Reasons for non-adoption of soil conservation technologies and how to overcome them
Paper focuses on reasons for the non-adoption, at least over the long run, of soil conservation technologies by local farmers. Governments are criticized for promoting expensive structures aimed at soil retention rather than at vegetative cover
In the article, an objective picture is to be provided about the antecedents of the Kashimi conflict series, the reasons for it, the earlier and present stages of the affair. Although the conflict is claimed to have been in religious grounds
, the genuine reasons are economic and geopolitical interest. - (AM)
Geospatial thinking and spatial ability : an empirical examination of knowledge and reasoning in geographical science
This study examines the relationships between geospatial thinking and spatial ability, focusing on knowledge and reasoning about fundamental concepts in geospatial science. Scores on a geospatial thinking test have low correlations with each other
Humanitarianism as liberal diagnostic : humanitarian reason and the political rationalities of the liberal will-to-care
This article shows how a modern form of ‘humanitarian reason’ developed in concert with the rise of capitalism and the liberal state. In particular, it explores the processes that, during the course of the long 19th century, invoked both a market
Reasons for returning and not returning to rural U.S. communities
This article analyses the reasons for returning and not returning to rural U.S. communities. The life course segment considered here captures a critical “settling down” period when career and family obligations overlap and return migration peaks
Devastating fires destroyed much property in 1923 and 1991 in the hills above the bay cities of Oakland and Berkeley (California). In 1991, over 3 300 houses were destroyed, 25 people were killed and 5 000 people rendered homeless. A main reason
for this firestorm was that exotic trees, many of them eucaplytus, were planted to replace the native grass and oak woodland. Discusses reasons for reforestation and the womplexities of managing vegetation to reduce the fire hazard. - (DWG)
The case of Kumasi is examined with reference to the reasons adduced by Peil to explain the absence of squatter settlements in West Africa. These reasons may not be tenable in this case, but people's attitude to traditions, customs and beliefs
The articles reviews existing literature on plant insions, with special emphasis on Poland and central Europe. The main patternsof, reasons for, and effects of, invasions of vascular plants are described. Invasions of alien plants are not only
a scientific, but also a conservation issue, due to their impact on all kinds of environments around the world. For this reason, policies as regards alien plants developed in some European countries and international organizations are also presented. - (BJ)
Az arvizek gyakorisaganak okai es annak tényezoi a Tisza virzrendszerében. (Reasons of frequency of floods and their factors in the water systems of the Tisza river)