Susan Wismer
Biographic Data
| ID | 1912243 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susan Wismer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susan |
| FAMILY NAME | Wismer |
| SIGNATURE | WISMER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Waterloo |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 49 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Livelihood recovery after disaster
A lack of monitoring and evaluation on the outcomes of livelihood recovery programming has typified many post-disaster recovery initiatives. This article uses a case study of the 2006 Yogyakarta, Indonesia earthquake to analyse longer-term impacts of livelihood programming after disaster. The article includes an overview of the programming implemented in five case study villages and the perspectives of impacted populations on the livelihood inter…
Inclusivity matters: Perceptions of children's health and environmental risk including Old Order Mennonites from Ontario, Canada
Understanding of risk views in multiethnic Canadian society may be enhanced by including perceptions of a closed, ethno-religious Old Order Mennonite (OOM) community, farming along the most contaminated tributary of the Grand River, Ontario, Canada. This study represents the first time that these Old Order women have participated in any research. For this exploratory study, qualitative methods were the preferred approach. To understand environmen…
Culture and Sustainable Livelihoods
The sustainable livelihoods (SL) approach offers a practical means of addressing some critical aspects of sustainable development. In this research, the SL framework is applied to an analysis of tourism development among the Shanmei Cou in Taiwan. It is shown that the SL framework has utility in guiding both research and practical initiatives, and that it may have particular relevance to marginalized communities. However, its usefulness can be fu…
Sustainable Forestry and Local People: The Case of Hainan's Li Minority
Citizen involvement in sustainability-centred environmental assessment follow-up
Human and Institutional Capacity Enhancement for Environmental Management in Indonesia: The Experience of the University Consortium on the Environment, 1987–2002
The University Consortium on the Environment involved collaboration among Waterloo, York, and seven Indonesian universities in Java and Sulawesi in a comprehensive effort to enhance the capacity of Environmental Studies Centres in Indonesian universities to support good environmental management. Focussing on graduate student education (for both Indonesians and Canadians), joint faculty research, workshops, and the preparation of academic publicat…
Livelihood strategy approach to community- based planning and assessment: A case study of Molas, Indonesia
A livelihood strategy is an organized set of lifestyle choices, goals and values, and activities influenced by biophysical, political/legal, economic, social, cultural, and psychological components. The evolution of livelihood strategies was examined in Molas, a coastal village in North Sulawesi province, Indonesia, near the famous coral reefs of Bunaken National Park. M olas was selected to assess how these strategies, especially those of farmer…
From the Ground Up: Quality of Life Indicators and Sustainable Community Development
In the search for accessible, understandable, and useful criteria for the evaluation of community sustainability initiatives, quality of life indicators have proven to be appealing. Currently, in Ontario, there are several ongoing efforts to develop quality of life indicators for use at the municipal level. Methodologies useful in rural communities must meet some important challenges, including a lack of small area statistics and an absence of pa…
Communities, work and public/private sphere models
Based on a study of women's work in the Canadian community of Kitchener‐Waterloo over a century, this paper identifies community work as conceptually separate from domestic and traded work. Using case examples from the study, the paper analyses three propositions associated with public/private sphere models, drawing upon the theoretical work of Carole Pateman and others. The paper proposes a new conceptual framework for understanding the relation…
Communities, work and public/private sphere models
Based on a study of women's work in the Canadian community of Kitchener‐Waterloo over a century, this paper identifies community work as conceptually separate from domestic and traded work. Using case examples from the study, the paper analyses three propositions associated with public/private sphere models, drawing upon the theoretical work of Carole Pateman and others. The paper proposes a new conceptual framework for understanding the relation…
Citizen involvement in sustainability-centred environmental assessment follow-up
Culture and Sustainable Livelihoods
The sustainable livelihoods (SL) approach offers a practical means of addressing some critical aspects of sustainable development. In this research, the SL framework is applied to an analysis of tourism development among the Shanmei Cou in Taiwan. It is shown that the SL framework has utility in guiding both research and practical initiatives, and that it may have particular relevance to marginalized communities. However, its usefulness can be fu…
Sustainable Forestry and Local People: The Case of Hainan's Li Minority
Livelihood recovery after disaster
A lack of monitoring and evaluation on the outcomes of livelihood recovery programming has typified many post-disaster recovery initiatives. This article uses a case study of the 2006 Yogyakarta, Indonesia earthquake to analyse longer-term impacts of livelihood programming after disaster. The article includes an overview of the programming implemented in five case study villages and the perspectives of impacted populations on the livelihood inter…
Human and Institutional Capacity Enhancement for Environmental Management in Indonesia: The Experience of the University Consortium on the Environment, 1987–2002
The University Consortium on the Environment involved collaboration among Waterloo, York, and seven Indonesian universities in Java and Sulawesi in a comprehensive effort to enhance the capacity of Environmental Studies Centres in Indonesian universities to support good environmental management. Focussing on graduate student education (for both Indonesians and Canadians), joint faculty research, workshops, and the preparation of academic publicat…
Communities, work and public/private sphere models
Based on a study of women's work in the Canadian community of Kitchener‐Waterloo over a century, this paper identifies community work as conceptually separate from domestic and traded work. Using case examples from the study, the paper analyses three propositions associated with public/private sphere models, drawing upon the theoretical work of Carole Pateman and others. The paper proposes a new conceptual framework for understanding the relation…
From the Ground Up: Quality of Life Indicators and Sustainable Community Development
In the search for accessible, understandable, and useful criteria for the evaluation of community sustainability initiatives, quality of life indicators have proven to be appealing. Currently, in Ontario, there are several ongoing efforts to develop quality of life indicators for use at the municipal level. Methodologies useful in rural communities must meet some important challenges, including a lack of small area statistics and an absence of pa…
Livelihood strategy approach to community- based planning and assessment: A case study of Molas, Indonesia
A livelihood strategy is an organized set of lifestyle choices, goals and values, and activities influenced by biophysical, political/legal, economic, social, cultural, and psychological components. The evolution of livelihood strategies was examined in Molas, a coastal village in North Sulawesi province, Indonesia, near the famous coral reefs of Bunaken National Park. M olas was selected to assess how these strategies, especially those of farmer…
Human and Institutional Capacity Enhancement for Environmental Management in Indonesia: The Experience of the University Consortium on the Environment, 1987–2002
The University Consortium on the Environment involved collaboration among Waterloo, York, and seven Indonesian universities in Java and Sulawesi in a comprehensive effort to enhance the capacity of Environmental Studies Centres in Indonesian universities to support good environmental management. Focussing on graduate student education (for both Indonesians and Canadians), joint faculty research, workshops, and the preparation of academic publicat…
Citizen involvement in sustainability-centred environmental assessment follow-up
Sustainable Forestry and Local People: The Case of Hainan's Li Minority
Inclusivity matters: Perceptions of children's health and environmental risk including Old Order Mennonites from Ontario, Canada
Understanding of risk views in multiethnic Canadian society may be enhanced by including perceptions of a closed, ethno-religious Old Order Mennonite (OOM) community, farming along the most contaminated tributary of the Grand River, Ontario, Canada. This study represents the first time that these Old Order women have participated in any research. For this exploratory study, qualitative methods were the preferred approach. To understand environmen…
Culture and Sustainable Livelihoods
The sustainable livelihoods (SL) approach offers a practical means of addressing some critical aspects of sustainable development. In this research, the SL framework is applied to an analysis of tourism development among the Shanmei Cou in Taiwan. It is shown that the SL framework has utility in guiding both research and practical initiatives, and that it may have particular relevance to marginalized communities. However, its usefulness can be fu…
Livelihood recovery after disaster
A lack of monitoring and evaluation on the outcomes of livelihood recovery programming has typified many post-disaster recovery initiatives. This article uses a case study of the 2006 Yogyakarta, Indonesia earthquake to analyse longer-term impacts of livelihood programming after disaster. The article includes an overview of the programming implemented in five case study villages and the perspectives of impacted populations on the livelihood inter…
Political science (8 works) · Business (7 works) · Environmental planning (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Environmental resource management (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Livelihood (3 works) · Public relations (3 works)