Essays about: "Street Vendors"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Street Vendors.
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1. Hanoi's Roving Street Vendors : Navigating Cultural and Urban Transformations in the Digital Age
University essay from Malmö högskola/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : The paper emphasizes the resilience and transformative nature of Vietnam's street vending culture in the face of social change. In Vietnam, street vendors operate within a network of cooperation, interdependence, and communal support, forming a new economic system that exemplifies the emergence of a distinctive culture. READ MORE
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2. Informal economy in the context of globalization and urban gentrification : the case of small-scale farmer-vendors in the City of Naga, Philippines
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionenAbstract : .... READ MORE
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3. Wasted Potential : Potential of a food waste prevention model for the São Paulo street markets - A minor field study
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : In the municipal kitchens of Gothenburg, the implementation of the Gothenburg Model for reduced food waste has resulted in reducing the food waste by half in two years. The objective of this study is to contribute in the work of food waste prevention at the street markets in São Paulo by investigating how a model like the Gothenburg Model could be created and implemented. READ MORE
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4. Food Safety for Thought : University Students’ Perceptions of How to Deal with Food Risks
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : The purpose of this thesis is to explore food safety risk perceptions of students at Peking University and to what extent they influence their food consumption behaviour. Apart from existing research about food safety and consumer behaviour, the study relied on findings from thirteen interviews and participant observation. READ MORE
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5. Political Organization in the Informal Economy: Organizing Street Vendors in Bogotá, Colombia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Half of the workers in the world do not have access to social and legal security. As workers of a growing informal economy, they lack the protection that formal workers usually have, such as pension and sick pay and their income is varying and insecure. In the past, it was workers organizing in labor unions who achieved improved working conditions. READ MORE
