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Zylstra, Matthew J. "Exploring meaningful nature experience, connectedness with nature and the revitalization of transformative education for sustainability." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86290.

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Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Humanity‘s growing separation from nature is central to the convergent social and ecological crises facing earth. This is both a psychological (e.g. perceptual, emotional) and physical (e.g. experiential) disconnect and is therefore better understood as a crisis in consciousness. This research arises out of an intense interest in how to alleviate humanity‘s fading connectedness with nature and, specifically, if meaningful nature experience is capable of healing the divisive ways in which humans tend to think, see and act in the

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Jonsell, Mats. "Insects on wood-decaying polypores : conservation aspects /." Uppsala : Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences (Sveriges lantbruksuniv.), 1999. http://epsilon.slu.se/avh/1999/91-576-5627-4.pdf.

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Lambert, Robert A. "The history of nature conservation and recreation in the Cairngorms, 1880-1980." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/14229.

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This thesis presents the history of nature conservation and recreation in the Cairngorms area of the eastern Highlands of Scotland, over the century 1880-1980. An introductory chapter sets the scene by describing the observations of travellers, sportsmen and naturalists who visited the area from c.1770. The study then traces the history of the National Park debate in the Cairngorms area (and to an extent, in Scotland), the history of the National Forest Park ideal focusing in on Glenmore, and the history of two National Nature Reserves, including the Cairngorms NNR (the largest in Great Britai

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Matthies, Sarah Annika [Verfasser]. "Species richness in urban green spaces - Relevant aspects for nature conservation / Sarah Annika Matthies." Hannover : Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität, 2018. http://d-nb.info/1158670516/34.

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Tench, Elizabeth. "The nature of social cognition in high-performance adolescent team athletes." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape7/PQDD_0006/NQ38987.pdf.

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Bonnin, Marie. "Les aspects juridiques des corridors biologiques : vers un troisième temps de la conservation de la nature." Nantes, 2003. http://www.theses.fr/2003NANT4018.

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Le droit de la protection de la nature s'est dans un premier temps attaché à la protection des espèces. Dans un deuxième temps, la prise de conscience de l'importance des habitats a permis l'adoption de textes visant à les protéger. Cette méthode de protection de la nature a abouti à la conservation d'îlots de nature ne permettant pas le maintien de la biodiversité et il importe d'établir des liens entre les habitats naturels, appelés " corridors biologiques ". Les prémices de la prise en compte par le droit des corridors se remarquent dans différents domaines. De plus en plus de textes protég

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Van, der Riet Mary Boudine. "Mediation and the nature of cognitive socialization in the crèche and the home in a black rural context." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002586.

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This thesis examines socialization in the homes and crèches of a rural area in a time of change. Change which is controlled and initiated from outside the local context, creates a dilemma for socialization agents when it introduces a knowledge paradigm different from that operating locally. Rural South African communities frequently experience exogenous change. The introduction of rural preschools, locally known as crèches, provides one example of such change challenging local socialization agents. While rural residents may not operate within knowledge paradigms to deal effectively with such c

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Li, Jia. "Impact of tourism development on the Wolong Nature Reserve, China : perceptions of tourists and local residents." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2009. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/1006.

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Enigk, Mary Ellen. "A study on the nature and frequency of adult comments at Little League baseball games." Virtual Press, 2002. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1231339.

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The National Alliance for Youth Sports compared field reports released in 1995 to those in 2000, illustrating a 5% to 15% increase in adults that have gotten out of line at youth events (Carlozo, 2000). The purpose of this study was to assess the nature and frequency of adult comments at Little League baseball games for children ages 9 to 12. In addition, adults were surveyed in order to evaluate their personal opinions of crowd conduct.The participants in this study consisted of adults attending Little League baseball games in rural Indiana from May 30, 2001 to June 26, 2001. To address the p

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Fourie, Sansonette. "An investigation into the nature of mental toughness in sport." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/51611.

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Dissertation (MScSportSc)--University of Stellenbosch, 2000.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigated the components of mental toughness as reported in the sport psychology literature and by coaches and athletes. A questionnaire devised for this purpose by the researcher, was completed by 131 expert coaches from 30 different sport disciplines and by 160 elite level athletes from 31 different sport disciplines. The information gathered from the literature, as well as from the coaches' and athletes' written statements, was analysed by means of an inductive content analysis. Content ana

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Hui, Hong-wang, and 許康宏. "Towards a sustainable conservation policy for the rural area in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2000. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31260263.

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Carlew, Anne R. "The Nature of Cognitive Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2018. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1248461/.

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Cognitive impairment is common in multiple sclerosis (MS), with as many as 70% of patients with MS affected. Individuals with MS who experience cognitive deficits are less likely to be employed, and may have more difficulty performing independent activities of daily living. Most commonly, deficits are observed in processing speed, complex attention, and memory. Because lesion location varies widely among individuals, no clear pattern of cognitive dysfunction in MS has emerged. However, a number of risk and protective factors may influence the likelihood of individuals to develop and/or express

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Mafoua-Badinga, Alain-Tite. "Aspects juridiques nationaux et internationaux de la conservation de la nature en Afrique : l'exemple des Etats de l'UDEAC : ressources forestières, fauniques et maritimes." Paris 1, 1991. http://www.theses.fr/1991PA010255.

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La dégradation continuelle du milieu naturel est devenue depuis 1960 une préoccupation internationale. Elle a engendré une prise de conscience au niveau mondial. De ce fait, la majorité des états africains ont perçu la nécessite de conserver leur patrimoine naturel. Aussi, plusieurs initiatives ont été prises en matière de conservation de la nature. Demeurée pendant longtemps timorée, la politique des états africains en général et des états de l'udeac en particulier s'est consolidée peu à peu. Des réglementations nationales visant une gestion rationnelle des ressources naturelles ont été mises

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Turner, Carolyn S. "Perceived thermal comfort and energy conservation strategies in residential heating." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/49947.

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The perception of thermal comfort is an important factor influencing the acceptability of residential heating strategies. The perceived thermal comfort may affect a person's inclination to try a strategy or to use it on a long-term basis. In the study, perceived thermal comfort was assessed in relation to room temperature, humidity, clothing worn, preferred room temperatures, personal control over the temperatures, and energy consumption. The relationships among these variables were examined for five families participating in a live-in study comparing five residential heating strategies. The s

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Lung, Hoi-yan, and 龍凱茵. "The impacts of land development on ecological conservation in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2000. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B3125469X.

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Blandford, Nigel John. "An integrated conservation strategy for the north coast of Lantau Island." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1993. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31252540.

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Clay, Gary Robert. "Integrated scenic modeling of environmentally induced color changes in a coniferous forest canopy." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/187420.

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The relationship between the changes in color values of scenic landscapes, and the corresponding shifts in viewers' preferences to those changed environments, was the focus of the presented research. Color modifications, either natural or based on some human intervention, provide visual clues that an environment has undergone some transformation. These color changes can occur at both the micro and macro scale, can having temporal dimensions, and can be a result of combinations of both physical landscape change, and shifts in an observer's perspective with respect to that landscape. The researc

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Eckley, Michael C. "Aesthetic Values of Five Primary Wood Transporting Methods Common to Northern New England." Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2004. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/EckleyMC2004.pdf.

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Ward-Smith, Chesney Fenella. "Sociocultural and sociomaterial mediation of children’s connectedness-with-nature: a case study of Hobbiton." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/61918.

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An increasingly large body of literature sees disconnection from nature as central to the convergent social-ecological crisis, rooted in anthropocentric ontologies. This study explored the potential for embodied, sociomaterial nature-based activities to engender shifts in children’s perceptions of, and sense of connectedness with, nature. Equally it explored how children’s socio-cultural-historical value positionings (SCHVP) mediated their perceptions of, and connectedness with, nature. The nature-based activities, spread over five-day camps, were located at Hobbiton-on-Hogsback, a centre that

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Rettie, Kathleen. "At home in national parks : a study of power, knowledge and discourse in Banff National Park and Cairngorms National Park." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/2819.

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National Parks bear greater implications than simply preserving or conserving pockets of landscape. They evoke values of conservation versus development, livelihood economics, environmental stewardship and personal enrichment; they fulfil positions in relation to the national and the international stage. Social characteristics are revealed though this comparative study of Banff National Park and the Cairngorms National Park. Perceptions of space, place and boundaries crucially imply different meanings to the people living inside the national park boundaries and those living outside the boundar

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Xu, Shaowei Steve, and 許韶偉. "People and park conflicts in China: an observation from Shimentai nature reserve in Yingde, Guangdong Province." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2002. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B25058964.

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Miller, Gilbert David. "Scientists, Uncertainty and Nature, An Analysis of the Development, Implementation and Unintended Consequences of the Northwest Forest Plan." Thesis, Portland State University, 2019. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=13807499.

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<p> The conflict in the Pacific Northwest between competing visions of how federal forests should be managed resulted in a political stalemate in the early 1990s. The Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) was initiated to resolve the demands for maintaining ecosystem processes and biological diversity with the social and economic needs for timber harvest. The foundation for the plan rested with the development of ecosystem management. The intent of this research is to explore the events which led up to the adoption of the NWFP, how it was implemented by the US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Manageme

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Brickle, Tyler A. "In Defense of Wilderness: A Documentation of the Social and Cultural Aspects of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA)." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc984123/.

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My thesis research provides an alternative argument for the protection of the wilderness that extends far beyond that of the purely biological and instead looks at wilderness for the intrinsic value, focusing on the social and cultural aspects. Through an ethnographic approach, I uncovered the how, why, and in what context people connect with wilderness and how people lean on these experiences. Through analysis of the interviews and data that was collected, I was able to identify tangible and intangible values associated with wilderness exploration and understand how these social and cultural

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Munro, Susan 1938. "The education of the health care professional in terminal care in the light of the emotional impact of the nature of the work /." Thesis, McGill University, 1986. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=65973.

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Hewana, Diliza Ronald. "An investigation into the nature of grade 4 learners’ evolving mathematics learning dispositions: a case study of 3 learners participating in an after school mathematics club." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013140.

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Through a qualitative case study approach this research investigated the nature of three Grade 4 learners’ mathematical learning dispositions. It further explored how these dispositions evolve within the context of their participation in a weekly after school mathematics club over time. Of particular significance the research drew on the dispositional frameworks of Kilpatrick, Swafford and Findell’s (2001) and Carr & Claxton (2002) and pointed to ways in which these framework can be usefully brought together to provide a richer picture of learning dispositions. Kilpatrick, Swafford and Findell

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Erlank, Wayne Michael. "An evaluation of the feasibility of obtaining payment for ecosystem services for the Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003862.

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Cities must go further and further away to find new, more costly sources of water for human consumption while industries and agriculture continue to compete for increasingly scarce water resources. This may already be seen occurring within the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro where the severe drought being experienced during the past 18 months has severely depleted water supply dams. One of the main supply dams to the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is situated within the Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve and World Heritage Site. The potential of funding the Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve and World Heritage

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Herman, Elizabeth N. "Study of Christian attitudes toward man's stewardship of the environment: a case study in the Roanoke Valley." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/45792.

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<p>A range of views exist on the question of the effects of the Judeoâ Christian tradition on environmental ethics. Some believe that the Judeo-Christian tradition has played the significant role in bringing about the present environmental situation. Others maintain that the current environmental crisis is much more complicated, resulting from many divergent factors. Still others would say that the Judeo-Christian tradition, as expressed in the Bible, calls man into a sacred relationship with nature which can be defined as the environmental ethic of stewardship.</p> <p> This thesis

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Shearer, Megan Marie. "Tibetan Buddhism and the environment: A case study of environmental sensitivity among Tibetan environmental professionals in Dharamsala, India." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2005. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2904.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate environmental sensitivity among environmental professionals in a culture that is assumed to hold an ecocentric perspective. Nine Tibetan Buddhist environmental professionals were surveyed in this study. Based on an Environmental Sensitivity Profile Insytrument, an environmental sensitivity profile for a Tibetan Buddhist environmental professional was created from the participants demographic and interview data. The most frequently defined vaqriables were environmental destruction/development, education and role models.

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Campos, Simone Vieira de. "Jau em jogos : mudanças sociais e conservação ambiental no Parque Nacional do Jau (AM)." [s.n.], 2006. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/280527.

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Orientador: Lucia da Costa Ferreira<br>Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciencias Humanas<br>Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-07T05:05:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Campos_SimoneVieirade_D.pdf: 11587065 bytes, checksum: 687aa83fcd27cb0b3f8a2a69d88acf67 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006<br>Resumo: O estabelecimento de áreas ambientalmente restritivas figura como um dos principais instrumentos de conservação ambiental do país. Partindo do fato de que a maioria das áreas de proteção integral no Brasil é habitada, buscamos desvendar os processos de

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Wright, Brian Bradley. "A review of lessons learned to inform capacity-building for sustainable nature-based tourism development in the European Union funded ʺSupport to the Wild Coast Spatial Development Initiative Pilot Programmeʺ". Thesis, Rhodes University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003628.

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This case-study establishes the influences of power-knowledge relationships on capacity-building for sustainability in the European Union Funded ‘Wild Coast Spatial Development Initiative Pilot Programme’ (EU Programme). It aims to capture the lessons learned for capacitybuilding to support nature-based tourism initiatives on the Wild Coast. The EU Programme aimed to achieve economic and social development of previously disadvantaged communities through nature-based tourism enterprises, and to develop capacity of local authorities and communities to support environmental management. The study

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Douglas, Steven Murray, and u4093670@alumni anu edu au. "Is 'green' religion the solution to the ecological crisis? A case study of mainstream religion in Australia." The Australian National University. Fenner School of Environment and Society, 2008. http://thesis.anu.edu.au./public/adt-ANU20091111.144835.

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A significant and growing number of authors and commentators have proposed that ecologically enlightened (greened) religion is the solution or at least a major part of the solution to the global ecological crisis. These include Birch, 1965 p90; Brindle, 2000; Callicott, 1994; Gardner, 2002, 2003, 2006; Gore Jr., 1992; Gottlieb, 2006, 2007; Hallman, 2000; Hamilton, 2006b, a, 2007b; Hessel & Ruether, 2000b; Hitchcock, 1999; King, 2002; Lerner, 2006a; McDonagh, 1987; McFague, 2001; McKenzie, 2005; Nasr, 1996; Oelschlaeger, 1994; Palmer, 1992; Randers, 1972; Tucker & Grim, 2000; and White Jr., 1

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Brenchley, Linda. "Qualitative study of the empowerment of bird guides, their experiences and expectations resulting from training received as part of a conservation initiative." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/2346.

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This report presents the fmdings of an exploratory study into the perceived benefits and subjective experiences of Local Bird Guides along the Zululand Birding Route, an avitourism project, sponsored by Rio-Tinto, managed by BirdLife South Africa (BLSA), one of the largest conservation Non-Governmental Organisations in South Africa. The report explores the impact development and empowerment, through training, offered by BLSA as part of a conservation initiative, has had on the every day lives of Local Bird Guides. The fmdings are based on research generated by conducting qualitative, semistruc

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Benac, David. "Hoosiers, Timber, and Conservation: The Timber Industry's Role in Indiana's Conservation Movement, 1890 to 1920." Thesis, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1805/5012.

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Bate, Andrew J. "The nature and assessment of attentional function following severe traumatic brain injury / Andrew J. Bate." 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/22279.

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Author's previously published articles appended.<br>Bibliography: leaves 292-341.<br>xviii, 388 leaves ; 30 cm.<br>Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library.<br>Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Psychology, 2005

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Godinho, Elizeth. "Addressing poverty and local livelihoods in the context of conservation : a case study of the proposed Ngelengele Nature Reserve." 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/3383.

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Many people in Africa, due to high levels of poverty, rely directly on natural resources and the environment for their livelihoods. Different mechanisms have been employed over the years to address poverty and local livelihoods in the context of conservation. Community Conservation Areas and the sustainable livelihood approach are examples of these mechanisms. Increasingly, these and other mechanisms have reinforced the view that unless the risks and opportunities presented by poverty to local livelihoods are addressed, many conservation efforts are bound to fail. The research reported here wa

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Streatfield, Gregory William. "The effectiveness of the N.P.A.T. KwaZulu-Natal Midlands ecotherapy programme." Thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/3178.

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There is much support for ecotherapy as a psychological intervention within the current literature. Research has indicated that ecotherapy does have a detectable therapeutic effect, particularly for programmes that run for more than 20 days. Furthermore, a number of studies have provided evidence ofthe effectiveness ofecotherapy in improving self-esteem and psychological health. However, research and evaluation ofecotherapy programmes have been plagued with poor quality studies with serious methodological problems. Many past evaluations ofecotherapy programmes have used anecdotal evidence and

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Grey, Rebecca Victoria. "Aspects of the conservation of oribi (Ourebia ourebi) in KwaZulu-Natal." Thesis, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/5514.

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The oribi Ourebia ourebi is probably South Africa's most endangered antelope. As a specialist grazer, it is extremely susceptible to habitat loss and the transformation of habitat by development. Another major threat to this species is illegal hunting. Although protected and listed as an endangered species in South Africa, illegal poaching is widespread and a major contributor to decreasing oribi populations. This study investigated methods of increasing oribi populations by using translocations and reintroductions to boost oribi numbers and by addressing overhunting. Captive breeding has been

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Perrin, Alison. "ACES : connecting youth to the environment through outdoor education." 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10170/443.

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ACES is an integrated curriculum program that has been a part of the Yukon public education system since 1989. This study explores the impacts of this place-based outdoor education program on the participants‟ relationships with the environment. Interview and observation data were collected from 15 participants during a 13 day canoe trip on the Yukon River, which was the culmination of their semester long course. There were nine significant themes that emerged from the data that provide insight into the successes of the program and the impact it has on the students. The findings support the im

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Tembo, Sydney. "An examination of the residents' perceptions of impacts of nature based tourism on community livelihoods and conservation : case study of Chiawa Game Management Area, Zambia." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/7509.

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Nature-based tourism is centered on the idea that local communities living within and around protected areas should derive benefits from nature resources. Likewise nature resources will simultaneously benefit from their interaction because the community will develop an understanding and appreciate the importance of conserving nature through various benefits derived. The research focus was on assessing the perception of residents of Chiawa, Zambia, regarding the benefits derived from nature-based tourism. This is the first study of this nature to be conducted in Chiawa. The overall aim of the r

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Baur, Joshua W. R. "Urban natural parks in Portland : nature, networks, and community health." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/26109.

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Three trends are occurring today in the United States which inspired this research. First, America is growing increasingly urbanized. Today, more Americans are living in cities than in rural environments, and this pattern is predicted to continue for the foreseeable future. Urban living has benefits, but there are also challenges for city residents including pollution, traffic, and crime. As social scientists, we need to improve our understanding of urban dwellers' relationship with their natural environment just as biophysical scientists are focusing more and more on the impacts of urban deve

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Donnelly, Michael. "A role for protected areas in community income-generation : a study of the northern Drakensberg." Thesis, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/5549.

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Sub-Saharan Africa is becoming increasingly impoverished with ever-increasing gaps between rich and poor, particularly in deep rural areas where access to even the basic infrastructure needed for development is insufficient. Ironically such areas are often encountered on the edges of protected areas where conservation exists in its purest forms, the preservation of wildlife. Wildlife conservation, as a preservationist ideal, is in conflict with the rural poor who share its borders. Often the diminishing natural resource base, upon which the rural inhabitants depend for subsistence, is disappea

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Zeka, Sandile. "Land restitution and conservation : social capital in the Mkambati community." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/10833.

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This study highlights the role social capital plays in promoting relationships within and between organizations so that they are able to act with common cause. For years relationships between parks and local communities have hinged upon access to, and use of natural resources that are more abundant within parks. Contestation over these resources has overtime led to covert, and in most cases open conflict between these two stakeholders in conservation. Intrinsic in relationship building is social capital. Using the case of the community of Mkambati this study presents both historical and, as de

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Cilliers, Hendrik Johannes. "Trainer competency and psychological optimality." Diss., 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16542.

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A productive workforce is recognized as the primary resource for all organizations. Workforce training and constant retraining must be a priority. The trainers' role to add value in this process is recognised. The general aim of this research was to ascertain the correlation and difference between trainer competency and psychological optimisation. The following measurement instruments were used in the study - TCQ, POI, SOCq and SCS. This study was conducted among 57 trainers working for a large transport organisation. Through a literature survey, training and psychological optimisation were

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Magalhães, Annezka Alida. "The healing touch of nature in the context of pastoral therapy." Diss., 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/4861.

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The research on "The healing touch of Nature in the context of pastoral therapy" illustrated the role of Nature in bringing healing to individual people in an urban context in South Africa. The role Nature plays in connecting the participants with God and how this positively affects their daily lives, has been central in the research. Through their interaction with Nature, the participants lead richer, more meaningful lives and experience a greater sense of well-being. Nature stimulates and elicits response as the digital world is set against the calm energy and "warmth of the earth". Through

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Njiru, Lincoln Mwaniki. "Understanding the effects of a protected area on livelihoods of a neighbouring local community : a case study of Mokolodi Nature Reserve, Botswana." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/1019.

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Establishment of protected areas continues to be recognized in many parts of the world as one of the most appropriate strategies of conserving biodiversity. As a result, their numbers have continued to increase globally with significant support coming from many national governments and international agencies. Some cases of earlier establishments of protected areas had negative effects on local communities especially where there was displacement and relocation of people, and loss of access to various natural resources important for livelihoods sustenance. In other cases however, protected areas

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Tuck, Brian William. "Putting 'Humpty' together again : a testifying of the embodied nature of human experiencing : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand." 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10179/1027.

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The complex functioning of the human body produces the biological, historical and environmental contingencies of lived existence. These experiences of embodiment are chiasmic, dialectical and dialogical, and underpin the narrative dilemmas we create through the storied nature of our attempts to make sense of them. In testifying my own embodiment this autobiographical form of sensual scholarship emphasizes the subjective basis for my body’s psychology. By developing the complicating action segments of my life story told through interview data into a chronologically-ordered and textually- layere

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Carroll-Lind, Janis. "Children's perceptions of violence : the nature, extent, and impact of their experiences : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Massey University, Hokowhitu Campus, Palmerston North, New Zealand." 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10179/1469.

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Perceptions of increased rates of violence worldwide have heightened the need to understand what children think about their experiences as victims or witnesses of violence. Few studies have examined violence from the viewpoint of children. The purpose of this study was to examine children's perceptions of the prevalence, incidence, and impact of violence experienced or witnessed by them and to explore the factors that might mitigate and reduce its impact. A national survey of New Zealand children, aged 9 to 13 years, with a representative sample of 2,077 children from 28 randomly selected scho

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Nhanenge, Jytte. "Ecofeminism: towards integrating the concerns of women, poor people and nature into development." Diss., 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/570.

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Ecofeminism perceives an interconnection between the domination of women and poor people, and the domination of nature. This domination is founded on modern, Western, patriarchal, dualised structures, which subordinate all considered as "the other" compared to the superior masculine archetype. Hence, all feminine is seen as inferior and may therefore be exploited. This is presently manifested in the neo-liberal economic development ideal. Its global penetration generates huge economic profits, which are reaped by Northern and Southern elites, while its devastating crises of poverty, violen

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Mthembu, Brian Mondli. "Urban conservation and urban spaces in post - 1994 South Africa : a case study in KwaDukuza." Diss., 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3068.

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The purpose of this research was to assess the condition of open spaces, community perceptions, benefits, threats and challenges faced by open spaces within KwaDukuza. The research is regarded as important within the context of threats posed by uncontrolled development to urban biodiversity. Primary and secondary documentary sources on open spaces in the study area were consulted. Data was gathered through the use of a questionnaire, with a sample of 100 respondents; observation; structured interviews with key respondents and discussions with focus groups. The research revealed a consistent pa

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Bester, Salemon Marais. "Toward constructing a psychosocial model of career wellbeing for the South African working adult." Thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/24341.

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In this research, a cross-sectional quantitative survey was conducted on a convenience sample of working adults (N = 550) from different race, gender, age, qualification, job level and tenure groups in various South African organisations, with the intention of developing a psychosocial model of career wellbeing for the working adult in the South African context. To identify the elements and nature of the model, the relationship dynamics between the constructs of occupational passion, psychological career resources, psychosocial career preoccupations and the outcome of career satisfaction were

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