Search Results - "Common Sense"

“The future will be local.” Omställning Sverige – the transition towns movement in Sweden : from local communities to counter-hegemony? by Pühringer, Maria Franziska

Subjects: “…common sense…”

Crop insurance and private sector delivery: Reassessing the public-private partnership by Glauber, Joseph W.

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Pluck, not plunder by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…But in the rush for quick profits, we may lose inestimable knowledge, much biodiversity and some common sense.Two in three people in developing countries use herbal medicine for their primary health care. …”
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Säkert Bondförnuft ur ett handledarperspektiv : erfarenheter och risker by Johansson, Sofie

The suitability of existing open data weather data for agro-meteo advisory [Ethiopia] by Ceccarelli, Tomaso, Wit, Allard de, Rob Lokers, Rob

“…Some answers come from the CommonSense project targeting smallholder farmers in Ethiopia.…”
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Tips for planning formal farm surveys in developing countries: IITA research guide, No. 31 by Horton, D.

“…However, formal surveys must be used with common sense and a dedication to clear focus by gathering useful data. …”
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La pertinence des données météo ouvertes pour les services de conseils agrométéorologiques [Éthiopie] by Ceccarelli, Tomaso, Wit, Allard de, Rob Lokers, Rob

“…Sont-elles fiables, pertinentes, actuelles et disponibles ? Le projet CommonSense en faveur des petits exploitants d'Éthiopie fournit des éléments de réponse à ces questions.…”
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Conservation priorities and conservation distractions by Sheil, Douglas

“…It suggests various contributory factors, and a few common sense options for improved practice. It concluded that there is limited capacity for conservation in many countries and resources must be allocated effectivelly. …”
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Conservation and biodiversity monitoring in the tropics: realities, priorities and distraction by Sheil, Douglas

“…It suggests various contributory factors, and a few common sense options for improved practice. It concluded that there is limited capacity for conservation in many countries and resources must be allocated effectivelly. …”
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Vegans: from radical hippies to inspiring celebrities? : a study on what influences vegetarian’s decision when considering veganism by Nilsson, Anneli

“…This research concludes that vegans are viewed as outside of the norm due to the dominant ideology of Carnism, where eating meat is considered to be the common sense. The general view of vegans is that they are radical, judgemental and blithering hippies and maintaining a vegan diet is too difficult and time-consuming. …”

Ecology for tropical forest management by Sheil, Douglas, Heist, M. van

“…The ecological overview, with its mixture of common sense and more subtle insights, may be translated into beneficial actions. …”
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Policies based on demonstration effect could have suboptimal outcomes by Pradhan, Mamata, Roy, Devesh, Kishore, Avinash, Sonkar, Vinay Kumar

“…These questions relate to the rubric of demand assessment. Common sense might suggest that for maximum effectiveness, programmes like the PDS have an inbuilt system for such assessment. …”
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Fruktosamin som markör för diabetes mellitus hos katt by Brandeker, Erika

“…The few patients with mild elevations are clinical challenges, best managed by experience, skill and common sense.…”
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Symbolic coping in Canada’s coal phaseout by Varekamp, Linda

“…Social representations theory (SRT) was the main conceptual framework used, as it explores group-level common-sense understandings, which can be useful in analyzing processes of disruption or transition. …”
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Overcoming social barriers to urban green adaptation : a social representations approach to local environmental governance by Desthon, Johanna

“…Social representations theory (SRT) is used as the main conceptual framework, as it explores group-level common-sense understandings and has proven to be useful in analyzing social processes of climate change. …”

Social perspectives on deforestation, land use change, and economic development in an expanding agricultural frontier in Northern Argentina by Huaranca, Laura Liliana, Iribarnegaray, Martín Alejandro, Albesa, Federico, Volante, Jose Norberto, Brannstrom, Christian, Seghezzo, Lucas

“…This apparently hegemonic “common sense” is generally promoted by enviromental non-governmental organizations and groups of large-scale agricultural producers, and it is constantly reproduced and exacerbated by the media, despite its negative consequences for social consensus and policy making. …”
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Finns det plats för liv på kyrkogården? : om att utveckla sociala och rekreativa värden på kyrkogårdar och begravningsplatser by Backlund, Amanda

Sustainability is good business for agriculture by Institute of Agricultural and Forest Management and Certification

“…This question stems from a mismatch between common sense and the experience of Sebrae-MG’s Educampo Program, Rabobank and Imaflora with a large number of farmers. …”
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Sortimentsinriktad avverkning by Ranvald, Christer

“…The key is to use common sense with computer-based planning. • The use of harvest measurement, instead of wood measurement at milis, would improve both planning and foliow-up with more accurate, daily based logging unit related measures. …”
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Vad kan djurs empatiska förmåga innebära för vårt omsorgsetiska ansvar? by Wolters, Malin