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This article tests one—the labor market—explanation for gender gaps in
education in Pakistan.1 On the basis of the investment motive, it contends
that if the labor market rewards men’s...
This study will aim to
counterbalance this trend in the literature and will explore the experiences of Pakistani
and Somali URs, two of the largest UR populations in Kathmandu, Nepal....
Guidelines regarding housing typologies in Guatemala, with a special focus on confined masonry buildings with concrete blocks, tie-columns and beams. The February 1976 earthquake caused severe...
Guidelines regarding housing typologies in Guatemala, with a special focus on adobe construction with sawn timber roof framing and corrugated iron sheeting. This very small building doubles as a...
this report assesses both the local and global economic impacts of climate change in the Syrian Arab Republic. Syria is an important case study given the country’s location in a region that is...
Calculations, investigations and structural analysis were conducted to aid Shelter Centre's production of a procurement specification of a transitional tent. The design consisted of a two bay...
Pou mason ak atizan nan domèn konstriksyon. Peru nan yon zon ki konn gen tranbleman dte. De tan zan tranbleman dte ki pase yo konn afekte kay ki pa byen bati ase. Sa konn fe gwo dega e souvan...
This study discusses gender discrimination as „non-traditional security‟ threat to the country. It argues that women are more than half of the population and the security of women is associated...
Accurate, reliable and timely information is of key importance for planning, management
and decision-making. According to Fuller-Love and Cooper (1996), information
technology has been...
The speakers spoke about the importance of environmental assessments as part of any settlement strategy. They noted that any building programme, or indeed any change of land use, will impact the...