Essays about: "multiple livelihood strategies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words multiple livelihood strategies.

  1. 1. Exploring regeneration and gentrification on Norra Grängesbergsgatan

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Pettersson Catherine; [2021]
    Keywords : Post-industrial; Neoliberalism; regeneration; gentrification; culture; community; Norra Grängesbergsgatan.;

    Abstract :      The former post-industrial city of Malmö implemented neoliberal strategies to turn the curve to become a knowledge city with a continental and cultural vibe. Drastic changes have been made in economics, sustainability, and design, to become an attractive city with opportunities in employment and education. READ MORE

  3. 2. Out-of-pocket Health Expenditure in Nepal

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Matthew Moroni; [2019]
    Keywords : Nepal; healthcare; catastrophic health expenditure; out of pocket expenditure; social capital; identity; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Medical care in Nepal is largely financed by the individual, and although insurance programs and subsidies exist, they are limited in coverage, amount of assistance provided, and level of enrollment. Medical needs that extend beyond basic health services, specifically following acute injury can lead to financial difficulties that may jeopardize the ability to maintain basic needs and can push people into cycles of poverty. READ MORE

  4. 3. The livelihoods of municipal solid waste workers – sustainable or a vicious cycle of debt and vulnerability? : A case study in Babati, Tanzania

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Utveckling och internationellt samarbete

    Author : Carl Johan Vikblad; Denise Lekare; [2019]
    Keywords : solid waste management; sustainable livelihood approach; environmental justice; vulnerability; LGAs; governance;

    Abstract : This essay examines sanitation workers who work with solid waste management and analyses their ability to create a sustainable livelihood based on livelihood assets and strategies. The study was undertaken in Babati, Tanzania and a qualitative method was applied, consisting of interviews and observations. READ MORE

  5. 4. Assessing water security and urban poverty linkages : a case study of Mathare informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya

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

    Author : Lucy Awino Okumu; [2018]
    Keywords : water security; urban poverty; informal settlement;

    Abstract : Water has various multiple uses not only in the household but also globally, this therefore means that ensuring water security is very vital. Even though water is a basic need for the household, the poor who are highly represented in the urban informal settlement are faced with multiple challenges to accessing water. READ MORE

  6. 5. Give us this day our daily bread : The moral order of Pentecostal peasants in South Brazil

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Leonardo Marcondes Alves; [2018]
    Keywords : peasantry; Peasant Pentecostalism; peasantness; moral order; moral economy; multiple livelihood strategies; economic anthropology; anthropology of religion; Brazil; campesinato; pentecostalismo camponês; campesinidade; ordem moral; economia moral; múltiplas estratégias de subsistência; antropologia econômica; antropologia da religião; Brasil;

    Abstract : This ethnography aims to identify the role of the Pentecostal beliefs that peasants in South Brazil use in justifying their life situations. Anthropological data were collected in the Sertão region of Jaguariaíva, in the Brazilian State of Paraná. READ MORE