Essays about: "Master Thesis privatization"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Master Thesis privatization.
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1. Tourism and Development An Ideational Analysis of a Grassroots Environmental Movement in Corfu, Greece
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development StudiesAbstract : Tourism as an economic activity has been on the rise for the last decades. For that reason, it is labeled as a vehicle for development and for generating economic growth. While the sector is benefiting local societies it is also the root of societal and environmental problems. READ MORE
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2. Women of Rivers - Feminist Political Ecology of Hydropower Development in Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Hydropower projects have rapidly increased in Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey, putting local women’s socio-environmental engagements with rivers in danger. This thesis examines the hydropower projects in the aforementioned region, from the Feminist Political Ecology perspective, with an intersectional look, and thus explores how the hydropower projects have resulted in reproducing social inequalities by impairing women’s identities. READ MORE
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3. Investigating discouraging and encouraging emic reasons to apply eco-efficient farming methods : a participatory study with indigenous small-scale farmers in Ratanakiri, Cambodia
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)Abstract : In 2008 the most extensive evaluation of global agriculture in human history notable named “agriculture at a crossroad” was published, indicating that agroecological small-scale farming systems could be a path to follow in the future in order to secure a sustainable food supply. Yet it is claimed that there is a gap between knowledge regarding the methods used for agroecological farming and its application by farmers. READ MORE
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4. The Smart Home : Logistical media, infrastructure and practiced places
University essay from Södertörns högskola/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskapAbstract : This master thesis in media and communication studies explores the concept of the smart home, which by various industries within communication, information and energy business alongside property developers is expected to be the model for future living, housing and infrastructure development. Departing from a theoretical framework highlighting media and infrastructure as temporal and spatial phenomena, the analysis shows how the smart home arranges and manages both means of time and space due to its saturation of information technologies in the form of sensors, applications and data visualizations. READ MORE
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5. Framgångsrik parkförvaltning : inspirerande vägledning från små kommuner med stora ambitioner
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : Parkförvaltningar i Sverige kämpar ofta i motvind på grund av allt lägre resurser, minskat inflytande i den kommunala verksamheten, ökad privatisering av parkmark och ansvar, samt brist på kunnig personal. Trots detta har flera kommuner kunnat utveckla sina parker på ett enastående sätt. READ MORE
