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Ulrike Müller-Böker
Researcher at University of Zurich
Publications - 49
Citations - 871
Ulrike Müller-Böker is an academic researcher from University of Zurich. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Livelihood. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 49 publications receiving 794 citations. Previous affiliations of Ulrike Müller-Böker include International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development.
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Locals’ and tourists’ sense of place: a case study of a Swiss alpine village
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined differences between locals' and tourists' sense of place by means of a qualitative interview study in Alvaneu, a Swiss Alpine village, and found that the place characteristics relevant to sense-of-place are approximately the same for both groups.
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Objectives of public participation: Which actors should be involved in the decision making for river restorations?
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a case study of Swiss river restoration projects and a related representative nationwide survey and suggest that public involvement should not be restricted to a small circle of influential stakeholder groups.
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The middle space of migration: a case study on brokerage and recruitment agencies in Nepal
Alice Kern,Ulrike Müller-Böker +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a more differentiated understanding of the role and the practices of brokers in the middle space of migration, the brokers are used in the recruitment process for transnational migration, and the detected negative reputation of labour brokers is only partially justified.
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Migration in far west Nepal: intergenerational linkages between internal and international migration of rural-to-urban migrants.
TL;DR: The authors show that social relations are crucial for channeling internal migration to a specific destination and unveil how internal migration is connected to the international labor migration of former generations.
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Livelihood Strategies and Local Perceptions of a New Nature Conservation Project in Nepal
TL;DR: The recently established Kanchenjunga Conservation Area Project (KCAP) as discussed by the authors is based on the principles of the new participatory concept of nature conservation and the main objectives of the project are to protect the unique environment of the region and to help local communities improve their standard of living.