Keyword: developing countries

Found 852 papers in total
Macroeconomic change, competitiveness and timber production: A five-country comparison
Macroeconomic change, competitiveness and timber production: A five-country comparison
2005,
This study analyzes how long-run macroeconomic fluctuations have affected timber...
Assessing natural resource management challenges in Senegal using data from participatory rural appraisals and remote sensing
Assessing natural resource management challenges in Senegal using data from participatory rural appraisals and remote sensing
2006,
This study demonstrates that there is a relationship between socioeconomic problems in...
The role of data management in health: A case study in developing countries
The role of data management in health: A case study in developing countries
2001,
Field trials of interventions against diseases are complex and expensive, especially...
Challenges to information systems implementation and organisational change management: Insights from the health sector in Ecuador
Challenges to information systems implementation and organisational change management: Insights from the health sector in Ecuador
2004,
Major challenges remain in Latin American countries experiencing Healthcare Reform....
Improving distribution of pharmaceuticals in developing countries: A case study of The Gambia project
Improving distribution of pharmaceuticals in developing countries: A case study of The Gambia project
1987,
Without sufficient sanitation, nutrition and primary health care infrastructures,...
Sub-Saharan Africa in depression: The impact on the welfare of children
Sub-Saharan Africa in depression: The impact on the welfare of children
1984,
This paper analyses the impact of the economic crisis on the welfare of children in...
The emerging fertility transition in sub-Saharan Africa
The emerging fertility transition in sub-Saharan Africa
1998,
This paper summarizes the recent evidence on levels, trends and differentials in...
Do community-based health insurance schemes improve poor people's access to health care? Evidence from rural Senegal
Do community-based health insurance schemes improve poor people's access to health care? Evidence from rural Senegal
2004,
Community-based health insurance is an emerging and promising concept, which addresses...
Capturing ambiguities: Communal conflict management alternative in Ghana
Capturing ambiguities: Communal conflict management alternative in Ghana
1999,
The primary purpose of this paper is to propose an alternative land conflict...
The choice of technology, economic efficiency and employment in developing countries
The choice of technology, economic efficiency and employment in developing countries
1974,
This paper comprises a bald presentation of some results of an enquiry into the choice...
Tourism in The Gambia: some issues in development policy
Tourism in The Gambia: some issues in development policy
1993,
The paper deals with a number of issues arising from the design and implementation of...
Incorporating local history into planning documents: A case study from Guinea, West Africa
Incorporating local history into planning documents: A case study from Guinea, West Africa
1998,
International development planners need to incorporate rural people's extensive...
A GIS (Geographical Information Systems) based transportation model for solid waste disposal – A case study on Asansol municipality
A GIS (Geographical Information Systems) based transportation model for solid waste disposal – A case study on Asansol municipality
2006,
Uncontrolled growth of the urban population in developing countries in recent years...
Alternative approaches for better municipal solid waste management in Mumbai, India
Alternative approaches for better municipal solid waste management in Mumbai, India
2006,
Waste is an unavoidable byproduct of human activities. Economic development,...
Water resources planning in a typical state in Nigeria: a management science approach
Water resources planning in a typical state in Nigeria: a management science approach
2003,
Properly planned, using scientific method, water resources can be used to create jobs...
Water resources planning for the Senegal river basin
Water resources planning for the Senegal river basin
1995,
The Senegal River Basin (SRB), located in the Sahel region of West Africa, is...
A study of water vending and willingness to pay for water in Onitsha, Nigeria
A study of water vending and willingness to pay for water in Onitsha, Nigeria
1991,
Most people in Onitsha, Nigeria obtain their water from an elaborate and...
Development's deaf ear: Downstream users and water releases from the Bakolori Dam, Nigeria
Development's deaf ear: Downstream users and water releases from the Bakolori Dam, Nigeria
1993,
Construction of the Bakolori Dam on the Sokoto River, Nigeria, altered the pattern of...
Adapting to dams: Agrarian change downstream of the Tiga Dam, Northern Nigeria
Adapting to dams: Agrarian change downstream of the Tiga Dam, Northern Nigeria
1999,
In Africa, the economic and social impacts of large dams on communities inhabiting...
Measuring the welfare effects of reform: Urban water supply in Guinea
Measuring the welfare effects of reform: Urban water supply in Guinea
2002,
Reforming public utilities remains high on the agenda of economists and policy-makers....
A scorecard for measuring the water supply utility performance: the case of large Indian metropolises
A scorecard for measuring the water supply utility performance: the case of large Indian metropolises
2006,
This paper reviews the various international benchmarking efforts undertaken in the...
Optimal water allocation for the transboundary Subernarekha River, India
Optimal water allocation for the transboundary Subernarekha River, India
2005,
This paper presents a linear programming model for optimal water allocations in a...
Case study: Application of multicriteria decision making to urban water supply
Case study: Application of multicriteria decision making to urban water supply
2005,
Presented herein is an attempt to put into practice the multicriteria decision making...
Optimal water supply zone size
Optimal water supply zone size
2005,
Large water distribution networks are divided into several small sub-networks called...
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