Social networks and the resilience of rural communities in the Global South: a critical review and conceptual reflections

T Rockenbauch, P Sakdapolrak - Ecology and Society, 2017 - JSTOR
In the last decades, a growing scholarship has outlined the crucial role of social networks as
a source of resilience. However, with regard to the Global South, the role of social networks …

Design principles for risk-pooling systems

L Cronk, A Aktipis - Nature Human Behaviour, 2021 - nature.com
In times of crisis, risk pooling can enhance the resilience of individuals, households and
communities. Risk-pooling systems are most effective when their participants adhere to …

Heterogeneous impact of livelihood diversification on household welfare: Cross-country evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

S Asfaw, A Scognamillo, G Di Caprera, N Sitko… - World Development, 2019 - Elsevier
This article investigates the empirical linkages between crop and livelihood diversification
strategies, extreme weather events, and household welfare using a unique dataset that …

Diversification strategies and adaptation deficit: Evidence from rural communities in Niger

S Asfaw, G Pallante, A Palma - World Development, 2018 - Elsevier
The paper provides fresh empirical evidence on the adaptation process in Niger rural
communities using original longitudinal socio-economic panel data merged with granular …

To specialize or diversify: Agricultural diversity and poverty dynamics in Ethiopia

JD Michler, AL Josephson - World Development, 2017 - Elsevier
Recent agricultural development policies have begun to shift focus from the promotion of a
few staple crops toward encouraging crop diversity. The belief is that crop diversification is …

Multiplex social ecological network analysis reveals how social changes affect community robustness more than resource depletion

JA Baggio, SB BurnSilver, A Arenas… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Network analysis provides a powerful tool to analyze complex influences of social and
ecological structures on community and household dynamics. Most network studies of social …

Trust ecology and the resilience of natural resource management institutions

MJ Stern, TD Baird - Ecology and Society, 2015 - JSTOR
The resilience of natural resource management (NRM) institutions are largely contingent on
the capacities of the people and organizations within those institutions to learn, innovate …

Determinants of farmers' land use decision-making: Comparative evidence from Thailand and Vietnam

TT Nguyen, LD Nguyen, RS Lippe, U Grote - World Development, 2017 - Elsevier
Understanding farmers' land use decision-making is of interest to policy makers and
scientific communities. Furthermore, comparing farmers' land use decision-making between …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizing social networks and their effects on income diversification in rural Kerala, India

J Johny, B Wichmann, BM Swallow - World Development, 2017 - Elsevier
Income diversification continues to be a key strategy for poor rural households, including
those that are progressively developing and those operating under increasing distress. The …

RETRACTED: Livelihood diversification in rural Bangladesh: Patterns and determinants in disaster prone riverine islands

MNI Sarker, M Wu, GMM Alam, RC Shouse - 2020 - Elsevier
RETRACTED: Livelihood diversification in rural Bangladesh: Patterns and determinants in
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