International Journal of Development and Sustainability (IJDS)
Volume 3, Number 1, January 2014, Pages 1- 251
ISSN:2186-8662 – www.isdsnet.com/ijds 
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Cover Page: Volume 3 Number 1, 2014
Table of Contents
1. Rice producers’ behavior towards unpredictable price and ambient temperature changes: Analysis with ARCH and SUR for the major agricultural regions in the Philippines 
  • Authors: Raquel M. Balanay and Harold Glenn A. Valera  
  • Article ID: IJDS13111901  
  • Pages: 1-19

2. What are the hidden global food crises that challenge future development? 
  • Authors: Doaa M. Salman  
  • Article ID: IJDS13121101 
  • Pages: 20-37

3. Local measures to mitigate the urban heat island effect in hot and humid climate: Comparative case study of Sana’a, Bushehr and Dubai Marina 
  • Authors: Ehsan Sharifi and Steffen Lehmann   
  • Article ID: IJDS13061702 
  • Pages: 38-54

4. Analysis of market typology and functions in the development of Osun state, Nigeria 
  • Authors: F.K. Omole, Yusuff Lukman and A.I. Baki 
  • Article ID: IJDS13072701
  • Pages: 55-69

5. Social and Economic factors affecting Ethnic Fertility differentials in Malawi 
  • Authors: Martin E. Palamuleni
  • Article ID: IJDS12110402
  • Pages: 70-88

6. The socio-economic effects of cross-border migration on Zimbabwe’s border lying communities - A case study of Beitbridge and Plumtree  
  • Authors: Thulani Dube
  • Article ID: IJDS13120501
  • Pages: 89-107

7. A Manual for sustainable historical and cultural landscapes design: A case study in the Cairo Citadel of Salah al-Dien 
  • Authors: Hesham Mohamed El-Barmelgy and Mohammad Hussein Refaat 
  • Article ID: IJDS13113001
  • Pages: 108-134

8. Rethinking deification, gerontocracy and clientelism in Nigerian political space
  • Authors: Musibau Olabamiji Oyebode
  • Article ID: IJDS13071705
  • Pages: 135-149

9. Effects of local coagulants on the yield of cheese using cow and sheep milk
  • Authors: A.M. Akinloye and O.O. Adewumi 
  • Article ID: IJDS12120102
  • Pages: 150-161

10. Achieving sustainable development in Africa: Progress, challenges and prospects 
  • Authors: Albert Ahenkan and Alex Osei-Kojo  
  • Article ID: IJDS13112901
  • Pages: 162-176

11. Food of the African snake head (Parachanna obscura) in a protected area
  • Authors: J.B. Olasunkanmi and M.O. Ipinmoroti 
  • Article ID: IJDS13060702
  • Pages: 177-183

 12. Entrepreneurship contribution of foreign direct investment: A reality of unfulfilled vision in Nigeria 
  • Authors: Olayemi O. Simon-Oke and Michael O. Jolaosho 
  • Article ID: IJDS13060901
  • Pages: 184-195

 13. Mobilizing social capital to deal with child labour in cocoa production: The case of community child labour monitoring system in Ghana
  • Authors: Rita Owusu-Amankwah, Guido Ruivenkamp, Godfred Frempong and George Essegbe 
  • Article ID: IJDS13061305
  • Pages: 196-220

 14. Maintenance, improvement, and supervision of parks and playgrounds in Davao City: An evaluative study  
  • Authors: Ariel E. San Jose
  • Article ID: IJDS13072505
  • Pages: 221-230

15. Reliability of indigenous knowledge in monitoring and mapping groundwater fluctuations in Zimbabwe
  • Authors: David Chikodzi, Talent Murwendo and Farai Malvern Simba
  • Article ID: IJDS13070501
  • Pages: 231-241

16. Freshwater scarcity: A threat to peaceful co-existence between farmers and pastoralists in northern Nigeria
  • Authors: Sunday Didam Audu
  • Article ID: IJDS13101401
  • Pages: 242-251