scholarly journals The climatic-environmental significance, status and socio-economic perspective of the grown-shade coffee agroecosystems in the central mountain region of Veracruz, Mexico

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Loreto ◽  
Manuel Esperón-Rodríguez ◽  
Víctor L. Barradas
Keyword(s):  
Mountain Region ◽  
Economic Perspective ◽  
Environmental Significance ◽  
Shade Coffee ◽  
Coffee Agroecosystems

El clima y la vegetación coexisten en un equilibrio dinámico. Sin embargo, la falta de vegetación puede causar cambios climáticos locales y regionales. Los agroecosistemas del café de sombra proveen recursos, servicios ambientales y beneficios socio-económicos. Se encontró que la producción de café ha disminuido pero su valor económico ha incrementado; sin embargo, los indicadores socio-económicos han disminuido. La alta tasa de deforestación está causando cambios en los patrones de precipitación y en la frecuencia de niebla, lo que contribuye a la crisis ambiental y socio-económica de la región. Este trabajo presenta un análisis de la influencia del clima local y regional en el café cultivado a sombra en el área central de Veracruz, así como los factores que intervienen en el cambio de uso de suelo con las respectivas consecuencias para los productores de café.

Use of Premontane Moist Forest and Shade Coffee Agroecosystems by Army Ants in Western Panama

2000 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 192-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dina L. Roberts ◽  
Robert J. Cooper ◽  
Lisa J. Petit
Keyword(s):  
Army Ants ◽  
Shade Coffee ◽  
Moist Forest ◽  
Coffee Agroecosystems

A Socio-economic Perspective on the Urbanisation of Zaatari Camp in Jordan

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayham Dalal
Keyword(s):  
Financial Aid ◽  
Humanitarian Aid ◽  
Refugee Camps ◽  
Economic Perspective ◽  
Social Spaces ◽  
Economic Dynamics ◽  
Self Reliance ◽  
Durable Solutions

Camps are temporal spaces where refugees are provided with humanitarian aid until durable solutions are made possible. During this period of ‘endless waiting’, these camps are planned to be economically self-contained. However, through time, refugee camps tend to urbanise: their initial empty spaces transform into vibrant markets, habitats and social spaces. In response to this ‘unexpected’ - and sometimes ‘unwanted’ - process, the economically self-contained system of camps breaks. This paper looks into the emerging socio-economic dynamics in Zaatari camp in Jordan, on the light of its urbanisation process and the Jordanian economy. It first explains the how humanitarian aid is provided, and then shows how and why, refugees use it to diversify the economy of the camp. The findings of this paper are then articulated on the existing policies to reduce the financial aid such as ‘self-reliance’ and ‘development’.

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