Essays about: "Rural imaginaries"
Found 3 essays containing the words Rural imaginaries.
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1. Mapping out the problem of vacant houses in Japan : a case study of Kochi prefecture
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : This thesis examines how local residents in rural Japan navigate the phenomenon of vacant houses (akiya), to understand the impact it has on their sense of place. The study is based on fieldwork conducted in Kochi prefecture, and relies on data from interviews, documents, photographs, and participant observation. READ MORE
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2. Rural views on the transition from fossil-fuelled cars to electric cars
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : This study highlights perspectives considering the transition from fossil-fueled cars to electric cars in the Swedish passenger car fleet. The perspectives origins from semi-structured interviews with six rural residents in Värmland, Sweden, and from examined editorials, news reporting and debate articles in the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter (DN). READ MORE
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3. “Sugar cane will liberate us!” : smallholder imaginaries about a planned outgrower scheme connected to a large-scale agricultural investment in Tanzania
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Large-scale agricultural investments (LSAI) are common in today’s globalised world and frequently involve outgrower schemes. A complex situation involving land conflicts, government bureaucracy and requirements for international best practice in resettlement is causing continuing delays to a Swedish LSAI in Bagamoyo district, Tanzania. READ MORE
