Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Development

Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Development
Author: Ian Scoones
Publisher: Practical Action
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2015
Genre: Community development
ISBN: 9781853398742

Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Development looks at the role of social institutions and the politics of policy, as well as issues of identity, gender and generation. The relationships between sustainability and livelihoods are examined, and livelihoods analysis situated within a wider political economy of environmental and agrarian change.

Knowledge Solutions

Knowledge Solutions
Author: Olivier Serrat
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 1098
Release: 2017-05-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 981100983X

This book is open access under a CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. This book comprehensively covers topics in knowledge management and competence in strategy development, management techniques, collaboration mechanisms, knowledge sharing and learning, as well as knowledge capture and storage. Presented in accessible “chunks,” it includes more than 120 topics that are essential to high-performance organizations. The extensive use of quotes by respected experts juxtaposed with relevant research to counterpoint or lend weight to key concepts; “cheat sheets” that simplify access and reference to individual articles; as well as the grouping of many of these topics under recurrent themes make this book unique. In addition, it provides scalable tried-and-tested tools, method and approaches for improved organizational effectiveness. The research included is particularly useful to knowledge workers engaged in executive leadership; research, analysis and advice; and corporate management and administration. It is a valuable resource for those working in the public, private and third sectors, both in industrialized and developing countries.

Supporting Sustainable Livelihoods

Supporting Sustainable Livelihoods
Author: Jenny Clover
Publisher:
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2004
Genre: Economic assistance
ISBN:

Towards the end of 2003 the African Security Analysis Programme (ASAP) of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) hosted a workhop in Pretoria on Support sustainable livelihoods : a critical review of assistance post-conflict situations. The aim of the workshhop was to bring together a range of experts in the field of post-conflict recovery and development.

Sustainable Livelihood Approach

Sustainable Livelihood Approach
Author: Stephen Morse
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2013-02-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9400762682

We all view the ubiquitous term ‘sustainability’ as a worthwhile goal. But how can we apply the principles of sustainability in the real world, at the sharp end of communities in developing nations where income insecurity is the troubled norm? This volume provides some practical answers, explaining the precepts of the ‘sustainable livelihood approach’ (SLA) through the case study of a microfinance scheme in Africa. The case study, centered around the work of the Catholic Church’s Diocesan Development Services organization, involved an SLA implemented over two years designed in part to help enhance its existing microfinance operation through closer links between local communities and international donors. The book’s central conclusion is that we must move beyond the concept of sustainable livelihood itself, with its in-built polarities between developed and developing nations, and embrace a more global notion of ‘sustainable lifestyle’; a more nuanced and inclusive approach that encompasses not just how we make a sustainable living, but how we can live sustainable lives.

Working with Local Institutions to Support Sustainable Livelihoods

Working with Local Institutions to Support Sustainable Livelihoods
Author: Robin Ruth Marsh
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789251050484

This paper summarises the research findings and policy implications of a research project undertaken by FAO to gain a greater understanding of the links between household livelihood strategies, incomes and the local institutional environments. Building on three country studies in India, Mozambique and Mexico, the research focuses on informal economic institutions associated with household access to land, labour, markets and capital, as well as those providing a social safety net.

A Sustainable Livelihood Approach to Poverty Reduction

A Sustainable Livelihood Approach to Poverty Reduction
Author: Vishwambhar Prasad Sati
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2016-11-26
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319456237

This book presents a socio-economic and livelihood analysis of agriculturally-dependent communities of Mizoram, the eastern extension of the Himalaya, using the sustainable livelihood approach. Such an approach to poverty reduction is inevitable, particularly, in areas where livelihoods depend largely on biomass-based agriculture and livestock production. Mizoram possesses abundant natural resources – land, water and forest – but those resources are largely unused. The region suffers from chronic poverty and malnutrition, and climate change has further influenced livelihood patterns. This work studies all the aspects of natural potentials and livelihood status in Mizoram. It also discusses the major driving forces that influence livelihood patterns. Based on a detailed analysis of empirical data, several policy measures are suggested to cope with chronic poverty and malnutrition. The book is therefore highly useful for all stakeholders; students, researchers, academicians, policy makers and politicians involved in rural/community development.

Environments and Livelihoods

Environments and Livelihoods
Author: Koos Neefjes
Publisher: Oxfam
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2000
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780855984403

This book is intended to be used to support the campaigning and lobbying work of local and international development organizations, to improve the formulation and implementation of development strategies and to strengthen participatory project planning, monitoring and impact assessment in poverty and environmental change.

Sustainable Rural Livelihoods

Sustainable Rural Livelihoods
Author: Robert Chambers
Publisher: Institute of Development Studies
Total Pages: 42
Release: 1992-01-01
Genre: Developing countries
ISBN: 9780903715584