The Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network (PPHSN) of which PACNET is now an integral part was established in 1996. PACNET is an innovative technical communication facility for strategic and high priority disease outbreak detection and control. PPHSN consists of National and International agencies, networks and institutions involved in Health activities in 22 Pacific island countries. Its a...

the production of public goods like amenity value of the landscape, food security, preservation of rural communities and rural lifestyle, by agricultural sector is a subject that has been widely accepted by experts. however, in many policies and political analyses carried out, solely the production of private goods by the agricultural sector is paid attention and the important function of publi...

this study analyse governance indicators (based on world bank definition) and some of variables of health performance, educational, social and economic development during 1996 - 2006 for 35 countries selected from south east asia, west asia, latin america and africa. generally, results of this study showes the governance improvement such as transparency, accountability, democracy, free speech, ...

The scientific study of animal welfare has developed rapidly in recent years. The concept is defined here and its relationship with other concepts, such as health, stress and needs, is discussed. The welfare of animals is a matter of substantial public concern and is an aspect of our decisions about whether or not animal usage systems are sustainable. A system that results in poor welfare is un...

We extend the collective model of household behavior to allow for the existence of public consumption. We show how this model allows the analysis of welfare consequences of policies aimed at changing the distribution of power within the household. Our setting provides a conceptual framework for addressing issues linked to the “targeting” of specific benefits or taxes. We also show that the obse...

We extend the collective model of household behavior to allow for the existence of public consumption. We show how this model allows to analyze welfare consequences of policies aimed at changing the distribution of power within the household. In particular, we claim that our setting provides an adequate conceptual framework for addressing issues linked to the ’targetting’ of specific benefits o...

Increasing stress on water resources is driving urban water utilities to establish new concepts for water supply. This paper presents the consequences of proposed alternative water supply options using a unique combination of quantitative and qualitative methods from different research fields. A former industrial harbor area in Copenhagen, Denmark, is currently under development and all infrast...