The sociological study on environmental conservation as a means of achieving sustainable development in rural areas in Rwanda

• DECLARATION
  
• DEDICATION
  
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
  
• TABLE OF CONTENTS
  
• LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
  
• LIST OF TABLES
  
• ABSTRACT
  
• INSHAMAKE
  
• CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION
  
  • 1.1. Background of the study
    
  • 1.2 Statement of the problem
    
  • 1.3. Research question
    
  • 1.4. Research hypothesis
    
  • 1.5. Significance of the study
    
  • 1.6. Objectives of the study
    
    • 1.6.1. General objective
      
    • 1.6.2. Specific objectives
      
  • 1.7. Scope of the study
    
  • 1.8. Organizational of the study
    
• CHAPTER TWO: DEFINITION OF CONCEPTS AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
  
  • 2.1. The concept of environmental conservation
    
    • 2.1.1. Environment
      
      • 2.1.1.1. Characteristics of Rwandan environment
        
      • 2.1.1.2. Rwandan environmental problems.
        
      • 2.1.1.3. Environment and economic growth
        
      • 2.1.1.4. Rwanda environmental concerns of the international contexts
        
    • 2.1.2. Environmental conservation
      
    • 2.2.1. Necessary conditions for the population implication in environmental conservation activities
      
    • 2.2.2. Environment Management Systems (EMS)
      
      • 2.2.2.1. Best practices of Environment Management Systems (EMS)
        
    • 2.2.2. Environmental conservation and sustainable development in Rwanda.
      
  • 2. 2. Concepts of sustainable development
    
    • 2.2.1. Sustainability
      
    • 2.2.2. Development
      
      • 2.2.2.1. Causes of development
        
      • 2.2.2.2. Obstacles to development
        
    • 2.2.3. Sustainable development
      
  • 2.3. The concept of rural areas
    
    • 2.3.1.3. Objectives of having sustainable development in rural areas
      
• CHAPTER THREE: DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY SITE AND METHODOLOGY
  
  • 3.1. Description of the study site
    
  • 3.2. Methodology
    
  • 3.3. Population
    
  • 3.4. Sample size
    
  • 3.5. Purposive sampling
    
  • 3.6. Techniques of Sample selection.
    
  • 3.7. Source of Data
    
    • 3.7.1. Primary data
      
    • 3.7.2. Secondary Data
      
  • 3.8. Techniques of Data collection
    
    • 3.8.1. Documentary analysis/ Documentation
      
    • 3.8.2. Questionnaire
      
    • 3.8.3. Interview
      
    • 3.8.4. Observation
      
  • 3.9. Data processing and analysis
    
    • 3.9.1. Tabulation
      
    • 3.9.2. Editing
      
    • 3.9.3. Coding
      
• CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF THE FINDINGS
  
  • 4.1. Presentation of the findings
    
  • 4.2. Section one: demographic characteristic of respondents
    
    • 4.2.1. Distribution of respondents by sex, age and education level
      
  • 4.3. Section two: Qualitative section or Field data analysis
    
    • 4.3.1 Respondents' views on the understanding of environmental conservation and sustainable development in their area.
      
    • 4.3.2. Respondents' views on the impact of environmental conservation for sustainable development
      
    • 4.3.3. Respondents' views on the activities developed through the presence of NNP
      
    • 4.3.4. Respondents' views on how environmental conservation maintains sustainable
      
    • development in rural areas.
      
    • 4.3.5. Respondents' views on the importance of environmental conservation
      
    • 4.3.6. Respondents' views on environmental problem in Kitabi
      
    • 4.3.7. Respondents views about how local populations were allowed in the participation of environmental activities.
      
    • 4.3.8. Respondents' views around the Nyungwe National Park on how their economic development changed.
      
    • 4.3.9. Respondents' views on environmental policy and its importance to Rwandan rural areas
      
    • 4.2.10. Benefits from Nyungwe National Park
      
    • 4.2.11. The linkage between environmental conservation and sustainable development of rural areas.
      
  • 4.4. Qualitative analysis of the data got from the interview with the local leaders of Kitabisector.
    
    • 4.4.1. The role played by the local leaders in environmental conservation for achieving sustainable development in rural areas.
      
    • 4.2.2. Respondents' views on how environmental conservation could be best implemented and lead to sustainable development in rural areas.
      
    • 4.4.3. Suggested recommendations by the respondents for better environmental conservation as a way of achieving sustainable development in rural areas
      
    • 4.4.4. Linkage Between theories and findings from the field
      
  • 4.5. Verification of the hypothesis
    
• CHAPTER FIVE: CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH
  
  • 5.1. Conclusion
    
  • 5.2. Recommendations
    
  • 5.3. Suggestions for further research
    
• REFERENCES
  
• REPORTS
  
• APPENDICES