Essays about: "and integrative ecological framework"

Found 5 essays containing the words and integrative ecological framework.

  1. 1. Global Cultures – Critical Zone Observatories of Everyday Objects : (A Global Environmental History of Yogurt)

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Leni Charbonneau; [2022]
    Keywords : yogurt; biofilm; critical zone observatory; microbiopolitics; probiotic; microbial biodiversity; new materialism; OOO;

    Abstract : This study turns to what is for many an everyday item – yogurt – as a critical zone observatory, a synergistic, place-based laboratory which aims to integrate heterogenous representations of planetary phenomena as they are registered at a common surface. Yogurt has an impressive cultural endurance largely derived from its prominence in various paradigms of health. READ MORE

  3. 2. Struggling to make a life in the Peruvian Amazon: A case study on the livelihood activities in the indigenous community Naranjal

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Célina Marie Scülfort; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; SDGs 2; 3; 15; agriculture and forestry; rural livelihoods; indigenous communities; Peruvian Amazon; forest landscapes; smallholder farming; access to food; local knowledge;

    Abstract : International climate mitigation agendas increasingly focus on the conservation of tropical forests such as the Amazon due to their high potential of sequestering large amounts of carbon. At the same time, Peru’s Amazonian frontier is increasingly subject to market pressures and other factors contributing to deforestation and the expansion of the agricultural frontier. READ MORE

  4. 3. From the Norm to the Form. An Integrative Ecological Approach for Analyzing Ni Una Menos activists’ Gender-based Violence Perceptions in Argentina

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Ieva Misiunaite; [2019]
    Keywords : Gender-based violence; women’s movement; Ni Una Menos; ecological framework; cultural approach; feminist approach; constructivist approach; Argentina; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The phenomenon of gender-based violence (GBV) and the magnitude it takes in Argentina is raising great concerns within the country, intergovernmental organisations and women’s movements. Since 2015 a women’s movement named Ni Una Menos was established to create visibility and fight for the eradication of gender-based violence in the country. READ MORE

  5. 4. Violent Relations: An Ecological Analysis of Factors Associated with Intimate Partner Violence in Kampala, Uganda

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

    Author : Isabella Thafvelin; [2014]
    Keywords : Violence against women; intimate partner violence; male perpetrators; feminist perspectives; family violence perspectives; and integrative ecological framework; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this qualitative case study was to add to the understanding of why intimate partner violence against women perpetrated by a male partner occurs in Kampala, Uganda. The study combined a feminist and a family violence perspective by using an integrative ecological framework which structured the analysis around four levels: societal, community, individual/relationship, and individual level. READ MORE

  6. 5. Assessing the Compatibility of Business Ethics and Sustainable Development

    University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Matthias Witt; [2012]
    Keywords : Sustainable development; business ethics; corporate social responsibility CSR ; shareholder value; stakeholder management; corporate citizenship;

    Abstract : Since 1987, the United Nations has promoted sustainable development as a form of development that takes into account and balances economic, ecological, and social considerations. To achieve sustainability, the United Nations has repeatedly required private businesses—among other actors—to assume a broader set of social responsibilities. READ MORE