This book offers a comprehensive collection of in depth case studies focused on the lives of women who make their livelihoods on the streets of urban and semi-urban Africa. Classified into broader themes of migration and ...

In Honduras, population growth, declining natural resources, and poor economic conditions, recently aggravated by the recent Hurricane Mitch, synthesize to produce significant social and economic pressures on gendered ...

A central theme of this book is the demonstration of the need for the development and widespread adoption of alternatives to the high-energy-input agriculture of the green revolution - alternatives characterized by low ...

Social dynamics of local interest groups, especially those that concern land tenure issues, can significantly impact implementation of community projects. This newsletter provides a case study of a particular conflict ...

This article explores the significant perceptions of women within the agricultural movement to develop and practice sustainability. Their purpose was to discover which elements within the alternative agricultural paradigm, ...

Kudzu on road banks at nursery entrance. Note cover afforded even under winter conditions

Left bank on Route 40 at top of hill from nursery and winter kudzu protection

Culvert on N&W Clinch Valley line. Twin culvert on B.B. 1/4 mile below runoff station, with negligible additional contributing drainage area. One flow through right section of culvert about 9 feet deep with the stream about ...