Essays about: "community resilience and economic development"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 38 essays containing the words community resilience and economic development.

1. 1. Decentralizing electricity generation in Cuba : Implementation of a microgrid in the sugar mil lCarlos Baliño

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Aylin Berber; Cornelia Eriksson; [2023]
   Keywords : Microgrid; renewable energy; bagasse; self-sufficiency; Microgrid; förnybar energi; bagass; självförsörjande;

   Abstract : Cuba has a long history of different dependencies and is a country facing many energy challenges, and therefore seeks to diversify its energy sources and reduce its reliance on fossil fuels. The purpose of this degree project is therefore to conceptualize a microgrid based on renewable energy sources for local energy sustainability at the lowest cost possible. READ MORE

3. 2. Widows, land rights and women’s empowerment: “Who will own the kitchen”? - findings from the Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania

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

   Author : Elin Johansson; [2023]
   Keywords : Widows; Tanzania; Land rights; Women’s empowerment; Local government; Participation; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Women around the world are constantly being denied their land rights due to discriminatory practices. Widowed women are particularly at risk. This prevents advancing women’s empowerment and women’s equal opportunities for participation and leadership at all levels of decision making processes. READ MORE

4. 3. Are Ecuador’s social capabilities progressing and developing resilience to shrinking? A regional comparative study, 1970-2020

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Rebeca Anahí Sánchez Enríquez; [2022]
   Keywords : Shrinking; resilience; catch-up; social capability; social capabilities; Ecuador; Latin America; South America; economic development; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : New research suggests that the key to explaining the development gap might be resilience to shrinking instead of increasing growth rates. Latin America is considered an improving region from the growth rate point of view in development, but not so much from the shrinking perspective. READ MORE

5. 4. ‘So long as our SEWA is with us, we can win any fight’ - A social movement organisation’s framing of the COVID-19 crisis and its impact on informal women workers in India

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

   Author : Josefine Nilsson; [2022]
   Keywords : COVID-19; Crisis; Civil Society; Women Informal Workers; SEWA; Social Movement Framing; India; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our lives and created wide-reaching impacts. Societies worldwide have confronted the crisis with grassroots mobilisation and social resilience. Civil society uncovers injustices by actively participating in the local decentralised pandemic response. READ MORE

6. 5. Women’s Financial Inequality and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Enya Zibell; [2022]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Abstract: The main purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between inequality and growth through the lens of women’s financial inclusion in Sub-Sharan Africa for the period 2004-2020. Using a log-log fixed effects model on Panel data, the relationship between women’s financial inclusion, measured by female borrowers per 1000, and economic growth was examined. READ MORE