Essays about: "development of the philippines"
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1. “All we have is this beautiful place. But we don’t have the money”: The effect of foreign direct investment and global power structures on local female entrepreneurship in Coron Town, the Philippines
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the global South indicates both to create and obstruct local entrepreneurship opportunities in host countries. However, foreign business owners' large capitals, and global development policies encouraging FDI in the tourism industry play a significant role in this relation. READ MORE
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2. Improvement of a Vermicompost Sieving Machine for Smallholder Farmers in the Philippines : A study conducted in science city of Muñoz, Philippines
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : The Philippines has a primarily agricultural economy, with many rural residents relying on farming for their livelihoods. The Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) was established in 1992 to support smallholder farmers in the country through research and technology development related to carabaos. READ MORE
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3. Modelling Renewable Energy Generation Forecasts on Luzon : A Minor Field Study on Statistical Inference Methods in the Environmental Sciences
University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknikvetenskap (SCI)Abstract : This project applies statistical inference methods to energy data from the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The goal of the project is to explore different ways of creating predictive models and to understand the assumptions that are made about reality when a certain model is selected. READ MORE
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4. High tide flooding in near future projections for popular travel destinations
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : High tide flooding (HTF) is becoming more common in coastal regions of the United States, although this phenomenon remains largely undocumented in published literature from other parts of the world. No matter the emissions scenario over the next decades, sea level rise (SLR) is projected to continue worldwide until at least the end of the 21st century, continually pushing the frequency and severity of HTF. READ MORE
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5. Visual Arts as Development Communication - Challenging Development Concepts : Case study Baguio City, Philippines
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : International Development and its aims are often contested in post-colonial discourses and by postcolonial thinkers. The fundamental concepts of development, as we see in the sector of aid and international development, steer the values, execution and evaluation of development projects across the globe, as well as national development policy. READ MORE