This paper introduces a hybrid combined weight-place value method for evaluating the sustainable of urbanization. The values of development index are calculated by combined weight method. A case study of urbanization in Liaoning demonstrates the process of using the evaluation method. The result indicates that the urbanization in Liaoning is better. The development between economic, environment...

the study was carried out to assess the effects of the root and tuber expansion programe (rtep) on the livelihood of project beneficiaries in kwara state, nigeria. a 3-stage sampling technique was adopted for the study, selecting a total of 80 cassava processors from two agricultural development programe (adp) zones in the state. structured interview schedule was used as instrument to elicit pr...

Access to a career and to a livelihood in society’s mainstream economy is again a topic of discussion among economists and sociologists. Great value is placed on the opportunity of working-age people to obtain rewarding work in the formal economy and to earn enough in such jobs to be self-sufficient. These are the twin conditions for what is sometimes termed social inclusion, or, more aptly, fo...

Given the uncertain future living of peasant households when they rent out farmland, the situation of livelihood assets is important for keeping sustainable livelihood. In this paper, the livelihood assets indicators were selected based on DFID’s sustainable livelihoods framework, and Monte Carlo method was adopted to establish the assessment model. The empirical study of peasant households sur...

Introduction As successive strategy and policy papers have emphasized, agriculture is the most important economic sub-sector in Papua New Guinea. We are constantly told that agriculture provides the livelihood for about 85 per cent of the economically active population. The agriculture sector covers the activities of the private and public sector in cropping, animal husbandry, management of lan...

INTRODUCTION Health and development organizations increasingly promote livelihood interventions to improve health and economic outcomes for people living with HIV (PLHIV) receiving treatment with antiretroviral therapy (ART). In-depth understanding about how PLHIV make labor decisions in the context of treatment for HIV - and treatment decisions in the context of their livelihoods - is essentia...

The sustainable livelihood framework is a widely used approach to analyze changes in rural livelihoods, especially in resource dependent communities. The framework emphasizes that given a certain situation where the livelihood context, resources and institutions remain favourable, livelihood strategies carried out by people could possibly lead to two different outcomes. One, the results of live...

Household livelihood strategies are embedded in the natural and socioeconomic contexts in which people live. Analyzing the factors that influence household livelihood choice and defining their consequences can be beneficial for informing rural household policies. In turn, this has great significance for fostering sustainable livelihood strategies. We grouped household livelihood strategies base...