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Potential impacts of climate change in rapidly urbanizing regions: a case study in Hangzhou (China) Region Ghent University
Analysis of the operational constraints of the rice value chain in Ayeyarwaddy Region, Myanmar Ghent University
The impact of environmental uncertainty on the performance of the rice supply chain in the Ayeyarwaddy Region, Myanmar Ghent University
In this paper, we study the relationship between environmental uncertainty and performance in the rice supply chain in the Ayeyarwaddy Region, Myanmar. Efficiency is one of the important performance indicators in both supply chain and agribusiness. In this regard, the objectives of the study are to identify the different sources of uncertainty perceived by the different actors in the supply chain, to measure the rice supply chain efficiency, and ...
The life of Wenhai Fuju, or how the emperors upheld the 'school awareness' of Buddhist monks in 18th-century China Ghent University
This paper revisits the concept of “school awareness”, which in previous scholarship was mostly regarded as a result of the penetration of Chinese patriarchal patterns into the Buddhist community against the background of loosened state control during the late Ming Period. Particular attention is directed to the fact that such a viewpoint concerning the Buddhist community existed up to as late as the 18th century. One of the primary examples of ...
舶来与本土——1926年法国传教士所撰中国北方教堂营造之研究 / Building Churches in Northern China. A 1926 Handbook in Context KU Leuven
Building churches in China during the early twentieth century was a challenge for Western missionaries as well as for Chinese Christians. In what style and how identifiable should churches be in China’s varied urban and rural landscapes? Moreover churches had to be solidly built, the least expensive possible, and appropriate to religious use. Foreign missionaries came to China with their Western background and architectural references, but were ...
Localizing a Bodhisattva in late imperial China : Kṣitigarbha, Mt. Jiuhua, and their connections in precious scrolls Ghent University
This paper examines the texts and ritual performances of three typical K.itigarbha (Dizang..) or Maudgalyayana (Mulian..) precious scrolls (baojuan..) in late imperial China, with an emphasis on locality. By examining the identification of Jin Dizang... as Dizang Bodhisattva's emanation on Mt. Jiuhua..., Mt. Jiuhua's function as an essential geographical setting in texts, and the ritual contexts for their performances, this paper demonstrates ...