University for Professional Education Larenstein and Wageningen University

Livelihoods: Online Learning Resource

University for Professional Education Larenstein and Wageningen University

date posted : March 2008

This online resource (www.livelihood.wur.nl) was created to support livelihoods modules run within two masters courses held at the Wageningen University:

Social Inclusion, Gender and Rural Livelihoods

International Agriculture

The site also serves to encourage critial reflection on the more methodological dimensions on livelihoods research.

It offers a clear and easy to navigate introduction to Livelihoods Approaches and could serve as a valuable entry point for those wishing to explore Livelihoods.It aims to provide learners with:

An understanding of the livelihoods framework, its components and its benefits
The ability to examine livelihoods

The ability to link contemporary issues of livelihoods to theoretical debates in different disciplines (sociology /anthropology, economics, ecology, et cetera).

A better understanding of the effects, interactions and impacts of different external influences on rural livelihoods

The ability to consider what kind of interventions contribute to the sustainability of rural livelihoods.

For further details on courses run by the Wageningen please visit: HTML

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