Essays about: "Geography of Fear"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 11 essays containing the words Geography of Fear.

  1. 6. A climate impact assessment for the future of Greece and its adaptation capacity as influenced by socio-economic factors

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Jordan Leaver; [2018]
    Keywords : Physical Geography and Ecosystem Analysis; climate change; climate modelling; impact assessment; RCP8.5; Greece; Mediterranean; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The occurrence of climate change will have a significant impact on society and adapting to a more sustainable environment is of key importance. The dangers of climate change will include temperature and precipitation patterns becoming more extreme creating a substantial impact on society. READ MORE

  3. 7. Greens and beans in the city - Urban agriculture and food security in Jinja, Uganda

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle

    Author : Oskar Bäcklin; Lina Malmberg; [2017-10-03]
    Keywords : urban agriculture; food security; urban planning; urban space; Global South; Uganda; urban development; development geography;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns the problems with creating urban food security in a constantly urbanizing world with focus on the role that urban agriculture may have in addressing this problem The purpose of this study is to investigate if urban agriculture is an important activity for creating food security in the city, using Jinja as an example. It also seeks to explore potential opportunities and obstacles for agricultural activities within the city of Jinja. READ MORE

  4. 8. Jämställd gestaltning : analys och design för Sibbarps aktivitetsyta

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Karin Brodin; [2016]
    Keywords : aktivitetsyta; genus; jämställd design; jämställd gestaltning; jämställd planering; kulturgeografi; landskapsarkitektur; performativitet; performativt stadsliv; stadsplanering;

    Abstract : De senaste åren har allt fler börjat intressera sig för jämställdhetsfrågor inom stadsplanering och medborgardialoger. Något som fått särskild uppmärksamhet i Malmö är bristen på jämställda aktivitetsytor, där killar och tjejer på lika villkor kan engagera sig i fysisk aktivitet. READ MORE

  5. 9. When fear makes the decision : A qualitative study on female student’s perception of safety In the campus of University of Dar es Salaam

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Kulturgeografi

    Author : Timo Saarensilta; [2014]
    Keywords : Feminist Geography; Geography of Fear; Mobility; Female; Focus group interview; Constructivist grounded theory; Tanzania; Dar es Salaam;

    Abstract : This bachelor thesis had the aim to investigate how young female students experience their safety situation in their own neighbourhood, around the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Previous research shows that women tend to feel more fear of crime in public spaces than men, and this feeling is restricting their mobility in time and space. READ MORE

  6. 10. Fear in Everyday Life - A Qualitative Study on the Everyday Routines of Burundian and Congolese Women Residing in Tanzanian Refugee Camps

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Mikaela Berg; Mikaela Wallinder; [2006]
    Keywords : Refugees; Women; Safety; Firewood Collection; The Sphere Project; Feminist Geography; Refugee Camps; Tanzania; Gender; Environment; Protection;

    Abstract : This master thesis is based on a field study, conducted in Lugufu 1 and Mtabila 1 refugee camps in Kigoma, western Tanzania, where we held twenty-eight interviews with Congolese and Burundian refugee women. The Congolese and Burundian refugees have fled to Tanzania due to long-lasting conflicts in Congo and Burundi respectively; most arrived in mid-1990s. READ MORE