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ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC BEHAVIOUR TOBACCO PRICING TOBACCO CONTROL

Chinese smokers' cigarette purchase behaviours, cigarette prices and consumption : findings from the ITC China Survey

The aim was to examine the extent and determinants of cost and price-related purchase behaviours, as well as the impact of these behaviours on cigarette prices paid by Chinese smokers.
Published date
Monday, September 2, 2013 - 04:00
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HEALTH TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO

Smoking: Africa fights back

Determined to prevent disaster, Senegal is taking the lead in the war against tobacco.

Region
Senegal
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TOBACCO INDUSTRY SMOKING MORBIDITY MORTALITY ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS MATHEMATICAL MODELS COST ANALYSIS HEALTH POLICY TOBACCO CONTROL

Direct and indirect costs of smoking in Vietnam

This study was designed to overcome limitations of two previous investigations by calculating both direct and indirect health costs of five smoking-related diseases that are responsible for almost 75% of all smoking-related deaths in Vietnam: lung
Published date
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 05:00
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INTERNET USE GENDER ROLES WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION FEMINISM Governance SOCIAL STRUCTURE Gender

Participatory citizenship

The wide swath of political actions, including those that renegotiate gender through the appropriation of digital space, tend to be "fragments" of micro-power that do not necessarily add up to making a political agora.
Published date
Tuesday, January 1, 2013 - 00:00
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WATER MANAGEMENT HORTICULTURE WATER POLLUTION ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION GROUNDWATER HIMALAYA MOUNTAINS

Water management challenges in the context of agricultural intensification and endemic fluorosis : the case of Yuanmou county

Fluoride in water is mostly of geological origin, often at the foot of high mountains.
Published date
Monday, January 2, 2012 - 05:00
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DISABILITY WEIGHT TROPICAL DISEASES GLOBAL SOUTH

Disability weight of Clonorchis sinensis infection : captured from community study and model simulation

Clonorchiasis is among the most neglected tropical diseases. It is caused by ingesting raw or undercooked fish or shrimp containing the larval of Clonorchis sinensis and is mainly endemic in Southeast Asia including China, Korea and Vietnam.
Published date
Sunday, January 2, 2011 - 05:00
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CONFLICTS COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION DISASTER PREPAREDNESS Natural disasters EMERGENCY RELIEF ECONOMIC RECONSTRUCTION AID PROGRAMMES

Finding Gampöng : space, place, and resilience in post-tsunami Aceh

Two communities in peri-urban Banda Aceh were observed during post-tsunami displacement, and upon return to their original villages.
Published date
Wednesday, January 2, 2008 - 05:00
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URBANIZATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES URBAN PLANNING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IDRC

World Urban Forum, June 19-23, 2006, Vancouver, 30 years after Habitat 1 : a new vision of cities and a worldwide coalition for action

More than 10,000 delegates from over 100 countries showed up in this city of 2.2 million
Published date
Tuesday, January 2, 2007 - 05:00
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Poverty alleviation URBAN DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Waste management

Benefits of partnership in urban management

The World Urban Forum (WUF3) gave journalists the opportunity to compare different strategies of urban management and to assess more thoroughly the approach, objectives and strategies of the Urban Poverty and Environment Program (UPEP).
Published date
Tuesday, January 2, 2007 - 05:00
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SOLID WASTES WASTE DISPOSAL Waste management ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Poverty alleviation

Living near Mbeubeuss : an overview

Open since 1968, the Mbeubeuss landfill is situated on a dried-up lakebed in Niayes, Senegal’s principal market garden area.
Published date
Tuesday, January 2, 2007 - 05:00