Essays about: "International perceptions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 295 essays containing the words International perceptions.

  1. 1. Examining Conservation Narratives : An Environmental Discourse Analysis of WWF Madagascar

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Félice Rubin; [2024]
    Keywords : Conservation; Discourse; Deforestation; Community management; Biodiversity; Ecosystem services; Hegemony; Baselines; Environmental History; Miljövård; diskurs; avskogning; samhällsförvaltning; biodiversitet; ekosystemtjänster; hegemoni; miljöhistoria;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the conservation narratives of Madagascar the ambiguity of forest cover and deforestation estimates, and the difficulty in deconstructing the narratives linked to the idea of a once fully forested island. In particular, shifts in the conservation debate are related to the discursive power of a large-scale international NGO, the WWF. READ MORE

  3. 2. In video assistant referee we trust? A quantitative study of Swedish football supporters' perception of VAR and attitude towards implementing VAR

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Klara Lundquist; Yusra Ali; [2024]
    Keywords : Swedish football; Sports marketing; Video assistant referee; Decision-aid technology;

    Abstract : In 2016, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) approved the use of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in football. In recent years, an ongoing debate has unfolded in Sweden regarding the potential implementation of VAR in Allsvenskan. READ MORE

  4. 3. Potential and Limitations of the Sketch Map Tool in the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Kimon Letzner; [2024]
    Keywords : Disaster risk reduction; Participatory action research; Community risk mapping; International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement; Colombia; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : In disaster risk management, participatory mapping (PM) closes spatial data gaps in communities by integrating local risk knowledge. The thesis examined the potential and limitations of the Sketch Map Tool (SMT) as a PM tool for community-based disaster risk reduction (DRR) through an International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement case study. READ MORE

  5. 4. What is vulnerability to climate change and who are the particularly vulnerable?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Emilie Greve Pobiega; [2024]
    Keywords : Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The effects of climate change are resulting in harmful impacts — known as loss and damage — hitting the most vulnerable countries the hardest. At COP27 in Sharm el- Sheikh, a new “loss and damage fund” was agreed upon, creating history within the international climate change policy arena. READ MORE

  6. 5. International disputes and nation branding. Investigating Individual Attitudes, Attitude Changes, and Its Implications in the wake of the NATO dispute between Turkey and Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Oskar Eriksson; [2023-11-07]
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    Abstract : This thesis investigates the interplay between attitudes and nation branding in the context of the NATO dispute between Sweden and Turkey, along with its subsequent events. The study employs a mixed-method approach, combining a pre-study and content analysis, with a quantitative survey and qualitative interviews that illustrates the nuances of the attitudes measured. READ MORE