The Tampakan Highlands of the Central Mindanao Cordillera in the Philippines have received international attention due to the discovery of a copper-gold deposit in the 1990s and subsequent minerals exploration and community development initiatives as part of the Tampakan Project. This book compares infant and child mortality parameters of indigenous Bla-an and Christian Visayan populations residing within the project area over a fifteen-year period (1983-97). In so doing, it ...
The Tampakan Highlands of the Central Mindanao Cordillera in the Philippines have received international attention du...
Rapid urbanisation, inequalities in income and service levels within and between communities, and population and economic decline are challenging the viability of rural communities worldwide. Achieving healthy and viable rural communities in the face of rapidly changing social, ecological and economic conditions is a declared global priority. As a result, governments all over the world, in both developed and developing countries, are now prioritizing rural and regional development through policies and programs aimed at enhancing the livelihoods of people living in rural regions.
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Rapid urbanisation, inequalities in income and service levels within and between communities, and population and economic decline are challenging t...
