La'Avasa Macpherson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4557639 |
|---|---|
| NAME | La'Avasa Macpherson |
| GIVEN NAMES | La'Avasa |
| FAMILY NAME | Macpherson |
| SIGNATURE | MACPHERSON A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Oceania Inc. Auckland New Zealand |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Culture and the commodification of water in Samoa
While ‘solutions’ to challenges of water supply in the Pacific may seem obvious to hydrologists, engineers and planners, their implementation may not be straightforward. Water is embedded in cultural, religious and political contexts, and what seems obvious to planners may seem neither obvious, nor acceptable, to citizens. However, these contexts change continuously, and opportunities arise for changes in narratives around ownership, supply and m…
Towards an Explanation of Recent Trends in Suicide in Western Samoa
Examen critique de l'augmentation des taux de suicide dans les Samoa occidentales, notee pour la premiere fois par le Fiji Medical Journal en 1974. Il apparait que le taux des suicides anomiques chez les adolescents a bien augmente par rapport aux taux de suicide altruiste plus commun dans le passe. Le phenomene est a mettre en rapport avec les changements culturels et sociaux recents
Towards an Explanation of Recent Trends in Suicide in Western Samoa
Examen critique de l'augmentation des taux de suicide dans les Samoa occidentales, notee pour la premiere fois par le Fiji Medical Journal en 1974. Il apparait que le taux des suicides anomiques chez les adolescents a bien augmente par rapport aux taux de suicide altruiste plus commun dans le passe. Le phenomene est a mettre en rapport avec les changements culturels et sociaux recents
Culture and the commodification of water in Samoa
While ‘solutions’ to challenges of water supply in the Pacific may seem obvious to hydrologists, engineers and planners, their implementation may not be straightforward. Water is embedded in cultural, religious and political contexts, and what seems obvious to planners may seem neither obvious, nor acceptable, to citizens. However, these contexts change continuously, and opportunities arise for changes in narratives around ownership, supply and m…
Towards an Explanation of Recent Trends in Suicide in Western Samoa
Examen critique de l'augmentation des taux de suicide dans les Samoa occidentales, notee pour la premiere fois par le Fiji Medical Journal en 1974. Il apparait que le taux des suicides anomiques chez les adolescents a bien augmente par rapport aux taux de suicide altruiste plus commun dans le passe. Le phenomene est a mettre en rapport avec les changements culturels et sociaux recents
Culture and the commodification of water in Samoa
While ‘solutions’ to challenges of water supply in the Pacific may seem obvious to hydrologists, engineers and planners, their implementation may not be straightforward. Water is embedded in cultural, religious and political contexts, and what seems obvious to planners may seem neither obvious, nor acceptable, to citizens. However, these contexts change continuously, and opportunities arise for changes in narratives around ownership, supply and m…
Geography (2 works) · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (2 works) · Business (1 works) · Commodification (1 works) · Context (archaeology (1 works) · Economics (1 works) · Economy (1 works) · Engineering (1 works) · Environmental ethics (1 works) · Environmental resource management (1 works)