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Measuring livelihoods and environmental dependence : methods for research and fieldwork /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Angelsen, Arild
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Washington, D.C. : Earthscan, 2011.
Subjects:
Household surveys > Developing countries > Methodology.
Questionnaires > Developing countries > Methodology.
Rural poor > Developing countries.
Rural development > Environmental aspects > Developing countries.
Developing countries > Rural conditions.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Why measure rural livelihoods and environmental dependence?
  • 2. Why do field research?
  • 3. Composing a research proposal
  • 4. Sampling: Who, how and how many?
  • 5. Collecting contextual information
  • 6. The division of labour between village, household and other surveys
  • 7. Designing the household questionnaire
  • 8. Valuing the priceless: What are non-marketed products worth?
  • 9. Preparing for the field: Managing AND enjoying fieldwork
  • 10. Hiring, training and managing a field team
  • 11. Getting quality data
  • 12. Data entry and quality checking
  • 13. An introduction to data analysis
  • 14. Communicating research for influence and impact
  • Index.