelihoods and Environmental Dependence: Methods for Research and Fieldwork; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Why Measure Rural Livelihoods and Environmental Dependence?; Chapter 2 Why Do Field Research?; Chapter 3 Composing a Research Proposal; Chapter 4 Sampling: Who, How and How Many?; Chapter 5 Collecting Contextual Information; Chapter 6 The Division of Labour Between Village, Household and Other Surveys; Chapter 7 Designing the Household Questionnaire |
Chapter 8 Valuing the Priceless: What Are Non-Marketed Products Worth?Chapter 9 Preparing for the Field: Managing AND Enjoying Fieldwork; Chapter 10 Hiring, Training and Managing a Field Team; Chapter 11 Getting Quality Data; Chapter 12 Data Entry and Quality Checking; Chapter 13 An Introduction to Data Analysis; Chapter 14 Communicating Research for Influence and Impact; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Thousands of surveys on rural livelihoods in developing countries are being done every year. Unfortunately, many suffer from weaknesses in methods and problems in implementation. Quantifying households' dependence on multiple environmental resources (forests, bush, grasslands and rivers) is particularly difficult and often simply ignored in the surveys. The results therefore do not reflect rural realities. In particular, 'the hidden harvest' from natural resources is generally too important to livelihoods for development research, policies and practice to ignore. Fieldwork using state-of-the-a |
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