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Author Świerk, W. openurl 
  Title (down) Changes in the quality of surface water bodies against the background of the implementation of the sustainable development program of rural areas in the catchment Type Book Whole
  Year 2012 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
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  Corporate Author Thesis Ph.D. thesis  
  Publisher Institute of Technology and Life Science at Falenty Place of Publication Editor  
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  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title PhD  
  Series Volume PhD Series Issue Edition  
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  Area Expedition Conference  
  Notes Approved no  
  Call Number MA @ admin @ Serial 5143  
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Author Below, T.B.; Mutabazi, K.D.; Kirschke, D.; Franke, C.; Sieber, S.; Siebert, R.; Tscherning, K. url  doi
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  Title (down) Can farmers’ adaptation to climate change be explained by socio-economic household-level variables Type Journal Article
  Year 2012 Publication Global Environmental Change Abbreviated Journal Glob. Environ. Change  
  Volume 22 Issue 1 Pages 223-235  
  Keywords Sub-Saharan Africa; Tanzania; Adaptive capacity; Index; Vulnerability; Adaptation; adaptive capacity; environmental-change; south-africa; vulnerability; variability; resilience; tanzania; framework; drought; policy  
  Abstract A better understanding of processes that shape farmers’ adaptation to climate change is critical to identify vulnerable entities and to develop well-targeted adaptation policies. However, it is currently poorly understood what determines farmers’ adaptation and how to measure it. In this study, we develop an activity-based adaptation index (AAI) and explore the relationship between socioeconomic variables and farmers’ adaptation behavior by means of an explanatory factor analysis and a multiple linear regression model using latent variables. The model was tested in six villages situated in two administrative wards in the Morogoro region of Tanzania. The Mlali ward represents a system of relatively high agricultural potential, whereas the Gairo ward represents a system of low agricultural potential. A household survey, a rapid rural appraisal and, a stakeholder workshop were used for data collection. The data were analyzed using factor analysis, multiple linear regression, descriptive statistical methods and qualitative content analysis. The empirical results are discussed in the context of theoretical concepts of adaptation and the sustainable livelihood approach. We found that public investment in rural infrastructure, in the availability and technically efficient use of inputs, in a good education system that provides equal chances for women, and in the strengthening of social capital, agricultural extension and, microcredit services are the best means of improving the adaptation of the farmers from the six villages in Gairo and Mlali. We conclude that the newly developed AAI is a simple but promising way to capture the complexity of adaptation processes that addresses a number of shortcomings of previous index studies.  
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  Call Number MA @ admin @ Serial 4467  
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Author Mansouri, M.; Dumont, B.; Destain, M.-F. url  openurl
  Title (down) Bayesian methods for predicting LAI and soil moisture Type Conference Article
  Year 2012 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
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  Area Expedition Conference 11th International Conference on Precision Agriculture. Indianapolis (USA), 2012-07-15 to 2012-07-18  
  Notes Approved no  
  Call Number MA @ admin @ Serial 2627  
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Author Dumont, B.; Leemans, V.; Ferrandis Vallterra, S.; Vancutsem, F.; Seutin, B.; Bodson, B.; Destain, J.-P.; Destain, M.-F. url  openurl
  Title (down) Assessing the potential of an algorithm based on mean climatic data to predict wheat yield Type Conference Article
  Year 2012 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
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  Area Expedition Conference 11th International Conference on Precision Agriculture. Indianapolis (USA)., 2012-07-15 to 2012-07-18  
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  Call Number MA @ admin @ Serial 2404  
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Author Semenov, M.A.; Stratonovitch, P. openurl 
  Title (down) Application of evolutionary algorithms for model calibration Type Conference Article
  Year 2012 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
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  Area Expedition Conference Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2012), Philadelphia, USA., 2012-07-07 to 2012-07-11  
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  Call Number MA @ admin @ Serial 2821  
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