Essays about: "Human Opportunity Index"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Human Opportunity Index.

1. 1. Better Together: How Improved Gender Development and Inclusion May Strengthen Social Capabilities and Economic Resilience

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Lisa Lehane; [2023]
   Keywords : Gender Development; Social Capabilities; Economic Resilience; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : In this paper, I strove to connect the dots between gender gaps in human development, the advancement of social capabilities, and resilience to shrinkage. To analyse this, I developed an extended and improved version of the United Nation’s Gender Development Index in which I broadened the economic opportunity aspect and provided 20 years of additional data. READ MORE

3. 2. Topographic controls of drought impact on Swedish primary forests

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Johanna Asch; [2021]
   Keywords : Physical geography; ecosystem analysis; primary forest; boreal forest; drought impact; topography; drainage; climate change; random forest; terrain index; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Anthropogenic climate change has increased the frequency of extreme drought events and leads to “hotter” droughts. Topography controls plant available water and site-specific climatic conditions. Drought sensitivity may therefore vary over short distances between wet and dry locations of the landscape. READ MORE

4. 3. Crop diversity in Scania : geographical and cognitive mapping

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

   Author : Shaktima López Hösel; [2019]
   Keywords : crop diversity; agroecology; food systems; ecosystem services; resilience; farmer s motivations; geographical information systems; self-determination theory; cognitive mapping;

   Abstract : Modern agriculture is characterized by large scale and large-scale farming of a few crops, which rely heavily on external inputs. These kinds of intensive and specialized farming systems are contributing to exceeding the planetary boundaries for our ecosystems. READ MORE

5. 4. Lingering Educational Inequities under the Chinese Hukou System: A Human Opportunities Perspective

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Isabelle Huiwen Iaw; [2019]
   Keywords : China; HOI; Hukou; Inequality of Opportunity; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : China, an Asian powerhouse, has reached record levels of economic growth since milestone market reforms started in the late 1970s. It is poised to enter the next phase of development to join the ranks of advanced nations. READ MORE

6. 5. Application of an energy sensitivity analysis when refurbishing buildings in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Gabriela Miti Tsuge Costa; Denise Hermansson; [2019]
   Keywords : Sensitivity analysis; Energy performance; Million program project; Refurbishment; IDA ICE; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The European commission have set targets regarding the reduction of emission of greenhouse gases, the improvement of the energy efficiency and the use of renewable resources of energy respectively by 20 % by the year of 2020. Swedish targets are even more ambitious compared to the European Commission that aims to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions by 40 %, improve the energy efficiency by 20 % and make 50 % of the energy be produced from renewable resources. READ MORE