developing countries

Integrating health into urban planning towards sustainability in Asian cities: Workshop summary
Keywords:

Developing countries · Health impact assessment tools · Participatory · Policy integration · Urban planning

Integrating health into urban planning towards sustainability in Asian cities: Workshop summary

The developing countries in Asia are going through rapid urbanization, and integrating health considerations in the early stage of urban planning is important for sustainable development. This project was aimed at capacity building of participants from developing countries in Asia to enhance their awareness on this topic, and to introduce assessment tools that are available...

Kwan, S. (2020). Integrating health into urban planning towards sustainability in Asian cities: Workshop summary. APN Science Bulletin, 10(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2020.1229

Consumers’ risk perception of vegetables in Southeast Asia: Evidence from Laos, Cambodia, and Viet Nam
Keywords:

Determinants · Developing countries · Food safety · Risk perception · Southeast Asia · Vegetables

Consumers’ risk perception of vegetables in Southeast Asia: Evidence from Laos, Cambodia, and Viet Nam

Vegetable safety is a public concern in Laos, Cambodia, and Viet Nam—developing countries in Southeast Asia. Eliminating this concern requires insight into factors shaping it. Food risk perception might differ among countries due to the dissimilarities in culture, social, and economic conditions. However, an understanding on this difference is lacking in Southeast Asia. This paper...

Nguyen, T., Ha, T., Boulom, S., Voe, P., Heang, C., Ha, D., . . . Pham, D. (2020). Consumers’ risk perception of vegetables in Southeast Asia: Evidence from Laos, Cambodia, and Viet Nam. APN Science Bulletin, 10(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2020.1130

Peripherality as key to understanding climate-associated risk and resilience for Pacific island communities
Keywords:

Autonomous coping capacity · Climate change · Dependency · Developing countries · Peripherality · Traditional/indigenous knowledge

Peripherality as key to understanding climate-associated risk and resilience for Pacific island communities

To address the lack of effective sustained interventions for climate-change adaptation in Pacific Island communities, a study to capture individual community risk and resilience profiles using peripherality was undertaken. Based on questionnaires completed in 73 communities, three peripherality indices were tested and refined and demonstrated to adequately capture various things such as community exposure to...

Nunn, P., Joseph, E., Korovulavula, I., & Kumar, R. (2019). Peripherality as key to understanding climate-associated risk and resilience for Pacific island communities. APN Science Bulletin, 9(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2019.888