The study examined the influence of organizational learning on humanitarian aid response in arid and semi-arid areas Kenya. research question specifically focused understanding relationship between effectiveness these regions. used a positivism approach explanatory design. population was 5996 sample size 375 obtained using Yamane formula. Structured questionnaires interview guides were to colle...

In recent years, rural tourism has experienced a major boom; it was once secondary type of but now become significant alternative option within the Spanish economy. This facilitates sustainable development host communities and their surrounding areas, becoming an extra source income in some cases, principal business others. It is therefore important to ascertain which variables influence behavi...

As climate change is projected to impose profound global variations in the freshwater resources, assessing the impacts of the former on the latter is a fundamental task for improving the water management, namely, in arid and semiarid areas, as there a plenty of in countries like Iran. Such is the objective of the present paper, where the impacts of climate change on the water availability in th...

Rural tourism, a dynamic industry with a promising future, can play a key role in economic improvement of talented countries such as Iran. Abyaneh village is one of the best-known villages in both Iran and the world. The number of annual visitors of this ancient village is approximately 550,000 that is a considerable number. Within a short radius of Abyaneh there are five villages (Barz, Tare, ...

background: the present study aimed to evaluate the balance between training and demand for radiologists in the iranian health care system between 2008 and 2027. materials and methods: a total number of 250 clusters were randomly selected from urban and rural areas of iran, of which 168 were selected from urban areas and 82 were selected from rural areas. in order to collect basic medical data ...

The Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila L.) is one of the most commonly found tree species in arid areas of northeast Asia. To understand the morphological and physiological characteristics of Siberian elms in arid regions, we analyzed leaves from seven study sites (five arid or semi-arid and two mesic) in China, Mongolia and the Republic of Korea, which covered a wide range of average annual precipitat...

Due to increasing importance of desertification challenges and its consequences the necessity of sustainabledevelopment achievement in arid and semi-arid regions is essential in order to avoid limited sources asting, increase the efficiency of controlling, reclamation and restoration projects of natural areas. Based on the iterature review, it has been recognized that combating desertification ...

     Roads have an important role in plants dispersal on different scales. Various plant species settle on roadsides, but some of them can enter the natural environments and threaten their biodiversity. Worldwide knowledge of roadside flora is necessary for local and global management of natural areas. Accordingly, the roadside flora of Northern Khorasan rangelands was studied along the 600 km ...