Essays about: "community environment issue"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 68 essays containing the words community environment issue.

  1. 1. The grass is always tastier on the fruitful side : exploring the potentials, opportunities and challenges of urban food production: a case study of Uppsala

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Sanaz Kalantari; Rana Toprak; [2023]
    Keywords : Urbanization; grass lawns; urban agriculture; food production; Uppsala; Ultuna Permakultur; municipal sector; planning; establishing; management; ecosystems; human-nature connectedness; extinction of experience; top-down; bottom-up; landscape architecture;

    Abstract : Urbanization has globally led to economic and infrastructural growth but has also resulted in environmental degradation, decreased access to fertile agricultural land, increased food demand, and fragmentation of essential ecosystems. These challenges are prevalent in Swedish cities, including Uppsala, where green spaces are predominantly covered by lawns. READ MORE

  3. 2. Agenda-Setting in the Arctic : Critical Discourse Studies in the Case of the Norilsk Oil Spill

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Jacob Rice; [2023]
    Keywords : Russia; Environment; Critical Discourse Studies; Norilsk;

    Abstract : This paper examines the existing discourses surrounding environmental issues in Russia using a large oil Spill in Norilsk as a case study. The spill, which occurred in the summer of 2020, is the largest man-made disaster to ever occur in the Arctic, resulting in around 21,000 tons of diesel fuel being spilled into the ground and surrounding waterways. READ MORE

  4. 3. Interventions to prevent Gender-Based Violence in Democratic Republic of Congo : A driving force for the empowerment of women and girls?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Celine Brixander; [2023]
    Keywords : empowerment; gender-based violence; Democractic Republic of Congo;

    Abstract : Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is a widespread international public health and human rights issue that disproportionately affects women and girls. In humanitarian crises all forms of GBV are exacerbated, and especially during conflict where GBV in some settings affects 70 per cent of women. READ MORE

  5. 4. A TAILORED MENU OF DRUGS: THE ADVERTISEMENT AND SALE OF DRUGS ON TIKTOK : A NETNOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF THE SWEDISH DRUG DEALING MARKET ON A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

    Author : Nicole Larsson; [2023]
    Keywords : netnography; cyber-environment; drug promotion; sale of drugs; algorithms; social media platforms; drug dealing activity;

    Abstract : PURPOSE - The issue of drug markets on social media platforms are under-researched. To help address the research gap, this paper accounts for the emerging drug dealing trends surrounding the community on TikTok. READ MORE

  6. 5. Changes in Floating Population： A field study of Zhejiang Village in Beijing

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Yuchen Yang; [2023]
    Keywords : Zhejiang Village; Floating population; Social integration; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Zhejiang Village of Beijing is a unique migrant community in China, it used to be famous for its messy environment and the prosperous clothing wholesale cities. In recent years, there has been huge changes in the Zhejiang Village, but only little research and report on it. READ MORE