Alasdair Cohen
Biographic Data
| ID | 3697345 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alasdair Cohen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alasdair |
| FAMILY NAME | Cohen |
| SIGNATURE | COHEN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Virginia Tech |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9917-8647 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Climate information access and use in East and Southern Africa
Climate change adversely impacts the livelihoods of smallholder farmers across East and Southern Africa. Climate-related information is assumed to support smallholder farmer decision-making and use of adaptive practices as a means to improve livelihoods, resiliency and levels of food security. However, the value of climate information provision and its role in promoting adaptive practices remains poorly understood. We examined smallholder househo…
Perceptions of poverty
This study assessed an array of indicators for rural poverty assessments and evaluated use of the Multidimensional Poverty Assessment Tool (MPAT) as a proxy for commonly used indicators, such as the Human Development Index, Gross National Income, Global Hunger Index, and the Gender Inequality Index. MPAT data from 5322 rural households across five countries in Africa were analyzed. While MPAT aligned well with development indicators for Kenya, Le…
Bottled and Well Water Quality in a Small Central Appalachian Community
Consumption of unsafe drinking water is associated with a substantial burden of disease globally. In the US, ~1.8 million people in rural areas lack reliable access to safe drinking water. Our objective was to characterize and assess household-level water sources, water quality, and associated health outcomes in Central Appalachia. We collected survey data and water samples (tap, source, and bottled water) from consenting households in a small ru…
Water Supply Improvement and Health Promotion Campaigns in Rural Areas — China, 1949−2020
In the 1950s, shortly after the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the central government created the Patriotic Health Campaign (PHC) in order to standardize and disseminate healthfocused educational materials intended to control and prevent infectious diseases (1). "Water improvement", meaning measures aimed at providing safe drinking water for households in China, was an important part of the PHC. After 60 years of water improvem…
The global risks of increasing reliance on bottled water
Quantifying the Qualitative
This article discusses the participatory creation of the Multidimensional Poverty Assessment Tool (MPAT), a survey-based thematic indicator developed in China and India. The core of the article focuses on the use of expert elicitation to inform the construction of MPAT’s household and village surveys, the cardinalisation of survey responses, and the weighting scheme design. This is followed by a discussion of the potential pitfalls of expertise i…
Water and poverty in rural China
The "Sabbatical" Year in Israeli Politics
Leviticus 25:1–5 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai and said: 2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter the country which I am giving you, the land must keep a Sabbath's rest for Yahweh. 3 For six years you will sow your field, for six years you will prune your vineyard and gather its produce. 4 But in the seventh year the land will have a sabbatical, a Sabbath for Yahweh. You will neither sow your field, nor prune your vine…
The Multidimensional Poverty Assessment Tool
The Multidimensional Poverty Assessment Tool (MPAT) measures fundamental dimensions of rural poverty in order to support poverty-alleviation efforts in the less developed world. This article's primary purpose is to introduce MPAT and describe its theoretical rationale. It begins with an overview of the importance of creating enabling environments for rural poverty alleviation before describing MPAT's purpose and structure. The article goes on to …
The Multidimensional Poverty Assessment Tool
The Multidimensional Poverty Assessment Tool (MPAT) measures fundamental dimensions of rural poverty in order to support poverty-alleviation efforts in the less developed world. This article's primary purpose is to introduce MPAT and describe its theoretical rationale. It begins with an overview of the importance of creating enabling environments for rural poverty alleviation before describing MPAT's purpose and structure. The article goes on to …
The global risks of increasing reliance on bottled water
Water and poverty in rural China
The "Sabbatical" Year in Israeli Politics
Leviticus 25:1–5 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai and said: 2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter the country which I am giving you, the land must keep a Sabbath's rest for Yahweh. 3 For six years you will sow your field, for six years you will prune your vineyard and gather its produce. 4 But in the seventh year the land will have a sabbatical, a Sabbath for Yahweh. You will neither sow your field, nor prune your vine…
The Multidimensional Poverty Assessment Tool
The Multidimensional Poverty Assessment Tool (MPAT) measures fundamental dimensions of rural poverty in order to support poverty-alleviation efforts in the less developed world. This article's primary purpose is to introduce MPAT and describe its theoretical rationale. It begins with an overview of the importance of creating enabling environments for rural poverty alleviation before describing MPAT's purpose and structure. The article goes on to …
Quantifying the Qualitative
This article discusses the participatory creation of the Multidimensional Poverty Assessment Tool (MPAT), a survey-based thematic indicator developed in China and India. The core of the article focuses on the use of expert elicitation to inform the construction of MPAT’s household and village surveys, the cardinalisation of survey responses, and the weighting scheme design. This is followed by a discussion of the potential pitfalls of expertise i…
The global risks of increasing reliance on bottled water
Water Supply Improvement and Health Promotion Campaigns in Rural Areas — China, 1949−2020
In the 1950s, shortly after the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the central government created the Patriotic Health Campaign (PHC) in order to standardize and disseminate healthfocused educational materials intended to control and prevent infectious diseases (1). "Water improvement", meaning measures aimed at providing safe drinking water for households in China, was an important part of the PHC. After 60 years of water improvem…
Bottled and Well Water Quality in a Small Central Appalachian Community
Consumption of unsafe drinking water is associated with a substantial burden of disease globally. In the US, ~1.8 million people in rural areas lack reliable access to safe drinking water. Our objective was to characterize and assess household-level water sources, water quality, and associated health outcomes in Central Appalachia. We collected survey data and water samples (tap, source, and bottled water) from consenting households in a small ru…
Climate information access and use in East and Southern Africa
Climate change adversely impacts the livelihoods of smallholder farmers across East and Southern Africa. Climate-related information is assumed to support smallholder farmer decision-making and use of adaptive practices as a means to improve livelihoods, resiliency and levels of food security. However, the value of climate information provision and its role in promoting adaptive practices remains poorly understood. We examined smallholder househo…
Perceptions of poverty
This study assessed an array of indicators for rural poverty assessments and evaluated use of the Multidimensional Poverty Assessment Tool (MPAT) as a proxy for commonly used indicators, such as the Human Development Index, Gross National Income, Global Hunger Index, and the Gender Inequality Index. MPAT data from 5322 rural households across five countries in Africa were analyzed. While MPAT aligned well with development indicators for Kenya, Le…
Economics (7 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Environmental Science (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Poverty (4 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (3 works) · Income, Poverty, and Inequality (3 works)