Jan Flora
Biographic Data
| ID | 4101598 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jan Flora |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jan |
| FAMILY NAME | Flora |
| SIGNATURE | FLORA J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Iowa State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 85 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Differentiating Livelihood Strategies among the Luo and Kipsigis People in Western Kenya
Rural communities of sub-Saharan Africa are under increasing adaptive pressure resulting from decline in the quality of land resources. To increase food, generate income, and safeguard against risks and shocks, families are engaging in multiple livelihood strategies. This study was conducted to: 1) evaluate livelihood strategies; 2) examine the dynamic diversification process in the agrarian and non-agrarian continuum; and 3) investigate how type…
Bonding and Bridging Social Capital
With the continued devolution of power and resources from state- and federal-centered to locality-centered institutions, rural places are increasingly left to depend on their own resources to survive. One of those resources is found in the structure of local social relationships—that is, the community's stock of social capital. The purpose of this research is to examine the individual and combined effects of two forms of social capital, bonding a…
Social infrastructure and community economic development strategies
Communitarianism
Negotiating Participatory action Research in an Ecuadorian Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Program
Metadata only record
Research in rural sociology and development
Bonding and Bridging Social Capital
With the continued devolution of power and resources from state- and federal-centered to locality-centered institutions, rural places are increasingly left to depend on their own resources to survive. One of those resources is found in the structure of local social relationships—that is, the community's stock of social capital. The purpose of this research is to examine the individual and combined effects of two forms of social capital, bonding a…
Social infrastructure and community economic development strategies
Research in rural sociology and development
Negotiating Participatory action Research in an Ecuadorian Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Program
Metadata only record
Communitarianism
Social infrastructure and community economic development strategies
Bonding and Bridging Social Capital
With the continued devolution of power and resources from state- and federal-centered to locality-centered institutions, rural places are increasingly left to depend on their own resources to survive. One of those resources is found in the structure of local social relationships—that is, the community's stock of social capital. The purpose of this research is to examine the individual and combined effects of two forms of social capital, bonding a…
Differentiating Livelihood Strategies among the Luo and Kipsigis People in Western Kenya
Rural communities of sub-Saharan Africa are under increasing adaptive pressure resulting from decline in the quality of land resources. To increase food, generate income, and safeguard against risks and shocks, families are engaging in multiple livelihood strategies. This study was conducted to: 1) evaluate livelihood strategies; 2) examine the dynamic diversification process in the agrarian and non-agrarian continuum; and 3) investigate how type…
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