background avoidable mortality as an indicator for assessing the health system performance has caught the attention of researchers for a long time. in this study we aimed to compare the health system performance using this indicator in rural and urban areas of one of iran’s southern provinces.   methods all deaths (29916) which happened during 2004–2011 in bushehr province were assessed. nolte ...

Based on the evaluation methods and systems of information measurement level, and according to the principles of agriculture information subject, the study constructed 13 indices system for the measurement of the rural areas and agriculture information level in Yellow-river Delta in 2007. Spatial autocorrelation model of rural areas and agriculture information of 19 country units showed that th...

Workshop report on the potential for growth and innovation in commercial scale urban agriculture at the nexus of food, energy, water, and transportation systems. Abstract Commercial scale urban agriculture is an intriguing concept that could fulfill the demand for fresh, affordable food that is produced, processed, and distributed through more sustainable and resilient supply chains. While rura...

the purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to investigate the tendency level of youth in rural areas of kermanshah township to migration, and to determine the influencing factors. the statistical population for the study was constituted of the rural boys (15-28 years) of kermanshah township (n= 17544). a multistage sample of rural youth was selected (n=291). the findings indicated ...

Agriculture and natural resource management are crucial for pro-poor growth; empowerment is key to the success and sustainability of development initiatives in these areas. Donors can support empowerment processes in rural areas where poor people face pressing challenges to their livelihoods by supporting their rights and access to natural resources; through participatory and accountable knowle...

Information and communication technologies (ICTs)hold tremendous potential for rural development inGhana in the areas of agriculture, health, educationand small scale industries. However, issues such asthe availability of ICTs, electricity, literacy, telecom-munications and content have to be addressed beforeany benefits can be obtained from ICTs for ruraldevelopment.

This paper examines the development of sacred structures in rural Czechia (former Czechoslovakia). Sacred structures could be associated with the creation of important symbols and distinctive rural regional identities in Czechia. Rural Czechia is not uniform: it represents several different rural landscapes. This paper considers whether sacred structures support the idea of multiple and fundame...

rapid population increase, expanding urbanization, lack of employment opportunities, particularly in agriculture, population pressure on natural resources and failing to create and expand medium and large industries, especially in developing countries led industrialization strategy that these countries from the mid-decade villages 1970 in their development programs to consider. this year emphas...