Peace, reconstruction and repoblaciones in El Salvador : the case of Comunidad Rutilio Grande
Using a case study approach, this article looks at the reconstruction after El Salvador's long civil war. With international assistance, non-governmental organizations have focused on the conomic and social viability of these new communities
The case for a stable East Antarctic Ice Sheet: the background
The case for a stable East Antarctic Ice Sheet
There are two primary views concerning the stability of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. After summarising the status of the two hypotheses, the AA. explain the rationale for this volume. Building on the Vega Symposium of April 1993, it presents
the case for the stability of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet and includes new work on terrestrial geomorphology and geology, marine cores and ice-sheet modelling.
A taxonomy of suburban office clusters : the case of Toronto
Six hypotheses on the type, frequency, location, employment base and travel characteristics of suburban clusters are tested in a case-study of the Toronto region. Six physical types are identified and they are found to be associated with certain
River response to channel regulation: case study of the Raba River, Carpathians, Poland
This paper is a case study of the changes in the Raba, a mountain gravel-bed river, which have followed its channel regulation during the present century, especially in the last 40 years. The paper has two main aims: 1) to show the complex nature
The time perspective of contextual effects: the case of a language-stimulation programme in education
The hypothesis is developed that the time perspective is an important factor in the explanation of contextual effects, starting from sociological resource theory. An empirical case consists of the decade-long implementation of a programme
Cases where partial efficiency indices are required for different activities within the same decision making unit are discussed. An example encountered in a specific case of applying data envelopment analysis is analyzed. The problems faced when
House extensions and housing market adjustment: a case-study of Wokingham
The paper identifies possible explanations of house extension, based on the literature relating to house improvement and the decision to move. It is examined in a case-study of extension activity in Berkshire, and, over the period 1979-89, appears
Getting on speaking terms. Resolving conflicts between recreation and nature in coastal zone areas of the Netherlands. A literature study and case study analysis
This report gives an overview of literature on conflict resolution techniques relevant to impact management, management structures and policy development and planning. These issues are analysed using case study material of two regions