Essays about: "Thimphu"

Found 4 essays containing the word Thimphu.

1. 1. Failure of the Ban on Plastic Shopping Bags: Finding Supportive Policy Measures to Address Excessive Plastic Shopping Bag Consumption. A Case of Thimphu, Bhutan

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Jigme Palden; [2021]
   Keywords : Plastic Shopping Bags; Sustainability; Environmental Policy; Waste; Waste Management; Consumerism; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Having implemented a ban on plastic shopping bags with three other reinforcements of the ban over the span of two decades, Bhutan still faces the issue of plastic shopping bag overconsumption and waste, where the ban policy has been proven ineffective. Issues of plastic shopping bag consumption in Bhutan are discussed to understand the plastic shopping waste situation in the country, and different views and perceptions are explored and examined to understand how the nation-wide ban was implemented and what went wrong with the policy to comprehend its inefficiencies. READ MORE

3. 2. Radiographers experience with child abuse : An interview study from Bhutan

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HHJ, Avd. för naturvetenskap och biomedicin

   Author : Jhurmie Dorji; [2019]
   Keywords : Bhutan; maltreatment; professional performance; radiography; Bhutan; misshandel; professionellt agerande; radiografi;

   Abstract : Every child has the right to be protected from abuse, violence and exploitation. Children in Bhutan today have rights by law not to be subject to physical abuse, yet UNICEF statistics show that over 64% of children have been physically abused at least once in their lives. READ MORE

4. 3. Solar Thermal Energy In Thimphu, Bhutan - A feasibility study using TRNSYS modeling

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign

   Author : Peter Bennewitz; Johan Persson; [2016]
   Keywords : Solar thermal energy; solar thermal system; TRNSYS; Bhutan; Thimphu; domestic heating.; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Bhutan is one of the highest per capita users of firewood in the world. Firewood and electricity are the most common methods for heating in Bhutan and both methods suffer from drawbacks. Bhutan’s capitol, Thimphu, lies some 2500 meters above sea level and has cold winters with clear skies. READ MORE

5. 4. Living in Transition Societal transitions from a youth perspective in Bhutan

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Daniela Lehner; [2015]
   Keywords : societal transitions; tradition; modernization; globalization; youth; Gross National Happiness; GNH; happiness; Thimphu; Bhutan; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis was to contribute to a more holistic understanding of youth experiences under the phenomenon of societal transitions caused by processes of modernization. Bhutan has been subjected to major changes in terms of economic development, political and societal transitions. READ MORE