"The community radio has made an impression in all grounds of rural society with specific need of sustenance in the long run. The study was taken up to compare the status of three community radios operational each under State Agricultural University (SAU), Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) and Non-Governme
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nt Organization (NGO). Four villages have been selected randomly from one purposively selected block. Forty (40) respondents from four randomly selected villages from each CRS coverage were selected for the study. Thus, a total of 120 respondents constituted the sample of the study. Sustainability of radio station is considered as the combination of social sustainability (social capital and social equity), operational sustainability (suitability of approach and training-cum problem solving) and financial sustainability. The sustainability index of NGO-CRS was found to 0.60 followed by KVK-CRS (0.58) and SAU-CRS (0.57). It is also revealed that financial sustainability of NGO-CRS was found more important than other indicators of for its long term sustenance." (Abstract)
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"This reader is envisioned as a resource for policy-makers and project planners, providing an overview of Environmental Communication as a management tool for initiatives geared towards environmental sustainability. The authors hope that their articles will convincingly show why and how Environmenta
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l Communication should become an integral component of policies and projects, and thereby help ensure that adequate human and financial resources are allocated to this end. The idea for this book was born at an international workshop on "Communicating the Environment" organized by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) in Bonn, Germany in late 1996." (Preface, page 5)
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"Vorhaben der Technischen Zusammenarbeit im Umweltbereich durch Kommunikation zu verbessern, ist einer der Arbeitsbereiche des überregionalen Pilotvorhabens "Institutionenentwicklung im Umweltbereich (PVI)". PVI hat zur Aufgabe, innovative prozeß- und beteiligungsorientierte Ansätze - wie die Umw
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eltkommunikation - zu entwickeln, zu erproben und auf eine stärkere Integration in die Förderung von Umweltinstitutionen hinzuwirken. Das vorliegende Arbeitspapier reflektiert den aktuellen Stand eines Lernprozesses, der v.a. auf den Erfahrungen aus Trainingsworkshops, Beratungseinsätzen, sowie der Auswertung von Literatur und praktischen Fallbeispielen beruht. Obwohl noch ein Zwischenstand, kann und soll das Papier Fachleute, die umweltrelevante Vorhaben der EZ planen bzw. umsetzen dazu anregen, Umweltkommunikation frühzeitig in die Planung zu integrieren." (Vorwort)
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