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Xiaohong Chen, Jinhua Zhao, Li Zhou
Summary: This paper examines the impact of news media coverage on consumer health outcomes and avoidance behavior during the 2013 cadmium rice event in China. The results show that the event led to a 2% decrease in joint or muscle pain (JMP) in regions with high cadmium pollution, with individuals with higher income or more access to media experiencing a greater reduction in JMP.
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Aimable Nsabimana, Philip Kofi Adom
Summary: Using a multinomial endogenous switching regression model, this study examines the factors influencing farmers' adoption of multiple integrated technologies and the effects of adopting integrated farm technologies on farm yield, farm income, and household food expenditure. The results show that adopting higher-order suites of technologies has higher dividends for farmers in terms of farm yield and income compared to adopting single technologies. Among different integrated technologies, the combination of crop and soil innovations has the greatest impact. Furthermore, the study finds that there are no statistical differences in food expenditure from adopting higher-order packages of technologies, suggesting that the additional gains are diverted towards investing in family assets, child education, and health expenditures. The study also suggests that the level of education of the family head and access to credit significantly influence the decision to adopt multiple integrated technologies. These findings provide suggestive evidence for a policy shift towards improving farm productivity and promoting credit access and education in rural communities.
WORLD DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES
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Lazarus Jambadu, Jochen Monstadt, Francesca Pilo
Summary: International donor funding schemes have a significant impact on the maintenance and repair of water infrastructure in African countries. The compulsory adoption of foreign technologies limits local capacity and leads to dependence on imported expertise and services.
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Shuai Shao, Le Xu, Lili Yang, Dianfan Yu
Summary: This study examines the synergistic effects of China's Top 10,000 Energy-Consuming Enterprises Program (T10000P) on environmental quality at the micro-level. Using panel data and a difference-in-differences model, the study finds that the T10000P effectively reduces chemical oxygen demand (COD) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions, with greater impact on large polluters. The study also identifies green technology innovation and environmental compliance as important channels through which the policy improves environmental quality. These findings highlight the significance of energy-saving policies in improving environmental quality, particularly in developing countries.
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Development Studies
Bingcai Liu, Anand Roopsind, Brent Sohngen
Summary: This study examines the impact of timber concessions on deforestation and forest degradation in Guyana. The results indicate that the issuance of timber concessions increases the probability of deforestation and forest degradation. Additionally, forests with overlapping use rights for timber and mining have a higher probability of deforestation and degradation. Overlapping land use allocations result in conflicting resource use strategies that ultimately limit sustainability and the achievement of climate goals related to reducing deforestation and degradation.
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Ruchi Patel
Summary: This paper examines the social and environmental impacts of tourism development on rural coastal communities in El Salvador, highlighting the inequalities and insecurity it creates. It argues that tourism, rather than promoting sustainable development, reinforces motives for migration and unsustainability for poor rural residents. The research calls for more inclusive and just tourism development policies in El Salvador and other Global South destinations.
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Kayla Yurco
Summary: This study provides a framework to empirically demonstrate the importance of gendered, intra-household units in shaping pastoral livestock management and food security. It shows that livestock management not only happens in range-lands with male herders, but also within the home under the care of women. By considering multiple spaces of livestock management and introducing the concept of the milking unit, this study highlights the significance of gendered, intra-household relations in determining livelihoods and human-environment interactions for pastoralists.
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Yuanzhe Li, Tianyang Xi, Li-An Zhou
Summary: This paper examines the economic impacts of improving access to drinking water facilities for rural households in China. The study reveals that obtaining access to drinking water facilities increases off-farm employment and labor income for households, especially benefiting low-income households.
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Development Studies
Alina Botezat, Cristian Incaltarau, Peter Nijkamp
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the global shortage of nurses and doctors, emphasizing the need for countries to be self-sufficient in their healthcare workforce. Economic recession in origin countries can lead to increased loss of medical personnel, while a health shock temporarily reduces nurse outflow.
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Ashwini Deshpande, Naila Kabeer
Summary: Based on primary data from a large household survey in seven districts in West Bengal, India, this paper analyzes the reasons behind the low labor force participation of women. The paper highlights the involvement of women in expenditure saving activities within the family and suggests methods to improve the measurement of women's work. It also finds that social norms and visible markers are not significant determinants of women's probability of being in paid work, while being primarily responsible for domestic chores decreases the likelihood of working. The study demonstrates the existence of 'virtuous cycles' within families, where a history of working women increases the probability of women being in paid work in future generations.
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Development Studies
William L. Allen, Isabel Ruiz, Carlos Vargas-Silva
Summary: This study examines the preferences for migration policies in receiving countries, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, and explores the extent to which humanitarian concerns influence these preferences. The study conducted a conjoint experiment in Colombia, a major destination for Venezuelan migrants, and found that Colombians prefer more open policies for Venezuelan migrants, but support restrictions on the overall number of migrants and length of stay. It also reveals that respondents with higher levels of humanitarianism prefer less restrictive policies towards migrants.
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Development Studies
Minghui Hou, Shi Min, Ping Qing, Xu Tian
Summary: Dietary knowledge among rural residents in developing countries is generally low, and there is a need for an effective and low-cost intervention. This study found that providing knowledge calendars to rural residents significantly improves their dietary knowledge level, with heterogeneous intervention effects based on individual and household characteristics.
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Development Studies
Allison P. Salinger, Isabel Charles, Naomi Francis, Becky Batagol, Litea Meo-Sewabu, Sudirman Nasir, Audra Bass, Hamdan Habsji, Losalini Malumu, Liza Marzaman, Michaela F. Prescott, Mere Jane Sawailau, Syaidah Syamsu, Ruzka R. Taruc, Autiko Tela, Isoa Vakarewa, Alexander Wilson, Sheela S. Sinharoy
Summary: Communities with higher levels of social capital have better performance and health outcomes in community-level water and sanitation interventions. This study evaluates the effect of participatory design and community engagement activities on social capital in urban informal settlements in Fiji and Indonesia. While the results varied by country and gender, the study suggests that the relationship between participatory design and social capital may be bidirectional.
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Jean-Marie Baland, Ludovic Bequet, Catherine Guirkinger, Clarice Manuel
Summary: Households in the Philippines are characterized by durable unions and a relatively high status of women who are entrusted with the management of household finances. However, due to a strong demand for agency, couples in the rural Philippines incur efficiency losses in enhancing household efficiency.
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Mulubrhan Amare, Channing Arndt, Zhe Guo, Greg Seymour
Summary: This study examines the effects of urbanization on Ethiopian women's attitudes toward intimate partner violence using multiple measures of urbanization. The findings reveal a complex relationship between urbanization and women's attitudes toward IPV, with variations observed across different stages of urbanization and wealth indicators.
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Lulu Huang, Qiannan Liu, Yugang Tang
Summary: This study examines the economic impacts of relatively small but frequent earthquakes in China in both the short-term and long-term. The findings suggest that moderate and strong earthquakes significantly decrease GDP per capita in the affected areas in the long run. The effects vary depending on fiscal autonomy, social capital intensity, and infrastructure development. Additionally, the study identifies three mechanisms contributing to the long-term negative effects.
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Development Studies
Philip Mader
Summary: This paper explores how spirituality enables self-empowerment in the Adivasi movement called 'the Programme'. Through qualitative data analysis, the study finds that spirituality supports self-empowerment by providing motivation, strengthening tribal identity, and offering protection and engagement with powerful actors. These findings contribute to understanding the role of spirituality in social movements and highlight the significance of protecting religious freedom in development practice.
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Development Studies
Alireza Khorakian, Anahita Baregheh, Mostafa Jahangir, Ava Heidari, Fahime Sadat Saadatyar
Summary: This study investigates the impact of religious orientations on household food waste prevention behavior, finding that intrinsic religious orientation has a positive effect, while extrinsic religious orientation has a negative effect. The mediating role of emotional intelligence and spiritual well-being is also observed.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
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Development Studies
Suyang Yu, Eric W. Welch
Summary: This study investigates how public organizations strategically respond to natural hazards, focusing on transit agencies in the US. It explores the impact of contextual factors, such as experience of natural hazards, transit infrastructure conditions, and public managers' risk perceptions, on coordination strategies. The findings shed light on how transit agencies consider service area vulnerabilities and balance organizational capacity, risk, and equity.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
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Carla Nogueira, Joao Filipe Marques, Hugo Pinto
Summary: Intentional sustainable communities are micro-based community initiatives that aim to develop sustainable lifestyles with low environmental impact. They can serve as laboratories for innovation and contribute to sustainable transitions. They are also important micro agents in achieving Sustainable Development Goals.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
