Essays about: "Peru"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 160 essays containing the word Peru.

  1. 21. CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT OFWATERLESS TOILET

    University essay from Jönköping University/JTH, Industridesign

    Author : Fredrik Lorén; [2021]
    Keywords : Waterless toilet; Product development; design; Industrial design; Concept; Flat packaging;

    Abstract : Poverty is a real problem in many countries. These countries need extra support to get their lives back to a sanitary way of living again. Together with the organization X-Runner and Separett, the people of Peru get access to sanitation solutions such as toilets without profit. READ MORE

  3. 22. How is craft a tool for humbling and empowering humanity? : An investigation into learning, and empathy building through material relationships.

    University essay from Konstfack/Textil

    Author : Hannah-Molly Brown; [2021]
    Keywords : Culture; Empathy; Colonialism; Community; Disposability; Value; Traditions; Tools; Relationship;

    Abstract : Our value of people and craft are linked. With the rise of fast production  industry, and the lack of transparency when it comes to a role of consumption, we have become detached from making processes. This detachment is  detrimental to our understanding and empathy for other people but also to ourselves. READ MORE

  4. 23. Exploring the factors affecting just sustainability transitions in the agri-food sector in developing countries : The case of Peruvian blueberries

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

    Author : Cesar La Torre Ramirez; [2021]
    Keywords : Sustainability Transitions; Agri-food system; developing country; blueberries;

    Abstract : The agri-food sector is responsible for 26% of the total global carbon emissions. This puts the sector under the critical eye of the world, which demands radical solutions to this. For this, alternatives to unsustainable practices have already been implemented and have led to the transformation of the systems into more sustainable ones. READ MORE

  5. 24. Understanding the Effects of Non-Cognitive Skills and Gender Beliefs on Digital Skills: A Longitudinal and Comparative Study Across Four Developing Countries

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Simon Engdahl; Linnea Svanberg; [2021]
    Keywords : computer skills; internet skills; motivation and grit; socio-emotional competence; gender beliefs;

    Abstract : Recognizing the multitude of barriers to digital inclusion in developing countries, this study contributes fresh evidence on predictors of digital skills. Specifically, we examine the effects of non-cognitive skills, which in this paper consists of motivation and grit and socio-emotional competence, and gender beliefs on computer skills and internet skills. READ MORE

  6. 25. Detecting illegal gold mining sites in the Amazon forest : Using Deep Learning to Classify Satellites Images

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Nathan Labbe; [2021]
    Keywords : Deep Learning; Image Classification; Image Segmentation; Environmental Monitoring; Illegal Gold Mines Detection; Djupinlärning; bildklassificering; bildsegmentering; miljöövervakning; upptäckt av illegala guldgruvor;

    Abstract : Illegal gold mining in the Amazon forest has increased dramatically since 2005 with the rise in the price of gold. The use of chemicals such as mercury, which facilitate the gold extraction, increases the toxicity of the soil and can enter the food chain, leading to health problems for the inhabitants, and causes the environmental scourge we know today. READ MORE