Browsing by Author "Dannhaeuser, Norbert"
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Choi, In Huck (2012-07-16)Is the biggest tideland reclamation project in the world (the STRP) sustainable? Since 1991, the STRP which aims at converting mudflats into 401 km2 farmland and industrial complex has been carried out in the southwestern ...
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Johnson, James Brent (2013-05-31)This study considers the market of potatoes in Amazonas, Peru from an informal production sector to a more formal retail-marketing sector. I consider and challenge current understandings that attempt to model formal/informal ...
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Choi, In Huck (2009-06-02)In this thesis, a list of aspects or characteristics of sustainable development awareness in a society was made from a literature review of the history of sustainable development, theories and practices on sustainable ...
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Weir Gil, Hector Enrique Antonio (2016-12-09)The Catholic experience in the Texas-US borderlands represents a void within the humanities. The attitudes that surround the topic of religion in socio-historical and literary studies have limited the scope of works. Two ...
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Matejowsky, Ty Stephens (2001-05)Until recently, the negative effects associated with the spread of large retail institutions away from the central business districts of local communities was most commonly identified with towns and cities in the developed ...
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Dogan, Hulya (2016-08-05)This dissertation focuses on the Meskhetian Turks, a small non-titular group who has experienced multiple displacements, violent persecution, and ongoing exile since 1944. Initially, the Meskhetian Turks were one of several ...
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Lacher, Richard Geoffrey (2009-05-15)Tourism in the rural areas of developing countries is expanding at a rapid pace and is often a primary means of income in these areas. While the WTO (World Tourism Organization) and local developers encourage the expansion ...
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Vajirakachorn, Thanathorn (2012-10-19)Community involvement has been promoted and studied in diverse disciplines including planning, geography, community development, and others. In the tourism field, the shift from conventional tourism toward sustainable forms ...
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Min, Crystal Dawn (Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)This thesis is an exploratory one, which examines the relationship between Western influences (such as the media, education, work, travel, and friendships) and traditional values in South Korea (such as those related to ...
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Trant, Clay Allen (Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)The Rural Aquaculture Promotion (RAP) project is a vital development initiative by the Peace Corps in Zambia with the goal of increasing the nutritional and caloric intake of rural Zambian farmers in addition to augmenting ...
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Zhu, Haiying (Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)More than a decade ago American fast food entered the Chinese market. Since then the number of fast food and organized chain restaurants in China has multiplied. Chinese consumers, especially those who live in large urban ...
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Saguin, Kristian Karlo Cordova (2013-10-31)The dissertation tells the story of the production of socionatures through the development of aquaculture in Laguna Lake. The state introduced lake aquaculture to supplement fisherfolk livelihoods and improve fish production ...
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Furth, Brett H (2015-08-05)According to social theorists, Westerners are increasingly inter-connected with other societies through the complex processes of modernity and globalization, thereby creating an increasingly multiethnic and religiously ...
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Justice and Fairness in Tourism: A Grounded Theory Study of Cultural Justice in Quintana Roo, Mexico Camargo Ortega, Blanca Alejandra (2012-07-16)Equity and fairness in the distribution of tourism benefits and participation in tourism decision-making are key tenets of sustainable tourism. However, little attention has been paid to the study and conceptualization of ...
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Massengale, Brandie Louise (2014-12-15)The research presented here explores how authentic performances are created and experienced by performers by answering the following questions: (1) What performance methods are used at renaissance festivals and why are ...
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Dhanju, Richa (2012-02-14)This dissertation focuses on the nature of governance of the urban poor and examines the 'behind the scene' politics as well as the 'side effects' of a recent good governance project designed to serve six million poor ...
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Everly, Daniel Eugene (Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)A direct historical approach is used in this thesis to document the lost wax casting technique as currently practiced by indigenous metallurgists in northeastern Thailand. The smiths observed at Ban Pba Ao, Ubon Ratchathani ...
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Spillane, Debra L. (Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)Diverse sociology theoretical constructs serve as the lens to examine the evolution of two popular symbols of US culture in the last 20 years: yellow ribbons displayed as decoration and awareness ribbons worn as personal ...
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Stewart, Evan W (2014-04-10)The nation of South Korea transitioned from being one of the poorest countries worldwide to becoming the 15th largest economy. South Korea has attempted to manage globalization by actively developing and supporting cultural ...
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Anand, Jayant (2009-05-15)This dissertation evaluates the changes in food retailing patterns in the face of openmarket trends in a medium sized city (Citlalicalli) in central Mexico. This evaluation is carried out using the model of retail ...