Essays about: "urban development in cambodia"
Found 5 essays containing the words urban development in cambodia.
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1. A fishery at risk and the limits to adaptation : a study of Cambodian Community Fishery organisations’ role in reducing livelihood vulnerability to climate change in their communities
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Cambodia’s small-scale fisheries support the livelihoods of a major part of the country's rural population and play a crucial role in food security. Climate change-related impacts alongside geopolitical changes harm the aquatic ecosystems the fishery depends on, and thus contain a great threat to both food security and rural fishery-based livelihoods in the country. READ MORE
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2. Life and strife of modern organic farmers : cases from Sweden, Cambodia, and Bali
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Organic farming forms an integral part of the current environmental discourse of “saving the planet” through more ecological forms of cultivation and lifestyle. Yet, beneath this common denominator, the global organic movement encompasses an impressive spectrum of experiences varying along such factors as geographical loca-tion, farm size, work organization, personal attributes, institutional framework, busi-ness style, normative ideals, and farming techniques. READ MORE
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3. Market integration for local farmers : case study of vegetable trade in Sourt Nikom District, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : This study analyses farmers’ adjustments of vegetable production and trading decisions in relation to a number of market- as well as non-market related factors. Fluctuations in the price of vegetables, degree of specialization in vegetable production and the choice of vegetable crop portfolio, as well as the impact of external actors such as GOs and NGOs are examples of factors influencing farmers’ decisions and actions. READ MORE
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4. The Duality of flood in Cambodia : has the government helped the villagers?
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : The Mekong River flowing through Cambodia brings nutrients to the floodplains for crops cultivation through floods. However, the negative impacts of floods bring loss of lives and properties to the Cambodian villagers living along the floodplains. READ MORE
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5. The blue pearl of Asia : flooding as an urban asset : a beautiful and resilient future Phnom Penh
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Surface water drainage is together with water supply and wastewater management key parts of infrastructure in urban areas. As landscape architects we aim to find solutions that envisage aesthetical, social and ecological perspectives as well as technical. These aspects often go hand in hand and together they are part of the sustainability concept. READ MORE
